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Post by vino on Sept 7, 2017 20:00:59 GMT -6
Watch Hocus Pocus right now! It's amazing! flamingo good news! We are so torn btw leaving for hurricane Irma or not. At first we were set on leaving. But now our evacuation house doesn't seem much better off than our current house! So we are thinking of "hunkering down" as they say. I wish someone would just tell me what to do. I hate the uncertainty. Let me see if I can help. GET OUT OF THERE, IRMA IS A WHORE!
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Post by flamingo on Sept 7, 2017 20:02:06 GMT -6
Whatever y'all decide cookswithwine, I hope y'all stay safe and your house escapes any damage. Does your H have to work this weekend or will he be with you guys? Thanks, everyone; nice to be able to share good news here:) We are all feeling cautiously optimistic for her and praying things will continue to go well when the transfer takes place.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 7, 2017 20:12:29 GMT -6
Watch Hocus Pocus right now! It's amazing! flamingo good news! We are so torn btw leaving for hurricane Irma or not. At first we were set on leaving. But now our evacuation house doesn't seem much better off than our current house! So we are thinking of "hunkering down" as they say. I wish someone would just tell me what to do. I hate the uncertainty. Dude, I say this with love, but get the fuck out of there. Worst case scenario is either flooding or losing power. With Ike, I was out of power for 2 weeks & MH was out for 3. It was not delightful when it's hot as balls outside. Where are y'all planning on going?
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Post by waitwhat on Sept 7, 2017 21:01:31 GMT -6
JFC it's gonna be a long night. J has been up 5 GD times in 3.5 hours. He will not let me put him down.
Please send sleepy vibes.
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Post by waitwhat on Sept 7, 2017 21:32:54 GMT -6
Make that 6.
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Post by vino on Sept 7, 2017 21:33:31 GMT -6
JFC it's gonna be a long night. J has been up 5 GD times in 3.5 hours. He will not let me put him down. Please send sleepy vibes. Noooo! Tylenol? Ovol? Gripe water? All of the above.... FX something helps..
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Post by waitwhat on Sept 8, 2017 4:14:35 GMT -6
JFC it's gonna be a long night. J has been up 5 GD times in 3.5 hours. He will not let me put him down. Please send sleepy vibes. Noooo! Tylenol? Ovol? Gripe water? All of the above.... FX something helps.. I don't know. I should have tried Tylenol maybe. He's getting another tooth but I think it broke through the gums already. I think he was cold. Once I turned his fan completely off he slept for 4 hours...which was the best we got all night.
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Post by danib on Sept 8, 2017 4:37:23 GMT -6
cookswithwine please be safe. Like get on a plane and come here if your other option isn't safe enough. Seriously.
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Post by kleigh on Sept 8, 2017 5:03:12 GMT -6
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Post by cookswithwine on Sept 8, 2017 5:41:22 GMT -6
flamingo H gets to stay with us this time. Thank god! With Matthew I had to evacuate alone and leave him here. Our evacuation location is in southern GA. We should have booked west instead... but you don't know until it's too late bc all the rooms are gone! ETA tgrimes
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Post by goldenlove on Sept 8, 2017 6:10:18 GMT -6
cookswithwine Please stay safe. I have family in Orlando and they are staying there. It makes me really nervous. I hope this thing dies down quickly.
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Post by vino on Sept 8, 2017 7:56:14 GMT -6
I guess DS1 had a rough first day of school. They said he cried a lot and they couldn't understand what he was trying to say to them which made him more upset. Poor kid. I feel awful. I was looking for an update on his first day, not sure how I missed this. Poor guy, transtions are hard and it's a big change being away from home, I always give about a month for everyone to get used to a new routine. Does he go again today?
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Sept 8, 2017 8:06:59 GMT -6
I guess DS1 had a rough first day of school. They said he cried a lot and they couldn't understand what he was trying to say to them which made him more upset. Poor kid. I feel awful. I was looking for an update on his first day, not sure how I missed this. Poor guy, transtions are hard and it's a big change being away from home, I always give about a month for everyone to get used to a new routine. Does he go again today? He only goes Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel bad because he was so excited when he first got there, but I think he thought he could just play and do whatever he wanted like he does at home. He's never been in a classroom before so he's not used to any kind of structure.
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Post by waitwhat on Sept 8, 2017 8:13:44 GMT -6
Poor guy jubilantsquirrel. Like you said, I'm sure he just wasn't used to it. I bet he'll get acclimated fast! I hope next week is better!
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Post by sophiegrace on Sept 8, 2017 9:24:24 GMT -6
I was looking for an update on his first day, not sure how I missed this. Poor guy, transtions are hard and it's a big change being away from home, I always give about a month for everyone to get used to a new routine. Does he go again today? He only goes Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel bad because he was so excited when he first got there, but I think he thought he could just play and do whatever he wanted like he does at home. He's never been in a classroom before so he's not used to any kind of structure. I worry about this with M because she's always with me. Preschool starts at 3 at her school but since she's a November baby she'll practically be 4. I'm wondering if I should find a nursery program around here eventually so that she's not just thrown completely for a loop. Idk. I hope his next day goes better. I'm so sorry.
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Post by sophiegrace on Sept 8, 2017 9:25:26 GMT -6
cookswithwine y'all are welcome here! Seriously. If you need a place our door is always open and our wine fridge is fully stocked.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Sept 8, 2017 9:38:19 GMT -6
He only goes Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel bad because he was so excited when he first got there, but I think he thought he could just play and do whatever he wanted like he does at home. He's never been in a classroom before so he's not used to any kind of structure. I worry about this with M because she's always with me. Preschool starts at 3 at her school but since she's a November baby she'll practically be 4. I'm wondering if I should find a nursery program around here eventually so that she's not just thrown completely for a loop. Idk. I hope his next day goes better. I'm so sorry. I had been wanting to put him daycare starting at around 18 months. I just wanted to do a couple of half days like we're doing now, just to get him used to being in someone else's care and also be around other kids, but MH kept pushing it off. Finally this year I told him I'm registering him for preschool and he just has to deal with it. I do wish I would have started earlier, but I feel like he probably would have had an adjustment period no matter what. Maybe you can enroll M in something when she's about 2 or so, just a couple half days so she gets used to it before preschool starts?
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Post by sarahwithanh on Sept 8, 2017 10:33:17 GMT -6
Please stay safe. I'm so worried for all my Floridian friends.
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Post by flamingo on Sept 8, 2017 13:12:39 GMT -6
sophiegrace Fwiw, I think there's going to be an adjustment period no matter when they start preschool, but I did like the idea of starting around 2--socialization for B and a break for me 😬 (I've always heard the #of days/week = age rule of thumb). jubilantsquirrel maybe these tips might help? Idk : Bradley was in a young 2's class the fall he turned 2, and the first month was a little sad. He'd cry at drop off and I think was barely holding it together during the morning. His teacher was really sweet and encouraged us to bring a lovey and family pic to keep in his cubby, and she'd let him sip water to calm down if he started missing me and crying. After the first few weeks it was much better and this past year, he was a pro--quick hug and then he was off and busy. I'm interested to see how this year goes since we're in a new school with completely new kids, etc. But he's so ready to be back at *something*...he needs the structure and activities and to be with his own peer group. All of a sudden he's very aware of having friends, etc. You can really see the maturation process taking place, which is cool.
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Post by sophiegrace on Sept 8, 2017 13:22:06 GMT -6
jubilantsquirrel my H is resistant too. And I think he's going to just get more passionate about it because of how attached she is to me. But I don't think it's fair for her to go from all day with me to all day preschool five days a week. I have a feeling her sensitive personality is going to continue as she gets older and that she'll do better with a slow buildup. I think what you and flamingo are suggesting is a great plan of action for me. Thank you. And flamingo re: the break. Yes. Andplusalso if we have another I do think it would be nice to have some dedicated alone time with them just like M is getting now. I feel guilty even thinking about that as I'm cuddling my girl, but am I even a mom if I don't have a smidgen of Mom guilt about every little thing? Sigh.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Sept 8, 2017 14:06:05 GMT -6
flamingo, that's a good idea with the lovey if he keeps having a hard time. He actually never had a lovey up until about a month ago when he picked out a stuff otter from the store at the zoo. I can see about sending that with him in his backpack if we need to. sophiegrace, yeah going from zero to 60 with preschool sounds like it would pretty stressful, for both you, really. I agree with the slow build up. I originally wanted to do two full days (8:30-3:45) a week, I ended up waiting too long and those spots were full, but I'm actually glad now. DS1 is a sensitive kid too and I'm thinking the full days might have been too much for him. He apparently passed out in his room almost as soon as they got back from school yesterday.
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Post by cookswithwine on Sept 8, 2017 15:00:13 GMT -6
Thanks sophiegrace! The forecast looks better today for my city. Not out of the woods but I'm not as worried as yesterday.
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