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My son still wears footie pajamas, and I recently told my husband I want him to wear them until he goes away to college because they’re so darn cute. Even though sometimes I get these flashes of what a big boy he’s becoming, I see him in footie pajamas and my heart melts at how little and innocent he still is. I still relish the fact that he doesn’t care what he’s wearing and barely notices the clothes I pick out for him, so into these he goes every night. They go up to 5T, so I’m hoping I get away with them until then, or at least until he needs to do bathroom trips at night by himself. They are $32.99 full price at Old Navy but are currently on sale for $26. Two-Pack Footie Pajamas
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What’s a gift you appreciated for your baby #2? My sister is being induced Wednesday night. Other sister and I want to get her a couple little things to celebrate. I have an 18 month old so I know all about food, cleaning help, helping to care for my niece after baby arrives and all of that good stuff. But we’d love to get her something to open this weekend to have a little fun. I feel like all the cutesy toys sort of lose their charm with #2, but maybe I’m wrong. Any suggestions? And, gender neutral, please. TIA!
Anon
Nov 8, 2019 9:08 am
Following up on yesterday’s Patagonia down sweater jackets conversation – we just purchased two and are using them for car seat rides. Are they warm enough for outside play in 25 degrees or so? Or do you buy a second warmer jacket for non car rides? They seem too thin to get us through a Chicago winter.
Anonymous
Nov 8, 2019 9:39 am
Ideas for practical gifts for an 18 month old for Christmas? I’m already getting requests from family. We have plenty of clothes/books and we got memberships to the local children’s museum and zoo for her birthday.
Anon
Nov 8, 2019 9:52 am
How/did do you teach your kids verbs? My 21 month old has hundreds of words, but she hardly uses verbs at all. “Eat” is the really the only one I can think of that she uses with any regularity. She forms coherent 2 to 3 word combinations but they’re not really sentences since they don’t have a verb. I remember someone commented once that kids don’t learn verbs just from being read to and hearing adults talk, you have to specifically teach them and I have no idea how to do that.
H13
Nov 8, 2019 10:10 am
What are you saving from your kids’ baby/toddler years for posterity? Any books/clothes/toys? Is there anything that your parents saved that you are grateful to have now?
We are firmly out of the baby years and I am trying to decide what, if anything, we hold onto. I am pretty unsentimental and realize my kids won’t want most of the stuff but I do want a few small keepsakes. My MIL kept a lot–too much–and my mom kept almost nothing.
Irish Midori
Nov 8, 2019 10:24 am
Hey, thanks to everyone who sat with me in spirit yesterday in my sad funk about my kid. We had some struggles last night, but I think a positive ending with snuggles and affirmation and promises to try to make today a better day. I have a meeting with the aftercare people this afternoon to get a better idea of what’s going on (not just in The Incident, but generally) to see if we can get any insight that might help him. I’m in a better place today. I really appreciate this community of supportive women.
anon
Nov 8, 2019 10:26 am
Pet peeve of my week: DH’s aunt sends us a 3-word text on Tuesday: Christmas ideas please. I wish she’d slow her roll. 1) We don’t even know what we’re getting our kids yet. 2) You ask for ideas every year, I send you ideas for each kid, and then you completely ignore them and do whatever you want anyway. Apparently books/puzzles/games are not exciting enough. I will comply with said request and try to remember that she’s coming from a good place. My annoyance comes because I’ve never seen a family more transactional about gift-giving. It’s hard to explain until you see it, but let’s just say that DH and I have opted out of the adult gift exchange.
lsw
Nov 8, 2019 10:33 am
I miss footie pajamas. My son is way too long for them and he looks like he has the same wedgie I do when I wear a jumpsuit that’s not made for tall people.
anon
Nov 8, 2019 10:57 am
So, it’s that time of year again when DH and I have the annual battle about which coats are considered “carseat safe.” Yes, I’ve sent him the videos. Yes, the preschooler’s main coat is carseat safe, but she still needs a heavy coat for playing outdoors. He just cannot get his head around the idea that it’s not appropriate to buckle up over a heavy coat. He thinks I’m being ridiculous and controlling. But COME ON; this is not new information. He’s a skeptic about carseat safety stuff in general because “it’s always changing.” He is not normally this way but has a huge blind spot about this. Here’s hoping that kiddo will be in a booster seat by this time next year …
Anon
Nov 8, 2019 11:36 am
We have the opportunity to move my three year old to our desired preschool, but they only have an opening for two days a week right now, with a guarantee of full time by May. She would be able to drop to three days a week at her current spot. My husband really wants to move her. He thinks she will thrive in the more structured environment of the new preschool, which I agree about. She will get equal playground time at both spots, which is important for us. But she loves learning and thrives on structure, which our current spot doesn’t seem to be able to offer enough of for her. Is this a bad idea for her? Socially, she’s well adjusted and loves meeting new people. So I’m less worried about that.
AwayEmily
Nov 8, 2019 12:33 pm
I want to complain about a particular genre of picture book: the kind with beautiful illustrations, but zero plot. Like, it’s trying to be “poetic” and “evocative” but in reality my kids are just like “huh?” Every time we go to the library we get probably 15 picture books (selected relatively randomly) and almost always, a huge chunk of them just seem like they were written by an art student who has never interacted with an actual child. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many of the “classic” children’s book that remain popular (Corduroy, Blueberries for Sal, A Snowy Day) have an ACTUAL PLOT that children can follow rather than just, like, watercolor and collage illustrations combined with some “meaningful” drivel about love or seasons or whatever.
3 year old ear infection
Nov 8, 2019 12:45 pm
To medicate or not to medicate? Thoughts? I’ve heard conflicting view points.
anon
Nov 8, 2019 2:04 pm
My first grader has been coming home from school every day this week showing me how much better she has learned to snap her fingers. She can give me a detailed account of how well everyone in her class can snap. I know I’d be going bonkers if I was her with a class of 24 incessantly snapping 1st graders. I feel like I should be buying the teacher a drink.
Anon.
Nov 8, 2019 2:07 pm
I need a gut check on how annoyed I should be about a daycare issue. My son goes to a national chain that provides food. He is allergic to eggs. They always have an alternative available for him when lunch is something he can’t eat. That alternative is usually a cheese sandwich. This week has been a bad week for the menu and they had grilled cheese one day — so he’s had a cheese sandwich 4 out of 5 days this week for lunch. I’m mostly just bummed for him because that sounds super boring. And not exactly the healthiest if that’s an every day item. I want to say something. But on the same note, they have a ton of kids and trying to accommodate multiple allergies, vegetarian options etc is I’m sure a lot. They do a great job keeping him safe from an allergy perspective which is my #1 concern in that area. He’s not complaining about it (he’s 2). Am I *THAT* annoying allergy parent if I say something to the director?
What’s a gift you appreciated for your baby #2? My sister is being induced Wednesday night. Other sister and I want to get her a couple little things to celebrate. I have an 18 month old so I know all about food, cleaning help, helping to care for my niece after baby arrives and all of that good stuff. But we’d love to get her something to open this weekend to have a little fun. I feel like all the cutesy toys sort of lose their charm with #2, but maybe I’m wrong. Any suggestions? And, gender neutral, please. TIA!
Following up on yesterday’s Patagonia down sweater jackets conversation – we just purchased two and are using them for car seat rides. Are they warm enough for outside play in 25 degrees or so? Or do you buy a second warmer jacket for non car rides? They seem too thin to get us through a Chicago winter.
Ideas for practical gifts for an 18 month old for Christmas? I’m already getting requests from family. We have plenty of clothes/books and we got memberships to the local children’s museum and zoo for her birthday.
How/did do you teach your kids verbs? My 21 month old has hundreds of words, but she hardly uses verbs at all. “Eat” is the really the only one I can think of that she uses with any regularity. She forms coherent 2 to 3 word combinations but they’re not really sentences since they don’t have a verb. I remember someone commented once that kids don’t learn verbs just from being read to and hearing adults talk, you have to specifically teach them and I have no idea how to do that.
What are you saving from your kids’ baby/toddler years for posterity? Any books/clothes/toys? Is there anything that your parents saved that you are grateful to have now?
We are firmly out of the baby years and I am trying to decide what, if anything, we hold onto. I am pretty unsentimental and realize my kids won’t want most of the stuff but I do want a few small keepsakes. My MIL kept a lot–too much–and my mom kept almost nothing.
Hey, thanks to everyone who sat with me in spirit yesterday in my sad funk about my kid. We had some struggles last night, but I think a positive ending with snuggles and affirmation and promises to try to make today a better day. I have a meeting with the aftercare people this afternoon to get a better idea of what’s going on (not just in The Incident, but generally) to see if we can get any insight that might help him. I’m in a better place today. I really appreciate this community of supportive women.
Pet peeve of my week: DH’s aunt sends us a 3-word text on Tuesday: Christmas ideas please. I wish she’d slow her roll. 1) We don’t even know what we’re getting our kids yet. 2) You ask for ideas every year, I send you ideas for each kid, and then you completely ignore them and do whatever you want anyway. Apparently books/puzzles/games are not exciting enough. I will comply with said request and try to remember that she’s coming from a good place. My annoyance comes because I’ve never seen a family more transactional about gift-giving. It’s hard to explain until you see it, but let’s just say that DH and I have opted out of the adult gift exchange.
I miss footie pajamas. My son is way too long for them and he looks like he has the same wedgie I do when I wear a jumpsuit that’s not made for tall people.
So, it’s that time of year again when DH and I have the annual battle about which coats are considered “carseat safe.” Yes, I’ve sent him the videos. Yes, the preschooler’s main coat is carseat safe, but she still needs a heavy coat for playing outdoors. He just cannot get his head around the idea that it’s not appropriate to buckle up over a heavy coat. He thinks I’m being ridiculous and controlling. But COME ON; this is not new information. He’s a skeptic about carseat safety stuff in general because “it’s always changing.” He is not normally this way but has a huge blind spot about this. Here’s hoping that kiddo will be in a booster seat by this time next year …
We have the opportunity to move my three year old to our desired preschool, but they only have an opening for two days a week right now, with a guarantee of full time by May. She would be able to drop to three days a week at her current spot. My husband really wants to move her. He thinks she will thrive in the more structured environment of the new preschool, which I agree about. She will get equal playground time at both spots, which is important for us. But she loves learning and thrives on structure, which our current spot doesn’t seem to be able to offer enough of for her. Is this a bad idea for her? Socially, she’s well adjusted and loves meeting new people. So I’m less worried about that.
I want to complain about a particular genre of picture book: the kind with beautiful illustrations, but zero plot. Like, it’s trying to be “poetic” and “evocative” but in reality my kids are just like “huh?” Every time we go to the library we get probably 15 picture books (selected relatively randomly) and almost always, a huge chunk of them just seem like they were written by an art student who has never interacted with an actual child. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many of the “classic” children’s book that remain popular (Corduroy, Blueberries for Sal, A Snowy Day) have an ACTUAL PLOT that children can follow rather than just, like, watercolor and collage illustrations combined with some “meaningful” drivel about love or seasons or whatever.
To medicate or not to medicate? Thoughts? I’ve heard conflicting view points.
My first grader has been coming home from school every day this week showing me how much better she has learned to snap her fingers. She can give me a detailed account of how well everyone in her class can snap. I know I’d be going bonkers if I was her with a class of 24 incessantly snapping 1st graders. I feel like I should be buying the teacher a drink.
I need a gut check on how annoyed I should be about a daycare issue. My son goes to a national chain that provides food. He is allergic to eggs. They always have an alternative available for him when lunch is something he can’t eat. That alternative is usually a cheese sandwich. This week has been a bad week for the menu and they had grilled cheese one day — so he’s had a cheese sandwich 4 out of 5 days this week for lunch. I’m mostly just bummed for him because that sounds super boring. And not exactly the healthiest if that’s an every day item. I want to say something. But on the same note, they have a ton of kids and trying to accommodate multiple allergies, vegetarian options etc is I’m sure a lot. They do a great job keeping him safe from an allergy perspective which is my #1 concern in that area. He’s not complaining about it (he’s 2). Am I *THAT* annoying allergy parent if I say something to the director?