Thursday Schmursday

[lahdeedah]

Hi!

MH took both kids this morning and I got to sleep in... that is until he came home and promptly starting mowing the yard. 🤦🏽‍♀️ So I got up had coffee and started cleaning the floors. I just had lunch and I need to get up and going. I need to go out for a few errands. M is at after school today so I don’t have to pick them up until we need to go swim later this evening.

[slenle]

I met the laws half way to hand my kids off for a few days. Then came back and ran a few errands and picked up paint for our master bedroom. I have a massage scheduled in an hour and I can’t wait, I’m a little sore from walking around the fair with the kids all day yesterday so it’ll feel great.

[peachsmama]

Mallory hates to be put down. And day sleep. It's making work difficult.

[jewels]

Aug 15, 2019 9:29:09 GMT -6 inthekitty said:

Paging opinions from moms of Poke-kids (wedding ). My nephew's birthday is coming up and I want to get him Pokémon something. Any suggestions that are hits with your kids and I can get from Amazon/Walmart.

My kid just got the book to organize it all and you would think he got a million dollars.  He is so excited from that damn book.

Something like this: www.target.com/p/9-pocket-pokemon-full-view-pro-binder-silhouettes/-/A-49175294
also any pokemon clothes, pjs etc. 

[kim22]

Aug 15, 2019 11:36:12 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

Mallory hates to be put down. And day sleep. It's making work difficult.

Are you going to send her to the sitter’s house at all in the next few months?

[wineallthetime]

inthekitty, I'm watching that too! I had a half day today. My mom watched A this morning and then we had a snack board and split a bottle of wine before she left. A will not nap which like never happens! I really had planned on a little kid free time.

[peachsmama]

Aug 15, 2019 11:53:15 GMT -6 kim22 said:

Aug 15, 2019 11:36:12 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

Mallory hates to be put down. And day sleep. It's making work difficult.

Are you going to send her to the sitter’s house at all in the next few months?

I was hoping to keep her home with me through the winter. So like March-ish. My mom will be working from home full time in about a month and can help me then. She can just work from here and we'll divide and conquer when she just wants held/entertained. I just got to make it until then lol. 

[tgrimes]

Aug 15, 2019 11:36:12 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

Mallory hates to be put down. And day sleep. It's making work difficult.

Can you wear her when you need to get work done?

[peachsmama]

Aug 15, 2019 12:54:05 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Aug 15, 2019 11:36:12 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

Mallory hates to be put down. And day sleep. It's making work difficult.

Can you wear her when you need to get work done?

She hates the moby.. Like LOATHES! I borrowed some other thing, that is more structured, from my SIL and she likes it but won't let me sit down. I think it's a lille baby carrier. So I can clean/cook some, but not helpful for computer work. I just found another one in my basement and I'm going to test it and see. 

[tgrimes]

Aug 15, 2019 12:59:53 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

Aug 15, 2019 12:54:05 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Can you wear her when you need to get work done?

She hates the moby.. Like LOATHES! I borrowed some other thing, that is more structured, from my SIL and she likes it but won't let me sit down. I think it's a lille baby carrier. So I can clean/cook some, but not helpful for computer work. I just found another one in my basement and I'm going to test it and see. 

M used to scream her head off and then pass out after awhile.  Sucks, but at least you'd get some work done.  

[inthekitty]

I taught Maddie how to knit on our trip. She's doing really well. A whole 24 hours into knitting: "I need you to get me a big basket that locks for all of my yarn, knitting needles, and stoppers so Cassie can't touch my knitting."

[mwhip]

Talked to the kiddo, today was a little better than yesterday. She still didn't talk to anyone in her class because 'she doesn't know anybody.' Yes, that why you talk to them! To get to know them.

Hopefully by this time next week, she will feel differently. She only ate half a sandwich and an applesauce squeezie. Then another applesauce for snack. Not nearly as much as she usually eats.

[vino]

I'm glad today was a better day for her mwhip . When B started kinder the teacher was very vocal about the fact that it takes a good month for the kids to adjust; they'll be tired, eating differently, have tantrums, get frustrated easier with the 'pressures' of the classroom and routine change, BUT soon it will be where she is talking about her new friends and offering up all the stories of her day.

For me it was a struggle because I know and can see the bigger picture but I had to reel it in for B's sake and let him go through the motions of such change, but in the end we both learned how to deal with the changes and it couldnt have worked out better.

[mwhip]

vino Thank you, it is hard because I know what she needs to do for it to be better, but a 5 year old can't understand that. And as their parents, we just want them to be happy. I was laying in bed with her last night, thinking, I'll take the pain, just be happy. But I know it's part of growing up.

Did you still tell him to talk to other kids, that he needs to eat to keep her energy up, etc? Or just let him voice his emotions and leave it at that?

[inthekitty]

mwhip, not vino, but mostly I let them vent. In terms of the friends issue, I try to remind them that everyone else is new too and also feels lonely sometimes so try to reach out to others. I don't worry about the food issue. Most days M doesn't eat nearly as much at school as she does at home, but she's still fine. I'm anticipating it taking both of them about a month to adjust this year. Even though Maddie is going into 2nd grade, each year is hard for her until she finds her groove. She misses summer, friends from the previous year, her teacher. It's so hard though--you want to ease all of their pain.

[vino]

mwhip I really focused on his immediate changes at the time on a very small scale, 'tell me about your desk', 'what did you do at recess, did you go outside', 'how many people are you sitting with at your table', 'did you like your lunch today'. for his food, i always make sure to tell him that I packed him food, he could choose what he ate and any garbage, half eaten whatever could just go back in the lunchkit, then i had a good picture of what he ate for the day.

Also, there were many, many days where I'd pick him up from daycare and he'd tell me that he didnt want to talk about his day. He was clearly exhausted and I just left it, then randomly he'd tell me a story about something he did that day.

[wineallthetime]

I know nothing about kindergarten transition other than my friend who told me she kept thinking her son needed to rest after the long day but he was acting out and he really needed to do something active and free to get out all the energy after focusing so hard and following such a routine all day. I'll definitely take that with me once C starts!

[wineallthetime]

MH is craaaaabbbbyyy. I got A and L down and I retreated to our bedroom with wine.

[nam2013]

Hi guys! After a few days of peace and quiet we’re in Boston. I’m always a bit overwhelmed with a big city after so long in country/nature areas. We decided to bite the bullet and head straight to Fenway for a tour after we arrived. We have great tickets to the ballgame on Sunday, but decided to get cheap tickets for tomorrow night too. We want to fit in the aquarium and ride the swan boat and take it from there. My h wants to do the children’s museum, but it might be a bit much to fit that in too.

[nam2013]

mwhip ds wants to just be left alone for a bit and zone out for a bit. I’ll make him a sandwich and he’ll sit reading a book or watch some tv for half an hour/hour. After that he’s usually recharged for a bit. I also like to ask what was the best and worst part of his day.

[joelies]

mwhip - Colin told me he had no friends for a week or so, because he didn't know anyone's name at first. He would try to tell me stories but he'd struggle because everyone was "this boy" or "this other girl". Then he had a new best friend every month or so while he was getting to know everyone. He's super excited to go back, which is awesome since he doesn't really have any other options...

[tallb]

Hi hi - busy day. My cousin finally responded about returning my baby gear and confirmed she wasn't done with the infant seat, so I've already picked up a new keyfit from fb marketplace. Then swung by Ikea and picked up stuffed puppies (J's gift to his teachers😍) and some rug pads... exciting trip. And J's new backpack came and it's adorable and makes him look little again.

And random vent.. I emailed my friends about a GNO or get babysitters, bc it's a lot when all the kids are together. So we finally pick a date in 3 weeks and decide it will be near me (and friend that is due with triplets) and the one throws in she'd love to have us to her new house to swim with the kids..over an hour away. Pretty sure at 38 weeks, this will be the last thing I want to do😔.

[peachsmama]

MJ will not go to sleep... I passed her off to A and am laying down. I'm exhausted.

[trtlcrzy]

Hey. Sorry no check in all day. We didn’t do a whole lot. Last night I started watching Mindhunter and I really like it. This morning I watched Mary Poppins Returns for the first time with the girls, and thought it was really good. Most of the day had been just hanging around the house. DH was crabby when he got home from work so I’m glad he went to bed early.

tallb I would tell that friend that you’ll need a rain check for next summer.

[Sunny41]

kim22 thinking about your DD

[mwhip]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll let her guide me in how she expresses herself, but I'll keep trying to talk to her about it to get her to open up.

She seemed excited this morning. She finally told me last night that she talked to Abigail in her class, so it sounds like she's making friends. At recess yesterday, the teacher she wanted noticed a little girl playing alone and asked Evie if she wanted to play with her, which she did.

Her teacher had sent me an email yesterday as well, asking for feedback on the first 2 days. So it helped to explain to her the things that Evie has told me about, and how shy she is.

[tgrimes]

Aug 16, 2019 6:33:58 GMT -6 mwhip said:

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll let her guide me in how she expresses herself, but I'll keep trying to talk to her about it to get her to open up.

She seemed excited this morning. She finally told me last night that she talked to Abigail in her class, so it sounds like she's making friends. At recess yesterday, the teacher she wanted noticed a little girl playing alone and asked Evie if she wanted to play with her, which she did.

Her teacher had sent me an email yesterday as well, asking for feedback on the first 2 days. So it helped to explain to her the things that Evie has told me about, and how shy she is.

I love that the teacher emailed you for feedback!