Parenting and Stories

[GolfSpy_KFT]

2 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

That is the question I'm very curious about with Ivan. He is only 7 months but if i was to bet i would guess he is a lefty. Nearly all his play habits and such are left hand dominant.

Myles (pictures) is right hand dominant in EVERYTHING but swinging a baseball bat and golf club. I am a lefty through and through, so I was just glad he picked up a few things on my side 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Kid is going through some hard sleep regression the last week or so. Not a fun phase... Awesome nearly all day and night comes and wakes up in absolute terror. Poor guy... Anyone have this with theirs or any suggestions? 

[MyWifesSwingCoach]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Kid is going through some hard sleep regression the last week or so. Not a fun phase... Awesome nearly all day and night comes and wakes up in absolute terror. Poor guy... Anyone have this with theirs or any suggestions? 

My little one is still waking up and crying then coming into my room in the middle of the night (Sometimes multiple times), sounds like your little one may be starting to get nightmares.

She likes milk at bedtime and when this happens, I will usually get her some milk, try to calm her down and lay down with her in her bed or next to her bed until she falls asleep.

[ejgaudette]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Kid is going through some hard sleep regression the last week or so. Not a fun phase... Awesome nearly all day and night comes and wakes up in absolute terror. Poor guy... Anyone have this with theirs or any suggestions? 

It is always tough, my oldest went through what seemed like some nigh terrors as he would wake up crying and we had to snap him out of it which took a few minutes, but he was a couple years old. When they were little, it usually coincided with being more hungry as they are growing, so they would eat way more often. It might be nightmares or some separation anxiety. All I can suggest is a solid bedtime routine, and helping them through it. Never fun though.

[sixcat]

My daughters are both in high school. One senior, one freshman. My oldest is a Governor's School student. It's a regional Magnet School for kids that have surpassed what their local high school can provide. Virginia has 12 such schools scattered across the state. She is hoping to attend Brown University next fall, if she gets in. She is shy, reserved and buries herself in books as often as possible. My youngest is way more outgoing. Her happy place is on stage. She is involved in a regional theater program and attends theater camps across the Mid-Atlantic region several times every year. 

They grow up very quickly. Enjoy it now because you will wake up tomorrow, and they will be driving a car. You often hear of the "terrible two's" but I would trade watching my daughter pull out of the driveway in her car for changing diapers and temper tantrums all day, everyday! It seems as if we woke up a few days after bringing them home from the hospital and they were strong, intelligent, independent young women. That strength, intelligence, and independence elicits equal parts pride and terror in me as a father. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

5 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Kid is going through some hard sleep regression the last week or so. Not a fun phase... Awesome nearly all day and night comes and wakes up in absolute terror. Poor guy... Anyone have this with theirs or any suggestions? 

Our two year old just went through a little sleep regression as well. They almost always happen for him when he is close to a new milestone. We have been going through potty training for the last month or so and he's done really well with it, so I am guessing it was related to that. While I don't have a ton of advice for you, it typically only lasted a couple weeks before getting back to normal. It's tough for sure. I go into his room and try to comfort him without picking him up, unless he is very upset. Then I just rock him until he settles down and lay him back into his crib while keeping a hand on him until he's really zonked out. Some people told me it would develop patterns, but it didn't, at least for him. Hang in there!

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

My daughters first day of school today. Shedding tears today. They grow up fast. 

[MyWifesSwingCoach]

6 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

My daughters first day of school today. Shedding tears today. They grow up fast. 

"I want to be happy when I grow up"...

As a fellow Father, that is the best answer I have ever seen for that. Good job Dad!

[ejgaudette]

38 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

My daughters first day of school today. Shedding tears today. They grow up fast. 

So true, my oldest just get kindergarten and that day had quite the water works going. Though the up shot is he keeps telling me he will love me for his whole life.

[GolfSpy_KFT]

53 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

My daughters first day of school today. Shedding tears today. They grow up fast. 

+1 on this. Our oldest started kindergarten this year and it was an emotional rollercoaster for my wife and I. You LOVE to see them grow and achieve milestones, but it is awfully hard to grasp how fast time has gone. Hope she has a great first year!

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

I got to be a parent teacher at my daughters preschool today (it’s a coop preschool). It was eye opening. Busy but looking back it is making me rethink my career path. It felt so rewarding to be there for these kids. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

The Danbrook household is going to get a little bigger. 

I made this thread to share more Ivan stories and we are excited that we will be expecting baby number 2 in the spring! We have names picked out and ones we like, however we decided that we are not going to find out the gender for this one and leave it be a surprise. 

Lys felt a little guilty as she wanted more one on one time with Ivan, however we are both super excited to expand on our family and see how Ivan grows over the next 9ish months. He has gotten so much bigger and so much personality. He adores being outside and time with the dogs and although is lazy as all get out when it comes to crawling and just spins in circles he rolls around and has this contraption below which has been one the best purchases we have made so far!

[GolfSpy TCB]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

The Danbrook household is going to get a little bigger. 

I made this thread to share more Ivan stories and we are excited that we will be expecting baby number 2 in the spring! We have names picked out and ones we like, however we decided that we are not going to find out the gender for this one and leave it be a surprise. 

Lys felt a little guilty as she wanted more one on one time with Ivan, however we are both super excited to expand on our family and see how Ivan grows over the next 9ish months. He has gotten so much bigger and so much personality. He adores being outside and time with the dogs and although is lazy as all get out when it comes to crawling and just spins in circles he rolls around and has this contraption below which has been one the best purchases we have made so far!

Such Awesome News Jamie and Lys and Ivan!!!  Congratulations!!

[MattF]

Congratulations.

[GolfSpy_APH]

We found this out a month or so ago our community has a tradition of planting a new tree for each baby that is born within the community. It is done as a little event and as a group you plant one tree together and then go to your spot where your child's tree is and plant theirs with a couple helpers. 

There is a education session about wildlife in the area and why they do it for about 10 minutes as well. 

Anyway this year there was 14 trees to be planted! A lot of the families we already knew, however a bunch we had never seen before. Our town is only 1000 or so ppl.

So Ivan now has his own apple tree with his name and birthdate tagged on it, planted in a great area where we walk by nearly every day! 

Also a little fyi the stake had to pounded in and was a lot more work then anticipated haha

 

[GolfSpy BOS]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

We found this out a month or so ago our community has a tradition of planting a new tree for each baby that is born within the community. It is done as a little event and as a group you plant one tree together and then go to your spot where your child's tree is and plant theirs with a couple helpers. 

There is a education session about wildlife in the area and why they do it for about 10 minutes as well. 

Anyway this year there was 14 trees to be planted! A lot of the families we already knew, however a bunch we had never seen before. Our town is only 1000 or so ppl.

So Ivan now has his own apple tree with his name and birthdate tagged on it, planted in a great area where we walk by nearly every day! 

Also a little fyi the stake had to pounded in and was a lot more work then anticipated haha

 

That’s such an awesome tradition! You’ll have to get photos of Ivan and his tree growing together over the years!

[ejgaudette]

On 10/30/2022 at 5:12 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

We found this out a month or so ago our community has a tradition of planting a new tree for each baby that is born within the community. It is done as a little event and as a group you plant one tree together and then go to your spot where your child's tree is and plant theirs with a couple helpers. 

There is a education session about wildlife in the area and why they do it for about 10 minutes as well. 

Anyway this year there was 14 trees to be planted! A lot of the families we already knew, however a bunch we had never seen before. Our town is only 1000 or so ppl.

So Ivan now has his own apple tree with his name and birthdate tagged on it, planted in a great area where we walk by nearly every day! 

Also a little fyi the stake had to pounded in and was a lot more work then anticipated haha

 

I agree that is awesome to see, very fun tradition.

[Reesedw]

On 10/30/2022 at 2:12 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

We found this out a month or so ago our community has a tradition of planting a new tree for each baby that is born within the community. It is done as a little event and as a group you plant one tree together and then go to your spot where your child's tree is and plant theirs with a couple helpers. 

There is a education session about wildlife in the area and why they do it for about 10 minutes as well. 

Anyway this year there was 14 trees to be planted! A lot of the families we already knew, however a bunch we had never seen before. Our town is only 1000 or so ppl.

So Ivan now has his own apple tree with his name and birthdate tagged on it, planted in a great area where we walk by nearly every day! 

Also a little fyi the stake had to pounded in and was a lot more work then anticipated haha

 

That is amazing.. Love it.. 

My daughter just turned 15 holy crap I'm old.. When she was about 5 my grandson was 6. they were watching Bambi.. at the end when "the shooting" occurs, my grandson calmly asks "who shot Bambi?" my daughter without missing a beat says "it was probably my dad and John that's what they do." and they watched the rest of the movie like normal.. for clarification I am an avid Deer hunter and John is my hunting partner, we both have Deer on the wall, along with antlers.. just they way they interacted was so damn funny.. 

Like everyone else has said Enjoy every minute and every moment Good, and bad they all will pass WAY to fast.. Godspeed my friend.. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Since they got back from Canada in August he had certainly been mom's boy. Lys was the only one who could get him back to sleep, calm him and much more. 

The last week or so there has been a shift. He's turning a bit more to me for much of that especially during the day. 

It's a relief because it gives lys a break and him and i some more one on one time. 

Plus we have made a habit of him coming to work with me once a week or so. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Kid loves the OG MGS hat!

[GolfSpy_APH]

I'm getting a little frightened. This kid loves to run and when he starts on his own it is going to be so and busy. The dogs won't know what to do with themselves either! 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Had Ivan's Christmas shoot the other day with a good friend (posted some of his golfing Photos before) had a lot of fun and altho there were a ton of good photos the bad ones were some of my favorites.

 

[tony@CIC]

On 10/29/2022 at 3:26 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

The Danbrook household is going to get a little bigger. 

I made this thread to share more Ivan stories and we are excited that we will be expecting baby number 2 in the spring! We have names picked out and ones we like, however we decided that we are not going to find out the gender for this one and leave it be a surprise. 

Lys felt a little guilty as she wanted more one on one time with Ivan, however we are both super excited to expand on our family and see how Ivan grows over the next 9ish months. He has gotten so much bigger and so much personality. He adores being outside and time with the dogs and although is lazy as all get out when it comes to crawling and just spins in circles he rolls around and has this contraption below which has been one the best purchases we have made so far!

Jamie,

Congrats!

[fixyurdivot]

On 12/3/2022 at 1:23 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

Had Ivan's Christmas shoot the other day with a good friend (posted some of his golfing Photos before) had a lot of fun and altho there were a ton of good photos the bad ones were some of my favorites.

 

Great pictures... the last one really made me chuckle.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Have not been in here in a bit. Congrats Jamie on #2 on the way @GolfSpy_APH

plenty of stories these days, my son is 10 and in 5th grade and brings all sorts of funny things every day. Kids are wild.

but today my daughter is 100% me….I’m frightened….not for her but anyone else in her life….

I came out of the shower and we have an elf on the shelf (anyone that doesn’t know look it up, wild new Christmas tradition started a few years back). Anyway this elf we have travels to different spots in the house each day keeping tabs on the kids for Santa. Well today he is on our chandelier. Pretty funny kids thought it was awesome.

anyway I came out of the shower to our daughter with the swifter trying to knock him off (your not “supposed” to touch the elf, I hate this tradition) so I said “you noodge, you can’t touch the elf!”….without skipping a beat she said “I’m not a friggen noodge….I’m trying to help him down”….

oh she also called a really bad driver earlier in the parking lot of wal-mart a Jack wagon……I have no one to blame but myself…..

The elf is the red guy there

[GolfSpy BOS]

Hope all the parents are doing well this Holiday season.  We’re currently down in Disney at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

yes, my daughter is getting way too sassy, and no, it’s not always all smiles down here!

 

[jeremiah 1]

You have a beautiful family. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Excited that baby number 2 is on its way. He or she (leaving it to a surprise) should be here around June. Thankfully this pregnancy has been much easier on my wife and what we would say is normal. Prior with Ivan she was hospitalized several times. 

Will be a busy household for sure, but a little chaos is good for us! 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Excited that baby number 2 is on its way. He or she (leaving it to a surprise) should be here around June. Thankfully this pregnancy has been much easier on my wife and what we would say is normal. Prior with Ivan she was hospitalized several times. 

Will be a busy household for sure, but a little chaos is good for us! 

Congrats, @GolfSpy_APH! Amazing how fast time goes, I can remember those early chaotic days like it was yesterday. Now, our baby is 3 and oldest is 5, no less chaotic though

 

[sirchunksalot]

Congratulations Jamie!