Posts by CountryMom2e

My kids are younger, but I try to relax bedtime in the summer unless we have something. However, I will enforce a "rest in" the next morning, usually 8. They are never up past 930, they would be wrecked! Also on weekends, we have...

DH travels anywhere from 1 day a week to 4. It sucks, and it's been that way for about 3 yrs. I used to travel professional pre-kids, so I set him up in good hotels, offer tips, etc. For me, sometimes I schedule a sitter for the...

My oldest had two bullies in his nursery school class - at age 3/4. I'd have classified them then as brats, but now at age 6 they are full-fledged bullies. Ironically, the mom of one is a teacher.

I actually left my job before I got pregnant (long story) and was planning to take a month or two off and then go back to work. But then six weeks later I was pregnant. We'd been trying to TTC for over a year - guess it was a good...

We belong to the Y - once each of my kids turned 6 weeks, I was back at the Y working out. They have a babysitting service for kids from 6 weeks to 6 years old. My youngest was so excited when he turned 3 because now he's in the...

bumping - seriously need a rec on a somewhat supportive, preferably female but I'm flexible on that, OB who will listen to me and respect my tendency to research and study every aspect of my life! I dislike being talked down to by...

Psychological Health Associates in West Hartford has a few psychiatrists and psychologists who work with children. I'm not familiar with them directly; I see someone else there. But it's an excellent practice, very busy. Why not ask...

I'm 38 1/2, contemplating a third pregnancy (kids are 3 & 5). I used CNMs with both pregnancies, loved them, but the reality is I am high-risk. I had preeclampsia with both children, diagnosed earlier and worse with #2. I've...

My boys are 3 & 5 and active, and DH travels every week. So here's what I do, good and bad. 1. I head to the Y. I work out, the kids go to the kids' room and play with friends, and it burns off some energy for all of us 2. ...

DH and I have one checking account, several investment accounts, and all are joint except his 401K, and our IRAs (by law they have to be separate). He pays the bills, I enter them into quicken, and we review our finances every 2-3...