2u3 Check-in (6/30)

[megaroo64]

Hey ladies!  Ok - afternoon check in is going to be the normal!  Hope everyone is having a good day!

How old is your LO?
How are you ladies all doing this week?
What is your win of the week?
What is your struggle of the week?
QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)?

[megaroo64]

From last week:
pkp2 - Sounds like you had a great time with Thomas and the party and the Riverfest! Sorry sleep is still giving you troubles
chewbaccarock - Congrats again to your H! Hope the party went great despite the weather!
@coffeeismylyfe - Any progress on packing up both kids and getting out? That was really scary for me too - but I just kept telling myself that if shit hit the fan, I would just leave. I repeated over and over “we aren’t getting on a boat - you aren’t trapped - retreating is always an option.”
redcherry1109 - I am again really sorry to hear about the pap smear. I remember you going through a lot of that when we were pregnant. Hope the procedure is not too bad and everything heals quickly!
madlizmom - Sorry you are struggling with feeling down about yourself! Cut yourself a little slack - you just had TWO babies in under two years! And sorry about SH.
everydayimshuffling - can I just say - I really do feel like you have always been here - even though you didn’t come out of lurkdom until recently. I’m so glad you did. Hope you kiddos are feeling better this week!
daffy2k - WELCOME! And I LOVE the new avatar pic! Glad to hear that you have lots of help and that M is taking to the new addition well!
hellooldfriend - Thanks for the meal ideas! And so glad to hear that R is so easy going!
limabeanmom - how is the new night time routine going?
vitafelix - Glad you found a babysitter that is working out well! How long to MIL comes home?

I think we missed some friends last week too - mcbush, summer2times, theycallmekveld, @lavidabella, mommycoffee, ringready, @maelera - no pressure of course, just thinking of your ladies and hope all is going well!

[megaroo64]

How old is your LO? N is nearly 9 months (!!!) and B is 2
How are you ladies all doing this week? We are doing pretty well. N is officially full on crawling. So... that is a little crazy.
What is your win of the week? WE have been keeping busy and I have been really happy with the kids that they have been adaptable and totally eager to be out and about.
What is your struggle of the week? Keeping N somewhat contained and keeping B from pouncing here. It is like ever since she started really crawling - B looks at that as an invitation to get a horsey ride from her. I feel like I am constantly trying to keep them away from each other. It is pretty exhausting.
QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)? Pre kids- it was a good book or a nap. Now - dance party, or finger paint... and still a nap.

[redcherry1109]

Hey ladies! Ok - afternoon check in is going to be the normal! Hope everyone is having a good day!

How old is your LO? 2 months and 2 years

How are you ladies all doing this week? Pretty good!

What is your win of the week?
Briar-Getting him off the binky. He has been the easiest one so far to get of it.
Brady-Changing his formula, he is a new baby since then. He still has it moments but nothing like it was before.

What is your struggle of the week? Trying to Brady to take nap without me hold him. He sleeps in the RNP at night just fine but not during the day.

QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)?<br/> usually sleep or watch movies with the boys!

[daffy2k]

How old is your LO? M is 2, N is 10 days.

How are you ladies all doing this week? Everyone is doing well. I feel like recovery is hitting me harder this week than last though. I must have been running on adrenaline and whatever oxytocin was left in my body, because this week I hurt. Hopefully with a little extra sleep I can rest up and be back to normal soon.

What is your win of the week? I did solo dual bedtime last night. And this morning I took both girls out by myself to buy diapers for our trip. I'm getting the hang of it, slowly.

What is your struggle of the week? Now that I'm alone it's hard to find the time to rest during the day. We are going to my SIL's this afternoon and won't be home until Monday so I might get a little more of the good life (having someone constantly at my disposal to entertain the toddler when I want a nap)... Officially back to reality next week.

QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)? Rain or shine M loves to be outside. So I'm rediscovering my love of puddle jumping. Our favourite indoor activity is puzzles. We've started doing some bigger floor puzzles and M really enjoys the challenge. I also enjoy doing adult puzzles on a rainy day or a really cold winter day

[pkp2]

How old is your LO? 3 months(!) and 2!!

How are you ladies all doing this week? We're doing well! We are at my ILs at the Outer Banks. The drive down wasn't fun, but, it wasn't too bad all things considered.

What is your win of the week? Getting here. Lol

What is your struggle of the week? Can't really think of anything.

QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)? By myself, reading. With kids, reading and TV. Lol

[madlizmom]

How old is your LO?
E is 7 months and M is 2

How are you ladies all doing this week?
I'm ok I guess. Everyone is still alive so there's that.

What is your win of the week?
Finally got M to start eating sandwiches! She refused before, so now I can make her a PB&J or ham and cheese and she actually picks it up and eats it! It's the small things these days.

What is your struggle of the week?
I cannot get E to stay on her belly. She can roll over from back to belly, but then she gets so angry that she doesn't even try to roll over again. She just lays there and screams! At this rate she wil never crawl (M was crawling at 7m,2w) even though she wants to be mobile. Oh, and it wakes her up at night to the point where we have to go roll her over and out her pacifier back in her mouth. Embrace the tummy time child... momma is tired and you need to become mobile so you aren't so angry!

QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity
Movies and reading - and staring out the window at the rain since it hardly ever happens here lol

[everydayimshuffling]

Late to the party this week. But I'm here!

O is almost 4 months and K is 2.

This week has been crazy. Between packing everyone and getting here the start of the week was really tiring, but now that we're officially on vacation im hoping to unwind a bit.

Win? Definitely getting everyone packed and everyone doing well on the drive here. K didn't get sick and O slept most of the 4 hrs.

Struggle? I'm starting to stress a bit over going back to work. I know it's going to be nice to get back, but I'm already in mourning for the sleep I'm going to lose. Even though he is still so little I'm a bit impatient for O to start sleeping a bit better, this up til 10 then up every hour after 3 thing is getting old...

QOTW: My favorited rainy day activity is definitely a book or movie or a nap. K goes shack wacky though so we keep her busy with crafts, that Sands Alive stuff (she loves it), puzzles, and the occasional Frozen

[hellooldfriend]

I guess I didn't check in!
Hi there!
Cal is 2 and Rome is 5 months

We are good. I feel like days at work are too long and evenings are too short, but I am loving watching these boys interact more. Cal is such a funny dude and Roman loves giggling and watching him.

Win of the week: just continuing to have a groove. We also have our first baby tooth!! Roman's bottom tooth popped yesterday.

Struggle of the week: just trying to get everything done in the evenings and still get play time and cuddles. Also, Roman is a difficult child to bathe. He wants to constantly roll, so he has trouble staying safe in his bath seat.

Fav rainy day activity: just cuddling on the couch. Haven't had too many days like that, but last Saturday it rained all day so the Clifford movie saved the day.

[vitafelix]

How old is your LO?
B is 2, M is nearly 7! Months.

How are you ladies all doing this week?
Lots of ups and downs. I am trying to stay positive and have a good attitude, but it's tough. Especially when a certain toddler won't listen when I try to brush his teeth. I don't know why it pisses me off so much, but it does.

What is your win of the week?
Everyone survived! Oh, and buying placemats for B. Now he doesn't mess with our "nice" ones, and we have something else to talk about at the table.

What is your struggle of the week?
As posted in Spam, my FIL spent most of the week questioning my parenting in mostly subtle ways. I'm kind of over it, but ready to call him on it if he does it again. He also keeps talking about how busy he is, which makes me want to murder him. I am pretty sure I haven't even pooped all week.

QOTW - What is your favorite rainy day activity (either with kids or without... or both)?
Just sitting on the porch watching and listening to it fall.

[megaroo64]

vitafelix- 2 things- 1. Where did you find good placemats? I've been casually looking, but I think I need to pull that trigger and get something for B.
2. I 100% get the rage-y feeling when people like you FIL say they are so busy. My single, childless BIL is notorious for telling us how busy he is. Actually my SIL (also single and childless) does the same. Dude- you played golf three times this week- that doesn't count as busy!!!

Eta- typo-words are hard.

[vitafelix]

megaroo64- we have a teacher supply store in town that carries a ton of educational toys and stuff, and they had the placemats there. They're Melissa & Doug. We got solar system, dinosaurs, letters, numbers, states, and countries. They were $5 each. I figure they're more likely to last a few years with both kids if we have a lot of them.

[megaroo64]

Jul 3, 2015 6:29:21 GMT -5 vitafelix said:

megaroo64- we have a teacher supply store in town that carries a ton of educational toys and stuff, and they had the placemats there. They're Melissa & Doug. We got solar system, dinosaurs, letters, numbers, states, and countries. They were $5 each. I figure they're more likely to last a few years with both kids if we have a lot of them.

Thanks for the Intel! B will lose his shit over a dinosaur placemat! (Off to Amazon!)