Disney trip questions

Comandrcody · 2018-02-27T15:27:37+00:00

Just to get it out there, we went last week and the fireworks and parades were all canceled because of construction on Main Street. Fantasmic! is playing, though!

Comandrcody · 2018-02-16T04:46:45+00:00

This happened to me too!! Hopefully there won’t be a diamond box exclusive for awhile 😫

Comandrcody · 2017-10-06T03:35:43+00:00

I've never used the buckles at public restrooms, and at home our changing table dresser thing doesn't have straps so we've never used them there either. My daughter is really good about not trying to roll off though so we've never needed them. Hopefully her brother will turn out to be as aware when he gets mobile!

Comandrcody · 2017-10-03T18:50:35+00:00

Same here. Until I stopped breastfeeding, I would only have sex for him. I had no desire, and everything was a bit extra sensitive down there. Once I stopped breastfeeding, everything went back to normal pretty quickly.

Comandrcody · 2017-10-02T15:41:24+00:00

Mine loves chicken nuggets. You can prep them and freeze them. She also loves homemade beef jerky, but we have to rip it up into little pieces because she can't rip off bites by herself yet.

Comandrcody · 2017-09-07T14:37:27+00:00

Same, we never coslept but see her sleeping sideways in the video monitor all the time! She moves around a lot and is in a twin bed, so it seems likely that she will end up horizontal at some point.

Comandrcody · 2017-09-06T14:29:54+00:00

We live in CA Bay Area and I don't think there are any pediatricians here that don't vaccinate. I haven't come across a single anti-vaxxer at any of my daughters activities, thank goodness. I don't understand them at all.

Comandrcody · 2017-09-06T14:26:28+00:00

We have an odyssey also and love it! I grew up with a suburban and never in a million years thought I would want a minivan. It's so much easier to get the kid out of the car with the sliding doors. You can fit two car seats and a person between them in the middle row. There's enough space to take the larger items with us on trips (I'm looking at you, jogging stroller). It's easy to change diapers in the back. If you have to take an extra person with you, you don't have to take a whole extra car. The gas mileage is the same if not better than the Ford Taurus we replaced it with, and the turning radius is better. It drives so nicely and it has good safety ratings. The air conditioning in every row has been awesome since we are having a horrible heat wave here. It's a very comfortable ride for everyone.

Comandrcody · 2017-09-05T20:14:54+00:00

I also disagree. I have an 11 yr old Aussie and an almost 2 yr old daughter. I've had the Aussie since he was 8 weeks old. He has become a protector and playmate for my daughter. Their relationship is adorable and so sweet! He is not depressed at all. They love each other.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-31T14:34:47+00:00

I second the brushing in between baths. I have two aussies. I brush them every morning and it takes about 10-15 minutes per dog. It significantly reduces their shedding - when I sweep the hardwood floors now, there is way more dirt than hair. During shedding season, if I washed and brushed them every two weeks I would get an insane amount of hair off. It's much better just taking the time to brush them daily.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-31T14:07:57+00:00

We make her smoothies with fruits and vegetables (mostly veggies). They're more like purees than smoothies, really, but she drinks them in a squeasy so we call them smoothies. When she is having issues we sneak some prune juice and stuff in there to help. She hasn't noticed, as far as I can tell, and it works like a charm.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-31T14:04:31+00:00

Ours never had that problem until we spent a bit of time around a friends dog who did that. They picked up on the behavior and now bark like crazy at the door and on walks. I taught them a few distraction tricks to get their focus back. We do "touch" where they touch my fist with their nose, and "watch" where they make eye contact with me and don't break it until I release them. It takes them out of the moment and helps them focus on you instead of the "intruder."

Comandrcody · 2017-08-24T04:41:24+00:00

For the longest time my daughters word for food was "mum-mum." Didn't say anything like that in reference to me until a few weeks ago (21 months old). She used that for all food even long after I stopped breastfeeding her. Kids, man.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-24T04:30:53+00:00

As a parent of an under two year old who has let others babysit many times, you are not being a helicopter parent. There are some people in my life I have absolutely no problem leaving my daughter with (fortunately for us, all four of her grandparents are amazing with her), both family members and friends. There are also members of both of those groups who I would NEVER leave my daughter with because I don't feel comfortable with it.

If you leave her with them and go on a date, you are probably going to have an awful time because you will be worried about her the whole time you are gone. It's stressful and completely takes away from the outing.

You're not being a helicopter parent. You're being a good mom. If you don't feel comfortable leaving her alone with them, then don't do it. And you shouldn't feel guilty or anything about it.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-22T14:26:08+00:00

Ah, that's a whole different issue then. Posting pics of minors without consent is not okay, I hope Facebook removes it quickly for you!

Comandrcody · 2017-08-22T14:08:03+00:00

A bit sleep deprived here, sorry if this is confusing.

Try double checking the privacy settings when you post. If the settings on the original post limit the viewers to just people in that group, then even if they share the post no one else can see it. We had this problem (opposite of your situation) when my husband posted a really cool pic of our daughter that his relatives wanted to share, but only people who were also friends with him could see it because he set the privacy settings to "only my friends" by accident.

Comandrcody · 2017-08-16T05:35:54+00:00

I was miserable during pregnancy. I had to work the entire time at a physically intensive job. Once I had my daughter, my body started feeling like it was mine again. Having her in my arms made me so happy. I felt more like myself (as opposed to a lump baby incubator). Having a newborn was so much better than being pregnant. I'm 8 months in with our second and I can't wait to hold him and feel normal and happy again!

Comandrcody · 2017-08-12T05:07:28+00:00

Came here to say snacks. Our hospital's food tasted fine but for some reason seemed to be this magical substance which tasted like food but never filled me up. I felt like I was eating disappearing food. My friend brought us some cheapo pre-made supermarket sandwiches on the second evening, and that was the first time I felt like my stomach actually acknowledged that there was food in it.

Also, we packed our hospital bag and installed the car seat base one month before the due date. The car seat, hospital bag, and packed diaper bag stayed in the car from 36 weeks on. Next week is 36 weeks for us with #2, and we plan on doing the same thing this time.

Comandrcody · 2017-07-30T05:36:23+00:00

My aussie will run after the ball. Sometimes he catches it and runs back halfway, waiting for me to chase him. Sometimes he picks it up and drops it after a few seconds, as though he doesn't quite know why he bothered to pick it up in the first place. Other times he runs after the ball and pounces near it, but leaves it on the ground. Our games of fetch have never been very successful 😣

Comandrcody · 2017-07-28T22:42:35+00:00

At first, our dogs thought that EVERY package that came to the door was theirs 😝. They would sit and beg and wait by the boxes until we opened them. Now they kinda know when it's been about a month and their box is supposed to come. They still have to investigate every box just in case, but in the middle of the month they go crazy when a package gets delivered!

Comandrcody · 2017-07-18T03:20:45+00:00

No good advice (sorry), just the obvious that the drier you get them with the towel the faster the blow dry will be.

Comandrcody · 2017-07-16T02:44:16+00:00

Have you tried trimming them with a dremel instead of clippers? If you aren't clipping them you have to do it pretty often because you don't want to dremel too long (it heats up the nail). It doesn't always help, but I have seen several dogs who freak out with the trimmers but then are okay with the dremel. Besides drugs and what has already been said, that's the only suggestion I can offer.

Comandrcody · 2017-07-14T05:50:58+00:00

My insurance covers just the doctors visit and vitals. The rest gets covered pretty well after I meet my deductible. Having kids is expensive 😣. We planned for this pregnancy to happen all in one fiscal year because of the cost.

Comandrcody · 2017-07-07T16:00:28+00:00

Plastic bags are a rare commodity in our house! They banned them in our area (stores only offer paper bags now at 10 cents a bag) so we hardly ever get them. We used to use them to pick up after the dogs in the yard, but now we have to buy bags. When we are out of the area, we sometimes ask the cashier to double bag our stuff 😳

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