I'm night weaning S. It's been nearly 12 months and child is still waking at least twice. I've been trying to do it gently, like I won't nurse him at midnight but will at 3. Because it's plausible he's hungry at 3 but not so much at midnight.
But it's not been working, really. He's still waking at midnight. And 3. And then at 6. For a while he was down to just 3 and 6, but then went back to waking at midnight again.
So last night he ate a good dinner and nursed to sleep with a lot of milk (I missed my last pumping session, so was on the full side).
When he woke at midnight I was like "screw this. we're going cold turkey."
So H went in and the hysterical screaming began. H got him down briefly around 12:45 and he was back up at 1am until 3:30. Lots of rocking and snuggling and nuks and he finally did go down without nursing.
Post by lyssbobiss, Command, B613 on Oct 24, 2014 9:58:08 GMT -5
I was so embarrassed last night. Babycakes takes special swimming lessons that are designed for SN kids. There are many more instructors than kids which is awesome but he works with one girl and three guys. All three guys are black and he calls ALL of them Miles. Omg. He and I are going to have to work on him not thinking all black guys look same.
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
My 3 year old, who is usually the best behaved kid at her daycare (her teacher told me that) hit not one but 2 kids yesterday. I think she was modeling behavior she learned while visiting her cousins last weekend. They are a little bit older and have no problem hitting each other.
Post by downtoearth on Oct 24, 2014 11:22:24 GMT -5
My oldest asked about who I was voting for this one guy or another, I explained that they weren't running against each other and I was voting for two other people. He then proceeded to ask me what "Obamacare" was b/c it was on a sign he read about one candidate "Fighting Obamacare." He said it sounds "like Obama really cares about something" and he thought "that sounds like a good thing to vote for it if the president cares a lot."
I went to my favorite coffee shop and got a very large, strong coffee and a pumpkin cranberry muffin.
Still yawning.
I forget if I've asked this due to my own mommy brain, but does he have any crib toys that go off if he knocks into them? I forget when these should be introduced but I know it's before a year. They helped us a lot with DD waking often and soothing her if she wasn't really in need of milk. Honestly I wish I could start using them now.
It's been raining for two days. Naturally the best thing to be doing today is taking a bunch of kindergarteners to an orchard to run around in mud puddles and 50 degree weather, right?!?!
I weather proofed DD the best I could. Hopefully she comes home looking better than Pig Pen.
I went to my favorite coffee shop and got a very large, strong coffee and a pumpkin cranberry muffin.
Still yawning.
I forget if I've asked this due to my own mommy brain, but does he have any crib toys that go off if he knocks into them? I forget when these should be introduced but I know it's before a year. They helped us a lot with DD waking often and soothing her if she wasn't really in need of milk. Honestly I wish I could start using them now.
He has one that plays soothing music and projects stuff. It doesn't help.
He's moderately indifferent to nuks. Like, he'll take one if offered but he's not addicted to them like some kids (including B). And if he doesn't want it, he'll take it out and throw it across the room. Which would be hilarious, but then it's 3am and I'm trying to find the goddamned thing.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Oct 24, 2014 12:30:08 GMT -5
DD refuses to give up the damn pacifier. In everything else, she insists she's a "big kid," but won't let this thing go. She wants it for bedtime and anytime she is cranky or tired. The only one we have is at least 2 years old and even has a tear in the plastic. I know at some point we're going to have to go cold turkey, but I just don't have the strength. We tried the idea of giving it to her baby cousin, but she said that he needed baby binks. Maybe the paci fairy thing would work.
@mrsbecky - what about a membership to something - zoo/museum? Or if they like the AG stuff, you could do a girls day out and eat at the cafe at Tysons? We did that for brunch one morning and Scarlett loved it. I know you said they've been to the one in NYC, but it might be fun to do it with their aunt as a special day out?
But yeah, that would get old. Would your SIL be open to suggestions on how to handle gift lists? Because I keep separate Amazon wishlists for different sides of the family for the kids, and it seems to help me keep track and I try to keep it updated regularly. That way people can shop on their own. Plus, it allows links to other sites, not just amazon.
DD refuses to give up the damn pacifier. In everything else, she insists she's a "big kid," but won't let this thing go. She wants it for bedtime and anytime she is cranky or tired. The only one we have is at least 2 years old and even has a tear in the plastic. I know at some point we're going to have to go cold turkey, but I just don't have the strength. We tried the idea of giving it to her baby cousin, but she said that he needed baby binks. Maybe the paci fairy thing would work.
FWIW, Scarlett had hers until 3.5. Our pedi and dentist both agreed with it because she sucked her thumb if she didn't have it and said the paci was less damaging and easier to get rid of. I ended up bribing her. She desperately wanted an Elsa costume and shoes (this was in Jan/Feb) and we happened to stop in the store and ask about them when a bunch were available online. So I ordered it and the day it arrived, we traded. Kind of pricey, but it worked (and she was older so she didn't replace with the thumb sucking that time).
My brother is driving me batty. Between him, his wife, and his wife's mother, they buy their two girls EVERYTHING. It's cute bc my brother always wants to buy the girls stuff before he gets something for himself (so he won monetary awards during residency and he would always go out and buy the girls a big toy or something). But christmas is coming up and there is nothing to get them.
Example: my mom bought them both for their first christmas (when they were too young to care) an American Girl doll. My SIL finally got them out and gave them to them, which sounds great, especially bc I was like sweet, gifts all around for the next few years. Except that they have all the outfits for their dolls, this summer she bought them the AG dolls that you can have made to look like you (these girls have blue eyes and blond hair, Kirsten looks excactly like them, its not complicated), and lots of outfits with that, they've been to the AG store in NYC and have picked out clothes from there, and so on. None of this was for bdays. They also got Samsung tablets this summer.
So I email my brother about christmas and ask if they want the stylist chair from AG, which would be just in my price range and be perfect. He says no, because they already have that, and they have X large accessory and Y large accessory etc. I say I could do the manicure chair for both of htem, he says that'd be fine. Then he says "oh they like legos too." They have a THOUSAND legos, but he says thye use them, so whatever.
So I'm on amazon and emailing him and hes like "no not that kind, not that kind, they have all of those, they wouldnt use those," etc.
WHY IS THIS SO HARD. they are 4 and 6. there should be plenty of crap out there that they dont have. this has been an issue the past two years and now it's just getting out of control. they have a play room that is a third of their main floor (and their house is 3000 square feet) and it is OVERFLOWING with toys.
Part of this is that my SIL is a bit of a control freak, and she wont give me ideas on what to get them until her mom buys them everything she was going to, but her mom might not be done until mid-Dec (SIL doesnt say thats what shes doing, but I know it is, she stalls when I ask for ideas). Why cant she give me ideas and then just tell her mom those things are taken care of? because that would be the simple solution.
And to make it worse, one of them has a bday on Dec 14.
I may just buy them books. boring but easy.
Get them a nice, small library of Caldecott books. Done and done.
The 2014 winner - Locomotive - is on B's Christmas list this year. We have the one of 2014 honor books already (Journey - which also has a sequel, Quest. we own both).
eclaires in the town where they live there really isnt a zoo or museum or whatever. (they're in a small college town.) Or I think there is a zoo but its so cheap that a membership isnt worth it.
and my SIL still has some anxiety issues so I'm not sure she'd let me take the girls for a day to DC. This is why I say it's ridiculous. Why is it so hard? Maybe I should just buy stuff without asking them.
I would... just give a gift receipt and be done with it. She's making it more difficult than necessary at this point, so I would just get them some things that you think they'd like. Also, AG has a bunch of craft kits and stuff like that that might be something they'd like? Oh and Scarlett is super into the pet stuff/accessories, which may be a part of AG they haven't discovered/bought out yet, lol.
haha 2curlydogs I have Locomotive put aside for DS already!
The older one is beyond Caldecott I think. Maybe I'll look at the newberry ones though.
In their defense part of the issue is that SIL's mother has a legitimate shopping problem, like she just buys and buys and buys, so its not all my brother and SIL. But even so.
Maybe I'll see what a mighty girl has to say.
Definitely Newbery! Our maybe Giesel.
As a parent, I prefer the book gift. I know I can always count on certain people for solid, interesting books.
We night weaned J at around 10 months, and I am a firm believer that every baby is different, but he's slept pretty much like a dream since then :::knocks everything furiously::: I just had Carl go in to settle him, but he's always been a super easy settle.
J is still thisclose to walking, he's up to maybe 3 steps. Last night he climbed up onto this push-bike thing A has, first the back wheel, then the seat, then he went to climb up onto the entertainment center when I stopped him. My kids are going to free climb Half Dome and scare the living shit out of me, aren't they?
I have an abscessed tooth. I feel like crap and I can't get into the dentist til next Friday! I am on an antibiotic and hella pain pills which are working enough that I no longer want to rip my head off!
DD refuses to give up the damn pacifier. In everything else, she insists she's a "big kid," but won't let this thing go. She wants it for bedtime and anytime she is cranky or tired. The only one we have is at least 2 years old and even has a tear in the plastic. I know at some point we're going to have to go cold turkey, but I just don't have the strength. We tried the idea of giving it to her baby cousin, but she said that he needed baby binks. Maybe the paci fairy thing would work.
If it helps, BabyLiu was nearly four when she quit asking for hers. At first she slept with it under her pillow. Now it's sitting on BoyLiu's train and I should just huck it. She hasn't asked for it in nearly six months. She'll quit it when she's ready.
My DD who is almost 3 is going to be Elsa for Halloween (I'm sure she will be the only one too!). Would it be wrong if I did a tiny bit of Elsa makeup on her? Would you do this to a child? Thanks.
My DD who is almost 3 is going to be Elsa for Halloween (I'm sure she will be then only one too!). Would it be wrong if I did a tiny bit of Elsa makeup on her? Would you to tie child? Thanks.
I would not b/c my child would ask for it regularly and I ain't got time for that. I would not judge a little girl in costume, though.
My DD who is almost 3 is going to be Elsa for Halloween (I'm sure she will be then only one too!). Would it be wrong if I did a tiny bit of Elsa makeup on her? Would you to tie child? Thanks.
I would not b/c my child would ask for it regularly and I ain't got time for that. I would not judge a little girl in costume, though.