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This looks like a fun stocking stuffer or goody bag toy — or I’m thinking about it for one of the nights of Hanukkah. My son is currently obsessed with drinking from a “big boy straw” and is learning to identify the letters of his name in preschool. He would love this thing. I also remember as a kid loving these straws well beyond my toddler years, and even as an adult am a sucker for personalization. This straw is $13.49 and up at Etsy via the seller SipHipHooray. Customizable Name Straw
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I saw yesterday’s post about withholding and commented there- TL-DR: in our house, for one of my children, nothing worked but straight up bribery. And it worked like a charm.
Anonymous
Nov 22, 2019 9:27 am
I got some similar straws from krazystraws.com as gifts. They were a hit but note that shorter names are easier to drink from. The straws also tend to tip over as they get top heavy.
Anon
Nov 22, 2019 10:13 am
cute things your kids have done recently…i could use a pick me up today
strollerstrike
Nov 22, 2019 10:40 am
So my baby, by now 3.5 months old, still doesn’t like the stroller. He still wants to be carried all the time and nurses every hour. Basically, he shows all the signs of being a high need baby.
Does anybody here have experience with putting a baby like this in daycare? I am fortunate in that I don’t go back to work until he is six months but even then, how will he be able to handle day care where he won’t be carried and fed at all times?
Help
Nov 22, 2019 10:43 am
I’m unexpectedly pregnant with my second child. It took us years and lots of heartache to have our first, so this is a huge shock. The two will be 23 months apart. Tell me this is going to be ok. I’m really worried about telling work I’m going to be out on maternity leave again, not to mention having an infant and toddler at once.
Mat leave
Nov 22, 2019 10:47 am
Gearing up for maternity leave at work. How much organizing/cleaning out of your workspace, if any, did you do prior to leave? I have my own office, with various files that can easily be stuck in drawers. Will be gone 4 months or so, and it does feel a bit strange to just leave everything.
Paging Poster Who Needs to Walk the Dog
Nov 22, 2019 1:08 pm
Someone posted yesterday about the challenge of walking the dog when her husband is traveling. I don’t know your exact living situation, but in my neighborhood (houses on a residential street), I’d really considering pulling the car into my driveway, getting kiddo loaded into the car seat for school, and then walk for a blockish centered on the driveway where I could see/hear the car right before we leave.
Knope
Nov 22, 2019 1:21 pm
Could use some support. I’m TTC for kid #2. Went to the doctor on Tuesday because I was having what I thought were irregular periods – this was an issue for conceiving kid #1, and I had negative pregnancy tests. Got bloodwork done, which showed that I was actually pregnant, but with very very low hCG levels. Since Tuesday I have had somewhat heavy dark red discharge/a small amount of blood. I’m not super optimistic, but I had a blood test done this morning which should confirm whether I’m actually pregnant or had a miscarriage. I’m sitting here staring at my phone and email waiting for the results, can’t get any work done at all :( I just want to know!
I saw yesterday’s post about withholding and commented there- TL-DR: in our house, for one of my children, nothing worked but straight up bribery. And it worked like a charm.
I got some similar straws from krazystraws.com as gifts. They were a hit but note that shorter names are easier to drink from. The straws also tend to tip over as they get top heavy.
cute things your kids have done recently…i could use a pick me up today
So my baby, by now 3.5 months old, still doesn’t like the stroller. He still wants to be carried all the time and nurses every hour. Basically, he shows all the signs of being a high need baby.
Does anybody here have experience with putting a baby like this in daycare? I am fortunate in that I don’t go back to work until he is six months but even then, how will he be able to handle day care where he won’t be carried and fed at all times?
I’m unexpectedly pregnant with my second child. It took us years and lots of heartache to have our first, so this is a huge shock. The two will be 23 months apart. Tell me this is going to be ok. I’m really worried about telling work I’m going to be out on maternity leave again, not to mention having an infant and toddler at once.
Gearing up for maternity leave at work. How much organizing/cleaning out of your workspace, if any, did you do prior to leave? I have my own office, with various files that can easily be stuck in drawers. Will be gone 4 months or so, and it does feel a bit strange to just leave everything.
Someone posted yesterday about the challenge of walking the dog when her husband is traveling. I don’t know your exact living situation, but in my neighborhood (houses on a residential street), I’d really considering pulling the car into my driveway, getting kiddo loaded into the car seat for school, and then walk for a blockish centered on the driveway where I could see/hear the car right before we leave.
Could use some support. I’m TTC for kid #2. Went to the doctor on Tuesday because I was having what I thought were irregular periods – this was an issue for conceiving kid #1, and I had negative pregnancy tests. Got bloodwork done, which showed that I was actually pregnant, but with very very low hCG levels. Since Tuesday I have had somewhat heavy dark red discharge/a small amount of blood. I’m not super optimistic, but I had a blood test done this morning which should confirm whether I’m actually pregnant or had a miscarriage. I’m sitting here staring at my phone and email waiting for the results, can’t get any work done at all :( I just want to know!