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November 2019 Moms
creamcheeseplease
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Questions?
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids?
June STM (+) Check In
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Rants/Raves/Dear Diary?
Questions?
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids?
Re: June STM (+) Check In
Dear Diary: I still feel this nagging anxiety over something going wrong with my pregnancy, even though everything has been perfect and textbook so far. I think it's because I've had several people I'm close with miscarry in the last 6 months and the fears just keep coming up throughout this prgenancy. I was way more laid back with my son and I miss feeling that way.
Rave: because of the above feelings I went and got an elective ultrasound today as part of my "me" day. Reconfirmed baby is in fact a girl, and she was kicking and moving around like crazy in there which was so reassuring. I really hope to start feeling her movements soon!
Questions?
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? Hawaii (Maui, Oahu) in 20 days!! And my dad just convinced me to come up and join them at the summer house in Maine at the end of July. Not that I needed much convincing, I havent been in 3 years and love going.
Nail: Uhhh. I taught my kid to say "wicked awesome" in response to things. So that was a good day.
Questions? Any one got any tricks up their sleeves for keeping a toddler in bed? Mine has been doing the in and out for about an hour and a half every night. We even turned her crib back around to the wall (only one side is missing for the toddler bed) and she did phenom with that. We figured eventually she needs to learn to stay in her crib so turned it back around. Back to nonsense. For the past 4 days we are doing the 100 times a night walk to her bed no talking and no anger. I do think it is working a little but it is exhausting. She even asked if we could turn her crib back around. At least she knows she has no impulse control. Also, when her crib is turned around she sleeps til 8. Turned where she can get out-up at 6. Blasphemy. Tip me up people. This momma needs rest.
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? Family vacation with the inlaws to Branson in July. Both excited and a little not excited. Trip was planned prior to baby popping up, so I had planned to be nice and buzzed most of the trip. Luckily my SIL is also pregnant and only about a week and a half behind me so we can be hot, sweaty, sober pregnant people together.
Questions? Does anyone have any experience with having a baby and a toddler share a room? We have another bedroom, but it really badly needs to be redone, and it's on the second floor where DS's room and our room are on the first right now. So I'd rather not put the baby or DS up there by themselves. The baby will be in our room for about 3 months. I'm worried about how to do sleep training if needed if the baby is in there crying and waking up DS..
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids?
We are spending a week on Cape Cod in August.. I will be 30w.. I am scared. lol. At least its usually much cooler up there and I will be able to relax and be weightless in the pool.
@purplefan1 I will be following for answers to your question about the bed... my son is 2 and he is still in his crib, but I'm not sure if we will leave him there or transition to a toddler bed.. and I'm very concerned about him getting out or refusing to go to bed. He never wants to go to bed as it is. Also, I feel the exact same way as you. MH works nights 4 days a week and then sleeps during the day. I literally don't have a day to sleep in and I don't really get any breaks with his schedule. He's off during the week when DS goes to daycare and its like.. sometimes I just want a couple hours to do something for myself too. When MH has work he literally does not change a single diaper. I should say when he is off he picks DS up early while I am work and is a great dad (and I assume changes diapers, haha) but honestly then when I get home somehow it is back to me being the primary parent.
@gumby22c hooray for a me day! And wow enjoy Hawaii! That is on my bucket list for sure. And, oddly enough, Maine, haha. MH and I love NE vacations. But we've never done Maine since its pretty far for us.
@creamcheeseplease It wasn't until my son was about three that I really switched from giving him the standard rotation of toddler favorites (pasta, chicken nuggets as you said) to a "you're having what we're having mindset". If he doesn't like, he wouldn't eat 🤷 no second meals or substitutions for him. He hardly ever truly went to bed hungry and he's a great eater now. I know people that are still struggling with "picky eaters" that only eat pasta and chicken nuggets lol good luck!
Nail: Finally got some rooms cleaned that I never managed to get to this last week and my laundry is under control lol 👍 also going to bake this morning which I normally did on Sundays but haven't in months
Fail: Yesterday, while making our June budget, I realized I missed a CC payment for May. I marked the bill in my book as paid. I'm so mad at myself and I don't really know how it happened (maybe pregnancy brain?). The original payment was $40 but I had to pay $113 to get us out of the red. 🙄
Questions? Not really
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids?
We love camping so will probably try to get a few camping trips in, though we recently went from a pickup truck that was awesome for camping to a teeny tiny sedan. Maybe a babymoon type trip to upstate NY too sans kid
When we moved into our new house when she was 3 she could open the gate so at that point we had to flip the lock on her door around. 3 nights of crying at the door and then she was 're-trained'. She knows it is time to get up when her clock turns green.
I am going to be starting with my soon to be middle child soon. SOOO not looking forward to restarting the process but we want her trained well before we go to Disney in September.
Due Date/W+D: Nov 8th / 17w & 2 days
Questions? I'll take sharing room advice since that is what my kids and us will be doing when we visit next week. I am guessing no one will be sleeping haha
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids?
SO MANY PLANS! Girls trip with my sorority sisters to Disney (sans kids), 5 year anniversary to Boston (sans kids) & Disney with kids in September which was planned pre-pregnancy so guess that will be a fun thing to be the size of a whale around then.
@purplefan1 we just got this night light that is red when it’s sleep time then turns green when it’s time to wake up/get out of the crib and it’s been a game changer. He started climbing out of his crib, but his new room is still being renovated so we haven’t put him in a bed yet. He is still buying into it and we’ve had it about a month. You can change the colors, it’s a sound machine with several different choices, and you have complete control over the time it changes. We use it for nap and nighttime and I’ll 100% be getting a second one for the baby. When we introduced it, we did a lot of hyping it up and redirecting back into his crib when her climb out if it was still red. After the first week he barely gets up without it being green, then cheers when it does turn green, it’s adorable!
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@gumby22c have fun in HI! That was hands down my favorite vacation. It’s so far from the East Coast but I cannot wait to go back when my kids are older and will do better on the flight! We did Kauaii and Oahu last time but want to see Maui when we go back. So exciting!
@ABabyMarshall can you come do my laundry 😅😅 my son called our puke if (clean!) clothes a mountain yesterday, I need help!
Due Date/W+D: 11/28, 12w3d
Questions? How is everyone surviving with a toddler at home? My patience is at an all time low, I just feel so tired and still not feeling great so it’s been tough! I work for myself, so juggling clients and his needs on top is mine is proving very difficult most days. We try to limit tv for the most part, but that has not been happening lately and I feel awful about it.
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? I wish we could do a mini getaway, but as of now, we have no planned vacations. We live on the beach half hour north of Cape Cod, so we typically stay home in the summer unless we go camping, but I’m not up for that adventure while pregnant!
@ABabyMarshall it’s the best thing!
Questions? None atm
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? I went to Atl for a few days by myself to see friends (we used to live there). In July, we’re going with the whole fam and in-laws to Chattanooga which I’m looking forward to.
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? A few weeks ago me and my so went to New Orleans for the weekend. That was fun. Other than that I don’t have anything else planned.
GTKY: Any summer vacation plans? With or without kids? We live in the midwest so our weekends are spent at the lake which I love and we always do Martha's Vineyard in August, plus tons and tons of weddings (sans kids because I can't do kids at weddings)