Got the girls hairs cut on Friday. They both look adorable. Spent too much time and wasted energy telling the older "You are NOT getting the sides shaved and having long on top. You won't style it and we're not doing it just before the wedding." She got a super-cute pixie. The Younger got about six to eight inches lopped off. I love her long hair but it looks so cute in her little wavy bob. I'm leaving to get mine done in a few minutes.
Busy week ahead with helping volunteer-teach, volunteer, pack to travel and then travel to my niece's wedding and husband's business thing next week. The girls are not helping. They're supposed to be doing laundry and sorting to donate so I can see what we still need to buy. If they only own two pairs of shorts for the trip, so be it.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Jun 12, 2017 13:46:34 GMT -5
Today is DD's first day of summer camp, and I've been anxious about it all day. Since we have to use before and after care, we probably won't get to meet her actual counselors, and we weren't able to make the 2 open houses they had. I basically dropped my kid off in a field.
(I'm being totally ridiculous. It's a YMCA camp with a great reputation. I just feel really disconnected from the whole thing and I have no idea what they do all day besides eat lunch and swim twice.)
Fingers crossed that the mean girl from her class at school isn't in her group!
Both kids need completely new wardrobes for summer and I don't want to deal with it. Why do they have to grow every damn year?!
I bought DD a bunch of stuff in April and most of it is too small already. I give up.
I thought about it in April when we had a really warm week, and decided it wasn't worth it because then the clothes wouldn't make to June, let alone September if I shopped then. Also, didn't want to deal with it then either, lol.
anybody have any tips for helping a kid get over a semi-legit fear? Shorti got a big girl bike with training wheels, and she was making good progress on learning to ride it, but was pretty fearful on downhills (no matter how gentle - our street is a dead end that just sorta gently undulates - not even a legit hills, just a slight slope and she slams on her breaks the second she starts to coast. Even if I'm physically holding her/the bike she doesn't like it). We were getting there, and then she had a bad moment where she tried to put her feet down instead of using the brakes and fell off. She wasn't moving fast and just skinned an elbow a bit - she even admitted it wasn't a big boo-boo, but now she absolutely just doesn't want to ride it at all.
she got on for about 10 seconds the other day and then hopped off and refused to get back on. It felt like she forgot that she was afraid and then remembered as soon as she was back on the bike. How do I help her with this? She says she wants to learn how to ride her bike and talks about it, but when it comes down to it she won't try.
I am less than 3 weeks away from having a 3 yo and less than 7 weeks away from having a 1 yo. How did that happen?
I need a good strategy for getting the 3 yo to stop pooping in his pants. We've tried the reward system but he doesn't care. He holds his poop until nap time and bedtime - makes no difference if he has on underwear or a Pull Up. Even as a baby he was completely unfazed by a dirty diaper.
My kid is already army crawling like a boss. I'm not ready for her to be this mobile! We have a new larger (and hopefully softer than our current wool) rug coming tomorrow. Also a baby jail because I need to be able to go to the bathroom without having to worry she'll be in the next room unless I lock her into her rocker or bumbo, which she now hates because she wants to get into everything and not be stuck. She's lucky she's cute.
Both kids need completely new wardrobes for summer and I don't want to deal with it. Why do they have to grow every damn year?!
I bought DD a bunch of stuff in April and most of it is too small already. I give up.
I was considering going to the uniform sale/swap this June but then realized he'd probably shoot up another inch or so between now and the start of school. :?
Post by stephogirl on Jun 12, 2017 14:34:26 GMT -5
I had a stressful day last Friday.
Work was insane. I was late picking up the boys from summer camp. DH had to work late, so I was on my own to make supper.
I made supper, glass of wine in hand. While I cleaned up, I sent the boys to take showers.
Then DS2 plugged the toilet.
Okay. I grabbed the plunger and started to plunge the toilet. DS2, wearing only a shirt at this point, was standing in the bathroom watching me trying to unplug the toilet without slopping nasty water over the edges. He put his little hand on my arm and said, "You're the best mom in the whole world!"
DS1 (6) pooped in his bed last night. I don't know what happened. I think he had a genuine stomach issue and he can't vomit (legit, medically can't vomit) so I guess if it can't come up, it finds another way. I walked in to him crying with a piece of poop in his hand!?! What? NO! Got him cleaned up and calmed down. Not taking a chance that he is really sick (although he's been fine since) I didn't send him to camp this morning. So really my summer is off to a good start.
Oh and my kids are probably going to outgrow all their clothes by July. Belly shirts are not the look I'm going for so...yeah. Even though they're two years apart they wear the same size which is great for doing laundry but sucks because no hand downs.
eponinepontmercy I still have to read your trip report but I think DS1 is going to the same camp as your daughter. He's new to it and he's taking the bus for the first time ever.
I need a good strategy for getting the 3 yo to stop pooping in his pants. We've tried the reward system but he doesn't care. He holds his poop until nap time and bedtime - makes no difference if he has on underwear or a Pull Up. Even as a baby he was completely unfazed by a dirty diaper.
When he was doing this, DS only got to watch one movie a week, usually on a Saturday afternoon/evening. I explained that only big kids got to watch movies, and big kids don't poop in their pants. If he pooped in his pants, then no movie that weekend.
It worked, no more incidents after that. It was less of a reward and more just a "if you want the perks that come along with being 3, you need to do the 'work.'"
Post by eponinepontmercy on Jun 12, 2017 14:56:16 GMT -5
OscarQ, she was at the pre-k day camp at the Y building last summer, and she had a great time. THANK GOD she's old enough for the big kid camp this year, because they limited the other camp hours because of all the construction and I don't know what we would have done.
I hope your son is okay! DD would be so jealous that he gets to take the bus.
DS1 (6) pooped in his bed last night. I don't know what happened. I think he had a genuine stomach issue and he can't vomit (legit, medically can't vomit) so I guess if it can't come up, it finds another way. I walked in to him crying with a piece of poop in his hand!?! What? NO! Got him cleaned up and calmed down. Not taking a chance that he is really sick (although he's been fine since) I didn't send him to camp this morning. So really my summer is off to a good start.
Oh and my kids are probably going to outgrow all their clothes by July. Belly shirts are not the look I'm going for so...yeah. Even though they're two years apart they wear the same size which is great for doing laundry but sucks because no hand downs.
eponinepontmercy I still have to read your trip report but I think DS1 is going to the same camp as your daughter. He's new to it and he's taking the bus for the first time ever.
Your son is a horse? (random fact - horses can't vomit.) I hope it was just a passing upset and not a bug. fingers crossed for you.
Shorti threw up in her bed a little on friday night, apparently fell right back to sleep and woke up in the morning crusty and upset and kept telling me she pooped in bed. I was like, "pumpkin, there are visible chunks of strawberry in this, it's on your pillow and not your pants and it smells distinctly of vomit. TRUST ME. you threw up. you didn't poop. i know poop. this isn't it." And she was all, "no mama. I pooped. I didn't throw up! That's poop!"
wawa do you have an REI near you? Ours does learn to ride classes and the local mom's group is always recommending them.
Oh, I do. We're there like bi-weekly, it's really close to us.
Hmmm, I'm looking at it, it's for 4-11 and they want you to take off the training wheels. I'm not sure I see a class where she's the smallest and she doesn't have training wheels working? But I know training wheels are pretty poo-poo'd these days. (we're gonna get a balance bike for sizzli to try and avoid this issue for him) I need to think about it. Maybe we can go spy on a class and she can get a feel for if she wants to do it.
wawa would she ride on the grass to get back on and build confidence? My dd did that for a while
Oh that's a good idea. I could take her over to the ball fields at the school next door and let her ride around...it'll be harder to pedal, but it's also flatter than our road and driveway.
DS1 (6) pooped in his bed last night. I don't know what happened. I think he had a genuine stomach issue and he can't vomit (legit, medically can't vomit) so I guess if it can't come up, it finds another way. I walked in to him crying with a piece of poop in his hand!?! What? NO! Got him cleaned up and calmed down. Not taking a chance that he is really sick (although he's been fine since) I didn't send him to camp this morning. So really my summer is off to a good start.
Oh and my kids are probably going to outgrow all their clothes by July. Belly shirts are not the look I'm going for so...yeah. Even though they're two years apart they wear the same size which is great for doing laundry but sucks because no hand downs.
eponinepontmercy I still have to read your trip report but I think DS1 is going to the same camp as your daughter. He's new to it and he's taking the bus for the first time ever.
Your son is a horse? (random fact - horses can't vomit.) I hope it was just a passing upset and not a bug. fingers crossed for you.
Shorti threw up in her bed a little on friday night, apparently fell right back to sleep and woke up in the morning crusty and upset and kept telling me she pooped in bed. I was like, "pumpkin, there are visible chunks of strawberry in this, it's on your pillow and not your pants and it smells distinctly of vomit. TRUST ME. you threw up. you didn't poop. i know poop. this isn't it." And she was all, "no mama. I pooped. I didn't throw up! That's poop!"
lolz...my 2.5 year old used to say "Mommy, I spilled" when she'd throw up....it was so cute & sweet & sad at the same time...
Your son is a horse? (random fact - horses can't vomit.) I hope it was just a passing upset and not a bug. fingers crossed for you.
Shorti threw up in her bed a little on friday night, apparently fell right back to sleep and woke up in the morning crusty and upset and kept telling me she pooped in bed. I was like, "pumpkin, there are visible chunks of strawberry in this, it's on your pillow and not your pants and it smells distinctly of vomit. TRUST ME. you threw up. you didn't poop. i know poop. this isn't it." And she was all, "no mama. I pooped. I didn't throw up! That's poop!"
lolz...my 2.5 year old used to say "Mommy, I spilled" when she'd throw up....it was so cute & sweet & sad at the same time...
Shorti is an absolutely heartbreaking sickie. When she throws up it's basically silent and she always has this look on her face after like she's been utterly betrayed by the entire world. she also usually tries to catch it in her own hands, and then it's just...yeah. So I hear the faintest little urping noises and fly into her room to find her sitting up in bed with a handfuls of vomit with the saddest most confused face.
Sizzli on the other hand is ANGRY about throwing up and will just scream through the whole experience while making awful exorcist style noises. He gets this from his father. H at least doesn't scream while throwing up, but you can hear him from across the house.
Last time we all got the same stomach bug I had ample time to compare and contrast.
Post by redheadbaker on Jun 12, 2017 15:32:27 GMT -5
We spent all day at Sesame Place yesterday. It was hot as hell. I knew it was going to be crowded, but DS did so well, standing in lines without complaining. We had a great time. He also went down one waterslide in an inner tube by himself (with a life jacket on). He also insisted we sit in the very front car of the roller coaster.
wawa would she ride on the grass to get back on and build confidence? My dd did that for a while
Oh that's a good idea. I could take her over to the ball fields at the school next door and let her ride around...it'll be harder to pedal, but it's also flatter than our road and driveway.
My youngest finally mastered bike riding when the oldest had soccer practice at a place with a paved walking path around the fields. It was really flat with very gentle curves. We had to work up to it (she had also had a fall before) by starting with a running. Then we advanced to a scooter. We'd race each other around the sidewalk (I'd run). Finally, when she tried her bike we'd do more racing. Now we can't race anymore because she just laps me.
Post by bugandbibs on Jun 12, 2017 17:53:55 GMT -5
Guys, I'm stressing. DS woke up complaining about neck/shoulder. Fast forward an hour and he won't turn his neck and is holding it to the side with a giant swollen lymph node. He ruptured the ear drum on that side a few weeks ago, so my mind goes to maybe the ear infection wasn't totally gone and now worse or a complication. Not too bad, but made an appointment to see his pedi.
Now we are waiting for blood tests. His ear looked fine and she's thinking potentially an abscess in his lymph node or something else. We have a family history of hodgekins. I'm trying not to let my nurse brain run away with ideas, but. He's only 3 and he's already had 2 surgeries. I'm worried and trying not to let on to MH who isn't good with medical stuff. Thanks for letting me dump this here.
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Post by WOUNDTIGHT on Jun 12, 2017 18:11:59 GMT -5
We found out today my 3.5 y/o needs glasses. What's concerning is the sight in both of his eyes, separately, is 20/20, but something is going on where he's cross-eyed.
We are starting with glasses as a first treatment option but said since his eyes are fine already there's only a 20% chance that will fix the problem.
The next step is surgery which would obviously freak me out.
I feel very fortunate that, overall, it's probably a minor problem and that he is a patient of Boston Children's Hospital, but a bit unnerving nevertheless.
Edit: Geez bugandbibs I replied before I read your response. So sorry, thats so stressful! FX for a quick recovery.
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