(SAHP) June Check-In

[tkford216]

I asked about a check-in yesterday and it seemed like people thought it was a good idea, so here goes. If we want a different setup next time, or if there are enough people to separate check-ins by age group or something, we can certainly change it up. Do we want to do this monthly/more frequently/on rare occasions? I'm new to this board so whatever the regular posters want to do is obviously fine by me. Anyway, let's get to it.

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Age(s) of your LO(s):

Recent milestones:

Recent challenges:

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun?

How are YOU doing?

Have questions/need advice?

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat?

[penguin129]

Thanks for starting! Great idea

Age(s) of your LO(s): 3 in just over 3 weeks!

Recent milestones: DD is pretty much fully potty trained. That was huge

Recent challenges: DD started having accidents yesterday after being trained for 2 months. Have to figure that out.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? Dance party, the pool, the beach, geocaching

How are YOU doing? I'm doing ok. I was thinking I'd have one year left of staying at home and now with DD2 on the way it'll be more.

Have questions/need advice? Nope

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? Ritas gelati

[Deleted]

Age(s) of your LO(s): 3 a month from tomorrow.

Recent milestones: 90% potty trained...still won't poop in the potty, but usually wakes up dry.

Recent challenges: Tantrums! She is very independent and wants to do everything herself.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? Mostly swimming or going to the zoo.

How are YOU doing? Depends on the day. The constant fighting with her/dealing with tantrums is really wearing me down. I've been feeling bad lately for being short tempered with her.

Have questions/need advice? Any advice on how to get her to poop on the toilet?

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? Fresh strawberries

[tkford216]

Age(s) of your LO(s): Just shy of 4 months

Recent milestones: He can sit really well (with assistance), tummy time is getting much better, he's really starting to focus on details and wants to watch everything around him.

Recent challenges: We're still working on getting into a good nap schedule. Some days are great, others are shit. But regardless, he's always overtired and cranky by about 7.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? Well, what can you really do with a baby? We read books, work on tummy time, play with rattles/etc, take walks... This is where I struggle. He wants to be entertained constantly and I run out of things to do.

How are YOU doing? I'm alright. All the postpartum shit has been harder than I thought it would be, but things are finally *starting* to feel normal again.

Have questions/need advice? When did you guys start cereal/purees; any advice? He's definitely shows signs of being ready soon (and if he's ready, I feel good about starting at the 4 month mark instead of waiting until 6).

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? Ice cream. Hands down.

[brachysira]

Age(s) of your LO(s): My daughter is 3.5 and my son is 21 months.

Recent milestones: My daughter can write an "M" and my son is perfecting jumping.

Recent challenges: No one naps much and they fight a lot, but scheduling too much wears them out, so trying to balance and avoid extreme screen time.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? 3.5 year-old does 3 afternoons of preschool "camp" most weeks, does this free-form running/dance class, and does French and gymnastics although we will probably quit some of those for summer. We have playdates, take trips to other towns for nature centers, indoor gyms, etc. and we play outside a lot.

How are YOU doing? Tired. I am too old for this.

Have questions/need advice?

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? Right now I'd say s'mores but that's just because we have all the ingredients in case we go camping.

[ashiscute]

Age(s) of your LO(s): DD is 5, DS1 is 3, and DS2 will be 1 in a couple weeks

Recent milestones: DD just "graduated" from preschool,

Recent challenges: Summer break means more time home for the big kids to fight, the baby was just sick for the first time, struggling to get the baby enough nap time and the kids play time since he will not nap on the go

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? lots of time on the swing set and with the water table, DD is going to a summer program at school a couple days a week

How are YOU doing? okay. a bit tired of all 3 kids needing/wanting me. the baby is so, so clingy i feel like i'm going crazy at times

Have questions/need advice? Any suggestions on how to get this baby to stop touching me? We have a gym membership and I cannot use it because he flips out if I leave him

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? adult treat- Red Stripe, family friendly- popsicles

[ashiscute]

forevermorgan you are such a trooper. I can't imagine nursing my DS on top of the baby right now. Does she say why she wants to nurse? Would she be willing to cuddle with you with a glass of milk instead?

@auri does she have accidents or is she using a diaper? Does she poop around the same time every day? With DS we would go and he'd sit on the potty for a bit and I'd read to him so he could relax. It took a couple days of reading for like 20+ minutes.

tkford216 with my first I started cereal around 4.5 months, the other two I did BLW

[younglove316]

tkford216 I started about 6 months but that was because neither of them showed any signs of interest sooner. My pedi said we could have started at 4 months though.

[younglove316]

Age(s) of your LO(s): DD1 is 2 and DD2 is 7 months

Recent milestones: DD2 is getting really close to crawling and DD1 amazes me at how much she talks and all the new things she is learning.

Recent challenges: DD1 is obsessed with her baby sister and touching her, mostly hugging on her. If we try and tell her she's getting too rough or needs to be more gentle, she starts hitting her and getting more rough.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? We go to the zoo, have playdates, & DD1 does an art class every other week

How are YOU doing? Exhausted. DD2 still doesn't sleep through the night and now DD1 is starting to not take naps everyday. I feel like I just don't get a break

Have questions/need advice? What are some favorite rainy day activities?

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? I am excited to have some fires and make smores.

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Jun 15, 2016 12:53:43 GMT -5 ashiscute said:

@auri does she have accidents or is she using a diaper? Does she poop around the same time every day? With DS we would go and he'd sit on the potty for a bit and I'd read to him so he could relax. It took a couple days of reading for like 20+ minutes.

I have her in underwear during the day and pull ups for sleeping. She doesn't poop at the same time, and she seems to want privacy to do it. I've tried the reading but she would just try to get up and not listen to the story. I also tried letting her play with my ipad to get her to sit longer. What usually ends up happening is she'll get off the toilet and poop 5 minutes later in her underwear. 

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tkford216, I started at 4.5 months. We started with sweet potatoes since it was the week of Thanksgiving.

younglove316, We normally do art projects on rainy days. DD loves to paint and I love the crayola markers that only work on the special paper.

[ashiscute]

Jun 15, 2016 15:15:08 GMT -5 forevermorgan said:

ashiscute - she won't say why but it's when she's tired and hungry. I've tried offering cuddles, tried offering milk in a cup, tried the "Nippy Fairy" who will bring her a dolly when quits the nip, tried just saying "not right now, how about we do X instead", tried the straight up "no", tried "Girls who go to school are too big for nippy". I don't know what else to do. She is PERSISTENT.

Hmm.. Does she do okay if she stays at your moms and you're not there? Would a sticker chart help? I know that's kind of lame.

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forevermorgan Good luck! Hope the sticker chart works for you.

[penguin129]

@auri and icequeen I posted some new activities to go along with frogs on the SAHP page.

[cam]

forevermorgan, I told LO I ran out of milk, that he drank it all. You could maybe say you make baby milk and little kid milk, but you ran out of little kid milk because she drank it all. A few days ago, LO and I were discussing it for the first time in ages. He apparently still blames the dog for drinking all my milk (no idea why he ever thought that, but he has been insistent on it ever since we weaned) and still thinks I may someday get more. Lol! Not sure how I kept a straight face for that conversation.



tkford216, we did BLW starting at about 6mo.



younglove316, I am trying to remember rainy day activities from when my LO was the age of your older. We had a covered porch, so we were still able to do chalk, bubbles, the pool if it was warm enough, etc. Indoors, we did the usual indoor stuff plus ball pit, trampoline, bike, slide, little bity basketball hoop and soccer goal (both with small, softer balls), fort building (card table is a great structure to cover and build off of), water play (kitchen or bathroom on the floor), etc.

[cam]

Age(s) of your LO(s):
4.5

Recent milestones:
Slept without a shirt (by his own choosing even!)

Recent challenges:
Last two nights were very restless ALL night (and the subsequent behaviors that come with inadequate sleep have been a barrel of fun). Fingers crossed for tonight.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun?
Games, playing outside (mostly sports, water balloons, hopscotch), projects, outings, playing with friends, etc. No problems staying busy.

How are YOU doing?
Could use more hours in the day. Been juggling some medical stuff, but at least the back is about 50% better, I didn't end up needing stitches earlier this week, and med trials are going decently enough (hoping to get back in soon to do some tweaking), so I certainly can't complain about anything. Been meeting some fellow parents lately that I have been hitting it off well with.

Have questions/need advice?
N/A

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat?
Watermelon and BLTs (I guess a BLT isn't really a treat, but I eat them for snacks sometimes, so it counts ::gavel:. I would also say ice cream, but I eat that all year round.

[younglove316]

cam I couldn't agree more on having more hours in the day! I feel like one minute it's lunch and then bedtime is here. Hope things continue to get better for you!

[ashiscute]

Jun 15, 2016 20:00:26 GMT -5 forevermorgan said:

Jun 15, 2016 15:30:11 GMT -5 ashiscute said:

Hmm.. Does she do okay if she stays at your moms and you're not there? Would a sticker chart help? I know that's kind of lame.

She doesn't even nurse every day so she is totally fine without it. I'm willing to try a sticker chart. I can see her earning stickers and then being like, "I earned nippy" and then buggin' to nurse. Lol. I'm trying it tomorrow. Wish me luck.

I did a sticker chart with DD to get her to stop sucking her fingers to go to sleep. I found a sheet online somewhere that I printed off to use. We discussed rewards when we put up the chart so she knew what each phase meant. When she got to the end she got to go pick a new princess dress. It worked really well. I hope you have some success!

[oreobitsy]

Age(s) of your LO(s): 3.5 son and 11 month old son

Recent milestones: The baby started walking right before his 11 month birthday... he's so much happier being able to think he is keeping up with big bro.

Recent challenges: Sharing/playing together

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? Pool, cooking/baking together, every free library event I can find

How are YOU doing? Mostly good, I like to stay busy and get out of the house. There are some days that I know my DS1 just would prefer to play at home and so those days can feel long if I don't have people over.

Have questions/need advice? Not at the moment.

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? I love pasta salad and a night glass of chilled wine. The boys could eat popsicles all day.

[oreobitsy]

younglove316, We bake a lot on rainy days (I like the output), build forts, or playdoh. We also love to look for worms after a big rain.

tkford216, We didn't start feeding until 6 months... neither boy seemed to care much about food in the beginning.

[teraiin]

Age(s) of your LO(s): 6 weeks

Recent milestones: he was a month old on June 6th does that count?

Recent challenges: random inconsolable crying that is super rough for this ftm. MH doesn't do any night duty due to his job so it makes for tough nights mentally.

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? Honestly
I'm still in survival mode. But the weather is getting nicer and I'm hoping to take DS out for walks and stuff
What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun?

How are YOU doing? Tired!

Have questions/need advice? Nothing that I can think of...

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? As in food? I love getting ice cream from our local ice cream place. It's only open seasonally.

[teraiin]

Sorry guys! I tried to fill it out while mobile so the format got kind of funky.

[namastebiotches]

Sorry I've been MIA lately!

Age(s) of your LO(s): 5 in a little over two months!

Recent milestones: he graduated from two years in preschool, completed a Safety Town program the following week, & started a 'playground' camp at the beginning of this week! (it's through the city rec dept & is at one of the elementary schools)

Recent challenges: not much. just trying to do all the things & fit it into our schedule!

What are you guys doing these days to stay busy/for fun? He's enrolled in a bunch of programs for most of the summer & hasn't had a break since school let out. That'll last until the first week of August I believe. On the weekends, we go all over the place to different events/festivals, the playground, fun in the backyard, & soon the pool place.

How are YOU doing? I'm doing good. The breaks have been nice while he's off to camp.

Have questions/need advice? nope

QOTM: What is your favorite spring/summer treat? Ben & Jerry's for sure

[younglove316]

namastebiotches our one zoo has a Ben & Jerry's in it and its so hard not to stop, so good!!

[namastebiotches]

Jun 17, 2016 18:34:22 GMT -5 younglove316 said:

namastebiotches our one zoo has a Ben & Jerry's in it and its so hard not to stop, so good!!

so does ours!!

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Jun 17, 2016 18:34:22 GMT -5 younglove316 said:

namastebiotches our one zoo has a Ben & Jerry's in it and its so hard not to stop, so good!!

I'm a little jealous. I wish my zoo had a Ben and Jerrys!

[namastebiotches]

younglove316 are we neighbors?!

[younglove316]

Jun 17, 2016 20:24:02 GMT -5 namastebiotches said:

younglove316 are we neighbors?!

I'm in Ohio, you?

[namastebiotches]

Jun 18, 2016 5:24:41 GMT -5 younglove316 said:

Jun 17, 2016 20:24:02 GMT -5 namastebiotches said:

younglove316 are we neighbors?!

I'm in Ohio, you?

I remember you saying you were a while ago but then second guessed it.
So am I

[younglove316]

Jun 18, 2016 7:06:47 GMT -5 namastebiotches said:

Jun 18, 2016 5:24:41 GMT -5 younglove316 said:

I'm in Ohio, you?

I remember you saying you were a while ago but then second guessed it.
So am I

I had thought I had seen you were too but wasn't positive I had the right person. Looks like we are!