Yay it's Thursday!

[chocolate]

Jan 5, 2017 21:08:36 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

Jan 5, 2017 20:50:30 GMT -5 chocolate said:

DS was like that. He followed me anywhere in the house, even if H was down on the floor trying to play with him. It went on foreeeeeever. Like he was 2 or 3. Such a mama's boy. Now he wants daddy to play most often. 😪

This is new, the last couple days. Idk if he's feeling a tooth or playing along the leap shit or what. Hoping it's just temporary..

It will be your life. 4ever. 4ever. 4eeeeeever. (I'm trying to be like the Sandlot if you couldn't tell.)

[chocolate]

Jan 5, 2017 17:31:10 GMT -5 auchick913 said:

rivers and roads, congrats on the new gig. Sounds like a good tradeoff. Making money AND staying at home.

piperhalliwell, sorry about your CC. We had someone charge up $600 in person at Lowe's somewhere in the midwest (never even been there) this time last year but it was easily taken care of and we didn't have to pay or anything.

We finally got AC installed in DS's room. I set it on 24C/75F for the night. Is that too warm? He's just in PJ's, no sleepsack. The unit has a room temperature reading and it said 26C/79F when we turned it on...yikes. Maybe he will sleep better with it cooler in there. These 30 min naps are killing me.

Yay for the AC! We keep our temp set at 70 but she sleeps with a sleepsack on over her pjs. I'm sure 75 feels great coming down from 79 though. You could slowly bump it down a hair, don't want it to be too drastic or he might get cold then.

[eyelashedviper]

Ugh, kindergarten registration is opening up and DH and I are still agonizing over the decision of where to register DD1 for the fall. There are both French and English school boards in our city, with the English boards offering varying French Immersion programs. We would like our children to be educated in both official languages to the extent of their abilities. I believe there are advantages in learning a second language not only cognitively but in this case possibly for employment down the road. The question is to what extent do we want to jump into the French education? So many pros and cons and unknowns I'm not sure how to make a decision!

Sorry for the novel, feel free to weigh in with any thoughts or personal experiences with language education.

[auchick913]

Jan 5, 2017 20:47:25 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

I am exhausted. He was sooooo clingy today. Even after my H got home and was playing with him. He kept crawling over to me and pulling on my legs. He has mastered the fake whine already.

This is us too. Following me to the kitchen, to the bathroom, basically meltsdown whenever I leave the room including naptime/bedtime. Is not i terested in his toys, just wants to pull up near me. Then when I pick him up, he squirms to get down. There's a leap going on fwiw.

[leahks77]

I also have a clingy Velcro baby. Particularly in the evenings. She stands and clings to my legs and whines while I make dinner. And SO doesn't always intervene (in all fairness, she yells at him when he tries, but still dude...) Mama's girl....

[musicalsilver]

morwen - I loved my Ergo and used it pretty much all the way through my pregnancy to haul around the 2yo when he was being cantankerous (back carries, obviously).

I use it pretty much exclusively with DD now that she's a bit too heavy for long stints in the ring sling. It's just so easy!

[swivelchair5]

Jan 5, 2017 22:25:41 GMT -5 eyelashedviper said:

Ugh, kindergarten registration is opening up and DH and I are still agonizing over the decision of where to register DD1 for the fall. There are both French and English school boards in our city, with the English boards offering varying French Immersion programs. We would like our children to be educated in both official languages to the extent of their abilities. I believe there are advantages in learning a second language not only cognitively but in this case possibly for employment down the road. The question is to what extent do we want to jump into the French education? So many pros and cons and unknowns I'm not sure how to make a decision!

Sorry for the novel, feel free to weigh in with any thoughts or personal experiences with language education.

My niece does French immersion school.  She started in Kindergarten, and is in the 4th grade now. Her parents actually signed her up for the French school just because the school in their neighborhood isn't very good, and this was the only other public school option for her, but it seems like she and her parents have had a very positive experience with it.  She actually has a higher reading proficiency in French than in English now, which I thought was interesting.  My BIL and SIL had very little experience with other languages, and now they speak a little French too.

DH and I were just talking the other day how we will probably look into an opportunity like this when DD is ready for school.

[trtlcrzy]

Jan 6, 2017 8:27:58 GMT -5 musicalsilver said:

morwen - I loved my Ergo and used it pretty much all the way through my pregnancy to haul around the 2yo when he was being cantankerous (back carries, obviously).

I use it pretty much exclusively with DD now that she's a bit too heavy for long stints in the ring sling. It's just so easy!

Are you still loving your homemade ring sling?

[morwen]

Jan 5, 2017 22:25:41 GMT -5 eyelashedviper said:

Ugh, kindergarten registration is opening up and DH and I are still agonizing over the decision of where to register DD1 for the fall. There are both French and English school boards in our city, with the English boards offering varying French Immersion programs. We would like our children to be educated in both official languages to the extent of their abilities. I believe there are advantages in learning a second language not only cognitively but in this case possibly for employment down the road. The question is to what extent do we want to jump into the French education? So many pros and cons and unknowns I'm not sure how to make a decision!

Sorry for the novel, feel free to weigh in with any thoughts or personal experiences with language education.

I went to French immersion for sr kindergarten through grade 6 through our English board (we didn't have a French board). The city I'm in now only offers immersion starting in grade 1 but I'm seriously considering that for DS when he's big enough.

I thought it was a great program and I'm glad my parents put me in it. I stopped after gr 6 because I had to switch schools (only went to gr 6) and the school I wanted didn't offer immersion. Even though I'm not fully bilingual I think it's great to learn the second language and it would make it easier to go back later if I'd opted for that.

The program I was in was French only sr kindergarten to grade 3, one period of English/ day in grade 4, and by grade 6 I think it was closer to half and half...but I could be wrong about that.

I will say if you do French, emphasizing reading in English (and to some degree teaching that skill) at home is important- my vocabulary and spelling/grammar in English took a bit longer and reading was really important for that since they don't get the English in school.

There's my novel lol

[musicalsilver]

Jan 6, 2017 9:24:51 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

Jan 6, 2017 8:27:58 GMT -5 musicalsilver said:

morwen - I loved my Ergo and used it pretty much all the way through my pregnancy to haul around the 2yo when he was being cantankerous (back carries, obviously).

I use it pretty much exclusively with DD now that she's a bit too heavy for long stints in the ring sling. It's just so easy!

Are you still loving your homemade ring sling?

I think I like it as well as I would any ring sling. Very awesome for wee babies, but less useful with heavier ones. But definitely worth doing, for sure!