Weekend Open Thread
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Ooh, I’m loving these comfy yet stylish pants from cool girl brand Frame — they look great for the weekend or a casual workday (but know your office). (Nordstrom actually has a ton of pieces from Frame in their big Winter Sale that just started! I’ll try to do a fuller roundup of the big Nordstrom sale that just started, as well as all the Presidents’ Day sales starting now — please stay tuned over at Corporette!) They were $235, but are now marked to $140; lots of sizes are left as of right now. Velveteen High Waist Skinny Pants
Two other mom-related sales of note: Nordstrom has UPPAbaby on sale, and Amazon’s deal of the day is on LILLEbaby carriers. See our older posts on strollers (we loved the Uppababy G-Luxe) and baby wearing.
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Going anon since this will totally out me to people, but I just need to gripe. We’re facing a very unexpected bathroom renovation due to a burst pipe. We’ve been without a working shower for several days, so my kid hasn’t been bathed in a week, and my husband and I have been showering at the gym. We are literally rearranging our schedules so that we can both get a daily shower. On the plus side, I’m getting in some extra workouts. There is no expectation of having a shower fix in the short term (right now it’s looking like weeks away) and my husband is traveling next week so there is no way this system is sustainable while solo parenting. So now I think I’m looking at a hotel stay with a toddler while solo parenting and also having to go to work. I’m so tired.
This morning’s discussion on baby’s age and talking got me thinking: my 11 month old babbles constantly. He’s been pretty chatty since about 5 months old. He doesn’t have any distinct words (though I can tell when he is looking for/referring to “daddy”) but he babbles to himself, to his day care friends, and I can tell he’s trying to communicate something specific to me sometimes. Do any of you have experience with early/constant babblers? Do they talk more, earlier, less, the same? Just curious.
Psychologists pretty much agree that there are no advantages to a child hitting “milestones” early. (If a kid walks early it doesn’t mean they’ll be athletic.) In fact there are lots of very sad stories in the literature of prodigies (say, kids who read at age two) who are never successful as adults.
You may be getting a glimpse of other facets of your baby’s personality though! Your child may have strong extroverted tendencies. Or the babbling may be an indicator that your baby is an auditory learner (it’s a form of self stimulation) or is highly attuned to sounds (your baby may really love music).
Enjoy the babbling while it lasts! It’s so much cuter than a toddler demanding things they can’t have!
My guy is super chatty too. We just say he has a lot of opinions!
He will babble to himself in the middle of the night. It’s pretty funny. But I can see how babbling does not necessarily mean early talker or proficient talker – it just seems like he’s testing out his vocal chords.
For uppababy – pishposhbaby dot com also has all UB strollers on sale, including the GLINK double and no sales tax if you’re not in NJ, where the store is based. I’ve gotten stuff there before (all our car seats) and can vouch for their customer service (I’m usually reluctant to buy big ticket items from stores I don’t know). FYI.
I’m expecting a baby in a few months and my mom (first time grandma) will be staying with us for a few weeks after the baby is born. I can tell that she’s getting anxious about things that might have changed since she had infants (e.g., texting me to make sure we know what to do about the umbilical cord when we get home from the hospital; texting to ask if we need a diaper genie; confirming we have a pediatrician lined up after I mentioned to her weeks ago that we had found one). I know all of these worries/suggestions/questions are coming from a good place – but I want to get her a book or something that will make her feel more comfortable with the baby (and so she gets off my back!). Any suggestions for a book I can send to her or any other helpful resources? Thanks in advance!