STM+ GTKY: Tell us about your kids!

blueeyedrose86 · August 2015

Use this thread to brag about your other children, say what you're looking forward to, discuss challenges of parenting more than one and/or fears of doing so. Bonus points for funny pics of your kids!

DD will be 2 in October and about 2.5 when this baby is born. She is our rainbow baby after 2.5 years of infertility and a miscarriage, so needless to say she's pretty much the most awesome baby on the planet :P

I am really looking forward to a time where new baby is old enough to really interact with DD. I can't wait to see them play together! DD is so obsessed with babies right now that it's ridiculous. Every baby she sees she wants to be all up in its face, petting it, saying "baby! baby!" and just generally being cute. To me, anyway... she's probably annoying the moms of the babies lol. I hope she still thinks favorably of them when her baby brother/sister gets here!

I'm really worried about losing my shit with two. I know my limits and we are definitely 2 and through, but I seriously considered being one and done for a while. The early years are so hard. I know it will get better. It would be easier if we lived closer to family, so they could help, but DH is in the Air Force and we're a 10 hour road trip from nearest family. I hate being so isolated and that contributes to my anxiety. I want my village damnit!

Here is a pic of her as a baby, giving us the famous Blue Steel (otherwise known as her poop face). Then is the quick announcement picture we threw together because DH's head was about to explode if we didn't announce soon.

BreeShipman · August 2015

Awe cute! I have a 16 month old so the baby will be here a couple weeks before his 2nd birthday. He is not so gentle right now so we will see how it goes! We are about to announce to everyone but have already told all of our family. Here is our announcement. We shoulda written out "expires" as everyone stares at it confused but we ran out of room.

KJKNAJ · August 2015

I have an 8yr old that is quite simply amazing. She was the most supportive, caring, loving person when I went through the hardest time of my life this yr, losing her baby-sister-to-be. She is beyond her yrs and I can't wait to tell her when she's 18 or so how amazing she was through it.

Then I have a spunky 4yr old. She's crazy fun and total opposite of her studious serious older sister.

Both girls were soooo excited for my number 3 to get here that I broke their hearts when I had to tell them she didn't come home with us. As a result, they are THRILLED that I'm already pg again.

lightrox · August 2015

I have two boys 8 and 5 my oldest has apraxia and didn't start talking until he was 4-1/2 but I became a stay at home mom when he was 3 and he had intensive speech therapy a specialized preschool and now at 8 no one ever could tell he had speech problems he's made amazing strides and I'm so proud of all the hard work he's done. My 5 year is amazing also he is such a big boy (9lbs when he was born) I'm constantly having to tell parents he's not as old as they think. They are each others best friends and I've loved watching every moment they shared together they are excited for a new addition but can't agree on a brother or sister the oldest wants a sister and the youngest wants a brother one will be disappointed when we find out but either way. I'm sure they fall in love with the little bundle when she/he gets here.

Smom901316 · August 2015

Our sweet girl will be two next month. It is just the most amazing thing seeing her grow and seeing how smart she is.

Stormiewinter · August 2015

Lititle monkey is 2.5. He is a total character and little ball of energy. We call him the toddler tornado because the house perpetually looks like one lives inside. We are currently in the throes of a potty training battle. He can do it and knows exactly what to do but is very anti going on the potty and he is stubborn! We have made progress this week, but any advice is welcome.

He is excited so far about a brother or sister (he says sister) to play basketball and hockey with lol. I am nervous about upsetting our balance, but so excited for him to have a sibling.

llybeck · August 2015

Our DD will be 2 in September! I can't believe her birthday is coming up that quick. She is a little chatty Cathy and we are also struggling with potty training. Same as PP, she knows exactly what to do but just doesn't want to. So we're not pushing it right now.

She is crazy about babies but gets sooooooo jealous if I'm holding a baby so I'm interested to see how she handles things at first. It took us almost a year to conceive this baby and our first was a total surprise so already things have been completely different!

My SIL and I are due a week apart, she has 2 kids (3 year old boy and 2 year old girl), so my ILs will have 5 grandkids under 5. Get togethers are going to be a zoo!

jnc07x3 · August 2015

My litte 4.5 deer monster (11/15 birthday) is hell on wheels and by far my mini me and shadow except for one thing: she adores dh's fire & emt team and buddies (not his full time job- he is paid on call/volunteer) so much so that we had a fire themed birthday party a year ago for her.
We are telling her on Monday so she can let the fire family know Tuesday at national night out and then go to the ultrasound Wed. She is incredibly patient with younger kids and has wanted a sibling for a while so I know she will be excited!

mamawolf81 · August 2015

My daughter is 13 months on the 4th. She's our rainbow baby. She's sooo serious and takes everything in. I swear she's going to start talking in complete sentences.. She's always concentrating! I can't wait to see her as a big sister.

mommar13 · August 2015

My DS is 15 months, meaning he'll be just about a month under 2 when this little one gets here. I'm excited about them being so close in age, it'll be good for them as they grow up. That doesn't mean DH and I aren't terrified about the first few years lol DS loves babies right now, he wants to hold their hand and pet their heads. I'm hoping that means he won't be too upset when the baby gets here.

evemadalyn · August 2015

My dd is going to be 2 this month! My daughter is my favorite person in the world! She's my sweet, but strong little Leo! She has strabismus amblyopia (basically a lazy eye) and has been wearing glasses since she was a year a half! She also wears a patch 1 hr a day! I am excited for her to be big sister! I hope she is too!!!
I chose to post a photo with her eye patch!

blueeyedrose86 · August 2015

Potty training scares me, tbh. I'm going to wait until she shows more signs of readiness to start. I tried sitting her on the potty after she said "pee", but she was pretty scared of it. I almost want to just wait until after new baby gets here, so I don't have to deal with the regression that can happen.

shacerouge · August 2015

DS will be 2 in September and is the most energetic, fun-loving, sweetest kid I know. He doesn't quite understand what a baby means but I know he's going to be one jealous brother. It's going to be an interesting ride.

lightrox · August 2015

We got my first son a baby doll closer to our due date and I would hold and -feed the doll and let him have turns with feeding and changing his baby so when my second son was born he would automatically go get his baby and sit next to me while I was feeding his brother and it really did cut down on the jealousy thing. Also any time he wanted to be held I would put the baby down and hold him because he would remember me rejecting him the baby wouldn't they are best friends now and have never had any jealousy between the two.

blueeyedrose86 · August 2015

Good idea about the baby doll! DD pretends to nurse her baby and makes me do it to lol. She pretty much lifts my shirt, puts the baby under, and says nom nom nom.

shacerouge · August 2015

@lightrox I totally want to do this, maybe for Christmas!

oceanchild · August 2015

lightrox said:

We got my first son a baby doll closer to our due date and I would hold and -feed the doll and let him have turns with feeding and changing his baby so when my second son was born he would automatically go get his baby and sit next to me while I was feeding his brother and it really did cut down on the jealousy thing. Also any time he wanted to be held I would put the baby down and hold him because he would remember me rejecting him the baby wouldn't they are best friends now and have never had any jealousy between the two.

we did this last time too, got each kid a doll (they even had little cloth diapers and bibs they could change) and gave them to them at the baby shower (they were there as well; it was just a party for everyone to get together and celebrate). they love them! this time they are getting ones that look like newborns (they still really love playing with dolls and house and pretend

oceanchild · August 2015

we have a 5yo son (Evan) who has high-functioning autism - he is such a challenge for me. we are so very alike in so many ways, and i struggle daily with my patience with him. he is also absurdly intelligent, and really keeps me on my toes! He finally is PL'd (a month before he turned 5)! He starts kinder this year (in a regular class), and i am so nervous about it. it was never our intention to start him in school so soon (a boy with a summer birthday) but because of early intervention and transition to 3K when he aged out, and progression to preK the next year, here we are! and i don't want to hold him back now that he's started. but i worry - kids can be so mean to someone who is different ...

next is our 4yo daughter (ClareBear), snuggly and spunky and sassy and sharp. she is still nursing - i think tandem BF'ing with her baby bro also helped ease her into the transition of no longer being the baby. she is tenderhearted, as am i, and she always keeps us laughing.
and the caboose (until March!) is our 17mo son (Dean). he has been the most easygoing baby, and also the most fun at every stage - maybe because he has hit milestones a little early trying to keep up with his older siblings (which has been so different for us having him talk early ( Ev was over 3) and walk early (C was 18m and we had a CP scare with her; she was in PT for about 9m due to LE weakness and regression)). he has been the most adventurous of the three, unafraid of everything, which gives me constant heart attacks, but i am amazed at his unabashed courage everyday.

i love them so much! they are all so different, and i cannot wait to meet this new little one!

criggan · August 2015

My kids are 13, 10, and 7. Within the last year or 2, I've been really wanted another and decided to confront my husband on possibly having a 4th. He reluctantly agreed (happy now), and it didn't take long. My kids didn't believe me when I told them, my little one very upset. She's a mommy's girl and thought she'd be replaced as "the baby". My 13yr old girl is awesome, does chores without being asked, is very helpful, and cares about people, she my people pleaser. My 10yr old son is a sweety, but he's all boy, rough and tough, loves archery, karate and cub scouts. My 7yr old girl is well....she's kinda crazy. She got the nickname princess devious and a young age and has laser eyes that'll burn a hole through you. But at times she can be so sweet and I know will love this baby so much. I don't really have any fears of having another baby. I think my other children will be a great help and I have lots of friends around to support me. I am going to be doing things a lot different this time around though. With 4 kids I know finances well be tighter, so I'm going to try really hard to solely breastfeed, and I'm also attempting cloth diapers. A plus is that being the fourth time around I know what items are necessary and not, and therefore will be saving a lot on items I don't really need to buy.

Laurenc523 · August 2015

We have a 21 MO and I'm hoping to prepare him for a sibling. My niece was born in April and he doesn't do so well. He gets extremely jealous if my husband or I hold her and he will pull on her legs or slap her. He's a GREAT kid otherwise. He's a handsome little fellow and is always happy and giggling. Sleeps fabulously and has daddy wrapped around his finger. Anxious to see how he does with a new one of our own.

Michi1382 · August 2015

Our DD three months old, soon to be four months on August 7th and I'm 7 weeks pregnant so "Irish Twins" here I come! (Sorry if that term offends anyone--if it does I won't use it again.) We're super excited and can't wait to meet our next LO. We did plan it this way so I'm praying and hoping that all goes well.

Hope2BmommyIn2011 · August 2015

Our Sweet Pea will be 4 in September. She'll be 4 1/2 when this baby is born. She's smart, funny, loving and very strong willed! She has been asking for a baby brother for about 6 months now. She keeps asking if he can go to the store and get one! It's so hard to keep his from her but we want to wait until I'm father along.

Parker16772 · August 2015

My DS will be four in December. He keeps asking for a baby so I am super excited to tell him. (We haven't yet because there is no way he could keep a secret..lol). He says he wants one really bad all the time. Me too buddy. He is smart, loving and is all boy. He loves being outside and its totally a daddy's boy. I think that he will be a great big brother. He loves to help me around the house so I hope that I will have a little helper. I am actually really glad that we are having this far apart because I don't think I would have been able to handle a newborn when he was younger.

skruhmin · August 2015

I have 2 boys - Joshua is 3 (4 next month) and Jeremiah is 1. They adore each other. Joshua started doing preschool last spring so we'll continue it in a few weeks. He seriously thrives in the structured setting. He's intelligent, high-energy, and loves people. Jeremiah is working on walking - he can do it but gets way too excited and lunges forward after about 4-5 steps. He'll get there, just needs to slow down. Plus crawling is way too efficient. He's our crazy boy and I have a feeling they'll be naming an ER wing after us. He is full of joy. These boys are my world. Right now I can't even picture bringing a third into the mix but it will be awesome.

reesaXden · August 2015

I have one son! He name is Clark and he is 3.5. He is the most spunky, stubborn, and persistent little guy ever but he is also super sweet and loving. He ask about his "new baby" daily and is constantly saying things like "after my new baby comes..."
I cannot wait to see him with his sibling!

diablesse · August 2015

I have a funny, brilliant, rough and tumble, adorable, almost two year old son (no really, he's so adorable he's modeled for Macys and Babies R us. We are bragging right?). His world is about to be rocked with this baby. He's the first grandchild on both sides and my SIL is due 6 weeks before me. He's used to all aunts, uncles and grandparents doting on his every move. Here come two newborns i.e. the end of life as he knows it.

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