Official Dads of TMB Thread

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  1. BlazingRebel

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    We both got the flu shot but sadly looks like we are headed to the hospital and my gf most likely has the flu, she can't hold anything down not a good situation for a woman that is 5 months pregnant. :ohdear:
     
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  2. THE REAL GUBBERJK

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    sorry to read that .
    give me a call .
     
  3. BlazingRebel

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    Her heart beat was 150 so that is good and we are being sent over to the women and infants center
     
  4. BlazingRebel

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    Negative for Influenza so praise :raptorjesus: now they are going to run tests and get her some fluids through IV.
     
  5. BlazingRebel

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    Back home got her some more zofran and got her food and she is able to keep it down. That was terrifying but I'm glad she got a clean bill of health.
     
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  6. Russellin4885

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    Glad to hear. Wife gets motion sickness sometimes so she has a prescription for zofran. That shit is a damn miracle worker for bad hangovers.
     
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  7. tigr2ndbase

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    Neurologist appt went great today from the follow up to the seizure our 1 year old around Christmas. He said all her signs looked like she didn’t have any brain damage and he didn’t think we needed to do any testing. Doing a follow up in 3 months just to make sure everything’s still good. Doc thinks it was just a febrile seizure that happens.
     
  8. BlazingRebel

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    I have zofran as one of my migraine nausea meds especially after ER visits so I know how effective it is.
     
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  9. bigred77

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    great news
     
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  10. BlazingRebel

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    That makes me really happy y'all got good news
     
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  11. We$tTxO&G

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    :chatzy::beerchug:
     
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  12. NDfanPSUgrad

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    Wife teaches at my daughters preschool. There have been 2 cases of the flu reported. I got the flu shot twice in my life and both times I felt worse than ever the next week. Probably because of that we don’t get the flu shot. Do most kids get it? Is it too late in the flu season for it to even make sense? My daughter just turned 5 and my wife has an appointment set up for tomorrow.
     
  13. scarlet_tacos

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    It’s not too late. You should all get it. It was just reported in our town in NJ a 4 year old passed away due to the flu in December :tebow:
     
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  14. NDfanPSUgrad

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    This is the other reason my wife is wanting to get it.
     
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  15. i hate your team

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    We had 3 extended family members who never get the flu shot, catch the flu and it lasted for over a week. Our family got the shot in October... only 1 of us caught it despite it being everywhere and it only lasted for 2 days. And she only got it because she has her hands in her all the time.

    Get the shot, even this late it is free and well worth it even if the effectiveness is a bit lower this year than years in the past.
     
  16. i hate your team

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    We are probably crazy, but we have decided to make it official and are adopting our foster kids.

    8yo IHYT was the final sign off and when we talked to him about it and how he felt he was all in 100%. Said to him they were already family. He either realizes having older sisters will be a boon for him during puberty with all the teen girl sleepovers or he doesn't realize that he may never get a hot shower ever again.

    We told them last night. Got plaques for all 3 girls with their "new" names engraved and we had them open them at dinner last night. Lots of dust in the dining room last night.

    We now have 5 kids between 5 and 12, 4 of them girls. Super excited, super nervous.
     
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  17. We$tTxO&G

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  18. The Blackfish

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    That is awesome. Congratulations and good luck
     
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  19. Wicked

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    Nice. congrats
     
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  20. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    Got the MRI for our 8 month old girl earlier, been a super long day already. Thankfully the sedation was just some nose spray since they don't need kids extremely knocked out like they would if they were going under the knife. Results already came back too and she just has the big head like her dad, so that's good news. Not looking forward to the bill, but I guess it's always better to be safe than sorry when they're way off the growth chart.
     
  21. Joystick Izzy

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    My oldest is in first grade. Wife is very seriously considering homeschooling him next year. She stays at home but is an elementary teacher by occupation. Anyone home-school their kids here?

    I’m pretty worried about the stigma but the education system in general kinda sucks, so I think there are a lot of benefits.
     
  22. Arkadin

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    Don't do that shit. Kids need to be around other kids
     
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  23. Joystick Izzy

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    He still would be. They do co-ops around us with other homeschool kids. Plus he would still do sports and other activities after school hours.

    But that is definitely a concern of mine. It would only be for elementary school and then back to school starting in middle school years, most likely. Just wanna give him a good foundation. He’s pretty ADHD and struggles a bit with focus/concentration, and we definitely don’t want to medicate.
     
  24. Arkadin

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    Co ops with homeschool kids and a couple practices a week isn't enough imo. Making friends at school and being around people who don't play the same sport as you etc is important
     
  25. bigred77

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    Team send em to school

    being around other home school kids a couple times a week aint gunna make up for being a home school kid :lol
     
  26. Hank Scorpio

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    4 and 2 yr old have been pretty adamant about sleeping in the same bed this week. It's actually helped both sleep through the night all week while simultaneously making me die from adorable overload.
     
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  27. Hank Scorpio

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    If you don't like public school, use his ADHD to get him a 504 or an IEP so that you can apply for a McKay scholarship and use that money to send him to a private school.
     
  28. Hank Scorpio

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    Also Joystick Izzy , Tim Tebow was home schooled and look how he turned out. Congrats on your future heisman/national title/NFL playoff winning professional broadcaster/baseball player
     
  29. Joystick Izzy

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    Tennessee is a little different than Florida. He would have to have a pretty severe disability to get that kind of scholarship. Doesn’t look like his 504 would apply like it might in a Florida.
     
  30. Joystick Izzy

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    We have two younger kids, so worst-case scenario, we screw up the older one with home school and fix our mistakes with the younger two.
     
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  31. Joystick Izzy

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    If we homeschool him for a year, and there is a clear negative effect in social time with other children, we would simply send him right back to public school.

    Having our son go to school from 7 to 4, then coming home to a bunch of homework because he doesn’t get his work done efficiently, is pretty miserable. And he’s in first grade. It’s only gonna get worse.

    My wife could get him through significantly more work by lunchtime, then let him do activities he enjoys, and set up play dates with all his friends when they get home from school.
     
  32. Hank Scorpio

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    Maybe, maybe not. Mckay for 504 gets about $8000 in FL iirc. Obviously doesn't cover full tuition, but it helps.

    If your kid can and does focus better at home, then go for it. But there's a lot of help you can get through public school through 504s and IEPs. But honestly a lot comes down to the administration at your kids school and whoever their teacher is. A shitty or even medicore teacher, especially in K-3rd, can really put a struggling kid behind the 8ball. A big part of getting what you think your kid needs is knowing what to ask for and how to ask for it.
     
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  33. bigred77

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    lol Joystick Izzy acting like he is gunna listen to us, his mind is made up, his kid gunna be a weirdo homeschooler
     
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  34. hoebekec

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    Wife had a 2nd miscarriage today, physical aspects aside, seeing her go through the mental part is tough. 1st one we were trying and that was bad, then we had a healthy baby almost 3 years ago now, we had just started talking about trying for another kid, then this happens.
     
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  35. Rabid

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    I feel ya and I'm sorry to hear that. We've had 4 or 5 and they're always hard. She takes it harder than me and I'm at a loss for what to say because none of it feels real for me at that point.
     
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  36. tigr2ndbase

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    With all that has to go right for birth, it’s amazing any of us are here. We had miscarriage with our first pregnancy that my wife actually had to be induced. That was rough going through that. Then we had miscarriage with twins. Now we have a healthy 4yr old and 1 yr old. Our doctor said 38% of all pregnancies result in a miscarriage. Some are just so early that the woman doesn’t know she’s pregnant yet. I can’t imagine the mental toll it takes on women. Prayers for you and your family. Just be there for her.
     
  37. Wicked

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    sorry to hear that man. I've been through a couple myself. Keep your head up
     
  38. WhiskeyDelta

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    MK 1/3 is apparently getting scouted in her 8&under softball league. Her basketball coach is also coaching softball and he’s awesome so we were talking to him about getting her on his team. But apparently they had a coaches meeting and 1/3 was brought up by several of them, so he’s not sure he’ll be able to get her.
     
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  39. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    Lord almighty does this video hit me hard now.
     
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  40. bnob

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    My son had his first febrile seizure in December while he was at the doctor’s office. He woke up that morning with a really high fever out of nowhere so wife decided to take him in. We were fortunate it happened there so doctor could take care of things while wife was panicking. They had us go to hospital but he ended up being fine and no one seemed to worried about it. Doctors kept saying they see this a lot. A few weeks later I had to take him to doctor because he was sick again with ear infection and as I was holding him while doctor was listening to lungs he started having another seizure. Eyes rolled in back of his head and shaking. Again, lucky it happened with professionals around to take care of him and also me as I’m crying like a baby. Doctors again don’t seem to be too worried. He had a fever spike and tests they ran were all normal. About a week ago we were at home and my older son and I were playing legos and we had our 1 year old in high chair watching. I noticed his breathing was loud and just didn’t sound right and when I looked over he was just staring off into the distance and wouldn’t respond to touch or anything. Picked him up out of high chair and he was dead weight. Luckily we are prepared for this now so I check clock so I can time things and wife calls 911. This one was like the last 2 and lasted 2-3 minutes. By the time EMS arrived he was out of it and was back to almost his normal self. We are now scheduled for an EEG just to be safe. Doctors still think these are all fever related and he’ll grow out of them. No fun feeling helpless while it is happening even when I’m pretty confident they are fever related and not harmful long term.
     
  41. Wicked

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    Some friends of ours son had one of these seizures and I could be wrong but seem to remember the doc telling them that once they have one, they become more succepable to have more. It would freak me out.
     
  42. tigr2ndbase

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    Prayers for the family. It is a helpless feeling. Every time I hear her make a noise I’m running to wherever she is to see if she’s having another seizure. I think the hardest part is just knowing she could have one at any minute and being anxious about it. Parenting is hard on the mental aspects.
     
  43. dblplay1212

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    Gracie decided 5am was a good time to have a party of 1. Not crying or fussing, just laughing and giggling. Look like I'll be into the office a good 3 hours earlier than normal. I ain't even mad.
     
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  44. Bruce Bowen

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    When did you guys move yours to the crib? Dude has slept great at night since he was born (3 weeks 2 days), during the day not so much. Not overly fussy just awake pretty much from noonish till down at night. A few 15-30 minute naps sprinkled in. First 2 weeks or so he mostly slept in the rock and play and now wife has him mostly in the doc a tot which I'm glad cause it's flat unlike the rock and play so the switch to crib won't be as big a change. He makes some crazy noises during his sleep so I sleep on the couch so I'm eager to get him into his crib/nursery.
     
  45. dblplay1212

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    I mean how can I get mad at this?

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  46. dblplay1212

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    We're trying to make the transition now. She'll be 4 months next week. She's spent most days in the rock and play the first 2 months and then the swing and MommaRoo since then. At night she's always slept in the bassinet that came with our UppaBaby stroller set. Wife has been putting her in her crib every other day for her afternoon nap. Didn't go so well the first couple days but she's cool with it now. At this point I think she'd sleep anywhere at night. She chugs 8 ounces and is then dead to the world. It's more my wife not wanting her out of our room at night than it is Gracie imo.
     
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  47. Wicked

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    First night we were home
     
  48. Bruce Bowen

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    Yeah, I think that's what my wife's hold up will be. Part of me not sleeping in the bed too is she's been putting the docatot in the bed which leaves me with hardly any room but starting tonight going to move the pack and play next to the bed and put his docatot in that.
    Nice. At first I was pushing for it asap but the nursery is on the other side of the house and with my her paranoia shed be running over there every 10 minutes.
     
  49. dblplay1212

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    The bassinet has worked really well for us. We haven't used it once in the stroller but it's worked well for sleeping at night. She's used it the entire time but she's getting too big for it. She has like 2" at the top and 2" at the bottom. Wife wants to put the 4moms pack and play next to our bed bc it has a massive bassinet on top but I think it's time we move her to her crib at night. I love her but I don't want her sleeping in our room when she's 6 years old.
     
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