MayJune05 Babies - Happy Birthday to You!

[jrdhbunny]

Happy Birthday to Shylah and all of the other babies that I've missed!

Happy Belated Father's Day too!

[Sasha]

Originally Posted by Alien Host
we got pizza from Bertucci's.
I LOVE Bertucci's pizza. I wish we had them in Florida! I worked at one when I would come home from college for the summers. Bertucci's rolls are the best, LOL.

[Dreshny]

My DH is also partial to Bertucci's. He lived in Boston for a year.

Alicia: Sorry to hear about your vacation.

Tgray: Yay for Aidan taking her first steps!

I hape Sam and Sarah feel better soon.

Asher finally decided he loves a food---blueberries. He's had them before, but somehow yesterday he decided they were the best food EVER. So I let him have more than I probably should...and we had a blueberry poop blowout this morning. Nice. :rolleyes:

[alienhost]

I LOVE Bertucci's pizza. I wish we had them in Florida! I worked at one when I would come home from college for the summers. Bertucci's rolls are the best, LOL.

Yes their rolls are the best. I always ask for extra when we do take-out :D I forgot Bertucci's is a regional place. :D

Asher finally decided he loves a food---blueberries. He's had them before, but somehow yesterday he decided they were the best food EVER. So I let him have more than I probably should...and we had a blueberry poop blowout this morning. Nice.

DD loves them too - she'd eat the whole box if I'd let her :eek: Don't you just love the "blueberry poop" effect?

zoo we went to the local zoo today. DD had fun, pointing at all the animals. It was a little hot though (95) so we only stayed for about an hour. I thought it was a little bit lame but having been to the San Diego Zoo before I guess most just aren't as "good".

[Carissa]

Way To Go Aidan!

Happy belated Birthday Shylah!

Cyder Sounds like we had similar weekends.

Father's Day Our Father's day plan were shot when Grace got sick, she ran a fever, was so cranky, wouldn't sleep anywhere but on Mommy, it was pretty miserable. She seems be better today but she is still clingy. Hopefully we will get to try to celebrate Father's Day again next week without a sick child!

[psusna]

Get well soon Sam and Sarah!

Nothing new to report. Time to go catch up on my stack of magazines.

[alienhost]

Carissa I hope Grace feels better soon!

warning MIL vent OK I just can't take it anymore. MIL called and somedays she just drives me crazy. DH started a new job today. He was between jobs for about 2 months but being paid severance so no big deal. She says to me, "how do you feel about it?" not sure how to react I say "fine". So she says you know you could have a cleaning person come in every now and then. So how do I take this either 1) she thinks I don't keep a clean house 2) she is MISTAKEN that DH actually did some housework while not working and is concerned that I might be overburdened by the load (yeah right). I said, "that's OK". She said, "well you know it will be different now that DH is back at work". WTF? I stayed at home for 12 months before DH was out of work and managed to keep the place up and take care of DD. What's the big deal? Ugg she drives me crazy. :rolleyes:

Sure the place isn't immaculate but whose house is these days, the essentials get done, laundry washed, dishes cleaned, vacuuming. So what if I have a giant pile of mail that needs to be filed away. :D

push walker DD is finally using hers, not too steady with it but she is realizing that she needs to walk behind it when pushing instead of just pushing and finding herself on the floor. :D

[Sasha]

Sarah is doing better today, although I brought her with me to a meeting this morning at Starbucks because I wasn't sure if she was well enough to go to daycare! OMG, I was kind of embarrassed but thankfully the two women I was meeting with are both moms and were totally understanding about it. She had no fever and was in good spirits, so I took her to daycare, where she was more than happy to get down to business of playing, clapping and singing. Phew! I am still trying to figure out this working mom thing, it is not easy (not that being a SAHM is either, I have the utmost respect for all of you as well!).

Carissa - Hope Grace is feeling better too.

alien - Don't even listen to a word of what your MIL is saying! Better yet since she feels your house needs to be cleaner, ask her if she would like to come over every other week and do the honors ;) :D.

[cynder]

Sam is better too though still a little grouchy. We dropped him off in his new Toddler room so it should be an interesting day.

[allyray231]

Alien OMG don't even listen. I swear sometimes they just don't get what we do right!! If she wants it clean-ask her if she will come over and do it!!

[ahavnes]

I hope Sam, Sarah and Grace are feeling better! :)

[rancherswife]

back from computer being down for almost a week...now to catch up...

[MayJune05Moms]

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ahavnes
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usafwife added to RO list (hope that's ok!)

thank you,

Heather

[rancherswife]

Wow! That was A LOT to catch up on. Damn computer!:rolleyes:

Happy birthday to all the babies I missed while not having a computer!

Congrats to Aidan on her first steps!

ahavnes:sorry about the vacation from hell! No good!:o

Love all the birth and current pics.

Here's mine:

Landon Joseph
June 4, 2005 11:23 pm
7 lbs. 4 oz. 21 1/4 inches

(one week old)
http://images1.snapfish.com/3473%3B3953%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3256%3E5%3A%3A%3E%3B79% 3EWSNRCG%3D32337%3B%3C4844%3B6nu0mrj

June 4, 2006
21 lbs. 8 oz.
31 inches

http://images1.snapfish.com/3473%3B3953%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3256%3E5%3A%3A%3E%3B79% 3EWSNRCG%3D32337%3A%3A28%3B628nu0mrj

Ok...of to shop for BIL's highschool graduation gift. The party's tonight, and of course, I wait until the last minute, without a clue of what to get for him!:rolleyes:

[ahavnes]

Thanks Heather for updating the stats!

Separation Anxiety- Wow. This is in full force over here, with both Scott and I. It's making life very hard to say the least. When one of us leaves, Abbey screams and cries. Even if we just leave the room. :o And forget about taking her to the little daycare at the gym or at church. I need to work out!!! :p But obviously I am not going to leave my sweet baby crying for an hour. Whew. I'm exhausted.

tgray99- Congrats to Aidan on her first steps. :)

rancherswife- What a HUGE difference between then and now.

[Sasha]

Banging my head into a wall....the fever is gone but the virus developed into an eye infection. It is just so much fun to give her eye drops :rolleyes:

Alicia - We've been going through some SA too. Luckily she has been ok when I take her to daycare but she constantly wants us to hold her.

Rancherswife - So cute!

[Sasha]

I need to calm down. DH called me a short time ago - he picked up Sarah early from daycare today. Instead of immediately walking into the room, he stood outside the window to watch for a minute. What he observed was a bigger boy kneeling on Sarah's back (she was sitting) while trying to push her head into the ground and Sarah screaming bloody murder. He said it went on about 5 seconds, the time it took for him to run into the room and gently take the little boy off of her. The teachers in the room acted like it was funny and were not doing anything to stop it, just saying "oh you need to not climb on Sarah, C." DH was too furious to even say anything, he was afraid he would start yelling at them in front of the kids, so he just grabbed her stuff and left. I've put a call into the center director or owner and am waiting for them to call me back. In the mean time, DH calls me again to say that apparently they did not change her diaper for 4 HOURS and she had a major poop explosion - down the leg, all over her shirt and shorts. They even lied to him as he has gathering her stuff and said they had just changed her diaper. First of all, no diaper change had been marked since 11:30 and there is just no possible way that if they had JUST changed her diaper that she would have had an explosion like that. This on the heels of me telling them to please change her diaper more often because she had her first ever diaper rash due to the fact they don't change the diaper as often in the young toddler room. I am just so disappointed in huge drop in quality of care from the infant room to this young toddler room. I can't say enough good things about her last teachers and room and right now I can't find one good thing to say about the new room. This daycare center is so highly rated, but from all the parents I have spoken to, all of them feel this young toddler room is a huge problem.
Thanks for letting me vent, I am just so pissed right now and had no where else to turn :mad:.

[allyray231]

sasha OMG my stomach just dropped reading your post. I am so sorry.

[KGif]

Oh Sasha I am SO sorry you're dealing with this!
You did the right thing by calling the director.
It's actually a good thing that she/he wasn't available right when you called b/c that gives you some time to attempt to calm down a bit (don't think I could if it were me tho!) and gather your thoughts.

Don't feel for a second that you are being the "reactive mom" b/c you are not. That is simply unacceptable.

[kimthebride]

sasha
Your Dh is a better man than I - I'd be in there tearing someone a new one if I was there!! Unacceptable. Keep us posted on what the director says.

alienhost
Don't you love MILs? :rolleyes: Have I mentioned my Clean Up or Shut Up rule to this group yet? You may want to advice MIL that you are now living that motto: she should come over and help if she has a problem with the standard of cleanliness in your home. Or else shut the f up. :D

Bertucci's Pizza
My idea of Heaven is never-ending warm rolls with butter and their lemon-chicken-broccoli pizza. OMG it is amazing!

Pink Eye
Thomas had a little goop in one eye yesterday, but I thought it was food. Then this morning he had a ton in one, and a little in another. So we went to the Ped: it's pink eye! Luckily its not infecting his ears, so he gave us drops to give 3x a day for a week and said as of tomorrow he won't be contageous.

So tonight I am going to wash everything he has touched, do the same tomorrow, and hope it clears before we leave for Chicago on Friday morning. Two weeks at the in-laws. Should provide some good stories.

The gross thing is, I can only guess he caught it from the high chair at Houlihans yesterday at lunch. Otherwise, he has had zero contact with any other kids since last week. Needless to say, I washed my highchair cover and am using it religiously again.

Almost Walking?
Thomas has always been able to go from sitting to standing on his own, cruises really fast, and is now walking one-handed with his stroller. Check out the video:
http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=115947&cdate=20060621&ctime=122902
Dare I say we may have another walker by the time I get back from Chicago???

[Dreshny]

Oh wow, sasha! Not acceptable is right. Keep us updated....

[Carissa]

Sasha That is awful!

[ahavnes]

Sasha- That is terrible! Poor Greg that he had to witness that. :mad: Is the center NAEYC accredited? If so, I would mention to the center director that many parents feel the young toddler room is not up to par and suggest that you will contact the NAEYC about revoking their status if changes aren't made. Trust me, that will get things done. ;) The NAEYC is very strict and accreditation is not something centers want to lose.

[DisneyGirl]

Sasha Holly cow I can not believe that..If i were you I would be calling around to other daycares in the area and the hell with the place your DD is at now. I'm sorry if some does onething to my child or I observe something happening to someone elses child that I DO NOT like then i'm outta there and i'll ask questions later. I don't give second chances when it comes to my child who can not speak to me about what was happening at the time. I hope you get the answers your looking for when the childcare place calls you back.

[psusna]

Sasha: Oh I'm so sorry. I feel so terrible for Sarah!!! Please do keep us posted.

Tomorrow we're off on day 1 of a two day drive up north to visit my family. Wish us sanity and a good boy!

[alienhost]

Sasha I can't believe the issues you are having, it's just terrible. I hope you get some answers.

alienhost
Don't you love MILs? :rolleyes: Have I mentioned my Clean Up or Shut Up rule to this group yet? You may want to advice MIL that you are now living that motto: she should come over and help if she has a problem with the standard of cleanliness in your home. Or else shut the f up. :D

LOL, I'm definitely adopting this!

kimthebride I hope DS's pink eye goes away quickly. And I MUST know where you got that toy stroller - need one for DD! (That video is too cute). Have a nice trip/visit w/ the ILs.

psusna have a great trip! Here's to an easy drive and a napping boy!

standing independently well DD stood on her own for several seconds, twice today. I know that isn't very long but it was like she was always doing it.

[tgr68]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!!

Birthday Party!!
The morning started off a little crazy. We had been expecting rain, so DH had not worried about some of the yard work necessary to get the pool set up in favor of prepping the inside of the house. Well, we woke up to a beautiful rain-free morning! DH ended up mowing and raking this morning while I ran around getting last minute errands ran. We were getting the pool set up as our guests began to arrive! Talk about cutting it close! :eek:

I ran to get the pizza as the last few guests trickled in. The adults and older kids ate pizza, while Shylah had a green bean & soft pizza crust lunch (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/123114.jpg).

After lunch, the kids swam (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/130905.jpg). Shylah was okay with the water until the little boy started splashing and got her wet. Then she wanted out. :rolleyes: After a few minutes, she decided the pool was okay and played for probably 15 minutes! None of the kids wanted to get out!

We sang "Happy Birthday (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=32398&cdate=20060617&ctime=133356&showVideo=1)" and served DD cake (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/133258.jpg). At first she was very delicate (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/133550.jpg) with the whole cake-eating process and then the mess (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/134645.jpg) began!!! ;)

After cake, she opened gifts (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/140456.jpg)! We got a few toys and books with a lot of clothes!! The big surprise of the day was from BIL. He had saved up and bought her a Radio Flyer wagon (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=32398&cdate=20060617&ctime=142156&showVideo=1)! DH told me at that point he had known about it but was sworn to secrecy.

Everyone had a great time, and about 15 minutes after the party a MAJOR thunderstorm moved in! :eek: I was sooooo glad it had held out because the party weather was beautiful!

tgray~Congrats on Aiden's first steps!!

Alicia~Ugh!! Sorry about the vacation.

psusna~Don't you just love those slobber kisses?

Cynder~Hope Sam is feeling better.

Father's Day~DH opened his gifts that morning - #1 Dad teddy bear, pic of DD in her "Daddy's Girl" shirt, and a self-portrait of DD and I. Then after church, we went out to eat with DH's parents and grandparents. We spent a few hours at home together before heading over to a friend's house for the evening.

Alien~ :rolleyes: at MIL.

Sasha~OMGosh!! The thing that infuriates me so much is that the teachers thought the situation DH witnessed was funny!! :mad: I had some issues with some people who volunteer for our church's nursery not listening to my requests as a parent, and I think it's soooo inconsiderate of them doing the same, especially when it results in a diaper rash!!! I think you are most definately taking the right steps by calling the director. If there is not an immediate improvement, I would consider taking Sasha elsewhere.

Kim~Ick!! Sorry about the pink eye. Thomas is so stinkin cute in those videos!

Standing Independently~DD is doing it here, too!!!!

WBV Stats
Weight: 20lbs 1oz (25%)
Length: 28.75 in (25%)
Head: 18 in. (60%)

Pics
Then (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20050618/172409.jpg) - 8lbs 1oz, 19in
Now (http://www.dropshots.com/photos/32398/20060617/135112.jpg) - 20lbs 1oz, 28.75in

Whew!! I think that's it!

[cynder]

Sasha Oohh this boils my blood!!! On first instinct, I would say get her out of there but that is much easier to say than to do. Not sure if your center is NAEYC because a lot of centers are (NAEYC is so hard to get). But besides talking to the director I would look into talking the "authorities" - the licensing board. It sounds like this room is a problem and to get the center ass in gear, I would start looking into reporting them. Here is the link for FL state: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/. I know here in NC there are a couple of non profit child care advocacy groups that help in situations like this. You are paying for a service that you are clearly not getting, so fight for your right to good care for your child.

[Sasha]

Thank you all so much for the support. Let me begin by saying DH clarified that the teachers were not "laughing" about the situation, he was just so angry about what he saw, he mistook their non-action as joking around. Anyway, I went to the center after work and had a 45 minute talk with the owner and left feeling better about things, but after speaking directly to her teacher this morning, I am angry again. Basically, when I first talked to the owner on the phone, she agreed the situation was unacceptable and went to talk to the teachers in the room. She hadn't called me back by the time I left work, so I went over there. She said the teacher told her that this little boy (who is also 13 months) has a habit of climbing on the other kids and at the time this was happening, she herself was washing her hands and the other teacher in the room was changing a diaper, so they couldn't react immediately. Apparently they felt since he does this all the time, Sarah wasn't in any immediate danger or being seriously hurt, but DH swooped in before they could get to her. Not the greatest excuse, IMO. I told her that I was paying them to care for my child and that if my child was in any sort of trouble, I would expect the teachers to react as soon as possible. Regarding the diaper situation, they claimed it had indeed been changed 15 minutes prior but they had not written it on the sheet yet and since my DH was in and out so fast without talking to them, they didn't have a chance to tell him or write it down. Regardless, her diaper is supposed to be changed every two hours and it was still closer to 3.5, which the owner agreed was unacceptable. I spoke to her about a lot of my concerns and she was genuinely interested and taking notes about what I had to say. I felt a little better after leaving, feeling like my concerns had been addressed and there would be some changes.

So, DH and I go to the center together this morning to drop off Sarah and speak to her teacher ourselves. Of course DH started on the attack, which put the teacher on the defensive. After cutting DH off so he would shut up, I re-iterated to the teacher that we were trusting her to take care of our child and I would expect her to immediately respond to Sarah if she was in any sort of trouble. I also suggested that if this little boy does this all the time, maybe he needs to be removed from the situation when it occurs so he learns not to do that. While she agreed with me and said she would of course take care of Sarah the best possible, she then commented to me in a condescending manner how Sarah doesn't nap well and yesterday woke up all the other babies. Umm, like this is my fault or I have any control over that!? Besides which, the center owner had flat out told me yesterday how even though Sarah doesn't nap well, she always keeps quiet and doesn't wake up the babies. So that really pissed me off. I left the room by telling her teacher that I had a wonderful relationship with Sarah's last two teachers and I am not trying to be adversarial with her but am just trying to make sure my daughter receives the best possible care.

I plan on calling some other centers and researching in-home daycare settings. But part of me feels like she is now at an age where things like climbing and biting and such are going to happen, no matter what setting she is in. I am very disgusted by how this teacher talked to me. This center is highly rated and has every possible state accreditation (no NAEYC, but the first center Sarah was at was NAEYC accredited and they were horrible!). Other parents tell me all the other rooms are great, it is just this one teacher/room. There is a late afternoon teacher who is in there that is great, she used to sub in the infant room and Sarah loves her. Sarah has been here since she was 14 weeks old and is so comfortable with all the teachers and staff, even warming up to this questionable teacher. Ugh, I just feel very depressed with the big picture of daycare in general.

[allyray231]

Sasha (((HUGS))) I am so sorry. I am glad the director made you feel better but the teacher needs to "check it!" Maybe if the other parents with kids in the room got together and talked about the kid/teacher something would be done? Hang in there

[kimthebride]

alienhost
It is a Maclaren Toy Quest Doll Stroller. My good friend got it for his 1st bday because allll the walking kids around here have one, and she saw it was navy and more "manly" ;) than the ones at Target. Thus DH wouldn't go so nuts about his boy having a doll stroller.
$19.95 at www.albeebaby.com:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/albee-baby_1901_80232965
He loves it, and runs around the livingroom all the time with it. It umbrella-folds really compact so I take it to the park with me. The handles have the hard spongey foam grips that he likes to chew on, too. So it at times is a very large teether.
It is also cute in the dot print, check out ww.BareBabies.com:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/barebabies-store_1902_45639972

sasha
Thanks for keeping us updated.
My take on it (not that you asked :p ) is that if they had responded differently, you & DH might have had a completely different feeling once you left.
Kids climb on each other, bite, pull hair, hit, etc. Fine - we know this, they all do it as a learning-their-environment thing. BUT if they had calmly said to you, we are working on this kid with his parents help, blah blah blah and we are sorry we missed the 2 hour mark to change her diaper rah rah rah that's a different attitude.
People make mistakes, and I can barely manage my 1 kid so I have no clue how there daycare workers manage a roomful of them. But it's owning your mistakes, discussing standards, and making a plan to correct what you as a paying customer expect....that's to me would be pretty important in a provider. If you're not finding it there, hopefully you can find it elsewhere.
Anway, I am sorry that whole scenario sucked for you & DD. Hope it gets resolved quickly.

[cynder]

I totally agree with what Kim is saying. These things happen and things can be explained away. But now that she is in a Toddler room, things like discipline and bad behavior needs to be addressed or redirected. Sam fell 2 weeks ago and while it was upsetting to hear that he climbed on something that was not supposed to be in the room, they acknowledged it and also addressed corrective measures (ie not have that chair in the room). It's hard knowing that there can't be someone to take care of our children the second something happens but we as parents can't even do that. I hope you find a solution.

[alienhost]

Sasha I'm glad you got to talk to the director and teacher. It stinks that the teacher made those so unnecessary comments. Hopefully they will learn from this and make improvements. Hang in there!

tgr68 your party looked like fun! I'm glad the weather held out for you guys!

kimthebride oh $19.95 isn't too bad...I saw this at PBK but couldn't justify the price of $49.99

http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200622/0005/img35m.jpg

[kimthebride]

I saw this at PBK but couldn't justify the price of $49.99
But it does have a roomier basket for DD's diaper bag. ;)

[allyray231]

Is my kid the only kid who doesn't want to walk? He is soo lazy ;)

Oh and Aiden is offically terrifed of cows. On tv, cow sounds, anything that says MOO he screams and cries.

[Sasha]

Kim and Cynder - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You pinpointed exactly what my problem was with the conversation with the teacher, which I had been unable to do. After reading your posts (you can see I am getting a ton done at work today ;)) I called the Center Director (not the same person as the owner I spoke to yesterday, but she knew the situation) and told her that you can make a million excuses for what happened but the teacher needed to acknowledge the mistake and show me that are taking corrective measures when something like that happens. That they use redirection. She assured me that was indeed the case and there was a mandatory staff meeting this weekend to discuss things like this. She also informed me that she and the owner were having a meeting this afternoon to discuss all of the concerns I brought up yesterday. I *think* the head toddler room teacher is being brought into this meeting too. And she told me a new teacher is being brought in, but she can't start until August unfortunately. So I am feeling somewhat hopeful that maybe this incident will force a change in this room. If not, then Sarah will be out of there soon. Thank you so much for helping me :).

Ally - LOL about the cows....Sarah gets frightened when someone coughs!

[DisneyGirl]

sasha: I'm glad that you were able to talk to the owner/director. hopefully this will force some changes and you will be happy again with the center.

walking still no walking here..I guess she will be the last of the May babies to walk. Oh well.

[Carissa]

Is my kid the only kid who doesn't want to walk?

Nope Grace is to scared to walk, she has taken a step or two but nothing since my Dr's appt on the 13th. I don't think she has the confidence she needs yet.

[ahavnes]

Separation Anxiety- Ok, this is getting worse and worse. I know it's just a phase, but should I continue to try to take her to the gym daycare and to the church nursery or should I just wait for it to pass? I hate to put my life on hold, but I also hate leaving Abbey in tears. When I picked her up from the gym daycare today, her little face was so red and she was so upset that they were about to page me (this is a daily occurance. I have yet to work out for more than 35 minutes). Should I push it or just hold off? :confused:

Sasha- I'm glad you felt better after your talk with the center director, although I agree that the teacher's comments about Sarah's napping would have sent me through the roof. :mad: As if being a WOHM isn't hard enough without having to worry about your daycare. So sorry!

tgr68- So glad that your party went well and the rain stayed away! :)

Walking- Abbey isn't walking either. She cruises along the furniture like a champ, but gets scared when she can't go any further.

Ally- Isn't it funny to see the things that kids are scared of? Abbey hates men with facial hair. :confused:

[IrishEyes]

So sorry I haven't stopped by in a while. I usually get a chance to read, so I'm pretty caught up, but I usually don't have time to write.

Brody's one year WBV stats (even though he's almost 13 months, our appointments are somehow a month behind):

24 lbs 14 oz
32 inches
head is 19 inches in circumference.

His growth has continued on the same percentile thread for the past six months or so (height is around 95th percentile; weight is between 75-90th percentile). He got his MMR shot (as well as three other vaccinations), they did a TB test, and he was cranky last night. It was pretty bad! I can't wait to take him in for the blood draw to test for lead. I need to figure out how to distract him when they do that.

He's pulling himself up to standing, sitting back down, and cruising on the furniture pretty well. Sometimes he'll let go and stand by himself. No attempt at walking yet, but we can get him to take a few steps holding on to one of those activity walker things. No talking yet, though he has 'conversations' of his own language.

Sasha--sorry to hear about the day care thingy. I'm sure your husband was shocked. I hope the center works it out or you can find alternative plans for day care.

Alicia--I'm not sure what to say about the anxiety. Brody has it, but we haven't left him with anyone but family yet. He seems not to be uncomfortable even with family we see once a month. But he does get upset when he can tell one of us is walking towards the front door to leave.

[rancherswife]

I dunno ladies...this is ONE.FERTILE.THREAD...I'm Pregnant!!!

Quite a surprise, but we're excited...a few months earlier than we had planned, but hey.

Just wanted to share my news...

due date calculator says edd: 2/27/07, I go to my OB on Tuesday morning.

[tgr68]

Wow!! Congrats, Rancherswife!! H&H 9 months to you!

[ahavnes]

Oh my gosh! My due date twin is preggo again. I'd better watch myself. ;) By the way, 2/27 is DH's b-day. :) CONGRATS!

[kimthebride]

I dunno ladies...this is ONE.FERTILE.THREAD...I'm Pregnant!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!

Off to buy some condoms....

[Dreshny]

Congrats, rancherswife!

[allyray231]

Congrats, Rancherswife!!

[christy1010]

Congratulations Rancherswife

WalkingDD is probably one of the last May Babies who is not even crawling yet. She just started doing the Army crawl forward last Saturday. I think she has her own timetable.

TeethAny one else's DC still not have teeth or is DD the toothless wonder?

SashaHugs to you regarding the childcare situation. After reading your posts I am starting to regret my decision on taking a new job which will mean more daycare hours for DD, but I am hoping the new daycare will be better than the one she is in now.

I have been missing in action because it is so hard to find time to write. I am following the thread closely though.

[tgr68]

Christy~I still have the toothless wonder over here, too!! ;) My mom said that I didn't get teeth until 14 or 15 months, and one of my journal buddies's DDs didn't get teeth until that late either. I'm not going to get too worried about it unless we go to her 15 month WBV without teeth!

[DisneyGirl]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Off to buy some condoms....


LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL :) :D


Rancher Congrats!!!

[cynder]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Off to buy some condoms....

Ditto!

Congrats Rancher! Hope the MS stays away.

[Sasha]

Congrats, Rancherswife! H&H 9 months to you!

[alienhost]

congratulations to rancherswife! H&H 9 months to you!

edited to fix spelling...

[alienhost]

Happy belated birthday to Brady, HedgeGirl's DS!
Happy Birthday Juliana, chrisandjensluv's DD!

wow only 2 more birthday babies left on this thread!!!

[IrishEyes]

Congrats to you, Rancher!

It's funny that we've started getting a few RO's, since it seems like DS's first birthday has made it open season on the "when's the next one coming?" question. Anyone else notice that?

Happy birthday to Brady and Juliana!

[allyray231]

Happy birthday to Brady and Juliana!

I only got one "so when are you gonna to have the other one" I just said -what are you nuts! Where would I put the second child in a 1 bedroom apartment :)

[jrdhbunny]

Congratulations rancherswife!!

Where would I put the second child in a 1 bedroom apartment
This is what I keep asking DH, who wants to start trying now. We already sleep in the living room, where would we go with a second child- the bathroom? The kitchen? The roof? :rolleyes:

[KGif]

CONGRATS RANCHERS!!!!

We do have quite the fertile thread!!!

[Carissa]

Congrats, Rancherswife!!!!

[alienhost]

walking still no walking here..I guess she will be the last of the May babies to walk. Oh well.

don't worry you aren't the last...DD is a late April baby and still isn't walking independently. I cut her some "slack" b/c she was a month early but it still is hard when the first thing everyone says is "is she walking yet". Family doesn't ask this but any stranger I see in the store etc. asks how old she is and then asks if she is walking - so strange like that's the only thing she should be doing right now.

spitting out fluids DD has a new game - she takes a sip of milk or water (either straw cup or sippy) and then lets it dribble down her chin. She thinks it's a riot. It's 85 degrees here I really think she should be drinking more fluids and not spitting it out. :rolleyes: Anyone experiencing this? Hopefully the novelty will wear off. :rolleyes:

[Dreshny]

There's an older guy who lives in our building who hangs out on the stoop, and every time I go by with Asher, he calls out "When are you going to have his sister? They can share clothes. Cheaper that way!" :rolleyes:

[ahavnes]

Happy b-day Brady and Juliana~

Warning, vent ahead: You girls are going to love this one. I just went to the fitness consultation with the trainer at my new gym (Gold's Gym). The guy was nice enough, commented on how cute Abbey was and then had me fill out a form stating what my fitness goals were. I circled cardiovascular health (I have a minor heart condition), stress management and toning up. I did not cirlce weight loss. Thankfully, I lost the baby weight and another 5 pounds from breastfeeding. I also eat well and work out 5 days a week. Some people (like my family!) tell me I need to gain weight.

Anywho, the guy is showing me the cardio equipment and says "this stuff is great for getting rid of some of the baby weight." :mad: I didn't say anything, just gave him a funny look and kept walking. Later on, in his office, he's reviewing my goals with me and says 'oh, so you're just looking to take off some of the baby weight." I said "no, I'm looking to tone, etc., just like it says on my form." He says "oh, right right." Later in the conversation (I swear, I am not making this up), he says something about dropping the baby weight again!!! :mad: Finally I said "look dude, I'm 5'7" amd weigh 124 pounds, which is about 5 pounds less than I weighed when I got pregnant. The last thing I need to do is lose weight." His reply? (This guy is the stupidest man on earth) He picks up my drivers license (where I was a whopping 129 pounds) and says "oh, you do look thinner now than you do on your licencse. Were you pregnant when this was taken?" :mad: :mad: WTH?!?! Seriously. Even if I did have baby weight to lose, I would be mad. This is ridiculous!!!

Whew, thanks for letting me vent ladies! I feel better already.

[allyray231]

Alicia OMG!!! I would have kicked him in the baby maker ;) What an ASS!

[cynder]

Originally Posted by DisneyGirl
walking still no walking here..I guess she will be the last of the May babies to walk. Oh well.
No worries. We have no walking here and he seems to want to walk less by hold handing these days. There are 10 boys in our todder room with bdays in May and June and only 3 are walking.

Alicia That's so offensive but funny. No wonder this country has such problems with image and weight when you have jackasses like that who think 124 is a weight problem.

So I just got weighed b/c I am in a post partum study. I have lost all the baby weight technically though I still have a little more pooch to drop. I have lost 10 lbs in the last 6 months but want to lose another 10 (ok 15 really) pounds to get to my ideal weight. Hearing that I am losing is motivation so here's to working on out woohoo.

Oh and please tell me that other babies are going through a whining, crying phase. Fever is gone but DS has been raging all week. I hope it's to the new room at daycare but his attitude better improve this weekend or I am going to go crazy.

[tgray99]

I would've asked for a woman right then and there. What a doofus.

[Sasha]

Alicia - OMG, after meeting you in person, I would NEVER think you needed to lose any weight! That guy was clearly an idiot. I hope he isn't your trainer! IMO, Gold's sucks. I used them years ago and had a huge falling out with them because of their retarded policies and rude employees.

Cynder - Congrats on your weight loss! Since Sarah's room transition, she has been much more whiney and clingy too. She always wants us to hold her (really easy when you're doing things like eating breakfast :rolleyes:)

Alien - We're spitting out water too.

[DisneyGirl]

don't worry you aren't the last...DD is a late April baby and still isn't walking independently. I cut her some "slack" b/c she was a month early but it still is hard when the first thing everyone says is "is she walking yet". Family doesn't ask this but any stranger I see in the store etc. asks how old she is and then asks if she is walking - so strange like that's the only thing she should be doing right now.



Yeah, i get people asking me all the darn time is she walking yet?? How old is she again?? It drives me nuts! Then they look at me as if I should run her to the dr. to make sure there is not something wrong with her. People drive me crazy!

[DisneyGirl]

alicia OMG! That guy is such a JERK!! I could not ever imagine what he would have said to me!! I wish i were 124LBS. I would ask for another trainer! Who needs someone like him to help you tone up.

[diedra1027]

Congratulations rancherswife!! I hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy :).

Alicia - I'm with Ally, I would have kicked that trainer in the family jewels. What a jerk...who needs some serious listening skills training.
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Happy Friday everyone!

[Carissa]

Alicia What a moron, geez.

Well just when I said Grace didn't walk she took five steps to her Daddy last night and keeps wanting to practice.

[Dreshny]

Alicia: Jeez! I would have been annoyed too.

So here's a good one: Asher has chicken pox. How did he get it? From the vaccine. Apparently, a small number of kids react to the vaccine by breaking out in blisters. He only has two, but the doctors office told me he could get more. And he's contagious until they scab over. :rolleyes: :eek:

[DisneyGirl]

carissa Yeah for grace taking 5 steps..How exciting!

[IrishEyes]

Dreshny: wow, sorry to hear about the pox!

I recently started a new job at the FDA reviewing medical devices, but we talk about FDA-wide issues. My boss was not keen at all on the chicken pox vaccine (which is just a weakened form of the live virus, which is how some kids develop pox from the vaccine). It's not known what type of long term immunity we'll get--i.e. will we see today's vaccine recipients getting the chicken pox in their 20's, when the immunity wears off, when it's dangerous to have the virus? The FDA also stated when it approved the vaccine that it's believed to be 70-90% effective, not 100%.

ahavnes: I'm your height and I haven't seen that weight since high school. That guy has no business saying anything. Keep going with your goals, and ignore that stupid boy.

Carissa: congrats on the steps!

[allyray231]

Dreshny: that sucks. I was told though by a nurse at my moms office (diease control of NY) that he could get a small rash that looks like it but it doesn't mean he has it. Hope Asher gets better soon!

[alienhost]

ahavnes what an idiot, some people are just fools.

Carissa yeah for steps!, how fun!

dreshny ugg, I hope Asher gets better soon. Hopefully it's a really mild case.

opps moment of the day Well I'm so glad that I bought a $3.50 frappuccino at Starbucks. I had it in the cup holder of the stroller and an old lady at the grocery store bumped into my stroller w/ her cart and the whole thing went splat on the floor. I had like 2 sips! She didn't even apologize. :mad: To top it off I had to find an employee to get it cleaned up and I felt so bad about it. "someone w/ a mop to aisle 6" An entire grande frappuccino wasted! Of course I had to get another so my $3.50 treat was $7.:rolleyes:

[rancherswife]

Thanks for all the congrats, ladies. The shock is starting to wear off!

kim:as always, you crack me up!

alicia: So sorry you had to deal w/ such an idiot!

dreshny: Poor Asher!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[DisneyGirl]

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

[tgr68]

"When's the next one coming?" My dr asks me this everytime I see her! :eek: She says DH and I make cute kids and should have a lot. I always give her a are-you-nuts look.

Alicia~Grrr!!! :mad: What a jerk!

Cynder~I was wondering if anyone else was going through the fussiness! These days DD wants to be in my lap all the time - which is nice but difficult to deal with some days. If I put her down, she whines until I pick her back up.

Carissa~Congrats on Grace's first steps!

Dreshny~Poor Asher. :( Hope they go away soon!

Alien~How rude for the lady to not even apologize. Glad you were able to get another one to enjoy!

Shylah has been pulling up for a few weeks now and letting go to stand for about 1 week. Well, today she stood completely on her own with no help pulling up! :eek:

[ahavnes]

Thanks for sharing my fury ladies. ;) I think this guy probably just has a "stnadard spiel" that he uses for all moms and doesn't listen to what they say or even look at them. :rolleyes: Of course, I am now thinking of all kinds of witty comebacks. I can assure you that if he makes any further comments, he will be sporting one less family jewel.

"Not walking yet" comments- Oh yes, we get these all the time. :rolleyes: One guy at Home Depot looked at me like I had just told him she was being raised by wolves.

Sasha- I totally agree that Gold's stinks. I joined the one in Miami for about 10 days and didn't get the full membership b/c I hated it. Amazingly, it's the only gym around here. Very strange.

Dreshny- I can't believe poor Asher has the pox! Have you and DH both had it? (I hope!) Hope he feels better soon.

Cynder- Yay for the weight loss!! I am so impressed that you have the time and drive to work out while being a WOHM. I always found that challenging.

Carissa- Congrats on the steps!

alienhost- How funny, I got a small frappucino today also. I get about one per year and now I remember why. I only had half and it gave me a terrible stomach ache. :o

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Off to work on my beer gut! :)

[tgray99]

alienhost- How funny, I got a small frappucino today also. I get about one per year and now I remember why. I only had half and it gave me a terrible stomach ache. :o

Are you lactose intollerant? DH's grandmother gets a stomach ache when she drinks them too. The dairy in the whipped cream gets her every time.

[ahavnes]

tgray99- No, I drink a TON of milk and eat lots of yogurt. I think it's the caffeine and the sugar. I don't have much tolerance for either. :)

[MayJune05Moms]

stats have been updated for IrishEyes and rancherswife. congrats to all the repeat offenders! :D

[tgray99]

tgray99- No, I drink a TON of milk and eat lots of yogurt. I think it's the caffeine and the sugar. I don't have much tolerance for either. :)
Hmm...weird! I'd be very sad if I couldn't have a frappucino from time to time (read: everytime I go to Target).

[Dreshny]

Alicia: They can make them decaf on request. I can't tolerate caffiene either.

[usafwife]

My EDD we are going with right now is 2/8/07. Not sure if that will change or not after I have my first u/s in a couple of wks.

rancherswife ~ Congratulations!! Feel free to stop by and join us in the February 2007 mommies thread. There are actually quite a few second timers in the group.

I'm hoping that the morning sickness leaves ASAP. It's absolutely awful. I had it pretty bad the first time around but having to take care of DD and be sick is really no fun at all. Plus factor in my thyroid problem (it's the opposite of what it was following DD's birth but we expected that to happen at some point down the road. Not sure I expected it to happen in the first year though. I knew my chance of going hypothyroid were pretty good given that I was on meds and I have a family history of it.) and I'm totally exhuasted most of the time.

I awaiting RSVPs to DD's birthday party (next weekend) but so far I have only gotten a handful of replies (6 definites, 2 maybes and the rest are ???). They had three ways to RSVP and they haven't. It just drives me nuts. We did it so we knew how many to expect so we could prepare enough food (hamburgers/hot dogs) and you could think they could have the manners to email or call us or tell us when they saw us. Well, I guess I could say that 5 more have sort of RSVP'd. Seems that the date worked when DH told his bother when the party would be but SIL has other plans. I sent a reminder email this week to those I had email addys for and her reply was very rude. She informed me that our oldest niece gets home from camp that day and she isn't sure if BIL will be home (of course it wasn't put so nicely).

She drives me up a wall lately. Seems we can't do anything to please her, she said some rude comments about me being able to stay up til all hours of the night getting DD to go to sleep because DH shouldn't have to do it because he has to get up to go to work in the morning when I don't have to get up because I don't have a job. I don't have a job??? This is news to me because I consider being a stay-at-home-mom a job. I don't get paid any money for it but it's still a job (I can work from home but DH and I chose for me to not work and be able to do things with DD that if I were working I wouldn't be able to do. I also have responsibilities with my dad's health condition that make me have to be up and at my parent's by a certain time everyday. I guess the fact that she stayed home with all 3 of her kids is different.) She's also said some rude comments about my dad's situation (to the effect that my mom should just hire someone. Guess she forgot that my mom only makes a certain amount of money each day and if she did that then she'd have about $10 left over at the end of the day), comments about me not answering the phone (DD cries when she hears the phone or I leave her sight to answer it but that doesn't matter to SIL either. She informed me that she had kids and she still answered the phone whenever it rang. That's not entirely true as we've tried to get her in the past and she never bothered to call us back. Of course her kids are older - the youngest will turn 4 in July and the oldest is 10. So there is a bit of a difference in our kids ages and what she can do and what I can do with them given our kids' ages.).

I can post the rest of the stuff but I think I may post it as a thread all together.

[cynder]

usawife Maybe it's a good thing that your SIL may not come. What a rude person!

ahvanes You are kind but the weight loss is from stress and running across campus to get to my car every damn day. DH was commenting that it's amazing that I have had weight loss with no excercise or diet which motivates me to think that I could really lose if I did something.

Starbucks I can tolerate dairy but for some reason I also cannot handle the coffee drinks at Starbucks which sucks because I love their ice mochas.

[DisneyGirl]

USA Oh i hope you m/s goes away really soon..I completly know how you feel. I remember having m/s with #1 but then having morning sickness around the clock thowing up then on top of that chasing after a 10 month old was just plain awfull. Hers to hoping your m/s goes away very soon.

[usafwife]

cynder ~ Thanks. Now I wish I hadn't thought of the games for the kids to play (being that they are pretty much the only other children who will be at the party unless DH's boss from work comes and brings his family whose DD was born almost exactly 24 hours after DD). If you care to read more about the whole ordeal feel free to stop by and read this thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=21388). I'm glad I'm not the only person (besides DH and my mom and even DH's grandma agreed) who thinks she is being rude.

Disney ~ Nope it's no fun at all. When it's at it's worst I keep asking DH whose idea it was to have a second one. ;) I know it's all worth it in the end but I just wish I could have a break and not be so darn sick when I'm pregnant. I've told DH that if we have a 3rd the other two will be school (or at least able to pretty much be able to take care of themselves). When it's severe enough it's downright awful and miserable, that's no lie. I hope it's on it's way out. Of course I asked DH how much longer I had to be sick and he said "only about 7/8 more months." Geez thanks. :rolleyes: Then he said probably til the end of August. It's still about 2 months away but at least it's better than the first answer he gave.

[rancherswife]

usafwife: Thanks! I hope the m/s goes away quickly. Luckily I didn't have it w/ Landon, so far so good w/ this one too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I couldn't imagine feeling pukey and having to chase him around! I feel for you.

Totally weaned: Landon is completely weaned. :( I'm sad, but it was time for us. He's still not taking to the cows milk at all, so I'm trying half pedia sure and half milk, so far it seems to work, I will slowly ease of the pediasure and just give him straight milk. My cousin recommended I try the pediasure since it's sweet, like breast milk.

[ahavnes]

Cynder- Ahh yes. When Scott and I lived in Miami, I worked at the University of Miami and I remember well those long walks across campus to get to my car. :rolleyes: Somedays I just bucked the system and parked where I wanted. I have the parking tickets to prove it. ;) It has been over 2 years since I left and I am still getting them in the mail from UM!

usawife- I agree that SIL sounds pretty rude. So sorry you have to deal with her on top of your m/s! Ack!

Dreshny- Glad to know I am not the only one who can't take caffeine!

[Traciann]

rancherswife we give mary kate lactaid milk and its pretty sweet you could try that. its just whole milk without the lactose. also does landon eat alot of cheese or yogurt? if so that helps if he doesn't drink alot of milk.

[wendstress]

No time to catch up, but just wanted to drop off an interesting tidbit for those non-walking babies.

My SIL is a physical therapist. She said she remembered a few years ago, there was a study that stated that the average walking age for Olympic Athletes was 16 months! Don't know if there is a correlation between athletic ability and walking age, but it is interesting nonetheless.

James still isn't walking. Dr. said as long as he was by 18 months, there was no problem. I'm sure he'll walk by then....

[Sasha]

Hmm, I know I didn't walk until I was about 14 months and I am definitely no Olympian! :p

I feel like I didn't even have a weekend. DH was sick so I had two babies to take care of :rolleyes:. Seriously, I think the day I got out of the hospital I was helping take care of Sarah again, why do men act like it is the end of the world when they are sick!

Starbucks -Did someone say Frappacino!? :D Yum, I just allowed myself one last week, love the mocha ones....

usafwife - I'm sorry your SIL is such a PITA. And I totally feel for you about the m/s - I can't imagine being that sick and having a little one to take care of. I hope you got some more RSVPs in. I hated that people can't seem to pick up a phone and simply say "yes" or "no" - what is so difficult about that!?

[allyray231]

usafwife sorry SIL is being a pain. Ugg

starbucks I tired their Bananna and Creme frap last week. Not bad

Well Aiden is still broken out on his face and under his eye. I know it isn't from his shots (he had it before them) and it could be from the drool from his teeth. I might bring him back in. It looks like diaper rash on his face!

[alienhost]

Starbucks Their coffee is strong so that might be contributing to the stomaches out there. Since I don't have them often I usually do OK. DH drinks their coffee 3-4 times a week at least, he must have an iron stomach.

usafwife sorry to hear about your SIL issues. Don't you just love family? Don't let it get to you too much, I've learned to ignore mine and it makes it a lot better :) Also I hear you on the RSVPs, some people just don't get it. I hope they realize and call you soon!

Sasha sorry to hear about you having to care for everyone in your household! Men are such wimps sometimes.

allyray231 I hope Aiden's rash clears up soon, not fun!

fever? DD woke up really warm today. I thought maybe it was b/c she had long sleeve PJs on. After breakfast I took her temp (under arm) and it was 100.4 so plus one is 101.4. Not sure what is going on. She's napping now (went down pretty early) and I have a call into the ped's office b/c I can't recall the tylenol dosing exactly. She's not acting "sick" otherwise. Maybe teething? She really hasn't had a fever since her 6 month shots maybe? Is that even a fever in a 14 month old? Anyway I'm just waiting for the nurse to call back.

new word well DD said "owl" last week. We were looking through a book and there was an owl on the page so I said "owl" and she said it back. Now she says it everytime she looks through the book. MIL collects owl figurines so when we were over there yesterday she kept saying "owl, owl". Pretty funny.

DH and DD play a game now - he says her name and she says "dada" back to him, pretty cute but she won't do it w/ mama.

[allyray231]

Alien Aiden had a fever over the weekend-100.9 rectally. I give Aiden a and a half 0.8 plus 0.4 of Tyelnol.

[Sasha]

Alien - The ped. told me that if it's over 101 degrees, it is not teething. If DD is in the 15-24 lb range, Tylenol dosage is 1.2mL (a .8 plus a .4 dosage). Hope she feels better soon!

[tgr68]

Just posting to get our days started off on a fun note! It is work appropriate, but you might want to check your speaker volume. Wouldn't want bosses to catch you doing something other than work! ;)
Do Your Thing, Mommy! (http://www.flowgo.com/index.cfm?action=view&id=13040&scid=0)

[alienhost]

Alien Aiden had a fever over the weekend-100.9 rectally. I give Aiden a and a half 0.8 plus 0.4 of Tyelnol.

Alien - The ped. told me that if it's over 101 degrees, it is not teething. If DD is in the 15-24 lb range, Tylenol dosage is 1.2mL (a .8 plus a .4 dosage). Hope she feels better soon!

thanks, the nurse just called and since she has no other symptoms she said to watch her for now. I'm hoping this isn't the start of some illness... anyway just to confirm what others have said,

Tylenol dosing for 18-23 lbs is 0.8 + 0.4

[allyray231]

Alien Hope she feels better soon!

tgr that is too funny!

[ahavnes]

I forgot to mention, we got a dog over the weekend. I'm not much of a dog person, but Scott has been wanting one for a long time so I gave in. ;) Besides, he mostly resides in the back yard. He's actually pretty cool...for a dog, LOL! He's a 2-year-old husky/yellow lab mix that we rescued from a hurricane Katrina shelter. We named him Leroy Brown, like the old song. Funny, b/c he sure isn't the "baddest man in the whole damn town." My 2 cats are tougher than he is. Even the 3-legged one. :)

alienhost- Hope DD feels better soon!

Sasha- You are so right about husbands when they are sick. When Scott had the rotavirus I couldn't bother him at all, but when I had it, he went to work! ;) Hope Greg is feeling better soon.

allyray- Abbey was broken out for a while too, but it went away when we used Cetaphil. Maybe that will help Aiden.

tgr68- So cute! :)

[allyray231]

Alicia Did you get the cleanser and use it all over?

[ahavnes]

ally- I just use it on her face. Although I only use it for a week or so. I've found that it's better to stop using it after the breakout goes away or her skin gets rough. So we alternate between J&J and the cetaphil. Hope that's not too confusing!

[alienhost]

thanks all for the feel better wishes for DD. She's been napping for almost 2.5 hours so I hope when she gets up all is well.

question for co-sleepers we don't co-sleep but sometimes I bring DD into bed w/ us when she gets up in the AM if I need a few more minutes to wake up. How do you keep them from hurling themselves off the bed? DD tries to crawl over us or stand at the foot/head board. We block her in w/ our bodies but really have to keep a hold of her so she doesn't escape. How do those who co-sleep do it? I worry if I doze off she will end up on the floor.

[DisneyGirl]

ahavnes Thats awesome that you adopted a dog! If i had some extra time to care for a dog I would adopt one myself. My DH says when the kids get a bit older we will.

[alienhost]

ally I use Cetaphil on DD for her baths b/c she has ezcema. I use it all over but I actually usually wash her face w/ plain water unless she had sun screen on that day. Cetaphil is pretty gentle stuff.

ETA: ahavnes That's great that you got a dog. I really miss ours but DH really doesn't want to get another one right now. Hopefully he will want one in the future, they are so fun!

[allyray231]

Thanks ladies! I made a 8:15 am appt tomorrow for the ped to look at it but I will get the Cetaphil in the meantime!

[tgr68]

Meri~Praying you get rid of the morning sickness soon. :( How's the RSVP's and party plans coming along? Sorry about the crappy SIL.

Walking~Okay, so exactly how is walking in spurts across campus different from chasing around a toddler in addition to longer walks in the evenings different? Okay, mini-rant over. I'm just jealous cause I can't seem to lose anything! :rolleyes:

Starbucks~I love the Frappucinos, but the Carmel Machiatto is my new fave. Both hot and iced are delish!

Ally~Ugh! Hope you are able to get rid of DS's rash.

Alien~DD had a fever, and our ped thought it was linked to teething in conjunction with a virus. Whatever it was, it cleared up with alternating doses of Motrin and Tylenol.

Alicia~Congrats on the dog!! I'm more of a cat person as well, but our lab is absolutely great!

Body Parts Question~How are you all handling identifying "girl parts" and "boy parts" on DC? There is a discussion about this on some other boards that I occasionally lurk in and was curious as to what your thoughts are. I'm all for using the correct terminology, but one mom went so far as to identifying her DD's clitoris during bath time! :eek: I personally think that's a little too much information for this age. What are your thoughts on the issue?

Well, this morning started off kind of rough. First the cats decided to poop outside the litter box. :mad: Then DD threw the biggest tantrum ate breakfast. Once we got through that, she ate great. After breakfast things got better, and a very tired DD finally went down for a nap around 12:15. Crossing my fingers that she is in a much better mood when she wakes up! ;)

[DisneyGirl]

Starbucks[/b]~I love the Frappucinos, but the Carmel Machiatto is my new fave. Both hot and iced are delish!



Yeah they are my fav too!

[Dreshny]

alienhost: I'm not much help because I just try to be vigilant when Asher crawls around and stands on the bed. Two sides are against the wall (top and one side), one side is against the crib (bottom), and the fourth side is open. To be honest, he's fallen off a few times ( :o ), but it's usually not because we were dozing.

[jrdhbunny]

Starbucks- mmmm...now I'm jonesing for a Mocha Coconut Frappacino!
DH drinks their coffee 3-4 times a week at least, he must have an iron stomach.
Me too. :o Except I always get the redeye (coffee w/ a shot of espresso). Clearly I have caffeine issues.

usafwife- I hope your m/s gets better and boo! to your lame SIL! I bet your party is going to be great.

ahavnes- Yay for a dog!!! I love them, but obviously can't have one in our 1 BR apartment. :(

Sick men- Ugh, they are such babies!

Body parts- Hmmm- I have no idea! I actually hadn't even thought of it yet. Good question though.

alienhost- Hope DD feels better and that she isn't getting sick.

allyray- Could it be a rash from the heat? Does Aiden sweat when he sleeps?

[allyray231]

jrd He does sweat in his sleep. I have a feeling it could be the heat.

Body parts Since my son LOVES to grab his when his diaper is off-I call it his pee pee. Sometimes I say penis too. Usually it is me saying-Be nice to your pee pee!!! ;)

[happy1nuv]

Whew...finally, I caught up...

Walking ~ Nic's not walking yet, but he's a crusin fool... I just ignore those "oh, he's not walking yet?" people... he can walk if you hold his hand (I think it's hysterical... I cant wait to get to the beach next week so dh and I can take a real walk with nic (in the middle) along the sand...

Rancher ~ Congrats!! h/h 9 months...

Happy Birthday to any babies I missed...

Seperation Anxiety ~ Oh yeah. But, nothing new really... although now that he can crawl, when you try and leaave a room, you get a crawling/crying baby after you... its not funny, but it is...

Sasha ~ That's horrible aboout your daycare. I know I'm really late at chiming in, but a friend of mine had a similar experience (great infant room - horrible toddler room) -- she ended up quitting to stay home because she got no satisfaction from mgmt (she got preggo with #2 right about the same time, so that factored into her decision) ... I hope your situation gets better though.

Roseanne ~ That sucks that Asher got the chicken pox... AND, it's too bad that we're going on vacation next week or I'd invite me and Nic over. (I want him to catch the chicken pox, not get the vaccine...)

So... I really thought I might have been pregnant... I found out on Friday that I wasn't - I almost cried cause I was so sure that I was gonna poas and get 2 lines... Horrid AF reared her ugly (painful) head... BUT, I AM ovulating!!! I think it's because I started taking bee pollen (yea, strange I know, but its supposed to help regulate your cycle, is really good for you, is bf friendly and I could find no drawbacks besides the possible allergic reaction if I was sensitive to it) ... so, I thought I would mention it in case anyone else needs cycle help... (I have had my first non-clomid, perfect 27 day cycle in memory)

And... I hesitate to mention this here, but... I found a new book at the library... "Disease Proof Your Child" by Joel Fuhrman, MD ... (his practice is in Flemington NJ) ... it's a really good read and makes total sense to me - I am totally buying into it, and we're changing our eating style, but if you don't want to change what you eat, don't read it. You don't need the added mama guilt. He recommends a plant based diet... He has his own food pyramid - bottom is veggies and fruits, next layer is nuts, beans, whole grains (daily) ... above that is chicken/eggs/fish/fat free dairy/veggie oil (0-3 times a week)... then above that is processed sweets, full fat dairy and white flour products (rarely and only outside the home)... it's not an easy plan, and its a total deviation from what you normally think of as healthy - well, not quite, but... he has a lot of studies and info that backs it up... (he also wrote Eat to Live, a way to drop a TON of weight in 6 weeks ... uses the same eating style tho)
(he also says that the most important years food-wise are from 0-10 yrs old... and that will have more to do with whether or not you develop cancer/diseases than what you eat the rest of your life)...

Wow...now that I've totally gone on and on...
Oh, and I'm reading another good book... Sleepless in America. Forget who its by...she was the one that wrote Raising Your Sprited Child... I have't gotten to her sleep solutioins yet, but the beginning seems like it is going to be a really good read. I'll report back after I've read some more...

Take care!

[happy1nuv]

One more thing... Is anyone's kid a biter? Nic just won't stop, and I don't know what to do about it anymore. I've screamed (not on purpose, but it HURTS), told him no in a stern voice, explained that we don't bite people and redirected to pacifier/toy... NOTHING is working. Any ideas?

[Dreshny]

happy1: Sometimes I swear we have the same kid. I've also been dealing with a biter for the last 2-3 weeks or so. I don't know how to stop the biting, but I've been telling him over and over again that biting Mommy hurts. And redirection to a toy or a new activity or a song seems to help. Last week, he bit another baby on her arm and left teethmarks, which was pretty upsetting to me, the other baby, and the baby's mom. Generally, though, he only bites me or DH. Let me know if you hit upon anything that works.

As far as the chicken pox, sure, you and Nic are welcome to come over for a pox party. :D Seriously, though, it was only a very mild case (two spots plus fever and crankiness), and I don't think he's contagious anymore. To be honest, chicken pox was the vax that I felt strongly that Asher SHOULDN'T have, since everything I've read about it says it's nowhere near as effective an immunity as actually getting chicken pox, and kids who get it are at a risk for shingles. But my ped is very pro-vax, and I was scared to confront him about it. :o Actually, it's very hard to find a ped in NYC who is willing to delay or skip vaxes.

[wendstress]

Body parts Since my son LOVES to grab his when his diaper is off-I call it his pee pee. Sometimes I say penis too. Usually it is me saying-Be nice to your pee pee!!! ;)

LOL. Boys. I say, "Yeah, James, it's still there. It was there last time, and I promise it'll be there later today."

Funny story from my nephew. When he was learning to use the potty, he sat down and "lost" his pee-pee behind the pee-guard. He said, "Where'd my weiner go? Where's my weiner? Oh. There it is. It was hiding!"

Biting - been dealing with this. What has worked best was a serious reprimand WITH STERN EYE CONTACT! Just saying "No" didn't work. The time he looked me in the eye and saw I was mad, he cried and then pushed my face away. He's only bit me once since then (several weeks ago), which is a great big improvement.

[jrdhbunny]

Actually, it's very hard to find a ped in NYC who is willing to delay or skip vaxes.
This is very true. I hesitantly approached DS' ped about delaying and she said she feels very strongly that in a city with so much person-to-person contact, often in confined spaces, all children need to be kept up to date with their vaccinations. Not only for themselves, but for other kids too. Luckily, James has only had one minor reaction to shots so far so I haven't re-approached the issue.

[tgray99]

Biting: Aidan isn't much of a biter, she's a pincher. When I hold her she pinches the hell out of the backs of my arms. I have to stop her and tell her no. She also loves to pull my glasses off my face. That's currently our major war. She knows she's not supposed to do it because when she does it she makes this weird little squinty face. Silly baby.

Body Exploration: She's taken to pinching her nipples (well, they're so tiny, she pinches her "breasts") lately. Not sure what that's about. She also tends to sort of "hump" me or who ever picks her up. I guess it feels good. She's been doing it for a few months. I try to ignore it, not stop her or anything. It's a little weird but based on that thread in Chit Chat, I guess self-stimulation isn't odd for children. :shurg:

[IrishEyes]

Ugh, I guess I have to go buy some baby gates. Saturday, Brody went to our stairs and climbed one step. Sunday, Brody climbed the whole entire set of stairs (with DH at his side)! He was very proud of himself.

Body parts: I guess I call it penis most of the time. I can't think of some other word that won't make me giggle. My MIL calls it 'bird' which I don't really care for. She does anything she can to keep him from touching it, but I think the curiousity/desire to touch it is natural (as discussed in the chit chat thread). DH just worries about how hard he grabs and pulls sometimes. If there's more than urine in the diaper, though, I give him a toy to play with to keep his hands out of there.

Tgr68--I saw the 'Tending Violet' entry where she was telling her daughter about cleaning every bit and giving the proper name. That seemed a little overboard for me. I think just using 'vagina' (if you're going with that terminology) is enough for a little girl.

Biting: DS is also more of a pincher than a biter. He tends to bite when his teeth hurt him, since he's working on those molars right now. Why the kid doesn't like the usual biting toys, I don't know. Mommy's shoulder seems to be preferred.

[cynder]

Biting We are getting it here and there on the shoulder and the other day he bit DH on the leg and made a mark through jeans! We do the whole stern no and redirect.

We are seeing his defiance though. He knows not to touch a floor lamp and he will go over, look at us and then touch. We always do staight eye contact and say no and redirect. Of course he thinks it's a game so we also try and not get to hyper about it. Plus, we moved the light.

Privates I keep books on the changing table and that keeps him occupied which just makes changing easier. Self exploration is normal in childhood and I am all for labeling the parts properly but not down to such a minute detail.

I forgot if I posted but my kid is back to normal and happy again. What a week. We're still dealing with major seperation anxiety so I'm looking forward to when DH picks up some daycare duty with his new hours.

[allyray231]

biting yes we are doing this now in my house. I try to tell him it isn't nice. He only seems to bite me ;)

chicken pox I really didn't want to give this one to Aiden either but both my doc and the nurse at my mom's office recommended he get it

rash So I took Aiden to the ped again today and he thinks it is just heat rash. It was the same doc I saw at his 12 month and I was kinda hoping for a second opinion but that is ok. I figure I will give it another few weeks and if it isn't worse or not gone I will ask for a referrel for a dermotoglist. It isn't bothering but I have to see his cute face all broken out!!

DH is home alone with Aiden today all day. It has been a LONG time since DH has spent a whole day with him. Can't wait to see how it goes :)

[Sasha]

Biting - No biting here, luckily. When she gets mad, she tends to throw things though. We do lots of redirection when that happens and stern "no".

Body Parts - Sarah will once and awhile umm, explore herself, in the bath. But honestly, we haven't done any names yet. I guess I should start thinking about that one!

Alicia - Congrats on the new dog! He sounds like a cutie. I hope he and Abbey get along well!

Which actually leads me to a new question....

Pets - Sarah's favorite "toys" are without a doubt our two cats. But now she is starting to get a little rough with them. We have a younger one who has her claws and is very quick on her feet, so she can easily escape Sarah. And I am not overly worried about her claws because she it seems she would rather run away when Sarah gets too rough as opposed to take a swipe at her. My other cat is older, overweight, declawed, practically missing all his teeth at this point, and oh yeah, only walks on three legs (fourth leg is limp, he was hit by a car before we owned him). I am not worried about him doing anything to Sarah but Sarah hurting him. She tries to put all her weight on him, grab his tail, sit on him, etc, and he is too fat and lazy to do anything about it but meow at her. I am trying to teach her nicely pet the kitty and move her away when she gets too rough and tell her no, but she goes back to him immediately. So, for those with pets, what else are you doing to teach them to play nice with the animals?

[allyray231]

Sasha we have a cat and Aiden loves to beat the crap out of him. Yesterday he pulled up on a bookcase and starting kicking the cat.

The cat scratched him once but Aiden was more upset when Brad chashed the cat away then about the scratch! Basically I just try to tell him to be nice to the cat. If I see him doing things he shouldn't, I go over and sit with him next to the cat and pet the cat nicely and say "Nice, nice to the kitty." Luckly my cat is really good and just sits there and takes it :)

[DisneyGirl]

BitingNope, none here.

Wendstres cute story about your nephew.

[KGif]

Pets
My parents (who are our daycare) have a dog and we have a cat. When Jack gets too rough with Bailey (my parent's dog) my mom say "No no Jack be nice." then she takes his hand and shows him how to pet gently and says "nice Bailey. nice Bailey". Now if you say "Jack can you do 'nice Bailey?'" he'll go over and pet the dog nicely :)
He also petted a little baby named Shannon at our "Little Gym" class this past Saturday. Walked right up to her petted her hair. Too cute.

Biting
Yes and OUCH! I just say "No!" and redirect. Doesn't stop him from doing it the next time tho!

Body Parts
Jack has found his! He will grab himself once in a while when i'm changing his diaper. I just tell him "that is your penis" and continue what I'm doing.

[Carissa]

Starbucks I love frappucinos but we don't have a Starbucks nearby.

Body parts Grace hasn't really noticed her own body parts and when she does we will call them by their given name she has noticed belly buttons though and pulls up everyones shirts to look.

biting Nope no biting yet I know the time is coming though..

Hard to believe I just entered my 2nd trimester today, this pregnancy is going really fast.

[KGif]

Body Parts; Part 2 :)
Forgot to add that Jack is interested in parts of his body other then just his penis! :)
He can also show you where his ears, nose and teeth are. Oh and If I ask him where my teeth are he'll point those out too. Looks like I have a little anatomy/pre-med student on my hands :) Heh heh.

[psusna]

Checking in quick from PA.

Congrats rancherswife!!

Body parts: knows head, nose, eyes, feet and also his twig/berry region (but we don't ask him to point to that...it's just amusement in the bath for him)

Biting: Been bit a lot at school, he bit himself on the arm twice.

Raining, again. DS is starting to get bored so we are trying new and different activities, like going to visit the Amish farms and see the horses. Please stop raining!!!

[ahavnes]

Here's why I like cats better than dogs. Our new dog dug his way out of our yard yesterday and into our neighbors yard to play with their dog. :rolleyes: These neighbors are pretty anal, so we're hoping to fix the hole tonight before they notice. Ugh!

Sasha- LOL, our 3-legged cat was hit by a car before we owned him also! Will the similarities ever end? :) As for the cats, Abbey does the same thing that Sarah does. Usually the cats leave when it gets bad, but sometimes I have to remove her from the situation. I just pick her up and pet the cat myself while saying "be nice to the kitty. See, nice kitty." Then we leave the room or I engage her in another activity. So far, so good.

Body parts- Abbey hasn't really shown any interest in her girl parts yet, but I'm all for using the correct terms...although I agree that getting too minute is a little overboard, IMO.

Biting- Nope, but we do have hitting, which is so charming. Not sure where she picked that one up. She does it when she's mad b/c we've had the nerve to take something away from her. :rolleyes:

[alienhost]

sickness update last night her fever was at 102.1 under the arm. I gave her tylenol before bed and checked her at 11 PM and gave her another dose. She has never felt so warm. She woke up several times during the night and we rocked her and got her to go back down. She didn't want anything to drink. She woke this morning and was 99.6 so not too bad. She's pretty cranky though. She picked at her breakfast and lunch, not really eating much. She had quite a bit of water when she woke up but just a few sips of milk, water and yobaby drinkable so far, she really isn't interested in drinking anything. Any suggestions on how to get her to take some more fluids?

body parts she knows hair, head, mouth, foot, she will point to someone else's nose but not her own. As far as down there goes she does put her hand there sometimes when I change her diaper and usually when I'm trying to clean a poopy one. :rolleyes: I don't know what we will call everything. We are still working on the more mainstream parts right now - ears, arms, etc.

biting she really only bites if I stick my finger in her mouth - to check for teeth. But those chompers are sharp!

pets DD was usually gentle w/ the dog, but sometimes she would pull an ear or fur. I used to tell DD "be gentle" and like KGif's mother, show her how to pet nicely (funny since our dog was "Bailey" as well.) And when DD was gentle we told her she was a good girl.

[allyray231]

alien you can always give her pedalyte if you are worried she isn't getting enough.

[diedra1027]

Pets - Our cat is kind-of mean and has swatted at Avery enough (no claws thankfully) that she leaves her alone...most of the time. I do have to referee occasionally ;). We do help her pet the kitty nicely when the cat is in mood to tolerate it (otherwise Avery just grabs handfuls of hair :rolleyes: ).

Biting - Just a little bit, but we have LOTS of pinching and scratching. Seems like if it's not one thing it's another.

Body Parts - Lots of exploration here too. The only time I interfere is when she trys it during a poopy diaper change - BLECH! She can also identify eyes, nose, tummy, and teeth. She does prefer to point out MY eyes, nose and teeth though. When you ask her where Mommy's eyes are she points to my eyes...when you ask her where her eyes are (or anything else) she points to her tummy :D. I think it's because of the reaction she gets out of us!

[Sasha]

Alien - I was also going to suggest trying pedialyte but if that doesn't work and you get really desperate, you could also try giving her jello or fruit popsicles for liquid.

Body Parts 2 - Sarah knows her head and nose too. It's so cute, as soon as the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" comes on, she immediately puts her hands on her head :).

Glad to see what I am doing with the pets is what everyone else is doing too!

[alienhost]

Happy Birthday Dean, Megande's DS!

allyray231 and Sasha thanks for the response. She keeps pushing away the cup (no matter what it has in it). I've been keeping a few on the floor while she is hanging out/playing and she is taking a few sips. Since it's so hot out I don't want to take her outside to get the pedialyte so I'll get some tonight and try it tomorrow if she still isn't drinking much. She is eating fruit so I guess that is some fluid.

dreshny thanks for the info on the co-sleeping. I really don't think its for us b/c I'm such a heavy sleeper that I'm afraid I won't wake up or react in time if she were sleeping and woke up and began to climb over me. That being said I think I need to just wake up in the AM when she gets up instead of trying to "sneak" in some more lying down time while she is in bed w/ us.

[Carissa]

Any suggestions on what to take for a long car ride with Grace? We leave for vacation on the 9th and we have an 8 hour car ride any of you have any suggestions for activites in a car for a 13 month old?

[happy1nuv]

alien ~ I think I missed the beginning of the co-sleeping question, but we have a twin mattress on the floor in the nursery. When Nic needs me, I go in and sleep with him in his bed (for him, its full time, but if you just wanted to sneak in some more sleep and you have the room for a mattress on the floor (they'll eventually need a twin for their big kid bedroom, anyway) ... at least that way, if she climbs over you, she won't fall on the floor (or, if she does, it won't hurt)... I hope she feels better soon...

Pets ~ We have a dog, and he's sooo good. He totally lets Nic beat him up without flinching (and, this kid beats him up, pounds on him, throws things at him from his high chair - but, the dog is so into the food Nic also throws that he'll take it...) ... We try and do the gentle to the doggy, gentle and show him how..but the second we let him do it, he's back to pounding him... I know he's ok doing that with our dog, but if he doesn't learn gentle soon, I'm gonna be paranoid around anyone else's dogs... (I need to remember to use another word though, cause we taught the dog gentle when giving/taking something (treats/toys) ... and I think I might be confusing him... gotta remember nice...

Ok... so I think I have the neighborhood bully. Nic bites, pinches (can I just tell you about the pinch scars I have on the back of my elbows), and just today, has started hitting. I swear my husband and I are not abusive towards each other, not even in fun. WHERE is he getting this from??? And... when does it stop? His favorite object to torture...you guessed it...mommy... ugh. (although, he also comes over and cuddles really cute and pets me sometimes - total heart melters...)

:)

[Traciann]

carissa-we are going on a 5 hr trip next week and our plan is to leave right before mary kate is ready for her first nap. she will sleep for part of the trip and then I plan to have toys lots of snacks and borrow a dvd player for when she gets cranky about being in her seat. hth!

traci

[tgr68]

Dreshny~Love the new avatar!

Biting~Yes. I don't scold her when she's chewing because her gums hurt, but the other day she gave me the death stare and bit down on my finger because I was trying to fish a foreign object out of her mouth.

Pinching~She's done this a couple of times. She'll grab my arm with her forefinger and thumb and say "Ow!"

Wendstress~LOL at your nephew!

Irish~I wondered if anyone else had read that - it's the "other board" I was actually referring to. Some of the posters there went to the extent of saying that people who aren't that specific are the same people who shame women for NIP. :rolleyes:

Defiance~Ugh! We have this problem too. I'll tell DD no, and she'll look at me, turn, and do whatever it was again. I know she's just testing her limits, but it's so frustrating!

Pets~DD torments the one animal of ours that "can't" get away. I say can't because he is just to lazy to put forth that much effort. :rolleyes: Sometimes he glares at her the whole time she's patting him. We tell her to "be gentle", and she does pretty well until about pat 5 or 6.

Carissa~Congrats on the 2nd trimester! she has noticed belly buttons though and pulls up everyones shirts to look LOL! Too cute! Best friend's son lifted up my shirt when I was pg, so he could see the baby. As far as long car ride activities, we packed board books and some small toys (small stuffed animal and a set of keys) for our recent vacation. We were on the road for 6 hours one way.

Alicia~Ugh! My dad has a dog that just refuses to stay in her pen, too.

Body Parts~DD likes to explore during poopy diaper changes as well. Ew!! When there's poop involved, we tell her no. Otherwise, I haven't noticed her checking things out. She does pull at her diaper when it's dirty/wet, though. Glad to her that I'm not just being a prude when it came to terminology. We plan on using "vagina" and "girl parts". She knows eyes, nose, mouth, and teeth really well. She LOVES pointing out DH's nose because he makes crazy sounds when she does.

[allyray231]

Carissa CDs and small toys-usually books or little phones. Aiden ususally ends up playing with my cell phone. Snacks and sippy cups :)

[Dreshny]

Dreshny~Love the new avatar!

Thanks! Ya gotta change things up every 8 months or so, ya know? :D

[kimthebride]

You all need to slow down! I’m so far behind since I’m in Chicago with the ILs for 2 weeks. Thomas is still on Rx for his pink eye, and I caught a chest cold after the wedding we had here on Saturday, and now Thomas has a little cough like me. We’re sickly folk in crappy weather. So all in all, just a lovely time. Figured I’d come by and see whats up with you all!

The Next One
I got this since I announced my pregnancy with Thomas! So I have been hearing about WHEN OH WHEN will #2 come since Thanksgiving 2004.

We need a house first, then a kid. I can’t see us having #2 in out apartment (oooh fun! 3 people in one bedroom!) or being like 7 months pregnant and moving house.

ROs
Instead of posting ROs, maybe we should make of list of those NOT preggo?? ;)

Spitting
DS either drinks from his straw cups perfectly, or he does it to show off but doesn’t really want the formula/milk/water so just opens his mouth after sucking down half the cup and lets it all pour down his body. Very attractive.

Ahavnes
I’d have that guys balls in a cup after that conversation. WTF is wrong with people?

The Crankies & Clingies
DS has been a little more cranky than usual but it could be the travel, slight chest cold and completely different environment since we’re in Chicago visiting the ILs.

Frappucino
I had one the other day for the 1st time in about 2-3 years! Mmmmmm…..sooooo goooooood.

Pox
Oh geez, I hope Asher is ok!

YAY for Shylah standing!

Usawife
The whole RSVP thing annoys me. From now on, I am writing on the bottpm of invitations: call me as soon as you get this or you are NOT GETTING IN!!!!!

Body Parts
We’re likely scarring him for life, because we calls hit jewels “frank & beans”, “twig & berries”, “meat & 2 veg”, “bit & pieces”, pee-pee, etc. We need to start getting more serious about it I think!
I am not consistent enough about naming head, shoulders, etc. I do it at times, but I think if I did it daly he'd pick up on it better.

Poop
Thursday night DS took a HUUUUUUGE poop in the tub and rubbed it all over himself, just as I needed to be packed for our 2-week trip and I had been alone with him all day and was burnt out. Then in the morning at 6am as soon as the car arrived to take us to the airport he had an explosive poop I needed to change. My life revolves around poop these days….

Ally
Glad the rash is ‘just’ heat rash and clears up quickly!

Pets
I hold the cat and stroke him with DS’s hand and say in a softy voice “geeeentllle” an the like, showing him how the cat likes to be pet. Mind you, my 2 cats are so passive they won’t know how to scratch even if they wanted to…but so far he is pretty good with them.

[Sasha]

Originally Posted by Kimthebride
We’re likely scarring him for life, because we calls hit jewels “frank & beans”, “twig & berries”, “meat & 2 veg”, “bit & pieces”, pee-pee, etc.
LMAO!!

Carissa - Lots of toys, kiddie CDs and a portable DVD player (if she is interested in TV, that is). But what occupies Sarah for a long time are real cell phones and keys. I also highly suggest the Parent's brand Cell Phone, (found in the toy section at Target) it has been a lifesaver.

Alicia - You know we are just going to keep finding endless similiarities, don't you? :p ;)

Sarah's latest thing is to wave her pointer finger at us when we say "no" to her. I blame DH, he did it a few times when saying "no" to her, and now she thinks it is really funny to do back to us. It probably doesn't help that we both LOL when she does it, not exactly reinforcing the "no" :o.

[allyray231]

Body parts OK Aiden must have know we were talking about this because the kid was GOING TO TOWN last night in the tub on his. I was trying not to laugh and he kept looking at me and laughing. Typical Man.

New Word Brad taught him to say "It's Good!!" He says it when he eats his cheerios. :)

[DisneyGirl]

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ROs
Instead of posting ROs, maybe we should make of list of those NOT preggo?? ;)

LOL LOL




Body Parts
We’re likely scarring him for life, because we calls hit jewels “frank & beans”, “twig & berries”, “meat & 2 veg”, “bit & pieces”, pee-pee, etc. We need to start getting more serious about it I think!
I am not consistent enough about naming head, shoulders, etc. I do it at times, but I think if I did it daly he'd pick up on it better.



LOL LOL LOL Your too funny! :)

[alienhost]

Happy Birthday Sarah, usafwife's DD!

Wow the last June baby in this thread!

kimthebride I hope you and Thomas feel better soon. Yuck for the poop in the tub, I always wondered if that would happen.

pinching i forgot to mention but we have that here. Usually when DD is trying to pull up to stand on me she pinches my leg/arm or whatever she is grabbing onto.

she is also a hair puller she justs loves to grab a fistful of my hair. :rolleyes:

Well she seems to be back to her happy self today. Fever is gone, eating and drinking a bit more. Back to playing.

[allyray231]

Happy Birthday Sarah

[DisneyGirl]

happy Birthday Sarah

[ahavnes]

Happy B-day Sarah!

Abbey was up for three hours (2:30 to 5:30) last night. :confused: WTH? I tried CIO, rocking, standing and finally bringing her to bed with us. Needless to say, nobody in our household is in a good mood today. :rolleyes:

Outdoor activities? Scott and I love to sit outside and bbq, but we can't find anything for Abbey to do in the backyard. She's not walking yet, so that makes it hard. Crawling on our deck or in the grass is too dangerous. Too many pebbles, etc. Any ideas? Is there such thing as a huge outdoor playpen, lol?!

Hair puller- Oh yes!!!

kimthebride- Glad to have you back, although I'm sorry you feel sick. When I started reading your post, I thought you were going to say you were preggo again! :) (FWIW, we moved when I was 7 months with Abbey and it was not fun at all. Although I did get out of some lifting! :))

[Carissa]

Thanks y'all for the car ride help. We haven't had a long car ride with her since January and I know she get's bored easier now. I want to get some cool DVD's for her she loves to watch cartoons in the morning now. Our plan is to leave early like 6am in hopes that she will sleep in the car some of the morning since she usually doesn't wake up until 8:30 or 9.

[alienhost]

Outdoor activities? Scott and I love to sit outside and bbq, but we can't find anything for Abbey to do in the backyard. She's not walking yet, so that makes it hard. Crawling on our deck or in the grass is too dangerous. Too many pebbles, etc. Any ideas? Is there such thing as a huge outdoor playpen, lol?!

we use the "Superyard" outside. I don't have the sun shade though but we have a gazebo out back. Toys or BabiesRUs has them.

http://www.onestepahead.com/images//product/family/10611-v.jpg

with the foam interlocking mats underneath so she won't eat the grass/scrape herself on the patio. It's great for the deck too.

So we plop her in there w/ toys and sip our cool drinks outside. It's a pretty good size, we did get the two side extention but mainly use the 6 sides if it's just her (I fit inside too w/ six).

Sorry to hear Abbey was up last night - no fun!

stupid grocery store well while my parents were here I ran out to the store to get some food. I bought a piece of watermelon for DD b/c she still isn't eating much and I thought she might like that. Well they never put it in my bags. So annoying. When I called they said to come to the service desk the next time and they would refund my $, not the point though b/c I still don't have the watermelon!

stupid restaurant last night we got chinese take out - one order of crab rangoons and one order of peking ravioli, we ended up w/ 2 orders of the crab rangoons. DH was in heaven, he ate 10 of them (yuck I know).

I think i'm destined for bad customer service these days. :rolleyes:

[ahavnes]

Cranky, cranky, CRANKY!!! Where is my sweet little Abbey? She slept great last night, but must have woken up on the wrong side of the crib. :o She fought me when I tried to put her in the highchair this morning and cried off and on throughout breakfast. Then she had a major meltdown while I was changing clothes so I gave her some Tylenol. We tried to go for our usual jog, but when we got to the park she wouldn't let me put her in the stroller. I mean, I physically could not bend her body to put her in. She's napping now, a full 2 hours earlier than usual. Geesh! :confused:

alienhost- Thanks so much for the idea. I will have to check that out, although I have visions of Abbey screaming at the gates. ;) Sorry about the poor customer service lately, and I hope DD feels better soon!

[alienhost]

well DD has Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)! I noticed a small blister like bump on her hand last night and a few spots on her chest. DH thought Chicken Pox but the bumps on her chest are gone and she had more on her hands and some on her feet. I called the ped's office and they immediatley said HFMD and when I checked her mouth (that was a treat!) she has some sores there too.

This explains why she won't eat much. Yesterday she ate some breakfast and drank more during the day but at lunch/dinner/snack wouldn't really eat much except 3-4 crackers and 3-4 animal crackers throughout the day and a few bites of cheese and fruit.

Today she was pretty cranky this AM and did eat some watermelon (made DH go to the store and pick up another piece) and a little toast and she drank some milk.

cynder can you ask your DH if it is likely I or my DH would get this? It sounds like most adults have become immune over the years but I have a friend who did get it when her DD had it.

What measures should I take for disinfecting toys (I can wash all plastic items but what about board books/soft toys/stuffed animals?) Do I have to do it everyday or what? I'm just not sure how to handle and she's been using every toy in the house :eek:

no fun and being couped up in the house is driving me insane. I might have to do some on-line shopping...

[allyray231]

alien OH NO! I hope she is better soon.

[alienhost]

alienhost- Thanks so much for the idea. I will have to check that out, although I have visions of Abbey screaming at the gates. ;) Sorry about the poor customer service lately, and I hope DD feels better soon!

sorry about the crankies! DD didn't love the playyard at first. I started hanging out w/ her in it. Now she will play in there for quite a while we hang out on the outside. She does stand at the gates at times trying to get us to come in or let her out. I think once she got used to it she was OK w/ it. I also use it down in our finished basement to contain her if needed and she doesn't mind that either, for a bit at least.

[happy1nuv]

Just have a minute... but, for those that have been to the shore/beach with babies... what do they need? We're gonna spend a week at the shore next week (wed to wed so we overlap bil and niece for a few days) ... Nic has a bathing suit and we got some of those swim diapers and sunscreen... am i missing anything obvious that we'll need? my il's have beach toys...

[KGif]

Happy1 -
I would suggest one of those portable baby tent/sunshade things. Like so:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000IUXC.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[tgr68]

Kim~LOL! I'm just waiting for something like the poop episode to happen here. :rolleyes:

Happy Birthday Sarah and Dean!!

Alicia~Ugh! Sorry about the crankiness.

Outdoor Play Yard~We usually just use the PNP and put the sunshade up on it, but I've noticed that she been wanting to move around more the the PNP allows.

Alien~Sorry about the poor customer service and the HFMD! Hope DD gets over it soon and that you and DH are immune!

I have been sooooo tired today. Of course, that's probably due to the fact that we had friend's over and played board games until after 11! :rolleyes: I've taken it easy this morning. Let the dog & cats out, gave Shylah breakfast, poured me a cup of coffee, and settled in for a morning movie. Now, I should probably get to work! :p

[Dreshny]

happy1: A solarveil ring sling? A sun hat if Nic will wear one? I'd take that plus all the stuff you mentioned.

[rancherswife]

The thread slowed down long enough for me to get caught up!


alien:Hope your dd is better soon.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

[Sasha]

Happy (belated) birthday Sarah! Hope things calmed down with your SIL.

Alien - Oh no, I hope she is feeling better!

Happy1 - I would second the tent shade and hat ideas.

Anyone use the Nuby soft-spout sippy cups? I bought some for Sarah to try and get her to drink milk out of some sort of sippy cup and she is taking it but she thinks it is a bottle. She refuses to let go of it and screams her head off if try to take it away. She doesn't understand it is a sippy, not a bottle. I'm thinking I need to try yet another kind of sippy for milk.

We don't have too much planned for this holiday weekend. I have to work on Monday anyway (DH doesn't) :mad:. All I hope for is no repeat of last year's July 4 Sarah salmonella poisoning incident!

[wendstress]

Just have a minute... but, for those that have been to the shore/beach with babies... what do they need? We're gonna spend a week at the shore next week (wed to wed so we overlap bil and niece for a few days) ... Nic has a bathing suit and we got some of those swim diapers and sunscreen... am i missing anything obvious that we'll need? my il's have beach toys...

I'd recommend lots of diaper rash cream. 2 days by the pool last week had James' bum quite raw! Have fun!

[cynder]

alien sorry I just saw