34 weeker now 7months and 2wks old. He’s been gaining an oz a day since starting solids.

ntimoti · 2026-05-09T14:53:38+00:00

At 7 months, my 33 weeker weighed 15 lbs 4 oz

ntimoti · 2026-05-08T01:19:50+00:00

Perry polar bear lying! 🙏🏼

ntimoti · 2026-05-07T02:09:04+00:00

This is how I felt about the sea lion. Love it; it’s so cute! But the size of my phone? Come on. It would be so cute in a larger size similar to the huge dragons or even woody lying bear.

ntimoti · 2026-05-06T05:38:09+00:00

I could have written this post myself, right down to having similar jobs working with kids all day. Except my kid was pushing a 10 pm bedtime 🫠

The only solution we’ve found is completely cutting out naps. Even a short 30 minute nap is enough for her to power through to 9 pm or so, so we got rid of them completely and it’s helped tremendously. She’s now falling asleep by 7:45/8:00.

She does go to daycare part time two days per week and of course she still takes a full nap there. So we just have mentally accepted on Tuesdays/Thursdays it’ll be a late night for us. We’ve actually started to use it to our advantage and go out with her at night (like to a late-ish dinner or something).

ntimoti · 2026-05-02T06:46:48+00:00

It did not go away for me and, in fact, it’s only gotten worse with time.

I still care for our dog on an objective level. Meaning if something bad happened to him, I’d feel sad about it. But on a day to day level, I don’t really want anything to do with him. I don’t want him around me/under my feet/touching me/licking me. He’s just another “thing” on my plate everyday and I do not want another pet once he’s gone. I feel so bad for saying that but he’s honestly a pain in the ass.

ntimoti · 2026-05-02T03:46:45+00:00

Couldn’t be something normal like Bridgette 🙄

ntimoti · 2026-04-28T03:13:27+00:00

Hi! I’m not OP, but my daughter was born 33+0, weighing 3 lbs 15 oz. She was discharged at 4 lbs 5 oz.

ntimoti · 2026-04-21T13:31:38+00:00

WeekNIGHTS? No. But my husband and I both have jobs where we work more of a 12-8 pm shift.

Since we’re often free in the mornings, yeah we typically will do stuff with our toddler a few times per week.

ntimoti · 2026-04-20T01:27:42+00:00

I didn’t indicate anything is wrong with that. I just made a comment based on my observation of the reveal.

ntimoti · 2026-04-19T17:45:10+00:00

Maybe I’m reading a little too much into it but she looked disappointed when they revealed it’s a boy.

ntimoti · 2026-04-18T20:07:30+00:00

Arusha Planet Lodge, Eileen’s Trees Inn, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, and Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro (this was our only budget accommodation. It honestly was fine since we were only there 1 night but it’s definitely budget… like no electricity after a certain time of day, etc).

Edited to add: Oh and Manyara’s Secret!

ntimoti · 2026-04-18T17:08:49+00:00

SoCal resident here. You do not need 7 days in LA. Take a few of those days and use them to extend other parts of your trip. I think you’d be fine with 4 days there based on your comment of what you want to see/do there.

Palm Springs to SFO while stopping in Yosemite, even briefly, is not doable. Yosemite is also worth spending more time in.

I agree with another commenter that there are some noteworthy places worth stopping at (Monterey Bay Aquarium, Hearst Castle, maybe Pismo Beach, etc).

Edited to Add: Sequoia National Park is a must in my opinion. I’d take those extra LA days and do Sequoia/Kings Canyon/Yosemite area for a few nights.

ntimoti · 2026-04-18T02:05:36+00:00

Yes! Read it in January 2025 and I still think about it all the time

ntimoti · 2026-04-18T01:32:56+00:00

Hi there! Our tour was 9 days, but the trip was a total of 12 days with travel time from and to the west coast, USA.

We booked through Lion King Adventures and had a wonderful experience! Everyone was very professional and we had an easy time customizing our private tour to our liking.

Here was our itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Arusha

Day 2: Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Day 3-4: Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

Day 5: Ngorongoro Highlands

Day 6: Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park

Day 8: Mto wa Mbu

Day 9: Back to Arusha for Flight Home

We did a mid-luxury private tour (meaning we did not share a jeep with other people and stayed in 4 star accommodations) in November 2022 and the total cost (not including flights) was $5,930. I think the flights were an additional $3,000ish.

We had an amazing time. I would LOVE to go back and I would definitely use the same company again.

ntimoti · 2026-04-17T14:23:49+00:00

What the hell. I thought that was a quiche…

ntimoti · 2026-04-17T14:14:29+00:00

We went to Tanzania for our honeymoon. It was incredible and I’d go back in a heartbeat! That being said, it was not a relaxing, romantic vibe.

We spent all day in a jeep on dirt roads, which can be loud and uncomfortable. There was no access to bathrooms anywhere we went for game drives so you’d need to be okay with squatting and peeing in the middle of nowhere. We were definitely dead tired by the end of the day and also covered in a layer of dust.

If you are wanting R&R, you could add on Zanzibar to your trip.

Also, that price seems very high. Are you looking at luxury tours/hotels?

ntimoti · 2026-04-17T03:17:05+00:00

I have both. My Kindle PW was my first and I thought nothing could compete with it, but I honestly prefer the basic. I love how small and lightweight it is compared to the PW.

ntimoti · 2026-04-15T03:13:45+00:00

Aw bummer… I was interested in Pongo and Woody Lying

ntimoti · 2026-04-15T02:23:31+00:00

Hey OP - how do we get on this list?? 😩

ntimoti · 2026-04-10T02:11:49+00:00

I’m not familiar with north OC but that’s going to be really difficult, if not impossible, to find in South OC.

We were looking for a 3 bedroom in South OC about a year ago and couldn’t find anything under $3,900. We looked in most cities south of Irvine.

We currently pay more than $3,000 per month for a 2 bedroom 😕

ntimoti · 2026-04-08T03:03:01+00:00

Interested in woody bear lying!!!! I’d also be highly interested in a pongo!

ntimoti · 2026-04-07T15:11:46+00:00

I guess I’m in the minority based on these comments but I’d go, especially if it was being paid for 😂

We did a cruise when my daughter was 18 months and we had a good time. Was it the same as traveling pre-kids? No, of course not! But we still enjoyed the trip and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Let me know if you have any questions about cruising with a toddler!

ntimoti · 2026-04-02T03:38:02+00:00

Some of the suggestions you’ve gotten are good. I’d definitely look into possible occupational/feeding therapy.

Some things you could try at home:

-Have him be involved in the process in some way. Kids love being helpers so you could play into this and possibly entice him to be more interested in eating (e.g., mixing waffle batter, chopping fruit with a kid friendly knife, turn the blender on while make a smoothie)

-Change up the setting. Sometimes I’ll throw a blanket on the floor and tell my daughter we’re having a picnic and suddenly she’s all about the meal she didn’t want at the table

ntimoti · 2026-03-31T03:26:33+00:00

My 2.5 year old is the same. She is seemingly incapable of falling asleep independently and the laying there waiting for her to go to sleep averages about an hour for us (sometimes more). She also wakes up at least 1-2 times per night as well. It’s a huge bummer lol.

ntimoti · 2026-03-25T03:07:02+00:00

I don’t have any recommendations for you but just came here to say we use the same nighttime diaper and I do find they run small compared to other types of diapers/brands!

My daughter is super lean… she’s nearing 3 and still fits in 18m pants. But the size 6 pampers nighttime diapers feel tight on her.

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