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@StrawberryBee: I haven't cut her hair at all. Her bangs are super long, but I usually braid them back or put her hair into 2 French braids. ( I give her the iPad and she sits still long enough.) she won't wear a headband or clips anymore. I straightened her hair one day and it was so cute!

We are doing a flower themed birthday party. We are going to have it at my moms as she has a nice yard and ours is super small. With family and friends the guest list got way to big, so I'm cutting ou se family. I'd rather invite her little friends then have all of our family. We will try and get together with them on a different day.

@StrawberryBee: haha adorable! We haven't cut her hair yet. I'm scared of losing curls. She will let us do ponies and piggies now to keep the hair out of her eyes but it was a struggle at first!

Oh I love reading all these updates! I've missed you all

Crib or Bed? Crib *knock on wood* she hasn't tried to climb out yet. So she'll be in it for awhile longer.
Nap length? 2-2.5 hours.
Bed Time? Sometime between 7 and 7:30.
Favourite Food? Bananas, pancakes, edamame, broccoli. Oh and she's a total chocoholic like her mama!
Favourite word/phrase? She says "ok!" after everything. "Want to go take a bath?" "Ok!" She also always says "Oh dear!" when she drops food or spills something. I'm assuming one of her daycare teachers says this??
Favourite movie? She hasn't watched any yet but she loves Bubble Guppies and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
Favourite outdoor item? Her little inflatable pool.
Are baths fun? Yes! She loves bath time.
Favourite toy? Kitchen.

Haircut? Not yet. She has lots of hair but I worry about the maintenance involved with bangs (I do not have the skills to trim them myself). She does well with clips and ponytails, though.

Birthday party? We're doing a Minnie Mouse themed gymnastics party and inviting her daycare class and some other family friends.

@Mrs D: "bye bye poo poo" - hahaha! That's so cute!!

@Mrs Hedgehog: Oh man, I'm still waiting for DS to say I love you. I know I will just die when he does!!

@StrawberryBee: I love how excited she is in that picture! Makes me want to say YEA! right back at her. lol

As for first haircut, DS already had a handful of haircuts! His hair gets long fast. His first trim was when he was about 6 months old and his first official haircut was around 9 months, maybe?

For 2nd bday, we're doing a close friends and family gathering. It'll still equate to a fairly large crowd, but no where near the 100+ we had last year. I'm so behind on planning because it's in 2 weeks(!!!!) and I have nothing planned. Ahhhh!!!!

@Mrs. Oatmeal: "Shoot!" when she stubs her toe?! Get out of here!! How flipping cute!!!!! DS comes to be and goes "owie" then shows me what hurts so I can kiss it. Then he smiles and goes back to what he's doing. And "I cuddle mommy"? cue melty heart. That's just so sweet!!

@lawbee11: oh dear! - hahaha! Such an elderly thing to say! I've introduced The Mickey Mouse clubhouse to C, but he's uninterested. I'm kinda sad because I'm like dude! It's DISNEY!!! How can you NOT like Disney?! lol

@skipper2010: Congratulations on #2!!!! And I agree yes is better than no. lol

@Mrs. Oatmeal: Congratulations! DS was saying "shoot" for a while as a favorite, although he pronounced it so it sounded like a similar less savory word...

@skipper2010: Congratulations!

Those of you who have transitioned to a bed, do you lock your LO in their room? I feel like I will have to until at least around three, because his room is upstairs and ours is downstairs.

@Mrs D: My dad is the handyman. It's a blessing and a curse because he's so busy. So I think the playhouse won't be completed until the end of the summer when he has a free day again. But it has siding on one side and shingles on the roof. So, we're getting there!

@Alivoo01: When you transitioned your LO to a bed, did he roam his room at all? I think we have to use a floor bed for our next vacation because she's too long for a playpen. I'm wondering if she will stay put.

I've only told DH and my BFF, and I'm skeptical from telling anyone else since I don't plan to until much later given our loss a few months back, but you ladies are an exception.... I got a BFP this past Monday. My first appt isn't until beginning of Aug, but fingers crossed this one sticks and is healthy!!

@Alivoo01: OMG - so exciting! Super fingers crossed for you! Will you be a March Due Date?!?! Will we be month twins again?!

@Alivoo01: Oooh! Yea!! Congratulations!

Any of your LOs have spurts where their nighttime sleep just goes down the crap hole and resembles newborn phase???

DS normally STTN, but the past few nights, he's waking up numerous times asking for milk. When we give him milk, he shakes his head and pushes it away. I don't know what he wants! We end up picking him up and he calms right down, then we put him back down to sleep.

This has happened before, but not waking up like this. He'll have bad nighttime sleep a day or two then go back to STTN like nothing every happened. What gives?!

@Alivoo01: K went through a major sleep regression around May (20 months). She usually goes down at 6:45pm and wakes around 615-645am. She is relatively comfortable in her crib - she sits and reads before going to sleep and after waking up (and I have caught her doing it in the middle of the night).

Late April/early May she was getting up every night around 1 or 2 for a baba...honestly I dont think she was hungry. DH and I have basically always entered her room with a baba unless it seemed urgent (i.e. screaming or puking) - so to be honest I think she got to the point where it was like "hey if I make some noise I'll get a nice warm bottle of milk".

I think she may have been growth spurting or cutting some teeth also. But finally I went in one night without the baba and she hasnt done it since...thankfully.

@Alivoo01: Gross. How long did it last? Was is teeth or just a random thing?

DS walks everywhere, or is occasionally carried. Only grandparents can push him in the stroller. Fortunately he is good about not running off.

I survived my first night away from DS, which is probably long overdue. I miss him, but am amazed by how much free time I have (and this is while working).

@Alivoo01: We had really really bad sleep for a while. I'm not sure if it was because of having a baby around or just because it was a regression. At that point she was still getting a bottle ( she didn't need it, it was just a habit, but one I was too tired to try and break from. ) She started having mad tantrums when going to bed and she would throw the bottle out first thing. So we stopped giving her one. Since we stopped the bottle, she hasn't woken up once during the night. ( It's been about 2 months now.) Also, she was super hard to put down for a month or so, so we started taking a bit more time to get her ready, so she could have more one on one time and that really helped.
Also congratulations, I hope things are still going well for you!

@Mrs. Oatmeal: 31 weeks already, that's so exciting! Are you still working?

It's B's birthday on Monday, I can't believe she's going to be 2! We are doing a party for her on Sunday, a flower theme. We were going to do an outdoor patio/pool party at my moms house, but it's supposed to pour now and be quite chilly that day. I'm super bummed that we had to change it to an indoor party at my place.

So been super busy with applying for jobs and looking to go back to work after being at home for 2 years with LO! Also, I'm looking for a job that is something totally different than what I did pre-baby, because I want to do something I love and have a passion for! I had an all day interview yesterday, which I think went well. I have a second phone interview on Monday morning as well for a different company, so it's been. a whirlwind these past weeks of getting my resume top notch and my doing all my research! It's been exciting but all scary to think if I do get an offer that will totally change our whole daily/nightly family dynamic!

So glad to read everyone's updates about their 2 yr olds and new babies! Here is our answers for C:

Crib or Bed? So we tried to get her out of our bed, like 4 months ago and had the smallest success but she would still wake up 4-6 times and night and we would have to go comfort her. Since I've been job searching, I've decided to let her back into bed and enjoy the snuggles while I can!
Nap length? Some days 45min-1hr and others 2-3hrs!
Bed Time? during the summer we have been pretty lax on bedtime, so between 8:30-9:30!
Favourite Food? Chocolate, sausage kolaches, French fries, other junk food! She does eat good healthy food too!
Favourite word/phrase? "More" and "Sorry", for no apparent reason!
Favourite movie? No movies yet she is obsessed and will only watch Baby Boost Nursery Rhyme shows On Demand!
Favourite outdoor item? Going to the pool this summer! She is forever a water baby!
Are baths fun? she is more a shower girl with us but does like a big bath for splashing! Again all water is fun!
Favourite toy? Any type of phone, her baby doll and stroller

We are still having sleep issues and eating issues. Also she is still hooked on her pacifier still and I think it's starting to curve her front upper teeth, which is worrisome. Also b/c she always has the paci in her mouth so she talks with it in there, so I think it might be impairing her speech development. We have her 2 yr checkup in two weeks, so I'll ask her ped. I think I just need reassurance that taking it away cold turkey is really going to improve her speech and development, cause it's going to be a $hit show when we do!

We aren't doing any 2 yr bday party for her, but my MIL is visiting for the week before her bday and then my mom comes the day after my MIL leaves and stays for the weekend. So it's going to be a mom overload! We did get her the kidkraft kitchen as her big gift, which I think she will really love!

@Alivoo01: Do you limit the afternoon nap at all? I read something recently about long naps affecting night sleep at 2 years old. Now, can I find it? Of course not.
Edit: found it!! http://www.babycenter.com/0_your-22-month-olds-behavior-nighttime-disturbances_1273360.bc?page=1

@Alivoo01: good luck!

@Alivoo01: What times does he go to bed and get up from bed? He's napping for 2 hours at daycare? I've read a lot that being over tired can make night time sleep very difficult. We went through a tough phase with B for a while, we started putting her to bed early and it helped a lot. ( She went to bed at 615/630.) It didn't work that well for us as Dh doesn't get home from work until 6 so he wasn't seeing her much. After she started sleeping better, we slowly got her bedtime back to 7-730 and she kept sleeping well.