My kid had the worst cradle cap! And she had (still has, actually, at 2 now) very wispy, fine, blonde hair so it was very noticeable. I think the reason people don’t hear much about it these days is that there really isn’t much to do about it and doctors don’t recommend even trying to do much. I used mineral oil, which would help briefly but it would always come back.
Olive oil works well for cradle cap, but your daughter will smell like a pizza.
yum
I had another ultrasound today. The tech was surprised at my little one’s lips. LOL
April R, I love looking at the ultrasounds! How cute!
I had my ultrasound yesterday and have been waiting by the phone since to find out if it’s a boy or a girl. The nurse called this morning and unfortunetly, baby would not show us! During the ultrasound, the tech had me walk around, go to the bathroom, drink something…anything to get that baby to move! No luck. Now I have to wait another 4 weeks for a follow up ultrasound. Someone told me about a place nearby that does them for people that just want the pictures and they guarantee that they can tell you the sex. I’ll have to try to save up the cash for that I think. I just want to know!! 
Baby is shy 
You know they can’t guarantee that, right? I mean, if the baby doesn’t want to cooperate, especially if it’s a girl, you won’t know for sure.
Maybe what they mean is if they can’t tell they’ll let you come back and not pay again.
That’s what I was thinking. I know if baby doesn’t turn the right way, you can’t tell. In my head, it’s a girl and she’s just too modest to be flashing her lady parts to everyone. 
Yea, my first girl was modest and I didn’t find out until month 6 what she was. My daughter at age 5 isn’t so modest anymore. :rolleyes:This current pregnancy, I found out the first time.
Okay, I have a parenting question. How do you hold in laughter when trying to discipline your toddler? For stuff that isn’t funny like hitting and biting I’m good at being serious, but for other stuff I can’t help laughing like a loon and it is giving her the wrong impression.
I have the same problem. Mostly I put my hand up over my mouth or take a moment to compose myself. Sometimes thought I realise that the infraction is really not that serious, and it’s ok to break down and laugh if something really is funny. I figure that’s a good lession for them to learn too, that humour can break tension.
Still, any other suggestions from the voice of experience would be great to hear!
Yeah, if anyone has answers to that one, I’d love them. Widget is funny. I put her in the thinking corner because she was refusing to clean up water she’d spilt, when she was maybe just two, and I asked her if she was ready to clean it up, and she yelled, ‘NO!!! I WILL WADDLE AWAY!!!’ and I let out a huge undignified snort.
In other news, I had a baby She is extremely, extremely sweet.
Pics?
My daughter is still saying “Oh no!” and “Oh dear!” to anything and everything. Seriously, any passer-by would think her life was full of woe 
In other news, the toilet roll was left dangling a little low the other day. :smack:
pbbth:
Why bother trying? Is there a surplus of laughter in the world? As long as we’re talking about non-harmful misdeeds (as opposed to biting or hitting, as you mentioned), let them know that there’s a level of misdeed that, while wrong, can still be laughed at. Then they’ll know just how serious you are when you DON’T laugh (for hitting or biting). If every rebuke is a harsh one, then not only will they be constantly walking on eggshells around you, but they’ll also minimize the impact of the genuinely harmful actions, since even little things cause Mommy/Daddy to get angry.
eclectic wench:
Mazel Tov!
I think this has backfired on us. My son can never get yelled at or put in timeout without laughing at us. This in turn makes me laugh or smile, then my husband gets more irritated because we aren’t taking him seriously. 
The problem with this is that she has turned into a little comedian. Mommy laughs when I stick my finger up my nose? Well up my nose it goes then! Daddy laughs when I put my rubber ducky in the dog’s water bowl? ALL the toys should go in too because putting toys in the bowl is funny! She is getting mixed signals from us because of the laughter and I really don’t want her thinking that we aren’t serious when we tell her no.
pbbth:
Actions speak louder than words. Even as you’re laughing, if she sees you take the toys out of the dog dish, and/or gently move her hand away from said dish when she’s about to put the toys there, she’ll realize that she shouldn’t do that. Especially with the next step: show her where TO put the toy (as opposed to where not to) and cheering for her when she then puts the toy down somewhere else. Ditto, handing her a tissue and helping guide it to her nose. Then she’ll go for the cheers rather than the laughs.
Yes, you and I are about to enter The Exhausting Repetition of No Phase, when you find yourself saying this word more than any other in your lexicon, over and over again for 100 different infractions. But this is how they learn the rules, so you need to be consistent with the no and the action as CMKeller says above. Those things I agree are not times to worry about being serious - smiling is fine, then a no, rremove them from the situation and distract distract distract.
The time between 1-2 is amazing, but totally frustrating too. Apparently though not quite as bad as 3-4…