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Hey! What have y'all been up to?
siblingsLast night I got to hear the story of Mr. E's friend's older son meeting his newborn brother for the very first time. They had a homebirth, so toddler boy got whisked away early in the morning and came back to find a very tired mama nursing a very small baby. Well, mama was happy to see him of course, and ( Read more... )
siblingsLast night I got to hear the story of Mr. E's friend's older son meeting his newborn brother for the very first time. They had a homebirth, so toddler boy got whisked away early in the morning and came back to find a very tired mama nursing a very small baby. Well, mama was happy to see him of course, and ( Read more... )
M&Ms were awesome for us. They changed potty-use from a thing that (our) E. intellectually understood but had no interest in, into something with a tangible benefit. For kids who mind being in wet/dirty diapers, that might be different, but she apparently wasn't too bothered. We've gradually ratcheted it back, and now we're at one treat for no accidents at school, and one treat for staying dry all night (in diaper). The all-night thing does happen sometimes. If it happens for a week straight, we might even be brave enough to try going without diapers. Maybe.
FWIW, reesei's sister uses Skittles, because they don't stain as much.
(m00nglum, who's not here much these days, has a great story about doing the three-day crash potty training course. Last I heard, it was working for him. Err, her. You'll have to ask him.)
And as far as your flushing & Oceanic Adventure goes... well, I don't know if our Physics for Toddlers is really helping or hurting, but it's pretty hilarious to us, and now E. has some strange ideas about what gravity is. We all agree that gravity helps pull the poop down into the sewers, but ISTR she was talking about Gravity's parents the other day...
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On potty training: We did a three day bootcamp. Those three days sucked. Now we have a potty trained two year old, which is basically all the awesome. Basic premise is: you throw/give away all the diapers in the house. Diapers no longer exist. For the next three days ask your kid 100 times a day to tell mom or dad if they need to go. Note this is NOT asking them if they need to go. And watch them constantly, so if they go without asking you can whisk them away. I have never done so much laundry. There is more, call and chat if you want to hear it. (In all your spare time, natch!)
On siblings: M asked if we could make a baby for her. lolz were had. The conversation went down hill. There was medical AND mad scientist humor.
On the patriarchy: Sometimes I read something and think I am good. Then I read about E and realize I don't do anything at all. You found yourself a keeper!
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WHOA?! How'd that happen? Does LJ finally have summoning ability?
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Does M go to daycare? The only reason I haven't declaimed that we are throwing away all the diapers and doing a three day bootcamp is that the Junebug's daycare does not seem to be particularly down with him toilet training yet. I wish they were more help, frankly. :/ So I am not going through that just to have them undo our work.
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