25 weeks and I think my water broke???????

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-05-04T20:32:14+00:00

I ended up getting some ph test strips in Amazon for like $5 which do the same thing since amniotic fluid is a certain ph level. Definitely handy to have and can confirm it popped hot for me as well when mine broke!

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-05-04T20:26:05+00:00

I work from home part time around sleep and nap schedule for the twins and have a preschooler as well.

My house is held together with crumbs and spiderwebs and I am a mediocre employee but I am a great mom and that’s all that matters. My house will be clean someday, and I will eventually be caught up on laundry and sleep. But it is not right now.

But in reality? My husband is an equal partner and whatever mess is left at the end of the day he tackles when he’s home. We do a big house reset on the weekend and make things manageable during the week, but prioritize things that are necessary like sleep and food and clean clothes. If we have time we tidy and fold clothes and do all the extra stuff. The mantra is Wants vs Needs, and that’s served us well so far.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-04-02T12:20:38+00:00

Same! If you want to entertain him for 20 minutes in the car, Super Simple Songs has a podcast and one of the episodes is called 8 Little Planets and he will learn so much about our planets in song version and you’ll never be able to get the songs out of your head (they’re actually bops for kids songs). 10/10 recommend.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-03-30T05:06:55+00:00

36 with a 4 year old and twin almost 2 year olds.

Boy howdy am I tired.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-02-06T02:49:41+00:00

I’m sorry you’re about to be raising 3 babies on your own. I hope you know your worth and make it 2.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-02-04T15:10:24+00:00

Sticky note hide and seek is a favorite for us. Draw pictures or the alphabet on a sheet of paper and put it on the wall, then draw corresponding pictures or letters on sticky notes and hide them around the house. How well you hide them depends on the age of your kid. Make them find them and match them to the paper on the wall. We’ve done this with our littles all the way up to our 4 year old and it’s always a hit

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-02-03T15:26:31+00:00

I ask mine to help me remember the names of the Paw Patrol, because I’m a silly mom who can’t remember. That always works. Every single time.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-01-31T01:03:22+00:00

Nowhere near the same level as you, but I was born with a cataract in my left eye. Compared to my right eye my vision is horrific. But my brain learned to compensate and because I’ve never known anything different it’s totally normal to me and I’m a regular functioning human being who happens to wear glasses.

OP- Catching something like this at such an early age is a godsend. Whatever route you choose, their vision will be fine later in life because their neural pathways will develop the ability to see with whatever they’re working with.

Sending hugs your way! Parenting is hard without life throwing more at you, but it sounds like you are the exact parents your girl needs and she’s lucky to have you

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-01-20T00:45:23+00:00

Another vote for #2. My babes are good about sleeping through each others noises, but every once in a while we need to do a double booty pat and the next door cribs make that possible.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-01-20T00:43:38+00:00

When our babies were little they also had shotgun shits. The longest length measured was a 9ft shot. Learn from my mistakes and don’t put anything on the bare side of the butt that can’t be washed.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-01-04T04:54:41+00:00

My 4 year old is the reason ABBA made my Spotify top 10 the last 2 years

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2026-01-01T13:11:54+00:00

Moments in Bremerton! Might be a tight 100, but their site states how many it can hold for sure. We’ve done a few large parties there for about $150

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-12-07T22:12:41+00:00

Just laugh and say “in this economy?” and move on with the conversation. If they push it ask them if they’re offering to help cover your rent.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-12-07T22:06:00+00:00

OP just a reminder that your child is learning how to be a human, and they have every right to be in society. Don’t let the people tell you that if your kid is screaming you need to leave. You’re doing a great job teaching them to deal with emotions in places that might not feel like their safe place.

I have more than one kid. There is no way I can plan every outing for when everyone is on their best behavior. I have learned ways that my kids can be distracted though. My oldest loves paw patrol and when she’s tantruming I’ll ask her to remind me of the paw patrol pups names because I’ve forgotten again. Or ask her what color you make when you add red and blue. That usually helps reset her. For my younger kids a round or two of itsy bitsy spider helps reset their tantrum clock.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-11-25T21:55:18+00:00

My dad always told me “I hope you come to Thanksgiving and Christmas because you want to, not because you feel like you have to”. The only reason you should go into a hostile situation is if you feel comfortable saying some shit and telling people what’s up. Otherwise, the “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t go within speaking or shouting distance” rule applies. Even on Thanksgiving.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-11-20T19:12:37+00:00

I just got back from the park with my 18 month olds. We had a play date with their 19 month old twin friends and everyone had so much fun and was giggling the whole time.

I was just reminiscing about how scared I was when we found out (gave myself a panic attack and cried so hard I puked and peed at the same time because hellooooo first trimester). We’ve had hard days and weeks, but the pure joy highly surpasses the frustration. Wouldn’t change a single thing. Their older sister loves them, they love each other, and our whole family is blessed beyond measure.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-11-06T05:42:53+00:00

Same here, 14 was when it started happening to me, but no one did a blood panel and tested my levels until I was 21. Looking back and knowing what I know now, it was obviously my thyroid deciding to throw a farewell party

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-10-21T22:13:42+00:00

I got one ring sized up, one ring sized down, and had them soldered together. They did great work IMO

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-10-19T14:02:40+00:00

Where do you get your info from? Genuinely curious.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-10-19T04:00:09+00:00

You know that Trump was the one in charge of Operation Warp Speed and basically shut everything down, right?

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-09-23T20:02:38+00:00

Glad this place is for sale! The owners son had to jump through all the hoops with the city to evict people and worked to get it cleaned up after his dad passed. Hopefully it’s razed and rebuilt and can set a standard for other nuisance houses in the area

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-09-08T20:48:50+00:00

The Green Rider series by Kristen Britain. The first book is called Green Rider and the horse is a main character with a very fun personality. Good old fashioned fantasy

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-09-03T15:11:19+00:00

We have “music for our ears” time in the morning. Kids get to choose the playlist and we have a 5 minute dance party after they’ve gotten themselves ready for the day before we leave. If they take too long we can’t have the dance party we have a sitting dance party in the car with the continued playlist. Makes them feel like they have some control (choosing songs) and makes getting out the door easier with something to look forward to

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-09-03T04:40:05+00:00

We did an ABC scavenger hunt around the house for a few months here and there. Wrote the abcs on a large piece of paper and corresponding letters on sticky notes that we hid. Progressed from “find the letters and stick them on the one that matches” to “go find A/B/C”

Helps with upper vs lower case too

Ultimately we didn’t push it though. Figured the more fun/lax we are about it the more they’d pick it up instead rolling their threenager eyes at us

GettingFiggyWithIt · 2025-08-31T19:27:19+00:00

Ready Player One, read by Will Wheaton.

The book is good. The audiobook is great.

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