April 2006 Moms - Our babies are here!

[April'06Moms]

Welcome April 2006 Moms & Babies
A thread for those with babies due in or born in April 2006.

Threadmistresses: Jane&Andy, JenniferEC

Member Info:
CC Name:
DS/DD Name:
Real Name/Age:
DH's Real Name/Age:
Married:
EDD:
Birthdate:
Time of Birth:
Weight:
Length:
Other Children, furbabies, etc.:

Please post your stats and any updates in red. :)

[April'06Moms]

amygrrl
DD Name: malin elizabeth
Real Name/Age: amy 36
DH's Real Name/Age: dan 34
Married: 02/15/03
EDD: 4/19/06
Birthdate: 4/3/06
Time of Birth: 11:53 pm
Weight: 5 pounds 10 oz
Length: 19 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Avery Elizabeth - born still 6/3/05

bctoledo
DS name: Benjamin Robert
Real name: Carrie, 25
DH name: Brian, 26
Married: May 24, 2003
EDD: April 22, 2006
Birthdate: April 21, 2006
Time of birth: 1:51 am
Weight: 8 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 22 inches

briamcd
DD Name: Mackenzie
Real Name/Age: Brianna 24
DH's Real Name/Age: Paul 28
Married: 8/04/2001
EDD: 4/20/2006
Birthdate: 4/04/2006
Time of Birth: 8:45pm
Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Length: 19.3 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Cat- Sebastian, Chocolate Labs - Mudd & Mocha.

cagey
DS name: Benjamin Joseph
Me: Katherine, 33
DH: Judd, 34
Married: 10/12/02
EDD: 4/15/06
Birthdate: 4/20/06
Time of birth: 8:16 am
Weight: 7 lbs 4.8 oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children: Sammy the Dog!

ceallaigh
DD: Kyra Rose
EDD: April 8, 2006
ADD: April 7th, 2006
Birth weight: 7pds, 11 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Hair color: was red, now she's bald!
Other babies: Conor 2

charissa
DS name: Logan Jacob
Me: Charissa 28
DH: 30
Married: 6/28/03
EDD: 4/10/06
Birthdate: 4/11/06
Time of birth: 7:31 am
Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
Length: 19 inches
Other children: none... yet hee2

ginandchris
DS/DD Name: Deborah Sara
Real Name/Age: Regina/33
DH's Real Name/Age: Chris/33
Married: 5/22/2004
EDD: 4/19/2006
Birthdate: 4/12/2006
Time of Birth: 8:07 am
Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19
Other Children, furbabies, etc: none

Guinness
DS Name: Elliot Judson
Real Name/Age: Caroline/31
DH's Real Name/Age: Tom/31
Married: 4/25/03
EDD: 4/30/06
Birthdate: 4/18/06
Time of Birth: 5:54pm
Weight: 7lbs 7oz.
Length: 19 1/4in.
Furbabies: Guinness (black lab), and Kata (white lab)

hapahaole
DD Name: Kaylie Tate
Real Name/Age: Heather, 30
DH's Real Name/Age: Matt, 31
Married: June 28, 2003
EDD: I forgot already! Ummm April 2nd I think
Birthdate: March 14, 2006
Time of Birth: 4:45am
Other Children: John William (aka Jack), 2

Jane&Andy
DS: Joseph Andrew (Joey)
Name: Jane, 29
DH: Andy, 33
Married: May 24, 2003
EDD: April 2, 2006
Birthdate: March 16, 2006
Time of birth: 1:10am
Weight: 6lb 4.4oz
Length: 18.5in
Furbabies: Dog - Butter, Cats - Sebastian, Lucy & Figaro

jeeplover
DS/DD Name: Kyle
Real Name/Age: Holly, 30
DH's Real Name/Age: Jason, 31
Married: 6/19/04
EDD: 04/30/06
Birthdate: 04/05/06
Time of Birth:11:23 am
Weight: 7 lbs 7.5 oz
Length: 20 3/4
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: two cats, Hook and Tinkerbell

JenniferEC
DD Name: Marin Elizabeth
Real Name/Age: Jennifer 33
DH's Real Name/Age: John 36
Married: August 31, 2002
EDD: April 24, 2006
Birthdate: April 5, 2006
Time of Birth: 4:33am
Weight: 5lbs 13.9oz
Length: 18.5"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Caden 3-14-04

jrsygirl
DS/DD Name: Cole Robert & Paige Kelly
Real Name/Age: Holly 32
DH's Real Name/Age: Brian 33
Married: Sept. 2005
Birthdate: April 5, 2006
Time of Birth:5:11pm/5:22 pm
Weight: 5.6/5.7
Length: 16/17
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Chocolate Lab: Brody

KB57
DD Name: Abigail Grace (Abby)
Real Name/Age: Kerri / 27
DH's Real Name/Age: Billy / 27
Married: 5/7/05
EDD: 4/6/06
Birthdate: 4/13/06
Time of Birth: 1:11am
Weight: 9lbs 10oz.
Length: 21 1/2in.

Kopper
DS Name: Jacob Alexander
Real Name/Age: Katie / 27
DH's Real Name/Age: John / 29
Married: 09/21/2002
EDD: 04/04/2006
Birthdate: 03/31/2006
Time of Birth: 5:51am
Weight: 9lbs 1.9oz.
Length: 20 1/8in.
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Dog - Sally, Cats - Maxine, Bailey, Pipi

LittleStar
DS/DD Name: Harrison Campbell
Real Name/Age: 32
DH's Real Name/Age: 32
Married: 3/10/2001
EDD: 4/22/2006
Birthdate: 4/15/2006
Time of Birth: 3:26 p.m.
Weight: 7 lbs 9 oz
Length: 19 3/4
Other Children, furbabies, etc: 1 dog (german shepard) - 4 years old

Mel7dog
DS Name: Benjamin Gerard
Real Name/Age: Melissa, 24
DH's Real Name/Age: C, 23
Married: 1.15.05
EDD: 4.21.06
Birthdate: 4.26.06
Time of Birth: 11:42pm
Weight: 8lbs 8oz
Length: 21.25 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Dogs: Max & Carrie

Misty911
DS Name: Joshua
Real Name/Age: Misty 29
DH's Real Name/Age: Patrick 30
Married:07/06/03
EDD: 04/09/06
Birthdate: 03/31/06
Time of Birth: 11:17 a.m.
Weight: 8lb 6oz
Length: 19"
Other Children, SD Patricia, 10 DS Caleb, 2 DD Emily, 1

MMHinCA
DD Name: Ainsleigh
Real Name/Age: 28
DH's Real Name/Age: 30
Married: July 26, 2003
EDD: April 28, 2006
Birthdate: May 5, 2006
Time of Birth: 7:38am
Weight: 6lbs 11oz
Length: 20 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: A 2 year old yellow lab, Bella

relly
DS/DD Name: Brycen Peter & Devon Elisabeth
Married: November 8, 2003
EDD: April 26, 2006
Birthdate: March 21, 2006
Time of Birth: 5:02 and 5:00 pm
Weight: 3 lb. 14 oz. and 4 lb. 7 oz.
Length: 15.5 in. and 16.5 in.

Sal03
DD name: Kate Lauren
Me: Rebecca, 31
DH: 36
Married: 6/15/03
EDD: 4/7/06
Birthdate: 3/23/06
Time of birth: 12:43pm
Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19 inches
Other children: Dylan Benjamin, 6/29/04

SaphirimalMei
DS Name: Finley
Real Name/Age: Marisa 28
DH's Real Name/Age: Phillip 31
Married: 9/27/2003
EDD: 4/22/06
Birthdate: 4/28/06
Time of Birth: 6:10pm
Weight: 8lbs 6oz
Length: 21.25 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: DSD Gaelyn 13, DSD Elizabeth 8, DD Jillian 1, DFB Saint Cornelius 5

Sevilla
DS: David Michael
Me: 23
DH: 25
Married: 6/14/03
EDD: 4/2/06
Birthdate: 3/28/06
Weight: 6lb 14oz
Height: 20in.

Shania0474
DS Name: Gabriel
Real Name/Age: 31
DH's Real Name/Age: 35
Married: 2002
EDD: 4/4/06
Birthdate: 3/20/06
Weight: 8lbs 0oz
Length: 21 in.
Other children: David, 18.5 months

Sully130
DS/DD Name: Thomas
Real Name/Age: 30
DH's Real Name/Age: 32
Married: June 2002
EDD: April 29, 2006
Birthdate: April 20, 2006 (induced after five months of bedrest!)
Time of Birth: 5:32 p.m.
Weight: 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Length: 21 1/4"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Our angel daughter, Hannah, born still at 23 weeks on 4/22/2005, and we have a precious chocolate lab who is about four

Uskiku
DS name: Anders
Me: 34
DH: 31
Married: 1/10/04
EDD: 4/24/06
Birthdate: 5/01/06
Time of birth: 3:38 AM
Weight: 7 lbs 11 1/2 oz
Length: 21 1/2 inches
Other children: nope

[April'06Moms]

Our babies are growing like weeds! :) This is a comparison of our babies stats from well baby visits.

Joey (Jane&Andy)
Weight
Birth: 6lb 4.4oz
1 month: 7lb 10oz
2 months: 9lb 10z
4 months: 12lb 14oz
6 months: 14lb 12oz
7 months: 16lb
Height
Birth: 18.5in
1 month: 19.5in
2 months: 21 7/8in
4 months: 24.5in
6 months: 26in
Head
1 month: 36.5cm
2 months: 38.75cm
4 months: 41cm
6 months: 43cm

Anders (uskiku)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 11.5oz
3 days: 7 lbs 11 oz
8 days: 8 lbs 8 1/2 oz
4 months: 18lb 9oz
Height
Birth: 21.5in
4 months: 25in

David Michael (sevilla)
Weight
Birth: 6lb 13oz
6 wks: 10lb
6 months: 16lb 1oz
Height
Birth: 20in
6 months: 27in

Finn (SaphirimalMei)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 6oz
2wks: 9lbs 6oz
4 months: 16lb 10oz
Height
Birth:21.25in
2wks: 22.25in
4 months: 27in

Ainsleigh (MMHinCA)
Weight
Birth: 6lb 11oz
1wk: 6lb 13oz
1 month: 9lb 6oz
Height
Birth: 20in
1 month: 22in

Jacob Alexander (Kopper)
Weight
Birth: 9lb 1.9oz
5 weeks: 10.8lbs
2 months: 13lb
4 months: 17.2lbs
6 months: 19.4lbs
Height
Birth: 20 1/8in
5 weeks: 22.5in
2 months: 23.5in
4 months: 26 1/4 in
6 months: 27.5in

Benjamin (Mel7dog)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 8oz
1 month: 11lb 14oz
11wks: 15lb 4oz
4 months: 17 lbs 2oz
Height
Birth: 21.25 inches
1 month: 22.25in
11wks: 24in
4 months: 25 1/2 inches

Marin Elizabeth (JenniferEC)
Weight
Birth: 5lb 13.9oz
1 month: 6lb 15oz
4 months: 12lb 7oz
6 months: 14lb 8oz
Height
Birth: 18.5in
1 month: 19.5in
4 months: 23 1/4"
6 months: 25in

Kyle Gregory (jeeplover)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 7.5oz
7 lbs 12 oz
8wks: 10lb 12oz
12wks: 11lb 10oz
4 months: 14lb 4 oz
6 months: 16lb 10oz
Height
Birth: 20 3/4in
20 3/4 in
2 months: 23in
4 months: 25in
6 months: 26 1/4in

Mackenzie (briamcd)
Weight
Birth: 7lbs 5oz
1 wk: 6lb 9oz
2 wks: 6lbs 9oz
3 wks: 6lbs 12oz
1 mo: 7lbs 4.5oz
6 wks: 8lb 8oz
2 months: 9lb 7oz
4 months: 12.2 lb
6 months: 15lb 1oz
Height
Birth: 19.3in
1 mo: 20 in
2 months: 23in
4 months: 24.5 in.
6 months: 27in

Kate Lauren (sal03)
Weight
Birth: 7lbs 15oz
10wks: 13.5lbs
4 months: 14lb 13oz
6 months: 15.14lbs
Height
Birth: 19in
10wks: 24in
4 months: 24in
6 months: 24in

Logan Jacob (charissa)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 8oz
4 months: 12.4 lbs
Height
Birth: 19in
4 months: 25"

Joshua (Misty911)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 6oz
Height
Birth: 19in

Kaylie Tate (hapahaole)
Weight
Birth: 7lbs 4oz
1 month: 9lbs 12oz
2 month: 12lbs 12oz
6 months: 18.5lbs
Length
Birth: 19"
1 month: 21 1/2"
2 month: 22 1/2"
6 months: 28in

Benjamin Joseph (cagey)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 4.8oz
Length
Birth: 20in

Brycen Peter (relly)
Weight
Birth: 3 lb. 14 oz
5 weeks: 6 lb. 4 oz
6 months: 16lb 6oz
Length
Birth: 15.5 in
5 weeks: 19.5 in
6 months: 26in
Head
6 months: 43cm

Devon Elisabeth (relly)
Weight
Birth:4lb 7oz
5wks: 6lb 8oz
6 months: 16lb 3oz
Length
Birth: 16.5in
5wks: 19.25in
6 months: 26.5in
Head
6 months: 44cm

Cole Robert (jrsygirl)
Weight
Birth: 5lb 6oz
Length
Birth: 16in

Paige Kelly (jrsygirl)
Weight
Birth: 5lb 7oz
Length
Birth: 17in

Thomas (sully130)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 4 oz
2wks: 9lb 8oz
1 month: 10lb
8wks: 13lb 2oz
4 months: 17 lbs, 8 oz
6 months: 20lb 2oz
Length
Birth: 21.25in
2wks: 21 3/4in
1 month: 23in
8wks: 23.5in
4 months: 26 inches
6 months: 27 3/4in

Kyra Rose (ceallaigh)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 11oz
1 month: 9lb 13 oz
Length
Birth: 20.5in
1 month: 22in

Deborah Sara (ginandchris)
Weight
Birth: 6lb 15oz
4 months: 25 3/4 inches
Length
Birth: 19in
4 months: 12 lbs 7 oz

Harrison Campbell (LittleStar)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 9oz
4 months: 14lb 14oz
6 months: 16lb 3oz
Length
Birth: 19.75in
4 months: 25in
6 months: 26.5in
Head
4 months: 17 3/8

Elliot Judson (Guinness)
Weight
Birth: 7lb 7oz
2wks: 8lb 2oz
2 months: 12lb 13oz
4 months: 15lb
Length
Birth: 19.25in
2wks: 21in
2 months: 23.5in
4 months: 25in

Gabriel (Shania0474)
Weight
Birth: 8lb
4 wks: 12lb 5oz
2 mos 2 days: 15lb 8 oz
2 mos 12 days: 16lb 7oz
4 months: 19lbs 14oz
6 months: 22.5lbs
Length
Birth: 21in
2 mos 12 days: 25.5in
4 months: 28 in
6 months: 29.5in

Abigail Grace (KB57)
Weight
Birth: 9lb 10oz
10wks: 13lb 1oz
4 months: 16 lbs
Length
Birth: 21 1/2in
10wks: 25in
4 months: 26 inches
Head Circumference
10wks: 41cm

Malin Elizabeth (amygrrl)
Weight
Birth: 5lb 10oz
1wk: 5lb 13oz
12wks: 12lb
2 months: 9lb 10oz
Length
Birth: 19in
12wks: 23.5in

Benjamin Robert (bctoledo)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 9oz
1 month: 12lb 2oz
4 months: 18lb 12oz
6 months: 20lb 8oz
Length
Birth: 22in
1 month:23.5in
4 months: 26.5in
6 months: 28 1/4in

[April'06Moms]

saving this space

[April'06Moms]

saving one more space for just in case

[April'06Moms]

Joey ~ 6 months (Jane&Andy)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p1a516d2aac09340e285531e2c37fc2e3/ecb67e05.jpg

Ainsleigh (MMHinCA)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/michelleheller26/813309806305_0_ALB.jpg

Benjamin Gerard ~ (mel7dog)
http://images1.snapfish.com/34756%3C%3A62%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3278%3E642%3E%3B55% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233887%3A445%3B3nu0mrj

Marin Elizabeth ~ 3wks (JenniferEC)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A6%3B9%3A9%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3262%3E3%3B3%3E6% 3C7%3EWSNRCG%3D3233736734%3B49nu0mrj

Finley ~ (SaphirimalMei)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A693%3B6%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3282%3E5%3B9%3E976%3E WSNRCG%3D32337357%3A546%3Bnu0mrj

Kyle Gregory ~ (jeeplover)
http://images1.snapfish.com/3475964%3A%3B%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3233%3E7%3C8%3E3%3C 9%3E23247%3C84%3B%3A273ot1lsi

[April'06Moms]

Jacob Alexander ~ 3 months (Kopper)
http://images1.snapfish.com/347588495%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3236%3E266%3E474%3EWSNRCG %3D323392%3B58659%3Anu0mrj

Kate Lauren ~ (Sal03)
http://images1.snapfish.com/3474%3B63%3C6%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D323%3B%3E486%3E%3B37% 3EWSNRCG%3D323379%3B389%3C%3A7nu0mrj

Logan Jacob ~ (charissa)
http://x18.xanga.com/b73a62174503465960967/s44256392.jpg

Joshua ~ (Misty911)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A89%3A86%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3233%3E653%3E344%3E23 246534356%3B2ot1lsi

Kaylie Tate ~ (hapahaole)
http://static.flickr.com/50/146979360_26dd399fb9.jpg?v=0

Benjamin Joseph ~ (cagey)
http://static.flickr.com/55/145277962_751294aee8.jpg?v=0

[April'06Moms]

Brycen Peter (relly)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A9%3C8%3A6%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3233%3E642%3E8%3C %3A%3E23246429%3B%3B866ot1lsi

Devon Elisabeth (relly)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A9%3C8%3A6%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3233%3E642%3E8%3C%3 A%3E23246429%3B%3B86%3Aot1lsi

Cole Robert & Paige Kelly (jrsygirl)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/hbd511/both.jpg

Kyra Rose (ceallaigh)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A%3B9749%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3279%3E897%3E55%3B%3E WSNRCG%3D3233757744383nu0mrj

Elliot Judson ~ 3 months (Guinness)
http://images1.snapfish.com/347587437%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D325%3A%3E237%3E983%3EWS NRCG%3D323392%3C69675%3Anu0mrj

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Malin Elizabeth ~ (amygrrl)
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e257/amygrrl/DSC_0008.jpg

Abigail Grace ~ (KB57)
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/KB5705/463364397303_0_ALB.jpg

Ben ~ (bctoledo)
http://images1.snapfish.com/3475%3A4999%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3287%3E966%3E642%3EWSNR CG%3D323393%3B%3A%3A%3A95%3Bnu0mrj

[April'06Moms]

more baby pictures

[April'06Moms]

one last one for pictures

[April'06Moms]

Car Seat Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)
Sleep Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=133&highlight=sleep)
Sling Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)
BFing Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)
FFing Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)
C-section thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)
Baby Signing (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=573)

[April'06Moms]

Open for posting

[SaphirimalMei]

signing up over here.

Finn just had his 2 week appt today
he is now 9lbs 6oz and 22.25in long
he's gained exactly 1 pound and 1 inch since birth :)

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A693%3B6%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3282%3E5%3B9%3E976%3E WSNRCG%3D32337357%3A546%3Bnu0mrj

[Sevilla]

Sign me up! DS started out at 6 lb 13 oz and now at 6 weeks weighs 10 lbs. even :). No clue on his height though.

[jeeplover]

Yeah for the new thread!

Jane-I love that picture of Joey-so cute!

SaphirimalMei-Finn is adorable! That is great about the weight!

Sevilla-Wow 10 pounds!

[JenniferEC]

Jane - Thanks for setting this up. I will try and work on it this weekend.

[MMHinCA]

CC Name: MMHinCA
DS/DD Name: Ainsleigh
Real Name/Age: 28
DH's Real Name/Age: 30
Married: July 26, 2003
EDD: April 28, 2006
Birthdate: May 5, 2006
Time of Birth: 7:38am
Weight: 6lbs 11oz
Length: 20 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: A 2 year old yellow lab, Bella

Edited to remove picture.

We had our 1 week appointment today and she weighed in at 6lbs 13oz (+3oz in 1 week)!

[Kopper]

Signing up! :)

Member Info:
CC Name: Kopper
DS/DD Name: Jacob Alexander
Real Name/Age: Katie / 27
DH's Real Name/Age: John / 29
Married: 09/21/2002
EDD: 04/04/2006
Birthdate: 03/31/2006
Time of Birth: 5:51am
Weight: 9lbs 1.9oz.
Length: 20 1/8in.
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Dog - Sally, Cats - Maxine, Bailey, Pipi

Weight
Birth: 9lb 1.9oz
5 weeks: 10.8lbs

Height
Birth: 20 1/8in
5 weeks: 22.5in

[mel7dog]

Yea for the new thread!!!

Member Info:
CC Name: Mel7dog
DS/DD Name: Benjamin Gerard
Real Name/Age: Melissa, 24
DH's Real Name/Age: C, 23
Married: 1.15.05
EDD: 4.21.06
Birthdate: 4.26.06
Time of Birth: 11:42pm
Weight: 8lbs 8oz
Length: 21.25 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Dogs: Max & Carrie

Benjamin (Mel7dog)
Weight
Birth: 8lb 8oz
Height
Birth: 21.25 inches

Benjamin 2 weeks old
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A67579%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3278%3E642%3E%3B55%3E WSNRCG%3D32337337%3A3485nu0mrj

[Jane&Andy]

good to see everyone in the new thread. :) its so fun to see the new pictures of everyone's babies.

it looks like my Mother's Day picnic is going to be rained out. :( Not sure what we'll do instead.

today Joey was the boy who would not nap. He did ok in the morning although nothing beats the 3hr naps he took Monday and Tuesday morning. I know that after 2hrs of awake time he needs a nap but sometimes he won't go down. What do you do at that point? I'm out of ideas - feed him, rock him, put him in the swing, give him the pacifer, walk with him, pat his back, put him in the crib to watch his mobile that he loves (but only keeps him happy and occupied for a few minutes).

[JenniferEC]

CC Name: JenniferEC
DS/DD Name: Marin Elizabeth
Real Name/Age: Jennifer 33
DH's Real Name/Age: John 36
Married: August 31, 2002
EDD: April 24, 2006
Birthdate: April 5, 2006
Time of Birth: 4:33am
Weight: 5lbs 13.9oz
Length: 18.5"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Caden 3-14-04

Marin 3wks
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A6%3B9%3A9%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3262%3E3%3B3%3E6% 3C7%3EWSNRCG%3D3233736734%3B49nu0mrj

[SaphirimalMei]

Member Info:
CC Name: SaphirimalMei
DS/DD Name: Finley
Real Name/Age: Marisa 28
DH's Real Name/Age: Phillip 31
Married: 9/27/2003
EDD: 4/22/06
Birthdate: 4/28/06
Time of Birth: 6:10pm
Weight: 8lbs 6oz
Length: 21.25 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: DSD Gaelyn 13, DSD Elizabeth 8, DD Jillian 1, DFB Saint Cornelius 5


Growth Info:

Weight
Birth: 8lbs 6oz
2 wks: 9lbs 6oz

Length
Birth: 21.25in
2 wks: 22.25in

[jeeplover]

Member Info:
CC Name: jeeplover
DS/DD Name: Kyle
Real Name/Age: Holly, 30
DH's Real Name/Age: Jason, 31
Married: 6/19/04
EDD: 04/30/06
Birthdate: 04/05/06
Time of Birth:11:23 am
Weight: 7 lbs 7.5 oz
Length: 20 3/4
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: two cats, Hook and Tinkerbell

Most recent weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
Most recent height: 20 3/4 inches

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[Kopper]

Jane - When Jacob won't nap Iusually lay down on the couch with him on my chest. He usually falls asleep within minutes. The hard part is transitioning him to the swing or bassinet.

Two days ago
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[MMHinCA]

Being the newest mom on the April mom block... what is your babies sleep schedule? How has it changed over the first weeks/months or their lives? I feel like all Ainsleigh does is sleep. We have been trying to keep her up more during the day so she sleeps more at night but it is so hard to keep her up when all she wants to do is sleep.

[briamcd]

Member Info:
CC Name: briamcd
DD Name: Mackenzie
Real Name/Age: Brianna 24
DH's Real Name/Age: Paul 28
Married: 8/04/2001
EDD: 4/20/2006
Birthdate: 4/04/2006
Time of Birth: 8:45pm
Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Length: 19.3 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Cat- Sebastian, Chocolate Labs - Mudd & Mocha.


Growth Info:

Weight
Birth: 7lbs 5oz
1 wk: 6lb 9oz
2 wks: 6lbs 9oz
3 wks: 6lbs 12oz
1 mo: 7lbs 4.5oz

Length
Birth: 19.3in
1 mo: 20 in

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[uskiku]

Finally have a moment to sign up -- thanks for the great new thread, Jane and Jennifer!

Member info:
CC name: Uskiku
DS name: Anders
Me: 34
DH: 31
Married: 1/10/04
EDD: 4/24/06
Birthdate: 5/01/06
Time of birth: 3:38 AM
Weight: 7 lbs 11 1/2 oz
Length: 21 1/2 inches
Other children: nope

Growth info:
3 days: 7 lbs 11 oz
8 days: 8 lbs 8 1/2 oz


Sevilla Awesome stash! :) Would you mind letting me know how you like your BumGenius (is this their new one?)? I've been thinking of ordering one to try it out, but I'm not sure my sleep-depraved brain quite comprehends their sizing... And thanks for the links!! So far I've been buying new dipes, thinking that I'll save them all for # 2 (whenever that will happen... ;) ), but I might check out these diaperswappers! So far, I've liked www.nickisdiapers.com and www.jennifersclothdiaperboutique.com
Oh, another question: what do you do for wipes when you're out and about?


MMH I would cherish these early days when she just wants to sleep! :) Anders was a difficult one to get to sleep from day 1, so I cannot really say I'm an expert, but they become more alert as days go by, so don't worry. My LC said to just make sure that they feed every 3 hours! She is adorable!!


Oh, and HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY, everyone! :)

[briamcd]

Threadmistress: Use this photo for the front page. Thanks.

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Happy Mother's Day, everyone.

[Jane&Andy]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I think I got mild food poisoning yesterday so I've felt sick all weekend - hasn't made for an exciting mother's day but I did get to stay home and rest while DH took Joey to church this morning.

[Sevilla]

i love seeing the pics of everyone's babies! They're so cute :).

Jane: Hope you feel better soon!

MMH: In a few weeks A will start to 'wake up' more and have more defined awake times. Like DS now will be up for 1-2 hours at a time, and then sleep for 1-3 hours. Enjoy the sleepy newborn stage, b/c once they're able to see more of the world around them it's harder for them to fall asleep easily.

uskiku: I like the bumGenious so far! It fits DS really well (we fold it down to be size XS and he's 10 lbs., so i'm not sure how it would fit a 6 lber like they say). The stretch tabs are really nice and i like the microsuede inner lining. Mine came with a cottonbabies insert that works well. And i like how the pocket opening is concealed instead of being open like on FB. They are more expensive to buy new, and there aren't *that* many used yet (though there are a few here and there). But they have great resale value so even if i end up not liking it i won't be out that much $$.

I bought the majority of DS's diapers used (except his prefolds)--i just recently ordered a few new covers and the new BG b/c MIL gave us the $$. i'm planning to save them all for babies #2 and beyond too. I only buy things in really good/like new condition, and a lot of times people sell things that they just tried once or twice and didn't like. It really does save a lot of $$ to buy used if you can--especially with something like FB or Kissaluvs. Like i bought 2 used FB from http://www.cottonbabies.com for $10 each, and they look new (and on the diaperswappers forum there are a TON of FB always being sold for about that much). The Kissaluvs i got used were $7 each (and looked brand new). So if $$ is a concern for you used can be a great way to go. MDC also has a trading forum that has a lot of good deals. But i know some people really like to have their diapers bought new, and that works well too. It's fun to figure out which diaper sites offer the best deals, yk? :)

[April'06Moms]

Updated to here

[Sal03]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!

Finally making my way over here...I just love seeing all the baby pictures!

Member info:
CC name: Sal03
DD name: Kate Lauren
Me: Rebecca, 30
DH: 36
Married: 6/15/03
EDD: 4/7/06
Birthdate: 3/23/06
Time of birth: 12:43pm
Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19 inches
Other children: Dylan Benjamin, 6/29/04

Here is my little girl trying to smile!

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[charissa]

oooh, me too me too!!

Member info:
CC name: charissa
DS name: Logan Jacob
Me: Charissa 28
DH: 30
Married: 6/28/03
EDD: 4/10/06
Birthdate: 4/11/06
Time of birth: 7:31 am
Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
Length: 19 inches
Other children: none... yet hee2

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[Misty911]

Member Info:
CC Name: Misty911
DS/DD Name: Joshua
Real Name/Age: Misty 29
DH's Real Name/Age: Patrick 30
Married:07/06/03
EDD: 04/09/06
Birthdate: 03/31/06
Time of Birth: 11:17 a.m.
Weight: 8lb 6oz
Length: 19"
Other Children, SD Patricia, 10 DS Caleb, 2 DD Emily, 1

[Misty911]

Latest photo of Joshua

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Daddy and Joshua

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My little girl....

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Caleb with our dog Cookie

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[Jane&Andy]

I'm still recovering from whatever I had over the weekend but feeling a bit better. Joey has been really good during the day for the past few days - minimal fussing and going down for naps easily. But he's awake for a few hours every night from about 1am-6am (varies a bit every night). I've gotta do something about that. We go back to the pediatrician Thursday for his 2 month visit, I can't wait to find out what he weighs now.

Misty - cute photos. I love that last one with the dog! :)

[hapahaole]

The new pictures are all so cute!!
And MIsty911, I love the one of Caleb and your dog...hope you have that one framed.

jane Thanks for the great new thread!!!

sal
I could only see the top of the head and eyes and thought your picture was of Dylan...but then I scrolled down and the rest of Katie came into view. Your 2 kids look so much a like!

Member Info:
CC Name: hapahaole
DS/DD Name: Kaylie Tate
Real Name/Age: Heather, (I'll be 30 in June)
DH's Real Name/Age: Matt, 31
Married: June 28, 2003
EDD: I forgot already! Ummm April 2nd I think
Birthdate: March 14, 2006
Time of Birth: 4:45am
Other Children: John William (aka Jack), 2

Birth Weight: 7lbs 4oz
1 month weight: 9lbs 12oz
2 month weight: 12lbs 12oz

Birth Length: 19"
1 month length: 21 1/2"
2 month length: 22 1/2"

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Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. I got to go home to see my mom and go to a friend's wedding shower and bachelorette party. So fun! I took Kaylie on the plane with me while DS stayed home with DH. I'm so tired today...can't party like the old days that's for sure. Oh, Kaylie has been sleeping 8hrs+ for the last week or so!!! She'll then eat and keep sleeping too. Knock on wood...now she'll probably wake up every 2 hours tonight! But she did go 9 hrs last night. Wahoo! 8pm to 5am. Then ate and back to sleep until 7...brought her into bed with me and she's still there sleeping at almost 10am... traveling must have worn her out!

hapa

[JenniferEC]

Jane - Glad you're feeling better. We were updating at the same time yesterday. It took me a minute to figure it out, but I wondered why things were moving before I actually moved them. :)

All the pics are so cute! I can't belive all the April babies are here already!

I put a brand new outfit on Marin this morning and it's already in the laundry. When she poops it's been going up her back and on her clothes. Yuck!

QOTD - What is everyone doing for birth control? I had my 6 week check-up this am. My doctor told me what was available, but I hadn't thought about it. Poor DH is so lonely! Since we are exclusively BF, she said we could use the progesterone only pill. She also mentioned the patch and IUD. I left without anything since I need to think about it and there's no rush.

[Kopper]

I love all the cute pictures! :) Hope everyine had a happy Mother's Day.

What is your babies sleep schedule? How has it changed over the first weeks/months or their lives - Jacob was avery sleepy baby in the beginning. I had to wake him to eat during the day and he was always falling asleep while eatting. He is now awake for several hours a day and is sometimes awake for 2-2.5 hours at a time. The past two days he has been sleeping more but I think it is because he just went thru his 6 week growth spurt. He has started falling asleep during his night feedings again. I'm pretty lucky in that he eats around 9-10pm and then sleeps until 2:30-3am or so and then sleeps again until 6:30am ish.

QOTD - What is everyone doing for birth control? Well we haven't DTD yet. My 6 week apointment is in 20 minutes. We will use condoms though. I don't want to go back to hormonal BC since I have been off it for four years or so. I would chart to avoid but since it's not reliable when BFing we will stick with condoms.

--
Well my 6wk PP checkup is in 20 minutes. I'm assuming we will get the go ahead to DTD which DH is looking forward to. :o Jacob is doing well. We are still supplementing and probably will continue to for awhile until he no longer needs it. He is in 0-3 month clothes and has even outgrown some of them. Oh this morning he had his first major blowout. It was so gross! To top it off, the wipe warmer ran out of wipes and I had to run get his diaper bag for more wipes. Poop was everywhere! It was completely up his back and all over the blanet I put on the changing pad to keep the cover clean. Yuck!

[mel7dog]

QOTD - We haven't DTD either, since I am not quite 3w PP, but my Dr. already prescribed me the mini pill. We are planning to BF exclusively, but I DO NOT want to take any chances on getting pg again! I haven't started the pills yet, but will around 6 weeks.

I hear everyone on the pooping. I put Ben in at least 3 outfits a day!

[cagey]

Member info:
CC name: cagey
DS name: Benjamin Joseph
Me: Katherine, 33
DH: Judd, 34
Married: 10/12/02
EDD: 4/15/06
Birthdate: 4/20/06
Time of birth: 8:16 am
Weight: 7 lbs 4.8 oz
Length: 20 inches
Other children: Sammy the Dog!

pic from about a week ago:
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[Jane&Andy]

Apparently I still can't eat. :( But once my stomach is empty I feel alright.

Jennifer - that explains why CC logged me out at one point. I know I've logged in before when you were updating and found it thoroughly confusing for a minute. :p

Baby's sleep schedule - first 2 weeks he ate and slept and that was it. Weeks 3 and 4 he was more alert but still very sleepy. During week 4 he had a spell where he was up crying during the night for a few hours but he started sleeping better again after a few days (still waking frequently though). Weeks 5-7 were rough - he hit a growth spurt and was eating a lot. But he was becoming more and more alert during his wake time. Now at 8 1/2 wks he's enjoying his playmatt and other toys more but he's back to being awake for awhile every night.

Birth control - progesterone pill. Not sure if what I had at 7wks was AF or a reoccurence of pp bleeding but I don't want to take any chances.

[April'06Moms]

Updated to here. :)

[relly]

Hi, I'm still here reading along, mostly while I'm pumping. All is well, I just don't seem to have enough time to get everything done, which is bugging the crap out of me.

I love all the pics, such adorable babies.

Hope you all had a fabulous Mother's Day, I did.

Here are my stats. Thanks to the threadmistresses for a beautiful new thread.


relly
DS and DD Name: Brycen Peter and Devon Elisabeth
Married: November 8, 2003
EDD: April 26, 2006
Birthdate: March 21, 2006
Time of Birth: 5:02 and 5:00 pm
Weight: 3 lb. 14 oz. and 4 lb. 7 oz.
Length: 15.5 in. and 16.5 in.

Weight
Birth: 3 lb. 14 oz. and 4 lb. 7 oz.
5 weeks: 6 lb. 4 oz. and 6 lb. 8 oz.

Height
Birth: 15.5 in. and 16.5 in.
5 weeks: 19.5 in.. and 19.25 in.

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[Sal03]

QOTD we have not DTD yet (what a joke that we will EVER have time for that again) but I am going to ask for the mini pill at my checkup tomorrow. A friend was telling me about an IUD. Maybe I will read up on it. All I know is that I do NOT want to get pregnant again so I need something reliable!! The mini pil scares me because I think you have to take it at the exact same time every day and I can not see myself remembering :confused:

Sleep schedule during the day it is all over the place. we try to stick to the two hours of wake time rule but it is hard to keep track of when that is while I am taking care of dylan too. at night she usually goes down around 10, sometimes 10:30, sometimes 9:30 and then she will wake up once between then and 6am. Sometimes around 2 sometimes as long as 4:30

I feel like I have no time to post anymore. I think I underestimated how hard two under two would be. I knew Dylan would be really good with the transition but I think I forgot how unpredictable newborns are. Katie is definitely more high needs and fussy than Dylan was and I am finding it really hard to adjust to that. He loved the swing and bouncy and I am lucky if she will last 5 minutes in either. I had to let them both cry at different points today for longer than I would like but I simply could not help it. This is a crappy day if you could not tell already. I just feel like Dylan is getting the short end of the stick right now and it makes me feel awful. thank goodness he does not notice most of the time and seems to love his sister. He loves to say her name (KAY-EEEEE) every time she wakes up.

[JenniferEC]

Sal - I could have written your last paragraph. The past couple of days have been neverending and I feel I'm about to lose my mind. Marin won't go in the swing or bouncy either and has to be held ALL the time - the exact opposite of Caden. That's tough when I'm trying to give him attention or get out of the house. Last night she wouldn't go to bed until after 2. She nursed until she fell asleep and as soon as I put her down, she wanted to be held. I don't know how much longer I can go on such little sleep, about 4-5 hours a night. Today all I wanted to do was go to the post office and bank and it's 1:40 and I'll I've done is take a shower. She is taking all of my time and I can't seem to get a break. Between my hormones and lack of sleep, DH is getting the brunt of my bad moods. I just keep telling myself this will get better. :)

[mel7dog]

Sal & Jennifer - I am so with you both! Ben is going through a growth spurt and eats every 1-2 hours. He is happy during the day for the most part, but grumpy all night. I feel lucky if I get to brush my teeth before lunch time most days! I too just keep telling myself it will get better. I can't believe I thought being a SAHM would be boring. It is harder than I thought! I have SO MUCH respect for moms now.

[charissa]

Sal, Jennifer, Mel - I am with you guys too.

Although I have stopped BFing (still pumping tho) - I was really punching myself that first month, I gave in and decided to take my parents up on their offer and stay at their place. We were all living in one room (DH, DS, and I) but it was nice to have the extra hands around so I could have some alone time, even if it was just to take a nice long hot shower.

I guess I enjoyed it there b/c their house is smaller and I don't feel like I'm running all over the place... my house is humongous, and I can never find anything and whenever I'm upstairs, everything I need is downstairs, just frustsrating.

QOTD - i actually posted a ? about soreness, b/c I've been itching to DTD for the last week but was terrified b/c I was still sore "down there"... but now its not, so I'm thinking of surprising DH tonight... maybe I can feed Logan, put him down and we can have a little alone time ;), he'll be thrilled, haha. He's been bugging me about it since we left the hospital, :)

[hapahaole]

charissa
I just noticed that we got married on the same day. Where did you get married? We had our ceremony and reception at the Adamson House in Malibu. That's great your libido is back. Mine is around her somewhere...just haven't found it it. :) 2 stories is tougher when you have kids. My friend has a townhouse that has 4 levels and she goes crazy up and down those stairs all day...it's a good work out at least. We have a tiny place and it's driving me nuts...so many toys and so much gear! Thank goodness we're moving into our own house next month....with a yard. Yahoo!

Sal, Jennifer
Hey fellow RO's. So Kaylie has been sleeping pretty great for the most part...she slept from my parent's house to the airport, the entire time at the airport, on the plane all the way until we got into the car to drive home. It was just a 1 hr flight, but can't beat that! Anyway, Jack has been driving me nuts! He's totally testing me right now. Screaming that girl scream, screaming when I put him to bed and waking up around midnight to scream. I'm guessing maybe he just wants more attention, though I've been doing my best to give him lots of time together without the baby hogging the spotlight. Or he could be getting frustrated about speaking or something, though he's learning new words left and right. Or it's probably just that terrible 2 stage he's hitting. But anyway, it's wearing me out!

Sal--sorry to hear Katie seems to be more high needs...maybe she'll be an easier teenager. :) I hear you guys on the old tricks not working... Kaylie does not like the swing at all and will only tolerate the bouncy seat for a bit. She does like to be on her stomach a lot more than jack since I've been trying to put her on her tummy a lot. It helps get the gas out. The doctor said I have to stay away from dairy for the entire week, and so far no huge spit up/barfs. Good and bad news I guess since now I can't have that chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in the freezer!

mel7dog
Being a SAHM is rarely boring since if they're sleeping you treasure every moment to yourself so much more. And the rest of they day you're busy trying to get 1 thing done. :)

Birth control
I have a prescription for the mini pill, but I haven't gotten it filled yet since I keep forgetting. Last time I was really bad about taking it. Sometimes I wouldn't remember for 3 days! I'll have to be better this time around since no way do I want another kid for at least 2-3 years or more. So we're praticing abstinence for now...poor DH. Maybe I'll surprise him when he gets home from his business trip.

relly
The twins are getting so big! Such cuties. How're things going now that your help has left?

hapa

[uskiku]

Oh goodness... what has happened to my baby??? Since yesterday Anders has been having nursing marathons when he eats every single hour for 30-40 minutes... We did get two 3-hour stretches of sleep at night though (thank god!). But he is SOOOOO grumpy and unhappy all the time. Is this normal??? Or should I call the doctor? Right now DH has him in the Moby Wrap, but even in the wrap he needs to be soothed/patted every 5 minutes. If this is a growth spurt, how long does it last...?

[mel7dog]

uskiku - Sounds like the 3w growth spurt to me. My DS started the same thing last Monday at almost 2w and we are just starting to get better now. I heard it lasts about a week. We are already over a week, but it's getting better. I know how frustrating it can be!!

[charissa]

hapa how funny, 6.28 is a good day ;) We got married at the Four Seasons in Carlsbad. The 2 story house thing is getting to me so much that I'm actually considering selling our house and moving to a smaller one... ugh. But YEAH for you, as much as I hate moving (ie packing and unpacking everything) I think its fun and exciting to move to a new place... i wish we were... :)

birth control - Initially I was hoping to get an IUD but I guess we'll discuss that with my OB at my 6 week check up. We've just really relied on condoms, i hated being on any pill.

[hapahaole]

uskiku
Just keep up the nursing! All this nursing will increase your supply to keep up with Anders' growing needs. And maybe you'll be lucky...maybe this growth spurt will only last a couple days. Good luck!

Funny how much slower the thread moves now that all the babies are here....those kiddos are a lot of work! But it does get easier once they get onto a more predictible routine/schedule. You can actually get 2 things done in a day instead of just 1 thing. :)

hapa

[jrsygirl]

Member Info:
CC Name: jrsygirl
DS/DD Name: Cole Robert /Paige Kelly
Real Name/Age: Holly 32
DH's Real Name/Age: Brian 33
Married: Sept. 2005
EDD:
Birthdate: April 5, 2006
Time of Birth:5:11pm/5:22 pm
Weight: 5.6/5.7
Length: 16/17
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Chocolate Lab: Brody

Our first professional pics. The individual ones came out great but the twin shot was h*ll to get! Piage has her "Where the heck did my paci go?" look
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/hbd511/both.jpg

[uskiku]

Thanks SO much for your quick replies, Mel and Hapa! Back to nursing...

[jeeplover]

uskiku-I hope that Anders growth spurt only last a couple of days but like hapa said it will increase your milk supply so that is a good thing!

jrsygirl-The twins are so cute. I can't imagine how difficult it was to get a good shot of the two of them together!

birth control-my doctor gave me a prescription for the mini-pill but I am worried because I know I won't remember to take it every day at the same time. IUD and the depo are not really something I am interested and abstinence-HAHA-DH was about to jump me at the doctors office after she said we could go ahead with DTD!!!!

[jrsygirl]

Talk about growth spurts, our twins have been so fussy and chugging formula like there is no business. We probably have the only 6 week old babies on earth that the pediatrician already started cereal in their bottles...granted its a teaspoon but still. They are insane eaters.:rolleyes: and formula for twins ain't cheap.

birth control i have my 6 week appt on Friday. Not sure what we're going to do but I'm not anxious to start the pill. I laways gained a ton of weight even on low dose ones. And since I have already lost all my weight I feel good about myself for a change. ..Other than the "twinskin" i have hanging around my belly. gross.

[Sully130]

Geesh, it's taken me some time to post because I'm still trying to get the swing of this new mom thing. :) And uskiku, T started a growth spurt (I'm guessing that's what it was) about a week ago at 3 weeks and wanted marathon nursing sessions. Previously I had to wake him to feed every three hours and was lucky if he went 20 minutes. Then he started wanting to nurse every two hours and we'd go for an hour to an hour and a half at a time. He's finally started slacking back off a bit...thank goodness! It took a day or so for my milk to catch up to his needs though.

Guess I need to officially join the new thread:

Member Info:
CC Name: Sully130
DS/DD Name: Thomas
Real Name/Age: 30
DH's Real Name/Age: 32
Married: June 2002
EDD: April 29, 2006
Birthdate: April 20, 2006 (induced after five months of bedrest!)
Time of Birth: 5:32 p.m.
Weight: 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Length: 21 1/4"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Our angel daughter, Hannah, born still at 23 weeks on 4/22/2005, and we have a precious chocolate lab who is about four

I hope to keep up better in here once I can find my rhthym. :) Tonight should be interesting. Took T to my parents' house for the day and he didn't take one nap (other than to fall asleep in my arms for 10 minutes. He slept on the way there and back (45 minutes), but other than that...nothing. He's sleeping in the swing now...but who knows how he'll be tonight. Probably will be tons of fun. Nothing like an overtired baby. ;)

[jeeplover]

Sully-I totally know what you mean about an overtired baby! Kyle didn't sleep hardly at all today either. The longest he slept was 40 minutes when I was laying in bed with him! Here's hoping that our babies sleep well for us tonight!

[Jane&Andy]

I'm right there with you Sully and jeeplover. I tried to get Joey down for a nap at 3 yesterday - 4 1/2 hrs later he finally went to sleep. He's driving me insane! He's lucky he's so cute!

[ceallaigh]

Page 2! I guess we're all crazy busy!

Hi ladies! I'm still here! Been following all your updates/trials but it's way easier to read while holding her than type one handed! I can NEVER put her down. She eats alllllll the time and only takes mini power naps.

Updated info:


DD: Kyra Rose
EDD: April 8, 2006
ADD: April 7th, 2006
Birth weight: 7pds, 11 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Weigth at 1 month: 9pds, 13 oz
Length at 1 month: 22 inches
Hair color: was red, now she's bald!
Other babies: Conor 2

For the repeat offenders:
I'm trying to be cool about having 2 babies in the house and most of the time it's fine but there are those few moments of sheer chaos where I go :"What was I thinking!!!" Fortunately those moments aren't too frequent! I'm just wondering how you're managing?

Oh, here are a couple of pics!
At 1 month
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And one with her big brother!

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I'll try to be back soon!

Enjoy all your gorgeous babies!

[jeeplover]

Jane-I say that same thing with Kyle all the time-thank goodness he is so cute!

ceallaigh-Kyra is so adorable and it looks like her big brother loves her alot!

[Jane&Andy]

ceallaigh - adorable photos! Kyra is so cute!

Joey had his 2 month well baby visit. He's doing well - hitting all the milestones. And he gained 2 whole pounds in a month! So he weighs 9lb 10oz now and is 21 7/8 in long. He's in the 20th percentile for height and 10th for weight, but since he only just now weighs what my neice weighed at birth I didn't expect him to be at the top of the charts.

Poor baby got several shots today and cried his little heart out, so now he's napping in the swing.

[ginandchris]

CC Name: ginandchris
DS/DD Name: Deborah Sara
Real Name/Age: Regina/33
DH's Real Name/Age: Chris/33
Married: 5/22/2004
EDD: 4/19/2006
Birthdate: 4/12/2006
Time of Birth: 8:07 am
Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19
Other Children, furbabies, etc: none
I've been trying to keep up with all the posts, but like everyone said its been a challenge!:) We're starting to hopefully get a routine going, DD has her last feeding at about 10 pm and will sleep until about 2 am, then wake at about 5:30am. So, I take the 2 am and DH does the 5:30 am. He's been such a great help this past month that he's been home! I have to get used to what it will be like when he goes back to work after Memorial Day.

I'm still supplementing with formula. But I do try to nurse her at least 30 minutes before giving a bottle. Oh and we just put her swing together and boy does she love sleeping in it! Here's a question for everyone, How long do you leave your DD/DS in the swing? I leave DD in there for probably 1-2 hours at a time. At least 2 times a day, is that ok? Hope everyone is doing great!

[Sal03]

Jane that's great that Joey is gaining so well! The first time they get shots is awful. sounds like you both did okay :)

QOTD unfortunately Katie will not tolerate much time in the swing, but Dylan used to spend hours each day there so obviously I see nothing wrong with it!! :D

ceallaigh glad to see you are doing well. As a RO, it depends on when you ask...today I am doing great because they both napped at the same time all afternoon. I got tons done, relaxed and have dinner in the crockpot. Or you could have asked me yesterday when Katie barely napped all day and I literally cried with relief when DH walked in the door unexpectedly home an hour early. I hate to say it, but more of my days are like yesterday because Katie is pretty high needs. She is a sweet little thing who loves to be held A LOT. I am just not used to this after Dylan would be content anywhere and pass out for hours. thank goodness she is so good overnight. She used to wake up once around 2 now she is even pushing that back to 4:30 so I think she will be sleeping through soon.

I just borrowed Weissbluth's "Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child" to work on getting more consistent naps because I NEED THEM and so does she.

Had my PP checkup yesterday and as for birth control I got a prescription for the mini pill and will probably go on that for the year I will be BFing and then will go back on the regular pill.

[Jane&Andy]

QOTD: Joey tends to nap well in the swing so on many days he spends several hours in it. I guess the longest at a time would be the two mornings in a row that he took 3hr naps in the swing. I have a cushion in there for his head, I think it makes it more comfortable for him.

Sal - the shots were pretty awful. He got hepatitis last time but this time there were 4 shots! Poor baby. He howled and then zonked out.

[LittleStar]

I guess I should officially join - I've been reading along but holding off til i got some more pics of DS to post too, but doesn't look like that's gonna happen soon :p

CC Name: LittleStar
DS/DD Name: Harrison Campbell
Real Name/Age: 31
DH's Real Name/Age: 32
Married: 3/10/2001
EDD: 4/22/2006
Birthdate: 4/15/2006
Time of Birth: 3:26 p.m.
Weight: 7 lbs 9 oz
Length: 19 3/4
Other Children, furbabies, etc: 1 dog (german shepard) - 4 years old

Gin - The swing is the only place I can put Harrison and know that he will be happy/nap. He's been on a "crib strike" for the last several nights, so he sleeps his first night shift (about 3 hours) in the swing and then at least 1 other nap there during the day. I "heart" his swing :p

[Kopper]

Just checking in. I am reading along but don't get much time to post since we are having sleep issues here too. For the past two days Jacob has not slept more than 40 minutes at a time during the day. I can get him to sleep pretty easily it's just keeping him asleep. He does not want to be put down at all. It's getting frustrating because I would like some time where I don't have to hold him. Besides trying to get him to sleep and stay asleep all the time he is eating ALL day long. Maybe last week wasn't his growth spurt and this week is. Who knows... So I finally got him down in his bassinet at 9:30 and he has been there for an hour. Unfortunately I have to get him out by 11:00 because he has an appointment at 11:30. I so wish I could cancel but it is too late for that. :(

Oh, Jacob doesn't sleep much in his swing. I try but he always wakes up. Most of the time he sleeps on me, next to me or in the bassinet if I am lucky.

[mel7dog]

kopper - Sorry to hear you are having sleep issuse right now. Sounds like many of our babies are about staying awake all night and being held!

Swing - The swing is a lifesaver for us! Ben usually goes in it 2-3 times a day for an hour or more each time. I try not to let him sleep too long during the day, but it's the only way I can get things done.

[Jane&Andy]

just dropping off a picture of a smiling Joey.
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B296%3A%3A%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B35%3E43 3%3EWSNRCG%3D323375%3B%3A34444nu0mrj

Happy Friday everyone! :)

[April'06Moms]

Updated to here. :)

[JenniferEC]

Jane - Such a cute pic. He's so handsome!

swing - It's put away. Marin hates it and Caden wants to play/climb in it, but we may try it again in another month or so.

mini-pill - for those of you taking it, how do you know when to start? I had my doctor call in a prescription and forgot to ask.

We are just starting to get Caden into the idea of potty-training. We bought him a potty and I took these this morning. The Sesame Street characters will have to find a new home before we can try the potty out for real!

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[jeeplover]

Jennifer- about the mini pill my doctor told me that as long as I haven't had my first period I could start taking it right away. Too funny about the Sesame Street characters needing to find a new home!

[Jane&Andy]

that's hilarious Jennifer. :p I started taking the pill on the Sunday after what may or may not have been AF. But even without AF I would have started it on a Sunday like I did with the regular pill.

[mel7dog]

Jennifer- about the mini pill my doctor told me that as long as I haven't had my first period I could start taking it right away. Too funny about the Sesame Street characters needing to find a new home!

My Dr. didn't mention anything about the first period, but just said to start taking it right away.

[jeeplover]

My Dr. didn't mention anything about the first period, but just said to start taking it right away.

I forget why it matters if you have had your period or not. I think it has to do with the ovulation thing if I recall (which I barely do)!

[charissa]

Jane that is SUCH a cute pic. Joey is freaking adorable!!!

[charissa]

Our Announcements... a draft anyway

DH's bossman's wife does graphic design and did our wedding invitations and offered to do our annoucements, here is the draft, you can't tell from the pic, but the pic of DS is kind of glittery hazy, very cool effect and the ribbon is hand glued... she does awesome work. We're gonna find a different sleeping picture probably, she was just working with the pics we sent out in the beginning.

http://x2f.xanga.com/11d8031172d1855104122/m36925642.jpg

[shania0474]

Before you say yes, consider this: For a number of reasons (most of which have to do with my boss being a CC lurker, she's not a registered member but she lurks a lot) I will not be able to reveal a lot of information about myself and will not be able to post DS photos. Let me know if that's okay with you all.

A couple of thoughts on thread topics:

Sleep My new DS sleeps on and off all day (for about 45 minutes on average). I give him a bath at 7pm then do some cluster feedings between then and 9:30pm (while he sleeps on and off on me or DH). After the last feeding (sometime between 930 and 10pm), I put him down and he'll sleep till 2am or 3am (one time he slept till 4:30 and I was so happy)!!!! I have one confession though: I put him down on his stomach for that long stretch :eek: :eek: I feel very guilty but he was driving me crazy waking up every 1.5 to 2 hours all night and he's been able to lift his head very well from about 2 weeks so one night (just before 8 weeks) I tried the stomach sleeping and he slept till morning! I am NOT advocating this by the way, just sharing my guilt. Anyone else guilty of this?

ROs I'm an RO too and I can relate to the feeling of going nuts. After almost a year at home, I'll be returning to work soon so I'm trying hard to spend lots of time with the kids now but I'm at the end of my rope by the time DH gets home and sometimes I take it out on him :( We have hired a nanny and she's a big help but I still love to do a lot of things myself.

Swing First DS loved it and slept in it for hours... we're lucky if second DS stays 20 minutes! After about 10-15 minutes of swinging happily, he'll doze off and then let out a blood curdling scream :confused:

QOTD: What parenting book are you reading that you would highly recommend? With first DS, I read a lot (WTETFY, Baby Whisperer, Healthy Sleep Habits, etc) so I decided not to read much the second time around since I learned so much from those books. But then a friend recommended Brazelton's Touchpoints and I decided to flip through but got HOOKED from the first page. I LOVE IT. It is so helpful... if you're looking for a good one, here's the one to get.

Okay, now that I've rambled for so long, I need to go sleep while the little one is asleep.

[Sevilla]

Of course you're welcome to join Shania! I don't post pictures of DS either (i did a few at first but cut the links and don't plan to do more). I can imagine it must be crazy with two, plus going back to work.

Books: I've read about half of Dr. Sears "The Baby Book" and have liked some of it and been 'eh' about other parts. But i *love* his website, i go to i all the time when i have questions about things, from diaper rash to sleep. http://www.askdrsears.com

[jeeplover]

Shania-Touchpoints is interesting isn't it! At my former job we took a Touchpoints class and it was very interesting. Definitely join in our thread and we understand not being able to post pictures, etc!

Books: I am currently reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child although haven't made it very far into it.

Jane-That is an adorable picture of Joey-such a cutie (but you already know that I think he is absolutely adorable)!

charissa-Love the announcements! Can't wait to see the final product!

[KB57]

I'm a little behind here.

Member Info:
CC Name: KB57
DD Name: Abigail Grace (Abby)
Real Name/Age: Kerri / 27
DH's Real Name/Age: Billy / 27
Married: 5/7/05
EDD: 4/6/06
Birthdate: 4/13/06
Time of Birth: 1:11am
Weight: 9lbs 10oz.
Length: 21 1/2in.
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1907/3/95/79/48/64/6/664487995303_0_ALB.jpg

[Jane&Andy]

thanks charissa and jeeplover. :) I think he's pretty darned cute too. :p

gorgeous birth announcement charissa! I love the ribbon on it, very original.

shania - of course you are welcome to join. Please post your stats (leaving off whatever info you can't share of course) and I will add you to the first page. BTW, I'm not sure if you are aware of this - but the journals cannot be viewed by unregistered lurkers, so thats an option for you as far as a place to chat here where you can share more info (not suggesting that instead of this thread, just in addition to).

touchpoints? never heard of it, must look into that. thanks for the recommendation!

I've heard that some babies sleep better on their stomachs, just have been too afraid to try it.

KB57 - kodakgallery doesn't work here - I know snapfish, photobucket and flickr do.

nothing much going on here. We have to go to a cookout for my former boss tonight (he's leaving for a new job). Luckily the person hosting lives nearby so we don't have to go far. Not sure how Joey will handle it though, he doesn't tend to be the most pleasant baby in the early evenings. He's taking a good nap now though so that ought to help.

DH took Joey on a long walk this morning and I ran around cleaning like a madwoman til I ran out of steam. The clutter and mess had really been bothering me.

[Kopper]

shania - I'll be the second one to admit I put DS on his stomach sometimes for naps. He sleeps so much better that way. I am always in the same room when he is on his stomach. I do feel guilty about it though. He sleeps so much better on his stomach so when I just can't get him to sleep on his side or back I try the stomach. He also sleeps on his stomach when his is on me but I figure I am right there so it's not too bad. At his 5 week appointment his ped said he had the head and neck control of a 3 month old. He can already lift himself up at a 90 degree angle on his arms.

charissa - Cute announcement! :)

Jane - Have fun tonight! I really need to clean my house it's driving me crazy.

[Sal03]

Shania of course you are welcome!

Jane he is such a cutie!

Books I had not read Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child and I am loving it right now. everything makes so much sense. Dylan is a perfect sleeper and I am determined to have Katie follow in his path!

Jennifer that pic is hysterical! I can totally see Dylan filling up a potty with legos.

We are about to attempt our first dinner out with two kids. eek! We really followed sleep cues today and katie napped great all day so I am hoping she will be good

eta Charissa the announcement is so cute!!!

[hapahaole]

Photo project
When DS was a couple months old I did a photo montage and it came out pretty cute, so I've been trying to take some pictures of Kaylie to do something similar for her. Of course I still haven't had hardly any pictures of the 2 kids printed...need to do that one of these days.
Anyway, I got the frame at Restoration Hardware and then used Shutterfly to size the pictures to fit in the different sized holes. I took some pictures of Kaylie on a dark blanket the other day and it looks pretty cool compared to having the backround be our living room with swings and tv's in the background. Just and idea... since I know we all have so much spare time on our hands. ;)
http://static.flickr.com/48/150027415_7a52bfbbb5.jpg?v=0

Sal03
Hope you have a successful dinner tonight! DH wants to take me out in a couple weeks for my 30th bday dinner, but I'm not sure I'm ready to leave both kids with a sitter. Kaylie's not too fond of the bottle, so not sure how a sitter would handle that.
Sorry to hear Katie's been a bit of a handful for you. Kaylie was starting to seem a bit more tempermental, but I think it may be a reaction to the dairy I was drinking. Looks like I'm going to have to stay off dairy for awhile...bye bye ice cream. :(

Kopper and Shania--stomach sleeping
Welcome Shania!
I didn't start putting my 1st son on his stomach until he was a couple months old and boy did he hate it. So with DD I've been giving her lots of tummy time from the very beginning. About half the time she takes her afternoon nap on her tummy. She's pretty gassy so it really seems to help get the farts out.

Jane&Andy
Good luck with the bbq. Maybe you can get a break if others at the bbq want to watch Joey for a few minutes. I hear you on freaking over the clutter and mess of the house. I have to have DH take DS out for a walk when I want to vaccuum since DS starts crying when he hears the vaccuum. I can't wait until we move into our new house...more space! Less clutter!

charissa
Cute annoucement!

hapa

[Sal03]

Hapa we never made it out because katie slept too late and I am trying so hard with the sleep thing we did not want to wake her! oh well. I think a lot of her fussyness stems from being overtired because I am two busy with dylan and her to watch for sleep cues and follow the 2 hour wake rule. but now I am really trying because when she is overtired she is impossible to get down = me losing it. How do you know it is dairy?? I am so confused about this because a lot of stuff I read says the amount of babies with dairy aversions is actually really small. But Katie does seem uncomfortable a lot and has mucousy spitups but isn't their stool supposed to be also? what were kaylie's signs? btw I loved your photos of jack. I made something like it for my mom of dylan after seeing yours last year!

[hapahaole]

sal
Ah, sorry you didn't get to go out tonight, but I understand all about keeping on schedule. Jack's got a 102 fever and runny nose, so we've only been able to go out for a walk...not to a festival and friend's house like we were hoping. Well, just hoping he has this random 1 day fever that's been going around.
I didn't think Kaylie would have any dairy probs since I never have. No one on my side of the family has problems either. But DH's brother had some issues when he was a kid, and Jack had mucusy poo when I tried to give him milk based formula when he was 10 months. So, I figured there was a possibility Kaylie could have some milk issues. Well, for a couple weeks she was throwing/spitting up almost every day...major spit up, like her entire stomach contents all at once. We would all be soaked. So her ped told me to give up milk for the week...and she's been fine since...well, until yesterday when she did another throw up in the morning...but then I realized that I ate these enchiladas my MIL made for dinner Fri night that had cheese and sour cream. So I guess that's probably it. Sounds like you're on to something with the sleep schedule and the 2 hour rule. Will Katie sleep if she's out and about?

hapa

[charissa]

Sal - Sorry you didn't get to go out, but at least its for a good cause, we're still researching the best way to "sleep train" DS, since he's still barely 6 weeks, we're planning on waiting till he hits that 3 month mark, but keeping up a "routine" for bedtime in the meantime.

hapa omg, SO cute collage of DS. I may just have to steal that idea ;) and spare time, what the heck is that?? I admire you ladies that have more than one, I can't even fathom having another kid around, haha.

[briamcd]

Dr's appt. 6 Week weight checkup: 8lbs 8oz.

Sleep: Mackenzie sleeps on her back or side mostly or on her stomach if she's laying on top of me. Her sleep varies during the day but we've pretty much got a nighttime sleep schedule going now. We work on getting her to sleep between 9 and 11pm with feedings and calming atmosphere. She will sleep right through and wake between 4am-6am. Only if she's sleeping in my bed with me. The second we lay her in her crib her eyes pop open and she cries. It's very frustrating. And since we enjoy the long stretches of sleep, we've given in and let her sleep in our bed. Here's some more pictures.

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B3%3B3%3A9%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E538%3E7%3C 2%3EWSNRCG%3D32337389%3C975%3Bnu0mrj
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[Kopper]

briamcd - Aw... she is so cute. We are pretty much in the same boat and can't get him to stay asleep in the bassinet.

hapahaole - Beautiful montage.

Sal03 - Sorry you didn't make it out tonight.

Our announcements came today. I ordered post cards from Snapfish. The backside has his birth stats and a note from us. Even though they are post cards DH wants to mail them in envelopes because he doesn't want them to get ruined by the post office or for everyone to see him.

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[shania0474]

Thanks everyone for the welcome messages!

Here are my stats:

Member Info:
CC Name: Shania0474
DS Name: G
Real Name/Age: 31
DH's Real Name/Age: 35
Married: 2002
EDD: 4/4/06
Birthdate: 3/20/06
Weight: 8lbs 0oz
Length: 21 in.
Other children: D, 18.5 months

Kopper your announcement looks really cute. I love the photos

Briamcd your sleeping angel is adorable!

Sal I really liked Healthy Sleep Habits... after I read it, as soon as D had been up for 1.5 hours, I would take him into a quiet room and either dance slowly with him or put him down, rock him gently and sing to him. Always worked with him but only works sometimes with G. But then D had clear sleep cues (rub his eyes) and I'm still trying to figure out G's.

Hapa the montage is gorgeous and I have a frame like that so I'm going to steal that idea :)

Jane I hope your cookout went well. I can relate about the clutter/mess getting to you. I had the rare occurrence of both babies taking naps at the same time today so I ran around cleaning like a mad woman too :)

Our 2-month checkup is coming up... at the 1-month check, G weighed 12 lbs 5 oz :eek: and our doctor was like "what are you feeding him?" :) He had gained over 4 pounds!!!!!! She said he looked like a 3-month-old or older. My mom thinks he looks more like a 6-month-old (he's now wearing what D wore when he was 5 months old...)

I'm anxious to see what he weighs now because he hasn't been eating as much lately. I waited too long to introduce him to the bottle and now that I'm getting ready to go back to work, he's rejecting the bottle. He finally will eat from it but will only eat 1-2 ounces at a sitting (this is the same boy who drains an entire breast in less than 5 minutes and when I pump and drain one breast, I get 7-8 ounces!!!) I'm worried that he's going to starve when I return to work!

ETA: When I say "bottle" I mean EBM not formula

[mel7dog]

Wow this thread is moving!

Shania - Welcome!

bria - Love the new pics! The first one with her hands tucked under is too cute!

hapa - LOVE the photo idea!! May have to start woking on something like that if I get some time.

Kopper - Your DS is such a beautiful baby?

Sleep - DS loves sleeping on his belly, but I only let him rest like that every now and then when DH or I are with him. We have a baby bed in between us in our bed, but he doens't like it. Usually we have to cuddle him till he falls asleep then gently put him in his bed. Looks like I need to get these sleep books you all are talkiung about!

2 hour sleep rule - Ok I am obviously way behind you all, but what is the 2 hour sleep rule? :o

[Jane&Andy]

Mel - the 2hr sleep rule is that babies this young can't handle being awake for more than 2hrs without getting overtired and cranky. So within 2hrs of them waking up you want them to be back asleep. Sometimes with even just an hour they are ready to go back to sleep.

hapa - I love that collage! If I can get some good close ups like you did I would love to do something like that. I hope Jack feels better soon.

Kopper - your announcement turned out great, I love the black & white photos. love the little footsie picture!

briamcd - Mackenzie is so cute! :)

Joey sometimes ends up sleeping on his side
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A87%3A%3A%3B%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B35%3E43 3%3EWSNRCG%3D323373%3A48%3A%3A95nu0mrj
this was taken right after I slipped out of the bed, he never stays asleep more than a minute or two after I get up.

He woke up every 2hrs last night! :( At least he didn't have the few hours of awake time so thats a step in the right direction. But I'm beginning to feel like he will always sleep like a newborn. :(

the cookout last night was ok. It was only a few minutes away and Joey was due for a nap so of course he fell asleep in the car and then was not very happy when the car stopped five minutes later. After a good meal though he fell asleep.

today we're meeting with the priest to plan his baptism (June 25th). I still have to figure out what he's going to wear for it.

[Sal03]

Shania this link on kellymom.com has a calculator for how much BM your baby should be drinking from a bottle. Katie is only 2.5oz so if you can work him up to maybe 3 or 4 depending on what the calculator says he should be fine. As I have read many times in the BFing thread, the amount you pump has no relation to how much they are actually taking in at each feeding. Hope he gets better with the bottle soon!

Not to turn this thread into my personal sleep journal but the 2 hour rule worked great for us yesterday. Three good naps in the crib then Katie to sleep at 9pm, woke at 3 and went until 6. Trying to keep that up today!

Mel there is a good thread on this in Parenting 0-18 months called Sleep teaching or something like that. Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child is by Weissbluth. One of his theories to follow is the 2 hour waketime rule. Basically you should not let your baby be awake more than 2 hours or he will get overtired and be harded to get down for a nap. So at the 1.5 hour mark we are trying to swaddle, shush and soothe and then get her napping by 2 hours. This book is all about following sleep cues. This morning the second I saw Katie's eyes getting heavy I swaddled her and put her right in the crib and she went to sleep. Now that she is 8 weeks we are slowly transitioning her from our bed to the crib and it has been going really well for naps.

Briamcd love the pics. Isn't it so cute how they sleep on their hands like that?

Kopper the announcement is precious!

Hapa She is really throwing me because she rarely sleeps while we are out! I am so not used to this. Dylan used to pass out in the mall for hours. So if I am to follow Weissbluth and never wake a sleeping baby and follow the two hour wake time rule... I am basically never leaving the house :eek:

eta cross posted with jane - sorry for the double sleep explanation!

[jrsygirl]

Sal Your baby slept for six hours??!! I am so jealous!

Paige and Cole are still eating every three hours so by the time they are fed and soothed they are sleeping about an hour a half at a time which means Dad and I are getting about an hour at a time if we're lucky. Last night I was up from 2am on and am still going. :rolleyes:

Its tough to figure out where they should be though because they were preemies by 3.5 weeks..anyone else trying to figure out actual vs. adjusted age or somewhere in between?:confused:

[Jane&Andy]

Mel - here's a link to the sleep thread. (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=133)

[mel7dog]

Sal & Jane - Thanks for the info on the sleep thread. I don't know how I missed that one! I have some reading to do! I have no idea what sort of sleep habits or patterns we have so far, but this week I'm going to start making a note of it.

Here are some current pics of Ben :)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B48446%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3278%3E642%3E%3B55%3EWS NRCG%3D323375%3A636379nu0mrj
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[shania0474]

Just wanted to drop in and share a funny sleep story. We had friends visiting us this weekend from another country (a couple and their two kids) and after they watched us struggle to put both sons to sleep throughout the weekend, they said to DH and me: "So let me understand this, in America, you're advised to put the baby on his back, with no blankets and no toys and leave him to fall asleep on his own? and if he wakes up crying, don't go to him so he can learn to fall asleep by himself?" They had such incredulous looks on their faces that DH and I were left stammering...!!!

Sal thanks for the link, I'll check it out!

[Sal03]

Shania sorry I just realized the link did not work. Anyway, the milk calculator is on kellymom.com. Let me know if you have trouble finding it and I'll try again

Mel I love the pics. what a sweet little face. he looks like such a big boy in the second one. He looks like he loves tummytime

jrsygirl yes, I have been pretty lucky with the long stretches. Your kiddies sound like Dylan in the beginning and he ended up turning into the best sleeper ever. He sleeps from 7pm-6am and takes a 3 hour nap in the afternoon so there is hope. Hang in there!

Well my sleep update is that last night was a mess. We ended up going out to dinner but it was not worth it. It was right when Katie was supposed to be sleeping and by the time we got home she was a mess. I think if she would sleep in the carseat it would be fine. But she won't so it took three hours to get her down, she just would not settle and was so overtired. And she was doing perfectly on the 2 hour rule. Unless it really can't be helped, I am going to try to stick with it until she can be awake for longer stretches.

[Jane&Andy]

just bumping us up from page 2.

Joey is taking short naps today. I'm trying very hard to get him down before he gets overtired but sometimes its freaking impossible. It doesn;t help his night time sleep anyway but it does keep him in a better (less fussy) mood. It took 5 tries to get him down last night (kept waking up after 5 or 10min in the bassinet). I thought I was going to go nuts! He's still waking up about 5 times a night. I just keep telling myself that eventually he will sleep longer.

My Mom found a baptism gown (for whatever reason she wanted to shop for one herself). It sounds gorgeous and its one less chore for me. :)

Mel - Ben is adorable.

the little stinker is up from his nap now.

[jeeplover]

jrsygrl-We too are having some difficulty in knowing where Kyle is supposed to be at this stage in the game since he was born early as well. We haven't quite been able to develop a routine yet for sleep as on Saturday night he slept from 10 pm to 5:30 am but last night he woke up at his usual 3 to 4 hours to eat. I have been reading Healthy Sleep Habits but it is hard to tell if he is supposed to be at the almost 7 week mark or less than that with being born a preemie!

[Sully130]

Saving us from page two...

Sounds like Thomas is rousing so I only have a minute (durn! I should have swaddled him!). We successfully made it through the weekend of events associated with my brother's wedding. I changed out of the bridesmaids dress (strapless) into a two-piece nursing-friendly dress for the reception and then the boy slept through the whole thing. It was much needed after he was such a bear at the rehearsal dinner. Of course, at that he went to sleep at 9:30 and didn't wake again until 3:30. :eek: He had not napped all day long!

We had his one month WBV yesterday and here are his latest stats (I never shared his 2 week measurements, so here they are too):

2 week weight: 9 lbs, 8 oz.
1 month weight: 10 lbs! (50th percentile)

2 week length: 21 3/4"
1 month length: 23" (90th percentile!)

Things are going well. Trying to get him on a bit of a schedule, but these days, if he is awake he seems to be fussy. And he's having a horrible bout of baby acne on his face. So sad!

He's doing really well for his first stretch of night sleep. We put him down anywhere from 10-11:30 and he sleeps until 3 a.m. (this has been the case for about a week). It sure makes my life better to get 3-4 hours of straight sleep!

I need to run and put a load of laundry in before he wakes! Hope everyone is doing well!

[mel7dog]

sully - Wow looks like your little guy is going to be a tall one!

Baby Testicle size - I have a question for moms of boys. One of Ben's testicles is much larger than the other, probably 3x as large. I tried finding info online, but had no luck. Is this normal?

[Guinness]

Joining the fun . . . a little late as we have been swamped with visiting grandparents :)

Member Info:
CC Name: Guinness
DS Name: Elliot Judson
Real Name/Age: Caroline/31
DH's Real Name/Age: Tom/31
Married: 4/25/03
EDD: 4/30/06
Birthdate: 4/18/06
Time of Birth: 5:54pm
Weight: 7lbs 7oz.
Length: 19 1/4in.
Furbabies: Guinness (black lab), and Kata (white lab)

2 week visit: Weight 8lbs 2oz Height: 21in

Pic - 1 month (you can post)
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B63492%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D325%3A%3E237%3E983%3EWS NRCG%3D323376%3C9394%3B5nu0mrj

I also wanted to address a few QOTDs:

Birth Control we are using the mini pill. We have DTD a few times (I had a c-section so we could start early). It is getting better . . .

Sleeping Elliot really has been a dream kid. He eats every 3 hrs, plays and then sleeps. At night he will go 4-5hr stretches often, although two nights ago I had to wake him up at 6 1/2 hrs because my BBs were KILLING me. This change is occurring at 1 month. I would also add that I find if I lay him down for bed between 8:30 and 9pm he does soo much better than if I try to squeeze another feeding in. It may mean I have to get up sooner after I fall asleep, but otherwise he is tired and starts to get fussy.

Swing He will stay in an hour or so every day - few days. He is pretty content hanging out on the floor or play pen, so swing is when he is more fussy.

Parenting Book I sort of follow Baby Wise, although I should say that Elliot really is a non-fussy baby so in general it isn't an issue of what to do when he is fussy. He has made it very easy to follow some structure - he does it naturally.

Tummy Time I know Elliot would like to be a tummy sleeper (he falls asleep at tummy time), but I still put him on his back to sleep at night and naps.

Milestone update: I am sure I got a voluntary smile today. I looked at him and smiled and he gave the biggest smile back - so fun.

Alright, I think I am caught up. Congrats to everyone. I love all the pics - hope you all are having a great day. Looking forward to following the motherhood journey with you all.

[Jane&Andy]

testicle size - sorry, I'm no help. I haven't noticed a difference like that on Joey but that doesn't mean its not normal.

Hi Guinness. that's awesome that Elliot is such a good sleeper. :)

Joey's naps were getting shorter and shorter so yesterday I dug out the white noise machine that DH reminded me we had. He napped for 1hr 20min this morning and has been down for about 30min now (I was getting a lot of 20-40min naps).

a few pictures:
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B63593%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B35%3E433%3EWS NRCG%3D3233774989633nu0mrj
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B63593%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B35%3E433%3EWS NRCG%3D3233774989%3A53nu0mrj

[JenniferEC]

mel - Did you get an answer on the testicles? Is it possible one has descended before the other? I can't remember Caden's except they were small at that point.

We've had a hellacious day. Caden fell in the bathtub this morning and his top two teeth bit through the skin under his bottom lip. I had just stepped out of the shower, so I had to rush to get dressed and went to the ER without even brushing my teeth. He had to get stitches but thankfully there won't be a scar. We were there for what seemed like forever and had left Marin with a neighbor, so I've barely nursed her today. I'm so afraid I'm going to mess with my supply, but hopefully we can get back to nursing on demand tonight.

[shania0474]

Jennifer sorry to hear about your day. Hope Caden is feeling better

Jane Joey is sooo cute! His eyes have that mischievous "I know something you don't" look about them :)

mel sorry, no info. I know that testicles are one of the first things the ped checks at the WBV but if you're anxious and can't wait till then, you should call your ped

jeeplover & jrsygirl the best advice I ever got was "let your baby tell you what he needs" because I read so many books with my first DS that I started to get conflicting advice about milestones and habits... I gave up and just really paid attention to what D wanted and soon I could distinguish between his cries (hunger, sleepiness, diaper needs changing) and when I followed his cues, he basically set his own schedule which we still use today. It hasn't been that easy with G partly because half my attention is on his brother and partly because its been so great outside that I'm not spending as much time indoors as I did with D whom I had in the winter.

update: we had our 2 month WBV yesterday and everything looks good. G now weighs 15lbs 8oz:eek: I am a small person and DH is skinny so where did I get this giant baby??? He's like 99th percentile in both height & weight!

[Kopper]

Thanks everyone for the compliments on Jacob's announcements. Now we just have to find the time to address and mail them. Dumb me didn't order envelopes before hand to address. DH is supposed to try and print them.

JenniferEC - I'm so sorry about Caden's fall. I hope he is ok now. I think your supply should be ok since this was just a one time thing.

Jane - Joey is so cute!! The second picture just melted my heart. :) I'm glad the noise machine worked for you. We have a bear that makes HB sounds and have used it since he came home. He seems to sleep better with it on.

mel - Hope you found an answer. It probably wouldn't hurt to call your ped.

Guinness - Elliot is a cutie! Smiles are the best aren't they!

Sully - Wow he is long!

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I know I sound like a broken record.... but we are still struggling with BFing because of my low supply. I have seriously been contemplating quitting and have given myself permission to if I continue to feel the way I do about it. DH bought a digital scale on Ebay and I'm going to do feed and weighs for a day when it gets there to see how much my supply has increased from two weeks ago. If it's better I'm sure that will help me want to keep going.

Oh DH just showed me this and we were cracking up! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIeIWkK0t4s&search=evolution

[Sevilla]

Typing 1-handed so i don't know how many people i'll be able to get to and there will be many typos...

mel: could he have an undescended testicle? google it and see if that's what it is (it's easily corrected if that's it). love the new pics!

Jane: adorable pics of joey! we have that gymbo romper too, and the embroidered tiger overalls (they ere gifts) and i think they're just so cute.

Kopper: gorgeous announcements! sorry to hear bf'ing is such a struggle still--you have shown amazing perseveranc over these past two months. have you considred domperidone? (i think that's what its called--the prescription that increases milk supply)

shania- great advice about following your baby and not the books! I love your friends' reaction to US sleep ideals, lol.

jrsy & jeeplover: I remember reading a secion of Weissbluth that said you should adjust based on EDD and not actual birth date for babies born early.

Guiness: cute pics of your DS!

Sleep: DS sleeps both on his back and stomach, and his side too. I never let him sleep on his stomach unless i'm right next to him though so i can watch his breathing. He is a snacker who eats frequently during the day (every 2 hours about) and at night goes every 2-3 hours.

I'm feeling really well-rested though b/c we cosleep and when DS wakes up to eat he doesn't cry/fuss so i just roll over, latch him on, and drift off again. But when i change him in the middle of the night he gets mad and cries so i wake up a lot more then, but its just once a night. DH takes him around 6am and i stay in bed sleeping until 8/9 which is heavenly :). Interrupted sleep doesn't bother me.

jennifer: So sorry about Caden's fall! I'm glad he's ok.

[Jane&Andy]

the noise machine didn't help that much with naps after all. The rest of his naps were very short today. I walked him around the neighborhood for an hour b/c he finally fell asleep while we were out.

Jennifer - sorry about Caden's fall, poor kid.

Kopper - I'm sorry you are still struggling with BFing. I hope it gets better for you.

Sevilla - your sleep/feeding schedule sounds a lot like ours. I hadn't planned to cosleep but being able to latch him on and then drift off allows me to get more sleep. Its not high quality sleep b/c he does make noise and wakes me up frequently but I'll take what I can get.

[Sevilla]

Jane: Yeah, i hear you on all the noises they make! I was feeling a little bad b/c DS has had one 4 hour stretch but otherwise 3 hours between feedings round the clock is as long as he'll go--its usually 2 hours--and i read about other's babies who go 5-7 hours at night at times. But i realized today at DS's 2 mo. appt that he's eating so often b/c he's a little peanut (10 1/2 lbs. at 8 weeks and 21.5" long), so he doesn't yet have the reserves to go longer between nursings. Helped me feel better about the schedule he's made for himself and to realize that he knows what he needs to grow and i need to trust that and respond :).

[Jane&Andy]

Sevilla - my little boy is a little more of a peanut than yours (9lbs 10oz at 9wks) - so I've been figuring the same thing. He's gone 4-4.5 hrs twice but thats it. I'm hoping once he hits 12 wks he'll maybe start sleeping longer.

[JenniferEC]

Kopper - I hope you can get BF figured out. I'm worried I won't be able to keep up with Marin pretty soon. You're a great mom just for giving so much effort!

Sevilla - How did you figure out how to side BF? I've tried it a few times, but she falls off the latch and we have to keep relatching. I'm guessing she's not positioned correctly, but I have no idea.

Caden is sleeping well tonight. He finally passed out after dinner. I have to say today was the hardest day of being a mom. Watching my son be strapped to a table and then scream while he looks at me with tears screaming down his face was the hardest thing I've ever done. I had to walk away for a bit while he was getting stitches because I was about to break down. I wanted to be the one with the pain. Thank goodness DH hadn't left for the airport yet, although he was a mess because he was the one giving Caden a bath when it happened. Now I just have to clean up a very bloody bathroom, but I'm letting that go until tomorrow because I'm too tired to deal with it tonight.

[Sevilla]

Jennifer: Here's how we nurse lying down. I roll him perfectly on his side (i often pull his pj's to help with this), and i roll on my side with my arm bent under the pillow (some pics of sidelying nursing show the infant cradled in the mom's arm but that doesn't work for us). So we're both laying on our sides facing each other, and i scoot close enough that my breast is right next to his mouth and sometimes help move his head to latch on, other times he latches on his own. Sometimes there is a bit of angling to do, but not that much since his head and my breast are both level with each other on the bed. I put my top arm curled on his torso/butt to keep him on his side while he's eating, and when he's done he just falls off the bb and goes back to sleep. I've been known to wake up an hour later to realize he's asleep and i still haven't refastened my nursing bra ;). HTH!

[Sal03]

Jennifer how awful :( I can only imagine how absolutely horrible that whole day was. big hugs to you!!!

Jane I just love the new pictures. he reminds me so much of dylan, such a big easy smile

Sevilla I doze off all the time too! it is the only thing that saves me. I wake up an hour or so later and her face is just resting comfortably on my chest!

Sleep of course when DH was home saturday - monday katie took great naps. Yesterday she took five 30 minute naps. I feel like I spent my whole day trying to get her to nap!

Kopper whatever you choose, at least you can always say you tried EVERYTHING. You have been so determined and dedicated!

[jeeplover]

Jennifer-I am so sorry to hear of Caden's fall! Poor little guy!

Jane-Love the new pictures of Joey-he is just so adorable!

Kopper-You have done so well with the BFing that you are taking the right attitude-if you stress too much it is not healthy for you or for Jacob!

Well these last couple of days have been very trying for me. Kyle has not slept more than 20 minutes at a time during the day which makes it next to impossible for me to pump or for that matter do anything else. The only good thing is that he is sleeping between 5 and 6 hours at night but he is so cranky by the evening hours it is so hard. I am really worried because we are driving up to MA this weekend to visit my family and this will make a very LONG weekend if he doesn't take naps.

[Jane&Andy]

Jennifer - I position Joey laying down to BF a lot like Sevilla does (including tugging on his pjs to move him around). But I often end up with him cradled in my lower arm to keep him positioned on his side and latched on. It helps get him started. I can pull my arm away and keep him latched on usually. I don't sleep with a nursing bra on but I do usually end up falling asleep still hanging out of my nursing pjs. :p

jeeplover - I have the same problem with Joey during the day. Yesterday he started out with a 1hr 20min nap (he woke up at an hour and I popped the paci in his mouth and got another 20min), then it was 30min, then it was 20min. I finally took him for a walk in the evening and got about a 40min nap out of him. I tried the white noise machine yesterday but it obviously didn't make a big difference.

shania - thats a mighty big boy you have!

Its my anniversary today - DH took the day off so the three of us are going to the zoo. :) It may sound silly but its one of our favorite things to do. And I'm looking forward to it being less crowded then it is on weekends.

[jeeplover]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JANE! Have fun at the zoo!

[mel7dog]

Jane - LOVE the new pics of Joey. Your new icon is too cute!

Jennifer Sorry to hear about your trip to the ER. I can't imagine how hard that was. I hope your DS is feeling better, poor little guy.

Kopper - Sorry to hear about the supply issues. I don't have any new advice, but try to hang in there.

Sevilla - I am with you on co sleeping, it makes me nights much easier. We have a safe and secure sleeper, but whenever we move DS from cuddled up next to us to it, he takes a while to fall asleep. He spends abour half the night in his sleeper bed and half next to one of us. Do you just place DS between you on the bed? We are thinking about this, but I am just worried about the bed being soft, blankets, etc

Testicle question - It looks like both are decended, one is just larger. I l know the hormones are going down after birth, so maybe one just has more than the other? It doens't seem to bother him, so I'm just going to keep an eye on it for now.

side lying nursing - This is the only way I make it through the night! Like everyone else I almost always wake up with him laying on my bb's!

We're doing fairly well over here. I am trying to follow the 2 hour wake rule and get on a tiny bit of a schedule, but Ben has a mind of his own. We attemped a bottle of EBM two nights ago, but he wasn't too excited about it. We're going to try again tonight and will hopefully be giving him one bottle most nights. Oh my the batteries in the wing are running out. Must.get.more!

[SaphirimalMei]

Testicle question - It looks like both are decended, one is just larger. I l know the hormones are going down after birth, so maybe one just has more than the other? It doens't seem to bother him, so I'm just going to keep an eye on it for now. From what I understand it's very common. One of Finn's hangs a wee bit lower than the other as well. I read somewhere (can't remember if it's a book or a website) that it's common for the one on the left to hang a bit lower and forward of the one on the right. This holds true for DS and DH. Kinda wierd, but...meh!

[shania0474]

Happy Anniversary Jane! Have a lovely day!!! Yes, G is a big boy and I feel it mostly in the evening during his fussy period when he wants me to hold him nonstop (my shoulder blades start hurting from carrying him around in a sling while making dinner). I miss being able to hold him with one hand while doing everything with the other hand

mel we worry about co-sleeping too, mostly because DH is all over the place and I worry about him rolling over the boy. G has trouble accepting EBM in bottles too but I find that he takes it from other people (DH or the babysitter) when I'm out of the room (when I try to give him myself, he screams and moves his head toward my bbs)

Kopper I really admire all the effort you put into BF. So sorry to hear you're still having issues

sleep feeling much better about tummy sleeping after getting ok from his ped. that morning DH had teased me (what's the point of getting him to sleep for 5-6 hour stretches if you're going to jump out of bed every hour to check if he's breathing? :rolleyes: ) So, after getting the okay (bcos of his weight and neck control), I put him on his tummy for the whole night the past two nights and it's been wonderful (no grunts, yelps, etc). Goes to bed at 9pm sleeps till 2am, wake up to eat and go back to sleep till 7am.

[Sevilla]

Mel: We have a cosleeper too and DS has only slept in it a couple times. I sometimes have him between us if i'm nursing on that side, but i keep an arm between him and DH. It's safer to have him sleep between you and the cosleeper b/c you have the stronger instincts of where he is in the bed vs. DH. When he is between us we keep the blanekts, sheets, etc... pushed down more.

[Jane&Andy]

following hapa's lead I put together this collage of Joey. If I can't find a cool frame with cutouts of various sizes I may do it as one big photo like this. But mostly I just put the collage together to see how the photos look together. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it.
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B732%3C2%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3237%3E%3B35%3E433%3E WSNRCG%3D3233776865994nu0mrj

we had a nice time at the zoo - Joey napped well in his stroller. :)

testicles - I think Joey's left one is a little lower just like SaphirimalMei said.

[jeeplover]

Jane-I love the collage! I don't know if you have a Sam's Club membership but they will print out photo collages like that for you and then you would just have to buy a big frame to fit the whole thing into. I think I am going to do that for Kyle! Did you use a special program to create the collage?

[mel7dog]

Jane - Love the collage! I am putting that on my list of things to do this week. Too good an idea to miss out on.

Thrush :( - After doing lots of reading it looks like the symtoms I've been trying to ignore (or thought were something else) are most likely thrush. First mastitis, now this. We have an apt tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully we can fix this problem soon!

[hapahaole]

mel
Oh no, I hope it's not thrush. You're smart to go get it checked out if that's what you think might be going on. Good luck!
Oh, and about the testies...I'm sure it's got to be normal to have different sizes. I know my brother in law has one that is significantly larger than the other (not that I've seen...just heard). Kaylie has one ear that's a bit funky looking compared to her other, but as long as she can hear that's a-okay.

Jane&Andy
Really cute collage! That came out great. Yeah, you can just get that printed out as an 8X10 or something and put it into a regular frame. Have you tried Aaron Bros for a collage frame? Mine is from Restoration Hardware...but kind of expensive. Pottery Barn has some too I think. I haven't been able to get any cute smiling pictures like you got.

collage
Here's what I'm thinking of doing.
http://static.flickr.com/78/152719058_220711640c.jpg?v=0

Funny...my mom sent me this pic of me when I was about 2 months...looks kind of like Kaylie a bit.
http://static.flickr.com/53/152719059_87663e0be6.jpg?v=0
http://static.flickr.com/60/152719060_d447dc6d95.jpg?v=0

stomach sleeping
Not to freak you out shania0474 right after you got the go ahead to stomach sleep, but I had a bit of a scare last night...
I usually let Kaylie sleep on her stomach for one of her naps during the day. Last night she was fussing when