I know it's completely irrationnal but that thing would scare me because at that age I would be afraid to prevent the head from "growing" ...
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chaos
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Yeah I have read about people who just cannot keep their kid from climbing out of the crib. Even with the bed on the lowest setting and everything cleared out so they don't have anything to stand on, they still manage to climb out. A lot of those people just line their floor with pillows and hope for the best. Thank god I never had to deal with that.
Cutlery
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Side gate cribs are no longer kosher. They don't even make them anymore as far as I'm aware. We had to get one for the 2 year old that was 4 fixed sides.
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Yeah they don't make em anymore and second hand stores aren't supposed to sell them. Threw me for a loop when my youngest was born.
My previous two never climbed out of their crib, I think my youngest will try to though, he's a climber.
It's annoying as fuck because he's the total opposite of my other two and I'm basically having to learn how to be a parent all over again.
......the little bastard. lol
My previous two never climbed out of their crib, I think my youngest will try to though, he's a climber.
It's annoying as fuck because he's the total opposite of my other two and I'm basically having to learn how to be a parent all over again.
......the little bastard. lol
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Xarpolis
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Louie is the man. So my wife, daughter and I were in Wildwood, NJ for the weekend. She got to go on some rides for the first time (god damn do they rape the fuck out of you).
Then we went to a park and she played on the jungle gym/sliding board thing and the swings.
Hiding the pics of my wife/daughter behind a spoiler tag because they take up a lot of space.
Then we went to a park and she played on the jungle gym/sliding board thing and the swings.
Hiding the pics of my wife/daughter behind a spoiler tag because they take up a lot of space.
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Happy Fathers Day guys. I got to take my boy to a ball game yesterday, it was awesome. His favorite team is the Twins as he's born and raised here, I'm a Tigers fan as I am born and raised in Michigan and as luck would have it The Tigers were here in town to play the Twins. I go to games a lot but I never get the chance to take him (he lives about 4 hours north) so it was a real treat to go and have some bonding time with something we both love and enjoy.
The Tigers didn't win...but seeing the expression on his face when he got to see his favorite team win is a win in my book any day.
The Tigers didn't win...but seeing the expression on his face when he got to see his favorite team win is a win in my book any day.
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That's pretty awesome =) Happy Fathers Day ya slackers.
We've been spending the day doing yard work while our 6 1/2 month old son tries to eat pinecones and anything else we didn't manage to move away from his outdoor play box. Sounds boring I'm sure, but I love working outdoors with my wife (especially when she wears her black tank top yummy!), and our son watching us. Plus she got me a kickass bathrobe so that's great.
Really cute daughter, btw, Xar
We've been spending the day doing yard work while our 6 1/2 month old son tries to eat pinecones and anything else we didn't manage to move away from his outdoor play box. Sounds boring I'm sure, but I love working outdoors with my wife (especially when she wears her black tank top yummy!), and our son watching us. Plus she got me a kickass bathrobe so that's great.
Really cute daughter, btw, Xar
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I can't express to you guys just how overwhelmingly successful the philosophy of "praise the behavior you want, redirect the behavior you don't" has worked for us. At first it was hard to be patient and not get pissed when my son did something destructive, but like anything else it became a habit and thus became easier each time I did it. Praising the shit out of desired behaviors, regardless of how seemingly insignificant, was equally as challenging (at first). But now we have a 13 month old who explicitly tells us when he's hungry, thirsty, or wants to sleep (he uses signs because he doesn't even speak yet), and he has essentially potty trained himself. He only wears a diaper outside the house.
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My wife and I are at the end of our rope with our older girls. Their bedtime routine has degenerated into a fucking horrible mess. They share a room and ever since we turned one of the convertible cribs into a full size bed they share a bed. Once the big bed was there, it was impossible to keep my younger daughter in her toddler bed. My older girl used to go to sleep without any issues, but now she is like the ringleader. They get out of bed constantly, jump and scream, push the mattress off of their bed, it is a mess. I can't believe I let this happen, but I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to address it until this weekend when I was dealing with it and realized it is completely out of control and shit has to stop.
I'm not really sure what to do yet. Right now I am thinking I am going to stagger their bedtimes and do the bedtime routine where you put them back in bed without reacting or whatever, that worked with our older girl when she was in a bed by herself.
I'm not really sure what to do yet. Right now I am thinking I am going to stagger their bedtimes and do the bedtime routine where you put them back in bed without reacting or whatever, that worked with our older girl when she was in a bed by herself.
Xarpolis
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Kids really are just little monsters that you care for. They run around destroying every physical thing that you love and think nothing of it. Monsters.
That said, my daughter is really awesome when she isn't in a bitchy sleepy mood. Sometimes she just gets really angry for no real reason, and there isn't any way to fix it.
She's stubborn like that.
That said, my daughter is really awesome when she isn't in a bitchy sleepy mood. Sometimes she just gets really angry for no real reason, and there isn't any way to fix it.
She's stubborn like that.
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My two older girls sleep in the same room as well and what helped make bedtimes easier for us is a TV in their room sadly. They get to watch one show before bed, and take turns each night. Kids shows are all like 20 minutes long so it isn't a big deal. Probably not a great way to do it, but anything that makes life easier when you have 3 kids under 5 works for me.
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My wife and I are at the end of our rope with our older girls. Their bedtime routine has degenerated into a fucking horrible mess. They share a room and ever since we turned one of the convertible cribs into a full size bed they share a bed. Once the big bed was there, it was impossible to keep my younger daughter in her toddler bed. My older girl used to go to sleep without any issues, but now she is like the ringleader. They get out of bed constantly, jump and scream, push the mattress off of their bed, it is a mess. I can't believe I let this happen, but I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to address it until this weekend when I was dealing with it and realized it is completely out of control and shit has to stop.
I'm not really sure what to do yet. Right now I am thinking I am going to stagger their bedtimes and do the bedtime routine where you put them back in bed without reacting or whatever, that worked with our older girl when she was in a bed by herself.
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BEDTIMES...oh so much fun.
basically make a routine, make it constant, make it the same, every night
i have 3 kids - the oldest no longer has a routine since he will be 12, i still put him to bed but not any set times anymore- sometimes he is helping with an older raid etc.
the 2 younger will be 9 in august
we have had the same routine since they could walk/talk
i put to bed. alternating nights they go first
depending on the month one is even/odd boy the other is odd/even girl. they only switch during months with 31 days
same routine. even days even boy/girl goes to bed first, odd days odd boy/girl goes to bed first. bedtime is ~8:30-9:30 depending
one minor caveat for the girl, i braid her hair almost every night before bed(wife does not know how) besides her bangs, she has never had her hair cut and we need to do this to prevent, bed head tangles (omfg the crying is awful when that happened)
they exited the crib the same day, they had toddler beds, they graduated to normal beds the same day, etc
if they get up, they have been put to bed, the get immediately sent back to bed, no tuck ins (only exception is bathroom runs they get to go, THEN back to bed)
summer routine:
summer this year is june 27 through sept 4th ish. 10 weeks
my city does a summer camp at an apple orchard the city owns (brooksby farms in peabody ma-it's great)
~275 for 2 weeks 9am thru 4pm
my kids have 2 sessions of that (1700ish dollars total) so that is 4 out of the 10 weeks taken care of(and my son is going camping for 3 days so woo woo)
we take 2 weeks vacation for birthdays etc one in july one in august. that is 2 more weeks taken care of.
my niece is 18 and going to college this fall, needs money- has never had a job(does not have her license yet either, i tease her about it, she is afraid to take it because she is afraid to fail-girl got staight a's and had AP everything) so we do camp megan for the other weeks m-w wife does thursdays and fridays, i do saturdays.
basically make a routine, make it constant, make it the same, every night
i have 3 kids - the oldest no longer has a routine since he will be 12, i still put him to bed but not any set times anymore- sometimes he is helping with an older raid etc.
the 2 younger will be 9 in august
we have had the same routine since they could walk/talk
i put to bed. alternating nights they go first
depending on the month one is even/odd boy the other is odd/even girl. they only switch during months with 31 days
same routine. even days even boy/girl goes to bed first, odd days odd boy/girl goes to bed first. bedtime is ~8:30-9:30 depending
one minor caveat for the girl, i braid her hair almost every night before bed(wife does not know how) besides her bangs, she has never had her hair cut and we need to do this to prevent, bed head tangles (omfg the crying is awful when that happened)
they exited the crib the same day, they had toddler beds, they graduated to normal beds the same day, etc
if they get up, they have been put to bed, the get immediately sent back to bed, no tuck ins (only exception is bathroom runs they get to go, THEN back to bed)
summer routine:
summer this year is june 27 through sept 4th ish. 10 weeks
my city does a summer camp at an apple orchard the city owns (brooksby farms in peabody ma-it's great)
~275 for 2 weeks 9am thru 4pm
my kids have 2 sessions of that (1700ish dollars total) so that is 4 out of the 10 weeks taken care of(and my son is going camping for 3 days so woo woo)
we take 2 weeks vacation for birthdays etc one in july one in august. that is 2 more weeks taken care of.
my niece is 18 and going to college this fall, needs money- has never had a job(does not have her license yet either, i tease her about it, she is afraid to take it because she is afraid to fail-girl got staight a's and had AP everything) so we do camp megan for the other weeks m-w wife does thursdays and fridays, i do saturdays.
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What is everyone's opinion on diaper brands? Did anyone have any luck with cheaper diapers like Costco's brand, or Wal-Mart's brand? Our son gets home from the hospital any day now, and we have a few boxes of various brands to try out, but I can't seem to find a general consensus online, seems like everyone is different on what they prefer, but I definitely wouldn't mind saving some money with the cheaper brands if they are just as good.