Rachel
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This may help you find some new ideas: http://www.indiebound.org/kids-indie-next-list
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My sister appreciated a journal when my nephew was in ICU. Gift cards for restaurants near the hospital were good too.
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Mine does not. He works full time and is out of town at least one day every week. When he's home I prefer he do fun stuff with the kids or catch up around the house.
I could have everything prepared so he could fill in if necessary. We have done that a handful of times so I could go to an appointment or something.
If you can make it work for your family, go for it. My minister teaches his children math at 6:00 every morning before he heads to work. It works well for their family, they have been doing math that way for years.
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I'm very sorry.
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My nieces and nephews live in 5 different states, because of FB I actually see pictures of them and sort of know what is going on in their lives. It has also allowed me to connect with my cousins, something that never happened living 1000 miles apart.
It's easy to share pictures with my grandparents and parents too.
Lastly it helps me know what is going on in our local community. It's a small town without a daily paper or feature on the news. Most everything is passed word of mouth but being on FB helps me know what is going on.
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My 10 year old nephew has very low kidney function due to a severe E. coli infection which caused quite a bit of kidney damage. The biggest thing they monitor with him is his blood pressure.
For what it's worth, one of my daughter's kidneys is normal size and the other is twice normal size, the nephrologist was not concerned at all. The larger one functions as if it is two separate kidneys which I find facinating. It happens often enough that it is considered a normal variation.
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Do you have a Goodreads account? You can look for recommendations based on books he likes or doesn't like. You would have to create a shelf for him, it does better with the more books you rate. I've never done this for my kids but it works well for me.
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Get something really girly! I'm not saying these are quality literature, but my 6 year old loves "The Jellybeans" and "Ponyella" by Laura Numeroff. She also likes "Ladybug Girl" and "Pinkalicious".
For longer read alouds, "The Secret Garden", "The Little Princess" , any of the Little House books.
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Has he read any Frank Einstein books? One is "Frank Einstein and the Brain Turbo", my son recommends them, I have not read any of them.
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If you can, either take a friend to write for you or record what the oncologist says. You may be able to do that on your phone.
I'm sorry you are going through this!
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We do. They mostly specialize in horse feed for Thoroughbreds but they carry dog food too. I'll stop by this week, good idea, I had forgotten about them.Do you have an indpendently run dog food store locally? I have gotten a lot of help from our store. It is small and they only carry good dog food. They are usually very helpful and can give you advice from seeing your dog and for your environment, etc.
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Thanks for all the tips. Our dog visited the vet today. He has a yeast infection in his ears and between his toes plus signs of an airborne allergy (possibly pollen). We are going to leave his food alone until those two issues are resolved.
He is 40 pounds right now, we think 30 pounds would be a healthy weight although the vet says 35, so we will see. We have cut back his portion size and we aren't giving more than a treat or two a day. He got lots of treats at the shelter.m which probably didn't help his weight at all. He is also getting walked more regularly which should help.
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I don't do anything formal at that age. We read a lot of books, good quality books. I narrate what I'm doing. We go for walks and talk about what we see. We go hiking regularly. I let my little ones play hard outside without me being three steps behind them at the playground. We sing a lot of songs together. I let my kids help in the kitchen.
I provide materials for drawing, play dough, etc. but again don't do anything formal. Only my oldest had much interest in drawing at that age, my other two were closer to 4 before they had an interest in drawing.
My third child is nearly 4, I'm still not planning to do anything formal with him until he's 5/6.
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I don't have teens so I can't give advice from a parenting perspective but I know my sister snuck around to see a guy my parents didn't like. She would say she had to work, had debate practice, or was at a friend's house. It was easy for her to lie and get away with it even though my mom attempted to check up on her.
I think my parents would have been better off inviting him to our house for dinner a couple times a week. If my parents started to like him, he may have lost his appeal. From my perspective (older sister) the kid wasn't marrying material, but he wasn't horrible by any means. He was certainly better than the next couple guys she dated.
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We just got a new dog, a 7 year old beagle mix. He is probably 10 pounds overweight but otherwise in good health.
What do we need to look for in a food? The humane society feeds Science Diet and sent us home with a bag. It is not the senior formula so I assume we at least need to switch to a senior formula but other than that I'm lost.
ETA he hasn't eaten well since we got him Saturday, he seems happy but we aren't sure if he just isn't used to his new routine or if it's the food.
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Since it is your nephew, ask your brother/sister where they registered or what brand of diapers and wipes they plan to use. Diapers will always be used and are usually quite appreciated unless they plan to use cloth.
Lately I have started including a couple of books in all baby presents. It's something people don't seem to buy for themselves until their babies are a little older.
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I tried last night but couldn't figure it out and didn't have time to investigate further. I'll try to post some today.Yay!!!! You brought your boy home!
Pics? :)
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Update: We adopted the beagle mix, he is so sweet and laid back. He pretty much only wants his ears scratched or to lay at our feet, but he did great on our walk this afternoon too. We even randomly ran into his foster "mom" in another town today, she was so excited to see him. He was happy to see her too.
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I just heard back from the foster mom, the particular dog I am interested in was just diagnosed with an inoperable cancer and is no longer available. It is disappointing, but not meant to be.
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We do have a prison rescue near us, right now they only have pit bulls and pit mixes. Our home owners insurance doesn't allow certain breeds of dog including pit bulls. I have been keeping an eye on that website.I adopted a dog through a different process- one that's in the "middle" of your two options (regarding the ease of the adoption). We got our 2 dogs through our state prison dog training program. For the same price as a rescue, we got a fully trained dog who needed a home and had been very well socialized. The only real hassle in adopting was having to fill out a form to be able to get onto the prison grounds to interview the dogs we wanted to see. The prisoners had the dogs with them 24/7 and knew so much about the dogs. It helped us pick the right ones for our family. I'd encourage you to google "prison dogs" and the name of your state. My state has a website with pictures of the dogs and details about them.
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My husband is pretty tall, he get his shirts from Dillard's or a specialty shop that is local to us.
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Some rescues/adoptions are very intrusive. Our local humane society would not let us adopt a dog.....despite the fact that the state has licensed us as foster and adoptive parents.....we can have up to 4 extra children, but not approved for a dog that might otherwise be put down.
That's crazy! But if we do eventually adopt through a rescue I'll remember this so I won't get my feelings hurt.
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Rescues are getting more and more intrusive, but as someone who has been on that side of the fence -- unfortunately it's often necessary. It's incredible how many people will lie.
They say they own their home with a large, securely fenced yard and you (on behalf of the rescue) go to do the home visit and the address is an apartment w/o access to a yard at all. Or a rental duplex. Or sometimes the only thing at the address is an empty lot.
Or they say all their previous pets always lived inside. But there's an old dilapidated dog house in the back yard with a well worn path all around it.
Or they say they had their last pet, Fluffy, for 15 years and used Joe Smith DVM for Fluffy's entire life. And you call Joe Smith's office and the receptionist can find absolutely no record of the adopter ever having been a client. Or she finds the file and it turns out Fluffy was euthanized when she was four years old because the potential adopter didn't want to/couldn't afford to pay to treat Fluffy's allergies/dry eye/joint issues/whatever.
That said, I generally discourage people from adopting two dogs close together. It takes several months for one dog to settle in and get to know you and you get to know it. So since you've got at least two hurdles to pass with the rescue (no fence and young children) I'd lean toward getting the beagle and forgetting about the Schnauzer. Wait a year or so and then look for one. A year won't solve the lack of fence issue, but it'll give you time to get the beagle settled in and your kids will be a year older.
It's possible you can email the rescue and they will tell you whether their fence and age requirements are set in stone or variable depending on the dog and family situation.
They want you to submit an application before visiting the dog because it helps weed out people who aren't really serious. People who work in rescue are volunteers with all the normal life stuff of their own going on, and it can eat up a LOT of time showing dogs to people who are just looking on a whim.
This is helpful, thank you! I do imagine a lot of people aren't honest so it does make sense.
My husband is out of town so we can't make a decision about the beagle until he gets to meet the dog. I took the kids back today and am still very much in love. Unless he has major objections we will probably go with the beagle now, get our yard fenced and then look for a second dog later on.
We really wanted to get a dog before our previous dog passed but he became incontinent in the last year and was no longer allowed on the carpet or furniture and we didn't want a new dog to have different rules.
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At that age I think as little as possible. It's easier to teach them to entertain themselves if you don't use screens.
The reality is that I let my kids watch a show on pbs kids while I showered when my second was that age. I knew they weren't getting into things if they were watching tv.
I notice big behavior issues with my oldest (now 8) when he watches any tv so it is very limited around my house.
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I love the randomness of little kids!!
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My three year old told us today, "the nose is actually a self cleaning system."
I'm pretty sure he heard it on tv.