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Yeah. Ours was waking up soaked through (we also used night diapers, in the next size up!) many mornings right until we started potty training. Pretty cool how quickly the body adapts!


Rolling over! Wewt! Walking soon!

Here's a pretty good book for dads (and moms) to be:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/s...the-life-of-dad

There's not much scientific literature out there focusing on dads. I found the material about the biological, physiological and psychological changes that we go through during pregnancy particularly interesting.

I recommend it as your first book once you find out the news. It has been an inspiring read.

Teeth #17 and 18 are through. I had been looking out for them since her second birthday cause I saw buds under the gums around then, but then nothing for so long that I just stopped looking. Then last night I got a good look in there when she was laughing only to see that two teeth are half through.

Also no more crib/in a toddler bed now! Figured I'd just change it and see what she thought of it, and sure enough she was super pumped. The kid just loves bed, lol.

did you change anything in the room for the toddler bed?

We were thinking we'd need to move some toys out and keep just stuffed animals/books and lock up the closet/dresser doors. Ours is a climber. We are hoping to switch in about 6 months.

No, but her room has only ever been for bed/sleep, and she legit loves bedtime and sleeping lol.

What prompted me to change it was that at school she was wanting to have her sleep sack unzipped to be tucked in with her stuffy, so I figured she was ready to ditch all her sleep sacks and have regular bedding.

She never tried to get out of her crib, but she's too big now to keep lifting in and out. Figured I could easily change it back if she wasn't into it and didn't understand the idea.

We did talk about staying in bed now that the crib rail is gone, but honestly she really loves her bed! It would probably be more threatening to her to have to get out of it! (totally gets this from her father )

When she can reach the door knob we'll put a safety knob on it.

Ah, yea we have completely different setups. She has a pretty big room so we have a few toys books, princess tent and dresser with openable drawers. She is also able to get in and out of any room that isn't locked, but can't get through the gates at the stairs.

She also is in footed pajamas. Which is part of the reason she climbs up and over her bed. We have net over everything which traps her inside she doesn't mind it, but yea I really expect to find her in another place every night if we let her loose.

She did have a bday party the other week with princesses and too many friends! She ended up in the ER though with a pretty high fever, pretty epic.

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Originally posted by OrangestO Here's a pretty good book for dads (and moms) to be: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/s...the-life-of-dad There's not much scientific literature out there focusing on dads. I found the material about the biological, physiological and psychological changes that we go through during pregnancy particularly interesting. I recommend it as your first book once you find out the news. It has been an inspiring read.

I only read one book while my wife was pregnant (she read a gazillion). HOw to sleep train your kid. It's not the exact title of the book but it's the only one that I read. Seemed to work too!

Any tips on getting your kid to go to sleep earlier in the evening?

I go to bed really early (like 8:30PM) so it's my wife responsibility to put our daughter to bed. She aims around 9PM but she doesn't fall asleep till 10 or even after. She'll come out of her room asking for her mommy which has become irritating as she has to walk upstairs, do her mommy thing with her until she finally falls asleep. Once she's asleep she's good. It's getting her to fall asleep.

Thoughts?

A good, consistent bed time routine combined with dim lighting in the evening. Exposure to light or lack of is what stimulates sleep and wake hormones and sets the circadian rhythm. So if you want your kid to go to bed an hour earlier, do it in 30 minute increments over a few days and she will adjust. How old is your daughter? And does she still have a day time nap?

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Originally posted by Silky Johnson A good, consistent bed time routine combined with dim lighting in the evening. Exposure to light or lack of is what stimulates sleep and wake hormones and sets the circadian rhythm. So if you want your kid to go to bed an hour earlier, do it in 30 minute increments over a few days and she will adjust. How old is your daughter? And does she still have a day time nap?

She's 3 and she naps at school. Friends have told me to avoid naps during the day which she does not do on the weekends. But the school implements their nap times unfortunately.

Our bedtime routine includes a nice warm bath every night. So we start around 6:30 with warm bath, then night time diaper and clothes, read 2 books in the dim room and then lay her down. Same time every day. She still naps at 1, which has been getting shorter but is still like 2 hours or so. She is usually on her bed around 7-7:15 and we don't interrupt her ever.

Granted ours is just 2 years old so we will see how the next year goes!

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal She's 3 and she naps at school. Friends have told me to avoid naps during the day which she does not do on the weekends. But the school implements their nap times unfortunately.

Well, it's actually good to hold onto the nap as long as possible. But it does sound like it's cutting into her night sleep - which is likely why she won't go to bed early (especially if she sleeps through the night, then she's over her sleep needs for 24 hours).

Kids at this age only need 11-13 hours of sleep in 24 hours, so once the tank is full you're gonna have either late bed times or an early riser.

Is it possible to talk to her care providers and ask if she can have quiet time instead of actually sleeping? That kinda sucks.

You can still try what I suggested though and see if it helps. The dim light is really key. After dinner/before bed you should be having quiet time and try to limit TV and other stimulating stuff.

gracias folks! will give all your suggestions a try.

We had a surprise successful poopy potty all on her own. I hear a thud and I see her on her lil potty dropping a deucer in the living room. She got her pants down and top out the way, sat and pooop! I thought she was just playing with toys

It was also another realization on christmas that I am a dad. Filling out the tags on all the gifts, putting things together at night, putting presents out. So weird. But the kids were so excited.

Awwyeah! Congrats on the poop progress!

long time listener rare poster-Has this happened yet for any parents out there

When you buy enough toys this will eventually happen but why....

Little video I made

https://youtu.be/XLSNKr3D-6I

That's awesome. We've had two become possessed and we just move em to the basement. Had a dragon rocket toy that just started blaring at 3am. creepy!

Another reason for me not to buy electronic toys, lol. Nooooope!

#2 on da way!

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Originally posted by ziptnf #2 on da way!

RIP in pieces.


CONGRATS!

Woop congrats! Lol you men are giving me the baby fever. Good thing I'm fuckin old and fuck that lol.

Thanks Boom!

Lol Jenny doesn't it just make your ovaries tingle thinking about that new baby smell and those tiny little feets? You know deep down that you could go for another!

Oh for sure! If we had our first even a couple years sooner we would totally have another. There is a fresh wave of pregnancies and babies amongst my coworkers too. Also, one of my best friends is finally pregnant, and two more girlfriends just had babies. The fever is real!

That's the best reason to do it Jenny...everyone is doing it!

There are some new challenges with two, but you realize how easily you can handle one kid now that you've been through it. Fun Fun Fun!

I just don't want to be 40+ years older than my youngest child. Also the risk of defects getting pregnant past this age, nope.

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