Talk to me Monday

[lilyelayne]

Yes this is the randoms thread.

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week?

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off?

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy?

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you?

[lilyelayne]

Did I make it too high pressure? The questions are optional, people!! We're just getting home from the grocery. DS found a toothbrush in my travel bag and he hasn't let it go since.

[lilyelayne]

1. I guess DS's pictures, though I sort of doubt they'll happen, looking at the weather, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

2. Clean out my clothes & my shoes.

3. He loves to be outside playing in the dirt. Or inside reading. He's getting really into his mega blocks.

4. We added a cup holder to his car seat just before our vacation. In the next two days he was in the car ~8 hours and only missed the cup holder twice when putting down his cup.

[tortor4]

Apr 18, 2016 9:39:37 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Yes this is the randoms thread.

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week?

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off?

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy?

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you?

1. My birthday is Wednesday so DH is going to try to take the day off so we can can DD to the zoo!
2. Hmmm maybe reorganize the bathroom closet. I've been trying to give myself one big-ish project a week and maybe I'll make that this weeks.
3. Celia has been all about her sandbox lately. And trying to play on the steps.
4. She has been surprising me by repeating so many words. It's so amazing. Oh, and sleeping until 9:30 this morning lol

[tortor4]

This was at 9 this morning. She woke up at 5 so I brought her in to bed with us. She still had a solid 30 minutes after I took this.

[lilyelayne]

tortor4 I wish I had your motivation to do one big project a week. I feel like I have no energy lately.

[tortor4]

lilyelayne I probably should've put big in quotes lol. To be fair, by "big" I mean things like reorganizing my underwear drawer or C's pants drawer or filing papers from our desk into storage in the attic. Nothing huge. Just things I don't do during my daily cleaning routine.

[kartish]

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week?
So far we don't have any plans this week, but today is my Friday after a long stretch so I'm liking forward to the weekend.

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off?
Deep clean the bathroom, it's very in need of it, it's on my list for tomorrow.

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy? He loves being outside and going for walks. His favorite toy is probably his blocks or his balls. He us always carrying one or the other around.

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you? Yesterday we were replacing the flap for the dog door, and V crawled through the door! We only use it when we are gone so I'm not worried about him escaping during the day, and the cover is hard to remove, but we may want to baby proof it somehow anyway!

[tortor4]

kartish enjoy your weekend! DD loves our cat doors. We have one going to the basement and one to the laundry room. She puts all her toys/cups/my phone through the basement one and only tries to crawl through the laundry room one if I'm in there with the light on. Silly kiddos!

[cougarette]

It's been very busy over here lately.

I meant to come and update yall on DS's evaluation Friday.

Well first it was pretty overwhelming because they were looking at everything and not just his gross motor. I was starting to worry because of things like he couldn't stack blocks or put the blocks into a cup, etc etc. But I kept reminding myself that not everyone is doing these things either. AND later that evening and all weekend he was reminding us about how good he is with problem solving and cognitive abilities - just not the specific tasks they use for testing.

So basically we'll hear back soon on whether he's eligible or not (it's a federal early intervention program, so we're seeing if we're eligible for that. If not, I guess we go the private route?) They said to contact some of the providers to get a feel for them and then let them know who we like. I'm not really sure how to do that part though? I mean, how can you know if you like someone before you really start working with them? I felt the same way when trying to find our pedi.

[dmorgendorffer]

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week? All the teams are being moved around to new desks at work so Friday is mandatory work from home day while the facilities team moves everything. Looking forward to the day at home with DD at daycare.

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off? I need to finish up some planning stuff and documentation for work. I have so many of things I've started on and just keep putting off finishing them up.

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy? DD loves to be outside now, she is obsessed with walking down the sidewalk behind our house. Her favorite toy lately is a spoon and a tupperware container, last week she fell asleep on the floor holding one in each hand.

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you? She really seems to be listening and understanding more of what we say to her. Like when we say "come here and sit down so we can put your shoes on" and she walks over and sits down to get her shoes on.

[mmarie]

cougarette sorry it was so overwhelming at first. I hope you can find someone that you all like.

[lilyelayne]

kartish tortor4 DS has looked out the doggie door for months. A few weeks ago he realized he could crawl through it, but I apparently succeeded in communicating that's unacceptable because he stopped. Or he forgot how.

cougarette do you have a local parents group you feel comfortable asking for recommendations? Or maybe ask when they're open, how their appointments are set up...? Idk. Wish I had some actual help for you.

[lilyelayne]

I'm amazed when y'all talk about your kids falling asleep random places. DS has never done that, not even close. He sleeps in his crib or in his car seat. That. Is. It.

[mmarie]

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week? The nice weather we are going to have and hopefully get to spend some time outside or at the park! Still not walking but we will go and let her climb on stuff.

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off? Deep clean the house and work on some organizing. I've got a good start on her clothes that are too small and getting summer stuff out.

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy? Be outside and blow bubbles. She has been spending time out at MILs farm and she loves it out there.

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you? How much better she is doing with other people. She has always been very "stranger danger" even with people she knows but doesn't see every day and always very clingy to me. With spending time with MIL while my mom is recovering, she has gotten so much better.

[seamonster]

1. What is something you're looking forward to this week? Getting DS's hair cut for the first time. Sometimes it looks more mad scientist than surfer dude at the current length.

2. What is something you need to do that you've been putting off? Purging clothes from my wardrobe. I'm tossing a ton of faux wrap shirts that I've owned for years. They're a bit stretched out from using as nursing tops.

3. What is your kid(s)' favorite thing to do these days? Favorite toy? He loves the animals from the vtech zoo my mom got him for his birthday and his ride and walk train. His absolute favorite is going to the playground and swinging or climbing the players and crawling all over.

4. What's something your kid(s) has done lately that's surprised you? He's very insistent on feeding himself at home. And that's about it. Waiting on him to walk more than a few steps independently and start using words again.