July 2018 Moms
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STM+ Check In 3/14
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How far along are you? Girl/boy/team green?
How old are your other kids?
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to?
How old are your other kids?
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to?
Re: STM+ Check In 3/14
How old are your other kids? 2.5 (closer to 3)
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
It is 6:21 and DS is still asleep. I think he might be sick though, which would be our first real bout with him this season other than a random fever early in the winter that persisted for a few days. As long as he's not miserably ill, I'm going to enjoy these moments of silence with my coffee and newspaper.
GTKY: Avett Brothers. Almost every song they have speaks to some aspect of my life. A lot of their music talks about a struggle to get sober which makes me think of my brother, and a lot of it is about life struggles which really has spoken to me in the past year especially. Plus, banjos and guitars and folksy man voices are kinda my jam! Saw them in concert in September at a small outdoor venue, in the rain, and it was 50 degrees...but best show I have ever been to hands down!
22 weeks with a girl
How old are your other kids?
DD is 2.5
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
When did y’all flip your car seats to forward facing? DD is still rearfacing and the weight limit on her car seat will allow her to continue rear facing for a while. Unfortunately, I don’t think our cars will fit two rear facing car seats. I’ve seen too many news stories about children being in wrecks and being internally decapitated (!) because they were forward facing. So I’m having a lot of anxiety about flipping her too soon.
ETA: I realize this is probably a slightly irrational fear because the odds are so low, but I just can’t shake it for some reason.
23 wks today with boy
How old are your other kids?
23 months
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
I still don’t know what to do for DSs bday.
Also it’s almost 5 and I’ve been battling with DS to stay in bed for the last 45 mins. He was doing so good staying until at least 530/6. Idk what’s going on. I finally had to close the door on him.
@tarheelgirl8 we were planning at turning him at 2 yrs. he’s close to 3’ and 30lbs. I need to check again what’s the recommendation weight and height but i want to check with the pediatrician first. His legs are starting to get scrunched up so we’ll need to do some adjustments soon.
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to?
Red hot chili peppers they are my all time fav
We turned DD shortly after 2yo, and I am waiting to turn DS this summer (2.5yo) when we have to fit the third car seat in for the baby. I am hoping it will cut back on him fighting me to go in the seat.
How old are your other kids? 2 and a half
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)? My kid is just a ball of energy and I am like a couch potato. I thought I would have my energy back by now
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to? Depends on what I am doing... Nine Inch Nails when driving, etc, ....Moby while working
How old are your other kids? 2yo and almost 4yo
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)? I am so happy that my husband is hands-on and competent. He's been doing solo daddy this week while i'm away for work and it's a relief to me that I don't have to worry about it. He also reported good things about DS's first speech therapy visit this morning. The therapist picked up on his weak areas right away and DH said she seems really caring and genuine about getting DS to where he needs to be. She'll be back in two weeks and then I get to meet her.
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to? In the car I usually listen to an alternative rock radio station and on Spotify I'll pick a station featuring chill "coffee house" music.
mom thought DS was supposed to be FF after the infant seat ~1yr, I couldn’t imagine switching him so soon.
@wildtot @tarheelgirl8 there are kids in the elementary school I worked at still in car seats. One is a 5th grader this year and as of last year his parents still had him in a carseat because he was very small. Not just a booster, but not a full on convertible. He probably only weight 45 ish lbs, maybe 50. Just a small kid! So I guess my friends might just be dicks, lol, and its definitely getting more normal!
How old are your other kids? 2.5 (closer to 3), and 18 months.
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
18 m DD has two molars coming in, so she's been kind of cranky this week. I'm on pelvic rest so I can't pick her up and comfort her. It's hard. But my DH is a rockstar.
Car seats: I wanted to keep my DS RF as long as possible. He's really sminny, no where near the weight limit. But after he turned 2, it was becoming a fight. Pulling the seatbelt to child lock, kicking the seat, etc. So we decided to go ahead and turn him FF. I think he likes it better bc he can see more. I want to keep my DD RF as long as possible too. She's even smaller than my DS! Hopefully she won't mind as much =\
How old are your other kids? Girl - 22 months going on 22 years
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
We still haven't taken DD to the dentist...Ped wanted her to go by a year but she wasn't on our insurance so they said we could wait until beginning of this year...still haven't taken her. Went to my dentist last week and he doesn't usually recommend coming in until closer to 2.5/3 but since she has everything but 2 year molars he said he'd see her. Also we've had 2 successful pees in the potty this week! yay! except now she's sitting on the potty for like 30 min and keeps saying no to "are you all done?" I figured this was a delay-tactic at bedtime, BUT there is significant amount of pee in there after so I guess I should just have more patience.
Car seats: DD is still rear facing and will be until she weight/heights out (65 lb/49 in). My friend is a car seat enthusiast and has instilled the need for RF in me. She did have good information on some other equally safe brands that are a little more compact (i'm 5'11" and DH is 6'3" so we need all the driver leg room we can get) so we got one of those for DH's sedan and will give new baby the infant carrier behind the passenger that is a bit bigger.
GTKY: In the car I have the radio on, when home or in the office I usually have whatever broadway soundtrack is stuck in my head going, but my fall back is usually Bowling for Soup - I'm still a punk princess at heart.
@kc1293 ugh molars are the worst! Hope it passes quick. We are expecting our last set of molars soon with DS. He always gets super sick with new teeth.
24 weeks today! Team boy!
How old are your other kids?
2 years old
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
My kid doesn’t want to nap but is so overly exhausted that he’s just a turd. Ugh. Finally if I threaten or bribe him, he’ll go to sleep, but never more than an hour.
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to?
Johnny Cash
We still do quiet time, so he stays in his room for 45 min to an hour with nothing but books and stuffed animals and he either falls asleep or doesn't. I try to tell myself at least the hour is something but compared to the 1.5 hours I get on days he actually naps, its nothing and its hard to get things done AND do something for myself!
24 weeks
How old are your other kids?
19 months
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)?
DD is starting to test us a bit harder lately. She is saying no alot and I think we are handling it well, but man. I am dreading the day we have to bust out the whole time-out chair.
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to?
Moana and Trolls lol
How old are your other kids? DS is 13 months
Rants/Raves/Questions (related to being a STM, stages your kids are going through, or anything else)? DS has been giving us such a hard time at bedtime the last few nights and we cannot figure it out for the life of us. He just thrashes in our arms until he passes out and will wake up a few times. Maybe teething? I don't see any teeth at all so I just don't know. Not looking forward to the balance of his sleep issues with a newborn.
GTKY: Who is your go to band/artist when you can't decide what to listen to? Depends on what I'm doing. I listen to piano while studying, jazz while cooking, indie or house when just hanging out.
All I want to do is sit down and eat sweets by myself, is it that much to ask