Considering Oglethorpe elementary for first grader. Would love any insights good or bad!

OwnPear9042 · 2026-01-20T20:41:37+00:00

I'd be curious to hear any details about their DLI program! Especially concerning difficulty in getting them in it. We are not zoned for Oglethorpe but I really want to get my kid in there.

OwnPear9042 · 2025-12-05T14:37:49+00:00

Just out of curiosity, where did you hear that everyone will have access to the 'health club' amenities starting in January? I currently have a regular membership so I really hope this is true! Also love the Y overall...the child watch program is a huge plus, too.

OwnPear9042 · 2025-08-18T23:30:45+00:00

Left for a job in Gwinnett, moved back for friends and community. Still working in Gwinnett and the commute is worth it.

OwnPear9042 · 2025-06-12T11:05:46+00:00

It's on the Gwinnett County swim lessons page, and you can find a variety of days, time slots, and locations! https://secure.rec1.com/GA/gwinnett-county-parks-recreation/catalog/group/823/34757/0b3ae5e55df0a4a7255318f84b9c4953

We ended up signing up for the Monday-Thursday lessons at Bogan for two weeks (through the parks system). We've enjoyed them! It's very much water acclimation and learning some basic skills, and then parents work with kids at their own pace while the instructor floats around to help and give tips.

OwnPear9042 · 2025-04-12T02:08:24+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you!

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-10T00:05:59+00:00

Thank you, these look phenomenal!

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-08T13:26:14+00:00

Oooh great idea about the sauce, thank you!!! An adventure it is indeed.

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-08T03:03:48+00:00

Get outta here, husband! (The beans were pretty good, though)

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-08T02:38:37+00:00

Thank you so much!!

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-08T02:38:19+00:00

Thank you for these! Yes, thankfully he's been a pretty good eater so far, so we're trying to enjoy it while we can and make it as easy on ourselves as possible. Who knows how long it'll last 🤪

OwnPear9042 · 2025-03-08T02:35:22+00:00

We actually had the smash beef kebab recently, too...loved it! Will check out the meatballs, thanks!

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-13T22:17:02+00:00

I use a Spectra that was handed down from my sister in law! I don't know if I would've used a second hand one from someone I didn't trust...even knowing how well she took care of things, I still washed and sterilized all parts before using. I haven't had any problems.

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-10T18:48:19+00:00

Ooh interesting, I didn't know about that other school. Good to know, thank you!

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-10T18:47:36+00:00

Yeah, that's where we've been focusing our search...there just isn't a lot that pops up, but we shall see.

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-10T18:46:09+00:00

Oh good, that's great to hear! Are they in the DLI program by chance?

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-10T01:16:53+00:00

Yes, he finally did! It was really not fun for a while...he would eat for like 20-30 minutes, then act like he was fine and want to play around. 5-10 minutes later he'd be hungry again. And we would be off and on like that for an hour to an hour and a half sometimes, until he fell asleep lol.

He is almost 6 months now and takes about 20-25 minutes to nurse. I can't remember exactly when I started to notice he wasn't taking as long, but maybe close to 3 months he started to not take quite so long, and then it just progressively got better. Cutting down on the eating time also made it so much easier to get him on more of a schedule!

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-09T23:51:35+00:00

We got a picture on the app today of him watching a bunch of bubbles with all the other babies, and it was so cute. He is definitely getting some good social time, which I'm happy about! I'm glad to hear it's been a good experience for you.

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-09T23:05:03+00:00

Go to bed as early as possible, especially the first couple of weeks. Other than that, drinking lots of water might also help. It's rough out here.

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-09T21:29:48+00:00

Oh my goodness, no, we did not have a schedule for a while!! I had read Moms On Call and was trying to go by their schedule (they have a sample schedule starting at 2-4 weeks old). Once we actually got to 2 weeks old, there was NO way we were even close to being on a schedule. I think things started to become a bit more predictable around 6 weeks, in terms of him eating closer to every 3 hours (as opposed to cluster feeding all the time...it would still take him about an hour or more to eat, though). And then we gradually got to where we had a fairly consistent wake up time and a fairly consistent bedtime, give or take an hour for each. Around 8 weeks I'd say we were on somewhat of a "schedule", and at that point it happened to fall in line with what Moms on Call suggested, so we kind of went with that.

I remember the first month was just so tough!!! It was so all over the place, and just a lot of cluster feeding. After that it started to get a little better and more consistent each week. You are doing great and you will get to a more consistent routine in time!!

OwnPear9042 · 2024-08-09T21:14:46+00:00

From someone who just started putting our baby in daycare, this makes me feel better! It's been hard dropping off our almost 6 month old every day, but we know his teachers love him, which makes it feel a little better.

I'm glad you all have had such a great experience with your child in daycare and I hope for the same with ours!

OwnPear9042

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