tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post8097735403650553628..comments2023-11-17T06:51:14.564-05:00Comments on Occasional boredom in an otherwise exciting life: Random Tuesday ThoughtsR. Molderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-80403033839112541822010-06-23T23:12:00.934-04:002010-06-23T23:12:00.934-04:00With baby two and three, especially three, lots an...With baby two and three, especially three, lots and lots of people asked how many we were having and would this be the last. It was irritating! I think near the end of pregnancy #3, I was pretty short with people. First of all, it's none of their damn business! <br /><br />Could you carpool? Could Mike drive you? It's only a few more weeks, but I would hate to see you not arrive safely. <br /><br />Woo-hoo! 35 weeks!!!<br /><br />Watch the Crayons, Playdoh, and anything else that at first-glance looks safe and fun. They tend to gravitate towards the mouth. Sorry about the melted crayons. <br /><br />I took pacifier away four months after they got their first tooth or by one year old. M.'s first tooth came in at 8 months so his pacifier was gone at 12 months. I made no drama about it, I just took it and it didn't return. D. teethed at an astonishing 12 months which put her at 16 months to lose the pacifier. Again, it just disappeared. G. teethed at 6 months but she never took the pacifier. She preferred to chew on the ears of her bunny blanket. She has been not doing that much lately if at all. :) I have wondered if I should take the bunny, but the chewing has stopped. TIP FOR YOU: I would cut the tip of her pacifier off. She will give it up without much of a fight. What is there to suck on then? I would do the same for the bottles. <br />As far as baby #2, some babies need that sucking comfort. Just take the pacifier away before they get too attached. I would recommend between 12 and 18 months old.crazywildberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970471452212336975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-56838250679332056432010-06-23T22:52:49.365-04:002010-06-23T22:52:49.365-04:001. I wouldn't worry about the pacifier. I thin...1. I wouldn't worry about the pacifier. I think every mom does something "wrong"- my son still loves having a "baba" before bedtime and you know what? I totally let him. It's a big old glass of milk and he can have it any way he wants it. But I've learned not to tell the pediatrician about these things! :D<br /><br />2. Jennifer Love Hewitt is going to say whatever she has to to get press. She's always trying to get in the magazines- You can tell because she's always getting her picture taken by the paparazzi while out and about, which means she's having her "people" CALL the paparazzi and tell them exactly where she'll be each day. GROSS.Suburban Turmoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788867412080827567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-55267267248382542972010-06-23T05:45:12.189-04:002010-06-23T05:45:12.189-04:00I have no idea what would possess ANYONE to ask a ...I have no idea what would possess ANYONE to ask a pregnant woman if they're thinking about #next. That's just begging for violence upon your person.<br /><br />As to the paci..Elanor just sort of rejected hers when she started cutting teeth. We actually tried to reintroduce it to make taking medicine easier and for stress relief during medical procedures (MRI/CT Scans, etc) but she wasn't having any of it.<br /><br />I did, however, do the tough love thing with the bottles. At a year we found a sippy that worked and I just took the bottles away and gritted my teeth. When I have #2, that would probably be my approach again--at a year just take and toss the bottles and pacis. Or so I think...I don't know kid #2 yet or their temperment.<br /><br />18-24 months is a tough age to take a paci away, especially as you're about to rock her universe back on its heels. OR you could look at it the other way and use the paci as an emphasis that only babies have them, and that she's a big girl. I don't know. It really depends on her personality (how would she react to having them pulled) and your parenting style (I have a friend for whom the yank and let 'em cry approach is tantamount to child abuse).<br /><br />This is one of those "what's right for your family is what's right for your family" things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-35107678020355606302010-06-22T23:13:25.534-04:002010-06-22T23:13:25.534-04:00Really?! Someone asked you if you are planning yo...Really?! Someone asked you if you are planning your next child...too funny. And yes, I think 8 months is probably not a good time to ask. ;)<br />Our electric bill will be going up in July, but not because the heat. We have a stupid new tax coming into effect that will add 8% to it...and our car fuel too. Stupid gov't. I wish you cooler days, but given where you are, that doesn't seem overly likely does it.amandahttp://myramblings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-75328753543870903752010-06-22T22:43:43.570-04:002010-06-22T22:43:43.570-04:00Re the paci: we got lucky that Morgan never took o...Re the paci: we got lucky that Morgan never took one to begin with.<br /><br />I can't say as I love my hips. However, at least I have hips to dislike or like. And they do help me get from place to place. LOL<br /><br />Love your blog! Thanks for stopping by mine.rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823534673317335434noreply@blogger.com