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[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/18/2010 5:51:37 PM
Author: puffy
B is super picky now as well. he used to eat everything, but now he''s all about his fruits and veggies, no complaints. and he used to want to eat whatever was in my bowl, but now i''ll give him my bowl, and he''ll pick out only what he wants. he''s gotten so crazy that he actually prefers fresh fruit to cookies!! WEIRDO!!!

OK girlfriend, this is not "picky"...this is good.

I think most of us would be happy to have a picky child who only wants fruit and veggies!!!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/19/2010 12:14:09 PM
Author: jas
I am spitting nails this morning, but mostly at myself.

DH had friends over for dinner last night...and their 4-year-old, T. I will preface this by saying that I do not know what is normal developmentally for 4-year-old boys, so I will try to keep myself from calling T the Spawn of Evil.

T immediately came in the house, did not acknowledge me (who he doesn''t know at all) or DH (who he knows very well.) He climbed up on my COUNTERTOPS to grab the chips. His parents didn''t pull him off.

When playing in the playroom, he didn''t want to share with my kids. (I don''t fault a 4 year old that) His mother told him to share, though. He turned to her and said, ''But they get to play with these toys all the time!'' and his mother, who is a lawyer, started to argue with him like this was some sort of case. Then she gave up. (My attitude is that when your mommy says to do something, you do it...but I also know that kids will push when they are in public and T may have guessed that his parents wouldn''t discipline him in front of us.) When Jackson and Logan tried to sit next to him, he said he didn''t want them there because, ''I was here first.''

Charming, but not as charming as when he told me he liked his grandmother''s chocolate pie better than mine. I was like, ''Uh, ok. I''ll eat it!'' (I guess it would have been funnier/charming were it not for the other things.)

He eventually started playing with Jackson, some sort of weird roughhousing game. Jackson loved it. Logan hates roughhousing, so he sat on my lap. Jackson was laughing hysterically, so I didn''t think twice about it until I heard him screaming...

I ran to the playroom (so did T''s parents) and T was dragging J by the legs all around the floor. By the time I got there, Jackson was laughing again. T''s parents told T to be gentle but were SO PROUD of their kid for playing with little kids so nicely.

Problem is -- Jackson has huge bruises on his legs today. I feel terrible. I should have stepped in or supervised better. He''s not in pain today...I''m just feeling terrible.

I should have guessed something was up when Logan, who is Mister Social, wouldn''t play with T.

I already left word with DH (who is out working today) that I will not allow T to play with our boys unsupervised anymore. We''ll see how that goes over...

I blame myself. Ugh.

Don''t blame yourself. This kid sounds like a piece of work.

Did you give his mother the stink eye?

 

[jas]

Date: 3/19/2010 12:32:24 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Don''t blame yourself. This kid sounds like a piece of work.

Did you give his mother the stink eye?

No, but I gave the kid the stink eye after indicating my pie was subpar.

I did think of you when he was crawling on the furniture, though...

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/19/2010 12:38:13 PM
Author: jas

Date: 3/19/2010 12:32:24 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Don''t blame yourself. This kid sounds like a piece of work.

Did you give his mother the stink eye?

No, but I gave the kid the stink eye after indicating my pie was subpar.

I did think of you when he was crawling on the furniture, though...

LOL, well, that did raise my eyebrows a bit.

I''m being super brave today. I''m hosting a play afternoon at my house. The screamer and 2 other boys (so ages 2.5, 3yrs3mos and 3yrs9mos) will be over. I am sure I will be back either on FB or on this thread at about 7:15 pacific time to vent in some way, shape or form.

I was over at the screamer''s house yesterday. He hit Amelia again. This time I nearly said something, but his mom told him again "no hitting!" For god''s sake, what does that do? So he got mad so she tried to give him a "time out" on her lap and said he can''t play anymore and had to sit there for awhile. I am not kidding you when I say that lasted FIFTEEN SECONDS. He started squirming and whinging and she said, "No, you have to stay here." One more annoyed whine from him and she let him free with a sigh.

All the while I keep thinking, this is a self inflicted wound TGal...if you don''t like it, don''t go over and hang out with them. At some point, I''m sure I''ll blow.

 

[janinegirly]

Date: 3/19/2010 12:43:37 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 3/19/2010 12:38:13 PM

Author: jas

Date: 3/19/2010 12:32:24 PM

Author: TravelingGal

Don''t blame yourself. This kid sounds like a piece of work.


Did you give his mother the stink eye?

No, but I gave the kid the stink eye after indicating my pie was subpar.

I did think of you when he was crawling on the furniture, though...

LOL, well, that did raise my eyebrows a bit.


I''m being super brave today. I''m hosting a play afternoon at my house. The screamer and 2 other boys (so ages 2.5, 3yrs3mos and 3yrs9mos) will be over. I am sure I will be back either on FB or on this thread at about 7:15 pacific time to vent in some way, shape or form.


I was over at the screamer''s house yesterday. He hit Amelia again. This time I nearly said something, but his mom told him again ''no hitting!'' For god''s sake, what does that do? So he got mad so she tried to give him a ''time out'' on her lap and said he can''t play anymore and had to sit there for awhile. I am not kidding you when I say that lasted FIFTEEN SECONDS. He started squirming and whinging and she said, ''No, you have to stay here.'' One more annoyed whine from him and she let him free with a sigh.


All the while I keep thinking, this is a self inflicted wound TGal...if you don''t like it, don''t go over and hang out with them. At some point, I''m sure I''ll blow.

All I can say is you must REALLY like your friend TGAL! Goooood luck, and feel free to vent after screamer runs wild on the slide followed by "timeouts" on mommy''s lap with cookies!

 

[mrssalvo]

jas-my middle daughter has a friend that comes over and likes to climb on our couches. this little girl is 5. apparently her parents let her climb on theirs. I''m always explaining my house, my rules!! crazy how some people let their kids run wild or what they view as acceptable behavior.

tgal-have fun with the playgroup. fingers crossed no screaming from the screamer.


sad news on the ball pit. little tikes has discontinued the soccer one. i actually liked it b/c it is bigger than many of the one''s they sell at target. little tikes told me their might be a few at local retailers so I''m going to check around but my hope is fading fast.

 

[jas]

Date: 3/19/2010 1:27:56 PM
Author: mrssalvo
sad news on the ball pit. little tikes has discontinued the soccer one. i actually liked it b/c it is bigger than many of the one''s they sell at target. little tikes told me their might be a few at local retailers so I''m going to check around but my hope is fading fast.

thanks Mrss -- I''ll send you ballpit dust!

 

[TravelingGal]

Janine, yes, I do like her a lot. One of her only "faults" is lack of consistency when it comes to discipline. She''s really a great gal - very giving, down to earth and guileless.

MrsS, ball pit dust to you!!

 

[janinegirly]

jas: that is crazy...I kind of have low tolerance for kids running wild in my house (unless it''s my kid), so I''m dreading toddler playdates! The few times I''ve had children over I''ve been lucky in that the moms were extra sensitive to having their kids behave. I wouldn''t want that child over again either!

mrs s: ball pit dust from me too---maybe try ebay or craigslist?

 

[puffy]

jas all i have to say is WOW!!! poor little jackson and his bruises but don''t blame yourself at all.

tgal hope the play date goes as well as it possibly can!! and yes i should be happy that B loves his fruits and veggies, just seems kinda weird to me that''s all.

 

[mrssalvo]

thanks ladies for the ball pit dust. tacori sent me a few craigslist links and I''m checking to see if the sellers will ship. one was still in it''s box. my hubby thinks we should just buy an inflatable pool and fill it will balls. he likes how the sides of the pool are up higher and thinks we''d have less balls escaping and ending up all over our playroom. If I can''t find a little tikes one then I might just do it. Jake certainly won''t care or know the difference.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

MrsS, we only have stray balls when a child throws them

The sides are decent size. Good luck with the search.

TGal, good luck lady. It will be fine and if not you NEVER have to host one again!

Jas, you poor lady. Poor J! I am not sure the "normal" behavior of a 4 year old boy either. Hope you don''t have to hang out with them anytime soon.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Jas, I don''t know what''s normal for a four year old either (my friend has one, but I think I''ve posted about him elsewhere, probably in a thread with ''discipline'' somewhere in the title). I would still be angry. Not least because he scorned your chocolate pie. Not cool!

Sorry to hear about the bruising, that would make me want to murder the little culprit.

TGal, looking forward to hearing how it goes...

Jen

 

[lili]

Date: 3/19/2010 12:30:46 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 3/18/2010 5:51:37 PM
Author: puffy
B is super picky now as well. he used to eat everything, but now he''s all about his fruits and veggies, no complaints. and he used to want to eat whatever was in my bowl, but now i''ll give him my bowl, and he''ll pick out only what he wants. he''s gotten so crazy that he actually prefers fresh fruit to cookies!! WEIRDO!!!

OK girlfriend, this is not ''picky''...this is good.

I think most of us would be happy to have a picky child who only wants fruit and veggies!!!

Agreed.
J used to be good w/ trying new things.
She still is....but unfortunately it is only when it comes to junk food

I wish J is more "pick"y about healthy snacks.

 

[lili]

te:[/b] 3/19/2010 12:32:24 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Don't blame yourself. This kid sounds like a piece of work.
Did you give his mother the stink eye?

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I'd probably drag the kid by the leg myself just to give him a taste of what's it like
Hope the bruises on J's legs are more superficial. Poor little guy.

 

[lili]

MrsS--
Dust for the ballpit.
The inflatable kiddie pool sounds like a good idea.
Personally, I'd just get a big old cardbox and fill it w/ the balls

snlee--
I'd give the straw and juice a try like TGal said.
Maybe then D would be more inclined to suck on the straw instead of chewing.
Either that or you can try giving him a tumbler since he can drink from a cup?
I'm doing fine. Thanks for asking.
Went in for a D&C the previous Monday and am just waiting for my body to normalize.
Hope your m/s is waning. Just a few more weeks and it's the honeymoon trimester for you

 

[mrssalvo]

our mommy thread has been quiet for a few days huh?

how''s everyone doing?

not much going on here. my big kids are on spring break and we''re home for the week. saving for disney later this year so we decided to not go anywhere. Jake is doing great other than he decided not to nap today. He''s of course starting to have melt downs as it gets later and later and I''m already looking forward to his early bedtime

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/22/2010 4:17:38 PM
Author: mrssalvo
our mommy thread has been quiet for a few days huh?

how''s everyone doing?

not much going on here. my big kids are on spring break and we''re home for the week. saving for disney later this year so we decided to not go anywhere. Jake is doing great other than he decided not to nap today. He''s of course starting to have melt downs as it gets later and later and I''m already looking forward to his early bedtime

Probably because we all chat catch up on one another elsewhere?

Amelia skips naps here and there too, but naps on other days well enough that I''m still keeping them. And melt downs are fun, aren''t they?

I''m gearing up for Amelia''s 2nd birthday. I didn''t realize it until today, but she''s two NEXT WEEK. Holy cow. We''re throwing a party and it seems like a ton of adults and not many kids, which is fine by me. 5 kids will have a ball in the big bounce house I''m renting.

She''s talking a lot more now as well. Oh, and we have her first swim experience today. Just a baby and me class where we get her into the pool, so it''s not a lesson or anything. TGuy and I also talked about potty training and are going to wait until she''s at least 2.5 years old. The reason is we are going to Kauai in September and the idea of going to the airplane loo with a toddler is HIGHLY unappealing. And I''m lazy.

 

[lili]

Date: 3/22/2010 4:50:53 PM
Author: TravelingGal
She's talking a lot more now as well. Oh, and we have her first swim experience today. Just a baby and me class where we get her into the pool, so it's not a lesson or anything. TGuy and I also talked about potty training and are going to wait until she's at least 2.5 years old. The reason is we are going to Kauai in September and the idea of going to the airplane loo with a toddler is HIGHLY unappealing. And I'm lazy.

Changing them on that itty bitty change table in the airplane isn't all that appealing either

How was the playdate at your place?

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/22/2010 4:57:43 PM
Author: lili

Date: 3/22/2010 4:50:53 PM
Author: TravelingGal
She's talking a lot more now as well. Oh, and we have her first swim experience today. Just a baby and me class where we get her into the pool, so it's not a lesson or anything. TGuy and I also talked about potty training and are going to wait until she's at least 2.5 years old. The reason is we are going to Kauai in September and the idea of going to the airplane loo with a toddler is HIGHLY unappealing. And I'm lazy.

Changing them on that itty bitty change table in the airplane isn't all that appealing either

How was the playdate at your place?

It was actually OK! The slide is worth its weight in gold. All three boys went nutso on it and Amelia sat back and decided to play and watch at a distance for some parts of it (she joined in at other times). I only got hit by two flying thomas trains when the first boy over decided to get on top of the slide and hurl his trains at the same time. One hit me on the back and one in the arm. It hurt! Kind of funny though, and his mom got RIGHT on him and it didn't happen again.

I had plenty of snacks and made two types of pasta sauce (one for the kids) so everyone was occupied and entertained. The kids all had fun and the screamer didn't do anything nutty and only hit his own mother 2 or three times (and then, not hard).

Glad to hear you are doing better lili...been thinking about ya since I know you live so close by, and have been enjoying videos of J. She is such a beautiful little girl, and smart as a whip. She talks circles around Amelia!!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 3/22/2010 4:57:43 PM
Author: lili

Date: 3/22/2010 4:50:53 PM

Author: TravelingGal

She''s talking a lot more now as well. Oh, and we have her first swim experience today. Just a baby and me class where we get her into the pool, so it''s not a lesson or anything. TGuy and I also talked about potty training and are going to wait until she''s at least 2.5 years old. The reason is we are going to Kauai in September and the idea of going to the airplane loo with a toddler is HIGHLY unappealing. And I''m lazy.

Changing them on that itty bitty change table in the airplane isn''t all that appealing either

How was the playdate at your place?

Not all planes even have them!

TGal, glad it was a success!

FYI mommies I am going on vacation so I will be MIA for a week (starting on Wednesday).

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 3/22/2010 5:28:30 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 3/22/2010 4:57:43 PM
Author: lili

Date: 3/22/2010 4:50:53 PM

Author: TravelingGal

She''s talking a lot more now as well. Oh, and we have her first swim experience today. Just a baby and me class where we get her into the pool, so it''s not a lesson or anything. TGuy and I also talked about potty training and are going to wait until she''s at least 2.5 years old. The reason is we are going to Kauai in September and the idea of going to the airplane loo with a toddler is HIGHLY unappealing. And I''m lazy.

Changing them on that itty bitty change table in the airplane isn''t all that appealing either

How was the playdate at your place?

Not all planes even have them!

TGal, glad it was a success!

FYI mommies I am going on vacation so I will be MIA for a week (starting on Wednesday).

Thanks for letting us know Tacori, we''ll miss ya. But kind of you to let us know so we don''t have to stalk you because we''re worried, eherm, *cough cough lili cough*

 

[MustangGal]

I''ve been a little MIA too, sorry! I''ll be moving to a new position at work, and won''t have as much time to stalk PS (but maybe it''ll help curb my internet shopping).

TGal - good to hear the play date went well, and I hope the party goes just as smoothly. I can''t believe Amelia will be 2, I remember when you were on BWW!

We took Kyle to a baseball Spring Training game, the place was packed and not much fun for him. Luckily the people in front of us liked babies, and were going googoo over him and didn''t mind when he threw puffs all over them. That night he shot vomit accross the bathrom, so either too much sun or some sort of bug. He was fine after, and slept all night even with an empty tummy. And those sippy cups I found are amazing! We''re down to just 1 bottle in the morning, and he''ll even drink plain water out of the cup. At meals he''ll eat a few bites, take a sip and put the cup back in the cup holder on his tray, take a few more bites, repeat. I think I''ll try eliminating the morning bottle after Easter, it''s going to be more of a struggle since he usually drinks it down while half asleep.

 

[MustangGal]

I know we don''t get many photos here, but I couldn''t resist this one from DH''s birthday a few weeks ago. I have no idea what Kyle was doing, but it looks cute!

 

[jas]

I''ve been kicking people out of my closets...

 

[jas]

But, since I have a minute...

DH and I were going to take a mini-vacay and leave the kids at home. Didn''t happen. Don''t ask...but yes, I AM knee-deep in the chocolate cookies I made for my parents to nibble on while watching the boys. Oh, I love you, chocolate cookies.

Jackson is mimicking speech like crazy...he is totally kicking butt at the "can you say...?" game. When I ask Logan "can you say xyz?" the little stinker just nods at me. So literal.

Janine -- I swear, I am so anti-other people''s kids right now. Sheesh.
Puffy -- thank you for the support. Jackson''s bruises are all healed up. However, he''s taken to bumping his head on the wall on purpose to see if I''m watching. If I''m watching, he cries. It''s ridiculous!

Lili -- Hi! How are you doing?
mrss -- no nap days are rough. How are you handling it?
tgal -- hooray on surviving the playdate! I kept thinking about you. i cannot believe A is almost two. I remember following your pregnancy and birth story on the old thread! and I hear you on potty training/diapers on the plane. what a horrible choice.
tacori -- have a great trip! thanks for the heads up. I will miss my t updates!
mgal -- kyle is

gorgeous!

 

[puffy]

tacori have a wonderful trip. where are you off to?

tgal can''t believe amelia''s going to be 2!! glad the play date went well at your place.

mg kyle''s so cute!!!

mrss when are you guys off to disney? we''re taking the boys to disney worldin december, right in between their bdays for the xmas festivities.

lili how are you doing?

burk hope things are going ok with the kids.

jas haha..you gotta admit it''s kinda cute when they only cry if they know you saw what happened, but yes, absolutely ridiculous.

not much new here, B''s still being B as entertaining as ever, and still loves to help with everything. he even went to go wash his own bowl and utensils after lunch today. but of course i had to re-wash it. and noah is still my super laid back 3 month old...3 month today, kinda crazy!!! and still sleeping from 8-8 or 9.

and i got my new 5 stone ring from BG the other day and am absolutely in love with it. now i''m just waiting for my ering reset from LM and my eternity band from WF and i''m done for the year, maybe.

hope everyone''s doing well!!

 

[mrssalvo]

puffy-We''re going in Dec. too. I have family that live in Orlando and they say that it''s a great time to come. the weather is usually perfect. My kids are so excited and I''ll admit, so am I

I didn''t know LM is doing a reset for you? which setting? you''ve got lots of goodies coming your way!

tgal-i think your right. we do catch up other places so not much need to repeat here. I still like checking this thread though for those that I don''t have contact with outside of PS so I hope everyone will keep posting a little bit. Glad A''s playdate went well. Your slide reminded me that I need to get mine back from a friend who''s borrowing it. I cannot believe A is going to be 2 next week. Boy these two + years have flown by. I don''t have anything planned for Jake and will probably be a bad mommy and just have a cake and family over. my oldest is turning 8 a week after Jake and we''re doing the big party thing for her. I don''t have it in me to do 2 of them on back to back weekends

tacori-have a wonderful trip. and thanks for letting us know.

mustang-what a handsome little man you have there

jas- yum..choc cookies. sorry your mini-vacay didn''t work. can you reschedule soon? the no nap day went okay. my oldest is home and totally played with Jake all afternoon. I want to do something special for her b/c she did such a great job entertaining him that I actually got some things done that I wouldn''t have otherwise. I put him to bed at 7:00 which is an hour earlier than usual since the time change. Now I just hope he will still sleep until 6:00 am.

lili-j is such a smartie.

 

[Jas12]

Tacori--Enjoy Columbia!!!

Jas--mmm, choco cookies make everything more tolerable. But are they better than my grandma''s ?

Sorry to hear the trip isn''t a go. You must re-plan it!!!

Lili--glad you are feeling better, i''ve been thinking of ya!

....
Bunch of birthdays coming up on this thread soon!

who''s plannin a big party (besides Tgal, who has us all beat)

i am not doing anything

and I feel bad! I actually bought adorable stuff for a monster theme months ago, but now i am backing out. My MIL is going to have a BBQ on the day of with all the family, cake, presents etc. but i am not doing a kids thing. It''s really pathetic, but all his ''friends'' are adults. A couple of my own friends have kids his age but we rarely do play dates so he doesn''t know them well.
I realize i totally need to get my kid into some kind of program. The only time he''s around other kids is when we go to the gym daycare and so at most that is 2 hours a week worth of exposure.
I wish there was a ''moms day out'' type thing around here.
Anyway, i digress...

Co''s taken to screaming when he''s frustrated (but no more signs of biting). Getting him dressed is a battle of wills. I ve been reading the Baby Whisperer toddler edition and she has some really good tips and they really work with him.
I am reading about what to expect with the new baby. I am not sure how he''ll respond so i am preparing for everything

Our house is getting paint and flooring very soon so things are movin along, but i''ll be 29 weeks this week so it''s getting real friggin close. Everything will happen at once. Eeeks.

 

[Burk]

Hey mommies! Things are crazy around here. We put the house on the market and have been having showings like every other day (what a disaster to keep it clean!!!) and T has strep throat and my sub at work is a flake so I''ve been having to do work stuff so not much PS time. I miss you guys!!

Can''t believe all the two-year-old''s we''re going to have around here soon! I''m going to try and pop back in and catch up this afternoon.