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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
**KatieRanck**
You haven't been around recently and I don't see you on FB. Just wondering how things are going with your little boy. Hope all is well and that you've all settled in. Keep us updated. I am hoping the best for you guys.
Re: **KatieRanck**
I know I haven't been on the boards, realized how little time I have to be online when I am home and haven't been on since before christmas. It is sad that I have more time during the day. I have FB on my phone, so a little bit more there.
LB is doing well. We are finding that he is having normal toddler issues; teething, not wanting to eat, and learning how to be gentle around our animals.
Guarded optimism is what we are holding onto at this point and perhaps he will become a more permanent part of our family sometime this year.
*PCOS bio* *Cold Hands, Warm Heart*
Court is scheduled for next month so we are doing what we can in the meantime.
I am still learning that children will only eat when they are hungry and naps very essential for this little boy. Still trying to find out what to do when he bites and hits when he is upset.
*PCOS bio* *Cold Hands, Warm Heart*
Ah yes, biting and hitting. Fun times. I am glad to say that biting was a problem for us for 2 weeks or so but hitting has been something we have battled for well over a year. Ugh. Drives me bananas!
Whatever you are doing, be consistent. Make sure you respond each and every single time. And just stick with it. I know how incredibly frustrating it is, believe you me. But just keep consistent and he will learn that biting and hitting won't get him what he wants.
How are his language skills? Sometimes biting and hitting can be made worse if a child is struggling to communicate. If that's an issue for him you might consider some basic sign language if he doesn't already have some.
And I hear ya about the naps. I know some people are pretty laissez faire about nap schedule but I am a stickler for naps. They make all the difference for us.
So there is my unsolicited advice. But everything you've mentioned sounds pretty typical to me so that's good news! Keep at mama! You're doing a great job!