Finally Friday: Gradient Sunglasses

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Gradient Sunglasses on a mannequinOne of the best tips I can think of for a mom who’s feeling frumpy — whether because your clothes don’t fit they used to, you don’t like where your weight is, you feel like you’re always covered in spitup, whatever — is to get the biggest, most glamorous sunglasses you can, and rock them out. On the weekends stick to basics (dark denim, white or black tee) until you find your footing again; with work I’d also suggest staying with basics that you feel good about. These nice sunglasses are 40% off at Nordstrom — they were $175 but are now marked to $101. kate spade new york ‘bernadette’ 58mm gradient sunglasses (L-2)

Sales of note for 2/7:

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
  • J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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For those of you who convinced your RE to do remote monitoring which allowed you to travel for work, how did the conversation go? I brought it up to the nurse today after finding out this month will probably be a wash as I’ll be ready to trigger when DH is out of town. She proposed frozen semen from him and IUI, but I mentioned that I have work travel as well, that I couldn’t cancel. She then said, “Well, what are you going to do when you actually have kids?”

It sorta knocked the wind out of me and I didn’t want to propose the remote monitoring. I would think I could get the bloodwork and u/s done at any hospital (assuming they take my insurance or I pay out of pocket), and fly back claiming a “medical emergency” to get IUI’d? Is this ridiculous?

The nurse made me feel so terrible, like we are already putting our careers in front of our non-existent children.

Can you try different types of pretend play? Pretend play doesn’t have to be house play based. Line up their little chairs in a row and pretend to ride the bus or train etc? They can pretend to be trucks and chase each other around saying beep beep and stop at a pretend stop sign. Pretend to be trees by putting arms above head and swaying in the wind?

I have two boys and one girl – pretend play is about individual kids having different interests not gender IMHO. Would definitely listen to the therapists if they have any concerns and encourage pretend play if that’s typical for their ages.

Is there anyone who has both a boy and a girl who has any thoughts on whether they tend to develop pretend play differently? One of my sons (A) has had some physical therapy and speech therapy. The therapists have commented on the fact that he doesn’t play pretend yet (he’ll be two later this month). It’s true he doesn’t but neither does his twin brother (B). What they do enjoy is stacking blocks, learning the names of colors and shapes, counting, fitting puzzle pieces together, exploring physical properties of objects (feeling different textures, experimenting with what sounds things make when you bash them on the floor or on your head or on your brother’s head, figuring out what bounces, etc.), and pushing cars off the edge of furniture. The au pair has tried to pretend “let’s put our toys to bed” with stuffed animals (at the suggestion of the therapists) but the boys were both totally uninterested. When I’ve handed B a doll, he smacked her on the ground and ran over her with a car. Meanwhile, my hairdresser was telling me all about how her 18 mo old daughter LOVES to play with her baby doll and how she and another hairdresser’s toddler daughter play “mommies” together all the time. I’m just wondering if there’s any gender dynamic at play (with the caveat of course that it’s totally okay for girls to play with trucks and boys to play with dolls, but MOST boys still prefer trucks and MOST girls prefer dolls). Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Testing the gag reflex is totally normal – once they figure out they can do it, kids love to because it elicits a reaction.

Any recommendations for books/resources for early toddler parenting? My daughter is 15 months old, and her willful side is coming on strong! She’s thankfully very sweet and happy, but she’s definitely testing the boundaries (which I know is normal). She thinks “no” is hilarious and loves to repeat the things we tell her not to, over and over and over again. It’s recently occurred to me that during the first year, our job was really just to love her and keep her alive. Now, in addition to those things, I realize we also need to make sure we’re not raising a tiny a-hole (although, I know toddlers are naturally tiny jerks :)). I feel slightly overwhelmed by this and don’t know where to start! Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

On a related note, she LOVES to gag herself with her fingers. I’ve tried redirecting her, telling her no (with increasing volume to get her attention), moving her hand away, etc. without much success. Thinking maybe her teeth were bothering her, I’ve also tried giving her teething toys as a replacement, but she isn’t interested. She does this to the point of almost puking and thinks it’s great fun. Anyone else experience this? Any advice?

My 18 month old daughter does not drink liquids. She’s still taking a morning bottle because she will actually drink sometimes as much as 8 ounces of milk, and I am not going to stop. But other than that, she is not interested in hydration. Sometimes she only has one wet diaper during the day at daycare. She gets milk at daycare at breakfast and lunch then water with snack and dinner. She’ll take a few sips and that’s it. I’ve tried juice. I’ve tried different cups. I’ve tried keeping a cup of water always handy. She’s just not super into drinking. And because of that, pooping is a constant and ongoing struggle. I dont want to get into a battle of wills over this, but is there anything I can do? She’s otherwise hearty and healthy and doing well.

For what its worth, I had the same problems at her age. And for many many years afterwards. Until I discovered coffee a few years ago.