We booked a camping trip for 2 weeks from now. We're going to a "resort" about 2 hours away, that's geared towards kids. Apparently H went a few times when he was a kid, but somehow I'd never heard of it until last summer. We have to get a bunch of stuff next weekend, including somewhere for M to sleep while camping, and a new tent. I have lists.
I most commonly hear of people putting a PNP in a tent for baby/toddler camping.
We booked a camping trip for 2 weeks from now. We're going to a "resort" about 2 hours away, that's geared towards kids. Apparently H went a few times when he was a kid, but somehow I'd never heard of it until last summer. We have to get a bunch of stuff next weekend, including somewhere for M to sleep while camping, and a new tent. I have lists.
I most commonly hear of people putting a PNP in a tent for baby/toddler camping.
It's on my list of ideas. It's going to depend on how much room we have in the tent.
S just scared the crap out of us. We live in a townhouse complex, and he's allowed to play outside without us, but he has to stay where we can see him from the doors. H went to check on him and couldn't see him from the front, so I looked out the back and couldn't find him either. He was at the opposite end of the row across from us, playing with some other kids. The older kids he was playing with apologized for not making sure S was allowed to be there.
I made S come inside, and told him can go outside tomorrow, as long as he follows the rules.
I'm thinking about coming in to work tomorrow morning. Mostly because I just don't want to be home with my family.
I'm legit behind on some things at work so it's not totally a made up excuse. I've had to leave twice in the last week to pick him up due to a fever. Lately I cannot get this kid to take medicine, no matter what flavor it is. He holds it in his mouth as long as possible until he can spit it out. It's frustrating.
Have you tried mixing it with something? When dd1 had C diff she had to have this truly horrible tasting antibiotic 4 times a day for a week. The first time we have it to her straight from the medicine syringe and she gagged, dry heaved and drooled for over 5 minutes. We ended up mixing it with some sugary fruity yogurt and that worked for a while. When she started refusing that we ended up buying a bunch of things to try - these are what ended up working:
I would never buy that for my kids for a normal drink or snack, but for getting her to take her medicine it was a lifesaver.
We are in a hotel. My mom sister both babies and I. Tomorrow we fly to see my aunt and grandmother. So far it's been a good trip. With food wine and baby hijinx.
Post by scorpioscuba on May 13, 2017 10:52:04 GMT -5
Happy Saturday ladies! My H is on the good list today. DD woke up at 5:30. He took her, shut our bedroom door and let me sleep. When I finally rolled out of bed at 8am he brought me coffee and told me the kids had been fed including the dog and the fish. 😍
Post by scorpioscuba on May 13, 2017 10:55:36 GMT -5
Are your toddlers testing you lately? DD is majorly testing her boundaries and when we tell her no on something she will then repeat it but just to the level of not doing exactly what we asked.
For example: she loves crayons but will occasionally put them in her mouth. We tell her crayons are not for eating, just coloring on paper. So she proceeds to put them near her mouth and stare us down. Like, now what are you gonna do, huh??? Rinse and repeat with various other scenarios. It's frustrating but hilarious at the same time.
Are your toddlers testing you lately? DD is majorly testing her boundaries and when we tell her no on something she will then repeat it but just to the level of not doing exactly what we asked.
For example: she loves crayons but will occasionally put them in her mouth. We tell her crayons are not for eating, just coloring on paper. So she proceeds to put them near her mouth and stare us down. Like, now what are you gonna do, huh??? Rinse and repeat with various other scenarios. It's frustrating but hilarious at the same time.
Yes! Dd2 has been doing this for a while. I second the hilarious yet frustrating!
Are your toddlers testing you lately? DD is majorly testing her boundaries and when we tell her no on something she will then repeat it but just to the level of not doing exactly what we asked.
For example: she loves crayons but will occasionally put them in her mouth. We tell her crayons are not for eating, just coloring on paper. So she proceeds to put them near her mouth and stare us down. Like, now what are you gonna do, huh??? Rinse and repeat with various other scenarios. It's frustrating but hilarious at the same time.
M's thing is buttons she's not allowed to touch. I'll say no, move her away, and she goes right back to it, all the while giving me the sassy "you can't stop me" look. It's so hard not to laugh
Post by crimsonandclover on May 13, 2017 13:02:47 GMT -5
At dinner, DH and I had a glass of wine. DD2: Can I have a taste? Us: No. DD1: DD2, you have to be a Mama or a Papa to drink that. Me: Well, you don't have to be a Mama or a Papa, but you have to be at least 16. (legal drinking age here) DD1: When I'm 16 I won't go to school anymore. Me: Yes, you will. DD1: No, I won't go to school. I'll just drink that.
I'm raising a child with some fantastic goals, people. Drop-out and wino by the age of 16.
Post by dizzycooks on May 13, 2017 13:45:12 GMT -5
Lol 😂 crimsonandclover those are some pretty awesome aspirations. Considering she'll be in...10th grade? Lol. scorpioscuba I haven't even really introduced rules per say. Obviously she doesn't do whatever, but I just redirect until about 2 and then consequences start. I'd probably take the crayons away and find a new activity if she kept doing it. I'm having a hard time realizing she's not a baby.
Post by scorpioscuba on May 13, 2017 16:17:25 GMT -5
dizzycooks, redirection worked great with DS. DD, not so much. She just runs back to whatever it is over and over and over again. She is definitely my willful child!
dizzycooks, redirection worked great with DS. DD, not so much. She just runs back to whatever it is over and over and over again. She is definitely my willful child!
Post by NellieOleson on May 13, 2017 17:15:34 GMT -5
We definitely don't have rules per se, unless you count things like "don't put rocks in your mouth" or "stop touching the waste basket in the doctor's exam room" as rules.
She's such a stinker, though. Like she will pick up rocks outside, stick her tongue out and hold the rock about 1 cm away from it -- all while looking me right in the eyes. I'll tell her no twice, and then I go take it from her, but she'll turn and try to run and think it's SO FUNNY.
She also is starting to have a strong opinion about things. The last two nights she has demanded a dance party, and if I don't play the songs she wants to hear she will stand in front of the stereo looking at it, then looking at me, then looking at it, and looking very seriously at me while clapping her hands and yelling "DEEEEEE!"
(I wish I knew what DEEEEE meant!)
When it's time to turn the music off she has had a total fit both nights and threw herself onto the couch very pathetically.
Ridiculous, silly, frustrating, and SO much different than my dd1.
Post by scorpioscuba on May 13, 2017 21:25:16 GMT -5
Man, that extra 2.5 hours of sleep this morning gave me energy I haven't had in ages. Besides playing with the kiddos and some time in the pool I have gotten all the laundry done AND put away and my entire house has been cleaned!!!! DS helped with a lot of the dusting and vacuuming. I literally have nothing to do tomorrow except enjoy family time. As soon as DS is asleep I'll be taking a LUSH bath with some wine and an episode of Call the Midwives.
Happy Mother's Day to my favorite internet friends!!! ❤️🌸🌷🌹
My FIL just texted to see if we had plans tomorrow. As in, he texted like 5 minutes ago. It's after 9. And they wonder why I feel like we're an afterthought when they even bother to include us in plans. I told him that my mother had already planned to have dinner at her place, so we weren't available.
Post by crimsonandclover on May 14, 2017 9:16:21 GMT -5
So, the firefighter Mother's day event done for another year. Next year I don't think I'll be going on the walk. It is exhausting to herd the kids for 2.5 hours. DD1 was whimpering after about 10 minutes of walking. The results of her blood test are supposed to be back tomorrow. On the one hand I hope nothing's wrong, on the other hand I hope they did find something that's easily fixed. She just seems to have so much less energy than other kids her age. The preschool teachers have noticed it for a long time, too.
Post by dizzycooks on May 14, 2017 21:42:45 GMT -5
I know the weekend is about over, but guys, I'm sleeping in dd1s bed/couch/floor/finally ended up in dd2s bed last night. The bed was squeaky and woke dd3 up (bad for sleep training), the couch is really an oversized chair and was awful. The floor was hard. I'm sleeping with dd2 again tonight. So dumb. My ils are in my bed. Grr. Obviously I don't have a better alternative for them, but it still sucks. Oh and our water heater was turned off this morning. What little stink do you think did that??
Post by crimsonandclover on May 15, 2017 1:35:08 GMT -5
dizzycooks, the pedi just said they should have all the results back by today and I should call. I figure I'll wait a few hours in case they don't get the results from over the weekend until mid-morning or something. Oh, and I checked their vax books - both got Dtap (Tdap? what's the abbreviation in the US? tetanus, diptheria, pertussis, etc.) boosters, and DD3 also got the pneumococcal vax. No MMR booster until later.
Last June we got an estimate for re-doing the metal roller shutters in DD1's bedroom because they were broken and we couldn't even open one. The guys are coming today to do the work. 11 months later. I am not thrilled.
Also, DD1's bday party for her preschool friends is this afternoon. I will be very glad when it's over because it will mean no more kids' bday parties until next February
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