STM AW post

[Widget123]

@jemomma that is so cute!

I think I mentioned before that DD recently transitioned to a big girl bed and it was way easier than I ever imagined it would be. DD also has pooped on the potty instead of her diaper at home every day since Friday, including telling me when she has to go. We have a routine down at home now that she is responding well to, now we just have to get her to be more consistent at daycare.

[veggiemo]

I complained yesterday about DS's hour long night-time tantrums surrounding going to bed. Yesterday with him was tantrum free and so good!! He was great at listening the whole evening (including at the grocery store) and went to bed without any issues! After he had been asleep for a little over an hour, I went in to cover him up and he woke up while I was in there. I told him "go back to bed honey, I'm just covering you up, ok?" and while I put the blanket on him he mumbled this very faint "thank you, mommy". OMG melt your heart.

[alayne926]

@jemomma, So cute!

Widget123, I'm so jealous of your bed transition...we're doing it with DS right now and he's not doing well.

My brag on my guy: We were playing hotwheel cars lastnight and he said, "Where's baby?" I said, "Baby's in mommy's tummy, we still have a little bit before baby comes home." He said, "No, baby come home now!" It was so sweet.

[veggiemo]

Apr 9, 2015 9:47:00 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

@jemomma that is so cute!

I think I mentioned before that DD recently transitioned to a big girl bed and it was way easier than I ever imagined it would be. DD also has pooped on the potty instead of her diaper at home every day since Friday, including telling me when she has to go. We have a routine down at home now that she is responding well to, now we just have to get her to be more consistent at daycare.

The whole pooping on the potty business was such a proud mommy moment for me. It feels so good when they get it right! Good job, mama!

[wegrowsheep]

DD is 22 months older than DS, and they (usually) play so well together, even when we are out with friends. They stay close to each other and include each other. I've even had people ask if they are twins. LO and DS will have 4 years difference, and I hope they can be good buddies too!

[sugarkissed]

I can't get over how cute my kid is these days. She's at such a fun age!

She doesn't really comprehend anything about pregnancy, but I've been rubbing my belly and telling her that's where the baby is. Last week she comes up, touches my belly and says "baby!" I thought it was adorable… until she went and did the same to DH 5 minutes later. Haha.

[Widget123]

Apr 9, 2015 10:09:38 GMT -5 wegrowsheep said:

DD is 22 months older than DS, and they (usually) play so well together, even when we are out with friends. They stay close to each other and include each other. I've even had people ask if they are twins. LO and DS will have 4 years difference, and I hope they can be good buddies too!

My DD and DS will have a similar age gap (23ish months) and I would absolutely love it if they are like that!

[nettje]

It's so adorable that the older siblings are acknowledging their new siblings. DD isn't quite there yet. If we ask her about it, she sometimes doesn't answer us and starts to pout. She's getting better though. If we ask her if she wants a baby boy or girl, she always says girl. And if we ask her what we should name baby, she always says we should name her "Girl". (We're team green so we have no idea what it will be). And she's starting to give baby hugs and kisses. It's cute to see her run up and give my tummy a kiss.

[noeliav]

DD got to help the MW today measure the belly and listen to the heartbeat. She was in heaven. She's so excited to meet her "baby bwother," and it just makes me have all the feels every time she hugs the belly (which is often, lol).

Non-pregnancy related: the other day, I went to get her out of her car seat after daycare and she said to me in rapid fire "Hi, mama! I had a good day at school, I liked circle time and we did shapes!" Haha. It was just too cute.

[silv3rlining]

Apr 9, 2015 10:14:56 GMT -5 sugarkissed said:

I can't get over how cute my kid is these days. She's at such a fun age!

She doesn't really comprehend anything about pregnancy, but I've been rubbing my belly and telling her that's where the baby is. Last week she comes up, touches my belly and says "baby!" I thought it was adorable… until she went and did the same to DH 5 minutes later. Haha.

I'm pretty sure my DS (20 months) just thinks all bellies=baby now.

[lunalovegood]

This is a great idea for a thread. My kids are all quite a bit older than the kids mentioned by PP.
DS1 (11 years old) has been in a sulking preteen mood lately, but Saturday morning he and DS3 (6 years old) were up early and made me breakfast in bed. They made waffles with caramel filled strawberries on top and chocolate milk. They were so sweet I didn't have the heart to tell that that I really shouldn't eat it because of the GD. I had several bites before sharing with DH while they weren't looking.

[bendherova]

DS1 had a dental check-up yesterday and barely even wiggled in the chair. Cleaning, flossing, fluoride all of it. (Of course it helps that the toothpaste/fluoride were chocolate flavored).




He's also decided that we're inviting all of his classmates and teachers to Taco Tuesday this coming tuesday. (Not related to the Lego Movie. School sent home an NAEYC Week of the Young Child flyer and 4/14 is Taco Tuesday.) So, here I am about to email his classmates and organize a taco party!

[theBeeMama]

I love reading this and the excuse to AW all about my brilliant child! Haha. Seriously, I know every mom thinks their kid is the smartest but I'm telling ya, this dude is amazing.

But more specifically for this post: my husband got us a puppy yesterday (which should have been a WTF Wednesday but whatever) and DS has been sooooo good with the little guy, it makes my heart melt thinking about what kind of brother he's going to be to this baby girl!

[Widget123]

Apr 9, 2015 13:35:05 GMT -5 theBeeMama said:

I love reading this and the excuse to AW all about my brilliant child! Haha. Seriously, I know every mom thinks their kid is the smartest but I'm telling ya, this dude is amazing.

But more specifically for this post: my husband got us a puppy yesterday (which should have been a WTF Wednesday but whatever) and DS has been sooooo good with the little guy, it makes my heart melt thinking about what kind of brother he's going to be to this baby girl!

Was the puppy a surprise or did you tell your DH you wanted a puppy?  If my DH came home with a surprise puppy I don't know what I would do (and I don't mean that in a positive way ).

[honeybunches101]

DS just turned 3 and is soo cute about the baby. He wants to kiss my belly all the time and always wants to say good morning and good night to baby, and talks to my belly as if it were a real person. 'Hi baby sister, how you doing? You doing good? Ok!' We were reading a book about all different trucks and he kept saying 'I drive this when I grown up. Baby sister come in there too.'

He has also lately been really into saying thank you and sorry. Last night he actually ate the dinner I made and told me it was 'super good!'

[veggiemo]

Apr 9, 2015 10:03:20 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Widget123 - I'm so jealous of your potty success! I have been trying to get DD to use the potty for a few months now and she just has no interest. Hoping she takes to it before this LO comes.

veggiemo - so adorable! I love it when kids are so polite and grateful, it is just the cutest!

Unsolicited gratitude is probably one of my favorite parts of being a parent. It really makes all the crap we go through feel worth it and it's just small reminder that we are doing something right

[theBeeMama]

Widget123 yeaaaah it's a long story but I will say that yesterday morning when I woke up and thought about my day, having a puppy by bedtime was no where on my radar. Dh has been wanting to get a dog/begging for me to okay it for forever and he called me around 4pm saying he'd found a husky that was just want he'd always wanted, not nearly as expensive as they normally are, blah blah blah... Anyway, dh's birthday is coming up so we made a deal (after he talked me down for a while) ... "It counts as your birthday present, it goes to drill with you once a month, and you don't get to say anything when I spend the money I've set aside for the nursery."
Haha sooooo I came home to a puppy. But it's actually been a really great practice for when the baby comes and I have to admit, the little pup is ADORABLE.

[tiffbot]

I LOVE this!!

DS (21 months) has also been obsessed with my belly for a lot longer in my pregnancy than I thought he'd catch on. He likes to rub and babble to it, share his toys with my belly etc. of course he too loves everyone's belly now, but he usually is rougher/more playful with other people's and really gentle to mine and I think it's really sweet (like, he'll blow raspberries or playfully try to slap/tickle his dad's but kisses mine and rubs it).

Non preg related, just today at lunch (H is home on spring break) we were all sitting at the table and a plane flew low enough we could hear it. DS is obsessed with this noise lately, and stopped his eating, looked up in shock/excitement, looked toward the window and waved and said 'hiiii!!' Normally he just acknowledges he has heard the plane, I've never seen him try to wave at it before!

[ladymouse]

This hasn't been my day (DS and I are sick, for starters), but there was one particularly sweet moment. I was supposed to meet my husband on the military base. Unknown to me, my wallet had dumped out of the diaper bag in my husband's car, but my husband said he couldn't find it. No wallet = no ID = no base access. I scoured the house and my car for it, and ended up in tears, which made DS break down in tears. So I explained that I lost my wallet and without that I couldn't get him any more snacks or juice or visit Daddy. He calmed down and gave me a big, long hug before wandering off. I continued scouring the house, and while I checked the couch cushions for the 5th time, DS taps on my side. "Mommy, wallet?" "Yes, I'm still looking, sweetie." He opens his little blue and orange wallet and offers it to me. "Wallet ok?" Oh, my sweet baby boy...

[veggiemo]

ladymouse that one choked me up. Hope you all feel better soon!

[Widget123]

Apr 9, 2015 15:02:44 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

ladymouse that one choked me up. Hope you all feel better soon!

Me too. Melts my heart

[wifedeangel]

Everyone's kids are so cute!

DD's vocabulary is growing so fast. Just today she told me "thanks mom", instead of "tank you mommy". And now at night, when I put her down for bed, she says "night night mom" a dozen times. She's generally just really sweet and polite all the time too.