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@maique oh my goodness she’s absolutely adorable. Happy four months little one. 😊

@maique we definitely prefer traveling in the off seasons when possible. If it’s too hot then it’s hard to enjoy the trip. We’ve traveled to the Caribbean in December and it was fabulous. Went to Rome this past December. So we aren’t opposed to winter travels. 😬 We will have to start looking at flights and see what deals we can find.

@maique that’s awesome to hear. Is there a good time of year that’s best to visit in? We are considering putting Lisbon on the list for next year. Would love to come now since it’s not too busy, but already have tickets got October to go back to the states to visit family. Though coming to Lisbon right now feels more appealing than going to the states. 😂

@maique Lisbon is so beautiful. We have been wanting to visit Portugal, but haven’t made it yet. After seeing all of your recent photos I’m really wanting to visit now.

@greghiggins ah, gotcha. 😄 Still an interesting thought. 🙂

@greghiggins interesting thought there. I may have said the blessing over leftovers a few times in the past but mostly I don’t. Haven’t ever looked at it from the perspective that you don’t feel that it was blessed properly the first time. 🤔

@maique one of my colleagues uses the stickers as his excuse to convert people. 😂

@Munish haven’t heard of Wire before. Will have to check it out. Messaging in 2020 is one of the most frustrating things. So many siloed apps. I wish that there was just one protocol for it and then everyone can choose their own app. Just like email. I’ve considered telling everyone to just email me if they want to get in touch. 😂

@maique yeah, I think a big reason was due to texting charges early on and iMessage didn’t come out until iOS 5, I think. So the other chat apps got a head start converting users and then nobody wanted to switch.

@maique @Munish I actually like the stock Messages app on iOS, but sadly that’s only popular in the U.S. I prefer Telegram over WhatsApp, but still have to use it for a few conversations.

@vincent @maique for me it was the Toy Story faces b/c they animate when you tap them.

@maique looks like I’m not The only one with that problem. 😂

@vincent weeeell, maybe more like 5-10+. 🙈😂

@maique @Gabz it took me a minute, but I finally found it. My brain is slow today. 😂

Nice job on the scavenger hunt @vincent. 😃👏

@Gabz I loved their cover of this song. Listened to it so much when it first came out.

@maique I think that’s why it’s so appealing. I’ve tried some of these 100 days of coding challenges before and always fail b/c somedays I get behind and then have this feeling of failure since it wasn’t a consistent 100 days. This makes it more appealing in that it’s any 100 days throughout the year. Let’s see how it goes. 🙂🤞

@maique I really like this 100 days concept. Have been trying to get myself writing more. May give this challenge a try. 🙂

@maique these replies make things sound more horrible than they are. Just know y’all aren’t alone and others are out here going through the same struggles. 😊

@maique yeah. Wish I had some words to help out with the tiredness, but unfortunately I’m still searching for that answer myself. I think it kind of comes in waves. We sort of adapt and get used to it, but then she changes and flips everything upside down, and we start all over. I’ve heard that rest sort of comes when they move out. 😂 Though, then I’d be stressing over how she’s doing on her own. 🤷‍♂️

@maique exactly. Oh, don’t worry. You will definitely know what’s inside her head. There is no filter. 😂 I think it takes awhile to understand that she can think without speaking out loud.

But this is part of the parenting journey that is pretty amazing. As tiresome as things get, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s so amazing watching them learn and discover things that we take for granted since we’ve known them longer.

@maique true story. 😂 Our little one is in a talk talk talk phase. She’s learning so many new words and just wants to talk. Even when she’s playing by herself. It’s so fun watching and hearing her learn. But at the same time, so much noise. 😳😂

@brentsimmons this sounds like a pretty fun roadmap. I’ve really enjoyed using NNW lately and look forward to seeing the changes you mentioned. 🙂

@maique thanks and most welcome. 😊

@maique @maique exactly. The crying part is The biggest struggle there. Especially if you’re still learning the different cries and it sounds like she’s in pain.

There’s, unfortunately, no real silver bullet. I know some friends that had no issues and their kids started sleeping on their own very early and others that were still working on it at 2-3 like us. Best advice is to just keep trying and letting her lay in her room in longer spurts, as much as you can handle it. Eventually they learn and get used to it. They pick up so easy when we get upset and stressed so try to be calm with it. I think that plays a factor as well.

@maique you may have better luck. The main issue we had is that we lived in a one bedroom flat until she was 1. Normally we would have started sooner to have her in her own room. I can lay in her room with her until she falls asleep and then sneak out, but mostly she’ll wake up during the night and come find us. 😂 In those moments we give in and let her stay in our bed so we can sleep instead of fighting to get her back in her room. But we’ve made progress.

If you already have a room for the baby then you should have a better time with it. 😊 The hardest part is that sometimes you have to let them cry themselves to sleep so they get accustomed to sleeping there. That’s so hard b/c I want to go in and hold them to stop so they are not upset anymore.