week of 4/9

[belovedbride07]

Hi!!!

I've missed you all, but every time I think I'm going to start posting again I try to catch up on recent posts first and then I never make it! I love it, but life with two toddlers is nuts.

[janegold]

Apr 13, 2018 12:37:09 GMT -5 Mushe said:

janegold , I can’t believe B is big enough for that!!!

I would never have thought to try a scooter so young, honestly, but his friend who is just a few weeks older recently got one and took to it pretty easily too, so I figured we'd give it a shot.  It seems to be good timing, since the day after I ordered his, we went to the playground and he went nuts trying to steal all the big kids' scooters.  Watch, we'll bring his to the park tomorrow and he'll still try to steal everyone else's.    

[Mushe]

@daylily, I’m so glad it’s getting better! We’ve been talking about that a lot lately, and DS seems skeptical that I won’t be able to meet his needs. 😆 He’s very, very much a mama’s boy, so we’ll see how this goes!

Did you get DS any dolls? A friend I saw tonight with two boys and then a girl a few years later said that she bought them cheapie baby dolls and a kid Ergo.

[loira]

Mushe, you'll have a larger age gap, right? I was 11 when my first sibling was born. I think my parents had me do one of those older sibling courses at the hospital. I learned how to feed and change diapers etc. I was never one of those kids who was into babies, so that definitely helped. Maybe there's something like that in your area? Or even a first aid course for kids? Anything that might help him feel invested in it - I can only speak from personal experience (and keep in mind I was almost a surly teenager at that point) but it was a very difficult transition. I think people expect older kids to be better about jealousy and to basically suck it up and help out because they should "know better" but it's probably harder on them than on younger kids. Of course it depends on the child, but just be prepared that it may take him a lot longer than you think it will for him to adjust. There are lots of benefits, though. I know my parents loved having a built-in babysitter.

[Mushe]

loira, thanks so much for the input! I do need to look for a sibling class. He’ll be 6.75 when I’m due. I do wonder how things will go as they both grow, but of course only time will tell, like will he resent having to do baby things as well as his big guy stuff, etc.

[loira]

Apr 14, 2018 10:38:20 GMT -5 Mushe said:

loira , thanks so much for the input! I do need to look for a sibling class. He’ll be 6.75 when I’m due. I do wonder how things will go as they both grow, but of course only time will tell, like will he resent having to do baby things as well as his big guy stuff, etc.

Oh, for some reason I thought it was more like 9 years between them. 7 will probably go a bit smoother, plus it allows for some shared memories while both are children, which is really nice and something I definitely don't have with my siblings (other than being able to tell embarrassing toddler stories about them - haha). 

[thoseareradishes]

E took her first step today!! I was so happy and proud of her that I actually cried (I'm not a crier!). So glad H was home to see it too.