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CAVPUT said:
I think you don't get stoopid based on 2 seasons. Heupel might have caught lightning in a bottle with Hooker. Let's see how he does with Milton, Nico and TJ. Reasonable bump, but we're masters of paying huge sums to fired coaches. Don't want to be in aTm's situation anytime soon.
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History for Heupel says otherwise. He needs to be paid in the top 6 in conference. Kiffin, Pittman, Napier all make more. He needs to be at least at 7.5.
 
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orange parmejohn said:
Ours are 17 months apart and it’s made life hard on an easy day but they are besties and it’s worth every ounce of energy. View attachment 514371
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My two youngest are 14 months apart and we got so many questions about whether they were twins. They have always been close and continue to be best friends. When one is gone somewhere, the other just seems to be missing a piece of themselves. They are wonderful to watch as they interact.
 
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Just to put more context to this crazy season:

We have now, in our first 6 SEC games, faced the top 6 SEC scoring defenses (top 7 technically, as we are 5th).

AND those teams remained in the top half, despite playing and getting whipped by us, furthering the actual divide between them and the rest of the SEC (#8-#12 are TAMU, Miss St, Arky, Ole Miss, Auburn)

We are now about to face #13 and #14...

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Cactus Jack said:
get them on as similar of sleep schedules as possible. we have a 3 month old and a 2 year old and the fact that they go to bed and wake up around the same time is a blessing for our sleep and sanity. We're huge on structure and schedule with both kids and getting a very strict sleep/eat schedule is how we have both kids sleeping 11-12 hours a night. both kids took about 2 months after being born for them to be sleeping 8+ hours a night uninterrupted. "moms on call" book was a big help with guidance on how to establish the schedule.
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Agree with sleep schedules and structure being the same. Saved us as we have 5 kids under 12. Followed the book baby wise and it is amazing how well they all sleep through the night.

Also, have their lives revolve around your world and not vice versa. You still want to travel? Take them. You want to eat out? Take them. They will begin to learn the world doesn’t revolve around them. Better yet, take them to serve events or community outreach events. The pride they gain from serving others has paid the most significant dividends behind the above.

We have margin in our lives because of structure, discipline, fun, and an amazing community of friends and family. Don’t be too prideful to ask for help from those you trust.
 
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Glitch said:
My two youngest are 14 months apart and we got so many questions about whether they were twins. They have always been close and continue to be best friends. When one is gone somewhere, the other just seems to be missing a piece of themselves. They are wonderful to watch as they interact.
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This is what we're hoping for. Ours will be 25 months apart. My brother and I are 5 years apart, and my wife and her sister are 6 years apart. We both grew up as quasi only children because of that. There was just never much of a connection between us and our siblings because of the age gap.
 
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clt_tiger said:
Agree with sleep schedules and structure being the same. Saved us as we have 5 kids under 12. Followed the book baby wise and it is amazing how well they all sleep through the night.

Also, have their lives revolve around your world and not vice versa. You still want to travel? Take them. You want to eat out? Take them. They will begin to learn the world doesn’t revolve around them. Better yet, take them to serve events or community outreach events. The pride they gain from serving others has paid the most significant dividends behind the above.

We have margin in our lives because of structure, discipline, fun, and an amazing community of friends and family. Don’t be too prideful to ask for help from those you trust.
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Great advice! To add to the sleep schedule, when ours started sleeping in a real bed, we got a clock that turns from yellow to green at a designated time (basically an alarm clock but they can't read it at a real young age). We told them they couldn't get out of their room until then, and it kept them from getting up at 5 a.m. and waking us up. Once asleep, all 4 of our kids sleep well and won't come into our room unless they have to be up for school.
 
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Glitch said:
My two youngest are 14 months apart and we got so many questions about whether they were twins. They have always been close and continue to be best friends. When one is gone somewhere, the other just seems to be missing a piece of themselves. They are wonderful to watch as they interact.
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Irish twins. My two younger kids (now 28 and 29) are 14 months apart, and they are still much closer to each other than their older sister.
 
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Glitch said:
Don't have any preconceived notions about how the second will react/behave based on how the first one did. They will most likely be entirely different. Not better or worse. Just very different.
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I am really, really hoping our second is an easier baby than our first! He's a wonderful toddler now but was a very difficult baby. Terrible sleeper and just generally "intense." Very sensitive to everything and cried all the time.
 
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Aesius said:
Parents of VN, y'all got any advice for going from one kid to two? My wife is due any day now. Our son just turned 2 about a month ago.
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Don't forget to do some 1 on 1 time with the older child. It's easy to get caught up in all the new baby stuff, but make sure to include the other kid so they don't feel jealous or left out. Ours was 3 and potty trained then regressed we think to get attention. So we started letting him pick out the outfits for little man and feed him, stuff like that, and it seemed to help.
 
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Aesius said:
Parents of VN, y'all got any advice for going from one kid to two? My wife is due any day now. Our son just turned 2 about a month ago.
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We have a house full with 6. Going from one to two is the hardest. They will most likely be very different in temperament and personality. Just embrace that and grow with them. They aren't so far apart that their routines can't mesh. Getting the second child into whatever routine fits your family is the most important thing. No two families are exactly alike so don't feel like you guys should be like family a,b or c. Do what works for your family and your goals and lifestyle as a family. After awhile, if you establish a good routine for your whole family, it will run on auto most of the time and you'll be ready to deal when it doesn't instead of always being stressed. Congrats! You've got great times ahead!
 
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I’m usually a hair metal guy, but every now and then I go on an R&B kick. My music taste probably ages me 30 years more than I am. In any case, this dude can sing. Him and New Edition/Bobby Brown probably the class of the 80s besides the obvious Michael Jackson and Prince choices.
 
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engineerVOL said:
I didn’t realize he had 34 touchdowns already. That’s pretty good. And relativity doesn’t matter to Heisman voters, he’ll probably win it. I have a Buckeye friend who doesn’t even think that highly of him.
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CJS - 34 total TDs and 4 INTs. 2,833 total yards

HH - 29 total TDs and 2 INTs. 3,293 total yards

Now consider SoS and big wins...

Jmo but Stroud needs a huge game vs Michigan. He needs a signature win.

HH is about to put up some huge stats vs the 2 worst SEC defenses. Really hope we let HH get all the tuddies. He could easily get 15 more TDs if we let him take them. People seeing him get 7-8 total TDs/game could make a hig swing imo
 
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VolGee4 said:
Great advice! To add to the sleep schedule, when ours started sleeping in a real bed, we got a clock that turns from yellow to green at a designated time (basically an alarm clock but they can't read it at a real young age). We told them they couldn't get out of their room until then, and it kept them from getting up at 5 a.m. and waking us up. Once asleep, all 4 of our kids sleep well and won't come into our room unless they have to be up for school.
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When I was a child, I remember my mother telling me not to come out of my room until the clock read “seven oh oh”. She was brilliant with that.
 
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