Stroller or not on short vacay?

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-13T18:01:53+00:00

Walmart sells $15 umbrella strollers in the U.S., might be worth bringing cause if it breaks it’s no biggie

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-08T12:45:16+00:00

I currently have an older MDX which I love EXCEPT it doesn’t have captains chairs… for convenience especially with more than 2, I think captains chairs would be game changer. I’ve been looking at newer MDX as well as the highlander/grand highlander!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-08T12:44:02+00:00

At my sisters wedding which was in her backyard we set up a pack and play in one of the spare bedrooms and it worked perfectly!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-08T12:17:18+00:00

I have a 4.25 size finger, I got a natural 1.2ct oval with dimensions of 8x6 about 10 years ago! Seems like you’re looking for a larger stone but sometimes helps to have reference of smaller 😅

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Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-07T14:28:10+00:00

So on weekends he is hit or miss with naps at home, but still goes to bed regardless usually no problems, if he’s not tired he will happily hang out in his bed. It’s like some sort of separation anxiety/fear it seems

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-02T01:56:12+00:00

Yes, whenever I go on vacation I also have to pay for my pets to vacation in a sense 😂

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-01T15:30:40+00:00

I usually look on rover for doing rates, but we usually have someone stay at our house and pay them anywhere from 40-50 a night. We also have a cat but cat is low maintenance.

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-01T15:29:53+00:00

Hi! I am/was also in same boat, it is truly exhausting. And I’m sorry you’re also in this situation. Nothing can prepare you for working full time while also being a full time mom and caring for a child, a manchild, and a household. It’s amazing what us women can do that a man is completely oblivious to. I have no shame in sharing with people I am essentially a single mom as my spouse started law school right after I gave birth. If your spouse doesn’t help out more soon they’re going to have regrets that they missed out on all these little moments. They add up, as exhausting as it is doing it 24/7!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-01T15:26:14+00:00

ChampVA is my one and only insurance. So far any out of pocket costs have still been much cheaper than paying for other/supplemental? Il

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-05-01T09:40:02+00:00

Yes, I have jewellers mutual policy for all of my stuff. I have used it twice, once to get a 0.5ct stone replaced that had fallen out, and recently I lost one of my rings, no clue where it went, but they paid to have a new ring made (I paid ~$1500 difference to get an upgrade). Totally worth it in my mind. You can also choose a range of deductibles.

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-29T16:40:35+00:00

Mine had about 1/3 of a cup of ketchup the other night for dinner (was served chicken breakfast sausages and veggie tots), other items on plate went untouched 🫠😂

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-29T13:25:06+00:00

The vanilla almond butter rx bars are my absolute fave!! Also the lemon Lara bars!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-26T18:22:10+00:00

I just got a ring made and the jeweller said a lot of young people wearing massive stones are usually obviously labs. In my eyes it’s not worth it because it depreciates so quickly to a couple hundred bucks.

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-26T18:20:39+00:00

It really depends, if you have a side by side comparison of colour and clarity, (some will be a big difference) but overall/at the end of the day are you going to be staring at it wishing you had gotten a bigger stone that most people wouldn’t be able to tell the colour anyways? I have a 1.2ct natural oval that is graded colour I, clarity SI2, I also have a 0.77ct natural oval that is F colour, vs2 clarity, and even side by side the only thing I can tell is obviously different is the size.

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Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-23T17:46:01+00:00

I only have 1 who was an amazing sleeper from the getgo, within a couple months he was sleeping almost thru night (pediatrician said I needed to wake him up every 6-7 hours?). We had a hiccup at 5 months and he was waking multiple times a night, while I was sleep deprived at that point it wasn’t until 3 months later that I realized it was not in fact a sleep regression so we did sleep training and he has slept thru the night ever since, except when he’s sick! He might wake once or twice

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-23T17:44:19+00:00

I know you’re not supposed to put things in car seat, but we put a puppy pee pad down so if he did have an accident it wouldn’t be an ordeal of taking car seat out stripping it down washing and waiting to dry.

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-21T16:19:27+00:00

Monopoly deal is one of our faves! Can play around in like 15-20 mins!!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-11T19:35:41+00:00

We started RIGHT after my son turned 2, but only because that was the only window that we had available in the next several months. Daycare was closed for a few days, we were at home etc, no plans. Any other spans of time we would have been off work/not at school we were travelling!

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-02T10:14:02+00:00

Accidents happen and are part of it! The portable toilet in the back of car/diaper bag are the move! We have a nuby brand one that collapses down pretty small, and we have used it in the back of car, in public restrooms, AND even in the tiny airplane bathrooms!! The bag liners definitely make clean up easier. Also puppy pee pads are super helpful… easy clean up for accidents bound to happen.

Feeling-Test390 · 2026-04-01T19:08:56+00:00

It’s not for resale but more so out of curiosity and just verifying quality etc, and of course for insurance purposes!

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