Even if you have never posted before, I would LOVE your insight into these things....
There is nothing sweeter to me than fellow Mom's sharing their nuggets of wisdom. I know I touched on a couple of these a while back but now they are looming and I need so advice. So if you are reading this and you have been through these things, PLEASE post or post on your own blog about these things (just PLEASE let me know you did so I can read it :)
1. Just for fun, what are favorite books your read to your child? My Aunt Lynn, who is as crazy about books as I am, stocked Abby Kate's library WELL before she was born and has added to it often. We are SO blessed. She worked as a librarian so I know we have unique insight into the best books. I just want to make sure we are missing some. I am specifically looking for Christian books that will start planting nuggets about faith. We currently read Gigi, God's Little Princess and her children's Bible but would love a few more. She has literally probably over 50 favorite books but I would love some more in this genre.
2. When and how did you move your child to a big bed?
* I have put this off longer than I thought but through the advice of friends and a few pediatricians, she ADORES her bed and never has tried climbing out so we have pushed it. However, we are going to Costa Rica in November and I would love to not have to lug her pack and play into another country.
3. How and when did you potty train?
*We are working on this but it is slow going. She is smart enough, she has gone a few times but she is being strong willed (surprise). I have not pushed it but again, would love to not have to lug diapers to another country either. Hehe. I really have not gotten serious about it but am ready (and I really think she is too) so I would love suggestions.
Thanks friends! I so appreciate you!
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1) Books- Ruthie has tons as well, but she has a few favs. My mom got some really neat ones from the Christian bookstore in Ozark. They are called I can Read God's Word. They are pretty easy to read, but give stories from the Bible and they are cute. Here's a link-
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=10099X
The ones my mom bought for her came in a set of 5 or 6.
2) Switch to the big girl bed- It went so much easier than I ever imagined. She tried climbing out of her crib a few months back, and I decided that was time. She was like AK, went to bed at a certain time every night, and she was fine in her bed as well. I put a piece of paper on the door and I let her put a sticker on before she went to bed. I told her she had to be a big girl, and this is a big girl bed just for her. She wasn't too fond of it. She only got up a few times, but I told her she didn't need to. When she woke up, she was able to put another sticker on the paper. I know it doesn't sound like the greatest advice, but it worked for us!
4) Potty-training. We started about about 18 months. She was fully PT'd at 22 months. We used cloth diapers, so I think that helped a lot. I didn't get too serious about it until 20 months, but we were working on it at 18-20 months. I put her in panties. I only did pull-ups at night and nap-times. She didn't seem to notice when she went with pull-ups. I used the sticker chart as well. It has worked wonders for us. I just asked her about every hour and told her she needed to tell me. That took longer, but she finally did.
I hope you get all this solved before your trip that sounds amazing!
Apparently I can't count! Sorry!
We have found a GREAT book that we love--it's called For God So Loved The World. Here's the link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/For-God-So-Loved-the-World/Dandi-Daley-Mackall/e/9781591455240/?itm=7
Also, Max Lucado has written some pretty neat Christian stories, like this one:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/You-Are-Special/Max-Lucado/e/9781581342192/?itm=30
Also, they aren't Christian books, but my favorite kids' books EVER are Sandra Boynton's. They are fantastic. She actually has some big songbooks that come with CDs that are simply hysterical.
We moved Ethan to a BBB (big boy bed) a month or so ago, and it went pretty smoothly. I got a bed on clearance for $37 at Wal Mart, and bought a cheap Cars blanket. We talked up his Cars bed big time, and he hopped right in. We are still in the process of teaching him to stay in bed--usually, I just open his door every couple of minutes and peek in. If he's laying down, I just smile and say good night, but if he's up he gets in trouble. It's taught him to never know when I'm going to open the door, so he stays put most of the time :)
You don't want my help on potty training--he has gone in a potty once. I figure that's my first SAHM job!
I can only offer insight on the transition to a big bed...hopefully before too long I'll have some books to contribute!
We moved Carter to his BBB in January, a couple of months before Campbell was born. He thought it was really cool, but for a few nights still wanted to sleep in his crib. Then one day he decided he was good with the BBB. I will warn you though...he ends up in our room most nights somewhere between 3 and 6:30 in the morning because he can get up and leave. He's gotten so good and sneaking in that most nights we don't even realize he's in our bed until his snoring wakes us up. For us, it helped with the transition of bringing Campbell home to have him in the BBB a while before she was born.
Potty training? Oh boy. I'm not even going to think about that for a while. I figure he'll let me know when he's ready - until then, I'm not going to stress about it. Is it alright for me to play the "he's a boy...they're harder to train" card?!
Steph - this is a little late. Ragon is going to move to her BGB (big girl bed) at 18 months. I am not doing this as much out of choice as out of necessity. Baby due in November. And either I buy another crib or I do it before the baby comes, because I don't want to do it after the baby comes, I will already be sleep deprived. I will let you know how it goes. But I am three weeks and counting to start.
I got nothin' on potty training or books. She loves to "read" and we have a little bit of everything. But my favorite book is a "Tale of Three Trees", found at Mardel's.
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