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July 2021 Moms
daisy528
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STM+ Checkin (11/14)
daisy528
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How far along are you?
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves:
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination?
How many kids do you already have? Ages?
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves:
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination?
Re: STM+ Checkin (11/14)
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 2 - my DS is 5.5, and my DD is 4.
How are your other kids doing this week? They are great! We have not told them about this baby, and will probably wait until after my appointment at the end of December.
Rants/Raves: I’m so over remote learning. It is so so hard to keep a kindergartener focused and entertained over Zoom.
Concerns/Questions: NATM
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? I love to go anywhere with a beach with my family! I also can’t wait to do Disney with them, but we will probably wait until they are a little older.
Rants/Raves: We are still struggling with daylight savings time. I'm sure it doesn't help that my sleep schedule is off since my H is gone for work, but my 1yr old is killing me with the 4-5am wake up call.
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How many kids do you already have? Ages? 3 girls: 21, 18, and 4
How are your other kids doing this week?
my 21 and 18 year old both go to the same university -thousands of miles away- and are doing well, currently trying to figure out logistics for coming home for their month-long winter break quarantining/testing/etc. my 4 year old is doing well despite being trapped indoors so much. i think I’ll take her hiking today to get some energy out.
Rants/Raves: yes @daisy528 remote learning 👎 we ended up pulling our 4 year old out of remote learning and I’m homeschooling her this year, which has its own problems, but is working out so much better for us. I’m currently remote too, working on my master’s and it also sucks 😆 I’m basically teaching myself.
Concerns/Questions: is anyone else WAY more tired than they remember being with their other kid(s)? I am BEAT.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Camping! I like camping anywhere, but I think my favorite ⛺️ is near the beach 🏖
This year has been hard.
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#3 and #4 are 18mos apart. #5 and this one will be 2yrs. #5 was a July baby too.
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How many kids do you already have? Ages? Daughter 7, 2 sons 6, 2
How are your other kids doing this week?
Rants/Raves: My kids have been awesome this week.....well my oldest 2 have. The youngest is....cute....and stubborn....and entering the tantrum era.
We did online learning last year with the kids but are truly blessed to live in a small rural community where there school is open. They attend a small school that's surrounded by farmer fields and pastures. Our area has been blessed with very low to no covid cases.
Concerns/Questions: none currently
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We love to visit Vancouver. We have family there and it's such an awesome place to visit. We also love anywhere with sand and warmth....especially as we head into colder weather here.
How many kids do you already have? Ages? Boys ages 5 and 3 that are 19 mos apart
How are your other kids doing this week? Ugh. My boys are handfuls every day of the week. This weekend has been no exception. I’m tired and they don’t know why (haven’t told them yet). Plus it’s the time of the year that we aren’t outside as much and that’s hard on us to be inside. I did make them help deep clean their rooms and sort through all the toys in the house so that was interesting
Rants/Raves: I would like to second the above comments about being so tired. Also props to any parents with kids in school this year. I work for a school and it’s all so. hard.
Concerns/Questions: This baby will be 4 years apart from my youngest and almost six from my oldest. Nervous about the big age gap. It took me a very long time to be on board with the third baby idea.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We’ve only ever done one real family vacation and that was a month ago in Gatlinburg, TN and I loved it. We hiked, shopped, stayed in a cabin, visited some attractions, etc. In the past we have done a weekend trip to Indy and always go to Great Wolf Lodge every year. Not big vacation people due to my husbands business and our animals.
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 1 - 14.5 months
How are your other kids doing this week? Pretty good. He has his moments like every other kid but for the most part, he’s just happy toddling around everywhere. 😂
Rants/Raves: WHEN IS 1st tri over?!? 😭😭😭😭
Concerns/Questions:
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We don’t really do family vacation places but we do like the beach. We’re avid travellers so we travel quite a bit and try not to repeat destinations too often.
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*
@bkjade, soooo exhausted. Oh my.
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*
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How many kids do you already have? Ages? One 2 yr old son
How are your other kids doing this week? Teething with the 2yr old molars and potty training... yikes!!!!!!!! I’m so tired. I just want the kid to poop on the potty. 😂
Rants/Raves: making pad thai tonight (from a package lol) and omg I can’t stop thinking about it already.... 🤤🤤
Concerns/Questions: going to transition to a big boy bed soon as ds is still in the crib... want to get that big transition done with well before new baby comes so it’s not too much all at once - but slightly terrified that my monkey will be out of bed all night long! Anybody have any good stories from the transition to a big boy bed??
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Confession: we’ve not been on a family vacation with ds yet. We fly regularly to visit Grannie and grampa (they live far) so that uses all of our travel budget (pre covid). Can’t wait to do Disney when the kids are older!!
My others I had to completely kid proof their room and then put up a gate at the door so they could not come out even if they did get up. They fell asleep on the floor many times before they realized their bed was much more comfy.
I think it took maybe a week or two and then the novelty wore off and they were good again. Good luck!!
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How many kids do you already have? Ages? One crazy 4 year old boy
How are your other kids doing this week? This weekend is hard. We learned that I was exposed to someone who tested positive for covid so we went to get tested and are basically locked in. My result was negative so we are just waiting for my husband’s. Child has not stopped jumping off the walls
Rants/Raves: i hate covid
Concerns/Questions: there’s a possibility I’m having twins (see ultrasound thread for pictures) and I have no idea where we are going to put the second crib if that ends up being the case
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We usually either go to Memphis to visit my inlaws or Mexico City to visit my family. We haven’t done a proper family vacation where the point of the trip is not to visit family. I like going somewhere with a beach that is warm. Also, planning a trip to Walt Disney world in about 2-3 years
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 2, a 3 yo and 1.5 yo
How are your other kids doing this week? Good! Climbing all over me always
Rants/Raves: I second that I hate covid
Concerns/Questions: trying not to be anxious about things
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Anywhere new we haven’t been before
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 1, a 14mo son
How are your other kids doing this week? He’s usually such a happy boy but has really been testing the limits lately. I think the terrible two’s have come a little early in this house!
Rants/Raves: Just spent the weekend at my grandfather’s house. I love seeing DS with his great-grandpa!
Concerns/Questions: Like @DuchessOfCambridge I’m trying not be anxious. These early days are so tough on the nerves.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Charleston, SC
How many kids do you already have? Ages? One daughter, will be 5 in the spring
How are your other kids doing this week? All good! Still going to preschool for now, assuming our state (NJ) is going to shut things down very soon or we don't pull her out first 😕
Rants/Raves: 🤷🏻♀️
Concerns/Questions: Excited for this pregnancy but kind of nervous about a 5 year age gap between kiddos
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We spend most weekends in the summer at the Jersey Shore and love an annual summer trip to NH
How many kids do you already have? Ages? DS is 6 and DD will be 3 in Jan
How are your other kids doing this week? Fine...we were super lazy all weekend which i think we all needed.
Rants/Raves: I am also in the i hate COVID camp. My aunt canceled Thanksgiving (which I of course understand and know was the right thing, but ughhh I just hate all this) and I am starting to get nervous that they are going to move schools to distance learning soon (they've been talking about it for a few days here in RI), but I'm hoping that doesn't happen. My husband and I both work full time with no option for remote, and the family members that helped in the Spring when this was going on are all back to work too. I'm holding out hope that since he's at a Catholic school and not in the public k-12 they might stay in school.
Concerns/Questions: My viability ultrasound is tomorrow morning and I am terrified to get bad news (PGAL).
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Usually we go to Cabo San Lucas every January on a big family vacation and it is beautiful and so much fun. Obviously we are not going this year and I am bummed.
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How many kids do you already have? 2 Boys
Ages? 8 and 5
How are your other kids doing this week? Fabulous. Everyone is back in school and very happy.
Rants/Raves: This nausea is killing me.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Any of our many trips to Colorado.
How many kids do you already have? Ages? 2 boys- 3 & 2
How are your other kids doing this week?
Great! Trying to keep busy by decorating for Christmas and doing little Christmas crafts.
Rants/Raves: I am almost done all of my Christmas shopping!
Concerns/Questions: 🤔
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? We have only done a family trip to Mexico, so that would have to be my favorite so far! Glad we were able to do it before the Covid disaster hit. Already dreaming about the next hot destination on a beach although that maybe in a couple years. ⛱
How many kids do you already have? One boy who is 20 months.
How are your other kids doing this week? This age is so much fun (really ever since he started sleeping through the night, which was only this past summer 😅). Unfortunately I’m not as much fun during this first trimester. Poor kiddo keeps wanting to play games with me and I keep finding lazy workarounds.
Rants/Raves: I miss all the play dates, library story times, and Gymboree classes from pre-covid times 😭😭. Struggling so hard to provide a stimulating and engaging environment for my toddler on my own.
Concerns/Questions: None at the moment.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? Right now, a bungalow on the beach somewhere warm sounds amazing.
How many kids do you already have? Ages? two, DD1 is 4.5, and DD2 just turned 2.
How are your other kids doing this week? DD2 pooped on the potty yesterday she's young so that's amazing!! Maybe I can get everyone out of diapers before we reset the system so to speak.
Rants/Raves: Effing COVID.
Concerns/Questions: Are you guys telling your other kids in a special way? How long do you wait until you tell them? My oldest is now aware enough to know what's going on, before she was really too small.
GTKY: What is your favorite family vacation destination? I'm a Disney gal at heart, but we've been to Poland, Amsterdam, and Australia and I really enjoyed them. At this point with COVID I just want to go ANYWHERE!!
DD1 - BFP 7/23/15 (EDD 3/31/16). "We believe in you rainbow" DOB 4/2/16
DD2 - BFP 2/9/18 (EDD 10/19/18). "Grow baby grow!" DOB 10/24/18
BFP 11/16/20 (EDD 7/31/21). "Round 3 FIGHT!"