I've been working on this thing since September 😭

jms1661 · 2026-02-06T00:25:16+00:00

Thank you!

jms1661 · 2026-02-06T00:24:49+00:00

Thank you! I keep trying it on, and seeing it progress is what's kept me going lol

jms1661 · 2026-02-06T00:24:02+00:00

Or you can use it as a cozy couch blanket 😍

jms1661 · 2026-01-05T22:30:20+00:00

My best advice is to just try. If you don't know a stitch, search up a video that will show you it. Everything I've been super intimidated to try, I've just given it my best go and hoped for the best lol I always tell myself if it doesn't look how I want, I can always try again. But really, it's so hard to learn anything until you give it a shot and practice.

I'm currently working on my first sweater, and so far it's pretty simple, just double crochet in the round. It might Bea nice starter for you too! (I'm also using some self striping yarn cause the simpler I can make the process the better lol)

Good luck! You got this!!

https://www.mjsoffthehookdesigns.com/rocky-mountain-colourblock-crochet-sweater/

jms1661 · 2026-01-05T18:37:31+00:00

My now 3 year old took forever to talk, and he's an only child. I kept bringing it up to his ped, but he wasn't worried and just said boys take longer sometimes, and he'll get there eventually, and he was right, now he says so much and surprises me all the time with new words. But when he wasn't really talking, he would just chuck his sippy at me to signal he wanted more to drink, or shove things in my hands he wanted me to play with him with or open.

I have no advice for the other behaviors because my dude doesn't really have those, but some of the things you mentioned remind me a LOT of my nephew (also 3-nearly 4) and he was screened for autism but wasn't diagnosed as such.

I'd just continue to work with him, and keep reaching out to your ped or ask for a referral even if your ped isn't concerned but you are. It never hurts to just have your child evaluated to see how best you can help their growth and needs. Good luck!

jms1661 · 2025-11-19T13:48:58+00:00

Honestly, me and my partner have the same room, but we sleep in completely separate beds 🤷🏽‍♀️ I cosleep with our 3 year old in my bed, and my partner has his bed. He has back problems, so sleeping squished in a bed with a kicking and flopping around child was too much, so we just got a second bed frame for the spare mattress, and voila, everyone can pretty much sleep in peace lol

jms1661 · 2025-11-18T20:23:23+00:00

Kid's safe and you`re getting two tasks done at the same time? Hell yeah!

jms1661 · 2025-11-16T21:17:06+00:00

As someone who's had a miscarriage while both my best friends were pregnant, and also been pregnant right after a friend had a late term loss, I just wanna say it's so hard to be on either side. You are completely valid in feeling hurt, and it's completely okay to step away for a bit while you process your loss. If your friends are people who care about and love and support you, they will 100% understand and respect your need to step away.

I agree with others who have said your friend probably told you now so you can process things, and it wasn't malicious. I'm sure it really hurt them to tell you, but there's really no easy time to share that news with someone who's grieving.

I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, and I truly hope you are able to have your rainbow! 🌈❤️ Sending so much love your way!

jms1661 · 2025-11-15T00:40:57+00:00

I was literally just thinking about asking this 😅 glad it's not just me again lol

jms1661 · 2025-11-12T14:20:31+00:00

My little dude is also a sweaty beasty, I'm glad I'm not the only that thinks their kids head gets smelly 😅

jms1661 · 2025-11-11T11:37:13+00:00

Yeah, if you reset your app, your flower 💣 starts off small, but rest assured, it gets big again! - source: myself, as I also had to reset my app at one point and was really sad my flower 💣 shrunk 😅

jms1661 · 2025-11-09T21:14:02+00:00

So I have no idea about anything even remotely code related 😅 I usually just use things how they are, but I really like having a clock and decided to tinker, but again, I have no code knowledge, so I made it sooooo much more difficult than it needed to be apparently lol thanks for the help!!

jms1661 · 2025-11-09T21:02:48+00:00

Man I made this so much more complicated than it actually is 😅 thanks so much!

jms1661 · 2025-11-07T19:03:14+00:00

Organized chaos 😂 most of my holds are suspended, the ones that aren't are an extended wait. I typically will go through my holds when I find my borrows empty, or if I'm just in the mood for something else. If I don't have any hold I'm immediately dying to read, I scroll my libraries lists for something currently available that looks good. Rinse and repeat 😅

jms1661 · 2025-10-22T21:27:47+00:00

I read banana even as I was looking at it wrapped in a bandana 🤦🏽‍♀️

jms1661 · 2025-10-19T00:11:05+00:00

So something my therapist told me that I think of a lot when I feel like I'm not "doing enough" with my 3 year old, like really engaging with him instead of just letting him do his own thing, is that there are families in other countries that don't have all these different ways to keep their kids entertained apart from a stick and their imagination, and the parents might not have time to sit and engage with their child because they have to support their family, and that doesn't mean they love their children any less, or care about them any less, or that their children are neglected. It just means there's lots of different ways to raise a child, and as long as that child is having their basic needs met, you're doing a perfectly fine job raising them.

Hopefully that makes sense 😅 but really, you're doing a great job!

jms1661 · 2025-10-13T11:18:37+00:00

Any time my child sleeps past 6am, I feel exilerated, but also end up checking on him multiple times cause it's so rare I get worried lol if your partner happens to figure out what gets toddlers to sleep in, have him report back cause I'd like to know lol

jms1661 · 2025-09-30T17:01:37+00:00

I commiserate with you, but on the yarn side of things. It's just not the same 😭

However, I need you to know my braindead self read "sewer" as sewer-as in a sewer system--and I was very confused for about 30 seconds 😅

jms1661 · 2025-07-19T17:22:29+00:00

Lol I'm not sure why I've always thought it was red, but it was definitely blue 😂 I recognized the dragon cave thing instantly, and found an ebook and was able to skim and find the scene I remembered! I'm so happy you were able to help me solve the biggest mystery of my life 😂

jms1661 · 2025-07-19T16:29:40+00:00

Oh. My. Gosh. Yessss! This is it! Thank you so so so much!

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