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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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Anonymous says
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.
lawsuited says
I think bribery gets a bad rep. We are all always doing cost/benefit analysis and people do very little out of pure ultruism. Why do we expect toddlers to be any different? As adults we take a lot of pretty abstract “benefits” into account, but I’m not surprised that toddlers eschew ephemeral benefits in favour of tangible ones like stickers, candies and episodes of Paw Patrol.
Quid pro quo, no?
AwayEmily says
I feel like bribery is like everything else…fine in moderation. If you do it all the time it loses its power anyway. To be honest the reason we give our kids very little screen time isn’t because I think screen time is inherently bad, but because when they don’t see screens much then it becomes MAGIC (and thus very useful for distraction/bribery/other nefarious parenting purposes).
Anonymous says
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 says
cute things your kids have done recently…i could use a pick me up today
Boston Legal Eagle says
My 3.5 year old loves those inflated tubes outside of car dealerships (we call them the “Wacky inflatable arm-flailing tube man,” which he can say perfectly). He does the whole dance by moving his whole body around and says when he grows up, he wants to be a wacky inflatable arm-flailing tube man.
Pogo says
this is hilarious, omg.
octagon says
A kid in my neighborhood was a wacky tube man for Halloween and it was a hilarious costume.
Anonymous says
One of my 4 year old twins likes to make up stories to answer things he’s not sure about. Like where Santa gets his magic, or how airplanes stay in their air, or what to do if a toilet is on fire (big variety). The other twin has taken to responding to basically every story with an eyeroll and ‘I’m not so sure about that Lucas’.
Anon says
lol. I have twins too. They are 18 months old and I recently hung up some pictures from their first bday cake smash. Every time twin A walks by the pictures, she starts excitedly shouting her sister’s name and saying hi. (she doesn’t know how to say her own name yet) She does this in general with all pictures of her sister around the house. Yet, she isn’t quite as interested in her sister in real life.
Cb says
Second-hand story but my son grabbed his nursery teacher by the hand and said ‘K, do you mind? Can you read me a story?’ She thought it was so cute and thoughtful. He told me last night ‘Sometimes I get upset, but then I ask for a cuddle!’ I’m continually blown away by how sweet and emotionally aware he is.
anon says
I came home last night and my three and four year old were having a christmas songs dance party with hilarious dances. 3 year old DS shouts “Check out these moves, Mom!”
He also calls Rudolph “Wudolph” and goes “Yesss!” every time that song comes on. “Wun Wun Wudolph” is equally cute.
Basically, I love the holidays with small children.
Anon says
We hung a poster of the planets in her room, and my toddler calls them “spacey balls.” She loves to point them out individually “Red Spacey Ball,” “Blue Spacey Ball,” etc. It’s so cute I can’t bring myself to tell her the correct names.
EB says
My son calls tall buildings “cities” – we don’t correct him because it’s adorable. He talks about me going to work in the cities and does daddy go to his city, etc.
rosie says
My toddler is very into dolls lately. Earlier this week, she was putting her baby to sleep but was sure to do so in my room “so she won’t wake me up while I’m sleeping.” She also likes to “tap trees” after watching the Molly of Denali episode where they make birch syrup, and sometimes she is also the trickster raven that unties the boat (and after she does that, she puts on a lifejacket and goes to find the boat…all pretend everything, of course).
FVNC says
My 2.5 yr old has started trying to tell jokes. His current favorite: “Knock knock!” “Who’s there?” “A horse.” “Horse who?” “Because. [Crackles gleefully]”
Spirograph says
When do they actually figure out jokes?! This keeps happening:
DD (4) Knock-knock
DS (6) Who’s there?
DD Cow
DS Cow w–
DD MOOOOOOO
DS You did it wrong! It has to be an INTERRUPTING cow!
DD Oh yeah. Knock knock ….
Anonymous says
This is my life except one of the twins starting doing ‘ interrupting pop’ ‘plop plop’ which makes his brother laugh hysterically.
mascot says
My big kid and I have spent the past few evenings snuggled on the couch watching a superhero movie. He gets 20-30 minutes right before bed. I was worried it would keep him up, but it’s been a nice way to wind down and connect. Plus, he’s much better about getting straight into bed without further stalling.
Anonymous says
My son asked me to take him to an orchestra concert. I am a big classical music buff, my husband is not. My son is very much his dad’s kid and is a sports-obsessed, high-energy 6 year old, and it just made me so so happy that he wants to do “my” thing, too. Mom-son date planned for an upcoming concert!
Pogo says
aw, that is precious.
Pogo says
My 2yo finally started saying “love you” back to me and my husband, in person and over the phone. I also just got back from two trips and when I went in to wake him up this morning he sleepily looked at me and said “Mommy not in airplane?”
My son and his bff at daycare have conversations about the weather every day like tiny adults. One will say, “It rainin’ outside.” and the other one will go, “It not rainin’! It just windy.” I’ve also heard his buddy talk about the future weather: “It apposed to rain today”. It cracks me up, obviously they overhear us making small talk. Maybe next they’ll be discussing real estate.
FVNC says
That is so, so cute.
Anon says
Every night, I ask my 5 year old to tell me (i) one time during the day that he was nice to somebody, and (ii) one time during the day that somebody was nice to him. Last night when we were done, he looked at me with a twinkle in his eye and said “Now, let’s do mean.” (Meaning…let’s do the mean version of this) Of course I said no! But I laughed and laughed when I left the room.
Anonymous says
That’s cute but curious why you would say no to that? I’ve definitely had chats with my kids about when they did something mean and why they did it or when someone was mean to them and if they said ‘stop’ or asked the teacher for help.
Anon says
I agree! I would definitely talk with him about a problem, but in this case I could tell there wasn’t anything bothering him, he just wanted to indulge in a bit of snarkiness. It made me laugh because I have this impulse as well. I totally get where he’s coming from, but it’s not something I should indulge lol
Anonymous says
DD plays pretend and asks me what type of ice cream I want/what I want for breakfast/etc…So I say chocolate and she goes “Ok Chocolate. Sure. Got it!”
AwayEmily says
In the car on the way to the grocery store last weekend, my 3.5yo asked my 19mo “Do you want to hold hands when we get to the store?” He answered “Yes.” For our entire grocery trip, they walked through the aisles hand in hand.
anon says
On one page of the book “Dear Zoo” there is a picture of a lion covered by a paper flap. The first few times I read the book I roared and hugged my toddler when she opened the flap. Now she searches through the book for that page.
Anon says
Aw! My toddler has that book memorized and does all the sounds before she opens the flaps. It’s a great book.
strollerstrike says
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?
Anon says
He will adjust and long-term it will be better for both of you.
Anonymous says
There is such a difference between 3 and 6 months in babyland – try not to worry!
Cb says
My son was that way. He was super attached to me and I was lucky I had the time and space to embrace it. He did struggle to take a bottle when I went back to work at 6 months and had a tricky transition to nursery. But ultimately, he was fine. He remains an absolute snuggle bug and at 2.5, still loves the sling.
Sal says
I hate to be the voice of dissent, but my nine month old was like that is struggling in a daycare my older thrived it. She’s just high needs – she gets woken up easily from naps, gets distracted while eating etc. I wish we had done a nanny share for the first year, but at this point we’re going to tough it out on the assumption that daycare will be great for her as toddler because she’s highly social and like a lot of distraction.
anon says
I think kids are happier in daycare if they are physically mobile. There are 6 mos who are still blobs, and others who are crawling and pushing up to sit. The closer your son is to the latter, the better he’ll be at entertaining himself in a daycare setting. I’d make sure he gets lots of floor time to develop those muscles. (Not in a mean way, but I’d be proactive about it.)
Buddy Holly says
So much can change in a few months. He may chill out over the next few months. Really, babies change so fast. If not, he might have a rough transition but it most likely won’t be the first time that has happened at your daycare. And if it is a really rough transition, trust yourself to be able to deal with it then. No need to worry about it now.
Also, I’m just going to throw something really random out there, PLEASE feel free to ignore if it doesn’t sound right to you. Anyway, I had a high-needs baby that grew up to have an asthma/allergy phenotype. After years of trying to figure things out with chronic health and behavioral issues, it seems that cutting many nuts, dairy, and gluten from kiddo’s diet helps tremendously. The difference was night and day, though it did take 2-3 weeks to show up. After we figured it out, I couldn’t help but wonder if I would have had an easier baby (the first few months were so hard) if I could have figured it out then. I know it is really hard to make a huge lifestyle change when you are also dealing with a new baby, but if for some reason your mom instincts say that something is wrong and that food sensitivities might be a thing for your baby, you wouldn’t be crazy to go on an AIP diet that is gluten, nut, and dairy free. So basically, just eat meats, vegetables and some AIP-friendly grains like rice. Just a thought. Might be totally off-base.
strollerstrike says
This is a good point. He was already diagnosed with cow milk protein allergy, so I have cut dairy and soy from my diet. Unfortunately, just like avocado below, I am already at my skinniest (and not in a good way), so I am trying to eat what I can. I will keep it in mind though and maybe slowly adjust my diet.
Buddy Holly says
Ugh. I’m sorry. Obviously talk to your doctor, but these days there are (luckily) so many resources on how to have a healthy diet while cutting everything out. I also had to change my mindset on things. Good fat is good, so I eat a lot more fat than I used to and feel better for it (grass fed ghee, olive oil, coconut oil). Quality organic meat is good, I never used to eat red meat and now I actually am aware of when my body craves it and needs something from it and I’ll eat it without worrying that it is unhealthy. And, of course, all. the. vegetables. Eat, eat, eat. If you aren’t healthy, baby won’t be healthy, so let baby scream somewhere for a few minutes if that is what it takes for you to shove down a meal. And get healthy convenience foods if you can afford them. Pre-washed and cut organic veggie platters and pre-cut fruit. Organic beef jerky bars. Frozen stuff from Daily Harvest. Pumpkin seeds. Buying good food is important. Splurge on whatever works for you if your budget allows for it. Good luck, this phase can be so hard.
Buddy Holly says
Oops, I meant cutting a lot out. Obviously not cutting everything out. But I really suggest considering cutting the gluten and possibly eggs and nuts and going organic as much as possible. Look at the top allergens list. Those are the most likely suspects to be causing problems.
Blueberries says
My kid was like that and did great in daycare at six months. It was 3 babies with one educator and the school could pull in more educators when necessary, so he got plenty of cuddles.
He loved daycare. There were so many cool toys that we didn’t have at home curated by a super skilled educator.
avocado says
I had a baby like that. I had planned to take a year of maternity leave and ended up going back to work at 4.5 months just so I could put her in day care because I was at my breaking point. She started crawling at around the same time. There is no way to tell whether it was day care, mobility, or a combination of both, but everything got a lot easier at that point. She became more contented and less demanding, and having some freedom to do things like eat and go to the bathroom during the day (she would not let me do either at home and I was literally starving—I have never been skinnier than I was while on maternity leave) made it easier for me to cope the rest of the time.
shortperson says
if your baby continues to be higher needs and more sensitive the earlier she transitions to daycare the easier it will be on her. she’ll be fine at 6 months. 18 months would be harder.
AwayEmily says
The first time I read the original post I read it as “3.5 years” and thought WOW this kid is still nursing hourly at 3.5 years! Also, how strange that the OP refers to him as a “baby”…I guess there’s a lot to unpack here.
…then I started reading the replies and figured it out. So, no advice, but for what it’s worth your kid sounds like a VERY normal 3.5 month old, but if he’s still like this when he’s almost four, you may want to check back in with us.
strollerstrike says
Lol at the first part of your reply. I do hope we have this resolved by three years :O
This week took my son to a baby and me yoga class as well as an infant massage class and while all the other babies where content being put down on a blanket, watching their moms at least for a while, my son would.not. let me put him down for even a minute.
I know, comparison is the thief of joy but it really made me concerned that maybe he was no longer behaving like a “normal” three month old which lead me to research high need babies.
Help says
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.
2 Cents says
You’re going to be ok! My brother and I are 22 months apart and we grew up pretty close (of course we fought and bickered). My mom said it was a good span because we were both interested in the same things at the same time. You’re going to rock this!
Emily S. says
Hugs. It will be okay. It might not feel okay all day every day, but in the long run it will be okay, if you prioritize your needs and your families needs, and ask for help. My kids are about 25 months and there were days in the early months when it was just plain hard. But time passes and a terrible day is followed by a great day until one day you realize that lately there have been more good days than terrible days. Bearing in mind that your experience will not mirror anyone else’s exactly, some things that helped me prepare for an earlier than expected second pregnancy and child were: lower expectations of myself and my house cleaning and meal making ability, stocking up on freezer breakfast & lunches and snacks, a plan for the toddler’s daycare and back-up in as much place as I could get them, being honest with folks about when I was up for visitors and when I needed a break, and establishing an exercise routine in pregnancy so I was physically stronger after birth than I was with my first. Not many of my local friends are moms, so this community was incredibly helpful in those early days (and continues to be now!) I hope it can be for you, too.
Spirograph says
It’s going to be OK! That’s approximately the age gap between my siblings and me, and also between my own kids. It is exhausting at times with an infant and a toddler, and I feel like I don’t remember my older kids being toddlers because of the pregnancy & infant memory fog (take photos), but once they’re all walking and talking, the smaller age gap has a lot of benefits.
Anonymous says
It’s going to be okay. Keep toddler in childcare and enjoy having a baby and knowing what you are doing. I felt like I knew nothing on my first and my second maternity leave was much more enjoyable. Two years apart is great as they will likely be in the same schools at the same time for longer which makes drop off/pick up/matching school PD days and holidays much easier. Mine are three years apart and I’m already dreading that they won’t be in jr or sr high together so I’ll have many years of two school drop offs.
lawsuited says
+1 to keeping the toddler in daycare! We stretched ourselves financially in order to afford it, but I’m glad we did.
Boston Legal Eagle says
+2 to keeping toddler in daycare. My first is very very active so whenever he would leave with my husband for the day, taking care of just the baby felt so easy in comparison (depends on baby’s temperament of course). Mine are 2.5 years apart and it was and still is hectic but I can see the benefits of them being close in age and being in the same general stage of parenting. Get as much help as you can!
Anonymous says
Plus one to keeping toddler in daycare! I actually really loved my maternity leave the second time around-I was close enough to the first to remember how to care for a baby, but much less panicked about it because I had daily reassurance from my toddler that she turned out just fine. Ours are actually 22 months apart, and I’ve been really loving how cute and close they are right now.
ElisaR says
+4 to keeping baby in daycare.
CCLA says
+10000 to keeping toddler in daycare (plus, in our area, daycare spots are such a hot commodity that you couldn’t take a leave of absence for toddler and get them back in). Ours are 25 months apart, which we wanted since we were keen to get the infancy stage over with as neither DH nor I are big fans of the newborn snuggle stage. Much prefer toddlers and preschoolers, and now that DD2 is walking and on the cusp of talking, the two are best buds and it’s amazing.
AIMS says
This happened to me. You’ll be fine! The first year is admittedly rough but now that my youngest is almost two and the oldest is four, it’s so lovely. Agree with the daycare advice if you can do it. I had them both home while on maternity leave and it was rough.
lawsuited says
That’s great timing! My two are 21 months apart and it’s a lot easier than I thought. Our toddler adores his baby sister, is always hugging her, telling us they’re best friends and happy to fetch and carry things to help us with her. He is old enough that he can play independently or watch an episode of Paw Patrol while we deal with the baby. Parenting is easier the second time around so you have more bandwidth than you did the first time and toddler still gets plenty of love and attention (which was my biggest fear about having two). The biggest change is that it’s a bigger ask for my husband to take care of both of them so I can have some time alone, and a much bigger ask for someone else to take care of both of them so my husband and I can have some time together. But family life is really fun so I’m choosing to embrace all the togetherness and enjoy it because I know it won’t last forever.
FWIW, our second was a surprise but she absolutely completes our family.
Help says
Thank for you this! Your comment made me tear up, I really needed to hear this.
Anon for this says
I’ll echo what everyone else here has said that it will absolutely be fine and that’s a great age gap, even if it’s harder at the start than a bigger one would be.
I also want to say that I totally get where you’re coming from in terms of a surprise pregnancy following a struggle to get pregnant before. It took us several years to have our first; once we figured out what worked, our second took less time but still required help. And then we had a surprise pregnancy with #3 (due in a few months; will be a 24 month gap; my older 2 are 26 months apart). I think there’s something extra unreal about getting pregnant the “normal” way when you’ve been through a lot of heartache and intervention before. It took me a long, long time to adjust to being pregnant and believing it was real, and being happy about it (even though we did ultimately want 3) this time in a way that wasn’t true with the others. I think I finally settled into it around 20-22 weeks, which felt crazily late, since I was so obviously showing and everyone knew I was pregnant. For a long time I felt like I was faking enthusiasm while everyone congratulated me. Now that I’m in the third trimester, it feels much more real and exciting, which is a relief. But I felt a lot of guilt about not feeling happier initially and not being more grateful for not having to go through interventions again. And the fairly tight spacing also felt overwhelming, but as my youngest has matured over the pregnancy, it’s started to feel much more doable. I don’t know if it helps to hear all that from someone in a similar situation? I guess I’m trying to say-just give yourself permission to fee however you want/need to feel for now while you adjust to everything. That’s totally ok. And know that your feelings will likely evolve over time, and that’s ok, too. Good luck, OP!
Help says
Thanks for this. It does all just feel very unreal and scary and I think it will take awhile to adjust. It’s such a huge contrast with the prolonged trying and failing that we went through the first time. I’m glad we don’t have to do that again, but it honestly felt more comfortable and predictable to me – the idea of just being pregnant without millions of appointments and needles, etc., is a shock.
Buble says
Oh, gosh, it will definitely be ok, it will be awesome! I love having my kids close in age, they’re 18 months apart. They are both interested in roughly the same things and enjoy the same types of activities — they can go to friends’ birthday parties together and watch similar TV shows. They like similar books and toys. And of course they play together.
It is really, really hard when they are babies (by which I mean, under three). But now that they’re school-aged, it’s much easier. Just acknowledge that those early years are HARD, but temporary. Give yourself grace. Don’t worry about your weight, cleaning the house, cooking healthy meals, keeping up hobbies. All that stuff will come back. For a couple years, it’s going to be survival mode, but you’ll get through it.
Congratulations!
ElisaR says
congratulations! mine are 20 months apart. at times it’s hard but when they already play together SO much and I think that will only increase (baby is almost 2).
going anon says
I appreciate reading all these comments about the logistics and wanted to add an emotional aspect that could be totally off base or maybe you identify with it. I had a long road to #1 as well and actively pursued having #2 (currently pregnant), but one thing that I think may be a side effect of infertility/loss is that I did not let myself imagine I could be a person who might get to have more than one kid. I’m finding that part of my emotions with this pregnancy is wanting #1 so badly and going through so much to get my take-home baby, and then this idea that maybe I might have more kids after being so incredibly lucky already is, well, scary.
Pogo says
Thank you for this. I know exactly, exactly what you mean.
Help says
This is spot on, thank you so much for articulating it.
going anon says
Hugs to both of you (and anyone else who knows what I mean especially).
Anonymous says
I have that exact age gap between my second and third. First *two* took nearly a year. First try with #3. We were shocked.
It’s fine! When #3 was born we just kept repeating, “in 2 years we will be good! In just 2 years!” And my youngest is almost 2 and we are so so good! The end of diapers is in sight! All my kids play! My middle “plays up” with my oldest and also is best buddies with my youngest.
Help says
Thank you all for the kind, thoughtful responses! I am so grateful for this community.
CHL says
Mine are 24 months apart (born the same week) and I LOVE it (they are 5 and 7 now) ! It will not be super easy when they’re really little, but once you get past those first couple years you are baby free! They will be relatively interested in the same things and mine are like best friends. Keep the big kid in daycare for sure. Do whatever you need to do (grocery delivery, mothers helper) etc to get through first 2 years – it’s an investment in your sanity and will not last forever. congratulations!!
Mat leave says
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.
rosie says
I tried to clean things up as much as possible. Made sure that anything someone else might need to find was clearly labeled/accessible. I would also think about making it nice for you to come back to after mat leave — so try to eliminate piles & clutter, label/file things now that you would need to refresh your memory to do after mat leave, etc. I don’t know if anyone else might clean your office, but keeping things tidy to make it easier for another person to dust, water plants, etc. will only be to your benefit when you come back.
Emily S. says
With my second leave, my office as home to an intern for a few months, and I very awkwardly left my million pictures of my kids on display. I gave physical files that needed some action while I was gone to my support staff or the designated attorney. Don’t forget to change your outgoing voicemail message and throw up an out of office email (ask me how I know.) A former colleague made signs with a red stop sign and “Stop! A is on maternity leave. She will not be checking this inbox. Give it to Support Staff” and hung them on her door, chair, and inbox. (Sadly, I think it was necessary to remind people that way.) So, that’s an option.
Pogo says
I tidied everything so the desk was clear (no papers etc) but otherwise left everything the way it was.
Anonymous says
Make yourself a list of things to do on your first day back, like change your outgoing voicemail and email autoreply, and any thing specific to your job. You’ll be thinking of a million things that will need to be done on your last days and when you return, those thoughts will have mysteriously vanished.
CPA Lady says
Random story — right before I left for maternity leave, it was fall tax season, and they would bring in breakfast biscuits for us on Saturday mornings. The Saturday before I gave birth, I dropped half of a biscuit under my desk and was too big, tired, and over it to get down under there to pick it up. I tidied up the rest of my office, but the biscuit stayed under there in an un-decomposed state for three months and I finally threw it out when I got back from maternity leave.
Other random advice: If you think you’re not going to remember your log in and passwords for all your accounts, write them down somewhere.
ElisaR says
haha and yuck!
Paging Poster Who Needs to Walk the Dog says
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.
Anon says
Except 1. You’re going to have CPS called on you with a child alone in the car even if you’re 20 meters away and 2. The child was sleeping – if they were not, why not just take them for the walk in a stroller?
Anonymous says
Nah, not in my residential neighborhood with 1 acre zoning.
If it’s literally a bathroom trip, walk the dog up and down the front yard a few times and be done with it.
Anon says
That was me, thanks for the suggestion. Sadly, I think the other poster is right that I’d get CPS called on me if I left my child alone in a car where other people could see, even if I was only a few houses away. I don’t think I will leave my child alone, since the consensus seemed to be not to do it, but if I were going to do it would definitely be inside my house away from prying eyes (obviously she’d be in a crib, I wouldn’t leave the house with a toddler running free). Someone suggested taking the dog w/us to drop-off and leaving the dog in the car while I go take toddler inside school, so I think I’ll do that. Hopefully no one tries to break into my car to “rescue” my dog…that actually happened to me once pre-kid. Argh. Unless they see a child or animal getting beaten, people should mind their own business!!
Elle says
I don’t know if this was already suggested, but is there a neighbor kid (or adult) who could stop by in the morning while you’re getting ready to take the dog out? I don’t think you’d have to pay as much for a regular dog walker since you’re doing it more for the bathroom side of things and it’d be much shorter.
Spirograph says
Do you have a baby monitor? My neighbor about 4 houses down leaves her baby inside sleeping and then goes back and forth on our street within the monitor’s radius (it ends in front of my house). It seems totally reasonable to me.
OP says
Wow. This must be regional. In my neighborhood (more rural with larger properties in the Midwest) no one would bat an eye about this. I’d be more comfortable with this than with running into the house to grab something I forgot while kiddo was in her car seat, and I definitely do that. But again, I’m talking about only walking a house or two down the street and back.
Anonymous says
Agree. I used to do some legal work for a CPS type agency and I’d be comfortable with child properly restrained in my car if I have a visual on my car but would never leave a small child alone in the house.
Knope says
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!
Pogo says
Massive hugs. I don’t know how to get any work done in those situations. Do what you have to do to stay sane!
Bette says
I’m sorry. This happened with my wife and it was an eptopic pregnancy. I’m glad that you kept advocating for your own health and found out what the issue was.
Trying to conceive can be so sad and isolating. You are in my thoughts.