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Baby/Toddler Chat (take 3)
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| I love shirts with saying on them!!! |
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| I don't mind shirts with sayings on them |
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| It depends on the saying on the shirt whether I like it or not |
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| I generally don't like or dislike shirts with sayings |
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| I dislike shirts with sayings of any kind on them |
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| I refuse to buy them for my kids, but will accept them as gifts |
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| We don't allow them to be worn even if they were given it by someone |
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| My favorite saying on a shirt is...______ |
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| My least favorite saying on a shirt is..._____ |
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| I have no opinion |
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(last vote on : 7/18/2008 2:29:32 PM)
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/7/2008 10:08:35 PM
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manda59
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So, it's fair to punish the older boy but not the younger boy for doing the exact same thing? I can't agree with that, especially since the younger boy knows he is not supposed to rip into books.
We'll have to agree to disagree - especially since I don't agree that they did exactly the same thing.
Anyway, let's leave it at that.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 1:31:58 AM
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Mrs.X
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In my own mind, I believe I had to be fair to Timmy by punishing his brother also. He already has some jealousy issues (acting up when I'm nursing or spoon-feeding), so I didn't want to add fuel to his fire.
Jimmy has shown me that he has not learned self control yet. Only very slightly. He won't touch something that I have just told him not to, but then his hand reaches out and he stops it and sort of cries. So, he's at that point right now. I honestly don't think he had enough self control to stop himself from ripping the pages out in my Bible. But, he certainly knows he's not supposed to. We went through this with their paper books which I recently put back on a lower shelf for them since they seemed ready to have them back. I tested them with a single paper book that cost me $.25 at a yard sale. And, they've done great.
Timmy knows that particular book is mine and he is not to touch it. I lost my NIV, that's the one I use now, so I have accidentally left it on the couch. He points at it and says "Dat's Mama's Bibah". We're trying to teach him who's stuff is who's and when it's OK to use it, like "That's Jimmy's water, but you can have some" Or, "That's Daddy's computer, don't touch."
And, for the record, it was the first time in Timmy's life he ever moved a chair to get to something up high. LOL, just my luck.
Jennifer, thank you for letting me know that about the acidity in the tape. I haven't taped them back yet, so I'll go to the craft store and see what they can recommend. My guess is that my mom or grandma must have put the piece of tape in there much later than 1960, since it isn't yellow yet.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 7:39:36 AM
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Georgia-Peach
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Sorry about the bible, Christina 
Speaking of discipline and children knowing better do you ladies think some children take longer to teach? Or do you think they know they are not suppose to touch and just keep testing the waters to see if you are going to remain consistent?
I ask because we are still having issues with the dog food/water bowl. Hunter likes to take handfuls of it and throw it on the kitchen floor or place it in the water bowl. We have removed him, distracted him, and spanked him over this. None of it seems to work, though days will go by and he doesn't touch it then we spend a week disciplining him over it. So a lot of times I put it on the counter and place on the floor at naptime and after he goes to bed. This is the one and only issue he has fought us on it seems. He will still try other things, but the minute we tell him no he usually backs off.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 9:12:17 AM
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Room2Grow
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Chelle, I just think dog food is irresistable. We battled Eleni til she was three- we even had the food and bowl in a hallway with no windows, so it was pitch black and about 20 feet in- she would still go after it. With Anna, I feed Trouble in his crate and bought him a hamster bottle (he's only 13 pounds, so it seems to work alright, though he would prefer his bowl). If this is your only *major* battle with him, I would just keep putting it up when you can, he will someday get over it. Not sure what the attraction is, but I can't stand them splashing in dog water  Especially in winter, hence the hamster bottle...
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 9:34:12 AM
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manda59
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I ask because we are still having issues with the dog food/water bowl. Hunter likes to take handfuls of it and throw it on the kitchen floor or place it in the water bowl.
This may be a silly question, but if the dog doesn't want all his food, how come the food bowl is still there?
A dog doesn't need to have access to food all day, only water. So maybe the answer is to get separate food and water bowls, remove the food bowl after you've fed the dog (which is presumably just once, or maybe twice a day) and just leave the water bowl there.
If it was me, I'd probably also make sure that my toddler had water play of his own every day.
I can understand you wanting him to do as he is told, but for me, it's not a hill I'd want to die on. I'd rather remove the temptation, at least for now, while we concentrated on things that were, in the big scheme of things, much more important.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 9:45:48 AM
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Pet food is definitely irresistible.  Our dog is outside, so that's not an issue for us, but the cat food has to be kept where Levi can't get it. I refuse to make it a battle though, so we just keep it put up, in the bathroom, where Levi can't be without me in there anyway.
Oh, did I mention, he has a new obsession with throwing entire rolls of toilet paper in the toilet? Yeah...nice... 
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 9:49:21 AM
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Sarah--yes, you can quote the pickle juice comment. 
 Thanks!!! I fixed the spelling on two words. When I read it to hubby he LOL...said he could tell you had a way with words....lol
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 9:58:55 AM
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at least once a week we are sweeping up cat food scattered all over the kitchen floor...trying to save as much as we can so we don't have to throw it away and buy more. At least three times a week we have to clean out the water bowl that amazingly the food just appears magically in!!!! No one ever does it!!!!  . (And before anyone asks/says something....yes we keep the food out of reach...in a drawer that supposedly Jack can't open. However the other kids seem to leave it cracked sometimes and then he can easily get it opened). I will not move it off the floor though...we will just keep teaching that NO it isn't a toy to play with...eventually he will get it.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 12:06:47 PM
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I liked the book because it affirmed for me that I was right- I didn't mess her up, she came this way. Dh is not on board (he thinks it is our fault that she never took a bottle b/c we started too late...umm 3/4 weeks too late?
I felt exactly the same way about Dr. Sears' book when Reagan was little. I didn't glean any tips on how to make her behave better, but I did get a lot of encouragement. Everyone, including my husband, believed that I was the cause of Reagan's extreme neediness and pickiness. That book (and the breastfeeding thread here) has been the greatest source of encouragement to me as a mother.
I'll agree that going from 1 to 2 babies is at least quadruple work. But so many moms said it's the toddler who will give you the most grief. In my case, Reagan is much less work than Lincoln. He's an infant with infant needs, and when they are put on hold to tend to Reagan, his world ends. When Reagan's needs are put on hold, she deals with it.
Yesterday DH had some contracters come give a quote about a repair. We mis-communicated, and I thought they would be here for 5 minutes to measure. DH knew they were giving a 2 hour sales pitch, but forgot to tell me. So Reagan is hungry, dinner is finished and on the stove, and two strange men are talking to me for two hours. She never fussed, but disappeared after a while. When I went to find her, she had gotten a container of Pringles out of the linen closet (my pantry) and was sitting in the rocking chair in her room eating them as neatly as she could. If Lincoln's dinner had been put on hold 2 hours, he would not have been as patient
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 12:38:43 PM
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Sideways
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Good for Regan! Sounds like she was a very good girl to handle the situation like she did. We keep Nathan away from the food; it's in a room he can't easily access, and believe me the cats have the food cleaned out within minutes of it being poured.
But water I do choose to make a discipline issue, and low and behold, consistency actually works! He still tries every now and then, but mostly he knows the response he's gonna get and he almost always stays away now. We've been working on it for months, and now we've moved on to other rules and commands, but I think toddlers are capable of learning the rules and are not served by us thinking they are mindless infants.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 3:04:01 PM
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manda59
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Kids are smarter then we give 'em credit for.
I just wondered who the "we" is? I can't speak for others here, but I for one always gave my children credit for being smart, even when they were babies/toddlers. Heck, my dd was only 18 months when she'd insist on "Jesus music" when we were out in the car, and only just 2 when she asked us why Jesus died.
Apart from all of that, just because a child is obedient doesn't necessarily make them "smart".
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 4:10:35 PM
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Frankly lilly it all depends on how YOU feel. After all, baby goes where mommy goes. This last time around with Mary I went shopping at Wal-mart the day we left the hospital. It all depends on what you feel you can handle and what baby can take during a certain time of day. I usually liked to plan when hubby could come with me to at least help carry the baby once in a while.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 4:23:09 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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We were going out from about the day we brought Gabby home. We went to BRU that day, and I was back at work 3 weeks later(2 days a week). We pretty much were back to normal shopping by then.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 4:36:22 PM
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Wow, I feel like such a wuss compared to you two! It's such a struggle for me (not to physically go, but just the worry about him crying). When he's happy, he's wonderful, but when he has his moments it sounds like he's being tortured or something. I would love to be able to go to the Y again and start swimming (they take babies starting at 6 weeks), but I am afraid to leave someone else with him in case he has one of his meltdowns.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 5:44:44 PM
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manda59
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Shorter ones are okay, but I have a hard time not feeling anxious since he is prone to going from fine to screaming in no time.
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but when he has his moments it sounds like he's being tortured or something. I would love to be able to go to the Y again and start swimming (they take babies starting at 6 weeks), but I am afraid to leave someone else with him in case he has one of his meltdowns.
Is it that you're worried what other people might think?
Or that whoever you left him with might not be able to cope?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 6:24:56 PM
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peculiar_lady2
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Both... if I'm with him I feel like I'm a bad mom or something if I can't get him to stop crying. I know in my head that isn't true, but it's hard not to feel that way.
If I leave him with someone else I worry that they'll not be able to calm him and might get frustrated with him or something.
I can completely understand that....that's one major reason we never put ours in nurseries at church.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 6:26:14 PM
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Lily if you are that worried you could ask someone to come to say the pool with you and watch him there?
I didn't venture out much after my babies were born (well with Nath I had bad recovery so I couldn't really move) I think I only went to church and maybe the local shops briefly. There is nothing that says you need to get out as soon as the baby is born and do everything you did before it cam along. If you need to take it slower then so be it 
LOL Donna, I know its not funny about the toilet rolls, but your way of telling it made me laugh.
Pet food- our dog is an outside dog so haven't had any trouble with it, or potplants (i know a friend had trouble with the potplant) but for me if it was such an issue all the time I would just move it, especially if it was the only thing that seemed to encourage them not to listen.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/8/2008 6:31:15 PM
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BTW, Donna ... at least if your babe is throwing whole rolls in, you can grab them out again (even if they aren't fit for use ....) Mine have taken to using half of a jumbo roll to wipe after a simple "job" and end up clogging the toilet when they flush ... if I didn't already have hair which is 90% grey, I soon would!!! (My stylist became my best friend once I had kids ... he can cover grey like no one's business!)
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