Post by penguin129 on Jun 14, 2016 13:13:30 GMT -5
DD is currently refusing a nap. When she wakes up we have friends coming over or are going to their house. I want her to be in a good mood. The beach last night was great!
Post by brachysira on Jun 14, 2016 16:03:05 GMT -5
Terrible children this morning either because they were up at night and didn't sleep enough or because our playdate yesterday which involved 8 hours of playing outside, was super exhausting. Gymnastics class was just a temper tantrum. Luckily, everyone has napped, which meant DD missed half of preschool, but things are better. Not sure if we need an activity now or if we should try to get them to bed early. Weird playdate situation yesterday--told people to come at 4 b/c this is when main friend could come, but then she was like, no, you misunderstood, we are busy at 4, so we are coming at 1. So they came at 1 and then we had more friends come later, which made for a long day. Also tons of people cancelled...I think I'm going to quit compulsively inviting people over--it's a lot of work and we have as much fun at the park, etc. and it is just so hard to organize people.
penguin129, how far are you from the beach? Can you explain how night beach going works...we usually try to go in the AM...
Sorry it's been a bit, life is moving a little fast for me lately.
We had a quiet day. We did a little library program that entertained my son. It was a guy that did quite a bit: juggling, unicycle, lasso, balancing. I felt like I was watching America's Got Talent on a much smaller scale. I always wonder how people figure out they have these talents and how they get marketed to libraries.
We've been having some issues with my 3 year old and how he interacts with the almost 1 year old. He is so possessive of toys and can push or grab things more than we like. We both try to divert attention and focus on helping them play together but it is just driving me nuts. I hope it is a reflection of the age and relative boredom my 3 year old has at home... although it is exhausting to keep them active outside of the house to avoid the nonstop toy battles. The end of the day always feels so good.
Post by brachysira on Jun 14, 2016 21:05:26 GMT -5
oreobitsy, my little one is almost 2 and it's still not easy to have them both home. They play together well for about 30 minutes if they are rested. They watch TV and play on i-pads functionally. They will play well for 2 hours with a baby-sitter at the park. But all day at home is terrible. My 3.5 year-old will just randomly push my son down or decide it's funny to bob him on the head with something. My son will decide to throw trucks at her or me or hit with trucks in his hands. We go out a lot! Plus, the 3 year-old does preschool on her own. I imagine how brilliant she'd be if I could actually spend some time doing things with her rather than just trying to mediate their relationship... But the good news is that the extreme violence as declined as my son has become more of a playmate. And with summer, there's hope that they can just play apart and by the time indoor season returns, perhaps they will be better together.
oreobitsy, my little one is almost 2 and it's still not easy to have them both home. They play together well for about 30 minutes if they are rested. They watch TV and play on i-pads functionally. They will play well for 2 hours with a baby-sitter at the park. But all day at home is terrible. My 3.5 year-old will just randomly push my son down or decide it's funny to bob him on the head with something. My son will decide to throw trucks at her or me or hit with trucks in his hands. We go out a lot! Plus, the 3 year-old does preschool on her own. I imagine how brilliant she'd be if I could actually spend some time doing things with her rather than just trying to mediate their relationship... But the good news is that the extreme violence as declined as my son has become more of a playmate. And with summer, there's hope that they can just play apart and by the time indoor season returns, perhaps they will be better together.
Ahh, that makes me feel better to hear! He had been going to a 2-day preschool and was happy to see little brother when he'd come home. I just think the allure of the toys are too much for the little bro to pass up and big bro is set in his ways.
Post by penguin129 on Jun 14, 2016 23:39:57 GMT -5
brachysira When we go to the beach for sunset we try to get there 2 or 3 hours before sunset. Our timing was off yesterday so we got there about 1/2 hours before. We just let DD play in the sand and put her feet in the water. We stayed about an hour after sunset before we went home.
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