'Paug Parents!

[anthrax]

cheers dudes!

[alcoholandcoffeebeans]

So many babies!!! 

[Buffalo Budd]

All you folks with babies, get ready.

[jasonsobel]

kids never cease to surprise/amaze me.  My kid in particular, at 7 years old.  We're driving home from a week long camping trip in NH earlier today.  It was actually a pretty quiet drive, she was just playing some games and doing her thing.  Randomly, she just starts cracking up, laughing in hysterics.  I asked her what was so funny, and she replied "poop jokes never get old, do they".  totally awesome.  And no, poop jokes never get old.

fast forward 45 minutes or so, things are pretty quiet again, and out of the blue she says "if she got more votes, you'd think Hillary would have won, right?"  I really try hard not to talk about politics too much when she's around.  Because at 7, she shouldn't have to worry about that crap.  But kids pick up on things, and she was really excited for Hillary (I let her stay up on election night as long as she wanted, rather than her usual 7pm bedtime).  The stuff that goes through her mind continues to fascinate me.

in any case, awesome camping trip.  And my daughter has now hiked her first of NH's 4000 footers...

[sls.stormyrider]

awesome!
great pic

[pcr3]

You're doing it right. 

[kellerb]

7pm bedtime?! that's craisins.  Does bedtime go earlier after toddler stage?  My 1.75yo basically has a 9pm bedtime.  (but thank jeebus he can handle a flexible schedule because we're terrible about sticking to the schedule)

[antelope19]

7pm bedtime?! that's craisins.  Does bedtime go earlier after toddler stage?  My 1.75yo basically has a 9pm bedtime.  (but thank jeebus he can handle a flexible schedule because we're terrible about sticking to the schedule)

Craisins? We've had a really strict sleep schedule with our almost 2 year old and she's slept through the night from the beginning because of it. We've really only missed the 7 pm bedtime 2-3 times. I thought my wife was insane at first, but it worked so well that we're getting ready to start it again with baby #2.

ETA: I just realized that could come off a little "you're doing it wrong" and that was not the intention.  :-) It has worked really well for us though.

[mbw]

I'm with Keller.  My dudes get later and later.  9 is about when the start getting tired now.  7 is definitely craisins.  They are ready to fuck shit up at 7.

[jasonsobel]

I sometimes push the bedtime to 7:30 or 8 these days, but really, she's tired and ready for bed at 7pm.  She sleeps 11-12 hours, every night.  And it gives me a few hours in the evening to get stuff done, so I want to keep a good thing going as long as possibly can   She's always been an awesome sleeper.

[Buffalo Budd]

I sometimes push the bedtime to 7:30 or 8 these days, but really, she's tired and ready for bed at 7pm.  She sleeps 11-12 hours, every night.  And it gives me a few hours in the evening to get stuff done, so I want to keep a good thing going as long as possibly can   She's always been an awesome sleeper.

That's where I'm at.
Oldest is 7, youngest 3 and they are usually in bed by 7:30 with the odd exception.
It's what they're used to and always seemed to work.

[Hicks]

Our six year old's bedtime is technically 8:00 but in practice she isn't usually done with story time and in bed until 8:30. 

She wakes up every morning at 6 or 6:30, so no way would I ever put her down any earlier than 8. 

[mbw]

Just came across Beat Bugs on Netflix.
Its an animated show about a group of garden bugs who go on adventures and sing Beatles tunes.  Pretty cool.
Just watched the Drive My Car episode which has Chris Cornell singing.

[Buffalo Budd]

Our youngest, Sadie, working on her hang skills.

[mattstick]

Feeling like almost 4 months is the perfect age...