This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting: 2-Year-Olds.Boy name help!Boy name help!Message #1: Boy name help! Posted by: IslandGirl58 Date: Oct 4, 2009.Well, since you seem to like different names, a friend of mine from high school named her son Macklin. Macklin Robert has a nice sound to it! She hasn't started calling him Mack from what I know, but I thought it would be a super cute nickname one day!! Of the names you've listed I LOVE LOVE LOVE Liam, always have, and I also like Landon. I have another friend who named her son Landon. I like Bennett, but not sure about Bennett Robert

This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting: 2-Year-Olds.Boy name help!Boy name help!Message #1: Boy name help! Posted by: IslandGirl58 Date: Oct 4, 2009.Well, since you seem to like different names, a friend of mine from high school named her son Macklin. Macklin Robert has a nice sound to it! She hasn't started calling him Mack from what I know, but I thought it would be a super cute nickname one day!! Of the names you've listed I LOVE LOVE LOVE Liam, always have, and I also like Landon. I have another friend who named her son Landon. I like Bennett, but not sure about Bennett Robert

This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting.Parenting: 2-Year-Olds2 year pics!Initial Message Posted by: mlgbears31 Date: Oct 5, 2009.http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?tk=38197921-3d6c-45b7-bbab-e8a360a8c8e3 For those not on FB. I was pleasantly surprised with how they came out. She was being super shy after being in a really great mood all morning. She kept putting her fingers in her mouth and we had to bribe her with practically every prop they had. 2 year pics!2 year pics!Message #1: 2 year pics! Posted by: steph23513 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Those are great! I love the last one in the blue dress! Too cute! 2 year pics!Message #2: 2 year pics! Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 5, 2009.She is adorable! We did our pictures Sat. at the picture people, too, but they haven't put my pictures online yet. they said I'll have to wait a week. boo!2 year pics!Message #3: 2 year pics! Posted by: HayleesMom2007 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Michelle, those are absolutely adorable!!! She is so pretty!!! So I have someone to relate with on havi
ng a two year old with long curly hair. Haylee and Kayla's hair is almost to same exact length, Kayla may be just a little longer. It looks like she is pretty good about letting you do her hair thou, Haylee HATES to have her hair done, I get it done but it is never without a fight and tears. Anyways, the pictures are great, I love all of the!!!2 year pics!Message #4: 2 year pics! Posted by: Amanda1981 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Thanks for posting for those of us that don't have FB . She is such a doll, and they all turned out great!2 year pics!Message #5: 2 year pics! Posted by: steckie98 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Very cute!!!! 2 year pics!Message #6: 2 year pics! Posted by: megmoo78 Date: Oct 5, 2009.They turned out really cute. 2 year pics!Message #7: 2 year pics! Posted by: mama_jen Date: Oct 5, 2009.Wow! Those turned out GREAT!!!! Very cute. She looks really tall for 2 year old pics!Parenting: 2-Year-OldsAdvice o/t,Initial Message Posted by: Amanda1981 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Does anyone know anything about step-parent adoption, and involuntary termination of parental rights? In what situations would a judge consider termination parental rights if the birth parent objec
ts?Advice o/t,Advice o/t,Message #1: Advice o/t, Posted by: BreeRut Date: Oct 5, 2009.It is going to vastly change depending on what state you are in. In my state, North Carolina, where I practice, a parent with custody can attempt to terminate the rights of the other parent. (A parent cannot terminate their own rights. I.e. dad can't stand up and say "hey, terminate my rights, I don't want to pay child support anymore") I'm going to be totally politically incorrect here and say that usually this is mom trying to terminate dad who is not around, not paying child support, etc. etc. First you would have to have grounds. Here in NC you'd need to show things like: he has abandoned the child, failed to support the child, abused/neglected the child. I did a termination for a mom where the dad was essentailly just worthless, h
adn't seen the kids in a year, hadn't paid his child support in a a year, and probably had drug abuse issues. He didn't even show up for court and the judge terminated his rights. So, if you can prove grounds for termination (and they vary in every state) then you move on to the next question.....Is a termination in the child's best interest? This can be a tough one. If you have a great step-dad waiting in the wings to adopt, this will make the judge's decision easier. For my mom, there was no step-dad waiting, and by ordering the termination, the judge left the child with only one legal parent. Sometimes the judge can be hesitant to do this. The argument goes that two parents are better than one, even if that second one is a really crappy one. If the judge does order a termination, then it would be up to you to file a new action to have your children adopted by their step-father. That would be a simple process. I would go ahead and pay an attorney their consult fe
e to get the scoop on what happens in your state. I hope this helps!Parenting: 2-Year-OldsAPO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Initial Message Posted by: UKbluegirl2 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Anyone have any Meijer online shopping codes? I've got two costumes for DS (spider and a bumble bee), but I need to get one for DD!!! She wants to be a lady bug and I found one on the Meijer site. I'm ordering it today!! Halloween is stressing me out! APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #1: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: BreeRut Date: Oct 5, 2009.Did you try googling
"Meijer coupon codes"? We don't have a Meijer here so I've never tried. But, lots of sites have various codes.APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #2: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Here's all I found online. $3.99 S& H per costume and 20% off. http://www.dealtaker.com/Meijer-coupon-code-a2462-c.htmlAPO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #3: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Another code on there was free S&H on Halloween Costumes.Boy name help!Boy name help!Message
#8: Boy name help! Posted by: HJK1127 Date: Oct 5, 2009.My IL's neighbors have two little boys that have names I really liked...Carson and Cameron. Either of those would sound great with Robert as a middle name I think! Carson Robert or Cameron Robert.Parenting: 2-Year-Oldschili recipes pleaseInitial Message Posted by: curleysue1968 Date: Oct 5, 2009.I know most of us cook chili from memory and with no real recipe....but could you share yours in a nutshell? I am bound and determined to win the chili cookoff this weekend!! Looking for ideas and maybe something new!!chili recipes pleasechili recipes pleaseMessage #1: chili recipes please Posted by: peachyga Date: Oct 5,
2009.I can send you the list of ingredients but this is a recipe that old neighbor of ours who used to be a professional chef won a chili cookoff in Texas one year. Basically, it has: Ground beef Cut up chuck Bacon Green chilies Onions Garlic Tomatoes Tomato paste Green peppers Kidney beans Spices like chili powder, etc. He said adding bacon and having two forms of meat (ground and cut up chuck) makes the difference. Let me know if you want the exact recipe...I've cooked a big pot of it and frozen in containers, always a huge hit when I serve it with sour cream, onion, cheese....yum.Parenting: 2-Year-OldsCup-Dumping HobbyInitial Message Posted by: mol13 Date: Oct 5, 2009.David is very good at handling an open cup. He eve
n takes his liquid medicine from a regular medicine cup without issue.
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This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting.Parenting: 2-Year-Olds2 year pics!Initial Message Posted by: mlgbears31 Date: Oct 5, 2009.http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?tk=38197921-3d6c-45b7-bbab-e8a360a8c8e3 For those not on FB. I was pleasantly surprised with how they came out. She was being super shy after being in a really great mood all morning. She kept putting her fingers in her mouth and we had to bribe her with practically every prop they had. 2 year pics!2 year pics!Message #1: 2 year pics! Posted by: steph23513 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Those are great! I love the last one in the blue dress! Too cute! 2 year pics!Message #2: 2 year pics! Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 5, 2009.She is adorable! We did our pictures Sat. at the picture people, too, but they haven't put my pictures online yet. they said I'll have to wait a week. boo!2 year pics!Message #3: 2 year pics! Posted by: HayleesMom2007 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Michelle, those are absolutely adorable!!! She is so pretty!!! So I have someone to relate with on havi
ng a two year old with long curly hair. Haylee and Kayla's hair is almost to same exact length, Kayla may be just a little longer. It looks like she is pretty good about letting you do her hair thou, Haylee HATES to have her hair done, I get it done but it is never without a fight and tears. Anyways, the pictures are great, I love all of the!!!2 year pics!Message #4: 2 year pics! Posted by: Amanda1981 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Thanks for posting for those of us that don't have FB . She is such a doll, and they all turned out great!2 year pics!Message #5: 2 year pics! Posted by: steckie98 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Very cute!!!! 2 year pics!Message #6: 2 year pics! Posted by: megmoo78 Date: Oct 5, 2009.They turned out really cute. 2 year pics!Message #7: 2 year pics! Posted by: mama_jen Date: Oct 5, 2009.Wow! Those turned out GREAT!!!! Very cute. She looks really tall for 2 year old pics!Parenting: 2-Year-OldsAdvice o/t,Initial Message Posted by: Amanda1981 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Does anyone know anything about step-parent adoption, and involuntary termination of parental rights? In what situations would a judge consider termination parental rights if the birth parent objec
ts?Advice o/t,Advice o/t,Message #1: Advice o/t, Posted by: BreeRut Date: Oct 5, 2009.It is going to vastly change depending on what state you are in. In my state, North Carolina, where I practice, a parent with custody can attempt to terminate the rights of the other parent. (A parent cannot terminate their own rights. I.e. dad can't stand up and say "hey, terminate my rights, I don't want to pay child support anymore") I'm going to be totally politically incorrect here and say that usually this is mom trying to terminate dad who is not around, not paying child support, etc. etc. First you would have to have grounds. Here in NC you'd need to show things like: he has abandoned the child, failed to support the child, abused/neglected the child. I did a termination for a mom where the dad was essentailly just worthless, h
adn't seen the kids in a year, hadn't paid his child support in a a year, and probably had drug abuse issues. He didn't even show up for court and the judge terminated his rights. So, if you can prove grounds for termination (and they vary in every state) then you move on to the next question.....Is a termination in the child's best interest? This can be a tough one. If you have a great step-dad waiting in the wings to adopt, this will make the judge's decision easier. For my mom, there was no step-dad waiting, and by ordering the termination, the judge left the child with only one legal parent. Sometimes the judge can be hesitant to do this. The argument goes that two parents are better than one, even if that second one is a really crappy one. If the judge does order a termination, then it would be up to you to file a new action to have your children adopted by their step-father. That would be a simple process. I would go ahead and pay an attorney their consult fe
e to get the scoop on what happens in your state. I hope this helps!Parenting: 2-Year-OldsAPO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Initial Message Posted by: UKbluegirl2 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Anyone have any Meijer online shopping codes? I've got two costumes for DS (spider and a bumble bee), but I need to get one for DD!!! She wants to be a lady bug and I found one on the Meijer site. I'm ordering it today!! Halloween is stressing me out! APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #1: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: BreeRut Date: Oct 5, 2009.Did you try googling
"Meijer coupon codes"? We don't have a Meijer here so I've never tried. But, lots of sites have various codes.APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #2: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Here's all I found online. $3.99 S& H per costume and 20% off. http://www.dealtaker.com/Meijer-coupon-code-a2462-c.htmlAPO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes?Message #3: APO 1YO: Meijer Shopping Codes? Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 5, 2009.Another code on there was free S&H on Halloween Costumes.Boy name help!Boy name help!Message
#8: Boy name help! Posted by: HJK1127 Date: Oct 5, 2009.My IL's neighbors have two little boys that have names I really liked...Carson and Cameron. Either of those would sound great with Robert as a middle name I think! Carson Robert or Cameron Robert.Parenting: 2-Year-Oldschili recipes pleaseInitial Message Posted by: curleysue1968 Date: Oct 5, 2009.I know most of us cook chili from memory and with no real recipe....but could you share yours in a nutshell? I am bound and determined to win the chili cookoff this weekend!! Looking for ideas and maybe something new!!chili recipes pleasechili recipes pleaseMessage #1: chili recipes please Posted by: peachyga Date: Oct 5,
2009.I can send you the list of ingredients but this is a recipe that old neighbor of ours who used to be a professional chef won a chili cookoff in Texas one year. Basically, it has: Ground beef Cut up chuck Bacon Green chilies Onions Garlic Tomatoes Tomato paste Green peppers Kidney beans Spices like chili powder, etc. He said adding bacon and having two forms of meat (ground and cut up chuck) makes the difference. Let me know if you want the exact recipe...I've cooked a big pot of it and frozen in containers, always a huge hit when I serve it with sour cream, onion, cheese....yum.Parenting: 2-Year-OldsCup-Dumping HobbyInitial Message Posted by: mol13 Date: Oct 5, 2009.David is very good at handling an open cup. He eve
n takes his liquid medicine from a regular medicine cup without issue.
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This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting.Parenting: 2-Year-Olds2021Initial Message Posted by: 3boysmom1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Whoa. I got an IUD yesterday b/c we are about 95% sure we are done having kiddos. I got Paragard and its good for up to 12 years. They gave me a little card saying I need to have it removed by October 2021. I started thinking about what things will be like in 12 years...DS1 will have be driving, DS2 will be a teenager and DS3 will be 12. My grocery bill will proly be outrageous. and I will be 40! It seems so far away but I bet it will go by in the _b_link__ of an eye.20212021Message #1: 2021 Posted
by: mlgbears31 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Yeah, it's crazy to think about. Kayla will graduate HS in 2026. I'll be 44.2021Message #2: 2021 Posted by: cinder44 Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DC will be starting high school,graduate in 2025 & I'll be 53!!(why isn't there a scared face!) But yeah it's it hard to believe how fast those years will fly by. I will be w/ my DH 15 years in Feb.(only married for 5).2021Message #3: 2021 Posted by: hrmomof1 Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DS will be starting his freshman year of HS in 2021 And, I will be turning 40 2021Message #4: 2021 Posted by: jospehsmommy Date: Oct 6, 2009.wow, in 2021, ds will be 12, and i'll b
e 34. wow, and who knows where I will be as far as everything else!2021Message #5: 2021 Posted by: Shena1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.I feel like 40 is so far away, but then I think 16 doesn't seem that long ago. The older you get the faster time goes by. 2021Message #6: 2021 Posted by: 3boysmom1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.That is so true Shena! I met my DH when I was 17 and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago...2021Message #7: 2021 Posted by: Shena1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Me too, we've been together 11 years and it doesn't seem like that long. My niece was 1 when we met and she's now in Jr high It frightens me that Em is going to be 12 faster than I would likeParenting: 2-Year-OldsAnniv gift help....Initial Message Posted by: Kimmy1545 Date: Oct 6, 2009.DH and I are celebrating our 9th anniv on Wed and we decided to challenge each other to get a gift that follows the traditional gifts and that is inexpensive. So, I need to come up with a gift that is either pottery, willow or leather and that doesn't cost a lot of money. He doesn't need a wallet or a belt... shoes would be too $$ (why are men's shoes so $$)? Any other thoughts?Anniv gift help....Anniv gift help....Message #1: Anniv gift help.... P
osted by: curleysue1968 Date: Oct 6, 2009.what about a paint your own pottery place? You could go do a decorative platter type plate with all the pertinent dates etc of your wedding!! HTH and Happy Anniversary.Anniv gift help....Message #2: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: Wailea2005 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Yes, I love the paint your own pottery places.. you could either go and do one yourself and give it to him.. or......... you could get a baby sitter and bring some wine and go paint pottery together!Anniv gift help....Message #3: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 6, 2009.a leather journal if he'd use it. he could document your lives for future reference or to pass along to your children. it wouldn't have to be one he'd write in daily. maybe monthly.Anniv gift help....Message #4: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Willow? What does that mean? I tried to google it and found this, but didn't answer my question: http://www.findgift.com/gift-ideas/pid-86755/ I like the paint your own pottery- that is a great idea! maybe a photo coffee mugAnniv gift help....Message #5: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: kandcmom Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DH and I will be married 7 years next month and he recently told me that he thinks the 7 year anniversary is the year of the electronics. LOL Actually, I think he said that about last year, too. Tammy (39), D
H (35), DD (5), DS 11/9/07Anniv gift help....Message #6: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 6, 2009.lol at pp electronics year. LOL! How about a Leatherman multi-tool in a leather case?Parenting: 2-Year-OldsBatteries RiskInitial Message Posted by: Caprice_WebMD_Staff Date: Oct 6, 2009.How careful are you about those tiny batteries? Tiny "button type" batteries found in everything from vibrating teethers to musical touch-and-learn baby books present big dangers to young children, but parents and doctors are sorely undereducated about the topic, research shows. Read the full WebMD article and keep your children safe: Parents Unaware of Risks of Tiny BatteriesBed

This is a digest of messages posted to: Parenting.Parenting: 2-Year-Olds2021Initial Message Posted by: 3boysmom1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Whoa. I got an IUD yesterday b/c we are about 95% sure we are done having kiddos. I got Paragard and its good for up to 12 years. They gave me a little card saying I need to have it removed by October 2021. I started thinking about what things will be like in 12 years...DS1 will have be driving, DS2 will be a teenager and DS3 will be 12. My grocery bill will proly be outrageous. and I will be 40! It seems so far away but I bet it will go by in the _b_link__ of an eye.20212021Message #1: 2021 Posted
by: mlgbears31 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Yeah, it's crazy to think about. Kayla will graduate HS in 2026. I'll be 44.2021Message #2: 2021 Posted by: cinder44 Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DC will be starting high school,graduate in 2025 & I'll be 53!!(why isn't there a scared face!) But yeah it's it hard to believe how fast those years will fly by. I will be w/ my DH 15 years in Feb.(only married for 5).2021Message #3: 2021 Posted by: hrmomof1 Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DS will be starting his freshman year of HS in 2021 And, I will be turning 40 2021Message #4: 2021 Posted by: jospehsmommy Date: Oct 6, 2009.wow, in 2021, ds will be 12, and i'll b
e 34. wow, and who knows where I will be as far as everything else!2021Message #5: 2021 Posted by: Shena1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.I feel like 40 is so far away, but then I think 16 doesn't seem that long ago. The older you get the faster time goes by. 2021Message #6: 2021 Posted by: 3boysmom1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.That is so true Shena! I met my DH when I was 17 and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago...2021Message #7: 2021 Posted by: Shena1981 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Me too, we've been together 11 years and it doesn't seem like that long. My niece was 1 when we met and she's now in Jr high It frightens me that Em is going to be 12 faster than I would likeParenting: 2-Year-OldsAnniv gift help....Initial Message Posted by: Kimmy1545 Date: Oct 6, 2009.DH and I are celebrating our 9th anniv on Wed and we decided to challenge each other to get a gift that follows the traditional gifts and that is inexpensive. So, I need to come up with a gift that is either pottery, willow or leather and that doesn't cost a lot of money. He doesn't need a wallet or a belt... shoes would be too $$ (why are men's shoes so $$)? Any other thoughts?Anniv gift help....Anniv gift help....Message #1: Anniv gift help.... P
osted by: curleysue1968 Date: Oct 6, 2009.what about a paint your own pottery place? You could go do a decorative platter type plate with all the pertinent dates etc of your wedding!! HTH and Happy Anniversary.Anniv gift help....Message #2: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: Wailea2005 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Yes, I love the paint your own pottery places.. you could either go and do one yourself and give it to him.. or......... you could get a baby sitter and bring some wine and go paint pottery together!Anniv gift help....Message #3: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: rebecca45014 Date: Oct 6, 2009.a leather journal if he'd use it. he could document your lives for future reference or to pass along to your children. it wouldn't have to be one he'd write in daily. maybe monthly.Anniv gift help....Message #4: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 6, 2009.Willow? What does that mean? I tried to google it and found this, but didn't answer my question: http://www.findgift.com/gift-ideas/pid-86755/ I like the paint your own pottery- that is a great idea! maybe a photo coffee mugAnniv gift help....Message #5: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: kandcmom Date: Oct 6, 2009.My DH and I will be married 7 years next month and he recently told me that he thinks the 7 year anniversary is the year of the electronics. LOL Actually, I think he said that about last year, too. Tammy (39), D
H (35), DD (5), DS 11/9/07Anniv gift help....Message #6: Anniv gift help.... Posted by: critty000 Date: Oct 6, 2009.lol at pp electronics year. LOL! How about a Leatherman multi-tool in a leather case?Parenting: 2-Year-OldsBatteries RiskInitial Message Posted by: Caprice_WebMD_Staff Date: Oct 6, 2009.How careful are you about those tiny batteries? Tiny "button type" batteries found in everything from vibrating teethers to musical touch-and-learn baby books present big dangers to young children, but parents and doctors are sorely undereducated about the topic, research shows. Read the full WebMD article and keep your children safe: Parents Unaware of Risks of Tiny BatteriesBed