Any personal anecdotal advice on how to handle a 5 year old when bringing a newborn home?

9/13/2018 11:47:27 AM

have the newborn "give a gift" to the 5 year old and vice-versa.

sort of a "thanks in advance for putting up with my shit" gift. but class it up a bit. we had our newborn give our older one (she was 2.25 yrs old) a nice necklace so it holds sentimental value for years. the older one picked out the newborn's pacifier and baby blanket.

real talk tho...I cried when we came home from the hospital and there were two kids in the house. shit got real and i had all kinds of feels thinking about them growing up together.

[Edited on September 13, 2018 at 1:34 PM. Reason : ]

9/13/2018 1:31:10 PM

My little one is about to graduate to the toddler room at daycare, do I get her infant teachers something?

9/29/2018 7:09:13 PM

Don’t feel obligated but know that in general teachers are underpaid and if you can throw something nice their way it will be appreciated

9/29/2018 10:36:39 PM

12/15/2018 10:43:09 AM

I saw the OBGYN on Thursday and she asked me about my plans to have more children. She told me that I needed to hurry up and make up my mind because I was getting to an age where fertility could be an issue. TWW Parents, we are now closer to menopause than college.

12/23/2018 7:32:45 PM

Is mine the only kid who insists on falling and hitting his head on everything possible and getting giant goose eggs?

Also: Is he going to end up with brain damage?

1/23/2019 2:26:01 PM

we have that concern as well. these little things are clumsy as hell!

1/23/2019 2:56:28 PM

You grow at that rate and try not to bust your ass all the time.

1/24/2019 4:27:46 PM

when our kids were that young and going through that, whoever saw it happen (wife or I) would tell the other, "thats your son/daughter"

1/25/2019 5:08:54 PM

Adding this thread to My Topics...ive got a little girl due August 4, number 1

2/5/2019 1:20:27 PM

'grats Money!

2/7/2019 10:58:18 AM

our first daughter was born this past Tuesday night...huzzah!

10/27/2019 5:31:11 AM

grats Dweeds!

10/31/2019 1:10:10 PM

congrats!!

10/31/2019 8:46:28 PM

Thx u Thx u

11/1/2019 9:16:51 AM

congrats sir

11/1/2019 9:47:32 AM

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"do I get her infant teachers something"

teachers always get tons of coffee mugs and Starbucks cards from parents, so plz to do something else

11/2/2019 10:36:01 AM