Yep, although he's only said it twice and he had no idea what he was saying.
When he learns a new word that's practically all he says for a few days. Lately he pulls up his pants to show everyone his knee while he points and says it.
The funniest thing I've ever heard though, last night he said dirty with a British accent. Not on purpose, obviously, he was just saying it but somehow it came out like that and Pete and I practically died laughing.
I think I've only seen the negative side of it. I know it can work well for some people (it must or people wouldn't do it). But the only time I hear about it is when my co-worker is mad that her husband owes her money.
We definitely don't "owe" each other money! We don't split the bills which makes it easier
Basically I pay for the nanny, groceries, my car note and a house I own that is rented out.
He pays for his car, mortgage, and all our bills, eating out, etc
We just both trust that the other is being financially responsible and we pretty much never have to talk about money
But I get that it is not what most people are comfortable with.
This is pretty much how we have arranged our finances, too.
I think I've only seen the negative side of it. I know it can work well for some people (it must or people wouldn't do it). But the only time I hear about it is when my co-worker is mad that her husband owes her money.
We definitely don't "owe" each other money! We don't split the bills which makes it easier
Basically I pay for the nanny, groceries, my car note and a house I own that is rented out.
He pays for his car, mortgage, and all our bills, eating out, etc
We just both trust that the other is being financially responsible and we pretty much never have to talk about money
But I get that it is not what most people are comfortable with.
This makes sense to me, especially if you both came to the table being financially stable and having assets.
What I've seen/heard about first hand is very different from the situation you are describing.
Also, I referred you as "my friend in TX" the other day. I don't even know what it was about but I always giggle to myself when I refer to you guys like we have been IRL friends for-ev-er.
I don't care for 1D.. Timeout not flammable at this age. We don't do it yet but I think about it often...
I always have music playing in the house. It's hiphop/reggae/r&b from the 90ds. I want the girl to have good taste in music but DH says I should have kid friendly music... I'm being selfish because I don't want to listen to that all day. MOTY!
We don't listen to kids music. I probably need to start playing censored versions of my songs though, or it's only a matter of time before he starts saying Motherfucker.
I'm pretty sure Autumn is going to start singing "there's nothing wrong with a little bump grind" since Pandora plays it 5x a day......
I took out the pages from the frozen and minnie mouse one that I wanted to color and his them from Ava. I'm not even sorry.
I really like coloring. I need to buy us (I mean him) some coloring books.
I had like 5 big boxes of the 64 crayons and a bunch of the 48 and 24. I have a big box of coloring books. Those are mine and Ava won't be using them. Coloring helps me relax. I used to color all day long at my old job to keep from being snarky to the Dumbass customers on the phone. Walmart has some great coloring books. I love the dollar ones from target though.
This makes sense to me, especially if you both came to the table being financially stable and having assets.
What I've seen/heard about first hand is very different from the situation you are describing.
Also, I referred you as "my friend in TX" the other day. I don't even know what it was about but I always giggle to myself when I refer to you guys like we have been IRL friends for-ev-er.
We got our tax refund today. I'm buying a new phone even though we are supposed to be setting it aside toward a new car. I've never had a new new phone, I always buy refurbished or 2 years old phones. It is time!
We got our tax refund today. I'm buying a new phone even though we are supposed to be setting it aside toward a new car. I've never had a new new phone, I always buy refurbished or 2 years old phones. It is time!
75% of my sons vocabulary is the word "this" and it's driving me nuts. I try to hard to get him to say anything else. He will just babble it to himself. Or point to something he wants and say it. All day long.
Yep. This is us too. Everything she wants is "this" or "key" (which is cookie). Most of her talk is still jibberish, and she'll say a few things when she feels like it, but everything is 'this'
mishkaroni dd has the Minnie bed!!! She loooooves it.
Ava grabbed the minnie mouse tent while we were at bru the other day. She did not want to let it go. She's minnie and mickey obsessed. I Got her a minnie sippy cup. Haha. That's the same
Post by weasleymom on Jan 30, 2015 13:27:23 GMT -5
Re:coloring. For Christmas one year, I asked DH for a giant box of Crayola crayons (I won't use any other brand. They streak!) and a giant coloring book. He bought me a HUGE Toy Story coloring book (like, the pages were the size of our coffee table) and the biggest box of crayons he could find. He also bought me an ice cream maker and ipod. Guess what I was most excited about? The crayons and coloring book. I colored while he "set up" (played with) my iPod. I think I stayed up until 3 a.m. coloring instead of doing homework. I bought E coloring supplies last week and my mom laughed when they had to be the crayola. Nothing but the best for my baby.
I still don't know how to sort to the newest thread on here. It's infuriating but every time I try I get too frustrated and give up.
I think it's weird when couples don't share their finances.
I want MH to do something for me for Valentines day (and do something form the little guy) but I have NO idea what to do for him. I feel like it's a bit of a double standard but it means more to me than him!
And finally, I don't know that any of these are actually confessions.
I guess my confession is that DH and I keep our finances separate - and I love it!
I have prenup... Not by my choice. My father put the trust fund in such a way that I needed a prenup when I got married or I would never get any TF money. We haven't used any TF money. Nor do we plan on it.
We maintained our separate bank accounts, but can each access the other person's accounts as "seconds" on the accounts. He pays utilities and bills like the plow guy, I pay the mortgage, daycare and make the 529 plan contributions.
We each have a copy of the other person's credit card, but use our own cards generally.
We didn't feel comfortable keeping accounts completely separate. The disparity in our pay is enough that we wanted to avoid him feeling like he isn't equally able to make decisions regarding the joint money we make just because I make more. That being said, we don't generally check the other person's accounts, credit card statements, etc. We're both very conservative with money, so there's a lot of trust that neither of us is doing anything funky without checking in first.
Post by klongoria11 on Jan 30, 2015 14:05:00 GMT -5
Team Separate Finances. He pays the mortgage and I pay the dc (essentially equal) and then we halve the rest of the bills, which I pay then he cuts me a check for half. It seems very "businessy", but it works for us. If we had a joint account we would be fighting all the time over money because I like to buy Cadence clothes and toys she doesn't need and he likes to buy toys figurines and posters for himself.
mishkaroni I am planning to keep C in that crib as long as possible. What if they wake up in the night? I can bolt stuff to the wall but there are always cords and stuff. Plus he's a climber. I just can't imagine.
With our taxes we are going to get a King bed. I can't wait.
Everything in her room is wireless. Any cords are behind big furniture which we'll be securing to the wall. Just got to do the outlets. I'm going to sleep in the floor in there in the beginning. But it will still be a few months down the line. She's still good in her pnp for right now. She's a big climber which is whyi can't trust her alone. She can almost get out of her pnp already and her crib. She's a nut.
mishkaroni I am planning to keep C in that crib as long as possible. What if they wake up in the night? I can bolt stuff to the wall but there are always cords and stuff. Plus he's a climber. I just can't imagine.
With our taxes we are going to get a King bed. I can't wait.
Everything in her room is wireless. Any cords are behind big furniture which we'll be securing to the wall. Just got to do the outlets. I'm going to sleep in the floor in there in the beginning. But it will still be a few months down the line. She's still good in her pnp for right now. She's a big climber which is whyi can't trust her alone. She can almost get out of her pnp already and her crib. She's a nut.
QB Fail.
E can't sleep in her crib anymore because she can climb out, so she's in her PnP, but she can almost get out of that as well. Since we're at my mom's, we're still all in the same room. We tried the toddler bed, but DH doesn't feel comfortable with it right now because she flops around so much in her sleep. I told him that we wouldn't transition until we're both comfortable, or she can successfully get out of her PnP, whichever comes first. I'm terrified at how fearless this kid is....
weasleymom it's truly scary how much these kids don't fear anything. It's weird that I would feel more comfy with her in a toddler bed than her pnp or crib, but they are such big falls whereas a toddler bed isn't. But I'm not ready to kick her completely out of my bed yet. I know it's selfish because I think she'll sleep better without me being in the same room but she's growing up so fast.
She just fell asleep against my boob but not on it. Waaahhhh
Also, I referred you as "my friend in TX" the other day. I don't even know what it was about but I always giggle to myself when I refer to you guys like we have been IRL friends for-ev-er.
I do this too.
DH-"if I continue on this trajectory, we'll probably move to corporate (Houston)."
Me-"I have friends in Houston (shanbp, tgrimes1980, @klongoria). That's fine.
mishkaroni, I feel the same about the falls, but the reality of our situation right now doesn't allow for her to get up and roam on her own because the room we're in is not toddler-proofed at all and it would be hard to do it with all of our stuff in there. I think once we're back in our own place, DH will feel better about letting her sleep in the toddler bed because she will be in her own room where she won't be able to get into anything that could harm her if she decided sleeping wasn't going to happen. I've been staying up in the room with her while she naps in her PnP so I can be there when she wakes up to prevent her from climbing. Who knew you could climb up mesh walls? Well, my toddler can.
And yes, they are growing up way too fast. E is in her I-can-do-it-all-by-myself-so-back-off-mom stage and I hate it. I want my needy little babe back.
If she has the regular ones in the top link, she has to color with her paci in because she likes to eat the crayons. The "buddies" in the second link really help her to not eat them and she can color better with them because she can put more force on the paper. Also, instead of buying the replacement crayons, cutting the triangle ones into short pieces will also work.
Most of the time, though, she likes to scrape the crayon with her fingernail and then color on the paper with her finger. Who needs crayons when you can turn your finger into one?!
ETA: The toys-r-us ones I linked are actually markers. We have the crayon versions of those, not the marker ones. That would be a huge mess.
Also, I referred you as "my friend in TX" the other day. I don't even know what it was about but I always giggle to myself when I refer to you guys like we have been IRL friends for-ev-er.
I do this too.
DH-"if I continue on this trajectory, we'll probably move to corporate (Houston)."
Me-"I have friends in Houston (shanbp, tgrimes1980, @klongoria). That's fine.
I'm in Austin, but I can drive to Houston!! YES!!!!
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