Born in 2006

potty training issues

feeds@yuku.com (lilqtpy19) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:09:06 PST

My 3 1/2 year old son goes pee no problem but we have tried anything most people would think of and pooping is happening in his pants or on the floor or anywhere other than the toilet and we are outta ideas! Its so hard when the baby (7wks) is crying and wanting to eat but I have to go clean poo up! I'm goin insane! Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Speaking of Having a 4 Year old...

feeds@yuku.com (Cadyro) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:24:33 PST

I can't believe it either!! Where does the time go?! I totally forgot to post a pic of this years birthday cake, check out my master piece this year! Cakes

I have a 4 year old!

feeds@yuku.com (shelmo) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:30:28 PST

I can't believe it - Ethan is now 4! It doesn't seem like it's been that long!

Bedtime and routine?

feeds@yuku.com (denise622) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:37:35 PST

What time do your kiddos go to bed? What is your bedtime routine?

Remember me?

feeds@yuku.com (MrsFroggy07) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:56 PST

I've been lurking for a few days and reading up on everyone. I can't
believe it's been so long, it's so nice to see everyone's pictures!
Most of you have 1 or 2 more kids than the last time I was here. I
still only have the 2 but we're thinking about TTC in the next couple
of years. Well, I
just wanted to say hi and catch up!

3 year appointments

feeds@yuku.com (1 Hy Rum) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:44:00 PST

Maci's is coming up on her birthday (the day after Thanksgiving).

I am just curious as to how big the 3 year old are.

I recently had Maci in the Dr.'s office and they weighed and measured her. I about hit the floor! She's 37 1/2 lbs and 39 1/2 of an inch tall. Shes nearly as big as Shayden who is 19 months older and 41 lbs and 42 inches.

Nicole speech update 10/12/09

feeds@yuku.com (webbermac) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:55:39 PST

We had Nicole's one year speech evaluation. She has come so far and I am so proud of all the hard work we have all put in over the last year.

When Nicole was first evaluated she was 18 months old and scored below 12 months on speech and sound. She is now 35 months old and scored 20-24 months on her speech and sound eval.

She scored extremely high on all other levels of development which is just awesome, now if we can just get her speech to catch up We are still having much difficulty with articulation. She also omits sounds like at the ends of word and she distorts sounds such as d's for g's.

When she turns 3 she will no longer be accepted in ECI and will have to move up into the next stage of the program which is the school...

PACI FREE

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:41:22 PST

I know it took us a while to start but we are finally paci free - 3 days and nights. Definitely not as hard as I thought it was going to be but still emotional for me none the less! Now I really feel like I don't have a baby!!!

am I the only sucker whose kid still sleeps with a pacifier?

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:43:16 PST

ugh I don't know what it is. I just can't take it away. He is such a big boy - potty trained and in a big boy bed before 2 1/2 - both really easy because he was ready. I that he would all of a sudden be ready and it is just not happening. He is going to be 3 next week - I have not tried very hard but have tried a little and we talk about it all the time. My dh says I am at fault and we need to just take it :-(

Reading Help

feeds@yuku.com (Cadyro) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:05:55 PST

We decided to start teaching Seth to read this summer, since he is out of school. We bought the Hooked on Phonics program, and it started out really well. He got through the first 2 games and the first 3 lessons in a matter of days. By day 3 he was able to read the first story. Then he just became stubborn, and now refuses to even try to do anything! He rolls on the floor, looks around, pretty much anything to keep from doing it. When he plays the computer games, he purposefully picks the wrong things, then laughs. When we do get him to try to focus for a bit, he does fine until he gets one wrong, but as soon as he makes a mistake, he doesn't want to do it anymore. I am frustrated because I just don't know how to *make* him do it. I don't expect perfection, but I want him to at least make an attempt, kwim? We are at a loss where to go from here, we don't want to punish him or anything, because we don't want him to think reading is a punishment and hate it, but we...

hi everyone...Update on Nicole and speech

feeds@yuku.com (webbermac) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:49:59 PST

First off....Hope everyone is doing good! We all must be so busy, there is so little activity here. I still think about all my Nov 06 mommies

Well we are reaching 1 year with ECI and speech thearpy. And for the most part I can say we have progress...very slow progress. Nicole has about 15-20 half words. Half words are words you can make out what she is trying to say but the entire word is not there. Like up will just the the u part. She only qualifies for ECI until age 3 which will be Nov 20 (ouch hurts my heart to say that). Once out of the ECI program she then is evaluated and hopefully accepted into the school district. This program is called PPCD. THis is a special ed program for children with disabilites age ranging 3-5. She will be evaluated 30 days from her 3rd birthday. There are 2 different programs she could qualify for. One being just speech. She would go to the school once a day, have speech and then...

how oten does your lo poop?

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:33:35 PST

When in diapers it was everyday sometimes 2x a day. Now it is every other day sometimes every 3 days. I know part of the problem is that he holds it. I try to make him "sit" everyday though

anyone still not give their lo nuts/peanuts?

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:31:59 PST

I haven't given peanuts/peanut butter (although there may have been some cross contamination along the way),but have slowly been allowing him to taste things with other nuts. My dr. told me to wait til 4 (I think - have to ask at 3 year appt) because my two nieces and nephew have nut allergies.

Need Help With a Hard Topic - UPDATE ON LAST POST

feeds@yuku.com (Cadyro) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:19:32 PST

Okay, so one of our kitties is getting old. We have been having issues with her for sometime, but recently it has become bad, she is puking really thick blacky red yuck and has what appears to be long elastic coming from her butt, which makes her drag poop all over. I know, it is totally gross. Last night when DH came to bed, and there was poop all over our chair, the cat, and some clothes, we came to our breaking point. We decided there are 3 choices, do nothing (we are past that), set her free, or put her down. She has always been an inside cat and has no claws, so we can't really turn her loose, especially if she is sick. So, we made the decision to take her to the vet (I am going Friday) and see what they say. We are hoping it is something that maybe they can cure with medication, but we are not too hopeful. She is 11 years old, and has a propensity for eating things she shouldn't, when she was a kitten we had to have surgery on...

puzzles

feeds@yuku.com (gibsonbaby06) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:22:03 PST

Does your kid do them? Mallory loves puzzles and can put them together by herself. She has a puzzle book and some 24 count puzzles. I bought her a Melissa and Doug puzzle too and it is a 48 ct and she does pretty good with that one too. She amazes me at some of the things she does.

WHY???

feeds@yuku.com (dy128rn) — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:26:52 PST

That is all I hear all day. And every why question I answer is met with ......why?
Anyone else's lo learn to use why?

oops!! Wrong board!

feeds@yuku.com (nickinoodles) — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:57:21 PST

moved to 2007 mommies!

lisp?

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:15:38 PST

Anyone else's lo have a lisp. Not sure it is from the pacifier or not (only takes it at night now). But I know it is pretty common in toddlers. Anyone know if this is something they can just grow out of?

How often does your toddler go potty....

feeds@yuku.com (jabc123) — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:46:24 PST

I was just wondering. Seems like Sam will hold it for so long. For example - he was up at 7 am with a dry diaper. Did not go until about 8 am.. Then went again before lunch at about 11:30. Then about 12:15 before nap (only because I made him go). Now it is 4:45 and still has not gone again. I know he will tell me when he has to go but it just seems like a long time in between.

time out

feeds@yuku.com (princess8120) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:43:09 PST

How do you put your kids in time out? I can not get Austin to listen to me for anything. He does things even though he knows I don't want him to do it. He gets violent with some of his toys by throwing them or hitting toys with other toys. He just seems too aggressive. I'm not sure what to do to stop this from continuing and chill him out.