Parenting Check in May 16

[karlamo]

Howdy Parents!

What's new for you this week? 

Welcome CrazyAunt to the group!

QOTW:  Would you rather,   A: Change poopy diapers all day long or

B:  Get puked on all day long?

[mahler5]

C is 2.

C has been really fighting sitting on the potty. I'm frustrated because she will sit on the potty for her teachers no problem. Part of the problem I believe is she sometimes doesn't want to stop what she is doing. But she also sometime just doesn't want to. She was generally doing it more last week.

I've been more tired with the pregnancy and I feel not as emotionally there for her. She has been more clingy too so I feel like maybe she senses something.

She's generally doing well though and we had a good weekend. I am hoping I get a little more energy the next few weeks before the baby comes.

QOTW-- poopy diapers. At least the mess is contained. Although I am finding I would much much rather wash throw up soiled clothes than poopy ones.

[kona]

O is 21 months.

She has started a developmental stutter this week. I find it adorable.

She has sat on the potty a handful of times. I think it's just a novel thing for her. I'm really not into the whole potty training thing. We have a kid potty which I have been toying with bringing it up from the basement but I don't want to invest too much.

She has a down sleep sac that she has slept in for the past year straight. One of the snaps broke this weekend. The company is awesome and they will fix it for no charge but we need to send it to them. I am really hopeful that the change doesn't through off her sleep.

QOTW: Diapers all the way.

[2brides]

The boys turn 10y tomorrow. 10. Seems old. We are deep in the throws of transporting people around all weekend - birthday parties, play dates, soccer, swim team...Good thing I like my minivan.

We just sent up a meeting to sign the consents to get C evaluated for ADHD. The teacher and special ed teacher gave us a fair amount of push back, but based on what we are seeing at home, how hard we have to push him to get school work completed, and how miserable we all are because of the constant need for reminders for EVERYTHING, we know we need to get it done. Part of me thinks they think we are searching for a diagnosis and part of me doesn't care. Because of what we see their friends (and twin brother) are capable of we know he is way behind his peers in executive functioning and we need to make sure he is successful in school.

QOTD: Diapers x1000. L and I STILL talk about the time they both had some GI bug when they were 14m old and spent the entire weekend throwing up and then sticking their heads in puke buckets. I must have done 20 loads of laundry in 2 days. It was awful. Thankfully now they make it to the toilet 95% of the time.

[wittyandwaiting]

DS is 14 years old and DD is 7 weeks.

I actually laughed out loud at this weeks question, because right now I feel like I'm doing both.
ALL
THE
TIME
I would much rather change poopy diapers all day long.

Parenting...or perhaps family life...has been tough lately.

I've been wondering if it's possible that C has a PPMD, she been super detached and will sometime just hand the baby to me me tell me that she can't. She really hasn't done much with the baby on her own (bathing, putting her to bed, etc.) and even seems detached from DS and I. Part of me is frustrated because I'd appreciate her help but now I'm more worried....
She just doesn't seem to want to do anything at all and her eating habits are all weird. We are also in some conflict because my MIL is hugely overstepping and constantly slamming breastfeeding and I need C to intervene and she says she will but doesn't.

The kids are happy and healthy. DS is a typical teen boy who is pretty pumped about summer coming up but....we find out on Thursday if he'll need to go to summer school to bring up his math mark.

DD is a pretty content baby who hates to sleep during the day but sleeps very well at night. She spits up A LOT but is happy and gaining well so it is just an annoying and messy inconvenience.

Also, DD smiles socially now and it is the cutest thing ever. I forgot how cute those gummy smiles are.

[wittyandwaiting]

mahler5 DS didn't want to stop what he was doing either which made it very difficult. I think it's easier at daycare because everybody stops and goes together. I made a very basic pic chart for DS of what we were doing every day (exhausting right?!?!) so that he could see what we were doing and that there would be more playtime after. For him when it was officially a 'time' like playtime and lunchtime he argues less about going.

Overall he had a really rough time with transitions.

[mahler5]

wittyandwaiting-- sorry C is being distant and not helping much. I know L had a hard time adjusting at first and I think it was hard for her to bond with baby since she wasn't breastfeeding but she got over it and became very attached.

[kh826]

William is 23 months & Lucie is 3.5 months!

Life has been pretty crazy busy for us, and it is about to get even crazier for the next 2-3 weeks. We closed on selling our current house yesterday (but we are still staying there until the 28th), and we are closing on our new house today! We are planning a picnic on the floor in the new house for dinner tonight. William is SUPER excited. Lucie obviously doesn't get it, and she will never remember our old house. William probably won't either once he gets older. That feels a little bittersweet...

William has been showing more signs that he is starting to be ready to at least explore potty training. He tells us now when he is wet at least some of the time, and he has started pulling on his diaper and seems uncomfy when he doesn't have a totally dry diaper on. We will probably get him a potty once we move and get settled and see if he has interest. He is still quite young, especially for a boy, so we won't push it at all if he isn't ready, but I want to give him the option if he is ready.

William has been "helping" us pack. It is so cute. We give him empty diaper boxes and he puts toys and books in and out of boxes all day. It's very funny, and it keeps him busy for solid stretches of time!

His new obsession is Greek Yogurt. He has always liked yogurt and has been eating it for a long time, but all of a sudden he LOVES it and is asking for it 1-2 times a day. We have been giving it to him at breakfast, but sometimes he wants it at lunch too. I am always on the hunt for 2% Greek yogurt that is flavored but is low in sugar. It can be hard to find! He likes Fage and Siggis the best. I feel like I spend a lot of time in the dairy aisle at the grocery store!

He pronounces his name "Willnan" or "Willnum" and he talks in the third person all day long. It is pretty funny. "Willnan try it." "Willnan get it" "Ok, Mama it Willnan's turn." Lucie is still "Wucie" and he now officially doesn't want to do anything without her. She is the very first thing he asks about when we get him out of his crib in the morning. "Wucie downstairs? Ok - let's go!"

His other favorite new thing to say is to ask everyone if they are OK. He seems to worry that people are OK a lot, and you can hear it in his voice when he asks. "Mama, you OK?" -- he asks several times a day! He also asks if his stuffed animals and toys are OK. Super cute. His other favorite phrase lately is "What happened?" ... he says it after he does something he knows he is not supposed to, and it is SO hard not to laugh. He will throw a toy on the floor and then say "Oh no! What happened?" ... yesterday he fell asleep in the car after settlement on our way to the bank and he woke up about 15 mins later in his carseat (we were still in the car) and he seemed all disoriented and confused and kept saying "what happened? Mama, Mommy, what happened?" ... it was adorable, but also sad because he seemed confused and sad. Once we got home he was fine, though.

Lucie is still rocking her pavlik harness. She had another ortho appointment on Monday and her hip ultrasound showed that her hip was just 2 degrees off according to the ortho (though the radiologist called it a "normal hip")... so the ortho wanted her to stay in the harness full time for another 2 weeks and then we can start weaning her out of it - starting with 6 hrs a day out of the harness. Our next ortho appointment is in 3 weeks. They gave her a new harness on Monday, thankfully. It was getting small, so they went up a size, but it was also GROSS! She is the spit up queen, and she has been wearing that thing 23.5 hours a day for the last month and it was just disgusting. There is only so much spot cleaning you can do to it. You aren't supposed to wash it. Totally gross.

Lucie is such a happy little bugger. She really reacts to all of us now, and all you have to do is smile at her and she will mimic you and give the biggest smile and sometimes a little laugh. She is very laid back still, which is great. She has definitely gotten more vocal and J calls her a little pterodactyl b/c she squeaks and squeals so much. She has been sleeping great (through the night about 9 hours per night for the last 3 weeks -- knock on wood). She is definitely getting big! We have moved over to 6 month onesies a lot of the time. She definitely needs them for length. Her torso and her legs are SOOO long.

Both kids have pedi well visits on June 10th (William's 2 yr check up and Lu's 4 month check up). I will be curious to see where both are in terms of growth percentiles, etc.

That's it for the moment, I think... I will try to be a lot better about checking in once we are moved and settled in. The next couple of weeks are just going to be nuts!

[cetcar]

May 18, 2016 6:53:39 GMT -5 kh826 said:

William is 23 months & Lucie is 3.5 months!

Life has been pretty crazy busy for us, and it is about to get even crazier for the next 2-3 weeks. We closed on selling our current house yesterday (but we are still staying there until the 28th), and we are closing on our new house today! We are planning a picnic on the floor in the new house for dinner tonight. William is SUPER excited. Lucie obviously doesn't get it, and she will never remember our old house. William probably won't either once he gets older. That feels a little bittersweet...

William has been showing more signs that he is starting to be ready to at least explore potty training. He tells us now when he is wet at least some of the time, and he has started pulling on his diaper and seems uncomfy when he doesn't have a totally dry diaper on. We will probably get him a potty once we move and get settled and see if he has interest. He is still quite young, especially for a boy, so we won't push it at all if he isn't ready, but I want to give him the option if he is ready.

William has been "helping" us pack. It is so cute. We give him empty diaper boxes and he puts toys and books in and out of boxes all day. It's very funny, and it keeps him busy for solid stretches of time!

His new obsession is Greek Yogurt. He has always liked yogurt and has been eating it for a long time, but all of a sudden he LOVES it and is asking for it 1-2 times a day. We have been giving it to him at breakfast, but sometimes he wants it at lunch too. I am always on the hunt for 2% Greek yogurt that is flavored but is low in sugar. It can be hard to find! He likes Fage and Siggis the best. I feel like I spend a lot of time in the dairy aisle at the grocery store!

He pronounces his name "Willnan" or "Willnum" and he talks in the third person all day long. It is pretty funny. "Willnan try it." "Willnan get it" "Ok, Mama it Willnan's turn." Lucie is still "Wucie" and he now officially doesn't want to do anything without her. She is the very first thing he asks about when we get him out of his crib in the morning. "Wucie downstairs? Ok - let's go!"

His other favorite new thing to say is to ask everyone if they are OK. He seems to worry that people are OK a lot, and you can hear it in his voice when he asks. "Mama, you OK?" -- he asks several times a day! He also asks if his stuffed animals and toys are OK. Super cute. His other favorite phrase lately is "What happened?" ... he says it after he does something he knows he is not supposed to, and it is SO hard not to laugh. He will throw a toy on the floor and then say "Oh no! What happened?" ... yesterday he fell asleep in the car after settlement on our way to the bank and he woke up about 15 mins later in his carseat (we were still in the car) and he seemed all disoriented and confused and kept saying "what happened? Mama, Mommy, what happened?" ... it was adorable, but also sad because he seemed confused and sad. Once we got home he was fine, though.

Lucie is still rocking her pavlik harness. She had another ortho appointment on Monday and her hip ultrasound showed that her hip was just 2 degrees off according to the ortho (though the radiologist called it a "normal hip")... so the ortho wanted her to stay in the harness full time for another 2 weeks and then we can start weaning her out of it - starting with 6 hrs a day out of the harness. Our next ortho appointment is in 3 weeks. They gave her a new harness on Monday, thankfully. It was getting small, so they went up a size, but it was also GROSS! She is the spit up queen, and she has been wearing that thing 23.5 hours a day for the last month and it was just disgusting. There is only so much spot cleaning you can do to it. You aren't supposed to wash it. Totally gross.

Lucie is such a happy little bugger. She really reacts to all of us now, and all you have to do is smile at her and she will mimic you and give the biggest smile and sometimes a little laugh. She is very laid back still, which is great. She has definitely gotten more vocal and J calls her a little pterodactyl b/c she squeaks and squeals so much. She has been sleeping great (through the night about 9 hours per night for the last 3 weeks -- knock on wood). She is definitely getting big! We have moved over to 6 month onesies a lot of the time. She definitely needs them for length. Her torso and her legs are SOOO long.

Both kids have pedi well visits on June 10th (William's 2 yr check up and Lu's 4 month check up). I will be curious to see where both are in terms of growth percentiles, etc.

That's it for the moment, I think... I will try to be a lot better about checking in once we are moved and settled in. The next couple of weeks are just going to be nuts!

Thought there was a chance you may be interested, there's a shop on Etsy that sells onesie extenders. They claim they make the onesie one size bigger. We've used them and they work great.