5AF Parenting Thread

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:18 am

Just got word from my wife that my MIL agreed to take the little one for 5 days (4 nights) this summer so that the two of us can get away for a vacation...

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:26 am

Congrats! We had three days to ourselves last week in Hilton Head just last week. It was awesome!

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:35 am

Congrats! We had three days to ourselves last week in Hilton Head just last week. It was awesome!

I'm jealous. We didn't go last year, and I'm still not sure if we'll go this summer, even though I really want to.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:04 pm

Just got word from my wife that my MIL agreed to take the little one for 5 days (4 nights) this summer so that the two of us can get away for a vacation...

That's awesome. I actually know some parents that steadfastly refuse to be away from their child for even a single night.

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:10 pm

Just got word from my wife that my MIL agreed to take the little one for 5 days (4 nights) this summer so that the two of us can get away for a vacation...
That's awesome. I actually know some parents that steadfastly refuse to be away from their child for even a single night.

We're coming up on 9 months straight and a total of 2 nights without a wake-up... we need a vacation from our child.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:14 pm

Source of the post I actually know some parents that steadfastly refuse to be away from their child for even a single night.

Same here. My parents watched our daughter when she was a little over one year old while we went on an 11-day vacation, and it was very much needed.

Postby **NTP66** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:45 pm

While standing in line at swim class waiting for the session to begin, one of the kids in my daughter’s class walks up to me and hugs me, the proceeds to repeatedly smack/punch me in the stomach, then starts poking me. Meanwhile, his mom just sits on her ass (I know she saw).

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:59 pm

Did you throw the kid into the pool?

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:02 pm

I gave him the "WTF are you doing?" look. I'm not a monster.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:08 pm

Had a birthday party yesterday @ The Main Event for my now teenage boys. Between them both they raked almost what we spent on their party

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:29 pm

Nothing grinds my gears more than having to discipline a friend's kid. Like I get it, he's a year and a half old and wants to piss around. But when he's yelling for attention, throwing food around my house, and you just sit there and do nothing, I'm gonna say something.

Postby **grunthy** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:33 pm

15 month check up for the little man.

Height: 35.5 inches

Weight: 33lbs

He is like 99 percentile for a two year old...

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:39 pm

Good luck feeding that child when he gets older...

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:08 pm

Nice. Our daughter was in the high 90s for the first couple years. Now, she is just absurdly tall. At 5, she is taller than @malkintent's oldest, who has a year and some days on her.

We are actually hosting said malkintent's daughter tonight for a sleepover with ours.

Postby **mac5155** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:27 pm

My son is 28 inches at 4 months. lol

Postby **grunthy** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:34 pm

My son is 28 inches at 4 months. lol

That what ours was around 4 months.

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:16 pm

Just had our 9 month visit. Girl is a chunker. I think she was 90th (ish) percentile for weight, and 60th (ish) for height.

Just means she's going to sprout here soon... she keeps flip flopping height and weight percentiles, so she'll be stretching out before we know it.

Postby **Morkle** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:20 pm

Yea our son at 2 months was 85% for height, and only 30% for weight, then I feel like in the last two weeks he's just kind of blown up weight wise.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:11 am

The second week of daycare, the first sickness - which has been passed on to me. Fantastic.

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:47 am

You're in the splash zone now!

Little one got her first real bout of sickness. She had little colds here and there, and she had an ear infection that was bugging her until we got her on antibiotics, but what she has now is the first time where she's just looked miserable. I feel so bad for her. Fever, sleepy, grumpy, and super clingy. I've got the afternoon shift with her, so I'm heading home here soon.

At least I'll get to watch some champions league soccer...

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:28 pm

Oh yeah...you are in for a wild ride of nonstop sinus infections

It is heartbreaking when all they want is to cling to you.

Postby **meow** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:28 pm

Anyone else taking their daughter out on a date tonight?

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:34 pm

We’re just doing a homemade family meal tonight. Fresh pasta that I rolled out an hour ago, and whatever dessert I find at the Italian store in a few minutes.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:59 pm

My wife made heart shaped personal pan pizza's for supper.

Postby **grunthy** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:06 pm

We are getting chick fil a and frozen custard.