October 05 moms - You mean we have TODDLERS? But where did our babies go?

[adoredh]

Hi all! Still lurking when I get a chance to try and keep up with everyone. Had to pop out and wish a very very big Congrats to hmbay (Heather) and Shushyk and to all the other RO's in our group

Sorry I haven't been around much, we've had a very busy past couple months!

Collin's doing great, growing up so fast, running around like a crazy man. He got his first cold yesterday, and we've been enjoying feeling helpless when our DS is sick :rolleyes: it's so not fun having a sick baby - can't give them most of the stuff we use to feel better. On a funny note, Collin's been fake blowing his nose for a couple of months, because DH does it after every shower, so, we just let Collin blow his nose on his own, and he's been doing a better job then the couple of times I've tried to do it for him! :D
(oh the weird things I've become proud over, as a parent! LOL!)

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!

[domesticdreamer]

The stomach bug made its rounds through our house too. Max got it first and he threw up and had diarrea for 5 days straight. Poor kiddo couldn't keep hardly anything down. Then when he started feeling better, he starting cutting 4 molars all at once:eek: . That was about the time I came down with it- good times at our household.
Aside from the teething and case of the sickies, he's pretty much the average toddler. Throwing tantums (which we just walk from), babbling tons, trying to get into and climbing on top of everything he can. He says "uh, oh" the most (his first words). He says something that very closely resembles "thank you" everytime I hand him his sippy or cracker. He'll also say " dada, bye-bye, light, woof -woof, and doggie". Still holding out for that "mama"!!
I registered at LJ about a year ago, but I just couldn't catch on:confused: and had trouble understanding how to use it. Oh well, I hardly can keep up here.
TTC- my DH were originally going to try after Christmas, but we're going to Hawaii in Feb. and on a tour to China in April and since I had m/s so bad the first time around- we did NOT want to be traveling and risk me feeling as badly as I did. No fun. No eats! So we're going to ttc when we return for china this spring.
Congrats to all who are expanding their families right now!!

[jh124]

We had the stomach bug bad last week and the week before. Sucked big time.

DS has decided that crawling is for sissies and he's a full time walker now. Weird how quickly things change in a week. We were in CA on vacation and DH was amazed by the changes in such a short period of time.

[Eliezrah]

Hey everyone! The kids are FINALLY feeling better and getting over their ear infections... having both sick at once is NOT fun at all!!

[Michelle and Curtis]

Hello everyone! Just dropping off some quick stats from our 15 month check-up.

Height: 32"
Weight: 25lbs. 2oz.
Head: 50cms.

:D

[shushyk]

Hi everyone, just trying to catch up - its imposible. I have ADT coming tomorrow to install... and I am trying to clean the house. I went monday for my u/s but no heartbeat... too early I am trying not to get upset. its hard given my history, but I know its normal. I go back in 3 weeks.

Hope everyone else is doing great. Sorry about the stomach thing going around, I REALLY HOPE we get passed over on that one.

Donnie has decided the best way to get anything and everything is to CRY for it. Its really getting on my nerves. I am trying not to notice that behavior and really reward the good stuff. but it seems like the entire day is a struggle. Eating, napping, diapers, its all a fight. :o

Off to give him a bath and see if he will go to sleep!!!

[jh124]

shushyk We are all rooting for your baby!

[jenjen0713]

Last night we had our monthly meeting with our Parents as Teachers educator. I asked her about the tantrums and she said it was totally normal at this age and about 90% of them are communication related. DS doesn't know how to communicate to us what he is wanting or we aren't understanding him or he isn't understanding us. She said he is probably also beginning to test us, to see if we are consistent with him. If he tries to get into the cat's water dish and we redirect him to something else, he probably will go right back to the water dish to see if we will redirect him again and he might do that over and over. She said the important thing if for both DH and I to remain consistent with it.

DS has learned how to blow on his food that he thinks is hot (which is basically everything). It is too funny watching him do it. He is getting better at using his fork, but the spoon is another story. :rolleyes:

[jh124]

Spoons - We have been lazy about giving DS spoons to eat with. Or I should say, to be more accurate, DH hates the mess and doesn't do it. I let DS try with spoons, but not on weekday mornings when he's dressed for school. Basically, that leaves weekends. It's not great, but eh, there aren't many 15 year olds that don't know how to feed themselves, right?

[godsgift77]

DS is also not given utensils consitently. I usuallyonly give him a fork in the evenings but i have now found the gerber spoons that ds can use without making too much of a mess...

jenjen - where did you find your Parents as Teachers educator? I thought you posted a website but i can't find it. Can you post it again? TIA :)

[Kanga]

shushyk - crossing my fingers for a h&h 9 mo for you

utensils - I still spoon feed her yogurt and things like that unless I'm plan on batheing her afterwords anyways. But oatmeal and things like that I let her do it herself although I usually have to help her now and then with loading her spoon. She's pretty good with a fork, especially now that we've started giving her metal forks rather than the plastic. It's rather hilarious watching her stab her food to death too.;)

[jenjen0713]

godsgift - It is www.parentsasteachers.org. There is a little map on the left hand side of the site and you can see if there is a group where you live. I can't say enough good things about the program. They do screenings to make sure he is developing as he should, checks his hearing and eyes and just gives good info on how to play with him and how his mind is working. Best part it is FREE!!!

[Kelly's Girl]

After reading the updates on utensils, I tried to give DS a spoon/kid fork to eat his beans with last night. He thought they were hysterical, but had no idea what to do with them except bang them on his tray. :rolleyes: I should probably try to be more consistent with that kind of thing!

He likes to give high 5s now, and shake hands, and always claps for himself after he does it. It's too funny. He's become quite a walker now, too, and yesterday there was a man practicing his bagpipe by the lake across the street from DS's school, so we walked over to check it out. G was enthralled, and walked right up to the nice guy to get a good view of his bagpipe. It was really sweet, and the man played a song just for us. Not something you see every day in South La.!

2 days this week, G has come home from school in "school clothes" b/c he's had a major doody-blow out. I finally learned the secret of Huggies overnights to stop the night-time wet jammies episodes, but I don't know what to do about this latest thing. He is in size 3, and at 23 #, not near the top end of the scale, so I don't think moving him up is the way to go. Maybe he just needs to stop eating man-sized portions of red beans and rice! :D

[godsgift77]

He is in size 3, and at 23 #, not near the top end of the scale, so I don't think moving him up is the way to go. Maybe he just needs to stop eating man-sized portions of red beans and rice! :D
CJ is in size 5 now and he's only 26lbs - this did stop his blow outs though... By the box, he should still be in 4s but he kept peeing and pooping through them. Size 5 to the rescue! At first they seemed big but now they are just fine...

Too cute about the guy with the bagpipe - Can't say I've ever seen it anywhere in the south bay :)

[Kanga]

I'm not sure how much dd weighs, but she was 20lbs even at 12 months and we are now in size 6 for overnights, and 5 during the day. We usually buy the Target brand, but I found a good deal on huggies that made them about the same price after coupons so I got those instead in a size 5 and they're almost too big. I think she could wear size 4's in those.

We are almost weaned off of formula:D I thought the day would never come, but almost overnight she went from drinking 40+ oz a day and refusing solids 90% of the time down to about 10oz and taking solids about 1/2 the time. That lasted for about a week and she's now down to about 4oz just before bed. I tried all whole milk and no formula last night but she was up at 4:45 am and had been sleeping til 6/6:30 most of last week so I think she still needs that little bit just before bed.

ETA - QOTD - Has anyone introduced a pillow yet? Dd has been using her bumpers as a pillow occasionally, so I was thinking about giving her a pillow, but I'm clueless on things like this. Do they make pillows specifically for toddlers? Where would I get one?

[LexyLou]

2 days this week, G has come home from school in "school clothes" b/c he's had a major doody-blow out. I finally learned the secret of Huggies overnights to stop the night-time wet jammies episodes, but I don't know what to do about this latest thing. He is in size 3, and at 23 #, not near the top end of the scale, so I don't think moving him up is the way to go. Maybe he just needs to stop eating man-sized portions of red beans and rice! :D


Ella is 23 lbs 6 oz and has been in Size 4 pampers since she was under 20 lbs. We were having blowouts u the back in the size 3s even at 18 lbs.

[Kelly's Girl]

Just got back from exchanging the new pack of 3's for a pack of 4's! Thanks for the input- I wasn't sure if the bigger size would stop the up-the-back blowouts, but it sounds like that's the way to go.

Is anyone else's DC a terribly picky eater? DS goes through these phases (he is in one now :rolleyes:) where he'll only eat like one thing. Today it is sliced turkey. He even refused milk!

[godsgift77]

Is anyone else's DC a terribly picky eater? DS goes through these phases (he is in one now :rolleyes: :) where he'll only eat like one thing. Today it is sliced turkey. He even refused milk! YES! CJ ate carrots for every meal and snack yesterday! LOL! From what i've read, this is very common and as long as they get a little bit of everything the rest of the week... :)

[hmbay]

picky eater--yes. And we have days where he eats next to nothing at all.

[1_mommy]

Kaimi is my picky eater! she is horrible! and she is a very slow eater to top it all off, it can take her 30 minutes or more to finish a meal.

diapers-kai is 21 pounds, and in size 4. no problems with leaks or blowouts. once in a blue moon kai will wake up wet, but usually is our fault, like not changing him before going to bed, or some thing like that

utensiels. kai is the kind of kid who if he sees someone else doing it , he needs to do it too, so he has been using a fork since around 10 or 11 months. he does a pretty good job. i found these plastic forks that are like a spoon and fork in 1, so it makes things a little easier for him.
i still feed him yogurt, applesauce, things that are super messy, unless i know he is getting a bath right after

[Michelle and Curtis]

Hello all!

Busy weekend here. Both kids were sick. Axel was crying and moaning all day on Saturday with a temp and todayt Skylar is sick. He woke me up this morning by running into my room and throwing up on me. Then he said he didn't feel good....ya think? :rolleyes: Cleaned him up, (and out), and now both kids are chillin' in front of the TV watching Cars.

Diapers ~ In my experience the off brands you usually should get the bigger size then the weight suggestion. Like if we buy Luvs it needs to be a sz. 6 but if I buy Pampers I get him a sz. 5. I don't buy Huggies though. I used off-brands till he really started running around. Now I use Pampers Cruisers.

Not much else going on right now. Axel also had some watery diapers this weekend so we're on the Brat diet to get him back on track.

[DianeCourt]

We're in size 5 Cruisers. DD is around 25 lbs, but was leaking through the size 4's at night.

We're going to experiment with only one nap next week. Lily only gets one nap at daycare now and on her days at home, she seems to want to drop her morning nap. When I put her down, she messes around in her crib for sometimes up to an hour! I'll see how it goes.

[1_mommy]

There Is An Oct 07 Thread Now!

[Michelle and Curtis]

Even though the kids are sick I have a ton of down-time while they are sleeping. Here are some pics of my cuties....

Skylar with the Perfect Angels...a dance group that performs in a lot of country music videos like Toby Keith and that ba donka donk song.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/Michelle6281/DSCN2373.jpg

Axel couldn't wait to get undressed and decided to jump in fully clothed...
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/Michelle6281/DSCN2355.jpg

Axel fell alseep sitting up kinda at the car show...
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/Michelle6281/DSCN2465.jpg

Skylar posing with Lightining McQueen...
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/Michelle6281/DSCN2357.jpg

Kids are still pretty sick. Skylar has a temp of 101.5 and Axel has a terrible diaper rash from all the loose poops...I'm staying home with them tomorrow so hopefully they get better tomorrow.

[godsgift77]

OMG an Oct 07 thread?!? WHERE has the time gone?

Michelle and Curtis - hope the boys feel better soon!

[dragonfly_71]

diapers: Alex is only 22lbs but he is in size 4 diapers and has been forever. We also use the target brand.

Picky eater: heck no, not here. My kid is a little piggy. He loves to eat. His favorite foods are bananas (we can't even say the word or he will cry until we give him one, and there is a picture of a banana in one of his books so I have to make sure I have one handy when he grabs that book), carrots, meatloaf and applesauce with cinnamon. But he will eat just about anything else too. There are a few things he doesn't like such as strawberries but they are few and far between.
He will also let me know when he thinks it's time for a snack by trying to climb in his high chair.

We have also finally overcome DS's book aversion. He hated Goodnight Moon so much that he actuall hid it behind his dresser. But now all of a sudden he loves it. So we have a new bedtime routine, we read the book and then we walk around his room and tell everything there goodnight.

[DianeCourt]

We have also finally overcome DS's book aversion. He hated Goodnight Moon so much that he actuall hid it behind his dresser. But now all of a sudden he loves it. So we have a new bedtime routine, we read the book and then we walk around his room and tell everything there goodnight.

So funny - we just went through something similar with "Guess How Much I Love You!" We read it to her EVERY night until she was 12 months old, then all of a sudden she'd have nothing to do with it. She's coming back around and will read that again along with some others that she's shunned for the past couple months. :rolleyes:

Lily's favorite books are pop-up ones or any book with flaps to open. The only downside to those is that they're not exactly made to rough-handling toddler standards - I have a "repair" pile that I have to either glue or fix somehow where she's torn them while "looking" at them! :p

[hmbay]

we have a repair pile of books too. :) Alex's favorite right now is "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?" He bring is over and plops down on my lap and I have to read it 2 or 3 times before he's had enough.

goodnight moon--this became Colin's favorite when he I brought Alex home from the hospital. I would read to Colin while I BF Alex so he didn't feel it was time completely away from him. I read the book so much I seriously have it memorized.....

[jh124]

Diapers - Henry is still in size 4's (at school and cloth at home.) I tried to move him up to size 5's, since we were at the end of a case of 4's, but norovirus hit and his loose stools blew through the gaps in the 5's. 4's it is for us for awhile.

Picky eater - All Henry wants to eat is bananas. We ran out on Saturday and he had a full meltdown. Seriously, kid? You've already had two.:rolleyes: I wish I could get him to eat meat. I'm worried he's not getting enough fat. He's still getting about 24 ounces of formula/day, but I want him to get more fat and protein from his food.

[jenjen0713]

diapers - DS is 23-24 pounds and still in Size 4 of the Target brand diapers.

picky eater - Bananas are a favorite in our household as is any type of bread (bread, toast, pancakes, waffles, rolls, etc.) Meats are so-so. The only vegetable he'll eat right now is corn.

TMI question - I'm just curious, when do kids start having more, uh, "solid" bowel movements. On occasion, DS will have a little "nugget" in his diaper, but for the majority of time it is still rather "messy" and requires a number of wipes.

[DianeCourt]

diapers - DS is 23-24 pounds and still in Size 4 of the Target brand diapers.

picky eater - Bananas are a favorite in our household as is any type of bread (bread, toast, pancakes, waffles, rolls, etc.) Meats are so-so. The only vegetable he'll eat right now is corn.

TMI question - I'm just curious, when do kids start having more, uh, "solid" bowel movements. On occasion, DS will have a little "nugget" in his diaper, but for the majority of time it is still rather "messy" and requires a number of wipes.

Every baby has unique BMs, but Lily's are ALWAYS in nugget form. I attribute this to her love for all things dairy. :rolleyes: The only time hers are messy are when she's sick or on antibiotics. Sometimes I have to watch her diet more carefully because she's prone to constipation.

Too bad that small BM doesn't necessarily = less stink. Lily can stink to high heaven and I'll go to change her, only to find one miniscule nugget. :o

[LexyLou]

Every baby has unique BMs, I don't know why, but this made me giggle. :)

eating-Ella isn't a very picky eater. When she was sick, she obviously didn't eat much and then she got better and then last week had pneumonia and an ear infection and only wanted milk and yogurt. So she's been more picky recently since she got only sweet stuff while sick but it's getting better.

utensils-She was so so with them until a friend recommended I get her metal utenstils and it's made a world of difference. She LOVES using them and is actually able to stab the food wheras with the plastic she could never really get it on the fork.

This is what we used to use:
http://www.buybuybaby.com/images/products/family/3797700303.jpg

I got her something like this:
http://www.buybuybaby.com/images/products/family/7146301198.jpg

[Gabe's Mom]

No nuggets over here. Just mush. uugh. Not sure why as he eats very little fruits and veggies, much to his parents dismay!

Went away for 4 days and left the little guy with his grandma! Surprisingly, we all did well. I almost shed a few tears as we drove away but managed to hold them back and did great all weekend. In fact, he decided he likes the gerber freeze dried apples! Too bad they are so expensive - going to got to Whole Foods to see if they have them. Took the day off today to spend with him and all is well. Tooth #6 just appeared!

Came back to find that his grandma had also taught him to blow his nose! Too cute!

JenJen - you are almost there! Wow. #2! Congrats!

Lexylou - I think I'm going to go ahead and get metal utensils. Gabe has used a metal spoon and did well. These plastic forks just don't work well at all.

Any tricks from anyone on how to get your DS/DD to use a straw? Gabe keeps thinking he needs to tilt the cup!

[Michelle and Curtis]

Axel has been sleeping A LOT! I know that's a good thing and all but his BMs are still super loose and watery. Aside from the fact that it's very messy, (has needed clothes changed every time), it's also bad cause he can get dehydrated. I've been making sure he drinks but I don't know if he's drinking enough and I just wish he would get better so I can stop worrying. Skylar went through this too. So knowing what I know from that Axel has been put on the B.R.A.T. diet, (Bananas, Rice, Apples, Toast), and I'm pumping as much liquid as possible into him. That's kinda hard cause he won't eat or drink much! Grrrrrrr!!!! :mad: If he doesn't improve by tomorrow I guess I'll call the doctor but I'm already pretty positive they'll just give me the signs of dehydration and tell me to bring him in to the OR if he shows those signs.

Oh well....gotta go and wash him off again...later!

[Surftraitor]

picky eaters--Yes, we have one. I'm beginning to feel like a buffet in the kitchen. I have about 3 meal options and I usually get denied at least once or twice a night. The kid has been anti-veggie and its making me crazy. So last week I handed his some frozen veggies and he ate them. I'm not sure if its because the coldness feels good on his gums or what. Does anyone know if this is harmful? I looked on the bag and it doesn't say you HAVE to cook them. They're just organic mixed veggies: carrots, corn and peas. He seems to like the peas the best. Our kid is a dairy freak too. Usually if he denies everything else I've cooked for him, I can always cut up a cheese stick. That never gets pushed away.

BMs: Lately, DS has had a combo platter in his diaper. Sometimes soft and mushy, but usually big nuggets. They're ALL stinky though. :(

Flatware: DS has only used a spoon at this point. I guess I need to step up on this.

diapers--Another size 4 Pampers kid here.

eta: I also have been sneaking veggies in other things like shredded carrots in pancakes or quesadillas. I've also put some zuccini in pancakes for him. I've also read dried apricots are a good alternative to yellow veggies (if your child is rejecting). DS loves apricots.

[LexyLou]

surf-there is nothing at all wrong with serving him the veggies frozen. It's actually a great way to get him used to the veggie taste while "teething" on the frozen ice. Ella loves eating them frozen too.

[dragonfly_71]

frozen veggies: I am just wondering, could they be a choking hazard? I am still paranoid about that.

Alex still likes the veggies and fruits in Gerber jars so I still give those to him for dessert or as a snack. He is not that crazy about green veggies especially when they are leafy like spinach but he will eat them when I "hide" them in an omelette.

[Lvella43]

Wow, its been ages since I have posted here, but I do keep up with the daily emails so I have been able to read along. We are TTC #2 and are on cycle 4. I'm pretty depressed about it and its making confused about if I even want a second child. Honestly our life feels 100% complete with DS so sometimes I find myself weighing the option of having only one. It took 19 cycles to get pregnant wtih Jack and I know I can't handle that emotionally again. Anyway, other than that we are doing GREAT!!! Jack is a freaking blast these days. He walks up a storm, mostly running actually, but since he started walking he doesn't use any of the words that he used to. He has started to babble a lot again so I think the words will come back soon.

Diapers Jack is still in 3 for day and 4 for night; both Huggies.

Picky Eaters Jack will seriuosly eat anything, but is starting to get picky about when he eats something. His favorite snacks are still things like yellow squash and zuccini, but also loves his fruits and such. I am still trying to avoid all processed foods and such, but what does DH buy for Jack at the store today.....turkey hot dogs....I'm sure Jack will eventually love them as all kids do, but today he spit them out then proceeded to hand each piece to me because he didn't want them on his plate (we worked on not throwing things when he doesn't want to eat them and now he just hands me everything :rolleyes: whatever works, right?).

BMs Um, lets just say Jack has good plumbing. He still goes sometimes 6 - 7 times a day. Not joking. He is a freaking machine, but he eats a lot too though (obviously LOL).

Flatware We play around with him feeding himself with the less messy stuff like oatmeal, but honestly I'm just not up for the mess right now. All meals include self-feeding (hands & spoon mostly) and some of us feeding him; snacks are usually 100% self-feeding. I figure if he lets me feed him and its less mess, good for me its not like he's going to be 10 and want me to spoon feed him. Well he may want it but its not going to happen hee hee hee. BTW we use the metal set that Lex posted.

Tantrums I don't think we are in full force yet, but I'm sure its around the corner.

Lots of hugs and kisses Jack will run across the room at any time and smother us with hugs and kisses; its the greatest thing EVER!!

HUGE Congratulations to all the RO around here!!!!!

http://www.dropshots.com/photos/94885/20070125/154328.jpg

[EJM]

Diapers: We had 3 leak throughs last week during the night, so we switched to size 4s at night and still use 3s during the day.

Picky Eater: It goes in phases. She has a list of things she'll eat, but she has to be in the mood to diverge from that. Pretty much the only plain veggie she'll eat are peas (I haaaaaaaate peas myself) with a little melted cheddar cheese on them. The rest of the veggies have to be hidden. She won't eat plain meat of any kind, it has to be in something -- spaghetti sauce, quesadillas etc. Oddly enough the kid loves her Daddy's beef stew with huge chunks of meat. :confused: Luckily she loves beans of any kind and eats lots of those.

Utensils: Hadn't heard about metal being easier, might have to try that. She gets a plastic fork at most meals and eats with it ok. My sister got her both plastic and metal utensils for x-mas, maybe I'll try out the metal soon.

DD is really into crayons lately and is very serious about her work. I took these today of the future Picasso at work. ;)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/erinjmackenzie/IMG_6239_2_1.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/erinjmackenzie/IMG_6242_1_1.jpg

[LexyLou]

EJM-I LOVE those coloring pics! Ella loved to color too but it is definitely not as organized as your DD. She's more like crayon in both hands scribbling everywhere.

She does love bath crayons though. So fun.

[godsgift77]

utensils - CJ has metal ones and then the Gerber spoons for his soup and oatmeal http://www.gerber.com/content/usa/assets/toddlersite/feeding/images/scoopin_top_left.jpg

BMs - CJs are both - sometimes soft, sometimes mushy - totally depends on what he eats...

books - i can recite "The foot book" by heart... *sigh*

Crayons - I gave CJ a crayon and he ate it. :rolleyes: We got red speckled poops last night! Thank God crayons are non-toxic.

[1_mommy]

ejm- those are some cute pictures! my dd was into coloring like that. kai just wants to eat the crayons!

poops-a little of everything. Kai is definetly a boy, he can poop sometimes up to 5 or 6 times a day. and boy do they stink!

Kai is not a picky eater, this boy can eat, and would eat all day long if we let him! our friends make laugh everytime they see him because it seems he always has good in his mouth, or is finding a way to get some food. i had to rearrange the pantry because he would open the cubbard, and pull out the food and eat it!
the only thing that kai will NOT eat is scrambled eggs, spits them right out


Kai used to never want to watch tv, and all of a sudden he has taken a fasination to a couple shows, he LOVES the little einstieens, mickey mouse clubhouse, and his new best friend is elmo

[dragonfly_71]

utensils: I was never very consisten with that since I just can't stand the mess. Every time I gave Alex a bowl it would inevitably end up on the floor. But I know they give him utensils at school and so I figured I'll give it a try. I did find some bowls with suction cup bottoms so he can't throw them on the floor. Oh my goodness, as if the kid didn't already love to eat, now he wants to eat all.day.long because he loves using the utensils so much. He does okay with the spoon but can't really get food on the fork too well. But he still loves using it, he holds it in one hand and eats with the other.:rolleyes:

tv: Alex also used to never pay any attention to the TV at all. I was glad i only bought a couple of Baby Einstein DVD's because he was so not into them. But now he actually likes Teletubbies and Barney. He will not actually sit and watch the show. Really I don't think my kid is capable of sitting still for more than a second, but he will point and laugh and repeat what they are saying all while climbing up and down the couch, in and out of his little rocking chair etc.

crayons: he uses them at school but we don't have any for him at home. At Christmas his 2 year old cousin Mia had a coloring book and a box of crayons with her and she would take out one crayon, color a litte, put it back, get out another etc. Well here comes Alex grabbing the crayons by the fistful, scribbling with two or three at a time, and then he tried to color Mia's babydoll. So I don't think we are quite ready for that yet.

We are home from work today because I have laryngitis and can't talk. So I have been whispering to Alex all morning. He thinks that is hilarious and is whispering now too. Our whole family is on antibiotics now, I for the laryngitis, Alex for his ear infection, and DH for a sinus infection. What fun.

In other news, I'm back in school. Now that we decided that our family is complete and we are not going for a second child I decided to get another degree. I have a degree in French which is totally useless and my company pays for everyone to get a degree even if you already have one so I figured I'll take advantage of that and get a degree as a computer programmer analyst. I like my job in insurance but once Alex starts kindergarten I won't be able to work for my current company anymore because it is too far from where we live and I hope by that time I will have this degree finished. I only have to take the core classes so it won't take that long. I started with only one class which is called Intro to Programming to see if I like it and so far I totally love it.

[jh124]

Dragonfly_71 That's so wonderful that you are going back to school! Good for you! I have wanted to go back for my masters for years now, but keep procrastinating, missing deadlines, finding excuses. Best of luck to you.

Crayons I bought the big fat crayons for DS and a Curious George coloring book from the Target $1 bin. I have given him crayons before and he eats them, so I haven't given him the fatties yet. But he colors at school, so I will probably try with him this weekend.

[mcl]

hi everyone!

i haven't been here in ages. ds is still fighting his rotovirus and it is so yucky. dh and i feel so bad for him. he is just vomiting and pooping all over the place. at the same time, he keeps wanting to eat and drink. i want to put him on a bland diet, brat diet to give his tummy a rest but he cries for real food. we went to his schedule wbv yesterday and our pedi suggested to just give him what he can tolerate.

he definitely lost weight because he's been pooping and vomiting the last four/five days. his height is up though to 33 inches.

he hasn't shown signs of dehydration--still has wet diapers, still VERY active and playful. i just want this over. my poor baby needs his rolls back.

[dragonfly_71]

jh124: thanks for the encouragement. I have been procrastinating for ages too but then somehow I just got motivated one day and signed up for the class.

[LexyLou]

Is anyone's DC totally in to baby dolls?

Ella loves to carry hers around everywhere and feed them. She'll pick her up and say baaabbbyyy. Actually, she's into feeding everything.

She'll take the fake baby bottle or her sippy cup and put it to their lips and make lip smacking noises.

She even does it to the characters in the books..it's really cute.

Anyone else like this?

[jh124]

Is anyone's DC totally in to baby dolls?
Anyone else like this?


Henry will cuddle, hug, and kiss his dolls. It's very sweet to see him hug and kiss Sam and Henry Milo. He talks to them, calls them baybee, and drags them to different places. Henry Milo came with a bottle, plate, and spoon. Henry Homer likes to pretend eat with Henry Milo's stuff, but he doesn't feed Henry Milo.

Yes, the name this is a little confusing. Blame it on my mother buying a CPK doppleganger of my kid, right down to the name.:rolleyes:

He also likes to hug and kiss his bears. He has his lovey bear (blanket with a bear head) that he sleeps with, and a large teddy bear we take his montly photo with. He has begun to wrestle with teddy lately. Pretty cute.

[DianeCourt]

Dollies: Lily is interested in them for like 5 minutes, then she's on to the next thing! She'll hug & kiss one, then throw it aside. :rolleyes: She has two Cabbage Patch Kids in their boxes in her closet that she got at Christmas that are waiting to be played with.

EJM: Those coloring photos of Avery are the cutest ever! We got Lily some of those Color Magic markers that only color on special paper. Right now she's only into licking them. :p

[Eliezrah]

Hey! VERY tired here, so I'm just popping my head in. Sorry I'm not psoting much.

[EJM]

We LOVE baby dolls and stuffed animals at our house too! DD got a doll for Christmas and since then it is one of her favorite toys. On cold days we take her doll for a walk (in this tiny doll stroller) down a very long hallway in our building. We stop and talk to the doorman, and DD will push her doll for a good 15-20 minutes up and down the hallway showing the baby the pictures hanging on the wall explaining what they are in "Averyese". For some reason we got a gassy baby doll because DD insists on burping her every couple of minutes. LOL ;)

[lml41981]

Natalie nurses her dolls. And when she decides she's finished nursing her dolls, she gives them to me to nurse...:cool:

She also made me nurse a cell phone today. :eek:

Crayons...yup...they're mighty tasty. She is partial to blue.

***

I mentioned this in another thread... Natalie is speech delayed...mildly so. At her 15 month WBV, I asked for a referral to early childhood intervention. About two weeks ago, they determined she was eligible for services. We have a speech and language pathologist come out once a month and our early intervention specialist come out once a month. They are teaching us ways to interact and play with her to bring out her language.

At first, I felt defensive over it...like they were saying I wasn't a good enough mom or something...especially because I was already doing what they told me to do. But I continued to do it...just even more than I was before...and she's made a lot of progress in the last two weeks. She's gone from barely saying anything (not even saying "mama" or "dada" consistently) to saying "boo" when we play peek-a-boo. She is even starting to say "doggy" and "bee" for bee-bo, the hippo word for belly button (according to Sandra Boynton). Still isn't saying "mama" and "dada" consistently, but we'll take what we can get.

I just wanted to share that to encourage moms whose kids might be lagging behind the other kids in this thread or in the general age-group. Don't get discouraged...I mean, they all develop at their own pace, but if your gut says there is a problem that needs to be checked out, follow your gut. Every child is entitled to at least an evaluation by ECI if you or the pediatrician suspect a delay or impairment. It is better to get it caught and fixed early than to let it go so long that it becomes much harder to correct.

[/sappy]

[Kanga]

lml - Glad to hear the speech therapy is going well for you and Natalie

Has anyone seen jenjen around lately? IIRC she's 3-4 weeks ahead of me
which puts her ar 38-39 weeks. I can't believe we're getting so close to our second round of babies:eek:

dolls - dd doesn't care much for hers. Ocasionally she'll feed them, but that's about it. She carries her stuffed animals around too and points to different parts of the body and waits for me to say it.

I hope all the sick kiddos are getting better!

coloring - we tried to after I saw EJM's picture, but she just eats them. We also tried play doh, but she had no interest.

[jenjen0713]

Kanga - Aaaawwww, thanks of thinking of me...I'm plugging along...down to 11 days. How have you been feeling? Also, has anyone "seen" lysh? I know she is due in April (?) I think.

dolls - DS has one of those glowdolls whose face lights up when you press her stomach. He knows that is "baby", but now I'm worried, he'll think his new baby brother's face will light up and he'll start playing a song if he presses his stomach. :rolleyes: I've been trying to teach him to cradle the "baby" and to be gentle with her.

coloring - DS like to color but not for long. He loves the etch-e-sketch thing that has a little pen thing with it, though. EJM - What a great picture of your DD concentrating so hard on coloring. I cracked up when I saw that!

playdoh - We tried playdoh a few days ago and all he wanted to do was put it back in the container and put the lid on, take the lid off and take it out...repeat, repeat.

lml - Glad to hear that Natalie is starting to pick up more and more words.

[DianeCourt]

lml: Any news on Natalie's ears?

Thanks for posting your insight on child development in general. I was worried for a while because Lily is a late bloomer when it comes to walking. I was getting SO tired of everybody asking how old she is, then saying next "so is she walking yet?" She just started walking on her 15 month b-day, so I think she's pretty normal. But it's hard not to compare.

[lml41981]

lml: Any news on Natalie's ears?

Thanks for posting your insight on child development in general. I was worried for a while because Lily is a late bloomer when it comes to walking. I was getting SO tired of everybody asking how old she is, then saying next "so is she walking yet?" She just started walking on her 15 month b-day, so I think she's pretty normal. But it's hard not to compare.

Oh...did I forget to update about her ears? I called the nurse line at her pediatrician's office to ask about the fluid the ENT saw. The nurse asked the pediatrician who said she was not concerned with the fluid because if it were the culprit behind her speech delay, it would have had to have been there awhile...and it couldn't have been there without getting infected. And since she's never had an ear infection, she determined that it had not been there that long. And the SLP said she was sure Natalie hears fine, so there was no requirement to have hearing analysis done or anything.

It is hard not to compare, I agree. That's a reason I haven't posted a lot over here in awhile because I could drive myself nuts worrying about what Natalie isn't doing yet and how So-and-so's kid is doing this and that. :p

***

Just a tip...I was at Barnes and Noble the other day and they had their Sandra Boynton books on sale for buy 2 get 1 free. They also had a HUGE selection of love themed books out for V-day. I loved it because I enjoy reading stories about parental love to her. :)

[Tulip]

Hey girls! I'm back!

I've started to feel nostaglic lately and wanted to know how everyone was doing. So how many are pg again?

BTW, can you guys update my stats with the following.
My age - 30
Dan's age - 33
Furbabies - Oatmeal & Brie

Thanks!

[Eliezrah]

Hey... Seth is sleeping on me so I have 1 hand....

he's allergic to play doh, it has wheat :-(

jp needs surgery.... adenoids & tonsils out and ear tubes in... 20% hearing loss, not preemie related. find out date on monday.

[lml41981]

Lisa, is he allergic to gluten? Is that why he can't have play-dough? If so, watch out for finger paints, too. Just in case, here are some gluten free recipes for both:

Gluten-Free Playdough

• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 tsp. cream of tarter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp. cooking oil
• food colouring

Combine all ingredients, except food colouring in a medium saucepan. Over low heat cook for three minutes stirring constantly or until mixture forms a ball. Allow the mixture to cool and add in desired food colouring.

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Gluten-Free Finger Paint

· 3 tblsp. sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 cups cold water
• food colouring

Mix then add water. Cook over low heat stirring until it is well blended. Divide into 4 or 5 containers; add a pinch of dishsoap and food colouring.

http://www.morningglorydaycare.ca/recipes.htm

[Eliezrah]

Thanks lml. Among 36 other foods he's allergic to wheat, so we tend to stay away from gluten in general even though he's not allergic to all gluten. I have to ask his allergist about food coloring since we never tested him for it.

[1_mommy]

baby dolls- kai loves them, loves to give kisses and pat it on the back. he is most intrested in them when his sister is playing with it. anything she is playing with is better than what he is playing with

lml hooray for progress, i am glad you guys are able to see some so quickly! thanks for the heads up on the books, she is one of my favorite childrens authors, kaimi really loves her books! think i will have to drop by there!

tulip glad to see you back! you know i don't even know how many are pg again. there is a lot!

elizrah i have a feeling you guys found out the hard way that seth can't play with playdoh :(


Kai had his 15 mo wbv today
weight 21.1lbs
height-30 in
Kai said his first real sentence this week (well 3 words)
he will say "there he is" his speech has really started taking off these last couple of weeks. he tries so hard to say everything, even tries bellybutton, and i love the way he says it!

[Eliezrah]

Actually, I was jsut opening a bunch of new containers of it for Jackie and happened ot notice the warning. Of course Seth wanted to eat it! LOL

[EJM]

We had DD's 15 month WBV yesterday and I'm a little concerned. Her weight plummeted in the percentiles, she'd only gained 1oz since our last visit. :confused: I know she isn't a great eater, but she's ok. The ped said as long as she is eating and that included a variety of foods he wasn't worried yet. Her height was still in the 60th percentile though, and both DH and I are short. I'm really going to concentrate on feeding her higher fat foods. DH suggested more fried foods. :rolleyes: Yes, I want to fatten her up but not with bad fats! Ugh!

Weight 20lbs 7oz 15th percentile (was 55th the last time)
Height 31 inches 60th percentile

My DD has always been one of the pokey ones around here, and I just try to remember she is one of the youngest ones. She also has a habit of doing a bunch of new things at once. I swear she was barely speaking a week ago, and now has started putting 2 words together since playing with an older friend on Wednesday. My chin hit the floor when she said "clean up" plain as day yesterday during breakfast.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend! :)

[Michelle and Curtis]

playdoh ~We don't let Axel play with playdoh yet. He'd just eat it. :rolleyes:

coloring ~No crayons yet either. We do have a few magna doodles that he's kind of used.

dolls ~Huge negative here. We have two boys...not really any dolls laying around here. Tons of cars and trucks though! :D

Been kinda really busy this week. Kids were both sick last weekend and I was sick all this week. Axel is currently running a high fever that we are fighting to keep down as well. Other than that, life is boring! :o

[LexyLou]

dolls ~Huge negative here. We have two boys...not really any dolls laying around here. Tons of cars and trucks though! :D



Interesting, I know a lot of boys who like to play with dolls, too.

LML-This probably isn't a comfort to you but, I was very speech delayed. Like I don't think I said anything but mama and dada until after 2 year. Of course back in the 70's they didn't really have speech therapists for toddlers but my family was very worried. Then a little after 2, I just started talking in sentences and I haven't stoped since.

I'm quite the talker now...and I was also a major public speaker growing up. I competed in a ton of speech competitions and was on speech and debate, etc..so maybe your DD is just storing it all up in head and waiting for the right time to just shoot it all out at you.

Around here-We've got a canine coming in, which is a TOTAL bear. Poor thing is munching on those cold teething ring things. I forgot we even had one but I found it in the freezer this weekend and just gave it to her and she been obsessed with it ever since.

She now tells the dog to "sit". It's pretty funny. She says it pretty clearly but the dog really has no clue what's going on. She'll walk up to her and point and touch her back and say, "sit, sit, sit, sit" So we'll tell the dog to sit and when she does Ella gets so proud and stands there and rubs here.

Good god, is that dog patient. I LOVE that we have a dog though, because Ella is such an animal lover.

Those of your with animals-are your kids totally in love with them?

[hmbay]

talking--Alex was "on track" at 15 months but really I think he's picked up one word since then so honestly I expect him to be delayed at his 18 month if I go to one (I was told it was optional). He's just more interested in anything but talking.

crayons--he does quite well with them actually. We got the boys some bath crayons for xmas and Alex does well with them but that did lead to him scribbling all over the hardwood floors the other day when he got ahold of a real crayon. Guess he doesn't know the distinction yet of bathtub okay--my floor isn't. ;)

dolls--we don't have any either with having 2 boys but when we go visit the cousins that include girls there are dolls and Alex will drag one around and hug it now and then.

[DianeCourt]

She now tells the dog to "sit". It's pretty funny. She says it pretty clearly but the dog really has no clue what's going on. She'll walk up to her and point and touch her back and say, "sit, sit, sit, sit" So we'll tell the dog to sit and when she does Ella gets so proud and stands there and rubs here.

Good god, is that dog patient. I LOVE that we have a dog though, because Ella is such an animal lover.

Those of your with animals-are your kids totally in love with them?

Lily loves our black lab, too. (Pic of him in my avatar!) He's 7 years old & 80 lbs, but he's a big baby. Lets her run all over him and just takes it! His name is "Farley," but when she calls him, its sounds like "Zah." I think the "F" sound is really hard for her to make. :p We're working on getting her to GENTLY pet him. Her version of petting is to grab a chunk of fur.

[Kanga]

EJM - There are lots of threads in the parenting forums with other cc'ers dealing with low weight/slow weight gain and lots of ideas on (good) fattening foods.

Those of your with animals-are your kids totally in love with them?

Daytona is OBCESSED with animals (well cats and dogs at least). She tries to play with our cats by throwing their toys at them, but they're don't like her AT ALL. Especially when she gives them hugs and kisses. The poor thing just doesn't understand why they don't want anything to do with her. We don't have a dog but both of our parents do. She's not quite as obcessed as she is with the cats, but it's probably because she's not around them all the time and they sometimes startle her when they bark or jump. Both dogs are extremely patient with her, thank goodness. I'm so glad she isn't afraid of them because we plan to get a dog when we get a house and I have the time to train it.

[dragonfly_71]

Here is a video of Alex. It's a couple of months old but we just now got around to editing it.

http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=120604&cdate=20070204&ctime=074508

[EJM]

Kanga: Thanks! I remember a recent thread about it, I think I'll spend the Superbowl looking through them.

Animals: We have a 17 pound, 3 year old Boston Terrier which DD loves. Avery hugs and kisses Zoe everynight before bed. Our dog loves to lick people which Avery isn't a huge fan of all the time, one lick is ok but beyond that she says "no no no no" LOL Every since Avery has been walking they chase each other around the house which is rather comical. Avery does enjoy throwing toys for fetch too. Our dog normally gets overexcited around new people, but has been very gentle with Avery since the second we brought her home from the hospital.

I had been working on training with the dog during DD's lunchtime, but she wanted to help me. So now we have the dog sit, Avery tells her to "tay, tay" (stay, stay) and puts her palm in front of Zoe's face like stop. It's super funny! Then we run away, hide, and call the dogs name. If she comes and sits when called, Avery gives her a treat.

Avery's first word was "dog", although I'm not sure if she quite makes the connection between large dogs and the word "dog".

[DianeCourt]

Animals: We have a 17 pound, 3 year old Boston Terrier which DD loves.

Awwwww! I grew up with Boston Terriers. LOVE them! :)

[hmbay]

we have a 10 year old dachshund. Alex adores him and he tolerates Alex pretty well. However he still is pretty testy with Colin. I think because Colin was the first baby to "interrupt" his status with us (we'd had him 7 years when Colin was born) plus Colin doesn't play as nice with him. But yes if Alex gets bored with mommy and daddy he runs around the house yelling "DOG!" trying to find Bongo to play with. :)

[Michelle and Curtis]

Today sucked! No other word for it. Axel started out just fine. He ate well for breakfast and took a nap...then he started to wilt a bit. He was getting clingy and just sort of dead. Then he started to feel a little warm. I gave him some Tylenol. Then warm continued to turn to hot. I was kinda shocked that the Tylenol wasn't working so I gave him a bath. 10 minutes after the bath I check his temp. Before bath he was 103 and after he was reading 105-106 and his lips were blue and his skin looked purple. I quickly dressed him and we were off to the ER. Curtis stayed home with Skylar. The ER room took him in immediatly and they gave him a gown and some motrin. His temp started to come down and he gained some color in his skin again. They took blood, urine and a throat culture. In the end we left there with a bottle of Amoxicillin and Axel was a much cooler 101. Whew! He'll take that for 10 days and motrin as needed for fever. These are the kind of days I never want to repeat.

He's resting now in his crib safe and sound...hopefully he starts to feel perky tomorrow.


Dolls ~ We have stuffed animals but no babydolls is what I meant. And he isn't loving at all towards the stuffed animals. They are thrown down the stairs and then he says, "Boom!". I think Skylar taught him this.

Animals ~ We don't have any at our house but they go to my mother's during the day while I'm at work and she has a St. Bernard, Morgan. Morgan weighs 135lbs. Both kids are good with her. Morgan has seen me through both pregnancies and with each baby she hated when I would try to go near them. I guess she thought they were her pups. Until of course the baby would cry, then Morgan took off. Some nanny!

[godsgift77]

:( My Bears lost... we should fire Grossman (there i got it out)

CJ "gives love" to his bear and to Roo. Its so sweet to see :)

Michelle - that had to be scary! Glad his fever started to come down.

[lml41981]

Thanks, Lexy, for the reassurance that my kid will be a chatterbox. If she's anything like I was as a child, I'm sure you're right. ;)

***

Speaking of giving kids toys that are generally associated with the opposite gender... Any other little girls really obsessed with cars and trucks? It is sooo cute to see Natalie pushing her little cars around. Of course, it is equally cute to see her being nurturing. I'm kind of glad that she's learning that it is ok to play with both. :)

Also...how many of your kids are *really* into music? Natalie simply must have music in the car or she isn't happy. If she's tense or upset, music almost immediately calms her. A few months ago, my mom babysat her and got her to go to sleep by, you got it, turning on music. She keeps a beat while she bangs a drum...she dances and keeps a rhythm and she loves to shake her maracas. Tonight, she used a ladder rung as her piano as she imitated Billy Joel playing Star Spangled Banner. DH said she was very clearly pretending to play piano, not banging on it like her drum. She also took his guitar pick and tried to strum with it (but didn't quite figure it all the way out). A friend of mine is an orchestra teacher and said that Nat has a good sense of rhythm. I am (not so) secretly hoping she is insanely gifted in music. I am fantasizing about her being concertmaster for Boston Pops. :p

[dragonfly_71]

music: Alex LOVES music and has from the day he was born. When he hears one of his favorite songs somewhere he will come running, and before that he would come speed crawling, no matter what he was doing. He rarely pays attention to the TV unless we put on Sgt Pepper, and then he will just stand in front of the TV and dance.
Saturday night we went to a jam at DH's sisters house and Alex was shaking the maracas and drumming on the table with a wooden spoon. He was also most fascinated by DH's cousin's bass. Alex is always trying to strum DH's guitar but he hadn't seen a bass before. I am not musically enclined at all, unfortunately. But I'm not surprised DS is since DH's whole family consists of musicians.

[DianeCourt]

Speaking of giving kids toys that are generally associated with the opposite gender... Any other little girls really obsessed with cars and trucks? It is sooo cute to see Natalie pushing her little cars around. Of course, it is equally cute to see her being nurturing. I'm kind of glad that she's learning that it is ok to play with both. :)

ABSOLUTELY! Probably because we're both automotive engineers, we wouldn't have it any other way with Lily. One of her first words was "car." One of her favorite toys is "The King" from the movie Cars. You shake it, the engine starts up, and it rolls across the floor. She also likes to overturn her toys to inspect the parts (wheels, switches, etc.) underneath. :p Like I said before, she has dolls, too, but is definitely more into cars right now.

[jenjen0713]

Speaking of giving kids toys that are generally associated with the opposite gender... Any other little girls really obsessed with cars and trucks? It is sooo cute to see Natalie pushing her little cars around. Of course, it is equally cute to see her being nurturing. I'm kind of glad that she's learning that it is ok to play with both. :)


I couldn't agree more. My son loves to play with his doll and (gasp!), I am actually going to get him a toy kitchen to play with in the near future! I find it incredibly sad that there are actually people out there who still believe in the old stereotypes that boys shouldn't play with dolls and girls shouldn't play with cars. I'd like to think that I'm teaching my son to be a better man and one day, a husband and father, by letting him know it is okay to be nuturing with dolls and playing in the kitchen.

[hmbay]

play kitchen--hmm I never really thought about that being more of a stereotypical "girl" toy. Probably because I grew up with a dad who cooked. Anyhow we have one. Colin didn't play with it much but Alex adores it. Colin just tries to cook "real" food on it. Dh has threatened to throw it out because he's found milk in the sink, raw eggs smeared over the burners etc way too many times. ;)

[jh124]

I find it incredibly sad that there are actually people out there who still believe in the old stereotypes that boys shouldn't play with dolls and girls shouldn't play with cars. I'd like to think that I'm teaching my son to be a better man and one day, a husband and father, by letting him know it is okay to be nuturing with dolls and playing in the kitchen.

Same here. In our home, DH and I are equal partners, and we each do roughly the same amount of work around the house and with DS (ok, I do more, but he does a significant amount.) If we don't teach our boys to be good husbands and daddies, who will? Being a man doesn't give him a free pass to get out of nurturing his child or doing the dishes. Puh-leaze, the 1950's are over.

[hmbay]

Same here. In our home, DH and I are equal partners, and we each do roughly the same amount of work around the house and with DS (ok, I do more, but he does a significant amount.) If we don't teach our boys to be good husbands and daddies, who will? Being a man doesn't give him a free pass to get out of nurturing his child or doing the dishes. Puh-leaze, the 1950's are over.

Well I have a SAHD in my household so I'm not too concerned about male/female stereotypes. :) No dolls but my kids daily see daddy cook, clean, change diapers, and wash clothes. They also see me do all the same things and see us both go to work (DH works nights and weekends) so I think they'll grow up pretty balanced (I hope). ;)

[Michelle and Curtis]

I wish our home was equal! Here's our breakdown...watch how much the scales tip here...

Me
Cooking
Cleaning
Laundry
Dishes
Kid's baths
Kid's meals
Yardwork (we hardly have any though)
Trash

Curtis
Bills & Money

And,no, I am not a SAHM. I work 10 hours days as a truss designer. My husband is a great dad though. He loves those boys to death and he's constantly playing with them. (I have to admit that my girly side gets totally bored playing monster trucks all afternoon.) I do wish he would help out more around the house but he has a very labor-intensive job and works nights. It's gets hard.

[Kanga]

Michelle - Wow! I can't imagine how scary that must have been for you. I'm glad he's doing ok now and hope he gets back to feeling like himself soon. Did they ever find out what caused it?

jenjen - We also have a doll that if you push on her stomach, she cries or talks. I'm curious to see if Daytona thinks a real baby will do the same.

I find it incredibly sad that there are actually people out there who still believe in the old stereotypes that boys shouldn't play with dolls and girls shouldn't play with cars. I'd like to think that I'm teaching my son to be a better man and one day, a husband and father, by letting him know it is okay to be nuturing with dolls and playing in the kitchen.


ITA!! My MIL is like this. I bought dd a blue outfit with Nemo on it before she was born because I love the movie. MIL made a comment that somebody must have thought I was having a boy and we'll just have to save it in case we have a boy in the future. Other than it being blue with an orange fish on it, there was nothing that really screamed girl or boy. It was gender neutral in my opinion.

My dad grew up in a household where the boys did the yard work and played with trucks, etc and girls did the housework and played with dolls. I'm so glad he recognized how silly this is and tried hard to not do that with us by having my sister and I help mow the lawn, fix things, etc. But when in it came to toys he always got us 'girl' toys. Not because we were girls and shouldn't be playing with boy toys but he honestly thought that girls don't like cars, trucks and the like and vice versa. My sister got a toy dump truck for the sand box from a relative one year for xmas and it ended up being our favorite toy. My dad was thrilled to not have to play house and tea party for the millionth time and bought us all sorts of cool 'boy' toys after that. He's already talking about all the cool toys he's going to buy for Daytona when she's older.

Music - funny you should mention this, we just got back from our first Wiggles n Tunes (like Kindermusic). She loves music, and now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen a toddler who doesn't so I'm not sure why it wouldn't continue on to the older years. She loved playing with all the instruments, but wasn't so happy about giving them back when it was time to move on to something else.

[hmbay]

My sister got a toy dump truck for the sand box from a relative one year for xmas and it ended up being our favorite toy.

I grew up as an only girl on a farm and there were plenty of farm toys to play with in the sandbox--dump trucks, tractors etc but your statement reminded me that two of my favorite toys I remember were "boy" toys. My dad used to bring me something home when he went deer hunting and one year I got a Tonka set with a green van, a popup camper and a camping couple and a dog. Another year I got this little construction set with this battery operated dump truck that ran around the track, loaded up a load of these little round black balls and them dumped them into a spot and then went back to load them up again. I also loved the fisherprice garage more than the fisher price house I had. I also had lots of dolls and makeup and played with them but I fully appreciated "boy" toys.

[LexyLou]

I couldn't agree more. My son loves to play with his doll and (gasp!), I am actually going to get him a toy kitchen to play with in the near future! I find it incredibly sad that there are actually people out there who still believe in the old stereotypes that boys shouldn't play with dolls and girls shouldn't play with cars. I'd like to think that I'm teaching my son to be a better man and one day, a husband and father, by letting him know it is okay to be nuturing with dolls and playing in the kitchen.

I couldn't agree more. I don't want my son (hypothetical) to expect his wife to cook and clean for him. I want him to be an equal partner.

As for cars-Ella has The Little People Carwash and auto shop and she loves to push the cars around and goes "brrrr, brrrrrr, bbbbrrrr" and when she puts them down the car ramp she says, "WEEEEeeee". It's funny.

Maybe Lvella will come in and post pics of Jack with his kitchen. Soo cute!


ETA: Forgot to mention music

YES! Ella is obsessed with music. In fact, back in the dreaded colic days, the only thing that could get her to stop crying was me singing a song called "Ella Bella" sung to the tune of God Bless America. The sad thing is I have a HORRIBLE voice. There were times that DH and I would be crying from laughing so hard because my voice was cracking and just horrible but it would stop her from crying so in between lauging fits, DH would say, "Keep going, keep going, she's not crying." It was so horrible yet so funny all at the same time.

Now, she loves Laurie Berkner and this Fisher Price CD with the Little People singing songs like, "Bringing home a baby bumble bee" etc..but still to this day, if she's really really worked up, I just sing Ella Bella and she calms down.

[godsgift77]

Music - CJ loves, loves, LOVES music! He even knows which buttons to push to turn the CD player on in his room! LOL! He particularly loves his Elmo cd - the Alphabet in particular. I sing in church and he likes to sing with mommy :)

As far as stereo types go, i guess i buck against them all because i love all things "boy" (football, fishing, shooting, motorcycles, cars, etc.) and i grew up the only girl out of 5... i love the fact that my dh cooks and takes care of ds (almost) as much as I do. I love watching CJ give love to his Roo - it shows me that he is capable of expressing his emotions :)

[Lvella43]

Gender Toys Jack plays with cars and trucks mostly, but we have lots of stuffed animals around that he received as gifts and sometimes he will stop and hug/cuddle them and then carry on with his other toys. Its very sweet they way he does it and he has a rocking horse that he really isn't that thrilled to ride, but he HAS to hug it every day; its too cute.

Music We're big music fans over here. We put music on to sing and dance with Jack just about every afternoon since he was born. He hasn't ever really heard a lullaby (I'm so bad here...must.get.some.kid.music), but he loves loves loves Norah Jones. When he was little and crying 10+ hours a day, the only thing that would calm him is music and mostly just Norah. I love her so much sometimes I think of writing her a letter to thank her! LOL

Lex Awe, thanks for the compliements on my cutie pie and his kitchen.
We try to do the same thing as what most of you are talking about raising a balanced child trying to avoid gender roles and such.

http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=94885&cdate=20070202

[Lvella43]

QOTD - Help! What do you guys have in your house for toy storage?! Pictures are always welcome!

[jenjen0713]

QOTD - I want to get a toybox like what dianecourt has for her DD, but for now, his wagon serves as his toybox.

[lml41981]

QOTD - Our's certainly isn't the most attractive solution, but we just got big see-through plastic bins from Target. We also have a large activity cube that doubles as a toybox. We keep her cardboard bricks in there.

[DianeCourt]

QOTD: Here's the toybox that FIL made for Lily for Christmas. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Everything fits in there. We put it in her room, and it's a game for her now to open & close it to pull everything out. :rolleyes:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p32a40090c3eb3e376c6598c7291c2741/eac6aacb.jpg

[Lvella43]

Lex You singing story got me thinking (and laughing) at how horrible I am too, yet Jack loves to hear me sing. I have been singing this song (to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot) basically since birth and it always calms him or makes him laugh:

I'm a little crankpot
Short and stout
I've got anger
I've got a pout
When I get all worked up
Here me shout
Tip me over to change my pout (and I usually tip him)

Also, a funny little story....Norah Jones was on the Today show last week and we watched it with Jack and he LOVED hearing her sing, but he kept looking at her then looking at me as though he was just sorta figuring out that its not me who sings those songs. Chris and I were hysterical watching Jack try and figure out what was going on.

[jh124]

We have this system from Pottery Barn kids. The book racks are on sale right now, about half what we paid for ours (which we got on sale, but not on clearance.) We have basically the middle section of this photo, the book rack on top of a double toy bin (which I found at Target when I was pregnant.) We have it in white and they look like a single unit.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/fatdogrox/img69m.jpg

I need to take a photo of DS' room! I keep meaning to, but getting sidetracked. I want to take a photo of it with the crib, bedding, and temporarily the mobile, since I don't have any good photos of it. It's the only room of our house that I love (or even like.)

In our living room, we have a coffee table with a space in between the top and the drawers underneath. We have plastic rolling storage bins that fit perfectly in there. That's where we keep the smaller living room toys and books.

[lorialys]

Gender Toys We have a lot of stuffed animals and the gloworm, but no actual dolls. But Lucas is very loving and gentle with the stuffed animals. He'll hug them and kiss them but then puts them down to move onto something else. He also loves to hug and kiss in general, he gives us (and others) hugs all day long and hugs his friends at playgroup.

Toy storage Lucas has a lot of the bigger toys like play/music tables, ride ons and such. But I recently bought a few bins, kind of similar to this:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000IO79W0.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

I keep the smaller toys like blocks, cars, and smaller stuffed animals in these, and we rotate them throughout the house so the same ones aren't always in the same place. Lucas likes to "reorgnaize" them as well. ;)

Music LOVES it. He especially enjoys dancing. He shakes his head, waves his arms around, and spins around in circles. If he's sitting he'll bob up and down and wave his arms.

Lucas is starting to transition to 1 nap a day, I think. Yesterday he did just fine with one 1.5 hour nap from 11:30-1 and was up until bedtime at 7. I think it's going to be harder for me to get used to than him as I got used to my two breaks from him! LOL

I don't think I ever posted Lucas's 15 month WBV stats:
Weight: 22 lbs 6 ounces ~ 20%
Height: 31.5 inches ~ 60%
Head: 19.5 inches ~ 97+%

He stayed the same percentile on the charts as last time, so the doctor was happy with that.

I have the baby bug so bad!!! All you ROs aren't helping much. ;) I think DH is back on board for TTC #2 this summer though, so that's good. I think we'll start trying in July/August timeframe hoping for an April/May or maybe June baby. For awhile I was really wanting to try for a VBAC next time, but lately I've been thinking that we'll just do a repeat c-section as it will be much easier and I don't think we'll have a good chance of having a smaller baby next time around. Not to mention it'll probably be hard to find a doctor that would consider doing a VBAC.

[hmbay]

We have the toys the boys have outgrown or are bored of stored in the basement in plastic containers and in the living room we have the puppet theater and storage bin part of this set I picked up on clearance at TRU for $50 last xmas:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/4/5/3/1/3/webimg/27022913_tp.jpg

[EJM]

We have a large toy box and then some smaller collapsable (sp?) canvas bins (from PBK) on a tall IKEA bookshelf. We have tried to limit the large toys since we plan to move this year. I wouldn't call our toy storage ideal, but it works for now because it is all in DD's room. We have no playroom/space. I did want to get rolling bins for our living room area, but put it off and now plan to wait on those.

[cartersmommy]

toybox: here is a picture of ours from C's first bday... the only good pic i have:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/aliezert/CarterPics037-1.jpg

it's a wicker chest from target. we have all black furnture in our house, so this matched really well without being too "kiddy". in his room, though, he has the normal toy box... which he loves :)

[LexyLou]

We have three floors of fun so we have stoarge stuff on each floor.

In DD's room we have her toybox:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/alexismartinez/IMG_5240.jpg

Which we honestly don't use that much.

We keep her books in a couple of these bins:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000L9JLNW.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

I really want to get something like this for her room though, but can't find it with just pink and green:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CEI4L.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

For the sunroom playroom and the basement we have a couple of these big bags from Lillian Vernon. I had it personalized with "toys" instead of her name so that if our next kid is a girl they can both use it.

http://s7ondemand1.scene7.com/is/image/LillianVernon/039461?$250x188$

I love these big bags and throw everything except the super big toys in it.

[Eliezrah]

Lots of stuff to update for my Family!!

Let's see, Jackie's surgery will be Thursday, March 15. We won't know the time until the night before but they do it by age so she'll be sometime in the morning. She has to then stay in town for 3 weeks, which is fine because 3 weeks and 1 day later we're flying to Ohio for a long weekend to see Scott's Grandma. She'll be ok to fly then.

Seth's news is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!! He was tested today for 8 things he was allergic to and he tested negative for 7 of them!!!! He's still very allergic to beef, but he was negative for: soy (WOOO HOOOO), banana, peach, orange, peas, onion and strawberries!!!!! SOY!! WE GOT SOY, BABY!!!! Soy means soy milk ( which has all the fats and proteins of cow's milk so no more counting fats and proteins and making all his food with oil and freaking out if he misses 1 meal of turkey or chicken), soy cheese, soy yoghurt, and TONS of other foods made with soy!!! We will have to so a food challenge for each food for 1 week before trying the next one, but she feels very confident!!!!! We have to wait a week before we start the challenges (yes we will be challenging soy first) since he had his MMR shot today and that can cause a rash.

As for Scott & I, we're relisting the house next week. Our agent feels it's a good time to get back on the market and we're praying he's right! We can't take another 10 months of showing the house w/o a single offer!! We're going this Sunday to look at a few houses as well to see what's out there now. Keep your fingers crossed for us please!!!

Seth is now officially moved into Jackie's room as well. WE GOT OUR BEDROOM BACK!!!! Last night was the first night and they did great! We hope it continues. I can't tell you how nice it was to be able to watch tv in my bed last night! LOL

Also, my Nana moved up to NJ!!! She was living in FL and is now only about 1 1/2 hours away from us instead of 3000 miles!!!

I'll keep you all posted on how Seth's food challenges go!!!

[Michelle and Curtis]

Doctor said that Axel has roseloa and I can stop the amoxicillin. However, she made this diagnosis without seeing the results from the throat culture that the hospital took. In fact, I never heard the results yet either. I decided to complete with the amoxicillin and I checked with the pharmacists about giving him some dimetap for the sniffles. Besides, I've heard that you can weaken a child's imune system if we take him off the amoxicillin too early. Or, something like that. But he is starting to feel much better.

Storage ~ You know those big plastic bins that people put iced beer in? The ones with the rope handles... We have two, one downstairs and one up in their room. Then there is also a bench in the living room and about 8 totes in the basement with toys that they don't play with. Too much!

[Kanga]

Toy storage - We have one of these that I bought at an after xmas sale and the foldable canvas basket things that fit inside of them in purple and green. I left some of the cubby's open for the bigger toys, then one for blocks, one for books, and the rest for misc toys. It's in the living room now, but we will hopefully be moving sometime this year to a house with a playroom and it will go in there or her bedroom.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000FTGBOA.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

dianecourt - If I'm remembering right, did you have a chocolate fountain for Lily's birthday? My dh is thinking about doing one at work to sell chocolate covered strawberries. What kind of chocolate and fountain did you use and was it pretty simple?

[godsgift77]

Lisa - WOO HOOO for Soy and for getting your room back! :D

Storage - we have plastic bins all over the place too... tacky i know but its easy...

Michelle and Curtis - i have never read about stopping antibiotics early affecting an immune system. I have heard that taking antibiotics unnecessarily can have serious adverse effects on the immune system. CJ had roseola and there's nothing that can be done to remedy it... just time...

[dragonfly_71]

Michelle and Curtis: not finishing a course of antibiotics can breed a culture of exceptionally resistant bacteria of whatever you had to begin with. When you first start antibiotics the majority of the bacteria will be eliminated and that is why the symptoms usually stop pretty quickly. However the body then still has some of the bacteria left, the most resistant ones. If you now stop taking the antibiotics then these bacteria can multiply uninhibited and the infection can come back only this time in a much more resistant form. This only applies though if you had a bacterial infection in the first place. If you were given antibiotics when there was no infection present then you should stop taking the antibiotics as soon as you find out you didn't need them in the first place.

toy storage: I think we definitely have the tackiest "solution" of all. We still have his pack'n play (which he never used) in the family room and we pretty much just throw all his toys in there. In his room I have a magazine rack (one of these tower ones) for his books, several baskets for the little things and then his closet is full of bigger toys. We also have his outdoor toys in the garage along with boxes of toys that he no longer uses waiting to be taken to Goodwill. My kid has way too many toys because both grandparents and all his aunts, uncles, and older cousins keep buying him stuff.

[Kelly's Girl]

I wish our home was equal! Here's our breakdown...watch how much the scales tip here...

Me
Cooking
Cleaning
Laundry
Dishes
Kid's baths
Kid's meals
Yardwork (we hardly have any though)
Trash

Curtis
Bills & Money

And,no, I am not a SAHM.
OMG, I could have written this! I am so glad that someone else is in my same boat b/c I feel so overwhelmed sometimes. DH *thinks* he is a far bigger help than he is- and of course, I rave over his assistance. Positive reinforcement, you know? Works on puppies! :rolleyes:

Usually I get DS from school and he's eaten by the time DH comes home from work. This can really be a pain if I want to grab a drink after work- DH and I are in the same field in a very small community, and I am sort of like "one of the guys" but I have to balance being a mommy, too. I feed DS breakfast while DH gets ready, and when they leave, I get dressed for work. Sometimes DH will make it home for bathtime, mostly it's me. DH does get up in the a.m. sometimes (like today) and play with DS while I snooze a bit longer, which is nice. He is also great at playing with "boy stuff" with DS (cars, etc.)

Gender roles: We don't intentionally give DS boy things but since he is our first child, we don't have any baby dolls in the house. He isn't particularly interested in any of his stuffed toys, unless he can figure out how to stack blocks on them. He mostly likes to build stuff, then knock it down. And then clap for himself!

Toy storage- I'll look for a pic but we got DS (read: mommy! :) ) a toy box from our friend who owns an unfinished furniture store. It is a bench-type wooden box with safety hinges and all. It's great b/c DS can go dig around in it, which he thinks is super fun, and then I can hide all his crud at night!

Gotta run to a meeting- S/O's later. Sorry I have been MIA but I have been following along with everyone's updates!

[DianeCourt]

Lisa: That's fantastic news. I'm so happy to hear it! :D

Kanga: I ended up ditching the chocolate fountain for DD's b-day. I wanted to do it, but I was way in over my head with everything else. :rolleyes: Rival sells a great one that I would buy in a heartbeat if I had the storage space. It used to be $50, but now you can get it for half that if you shop around. I think that's meant for occasional use, however. You might look into spending more on a commercial model that it built to use all of the time. Good luck! (Thanks for making me hungry. )

[1_mommy]

wow, lots to catch up on. you guys have been chatty over the weekend

i don't know if i mentioned this here, i know i did on lj.
Kai likes to throw things in the toliet. first thing he does when he is able to get into a bathroom, which isn't often since the doors stay shut. he does like to sneak in while his sister is using the restroom.
well he must have thrown a wad of baby wipes and we flushed without knowing. well this caused a HUGE mess. flooding and a huge headache trying to get it all cleaned up and everything repaired.,
well after a month of dealing with contractors, and our insurance, our house is FINALLY back to normal! we have brand new linolium in all 3 bathrooms, and they decided to recarpet the house. so i have been so busy packing things up, and now unpacking and trying to get things back in order, i am BEAT!


toy storage- each of the kids has a toy box in their rooms. Kaimi has one of these in her room also http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CEI4L.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg
i want to get another one for the playroom since we desperatly need something in there!


elizrah-what great news to hear about seth! i hope all the food testing goes really well with him, and you guys are able to add in some new foods for him!

[mcl]

lisa--i'm so happy to hear the news about seth's allergies.

lvella--i love the videos of jack. he is just too cute

dragon--i also love the video of alex.

the kids are growing so fast. we have little boys and girls now. no more babies, EXCEPT for the RO's.

michelle--ds had roseola also and it really is just time that will make things better because it's a virus.

A BIG hello to everyone! i've been gone for a while as it has been very busy here and LJ also had rotavirus last week, all week. dh then contracted it as ds was getting better. :rolleyes:

[Kelly's Girl]

I just left DS's day care b/c yesterday his teacher told me how much of a daredevil he is on the playground and I just had to see it for myself. Where did my baby go??? This maniac of a kid was rushing up the steps and practically pushing the slower kids out of the way to get down the slide! And his hair got all staticky, so he looks like a mad scientist tumbling down, giggling the whole way. Nothing else interested him except the slide- it was so cute.

Looks like it is time for a play yard!

While I was at his school I was looking at books with some of the kids, and a few of them seemed really vocal. DS just sat in my lap and tried to bat them away from me (possessive, isn't he?) but this pair of twins who have an older sibling knew loads of animals and animal sounds. My DS doesn't really do that. He will point to his nose, and our noses, but other than that he isn't really into "What animal is that and what noise does it make." He would rather try to build towers with his books.

Should I have him tested for speech delay or something?

[jenjen0713]

Kelly's Girl - I know a few weeks ago, our Parents as Teachers educator said a new activity we could start with DS, was pointing out animals in books and imitating the sounds they make, so I don't think your DS is delayed because he isn't doing it yet. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think at this age, they are doing well if they are saying a half dozen words???

mcl - Sorry to hear about the illness in your family. I hope you can get everyone well soon!

[lml41981]

While I was at his school I was looking at books with some of the kids, and a few of them seemed really vocal. DS just sat in my lap and tried to bat them away from me (possessive, isn't he?) but this pair of twins who have an older sibling knew loads of animals and animal sounds. My DS doesn't really do that. He will point to his nose, and our noses, but other than that he isn't really into "What animal is that and what noise does it make." He would rather try to build towers with his books.

Should I have him tested for speech delay or something?
It couldn't hurt. Early Childhood Intervention gives free evaluations. Depending on your state, you may able to self-refer to them. In Texas, a doctor must refer you, though. But it is easy to get a referral...you just tell your ped. that you don't think your child is up to age level is such and such area. They put in the referral, a specialist calls you and sets up the evaluation. They check out several different areas of development and tell you if you qualify. Here, you have to have a 3 month delay, which Natalie had, so we qualified.

I wouldn't hesitate to have an evaluation. Every child is entitled to one if a delay is suspected. :)

[Michelle and Curtis]

Axel is doing fine. I'm still giving him the amoxicillin. I totally disagree with the doctor that it is roseola. Skylar has it when he was a baby too and I really don't think that is what this is. The part that bothered me was the doctor never checked the results from the tests at the hospital...she just guessed. That bothers me. His temp was sooooo high and she just guesses. That's bull. But he is feeling much better. I can't wait to finish these meds and be back to a normal, boring life again! :D

Kelly's Girl ~ It's oddly comforting to know that someone else has a lazy husband too. I praise mine for the smallest things too. I even reward him with large dinners when he does something to help out. They're just like children. :rolleyes:

[LexyLou]

Wow, them Doctors, sure don't know nothing, huh?

[Michelle and Curtis]

Oh, they know plenty. But I would have felt better if she would have looked at his test results at least. Humor me a bit, ya know? I just found it shocking that the ped told us to stop the amoxicillin. I know that's a bad idea. Eh, everyone's fine right now...no harm done I guess. He'll be done with the amoxicillin next week. :)

Not much going on today...kinda boring here. I think we may take a trip to toys r us later though! Yippee!!! :D

[godsgift77]

CJs temp was VERY high too and it was roseola.

[LexyLou]

Oh, they know plenty. I just found it shocking that the ped told us to stop the amoxicillin. I know that's a bad idea.
:confused: What do you mean it's a bad idea? It's a bad idea to stop the amoxicillin early if your child truly has something that needs antibiotics, but you shouldn't give your child antibiotics if they just have a virus. It's worse to keep them on the antibiotics if they don't have an infection then to stop it. You don't just finish it to finish it because you have it in your house.

Whatever, not my kid. I just am not sure where you are getting your information.

[1_mommy]

i found this little big of information by google

In fact, taking antibiotics when they are not really necessary will not speed your recovery and can even contribute to a problem known as antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance refers to the capacity of many bacteria to become resistant to a particular antibiotic so that it is no longer effective against these bacteria. It is known that the increasing use of antibiotics when they really aren’t needed has contributed to this problem and has led to the evolution of many bacterial strains that no longer respond to treatment with common antibiotics.


found here http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53075

[Eliezrah]

Hey everyone! We have to psotponoe Seth's food trials since he had the tumym bug this past week. His allergist said to wait until he's been clear for 5 days so we'll be HOPEFULLY starting at the end of the week.

[Michelle and Curtis]

What I am trying to say is that one doctor told us to use the amoxicillin and complete it until it's all gone. That was the ER doctor who ran tests and told us it is something viral. The ped admitted she had not seen the tests and is guessing that it is roseola. I haven't seen a rash yet so my guess is that she was wrong. Stopping anitbiotics early is bad. I've heard a thousand times that even though the child looks fine the virus is still in them and stopping the anitbiotics will only allow the virus to attack stronger. That is why they first told us to complete no matter how good he looks.

The problem here is who am I supposed to believe doctor #1 or doctor #2? As parents, we ALL do what we believe is best for our children. That's all I'm trying to do here. I just find it frustrating that I got a different opinion from both doctors. I didn't want to see Axel run a high fever again. He turned blue and was shaking uncontrollably. I did what I thought was right. That's all.

Here's a quote I found on medicinenet as well....
http://www.medicinenet.com/amoxicillin-oral/article.htm
"Stopping the medication too early may allow bacteria to continue to grow, which may result in a relapse of the infection. Inform your doctor if your condition persists or worsens."


Went to the store yesterday with the kiddies. Skylar got a Thomas the Train set and Axel picked a toy cell phone. Neither one will stop playing with their toys! And mommy found a super cute jacket on clearance and some jammmies. I love shopping!

[dragonfly_71]

Michelle and Curtis: If Doctor # 1 told you that your kid has a virus and then gave you amoxicillin you most certainly should not listen to him/her. Antibiotics are completely useless in the treatment of a virus. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections and they can really be harmful if they are taken when there is no infection present. I agree with you it is certainly not good practice for your ped to ingnore the test results and guess but I think you should insist on her looking at the results rather than just deciding on your own treatment.

[mommycal]

both our kids have had it. the only sad and VERY scary part was that my youngest had a febrile seizure from it. I was nursing and BAM her eyes were in the back of her head and she started convulctioning. I wish I had known about these seizures, but I learned the hard way. SCARY, SCARY. Even though they're most likely harmless which I didn't know at the time I gave her CPR and called 911 since I had NO idea what was happening to her.

ETA: She had a tiny bit of a temp about an hour and a 1/2 before and I gave her tylenol. Obviously it did nothing for the fever but the big debate w/these type of seizure aren't so much the fever but the very fast and sudden spike. It's a way of the body to protect the brain.

Again something I NEVER want to go through again or wouldn't even wish it on my worst enemy. I'm a tad on pins and needles now because she got the MMR shot last FRI and she could have another seizure 8-14 days after the vax.

[1_mommy]

mommycal-that is really scary! i have heard before that children who get fevers can have seizures, its the bodys way to protect them.
just a couple of weeks ago we were at a b-day party, and my dh went to go put some things in the car, and as he and a friend of ours walked outside, a couple rushed outside with their 2 yr old dd who was having a seizure.
my dh talked them into calling 911 instead of driving the little girl to the hospital so that they wouldn't cause an accident trying to rush to the hospital.


Kaimi had roseola when she was around the babies age. she had a very high fever for 3 days, and then got the rash, i have heard of some kids who get it pretty bad, and some are pretty mild

[dragonfly_71]

mommycal: these seizures are scary. Alex had one when he was very young, only a few months old. He did not have roseola but just a hight temp after getting his shots and the high temp is what caused the seizure. Thank God my DH, who is a R.N. was there and he knew what it was and that it wasn't harmful, just scary looking. If I had been alone with him at the time I would have called 911 too.

[mommycal]

mommycal: these seizures are scary. Alex had one when he was very young, only a few months old. He did not have roseola but just a hight temp after getting his shots and the high temp is what caused the seizure. Thank God my DH, who is a R.N. was there and he knew what it was and that it wasn't harmful, just scary looking. If I had been alone with him at the time I would have called 911 too.

Dragonfly, what shot did he receive? And has he had anymore? I'm sorry you had to go through it. That's why I say I'm on pins and needles right now w/the MMR shot. Because if she were to have one it's right about now. I always have tylenol/motrin w/me because that's the fastest and safest way to knock their fever down.

Knowledge is power. I was a total mess and had no idea why my baby's body was doing what it did especially since I had her at the breast. We went to the hospital via ambulance and the did they motrin/tylenol alternation. They also checked her blood and urine for bacteria and she seemed pretty normal hence why they called it a febrile seizure and a virus. I NEVER EVER want to go through that again.

thanks ladies for your support. I've been meaning to get in here to at least give you all a heads up about it. Again had I at least had an idea what was happening at the time, I would have felt a little bitter. Seeing her lifeless and turning blue was AWFUL. I posted about it shortly after it happened now I have no idea where my post went w/all the moving around that CC has been doing.

[Michelle and Curtis]

Quote from mommycal...
We went to the hospital via ambulance and the did they motrin/tylenol alternation. They also checked her blood and urine for bacteria and she seemed pretty normal hence why they called it a febrile seizure and a virus.

mommycal ~ That sounds awful and must have been terrible to go through.

This is so similiar to what happened last week with Axel. He ran a temp of 106 at home, his lips turned blue and his skin turned purple and he was shaking like crazy. I didn't know what to do so we rushed him to the ER. (No phones here. They were down from bad weather and my cell doesn't get service at home. Tell me how bad that sucks.) He was 104 when we got to the ER and that when they hit him with Tylenol and Motrin combo as well. The doctors there called it a virus as well. They ran urine, and blood tests. They also checked his throat. They said he throat was raw. I always thought that is why we got the amoxicillin.

So my question is this...if the first doctor at the ER knew that it was a virus, (and they did after running urine and blood tests), then why the heck did they give me the amoxicillin? Have I been given something I totally didn't need? Would they really give a baby something they didn't need. Should I be calling my hospital complaining and demanding answers on why they did that? :confused:

I'm starting to really wish I had gone to medical school here.

[dragonfly_71]

mommycal: It happened after his first set of shots. He got five shots altogether but I don't remember what all they were but I do think MMR was part of it. He has gotten all his other shots since then, and he has been getting them on time. My ped stressed that these seizures really are not dangerous, they just look so absolutely horrific. So having a high fever accompanied by a seizure is not a reason not to keep giving shots. Besides, we really don't have a choice there since he is in daycare and it is a requirement for him to get all his shots. Thankfully Alex has not had another seizure since. I hope you DD will not have another episode, I remember how terrified I was watching Alex that way. If it were to happen again, alternating tylenol and motrin would be your best remedy.

[Kanga]

Besides, we really don't have a choice there since he is in daycare and it is a requirement for him to get all his shots.

If the daycare receives any grants, etc from the gov't then because of the whole seperation of church and state they have to allow you to file an exemption if you want one. Fla has religious and medical exemptions allowed.

[dragonfly_71]

Kange: Alex goes to the daycare center at my work so they don't receive any kind of public funds. The only funds they receive other than our tuition is money from my company to cover any overtime for their employees during evening and weekend hours.

[jenjen0713]

Conflicting Dr. info - I guess I just figure my role as a parent is to be as well informed as possible. That may mean I have to be a b*tch with the doctor and DEMAND that they read the test results or go over with me 30 times why they are requiring such and such medicine. I don't just say "Whatever" and leave and then make my own uniformed, uneducated medical decisions. That is just negligant as a parent IMHO. That is putting your child's health in jeopardy. I figure I am the voice of my child and I have to be the one to speak up for him and I quite frankly don't care if I piss off a doctor with my questions or demand that they read test results. THAT'S MY JOB AS A PARENT!!

[EJM]

jenjen: You are SO close!! Good luck, I cannot wait to hear the news!

[1_mommy]

2 years ago today i got my bfp :)

[DianeCourt]

2 years ago today i got my bfp :)

Me, too! :D

[scubasam]

jenjen - Happy 40wks tomorrow!! Any time now we'll get to hear about your new little....I'm so excited! :D

Carter had his 16 mo appt today (our ped does any time between 15-18 mos). He's doing perfectly, thankfully! Had 4 shots...poor thing is screaming at me now and won't nap. Went way down in percentile though.....

weight: 22 lbs (16%)
height: 31 in (33%)
head circum: 46 (35%)

She didn't seem concerned but since he's always been in the 50th, it's a little crazy to me. Especially his weight....he's only gained 1 lb since his 12 mo visit.

Otherwise, we're doing well here. I'm 11 wks now w/ #2 and feeling great which is such a nice change from a couple wks ago. So glad not to have to use the phenergan anymore.

Ok, I think I'll go rescue Carter from his crib....

[dragonfly_71]

Okay just thinking out loud....
We are home sick from work again today. This is the third time already this year. The first two times I was sick ( a TIA attack and then laryngitis) and now my little munchkin has a virus and needs to stay home. I have a very understanding boss, especially since I hardly ever call in sick (even when I was pregnant I called in sick only once and I worked almost til the end) but I would totally understand if he got a bit miffed at this.
I like my job but recently I have been thinking about quitting and just going to school instead. Everything is great about my job, it is low stress, good money, fantastic benefits, awsome daycare for DS, but there is one big drawback, my job is about 40 miles away from my house and the commute takes about an hour each way. So that is starting to get annoying. I am worried though that I would not be able to find as good a daycare as the one at my work. I never really looked because I knew from the starte Alex would go to this daycare but from what we have experienced there I think it would be hard to beat. At any rate I will definitely be staying at my job until at least May when I will be fully vested in my 401k. I would not want to leave before that and leave a big chunk of money on the table.

[jenjen0713]

dragonfly - That's a tough call to make. I use to have a hour commute each way, so I know how taxing it can get after a while. No words of wisdom, unfortunately!

scubasam - Wow, I can't believe you are almost in the 2nd trimester already! Glad to hear are feeling well. Carter is probably just running off all his calories.

Diance_Court & 1_mommy - It seems so hard to believe that it has already been 2 years since the BFP started to roll in.

40 weeks today and no sign of baby yet. I have a doctor's appointment today, so I suspect she might bring up induction.

[dragonfly_71]

jenjen: I can't believe you're already there! Where has the time gone?

BFPs: I got my BFP two years ago on Superbowl Sunday!

[lorialys]

jenjen Happy due date!!

I know, it seems crazy to me that 2 years ago we were just starting our journeys to motherhood! I poke my head in the Oct 07 mommies thread from time to time to reminisce.

[Michelle and Curtis]

I am so tired of people thinking I am a bad mother. I DID fight for the test results for days. But in those where I was waiting for results to be found I had to decide to continue the medicine or not. Discontinuing could have meant a relapse. Continuing the meds seemed to be a more logical decision. Anyways, the ped was wrong, he didn NOT have roseola. I feel comfortable with the decision I made here.

Bad weather....
We're being hit with ice and sleet right now. My work sent everyone home at 11. I got the kids and came straight home. Only took me two hours, not bad.

[godsgift77]

dragonfly - i had the same issue before we got prego with ds. I ended up finding something WAY closer to home (15 mins each way) and it pays the same with better benefits. It was the best deision i made and it was scary at first but i had to do what was best for my (future) family - and i am sure you will do the same. :)

Michelle - who said you were a bad mother? :confused:

[1_mommy]

Happy Valentines Day!

[EJM]

Happy Valentine's Day!

We are in teething h*ll! I thought the top two teeth were tough, but man I had no idea. DD only had 6 teeth until this week. I told DH yesterday that yesterday was probably the most challenging day I've had as mommy. She is such a pleasant child, but DD screamed and cried almost all day. I've been giving her Tylenol for the pain which isn't really helping, although normally it does the trick. Yesterday I noticed 3 new teeth on the bottom and her gums are GIGANTIC where I think her bottom molars are coming in. Then today in another fit of screaming and throwing herself backwards I noticed her top left molar is already in and another 2 teeth coming in on the top. So I think the poor kid has 6 teeth coming in at once. I really feel terrible for her, but it gets to the point where I just want to tell her to stop screaming at me. :o

She's finally eating again if I make soft stuf