Memorial Day Weekend @ randoms

[redheadbaker]

Came across a show, "Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show" on PBS. The clip on at the time included Julie Andrews and Richard Burton performing "What Simple Folk Do" from Camelot. I had actually been looking for a cartoon for DS to watch, but he asked me to leave it on. My kid likes musicals already! #winning 

[wawa]

Mickey mouse is my babysitter this weekend. was supposed to be MIL but shes sick and this shit needs to get done...

So while we're in the basement dealing with this (brace yourself)

shorti is in the living room like this

[Cicero]

Last weekend our neighbor's 2 year old pushed M (20 months) down some steps. I was kind of willing to let it go because the kid started crying harder than M when he saw how hurt M was. But yesterday they came over and he pushed M again. This time he wasn't hurt but he had a really confused look on his face like he didn't understand what was going on.

I am justified in limiting M's contact with this kid, right?

[meshaliuknits]

Yesterday swimming was cancelled for the holiday. Unfortunately, it wasn't on the paperwork & we missed last week b/c of a funeral so we didn't know. I had the saddest little girl ever. We felt terrible.

I made cookies with her to try to make up for it.

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[ttt]

May 24, 2015 9:19:41 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Last weekend our neighbor's 2 year old pushed M (20 months) down some steps. I was kind of willing to let it go because the kid started crying harder than M when he saw how hurt M was. But yesterday they came over and he pushed M again. This time he wasn't hurt but he had a really confused look on his face like he didn't understand what was going on.

I am justified in limiting M's contact with this kid, right?

Definitely. Is the neighbor addressing this with the kid? I mean, it's normal for 2 year olds to push and not really understand what they're doing, but it's definitely something mom or dad should be putting a stop to and handling. 

[ttt]

H lets the kids watch stuff on TV that I think is too old for them, plus I hate them watching commercials. It is a frequent point of contention between us. He let them watch Teen Titans Go once and now they're freaking obsessed with that show.

[Cicero]

May 24, 2015 10:03:49 GMT -5 ttt said:

May 24, 2015 9:19:41 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Last weekend our neighbor's 2 year old pushed M (20 months) down some steps. I was kind of willing to let it go because the kid started crying harder than M when he saw how hurt M was. But yesterday they came over and he pushed M again. This time he wasn't hurt but he had a really confused look on his face like he didn't understand what was going on.

I am justified in limiting M's contact with this kid, right?

Definitely. Is the neighbor addressing this with the kid? I mean, it's normal for 2 year olds to push and not really understand what they're doing, but it's definitely something mom or dad should be putting a stop to and handling. 

They said something to him when M was hurt last week. Nothing yesterday although I'm not too sure they saw it. I have noticed that they don't really say anything when their kids push each other though.

[meshaliuknits]

May 24, 2015 10:05:43 GMT -5 ttt said:

H lets the kids watch stuff on TV that I think is too old for them, plus I hate them watching commercials. It is a frequent point of contention between us. He let them watch Teen Titans Go once and now they're freaking obsessed with that show.

In your children's defense, Teen Titans Go is awesome.

[meshaliuknits]

I need suggestions on how to keep the baby's hands out of his diaper. Apparently he keeps getting poop on things at daycare. He hasn't done it at home possibly b/c he senses that I will blackout on him.

He has a handful of 24 month onsies that still fit this nearly 2yo, but he yanks them until they unsnap.

[jln]

Baby blues suck. It's really hard not having any friends here. DH has been awesome, though.

[twotrue]

meshaliuknits - I'm guessing onesies are the best option. So you don't feel alone, yesterday Boy B walked up to me while we were outside and showed me poop on his hand. He had a look like "wtf did this come from?" so I couldnt get too mad because he seemed genuinely confused. I know this won't be the last time he does it. ::sigh::

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[2curlydogs]

Both my children were fighting naps hardcore. But, oh my Pete, did they need them.

We went to the Y to go for a swim, but they'd closed the pool for undisclosed reasons. So we went to the bookstore instead (because these are my children) and got B a bunch of Step 1 readers. But then he just kinda...lost it. H had to take him out to the car while I finished paying.

Whatever. B rested for an hour (though didn't sleep) and S is now napping. I am having a local microbrew stout.

[Deleted]

Denver Comic Con this weekend and the kid and I were going to dress up together. She woke up with a fever. Thankfully my mom is here so H and I still went to the con and the kid was excited to get toys that we brought back for her but I'm sad we didn't get to dress up together. And she still has a low grade fever and stuffy nose.

[elleblue]

Only sort of tangentially kid related - my period arrived today and I'm so damn disappointed.

[2curlydogs]

May 24, 2015 10:27:32 GMT -5 Cicero said:

May 24, 2015 10:03:49 GMT -5 ttt said:

Definitely. Is the neighbor addressing this with the kid? I mean, it's normal for 2 year olds to push and not really understand what they're doing, but it's definitely something mom or dad should be putting a stop to and handling. 

They said something to him when M was hurt last week. Nothing yesterday although I'm not too sure they saw it. I have noticed that they don't really say anything when their kids push each other though.

Yeaaaaaaaaah.... I'd be perfectly ok limiting contact.

While I agree that boys are just more rough and tumble than girls and one should respect that, there ARE lines. And I hate the whole "boys will be boys" shit as an excuse for being permissive. Yes, they will be. But that's not an excuse for your little monster to run roughshod over my kid.

S pushed an older boy (like, 5 year old. good lord) today at the Thomas table at B&N and was told "no" and promptly redirected. Because that's what you do when you're the parent.

[meshaliuknits]

May 24, 2015 15:58:48 GMT -5 twotrue said:

meshaliuknits - I'm guessing onesies are the best option. So you don't feel alone, yesterday Boy B walked up to me while we were outside and showed me poop on his hand. He had a look like "wtf did this come from?" so I couldnt get too mad because he seemed genuinely confused. I know this won't be the last time he does it. ::sigh::

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Oh man. What is with these kids?

[darnkatz]

My two year old has given up on sleep. Mama can't function. She woke up multiple times last night after not taking a nap yesterday and woke up for the day at 5AM. WHY. She has been doing the not napping and waking up shit for days now but 5AM is new. I want to insert an IV of caffeine into my bloodstream right now.

[ttt]

There's a family in the neighborhood with three girls, the youngest being about SST's age (I think they're like 6-11 years old?). SST loves playing with the youngest and she's always excited about seeing her. They were at the pool yesterday when we were there. But all the girls wanted to do was play with BBT - they were fighting over who got to play with her, and SST got kind of left behind. She was just playing and swimming by herself a lot of the time. I felt so bad for her This stuff is so hard. 

[meshaliuknits]

Took the kids to the SF zoo. We spent 5hrs there. Now we're home & I'm listening to a song about how much BabyLiu misses the animals.

[StrawberryBlondie]

My kid started walking and talking this weekend. She's taken a couple steps here and there before but today she started walking on her own volition. And she kept repeating words over and over so we're sure this time.

[2curlydogs]

Letting S fuss himself to sleep. Child is just warm, so rocking him all snuggled up won't help. We cranked the AC way up to get things cooled off.

[wawa]

May 25, 2015 17:04:46 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley1 said:

LilShirley has sort of fine hair that she refuses to let me tie up during the day and it is a rat's nest by the end of the day when it gets warm, with all the sweat and sunscreen and such. I am going to start insisting she wear braids or ponytails now that it's longer, but the DRAMA of it all if I try to tie it back. Any advice from those who have been there is much appreciated.

I was a hair brushing sissy with absurdly thick hair that tangled if you looked at it sideways....my mom cut it short. I had a Dorothy Hamill/mushroom head till I was old enough to do it myself.

Its an option.

[wawa]

Shorti is in her big girl bed. bedtime was a bit of a mess and she may currently asleep on the floor. But...her room is really cute!






Now with books. And eventually fancy white blinds.