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loquacius posted:We use Tinybeans, which basically is a private invite-only mini-social-media specifically for showing people pictures of kids without showing the whole world, and it has cross-platform and web interfaces too. My mom can use it so it must be pretty easy this is what we've used, too.
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My kid asked me whether people will be ready to leave the earth in anticipation of the sun's terminal expansion into a red giant and what kind of wide-eyed optimist am I raising.
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Oct 11, 2022 18:40
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My son grabbed the waffle bag out of the freeze asking for waffles. We told him no they're breakfast food not dinner food. He then ran to the couch as I went to grab them and hid them under a pillow. Then he said "waffle all gone" while throwing his hands up. He's learning tricksies.
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Oct 11, 2022 18:44
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Nocturtle posted:My kid asked me whether people will be ready to leave the earth in anticipation of the sun's terminal expansion into a red giant and what kind of wide-eyed optimist am I raising. when i was in second or third grade i was very afraid that i might live through this happening lol
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Oct 11, 2022 19:36
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I just asked my 2yo if she wants a little brother or sister (since barring complications she's getting one). Her response: "No, I want to drink milk while we play Banjo-Kazooie." Life is simple when you're two
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Oct 12, 2022 22:45
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you could then pivot to how having a younger sibling is very similar to having a bird in a backpack that you wear.
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Oct 12, 2022 22:50
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I'll have to start emphasizing how the point of the whole adventure is to save Banjo's little sister, because he loves her very much
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Oct 12, 2022 23:37
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the quiz show stage is going to be so good, I’m pumped for you and your child.
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Oct 12, 2022 23:45
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Current save state is about halfway through Click Clock Wood autumn. Her favorite character seems to be Bottles, which is unfortunate because we ran out of moves to learn a long time ago She was super bored by Rusty Bucket Bay, which is fair, so I hurried through that one, but is really into Click Clock Wood. I'm definitely gonna have to do another pass through every Brentilda location before the quiz show, which I don't think her attention span will survive, but the quiz show itself should be good 
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Oct 13, 2022 00:02
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This kid absolutely loves Wheels on the Bus and I will never tire seeing her in the mirror in the backseat, slowly rotating her arms, or trying to make a shush sound but her finger is against the side of her mouth It also keeps her from getting so god damned mad about being strapped into a seat
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Oct 13, 2022 20:54
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We've got swim lessons again tonight and they have been going very well! She doesn't like having to swim over to the instructor (who is a super nice, patient lady) but is otherwise giggling and loving bouncing around in the water. It's crazy to see how quick she has gotten the hang out of moving around the sides of the pool, getting in/out, rolling on to her back to float, and handling going under water very well Now if we can just go through fall/winter without constant ear infections we will be good
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Oct 14, 2022 19:45
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I got bored circling the block with my 5 year old every day as bicycle training and took him out into traffic. He handled it really well, kept reasonably to the right, stopped when I told him to and at lights/roads and if oncoming traffic seemed at all threatening. Great success, even if I picked a quiet route and time. It adds a new mobility, especially since he's getting to big for my bike and also getting a sibling.
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Oct 14, 2022 19:59
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my kid is now at the correct height that when i hold him, his feet are right at dick and balls level. he's kicked me so much the last few weeks just from squirming around lol, very unpleasant
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Oct 15, 2022 17:31
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lobster shirt posted:my kid is now at the correct height that when i hold him, his feet are right at dick and balls level. he's kicked me so much the last few weeks just from squirming around lol, very unpleasant been there be careful now, do not lean over them from behind to zip up a coat cause they will jump and smash your face
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Oct 15, 2022 17:34
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lobster shirt posted:my kid is now at the correct height that when i hold him, his feet are right at dick and balls level. he's kicked me so much the last few weeks just from squirming around lol, very unpleasant Oh is that a thing? Good, I won't need a vasectomy to prevent another one then
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Oct 15, 2022 17:57
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Microplastics posted:Oh is that a thing? Good, I won't need a vasectomy to prevent another one then Bad news. Also, get used to sleeping with your hands on your junk (again)
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Oct 15, 2022 17:58
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lobster shirt posted:my kid is now at the correct height that when i hold him, his feet are right at dick and balls level. he's kicked me so much the last few weeks just from squirming around lol, very unpleasant The beauty of children is that the nutshots change as they develop. Currently having to be wary of running headbutts to the crotch from the 4yo as she excitedly comes to hug me when picking her up from daycare.
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Oct 15, 2022 18:08
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just yell "ahh my cubes!" and fall over and take the rest of the afternoon off.
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Oct 15, 2022 18:13
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Unfortunately I'm a stay at home dad at the moment, so that doesn't really work. 'Unfortunately' for the not working bit, not the dad bit.
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Oct 15, 2022 18:18
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sitting on the couch is dangerous here
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Oct 15, 2022 18:19
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Real hurthling! posted:just yell "ahh my cubes!" and fall over and take the rest of the afternoon off. my wife is like 7 months pregnant, i cannot do this
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Oct 15, 2022 19:04
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Between enthusiastic 3 year old headbutts to the crotch from hugs, and my dog casually licking people in the crotch to say hi, i prefer the headbutts
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Oct 15, 2022 19:40
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My two cats who are traditionally well behaved are such good sports around our baby and I'm so happy to see the more outgoing kitty go up and grant headbutts and nudges unprompted  It is still very, very early but it looks like baby #2 is officially on the way! We already have a pair of names picked out so I'm excited to see what my girl's reaction will be to learning about being a big sister
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Oct 15, 2022 20:10
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Congrats! We just got our NIPT results back and it looks like we're having a boy for kid #2, no major risks for genetic diseases either. Psyched Still gonna wait on telling people IRL until the ultrasound but that's tomorrow morning
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Oct 17, 2022 15:19
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loquacius posted:Congrats! We just got our NIPT results back and it looks like we're having a boy for kid #2, no major risks for genetic diseases either. Psyched first boy or second boy? I ask because I want you to mentally prepare for a toddler whipping it out at every opportunity
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Oct 17, 2022 16:08
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First boy. As I understand it we should prepare to get peed on during diaper changes for a while lol
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Oct 17, 2022 16:24
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you can get pee wee teepees for that. our it might not be an issue. only one of my boys did that.
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Oct 17, 2022 16:35
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just keep a cloth to toss on the source as soon as the diaper comes off
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Oct 17, 2022 17:03
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we never had that problem but we didn't snip snip so your ymmv no this is not an invitation to derail the thread with circumcision
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Oct 17, 2022 17:18
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not really sure whether it's relevant to whether the kid pees when the diaper is off but I agree that it's not a conversation I wanna have here
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Oct 17, 2022 17:19
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yeah i never had an issue with my kid peeing on me during diaper changes either. however during his first or second bath, which we did in a big baby tub next to our kitchen sink, he peed right up into the air, straight onto the drying rack where a bunch of clean dishes were 
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lobster shirt posted:yeah i never had an issue with my kid peeing on me during diaper changes either. however during his first or second bath, which we did in a big baby tub next to our kitchen sink, he peed right up into the air, straight onto the drying rack where a bunch of clean dishes were ahahahahahaha Kid #2 and #3 are both girls so we should be ok with that, poor wife though she feels like she's 37 weeks along instead of the 27 she's at
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Oct 17, 2022 18:12
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loquacius posted:First boy. As I understand it we should prepare to get peed on during diaper changes for a while lol My daughter had to deal with some serious penis envy when we potty trained her little brother.
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Oct 17, 2022 18:57
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a funny thing that my son was doing last night was asking me to tickle him and then saying "i don't like that" and then when i stop saying "do it again"
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Oct 18, 2022 00:39
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Kid hurt her foot so bad at daycare we had to go to urgent care so I spent most of the day holding a baby normally sprinting around like a madman just looking a bit crestfallen and not even wanting to put on shoes I think she may cursed with her mother's sense of balance, sorry kid 
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Seems like this is as good as any place to ask... Hello, everyone. I got married at the end of March with my girlfriend of many years. We just reached that point we realized we should just cut the bullshit and just get it done. But prior to that we already had been living together for a couple of years, just a couple of weeks shy of the start of the worldwide COVID pandemic, so we already have gone through difficult times, and still got married. Yeah, that was a trip alright. And now we're pregnant. And we expect our little girl for end of February/March 2023. We live in Mexico. We got 3 shots of Astra Zeneca vaccine. And just recently got advertised to get another booster: CanSino shots. So... How good are CanSino boosters and how well do they hold up for the current COVID variants? Does the immunity transfers somewhat to the baby? And what precautions do you have to take for a newborn in this plague ridden world?
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Kal-L posted:Seems like this is as good as any place to ask... Congrats! COVID thread might have more thoughts about the specific booster. My understanding is some immunity transfers to the fetus if mom gets the shot later in the pregnancy. But precautions-wise, the time when you actually want to be most cautious is while your wife is pregnant. COVID increases the risk of complications and is more likely to be severe for pregnant people. It can cause blood clots, can damage the placenta and contribute to preterm birth. Depending on where you give birth, a positive test late in the pregnancy can mean that you might not be allowed in the room during or after birth. It's also the time when family and friends are less likely to understand your precautions. This was a hugely stressful pain in the rear end for us. Things are more straight-forward with a newborn because the prevailing guidance already dictates that you be extremely cautious about respiratory illness like flu and RSV during the first couple months of life anyway. Those are more likely to be trouble than COVID, which is (supposedly -- grain of salt given that COVID is OVER) rare among newborns and unlikely to cause severe illness. Visitors should be vaccinated (TDAP, COVID and flu), should wash their hands before touching baby and not kiss the baby, and should avoid visiting entirely if they have even mild illness or think they might have been exposed to COVID. Ideally they'd mask, but lol yeah right grandparents. My girl was born premature going on three months now and we basically just continue to live like most people did in the early days of COVID. Mostly staying at home, only allowing visitors for limited time in as controlled an environment as we can, masking with an N95 any time we go somewhere indoors around other people. And then try and take as much leave as possible before considering putting them in daycare. Because once they're in daycare... they're going to catch something!
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loquacius posted:First boy. As I understand it we should prepare to get peed on during diaper changes for a while lol toss a cloth wipe (disposable works too I guess) over his junk while you're changing him and you'll probably escape diaper times with only 1 or 2 getting peed on stories
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Chad Sexington posted:Congrats! pretty much all this. we had our first baby in dec 2020, and the stressors were mainly 1) being in a hospital and 2) fending people off afterwards. 2 was by far much harder, and we had to be hard assess about boundaries and expectations. being in a hospital for a few days with strict masking protocol wasn’t amazing, but better than dealing with newborn-deprived in-laws and grandparents. get boosted, be vigilant, don’t read too much of the Covid thread (despite it being a great resource).
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not covid but both of you, and anyone who will be around the newborn, needs to get a Tdap shot before baby comes
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