Any psychics out there who can tell me when my kid will be in 3t clothes? Where's miss Cleo when you need her?
I'm going through and taking out all the 18 month clothes and he won't have a huge wardrobe after that. I'd love to take advantage of some sales, but not knowing what season he'll really fit into the next size, I never do. I miss hand me downs.
Post by dmorgendorffer on Mar 29, 2017 9:35:43 GMT -5
kartish I've been buying 3T summer clothes. I bought a few things in 2T and realized they probably wouldn't fit the entire summer so I switched. She needs 3T shorts for her chubby thighs anyway.
We're having an interesting behavioral problem - DD has started hitting us in the face. It's really more of a claw your eyes out kind of move and it hurts. When she does this we tell her not to hit, hands are not for hitting, that hurts and move her so she is off the couch/where ever she was sitting with us or to a timeout if she wont stop doing it. But then she immediately comes back and says "need hugs". I can't tell if she is saying that because she thinks we need a hug because she hurt us or if she needs a hug because she got in trouble but it's just a ploy, if you hug her she just goes right back for your face. She also thinks it's hilarious.
dmorgendorffer V has been hitting a lot lately. Then he'll want a kiss after whatever action we take, or he'll laugh. We just got the book hands are not for hitting, and since then it's been better. It's so hard to deal with though.
kartish so hard to know what to expect. i'm in the same phase as you are - most 18 month stuff is getting put away, and 2T is fitting well for the most part. i'll probably keep buying that for summer (though we really don't need much at all) and will re-evaluate in august. it stays hot here well into fall, so i have time to figure it out. sometimes i'll buy the next size up if there's a REALLY good deal (like some gap sweaters that were insanely cheap, i went ahead and bought those in size 3). i figure i can use those with the next baby or sell them if they don't get used.
dmorgendorffer that's frustrating. we have the best results with a very simple, stern, quick response (no hitting, that hurts) and then ignoring it. especially if DD thinks something like that is funny - if we so much as smile in response to her (not the behavior obviously, but sometimes an accidental smile slips bc she's so cute when she's all giggly), we'll have to deal with more of it. i'm sure you're already doing that though, so i'm not a lot of help...
We're all under the weather from colds today so I got to spend the morning watching my 1st love and I'm all like, I wish this was me and him Even under an evil spell he's still hot AF and finally, even after a battle in the ocean he's perfect!
Post by dmorgendorffer on Mar 29, 2017 11:42:57 GMT -5
agm04 yeah it is really hard not to laugh, especially when she comes back and asks for a hug because it's pretty hilarious, especially when I am watching the whole thing play out between her and DH - it's easier to not laugh when I'm the one she just clawed in the face.
kartish we bought that book too, although we don't read it often so maybe pulling it out more often would help.
dreemkin best movie ever! fun fact: DD calls every disney prince "prince eric". i want to correct her but it's so cute, and they really do all look alike.
Post by lilyelayne on Mar 29, 2017 12:30:40 GMT -5
G didn't want to leave home today so no library, no grocery. Neither were super necessary. We played outside most of the morning and just wrapped up lunch on the deck. The only thing better than spring is summer, cause of swimming.
kartish we are just putting away 18mo clothes mostly because of length. 24mo/2T are a little big right now so I feel she'll be in that for at least winter. We have the advantage of hand me downs at our disposal too. dmorgendorffer we went through that a few months ago. She did it when she was frustrated. We did what you are all saying and encouraged her to use her words instead. She eventually stopped. Many times DH and I have to turn away from laughing though. Now A has moved on to wagging her finger at us and saying stop in a really nasty manner. Better than hitting but still not good. We have started giving time outs if she doesn't stop doing it but she usually will the first time we tell her not to. I know it's how she expresses her feelings but she needs a better way of doing it. And the ploy thing, yeah I think A says sorry just to not be in trouble anymore; not bc she means it. In time... agm04 high five to DD! Prince Eric is definitely the best disney Prince of all time! lilyelayne we are still waiting for consistent spring like weather 😣
So since the girls can't visit their baby cousin in the hospital due to age restrictions, I have decided to just go down to my sisters' with my parents for the baby's birth (which is going to be Friday!!). It makes more sense bc we also weren't sure what we were gonna do with Gatsby. So I'm going on a little getaway from H and the kids for a few days! I hope this cold goes away by then so I can snuggle my nephew a ton! Laundry and packing today/tonight.
In sad news: we have lost one of the dove eggs. I think the hawk got it bc I saw it in the yard yesterday and when I looked in the nest only one egg was there. N and I are so sad even though that's mother nature.
Post by seamonster on Mar 29, 2017 13:09:22 GMT -5
I need to get Hands are not for Hitting. Kid likes to slap and punch his parents. Not other kids, just us.
DS has shorts in 3T to 5T and the fit is pretty much the same as the weights aren't that different. I've embraced the 5T for the length to keep the sun off him. Adjustable waists forever!
In short buy whatever sizes are on sale and go for one's you can adjust.
Haha kartish I have given up on buying clothes in advance. We keep skipping sizes. Went from 18mo to 2T and now are in 4T.
And S is also hitting/scratching our faces and gets upset asks for comfort when we reprimand her. I generally tell her no or be gentle and then remove her from the situation and ignore her response.
Post by seamonster on Mar 29, 2017 15:39:29 GMT -5
DS had an epic meltdown over the fact that I made him wear a pair of shoes that he hasn't even worn once. Finally got him calmed down at daycare by promising he can wear whatever pair of shoes he wants tomorrow. I wish H hadn't thrown out the shoe boxes because I just would have sent them back when he first refused them. My kid has more expensive shoes than I do.
I forgot to mention the other day when someone asked what new, cute things our 2yo are doing these days: laughing hysterically when she farts. She's been hanging around with Papa (daddy) too much.
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