So I went to college, got my Mrs., then went to grad school and got my MA, now 15 years later the Mr. is still paying off that degree I haven't used in 12 years. Who is the smart one?
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Even though I loathe onions, French onion soup always looks good. I would eat it and pick out the onions.
00--have you started that paci rehab group for 2yr olds yet? Need to get mine to cut down to naps/bedtime. Not going to be fun.
Is that as hard as retraining to sleep in her own bed? I hope it goes well!
Muchkin is doing better about not crying as long, but she's now doing the I may be asleep for five minutes then cry for five for awhile before actually sleeping.
Even though I loathe onions, French onion soup always looks good. I would eat it and pick out the onions.
00--have you started that paci rehab group for 2yr olds yet? Need to get mine to cut down to naps/bedtime. Not going to be fun.
Hah...I think he's down to naps at school, but at home we haven't been pushing it yet, although he only goes to it certain days/times outside of naps/bed. Soon, though...and we've been laying the groundwork by insisting that he take it out to talk...even if we can understand him, when he has it in, we say "I can't understand you when you have your binky in, please take it out and talk" to start to give him a disincentive to it...as a proud talking 2 year old who wants to exercise his will and choices, he wants us to understand him and respond to him when he talks, so talking with binky doesn't get that reward, talking without does get the reward of interaction.
So I went to college, got my Mrs., then went to grad school and got my MA, now 15 years later the Mr. is still paying off that degree I haven't used in 12 years. Who is the smart one?
Fair point.
We are at the same spot at home--"Take your paci out to talk". It will come, I just need to be more consistent.
Yeesh...while we haven't had this battle, I've heard. Heard so much before having kids that we were pretty set in not letting them in our bed (other than in the morning sometimes to get a little more sleep for them and mostly us...never as part of the nighttime ritual)
Is Z in a toddler bed yet, or still a crib? (trying to remember...but IIRC I think she'd be a little young for it) If not, that might be a good time to roll two changes (for you) into a single change for her...part of the responsibility of getting a big girl bed is that she has to stick with it and use it every night.
Yup. And then the PhT.
PhT isn't translating for me like the others.
What is your grandma degree?
First you get your Mrs. (obvious), then you get your PhT (put hubby through).
Never did get a degree, which is why I say I attended Wazzu, not that I am an alumnus. I dropped out halfway through my junior year to get married. He was just starting his MS, so I went to work to pay the bills. After he finished the PhD he did a post-doc at KSU, then industry in California before we came here.
After we got established here I started taking classes, but between working full time & carting the boys around for all their stuff it was burning me out. When I realized that I love my job, and getting the degree would not advance my title here (not to mention the fact that with my longevity, taking an entry level job relevant to the degree would result in a pay cut), I decided it wasn't important enough to me to continue. I've joked about completing it after I retire. Maybe. If I'm bored enough.
Z is still in a crib and has never wanted a paci. I even tried once thinking it might help with teething. She was like, "NO WAY" and spit it out. I'm starting to joke that she is being a reverse infant. She didn't want to wake up to eat in the beginning then moved to once a night. Then at nine months I think she started getting lonely or scared and I may have let her join us more than I should have.
So, she is re-acclimated to her crib and it isn't as bad as the first week, but last night was a little harder.
heh....hound dog wants to be outside, but it's too cold for even him...he fell asleep curled up by the deck door 'looking' out the window.
Ahh, yeah, that would be a hard one...if you're just getting out of the infant no sleep schedule, and you know they just need a few minutes of nearness to someone, but if you go in there, you're not sleeping, but they will...if they come in your room, both of you will go right back to sleep. Don't beat yourself up, if we were perfect parents, we wouldn't be able to teach our children how to recover from mistakes.
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This sign should be posted everywhere there are kids playing sports with a parental audience.
My boxer had a terrible time last night. I took her out to do her business and she jumped and played in the snow as usual. Then when it came time for #2 her feet and legs were so cold that she couldn't bring herself to do it. I had to take her in and let her warm up for a while before taking her out again. She finally got down to business without playing.
Just too dang cold out.
Never really had to deal with that one. The bassinet was next to the bed...when he slept more between feeding, it got moved to the next room, then he moved into the crib. He was ready to move to his "big boy bed" when brother was getting too big for the bassinet (they're 19 months apart).
Older had a plug (binky) that went EVERYwhere with him until his brother came along. Brother had no interest in a plug, spat it out even as an infant, so older decided HE was too big for one too. Unfortunately, brother sucked his thumb while sleeping, dang it! Never when awake, only when asleep, but I'm convinced it contributed to his need for braces later.
After the first 6 months or so, my boys moved into their crib in their room. As hard as it was, I almost always kept my boys in their crib or bed when they woke up at night. I would just stay with them for a while, rub their back, and shush them back to sleep. It cut into my sleep time a lot more but they were much easier to keep in bed than the alternative. They very rarely got to sleep in my bed so they usually didn't ask for it.
Thank goodness because Caleb is a thrasher. He will kick you in the head if you sleep with him! I pity whoever he marries.
YES! We have three dogs. Maya the boxer was mine, and my fiance brought in a fluffy little mutt name Ollie and a toy dachshund name Talulah.
Lulah had similar problems with the snow last night. She just stared at me for a while and then laid down because he feet were so cold. But she finally just went.
Ollie just dropped a duece on the driveway.
This sign should be posted everywhere there are kids playing sports with a parental audience.
Never really had to deal with that one. The bassinet was next to the bed...when he slept more between feeding, it got moved to the next room, then he moved into the crib. He was ready to move to his "big boy bed" when brother was getting too big for the bassinet (they're 19 months apart).
Older had a plug (binky) that went EVERYwhere with him until his brother came along. Brother had no interest in a plug, spat it out even as an infant, so older decided HE was too big for one too. Unfortunately, brother sucked his thumb while sleeping, dang it! Never when awake, only when asleep, but I'm convinced it contributed to his need for braces later.
Caleb used a paci for a while but was never too attached. Grady was a paci guy though. Used it for a while but all of a sudden they disappeared and he got used to it relatively soon after. He kept his favorite blanky for a LONG time though. Finally, when he started preschool, he learned that blankies are just for bed so he had to leave it there. Then a while later it was retired. I think he still misses it. It was the softest thing in the world but after 4 years with him it had a slight but distinctive Grady funk even after washing.
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