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January 2019 Moms
UnbreakableKimmySchmidt
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STM+ Check in w/o 6/3
UnbreakableKimmySchmidt
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How far along are you (if you remember...)?
How are your other kids doing this week?
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
How are your other kids doing this week?
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Re: STM+ Check in w/o 6/3
9 weeks tomorrow!
How are your other kids doing this week?
Potty training DD and we haven't had an accident in a few days. Thinking this potty training thing might have actually worked.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Ride on a toboggan attached to a snowmobile, like what were my parents thinking?
6w4d
How are your other kids doing this week?
Uh going through a growth spurt I think. He just turned five but he's acting like a three year old all over again, whining, throwing tantrums, sleeping and eating a ton. He just tested for his blue belt in Taekwondo and has his belt ceremony Saturday!
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Ummm...........Oh! Get a tattoo at a home tattoo party. Yeah, I judge my mom for letting me do that.
DS 05/29/2013
M/C 02/14/2017
M/C 06/05/2017
C/P 03/01/2018
BFP 05/17/2018 EDD 01/27/2019
How are your other kids doing this week? DD is sick, so her sleep hasn't been great. She's been really into telling me "I love you, Mama" a lot lately which is the best thing ever.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? I can't think of anything. My parents were pretty overprotective and I was a super rule follower (like I assumed the rules were stricter than they actually were) so I want to give my kids more independence.
How are your other kids doing this week? DS (13 months) is being very, very clingy to me this week. He tries to crawl up my body no matter where I'm sitting. I can be playing on the floor with him, and it still isn't enough. I think he's going through a developmental stage with learning to walk and teething.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? Play with bottle rockets. Those suckers are dangerous! We hit a power line.
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
How are your other kids doing this week? DD has been sooo sweet the past few days. She keeps giving real hugs and just hugs me around my neck and it makes my hear melt.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? Hmmm. I can't think of anything right now. My parents were semi-strict but also let us be independent.
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
6+4
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great. DS loves being outside, so he’s thrilled to be able to go outside and play. He especially loves the water—sprinkler, baby pool, water table. Bonus: it totally wears him out, so he’s beyond ready to go to bed every night.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Like @pttomato, my parents were pretty strict. I’d like to show my kids that I have more trust in them.
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
7+2
How are your other kids doing this week?
DD1 is doing great, it’s her last week of school, so she has been overly excited to move to the next grade. DD2 is on the cusp of walking, so we’re trying to motivate her to take steps.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
I can’t really think of anything. My mom was a overprotective single mom, so we didn’t do too many crazy things.
6w 5d
How are your other kids doing this week?
DD is doing well. She has been super into cuddling while we watch her 1 pre bedtime cartoon. Normally I'd love it but I think pregnancy irritation has expanded my personal space bubble and I'm all like "stop touching me!" In my head, of course.
Oh, also after I threw up at the library on Sunday (she was with me), she has been asking if I feel better now. Like every day at breakfast and dinner she asks. Very sweet.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Tough one. Probably won't let them watch violent movies until they are in middle school or so. My parents let us watch anything as long as there was no sex or nudity (typical baby boomer values - penis and vagina is wrong, but murder and body violence is ok for kids to see).
Kiddo “graduated” 4K this week. I don’t know when he got so old
umm... my mom left me home alone when I was pretty young, like 7ish. I will not be doing that.
11 weeks tomorrow (really 10 but I was measuring ahead at my last ultrasound)
How are your other kids doing this week?
Pretty good. I asked DS where the baby is and he pointed at my stomach.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
I can’t really think of anything. Good for me I guess lol
7w5d
How are your other kids doing this week?
Ok. 3 has hit Dd2 pretty hard though, her tantrums are no joke. She'll scream for up to an hour if I can't redirect her. Dd1 is wrapping up pre-k next week and while I'm looking forward to summer I'm a bit nervous because she's a kid who needs a LOT of socialization and attention and is extremely demanding when she's home. I have a tough time on the days when both kids are home all day because it's like I suddenly have a tornado in the house. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't be so worried but I'm SO EXHAUSTED. Hopefully by mid-July I'll be feeling a bit better.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? I had a pretty sheltered upbringing, so not much. I probably won't give them as much unsupervised wandering as I had but a lot of that's more of a function of where we live vs where I lived growing up. Oh and I won't leave them in a car while I go into a store until they're like teenagers because a) I tend to get distracted and worry about it getting too hot, and b) people seem to call the cops on moms for that even when the kid is like 9, ugh.
7+4
How are your other kids doing this week?
I’ve had a lot of interviews and started a part-time interim job so we haven’t seen enough of each other. H is home for the summer (he’s a teacher) so they’re enjoying each other’s company.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
When I was little (like 4-7) my favorite movies were Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, and Cocktail. Now my mom is like “but you loved the music and dancing! You didn’t know what was going on!” I remember knowing what was going on.
9+3(?)
How are your other kids doing this week?
DD is doing ok. DH is out of town which has thrown off our routine a little.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
ride in the back of the pickup. My dad was careful but still. Otherwise, I think my parents had a good balance of strictness and independence.
DD- 11/2016
6+5... ish?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Sigh. We’re having a rough week. We are visiting my parents, so our schedule is off. And she’s hitting some boundary pushing hard core the last couple of days. Which is coupling with me just being absolutely owned by the first tri exhaustion. I’m at witt’s end, and have no more patience. She knows I’m frustrated with her. It’s just ugh. We watched TV almost constantly today because I’m just not dealing well. And she didn’t nap more than 30 minutes today (she’s 18 months), and got up just as I was drifting off to nap which has not helped our collective moods anyway.
In conclusion, I’m feeling like a cranky bitch of a terrible mom these days.
GTKY: I can’t really think of anything for this right now. I do know that I’m hoping I can raise them without the over the top competitiveness that my parents raised me with. I think some is good, but I have too much...
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
How are your other kids doing this week? DS has had hand, foot and mouth and an ear infection in both ears so hes been challenging to say the least. I'm hoping he starts feeling better soon so I can get a freaking break!
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? My mom was so incredibly strict and hard on us growing up and I want to ensure that I'm not like that with my kids. I think I've really learned from the mistakes she made and I want to make sure I never repeat those.
I think 7. Ish
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great! But super busy. My son (age 10) starts swim lessons tomorrow and wrestling day camp next week. My daughter (age 7) just had tryouts for an advanced competition dance team and is nervous to find out if she made it. (She’ll find out Friday.) My youngest (age 3) is just enjoying her summer at parks and splash pads.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Eat super processed foods with fake sugars and food dyes in it. Also, drink pop daily. (They occasionally get pop as a treat, but it was a regular part of my diet growing up. We always had it in the house.)
How are your other kids doing this week?
DD will be 2 next month, so she is super talkative right now. This is usually very cute, but it's been getting on my nerves when I try to explain why she can't have something and she just keeps talking over me. Also we are planning on starting potty training next weekend. I'm really nervous that it's going to be a disaster, lol. We are also planning on switching her daycare to one that's less expensive and much closer to our house in August, and she doesn't handle transitions well. I feel so bad leaving her when she is so upset, but in my mind I know I have to let her work it out on her own. I can't shield her from everything that might make her upset in life, lol.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
My parents were pretty strict with us, so I never did anything super crazy. As I got older, I do think my parents had the right mix of rules and freedom for me though. I never really had the desire to be rebellious, though, so maybe that's why I wasn't bothered by the rules. My DH's mom though did EVERYTHING for him growing up to ensure that he would be able to focus solely on school. She nagged him so that he never missed deadlines, etc, which has done DH no favors now that he is an adult and has to motivate himself. I think there is great value in letting your kid "fail" sometimes. I think it helps them develop internal motivation. We will not be doing everything/helicoptering for our kids. I
DS has been a little ball of energy, which is exhausting but has it's sweet moments. He is really into Moana and Coco so we have been watching those a lot. He also is learning to be gentle with my stomach and will ask me if i am feeling okay.
I don't plan on letting my kids hang out with people I haven't met. My parents were very trusting and would let us hang out with whoever we wanted.
How are your other kids doing this week? DS (almost 20 months) has Ben a little off this week, kind of clingy/fussy at time. I think he’s got some teeth coming in (he still only has 4!).
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up? I think I’ll actually be less strict/overprotective. But probably not as much processed foods and sugar. Also, I’d like to believe I’ll give my kids as much freedom outside as I got, but I lived in a super safe neighborhood so I’m not sure about that.
It's a boy!
Over 10 weeks.
How are your other kids doing this week?
They're doing great! Currently missing them like crazy at work.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
I don't know, I'm less strict than my parents were for the most part. I won't let their only beverage be pop like my mil did. Lol
8 + 4
How are your other kids doing this week?
Pretty good. DD2 is talking up a storm. DD1 is doing really well at reading and math. I need to let them do more creative projects but i'm too tired to do extra cleanup.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
They won't get soda and junk food whenever they want. I also value bedtimes and curfews.
8 weeks tomorrow
How are your other kids doing this week?
They are doing good. The oldest two have been arguing about whether we will have a boy or girl and what we will name the baby, lol. My oldest has been super sweet and wanting to help with stuff when I'm not feeling well.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
I can't think of anything right off. I think my parents did a good job of raising us and I will probably parent in a similar way. Maybe focus on the middle children more. I was a middle child and sometimes I felt forgotten. Probably pretty typical, haha.
How far along are you (if you remember...)? 7 weeks today!
How are your other kids doing this week? Good! DS has been a bit of a threenager lately but last night he was super-sweet when I was putting him down for bed and actually had a conversation with me which didn't devolve into "you're bad" or "I don't like you" (his phrases of choice ATM). DD is amazing right now. She's 18 months and just a delight--smiley and cuddly and funny. I haven't told DS yet about #3 but I did tell DD figuring she wouldn't tell anyone. Well, she has started pointing to my belly and saying "baby" so guess I was way off on that one.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
My parents were pretty reasonable but my mom hated to cook and didn't take a lot of interest in our nutrition. I used to eat super sugary cereal for breakfast every morning and would eat a can of Chef Boyardee every afternoon when I got home from school in high school (so gross, I know). I struggled as an adult to develop healthy eating habits because of this so I want to make sure my kids don't grow up with *such* a strong taste for junk food (they definitely get plenty of treats, don't worry!).
*~* DS Jan.'15 *~* DD Nov.'16 *~*
*~* DS Jan.'15 *~* DD Nov.'16 *~*
7 + 1
How are your other kids doing this week?
Good! DD is talking so much but I can’t fully comprehend what she’s saying. Her eyes lit up and she starts talking but all I do is respond to her with things I think she was talking about. Quite entertaining.
Last night, DH had a work event at night and DD won’t go to sleep. Instead, she said, “dada car UH OH,” and pointed to the ceiling. In my most logical mindset, I interpreted that as “hey mom. Dad got into a car accident and is now up in the sky.”
I called DH to come home, lol! He was already en route but waiting for him caused a slight panic even though in hindsight, that would have been so crazy and ridiculous. My toddler does not have special powers, y’all.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
Agree w others that I don’t want my kids eating so much junk food. I remember going to McDonald’s a lot and only really started eating healthier when I left home for college. I want my kids to eat well earlier on!
9 weeks 1 day
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great. He has behavior issues at school but this week he got four stars everyday! He’s also finally been pooping on the potty. I thought we’d never get there but he even went today while we were at the beach.
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
My parents let me go to Woodstock ‘99 with my girlfriends when i was 17. It was a blast but they definitely shouldn’t have lol. He won’t be doing stuff like that.
also I grew up drinking SO much soda, koolaid, etc. I don’t even buy it now, we just have sugary drinks as a treat sometimes. My little guy loves water and never even asks for juice at home.
8 weeks today
How are your other kids doing this week?
The girls are good! Oldest is headed to my parent's for a few nights so I'm looking forward to one on one time with DD2
GTKY: What is one thing you won't let your kids do that you were allowed to do growing up?
I can't really think of anything! This was more H's family allowing it than mine but he is on board with no pop/soda for the girls until they are older
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.