@ thursday randoms

[laurenpetro]

i just got yelled at on my local board for thinking it's shitty of someone to gossip about her neighbors for how they're raising their kids.

lofl.

[KateAggie]

We told the girls last night. I told DH to be specific (i.e. you're having a baby brother). He didn't get it, and went on and on to Natalie about how she's going to be a big sister again. When I told her it was a boy, she got hysterical. She wanted another baby sister. I mean, she was probably going to be a little upset anyway (I'm struggling at 38, and she's FIVE), but ugh. Listen to me, DH. I know of what I speak.

I had a long talk with her about my initial feelings, and all the reasons I think it's right for us to add a brother, and all the things I would need her to teach him. She's adjusting.

[laurenpetro]

Oct 15, 2015 9:52:40 GMT -5 KateAggie said:

We told the girls last night. I told DH to be specific (i.e. you're having a baby brother). He didn't get it, and went on and on to Natalie about how she's going to be a big sister again. When I told her it was a boy, she got hysterical. She wanted another baby sister. I mean, she was probably going to be a little upset anyway (I'm struggling at 38, and she's FIVE), but ugh. Listen to me, DH. I know of what I speak.

I had a long talk with her about my initial feelings, and all the reasons I think it's right for us to add a brother, and all the things I would need her to teach him. She's adjusting.

hugs to you. 

[Skyesthelimit1212]

Setting Scene: S after bath in her white bathrobe w/the hood up looking like a cute little ghost.
Daddy: S I have smoothie.
S: Yum.
Daddy: Smoothie make you strong. (She's had a cold for a couple of days)
S: Smoothie give me power! Booo, whoooo.
(A few mins later ) S: Daddy, ghost low on power.

[eponinepontmercy]

DH was talking to DD's teacher to see if any of her behavior problems at home are happening at school. On the contrary, she is delightful and one of the leaders in the class. The only issue she brought up was that DD sometimes thinks she's a teacher, and addresses the class as such.

[StrawberryBlondie]

I think my kid is popular at daycare. All her little classmates get super excited when she gets there in the morning and start waving and shouting her name.

It's cute. But a little disturbing.

[redheadbaker]

DS has an orthopedics appointment today at 2. His pediatrician was ... confused (her words). He will let you touch his ankle, and move it all around. But he won't walk. It could be that he's afraid, but we want to rule out a growth plate or soft tissue injury just to be sure.

[Deleted]

Edit because wrong randoms: just got another email from Cs K teacher about how she thinks the behavior chart is helping but he still needs a lot of reminders to keep his hands to himself. And his handwriting is sloppy. Oh, and does he still qualify for speech services because he is still struggling with some sounds (he tested out in June). Sigh. It just breaks my heart a bit because He Just Turned 5 (Aug 28)! (Fwiw, we started on Sept 9 too, so just 5wks in) Academically he is where he needs to be, I can't imagine him repeating pre K. But the expectations for K just seem so unrealistic and unfair. I see all the worksheets coming home, and his homework is writing practice and sight words; no wonder he is a squirmy mess. I just don't know how to navigate this somewhere between the "my delicate precious is too special" and "duh, he's a young 5yr old, deal with it" versus cooperating completely and getting C on board without hating school.

[mominatrix]

so much shit going on at the kids' school.

We're losing a teacher (one of the third grade team, but not DD's, but it impacts her in terms of class sizes). There are 28/29 kids in the third grade classes there, which seems huge (and why we got the $ for an additional teacher).

Now today we find out that they want to change the bell times for their school. There's been a bell time thing going on for months and there's been nothing about their school... Now, with 24 his left in the comment period, they're suddenly proposing to make their time an hour later. Which means getting out of school at 430. Which makes after school programs impossible, and homework a nightmare.

[chedifuen]

We leave for Hawaii in 9 days. It's our first major family trip and the first flight for the kids. I'm so excited but also nervous.

[litebright]

A new boy came into DD2's kindergarten class about a month ago, and she immediately took a shine to him. (He's a super cutie, if I do say so myself.) She got invited to his birthday party last Friday, but I didn't find the invite until that day and we already had plans, so she couldn't go. But I let her pick out a present and give it to him at pick-up on Monday, because she really wanted to.

OMG, her face when she gave it to him. And his face, too. They locked eyes and just smiled at each other, and it was so genuine and sweet -- it wasn't about the toy for either one of them, it was about doing something nice for someone that you think is pretty awesome, and who thinks you're pretty awesome, too.

Ugh, they're so adorable. And since my older DD1 seems to only think of people in terms of friendship, it's reallllly different to see how early those crushy impulses start.

[omgzombies]

Crap. Kit has had the sniffles for the past couple days. No real fever (98.6-99.1), and when I ask her in the morning if she wants to go to school she always says yes. She ended up in the nurse's office yesterday because she didn't want to play at recess, and then again today after lunch, so I told her I would just come get her. Unfortunately, Ender had already been down for his nap for 20 minutes, which means I had to wake him up to go get her. So now she's home, and basically fine, apart from needing a tissue now and then, and he has had no nap. I think I may just keep her home tomorrow and let her rest, I really don't want another call from the nurse's office.

I have never been more tempted to leave my child sleeping in his crib. The elementary school is four blocks away, and I knew he would sleep for at least another hour, if not two.

[wawa]

Shorti threw up at daycare pickup yesterday so we're home today.

She's going to drive me insane. She's in her bed fake crying rifht now refusing to nap. SLEEP DAMN YOU. She is an utter mess of she doesn't nap but she fights them sooooo hard.

ETA:  to expand now that the "nap" is over...I can't decide if this makes me a horrible mother.  She was in her room alternating between yelling, faking crying  and quietly and happily playing with her stuffed animals.  So I went downstairs and hopped on the treadmill.  Our treadmill is ridiculously loud and I was watching youtube videos with headphones in.  I couldn't hear a thing.  I finally shut the thing down after my slow painful 3.25 miles (I HATE running on the treadmills) and I could hear her still yelling.
So I may or may not have let her yell for 45 minutes and totally ignored her.  I dunno...I couldn't hear anything.  When I went up there she told me she had a good sleep, so maybe she did doze off for a while.   I have guilt, but not so much that I woudlnt' do it again.

[redheadbaker]

The orthopedist agrees that no bones are broken. It's possible he has a cartilage fracture, but that won't show up on x-ray. So, they put a walking boot on him, and said if he's not better in 2 weeks to bring him back.

[wawa]

Oct 15, 2015 15:48:48 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

The orthopedist agrees that no bones are broken. It's possible he has a cartilage fracture, but that won't show up on x-ray. So, they put a walking boot on him, and said if he's not better in 2 weeks to bring him back.

fingers crossed for you guys!

[laurenpetro]

Oct 15, 2015 12:45:13 GMT -5 wawa said:

Shorti threw up at daycare pickup yesterday so we're home today.

She's going to drive me insane. She's in her bed fake crying rifht now refusing to nap. SLEEP DAMN YOU. She is an utter mess of she doesn't nap but she fights them sooooo hard.

ETA:  to expand now that the "nap" is over...I can't decide if this makes me a horrible mother.  She was in her room alternating between yelling, faking crying  and quietly and happily playing with her stuffed animals.  So I went downstairs and hopped on the treadmill.  Our treadmill is ridiculously loud and I was watching youtube videos with headphones in.  I couldn't hear a thing.  I finally shut the thing down after my slow painful 3.25 miles (I HATE running on the treadmills) and I could hear her still yelling.
So I may or may not have let her yell for 45 minutes and totally ignored her.  I dunno...I couldn't hear anything.  When I went up there she told me she had a good sleep, so maybe she did doze off for a while.   I have guilt, but not so much that I woudlnt' do it again.

I wouldn't feel guilty at all. I did that with G and would have with the boys if they weren't in the same room.

[rootbeerfloat]

Oct 15, 2015 12:10:19 GMT -5 chedifuen said:

We leave for Hawaii in 9 days. It's our first major family trip and the first flight for the kids. I'm so excited but also nervous.

Which island?

My kids are about the same age as yours, and though they have flown before, they were great on the plane last week even with an unexpected 5-hour delay. As long as you have plenty of electronic distractions and snacks available, you should be good to go.

[penguingrrl]

Oct 15, 2015 9:47:49 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

i just got yelled at on my local board for thinking it's shitty of someone to gossip about her neighbors for how they're raising their kids.

lofl.

Well clearly you're a monster and lying because everyone sits and watches what their neighbors do to judge it all day long instead of living their own lives!

[MrsAxilla]

Does anyone know where all the sippy cup lids go? I have like 20 sippy cups and only 4 lids.

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 15, 2015 16:44:51 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Does anyone know where all the sippy cup lids go? I have like 20 sippy cups and only 4 lids.

The street by my house, I think. There's a whole graveyard of run over sippy cups. Mostly lids

[chedifuen]

Oct 15, 2015 16:04:51 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

Oct 15, 2015 12:10:19 GMT -5 chedifuen said:

We leave for Hawaii in 9 days. It's our first major family trip and the first flight for the kids. I'm so excited but also nervous.

Which island?

My kids are about the same age as yours, and though they have flown before, they were great on the plane last week even with an unexpected 5-hour delay. As long as you have plenty of electronic distractions and snacks available, you should be good to go.

Maui for a week! I may or may not take a tranquilizer on the plane. I'm not a good flyer but don't want to hold the kids back.

I'm insanely excited about the rest the trip though.

[redheadbaker]

OK, now I am positive that he's just afraid to walk. I was helping him go to the bathroom, and he was standing in front of me as I pulled up his pants. He stood ON HIS BOOTED FOOT with the other foot up in the air. Yet still claims he can't walk. Faker. He owes me a $60 specialist co-pay. (kidding)