All-SAIF check-in! 9/12/17

[mellyknu]

***Please note: I added a new question in there because not EVERYTHING has to be about the littles! 😁***

Hello, ladies! If you have a SAIF child of any age, this check-in is for you! If it’s your first time checking in here, please jump right in with all the check in questions, but be sure to tag me and include your LO's:

1. Name/nickname
2. Birth month/year

Everybody lay your week down for us! (Feel free to skip anything that doesn't apply to you!)

1. What hilarious thing(s) did your little do this week? (Give us a laugh!)
2. What made you go aww? (Happy things here!)
3. What had you cheering them on? (Milestones)
4. What made you want to crawl back into bed? (Challenges go here!)
5. How YOU doin'? What's new with you?
6. Share a pic from the week, if you please!

QOTW: Since summer is coming to a close, what's your favorite summer memory that you made this year?


February, 2013
nelzie and E

March, 2013
mnj05 and Hudson

August, 2013
danib and C

July, 2015
mnj05 and Graham (G)
sharebear and DS
nutmeg and Molly
armpants and M

October, 2015
ketchup and Tiny Tomato (TT)
dyork and Gabe
buttmonkey and S
DrHooch and Nathan

January, 2016
mellyknu and Rowan
nikiswims and E (Little Goose)

February, 2016
megrae12 and William (Superman)

April, 2016
westiemom and Bean
shananagins and Meatball

May, 2016
LED and Ridley
nelzie and C
yellowcat and C

June, 2016
moto, K and H
madamewaffles and A

October, 2016
@peaseblossom and E
danib and H

November, 2016
dyork and Julie

February, 2017
dancerspose and Z

July, 2017
yoshijo and Alexa
yellowcat and J

August, 2017
ketchup and H (TT 2.0)

[danib]

1. What hilarious thing(s) did your little do this week? (Give us a laugh!)
We were practicing having H stand unassisted. I'd let go of him, he'd stand for a few seconds, then plop down on his bum. We'd throw our hands up and shout "yay". Repeat x100. Later that night we were getting ready for bed. H was trying to climb over my legs and fell over on to his butt. He looked at me super seriously then threw his hands up and said "aayyyy". Kid though we were cheering all evening for him falling lol.

2. What made you go aww? (Happy things here!)
C has been such a sweet talker. He's totally trying to scam extra treats, but I'll take all the extra "I love you"s snd cuddles I can get.

3. What had you cheering them on? (Milestones)
C is getting so good at printing.
H took a step. Just the one, but still!!

4. What made you want to crawl back into bed? (Challenges go here!)
Every time C doesn't want to do someting, he suddenly has a bellyache. There are a lot of things I can tolerate. Lying is my line.

5. How YOU doin'? What's new with you?
I'm due to go back to work next month. Let's just say I'm stressed.

QOTW: Since summer is coming to a close, what's your favorite summer memory that you made this year?
Probably growing vegetables with C. He helped me plant everything and helped water when needed. He also discovered his love of snap peas (he was eating them straight off the vine).

[mellyknu]

Hi, friends!! Rowan will be 20 months this week! Loving every minute of it! Well, most minutes.
1. Well, as I type this she's cracking up every time DH says "tippy toes." No idea. 🤷🏻‍♀️
2. She's been more affectionate lately. "I low loo" and kisses and sometimes even snuggles! Last night's bath went well! She's been very angry at baths lately but last night she splashed and had fun!
3. Not much in the milestone department other than continuing to learn multiple new words a day.
4. Sometimes meals are a fight. 😒🙄
5. Pretty good! My hip hasn't been bothering me at all this week. I'm getting lots of crocheting done (sometimes even with Ro awake!). I applied for a supervisor position. In my current department, but it would be on another campus. Um... that's about it!

QOTW: Probably swimming in the lake with Rowan. Much fun!

[mellyknu]

I'm feeling your feels, danib! Legit LOLing at your funny story, getting annoyed at the fake bellyaches, heart melting at the bribery via affection, and super happy about the gardening love!

[yellowcat]

Hi everyone!

1. C thinks she can point at things and say a word to distract us so she can do the thing she knows she should not do. I can't help laughing which I know only encourages her.
2. J is smiling and laughing for real at 7 weeks!
3. C really wants to help feed J his bottle and so far both are ok with this which is fine by me.
4. They both suck at sleeping, I need more than 4 hours kids!
5. Just need sleep, and I am cleared to start running again so I actually need to do that!

[yellowcat]

And the Q: swimming and the beach with C she has zero fear. Oh and having a baby too!

[peaseblossom55]

1. What hilarious thing(s) did your little do this week? (Give us a laugh!) she does this vocalizing I swear it's singing like. It's so cute
2. What made you go aww? (Happy things here!) Well I guess the above
3. What had you cheering them on? (Milestones) She is officially crawling
4. What made you want to crawl back into bed? (Challenges go here!) She has been having bad gas, luckily it's gotten better
5. How YOU doin'? What's new with you? Just focusing on details for E's first birthday!
6. Share a pic from the week, if you please!

QOTW: Since summer is coming to a close, what's your favorite summer memory that you made this year? Taking E on vacation to the place I went to all the time as a child.

[mnj05]

So I'm really behind, I'll explain on the last question.

G has started talking more, still jibberish a lot, but way more words now. It's super cute most of the time. His biggest challenge is his independence. It's always been a challenge but he kicked it up a few notches over the last week or so. He refuses to hold hands anymore in parking lots and wants to walk in the stores. Nothing entertains him for long so he's always on the go, on his terms. Exhausting he is.

H has made a turn (hopefully) with his dang pooping. I told daycare (pre-k) to put him in a diaper from his brother if he did it again and they did. He hasn't pooped his pants since. We'll see how long it lasts. Biggest challenge with him now is the tantrums. It's like he's two again and I'm so over it.

I am so behind at work and can't keep up. I took on too much this year and plan to scale it back as I can. We also put an offer in on a house and ended up accepting their counter, so we cleaned/packed ours in a week after work every night and it's officially on the market. I don't even know how I function anymore. I just want to cry most days. But, this too shall pass right?

[mnj05]

Oh and the QOTW - taking the boys to the beach. It was DS2's first time ever and they had a blast. Definitely the highlight of the summer.

[mellyknu]

mnj05, that's a lot to deal with at once! I hope it calms down soon!