I have a bunch of random questions

[Brie]

I can only answer 2, but C doesn't seem bothered by it. He knows there is a baby brother in mommy's tummy, and he likes to "ring my doorbell" aka push my bellybutton and say "ding dong, hi baby!" and occasionally give it a kiss. I don't think he knows much more than that.

I am hoping 3 is true because C was super active and is kind of a wild child. This kid's kicks seem much more polite and calm, LOL.

[spk926]

Nov 10, 2014 15:14:40 GMT -5 @pnkybrwstr said:

1.  If your 2 ish year old had a tough time after changing daycares (always loved daycare previously), how long did it last?  At what point would you worry that maybe it's not a good fit (assuming you are happy with your experience otherwise)? We changed daycares when DD was about 15 months old. It was a good 3 weeks of hard drop offs but then my daycare lady would send pictures and DD would be playing and happy as can be. I am off for the summers so we experienced the same thing when re-starting daycare again at 20 months. Only took about a week or 2 of hard drop offs this time though.

2.  If you had a 2 ish year old while pregnant, did they notice?  Did it seem to bother them at all?

3.  Did your baby's activeness in the womb at all correspond to their demeanor outside it?  Baby #2 seems to be waaay more active than I remember O being.  I'm 20 weeks today and DH can already feel kicks on my tummy! No, not at all. DD was very quiet in the womb and now DOES NOT STOP MOVING. She can't even watch TV or do some mindless activity without lifting her leg, wiggling her arms, jumping etc. It's crazy!

4.  Do you have a hand blender/stick blender you like?  Do I need any attachments? What do you use yours for? I want one for Christmas and will primarily use it for blended soups.

[sjh722]

2. I have no idea. She knows what babies are (when we see them, she point and yells "baby!!!!") - we keep talking to her about how our baby is in my belly, and she likes to wave and kiss my belly, but I'm not sure if it's actually connecting.

3. DD moved constantly (I could feel her as a FTM at 15 weeks) and moves constantly as a toddler. The one growing inside of me is LAZY and moves way less than she did.

[teatimefor2]

Nov 10, 2014 15:14:40 GMT -5 @pnkybrwstr said:

2.  If you had a 2 ish year old while pregnant, did they notice?  Did it seem to bother them at all?

H knew there was a baby in my tummy. He would kiss the baby. He understood that a baby was coming. Towards the end, he would get upset that he really couldn't sit well in my lap anymore. I won't say in bothered him, because he didn't know what it really meant. We did read books about a new baby that helped.

3.  Did your baby's activeness in the womb at all correspond to their demeanor outside it?  Baby #2 seems to be waaay more active than I remember O being.  I'm 20 weeks today and DH can already feel kicks on my tummy!

I'm only 16 days in and the only thing I've noticed is O is always up between 9:00/10:00 pm and that is when he was active in the womb. I do think O is going to be a lot more chill than his older brother. I wonder if it's him or him just picking up on our cues as we are more chill.

4.  Do you have a hand blender/stick blender you like?  Do I need any attachments? What do you use yours for? I want one for Christmas and will primarily use it for blended soups.

Yes and I can't recall the name. Basic handheld blender from amazon. I'll go look later.

[anna7602]

1& 2 don't apply to me and its too soon to tell with 3. 

BUT, I love my hand mixer. It's one of the appliances I missed most (along with my crockpot) when we lived in France. I use it for soups. It came with other attachments which I used to use for things like pesto before I got a mini food processor. 

[rex]

i can only answer #3.

L was CRAZY in the womb. i honestly had days where i cried because she never stopped moving and i really needed a break from it. yay hormones

nothing has changed. everyone has commented from day one how much she moves around. she doesn't even stay still when she's sleeping.

[stacyb1983]

1. H started and then moved daycares around his second birthday, when I went back to work. It took a few weeks to get settled in.

2. N/A. H was 3 when I was pregnant and very much aware of the baby in mommy's tummy.

3. C was way more active in utero than H, but she is significantly more laid back.

4. Yes! I lurv it. I make mashed potatoes/cauliflower. I plan to use it to make baby food.

[dragonfly08]

#1 - can't help much here as my kids weren't in daycare.  They both switched schools between preschool and elementary school, but they were a little older (1st grade and K, respectively) and there was the summer off between to ease any transition issues.  They really didn't have much trouble.

#2 - DD #1 was just shy of 3 when her little sister was born.  She knew she was getting a baby sister and it didn't seem to bother her.  She never had tantrums about it, or said she didn't want the baby, and there were no sleep issues or potty-training regression after #2 was born.  One thing I made sure to do was delay #1 starting preschool.  The first day would have been the same week #2 was born and I didn't want #1 to feel at all like she was being pushed out for the baby.  So I held off on starting until January and that worked out really well for us.  Bonus that I didn't have to take the baby out in the cold winter weather to bring her sister to school until she was almost five months old!

#3 - #1 was the more active kid in utero, and if anything she's my calmer child overall.  She's very quiet, more introverted than her sister, more likely to get mad by being sullen and using the silent treatment than throwing a major tantrum the way her sister would.  Granted some of that comes with age (#1 is 11 now and has always been a bit more mature than "average" for her age, while #2 is definitely a "young" 8), but most of it has always been there.  #2 was a happier baby, but also more prone to being active and clingy and volatile.

#4 - I make soups in my regular blender.  Just got a brand new Black and Decker one last week that does a great job on smoothies, we'll see how my first soup in it turns out!

[dcn]

Nov 10, 2014 15:14:40 GMT -5 @pnkybrwstr said:

1.  If your 2 ish year old had a tough time after changing daycares (always loved daycare previously), how long did it last?  At what point would you worry that maybe it's not a good fit (assuming you are happy with your experience otherwise)?

2.  If you had a 2 ish year old while pregnant, did they notice?  Did it seem to bother them at all?

3.  Did your baby's activeness in the womb at all correspond to their demeanor outside it?  Baby #2 seems to be waaay more active than I remember O being.  I'm 20 weeks today and DH can already feel kicks on my tummy!

4.  Do you have a hand blender/stick blender you like?  Do I need any attachments? What do you use yours for? I want one for Christmas and will primarily use it for blended soups.

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1). It took him about a week to not cry at drop off. Another two weeks or so to participate in all the activities and interact with the kids regularly. The teachers said three or four weeks was normal to fully adjust. We switched right before he turned two from an in home to a center.

3). Yes. Ds moved and kicked all the time in utero and he is a mover and shaker still. He rarely stops moving.

4) I have a $25 one that I use for smoothies and soup. I bought it like ten years ago and it is still going strong. I think I got it at a department store? I'm not even sure what brand it is.

[ladygrey]

N/A for #1-2.

DD was very active in utero, and is an extremely busy kid who is always climbing, running, twirling, etc.

I love my Cuisinart smart stick - www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-76BC-SmartStick-200-Watt-Immersion/dp/B000EGA6QI

[GotWine]

#2 DD is very aware of the baby in my tummy. She watches the What To Expect videos on my phone with me every week and talks about what we saw. She is currently referring to the baby as her "sister", but we are team green so I have no clue why she is stuck on that. She loves to feel the baby move and kisses my belly all of the time. She talks every day about what she wants to do when the new baby comes, like sing songs to the baby and hold it's hand. She knows mommy and daddy will be staying at the hospital for a few days and she is going to be staying with grandma. Right now she does not seem bothered by that, but I'm not sure she really grasps what that means. We have never been away from her for that many overnights in a row before.

[cricketwife]

4. Cuisinart smart stick

[nextbigthing]

4. This is a good one, the base comes off to go in dishwasher. Good price too

www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-75BC-2-Speed-Immersion-Blender/dp/B00ARQVM5O

I love to make soup too and this is great for it

[sjh722]

Nov 10, 2014 16:34:30 GMT -5 @pnkybrwstr said:

Nov 10, 2014 16:27:00 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Finally, have you had your anatomy scan yet?  Mine is later this week!  Also, sjh722 anatomy scan yet?  I think punky is team green and I'm team green but are you announcing?

Mine is tomorrow!  We are team green, but for some reason it's much more tempting this time!
But, I'll hold strong.

Mine is next week! (My midwife does it between 21 and 22 weeks.)

We won't find out. So exciting, 3 team green babies in March! @upnorth

[sjh722]

Nov 10, 2014 18:34:21 GMT -5 @pnkybrwstr said:

Nov 10, 2014 18:31:48 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Mine is next week! (My midwife does it between 21 and 22 weeks.)

We won't find out. So exciting, 3 team green babies in March! @upnorth

Our plans for simultaneous live labor posting are all coming together!!!

I am avoiding FIL's birthday on the 28th, but other than that I'm open from about March 10 on.

[asoctoberfalls]

I LOVE my kitchen aid immersion blender.
I use it for anything that would require a mixer.

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www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5W6HY/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001A5XR7M&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GF2GV3Z53FFJD0JQVZ6
This is the one that Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen ranked the highest a few years ago. They're my go-to for kitchen appliance and gadget recommendations.