Weekend & Family Friday: Spinagain Toy
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My son is my mother-in-law’s fifth grandchild, so she is an expert on knowing which toys will be hits for toddlers. She brought over this toy when my son was still a baby, and he’s loved it ever since. Full disclosure that now he’s a toddler, not too much holds his attention for an extended period of time, but he still goes to this toy again and again. The colors are vibrant, and it’s helped him with his hand-eye coordination. He loves watching the shapes spin down the pole, but even more, he so loves to turn it upside down and watch as they quickly fly off. Now that he’s mastered the sturdy base, I’ll flip it over to the wobbly side to challenge him some more. This toy is $29.95 at Amazon (eligible for Prime) and is made by Fat Brain Toys. Spinagain Toy
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I was in your exact shoes three months ago. This is a little out of your budget, but the Everlane Go Weave Back Zip top is AMAZING for this. I bought three and wear them all the time. The material is substantial enough that it just falls, does not cling. I am tall (and long-torsoed), broad shoulders, significant pooch, and this was my magic bullet.
https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-japanese-goweave-back-zip-tee-white
I FINALLY ordered the J Crew Factory wool pencil skirts I have heard so much about on these boards. They were recommended when I lamented being a pear and unable to wear pencil skirts.
I ordered them, assuming I’d have to have them tailored, and surprisingly they fit! I did order one size up from my pants size (I didn’t want to look too bootylicious). They are much more flattering than most pencil skirts are on my pear-shaped form. I think because the bottom doesn’t cut inward as much, if that makes sense?
Anyway, they were on sale for around $25 so I got a green and a black. No input on how well they hold up or clean, but I can report the fit is good!!
Returning to work in 1.5 weeks after maternity leave. My regular wardrobe doesn’t fit with the exception of one pair of black pants and a couple drapey tops. What three specific under $50 tops would you buy? Last time I wore a lot of dresses, but (a) for this (different) workplace I usually prefer pants and (b) dresses are actually less flattering in the stomach, albeit more comfortable. I interact with dozens of people every day and for various reasons my goal is to minimize stomach (without getting into debate about acceptance of postpartum bodies). I’m pretty tall so most tunic type tops are a weird length/hit right at the fullest part of the stomach, and have broad shoulders and small bust. Don’t need anything pumping friendly but do need machine washable and ideally natural fibers or at least not poly crepe. TIA!
The husband and I are getting away from the kids with a week in Tulum this February! Any recommendations for where to stay or what to do? We are lookign for a mix of lounging on the beach and maybe a day or two of outdoor or sightseeing adventures. Our ideal lodging budget would be $150-200 per night, but we don’t get away without the kids often, so if that will have us in a dirty apartment miles from the beach and we should really spend more to be somewhere else, chime in! Also, we are flying out of Cancun, and assume that Tulum is where we want to be for beautiful, less crowded beaches, but if you have other alternatives close to Cancun, we’d be interest in those as well. The only thing set in stone so far is the flights.
Oh, and no kid-friendly places, we love kids but this trip is about getting away from them ;)
Thanks all.
When you are sick, do you take your kids to daycare? FTM here and I’m home sick along with an infant who feels fine. I felt guilty sending him to daycare when I was home, but now I’m wondering if that was a mistake.
I collected money from the other parents at daycare for 2 teachers and 2 aides. The plan is to gift cash.
$50 to each assistant/floater and I have $325 for each teacher and $10 left over. Any ideas on some small token gift (not a mug full of candy or a candle- but something like that) to go with the gifts in the ~$5 range?
Am I overreacting? My kid has come home with bite marks twice in the past week – once last Friday and once yesterday. Neither time has the teacher noticed that she was bitten during the day, and reports that she didn’t cry out. This is not like my kid at all to not cry if something has happened to her. So does this mean that my kid is crying out all the time and the teacher is immune to it now? Or what is happening? But when I talked to her and the Assistant Director they haven’t come up with a new approach to try and prevent the biting other than ‘watch carefully’ which presumably is already happening and doesn’t seem like it will solve anything. I understand biting is a normal part of toddler development, but I also want there to be a plan in place like add another teacher during transitions or shadow when my kid plays with the biter (but also, how do we know what the right approach is if the teacher doesn’t know how/when the bites are happening). I don’t live in an area where we can easily move her to a new program so I guess I’m wondering if I need to be calling around now? It isn’t so much the two bites that concern me but the general lack of notice of the bites by the teacher and accompanying inability to help prevent more bites in the future.
I feel like I or my caregiver are living at the doctor right now. DD finished a round of antibiotics Sunday, complained about her ears Sunday night, was diagnosed with a double ear infection Monday. DS went to the doctor Tuesday where he got a good report (!) but he finished up his round of antibiotics yesterday and woke up running a 101 degree fever today. They’d both been to the doctor a couple weeks previously, hence the antibiotics. I don’t want to ignore his symptoms but at this point I’m ready to just watch movies all weekend and throw in the towel.
I’d like them to be healthy for the holidays though! Agh. Also it’s impossible to get into our pediatricians office. So there are never convenient times and weekend is generally out. Ugh. I think this was just a vent?
Hi! I need to get gifts for three girls – ages 2, 5, and 8 (sisters). I was thinking about getting them matching monogramed robes, but I realized that those may not be super fun for them to open. The 8 year old is into Harry Potter, the 5 year old is a germaphobe, that’s all I know. Help! budget is 20-30$ each.
Thanks for following up. I didn’t post yesterday but I am someone who has often used that term when my husband is gone for multiple days and my initial reaction was to be defensive about it. But given that the term makes you (and I assume others!) uncomfortable, I can make the switch to “parenting alone” or “on my own with the kids.” As I often tell my toddler, it doesn’t matter if your INTENTIONS are benign; if you say something that hurts someone then apologize and try to change. So, I’m sorry and I will switch it up!
Hey just wanted to circle back, I posted about disliking the term “solo parenting “ yesterday and wanted to say that I really appreciated everyone’s thoughtful comments about it! I still don’t love it but also I do know that people aren’t trying to do harm with it and can see how it feels useful. Really thankful to have such a thoughtful group of women to engage in the hard discussions together.