u/Practical-Bunch1450

Would a wooden arch be useful at this age?

My baby is 9 months old, first baby on both sides of the family. He’s very loved and everybody is excited for him.

We’ve cultivated concentration and he’s able to play by himself. He can go for more than 30 minutes (which allow me to eat)

My problem is: most relatives interrupt him a lot. They don’t understand the concept of letting him be. They think they have to be his personal entertainer.

I’m having trouble finding a loving way to tell them to just let him be. To not interrupt him when he’s exploring/ independent playing.

This has already been a problem, we went for a small trip together and after 4 days baby wouldn’t do ONE thing without asking for applause.

Any advice is appreciated

Alguien por aquí tiene un emprendimiento o recomienda donde mandar a hacer polos con el logo de una empresa?

Long story short, yesterday was my first Mother’s Day and I was very excited.

It never made sense to visit MIL. She lives and hour away and baby hates the car seat. I invited her to my mom’s, proposed meeting half way or her coming to my house. Nope. She wanted us to go to her house.

So of course baby was tired and decided to take a long nap (yay!) and it got late (5:15 pm) so husband went to his mother’s by himself.

I texted MIL to thank her for the gift she sent me and she said “I’m so sad I didn’t get to spend my first grandmother’s day with my baby”. I’m like what? Grandmothers day? You mean MY FIRST Mother’s Day? She didn’t even texted me to thank for my gift or congratulate me.

Today my mom told me that she texted MIL to wish her a happy Mother’s Day and MIL answered that she “had waited all day long but oh her baby never came”. Even my mom was pissed and said that she should’ve come visit us.

Ughhhh I can’t stand her.

Mine has already made me cry twice. He insists on going to his mother’s house. I’m so tired of fighting (on top of caring for my baby 24/7) that I conceded.

I know he’s not the only AH. Share your stories and make me feel less lonely :)

Got my first MacBook. It’s an Air M5 with 24 GB.

From what I had read, they say the battery lasts up to 18 hours. Mine is lasting way less.

I have 1 daily Zoom video all using the native webcam. It consumes about 20% of the battery.

Then I browse in Safari, use WhatsApp web, mails, etc. I also use CapCut to edit short videos.

I don’t do this at once: I work for 15-45 minutes then close the laptop, repeat

Q1- Is it normal for me to have to charge more than once a day?

Q2 - Which are the recommended charging limits?

Q3 - Can I use it while connected?

Q4 - I also like some light gaming. Is it ok if I play while connected? Should I limited the % charged when doing this?

I’m just a girl and don’t really know much about computers. So TIA sorry if something O asked is obvious

FTM mom, baby is 8.5 months old.

Ever since baby was around 3 months old, I would put him on his playmat, arrrange some toys and just let him be for as long as he tolerated it. I’d be around watching him from some distance. So now he’s very comfortable with independent play (and I’m so grateful for it!)

We also have moments where we sing together, read books, etc. We contact nap, cuddle a lot, etc so it’s not that he’s by himself.

Recently my in-laws arrived and they cheer and applaud for e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. For example: applause and cheers after each peek-a-boo, after each time he drops a ball, after each time he eats a bite. So a lot.

It’s been two days and baby already pauses after doing anything, looks up and waits for the cheers and applauses.

They don’t let him play by himself either. They are always touching him, interacting in some form, at every movement.

I’m trying to avoid drama. I’m also probably overreacting because they’re my in laws and I’ve got issues with them.

I’d appreciate any advice or anecdotes from more experienced parents.