Family Friday: Sun Protection Swim Hat
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When my kids were younger, I put this hat on them pretty much every time we left the house, especially when I was babywearing them, because I wanted their head and neck to be covered. The one we had was some godawful green fish print — I’ve given it to my cousin for her daughter, and while it makes me happy to see her daughter wear it, I’m also glad to see that they have solid colors, for those of you who’d prefer that. Amazon has 12 colors in baby and toddler sizes. This hat was just was an easy, washable thing to throw on, and it made me feel like my kids were protected from the sun. iPlay Sun Protection Swim Hat
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So, give me the scoop. I have an almost 4 y/o and a 1 y/o. I’ve been looking at the power wheels Gator, as probably a Christmas present (they’ll be 1.5 and 4 and a bit then). We were at the toy store this weekend and they both really were into the power wheels.
I know the little one can’t drive for a while, but she’ll stay nickeled in for the ride. And I love that it has andump tailgate. We have a big yard and I could actually see them being mildly useful (or at least busy…) with this feature.
I had a powerwheels jeep as a kid and my sister and I played with it all the time at my grandpa’s house, which had a great big lawn.
We have a place to store it (garage or shed). What are some of the cons?
I need to rant somewhere about the absurd expectations around kids’ activities.
Last night was my son’s final evening at our church’s VBS program. As we walked out, they handed us a little notecard with upcoming kids’ programs. I about lost it when I saw auditions for the Christmas program are in AUGUST and rehearsals for the Christmas choir begin October 4. And they are 1.5 hours each. That is flat-out ridiculous. The kids’ program director can hate me all she wants, but I have no intentions of bringing my 2nd grader to Christmas program rehearsals until November. And I have half a mind to tell her exactly why: because I’m not committing my kid to yet another weeknight activity. I’m super irritated because in the last two years, our church programs have gone from nice, sweet productions of kids singing Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful to this lights and music spectacular, with a special story line that has almost nothing to do with the Christmas story.
Multiply this times about every kid-related activity ever, and is it any wonder why families are pressed for time and constantly stressed? We’re constantly keeping a really close eye on how involved our kiddo becomes. I want him to try things, but not at the expense of family time, homework, and just plain decompressing after a long day at school and his before/after-school program.
I had a hard start to breastfeeding my first baby because of very tender / raw nipples. Am I right to expect that the second baby will be easier, or should I brace myself for more of the same? Baby #2 is due any day now.
Thanks to those who commented yesterday about my annoying beagle mix. After an incredibly validating Google search for “I had a baby now I hate my dog”, taking the dog for a looooong walk to wear him out, and a heart to heart with my husband, I’m in a much better place. The dog is exhausted today and hasn’t made a peep, so I think the solution is going to be to send him to daycare 2-3x/week and give him lots of exercise and mentally stimulating toys the other days, so he’s too tired to bark/get into mischief. And then, when the summer is over and we all go back to our normal routine (long story that would out me, but we live in a different place in the summer for my husband’s work, which is why I’m now working at home), we’ll spend the time with a trainer to actually address the behaviors.
I so appreciate the anonymity of this forum to be able to say a scary thing that is knocking around in my head and, in getting it out, take away some of the guilt and shame. Especially when it’s something that feels transgressive, like wanting to get rid of a formerly beloved family pet, it’s so helpful to float a balloon to strangers first. Thank you all for listening.
How do you all get your kids to wear hats? Neither of mine will. Huge temper tantrum, screaming, taking it off. Help! Right now we just make a veritable helmet of sunscreen in their hair.
We had this hat last summer when my daughter was < 1 year and liked it.
However, just wanted to chime in if you are looking for another option – I recently purchased the Sunday Afternoons play hat and we LOVE it! It is more expensive than the iplay but the sun protection is better – a wider stiffer rim and I think the back protection is also slightly better.
I started a new job June 1. I love it. One of my coworkers is due with her first child in about 6 weeks. 2 questions: 1- do i get her a baby gift? I’d like to but I don’t want to be creepy. 2- I creeped online and found her baby registry, and it looks like she already has a ton of swaddles, blankets, clothes, etc. so if a gift is appropriate, any suggestions?
Hello, moms! Here from Corporette as a visitor- I’m an aunt to a super awesome soon-to-be one year old boy. I have a budget of about $100- what are some of the best ‘big’ gifts for little guys? I think he’s probably still too little for a balance bike, although that was what I really wanted to get him. I’m thinking a radio flyer wagon? A play structure thing? A little tykes basketball hoop? A tunnel? Help me out please!
Looks like I am going to make it to my goal of BFing one year. My son tuns one on July 11. I had been down to pumping once a day, and then more recently pumping only a few times a week. This week I only pumped once (Monday) and have been dipping into the freezer stash. Somehow I feel like I’m doing something wrong. He has enough in the freezer to get through a few more weeks until July 11 (I think, but I’ll double check this weekend). It’s time to say goodbye to the pump, right? I know other moms have posted that they were able to keep their BFing relationship after ditching the pump, and I’d like to do that. Any tips? Right now we’re mainly nursing once at night (usually dream feed) and when he wakes up in the morning, though if he wants to nurse when I get home from work we do that too.
And from a purely practical standpoint, how does the switch from EBM to milk work? Does he just start taking two 4 oz bottles of cow’s milk during the day instead of EMB? I’m sure we’ll go over this at our one year appointment with the ped but I feel a bit rudderless before this big change.
Our daycare provider fed my baby his first solid foods… without me. I am very sad. :(
She asked my husband if we had started yet and he said no, but we planned to, so she should go ahead. So she did that day and I learned about it on the app she uses. I didn’t cry, but I wanted to.
I know it’s no big deal but… :(
Love these hats. I scout mom’s groups to pick them up second-hand so we have a number of them floating around and keep one at daycare, too.
Can anyone recommend interview questions to gauge work-life balance? I have two young kids so I’m looking for a job with reasonable hours and infrequent after-hours demands; bonus points for understanding bosses who don’t give me grief for needing to pick up a sick kid. But I’d rather avoid the direct question (how is the work-life balance here?) both to avoid mommy-tracking myself and since it so rarely offers any real insight. (Everyone claims it’s great, but that might not have any connection to reality.) Any suggestions on alternative phrasing or other questions that help evaluate work-life balance?
Also planning to post on AAM once her open thread goes up today.
I know this has been discussed before, but how do you explain to your kids why you work and why it is important? My just turned four year old told me I wasn’t making time for him this morning.
I just bought this hat for my 12-mo son for our beach vacation earlier this month. It was recommended by another mom blogger and I did tons of comparative shopping. DS is in 95%+ for head size, so I bought the 2-4T size. I was sceptical at first, but I love this hat after having used it! The brim is a little bit floppy, but I turned it up and it stayed up (somewhat). I bought orange bc it was a lighter color, matched his navy/orange trunks, plus we are Tennesseans….GO VOLS!
Can we talk about parenting as an introvert? I read somewhere recently (Susan Cain, maybe) that introverts react more strongly to sensory input than extroverts do. That’s why we get overwhelmed more easily by parties, etc. and need quiet time to recharge. This really resonates with me and I think it’s making me struggle with my kids lately. They’re 5 and almost 3. They’re really great, but sometimes the noise is SO overwhelming. They always want to talk to me at the same time, and they’ll get louder and louder if I’m trying to talk with their sibling. I try to say “, I’ll talk to you next, after I hear from your sister”, but it often devolves into chaos. I get totally overwhelmed and it drains me, which I hate. Advice, commiseration, tips? Also, I wear hearing aids after years of hearing loss so I think my brain still isn’t used to regular noise levels.
Pogo – I saw the anesthesiologist today about pain management and clotting issues. Apparently, my platelets have dropped but are still within normal range so they are less concerned about it than the hematologist seemed to be (I have trouble translating between British and American adjectives sometimes – does okay mean okay or does it mean terrible?).
They checked my back and made sure that an epidural would be okay structurally, and reiterated the 12 hour rule but nothing really new to report. They did say they’d continue to monitor my platelets and clotting during labour in case anything changed. I have a bit of a phobia about not being able to move my legs so they also talked through some of the other options.