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  • I've started my thesis research window by sending out surveys to nearby school districts! If any of you are K-12 teachers, administrators, or RTI coordinators, and would like to help me out by taking the survey about RTI/MTSS implementation, please send me a private message and I'll email the survey to you! We are needed all the data we can possibly get! 
  • @and_peggy that sounds like a happy medium between the two 😊
  • @wigglyicecream thinking of your for your nt scan today and sending you all the positive vibes!!!
  • @wigglyicecream so glad it went well. Were you hoping for a boy? 
  • @darkrose88 I was hoping for a girl so I could reuse DD stuff but now I’m excited over the idea of the boy. 
  • @wigglyicecream lol I totally relate on the reuse stuff comment. I have so much boy stuff! Hopefully it ends up being a boy now that you're all excited!
  • @and_peggy I mean our Texas friend is doing a pretty good job of covering that… lol 😑
  • @paytonpedro 🙄 tried to point her in the right direction on the first point but I also probably distracted her by making conversation. Oops 😆
    Pregnancy Ticker

    5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
  • @mdfarmchick I’m in a good rhythm here, I better not 😆😆
    Pregnancy Ticker

    5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
  • @and_peggy totally not your fault. 
    Literally laughing at your comment @mdfarmchick
    🤣🤣
  • @wigglyicecream yikes. It’s looking like What to expect or baby center over there…. 😬😬😬 I hope they get it figured out as the month goes on!
  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    edited February 2022
    @Katek819 as a FTM myself, but with plenty of friends who have kids, it gets overwhelming to have to entertain them all. Day. Long. They don't want to do anything without an adult watching or playing with them. Like, no. Go outside and PLAY. ETA: these are bigger kids like 8-9. But I remember not having my mom play with us all the time. We had toys. We played and entertained ourselves. And once in awhile, she'd put on Sesame Street or Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I think I turned out ok. Don't feel guilty. 
  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    edited February 2022
    @Katek819 definitely don’t feel guilty! My 3yo does independent play most of the morning. If I’m sitting and he brings something over or is telling me about what he’s doing I respond and listen, or will play for a few minutes. But, he overwhelmingly plays my himself. And I think he LOVES it because his older brother isn’t here to annoy him or mess up what he’s doing. 
  • @Katek819 neither DH (SAHD) nor I play all the time with our son (age 4). We both make an effort to do some sort of play each day (e.g. last night I engaged in some imaginative play for about 30 mins) but we also both believe he needs to learn to self entertain. He has preschool part time where he can interact with other kids. But like OP have said, we'd never get anything done if we always played with them. 
  • @paytonpedro and @and_peggy thank you for articulating what I couldn't properly. 
  • @and_peggy I’m going to need some tips on four kids and how to “clean the house, cook dinner, do laundry, and maintain my mental health.” Because right now with three of them, I’m drowning. 🤣 Also first trimester is survival mode. 

    Also, I should add, I don’t really play with them but since will almost always stop and read a book. I’ve said no recently because I have had the worst migraines this pregnancy and reading is hard. :smile:
  • @mdfarmchick you get into a routine. If you have 3 already, you will be okay throwing one more into the mix.

    Practical things that help me:
    - knowing I can’t do it all
    - lowering my expectations
    - making a list and crossing off half
    - being as productive as I can when those pockets happen. (My productivity comes in waves)
    - being time efficient (one of the things that works for me is doing all the dishes when my kids are eating breakfast. They’re contained and it’s my system).

    Trust me, I’m not winning any awards over here; I’ve just learned what works best for me. Some days I do absolutely nothing and I don’t feel bad about it.
    Pregnancy Ticker

    5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
  • @Katek819 not only is it ok it’s very much encouraged and really good for them. Try not to be too hard on yourself
  • @wigglyicecream what a huge relief!
    Pregnancy Ticker

    5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
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