September 2005 Mommies - Crawling & Talking Our Way to ONE!!!

[September05Mommies]

Welcome to Our New Thread!!
Any Mama with a baby either due or born in Sept. of 2005 are welcome!
Bring on the Bottles, Pumps, Diapers, Late Nights & Adorable Firsts!!!!

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Links to our old threads:
1st Trimester WC (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/click.jspa?searchID=251560&messageID=4140292)
2nd Trimester WC (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=486515)
3rd Trimester CC (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=1099)
Baby's First 6 Months! (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=9192)
Your threadmistresses are philnikki & wildcat

*As always, please put updates in RED to make them easier to find!*


To join, please submit a post to this thread with the following information:

CC Name
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date
Baby's Name
EDD:
ADD:
Time of birth:
Weight and Length
Other children

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Our thoughts go out to: You will always be in our hearts and a part of this thread:
tinagirl26
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bluebeary
amygrrl

[September05Mommies]

List of September 2005 Mommies by username!

AlisonCO
Me: Alison, 29
DH: Scott, 36
Married: April 28, 2001
Baby's Name:Caitlin Kennedy
EDD: 9/5/05
ADD: 9/10/05
Time of birth: 2:02am
Weight and Length: 6lb10oz, 20"
Other children: Aidan William, 10/08/03

AndreaMMS
Me: Andrea, 35
DH: Rich, 45
Married: May 25, 2003
Baby's Name:Naomi Soleil
EDD: 9/22/05
ADD: 9/23/05
Time of birth: 11:53AM
Weight and Length: 5 lbs7 oz, 18.5"
Other children: None

BeachBum
Me: 28
DH: 40
Married: October 13, 2001
Baby's Name: Henry Stephen
EDD: 9/13/05
ADD:9/6/05
Time of birth: 12:23
Weight and Length: 8lb11oz, 21"
Other children : None

Brink
Me: Tina, 35
DH: Dan, 37
Married: June 26, 2004
Baby's Name: Aimee Jean
EDD: 9/26/05
ADD:9/25/05
Time of birth: 1:29pm
Weight and Length: 7lb11oz, 21"
Other children : None

charmcitygirl
Me: charmcitygirl, 31
DH: charmcityboy, 33
Married: 3/04
Baby's Name: Jake Christopher & Arizona (Zoe) Logan
EDD: 9/18/05
ADD: 8/14/05
Time of birth: 7:23am & 7:24am
Weight and Length: 5lb5oz, 18" & 5lb2oz, 17.5"
Other children: none

Cr8nme
Me: Name: Michelle, age 24
DH: Name: Alex, age 27
Married: June 1, 2003
Baby's Name: Noelle Alexandra
EDD:September 3, 2005
ADD: September 4, 2005
Time of birth: 6:11am
Weight 7 pounds 3 ozs. Length: 20 in.


Cr8zyforAF
Me: Kim, 32 (33 on Halloween)
DH: Andrew, 31
Married: May 18, 2001
Baby's Name Ashley Marie
EDD: 9/4/05
ADD: 9/6/05
Time of birth: 12:25 AM
Weight and Length: 7lb8oz, 21"
Other children: none

crow
Me: 32
Married: June 1, 2002
Baby's Name:crowbaby
EDD: 9/19/05
ADD: 9/21/05
Time of birth: 12:48pm
Weight and Length: 7lbs6 oz, 20"
Other children: None

dbers
Me: Diane, 32
DH: Jason, 31
Married: April 5, 2003
Baby's Name:Alexandra Claire
EDD: 9/2/05
ADD: 8/25/05
Time of birth: 5:16pm
Weight and Length: 6lbs15 oz, 19.75"
Other children: None

fifibee
Me: Betsy, 32
DH: Felix, 32
Married: 6/19/2004
Baby's Name: Maximilian (aka Max)
EDD: 9/22/2005
ADD: 9/16/2005
Time of birth: 5:32pm
Weight and Length: 8 lbs 15 oz, 21 3/4 in
Other children: None

Hisdaffodil
Me: 24
DH: 35
Married: May 5, 2003
Baby's Name: James Dorian
EDD: 09/15/05
ADD: 08/20/05
Time of birth: 9:18am
Weight and Length: 5lbs13.8oz, 17.5"
Other children: Emerson, 5/28/03

hmbay
Me: Heather, 33
DH: Jon, 36
Married: May 3, 2002
Baby's Name: Alexander Jonathon
EDD: 09/25/05
ADD: 09/10/05
Time of birth: 8:51am
Weight and Length: 5lbs15oz, 20"
Other children: Colin Ronald (11/07/03)

jo&sean
Me: Joann, 31
DH: Sean, 31
Married: May 18, 2002
Baby's Name: Addison Marie or "Addy"
EDD: 09/15/05
ADD: 09/08/05
Time of birth: 8:57pm
Weight and Length: 6lbs, 17"
Other children: 5 furbabies: 2 dogs, 3 cats

Kay2003
Me: Kay, 32
Married: 2003
Baby's Name: Kaito
EDD: 9/15/05
ADD: 9/23/05
Time of birth: 3:04 pm
Weight and Length: 8lbs2oz
Other children: none

Lora
Lora, 31
Gary, 31
Married: July 20, 2002
Gary William II
EDD: 09-26-05
ADD: 09-12-05
9 AM
8lbs 11oz 22 inches
Abbey Rose 10-07-03
MichieG
Me: Michelle, 29
DH: Matt, 31
Married: September 26, 2003
Baby's Name:Katherine Grace
EDD: 9/26/05
ADD: 9/19/05
Time of birth: 6:58pm
Weight and Length: 7lbs12oz & 19.5"
Other children: She's our first!

philnikki
Me: Nikki, 26
DH: Phil, 30
Married: 8/28/2004
Baby's Name:Ava Grace
EDD: 9/3/05
ADD: 8/23/05
Time of birth: 9:04
Weight and Length: 7lbs7oz, 20.5"
Other children: 2 Furbabies, Bella & Bailey

pixiecat
Me: Julie, 27
DH: Ari, 32
Married: July 26, 2003
Baby's Name: Lily Eve
EDD: 9/26/05
ADD: 9/27/05
Time of birth: 9:18 pm
Weight and Length: 7lb4oz, 19"
Other children : one furbaby, Sully

PrincessCrappy
Me: Carrie, 29
DH: Scott, 33
Married: June 1, 2002
Baby's Name: Griffin Christopher
EDD: 9/9/05
ADD: 9/1/05
Time of birth: 6:49 p.m.
Weight and Length: 8lbs3oz, 21"
Other children: nope

randysmandy
Me: Amanda, 25
DH: Randy, 31
Married: August 15, 2004
Baby's Name: Hunter Edward
EDD: 9/3/05
ADD: 8/31/05
Time of birth: 2:27pm
Weight and Length: 7lbs3oz, 20.5"
Other children: nope

Sabre
Me: Sabre, 30
DH: Tony, 30
Married: April 7, 2001
Baby's Name Anthony Charles
EDD: 9/18/05
ADD: 9/10/05
Time of birth: 2:39pm
Weight and Length: 8lb4oz, 20"
Other children: Isabella, 3-17-03

Sandie78
Me: Sandiegirl, 26
DH: Sandieboy, 25
Married: May 2002
Baby's Name Zach
EDD: 9/16/05
ADD: 9/12/05
Time of birth: 6:45pm
Weight and Length: 7lb10oz, 21.5"
Other children: none

SD601
Me: Laura, 24
DH: Tim, 25
Married: June 1, 2001
Baby's Name: Josiah Thomas
EDD: 9/20/05
ADD: 8/15/05
Time of birth: 12:41am
Weight and Length: 5lbs13 oz, 17"

Solongtogo
Me: Lisa, 28
DH: Dave, 27
Married: June 7, 2003
Baby's Name:Courtney Elizabeth
EDD: 9/4/05
ADD: 8/25/05
Time of birth: 12:22 pm
Weight and Length: 6 lbs3 oz, 19.5"

wife&wannabemom
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: April 27, 2002
Baby's Name: Patrick Joseph
EDD: 9/6/05
ADD: 8/29/05
Time of birth: 9:22 am
Weight and Length: 7 lbs4 oz, 20.5"

wildcat
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: September 14, 2002
Baby's Name: Lauren Dawn
EDD: 9/22/05
ADD: 9/27/05
Time of birth: 4:45pm
Weight and length: 7lb13oz, 18.75"
Other children: one furbaby - Brody

[September05Mommies]

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[September05Mommies]

List of Babies by Birthdate

August 14
Jake Christopher & Arizona (Zoe) Logan
Mama: charmcitygirl

August 15
Josiah Thomas
Mama: SD601

August 20
James Dorian
Mama: hisdaffodil

August 23
Ava Grace
Mama: Philnikki

August 25
Alexandra Claire
Mama: dbers

Courtney Elizabeth
Mama: solongtogo

August 29
Patrick Joseph
Mama: wife&wannabemom

August 31
Hunter Edward
Mama: randysmandy

September 1
Griffin Christopher
Mama: PrincessCrappy

September 4
Noelle Alexandra
Mama: cr8nme

September 6
Henry Stephen
Mama: BeachBum

Ashley Marie
Mama: cr8zyforaf

September 8
Addison Marie
Mama: jo&sean

September 10
Caitlin Kennedy
Mama: AlisonCO

Anthony Charles
Mama: Sabre

Alexander Jonathon
Mama: hmbay

September 12
Zach
Mama: Sandie78

Gary
Mama: Lora

September 16
Maximilian aka Max
Mama: fifibee


September 19
Katherine Grace
Mama: MichieG

September 21
crowbaby
Mama: crow

September 23
Kaito
Mama: Kay2003

Naomi Soleil
Mama: AndreaMMS

September 25
Aimee Jean
Mama: Brink

September 27
Lily Eve
Mama: pixiecat

Lauren Dawn
Mama: wildcat

[September05Mommies]

Anthony Charles

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/sabre_01/47b6da03b3127cce888df3e6c8c70000001.jpg

Ava Grace

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/philnikki/100_3532.jpg

Noelle Alexandra

http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3B3496%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3A%3B8%3E%3B79% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335%3B7238986nu0mrj

Lily Eve

http://images1.snapfish.com/3469832%3C%3A%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3235%3E248%3E85%3B%3E WSNRCG%3D3233675888365nu0mrj

Ashley Marie

http://images1.snapfish.com/346983365%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3238%3E577%3E3%3A8%3EWS NRCG%3D3233634%3B3685%3Anu0mrj


Alexandra Claire

http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A7769%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B96%3E%3B52%3E WSNRCG%3D323367%3A8%3B%3B%3A76nu0mrj

[September05Mommies]

Courtney Elizabeth

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/solongtogo/10mo2.jpg

Henry Stephen

http://images1.snapfish.com/346989797%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3248%3E4%3B5%3E2%3B%3A%3E WSNRCG%3D32336%3A388844%3Cnu0mrj

Maximilian

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/betsy808/Max%20--%20Professional/cefb3455.jpg

Addison Marie

http://images1.snapfish.com/3469%3A%3A53%3B%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3236%3E553%3E7%3B6% 3EWSNRCG%3D323359769%3A46%3Anu0mrj

Aimee Jean

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A24%3A%3B7%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3233%3E4%3A6%3E993% 3E23244%3A6%3A8469%3Bot1lsi

Hunter Edward

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A282%3A5%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3256%3E2%3A%3B%3E96 2%3EWSNRCG%3D32336%3B8255%3B3%3Anu0mrj

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Naomi Soleil

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/AndreaMMS/3e99ec8d.jpg

Caitlin Kennedy
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A59772%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3283%3E9%3C%3B%3E5%3B 4%3EWSNRCG%3D323372%3B%3A43%3C%3A8nu0mrj

Zach

http://static.flickr.com/47/148775473_a4cf3fa2ab.jpg?v=0

[September05Mommies]

Our Baby's Current Stats

AlisonCO
Baby Name - Caitlin
weight - 16 pounds 3 ounces
height - 27.5 in
Stats Current as of: 9 months

AndreaMMS
Baby's Name- Naomi Soleil
Height: 27 1/2 inches - 50th percentile
Weight- 16 lbs 14 oz- 18th percentile
Current as of 9 months

BeachBum
Baby Name - Henry
Weight: 20 lbs 15 oz
Height: 30 in tall
Stats Current as of: 06/12/06

Charmcitygirl
Baby Name - Jake and Zoe (Arizona)
jake- weight 18lbs 12oz, height 28"
zoe- weight 16lbs 4oz, height 27"
Stats Current as of 05/16/06

Cr8nme
Baby Name: Noelle Alexandra
Weight:16lbs 7oz 6%
Hieght: 27 inches, 83rd percentile
Head:17 inches
Stats Current as of: 9 month WBV

cr8zyforaf
Baby Name - Ashley
Weight: 21 pounds - 85%
Height: 28.25 - 75%
Head - 47 cm - 79.5%
Stats Current as of: 06/08/06

crow
Baby Name - Crowbaby
Weight: 16 pounds, 11 oz.
Height: ?
Stats current as of: 4 mo WBV

dbers
Baby Name: Alexandra Claire
Weight: 18lb 15 oz, 50th percentile
Height: 27 inches , 25th percentile
Head:43 cm
Stats Current as of:5/26/06, 9 months

fifibee
Baby Name: Maximilian
weight: 22.12 lbs (80%)
height: 29 3/4 inches (80%)
head: 19 inches
Stats Current as of: current as of 9 mont WBV

hmbay
Baby Name: Alexander Jonathon (Alex)
Weight: 18 lbs 10 oz (20th percentile
Hieght: 28 3/4 inches (70th percentile)
head circ: 46 cm (75th percentile
Stats Current as of: 6/12/06 9 month

jo&sean
Baby Name: Addison Marie
Weight: 14 lbs, 10 oz, 75th percentile
Hieght: 25", 75th percentile
Stats Current as of: 1/16/06, 4 months

Kay2003
Baby Name: Kaito
Weight: 15 pounds 1 oz, (50% for boys that's what the ped told me)
Hieght: 26 inches, (75 - 90%)
Stats Current as of: 4 month appt

Lora
Baby Name: Gary
Weight:20 lbs 12oz
Height:29 1/2"
As of: 9 month WBV

philnikki
Baby Name: Ava Grace
Weight: 21 pounds, 90th percentile
Hieght: 29.25 inches , 90th percentile
Stats Current as of: 9 month appt

pixiecat
Baby's Name- Lily Eve
weight = 19 lbs. 4oz. (50%)
height = 27 1/4 inches (50%)
Current as of 9 months

PrincessCrappy
Baby's Name- Griffin Christopher
Weight-21 lbs
Height-28 inches
Current as of: 9 month appointment

randysmandy
Baby Name - Hunter
Weight: 21 lbs 11 ounces
Height: 29 1/2"
Stats Current as of: 9 month WBV

Sabrespa
Baby Name - Anthony
Weight: 21lbs 11oz
Height:29"
Head:43 cm
Stats Current as of: 9 months

Sandie78
Baby Name - Zach
Weight: 22 lbs 6 oz 75%
Height:29.5 in tall 75%
Head:17.75 50%
Stats Current as of: 9 months




solongtogo
Baby Name: Courtney Elizabeth
Weight: 17 lbs, 7 oz, 25th percentile
Hieght: 27 3/4 inches 50th percentile
Head: 44.6 cm 50th percentile
Stats Current as of: 5/30/06 - 9 months old

wildcat
Baby's name: Lauren Dawn
Weight: 17lb 3oz (25%)
Length: 27" (30%)
Head: 45 (75%)
Current as of: 9 month WBV

[September05Mommies]

one more reserved

[charmcitygirl]

pssst... nikki!
j & z were born on Aug 14, not Sept 14 as shown on the master list of babies by birthday.

will give stats after 9mo appt (yikes!) in 2 weeks.

thanks!

[cr8zyforaf]

Nikki - thanks for doing this!! I will post stats at her 9 month appointment (I am with Charm- YIKES!!) in a few weeks.

I forgot to mention in my last post in the other thread - A has started showing signs of being EXTREMELY impatient. Saturday - she grabbed a pen of the counter and I put her in her highchair and took the pen away from her (she was getting ready to eat lunch) and she SCREAMED and clenched her fists - as soon as I gave the pen back, she smiled and started playing - I did this three times just to make sure - she was mad that I took the pen away. Also, if she is hungry and sees her bottles or bowl of food - she screams if I don't move fast enough. I think she is too young to understand the concept of waiting, but this really made me mad - I don't want her to act like this.

I will post a picture later - my connection at work S*CKS right now.

[sabrespa]

Anthony's 6 month stats:

19lbs 4oz, 27" long

His next WBV is in June.
Here's a current picture. Well, it's both of my kiddos.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/sabre_01/47b6da03b3127cce888df3e6c8c70000001.jpg

[Cr8nme]

Hey Nikki thanks for doing this for us Oh and Noelle is not on the list for babies by birthdate... here is a recent picture of Noelle

http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3B3496%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3A%3B8%3E%3B79% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335%3B7238986nu0mrj

[September05Mommies]

Updated to here! Thanks for pointing out some of the errors guys ;) Sorry about them :o!

~Nikki

[Kay2003]

Yahoo for the new thread! THanks, Nikki!

I'm late to this topic, but I'm also getting up and feeding Kaito in the middle of the night. As many of you said, it is truly the easiest way to get him back to sleep. He eats then goes to sleep pretty quicklly. Yesterday he went to bed at 7 pm, then up at midnight, then 4AM. Then up and ready to go at about 6:15. Funny how many of our babies seem to be on the same schedule.

Will write more later. Have to get to work!

[jo&sean]

Thanks for getting the new thread up and running Nikki :)

Kim - Addison does the same thing impatient thing as Ashley. She gets impatient over anything anymore. I think it just a phase as they are learning their newfound independence.

WE HAVE A CRAWLER!!
Well, it was only a few small "steps" but definitely a crawl. It is so exciting to see her move like that!! She was pretty thrilled about it too. I guess she has been moving pretty good at school today. (DH is working at the school on a remodeling project right now so he gets to see her a lot during the day now ;) ).

[pixiecat]

Thanks for the new thread! I don't have Lily's stats in front of me, but I'll post soon... here is a picture for the front page:

http://images1.snapfish.com/3469832%3C%3A%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3235%3E248%3E85%3B%3E WSNRCG%3D3233675888365nu0mrj

Lily has actually slept through the night TWICE in a row now! And in her crib - unbelievable! Anyway, I'm not betting on it lasting, but it's been nice.

Love the last set of pics from the old thread, hope everyone is doing well. We've all hit a bit of a rough patch here, but I'm sure everything will be okay.

[cr8zyforaf]

Jo - I really hope it is just a phase. I was horrified with her explosive reaction to me taking the pen away from her. WOO HOO for crawling. How exciting!!

cr8nme - Noelle is adorable! Love the outfit!

sabrespa - what adorable kids..does Anthony have red hair?? He is adorable!

Here is Ashley's six month photo - I plan on doing another professional one at 9 months:

removed photo

Edited to add - WOO HOO Pixi!!! Go Lily - will cross my fingers that you are over the cr*p sleeping hump.

I am off to get a pedicure - after the huge fight with my DH (and D is not for dear) I feel I deserve it.

[dbers]

Can you change our ages: Diane - 32, Jason - 31

Thanks!

Here's a recent picture of Alexandra:
http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A7769%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B96%3E%3B52%3E WSNRCG%3D323367%3A8%3B%3B%3A76nu0mrj

[AlisonCO]

nikki - Thanks SO much for setting us up again.

CUTE pics cr8zy, cr8nme, pixie, dbers and sabrespa!

cr8zy - enjoy the pedi - you DO deserve it!

Going back to the old thread:

fifi - Those are such cute pics - I love the one of you and Max!

WE HAVE A CRAWLER!!
Well, it was only a few small "steps" but definitely a crawl. It is so exciting to see her move like that!! She was pretty thrilled about it too.

Me too, jo! Congrats to Addy!

Yes, Caitlin crawled this morning - about 3 "steps"! I am bringing out the baby gate this afternoon when she naps. We also have a tooth! Caitlin was busy today:) We have had 2 major rough nights so hopefully now that she crawled and the tooth popped, we can all get back to getting a few hours of sleep. Plus we had another change - she dropped to 2 naps. Now she naps at 9am and 1:30pm - bed at 6:30, up at 6:15. Geez, no wonder she has been cranky and clingy, that is alot of changes for her little body!

Here is a current picture:

https://www.searsphotos.com/ImageServer/dep_show_line_item.aspx?I=49338C98-2761-4DDC-AB24-D5E033C1740D&C=Nat

[Cr8nme]

Okay here goes... I just got a call from Noelle's daycare... She has an uncontained poop as they would call it... Basically she has diarrhea they leaked all up and down her body and into the high chair...she also had this same thing happen in Miami while we were at a restaurant :eek: and it leaked through her carseat. She also have a watery one yesterday at daycare that soiled her clothes :( So I am probably going to have to keep her home tomorrow. So shold I take her to the doctor? What should I be giving her?

[AlisonCO]

cr8nme - If is just diarrhea with no vomiting, I would try a bland BRAT type diet with as much BM/formula as she usually takes. The BRAT diet is bananas, rice, applesauce, toast - anything binding that is bland. I wouldn't go to the doc unless maybe she is weak, dehydrated or running a fever. It sounds like a stomach bug - hope that she feels better.

[solongtogo]

cr8n Hope she's feeling better soon...I'd give some pedialyte also, and wait another day before taking her to the doc to see if it's going to get better.

Courtney's 6 month stats
Weight: 14 lbs
Height 25 1/4 inches
current as of 2/27/06-6 months old

Here's a recent pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/solongtogo/purdue.jpg

[charmcitygirl]

cute babies everybody!

woohoo! the new stroller (valco runabout) came today and after our maiden voyage, i have to say that it rocks my world. i can't believe i waited so long to get a double all-terrain. it made our walk sooo much easier.

this may be a crazy question but do any of you feel like your torso has gotten longer since being pg/having your baby? i swear, i think mine has.

[jo&sean]

Charmcity
this may be a crazy question but do any of you feel like your torso has gotten longer since being pg/having your baby? i swear, i think mine has.


YES!!! I thought I was crazy thinking that same thing. Mine is definitely different!!

Here are some newer pics of Addy:

Her classic "I'm going to get you" look:

http://images1.snapfish.com/346984687%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3236%3E553%3E7%3B6%3EWS NRCG%3D323368%3B%3A6%3A%3A37nu0mrj

Experimenting with Coolwhip
http://images1.snapfish.com/346984687%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3236%3E553%3E7%3B6%3EWSNR CG%3D3233699597746nu0mrj

Giving the dog orders
http://images1.snapfish.com/346984687%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3236%3E553%3E7%3B6%3EWSNR CG%3D3233699597763nu0mrj

[charmcitygirl]

thank god i am not alone. dh seriously thinks i am completely off my rocker because i keep complaining about my new longer torso ;)

[Cr8nme]

Well I took Noelle to the Dr. and he thinks she may have a small virus however no anti biotics needed and she can go back to school tomorrow...She is currently sleeping and I have had my first galss of wine ;)

Weight as of today 14 pounds 15 oz

Hope all is well with everyone

[solongtogo]

Well I took Noelle to the Dr. and he thinks she may have a small virus however no anti biotics needed and she can go back to school tomorrow...She is currently sleeping and I have had my first galss of wine ;)

Weight as of today 14 pounds 15 oz

Hope all is well with everyone


Woo...Noelle is just a little squab! :D

[charmcitygirl]

please god, let my gates get here today. i can't take chasing after jake much longer. my back needs a break.

so i don't usually vent here but this is the conversation i had with dh this morning:

dh: so i'm working a little late tonight and then i have to go to a client's to go over a job. then i'm going to pick up the rent from our tenants.

me: well... when do you think you'll get home?

dh: late.

me: great.

dh: what?

me: it would be nice if you could be home at least once this week because i have to go to the grocery and i'd really like to dye my hair and...

dh: can't you take the new stroller to the grocery?

me: it's great and everything but it can't walk itself. [stomps off]

seriously, why do i have to constantly be the one who puts aside things that need to get done? for the past 2 weeks, he's been home for dinner maybe 3 times. he gets to go to games, play basketball, hang with his friends... all the while i'm home with the babies. i really don't mind him doing the things he wants to do...in fact, i encourage it... but at what point will he stop and think that maybe there are things i want or need to do? taking a shower is pretty difficult with 2 babies. going to the grocery? forget it.

ETA: oh yeah. tomorrow, we are having dinner at his parent's house. yippee :rolleyes: made tolerable only because dh's brother and sil will be there with their new 4w old baby.

[cr8zyforaf]

Charm - so sorry. I am in the same boat with just one baby - I can't even imagine trying to juggle two...isn't it funny (not ha ha funny) how their lives stomp on and our lives are now filled with babies.

cr8nme - hope Noelle feels better!! She is so tiny!!!

Jo - Addy is adorable - gosh, her cheeks are SO CUTE!!

solong - Courtney is so cute!! She is tiny too- I think Ashley is over 20 pounds by now..

Well, Ashley is SICK AGAIN....I came in to get her this AM (she STTN....which was odd) and she was covered in green bean vomit...it was everywhere. She had greenbeans for lunch. I tried giving her pedilite/bottle and she kept puking. So DH and I have an argument about whose job is more important - I have two big meetings today that I am running and he has a customer coming in from Boston tomorrow and needs to finish his car - we called everyone and no one could assist - so DH is home against his will and I need to get home ASAP...any day but today - it always seems to happen that way. Everything always seems to fall on me and it really isn't fair.

[BeachBum]

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Here's a pic of Henry for the first page. We have an appt coming up and I'll post stats then.

He only woke up 2x last night! WOO HOOO! I feel like a new woman!

[AlisonCO]

Hi all

BB - What a handsome boy, H is - beautiful eyes!

cr8zy - SO sorry about A being sick and your DH being a pain. I hope that A is feeling better!

charmcity - Wow, that is tough. Right after A was born DH and I decided that we would each get one outing per week (at night) unless something special came up. I can't imagine being alone anymore than that. Maybe an honest talk with your DH would help him understand that you all are a family and he can't just do whatever he wants all the time - you deserve to get out too!

cr8nme - Hope N is better today - glad the doc thinks that it is nothing serious!

jo&sean - Those are such great pics - you can see her personality:) I love the one of her looking at the dog!

this may be a crazy question but do any of you feel like your torso has gotten longer since being pg/having your baby? i swear, i think mine has.

Hmm - my shirts fit differently now but I think it is because my boobs are bigger, not that my torso is longer. Man, if anything was going to get longer, I think that it should be my legs?:)

We are doing well and C was only up twice last night - DH took the first shift so I got to sleep from 9:30 - 1:45 and 2-5 and then for another 90 minutes with C in bed with me! I guess it was the combination of tooth and crawling that was making her such a mess before.

Hope that you all are doing well!

[solongtogo]

DH had a dream last night. First off, he *never* remembers his dreams.

He turned to me this morning when we were getting up and said...

"I had a dream that our next baby was a boy, and it wasn't just one baby, it was 2 babies...twin boys"

Twins run in his side of the family.

Lord all mighty. I sure hope that he's not predicting the future with this one.

[charmcitygirl]

so hubby just called to tell me that his piece-of-shit car just broke down. he says he's going to get rid of it and get a new one. with what money... i don't know.

see, this is another bone of contention with us. he has this house that he bought to renovate almost 2 years ago and he's done no work on it in almost a year. he was thinking about selling it and i really encouraged him to sell it because we needed the money... he'd probably make the average american's salary on it even if he sold it as-is. then, he decided not to sell it and and is trying to get aloan to finish it. i'm not too happy about that. so now, when the money would come in handy, we've got none.

just really pisses me off.

vent over.

[Kay2003]

charmcitygirl, cr8zyforaf - Vent away. That's what we're here for. On the days I take care of Kaito all day I am usually completely exhausted and I need my DH to get back home to relieve me as soon as possible. I really don't know how you manage with TWO babies, and two MOBILE babies at that. AARGH. I hope your DH steps up more to help you and acknowledge how exhausting your day must be. Maybe he should take care of the twins all day for a change so he can appreciate what you do. cr8zyforaf - when it rains, it pours. I hope Ashley is feeling better.

3rd tooth coming in - Kaito slept like crap yesterday night. Up at midnight, two, four and ready to go at around 6:15. But then today I discovered a 3rd tooth coming in. So it all makes sense to me and makes the nights seem more tolerable if that makes any sense. He's up in the middle of the night because he's bothered by his tooth. That's why I just can't do CIO. His sleep seems to go bad when there's a reason....

[cr8zyforaf]

Well, Ashley didn't puke all day yesterday and then last night, I fed her and went to put her in the crib - puked everywhere...I had to strip the crib and her. The good thing - she slept all night...except I was checking on her every hour because I was scared she was going to vomit and choke to death..insane, I know.

I am either over feeding her, or she has reflux/some sort of digestive issue. She isn't sick. She was happy and played all day yesterday (and didn't puke all day - and DH gave her three bottles), she doesn't have loose stools, no fever...what could it be? Also, it seems she pukes when she eats laying down. I am just waiting for the daycare to call...I don't know if I should call the doctor or what. I did just recently up her bottles from 4 ounces to 6 - could that be it? So, I cut back on her bottles again. Also, it seems she sleeps much better when she doesn't have that nighttime bottle (since she puked it up both nights...and then slept for 11 hours). Who freaking knows...where is my baby manual when I need it?

Charm - I am so sorry. Men are clueless sometimes - My DH is the same way - except he is sinking all of his free money into his racecar...don't even get me started. We also need the money - he makes a fraction of what I make and we are getting nothing accomplished around the house (wanted a deck, a fence, a shed) but DH chooses to sink his money into his racecar. And he tells me the other day "since you let me work on my car this year, maybe next year we can add an addition onto the house"..Gee thanks, he gets to sink money into something he enjoys, I get house cr*p.

solong - that dream would scare me...twins..I can barely handle one.

Alison - glad to hear that C is sleeping a bit better - and props to your hubby for taking the first shift...can he come and take a shift at my house :).

Beach - what a great picture of Henry - he has amazing eyes!!

[hmbay]

just found the new thread. I'll catch up and do SO's later--have to run to a meeting but just wanted to drop off an update I posted over in Oct 2005 mommies:

sleep--alex slept HORRIBLE for like 4 days, and great for the last two. Kid is still flip-flopping this way. It's aggravating but I try to be thankful for the good nights that somewhat balance out the bad nights.

teeth--no teeth yet but he is teething on and off--hands and things in his mouth. motrin, tylenol and teething tablets don't appear to help at all.

crawling--no crawling yet but if he can push his feet back against anything while on his tummy he pops up onto all fours and rocks back and forth. I predict he's full out crawling by Memorial day but I might be wrong.

helmet--we have an appointment tonight. It might be his "graduation" day if they can't adjust it any further for his latest growth spurt. I'm quite happy with the results. He has one small spot I'd like to "pop out" but he looks so much better. I just hope if he does graduate tonight that his skull has firmed up enough that he doesn't regress since his head was so terribly soft. At least he mostly sleeps on his side and stomach now.

bumpers--took them out of his crib last night when I noticed he'd managed to get underneath them.

talking--doubt he's really speaking but he says "dadadada" when he sees daddy and "ni ni ni ni" when he is tired. I'm sure it's just coincidental but it's fun to pretend.

something cute--yesterday morning I was trying to get him back to sleep at 7 am before I went to work so daddy could sleep longer so I was rocking him with my eyes shut ignoring his bright wide open eyes and he started reaching up to touch my face to get my attention. When I continued to ignore him he pulled his pacifier out and tried to put it in my mouth. I couldn't help it--I cracked up laughing. :)

[charmcitygirl]

gah! so now that dh has no car, i have to go with him early to his parents so that we can have dinner there tonight. he's trying to finish a deck that he's been building there. it would be nice if he'd work on ours.

in other news, zoe's 2 bottom teeth finally popped the other day. she's been sooo good about it. i count myself lucky that my kids are pretty good teethers. at least for now.

[AlisonCO]

Hi all.

cr8zy -Hmm - It is weird that she sleeps better on the nights where she pukes up the last bottle. Has her doc ever mentioned reflux? I am glad that she slept the 11 hours, but I am sorry that you weren't able to relax! And, sorry, I am keeping my DH here:)

Kay - I feel the same way, that they seem to sleep badly for a reason. That is also why I never did/will do CIO - I just never know when something is hurting.

charmcity - vent away! I agree with Kay - it sounds like it is time for you to take a day or a weekend away so that DH can see what it is like to take care of your two kids for 24-48 straight!

hmbay - I hope that A graduates from the helmet today - sounds like you are pleased with the results!

solong - Wow, that is quite a dream - I guess of he is right, he could get a second job as a Psychic :D

So we had an OK night last night. I always go in and check on both kids before I go to bed. I went into Caitlins room and she was laying on her side holding her blankie - she was all curled up and breathing deeply, almost a light snore. Then I went and checked on Aidan and he was on his back, spread eagle with his froggie on his forehead. They are so cute when they sleep!

Yesterday we went to playgroup at the park. It was windy, but the older kids ran for 2 hours. I just held Caitlin, but the combination of being outside and watching the kids must of pooped her out - she took a 2.5 hours nap yesterday when we got home. We are off to lunch with my mom, brother and grandma and then they are taking Aidan to Chuckie Cheese - Caitlin and I are going to come home and organize her closet. I need to box up a few remaining 3-6m and hang the spring 6-12 stuff.

Have a GREAT day!

[BeachBum]

Thanks for the compliments on Henry's picture.

I'm excited for the weekend. Our town's annual huge art festival starts tomorrow (well tonight for the parade). We own a business downtown where it's held so it is a bust ass, totally crazy, busiest weekend of the year kind of excitement. We live in a town of about 20K, and expect 200K people for the event!
I've gotten Henry several cutie outfits and I can't wait to show him off. :o ;) I'm thinking I might even let him try ice cream. Would that be really bad? (tell the truth)

I'm sorry Charm, and Kim with the annoying hubbies. Come on guys, shape up!
Kim That just sounds awful with Ashley's barf! I would totally freak if H barfed in his crib. So scary!!
hmbay I'm so glad to hear that you are seeing good results with the helmet! At least it feels worth it. H makes those same "words" as Alex, he just doesn't do them at anything. I pretend sometimes too though! :p That is soooo funny/cute about the paci.
Yeah for Zoe's teeth. I'm glad that they weren't too painful. It is so interesting to me (although it should be obvious) that your kids are such individuals. I guess I ignorantly believed that they would be doing everything at the same time.
AlisonI can just envision the frog on his head--H sleeps in that same position. So cute! I need to do some closet organization too.

outgrowing clothes
I'm so bummed that H is already outgrowing some of the clothes I bought him for summer. It is so annoying that different brands are sized so different. It is so hard to know what size to buy for 2/3 months from now--then to have to guess about how they run--I should be surprised anything fits!

sleep I can't let Henry CIO either. It is so hard to wake up so often (we are on a 2 hour wake up here lately), but I just feel like he needs me. He doesn't want to be awake, and he needs me to fall back asleep. We are going out of town next weekend, but then I am going to start working on some ideas from "No Cry Sleep Solution".

[Cr8nme]

Beachbum~ That whole thing sounds like a lot of fun...and I must admit that Noelle has already tried ice cream and almost everything else I eat. I know that sounds bad but she cries so I just give her some out of my mouth

[Brink]

Still super busy at work, just a couple of minutes to say hello. We had a good race weekend and are back to the normal schedule. Except, Aimee has been waking up caughing every night at least once and she makes herself throwup from it. Anywhoo, just wanted to say hi.

Cr8zy - what kind of racecar? My DH races too. We have a Rally car and race in the mountains down in S. California mostly.

Hmbay - I didn't receive your e-mail. I don't know if I accidentally deleted it. If you wouldn't mind resending, my e-mail address is samantha@astound.net.

Sorry for no s/o time, I've been working long hours and just can't seem to find my CC time, bummer!

[cr8zyforaf]

Brink - DH has a 69 Camero...he street/drag races...total PIA if you ask me.

Ashley has also had tastes of ice cream/milkshakes, french fries, freezy pops, coke (DH..not me), and beer (horrible isn't it - she just gummed the mouth of the bottle...)

[Sandie78]

I'm a bit behind here. We've recently moved so I've had a lot going on.
Crawling-Zach is crawling all over the place. I also found him standing up in the crib when I went to get him from his nap.
Eating-He basically eats everything we do. He prefers regular food to pureed stuff. I've let him try ice cream and cake and he loves it. Ack, I'm such a bad mommy ;)
Teeth-He's getting 2 top teeth right now so he almost has 5 teeth total.
Sleeping-It's hit or miss for us. Sometimes he sleeps through the night sometimes not. Oh well.

[solongtogo]

wow...the extent of the sweet food I've given Courtney is applesauce and cinnamon mix.. :D I'm in no hurry to rush to give her sweet things...she's got the rest of her life for the junk. Of course, I can't get her to eat solid stuff anyways without her gagging. I gave her a tiny bit of cottage cheese last night..we're talking about a few tiny curds, and she practically threw up she gagged so hard :rolleyes:

[AlisonCO]

I'm in no hurry to rush to give her sweet things...she's got the rest of her life for the junk.

I agree. You know I think that the first sweet thing Aidan ever got was some vanilla ice cream on his first b-day. Who knows why, but he could really care less about sweets even now. He gets so darn excited to go to the grocery store with me to get a cookie - then he eats 2 bites, gives it back to me and asks for string cheese. I am not trying to say that anyone who gives their kids tastes of stuff is bad, but IMO wait as long as possible for juice/sweets because once you do, you can never take it back!

[Kay2003]

hmbay - the pacifier story is so so sweet.

CHP car check - Today's adventure was driving to the highway patrol so that an officer could check my car seat and my nanny's car seat. good thing we did because he made some changes so that the car seats are more secure. What a great program that the highway patrol runs. I found out about the highway patrol car check through www.safekids.org

I've got to run. Sorry no time for other S/Os!

[cr8zyforaf]

hmbay - I forgot to respond - what a sweet story.

Sandy - Wow - Zach is all over the place. DH and I were just discussing last night how everyone says that boys are usually slower at doing new thing - however, it seems more boys are mobile here and at A's daycare - the one boy in her class who is one of the youngest is the only baby crawling so far! All the girl babies just sit and watch him go.

solong - sorry about the gagging...I bet in a week or two it will be a whole different story!

Well, we had a horrible night last night - I am convinced that A has acid reflux - why would this be just showing up now?? Last night - she seemed to be in so much pain after eating - arching her back, crying. I did finally get her down but she didn't stay down...and then she had a lot of juicy burps and looked like she wanted to vomit again. I am calling the doctor - everytime I call (this is the fourth vomitting spell in two months) they dismiss it as a stomach bug, which it so isn't. Also, I noticed that she vomits mostly after a feeding where she is laying down or is laid down right after feeding. I am so upset by this - what if this is the reason that she has been sleeping so horrible for 8 months - she has been in pain and I did nothing about it...boo hoo to me!

Happy Friday to everyone!

[September05Mommies]

Updated to here!

A few things:

Alison - that pic of Caitlin isn't working anymore....can you try moving it to snapfish or photobucket?

Jo&Sean You posted three pictures...which one would you like me to use?

Have a great day!

~Nikki

[hmbay]

Well, we had a horrible night last night - I am convinced that A has acid reflux - why would this be just showing up now?? Last night - she seemed to be in so much pain after eating - arching her back, crying. I did finally get her down but she didn't stay down...and then she had a lot of juicy burps and looked like she wanted to vomit again. I am calling the doctor - everytime I call (this is the fourth vomitting spell in two months) they dismiss it as a stomach bug, which it so isn't. Also, I noticed that she vomits mostly after a feeding where she is laying down or is laid down right after feeding. I am so upset by this - what if this is the reason that she has been sleeping so horrible for 8 months - she has been in pain and I did nothing about it...boo hoo to me!

Happy Friday to everyone!

I don't know why it would just show up now--perhaps it was "silent reflux" up to this point but it does indeed sound like reflux (both of my boys had it and were on zantac from birth until about 6 months). I'm toying with that perhaps Alex's bad sleep nights might be from the days I have coke instead of coffee for my caffeine fix. I have no proof on this--I'm starting to experiment--but it seems most likely the really bad sleep nights are on weekends when I primarily drink coke or cherry coke instead of my work coffee and I do think as well it could be reflux/gas/stomach related.

helmet--well we decided to try to get one more month out of it. Josie was able to make a final adjustment to it but said once he outgrows it this time we're done.

[AlisonCO]

cr8zy - I don't think that it is unheard of for something like reflux to appear later - if your current ped dismisses you again, can you see another one - or go straight to a specialist? I hope that you can get some answers!

hmbay - Ya know Coke seems to affect my kids as well - maybe because it is carbonated and/or acidic? I remember Aidan's gas was not as bad when I cut out Coke.

Kay - We had our seats inspected a couple of months ago (when we switched to the convertible) and they had to tweak things a bit - DH was surprised because he considers himself an expert now:) It is a great program!

nikki - Is this the pic that won't work? If it is, I will upload another to snapfish later - let me know and thanks!

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HAPPY Friday everyone!

[dbers]

So, we're leaving tomorrow for Aruba for one week - and guess who has a low grade fever and its super cranky!!! I gave her some Tylenol and she's much happier, but we're going to see the Ped at 1:15 just incase. If she has an ear infection or something I know they're not going to want us to fly. I think she may just be teething though because she had everything in her mouth yesterday...

[solongtogo]

So, we're leaving tomorrow for Aruba for one week - and guess who has a low grade fever and its super cranky!!! I gave her some Tylenol and she's much happier, but we're going to see the Ped at 1:15 just incase. If she has an ear infection or something I know they're not going to want us to fly. I think she may just be teething though because she had everything in her mouth yesterday...


Can I come too?

Hope Alex feels better tomorrow!

[charmcitygirl]

dbers ahhh... a weeks vacation. i need one of those. have fun!

as annoyed as i was with dh the other day, i have to say that mil wins the annoyance award for the week. i kinda got forced into staying the night there last night and it just sucked. she wouldn't turn on the a/c and it was so freaking hot that i couldn't sleep. i finally fell asleep around 2am then the bambinos got up at 5:30am. for the day. wtf??!! anyhow, without going into all the details, i just have to say that i've had enough of the mil for the time being. we were planning on going there again tonight to visit with some friends but i just can't do it. so i extended an invite to sil and friends to come to my house this evening. not sure if they are coming... i'm just glad that i don't have to go there.

oh, and note to mil: is it really that difficult to pick up the house a bit? especially when you know you are having guests, and all of those guests have kids. not to mention you've taken the last 4 weeks off of work. you really could have finished unpacking and getting the house clean. i have 2 mobile babies and my house is much more clean. you keep saying how you bought this house because it would be great for all the grandkids and i'm no baby-proofing nazi or anything, but i don't think you could have a more unfriendly environment for kids. seriously. there's electrical cords and plants everywhere and brand-new glass tables... the pool is going to be a nightmare as well. it's beautiful and all but there's no way in hell that my kids will be able to play out there without strict supervision until they're practically adults.

ugh. all better now.

[Cr8nme]

Noelle has so much freakin laundry...she has come home in her spare outfit everyday this week :mad: She has had a blowout everyday. Yesterday I had to go to Target and get her a couple of pair of shorts since somehow that all seemed to have disappeared upon returning from Miami...Noelle is feeling better...she is a little congested so I have her on Pediacare and this mornig she woke up a little less stuffy. Don't know what I am doing this weekend but I know it won't be my usual shopping since I have spent a small fortune on Noelle and myself this week:eek:

Dbers~ have fun!! Hope Alex feels better...

Charm~ Sorry about MIL :( Glad you could come here to get it off your chest

[dbers]

Well - guess who's not going to Aruba tomorrow :( Alex has a double ear infection. She can't fly.. we're trying to reschedule flights for Monday - but man does this suck! Good thing she's so cute :o

[solongtogo]

Well - guess who's not going to Aruba tomorrow :( Alex has a double ear infection. She can't fly.. we're trying to reschedule flights for Monday - but man does this suck! Good thing she's so cute :o

oh no...that sucks so hard! Didnt she get sick last time you traveled as well...(or was that someone else?)

[dbers]

Nope - this is our first trip with the bub... and her first ear infection. She has great timing, right?

She's sleeping now - poor thing.

Anyone who had a db with ear infections - how long until they feel better? I just gave her the first dose of antibiotics.

[cr8zyforaf]

dbers - I am so sorry - that really stinks!! How soon did the doctor say she could fly?

Ashley has reflux - they perscribe Zantax but I am only going to use it as a last resort - good thing is I got a note to take to daycare - now I don't have to pick her up if she pukes...she has to show other signs (fever, loose stools, puking multiple times). I wonder if this is the underlying reason that she has always slept like cr*p.

[Cr8nme]

Double ear infection~ Noelle has had this but she never really acted like she was in pain so i really couldn't tell but I would say within 2 or 3 days she was a lot more active then before

[hmbay]

Ashley has reflux - they perscribe Zantax but I am only going to use it as a last resort

Um just so you know it takes a few days for it to build up in their system and actually manage the symptoms so you won't see relief if you don't use it regularily. Sorry. :( Oh and it's mint flavored/scented and well kinda yucky. I could never give it to Colin or Alex straight. I put it in a bottle with an once or two of milk (not a full bottle unless I was certain they'd drink a full bottle) which made it tolerable for them to drink it.

[AlisonCO]

cr8zy - I am so glad that you finally have a diagnosis and treatment (well not glad, but you know.) I wonder if you were to try the Zantac regularily for a few days, if you would see positive results?

dbers - Poor A - welcome to travelling with kids! Aidan has flown 4 times in his life and been sick either before or during 3 of them. I hope that you all can leave on Monday!

charmicity - You need a cocktail:D Hope that you have a better/more relaxing weekend (with no mil.)

So today Caitlin crawled about 5 feet. I swear it happened in about an hour - first it was 1 foot, then a couple and then all the way across the rug. I think that she would have gone further but her hands slipped when they touched the wood floor.

[hmbay]

dbers--sorry about Aruba and Alex. Hope she's feeling better soon and you can get your tickets changed.

AlisonCO--interesting you did observe that with coke. It's the only thing I've been able to put my finger on might be causing some of my problems. I'll just have to break out the coffee maker for the next few weekends and see if that makes a difference.

[jo&sean]

Dbers - Sorry about having to postpone your trip. I hope A starts feeling better. I have no idea about the ear infection thing.

Cr8zy - At least you have some answers! Maybe that has been the cause of her sleep issue?? Did they suggest you try a different formula?

Nikki
Please use this photo of Addy for the first page:

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Thanks :)

I am so glad it is Friday - I am so tired that I would probably fall over if I had to work tomorrow. We have a busy weekend planned though. Tomorrow is DH's bday and I haven't even gotten him a card yet (bad I know!). I am going to run and get him one after work - we are picking out some new golf stuff tomorrow so that should make him happy.

Addison was too cute this morning - she woke up babbling and when I went in to get her, she was sitting up in her crib facing the wall and playing with her bumper while "signing" away. Too cute.

Hope everyone has a good weekend :)

[dbers]

Thanks everyone! We just gave Alex her second dose of medication - and her fever is down a bit. I'm hoping she'll get some sleep tonight, but I won't be surprised if she's up a lot. We'll now be leaving Monday morning and just staying for 5 days. Could be worse!

[hisdaffodil]

Just kinda checking in after forever. I'm nowhere near caught up on you guys.

Jamie's doing great. He's staying in the 50th percent for everything, and happy as can be. He still has NO teeth! Kinda freaky. Older DS had 6 by this age! He's working on crawling, but no actual movement yet. He enjoys rolling from place to place. Still BF. He can hold his own bottle most times, and we've done sippy cups a little bit too.

Food - Mostly still gerber stuff but he gets a little of whatever we're eating too. I'll give him a pizza crust to gnaw on, or mashed whatever veggies, etc. I'm staying away from sweets for now too. DS didn't get sweets either, until Grandma moved to town. Now the kid won't eat anything that isn't a chip or a cookie. It's driving me nuts. But he never was a good eater at all. Jamie eats everything! He LOVES veggies. The only thing he doesn't like is bananas. And that's supposedly sweet and alllll kids love bananas! Ha!

Let's see. Still co-sleeping.... Oh and he had one day where he said "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma" a lot, but hasn't happened much since.

Anyway, I guess that's it for here. Our lives have changed a LOT lately, but Jamie's trucking right along.

Hope ya'll and yer babes are doing well!

[hisdaffodil]

Just kinda checking in after forever. I'm nowhere near caught up on you guys.

Jamie's doing great. He's staying in the 50th percent for everything, and happy as can be. He still has NO teeth! Kinda freaky. Older DS had 6 by this age! He's working on crawling, but no actual movement yet. He enjoys rolling from place to place. Still BF. He can hold his own bottle most times, and we've done sippy cups a little bit too.

Food - Mostly still gerber stuff but he gets a little of whatever we're eating too. I'll give him a pizza crust to gnaw on, or mashed whatever veggies, etc. I'm staying away from sweets for now too. DS didn't get sweets either, until Grandma moved to town. Now the kid won't eat anything that isn't a chip or a cookie. It's driving me nuts. But he never was a good eater at all. Jamie eats everything! He LOVES veggies. The only thing he doesn't like is bananas. And that's supposedly sweet and alllll kids love bananas! Ha!

Let's see. Still co-sleeping.... Oh and he had one day where he said "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma" a lot, but hasn't happened much since.

Anyway, I guess that's it for here. Our lives have changed a LOT lately, but Jamie's trucking right along.

Hope ya'll and yer babes are doing well!

[Brink]

Brushing teeth??? - Now that many of our babies have teeth - when are we supposed to start brushing them?

Nikki - here is my pic for the first page.

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[wildcat]

Wow, we have a new thread, it's been FOREVER since I've been here!! Thanks for all the work Nikki!!!

Our life is so busy, as you all understand. Work is one meeting after another, and I never have time for CC anymore (not that I should have ever been spending time here during work:rolleyes:. I've been leaving work, spending 4 hours with Lauren and then working for a few more hours before bed. Hopefully I'm slowing down, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Here's an update with Lauren, I'm going to try to spend some time today catching up!

teeth - She has her 2 bottom teeth and we're pretty sure that something is going on up top now, only time will tell! She handled the first few really well, a little Tylenol and she was back to herself!

feeding - She's still getting breastmilk 6 times a day (3 from me, 3 bottles at daycare). Additionally, she's eating cereal and fruit for breakfast; veggie and meat for lunch; and veggie, meat and fruit for dinner. She LOVES cereal, likes veggies, doesn't care for meat, and has just started fruit, but she seems to like it! Overall, she's a really good eater. We've tried giving her some finger food (Gerber puffs) and she has NO CLUE what to do with them! She just holds them in her hand, too funny! Now that we've worked through the baby foods, I'll start trying to give her some more table foods, I think.

crawling - Lauren has absolutely no desire to crawl! She's always hated tummy time, so she hasn't gotten too much of it. We'll put her on her hands and knees and she'll stay there for a few seconds before she starts crying. She's been sitting by herself since 4.5months or so and she's reach really far forward and sometimes flip onto her belly. We think she'll just start walking and never crawl;).

swim lessons/sick - We stopped swim lessons. In the 8 weeks she went, we had 3 colds that ended in ear infections, thrush, 1 breathing treatment (from the congestion from a cold) and pink eye. We're done. She'd only had 1 cold in her life until that point.

sleeping - Lauren continues to be an awsome sleeper. In the last week, we stopped swaddling her (daddy decided it was time, I told him it was his deal to do as I hate listening to her cry, it breaks my heart!). We instead used a sleep sack and the first few nights she fussed for 10mins or so and then went to sleep and we never heard another peep out of her until we woke her up. After that, she goes down without a sound. I guess daddy was right! We intend to put her to bed at 8:30 (ends up being closer to 9 most nights as we want to spend more time with her!) and we wake her up about 6:45. She then takes 2-3, 1-2 hour naps during the day. On the weekends, she'll generally wake-up between 7:30 and 8:30. I just hope our next kid is like this, I'm afraid we've been spoiled!

Here's some recent pictures and then I'm off to read about all of you and your adorable babies!!
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[randysmandy]

Hunter's update

He had his first trip to the Zoo yesterday and LOVED it. He looked at everything and even hit the deer-that's what he does when he's excited- he slaps his little hand on it!

Foods: French Fry insides, rice, popsicles (sugar free) and not too much more than the baby food he eats. is anyone finding it harder to have your babies eat what we do than feed them their own food? We eat later and we use alot of spices! He is fascinated by water bottles and opening cabinet doors.

Walking No, not yet! But he likes to take us on a tour of the house-while we hold his hands!
Here are his latest pics: Stats will be later on!
Nikki-Please use this for the front page:

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[fifibee]

Yay for our new thread! It's amazing how fast this thing is already going even though it's only a few days old. :) Go September 2005 mamas!

Before I forget, will threadmistress please use this picture for the 1st page. Thanks!

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Brushing teeth -- Just to answer Brink's question, I actually recently started a thread on the 0~18 month forum regarding "Baby Dental Care (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=19346)". Several moms have already replied and made suggestions. You could check it out! In fact, we went to Tar-jay this past Saturday and bought Max's first finger toothbrush. Yay!

Recent pics -- Loving the recent pictures that everyone posting. Cute pictures of Anthony, Alexandra, Ashley, Ava, Lily, Noelle, Henry, Courtney, Caitlin, Addy, Aimee, Hunter, and Lauren! Can you believe how fast they are growing before our eyes?

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

[cr8zyforaf]

Babies are all so cute. I hope Brink got to Aruba.

Well, we had a puke filled weekend. Ashley refuses to take the Zantac...refuses...I've tried to sneak it into food an bottles and every time, she gags, pukes, flat out refuses to take anything with the Zantac in it.

She puked Friday night and Saturday night in the middle of the night in her sleep and didn’t wake – just fussed - I just don't get it - why is this just happening now. I thought we might be over feeding her (she was eating 28-30 ounces plus three meals) so Saturday she got 15 ounces and one meal and still puked...WTF? I've elevated the crib, stopped feeding her lying down; don't feed her right before bed and she still pukes. Just in time for our vacation next week. I am stumped...I started a thread but no one replied. I just don't know what to do...if it is reflux, why is it starting now? She has NEVER been a puker. I haven't introduced any new food.

She is also back to sleeping like cr*p..up six times last night. This is never going to end, is it? I’ve been sleeping on her floor because I am so scared that she is going to choke on the vomit and die in her sleep.

[randysmandy]

Cr8zy
I'm so sorry and have NO clue what is causing Ashley to be so sick...[HUGS]Does she have a fever? Have you changed your dish detergant/clothes detergant?

[cr8zyforaf]

Nope - I've changed nothing. She has no fever, no rash, and is completely normal except for the puking. She is passing gas and beltching more. DH thinks she is cutting her top teeth - however,I believe if that were the case, the puking would be more consistent.

[hmbay]

Kim--so sorry Ashley is still sleeping badly. The zantac is nasty. It's so strong it made me wince when I licked a drop off my finger once when making bottles for the boys. I'd keep trying to get it in her. Have you tried mycelion gas drops if you can't get the zantac in her?

[solongtogo]

can the pharmacist flavor the zantac drops so it's not so foul?? The pharmacy here has a bunch of flavors they'll add for you...

[charmcitygirl]

please, please make it stop! this was how my weekend went:

saturday- morning as usual... play, eat, nap. then we went to my mom's to get some boxes that i had stored there. got home later than expected, rushed around to make dinner and put the babes to bed. i noticed that jake was more active than usual and that he was trying to pull himself up on things to no avail. so i mentioned to dh that we should probably lower the crib mattress soon because he's going to start climbing the sides. so i put jake to bed (poor guy, he was so sleepy that he conked out almost immediately) but i had to change his diaper. he roused some but was content. then i got zoe to put her to bed and in the 2 minutes it took to get her and put her in her crib, jake had pulled himself up on his knees in the crib :eek: so i went downstairs to tell dh what he'd done and that i was going to lower the mattress now. well, by the time i got back into their room, he'd pulled himself up onto his feet :eek: :eek:

sunday- went back to my mom's to get more boxes, got home and started to unpack them. we installed our new gate friday night (yay!) and had them in the living room, all gated in. i was washing some dishes, dh was outside and i heard jake screaming bloody murder. so i went to check on him and he had pulled himself on to the gate. imagine if you will... his hands were on top holding on and his feet were on the bottom rail :eek: :eek:. he was stuck and really pissed about it. i went to grab my camera but he fell just as the camera was powering on. i really have no idea whatsoever how he did it.

he has really mastered crawling in the past week and can push himself into a sitting position. now he can pull himself up onto his knees and feet. way too much in a week. luckily zoe is taking her sweet time doing all of these things :) it's so interesting that they are progressing at such different rates. it's like my own little science experiment.

as usual, cute pics everyone!

cr8zy so sorry about ash... i have no idea what could be going on with her but hope that it stops soon.

dbers hope you got to aruba safely and that A is feeling better and you all can enjoy your trip.

randysmandy i think it's okay to use spices in baby food. even "spicy" stuff... i mean, i know that parents in other countries where spicy foods are prominent give it to their babies. but i would go easy with it. non-spicy spices are totally fine, imo.

[jo&sean]

Cr8zy - I am so sorry about Ashley - you just can't catch a break on this sleep issue. Did you check into the falvored drops? The whole thing seems odds.

Dbers - Hope you are off on your trip and that A is feeling better :)

Randysmandy - Hunter is getting so big and such a cutie :) We haven't used any spices yet - she seems to like everything so far without it.

Wildcat - Those are great pictures of Lauren - what a doll she is! She certainly knows how to pose for the camera too.

Brink - I am glad you asked the question about tooth brushing - I was just wondering that myself.

Fifibee - Great picture :)

Charmcity - I can't even imagine having TWO babies who are mobile right now. It's hard enough to keep up with one. Jake is a determined little fellow isn't he?!

We had a great weekend. Addison is crawling like a little champion which means she is EVERYWHERE. She discovered the dog water bowl and promplty picked it up, shook it and got herself all wet which she thought was really, really funny. Both Saturday and Sunday night she stayed up later than normal and I knew she had to be getting tired but she was so excited to use her new found skill that she was doing all she could to stay awake. She crawled over to me and tugged at my pant legs and pulled herself up just wanting to be held and cuddled. It was the sweetest thing ever!

It's too funny watching her - she does some good yoga moves. She can do a perfect "Downward Dog" and she laughs and squeals while she is doing it. She can crawl all over, move into a sit, lay down, roll over, pull herself to a sit from flat on her back, pull herself up to a stand on furniture. She can also crawl then stop and lift one hand up doing a little tripod. It is a whole new world and so much fun!!

[Brink]

Aimee has still been coughing at night a lot. So, we switched from a cool mist humidifier to a warm mist. Now she goes the night without coughing and just coughs when she wakes up. Not sure if it is coincidence or if it is working better. I think I overdid it last night, I walked into her room this morning and all the windows were dripping wet. Guess I'll turn it down a little tonight.

Cr8zy - just a thought - my nephew used to build up an allergy to his formula over time. He would puke for days and then my sister would switch brands and he would be fine for another couple of months. Then he would start puking all the time and she would switch again. Doesn't make much sense, but everytime she switched, he would be fine for a while. Maybe you could try it?

fifibee - I saw your thread - thanks. I'll have to spend some time looking at it this afternoon.

Wildcat/Fifebee/Randysmandy - your babies are so cute! That one with the deer is just adorable.

Well, back to work - hope everyone has a great Monday....

[Cr8nme]

Cr8zy~ I too am sorry about Ashley...I really hope things get better for you SOON...

I can't believe how mobile all of our babies are... Noelle is flipping and rolling and sitting up like a pro she can pull her self into a sitting position if she is laying flat on her back or if she is on her stomach...however no crawling...she gets on her knees and goes back and forth and even scoots around on her stomach but won't actually crawl.

The cutest thing~ If I give Noelle a Kiss I have started saying Mmmmmwahhh and on Saturday I did that while giving her a kiss so now she takes my cheeks and puts her lips on mine and say mmmmmmmm I don't think she has the wah down yet. She even did it when I was saying goodbye at daycare and it just melted my heart.

Oh and one other cute thing. Noelle yanked my necklace and broke it on Saturday so I told her NO in kind of a stern voice and I pulled her hand away and tapped it lightly... so she looked at me and put her thumb in my mouth :) As if to say its okay Mommy I know you are upset so I let you "borrow" my thumb( her thumb is her best friend)

[pixiecat]

cra8zy - so so sorry about Ash's reflux issues. I too think it is weird that they just started. Poor baby & poor mommy! There is a baby at L's daycare that has reflux... he has to be held upright for 45 minutes after every feeding. But he is much younger than A (3 months) so I'm not sure if it would help her or not...

fifibee, wildcat & everyone! - such CUTE pictures of all the babies! I love this stage b/c they all smile for the camera & have such soft perfect baby faces! Isn't this a great age?

charm - OMG! That is amazing! And scary! I think the fun is just starting for all of us... and for you x2!!

Lily is doing really well. She can pull herself up on things & loves to "stand" while you hold her fingers. She has started to wave "bye bye" and can do "high five" :) She is sleeping better in her crib, off and on. She has one tooth & I have a little finger brush I should start to use! She barely makes any noise (except to cry!), so I don't think that we will have an early talker on our hands... she WILL NOT stay still on the changing table & constantly flips over on her hand/knees to crawl off the table! I am starting to see the benefit of those crazy baby harnesses!

One cute thing that she did the other day was to take her "cousin's" binky right out of his mouth & put it in hers! It was attached to him by a leash so they had to be very close to each other & it was so cute! (Funny too, b/c L doesn't ever take a binky!) Wish I had a picture.

Oh! And I got my mother's day/b-day gift early this week! I was totally coveting this:
http://www.bobtrailers.com/images/revolution2.jpg
It's a BOB Revolution. I freaking love it!!!

Hope everyone has a great day! Hang in there mommies!

[fifibee]

OMG, Pixiecat, I got one recently in the exact same color as well! It's a dream to push!!! I noticed that you were also in Cali, perhaps we'll bump into each other when we're strolling in the neighborhoods. ;)
jo&sean - Loved your story about Addy's "downward dog" move. So funny!
Cr8nme - Noelle is sooo cute and sweet on offering you her best friend. It's definitely an awwww moment.
Yikes, charm - You definitely have your hands full with two mobile babies. It's amazing how our little ones get themselves into strange positions. I often wonder how Max get into some strange contorted positions in his own crib as well.
cr8zy - Sorry to hear about Ashleys issues. Hope it all goes away real soon. <hugs>

[Brink]

Aimee is still coughing during the night. She coughed for 45 minutes last night before I finally went in and gave her some tylenol and pedialyte. DH is taking her to the ped this morning to make sure she doesn't have strep or something.

Fifibee - I had not noticed that you are from the Bay Area. We are too. We live out in Walnut Creek and I work over in Marin. Where are you guys?

pixiecat - very cute about Lilly and the binky.

[pixiecat]

Brink & Fifibee - I'm on the Peninsula... specifically, La Honda (near Half Moon Bay) for home and Palo Alto for work...too bad WC is a little far, but maybe one day we could do a get-together! :)

[Brink]

DH just got back from taking Aimee to the ped. They think she may have bronchitis. They are giving us some antibiotics for it. I guess one of the things is an inhaler with albutural (sp?). I know Nikki has been through this. I hope it works for Aimee and she is better in a few days. The ped said that if that doesn't work it might be asthma or allergies. We just have to start eliminating things.

pixiecat - that would be fun. I'm sure we could find somewhere in the middle of all of us Bay Area gals that wouldn't be too bad. I travel all over the Bay Area for work, so I'm used to making long hauls everday. I actually find myself in Palo Alto every now and then.

[cr8zyforaf]

Brink - so sorry about Aimee...I will keep you guys in my thoughts!

pixi - I am jealous - love the stroller.

We've had two puke free days so keep your fingers crossed. I am still not convinced it is reflux...who knows. If it happens again, I am either going to take her to another pedi or to a gastro specialist. She is still sleeping like cr*p...I think I am going to start sleep training..I've tried the baby whisperer pick up/put down...it worked for a few nights and then she caught on and started throwing a world class fit. She is up on average 3 times a night - 2 times on a good night, 4-5 times on a bad night. I really think at her age, she should be sleeping better but I am not open to CIO.

Thank you all for your kind words for Ashley and I...

She now says MA MA..DA DA and DO (for dog)..it is so cute - when I go in to get her in the morning, our dog Bay follows - and she smiles and screams DO DO DO...and she is clapping her hands and waving bye!! Still no scooting, crawing..but she loves to stand. She is VERY vocal - so I think she is going to be more of a talker than a mover...daycare says she 'talks' and laughs all day.

Our daycare is having a day at the zoo on the 24th so I think I will take her -children under 3 need to have a parent to attend to go..I think it will be fun!

[AlisonCO]

fifi - That is such a great picture!

cr8zy - I am so sorry that you are still trying to figure out the puking - I agree that a visit to a ped GI specialist might be a good next step. That is so neat that she is "talking" - I am jealous:)

pixie - Nice Mothers Day gift!

Brink - Poor A - I hope that new drugs help so that she can sleep!

Cr8nme - I love the kiss and the thumb stories - so cute and smart!

jo&sean - Funny about the dog bowl - I believe that was the first thing that Aidan ever got into when he started crawling.

charmcity - That is so intersting that J and Z are developing at such different speeds - I love the comment about your little science experiments:)

We are doing well. I have been reading, but truthfully life has been pretty boring here so I have no fun things to share:) We had 2 great nights Sat and Sun (of course it happens when DH is home:rolleyes: ) but last night - blah! My guess is that the second bottom tooth is close. So instead of practicing her crawling, Caitlin loves to practice going forward onto her hands and knees, going down on her belly, pushing back up and into a sit. She will do this over and over. She is still an eating machine - loves her meals, but is such a nursing nightmare now. I am SO lucky if she nurses for 5 minutes during the day, plus she is always looking around, grabbing my lips. I think that she would be happier if squash came out of my boobs - or Oaties, those are her favorite:D

Have a great day!

[jo&sean]

Brink - Let's hope the antibiotics clear things up for Aimee. I hope it isn't allergies!

Cr8nme - Too cute about Noelle offering you her thump. Sorry about your necklace though.

Pixie - Great new stroller! We were thinking about getting one similar to that. We need something to go "4 x 4'ing" in as DH would say.

Kim - Let's keep our fingers crossed she is puke free tonight too. That is really funny about her talking at school. She will love the zoo!!

Alison - I think that she would be happier if squash came out of my boobs - or Oaties, those are her favorite
This made me laugh! Too funny. She would be a happy little camper :)

We are going to our first Baby Sign Language class tonight. DH is so excited - he has called me three times about it this afternoon.

Addison had her first "ouch report" sent home with her last night. Evidently she and her little buddy Bobby were playing and Bobby went to give her a hug and knocked her over which caused her to bump her head on a cabinet. She and Bobby are quite the buddies - they were playing peek-a-boo together when I got there last night. Too cute!!

I don't think I mentioned this here - Over the weekend, we took Addy to the junior livestock show so she could see some cows, sheep and pigs. She LOVED it. She especially liked watching the sheep and even got to pet one which really made her go crazy.

Off to our class!

[Cr8nme]

Noelle is doing great...me on the other hand you ask SICK!! I am not sure what it is but I am going to the doctor tomorrow afternoon. I think it is a sinus infection but I want to go to make sure... Oh and I really want a brownie :)

[Kay2003]

cr8nme feel better! Go get that brownie. So sweet that Noelle offered you her thumb.

cr8zy - my heart goes out to you. I can just picture you sleeping on the floor to make sure she's okay. You are one devoted mommy.

doing okay, just tired - I can't seem to massage the blocked ducts out of my left boob. That hasn't happened since when I first started breastfeeding. I can't quite figure out what the issue is. Other than that I'm just tired and am looking forward to the end of the semester, for summer.

One of my students asked me whether I had kids. And I told her about Kaito. I asked her whether she had kids (older woman, probably in her 40s) and she told me she tried and tried but never could have any. That made ms so sad. It really puts perspective on things, you know? Even though Kaito is not STTN and I am tired a lot, there are lots of people who have tried to have kids and haven't been able to....

[BeachBum]

Just wanted to say a quick hi.
I realized that I read this thread everyday (well mostly) and don't post nearly as often.
I'm so glad to hear from those of you who have been busy (wildcat, hisdaffodil et al) We do miss you! :)

We had a fun weekend with the festival and all. It was hot, but fun. I bought a ring and a few other things--but no large paintings. I'm running out of wall space--especially with all the baby pics!

He has been so much fun lately! I have really enjoyed playing and being silly with him--and chasing him! He is so quick and is loving exploring our house.
I am so jealous of those of you who have communication! Henry is not even close to waving, or talking. I mean he makes noises, but nothign like words at objects. How exciting for you guys.

Solongtogo-Regarding the gagging on solids etc. I just realize this week, that Henry does better with larger chunks of food, not smaller. I think I was cutting them up so small he had trouble knowing if he should chew or swollow. I gave him green beans, cut in 1/2 and he did great chewing. It may be a combo of his age--but I do think the larger pieces help.

[fifibee]

Brink & pixiecat - I'm in Mtn. View so we can definitely get together somewhere in Palo Alto, if you guys are interested. I'd love to meet every mama here and our little ones IRL. Anyone else in the Bay Are? :)

Kay -- I totally know what you mean. I actually started TTC after witnessing how difficult it was for many couples our age who want kids but have a hard time. Luckily, we did have a Max and everyday I am thankful that he's here, healthy, and bringing smiles as well as occasional sleepless nights into our lives.

Beachbum -- Chasing him? Wow! Sounds like a good workout for him and for you. :)

Cr8nme -- *raising my hand* Sick here too. I thought it was allergies, but it doesn't look like it anymore. Hopefully, we'll all get better pronto.

[jo&sean]

Cr8nme - Hope you are feeling better. Did you get that brownie?

Beachbum - Glad the festival went well. I can just picture you chasing Henry around - that has to be fun. Does he giggle and squeal?

Our first sign language class was a lot of fun. We went over foods and manners last night. There was only DH, Addy and I and another mom and her little one who was 11 months. The babies played together on the floor and would get really excited when we showed them signs so that was fun to see. The signs are actually really simple to do and easy to remember. Now we just have to be consistent with Addy in teaching her.

Hope everyone has a great day :)

[Cr8nme]

No brownie yet :( but I am eating a 90 calorie chocolate chunk granola bar so that will just have to do! Thank you for all teh feel betters...I am actually feeling worse and leaving work early to go to the doctor...

[Brink]

Another bad night with Aimee. She was up around 3:00 and coughed for an hour before I got her back down. Poor thing threw up twice she was coughing so hard. I hope this medicine kicks in.

Breastfeeding and sick babies - I have to say, I feel a little jipped on the whole bf thing. BFing was really hard and the primary reason I kept telling myself to keep going was that Aimee would have this great immune system. Well, the poor child has been sick constantly since she went to daycare. I know it is normal for daycare kids to be sick, but I really thought the BF would make a difference. It's going to make BFing #2 (whenever that happens) a lot more discouraging. I'll do it anyway, but I kinda feel like I went through all of that for nothing! I know, I should be happy that I was able to BF, but I really wanted to see a difference. Does that make sense?

Fifibee - that would be great to get together. Maybe we could meet this summer at one of the local zoo's or something. Just a thought.

Jo&sean - very cool with the sign language class. We have been doing milk and eat with Aimee for months. I think she sometimes makes the sign for milk, but I'm not really good at watching out for it. She definitely knows what it means when we do it, but not sure she gets the reinforcement when she does it back. I also don't know if they are doing it at daycare. We asked them to, but not sure if they followed through.

DH and I are headed out tomorrow for a long weekend of off-roading in the Nevada desert. I just hope Aimee doesn't get too bored being in her carseat all day.

[cr8zyforaf]

Kay - I couldn't agree more - yes, my baby sleeps like cr*p, but I have a baby...two of my friends have been trying for years with no success, my other friend is going through chemo/radiation and chances of her ever having kids isn't very good..I am blessed. Sorry about your blocked ducts...i can imagine that it is painful!

Cr8nme hope you feel better!

Jo - the sign class sounds like a lot of fun! And what a cute story about Addison and Bobby - how old is Bobby that he is giving out hugs? That really is just too cute!

Allison - the boob comment made me laugh - Ashley isn't much on bottles these days either - but oaties/puffs - OMG - now that she has figured out how to cram them into her mouth - she can't move fast enough.

Beach - the fair sounds like lots of fun. And I am jealous that you get to chase Henry..Ashley refuses to move anywhere.

Well, today is one of the days where I just ache being away from her. I actually cried at lunch because I miss her so bad. But, next week I will be with her ALL DAY EVERY DAY!!

So, MIL is supposed to drop off the pack and play that I need tonight that she has been holding hostage...pray that she follows through or else A will have no where to sleep at the beach (did I mention how much I hate this woman??)

[cr8zyforaf]

Brink - cross posted. I am so sorry about Aimee and the whole breastfeeding thing. I am sure there were/are tons of benefits to breastfeeding but it is probaby very hard to see that due to the fact that she is still sick a lot. I am sorry.

[charmcitygirl]

brink here's what i think about the whole "breastfeeding for boosting immunity" thing (not that you asked :) ) it's actually good for your kids to get sick sometimes... that's what builds their immune systems. i'm sure breastmilk is beneficial that way but i think getting sick helps even more. if your kid lives in a germ-free & sanitized world, they'd never get immunities and sicknesses will just be harder to shake as they get older. kwim? you shouldn't feel slighted about breastfeeding... there are sooo many other benefits that come with it. and not everyone can do it, ya know?

[AlisonCO]

brink - one quick story to share. My DH's boss went back to work at 12 weeks and BF'd/pumped exclusively for 6 months and then went exclusively to formula for months 6-12. Her DD was sick ALOT. For the first 6m she got colds, 1 ear infection and a couple of respiratory infections. When she stopped nursing at 6 months, her DD was hospitalized twice with pnemonia, had several double ear infections that ended in tubes and got the flu (she wasn't hospitalized, but had an in home nurse come to do breathing treatments.) Totally unrelated to the switch from BM to formula? Maybe, but I thought it was interesting. Maybe your BM is keeping her from getting something really serious. Also I try to look at the long term benefits too - maybe that would help you. You are doing such an amazing thing eventhough you aren't feeling like you are getting the "rewards" that you were hoping for!

charmcity - I agree that some people are too anti- bacteria crazy - I had a mom in my playgroup freak when I was letting A play with a worm (he was just touching it) She kept saying how dirty it was:)

jo - That is so neat about the signing class - I think that you might be surprised at how fast she picks them up!

cr8zy - I hope that your day goes quickly so that you can give A a hug. Are you going away with A next week?

Kay - One of my boobs is more "plugged":) I find that the warm heat helps the most.

[cr8zyforaf]

Yes, we are going to NC - Outer Banks..just me, A, and the dog - DH is way too busy at work. So, I am missing Mother's Day and our anniversary..but I really want to go. We are going with my family, which MIL is throwing a world class fit about.

[AlisonCO]

That is awesome - I hope that it is fun and relaxing. Good for you for going - screw your MIL.

[Cr8nme]

You know what I just realized from last year is that A lot of us have the same Anniversary June 1

[Kay2003]

cr8zy I spent two vacations in the Outer Banks. It's gorgeous there. Have a good time. You deserve it.

plugged ducts better thanks for all your well wishes as far as the ducts go. It's better, but it's stil painful to b/f. I thought I got past that stage a LONG time ago but I guess not.

Today Kaito sat in a shopping cart for the first time. Even these small things feel like big feats for me. Usually I would save grocery shopping for after he went to sleep but now I can go with him.

He laughs at the strangest things. He laughs when my husband puts on a bike helmet, when I open a cabinet.

bay area - I'm in SF!

[crow]

So many babies, so little time!

Will write more later...I am swamped, tired, and need to sleep.

As for the BA ladies...me too! I think a get together, perhaps in June or later, would be fantastic. I can get to PA pretty easily. The zoo sounds fun, though my baby is still pretty (well...totally) clueless.

[solongtogo]

The effects of learning to self feed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/solongtogo/food.jpg

[AndreaMMS]

Ack- where have I been! A whole spankin' new thread!

I've got a lot of catching up to do....

As far as BF and immunity ...breastfeeding was a disaster for us - really didn't work at all, so Naomi has been primarily formula fed since the beginning. She's had some illnesses, but nothing TOO serious (thank God). Howver, she's also not in daycare - I guess when she's around other kids more it will really be the true test.

baby constipation= NOT FUN!!!!! Sorry to be gross, but I want to throw this out there in case anyone else is struggling with it. We've had a horrid week with this - she went three days with no poop, then she was in SO MUCH PAIN trying to go. Literally screaming and bright red, and it came out hard. She immediately got blocked up again - went almost 4 days. I tried everyhting - pears, prunes, water, diluted prune juice...the prune juice worked a little. Finally called the pediatrician out of despiration and she had me give her tylenol for the cramping and a glycerine suppository. The suppository worked after two hours. The ped said to go back to her basic baby foods (I'd been giving her lots of new things) and slowly re-introduce all the fun new foods so that I can figure out what caused the problem. Just FYI.

[AndreaMMS]

Oh and here's a pic for the first page. One of her first times on a swing at the park :)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/AndreaMMS/3e99ec8d.jpg

[BeachBum]

Well we are heading out for some R&R too. We are going to SanDestin in the Florida panhandle. I 've got a friend getting married there so we decided to make a fun time of it.
It will be a long drive for us, so I think we are going to leave at Henry's bedtime tonight in hopes he will sleep most of the way in the car. This is our first trip over one hour with him.
I'm also shocked at how much crap we have to pack! Good Grief! and I pride myself on being a light packer!


BreastFeedingI think it works! At least it has for us. Henry has only been sick once, and it was just a mysterious fever. Plus, I love it :o It makes me feel so close to him.

Great pics Andrea and Solongtogo!

[philnikki]

Hi all. I have been a little MIA for a few days. Life, as always, is moving so fast it seems in our house. We are going to be listing our house again soon. We found a builder and the perfect house. So we are just waiting to see if he can build it for what we can afford to pay. If we can, the search for land is on! We are thinking we are going to be moving back to West Virginia. Pennsylvania is way too expensive (property taxes are 6 times as high for the same amount of land/house). Plus its closer for me to get to work anyway, and an easy commute back to the city if I end up back there eventually.

We are going on vacation on the 20th (only 9 days from now :eek: )It came up so fast! We are going to San Diego!! I am super excited. The only thing I have gotten to see in CA before is LAX ;)

As far as Ava is concerned, she is doing just great. No teeth, no crawling yet though. She is a talker as well. She seems to be developing those skills first. Fine by me! She has gotten lots and lots of new foods lately, and we are starting to feed her from our food now too (just mashed up a lot). We bought some of those Tyson chicken strips and we chop it in our food processer and she likes that MUCH better than the jarred stuff. Gross! lol It smelled like catfood! ha ha

I will be updating the thread shortly. Sorry for a lack of updates for the past few days!

Oh, and as far as breastfeeding is concerned, I often feel like I failed Ava by not being able to breastfeed. I feel like its my fault she was so sick. So this is kind of a sore subject with me. I don't mean in to come across as "lets not talk about it" but its hard to be continually reminded of my failure. The one good thing that I feel like I did for her was pull her out of daycare to let help her with the rate of her germ exposure. I was so pro-daycare until she ended up in the hospital. I know that all babies are different, but its hard to not blame yourself in instances like that. I hope that didn't some off as preachy or anything. Just the subject kind of brought that up in my mind again. I am jsut so glad Ava has been relatively healthy for over a month now, and I sure hope that all of the other sick little ones get better soon.

And Brink, Please feel free to PM me with any specific questions about bronchiolitis, asthma, albuterol, etc. (one thing you might want to ask from your doc if she gets really wired on the albuterol is another steroid called Zoponex....that is what we switched Ava to, and it seems to make her less hyped up)

Have a great day guys!

[charmcitygirl]

nikki i would be willing to bet that ava would have still gotten sick alot in daycare, even if you bf'ed. it's just what happens in daycare. maybe it wouldn't have been as bad, but still... san diego sounds fun.

[September05Mommies]

Ok, we should be updated to here!

Alison What is weird is that when I am logged in as my regular username, I see the pic, but then when I am logged in as a Mod it doesn't show up?? Maybe just uploading it to snapfish would work. Thanks! :)

Also, I want to annouce that cr8nme (aka Michelle) has offered to pick up moderator responsibilities with this thread! A HUGE thanks to her for offering to help out too! :)

~philnikki

[Cr8nme]

Wow Nikki congrats on starting a business!!! Its funny that you mentioned that because I have been thinking about starting that type of thing as well...because I have been obsessed with finiding and making the perfect inivte for Noelle's 1st birthday.

Congrats on all of the Mama's who are getting a little R&R...I am flying out to Dallas this weekend so that DH and I can be together for Mothers Day!

Don't know if I mentioned this but DH and I bought a Townhouse in Dallas...this is just to tie us over until we figure out what area of Dallas we really want to live then we will have a house custom built.

Oh and I am happy to be helping out as a co-moderator!

[AlisonCO]

cr8nme or nikki - sorry to be a pain! If this doesn't work, no biggie:)

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A59772%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3283%3E9%3C%3B%3E5%3B 4%3EWSNRCG%3D323372%3B%3A43%3C%3A8nu0mrj

Andrea - Such a cutie - glad that Caitlin isn't the only one with hardly any hair!

solong - Cute - was that plums?

BB - Have a fun trip!

nikki - Good luck with your business - that is awesome!

cr8nme - Yeah for spending time with DH this weekend.

So last night Cailtin crawled about 5 feet, pulled herself up on a step stool and grabbed a banana off of Aidan's plate. She was so darn excited when she figured out what it was so I let her take a bite. Next thing I know she is gagging a bit and I do the finger sweep and she had put the the sticker from the banana in her mouth and it was caught in the back of her throat:eek: Scary!

Have a great day everyone!

[AndreaMMS]

AlisonCO- Caitlin is so cute! I laughed at what you wrote - three cheers for baldie baby girls!! ;) Very scary about her chocking- I'm so glad she's ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nikki- congrats on starting your business!!!!!

Solongtogo- that picture is hilarious!

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QOTD- seperation anxiety Naomi is in the trenches of this right now, and it sucks. If I so much as leave her sight she cries. And if I walk out if the room? Fuggedaboutit- Armrgeddon.Anyone else going through this? Any tips as to how to help her? I'm a bit late to this new thread, no please just direct me to the correct page if it's been discussed already.

Oh, I must toot my little sale-loving horn for a moment...I fell in love with the dress below for Naomi to wear to a wedding this summer- kept my eye on it for months and finally picked it up last week for $9.99!!! Ha!:p

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/AndreaMMS/77ca4d8b.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/AndreaMMS/9ab89c8c.jpg

[cr8zyforaf]

Andrea - love the dress!! SA...umm..yeah, we got that here too. I find if I put her back to the door and load her down with toys she is fine - as long as she doesn't see me walk away she is fine for a few minutes. She has also started fussing a bit when I leave her at daycare which is very stressful for me.

Nikki - good luck with the business - I think this is great!

cr8nme - yeah for spending time with hubby and congrats on the townhome. Also, thanks for stepping up to moderate!

solong - adorable picture!!

I am counting down the hours to leave for the beach. I cannot wait to get out of dodge for a bit - sad that DH isn't coming but thrilled that my Mother's Day doesn't have to revolve around MIL.

When I dropped A at daycare, they gave me a frame with her picture and handprints and it says Mother's Day 2006 - so cute. They also had a continental breakfast for the mommies...it was very nice.

Happy Friday to everyone!

[hmbay]

SA--perhaps this is why a pefectly sleeping Alex is screaming bloody murder within five minutes of being placed in his crib at night? Although if I put him in our bed with us he still has a melt-down so maybe not.

[AlisonCO]

Andrea - That is a beautiful dress! Now that I see that second picture, I must say that N has grown alot of hair since the last picture I saw- you will definetely be able to put a barrett in her hair before I can:)

cr8zy - Have a wonderful and relaxing time at the beach - take loads of pics OK so that those of us inland can live vicarioulsy thru you:)

SA - YES and IT.IS.KILLING.ME!!! I cannot go to the bathroom without her crying even if I leave the door open so she can see me. I cannot get up from the table to get a napkin without her drama. BLAH! It is so hard and I feel like every waking minute is spent holding her. I am hoping as her crawling gets better, that she can follow me around and I won't always have to be holding her. I really don't think that there is anything we can do - it won't help to leave them crying, probably that would make it worse. I think that we just have to wait it out.

Happy Friday!

[Cr8nme]

Lots of seperation anxiety here and it has been going on for about 2 months now ugghhh. It just started happening at daycare this week. I don't have a solution and I usually just bring her with me so I can get stuff done

[jo&sean]

We are starting to see signs of SA too. Mostly with me but DH has experienced it too when he has dropped her at school this week. At home, she will start crying when I set her down and I have been able to hug and reassure her then offer her one of her favorite toys while getting really excited about it. Addison loves it when you clap and say "yeah" to her so I do that and then she is fine. I can only hope this will continue to work for her! I can't imagine what it must feel like for them.

Cr8zy - Have FUN on your trip!! You deserve a break!

Andrea - That is a beautiful dress and a great price too :)

Alison - Glad you were able to fish that sticker out of C's mouth. Sounds like she is determined :)

Nothing new here - just so glad it is Friday. We are going out to dinner with the IL's tonight. I am not sure how Addison will tolerate sitting in a resturaunt now that she is mobile. I guess we will see!

Today is Addison's long awaited appointment with the pediatric opthamologist. We are hoping that he will agree to have her tear duct unblocked. Her poor eye is just horrible.

Addison has decided that the phone is her favorite toy ever. Doesn't matter if it is a mobile, land line or toy phone. She must have a phone! How did she learn that? I hardly ever talk on the phone while I am at home. DH does though - she must have picked the idea up from him? She even puts it to her ear and jabbers in it just like she is talking to someone. Next thing she will imitate is typing and checking email....

[cr8zyforaf]

Thanks for all the well wishes at the beach. I really can’t wait to go and I can’t wait to spend an entire week with my baby!! And I will take lots of photos – I have slacked – I don’t think I’ve taken one picture since Easter..bad mommy.

Jo – Ashley also loves to clap when I clap and say “Yeah” and yes – I read somewhere that at this age, babies cannot understand that just because you cannot see something/someone – that does not mean it does not exist. So, it is probably very scary for them.

Funny story – my mom came up and got A last night so that I could get my hair cut. Well, my mom gave her a bath and she said from a sitting position, she kept bending herself in half and putting her head between her legs and sucking up the water…and gagging. I think she was thirsty…so today I sent her to school with her sippy cup…I think she was thirsty..how horrible – she was so thirsty she was trying to suck up bath water.

[September05Mommies]

Ok ladies we are updated to here...

Alison your picture worked this time!

~Michelle:)

[randysmandy]

how horrible – she was so thirsty she was trying to suck up bath water.
I'm sorry but that made me laugh...:)

Nikki welcome backand good luck with the business I can't wait to see what you have for us!

AndreaI love naomi's dress!!!

SA Hunter cries when we out him to bed now....it is really funny how babies start doing things at the same age.

Walking well I am IN TROUBLE...We got Huter this walker tuesday night. He was a bit overwhelmed by the speed of it and kept falling sideways and frontways. After a day of using it he has MASTERED it. He doesn't even need us to hold him anymore. He cruises around the house..amazing! DH bet me that in 2 weeks and he will be walking. If only he would pull himself up from laying to sitting rather than getting on his side he would probably pull himself up like Caitlin (oh my gosh-Scary moment Alison!) But I am happy he is almost walking because all DS wants me to do is hold his hands so he can show me around the house!! It's a killer on the back!
Here is a pic of Hunter "walking" before he could do it on his own (that's my MIL behind him) I think his tongue gives him balance (LOL)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A694%3B9%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3256%3E2%3A%3B%3E962% 3EWSNRCG%3D323372%3C578%3A%3B5nu0mrj


We have also started to give him more food off our plates (ground up steak-he threw up after that one) mashed potatoes, pasta, etc. SO much better than the nasty jarred stuff. I just find that we eat later and I feed him 2 little meals-not a good idea.

Oh and regarding the PHONE Just take a look at this picture-H is obsessed with the cell phone, house phone and remote!
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A694%3B9%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3256%3E2%3A%3B%3E962% 3EWSNRCG%3D323372%3C573%3A%3A7nu0mrj

Vacation We are going to Lake George, NY in July, I am in a wedding in NJ that month as well and for our anniversary in August it's Newport RI. Then Sept is Alumni weekend for college in VT. I can't wait to get away---the rain has not stopped for a week now and is supposed to continue for another week!!!

[solongtogo]

Happy Mothers Day everyone!!