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It took a little time for things to come together in the beginning, but you eventually get into a routine and things work themselves out. You just have to make sure you spend time with both kids separately and also make time for yourself (or you'll go crazy). It's really nice when they get to the age when they can actually play together. It's cute when you see them give each other hugs.
Your son is right at the age where he will probably start wanting some independence. You say you do everything for him, but you should start letting him do some things for himself. He should be at the point where he likes to start helping. Let him help you do things like when you're doing laundry give him some clothes to fold or let him help unload the dishwasher and at dinner time give him his own plate and plastic silverware to feed himself. If you let him have a little independence then once you have the new baby he will try to help you out instead of get jealous. Of course, they are always going to get a little jealous of one another but he will definitely see that you love them both. And once your second baby is born you will feel the same amount of love the minute you lay eyes on them. It's hard to explain, but you will feel it!View Thread

Can any of you guys reccommend a good kid friendly pet that doesn't bark a lot? We don't really want a small dog- I guess maybe a medium sized one?View Thread



Mason is a pretty good baby. He has an older brother named Carter who will be 3 in July. He loves to follow his big brother around and mimmick what he's doing. Mason just took his first steps a couple of weeks ago but isn't quite walking yet. He can say Mama and Dada but he mostly squeals when he tries to get your attention. He loves to eat and will eat just about anything! He drinks from a sippy cup during the day but he gets a bottle at bedtime. Just got to figure out how to break him of that... But overall, I feel really lucky to have such wonderful little boys
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DS1 was not ready til he was almost 2. They had been working with him a little bit at daycare also and that helped. We would just ask him about every 20-30 minutes if he needed to go pee-pee and would take him and put him on the seat. We did this until he would start telling us he needed to go. During the day we always put him in underwear and a pull up at night time. We gave him one M&M for going pee-pee and two for going poo-poo. He has been potty trained for about 8 months now and has very few accidents.
I would give it a try with your son and if he doesn't get the hang of it then back off for a few months and try again. It's something you can't force on them. When they're ready they will do it on their own! Good luck!View Thread

- What's your name/age? Dawn/ 27
- Where are you from? Lexington, Kentucky
- How many children? 2
- Names and Ages? Mason- 11 months, Carter 2 1/2
- Are you done with babies or are you wanting another? I still want to try one more time for a girl, but not til we get at least one out of daycare! Plus I am scared of having 3 boys and still wanting a girl!

DS turns 3 in July. I think he has had two minor ear infections since the surgery.He always took zithromax with his ear infections and the last time it didn't work for him so we had to get amoxicilan. Other than that he hasn't had any problems with the tubes. The surgery has helped a lot! Good luck with your daughter!View Thread

For Carter's 1st and 2nd parties there were probably 30 people at least (grandparents on both sides, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and my best friend and her triplets...) The more I think about it, the more I realize that the park is probably my only option! We might try a different park than the last two. There are so many parks to choose from anyway. I just hope the weather will be nice at the end of April!View Thread
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