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@Adira: Yeah, my brother and I are a year and a week apart, so I'm very familiar with the pros and cons! Although it'll be different since they're both boys. At least your little guy will definitely be walking and somewhat independent when LO is born, that's a plus! Carrying L everywhere is getting old. And 2T pants are still crazy long on him. I'm so glad it's summer and I can put him in shorts now so I don't have to deal with them dragging!

@Adira: I'm `REALLY trying to focus on being excited to see their bond. To be honest with you, I had a tough time with it both times we found out gender. I always pictured myself as a girl mom, which quickly changed when L came along and I totally fell in love with him. But I guess I always thought someday he'd have a little sister and I'd have a daughter. We're not sure we want a third and are leaning towards no, so that probably won't happen and I can't wait to see how they bond so I can hopefully stop having lingering sadness over it. Sorry if that sounds awful, but I'm being honest!

She napped 1230-210 today. Cried a little while going to sleep but that is normal for her. All in all they said she did great! The drive to get it was so nice! I got to relax!
I don't like they gave her the 2 pouches I sent as back up as snacks today. They are supposed to provide snacks. And they don't list how much she ate for lunch. So I guess I need to ask about that now.

@Adira: Ooooh, what was the dairy free recipe you tried? Haha, of course Xander wouldn't take a bite. These babies are such stinkers! At least you enjoyed it!

@Adira: The rest of the night was ok. At around 1 I just put him in bed beside me then at least the next time he woke up I didn't have to go anywhere. Although sharing a bed with him I don't get as good of a sleep.

@Pumuckl: You probably weren't as tired since you weren't chasing around a toddler!

@QueensBee: ahhh-ooh is just so cute! Hopefully soon he will realize that you are mama and call you that.

@Smurfette: So sorry about the taxes, that is so crappy. But glad R had a good first day. It sounds like she is going to do good there. And a good nap on the first day is awesome.

@Mrs. Blue: How did the boys do in there new room?

@wonderstruck: Glad you are joining in. What a big guy you have.

There have been three new babies that have started in Isaac's room since Friday. I was kind of nervous at how he would nap since usually the new kids don't nap so well the first days. It seems to not have bothered him at all. Now why can't he nap this well at home?

@Smurfette: glad to hear R did so well in the new daycare! that sucks about the back taxes!! ugh...

@wonderstruck: welcome!! congrats on baby #2!

J started daycare today, and it was hard letting him go! who knew it'd be this hard the second time around. he did pretty well though. they said he cried on and off, but he took his usual 3 hour nap from 12-3 (even at daycare! i was surprised!)... but he was so tired and cranky tonight and fell asleep by 6:45 (his usual bedtime is 7:30). maybe all that running around wore him out, or maybe his nap wasn't as deep as it usually is?... anyway, it was an ok first day. they said he hardly drank any milk though. i didn't bring his straw cup to school because they provide it, but they suggested that i bring the ones he use at home because i wouldn't drink theirs. gah, thinking about him thirsting for milk all day long makes me sad. the first thing he did when i picked him up was use his "milk" sign!

@wonderstruck: Welcome! So many pregnant mommies on here, so cool.

@Smurfette: I'm so glad to hear that R seemed to really enjoy the new daycare and seems to be sleeping better! It just sucks when you have to wake them, B took forever to fall asleep today at 6 and then we had to wake him at 7:30am. Total bummer about the taxes. I sure hope you find a way of still being able to squeeze a #2 into the budget along with it.

@Mrs. High Heels: That update is terrific and sad at the same time. Hope today goes better with his own sippy cup.

@Mrs. Blue: Glad E&F had a rather good first day in the new class room. It must be really neat for them to never be alone

@ALV91711: Yeah, you're probably right. I just really hope that B will learn to walk soon. He's progressed immensly in the last couple of days so I hope that by July/August he might be able to walk unassisted. But then it took him forever to start crawling so, not sure if I'll get as lucky.

@Adira: Bummer about the casserol. Keeping my FX that Xander will finally find the joy of eating.

@Adira: @Smurfette: Interesting that you get told how much they eat. How do they even know? Is it because you send the lunch? At B's daycare they all get a plate full and refills if they want more. Then it is just rated in a smiley category how they ate. Smiley, smiles - neutral, smiley and sad, smiley. I think in the nearly 5.5m B's been there now he only once has had a not smiley, smiley. But then I guess I'm lucky because *knock on wood* so far he is far from picky and eats just about anything in decent amounts.

@Smurfette: Ah okay, so that's pretty much the same thing that they do with the smileys at our place.

Tonight when we got home Isaac wanted nothing to do with being in the house. We came in and he just wanted to go out and see his dad, so I unpacked our bags and out we went. I tried to bring him in a couple times and he just freaked out. Finally we all came in because he needed dinner. He was so unhappy. I put his highchair on the deck and he happily ate his dinner outside and loved it. What a crazy baby.

@Mrs. Blue: I'm glad they had a good day and napped well. Hopefully they keep it up.

@Mrs. High Heels: I hope the transition goes well and that he drank some milk today.

@Adira: That casserole actually sounds pretty good. Did you try putting some veggies in it?

@Pumuckl: @Smurfette: @Adira: For eating at daycare all they write on his sheet is what he eats. They don't say how much. His teacher usually tells me if he really liked something that day or if he hasn't been liking something I'm sending. They don't put the times because that is on the wall on their schedule. He used to not eat until daycare so he would get an early breakfast and then breakfast and they would write the time of the first one, but now he eats at home before we leave.

@Adira: Thanks for the sharing the recipe! Very creative!!

@Mrs. High Heels: Awe, that't not enough milk for the little guy! I'd be sad too. How did yesterday go? But awesome that he had such a great nap!

@ALV91711: Pete is obsessed with being outside too! As soon as DH drops him off at daycare, he run to their sliding glass doors and starts to point and shriek because he wants to go outside. His teacher said he would spend the whole day out there if she let him. I also take him out when we get home and he just loves exploring the yard. He collects rocks, acorns, grass, throws a ball. Entertains himself forever. He freaks out when I try to bring him inside. It usually involves me holding him while while twists and screams in my arms. Little naturalists!

Ugh, the little bugger was wide awake at 1am last night. He wasn't crying or unhappy, just ready to party. It took over two hours to convince him to go back to sleep and only once he was laying across out bed again. No sleep for me!

@Smurfette: It melts my hearts seeing them sit in big kid chairs. She must be so cute at her picnic table.

@QueensBee: Hope sleep is better tonight. Right now our back yard is just dirt, I can't wait until it is finished so Isaac can explore out there.

Today it was pouring rain when we got home and after dinner he just sat at the sliding door and whined/cried because he wanted out.

@blackbird: it is going to be so exciting to see her!

@QueensBee: @Smurfette: @Adira: he's doing much better now that i sent our home straw sippy cups to daycare. apparently, they only have the open mouthed cups there so of course he wouldn't drink from it - he didn't know how! he's the youngest (15.5 months) out of a class of 18-36 month olds. i can already see that he's advancing in just the few days he's been there though - he's less prone to stumble and fall (better at balancing when walking), and he even tried to color on our art easel today! his hand eye coordination isn't quite there yet though.

@blackbird: aww it'll be so nice to see her after time away!

@QueensBee: oh man, i hope he sleeps better for you tonight! at least he was in a good mood, but man... mama needs sleep!

@ALV91711: my kids love eating outside too! it's a nice change of scenery for them i'm sure.

@Adira: the first year of daycare was really rough for us with DD, but the 2nd year was so much better. her immunity is so much stronger now and she hardly ever gets sick. if she does get sick, it's just a typical cold (runny nose and cough with no fever), and she can usually get over it in a day or two. i hope that'll be the case with xander too. hang in there, it is so so hard!

I hope Xander feels much better today!

@Smurfette: B's the same he loves drinking from normal cups, glasses and even water bottles. It usually involves some spilling but other than that he does pretty well.

Also I got B his own Camelbak eddy kids bottle since I have those in the grown up version and he always tried drinking from mine (I wouldn't let him). It took him like 5 seconds to figure out how it works. So glad it works so well since I really like that it holds quite a bit of water and is totally spill proof.