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December 2016 Moms
jennbaylor12
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Moms with Toddlers - 11.28.16
jennbaylor12
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How've you been doing balancing a toddler(s) and your pregnancy/new baby(ies) this past week?
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
Anything you want to add/share?:
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
Anything you want to add/share?:
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
Re: Moms with Toddlers - 11.28.16
Another bad week for me. The further along I get it seems the worse off I am. DS has been such a sweet little cuddle bug though so that has helped. But he has also been throwing temper tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants. Meanwhile I have been in tons of pain and extremely uncomfortable. I can't wait for this to be over.
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
Badly. I have so much guilt for doing this to DS and not being able to play and rough house with him the past few weeks. I'm also scared it'll be too much for me.
Rants/Raves/Questions:
I need pro tips on 2u2!!!
Anything you want to add/share?:
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
Taking long hot showers and sleeping as much as possible every chance I get.
Ok...I survived a solid 5 days of crappy Vermont weather at home with DS mostly alone, which was a good trial run for my stay at home momness. I am hormonal and DS is testing us by throwing full on tantrums when he doesn't recieve what he wants byt screaming and crying...if its something he has words for, like "crackers" or "drink" and he chooses to cry or throw a fit instead, we don't give it to him. He made it 20 minutes of absolute hyperventalating cries for water before he just flipped a switch and signed for a drink, perfectly calm....like he just wanted to see how long we would hold out. It's hard to know if I am being developmentally appropriate, but it seems that if he has the words, he should be expected to use them to get what he wants, right? I don't know.
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"? I have some guilt all of a sudden over this-like, I won't be able to give him all the attention anymore, and he won't be the littlest nugget in the house anymore. I even struggle with the nicknames...I call him nugget baby, sweet nugget...but what will I call the other baby? She'll be the baby he's the toddler now, but "nugget toddler" doesn't seem to work. I am over thinking and I am sure things will be fine after an adjustment but I do feel bad.
Rants/Raves/Questions: I hate how expensive it is to buy winter boots for a damn toddler. Like, Walmarts are even $18...I might as well buy the $30 ones I really want to get him in a size too big so they last all winter, and then his sis can use them next year. Does that even make sense? I know $18 and $30 are pretty far apart money wise, but $18 for something that is not well made seems almost as ludicrous as spending $30 on baby shoes. Right? I'm scouring second hand stores but in our area, second hand snow clothing is hard to come by...its very much needed for like, 6 months of the year, lol.
Anything you want to add/share?:
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care Technically my maternity leave started, but I still get up early so I can have coffee and alone time. Also, still taking DS to daycare at least this week just for the extra nesting time/time to do a few things that I may not have the time for once DD is born.
been doing ok this week. Been having some nausea and vomiting again, which has been super discouraging. And DD's behavior has been all over the place and exhausting... but trying to be gracious with her since I'm assuming she's sensing the change to come.
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
*im not listening I'm not listening I'm not listening*
Rants/Raves/Questions:
I still haven't decided on a name for DD2. It's between Mabel Ruth or Willa Ruth. I was pretty sold on Willa until recently when I started panicking thinking maybe I didn't really *love* it. And then I asked DD1 what she thought and, in the sweetest little voice, she answered, "Mabel". And I melted.
the toddler bed sitch is finally getting somewhat under control. She hasn't been getting up at 5am and she's back to at least 2 hour afternoon naps.
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Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
I have no clue. For the most part I'm trying to get better at recognizing my limits and resting when my body tells me it's time, but I'm also a little stubborn and will typically plow through. I'm hoping I can squeeze a pedicure in sometime in the next couple of weeks to just enjoy some alone time of pampering.
@slartybartfast yess. As much as I'm over this pregnancy, it's terrifying to try and envision what our family dynamic will look like once baby is here. I'm picturing my self in perma-mombie mode.
Doing really well - DS has been super fun and lovey and sweet, very enjoyable most of the time. Plus he loves all things Christmas and "pretty lights" and we've gone driving around looking at the lights going up every evening.... sooo much fun
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
I've prepped as best I can for when baby actually gets here but the reality is starting hit me hard. Last night I realized it was my last day alone with DS - I work all this week, my mom flies in on Sat and then RCS on Tues.... there were tears
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Anything you want to add/share?:
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
I'll be going end of this week for a massage/mani/pedi before the RCS next Tues and hoping to squeeze in a date with DH before as well
Probably better than I had been recently. DD finally accepts my help for some stuff and is choosing me over daddy for some things. then the next second she will kick me out of her room. but we have been trying to do more activities that she needs help with (24 piece puzzles, building specific Lego sets, playdough) and she's liking the extra attention.
Yesterday was a doozy though. I was in l&d for 5 hours in the morning. she had a fever all day that got to 103ish at 10pm. so we had a 4 hour ER visit. got home at 230am this morning and she was up at 6. gonna be a long day.
How are you doing with the reality that toddler will/is no longer be "your baby"?
I have no trouble with this. she has been acting too grown up for a while now...so we haven't really been treating her like a baby. I think that has helped me accept that she's not "my baby" anymore...also the fact that she's such a daddy's girl.
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With dd1 being really sick right now and my RCS 7 days away, I'm worried we will have to delay their meeting. the Dr said at least 4 days in antibiotics before she should be around a newborn but 7-10 would be better. she is allowed back at daycare tomorrow so not contagious for bigger kids...but newborns are so different. so I'm just worried now about this baby coming early.
Anything you want to add/share?:
the best thing we got black Friday was a huge Minnie mouse at Walmart. DD is obsessed with it. pic below.
Bonus question: What are you doing for self-care?
I'm terrible with this. I don't do much at all. or anything.