Good morning! Monday randoms!

[jillywilly]

We're also using bowls/plates/silverware here. I found these utensils at Target that are spoon on one end and fork (though more spork-ish actually) on the other, and he does varying degrees of ok with it depending on the day/what we're eating. Normally if he's hungry, he'll start using his hands (more efficient), and then you can tell as he's not starving, he likes to experiment with the spoon/fork. I've noticed that he really just wants to do things exactly like us, so if we're eating a whole piece of toast with our hands, he wants to eat a whole piece of toast with his hands. If we're eating pasta with a fork, he wants to use his fork to eat the pasta. I always give it to him, just because I figure even if he's not doing great and/or needs help, at least he's starting to learn to use it.

[mrsmonogrammed]

stcyct not scoop, but I buy them at BRU (cheaper) although they do have them at Target too. At my store they are by the silly cups/plates/silverware.

[blueskiessmiling]

DD will use her fork if the food is easy to spear (like scrambled eggs). Otherwise, she just uses her hands.

[periwinkledaydreams]

mrsdee1982 we are team tray (no plate, no bowl). She's doing pretty nice with a fork for the most part, but spoons not so much. Whats funny is whenever we first started baby food (6 months? 8 months? God I do not remember at all!) she ate with the spoon all by herself and it was so crazy! Now the bowl of yogurt/cereal/whatever will just end up on the floor, attempted to be drank like a cup, or hands stuck right in, so I just spoon feed her those kind of things.

The large majority of what she eats is done with fingers directly from her tray.

[erbear]

I should give her yogurt by herself. I've never tried.

Does anyone have a good travel fork/spoon? I'm thinking they don't exist and I should just throw some in a baggie.

[heartofglass]

erbear I've just got a bunch of plastic ones that I keep in his bag. I 'try' to remember to take them out and wash them if we go somewhere.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Oct 24, 2016 15:16:57 GMT -5 erbear said:

I should give her yogurt by herself. I've never tried.

Does anyone have a good travel fork/spoon? I'm thinking they don't exist and I should just throw some in a baggie.

We give DD yogurt tubes- she loves them! And I know they have specific"travel forks" but I just bought a Gerber Graduates 3 pack of forks and keep one in the diaper bag along with several take n toss spoons in a specific little pocket. After she uses one I wipe it off with a wipe and just throw it back into the big part of the bag so I know I need to wash it at home:)

[billyhorrible]

DH wants a turntable for his office for his birthday. He just forwarded me an email with information about the one he wants.

It's an email between him and the director of the purchasing department, and I kid you not, he used the phrase "It's hard out there for a 'hisjobtitle'."

Y'all my husband thinks he's some kind of OG.

[jessila]

Still using the high chair but his can be turned into a booster so it's plenty big enough for him. I got suction bowls this weekend after my mom said he uses them at her house. He kind of tries to, unsuccessfully, use spoons and really doesn't like forks. I think he dislikes the metal touching his teeth. My pediatrician asked at his 15 mo. appointment and said to work on it before his 18mo one.

I'm going to a Zumba class tonight!! I haven't been to one in...a long time. It's through my church so my SIL will be there, too. I'm excited to do something fun for myself. I just hope my H remembers about it. I did remind him 3 or 4 times.

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Oct 24, 2016 6:49:45 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

On another note, has anyone else put away the high chair or thought about doing so yet? I think I might be ready to soon. LO barely fits in it and we haven't been using it much lately anyway.

We put the high chair in our basement last week. She mostly just either sits in a normal chair now or in my lap to eat.

[heartofglass]

We just spent over an hour sitting in a little office with prospective new financial people. I DESPISE adulting, especially since I feel like the only one...

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Oct 24, 2016 16:41:54 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

DH wants a turntable for his office for his birthday. He just forwarded me an email with information about the one he wants.

It's an email between him and the director of the purchasing department, and I kid you not, he used the phrase "It's hard out there for a 'hisjobtitle'."

Y'all my husband thinks he's some kind of OG.

I just loaned friends one of our technics turntable.The next day my friend sent me a funny email 'it's official, I've officially lost my husband to the turn table.' He's obsessed now.

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h left today for his 2 1/2 week surfing trip to Bali, Indonesia. I'm banging my head on a wall asking myself when did I say yes to this...I think I was pregnant at the time. It was that long ago.

[holliberry28]

Oct 24, 2016 19:19:09 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

h left today for his 2 1/2 week surfing trip to Bali, Indonesia. I'm banging my head on a wall asking myself when did I say yes to this...I think I was pregnant at the time. It was that long ago.

I know how you feel lol. And, im sure he's super grateful. Hope it goes quick for the both of us!

[jillywilly]

Oct 24, 2016 19:19:09 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

h left today for his 2 1/2 week surfing trip to Bali, Indonesia. I'm banging my head on a wall asking myself when did I say yes to this...I think I was pregnant at the time. It was that long ago.

I think you win wife of the year for this, though. And at minimum, a nice relaxing spa day to yourself or something when he gets back!