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Date: 5/7/2010 2:51:12 PM
Author: dreamer_d

Date: 5/7/2010 2:46:22 PM
Author: TravelingGal
I totally agree on not too many rules. It is exhausting to be consistent. TGuy and I discuss what to pick and what not. Dork wants to pick more battles than I do because (hello), he''s not here as much to have to enforce it!!

Thanks for the reminder on Amelia...very true and I think it will be good to for her know that all will be OK as you said. I''m actually fairly proud of myself on how well I''ve done, so I''m taking the point I''ve given myself. Hmph!
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But it IS hard, that''s for sure.
You should be proud! It is very hard to do things that we *know* are right but make us worry or afraid. Sighhh... it never ends, does it? As a parent we are here to guide and protect our children''s growth and development but who will guide us?
Dr. Sears? Ferber? Dr. Love?
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Personally, I look to my mom...she''s still ok with me crying on her shoulder here.

But yeah...you should have seen my face when I looked at the list of contagious diseases that they will send the child home immediately...lice, scabies, etc. I''m thinking whoa...didn''t think I needed to worry about those so soon. Ew!! I nearly changed my mind right then.
 
Preschool report day 2: all good, no crying, so I think we''re going to be fine. She even ate some of the packed lunch I sent with her.

Bummer is, runny nose started. What IS it about putting kids in preschool/daycare where it just opens the tap? Yeesh.
 
TGal - I''m glad to hear that she''s doing well with preschool so far. I''m sure that she''ll know the routine and all in no time. And I agree that little kids in groups tend to seem so happy.

DD - So good to hear from you! George just turned 13 months yesterday and is semi-running now - that happened fast. It takes so much more energy to deal with a toddler than a newborn (IME), so I fully understand not getting around to update much here. G starts throwing food on the floor when he loses interest. We''ll generally try to feed it to him some other way (go from fingers to fork, etc) which sometimes gets him excited about eating rather than throwing, and if he still just wants to throw it on the floor, we take it away. I hope that eventually he''ll realize that throwing means no more food. He also does better if the dogs aren''t in the room. They get excited about flying food which is just positive reinforcement for him. I''m not sure if you have your pup around when H is eating or not.

Curly - glad to hear that the bday party went well.

You guys think that juice is bad? DH and MIL thought that mocha sounded like a good idea a couple of weeks ago. I got home from work to find it all over George''s front and was like, "What the heck happened here?" Kind of in her defense, MIL said that she asked DH first and he approved it. But I mean, how do you get two otherwise reasonable adults to decide that mocha sounds like a good idea for something to give a baby?!

George is now seeing a new pediatrician (my childhood one, in fact) and just had a well-visit so that we can get a referral for a new ophthomologist (new insurance, so need new docs in network). He is evidently now 90th percentile for height and 45th for weight, so it seems like he just went through a growth spurt or something. He was 70th percentile and 26th percentile (respectively) a month ago.
 
The big news is that after about 50 words, Jackson finally decided to add "Mama" to his vocabulary. It''s adorable how shy he is about saying it. He looks positively coy.
The other big news is that after all my worry about Logan''s constant baby babble and his not speaking English, he spewed out "octopus" AND "mama" yesterday.

I''m expecting the Periodic Table of Elements soon.

We went to a children''s museum today and man-oh-man were there some bullies there. Their kids were, too. Sadly, the two badly behaved boys I saw (and they both went after my boys at different times) were accompanied by their dads only. And both times their dads were texting on their phones. Not. Fun. The boys were both around 8 and were pushing/shoving my kids and taking whatever they were holding.

Let''s just say I handled it swiftly.

Juice -- I''m ok with the boys getting about 4 oz. of juice a day. I give them like 2 oz and fill the rest of the sippy with water. The rest of the day they get milk or water. They loooove the "joooooooos" but I''m trying to get to the point that they only have it less. DH is fine about giving them juice (watered down) and our parents all say, "Nursery Schools have been giving apple juice for years and it''s been fine." So I don''t battle it too much and I try to pretend I''m doing something healthy by giving them V8 splash. They''re both eating nothing but veggies these days, so I''m actually ok with the juice. Seriously, no meat, no dairy. Veggies. And eggs. And V8.

MrsS -- I''m sure the Mother''s Day story will be funny pretty soon. I''m already kinda laughing about it. I will be spending a bulk of the day at the grocery store. Hooray for me!
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I am so glad you are ok...I was actually thinking about you when all the flood news broke.
TGal -- hooray for continued success at preschool. I also very much appreciate the "here''s what helped" list. I will add "TGAL!" to my "Here''s What Helped" list if I ever make one. I had to laugh at the list (but not haha funny, weirded out funny)...scabies? *shudder*
Puffy -- Disney! That is going to be fantastic! B&N are going to have a great time!
Tacori -- the Mother''s Day party sounds so sweet.
Hi Janine!
Curly -- sounds like a fantastic birthday! I keep pushing for date night here at Casa Jas, but it hasn''t been happening nearly as often as I''d like. So I push for Jas Gets To Take A Bath Night. Almost as good.
Burk -- hooray for the move and good luck back at work!
DD -- re: food throwing. Same advice you''ve already gotten...consistency. We also stopped making a HUGE deal of it, just kept saying no. That helped, too. I love that you''ve got a little reader there! Discipline at 14 months: Again, we just were consistent, said no, and redirected a lot. It tried my patience, but now at 20 months they are much more aware of what goes and what doesn''t go. The payoff comes.
Blen -- OMG Mocha?!!! Yikes. And yet, the way you tell it....
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I wanted to wish all my favorite PS moms a very happy Mother''s Day! Hope you all are having a great weekend!

Mine has started out rough -
self centered post here. Hope to catch up soon.

Last night, at 17 weeks, I started feeling frequent contractions so I had to make my first trip to L&D. They usually don''t even have you come into L&D before 20 weeks but they made an exception. I was there for about 4 hours. I had an internal check, was monitored by the machine (but it''s very early to pick up contractions), and had an u/s. It''s just BH but far too often for my liking. I''m still having them but everything looks okay right now. I''m supposed to take an easy, mostly bedrest, but I haven''t been put on strict bedrest.

They did a detailed u/s (pretty much a detailed anatomy scan that took about 30 mins). The good news is my cervix looks good - long and closed – and my placenta moved way up in just 1.5 weeks so I don''t have to worry about that anymore! He/she looked great - yup, you read right! Thought we were having a boy but now we don''t know if baby is a boy or girl!!! The tech today looked for a long time and didn''t see any boy parts. He did spot some GIRL parts though. I saw 3 lines and no boy parts sticking out. He said at 16 weeks it was early - it could have been a swollen labia sticking out. Or the boy part is hiding today. He said if the other tech hadn''t told us it was a boy he would have told us it was a girl today. Guess we''ll find out on Wednesday when I have my big u/s then keep checking at my u/s appointments.

Hopefully things don''t turn into PTL. This pregnancy has been so stressful!

We brought D to the hospital and he was very good. He''s been playing more by himself in general so that has been really helpful.
 
snlee-oh goodness..what a rollercoaster. either way we just need that baby here safe and sound. take care of yourself mama..

jas-thanks for the thoughts. We are so grateful that we are fine but it's so sad how much history this city lost. A collection of antique guitars that was at the Grand Ole Opry are gone, washed away in the flood waters. there is a huge storage place downtown called SoundCheck where many county artists store their road gear and precious items and it completely flooded. Nashville is on water conservation b/c 2 plants were contaminated and so many homes and businesses are destroyed. it's still amazing to me how quickly the water came down and just filled everything to overflowing. anyway, I hope you end up having a really truly wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow!!

blen, a mocha?? that's hilarious, well I know not really but you know what I mean. Jake asked my mom for Coke the other day and she almost gave it to him. I don't let my big girls who are 8 and 6 drink Coke so I don't know what she was thinking. I'm guessing she got sucked in by his overly polite "please may I have some Coke" I'll admit, he's so polite and nice it's hard to say no to him at times...but mocha's and Cokes...um yeah...no way. G is going to be a tall boy it seems from his stats if he stays on track.

tgal, so glad Preschool is going well for A. I knew she'd do great and you should be proud you've handled it like a pro. I cried when I left the girls their first day of Kindergarten too. I'm a softy and I cannot even begin to think of the river that will flow when I have to send Jake b/c he's my baby
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Hi Dreamer..glad you stopped in over here and updated us. I don't have time to post a lot but I do try to read every day and love hearing what the munchkins are all doing.

Burk-how was it being back at work?

curly-ditto to you what I said to dreamer. no worries on the me posts, I for one just love the updates. Happy belated to Lily.

tacori-when's your first class begin?

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies!!!
 
To all who posts the "me" posts. I agree, I love me posts! Keep em coming!

Blen, that mocha story is HILARIOUS. I know I shouldn''t be laughing, but as JackieJas said, it''s the way you tell it. Yeah, I''d say mocha is probably not the best thing for a baby.

Jackie, Sorry to hear about what happened today at the museum. Knowing what details, I''d have to say you handled it well. I would have been mad and probably far ruder. And that is too funny about "octopus."

snlee, I''m
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about this turn of events. First, I really will send my best vibes that things stay put. I can''t believe it may be a girl now! I think either way is equally great. I really think same sex siblings are wonderful, but of course, I love little girls! I''m so excited to find out!

mrss, I haven''t been up on the new lately (I just feel like things have been hectic and it''s all I can do to keep up on FB and PS) so although I''m glad you are fine, it is sad to hear about what you''ve posted.


Forgot to mention that Amelia has been to preschool TWO DAYS and she is sick with an icky slimy green runny nose. Ugh. I should get used to this, I know.


Wanted to say Happy Mother''s Day to all the PS mamas. You all are the best and I hope you are treated not only like queen for the day, but for the entire year (although extra special treatment tomorrow is par for the course!) I know I feel blessed to be a mama and part of such a great group. Muah!
 
Just popping over to wish you all a very happy mother''s day!
 
Just wanted to wish a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of our wonderful mommies! I hope you all have a great day.

snlee, I can't believe it might be a girl now!!! I'm so excited to get the real scoop. Either way, I hope your baby stays put for a loooong time.

TGal, we call it "daycare drip". It's gross but it could be worse and it's better for them to be exposed to stuff now than when they're in school. At least that's what I keep telling myself!
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jas, sorry to hear about the mean boys. I hate hearing things like that. Lily was being bullied by not one but two boys at the playground yesterday. They were chasing her, cutting in front of her in line for the slide and just being generally menacing. I gotta tell you, it really freaked me out. Lucy saw these boys and her spidey sense must have kicked in because she immediately started saying, "no, no, no". But Lily got a little scared and I couldn't blame her. Fortunately, DH was there to "protect" her but he also told her to stand her ground. Some woman came over and asked what was going on because she could see that I was upset and I said that these boys were tormenting my daughter. She pointed out the father and of course, he was gabbing away on his cell phone, not even paying attention to his kids.
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I almost went over to give him a piece of my mind but DH and his cooler head prevailed and we just moved on to another part of the playground. It really disturbed me because there were BOYS bothering my little girl.
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Happy Mother''s Day, beautiful mamas!!!!

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Happy Mother''s Day!!!
 
Happy Mother''s Day All!!! Hope you are all out enjoying a great one.
 
happy mommy''s day to my favorite mommies!!!
 
Happy Mother''s Day everyone!!!
 

Such nice wishes!



Well, I think I poked at the Karma moster with my TMI post in the What Makes Your Mother Fabulous Thread...Mother's Day was just another day here at Chez Jas. 'Sok. I'm hosting a self-pity party. It's Nutella themed. ;)

I hope to live vicariously through all of your stories. Y'all better have had some d*mned good adventures so I can plant the suggestion seeds early for next year.

(edited because TMI is TMI)
 
HAPPY MOTHER''S DAY to my favorite mamas. I am VERY grateful I have such wonderful women in my life.

Jas, I wish I was there to celebrate with you. That completely sucks. We don''t do extravagant things at my house but I did get a card. My ILs also bought me a rose bush which was nice. I actually had to remind DH HE should get up with her this morning and let me sleep in
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Then I reminded myself about expectations. Hope you had some good alone time b/c I am sure with your twins that is limited. I HATE when I see older kids push around my kid. I usually try to let her work things out with her peers BUT if she is hurting someone else or someone else is hurting her I step in.

snlee, oh the drama! Hope you find out the baby''s sex soon!

Curly, I hear ya on mama bear instinct coming out when someone is hurting your kid. It bothers me when parents aren''t supervising their kids.

TGal, I noticed T getting more coughs and running nose episodes after she started preschool. Lots of germs. Glad preschool is going well for both of you.

Blem, I would have a heart attack. A mocha?!?

MrsS, I start on the 24th. I am nervous.
 
Hope everyone had a nice mother''s day--ours was a bit hectic with running around visiting the grandma''s but someday I''ll get to kick back!

tgal: A has to have had the easiest transition into preschool ever! Bummer on runny nose though..I hope it''s not a sign of things to come.

curly/jas: mean boys are the worst..my inner mama lion will be fierce I can tell--so ADD parent beware! ;)

snlee: wow, how exciting....i can''t wait to find out (again) if it is a girl or boy!!! I am guessing girl! I''m sorry about the contractions, this has been an active pregnancy so far.

so I"m feeling a bit under the weather (but not down yet) and hoping I don''t pass anything to C. I did notice she has this white film on her inner lips, what could that be? I tried rubbing it of with a towel, but still there. She seems fine otherwise..
 
HI Mommies, I hope all of you had a nice Mother''s Day. We ended up having my sister and her family, my brother and his family, my parents and some friends who have a baby but no family in town, all over to our house for brunch. My hubby felt bad that my sister and I were cooking on mother''s day but honestly it''s so much easier having everyone to my house than trying to go out to eat with the kids. The girls are fine eating out but Jake doesn''t want to sit in the high chair any longer and if I do get him in, he''ll only sit for a few minutes and then though his great magic skills can wiggle himself out of the strap and will be standing on the highchair before we know it. So, I had a house full of guest but it was really fun. everyone left around 4:00 and hubby and I took the kids and dog for a walk.

tgal-sorry about A''s runny nose. I haven''t noticed an increase in Jake getting sick b/c of school but his school is super strict when it comes to what is an acceptable level of sickness they will allow. seriously, if your kid has even a sniffle they call a parent and have them sent home. sometimes it''s a pain b/c I know jake isn''t contagious but there are days I haven''t been able to take him b/c his nose was runny the wrong color
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on the other hand I''m grateful b/c I don''t really worry about him catching things from the other kids there. Now, what my girls can pick up at their elementary school...that''s another story. My oldest has gotten sick more this year than any other time. I think she was ill 3 times which is a lot for her. Lily''s has to miss school on 2 different occasions with a fever. Not too bad for kindergarten where sick kids are very common b/c for most of them it''s the first time they''ve been around a bunch of other kids all day long. anyway, I hope A bounces back quickly and hopefully at least get an immune system boost of of it
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tacori-you are going to do great in grad school. I bet you even find it easier than your undergrad in many ways. most classes are course specific and you don''t have all the general ed classes which is so nice!! any pics of you and tessa from yesterday?

jas, i have no good mother''s day advice...you can read what we did which isn''t very eventful either...

janine-i hope you''re feeling better or at least not getting sicker...
 
Snlee--what a rollercoaster for sure! Wow, your wed. ultrasound will be an exciting one. iam with Tgal. I equally like the idea of having one of each or two of the same gender close in age. Just different things to be excited about.

MrsS. The flooding in your area is terribly sad
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I saw some of the footage on the news. I hope you guys are cleaned up now and weather is normal.

Burk--how are ya? i am still at work so i get my PS time, if you pop in once in a while, give us an update. Thinking of ya

Tacori--Co is obsessed with juice too! He gets it when we go to visit my grandmother (she's 90 and her joy is to give him cookies and juice and she still thinks/calls me a "kill joy" so i've given into her fully). He'll suck back several glasses of cranberry (his fave for some reason) and still want more before i cut him off.

Blen--mocha? Haha. reminds me of when my MIL told me jello was a good healthy snack when kids are sick? I had to bite my tounge to refrain from asking her what exactly was good about food dye, gelatin and sugar?

jas--sounds like the boys are doing great (minus the bully episode--nooot cool). Um, if my kid ate just veggies all day, juice would be a-okay in my books!!! That's great. The only raw veg i can get Co to eat is celery. Cooked is touch and go, varies from day to day.

Tgal--so glad Amelia is adapting well. Thanks for the tips for preparation. If i do get Co into something, i'll keep them in mind. I do think being around other kids eating independently will help her habits. I noticed that when i worked in daycare. Kids will copy the good and the bad.
I feel guilty that my kid is the only one not in some outside program (except gym daycare) And he probably needs it the most!

Puffy--yay for disney! that will be so fun!

Curly--oh those nasty boys. I will NOT raise a nasty boy. promise. I had a playground incident last week too. Some college students were playing 'tag' (which someone blindfolded) on the equipment. They were totally taking over and acting like idots. I was so passive aggressive and loudly made comments like "I guess you can't go down that slide Co b/c those kids are playing on it" or "Co do you think those ppl are a little big for the swings". Didn't work, they ignored me.
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Took Co to his first live show last week (a conservation group brought some rescued animals to town and runs educational shows). It started at 7pm (bedtime) but he stayed up for the whole thing and was totally in awe. He was the youngest kid there out of hundreds (i think the target audience was 4-10 yrs old b/c there was a lot of educational talk, but of course i didn't look into this before getting tickets. But he sat for nearly 1.5 hours!
Cutest thing was that all week he talked about just wanting to see an orange cat (he loves cats) and i was thinking "don't think so buddy". But the very last animal they brought out was a rescued tiger cub. BIG orange cat right? i think he thought they took his request seriously. All weekend he's been talking about seeing a "wealy wealy big cat"
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Anyone else find their two year old really bossy? Co is on this kick where he tries to order everyone and everything. Constantly. Drives me batty. I give into some things but pick my battles
"mom, sit there"
"dad don't watch dora"
"only the blue cup and green bowl"
"cut up my toast" followed by "NOOO, in just TWO pieces"
Just all normal toddler behaviour i am sure, but man it's trying.


ETA: had to edit this post 3 times b/c i was adding to it a min here and there all morning at work and left sentences hanging etc. sorry if it's all over the place....so is my mind at this point
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Hiya all!

Thanks for all the sympathy re: runny noses. Daycare drip is right! MrsS I guess SO many kids get runny noses, they won''t send them home unless it''s green or yellow, but it seems they can''t manage it all the time. TGuy said he saw a kid with a snotty yellow runny nose last Wed and Amelia had it once she got to school on Friday morning (I didn''t see it before she left or I would not have sent her) and they didn''t call me to send her home and it was definitely not clear! Ah well, something we''ll have to live with. It''s annoying. I haven''t had a runny nose this bad in ages.

janine, hope you feel better!

Jas12, sounds like Co had a great time! You guys must be ready for the summer and all the outdoors stuff that it brings. And re: bossy, that''s funny. I totally think Amelia is bossy and told TGuy that it''s because she''s like me as a kid. Good to know that it may be a toddler thing, because it''s highly annoying!!!
 
Jas12, T is a tyrant. I mean she is BEYOND bossy so I am glad this is "normal" toddler behavior. I don''t think T is as obsessed with juice as MIL but I can always tell when my MIL has been sneaking her some b/c she will go to our fridge and look for some (which I don''t even buy). I did let her have some lemonade on mother''s day b/c we were all drinking it and I think it is mean not to let her but it was about 1/3 lemonade, 2/3 water. She caught on and tried to grab mine. I let my MIL buy some all fruit, no sugar added popsicles as a treat.

MrsS, I hope you are right! I am just worried about not getting enough study time. Plus the cost of tuition + daycare is starting to freak me out. Add some unexpected dental problems...makes me nervous...
 
Hey mommas who take their kids swimming...

Does anyone have any tips to help Amelia get used to floating on her back? She HATES this with a passion and is the screaming tanty chucking todder when we go to baby and me class (which I totally should have taken her when she was a BABY.
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) I knew I''d be paying big time for taking her so late in the game, but didn''t think she''d hate it THIS much. She''ll go underwater without a problem but we can''t commence real swimming lessons until she willinglly floats on her back. We''ve been at this for nearly 7 weeks now (we only go once a week for a half hour) and there''s just not much improvement. My only success was this past weekend, I got her to lie back on my legs in the tub and relax, but even that did not require her to get her ears in the water.
 
Hope my favorite group of mommies had a great mommy''s day.

snlee
sorry to hear about the L&D scare, but glad to hear that everything is good.
Yay for the placenta moving up!
And that''s interesting about the gender...can''t wait to hear the final result.

Jas12
Sounds like Co had a blast at the play.
LOL....I think it started at 18 months for J.
"daddy, sit here" "mommy, you sit over there"
"i don''t want milk, just the Os"
"i don''t want this shirt"
"daddy, no singing"
and when they don''t get their way, it''s like faucet city.


Tacori
Bummer on the root canal.
I havne''t had one myself, but don''t think it''s as bad as some people made it to be.
My brother had his done when he was 9 yrs old and they didn''t even knock him out.
And I think if you can go through what you went through w/ T''s labor...this should be a breeze :)

TGal
haha....''daycare drip'' is right.
just be happy that she''s a little older now, so the chances of spreading germs is slightly lower.
you should have seen J when we started her in daycare when she was 6 months.
We dropped off a healthy J, spotted a kid w/ a runny nose, and picked up a sick J that day
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regarding floating on the back.
Have you tried filling up the tub with just a little water where the water doesn''t get up to her ear levels when she lies supine?
Either that or get a small bucket and fill it up and just let her sit in it and get used to the weightlessness of being in the water.
We did that w/ J and would fill the tub up to her underarms. She''ll hold onto the side of the bucket and lean backward so that only her eyes and nose are above the water line.
 
tgal, most kids hate floating on their backs. it's not just toddlers, I get preschool aged kids who won't do it or totally tense up in the pool when I try. One thing that might help is to let her rest her head on your shoulder while you hold her under her back in the pool. then lower yourself down so her head is in the water but she can still rest her head on your shoulder. It might help her feel more comfortable. Honestly, I wouldn't sweat it much at her age. There isn't any reason she still can't do front floating activities and get used to putting her face in using diving rings etc. really, you want to make sure she's having fun and not building a fear or resentment of the water so if that means skipping backfloats for a while, i would. Once she's 3 she can be in group lessons (that's the age that we start group lessons) it's amazing what a little positive peer pressure and having a teacher and no mommy in the pool can accomplish. Of course, if you're trying to do an infant survival type thing, then they will flip them face in and onto the back and every kid I know completely freaks out and cries when the teachers do that. Jake actually will float on his back in the tub but doesn't like to do it in the pool at all. I really think they don't like the feeling of helplessness that goes with laying on their backs in big open spaces. and believe me when I tell you, all those babies in the class who are floating now will hit a stage as they get older that they don't want to do it. totally normal, I promise!

jas12, jake's does the same thing, but he's funny b/c he almost always says please after he says something bossy. He's also started getting picky about things like the color of the straw he's using. I put a yellow one in his come and he told me "no, blue straw please"
 
MrsS--so funny about the straws, Co is sooo color specific about damn straws. he has a big collection but the other day he wanted a grey straw. I just laughed and told him if he ever found a grey straw i''d buy it for him.

Tgal and MrsS--Co hates to be on his back in the water too, but i also can''t get him to go under willingly (he''ll only blow bubbles) any tips on how to get him to do that? He''s gone under a few times unwillingly and been fine (no tears or fear) but i can''t get him to try it intentionally.
 
jas, if you're pool has steps you can get diving rings. all kids love to go after them. start on the top step where he doesn't have to go under to get them, then move them down a step etc. probably around the 3rd step he might have to go under a bit to be able to reach the ring. most kids will suck it up and go under b/c the desire to get the ring outweighs not wanting to put their face in. also having him practice holding his breath and putting his nose in and then have him try to put his eyelashes in. oh and if Co will wear goggles, a lot of times just being able to see clearly under the water will help kids get their faces in.
 
Thanks on the swimming tips. I feel better that most kids hate it. The problem is that most kids in this swim cool do it just fine. They whinge a bit, but will do it. Amelia sees it but she couldn''t care less. We also started with the head on the shoulder thing so now if she feels me leaning her back to my shoulder, she''ll freak.

I decided not to go to swim class today because we''re both still sick, so we''ll see next week. I might just tell them that I want her to enjoy the water for awhile and we''ll skip floats as you suggested MrsS.

lili, hm, I''ll have to try the bucket idea...but I don''t know if I can find one big enough to fit her!

Jas, what do you mean by "willingly"? Amelia will not actually willingly put her head in, but she knows when I am about to put her underwater and she will suck in and hold her breath. She''s fine with that. But she''s not going to stick her head in the water for anything. To be honest, I haven''t even tried it!

We tried a new type of time out today (not for grins, but because she did do something I told her was not OK this afternoon). I put her next to a wall and told her not to move. She did not like that, but stayed put. She tried to come toward me once and I told her to go back up against the wall, so she stepped back. I think we''ll continue this and the cage is now part of Amelia history. I want to be able to use time outs outside the house and I think progressing to standing by a wall is better.
 
Tgal--by willingly i meant when asked to try, or to get something under the water like MrsS. suggested. No way, no how he''ll go for that. The few times he''s gone under was when he slipped trying to grab something before it sunk to the bottom.
This is a child who screams when he gets his hair rinsed in the bath but will go under a shower after being in the pool. It''s strange. Charlie''s family are water-haters and i am the opposite so i am really going to work on him (hoping nuture will win over nature!). I''ll practice the breath holding like you do and the rings on the stairs that Mrs.S suggests. Might be a long process but it''s essential since my mom has a pool, we have a cottage on the lake and inlaws live on the lake. The kid must swim well!!!
So great that Amelia will stand for a time out. I agree, much better to have a ''portable'' discipline method.
 
Lili--J is fearless so it doesn''t surprise me she has no trouble with water activities. I''ve seen the pictures of other things she does, so water is "child''s play"
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Glad i am not the only one with a mini dictator. Seriously, i''ve just started flatly saying "no" right back at him and he backs down. I understand why they do it, makes sense that they have a newly discovered free will and need to take it for a ride, but i need not be on the recieving end of his demands every 10 seconds
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Tacori--i was thinking of you this AM when i tried to sneak a bite of the jumbo Twix bar i got for mother''s day. Right after i took a bite i was getting Co out of his high chair and he grabbed my chin, tried to open my mouth and asked "what''s momma having? I want some okay!"
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. He must have smelled the chocolate. I remember Tessa doing that to you with cookies or something.
I heard Charlie mumble "busted" under his breath. I told charlie it was his fault for bringing the twix into the house.
Anyway, i let him have 3 tiny chocolate chips from the pantry and he was over the moon. I didn''t dare show him the twix pkg b/c he''ll burn that image into his brain and spot it the minute we go shopping
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Jas, yeah, the rings thing that mrss posted sounds like a great idea. I might use the floating time they do to try that instead.

He speaks so well Jas! Amelia is just started to do 4 word sentence and her speech is still spotty. Funny on the twix too...that used to be my fav!!

Amelia FINALLY told me she wanted to "shee shee" and actually went on the potty yesterday. I only put her on it because in the morning, my nanny told me she asked and so she put her on there and Amelia was happy to sit for awhile (but didn''t pee) . When she asked me in the afternoon, I thought, sure, why not? I still have no intention of potty training her until after Sept, but it was nice to see she had some interest in trying it.

I read in Parenting magazine awhile back that toddlers are ego centric and just filed that away in my brain. But BOY oh BOY, are they ever! The world just revolves around their needs and they just don''t yet get they aren''t the center of the universe. It''s fascinating. Like this whole bossy stage...they just want what they want and no filter...they just demand. I can see why people say threes are worse than twos...right now they are just testing and aren''t THAT cunning yet. They are figuring things out. By three, I assume they have things sussed out much better and can use it to their advantage a lot more.

Oh, and another thing that I''ve noticed is the memory! It''s amazing to me. Now I know how those little toddlers "read" on those infomercials. We have a Dora book that''s about 200 pages long (half pics, so about 100 pages of text). For fun the other day, I stopped at a word (the last word in a line) and she filled in the blank. Surprised, I didn another one, and she said the word. Anywhere in the book I picked, she knew the word to fill in the blank. I was really surprised and thought, a ha! If my non genius child can do that at two, no wonder all those kids can "read" on those infomercials...the memory of a child is amazing. As long as there are pictures to remind them what''s on the page, they just know. It was cemented for me right there and then that I would never buy those informercial reading kids.
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