we have been slacking and doing it while the kids eat breakfast. amazing the power of that little guy
More like get too drunk and do hilarious things with it. "Mom where's elfie" "Well judging by the shovel and dirt in the backyard it looks like your father helped him bury himself alive."
But really wtf. I hate that elf but it seems like 99% of people do it so what happens when your kid gets school aged and all his friends have one and he doesn't. I still got a year or two but fuck deep down I know it's probably inevitable.
pretty much half my anxiety these days comes from wondering if Ive sheltered my kids too much from random things and other kids will make fun of them for it
Stop light selfie for bigred77 . It was comical watching him try to grab my beard after trimming it down. He was very confused. But he still recognized me, that was major concern. Actually why I had been holding off doing it for 1-2 months as his grip and tugging had progressively strengthened. Yes, I am tired af after a long week of work and barely awake. And today is my hardest work day of the week...
we use it so the almost 4 year old does what we ask without a huge fight. probably not the most effective parenting technique but it works.
I enjoy moving the elf around most of the time, it can be fun coming up with new things the elf is doing that night. Those mornings where you wake up and you didn’t move her/him the night before, those are some stressful minutes to get it done in time though.
I love it die the fact that my son thinks it’s the coolest and funniest seeing what shananigans buddy is up to.
The most important step a man can take is the next one. Congrats man, and may the elation carry you through upcoming sleepless nights.
Anyone have any suggestions on high chairs? It looks like these aren’t cheap so I was curious if anyone had one they loved or hated. Thanks in advance.
Get one that’s all a single piece of plastic. Minimize the amount of nooks and crannies that food will get smushed into.
Tired. Got the dog home from my parents today so tonight should be interesting given our son has stayed with my SIL the last two nights. It’s the first night it’s the full family. I was saying in the Auburn thread. I almost feel that fear of something happening to our infant girl prevents me from enjoying it. I told my wife to just make sure she survives for a few months and then I’ll really start chipping in.
So wife has Levi on a new sleep schedule at night. Put him down at 9pm and he sleeps till 5 am uninterrupted until 4am and then feed. Then back down at 4:30 and sleep until 8:30am. I know that sounds great, but as a self employed guy that has to leave by 8am at the latest and does not generally get home until 5pm, I get to see my boy 1 hour a day Mon-Fri. Just called my wife to see if she could start thinking about a way to change it somehow because 1 week of that was more than I can handle.
I know a lot of people like Ikeas and it fits this advice We have this, no complaints. Very simple/basic
I am listening to a podcast called "Precious Little Sleep" which recommends using light to gradually shift their sleep schedule. It helps to shift their circadian sleep rhythm to helping them go to sleep later.
I should have said later than 5pm. I work until 5 and then am home generally around 6. And he is usually napping from 6-8. But yeah, if he is awake when I get home he is all mine.
Try keeping him up from 6-8? Our son just turned 4 months. He takes 3-4 naps a day. Last one we wake him up no later than 630. Bedtime is 730-830 and he sleeps til 830am
So my wife is the one home with him all day so she gets the say on whether or not he can do that. But the bigger point is, I want to see him more than 1 time every day Mon-Fri. I like the system we had. He would wake up around 7am and I would bring him in with me while I was having breakfast and doing paperwork. Then I would be out the door at 8am with a smile on my face. Now, when I put him down around 9pm, I do so knowing I will not get to have quality time with him again for about 21 hours.
I'm sure this has been covered extensively, so I apologize for being extremely late to the party. My little guy is 14 months, and I'm doing the Christmas shopping thing. When he was born, I figured Christmas #2 would be stuff like a set of golf clubs, a Skytrak, a drone, and a PS5. It turns out he's still way too young for most of that. I did order a putter and a balance bike. Is there anything your kids absolutely loved at this age -- or even things you wish you hadn't purchased? For example, I see Powerwheels now come with remotes, which strikes me as a thing that is awesome in concept but could be a total waste of money.
We went through it. From about 6 months to 1 year my wife got home in the 6-6:30 range and our daughter would go to bed at 6:30-7:00 range. I thought my wife was going to revolt and quit her job. Now, as a 2-year old, and in relative lockdown for the health of our newborn, we get more time with her than we can handle.
Lol I wanted to post that too. My man a.tramp making me feel a shitty dad. His setup sounds like a dream scenario.
It is all my wife, she is the one that has his routine down. Also, he is just so sweet tempered and goes with whatever routine we throw at him, so long as it is consistent.
Also, it looks like at least a few of you have some infants here. Not sure if anyone else has covered it, but teaching them a few words of sign language is a game changer. Start using it yourself at around 6 months. They’ll start picking it up around the 8-10 month mark. Food related: More, Milk, Water, All done Meltdown prevention: Help
We started this. Our son just turned 6 months so we are doing “food, more, all done” signs. He can say “Da-da” now but it’s super creepy when he screams it when putting him down for a nap.
Mom made a "naughty list warning letter" from Santa for our 5 yr old because he's been having some issues with listening and talking back these last few days. I said I didn't think it was a good idea, but she persisted. After his reaction to it this morning, I got a "I think that was a bad idea" from her, leaving me with a confused combination of smug and frustration.
If you think he can sit on and hold on a power wheel with remote would be cool At 14 months my little guy was happy as hell to get anything dinosaur related, even just cheap plastic figures
Yeah. Walmart sells those super cheap plastic figure things with dinos, sharks and vehicles. My son loved them. He also loved power wheels.
Wife asked me what we were getting Levi last night. She didn’t like my answer of nothing. I then told her whatever she wanted to unwrap and pretend he liked because his world right now consists of wearing clothes we put on him, eating, sleeping, pooping, peeing, and putting things in his mouth.
Patience, grasshopper. Just get some hotwheels ultimate garage or tool kit etc. Kids love powerwheels even if you are controlling it. Get a slot car track for yourself and him to watch. Before you know it, you will wish you were back when your kid was too young for the things you mentioned.
My dad bought a fire truck power wheel for my two year old for his birthday and it came with a remote control. It is brilliant. I am able to drive him around until he figures out the pedals and steering part and he's having a blast. I highly recommend them.
my dad can't do shit for himself and is asking me what to get my 4 year old son for his birthday? any neat recs besides the obvious? (Monster truck toy)
It took longer than expected but after 10 days in the hospital our son is home after his surgery. It feels good to have everybody back under one roof.
Could have posted it in the dumb shit your wives/GF’s do, but this will work.. Baby girl #2 due in March with an 19 month old girl already. They will be almost 2 years apart. Wife took it upon herself the other night to convince herself that we need a double jogging stroller with infant carrier attachment IMMEDIATELY. We live in Michigan and it will be snowy and crappy here for the next few months, as well as the baby not being here for 3.5 months. But alas, she found one. Crisis averted. Can you imagine if we would have waited till February? Wow. Also can’t believe how much shit we need that we didn’t use the first time but apparently can’t live without now. Ah well, mom and baby are happy and healthy so far. Enjoying the last few months with just 1 before things get crazy(ier)!
At least at this age it is adorable but Levi is going to have to deal with Elf culture for quite some time. His mom even has her car dressed as an elf during Christmas.