General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[dtb]

Originally posted by nononono
[second child] is overall a more predictable and obedient one, plus there is the "want to be like the big sibling" factor that, as someone said, cannot be underestimated.

Wouldn't you know, the ONLY thing that the younger one doesn't imitate is the going-on-the-potty thing. The one thing I want him to copy, and he has no interest. If his brother is standing at the potty peeing, he'll stand there too, but so far, he's gone pee in the potty exactly once.

[Ty@50]

Originally posted by dtb
Wouldn't you know, the ONLY thing that the younger one doesn't imitate is the going-on-the-potty thing. The one thing I want him to copy, and he has no interest. If his brother is standing at the potty peeing, he'll stand there too, but so far, he's gone pee in the potty exactly once.

Later we find out the bathroom training was hampered because his underwear were too tight.

[dtb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Do you like celery with peanut butter? It has never done it for me, but a tart apple with PB rawks.

Yes. Love it.

Also, celery with cream cheese, and raisins dotted on top of the cream cheese is a good preschool snack to bring in for the kids (as you will be dragooned into bringing "healthy snack" or some such thing for the whole class a few times a year).

It's pure torture - for both of us. Whaaah.

And, he is a confirmed fattie - 15lbs even at just under 2mos. Just as chubby, but not so tall as #1.

Originally posted by TexLex
It's pure torture - for both of us. Whaaah.

And, he is a confirmed fattie - 15lbs even at just under 2mos. Just as chubby, but not so tall as #1.

The Weedlet just got her 5-year-old shots, three of them, and was inconsolable from the moment we walked into the office, cried through the examination by the very friendly doctor who she wouldn't speak to except to sob "I don't want a shot!" and wouldn't stop sniffling or say a word until we ate some spaghetti at Vinny's of Carroll Gardens, which she pronounced "the best spaghetti [she] ever ate." Vinny would be so proud. No more shots until she's twelve, or so I am told.

Originally posted by ironweed
The Weedlet just got her 5-year-old shots, three of them, and was inconsolable from the moment we walked into the office....

The toddler was rather distraught by the shot paraphernalia coming out until it the baby got stuck with it. And I quote, by my smiling babe, "Beebee, whaa whaa whaa!"*

*Translation: Wow, it must suck to be the baby!

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by TexLex
It's pure torture - for both of us. Whaaah.

And, he is a confirmed fattie - 15lbs even at just under 2mos. Just as chubby, but not so tall as #1.

Wow. I had one that was 15 lbs at 16 months.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ironweed
The Weedlet just got her 5-year-old shots, three of them, and was inconsolable from the moment we walked into the office, cried through the examination by the very friendly doctor who she wouldn't speak to except to sob "I don't want a shot!" and wouldn't stop sniffling or say a word until we ate some spaghetti at Vinny's of Carroll Gardens, which she pronounced "the best spaghetti [she] ever ate." Vinny would be so proud. No more shots until she's twelve, or so I am told.

The 6 yo got several shots at her last annual and was howling. At one point the 2 1/2 yo, jumped up and screamed at the doctor, "hey teacher, stop hurting my sistah" and proceded to try to take out the doctor at the knees.

[soup sandwich]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
The 6 yo got several shots at her last annual and was howling. At one point the 2 1/2 yo, jumped up and screamed at the doctor, "hey teacher, stop hurting my sistah" and proceded to try to take out the doctor at the knees.

No tears for my girls. Their tempers make them very tough.

Soupette #1 never cried during her shots, but would get almost uncontrollably pissed at everyone in the room. The doctor even remarked, "Holy crap, I've never seen a kid so pissed-off before".

Soupette #2 just glares at the doctor as if to say "Is that the best you got?"

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by TexLex
It's pure torture - for both of us. Whaaah.

And, he is a confirmed fattie - 15lbs even at just under 2mos. Just as chubby, but not so tall as #1.

You need to buy a Shotblocker and it will solve all your problems. Cheap little device that uses tactile feel to confuse the nerves and make shots much less painful.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by spookyfish
That is so cute. Don't you just love their honesty?

My oldest daughter's very first recorded joke came last year -- from completely out of the blue.

She was strapped into her car seat, and my Mom gets in the back of the car with her as I head to the front. As I'm closing the door, I see my her lean over to Grandma, and I hear her say "Daddy made a poopy diaper." (Followed by much giggling.) She wasn't 2 yet.

BTW -- I did not provoke that humour with any unfortunate emissions.

She's in pre-school now -- which is just completely ridiculous (that I have a child in school).

S_A_M

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
BTW -- I did not provoke that humour with any unfortunate emissions.

When the baby emits (which is often), the toddler likes to point and yell "Baby Poo-Poo!!!" God help us if he's around an adult in public and the same thing happens - I can just see him pointing to some old man and yelling "Man* Poo-Poo!!!"

-TL

*Actually men are all referred to as Dada's, unless they are in a book and then they are men. All women, fictional or otherwise, are Mamas.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by TexLex
When the baby emits (which is often), the toddler likes to point and yell "Baby Poo-Poo!!!" God help us if he's around an adult in public and the same thing happens - I can just see him pointing to some old man and yelling "Man* Poo-Poo!!!"

-TL

*Actually men are all referred to as Dada's, unless they are in a book and then they are men. All women, fictional or otherwise, are Mamas.

All unknown men are "man". Recently, at Best Buy, the Brazenette walked up to a sales guy, tugged on his pants and said "Man, I need a new washing machine." It is scary to note that my daughter has no "wants" and only "needs".

All unknown women are "lady" which makes me think instantly of Jerry Lewis.

Hello Mums and Dads:


I need a recommendation for a gift. A certain uber intelligent young fellow is turning 4 soonly and I need to get him something. He is apparently into dinosaurs, race cars and rescue heroes. Any suggestions?

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Hello Mums and Dads:


I need a recommendation for a gift. A certain uber intelligent young fellow is turning 4 soonly and I need to get him something. He is apparently into dinosaurs, race cars and rescue heroes. Any suggestions?

A toy dinausaur, race car or rescue hero?

Get him a dinosaur book that you think is too old for him. He'll grow into it in about a month.

Or, if you want to be really cool (in his eyes), get him one of these (not saying it's age appropriate):



Robo Raptor Also available at Target, I noticed last week.

(The picture doesn't do it justice. It's pretty amazing. And big.)