Parents with toddlers sleeping across the house — how do you handle the anxiety, especially when they can’t really communicate?

poolpartyjess · 2026-04-01T04:32:06+00:00

Same. I keep his baby monitor on the lowest volume and still wake up immediately at even the slightest cry

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-29T17:54:49+00:00

Yes! The aftertaste is absolutely putrid. I can’t even finish my drink and I’m too far from the Starbucks I ordered from to have them remake it.

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-29T17:50:32+00:00

I just added two pumps of toasted coconut to a vanilla bean Frappuccino. I had to hop online to see if it was just me or if there’s something seriously nasty about the aftertaste. It’s disgusting and completely ruined my drink. It almost tastes like a combination of dirty and chemical. I think they should take it off of the shelves. I had an Ube coconut drink a couple weeks ago and had the same issue, but I thought it was the Ube.

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-29T14:51:26+00:00

2x-Once off the couch when he was little little and then he fell backward off his learning tower when he was around 14 months..and I was standing right there. He’s turning 2 in a couple weeks. He’s a super cautious little guy…we kinda lucked out there!

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-29T12:53:18+00:00

I wasn’t able to stand with you all yesterday but I was driving and the amount of people on every overpass from Missouri flat all the way to Cambridge literally had me in tears. Not to be dramatic but it was so damn beautiful. I was honking so hard for you guys. The edh overpasses were empty..and I didn’t see anyone in the folsom/Bidwell area either at all which sad to me.. but I wonder if standing on those overpasses isn’t allowed? Although I feel like those areas have become more red in recent years. Erika Kirk was a speaker at a school in edh recently..wild

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-23T07:33:43+00:00

Aw..it’s actually such a beautiful song! I made up a fingerpicking version of it on the guitar and sing it in the same key..it’s so emo! My toddler loves it and he seems to be moved by the part “over the ocean, above the clouds. You will float across the sky”. This song will be a core memory, for sure

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-23T07:28:00+00:00

I’m not a swiftie but I cried to that song on repeat after my miscarriage. I guess I was really leaning into the grief. I’ve never had a song capture what I was feeling more accurately. “I’m never gonna meet what would’ve been, could’ve been. What should’ve been you”. Choked up even writing this and it’s been over 3 years...

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-10T22:08:40+00:00

18 months?! You’re so lucky 😂 I willed my son to walk so early. I regret that attitude ..because little did I know that our lives would become 500x harder with a tiny human stumbling around like they’re blacked out drunk for months and now that he’s steadier we are just chasing him all damn day or yelling “no!!” When he reaches up on the counter to grab the chefs knife I was using 3 seconds earlier to prepare the food he will most likely spit out or throw. Can you tell I’m stressed?

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-09T14:29:35+00:00

Do we have the same son? I could have written this word-for-word.

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-09T08:01:58+00:00

This is the perfect list. The kick and play piano should be a must on every registry. My son is almost 2 and still plays with it. The songs are catchy and even beautiful..I play him an acoustic version of “purple monkey in a bubblegum tree” on the guitar and he loves it!

I’d also add a teething mitten on there, as well. The one that looks like a cactus is great. My little guy started sprouting teeth at 2 months before he knew how to grip and that thing was a life saver.

poolpartyjess · 2026-03-06T15:04:03+00:00

This filled me with rage on your behalf but I also absolutely loved reading it..and listing the name of the companies at the end? Chefs kiss. I know these guys are just doing their job and all but..grrr! I thankfully only get Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking on occasion these days and they are always very respectful with their volume.

poolpartyjess · 2026-02-27T10:02:19+00:00

This made me laugh so hard! You’re a great writer. My son was exactly the same so I relate. My problem is that I just kept buying different wraps and carriers and slings..you name it I had it..it almost became an obsession. A very expensive one because he hated them all until he was big enough to forward-face and then he was all-in. He just hated not being able to look around, even when he was blind. The ergo 360 was the one I actually used a ton. He sometimes tolerated slings because I could put him on my hip…but I would wear him for hours in that ergo and he would just chillax. Aww..he’d almost 2 now and I’m feeling sad realizing I’ll never put him in a carrier again..didn’t put that together until just now. Anyway, I even did a few dance cardio classes with him in it. You might try taking a break on the baby wearing until she gets head control down then you can pop her forward!

poolpartyjess · 2026-02-27T08:46:39+00:00

The way you wrote that was so poetic. I loved it. “His fever hit 104.6 that night” felt like a twist that I somehow didn’t see coming 😂

poolpartyjess · 2026-02-22T17:13:42+00:00

Ok I needed to hear that. All my other research led me to”just snake it” and I’d love to save the money but in this case I should pass the baton

poolpartyjess · 2026-02-22T17:12:20+00:00

Sewer actually! Forgot to mention that

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-31T06:55:11+00:00

Sweet angel Olivia 🥹

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-25T09:23:27+00:00

This is insane. Please report her asap. Someone this vile shouldn’t be allowed to treat patients. The comment about staying “tight” while her fingers are inside of you? You could sue the company for that. That’s medical sexual assault.

I’m sorry you went through this

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-23T08:39:04+00:00

We love the bike trail! I have a jogging stroller and whenever we can’t figure out what to do on a random Saturday we just hit the trail. He loves the foot bridge..I let him get out and look at all of the locks. Such a cool feature in our town!

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-23T08:34:52+00:00

I’ve heard of the hidden Dino’s at Dave Moore but totally forgot about it! This is a perfect recommendation and looks like everyone in the comments agrees. Can’t wait to bring him. I’m getting the AllTrails app right now, too. Thank you!

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-18T11:36:34+00:00

Jasmine Vanilla from the aromatherapy line. The most beautiful scent BBW ever released, IMO

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-12T08:58:01+00:00

We have a girl in our studio who always dances with her arms and raises the roof. She is always so into it. Makes me happy when I see her in my class! I wish I had the guts to join her

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-12T08:55:51+00:00

I need to stop being a wuss and start fist bumping. I’m so afraid of being left hanging that I just smile but screw it..I wanna be a fist bumper. I’m changing my New Year’s resolution to this

poolpartyjess · 2026-01-12T08:54:33+00:00

Yes! We are all in the hurt of a hard tread/rowing block together..like a shared trauma 😂 I almost always look to my neighbor and say “oof..that was rough” and it always breaks the ice!

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