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STM+ Weekly Check-In, Week of 3/18
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How many kids do you already have, and how old are they?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves:
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves:
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie?
Re: STM+ Weekly Check-In, Week of 3/18
How are your other kids doing this week? Still waiting on teeth from the 1 year old, plus she’s on a sleep regression so things have been fun. My toddler is a toddler, but she has these little angelic moments that are heart melting.
Rants/Raves: this week I stopped diclectin and had a few awesome days, but then yesterday I spent most of the afternoon/evening on my bathroom floor. I just want to be done with the nausea
Concerns/Questions: anyone who has been on diclectin before, when did you stop taking it? I find I feel woozy all the time when I’m on it, but without it I can’t function.
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? I’m gonna say Toy Story. I know it’s Pixar, but Disney owns them now so it counts right?
Both kids are doing well this week. Oldest went back to in-person school last week (2 days a week) and she is so excited! We also told the kids on Tuesday about this pregnancy. I gave my daughter a shirt that says “Big Sis”. Her brother opened a bag with a shirt that said “Big Bro” and neither of them picked up on it. I’m happy I bought a third onesie that says “Little Sis” - my oldest is so excited and can’t wait for September. My son is asking very technical questions and he’s so concerned for me. “How will the baby get out?”, “Will it hurt you, Mama?”, “What will she wear?”, “Will her hair be purple?” - just loving these questions and the genuine excitement. I got out my Doppler and they listened to the heart beat and have been talking to my belly. Melt. My. Heart.
@muggsd I hear you, my toddler has been driving me up the wall since... well last year haha. I actually had to stop writing this while I ran to stop him from unrolling our entire paper towel roll. My kids invented so many sleep regressions that I no longer believe in them! (Basically every other month from 0 to 2)
How many kids do you already have, and how old are they? DD is 3.5 amd DS almost 2
How are your other kids doing this week? DD is usually awesome, seems to be overwhelmed by all my surprise appts and seeing friends all of a sudden so we are having laid back day today. DS is... two.
Rants/Raves: it's been tough to deal with DS when he has his tantrums. I'm not supposed to pick him up if possible due to my short cervix and he constantly flops down and refuses to listen to me. I've had to get creative with dealing with him, ex changing him on a cold tile floor since he won't go to his change mat.
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie?
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How are your other kids doing this week? We had a fun play date today! They’ve been pretty good. Just sick of the crappy weather after we had a few beautiful days.
Rants/Raves: I was trying to get a free sample box from buy buy baby last night but the website was not cooperating for me bleh.
Concerns/Questions: natm
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? New movie- Moana. Oldie - always loved Peter Pan
@whatabout2ndbreakfast holy moly my 2 year old is 33 pounds and I always feel like she’s giant
How many kids do you already have, and how old are they? - DD is 2!
How are your other kids doing this week? She’s good! Much better now that she’s not sick anymore. She recently started saying “stop it” which is very sassy but cracks me up.
Rants/Raves: My rave is that we are going upstate NY this weekend with FRIENDS. Woah!!!!! Can’t remember the last time we did that. We all go covid tests today, and two of them have antibodies from having covid last month and two are already vaccinated. We all tested anyway just to be super safe and I’m really excited for a weekend with a change of scenery and a change of company! My rant is that we are in an epic house hunt in a ridiculously difficult market and I understand my realtor doesn’t want to be so pushy that she ruins her reputation but today I asked for a last minute appointment to see a house that will DEFINITELY be gone over the weekend and when the listing agent told her they couldn’t show it today she just accepted that as an answer. So I took it upon myself and called the agent and guess who managed to get a showing? Me!!! I love my agent but I’m tired of feeling like I’m the only one hustling. I’m trying to find an amazing home and win it before this baby comes. So frustrating. I feel like no one gets anything done except for me.
Concerns/Questions: None!
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie?- this is so hard!!!!! I’m thinking Aladdin because I’m old school.
@gutsysneakers yay for in person school!
@sleepydaze I preferred 2 to 3 but I can see how it would start early with kid 2
How many kids do you already have, and how old are they? I have a 4 year son
How are your other kids doing this week? He’s good, 4 is fun. He surprises me with his thoughts and questions. The clinginess gets to me sometimes, always touching me and not able to sit still ever.
Rants/Raves: I finished the last step in our biggest 1Q project at work arhat I manage. Such a relief! First tri and 1Q do not go together at all.
Concerns/Questions: Nothing ATM
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? Now-Moana Childhood-Bambi
How are your other kids doing this week? He just started daycare again this week since I've started back at work. The lady who watches him raves about him everyday we come to pick him up. How many words he has now, how many songs he sings, he's been peeing on the potty there. It's insane how well behaved they are when you aren't around.
Rants/Raves: tomorrow is my first day back on the road after 2 days of re-training. I foresee myself being exhausted tomorrow after work.
Concerns/Questions: natm
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? Alladin!
@muggsd sleep regression and teeth sounds like the stuff of nightmares
@gutsysneakers That’s def one of my favorites! I introduced my son to Bedknobs & Broomsticks and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this summer. He LOVED them. I hear him singing Portabello Road in the shower sometimes haha
@sleepydaze I like your kiddo’s logic “well the picture is these colors so the baby will be” haha
@whatabout2ndbreakfast I just started heading down the sample box rabbit hole, haven’t started with buy buy baby yet, I’m sorry the website was being a brat for you
@runningonindie I’ve had the non pushy realtor on my side before, we had a “must be under agreement by X date” cutoff that she knew about up front. She didn’t advocate enough for us and we wound up having to rent instead (needed to move before kindergarten started). Definitely advocate for yourself, great job getting a showing!
@paulpaw congrats on finishing the project! I’m still way behind on my MBOs for Q1, I think I’ll only manage to get about 85% complete. The first tri exhaustion just hit too hard and I couldn’t stay online working on things past end of day (8pm for me), which is my normal routine.
@deziraywatt I definitely always think “why can’t you behave so nicely for me” haha but it’s also nice to know that the manners and things we’re teaching them are sticking!
How many kids do you already have, and how old are they? One 9yr old boy
How are your other kids doing this week? Eh ... He’s been sneaking video games for the past few weeks and was getting better last week but twice this week I’ve caught him playing games on his school computer when he should be working. We had already maxed out how far we can ground him so we’ve backed off grounding and are trying to go with “this is an appropriate time to play games” instead to see if this method works
Rants/Raves: we booked a long weekend getaway a few states away for late June with our hockey family. We were already close but covid brought us closer since we were each other’s only socialization lol. We’re all renting cabins in a row on a lake and are going to try to remember how to be real people for a few days. We’re pretty sure it’s going to be lord of the flies with seven 9yr olds and a handful of younger siblings. I can’t wait!
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? Oh this is tough, I’m one of those people who has a hard time not quoting every line of Disney movies when they’re on. I would say for classics “Fox & the Hound” and for recent “Moana”.
How are your other kids doing this week? My 3 yo has a stye. Her poor eyelid is so swollen so we have been doing warm compresses. It’s slowly getting better it just looks awful. My 7 yo turned 7 this past Wednesday. 😭 We are having her party tomorrow. She is so excited. We also rented a theater out today and watched a movie. It was awesome. I may never want to go to the movies with other people ever again. Renting it is the way to go! My youngest is fighting naps soooo bad. He needs to sleep, falls asleep, but then wakes as soon as I lay him down. 🙄 So we have been doing some Ferber. He just gets angry though so it’s really slow going. I have never had this issue with a baby before so I’m just at a loss. He has never been a good sleeper though. Even as a newborn. He was up every 1.5 hours for 3 months straight. Then he finally stretched it to 2 hours for a few months. It was rough. I just basically slept with my boobs out.
Rants/Raves: see above about the sleep issues.
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? Lady and the Tramp is my all time favorite.
@muggsd I hope you feel better. I had one pregnancy where my symptoms persisted until 14 weeks and then slowly tapered off. It was rough.
@emeraldcity1214 oh man that sleep schedule sounds really rough. My first was a horrible napper and completely dropped naps around 2 unless we were driving around in the car. My aunt suggested strapping him in a car seat and sticking him on top of a running washer but I never tried it 😂😅 Hopefully the naps and weather improve for you soon!
@gutsysneakers that is so cute!! All of those innocent questions are so fun!
@runningonindie so glad she's feeling better!
@emeraldcity1214 I love the idea of renting a movie theater! I'm keeping that idea in my back pocket, glad you guys had fun! Also, I read "It's Not the Stork" to my 6 year old this year as part of our homeschool, it's essentially a sex ed book geared toward kids ages 4-7, and it's the first in a series of books for slightly older kids, too. I wanted to be honest and scientifically accurate when we started this conversation, and I am so glad we started it while he's so young because even though I felt awkward, he totally did not, and that made it easier for me to get through it! I highly recommend it!
How many kids do you already have, and how old are they? one 6 year old boy
How are your other kids doing this week? Pretty good, he lost his 3rd tooth this week, and now today he bumped yet another tooth so it's hanging by a thread and flopping all around. He won't close his mouth or eat or anything. This will be his 4th lost tooth in about a month, and they're ALL on the bottom! The top ones aren't even loose yet!
Rants/Raves: We're gearing up for another set of events at work, culminating next weekend, so it's been pretty hectic. I'm excited for these shows, but they're also stressing me out! I had a wonderful volunteer help with the prep for the last two days that made a HUGE difference, so that was amazing, but tonight I'll need to go in to fix and finish a few things, tomorrow we have a long rehearsal, and Sunday we start performing... no days off until next Sunday!
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What's your favorite Disney movie? Inside Out
I'm loving all these young takes on sex haha. DD refers to male genitalia as "a peanuts"