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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 interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Dying here. I can barely keep my eyes open, I have a lot of “boring” work to do this afternoon and post-dinner calls this evening all the way up until bedtime. Can’t decide if it’s DST or I am pregnant (guess we’ll find out next week), but man is my butt getting (inexplicably) kicked this afternoon.
I know this is a good problem to have, but can anyone reassure me that it’s normal for a 12 month old to sleep ~16 hours/day? She’s always been at the higher end of the sleep needs spectrum, for most of the last few months she was sleeping a solid 12 hours at night and getting two 1-1.5 hour naps, so it’s been around 14-15 hours. But the last few weeks, she’s seemed much sleepier than normal. Her nights have extended to more like 12.5-13 hours and one of her naps is always at least 2 hours and the other is often 1-1.5, so I’d say most days she’s over 16 hours of sleep. I’m talking about actual sleep, not time in crib.
She had her 1 year shots a couple weeks ago, and those knocked her out for several days (she was seriously barely awake for 2-3 days), but I assume any effects from those have worn off, and anyway this sleepy phase pre-dated the shots. A growth spurt wouldn’t last this long, right? She has been crawling for a while and doesn’t seem close to walking, although she has recently started pulling up more so maybe there’s an element of physical tiredness. When she’s awake she generally seems happy and not too tired, although she does tend to a get a kind of glazed over look in her eyes shortly before naptime. No meltdowns or anything. She is late-ish (but not out of the range of normal) on gross motor milestones but seems pretty average on everything else developmentally.
I also should add that he sleeps 11+ hours at night no waking and takes long naps (2 hours for AM, 1.5 hours for PM) and he transitioned to two naps super early (at 5 months).
When did you do the 2-1 nap transition and how did you know your baby was ready for it? My 9 month old seems ready for it but I know it is supposed to happen at 12-18 months.
I did the box of rice activity on a rainy Saturday afternoon and it was such a hit. My 19 month old played independently for 40 minutes! I put the rice in a large shoebox, put it in a low storage box and put a sheet underneath it. I buried some wooden animals, measuring cups, whisks and some stackable cups, and provided another large bowl so rice could be transferred in and out. Clean-up was fairly easy and he had so much fun.
Hello all,
Just sharing that so far today I have been tackling a number of work tasks I’ve been putting off for no good reason. None of them were difficult, just a bit time-consuming or unpleasant. While it’s miserable in the moment, I’m slowly starting to feel a weight lift off of me, so it’s definitely worth it. I encourage everyone to check at least one thing off of your work “to do” list that you’ve been dreading!
Just want to vent about some anxieties and get the thoughts of this wise tribe.
DS is almost 16 months. He’s probably a normal temperament thus far – not some super placid perfect child, but not a hellion, either. As we enter in toddlerhood I find myself super anxious about the “terrible 2s”, tantrums, etc. The first year (especially the first 6 months) were just so, so hard on DH and I, and I don’t want to go into another tough spot, which I know I have limited control over. I read the Moms on Call Toddler book, and plan to read Janet Lansbury as well. We’re in a good routine, and most days with DS are quite lovely. W
The other thing is, despite the anxiety about toddlerhood, I’m feeling very “broody” – I definitely want another kid to complete our family. DH is on board, although has some trepidation at times. We’re not trying (or ready) now, but I may go off BC later this year. Our hope is that we’re in a city closer to family soon, and will have more of the support of our family with DS and if we’re lucky, #2. I guess the anxiety I have is – what if having a toddler is just TOO hard and we never get around to #2? What if we have secondary infertility? I was 34 when DS was born, and will be later 30’s (somewhere between 36-38) if/when #2 is born.
I know this is all pie in the sky but wondering if anyone had the same thoughts in their journey and how they dealt with them.
Anyone have experience returning something to pea in the pd that you have pulled the tags off? I know their policy says tags on etc., but curious whether they will take a pair of shorts I wore for a few hours one afternoon and decided were a little too short.
Will someone explain all the suede shoes in the stores right now to me? I always thought of suede as a fall/winter material. But I need some new shoes and am liking some of the suede options. Can I continue to wear them throughout the summer? To be clear, these would be work/business shoes, not casual. Although it is possible I’d wear them with a nicer jeans outfit (business casual, church). But definitely not for everyday casual. Thanks!
at what age did you start bathing your kids in the bathtub without a mini tub? and what stuff do i need at that point to make it safe?
Has anyone hosted a sip and see for baby #2? I’m not interested in a baby shower, but am toying with the idea of hosting a drop in afternoon for friends to come and meet the new baby. How old should the baby be before I do this? If you’ve done this, what worked well and what didn’t? (Of course, this is assuming everything goes smoothly with birth etc.)
Ladies. My kids (5 yr and almost 2) played together, without husband or me, for 30 min yesterday morning. (With play-doh, so we had to clean up a giant mess, but still! 30 min!) I just wanted to throw this out there for the moms wondering “when will this get easier,” since I have definitely asked that question to myself a million times.
Parties and Kids:
Hey all, non mom hoping for some advice. I’m throwing a cocktail party in my one bedroom apartment. I have three friends with kids who I would like to invite, and I know all of them would prefer to bring their kids. I however would prefer no kids. The little ones are 4, 2, and 5 months. It’s really the 4 year old’s mom that is the issue. She doesn’t watch her kid and stays way too late even though kid is crying and tired. Is saying ok to the 5 month old because she’s nursing but no to the other two ok? Or am I better off just sticking with “sorry, no kids!”
Does anyone have kids who love using boxes for art? My children (4 and 7) love 3 dimensional arts and crafts…spare boxes, paper towel rolls, foam peanuts, etc etc etc. We have a little cutout desk in the kitchen where we store the art supplies but it’s overrun with these 3-d items. Suggestions? Force them to stick to paper? Hide the boxes in a nearby closet? Limit each to one box project at a time? Help. I’m desperate!
For those of you playing along at home, I’ve solved my three across dilemma and am able to keep the Honda Fit! After comments here turned me off the Subarus, I threw a Hail Mary and ordered two Combi Coccoros and they work! There’s currently also a Cosco Scenera Next that will be replaced by a Clek Fllo, but we should be good to go! I have big kids so they’re going to outgrow the Coccoros sooner rather than later, but even if they only buy us a year before we have to go minivan, it’ll save us several thousand dollars.