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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/10/2014
9:16 am - 5/11/2014

1. Cantonese Classes (lwmtay)
2. Comment: Day trip suggestions (noursej)
3. Comment: Day trip suggestions (noursej)
4. Comment: 4 month olds and napping - when will they nap ...
(noursej)
5. Comment: 4 month olds and napping - when will they nap ...
(noursej)
6. Comment: Great info at your fingertips... (noursej)

1. Cantonese Classes
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lwmtay - 5/10/2014 8:31 am

 Does anyone have a suggestion for Cantonese language
 classes (once a week) for five year olds?

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Email author: lwtay at sbcglobal.net
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Topic: Day trip suggestions

 I would like to start taking our 8 month old boys on day
 trips on the weekends. They are becomi...

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 2. noursej says...
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 5/10/2014 11:22 am

 angel island, boat from tiburon, and wearing them in
 ergos on your back, or pushing them in the stroller.
 loved doing stuff like that with the girls around that
 age. our girls slept in the car en route and on the way
 back. gave us a good window from 11-1 for an outing. we
 could stretch the window if we were moving in the
 stroller or wearing the girls in our ergos on our backs
 and walking.from the ferry building on the ferry to
 jack london square is nice too. crispy field is good at
 this age too since they're not fast yet at darting in
 the water (in opposite directions!)presidio 'off the
 grid' on sundays for lunch on the grass.we drove up to
 dry creek a lot with the girls at that age to have
 picnics at wineries (preston is a favorite). the long
 car ride was great while they are still on a two-nap
 schedule. they'd sleep on the way up and on the way
 back and we'd play in the grass. long drives get harder
 once they drop from 2 naps to 1 (in my experience).
 hope these help! best, jen
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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 3. noursej says...
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 5/10/2014 11:23 am

 *crissy field (lol...)
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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Topic: 4 month olds and napping - when will they nap for
long stretches?

 Our kids just turned 4 months and while there is a light at
 the end of the tunnel...

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 4. noursej says...
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 5/10/2014 11:06 am

 my kids didn't start napping for longer stretches until
 between 6-8 months, when i got meals down to four/day -
 waking, 12noon, 4pm, 7pm or so... then naps from
 9-11am and 1-3pm fell into place. hope this helps!
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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 5. noursej says...
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 5/10/2014 11:11 am

 a couple of afterthoughts about naps... i worked on
 naps in cribs during the afternoon nap first. my first
 goal was to get them comfy/happy with being in their
 cribs for nap. every day, around 1pm, i'd put on quiet
 music (norah jones' album on loop). change diapers. get
 ready for nap. lowered the blinds (but it was never
 pitch black). the music became a cue they could rely
 on. i still use it at bedtime when we start the
 wind-down routine. [i put a nice arm chair in their
 room with a side table and foot rest. i'd have a cup of
 tea, my laptop, a stack of books.]for a few weeks, i'd
 sit in the armchair, and hang out with them during
 their nap. with me there, they'd play quietly in their
 cribs, reading their stack of books, playing with their
 stuffed toys. we'd all sit there and 'read', listen to
 quiet music, have quiet time. eventually they'd fall
 asleep. and i'd tip toe out, or just sit there and keep
 reading! again, my goal was just to get them
 comfortable/accustomed to being in their cribs during
 the afternoon. (little did i know then, but in
 hindsight, this worked out really well! because in a
 few months your kids will start to drop the morning
 nap! so, having afternoon nap in place in the cribs is
 worth the effort!) most mornings, rain or shine, i'd
 take the girls for a long walk in the stroller,
 sometimes for a couple of hours - up to 5 miles,
 listening to an audiobook on my iphone. i tried to time
 it during their nap (9-11am zone).anyhow...just a few
 thoughts...i thought i'd pass along. hope this
 helps.best, jen ps - check out the 'indestructibles'
 line of books for wee ones. they're great! and made by
 a mom of multiples!

 http://www.indestructiblesinc.com/about.htmlhttp://www.amazon.com/Indestructibles-Baby-Faces-Amy-Pixton/dp/0761168818
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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