LGP Parenting Thread

[PensFanInDC]

That's it!



I'm hoping to earn more sleep with this thing.

"Don't get out of bed until the bunny is playing outside!"

<sets alarm for noon>

[PensFanInDC]

And if any parents want one they are 50% off for the next 7 hours on babysteals.com

This sucker is $50 at full price. I've never paid that much for a watch, let alone a clock, in my life.

[eddysnake]

that's the one, seems like they updated the clock set feature. The other one was so poor and frustrating that it became the death of the clock, sadly it did not survive the throw across the room.

It was strange at first when she would stroll up and we would be like, isn't the bunny still sleeping? What's going on here?

[eddysnake]

And if any parents want one they are 50% off for the next 7 hours on babysteals.com

This sucker is $50 at full price. I've never paid that much for a watch, let alone a clock, in my life.

What? I think I got mine on woot or amazon lightning deal for $6

[PensFanInDC]

We've started opening his bedroom door about an hour or so after he falls asleep. We have a gate up to block the stairs and keep our door open so he can come get us if he needs to. I was hoping this would lead to some more potty usage but no such luck yet. It has, however, lead to me waking at 4am to see him just standing at the door staring at us. Its totally innocent but its also the creepiest thing I have ever experienced.

[PensFanInDC]

And if any parents want one they are 50% off for the next 7 hours on babysteals.com

This sucker is $50 at full price. I've never paid that much for a watch, let alone a clock, in my life.

What? I think I got mine on woot or amazon lightning deal for $6

Maybe the update is worth $45? Probably not...

$25 is the cheapest we have found. There is a $20 version (these are all 50% prices).

[shmenguin]

so saying, "when that number is a 7, you can get out of bed" doesn't work? is the bunny thing more effective or is it a reading problem?

[eddysnake]

so saying, "when that number is a 7, you can get out of bed" doesn't work? is the bunny thing more effective or is it a reading problem?

we used it before they could read and a happy bunny still sleeping worked better than 6:13AM.

[PensFanInDC]

Yeah, my son is 3 and, while he can recognize numbers, I think the image of the bunny is easier right now.

[meow]

About to have a walker. He pulls himself up, lets go, and will stand there for 15 or so seconds. When we try to encourage him to take steps, he just plops down and crawls to us.

[dodint]

About to have a walker.

I've been binge watching The Walking Dead and this struck me as horrible for a second. heh.

[PensFanInDC]

About to have a walker. He pulls himself up, lets go, and will stand there for 15 or so seconds. When we try to encourage him to take steps, he just plops down and crawls to us.

It will happen fast and then he wont be able to be stopped. A new world is about to open up. At first they are cute and cuddly but also mostly immobile. Once they can walk it's a whole new ball game.

[shafnutz05]

Keeping our daughter entertained is so much easier now than she can walk around nonstop. Most of her toys are in our basement, since it is finished and spacious, and she was down there for virtually the entire Steelers game just hanging out.

[shmenguin]

Keeping our daughter entertained is so much easier now than she can walk around nonstop. Most of her toys are in our basement, since it is finished and spacious, and she was down there for virtually the entire Steelers game just hanging out.

i read this as she was in the basement playing by herself while you watched the game upstairs. but luckily i know that can't be right.

[shafnutz05]

Keeping our daughter entertained is so much easier now than she can walk around nonstop. Most of her toys are in our basement, since it is finished and spacious, and she was down there for virtually the entire Steelers game just hanging out.

i read this as she was in the basement playing by herself while you watched the game upstairs. but luckily i know that can't be right.

hahah, nah our big TV is downstairs as well. No TV on the ground floor, yet...

[shmenguin]

the period where they're learning to walk is difficult. they're still short so you have to hunch over to hold their hands or otherwise help them...and you're helping them a lot. and they're moving all the time. it wore me out, physically. once they get solid on their feet, though, it's great.

also, i understand the expression, "terrible two's", but my daughter hit 2 a couple months ago and it's been awesome. she's the funniest person in the world and impresses me every day. there are certainly more outbursts than there used to be, but i've never been more gaga over her than i am now.

[PensFanInDC]

My son hit "terrible 2s" at 2 and a half. It's not as bad as I thought it might be but it is a shock because of how well behaved he was until then. It took some time but we have learned how to handle it better and what sets him off. Usually it's because he's tired or overstimulated or hungry. It's easier to stop a tantrum before it starts now. He still has his moments but every kid does. I'm just thankful that 99.999% of the time we are in public he is perfectly well behaved.

His "tantrums" aren't even that bad and I hate to even call them that but that is what they are. He gets upset about something and might stomp his feet and whine but he doesn't flail about or scream at us like I have seen some kids do.

What I love seeing is parents talking about how their kids never throw tantrums or never act out of line, or never whine or talk back, and are perfect little angels who never ever do anything wrong. Either you're a liar or in denial and both are dangerous. (this is not in reference to shmenguins post above as he even acknowledged his daughter has more outbursts than there used to be)

[shmenguin]

the tantrums are funny. they're easy to deal with because:

a) kids are resilient. they get over anything pretty quickly
b) the stuff they complain about is comical and you're not at all obligated to give a crap

[PensFanInDC]

the tantrums are funny. they're easy to deal with because:

a) kids are resilient. they get over anything pretty quickly
b) the stuff they complain about is comical and you're not at all obligated to give a crap

Bingo.

http://www.reasonsmysoniscrying.com/ Lots of funny stuff there. Not that the kids are crying but the reasons behind it are hysterical.

I had seen this site (or one similar) before my son was born and never understood how a kid could cry over something like "He was told that his feet don't come off" but my son has become upset because I once told him that we couldn't turn our house into a train and put it on the rail road tracks. Granted this was at bedtime so he was very tired and that was the real root of the crying fit but it still makes me luagh.

[shafnutz05]

Yesterday, we had to pick our daughter up from day care because she had a low-grade fever which actually went away quickly. The coordinator there mentioned that she had a couple kids with a fever the previous day that ended up with a stomach bug, so it may or may not be related.

Welp, it was related. God bless her soul, she slept until 7:45 AM this morning and woke up in a wonderful mood, but as soon as I walked in I knew something unholy had been unleashed upon the world. Imagine a murder scene, only with liquid brown poop. All the while, her bouncing up and down completely oblivious and laughing.

This marks the first time since she was born I have physically retched almost to the point of throwing up. If it had been any other time of day (I haven't ate for ~12 hours), it would have happened. The good news is, she seems to be in a great mood otherwise.

[Digitalgypsy66]

It's amazing how quickly those type of viruses pass through (literally in your case ) young kids.

[Digitalgypsy66]

We have two kids. One kid will eat anything you put in front of him, the other...not so much. He likes about 5 items, and then only certain types of these items. Like Wendy's chicken nuggets, but not McDonald's. And so on.

I then heard about this book: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Amazon gives you most of the book as a preview, so check it out. There is a great line about how the kid ate pancakes one day...but not the next. That is my child PRECISELY. The same pancakes he ate the day before ravenously are the most disgusting thing he's ever seen the next. I wanted to flip the kitchen table. For real.

Also, if you're interested, Bryan Cranston reads the audiobook of the first book and Samuel L. Jackson the second.

[PensFanInDC]

Yesterday, we had to pick our daughter up from day care because she had a low-grade fever which actually went away quickly. The coordinator there mentioned that she had a couple kids with a fever the previous day that ended up with a stomach bug, so it may or may not be related.

Welp, it was related. God bless her soul, she slept until 7:45 AM this morning and woke up in a wonderful mood, but as soon as I walked in I knew something unholy had been unleashed upon the world. Imagine a murder scene, only with liquid brown poop. All the while, her bouncing up and down completely oblivious and laughing.

This marks the first time since she was born I have physically retched almost to the point of throwing up. If it had been any other time of day (I haven't ate for ~12 hours), it would have happened. The good news is, she seems to be in a great mood otherwise.

True love is walking in on someone completely covered in feces and willingly cleaning them up.

[meow]

We have two kids. One kid will eat anything you put in front of him, the other...not so much. He likes about 5 items, and then only certain types of these items. Like Wendy's chicken nuggets, but not McDonald's. And so on.

I then heard about this book: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Which is a sequel to this: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Amazon gives you most of the book as a preview, so check it out. There is a great line about how the kid ate pancakes one day...but not the next. That is my child PRECISELY. The same pancakes he ate the day before ravenously are the most disgusting thing he's ever seen the next. I wanted to flip the kitchen table. For real.

Also, if you're interested, Bryan Cranston reads the audiobook of the first book and Samuel L. Jackson the second.

We have the Go To Sleep book. I find myself quoting it on a weekly basis

[shafnutz05]

Although our daughter has been sleeping on her belly since roughly 3 months, I've still been a bit paranoid since we've put a fleece blanket in her crib starting around one year. She loves this thing. Plays with it until she goes to sleep, and then wraps herself up in it like a mummy and half straddles it. She's definitely figured it out, but the first few nights I found myself checking on her.