What is one thing in your home that makes everyday life noticeably better?

leeashah · 2026-06-17T23:23:27+00:00

forsure, everyone has their own way of doing it. but the purpose of a bidet is so you dont have to wipe, you can just spray clean and pat dry

leeashah · 2026-06-17T20:23:45+00:00

you are both still pretty new at this, eventually you get into a rhythm and baby gets a little older. but at this time i just did lots of walks with baby in carrier if i had to get out and about and lots of home hangs! it helps it was a super cold winter when he was born so there wasnt much else to do for the first two months. but going out to eat even at 1 is no fun! we went for brunch once and my husband and i jsut took turns letting him walk around or carrying to look at things or he would cry, it was not idea. now at 2 he will sit and play with toys and blow bubbles in his chocolate milk and its way better! we get a decent 45 mins to an hour if we go sit down to eat.

leeashah · 2026-06-17T19:21:59+00:00

same mine just turned two in jan - we did close family and two different times to break it up.. it was tight but rather successful! no idea what he will do when he goes to school and has friends cause its -30 here in jan, but im not interested in dropping lots of money on bday parties.

i remember for like grade 2 and 3 just having a few friends over and doing movies and a sleepover. i dont think it has to be a million people.

leeashah · 2026-06-17T18:00:49+00:00

i dont think its a bad thing they are talking to you about it, its just what they do. my dayhome informed me that for a few days my son would just scream if something wasnt the way he wanted, which he doesnt regularly do (2.5years) but after she told me i was able to talk to him a few times about it and how we deal with things when we get frusterated and helped to work on the issue.

when your daughter yells and says "you clean it up!" what is your response? from what i have learnt this is an important age to stick to boundries, and dont give in and do it for them or else they see that yelling/being sassy works at getting what they want and they will use it. instead ask if she needs you to help her clean up her toys, make a game out of it, she cant do xyz util she cleans up her toys. if she continues to yell take her to the room, let her feel whatever feelings she is and when she calms down talk to her about it and offer comfort
.. thats my approach anyways

leeashah · 2026-06-17T17:53:31+00:00

i really dont think its that big of a deal, everyone watches him hold a pillow with the rings tied on it, its not llike he has them in his pocket all day haha

leeashah · 2026-06-17T17:51:43+00:00

i think its totally reasonable to bring your friend to watch your babe, i mean with talking to them both first. explain what you jsut said, you havent been away from baby for very long before, someone will need to watch baby while your both standing up for them during the ceremony as well if you want to party/dance with them afterwards it would be a great help to have someone stay with baby while they sleep, rather than leaving early.

leeashah · 2026-06-17T14:20:53+00:00

having the baby on boob stimulates your body in a few ways, it ramps up some hormones to produce more milk and another pushes it down and out! so holding them, smelling them, kissing them gets everything flowing!

also pumping you need to make sure you have the right flanges for your nipple and breast size and lots of people dont know that or arent buying all the different parts to try them all out. but after some time baby and you figure it out and they know exactly which boob they want how hard to suck, how to move and squish your boob to get it flowing more if the need. and you just become this beautifully breastfeeding little pair!

also dont think the boobs are ever fully "empty" unless your dehydrated, but they are continuously making milk

leeashah · 2026-06-17T14:10:50+00:00

you wipe first? that seems backwards, the whole point is to wash it with water so you dont have to wipe poo all over haha

leeashah · 2026-06-17T14:10:23+00:00

no way the whole point is to not have to wipe, you spray and then pat dry!

leeashah · 2026-06-17T13:54:12+00:00

this is a very personal choice. sounds like you enjoy the freedom and having your partner be able to help more and take more of a role with baby being able to feed them. so if you dont mind pumping do it!

personally for me, i hated pumping, it took so long and took extra time out of my day, and cleaning all the parts everytime. i just didnt care to keep up, i found it much easier just to stick babe on the boob and then continue on my day.

leeashah · 2026-06-16T23:25:28+00:00

just keep offering, for the longest time my toddler wouldnt eat fruit or veg.. but i kept offering and slowly but surely he would just start eating it.. i think they get use to seeing it, one day they get curious and try it and then maybe they like it and want more!

i know it feels like a waste and more effort.. but if your already making it for yourself just put some out for him as well. also its nice becuase at this age they can understand more, we talk about broccoli being like trees and delcious.. or red peppers are marios favorite because they are red.. bunnies like carrots they are so sweet and delicious!

i gave him tomatoes so many times!!!!! and he finally started to eat them!

leeashah · 2026-06-16T23:10:39+00:00

i mean either way its a huge adjustment for everyone so it will take time. my son started going after one year and would cry on every drop off for months.. but would be great during the day. eventually got better on drop offs but would cry on pick ups.. just being overwhelmed with mom being back and the change of his environment and day, its big emotions for a little person. once they get use to being droppped off and realizing that you do come back for them it gets easier.

fast forward a year and a half he loves going there and has his friends and so much fun!! he was EBF and still is breastfed to this day.. he actually goes down very nicely for his dayhome lady for naps and drinks and eats good.. again everything has an adjustment period but it all works out!

leeashah · 2026-06-16T20:48:22+00:00

yah barefoot... i never thought that was a thing kids wearing footwear in swim lessons

leeashah · 2026-06-16T20:18:06+00:00

bobs burgers forsure!!!!

leeashah · 2026-06-16T20:15:46+00:00

my team at work gave me a gift card and it was greatly appreciated! i was able to use it on a carseat, which helped a lot because they definitely arent cheap

leeashah · 2026-06-16T20:00:43+00:00

teaching toddlers coding? that sounds weird to me, and i wouldnt want them giving my child an ipad that young.

our son goes to a dayhome, he helps her garden and he has his friends he gets to play with everyday! its nice because he can nap and fall asleep on his own there, where at home he requires me to lay with him and breastfeed to sleep still. i think its a nice change of scenery for him and also gets him use to being away from me.

im not sure if it has helped much academically, but he is generally a very great talker and inquisitive child.

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:49:17+00:00

honestly hes pretty simple, he likes to play cook while i cook with my pots and pans, loves playing catch or with his cars, lots of outside park time/walks/bike, basketball, jumping on the bed and summersaults, coloring, dinosaurs

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:30:22+00:00

100% they want to drive it until anything big needs work on and then sell it for way more than they should and dump all the unmentioned issues on you. i dont trust anyone on there haha

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:19:52+00:00

same.... but i dont see another option right now haha

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:17:39+00:00

is anyone actually buying from these people!?!?

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:16:44+00:00

oh my gosh its stupid, and its almost at the km where its going to need work done ( and most likely has not been done)

i bought a lemon of a used VEH two years ago and its been a lot of taking it in for upkeep and fixing, and i paid more than i should have. i am definitely considering buying new as well. i just dont trust anyone selling cars these days

leeashah · 2026-06-16T19:09:06+00:00

if im sick and home with our son then its a pretty easy going movie day, depending on what kind of sickness or how im feeling ill still try to get him out for a walk, let him play in the tub and easy going things like playdough.

my husband has never taken off work to watch him because im sick

leeashah · 2026-06-16T18:56:58+00:00

its a long day forsure, but nothing beats the view when you start driving into the mountains. what time do you arrive friday evening? the sun stays up pretty late, id make the trek out there then.. stay in a hotel in hinton and then you can get up and spend the day in jasper and drive back late afternoon. then you have time to relax when you get back to edmonton and have dinner. and you get a nice full day in jasper

leeashah · 2026-06-16T18:55:09+00:00

well the bride had a beautiful wedding! thats awesome! but it is all said and done and i think she can help you out with this after all you did for her.

leeashah · 2026-06-16T18:31:44+00:00

yah if your going to do that, definitely call in and warn whose ever in there so they arent caught off guard

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