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Post by jewels on Sept 11, 2017 12:03:14 GMT -6
I'm working but spending the day worrying about O. He isn't excited about his new school and says he wants to go back to baby school. And at the end of next week I will have to send him back to "baby school" because the public schools will be closed for the Jewish holidays. His old day care said he can come on those days off (I have to work). I'm afraid it might confuse him and mess up any progress we make this week with getting him excited about his new school. Ugh. Why can't my kid be breezy about anything?! That sounds tough. Any chance you can hire a babysitter for those days instead of bringing him to his old school? I agree that that would probably hinder any progress. |
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Post by klong11 on Sept 11, 2017 12:21:50 GMT -6
Aw, joelies . That's rough. I'm sorry. Would you and your H ever want to adopt? I always figured if we grew our family anymore that's how we'd do it. Not going to lie, Cadence's new bff had a not great home life (he lives with his grandma now and it is so much better!) I have considered adopting him every day. If I ever found out he was having to go into the system I would foster him immediately. I love that kid. |
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Post by tallb on Sept 11, 2017 12:24:35 GMT -6
tallb, happy anniversary! I so agree about dressing girls. I just had to refrain from spending my whole paycheck on girl clothes. I'm finding I'm bad at hair though. Especially the fine baby hair. L's is getting long! She also has goofy hair and it kinda does its own thing in the front. Her hair is so cute! N is in fluffy baby crazy hair stage. I tried an alligator clip this weekend and it was a no go. I did use to be good at French braids, hopefully there is some muscle memory to help me someday if she grows her hair out. |
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Post by tallb on Sept 11, 2017 12:25:48 GMT -6
Aw, joelies . That's rough. I'm sorry. Would you and your H ever want to adopt? I always figured if we grew our family anymore that's how we'd do it. Not going to lie, Cadence's new bff had a not great home life (he lives with his grandma now and it is so much better!) I have considered adopting him every day. If I ever found out he was having to go into the system I would foster him immediately. I love that kid. You are such a great mom. |
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Sept 11, 2017 12:28:12 GMT -6
joelies I think it's so normal to feel sad when you close that chapter, regardless if you have one or five kids and even if you know it's the right decision. It's a chapter closing and that's always going to be emotional.
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 11, 2017 12:40:29 GMT -6
So tough. @snoomommymom I hope he comes around soon. It took M about 2 weeks before he was fine going to his new school. Those two weeks were so stressful though. vino it's the worst. I feel the same way about M. He won't listen and it's so frustrating. I lose my patience really quickly and I'm working on being better with him but gah kid just listen! When I tell him he has to go to time out because he is not listening or he is not being a good boy, his only retort is - "But I want to!" Then make like Nike and just do it kid. |
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Post by nam2013 on Sept 11, 2017 12:41:22 GMT -6
joelies I'm so sorry. It must be tough feeling that way.
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Post by tallb on Sept 11, 2017 12:47:19 GMT -6
lfig often N goes to school in random assortment of clothes I don't care about since they seem to dump food on her...but when I do put something together, I think she's just the cutest. It's a little overwhelming with all the accessories and styles for girls though! I bet S loved it as much as the babysitter. And I hope she is feeling better and her bump clears up..or the photog is good at Photoshop 😉
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Post by snoopmommymom on Sept 11, 2017 13:03:29 GMT -6
jewels Not really because our only babysitter works at the day care.
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Post by cagoldi on Sept 11, 2017 13:10:44 GMT -6
I found myself getting a little sad about being two and through this weekend - I think it's a mixture of wineallthetime and cagoldi suddenly expecting their 3rds (because I can't even wrap my head around 4!  ) and seeing a few too many adorable pictures of 3 kid families on IG lately. I guess I should be GLAD Colin and Chase are fighting like cats and dogs right now...? I've been feeling some kinda way about it too. I know it's 100% the right choice for us, and I know I couldn't handle a 3rd, 50% of the time on my own, but I still feel sad a little about being done. So I will live vicariously through all those here currently expecting. I'm happy to give the final tally on what we'll spend on daycare for all 3. Maybe that will dampen the sadness. |
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Post by cagoldi on Sept 11, 2017 13:16:58 GMT -6
I'm at $138,000+...
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Post by tallb on Sept 11, 2017 13:30:24 GMT -6
maybe I'm good with 2. I'm making a point NOT to tally it. Tallying one month at a time is scary enough. |
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Post by jewels on Sept 11, 2017 13:43:52 GMT -6
jewels Not really because our only babysitter works at the day care. that stinks. Sorry you're stuck in this spot. |
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Post by cagoldi on Sept 11, 2017 13:47:35 GMT -6
maybe I'm good with 2. I'm making a point NOT to tally it. Tallying one month at a time is scary enough. I definitely shouldn't have done that. Yikes. |
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Post by cagoldi on Sept 11, 2017 13:48:01 GMT -6
Has anyone seen the new AHS yet? klong11 how was IT? |
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Post by klong11 on Sept 11, 2017 13:54:55 GMT -6
Has anyone seen the new AHS yet? klong11 how was IT? It was ok. I wasn't scared at all, but I'm not sure I ever will be by movies. LOL I think because I've read the book and I'm so into the story, that I was destined to be disappointed. I just felt like they changed it from the book, as did the original, but idk. I hate when they do that. It was a good movie, but there are parts where the clown is clearly cgi and well, you can't out Pennywise Tim Curry, it's impossible. |
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Post by sands42 on Sept 11, 2017 14:04:03 GMT -6
Omg- I totally missed that you are pregnant cagoldi! Congrats!!! And I feel sad about being done with babies too.... even though I've been yearning for the baby stage to be over 😢 I think it's hard for a lot of people to be done. |
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 11, 2017 14:04:16 GMT -6
Trying to convince myself not to eat jalapeño chips and Ben and Jerry's PB and Cookies for breakfast. Lol, you are so pregnant. A great thing about having three is that's enough for a band. Look at The Police. |
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 11, 2017 14:08:34 GMT -6
joelies I get it and I feel the same way a lot of the time. Even though I'm totally excited for all the things my kids can do and as they get older and never want to go back to the baby days full time, there's nothing like a cuddly newborn. I also was from a family of 4 so it feels weird to have a small family. I'm not totally closing the door on the idea of adoption, but I don't think MH would be on board.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 11, 2017 14:09:49 GMT -6
Thanks for all the well wishes for Maddie! It is super weird to have a kid in kindergarten. I know this sounds weird, but I still catch myself all the time being in awe that I'm a mom.
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Post by peachsmama on Sept 11, 2017 14:19:59 GMT -6
The space heater in my office died.. I'll be a Popsicle in 20 minutes.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 11, 2017 14:34:55 GMT -6
I'm not going to lie, I got teary eyed yesterday when we finally installed the convertible seat in our cars for H.
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Post by flamingo on Sept 11, 2017 14:39:08 GMT -6
So tough. @snoomommymom I hope he comes around soon. It took M about 2 weeks before he was fine going to his new school. Those two weeks were so stressful though. vino it's the worst. I feel the same way about M. He won't listen and it's so frustrating. I lose my patience really quickly and I'm working on being better with him but gah kid just listen! When I tell him he has to go to time out because he is not listening or he is not being a good boy, his only retort is - "But I want to!" Then make like Nike and just do it kid. Are M and B conspiring behind our backs? "Because/But I want to" is his reason for EVERYTHING, typically said in a whiny tone. Not delightful. |
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Post by cagoldi on Sept 11, 2017 14:40:00 GMT -6
Trying to convince myself not to eat jalapeño chips and Ben and Jerry's PB and Cookies for breakfast. Lol, you are so pregnant. A great thing about having three is that's enough for a band. Look at The Police. Ha! Every night before bath, we have a jam session in their room. Dude does drums, X chews on a microphone, and Pete plays guitar. Guess the new baby can learn bass. |
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Post by flamingo on Sept 11, 2017 14:51:12 GMT -6
I think we're done with 2, but it still makes me sad to think about being done with babies. I agree with the "chapter closing" theory, no matter how many you have. Happy anniversary tallb! B seemed to have a great first day; I think he was really ready to get back in the swing of things. He and C were so happy to see each other at pick-up, which was adorable. His teacher seems very capable and organized, which I like, but not as warm as his teacher last year, who I absolutely loved. She was the perfect personality to coax B out of his little 2 y.o. shell. He is not really in a shell anymore, ha, so I guess to all things there is a season. As DH keeps reminding me, 'Not everyone can be Ms. Kristie'. Mer. |
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 11, 2017 15:00:49 GMT -6
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Post by kim22 on Sept 11, 2017 15:59:34 GMT -6
flamingo have you heard anything from Jacksonville? I can't reach my friend there.
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Post by guster on Sept 11, 2017 16:41:58 GMT -6
B seemed to have a great first day; I think he was really ready to get back in the swing of things. He and C were so happy to see each other at pick-up, which was adorable. His teacher seems very capable and organized, which I like, but not as warm as his teacher last year, who I absolutely loved. She was the perfect personality to coax B out of his little 2 y.o. shell. He is not really in a shell anymore, ha, so I guess to all things there is a season. As DH keeps reminding me, 'Not everyone can be Ms. Kristie'. Mer. My best friend's two boys went to the same preschool that Josie is going to. The two-year-old teacher is this exuberant gregarious woman. She is just incredible, and whenever we talk about the three and four-year-old teachers we constantly say "well, she's no Jen Lastname." I feel like for the rest of their school lives, I'm might be saying this. She really set the bar high. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 11, 2017 17:29:43 GMT -6
Re: being done with babies...i jist listened to a podcast on that. (I think someone on hrre recommended....the Mom Hour. If so thanks, it's great!) Anyway, where I've landed so far is that deciding to have a 3rd is bigger decision than deciding to go for #2. I really don't know what i want at this point. I 100% agree going from 2 to 3 seems like a much bigger decision then 1 to 2. While our #3 wasn't planned, we did plan to eventually have a 3rd. I'm pretty terrified at the thought of having 3. Financially, being out numbered, the time it'll take to get from point A to point B, ect. |
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 11, 2017 17:44:51 GMT -6
So tough. @snoomommymom I hope he comes around soon. It took M about 2 weeks before he was fine going to his new school. Those two weeks were so stressful though. vino it's the worst. I feel the same way about M. He won't listen and it's so frustrating. I lose my patience really quickly and I'm working on being better with him but gah kid just listen! When I tell him he has to go to time out because he is not listening or he is not being a good boy, his only retort is - "But I want to!" Then make like Nike and just do it kid. Are M and B conspiring behind our backs? "Because/But I want to" is his reason for EVERYTHING, typically said in a whiny tone. Not delightful. Of course they are! Little jerks.😉 |
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) and seeing a few too many adorable pictures of 3 kid families on IG lately. I guess I should be GLAD Colin and Chase are fighting like cats and dogs right now...? 
