My babies aren't as old as yours are yet, but I think you are doing great! Ethan and Dylan still end up in our bed a few times a week. They usually go through phases where they come in more often and then it swings back the other way. We live in a 2BR so all of the kids share a room. They always fall asleep in their own beds but will climb in our bed in the middle of the night. It doesn't effect DH and I at all. We are always asleep when they climb in and we love it! We actually tease each other when we are the one who got to snuggle all night. As long as you and your DH are OK with the situation, I say don't give it another thought. They grow up so fast and soon they will be "too cool" to sleep on your floor. I also want to say that Tyler (2nd ds) NEVER sleeps with us. He has always loved his bed and has no desire to sleep in between DH and I. To me it just proves that some children need extra love at night, while others don't. I figure that I don't stop being a mom just because it is the middle of the night. HTH

OP - I hope you don't mind a slight hijack but... What is the going rate for the tooth fairy these days? Ethan finally has his first loose tooth and I have no idea what he should get. I figured it should be something exciting for losing his first tooth. However, when I think about the four mouthfuls of teeth, I don't want to start something I'm going to regret! Thanks,

I was also surprised to read that Doc J. thought that the bomb didn't go off. I think that the bomb did go off. When Desmond was talking to Rose she said something like they built there camp in 1974 and lived there a few years when the sky lit up again, so who knows when we are now. I think the sky lighting up was the bomb going off. I think the effect of the bomb was that it brought everyone back from the 70's to present time. The people on the island had not been in the 70's all season because the DI was no longer running around the island and Ben's house was, well Ben's house (and he was only a child in the 70's).

Thank you all so much for your responses. She went to bed nicely and is sleeping now. I left a dim light on in her room to make it easier to check on her later. Before I put her down the rash had cleared up quite a bit. The benadryl I gave her was dye free. Thank goodness that just happened to be what I had. I didn't even think about the possibility that there could be red dye in it! I checked all of the food in the kitchen and the only 2 things with red dye were the gatorade and Doritos, which are now in the garbage. I did save the empty gatorade bottle. We lost our health insurance a while ago so I am planning on calling on ped in the morning and seeing if she wants me to bring her in. Thankfully she is really great and has no problem giving me advise over the phone. I'm hoping to have insurance for the kids in the next few weeks but if she wants me to bring her in before that I will. On a side note I have decided I am completely changing the way I feed my family. I thought that we ate pretty healthy (Doritos aside) until I just looked at the actual ingredients in all of our food. The yogurt I feed the kids all the time had 4 types of sugar in it, along with several things I couldn't even pronounce! Thanks again. I'm off to check on Katie. :001_smile:

Well that didn't take long. :glare: She has had Doritos before as a treat. They have red 40 just like the gatorade. Does that mean it's not the dye? Or do different manufacturers have different ingredients in their dye? Thanks again for the help.

Thank you both for your quick replies. The food dye does sound like a good suspect. I'm not sure if she has ever eaten anything with it before. I'm off to google and look at the ingredients in the pantry and fridge. Thanks again.

Dh had a red gatorade with his dinner tonight. Katie has never had gatorade before but she wanted a sip of DH's. In total I think she had 4 or 5 sips. After dinner I was washing her hands and face and realized she had a red blotchy rash covering 1/3 of her face. It was around both of her eyes and down one cheek. She also had it around her mouth. I immediately gave her some benadryl. Gatorade is the only new thing she has had today. It has been about 30 minutes and she seems to be doing fine but I'm still freaking out. The rash has started to go away already. None of the kids have ever been allergic to anything before. Does it sound like she is allergic to gatorade? Do I need to do anything else besides keep an eye on her? We usually start getting ready for bed in 30 minutes. Should I keep her up late tonight to watch her? Thanks for any advise. Sorry if my post is all over the place. I'm still in freak-out mode. Sabrina

Another vote for no way! I'm sorry you are having to deal with this right now. :grouphug:

Yum!

I'm sitting here relaxing while DH is cooking dinner. The good news is I get the night off from cooking and the chance to relax. The bad news is that in a few minutes I will have to choke down DH's favorite pork chops. :tongue_smilie:

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What an amazing story! Congratulations Heather, your daughter is beautiful! :party:

:party: Congrats!!!

:hurray: Way to go! :hurray:

:grouphug: That would drive me crazy! :grouphug:

I don't have any advise for you, but I am going through something similar with Katie right now. She is also 18.5 months. All three of my boys were very early talkers and had many more words at her age. However, they were all late walkers and she has been walking forever. No one else seems to believe me that she may be a bit behind. Everyone seems to think that she is right on track and the boys early talking is the reason I think she is behind. Isn't it amazing how even a fourth baby can make us feel like we have no idea what we're doing? :tongue_smilie: How many words is your son saying? I was looking this up the other day and the website I was reading said that they should have 20 words (and mama and dada don't count). I'm not sure how many words Katie has but I know it's under 20. It was also talking about the difference between expressive language and receptive language. Reading that made me feel better because Katie understands EVERYTHING I say. She also does a great job of letting me know what she is trying to tell me. DH is always teasing that Katie and I have our own secret code. Sorry I can't help at all, but I wanted you to know that you're not the only mom who feels unsure about what is going on. :grouphug:

:lol: Thanks for sharing. I had never seen that and it was really funny!

I hide all of my presents in the tupperware that I use to store my Christmas decorations. We put them back in the storage closet and pretend like they are still empty. I'm hoping that this will work for a while. I think the kids would have to be MUCH older to look in there.

I have always found them to be very reliable. :party:Congratulations!!! :party:

Thank you all for your responses. The boys would throw food every once in a while when they were younger, but nothing like this. It is every meal and snack, every day! They were also all still nursing at her age and Katie weaned herself a while ago. I think part of the reason I was getting frustrated was that I don't want to see her food consumption go down and her milk consumption go up. I will definitely start giving her less food at a time. I can't feed her dinner early because she eats the same food we do for dinner. I will also have another talk with the boys about not encouraging her. I think I will also try feeding her again after dinner. This way she will have another chance to get some food in her before her bedtime bottle. I guess I just need to relax and let this phase pass. I was just getting frustrated because she suddenly does it ALL THE TIME! But now that I know it is so common, I will just try some of your suggestions and wait it out. Besides, today is my birthday so DH is in charge of the kitchen! :tongue_smilie:

Katie (1.5yo) has been an absolute disaster at meals lately. She will take a few bites of her food and then start throwing food across the table. As soon as she starts the boys will start laughing, which I know only encourages her. I always take her plate away and try to feed her myself. She will refuse to eat and start screaming because she wants her plate back. For the past two days she has needed extra milk to make up for the food she isn't eating.:glare: She has also started drinking from her sippy and then spitting the water out. She does this both at the table and when she has her sippy around the house. She is all of a sudden happy to sit down with a sippy of water and spit the whole thing out onto herself. :confused: The boys never did anything like this when they were younger and I have no idea how to handle it. I really want to put a stop to it before it gets anymore out of control. DH and I have gotten to the point where we are dreading dinner time. She spends the entire time either acting up or screaming. My problem is that I have no idea what is appropriate discipline for an 18 month old. My boys were nothing like Katie when they were younger, so I have no experience with anything like this. She is the sweetest, most lovely little girl ever. But she is also so NAUGHTY! Does anyone have any advise for me?

It's beautiful! You really did a great job! I'm getting my first sewing machine tomm. for my birthday. Now I'm even more excited thinking about all of the things I can make for Katie when she is older!:D

:hurray: Wow, that really is a deal!!! Congrats!!! I love the rush that comes with a great deal. :hurray:

I love Grey's Anatomy, but I don't think I would enjoy watching it with my DD. Though mine is only 18 months, so take that for what it's worth! :tongue_smilie: I just wanted to mention that I loved Gilmore Girls and I think it would be great for what you're looking for. :001_smile: