38 weeks. My local edd buddy had her dd last night. It's going to happen again. I'm going to be last to the party.
Shorti is killing me lately with the personality coming out. She's hilarious. But she's also stubborn as shit and prone to growling at me. Two year olds man.
Post by 2curlydogs on Jul 14, 2015 11:37:54 GMT -5
I long for the day when S sleeps thru the night consistently. The whole "I'm going to sleep from 7:30 to 6:30 one day and wake up at 1am and 4am the next" is slowly killing my will to live.
38 weeks. My local edd buddy had her dd last night. It's going to happen again. I'm going to be last to the party.
Shorti is killing me lately with the personality coming out. She's hilarious. But she's also stubborn as shit and prone to growling at me. Two year olds man.
DS had hiccups all the time. DH thought I was crazy until the US tech pointed them out. He still gets the frequently.
The kid has a new imaginary friend, Spider-Man. She asked if he could go to daycare with her this morning. And she was singing with him in the back seat on the drive in. I started to sing with her and she told me "No mom you just drive, just me and Spider-Man sing."
Post by CallingAllAngels on Jul 14, 2015 12:03:31 GMT -5
wawa, I hope it's not too much longer. The waiting is The Worst.
Saturday I am taking my 5 YO DD to see Annie on stage. When DS was 5, I took him to see Lion King. Kind of a treat right before they start kindergarten. Well, DS whined and cried and said he didn't want to go. Then we went and he had a great time. Now, DD is whining and crying and saying she doesn't want to go. Remind me again why I do nice things for my kids?
Post by Skyesthelimit1212 on Jul 14, 2015 12:20:31 GMT -5
This commercial was playing in the background yesterday, my lo stopped what she was doing, turned, looked at the tv and said "That's A bad song!" I LURVE HER!!!
My 8yr old DS went to an orthodontist appt today, and he is scheduled to get braces on TOMORROW.
DH just called me afterwards; apparently his teeth are so bunched, they're already pushing one of his adult teeth outward, so there's really no time to lose. They're going to put braces on all his adult teeth to start spreading them out, then he has to go under soon after to get two baby teeth pulled.
I'm ready to purchase all the ice cream in Denver right now. Poor kiddo. #thanksgenetics
Scarlett is legit reading. She's been working on it for awhile, and has been able to read some but it's like it just clicked for her and she's kicking ass. I'm a little worried about preschool this fall; she's not eligible for K and we wouldn't send her if she was (her birthday is 1.5m after school starts and I really don't think she's ready), but she was kind of bored last year and I think it's just going to be amplified this year. I work with her the days she's not in preschool and we have plans for other stuff for her, but of course I want her to love school and don't want every day she has to go to be a battle/dramatic (which is how it was the end of last year).
Jackson wanted to play football this year. Tonight is his first practice in full pads. I had to buy him a cup, lol. He's enjoying it though. But damn, football is expensive. It's $250 to play and all the things we've had to buy for him so far (cleats and other stuff) adds up.
Stella's new game is (or was) to climb up on the back of the couch and then shriek with delight when we yelled and run over in a panic. DH said "one day she'll fall and learn her lesson. Not five minutes later, she went full-on face first. She didn't break her fall at all. Of course this happened at end time on Saturday night. The nurse line was awesome and we didn't have to take her in. But her poor eye was swollen nearly shut for a couple of days, and now it's starting to turn black and blue. Poor baby! Toddlers don't look right with shiners.
Scarlett is legit reading. She's been working on it for awhile, and has been able to read some but it's like it just clicked for her and she's kicking ass. I'm a little worried about preschool this fall; she's not eligible for K and we wouldn't send her if she was (her birthday is 1.5m after school starts and I really don't think she's ready), but she was kind of bored last year and I think it's just going to be amplified this year. I work with her the days she's not in preschool and we have plans for other stuff for her, but of course I want her to love school and don't want every day she has to go to be a battle/dramatic (which is how it was the end of last year).
Jackson wanted to play football this year. Tonight is his first practice in full pads. I had to buy him a cup, lol. He's enjoying it though. But damn, football is expensive. It's $250 to play and all the things we've had to buy for him so far (cleats and other stuff) adds up.
Ben was in a similar boat (bored with preschool before he was old enough for K). His daycare put him in their K program anyway. I know you SAH, but maybe there's something similar near you. Or maybe even a different preschool will challenge her more.
Scarlett is legit reading. She's been working on it for awhile, and has been able to read some but it's like it just clicked for her and she's kicking ass. I'm a little worried about preschool this fall; she's not eligible for K and we wouldn't send her if she was (her birthday is 1.5m after school starts and I really don't think she's ready), but she was kind of bored last year and I think it's just going to be amplified this year. I work with her the days she's not in preschool and we have plans for other stuff for her, but of course I want her to love school and don't want every day she has to go to be a battle/dramatic (which is how it was the end of last year).
Jackson wanted to play football this year. Tonight is his first practice in full pads. I had to buy him a cup, lol. He's enjoying it though. But damn, football is expensive. It's $250 to play and all the things we've had to buy for him so far (cleats and other stuff) adds up.
Ben was in a similar boat (bored with preschool before he was old enough for K). His daycare put him in their K program anyway. I know you SAH, but maybe there's something similar near you. Or maybe even a different preschool will challenge her more.
I've thought about that. I think at the outset the transition would be brutal if we put her somewhere else or more days (we did two last year, and plan on 3 this year which is what we did with Jackson because they are full days 8-3) because she's already like "I don't want to go to school" but I think she'd adjust quicker and grow to like school. At the same time, I really don't want her in school five days a week from 8-3 before she has to be because she has her whole life for that. The other concern about switching programs entirely is that she is kind of timid and doesn't make friends easily. It took awhile for her to play with her classmates in her current preK, and it's still kind of hit or miss some of the time. But I think she's comfortable there, and would have an easier time this coming year since she already knows the kids who will be in her class.
We've never hired a babysitter; I have no idea what the going rate is around here.
I have a cousin who has experience as a nanny and just started her first office job, she gave us her number. I'm absolutely paying her. Do I ask her what her rate is? I'm afraid she won't want us to pay. Or do I just leave whatever is my guess? ($12/hr?) Or is there somewhere else I can find out what's a good rate? We don't really have a lot of friends with small kids we talk to often.
Scarlett is legit reading. She's been working on it for awhile, and has been able to read some but it's like it just clicked for her and she's kicking ass. I'm a little worried about preschool this fall; she's not eligible for K and we wouldn't send her if she was (her birthday is 1.5m after school starts and I really don't think she's ready), but she was kind of bored last year and I think it's just going to be amplified this year. I work with her the days she's not in preschool and we have plans for other stuff for her, but of course I want her to love school and don't want every day she has to go to be a battle/dramatic (which is how it was the end of last year).
If her birthday were closer to the cutoff, like a few days after, would you try to send her to avoid the boredom?
Just curious. I always find myself nodding along to what you say in kids topics.
I would consider it depending on whether I thought she was ready. I am hesitant about dates close to the cut off because I was one who made it by a week or two and I was 4 when I started K. Mostly I was fine, esp academically. I distinctly remember a few instances each year where I felt like I had to move on before I was ready with regards to what I was into (dolls, etc) but I also moved from a late cut off state to an early one where I was a few months behind the cut off so I was always in school with a few kids who were a full year older than me. I would also take into consideration the make up of classes where you are. For us, we found that red shirting was common here and that it would be likely that not only would she be young because of being past the cut off but that she probably wouldn't have anyone within 4-5m of her age. If it wasn't common at all I'd be much more likely to send her.
I think if Scarlett was less timid and less attached to me, I'd also be more likely to send her, too. I'm worried if we sent her now (which isn't really an option, starting early here is a huge ordeal) she'd hate school even though she'd probably be more challenged. I think if she were in daycare, for example, I'd send her because I think she'd be more used to a daily structure and being around her peers/being away from me, but since I SAH with her I think her personality is different and it's harder for her than it would be if I didn't. I think the extra year will help her grow up a little more and be ready to move on. I guess what I'm saying is I don't think she'd need that if she was more used to being around her peers. It's possible this would be her personality regardless but the only issues her preK teacher last year mentioned was her ability to interact with her peers (she preferred to chat with the teacher) and getting upset and emotional when she made a mistake on her work. Everything else, she was far beyond where they expected her to be. Both of those things - to me - seemed like things that would be helped by more time to mature and be eased into school in a low stress preschool environment vs the expectations of K.
The other upside of K is that they expect to have to differentiate and have kids of all abilities. Jackson was reading before K started and his teacher said they have kids of all levels from reading to not even knowing letter sounds so the curriculum is set up to meet each kid at their level. I think preK is not as well set up for that but that probably varies by program.
Oh and I'd also be more likely to send her if we lived in a half day K district. We are in full day which seems like a lot for her. She still naps frequently. It's been getting less and less each year but I think a full day, five days a week would be rough right now.
DS1 has been successfully wearing underwear for about two weeks now. Today we went to a movie without a pull up and he did great. He still won't poop in the toilet but I'm sure he'll get there eventually. Hopefully before kindergarten.
DS2 seems to be teething -already. He's super fussy and has been crying a lot. I felt his bottom gums and I can feel two bumps where his teeth are coming up. He's not even 2 months old! Slow down, kid.
I might be a terrible mother. Shorti came home with a fever last night - high enough that she was just totally miserable and went straight to bed without eating anything. Like, fell asleep on the 1 mile ride home from daycare, I carried her inside and checked her temp (103), gave her some ibuprofen, and then just laid her down in bed. she slept till midnight and then woke up and wanted some water and her Minnie mouse nightgown and went right back to sleep after I checked her temp again (102).
So MH and I compared to-do lists and schedules and I'm home today. I can work from home fairly easily...but she woke up this morning with a temp of 100 and clearly feels just fine since she's been all over the place all morning. I'm not going to get ANYTHING done today even with the help of the Disney TV Babysitter.
So I find myself wishing she had just a BIT of a higher temp so she'd be content to sit on the couch with a sippie and just hang out. But nope. She's fine. Which is good. I don't actually want my kid to be sick, but dammit if she's sick enough not to go to daycare I wish she'd be tired enough to let me get some work done.
We've never hired a babysitter; I have no idea what the going rate is around here.
I have a cousin who has experience as a nanny and just started her first office job, she gave us her number. I'm absolutely paying her. Do I ask her what her rate is? I'm afraid she won't want us to pay. Or do I just leave whatever is my guess? ($12/hr?) Or is there somewhere else I can find out what's a good rate? We don't really have a lot of friends with small kids we talk to often.
Make her give you number. Definitely don't not discuss it in advance. This is a job and all the talking we do here about women advocating for themselves and pay needs to start in places like this. Empower her to ask for the wage she thinks she deserves and will work for.
Today I took both boys to the park with our mom's group. It's a tiny park that's basically a large median between two parking hours in a little shopping strip. DS1 was playing in the fountain with the other kids and I bent down to tend to DS2 in the stroller. DS1 goes running from the fountain down the street and luckily another mom ran after him because I didn't see him. He went right up to a van that was very similar to ours. I caught up to him and he had a panicked look on his face and said "I thought you were leaving without me." Oh my heart. The rest of the day I have felt like the worst mom in the world because my son thinks I would actually leave him somewhere. He was so panicked and sad, too. It broke my heart.
Post by omgzombies on Jul 15, 2015 17:26:20 GMT -5
Kids are both tired from the pool and working my last nerve. I gave them each an ipad and made myself some queso and a margarita to wait it out until H gets home. Not even a little sorry. "Mommy's not here right now, please leave your name and message after the beep."
Post by eponinepontmercy on Jul 15, 2015 19:24:37 GMT -5
DD and I went to dinner with my parents, my mom's cousin, and her husband. She's only met them once, last summer. She was a fucking riot. She didn't stop talking and was just funny and sweet. The husband even said that he doesn't usually like kids, but she was awesome.
She has been a PITA most of the week, but when she is on, she's is delightful.