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• sunmountain

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?

  DS is 31" or so and 24lbs and wears mostly 12-18 month clothes. Some shirts are 18-24 and work (most stuff is Old Navy, Gap, Gymboree, Target and a few Carters).  Pants are defnitely 12-18. He's been this size forever it seems like and will be in 18-24 for awhile I'm sure. I have summer clothes he'll never wear (too big).

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?

  We're probably doing the NSCC Toddler co-op this fall. It's one day a week for a few hours and not that expensive. The waitlists are long though for most locations at this point but worth a try.

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?

  I might have in the early days but not really anymore. I think CIO is probably a big one. I just had to do what worked for us and helped the situation.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?

  We did a lot of the Shush/pat technique from Baby Whisperer when he was unsettled. He's always slept in his crib since about 2 weeks old though. He rarely napped on me.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?

  There aren't designated days or nights but if we have something we want to do on our own, we do it and make sure we have the other one home or one of the grandma's will baby sit.  I have a monthly book club and movie night.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?

  We've been eating a lot berries from the fruit stand - if you have an older toddler, you can freeze those yogurt squeeze things.

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?

  HA. random - 10 I think but I was a year ahead in school for my age - most of my friends were 11.

  8.what is going on this week?

  DH and DS are flying the red eye to Boston and I'll meet them there after the Kenny Chesney concert w/ my mom which I will not miss.  DS's first flight and I am nervous but he's a good car traveler. I can't believe DH is doing this willingly on his own.

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• pinktulips

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? My question... trying to shop the sales going on right now for next summer, etc.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? I brought Luke to a co-op preschool at 18 months. It was 2 hours long, one hour you were in the room with the kiddo's and then the second hour you were in a parent education class. It was once a week, and we paid $40 a month. Plus registration at Everett Community College, since the program was through them. I loved it and so did Luke. That said, the 3 year old program I wasn't so fond of, so we went somewhere else.

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? Nothing that was what I felt unsafe, but lots of family told me I had to let Ella CIO to get her to sleep and that is something I am not on board with. Also, my mom would tell me daily that I needed to give Ella bottles more. Why? She didn't like them, and I am a SAHM. No we are on to weaning and extended rear facing. i just nod my head and keep doing it my way.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? Swaddle. Bouncy seat. Car Seat. Other then that, she was in my arms.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? I have none. Before DH went to MI, I had a once a month Woman's Art group get together that I lived for.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? Frozen Applesauce

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? 12

  8.what is going on this week? Cleaning the old house

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• chibipoe

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? Between 18 & 24 months their growth slows down quite a bit. I don't worry too much about the sizes, we just put her in whatever fits.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? n/a

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? No one's every put me in a possition to be pressured into something where DD is concerned.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? I am no help here, my MIL is the one who worked the magic on that one. Mostly though she just grew out of it eventually.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? We hardly ever go out seperately but together we have from 8-10 at night where we can just hang out and home, mostly we just sit on the couch and zone out but we do it together. We used to try and get out for a date night once in a while be that hasn't been happening.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? We've been doing lots of fruit lately but that is no good for the diapers so I'm looking for other ideas.

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? I don't remember but I'm pretty sure I started a lot later than I should have.

  8.what is going on this week? Tomorrow is my day of so Miss coribecca and I are taking the girls out, other than that not much is going on.

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• cwhip77

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  Lol, Mikayla never wore clothes true to her age. 

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?  N/A.

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?  I can't think of anything.  Do you mean like advice from the peanut gallery?  I've made it pretty clear to everyone that I'm the mama, generally what I (and Jeremy) say goes.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?  Mikayla napped in her bouncer for a long time, or the swing.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?  Not really.  I work part time on evenings so it's sort of like we have separate nights already.  He's been meaning to set up something once or twice a month with his friends he doesn't see very often, and I try to get together with friends and other mamas a few times a month too.  I think it's good for all of us to have breaks and recharge.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?  Mikayla grubs on chilled watermelon!

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?  Lol, funny question!  I dunno, Jr. High probably?

  8.what is going on this week?  Just trying to survive the heat!

  9.questions for next week?  Suggestions for local (within 4 hours driving) vacation spots that are baby friendly?
  

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• KNemo member

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?

  Max has never been true to size and at this rate, he will be in 18-24 before he hits one! (He's in 6-9 and he isn't even 4 mos yet!)

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? N/A

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? Not yet.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? When he was tiny, being in someone's arms was the only way. At a month old, the swing did the trick. Now he can put himself to sleep.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? We do things as they come up. DH is really great at taking Max whenever I need a break! 

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? I am digging jello right now. And frozen grapes are awesome!

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? 6th grade. That's when I started wearing makeup too!

  8.what is going on this week? I am getting my hair done on Saturday and I am so  excited. I haven't gotten it cut or colored in 6 months.

  9.questions for next week? How did you get your EBF child to take a bottle? Mine just chews on the nipple and smiles.
  
  

  
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• braveangel2 member

  July 2009

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? My question!

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? She was always in our arms, but once she fell asleep, we started to place her in the bassinett. It didn't always work, but I figured it was just the start of getting her to sleep in a crib. She didn't like that very much though, so I ended up dragging a laundry basket around by a rope (with her in it) and that made her happy...just being around me was her biggest thing.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? No, we'd just ask each other or tell each other, I really need some time etc. So there would be nights he'd go see a movie with his friends, or I'd get some time to myself on the computer and so on.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? frozen grapes, frozen cherries,

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? 10 I think. My grandma had bought a 1960s-looking electric razor at a garage sale, and I thought I was hot stuff using it. My sister, who has a harrier father (I know y'all needed to know that) started when she was about 7. Mom gave her the option and said that once she started, she'd have to keep it up (even though she's 12 now and ignores her legs most days). Anyway, shaving legs was just maintenance...nothing special.

  8.what is going on this week? My baby turns 6 months. We go to her super Gpa's b-day party (he just moved into a rocking retirement place and will be 85)

  9.questions for next week? Do babies body-shapes change? I swear her diaper is fitting different, and it's easy to tell since she wears a gdiaper. Her belly doesn't stick out as much.
  

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• tfarabians

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? Cruz was in the 24 month shirts before the pants.  It really doesn't seem to be too drastic in size however there is a big difference between 24months and 2t

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?I think its around $600 per year once a week from sept until the end of may

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?not sure what things wouldn't sit right with me?  I was concerned about Cruz speech so I took him to kindering for some help and glad I did because I think it will actually put him ahead!

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?swing or I got this boppy pillow pad thing that was great!

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?we pretty much just let each other know if something comes up and we want to go do it.  For instance I ended up with 2 weekendsin a row away (very very rare) that I was going to be away.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?sugar free fudge pops

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?I think 10?  But I would have earlier if I had super hairy legs!

  8.what is going on this week?back into the groove of things now that I'm back from 2 crazy weekends.  Starting to get things together for Cruz's b-day

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• zulan78 member

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  N/A 2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?N/A 3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?Can't think of anything except that my mom makes me drink medicinal Chinese herbal soups that I am very questionable about.  While bf Evelyn I don't know if there's something in it that could cause her to get sick.   4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?Hmm...  other than feeding her to sleep that's all that would work but I would still need to hold Evelyn.  Oh, one other thing is car rides.  That would put dd to sleep sometimes. 5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?My dh and I have different groups we're a part of so we give each other that time off from taking care of Evelyn.  DH also does night wakings during Friday and Saturdays so that I can sleep in or sleep thru the night except when dd has a real tantrum. 6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?I've always liked frozen grapes.  They are yummy. 7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?  Still don't shave them because I don't think I have that much leg hair.  I think it would cause them to grow faster if I start.   8.what is going on this week?Will still be in Singapore next week.  Sitting here while dh and bil are out finding food at a night market and I'm here with Evelyn while she sleeps. 9.questions for next weekWhat's your favorite daily activity with your dc? 

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• cmcmillan

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  Mason was always a little behind in clothes. I think he was wearing that size closer to the 24 month mark.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? This was my question. I am thinking of signing up for one, it's once a week for 1 1/2 hrs and is $8 a session.

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? I can't think of anything at this time...

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?  Don't hold them all the time?  He napped in my arms lots, it was easy and let us both rest.   I think giving him time in his crib just looking around, while I cleaned or showered help him when I would put him down for nap/bed in there.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?  I plan mom's nights out about every other month, but he doens't plan much for himself.  I wish he would.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? fruit bars, yogurt and fruit smoothies.

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?I think around 11?

  8.what is going on this week? Gtg with some friends, I work tomorrow.

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• AshleyKimberlyn

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  Gage is 17 months and just now fitting into 18 mo clothes so I'm not sure.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?  N/A.

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?  Can't think of anything.  

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?  We used the swing a lot but I'm going to try REALLY hard not to do that with the next one.  We're just NOW getting Gage to sleep by himself at 17 months!

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?  Nothing designated but my mom babysits a lot!  DH and I also take turns watching him so the other can get out.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?  Frozen fruit & smoothies.
  

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?  LoL Awesome question.  I think the end of junior high?!?  Although, I tried sneaking and doing it but of course my cut up bloody legs gave it away! 
  

  8.what is going on this week?  Working all week.

  9.questions for next week?  Do you let your toddler eat hard chips/crackers like tortillas and wheat thins??
  

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• keri1013

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? I'm not much help here, Max is so long he is way ahead in sizes.
  

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? n/a
  

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? Hmmm, not really, sometimes relatives or whoever will make comments, but I just let it roll. Thankfully our parents, who we see a lot more than any other relatives, are really good about not pressuring us. I'm very a much a "do what works for your baby and your family" person...I might feel strongly about how we'll do things with Max, but that doesn't mean our approach is right for everyone.
  

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? Around one month old we started being very disciplined about putting him in the crib awake whenever possible. We'd do the same routine, then lay him in the crib. In the first month or so we did that, we often had to do the "Shhhh" in his ear while patting his chest. Now he still usually needs chest patting to go to sleep, but we let him hang out in the crib for a while first. When he starts to fuss, we pat and then he almost always goes to sleep pretty quickly.
  

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? No designated specific times but I think we do really well at letting each other have time alone. DH is especially good about taking the lead on Max care when he gets home from work and I've been with Max all day, or on the weekend he'll stay here with him while I run errands or just get out for a bit.
  

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? Haven't read other responses yet, so apologies for duplication....frozen grapes, or popsicles made with yogurt or fruit juice.
  

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? Hmmm, 13?
  

  8.what is going on this week? My dad and his wife are here for the week. Trying to stay cool!
  

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• m&m823

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  not there yet!

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? n/a

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? not too much

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?  Swaddle and the swing

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?  We have split up the weekend for sleeping in.  DS has somewhat of an early bedtime right now, so that helps as well. 

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?  cold watermelon

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? no idea!

  8.what is going on this week? it's frickin' hot

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• BriAndSean

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? I'm not sure if Kaylin is true to size or not. She usually moves out of the size at the age. So, at 12 months she started wearing 18 months and I would assume she will start to wear 24 months at 18 months old. I have noticed that she wears things for longer now. She has a few t-shirts and dresses that are size 12 months and she is still wearing them. It seems like there is more of an overlap at this age.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? N/A

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? I felt some pressure to follow the standard vaccination schedule. That's the only thing I can think of at the moment. I make sure that I am educated and weigh my decisions carefully. People are generally respectful once I have made my decision.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? On her tummy

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? Not really although I've been thinking we should. If something comes up that one of us wants to do, we work together to see if we can make it work. I'm thinking about joining a weekly Bible Study though.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? Kaylin likes frozen gogurt, water and fruit

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? I'm pretty sure I was 12

  8.what is going on this week? Not much. Just work and trying to stay cool.

  
   

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• pixelvixen

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?  Payton is 23mo and has been in 18mo clothes since she hit about 18mo.  She can still wear smaller bottoms but for the most part the 18m fits perfectly.  I've thought that 24mo and 2T are very close in size? 

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it?  N/A

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?  I hate disciplining in public.  What is appropriate?  What isn't?  I was just talking about this over the weekend and I've come to a conclusion that unless someone is beating their child, I will not judge their parenting style because we are all so different.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?  I've always tried to put NBs down in their crib/bassinette when they are milk drowsy.  The rooms are always really dark and there's white noise like a fan in the background.  Gently tapping their back and making a Shushing sound has seemed to work good too.

  5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? We just switch off as needed.  I do get most of the kid work but DH does a lot of the house work.  I think it's well balanced for the most part.  We each need breaks and understand when the other does too.

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? Otterpops!  lol They're only 25cal each!  Frozen grapes are good too.

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? 11 or 12?

  8.what is going on this week?  Trying to stay cool.

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• IkesHawaiian06

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between? you know, I hadn't even thought about it! Wow, I'm glad someone asked this question, I'll definitely be reading the responses.

  2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? n/a

  3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what? I don't know that I would do anything with my baby that didn't sit right with me. The only thing we've done that I don't really like is CIO.

  4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms? Emma fell asleep in the babybjorn or the swing within five minutes.

  5.How do you handle individual time in  your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night? We don't have designated nights or times, but we make sure we let each other know if we need some "me time". Sometimes that's just that I get to use the computer for twenty minutes without someone harrassing me! :-)

  6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days? I love to just eat watermelon on hot days. But when it's hot and I don't like to cook, I usually live off of sandwiches and fruits and veggies.

  7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs? I believe I was 11 or 12. I did it without telling my mom and cut myself all over. She told me that was why she said I should wait! :-)

  8.what is going on this week? Just stuck at my parents house in Seattle for a couple more days til we're symptom and fever free! :-) But DH is doing a wedding Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it. I love weddings!

  9.questions for next week? How old was DC when you started potty training? What, in your opinion, is a good age to start trying?
  

  

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• Rachlove

  July 2009

  1.So, if your kiddo wears clothes true to age (12 months in 12 months clothes), how does the 18 months to 24 months jump work? Do the clothes really fit that long in between?Well my 15 month old still wears 6-9 so I'm not sure but I remember from my older son that yah I think they did fit that long. 2. If you do a mom & me preschool class, do you like it? How often is the class, how much is it? NA 3. Do you feel pressure to do things with your baby that don't sit right with you? If so, what?Not really 4.What did you find was the best way to get your newborn to sleep when NOT in someone's arms?Swaddled or in the swing 5.How do you handle individual time in your house? Do you and DH have designated nights or times to relax and get out for a girls/guys night?I have the kids all the time unless I ask my husband to take them for me to get out with the girls or go to the gym and he's always okay with that. 6.Any ideas for easy, healthy treats for hot days?Otter Pops! Ice cubes. My kid could just snack on ice cubes all day long, that and lots of fruit. 7.How old were you when you started shaving your legs?Oh wow, um probably like 12? 8.what is going on this week?My sisters wedding/lingerie/bachelorette party. Oh yah and my dishwasher and vacuum cleaner broke. Great. 9.questions for next week?

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