Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Play & Discover Baby Activity Gym
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If your decor is more quiet luxury than Chuck E. Cheese, here’s a baby activity gym that will fit right in.
This activity gym is made of soft cotton muslin with plush poly fill and comes with birchwood arches, a plush tummy time pillow, three attachable toys, and a mirror. Everything comes apart for easy washing or spot cleaning.
Having owned my share of baby gyms, I’ve found they’re great places to hang out with your baby while they learn, grow, and explore.
aden + anais’ baby activity gym is $89.95 at Nordstrom and comes in blue or pink.
Sales of note for 12.10
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- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
If you don’t want to hire a babysitter and you don’t want just one of you to go, RSVP no. Stop being so entitled
Maybe it varies by region of the country (I’m Northeast) but I’ve only been to one wedding that allowed kids. My own wedding was child-free and I don’t regret it; weddings are expensive (even a discounted child plate adds up), venues have headcount limits, and sometimes kids can be distracting. I make an exception for infants, though. Can you leave the kids with the in-laws, or bring one of the in-laws with you? We’ve done both.
What’s typical these days in terms of kids at weddings? I was super surprised to find out that my cousin’s wedding this summer will be adults-only at the reception, everyone invited to the ceremony. The reception starts at 5pm, so it’s not like it’s a black tie event starting after bedtime. This is probably irrational but I’m so, so mad. Just let us bring the kids! What is the big deal! If they’re acting out, we’ll take them back to the Airbnb! All my extended family will be there, and I’d really love to see them and for my kids to spend time with them. But there’s no way I’m paying for four plane tickets just to park my kids in an Airbnb with a stranger.
I do have a pediatrician appointment coming up so just looking for anecdata – has this happened to you at this age and did it ever change/get better? Almost 9 year old is waking up at around 5:30 daily and is so tired (complains about being tired, has dark circles under his eyes, struggles with behavior). Until about a year ago, he woke up at 7. Over the last year, it has moved earlier and earlier. He is usually asleep by 8:30/8:45 . We are currently giving him about 1/8th of a 1 mg melatonin (struggles with falling asleep) but the early wake ups happen even on days we don’t give him one or even if he’s up late. We take him to the bathroom, asleep, around 11, otherwise he wakes up even earlier to pee and that wakes me up. Unfortunately more exercise doesn’t seem to affect sleep duration. I’m wondering if this happened to your kids? Any ideas to help him sleep more? If he weren’t so tired I’d think he just needs less sleep now … he’s always been extremely high sleep needs.
I suspect my 5 yo Kindergartener has ADHD based on his inattentiveness and impulsivity compared to his peers (among other things). While we don’t have a diagnosis, he has an IEP and is in an integrated co-teaching class in our district. While we haven’t had a meeting yet about his placement next year, I expect the IEP will remain in place. Given that he has an IEP, is there still a reason to get an evaluation? I don’t want to subject him to a day or two of tests for no reason, but also don’t want him to run into problems as school gets more challenging. Similarly, for those who have put their kids on meds (or chose not to), was there a tipping point that convinced you to do so? My kiddo certainly has challenges, but we don’t have daily meltdowns or anything, so it feels like he doesn’t need them, but I’m wondering what convinced others their kids did need meds and if I’m unnecessarily letting his life continue to be more difficult.
I like the look of this and have a similar one myself. One of our twins is in EI for PT though, and the PT was much more enthusiastic about the obnoxious black white and red one we have. Almost certainly not a long term issue, but we have definitely noticed our babies (now four months) are more interested in the colorful play gym than the “aesthetic” one (even though I personally prefer the more neutral one).
Recs for things to do in DC with elementary-aged kids? We are considering a trip for spring break and would love to know the can’t-miss activities in your opinion!