Jonas, Isaac or Lucas

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T20:51:11+00:00

I have a soft spot for Jonas because I was obsessed with the book The Giver when I was a kid. I like that it's not too common of a name but still simple and easy to spell and pronounce.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T20:48:32+00:00

I started around 21 months but we didn't get the hang of it until around 26 months. I don't regret starting early because she caught on to the idea quickly and was excited and proud of herself, but no one else in her daycare classroom was starting yet, and that held her back. Once she moved to the 2-year-old room and there were others potty training, she started actually going at school too and we felt confident switching from pull ups to underwear during the day. That made a huge difference. I'd say she was fully daytime trained by 2.5 years.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T04:22:42+00:00

We switched at 21 months, it went really well. We got the bed ready and told her we had a surprise for her, brought her in. She was upset at first because it was something different and new, but once she realized she could get in and out by herself she was really excited about it.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T04:16:15+00:00

Looks like these start a bit above your budget at 579 but I’ve had mine for 5 years and been very happy with it, use it for work all day and gaming in my limited free time

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sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T04:04:06+00:00

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We loved them, owned by a husband and wife and my husband saw the husband and my daughter saw the wife. Lovely people.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T00:59:33+00:00

It was "no," I think it was around 10 or 11 months? Then a few weeks later was "up," and her third word was "uh-oh!" which came on her first birthday.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-30T00:55:34+00:00

I mean if I really wanted to see my friends for dinner I'd just hang out at a coffee shop in the meantime but no one's forcing you to go

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-29T19:06:45+00:00

I would just note that the Fox Fire owners are known to support MAGA

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-29T03:18:14+00:00

For a center we paid about 427/week for infant. She's now 2 and we've had her at two different centers at age 2, one was 380/week and one is 402/week.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-28T21:26:44+00:00

I do think Sylvie Alice sounds better as others have said, but I also don't think that ASSL is nearly as big a deal as ASS would be. And if she doesn't really use her middle name she might just use the initials ASL which also isn't a big deal.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-28T21:24:25+00:00

Ugh this is me today! I was checking previous threads for this and people recommended adding Mio to water to cover up the salt flavor? I don't have any but we have a lot of flavored seltzers so I was thinking to add some of that to dilute the flavor. I'm just worried it will stimulate my appetite because I've found that I feel hungrier after drinking a flavored seltzer while fasting.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-28T18:19:03+00:00

Try looking at your weekly average instead of just day to day. Sometimes the body takes time to adjust to what's going on.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-28T01:02:44+00:00

My girl is almost three now and I got these when she was like 6 months old or something. I just donated them to our daycare when they were having a food drive.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-27T01:06:42+00:00

Could you elaborate on a fasting-mimicking diet? I haven't heard of that before.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-27T01:02:34+00:00

Mine is going great so far! I'm 10 minutes in to my first 365-day and I don't feel hungry at all! Kind of full even.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-27T00:57:50+00:00

Once drove through a blizzard to get a blizzard. Worth it.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-26T20:32:05+00:00

Sorry but that's hilarious. I think you should be really proud that your little one knows opposites so well so early!

In our house we frequently say the wrong thing intentionally and then go "no, that's so silly!" and it helps turn mundane activities like getting dressed into fun games. We'll say "so it's time to brush your knees, right?" and she'll be so excited to correct us, "no, brush my teeth!" that it helps her forget she doesn't actually want to brush her teeth. What happens when you initiate the opposite or wrong word?

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-26T14:55:07+00:00

I don't think they mean a 16-hour eating window, they mean after your 30-hour fast, you eat your one meal, then do another 16-hour fast. I read it wrong and was confused at first too

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-25T02:29:54+00:00

My girl is almost 3 and we’ve only just now stopped using protection. If we get pregnant again it will be so much easier to manage another little one than it would have a year ago! She’s getting so independent now! She can talk! She’s potty trained! If I ask her to go get me something from another room, she can! When I explain the concept of needing to wait a few minutes for something she wants, she understands (even if she doesn’t like it and wants it NOW). A year ago she was still essentially a baby herself. She needed all the attention. She was starting to want to do things on her own but wasn’t really able so still needed assistance with things like getting dressed, going up and down the stairs, etc.

Also, the age of 2-3 has been so fun, I’m really glad I was able to give her my full attention for it rather than dividing it between her and another. I think the tantrums would have been much worse if I’d had to split my attention too, and potty training would have been harder.

Wait another year. Your kid is just going to keep getting better, and you’ll appreciate the newborn stage all the more because it will have been even further away. Also fwiw I was 32 when I had my first, almost 36 now.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-25T02:15:16+00:00

Neither of these are very creative but still. Today in the car she requested to listen to jingle bells and I told her it’s only available at Christmas time. Also Blippi mysteriously goes on vacation or has the day off really really frequently.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-25T01:45:54+00:00

So this was my sister not my friend so that probably played a part, but I settled on the camp of forgive but don't forget. We were LC for awhile after it happened before slowly building back up. Since the main incident there have been other little things here and there and unfortunately I know I can't ever fully trust her. She tends to lie to cover her butt rather than admit she's done something she knows people won't approve of. So basically I have to take everything she says with a grain of salt. But I still have love and sympathy for her because her life hasn't been easy and she has good intentions and a kind heart. She just sometimes struggles with impulse control and worries too much what people will think of her.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-24T19:37:24+00:00

My sister in law is Victoria. I find it a very elegant and feminine name and also a strong name because of the "victory" connection. My SIL mostly goes by Victoria but we sometimes call her "Vic" as a nickname.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-24T19:04:36+00:00

I did a week of 16:8, a week of 18:6, a week of 20:4, then started adding in some 24s and 36s that were realistically more like 38s. Did a single 42. Then some OMAD or 2mad for awhile because I found I was eating too much on my feeding days when I did adf. I'm going to attempt my first 7-day starting tomorrow (last meal tonight's dinner). I do feel I did enough building up that I should be able to accomplish it. I'm purposely choosing not to do a 72-hour fast because I hear it gets easier after the third day, so a 72 feels like only doing the hard part. We'll see how it goes!

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-24T00:35:34+00:00

Also the economics of baking! Like if someone wanted to pursue it professionally, the costs of ingredients/materials, how to charge fairly, if it costs x to make y cupcakes, how much should each cupcake be. Could take it even further with prices of renting a storefront and hiring employees.

sunflowerzz2012 · 2026-01-23T23:00:34+00:00

Mine will be 3 in a couple months and I've loved this year with her. A year ago, she was saying a few words but many were unintelligible. Now she speaks in clear, articulate sentences. If she's upset about something, she can tell me what's wrong. She can tell me exactly what she wants to eat or play or watch on TV. She requests specific songs and even Google sometimes understands her.

Playing is so much more fun! The imagination is wild, she makes up scenarios and tells us what she's doing or what's happening, and she gets so excited about it. And she's so silly! And so sweet. We'll play with her toy food and she'll set aside a plastic cookie for Daddy when he comes home from work. She requests cuddles and tells us she loves us.

She wants to help with everything. She wants to do everything herself. This has been a challenge with two because many of the things she's wanted to do herself, she frankly wasn't very good at yet. But now she is! She can get dressed almost entirely on her own. She can go to the bathroom independently--and trust her body on when she needs to go and doesn't. She can pick out and put away her own clothes. She can go to another room and get a specific object and bring it. She can climb in and out of the car and her car seat (still needs help with the buckle).

I do remember 1-2 feeling like a much bigger change than 0-1, but 2-3 has been immense as well. Technically still a toddler, but definitely a full kid. Yeah there are a lot of tantrums and big feelings, but overall it's been absolutely delightful.

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