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

[october05mommies]

Welcome October 2005 mommies and TODDLERS! (did I really just say toddlers?!)
Your threadmistresses are lorialys, lysh79, Lvella43, and Kanga

Member Info:
Who we are: A group of moms who either have babies with birthdays in October 05 or had due dates in October 05. If you'd like to join us, please post the states below with your info in it and any further updates in red. If you don't post your info in red, it may be missed by the mods and not get updated. If you are not comfortable posting your real name, age, or any other personal information, you certainly don't have to, just fill in as much as you're comfortable doing.

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

[october05mommies]

Members:

1_mommy
DS: Kai
Real Name/Age: Mechelle, 29
DH's Real Name/Age: 34
Married: 4/27/02
EDD: 10/24/05
Birthdate: 10/10/05
Time of Birth:5:39pm
Weight:7lbs 4oz
Length:20 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Kaimi 9-8-03

Adoredh
DS:Collin Wayne
Real Name/Age:Alisha/28
DH's Real Name/Age:Todd/28
Married:08/25/01
EDD:10/02/05
Birthdate:10/07/05
Time of Birth:11:10am
Weight:8lbs 8oz
Length:20 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.:Rusty and Kobe - mini Dachshunds

amtaylor
DD: Mackenzie
Real Name/Age: Amber 27
DH's Real Name/Age: Marc 28
Married: Feb 1, 2003
EDD: Oct 12, 2005
Birthdate: Oct 12, 2005
Time of Birth: 3:48pm
Weight: 7lbs
Length: 18.5 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Four dogs and a snake

Astara
DD: Genevieve (Gigi)
Real Name/Age: Jes, 23
DH's Real Name/Age: Steve, 28
Married:09.24.04
EDD:10.14.05
Birthdate:10.2005
Time of Birth:1:23 am
Weight:8lb 6oz
Length:20"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Falkor (dog), Mishra & Bella (cats)

c_j
DD: Amber Lynn
Real Name/Age: Jodi/29
DH's Real Name/Age: Rob/28
Married: October 11, 2003
EDD: October 23, 2005
Birthdate: October 29, 2005
Time of Birth: 3:05am
Weight:8lb 1oz
Length:21"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.:1 yellow lab and 2 kittens (just 6 weeks old)


cartersmommy
DS: Carter Wesley
Real Name/Age: Amanda/25
DH's Real Name/Age: John/26
Married:10.18.03
EDD:10.4.05
Birthdate:9.9.05
Time of Birth:9:26am
Weight:7lb7oz
Length:19"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.:Mercedes the cat!

DianeCourt
DD: Lily
Real Name/Age: 28
DH’s Real Name/Age: 31
Married 9/14/02
EDD: 10/21/05
Birthdate: 10/25/05
Time of Birth: 8:37am
Weight: 8lbs 15oz
Length: 22”
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: 6 year old Black Lab

dragonfly_71
DS: Alexander Joseph
Real Name/Age: Christine 35
DH's Real Name/Age: 41
Married:1-20-03
EDD:10-12-05
Birthdate:10-8-05
Time of Birth:6.30 am
Weight:8lb 13oz
Length:20 inches

EJM
DD: Avery
Real Name/Age: Erin, 28
DH's Real Name/Age: Ian, 28
Married: 03.08.03
EDD: 10.17.05
Birthdate: 10.19.05
Time of Birth: 2:52pm
Weight: 7lbs 6oz
Length: 20 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Zoe, our dog

Eliezrah
DS: Seth
Real Name/Age: Lisa, 32
DH's Real Name/Age: Scott, 32
Married: 8/11/02
EDD: 10/11/05
Birthdate: 9/30/05
Time of Birth: 1:07 pm
Weight: 7, 1
Length: 19 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Jackie 11/28/03 and 4 cats

Gabe's Mom
DS: Gabriel
Real Name/Age: Natasha
DH's Real Name/Age: Jeff 33
Married:October 12, 2002
EDD: Sept 26, 2005
Birthdate: October 4, 2005
Time of Birth: 4:20 PM
Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Our mutt (Kid 0 since Gabe is truly Kid #1)

godsgift77
DS: CJ (Christopher, Jr.)
Real Name/Age: O, 28 (29 in 1 month)
DH's Real Name/Age: Chris, 31
Married: 05/03/03
EDD: 10/11/05
Birthdate: 10/04/05
Time of Birth: 7:09 pm
Weight:8lbs 7oz
Length:20 in

hmbay
DS: Alexander Jonathon (Alex)
Real Name/Age: Heather, 34
DH's Real Name/Age: Jonathon (Jon), 37
Married: 05/03/02
EDD: 10/01/05
Birthdate: 09/10/2005
Time of Birth: 8:51 am
Weight:5 lb 15 oz
Length:18 1/2 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Colin--11/7/2005

jenjen0713
Me: 33
DH: 37
Married: November 27, 2004
EDD: October 12, 2005
Birthdate: October 6, 2005
Time: 2:38 p.m.
Weight: 7 pounds, 1 ounces
Length 19 1/2 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc: #2 due 2/07

jh124
DS: Henry "Hank"Real Name/Age: Jill, 33
DH's Real Name/Age: DH, 36
Married: May 26, 2002
EDD: 10/24/05
Birthdate: 10/16/05
Time of Birth: 8:47 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 10oz
Length: 21
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Sally (Labrapointer) and Leo (Smooth Coat Collie)

jillians mom
DD: Jillian Ann
Me: Heidi 35
DH: Jack 43
EDD:November 8 2005
Birthdate: October 20, 2005
Time: 9:42 am
Weight: 6 lbs.
Length: 18 inches

Kanga
DD: Daytona Bailey
Real Name/Age: Liz
DH's Real Name/Age: Chad
Married: 12/11/04
EDD: 10/25/05
Birthdate: 10/25/05
Time of Birth: 1:12 AM
Weight: 7lbs 3oz
Length:20 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: #2 due March 8 and 3 kitties

Kelly's Girl
Me: Molly, 31
DH: Kelly, 31
DS: George
Married: 10/13/01
EDD:11/22/05
Birthdate:10/10/05
Time of Birth: 8:43 a.m.
Weight: 4 lb, 14.8 oz.
Length: 18 inches

Lexylou
DD: Gabriella (Ella)
Real Name/Age: Alexis, 28
DH's Real Name/Age: Ricardo, 30
Married:10~5~02
EDD:10~4~05
Birthdate:09~26~05
Time of Birth:8:46 pm
Weight:7 lb 3 oz
Length:20"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: 6 year old puppy (she'll always be my puppy)

lml41981
DD: Natalie Paige
Real Name/Age: Lyndsey, 25
DH's Real Name/Age: John, 28
Married: 6/17/2003
EDD: 10/13/05
Birthdate: 10/07/2005
Time of Birth: 7:54pm
Weight:9 lb 2 oz
Length:20.5 inches

lorialys
DS: Lucas Joseph
Real Name/Age: Lorene, 24
DH's Real Name/Age: Ben, 24
Married: June 17, 2003
EDD: October 11, 2005
Birthdate: October 14, 2005
Time of Birth: 10:02 pm
Weight: 9 lbs, 9.6 oz
Length: 20.5 inches

Lvella43
DS: Jack Lee
Real Name/Age: Lisa, 36
DH's Real Name/Age: Chris, 34
Married: August 25, 2001
EDD: October 28,2005
Birthdate: October 26, 2005
Time of Birth: 5:23 pm
Weight: 6 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 19 inches

lysh79
DD: Kiley Suzanne
Real Name/Age: Alysha, 26
DH's Real Name/Age: Ian, 28
Married: May 17, 2003
EDD: October 10, 2005
Birthdate: October 18, 2005
Time of Birth: 6:12 am
Weight: 8 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 20 1/2 inches

MCL
DS: LJ
Me: Mary Anne, 33
DH: Leo, 34
Married: June 6, 2003
EDD: Sept. 24, 2005
Birthdate: Sept. 20, 2005
Time: 1:18pm
Weight: 8 pounds, 2 ounces
Length: 20 1/4 inches

nyrican
Me: Dori, 29
DH: Sean, 29
DS: JeremyMarried: 8/01/03
EDD:10/15/05
Birthdate:10/21/05
Time of Birth: 2:54 a.m.
Weight: 7 lb, 0 oz.
Length: 20 inches

scubasam
DS: CarterReal Name/Age: Jen - 32
DH's Real Name/Age: Todd - 33
Married: 11.03.01
EDD: 10.01.05
Birthdate: 9.18.05
Time of Birth: 5:51pm
Weight: 6 lbs 8oz
Length: 18 3/4 in
Furbabies Sam (7) & Sasha (2)

sdmama2be
DD: Kaleyn
Real Name/Age: Susan - 32
DH's Real Name/Age: Tony - 33
Married: 07/20/2002
EDD: 10/31/2005
Birthdate:10/28/2005
Time of Birth: 9:49pm
Weight: 7lbs 5.5oz
Length: 19.5 in
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Dog Oliver (11) and cat Gabriel (10)

shushyk
DS: Donnie
Real Name/Age: Shoshanah 30
DH's Real Name/Age: Steve 38
Married:8/31/03
EDD:10/10/05
Birthdate:10/12/05
Time of Birth:4:03 pm
Weight:8 lb 1 oz
Length:20"&1/4

Surftraitor
DS: Kailer
Real Name/Age: R, 32
DH's Real Name/Age: S 32
Married: Sept 26, 2003
EDD: Oct 2, 2005
Birthdate: Oct 8, 2005
Time of Birth: 5:53pm
Weight: 8lbs, 1 oz.
Length: 21

Tiger
DD: Makenzie
Me: 29
DH: 28
Married:6.1.02
EDD:10.6.05
Birthdate:9.26.05
Time of Birth:1:17 9m
Weight:6 lb 11 oz
Length:20"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: 1 year old miniature pinscher

TrulyBlessed
DS: Brandon
Real Name/Age: Lisa
DH's Real Name/Age: David
Married: June 2002
EDD: 10-27-05
Birthdate: 10-29-05
Time of Birth: 3:23 pm
Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
Length: 20 inches
Other Children: Emily (10-26-03)

Tulip
DS: Fletcher
Real Name/Age: Kelly 29
DH's Real Name/Age: Dan 32
Married: May 25, 2002
EDD: Oct 28, 2005
Birthdate: Oct 10, 2005
Time of Birth: 5:02pm
Weight: 7lbs
Length: 19"
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: Two dogs, Shadow & Oatmeal

Always in Our Hearts!
LDS Angel 19 and dear daughter Allison Grace born 6/17/2005

[october05mommies]

Our Toddlers birthdates:

September
09 - Carter (cartersmommy)
10 - Alex (hmbay)
18 - Carter (scubasam)
20 - LJ (MCL)
26 - Makenzie (Tiger) and Ella (Lexylou)
30 - Seth (Eliezrah)

October
04 - CJ (godsgift77) and Gabe (Gabe's Mommy)
07 - Natalie (lml41981) and Collin (Adoredh)
08 - Alexander Joseph (dragonfly_71) and Kailer (surftraitor)
10 - Kai (1_mommy), Fletcher (Tulip), and George (Kelly's Girl)
12 - Mackenzie (amtaylor) and Donnie (Shushyk)
14 - Lucas (lorialys)
16 - Hank (jh124)
18 - Kiley (lysh79)
19 - Avery (EJM)
20 - Jillian (jillians mom) Genevieve "Gigi" (Astara)
21 - Jeremy (nyrican)
25 - Daytona (Chad and Liz) and Lily (DianeCourt)
26 - Jack (Lvella43)
28 - Kaleyn (sdmama2be)
29 - Brandon (TrulyBlessed)

Member List by Babies Gender
Boys
1_mommy (Kai)
Adoredh (Collin)
cartersmommy (Carter)
dragonfly_71 (Alexander Joseph)
Eliezrah (Seth)
Gabe's Mommy (Gabe)
godsgift77 (CJ)
hmbay (Alex)
jh124 (Hank)
Kelly's Girl (George)
lorialys (Lucas)
Lvella43 (Jack)
MCL (LJ)
nyrican (Jeremy)
scubasam (Carter)
Shushyk (Donnie)
surftraitor (Kailer)
Tulip (Fletcher)
TrulyBlessed (Brandon)

Girls
amtaylor (Mackenzie)
Astara (Genevieve "Gigi")
Chad and Liz (Daytona)
DianeCourt (Lily)
EJM (Avery)
jillians mom (Jillian)
Lexylou (Ella)
lml41981 (Natalie)
lysh79 (Kiley)
sdmama2be (Kaelyn)
Tiger (Makenzie)

[october05mommies]

Pictures

Kailer (surftraitor)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/surftraitor/today001.jpg

Makenzie (Tiger)
http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A%3A39%7Ffp348%3Enu%3D3233%3E8%3B%3A%3E748% 3E23248%3B%3A839793ot1lsi

Mackenzie (amtaylor)
http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A647%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3237%3E777%3E675%3EWS NRCG%3D323396%3C5%3C%3B86%3Bnu0mrj

Carter (cartersmommy)
http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A5%3C9%7Ffp347%3Enu%3D3233%3E93%3A%3E65%3B% 3E232493%3A74%3C9%3B%3Bot1lsi

Lucas (lorialys)
http://www.benandlorene.com/pictures/lucas/month_13/10-17-06/pro_3.jpg

[october05mommies]

More Pictures

Kiley (lysh79)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f76/lysh79/P101000733.jpg

Daytona (Kanga)
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona4.jpg

Alex (hmbay)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/hmbay/IMGP0588.jpg

[october05mommies]

And another page of pictures

[october05mommies]

One more just to be safe

[october05mommies]

And we're open! In order to keep our thread updated, please re-submit if you are joining, but you don't need to repost your stats if you've already done so in a previous october 05 thread. Also, if you were not previously a mod, but would like to become one, just pm october05mommies or a mod. Also if you were previously a mod, but no longer would like to be one, you can delete your info from the front page. I left all the info the same as it was on the other thread, but please double check to make sure you're information is correct and free of typos. I didn't include the WBV stats this time because it seemed that both the mods and posters had a hard time keeping up with it, but if somebody would really like to have those back, just say so and we can include it.

[1_mommy]

thanks for the new thread!!

i have some changes, could you chance my age to 29
dh age 34, and take away furbaby and add dd kaimi 9-8-03
Thanks so much!

[cartersmommy]

thank you for starting the new thread!!!

Can you change the picture of Carter on the front page, please???

Here it is:
http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A5%3C9%7Ffp347%3Enu%3D3233%3E93%3A%3E65%3B% 3E232493%3A74%3C9%3B%3Bot1lsi

[amtaylor]

Thanks for the new thread!

I have two updates:

I'm now 27 and could you change Mackenzie's picture to this one?

http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A647%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3237%3E777%3E675%3EWS NRCG%3D323396%3C5%3C%3B86%3Bnu0mrj

[october05mommies]

Updated to here! Also, unless you post something saying you'd like the picture on the front page in red, I'll assume you don't want it there, but are just showing off your beautiful babe instead:p

[mcl]

the thread looks great! great job kanga!

[hmbay]

Subscribing....

A new picture of Alex for the front page:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/hmbay/IMGP0588.jpg

[Tiger]

I'm here! The new thread looks great!

Here's a new picture of Makenzie for the front page.

http://images1.snapfish.com/34788%3A%3A39%7Ffp348%3Enu%3D3233%3E8%3B%3A%3E748% 3E23248%3B%3A839793ot1lsi

Makenzie is doing so much better. Her fever seems to have gone away and she is back to being my happy little girl. What a relief!

[Kanga]

updated to here

[Kanga]

I forgot to post Daytona's 9 mo pics the other day and my first u/s with #2.

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_newbabyultrasound.jpg

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona6.jpg

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona5.jpg

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona4.jpg

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona3.jpg

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_Daytona2.jpg

[godsgift77]

i'm here! CJ is so funny - he loves walking but is still SO into crawling - its funny -- he'll walk for a while then crawl the rest of the way...

Kanga - thanks for starting this one! Daytona is ADORABLE!!! I love that last one!! :D

[cartersmommy]

i'm with o, liz.... that last one of daytona is ALL personality... loving it!!

i posted pics of carter's bday progress in my lj if interested! :)

[dragonfly_71]

Still don't know how to do red but I have an update, my age is 35 now. Thanks for the new thread Kanga.

My child is a dancing fool. DH is showing him videos on the computer and he loves it. He will just stand and bop his head and dance while holding on to DH's knee. His favorite is Curious Wine by Fountains of Wayne. No matter what he is doing he will come speed crawling if he hears the beginning of it. And with this one he is trying to imitate all the motions the little girl in the video is doing, it is so funny.

Last night DH and I were talking about autism and some of the symptoms to look for. I was saying how I didn't think that was anything we had to worry about with Alex and just as if he understood what we were saying Alex did his whole little "trick pony" routine as if he wanted to make sure we didn't think he was autistic. First he clapped his hands, then he waved at each of us, then he raised both his hands up in the air like we do for "how big is Alex?", and finally he crawled up to me to give me a high five. We were cracking up all night about this one. And Alex was very pleased with the reaction he got.

We seem to be lagging a little behind in the talking department. Alex is constantly babbling but he is not really calling anything by name other than food which is mamamamamam. I do know that kids who are raised bilingual are sometimes late talkers so I think that might be why.

[c j]

subscribing...

DH is now 28

dragonfly... to type red, this is how... [ color=red]type text here[/color] just delete the extra space before color. hope this helps :)

[hmbay]

yeah I guess while we're updating ages I'm now 34 and DH is 37.

Hey question for anyone. DH and I are about 85% decided we will TTC3 however I want to wait a bit longer between 2 and 3 than we did between 1 and 2 but don't want to wait a LOT longer due to my age. I was flipping through the Mayo book last night and found a chart on how the risk of birth defects/downs changes per age of the mother and the numbers scared the living daylights out of me for say 34 vs 35 vs 36 and how much the odds changed for each year which is the age range I'd be considering. Anyone know if that chart is accurate or there are new numbers out there?

[jh124]

Age - No clue, but I'm totally freaked out now. Thanks, Heather:p My dr wants me to TTC when Hank is 18 months. Seems like that will be here in no time.

Subscribing...

[hmbay]

sorry JH! Didn't mean to freak anyone out. They aren't bad odds--they just drop quite a bit with each year vs say 20, 21, 22.... But I tend to freak out about everything so well it freaked me out. :)

[jh124]

sorry JH! Didn't mean to freak anyone out. They aren't bad odds--they just drop quite a bit with each year vs say 20, 21, 22.... But I tend to freak out about everything so well it freaked me out. :)

Remember how we didn't know if Hank would have Downs or not when he was born, since we declined the amnio but had the indicators? Just paranoid we may not cheat the odds next time. I'll be 34 in October, so I don't want to take on any more risk.

[october05mommies]

updated to here

[Tiger]

Ugh! Just when I was thinking DD was getting better. I just got a call from daycare saying she has a rash from head to toe. I called the dr. and they think it might be a reaction to the amoxicilin and told us to stop it to her and see if the rash goes away. If not, we are supposed to take her in on Friday.

I am wondering if it could be Roseola though. She had a high fever all weekend. The last time she had a fever was Monday afternoon. She seems to feel fine. Daycare said she was acting fine and didn't seem like anything was bothering her. I guess we will just stop the meds and see what happens.

[dragonfly_71]

cj: thank you! I'll try that next time

hmbay and jh124: I don't know if that chart is right but I do want to tell you that in most European Countries women don't get married as early as they do here and often don't have children until they are in their thirties. Pretty much all my high school friends are just now having kids just like me and I don't think that there is a significantly higher birth rate of infants with down syndrome or birth defects that are related to the age of the mother in Germany than there are here. So I wouldn't freak out over that too much.

[EJM]

DH's age is now 28, thanks!

I was only 27 at the time and had one very high marker for Downs. It is my understanding that it is based on a complicated mathematical formula and one factor may skew it. I know they did double check during the 20 week u/s (the neck fold) which was fine. Because I am "younger" the ob said she didn't recommend an amino anyway.

[godsgift77]

...I am wondering if it could be Roseola though. She had a high fever all weekend. The last time she had a fever was Monday afternoon. She seems to feel fine. Daycare said she was acting fine and didn't seem like anything was bothering her. I guess we will just stop the meds and see what happens.
We found out that CJ had this... rash is gone now though. only lasted about 3-4 days Hope she feels better!!

TTC #2 - we'll be starting next october... with hopes of being preggo by January :) After that, i'm having the oven unplugged...

[DianeCourt]

Thanks for starting the new thread, Kanga!

Lily's latest trick is giving kisses. We can tell her to kiss something, and she'll go in for the kiss with her mouth wide open & tongue sticking out. :p It's pretty funny.

TTC #2: I'm 28 and we'd like to have our kids about two years apart. So we'll start TTC in October/November! :D I'm excited and ready. We may end up with two just under two, which is fine. With the exception of a cystic fibrosis test before we started TTC, we waived all genetic testing when I was pregnant with Lily. We were offered both a first trimester combined screen (nuchal tranluscency) and the second trimester quad screen. That was the right decision for us considering we didn't have many risk factors and were freaked out by the potential for a false positive screen.

[hmbay]

dragonfly--thanks for the reassurance. Most of my friends had kids younger so I feel like I'm way behind.... :)

[october05mommies]

updated to here

[adoredh]

ACK!!! What do you mean we have a new thread! I hadn't caught up with the old one! LOL!

Here's Collin's new picture:

Collin - 10 months old
http://images1.snapfish.com/3478%3A676%3A%7Ffp348%3Enu%3D3243%3E936%3E%3B%3B3% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233%3A24355628nu0mrj

Sorry this is a fly by, I'll try and come back in again! (Collin's awake from his nap)

[Eliezrah]

Wow a new thread... thanks for the condolences for my bro. It was a tough weekend. Then we found out 2 days ago that Jackie swallowed a necklace while my parents were watching the kids.....

Anyway, Seth is walking about 75% of the time now and cna walk across the livingroom! I can't wait to buy him his first shoes, but we're waiting till he's walking more beofre we spend the $$ since he doen'st NEED them now. Weaning's going pretty good and his alleriges are eh.... He's had several contact reactions, poor boy.

Here are a few pics add whichever you want to the front (oh yeah, I now have 2 cats, not 4, thanks!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00172.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00103.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00118b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC03582.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00161.jpg

[Eliezrah]

And here's Jackie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00170.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00153.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00162.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00157.jpg

[Eliezrah]

Question:
I'm on another boards of October moms and we are doing a bday gift exchange. Anyone interested in doing one here? What we did was 1 person is in charge and anyone who wanted to do it PMed her. She paired us up and it's sort of liek a secret santa type thing. She PMed us back the name and address of who we got and we have a price limit of $15 including shipping. Since we have bdays from Aug - Nov (preemies - late inductions) we picked mid Oct to send the gifts.

[cartersmommy]

Lisa! I think this is a great idea!! How fun to get the other kids gifts! I am all for it!!

[Kanga]

Lisa - Hope Jackie is doing ok now - I can so see Daytona swallowing something like that. BTW - seth and jackie have the most beautiful eyes - I'm jealous. A friend of mine's dd has that same color and I always compliment her on it.

Birthday exchange - I think it's a great idea.

Things have been pretty much the same around here. We're still trying to figure out D's sleep problems but it's about 60% better. We took the mattress pad off her mattress and that seemed to help A LOT. She is still up 1-2x a night and staying up for at least an hour for one or both times though. Now we're back to trying the pnp. She woke up at 2:30, which is 2-3 hours later than normal and I got her to sleep twice pretty quickly but she'd wake up and not roll over to her stomach to go back to sleep when she felt us lowering her in. After 2x and the 3rd time her not being easy to get back down I handed her off to dh and he put her in her crib with no problems and then she slept til 6. So I'm thinking maybe starting the night in the pnp and then moving her to the crib if she won't go back down. Hopefully we'll get this figured out sooner rather than later.

[Eliezrah]

Thanks Kanga!

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So I'm wearing a pair of my VS sweats with PINK written across the tush. we just had a family tickle fest on the floor and Scott asked Jackie what letters were on my tush. So she points to each one and says the letter. Scott asks her what it says and she runs her finger arcoss all the letters as if she's reading, and says w/o hesitation, "TUSHY!"

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For those of you with sleep problems, my ped gave me the name & # of a behaviouralist who I called last week. She said that when Seth gets up at night, it's not that he needs to eat, he wants to nurse out of habit and for comfort. What she said we need to do, and Scott needs to be 100% with this (and he is) is to pick 1 nighttime waking at a time. That same waking every night, Scott has to go to him when he wakes. Scott ahs to do whatever it takes, however long it takes to get Seth back to sleep w/o eating anything at all. She said the first few nights are the worst (it can take hours sometimes so she suggested trying it ona weekend first), but it gets better. If Seth sees or hears me or if I hold him, he'll want to nurse and so will I. She said this method takes 1-2 weeks tops. Once he no longer wakes up for that waking, we can do the same method on the other(s) but usually they do much easier for the other waking(s) since they went through it already.

We're very busy the next few weekends so we have to wait about another 3 weeks before starting. Until then I jsut nurse him when he wakes so we can all go back to sleep (when I say all, I mean me and Seth sicne Scott sleeps through it!).

She said work on nights only and the naps will generally follow on thier own.

[Eliezrah]

We went to visit Scott for lunch today....

Don't bother me, I'm working!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00176.jpg

Hey I'm working too!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00178.jpg

Let's go for a walk all together!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00179.jpg

See my toothies? (and part of my lunch too! LOL)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00183.jpg

[godsgift77]

I'd love a b-day exchange! Sounds like fun! :)

Lisa - too funny about the "Tushy" story! LOL! :D

[Lvella43]

HOpe everyone is continuing to do well!

I love the bday idea; count us in!

[DianeCourt]

Cute pictures, Lisa!

I would love to do a b-day exchange, too. Count me in. I can't organize it, but would like to participate.

[lysh79]

I love the birthday present exchange idea.
Lisa- Your kids look so big!!
I haven't been here in like 2 months, I feel so out of the loop. :( Kiley turned 10 months today and she is soooo busy, she is always on the move. I think she will be taking her first steps any day now. She is still not saying any real words though. She talks all day long but no words in connection with anything. She is obsessed with waving and clapping. She waves at random people wherever we go. I'm feeling so sad about my baby turning one in two months. Anyone else?? Her party is going to be pink and orange polka dots with some pumpkins thrown in there. Here is a recent picture of my big girl.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f76/lysh79/August%202006/P1010020.jpg

[cartersmommy]

So it sounds like we're all in for the bday present exchange. I don't mind organizing it.... i will get it together and PM you guys. The only problem is... the person who gets Carter has to buy earlier, because his bday is september 9th... hope that's not a problem!

I just decided what carter should be for halloween!!

http://a940.g.akamai.net/7/940/449/0003/www.estyle.com/images/product/20178_MID_r.jpg

[cartersmommy]

ok, so for the exchange to be fair, we need atleast one more person for an even number. so far I have:

Eliezrah
Cartersmommy
Kanga
Godsgift
Lvella43
DianeCourt
Lysh79

post and let me know if you want in!

[godsgift77]

by the way, i wouldnt mind getting carter :)

[1_mommy]

count Kai in for the b-day exchange

[Kanga]

Not sure how many more people are going to sign up for the bday exchange, but if there ends up being an odd number, instead of buying in pairs - ex: I buy for eliezrah and she buys for me, we could do it so that you buy for one person and receive from a different one - as the list stands now - eliezrah buys for cartersmommy, cartersmommy buys for me, etc and then lysh79 buys for eliezrah. Did that all make sense? Sorry it's been a long day I'm tired (read: not with it:rolleyes: )

[Surftraitor]

Hi everyone,
I haven't been in here for a few weeks. Two weeks ago we were vacationing in Costa Rica and last week I started my new job. I now do planning for Maternity and Women's Plus sizes for Old Navy.

Moderators: here's a more recent photo of DS
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/surftraitor/July27004.jpg

DS has been doing great. He's becoming quite a ham with people he doesn't know. He loves to show off.:rolleyes: We had a big moment last week when he FINALLY cut his first tooth. I know there's only a few of us left with toothless kids. We're still not very interested in crawling. He seems to get on his knees to jump forward. He'd rather stand than crawl these days. Oh well. In the eating department, we're about 75% table food as DS just has no patience for babyfood anymore. Here's what we've given him thus far...
avocado
mashed potatoes
turkey
chicken
hamburger
peas
spaghetti
grilled cheese
thinned peanut butter--he tried this on toast yesterday and no allergic reaction!!:cool:

I finally starting thinking about DS' first birthday party. We're doing a monkey/jungle theme and I found the perfect invites on Ebay. I think I'll also purchase some thank yous and candy wrappers as well. Our guest list is about 30 people. We're planning it for 3:00, so I think I'll just have heavy hors d'vorois instead of a meal.

Count DS in for the gift exchange!

[1_mommy]

kai stood on his own twice tonight! so exciting!

surftraitor- be careful with the peanut butter, they usually don't get the allergic reaction until the second or third time
kai wants nothing to do with babyfood either, only what mommy, daddy, and sister are eating

[cartersmommy]

Carter wants everything we are eating... but then he puts it in his mouth, chews it for a minute and then takes it out... what's that about!?!?

[cartersmommy]

hey girls,
everyone taking part in the gift exchange needs to PM their mailing address so that I can pass it on to the person that has you!

Thanks!!

[1_mommy]

you've got mail! :)

[cartersmommy]

Thanks for those of you that have PM'ed me your addresses! I still need addresses from:
Lysh79
Lvella43
Lisa
godsgift
surftraitor
heather (hmbay)

For those that Pm'ed me already, I pm'ed the people that have you and they should have your addresses... please check your pm's!! :) Anyone else interested?!?! this is fun!
If I missed anyone, let me know.... and it's not too late to join!

[mcl]

amanda--i want to join if it's not too late. let me know

[cartersmommy]

MCL-- come on down! :) just send me your address in PM!! :) YEA!

[scubasam]

I'm in for the bday exchange too if it's okay! :) So fun!

surf - yay for teeth! Carter just cut his first two bottom teeth less than 2 wks ago at just about 11 mos and is now popping the two top ones. I guess not getting teeth for so long means getting them all at once now?

cartersmommy - super cute Halloween outfit! Someone told us a few wks ago that Carter should be Charlie Brown w/ his super round bald head and chubby cheeks so we're hooked on that idea now and all on the hunt for a Charlie Brown shirt! Anyone seen one?

Going back a pg.....

TTC #2 - I'm pretty sure we've decided to bite the bullet and go for #2 in Nov/Dec (dianecourt - maybe we'll be pg together again?!) If I don't get pg one of those mos we'll wait until May/June next year. I'm planning a trip to Poland w/ my dad in April and either want to be in the 2nd tri or not pg. I also have 2 other out of town conferences that same month so it'll be a grueling few wks. I couldn't handle that if I was as sick as I was w/ Carter in the 1st tri or as beat as I was in the 3rd. So, we'll see! Regardless, I'm pretty sure we'll call it good after the 2nd one.

Well, besides cutting more teeth, Carter is SO MUCH FUN right now! So much more of his personality is coming out and he is so funny (takes after his daddy!). He laughs SO LOUD and has now decided that screaming when he's happy vs. laughing is a lot of fun. :rolleyes:

He's taking 3-4 steps at a time and it's usually when he's not paying attention to what he's doing. He is so darn determined and confident about everything he does but for some reason, he's very cautious about walking...like he doesn't believe he can do it or something. So if he 'knows' he's walking, you can see his face go 'woah, I can't do this' and he'll sit down. I always make him get back up and try again! :p But when he takes steps on his own, he's obviously very strong and able to do it. It's funny.

He isn't verbal yet really, besides bababababa or mamamama but he's learning a little sign language which will help eventually!

Alrighty, going to join my hubby for some wine and a movie. I had a very.long.weekend and day today so feel like I need to turn my brain off for awhile before bed. Have a great night!

[godsgift77]

Amanda i pm'd you!

Scuba sam - too funny about his walking - CJ did the same thing! Now whe doesn't want to sit down!

WOO HOO!!! Only 4 working days til Maui!!!! I can't wait!

[Eliezrah]

Amanda, PMed you!!! Are we going to try to get the gifts out in time for each babies bday or all at the same time? Should we also say clothing size or put a 3 item wish list or something like that to give the person ideas? Thanks for organizing this!!

Teeth: Seth nowhas 6!!! He cut 4 within about 2 1/2 weeks!! :eek: :eek: Poor baby, I hope his mouth gives him a break SOON!!!

Walking: Seth is walking about 75% of the time now and can go pretty far and even change direction! We boguht his first shoes onlnie and cna't wait for them to arrive! We went to Stride Rite and they measured him (pooe Dude's got tiny size 3 1/2 feet) but they were out of the shoe we wanted in his size, so we ordered them online. We went to www.shoebuy.com which carries Stride Rite shoes but at a discount and has no shipping so we saved over $12!!
http://www.striderite.com/images/us/local/products/altview/detail/107721_1_alv.jpg

That's about all that's new with us!

[Kanga]

We're also teething and have been for the last month or so and tehy STILL aren't through. Any day now, but I've said that a lot already:rolleyes:

Amanda - I pm'd you my address, but I haven't gotten one back on who I have....do you need me to send it again?

I'm so jealous of the walkers. We're not standing alone yet. I stand her up sometimes and see if she'll stand alone, but I think she gets too cautious and starts wobbling, so a little ways off for us yet. I'm thinking around her first bday she'll be walking or darn close.

Dh has now been officially "fired" from all things money. I hate to treat him like a kid and give him an allowance, but in all fairness I've told him several times he needs to set a budget (on paper, not in his head:rolleyes: ) and let me know how much to spend on groceries, baby stuff, personal expenses, bday party, etc. He hasn't done that and a couple weeks ago he was going to a major race and I told him we wouldn't have the money upfront, but if he takes a little out each week/month for a couple of months then there will be plenty there. I asked if he did it - "Yup". Well, he didn't. Or if he did he took more money out anyways, advanced money from his paycheck AND through our account into overdraft status. Great. So I changed the online password to our account, took back the dc, gave him $15, and told him he'd better start packing his lunch at least a few days a week, unless he plans on eating off the dollar menu everyday. He won't be happy about it, but I've tried everything else. The good part is though now that he only has so much to spend each week, I suspect there will be money left over for me to actually do stuff with dd during the day. The mall and playground are getting a little old.

[Eliezrah]

Kanga, that stinks that you had to get tough with DH, but you did what you had to!

Don't be jealous of the walkers.. walking menas more $$ to buy shoes and more scrapes and cuts from falling! I'm sure you'll be running after her by her bday!

[1_mommy]

i went a pm too and didn't get one back. should i sent one again?

[cartersmommy]

for those of you that haven't gotten a pm from me yet that have sent me info, don't send again. the reason you haven't gotten one back yet is because i don't have the info. from your person to send you yet. as soon as i have that for you, i will send it to you and you'll be set :) i have saved everyone's pm's and kept track of who has gotten a pm and who hasn't, so no worries :) i will let you know if i need you to do something again. thanks!!

[1_mommy]

gottcha :)

[hmbay]

Actually I don't think I said I'd participate since Alex doesn't need a darn thing for toys or clothes (I'm having a hard time telling family what to get him) but what the heck...

[cartersmommy]

ok, just sent out another round of PM's for the exchange. check 'em! :)
I still need addresses for :
Lvella43
Surftraitor
ScubaSam

and we need one more to join to be even!!

[1_mommy]

are we sending the gifts at once, or at the kids birthdays? What about a spending limit?

[cartersmommy]

My vote is to send them all at the same time so that we all get them at once... but that is just my opinion. And as far as a spending limit.... I think $15???? as a LIMIT. what do you guys think???

[lml41981]

The new thread looks nice. :)

Hmm...update on us. Natalie has 6.5 teeth now. She's crawling everywhere...fast. She walks with help, but isn't near walking on her own yet...and that is just fine by me! Nursing is still going really well. No problems...and no plans of quitting any time soon. She's doing really well on solids. We never did any jarred foods, just made our own. She's had avocado, apple, banana, carrots, sweet potato, mashed potato, broccoli (her favorite!), zucchini, squash, yogurt, blueberries, peaches (her least favorite) and Cheerios (or the organic counterpart), chicken, turkey and green beans. I'm sure I'm forgetting some things there. She's pretty much given up the paci, which is nice because now I don't have to mess with weaning her off it. She's said "mama," "dada," "hey nana" (meaning is a mystery) and "Dotchen," which is our dog's name (Gretchen). We are successfully napping in the crib and starting the night in the crib.

Barring a whoopsie, #2 is not planned to make an appearance for awhile. ;)

[godsgift77]

Hey! Where is everyone?!?

Amanda - i think $15 is a good limit...

#2 is not planned to make an appearance here for at least another year or so... although i do have the baby bug since 2 of my best friends are preggo and due in march...

[cartersmommy]

I still need one more person to join our exchange! we are one short so that I can pair up.... any takers????? :)

#2 is probably another year or so off for us also. i'd like the kids to be around 2-3 years apart, so that'll be good.... we'll see how long i last! HA!

[Surftraitor]

cartersmommy--I finally got in here and PM'ed you my info. Thanks for organizing. One question, is the $15 inclusive of postage or should we just go for $15 for gift? Thanks!

[Kelly's Girl]

I am a bit worried b/c I don't think my DS has any "tricks." He just started babbling repetitive sounds (ba ba ba, da da da) but doesn't attribute them to anything. I think daycare has actually helped with his vocal noises, which makes me feel better for having sent him!

He doesn't wave, or call Da Da Da to DH. He crawls and pulls up, but no walking.

He just cut the very teeniest nubbin of a tooth this past weekend.

I know you have to cut preemies a little slack but I am so worried about his development that I tend to obsess a little bit. Anyone else going through a similar stage?

[jenjen0713]

Kelly's Girl - DS is the same....babbles, but doesn't associate dada with DH (at least that I think). Does the babababa, lalalala, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it and defintely doesn't seem to be directed to any one thing. DS still isn't waving...just recently learned how to clap his hands. Learned to crawl a few weeks ago and just now starting to pull up on things. Not even close to walking on standing alone. I have a Parents as Teacher educator come to visit us each month from our local school district (a free program by the way, so you might check with your local school district). Part of her job, is if she starts to see a developmental delay is to identify it early on, so we can work on it. So far, she has said DS is progressing normally. (BTW, DS has no teeth yet. I think he just likes to take his sweet time on things. :p )

[Eliezrah]

My vote is to send them all at the same time so that we all get them at once... but that is just my opinion. And as far as a spending limit.... I think $15???? as a LIMIT. what do you guys think???Sounds good to me on both accounts.. How bout mid Oct to send them out?

I am a bit worried b/c I don't think my DS has any "tricks." He just started babbling repetitive sounds (ba ba ba, da da da) but doesn't attribute them to anything. I think daycare has actually helped with his vocal noises, which makes me feel better for having sent him!

He doesn't wave, or call Da Da Da to DH. He crawls and pulls up, but no walking.

He just cut the very teeniest nubbin of a tooth this past weekend.

I know you have to cut preemies a little slack but I am so worried about his development that I tend to obsess a little bit. Anyone else going through a similar stage?
{{HUGS}} How early was he again? I went through this with Jackie. She caught up BIG TIME and then some as she got older. Don't be worried (and I know how hard it is) , he doesn't really sound behind to me.

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Seth's excema never fully went away so I brought him back to the allergist last week. Originally she wanted to wait until he was a year to do blood work since he'd need to go for his 1 year check up anyway, so only prick him once. Since him & I avoiding milk, eggs and beef wasn't working, she decided to send us now (we got an RX for the blood work the pediatrician would need at a year to get that done at the same time). I took him on Tuesday morning and the allergist called me back this morning with some preliminary results:

There's something called IgE, which tests for general allergy antibodies in your system. Normal is anything 53 and under, the smaller the number the better. Seth's is 672!!! =-O Even the doctor seemed surprised at the "astronomical level" that Seth has. She said that an elevated IgE can raise the results of specific test results, but won't give you any false positives. In other words, his test for milk might be showing a bit higher than it really is because of his elevated IgE, but if it shows as an allergy to milk, he really is allergic. The numbers on the specific tests do not correlate with the IgE numbers; i.e. 53 would be very high for a specific test. He actually came out testing positive for some things his skin test was negative for. The doctor had explained to me that there is room for about a 20% margin or error with the skin test on babies.

Here are Seth's results so far:

· Milk: 59.6 VERY high for his age. 85% of children with milk allergies outgrow then. With this number being so high, she feels he has more of a chance of being in the 15% that doesn't. Any and every exposure he gets to milk lowers his chances of ever outgrowing it.

· Egg: 20.7 high for his age

· Peanuts: 9.55 high for his age

· Cashews: 7.25

· Walnuts: normal (too bad he's too young to eat nuts!)

· Sesame seed: 30.9

· Wheat: skin was negative but blood was 19.8 very high for his age (what doesn't have wheat in it?)

· Soy: skin was negative but blood was 7.38. This may or may not be significant, but she wants us to avoid it for at least 2-4 weeks anyway. (OMG his formula and pretty much every single snack he's ever eaten has soy!)

· Rice: .054 it's ok to give him

· Oat: 0.16

· Turkey: 0.45

· Peas: 5.68 (he eats peas almost every day!)

· Corn: normal

She said she'd call the lab and have them also check for green beans, carrots, apples, bananas, strawberries, garlic, onion and lamb. I need to stop the soy formula IMMEDIATELY and Scott's on his way now to pick up a sample of an elemental formula (allergen free). We had to call our medical insurance to see if it's covered, and thankfully it is!! We can get a 30 day supply for only 1 copay of $15 once the doctor calls it in for us.

Right this very moment, I have practically nothing in the house for him to eat. His lunch was corn, allergy free raisin bread (I got it from allergygrocer.com and is free of all his allergens), and some carrots. Poor baby is very hungry. He did eat 1/2 a rice cake but threw the rest on the floor. He wants his pretzels or Gerber Puffs! Even the pre made Purdue chicken strips we buy have soy in them (so does my butter free popcorn so I can't even have that!!). He will have to live on fresh chicken, fruits and veggies (minus peas) and nothing else.

Since I'm still nursing (taking my time to wean him since I wasn't emotionally ready to fully wean yet and neither is he), that's about all I can eat as well. My lunch today was mashed potatoes and corn. I decided I need to wean him fully, and I need to do it ASAP. I'm very sad about this, but I need to eat. He doesn't know what else is out there that he's missing (except for his pretzels now), but I do and I can't live this way. Even the doctor said to me that "normally breastfeeding is the best thing to do, but in your case, I might think about weaning" and I agree with her. I'm just sad about it. Plus he's still not sleeping through the night (at least we know why he wakes up all itchy still!) and it's soo much easier to nurse him in bed when he wakes up 2-3 times a night rather than making a bottle and sitting up and feeding it to him. Plus, he's never crazy about taking bottles from me anyway, so me giving them to him at night's gonna drive him nuts and it'll take forever for him to accept it from me.

So needless to say, I'm VERY overwhelmed and sad. I'm sad for both me having to wean and for him. My poor baby. It's no wonder he hasn't slept through the night ever! This is one time where nursing definitely was NOT the best choice (and after everything I went through trying to nurse Jackie, it turns out it was the wrong thing for Seth... I can't win!)

[shushyk]

Eliezrah - OMG I am so sorry. Now I am wondering whats up with donnie. I have to use the hydrocortizon EVERY day or it comes back. Its on his legs, a little on his chest, and the arms. THe arms have cleared up mostly but the legs have not. I eat lots of milk & soy stuff. UHHHH The dr doesnt seem to worry about it???:o

cartersmommy - do you need another person still? I haven't been on here in a while, we were on vacation and then been trying to catch up on laundry. Let me know.

SLEEP - or lack there of it, anyone else? I am starting the cry it out tonight after we go to sleep. So after about 930-10 if he wakes till 4am I am going to TRY. today for his naps he cried 30 min for the first and an HOUR for the second, but then slept over an HOUR for each!!! He wakes up ever TWO-THREE hours ALL NIGHT LONG. He was sleeping fine, then on our trip I had to go in to him so he wouldnt wake my nephew I think that was the start of the crying all night long thing and it has YET to stop.


I can't get over how fast this year has gone by. WOW. WE start ttc #2 in just a few months, I am starting to get really excited!!!

[1_mommy]

elizrah omg! i would be very overwhelmed too!

shushyk we just started this week sleep training kai. i was so over Kai fighting us to go to sleep, and sometimes he wouldn't go to bed until after 10! and then be up 2-3 sometimes even 4 times a night
someone started a thread on the furber method over in the parenting section, and it has been a great deal of help. The first night we did it, Kai cried for 50 minutes, he had one night where he cried for an hour during a night waking, but other than those 2 times things have been much better. In fact, last night he woke up and only cried for 15 minutes. Every night i put him down, i pray that the night goes well. So far things are an improvment, i just hope they stay that way

[cartersmommy]

shush--- we do need one more person!! we'd love to have you! if you want to join, just PM me your address!!

[Eliezrah]

Thanks gals!

[godsgift77]

Elizerah - {{{HUGS}}} I SO know what your poor ds is going through. I have almost the exact same allergies - only i can have soy. DS did get my eczema but since i am a pro, i know how to spot it and what to do about it. I am sorry you are having to wean before you are ready - just know that you are doing what is best for both of you... being a mom is so hard sometimes...

[Gabe's Mom]

JenJen and Kelly's Girl -

My Gabe is almost 11 months and is in the same stages as yours. Doesn't wave, doesn't say dadada to dad specifically, just started crawling a 4 weeks ago. pulls up on everything and cruises the furniture but nowhere near standing or walking on his own. I'm not worried - he's happy as a clam and is one active little boy. There is such a range - it's hard not to compare and get concerned about development when you see others doing things.

Nice to hear that we're not alone.

[dragonfly_71]

Eliezrah: Have you thought about putting Seth on a spelt diet? I have seen that work wonders in children with allergies and other food related problems. I don't think spelt as a remedy for these things is widely known here in the States but it is in Europe. You could just try giving him some spelt bread for a few days (just make sure it doesn't contain any of the other things he is allergic to) and see if his skin improves.

[DianeCourt]

Eliezrah: I'm SO sorry to hear about Seth. One of my friends went through something similar with her little girl a couple years back & it was tough. It might make you feel better to know that she's outgrown a lot of it by now. Hang in there.

Gift exchange: I know there have been a few questions & suggestions, but can we spell out the "ground rules" in one place so everybody is on the same page? At a minimum, I think we need to specify:


Spending Limit
Timeline for shipment


I'm really excited about it & have a few ideas, but want to clarify these things first! Thanks! :)

[jenjen0713]

eliezrah - So sorry to hear what you are going through. I know somewhat what you are going through about weaning before you and he are ready. I have started to wean DS in the last few weeks, since my milk supply was diminishing and it made/makes me so sad. My BIL is also allergic to pretty much a lot of the same things as Seth but wasn't diagnosed until he was an adult. :eek: It was such an adjustment for him and my SIL to find things that didn't contain wheat or dairy. If there is a bright side, the doctor's have got Seth diagnosed, so like you wrote, he doesn't know what he is missing out on in the food department, so hopefully it will be an easier adjustment for him.

[jenjen0713]

QOTD - So I just counted and DS's first birthday is 6 weeks away! :eek: Have any of you thought about what you are going to get your DC for the first birthday? I'm so clueless as to what a one year old little boy would like in the toy department. Any ideas? I'm sure I will get him a new outfit or two and maybe a pair of shoes and maybe a new book, but I think he is getting bored with the toys we have now.

[cartersmommy]

Carter's 1st bday is two weeks from tomorrow.... YIKES! we decided to do really good family pics for his bday... which he had taken a few weeks ago... this is probably the only year we won't get him anything. My parents are getting him the anywhere chair from PBK, and DH's parents are getting him a wagon (too cute!) and we have like 30 people coming to his party, so we figured it was ok to save this year and get him clothes and stuff :)
are we horrible parents???

[cartersmommy]

From DianeCourt:Gift exchange: I know there have been a few questions & suggestions, but can we spell out the "ground rules" in one place so everybody is on the same page? At a minimum, I think we need to specify:

* Spending Limit
* Timeline for shipment

I think someone said it a few posts back... but IMO, I think the spending limit should be around $15 or so (before shipping, it shouldn't be TOO much to ship, I wouldn't think) and then maybe have everyone ship at the same time, maybe on October 11?? What do you all think? I don't want to be the one to set the rules! But if this works for everyone, I'm cool with that! :)

[hmbay]

cartersmommy--I'm fine with the rules. Are we offering suggestions for what our DC might want/need or leaving it up to the buyer to get whatever?

[Surftraitor]

gifts--We're getting DS a BMW:eek: :D

http://www.bmwworld.com/bmw/kids/e46_racer.jpg

Our friends have these for their little guys and say they're awesome! That's all we're getting him. DS is really into blocks, so I think I'll have my brother get him legos. They have a set that are ages 1-3.

party--I just ordered invites, TY cards and candy wrappers from Ebay vendor today. I've found favors, which I'll order soon. Our guest list is about 30 total.

eliezrah--I'm so sorry about Seth's allergy situation. That's just awful. Good luck w/ weaning. It is tough physically and emotionally, but as you said its what's best for him now.

developments--DS is with the other late bloomers. His first tooth starting cutting through last week. He isn't crawling and really doesn't enjoy being on his tummy for an extended period of time. On the other hand, he's really into pulling up onto things and he's starting pushing his little walker around (with mommy shadowing him, of course;) ) He says mamama and dadada, claps and waves very infrequently. I stress about it sometimes, but then I remember he's a boy. Boys tend to be a bit behind girls in development. So, I try to find something else to stress about.

[cartersmommy]

Hadn't even thought of this, Heather! Good question.... I say we each make up a list of 5 things that we want/need for DC's that is in that price range and post on the thread, that way the secret of who has us isn't ruined. Does this sound good?

[cartersmommy]

surf--LOVE that BMW!! so cute!! that'll be hilarious to watch him ride... great idea!

[Eliezrah]

Why am I not getting any e-mail notifications anymore?? Argh!!!

BDay exchange: I like the idea of posting a mini-wish list or clothing sizes so the person who has us gets ideas of what to buy. Seth will be in 18 month clothes for winter and fall; he loves cars and trucks; he loves stacking blocks and cups; he loves anything he can fit into something or figure out how to do something.

Bday gifts: Here's what we're giving Seth (it already arrived and we might give it to him in a few weeks... we gave JP her first bday gift early as well!)

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/02/70/84/27/0002708427685_500X500.jpg
The Sing 'n Giggle Work Bench combines several of your favorite friends from Sesame Street in a child-sized tool bench. Kids will be able to use a Cookie Monster Drill Press and a Bert and Ernie circular saw to complete fun, imaginary projects. They can also turn gears on Oscar's trash can.

* Additionally, Elmo encourages children to have fun while using a hammer or screwdriver to fix all sorts of things
* Elmo holds several of the tools so that they don't get lost

And here's what Jackie will get for her 3rd. She's obsessed with cameras and looking at the pics on the digital display after we take them. My mom bought he a disposable camera and she already used it up! I can't wait to send in the film (film? what's that?)
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2894603dt.jpg http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2894603_alternate1_dt.jpg
Features

* Sturdy dual hand grips for a steady shot

* Big easy-to-use buttons for little hands

* Two-eye viewing which makes it easy for kids to look through the viewfinder

* Durable design protects the camera and screen

* Great easy-to-use software



Product Description

Here's a real digital camera that is tough enough and easy enough for kids to use! The camera has a 1.3" color LCD preview screen which allows kids to instantly see the picture they have taken and view or delete previous shots. The feature set includes: 640 x 480 resolution for quality 4" x 6" prints, 8MB built-in memory to store up to 60 pictures, SD card slot for increased storage capacity, easy navigation menu, USB cord for computer connection, CD of digital camera software, built-in flash and wrist strap. What a perfect way for kids to get creative by taking, viewing and even printing their own digital pictures!

We got Seth 2 more gifts that go with the toolbench and gave them to him already (for his invitation). These pics are from Amazon, I uplaoded them to the page for the toolbelt! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EYF3OU/ref=sr_11_1/104-0374023-3516725?ie=UTF8)

http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ce/cc/25c0024128a0c3ad18fdc010.L.jpg
http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/d5/9a/3a9b024128a0a3ad18fdc010.L.jpg

We also got him the eletric drill and goggles set (you can see both the toolbelt and drill in the pic of the toolbench).

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Godsgift, thanks. Do you have any tips on foods? Scott & I found a Whole Foods about 1/2 hour away and we're going there today.

Dragonfly, what's the spelt diet?

Diane, thanks! I hope he outgrows it ASAP as well!!

Jen, thanks. Sorry you have to wean early as well. It's only a few weeks before I was going to anyway, but jsut the fact that I feel I have to makes it worse, ya know? How on Earth did your BIL's docs not know about it till later? YIKES!

Cartersmommy, you are NOT horrible parents!!

Surftraitor, OMG that is too cute!!!

[cartersmommy]

Carter's mini wishlist:

~he will be in 12-18 month clothes for the fall
~loves anything that makes noise and tools :)
~needs blocks to stack, hammer, etc.

[1_mommy]

Kai wish list

will wear 12-18 months during winter, more towards 18 mo for shirts
larger cars that he can push around
anything that requires taking in or out of something
Kai really likes anything. The good thing about this age is they are not picky:) Most of the time he plays with his sisters toys, so anything boyish is great! :)

[dragonfly_71]

Surf: This is what Alex is getting from my dad for his first birthday. He is bringing it from Germany.
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/babyride_1912_190606039

Eliezrah: Spelt is a grain that is similar to wheat but a lot easier digested and it has some other special health benefits that help with allergies. So you can replace wheat in anything with spelt. There aren't that many resources on it in English but you could bring it up with your ped and see if he/she heard of it.


My co-workers wife was pregnant and due in January. They had the baby on Wednesday. Their baby girl was born at 23 weeks 5 days and she is fine. Of course she is in NICU and will not come home until her due date but she is completely stabilized with no complications. I couldn't believe it. My co-workers wife went into labor a week ago Wednesday and they were able to stop the contractions. Then on Friday her water broke and still they managed to stabilize that again. And then on Wednesday they were trying to move her to another hospital with better care and the baby decided to come. I'm so glad she is fine, I had no idea it was even possible for a baby to survive before 25 weeks.

[lysh79]

Well looks like I'm #3, I'M PREGNANT!!! We are very excited but I am a little nervous about nursing while pregnant. I don't want to have to wean Kiley before a year. I guess I'll just see what happens.

Eliezrah- So sorry for all you and Seth are going through with allergies, it sounds horrible.

dragonfly_71- Wow, 23 weeks!! I'm glad she is okay.

Kiley's mini wishlist- She LOVES books, babies, and cats. For clothes she wears 18 months.

Off to join the April 2007 pregnancy board.....

[cartersmommy]

congrats lysh!!! WOW 3 RO's.... who is next????? NOT ME!!!! :D

[hmbay]

congrats lysh! :)

[godsgift77]

Congrats Lysh!! We have decided to start trying for #2 in Oct! :D I am scared and excited at the same time!

elizerah to put it simply, I cook a LOT of my own food. I consume very little processed foods because they contain so many of my allergens :( Its good because i know whats in my food - bad because its not really "convenience food" For instance - i usually can't eat meatballs because a lot of people put eggs and breadcrumbs in them. God only knows whats in that breadcrumb stuff! I have to make my own with oatmeal as a filler. YUM! I've never really had milk/cream because i have been on soy milk from birth - i was allergic to my mom's breast milk because they hadn't really diagnosed me yet so she didnt know what to eat... Its really not as bad as it may seem - just different.

CJs wish list - he's in 18 months now and i think he'll be there through the fall. He LOVES balls and anything to knock over (stacking stuff)

Well, off to finish packing - its MAUI tomorrow!!!!! :D :D :D

[DianeCourt]

Congrats, lysh! How exciting.

Lily doesn't have a wish list - I'll love whatever you want to pick out. If you want to pick out clothes, 18 - 24 months will fit best.

[Lvella43]

Birthday Exchange This is going to be so fun!! Thanks for all the organizing!!

Congratulations Lysh!!

My parents have been visiting so I've been busy and away from the computer more than I'd like to be. I hope to be back in business soon. Hope you are all doing well.

Lisa

[hmbay]

Alex's wish list--well he doesn't need much since we have a 2 year old boy but 18-24 month winter clothes (he's in 12-18 now) if something cute; perhaps a cute plate/silverware set (plastic) so Colin doesn't have to "share" his (he's in a jealousy stage right now); some new sippies for him--we used the playtex ones for Colin and they worked well but they're looking pretty abused; some bath toys or a small set of peek-blocks (the new kind that are easier to stack would be nice--the old kind are so slippery).

[jenjen0713]

Lysh - I posted over in LJ, but wanted to post here....CONGRATULATIONS!!! How exciting for you! :D I am still nursing DS in the morning and right before bed and can pump enough for 1 of 3 bottles at daycare. I had a good size freezer stash that helped me from the time I was 10-13 weeks pregnant. It was around 10 weeks of pregnancy, that I noticed a dip in my supply.

godsgift - Have a great time in Maui!! So jealous!

[dragonfly_71]

Congrats lysh! I'm glad we got number three now. Wouldn't have wanted it to be me! lol

....even though, I'm probably the only one who feels this way but I really do know 100% that I don't want another child and I also know that DH doesn't want one either. But in spite of that I still have a little bit of the baby bug. I think that is because Alex is growing up so fast and he is not a baby anymore and I miss him being a little infant. I am a little sad at the thought that I will never be pregnant again, never have an infant again, etc. But I am also thinking that even if I had another one then I would feel that way again when that one became a toddle. And I would have to draw the line somewhere I can't keep having babies just because I like having an infant around. Very confusing feelings though.

[EJM]

Congrats lysh!!!

[Eliezrah]

Eliezrah: Spelt is a grain that is similar to wheat but a lot easier digested and it has some other special health benefits that help with allergies. So you can replace wheat in anything with spelt. There aren't that many resources on it in English but you could bring it up with your ped and see if he/she heard of it.


My co-workers wife was pregnant and due in January. They had the baby on Wednesday. Their baby girl was born at 23 weeks 5 days and she is fine. Of course she is in NICU and will not come home until her due date but she is completely stabilized with no complications. I couldn't believe it. My co-workers wife went into labor a week ago Wednesday and they were able to stop the contractions. Then on Friday her water broke and still they managed to stabilize that again. And then on Wednesday they were trying to move her to another hospital with better care and the baby decided to come. I'm so glad she is fine, I had no idea it was even possible for a baby to survive before 25 weeks.
Thanks for the info on spelt!!!! If your co-worker wants/ needs to get in contact with a BTDT preemie parents, PM me and I'll give you my e-mail address to give him. Jackie was born at 28 weeks and was in a Level 3 (the highest) NICU for 45 days. Babies CAN survive younger than 25 weeks, but there are USUALLY complications. Hopefulyl this baby beats the odds like Jackie did!!

Lysh, CONGRATS!!!!!!!

Godsgift, thanks. I'm starting to get used to cooking more, but it's a huge PITA!! I fondly look back at the days of convenience foods! Have fun in Maui!

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So we started his sleeping training Friday night instead of waiting till this upcoming weekend because of my weaning him. The behavouralist ahd said to pick 1 of his 2 nighttime wakings/ feedings and deal with that 1 first, then go on to the other. When he wakes for that feeding (we chose the first one of the night, usually between 10:30-11:30) and do whatever we can to get him back to sleep w/o feeding him. I can continue to nurse him for the second one (usually around 2:30-3:30) for now. Once he stops waking for the first one, we work on the second. She said it takes about 1 week, 2 weeks maximum, and the first 3 nights or so are the worst.

Friday night, he woke at 12:30 and Scott got him back to sleep. He woke up about 20 mins later and we got him back to sleep. He woke about 20 mins later, etc. until 2:30 am (I made 3/3:30 the limit for when the "second feeding" could start). He then slept till 5:30 when I nursed him and he slept again till about 8 am! We really expected it to take 304 hours minimum to get him back to sleep, not 2!!

Last night, my parents put him to bed (we were at a wedding) and forgot ot turn on his white noise machine. When we got home around 10:30, he sat up in his crib, but had his back to us. Scott reached over and turned on the machine (it's right next to the crib) w/o Seth seeing him, and SETH LAID BACK DOWN AND PUT HIMSELF BACK TO SLEEP ON HIS OWN!! He slept till 12:30 and it only took Scott about 5-10 mins to get him back to sleep! He slept till 3:30 then!! After I fed him, he slept till about 7 am!!

Today he went down for naps VERY easily!! We still need to rock/ hold him to sleep (we'll work on that once he's really and truly sleeping through the night), but it's soo much easier and he even had an hour nap today!!! In fact, just now he cried out in his sleep, poked his head up, and laid back down! Oh, he's also not crying the second he wakes the past few days.... he'll sit there and look around confused for about 2-5 minutes before crying!

We're gong to FL tomorrow for 4 days so I'm PRAYING it doesn't screw up what is working so great (and so quickly) for him! Once he stops waking for feeding #1, we'll work on #2. The behavouralist said that one is even easier since the baby already went thought it once. We usually end up putting him in bed with us after the second feeding to keep him sleeping, which we'll probably continue to do for a while. We want ot work on 1 thing at a time... After feeding #1 is totally gone, we work on #2. Then we'll work on not going into our bed at all, then we'll work on not needing ot be rocked to sleep. We're on our way!!!!!

We think the new allergy info is helping BIG TIME.... Even in the 2 brief days since we found out, his skin is WAY better already! Plus his poops have never been solid and we figured out a few days ago it was probably related to the allergies (I never thought about it so I never asked either the allergist or the ped). Well he had his first real solid poop today so we're guessing his skin and now his tummy are already feeling better! That's gotta be helping his sleep!!!

[mcl]

CONGRATULATIONS LYSH!!!

godsgift--have fun in maui! i know you said you guys are trying in october BUT maui is so romantic (hint hint hint;) )

eliezrah--i hope everything works out for seth. hopefully, he WILL outgrow a lot of these allergies.

WISHLIST--LJ will be in 12-18 months clothing; he also loves blocks BUT we will be happy with anything, REALLY!

hope everyone had a great week!

[Gabe's Mom]

Dragonfly - YOu are not alone. We are not sure if we will have a #2. I'd like one but my DH is concerned about how we'd pay for college, go on vacation etc... Part of it's a lifestyle choice and part of it is just the practicality of it. Also, we had some signif. fertility issues and are just so lucky to have Gabe. It really was luck so #2 could be hard for us anyway if we wanted. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and I share some of your feelings as I, too, am mssing the infant stage. It is cool to watch him develop and grow but sad knowing this could be my only time experiencing all of this.

[EJM]

Eliezrah: Whole Foods sells a number of spelt items in the bakery section. I accidentally bought some spelt tortillas a few weeks ago, and when I was looking around the following week I noticed there were a bunch of spelt products.

[jh124]

we had some signif. fertility issues and are just so lucky to have Gabe. It really was luck so #2 could be hard for us .

We are the same way with Hank. He's such a miracle, that I should be grateful and shut up about #2. But DH and I live so far away from our families, that we want Hank to have a sibling so he will have someone he is close to even after we pass on. Even if they aren't close growing up, there will be someone else to gripe with about DH and I. :p If it doesn't happen for us naturally, there is adoption. But I loved being pregnant (maybe because it looked like it wouldn't happen for us) and I look forward to going through it all again.

[lysh79]

Thanks everyone for the congratulations. I have to admit that when we found out we were like, "What did we get ourselves into?". We were both really shocked because it happened so fast. I felt guilty for Kiley but I'm feeling much better now. I'm excited for Kiley to have a sibling so close in age. Thanks again.

[Gabe's Mom]

Jh124 - I also am wanting a #2 b/c I want Gabe to have a sibling and like you said, someday, we won't be here and I really want him to have another family member. I hope it happens but gotta remind myself that 2 years ago, I was sobbing several times a month for just ONE baby at least! Makes me appreciate everyday with my little one even though some days are tougher than others.

Anyone have suggetions on how to get my little guy to even TRY new foods. I just barely place things on his tongue and out it comes. Especially fruits and veggies. He'll only eat peas. Can't get him to eat fruit unless pureed. It's aweful. Banana, he'll eat only if I feed it to him. Won't pick it up. Even tried the can fruits that are super soft and no luck. Tried cheerio dust - nope.

natasha

[dragonfly_71]

Gabe's mom: thanks for the support. I think for us it is mostly lifestyle that keeps us from having another one. With one child we'll still be able to go on vacations, retire relatively early etc. And also just practicality alone. If we had another one we would have to buy a bigger house, I might have to quit working etc. All selfish reasons. I do feel a little guilt though since I was an only child until I finally got a sister when I was 9 and I remember constantly asking for a sibling before that. DH doesn't think it is a bad thing being an only child. He is the youngest of 4 so he thinks being an only child has definite advantages.

[Lvella43]

TTC #2 We have never prevented since Jack arrived. It took us 19 cycles to get pregnant with Jack so I'm not sure what our odds are this time around. I've heard they can better, but I'm a little older so we'll see I guess.

[jh124]

TTC #2 - Developments AF has arrived, so I suppose we could say "Game on." I think we'll wait until the new year, at least. Hank's timing worked out well with work, but with my body, I can't plan it.

[1_mommy]

question
for those of you who are using photoshop to create the picture with black and white with a touch of color, what photoshop program is it?
I want to make Kais b-day invitation using this and i don't know which one to buy.
Also, is it fairly easy to do?

[luvalwaysMandy]

I don't remember if I ever joined when I was preg. I don't think I did, because I didn't have the time. I seem to have a *little* more time lately. I would love to make some new mommy friends. I haven't had a chance to read through the whole thread yet. I'm going to try tonight after the kids go to bed. Time for dinner, I'll be back later. Oh and I'll try to find a picture or two of Hunter too.

CC Name:luvalwaysMandy
DS/DD Name:Hunter
Real Name/Age:Mandy/23
DH's Real Name/Age:Ross/24
Married:Nov. 6, 2004
EDD:10-16-05
Birthdate:10-17-05
Time of Birth:10:15 pm
Weight:7lbs 12ozs
Length: 20.25 inches
Other Children, furbabies, etc.: DD: Paige(5-25-04), 3 dogs

[mcl]

welcome mandy! these are a great group of women and i know they'll make you feel right at home.

[luvalwaysMandy]

OK I read through everything now.

Do you need anyone else for the gift exchange? If so I'd love it join. If not then that's fine too, my DH prob wouldn't love me spending more money anyway.

Just a couple of quick things to update all of you...

Hunter has 6 teeth. 4 on top and 2 on bottom
He started cruising about a month ago and is now walking 6-7-8-9 steps or so then he falls/sits down. It shouldn't be too long.
Says mama to me all day everyday. That's about all.
He's still eating lots of baby food. I've been wanting to switch but I guess I'm just lazy. He does eat occationally off my plate.

BTW I have a LJ so if you want to add me and I'll do the same my name is the same as here.

[jenjen0713]

Mandy - Welcome! My little guy's name is Hunter also! I'll add you over to my LJ and I'm the same username over there.

TTC #2 - So exciting to hear about all those who will be TTC soon! I'm now 15 weeks along and have a doctor's appointment today. Can't wait to hear the h/b again. Don't know if I ever wrote about this or not, but I e-mailed an old co-worker of mine that goes to this same doctor. I was stressing out b/c the doctor's staff was leading me to believe they wouldn't do a u/s in the 2nd trimester. She said, she had one in the second trimester with this doctor and she had a problem-free pregnancy, so that made me feel better. I'm going to double check with the doctor today and confirm that and let her know what her staff was telling me was totally wrong.

Developments - DS has learned how to use a spoon now. He can't actually scoop things out (or rather I won't let him), but if I scoop it out and then hand him the spoon, he'll now put the spoon in his mouth rather than playing with it. This morning he refused to eat any other way than to feed himself.

[luvalwaysMandy]

jenjen0713I'll add you too! Thats very cool that your ds is named Hunter too! And you are going to have kids pretty much the same age apart as mine. It's lots of hard work but great. I love that the kids can play together and don't fight too much...yet.

It's kinda funny to hear everyone thinking about #2 when I already have my two and am done! It's cool I'll get to follow along and live through you guys. I would love to have more if we could afford it and I was sure I could handle more!

[hmbay]

Mandy--welcome! There are a couple of us here with two kids--Eliezrah (Lisa) also has two as do I and I think there is someone else but since I'm on both the Sept and Oct mommies thread I sometimes forget who is in what thread). I'm on the fence about #3. DH really wants one. I told him once Alex finally starts sleeping better THEN we can discuss #3--until then no way. If we have 3 I'm done after that (barring any oops's).

[Tiger]

Hi Everyone!

It's been forever since I have posted in here. Work has been so hectic and I just haven't had a free minute. It's finally slowing down though so hopefully I will be able to catch up now.

Makenzie is doing great. We have been giving her some milk in the afternoon and with her meals. She loves it. I was worried that she wouldn't drink it cold because she refuses her formula if it is cold, but that doesn't seem to be a problem. I only give her milk in a sippy because I would like to start weaning her off of the bottle too. I figure I will work on the daytime bottles first and then I will work on the morning and before bed bottles.

She recently moved her bedtime from 7:00 to 8:00. I am really enjoying it because it means I get to spend an extra hour with her at night.

ttc #2 I am definitely not ready yet. I think I would want 2-3 years in between kids. Of course, DH thinks he only wants one so I have some work to do in that department.

luvalwaysMandy Welcome! I am so glad you are joining us. I am darciec over on LJ so I will add you.

[Kanga]

Welcome Mandy!

Congrats Lysh! H&H 9 months to you!

You all were worried about who was going to be #3, but you do know sooner or later there will be a 4th RO :p :D

#2 - everything has been going fine. We decided against any genetic tests and are going to hold off on doing the big u/s until 22-24 wks rather than 18-20 because that way I'll have something to do while waiting during the GTT and I think it makes it one less appt. If it's not an extra appt, then we will find out 18-20. I'm hoping for a boy, but 2 girls would be really neat and I don't think we'll be stopping at 2 anyways (thinking 3-4)

Daytona's wish list - she could use fall or winter clothes in 12-18mo. For toys she loves board type books and loves toys that invlove doing or manipulating something - turning knobs, opening and closing things, etc. I'm sure she would love a shape sorter as well.

[scubasam]

Congrats on #2 lysh!

Welcome luvalwaysmandy!

Bday wishlist: Carter will be in 12-18 mos very shortly - we have a few outfits for fall/winter but we can always use more! ;) As for toys, he currently loves anything that he can pound on (his nickname right now is Bam-Bam), has music, wheels or lights. He loves to dance to music (just like his mom!). He really likes to figure out how things work so something that he can learn from would be great.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend! We're taking our boat over to a local island and staying w/ some friends at their cabin. It's going to be mid-80's and sunny here in Seattle....probably our last good summer weather weekend though so we're taking advantage of it!

[mcl]

scubasam--i love your new avatar! he has grown so much. too cute.

i wanted to let you guys know what happened to ds this week. it started out with him having fevers for about 5 days and i never brought him in because both the ped and i decided to wait it out since he's still playful, eating and drinking and no nausea and vomiting. well, on the fifth day, his fever went away but he developed rashes on his trunk and back. my poor baby looked so bad with rashes but he remained so playful. i knew it had to be ROSEOLA. i spoke with our ped and she confirmed it. it's now the third day after the rashes came out and they are now very faint. we were going to take family pictures but that's now out until his rashes are completely gone.

hope everyone's weekend is going well.

[Eliezrah]

question
for those of you who are using photoshop to create the picture with black and white with a touch of color, what photoshop program is it?
I want to make Kais b-day invitation using this and i don't know which one to buy.
Also, is it fairly easy to do?
I use Corel Paint Shop and it's VERY Easy!! I can even do it for you if you want.

Mandy--welcome! There are a couple of us here with two kids--Eliezrah (Lisa) also has two as do I and I think there is someone else but since I'm on both the Sept and Oct mommies thread I sometimes forget who is in what thread). I'm on the fence about #3. DH really wants one. I told him once Alex finally starts sleeping better THEN we can discuss #3--until then no way. If we have 3 I'm done after that (barring any oops's).Mandy welcome! As Heather said, I also have 2 kids. Jackie will be 3 in Nov (but was due in Feb) and Seth who will be 1 this month (YIKES!!)

mcl, sorry about the Roseola. How's he feeling?

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TTC #3: I sooooo want 1 more baby but Scott is 50/50 about it. A few months aog he was 80/20 against so my odds of convincing him are getting better! He said he's terrified of having another baby that doesn't sleep. But I assured him we most likley won't have these problems again becasue A) we'd have a house and Baby 3 would have his/her own room, B) After what we went/ are going through with his allergies and excema, we'd go to the allergist at the very first sign of excema (Seth's started showing up at 3 months), and C) we WILL NOT BF every single time the baby cries after age 4 months like we did with Seth. I've been queasy for the past week or so and have had a metalic taste in my mouth so of course I'm hoping that somehow the few times we DTD and I missed 1 or 2 BCP by accident were good timing, but I seriously doubt it.. I had to take clomid to ovulate both times....

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So things here are pretty much the same. I took the kids to FL last week to "say goodbye" to my grandparents. Being away screwed up Seth's sleeping that we had been working on and screwed with his allergies as well. So we're sorta back at square one with both and it stinks!

I'm down to nursing Seth only 2 times a day now and he'll be fully weaned by the end of the week :( . I'm THRILLED that I'll be able to eat again, but sad that we won't have that special BFing time anymore... Going back to why I seriously doubt I have an oops baby (or ever can) is that we're almost fully weaned, even my boobs are almost back to their normal size, and still no AF.... I just don't ovulate on my own, or rarely do....

Question for mommies who weaned: How long after you were fully weaned did your boobs get fully back to pre-PG size?

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I have some new, really cute vidoes uploaded to my dropshots account of the kids. I took several today while we were outside playing. The link is in my sig.... I'll post some new pics ASAP but I'm having trouble with photobucket right now....

[Eliezrah]

One of my last times Bfing Seth (and if Scott doesn't want a 3rd baby, then Bfing ever)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00521.jpg

Movie Stars!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00527.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00529.jpg

Too cute!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00537.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00544.jpg

[Eliezrah]

Chatting with Daddy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00550.jpg

Hmm, I like this doll stroller!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00554.jpg

Mommy trying to show Jackie that wearing yoru helmet so you can ride your bike is fun!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/eliezrah/DSC00535.jpg

[Eliezrah]

Here are my new videos. You can see a ton more (including fromThe Wiggles concert) by going here. (http://www.dropshots.com/eliezrah)

The Itsy Bitsy Spider
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/34883/20060903/161337.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=34883&cdate=20060903&ctime=161337&showVideo=1)
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Knock, knock and Seth walking (11 months, 4 days)
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/34883/20060903/161415.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=34883&cdate=20060903&ctime=161415&showVideo=1)
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More jokes
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/34883/20060903/161440.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=34883&cdate=20060903&ctime=161440&showVideo=1)
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[LexyLou]

Hi ladies! I can't believe I JUST now figured out we have a new thread...so much for paying attention, huh?

Thanks for starting it! I'm subscribing now and hope to keep up better.

The pictures are AWESOME! I love looking at these cuties!

[mcl]

lisa--the videos are so cute and funny. i can't believe how steady seth is with walking. ds has been walking too, but not as steady as seth is.

lex--i haven't been getting notifications until last night eventhough i made sure to put instant notification on the pull down choices:confused:

[c j]

Lisa... My lactation nurse mentioned the other month to another mom in my class that your milk takes 45-60 days to dry up. So she recommened to wait about 2 months before shopping at Victoria Secret! HTH

[1_mommy]

Kai has been standing on his own all weekend. so fun to watch. its like as soon as he realizes what he is doing, he sits down :)

luvalwaysmandy welcome! always nice to have more october babies!
i have the same username on lj, i'll add you. i am another mommy here who has 2 kids. dd will be 3 on friday, and of course ds. its challenging at times. but fun!

elizrah cute pictues! it took a couple months before my bbs went back to their normal size, and of course, after bfing 2 babies, the girls are starting to sag, so a good support bra is great!
i may take you up on the offer to touch up my picture. i am trying to figure out the program i have, but it is a slow process! if i can't figure it out i will hit you up since i need to order the pictures next week

[Eliezrah]

Thanks for the compls on the pics and videos everyone!!

MCL, we're still in shock at how well Seth walks, especailly since he's only been really walking for about 2 weeks now!! I think he just likes to follow his sister!

cj & 1_mommy, thanks for the info! Hee hee, I do wanna go shopping at VS! I'm getting sick of my nursing bras!!!

[Eliezrah]

Question about the bday gift exchange: I forget... did we say we're sending the gifts out for the babies bday or all at the same time around the middle of Oct?

[godsgift77]

luvalwaysmandy Welcome!!

We’re back from Maui and CJ was such a great little man! He handled the flight there like a champ and slept all the way home! It was CJs first experience at the beach – even though we live in southern California we don’t take him to the beach here because I hate the water – I guess I’m spoiled on the Caribbean waters! Here’s a pic of his reaction to the ocean
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/godsgift77/100_0494.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/godsgift77/100_0498.jpg

[godsgift77]

There was a HUGE brush fire while we were there and we got caught on the main highway – for 10 HOURS :eek:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/godsgift77/100_0618.jpg
We had to find the local wal-mart and get food and diapers and entertainment for the boy…

Us at the Luau
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/godsgift77/100_0545.jpg
Hope I didn’t overload you all with pics but I wanted to share

QOTD How do you all plan to wean? I don’t kow how to get CJ to nap/sleep without a bottle….

[1_mommy]

godsgift-LOVE the pictures! that is a really good family picture

weaning-i try to give the majority of kais day bottles to him in the form of a sippy cup, sometimes he will take it, sometimes he doesn't. If Kai is really tired, i let him have his bottle, and right before he is out, i place him in bed. (i have been trying to sleep train him for the last few weeks)
my dd wasn't completley weaned until sometime around 20 months. from 15 months on, she had to have 1 bottle before bed, it was her way of winding down.

[Kanga]

weaning - shooting for around 14 months. Dd will be a little over 16 months when #2 is born, so I really don't want 2 kids with bottles. I'd like to do it earlier, around 12mo or so, but since the food thing is so slow going I doubt it'd be possible. Still has a love hate relationship with her sippy, and the one time I tried giving her formula in a sippy she was MAD. We're going to talk to our ped on her 1yr wbv and see what to look out for in case there is an underlying problem (with re: to food), what those problems might be, or if we're just being over-paranoid first time parents and all that good stuff. I did get a little less than a 1/2 jar of apples mixed with mangos in her today at lunch. I was kinda surprised since she always refuses applesauce. She's also eaten green beans and carrots (mixed together, but refuses them seperatly), prunes, peaches (most the time), cheerios, and veggie puffs. Anything else has been a "no way, mom!" if we can even convince her to try it.

god's gift - 10 hours:eek: I'd hate to see how Daytona would react to that. Would not be fun, that's for sure. I'm envious of the rest of your trip though!

Eliezrah - The pictures and videos are so adorable!

Dh and I watched the two episodes on the Duggar family (the family with 16 kids) last night. His response was "No way would I ever want 16 kids, 2 is enough!" Me - "You don't want just 4?" "2, maaaaaaaybe 3, if you really want more after this one" I was hoping seeing a family with 16 kids would make 4 seem like nothing, but I guess it didn't work out so well:cool:

[cartersmommy]

hey girls!

ok, need some prayers and moral support. DH (as some of you may know) had a heart transplant almost 4 years ago. he's done AWESOME and you'd never know he had one. they have weakened immune systems, though, and are much more susiptible to get sick. well, he is in the hospital right now with viral meningitis :( the drs. aren't worried, just me. i'm crazy. i seriously think that i can handle something happening with Carter than i can him.... but he's in a wonderful hospital with people that know him.... so that's good! the dr. said he would much rather it be viral than bacterial because something about bacterial causing more problems down the road? don't know for sure, but i guess that's good. please say some prayers that he has a short hospital stay and that he gets better 100% quickly!!

[hmbay]

cartersmommy--your DH is in my prayers.

[shushyk]

FIRST - cartersmommy (((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) You have our prayers and thoughts.


Girls, I am sorry I never responded to the gift thing. I thought I had more time, but I am getting closer to TTC #2 and I want to start the transfer of donnie;s room NOW. so I am looking for paint, and wall stuff doing a saffari theme. I am also trying to get "organized" LOL :rolleyes: never happen anyway, I thought I would have more time but haven't.

HAPPY FIRST B-day everyone.

Donnie's in on the 12th I can't believe it. I bought invites today - it will be VERY small ONE friend, grammy & uncle thats it. I am SOOOOOO torn with WANTING everyone there, and just wanting a small little get together. I keep going back & forth.

Hope everyone is doing well. CONGRATS to the preggos!!! How fast the time is going!

[godsgift77]

Amanda Your dh will certinly be in my thoughts and prayers...

[1_mommy]

oh no amanda! i hope he gets well soon! definetly in our prayers!

[DianeCourt]

I'll be thinking about you guys, Amanda..... :(

[jenjen0713]

cartersmommy - You and your whole family are in my prayers!! Wishing him a speedy recovery!

godsgift - So, so jealous of you going to Maui and what a handsome little man you have on your hands! He didn't look too impressed with the beach! :)

elizerah - What great pictures of your kids! Amazing we have some walkers in here!

weaning - So glad someone brought this up!! My doctor said that weaning should start around 15 months and then our Parents as Teachers lady told us that we should have him completely weaned by 12 months! She said she will keep harping on me at each month's visit, until he is weaned. He does great with a sippy of water at meal, but at most he gets maybe 2 ounces. I just can't see him drinking all his milk from a sippy cup. I did try and start this weekend...I gave him 2 ounces of milk in a bottle, then I put 4 ounces in a sippy and gave that to him. He refused the sippy. I use Avent bottles and have an Avent sippy, so I swapped out the sippy top and put a nipple on the sippy cup and he happily drank it. I told myself, baby steps, baby steps. I am going to try and again this weekend practicing with the sippy.

I posted over in my LJ already, but I had an u/s yesterday and baby #2 is looking healthy and measuring fine. Unfortunately, she couldn't tell if it is a boy or girl, so we just have to wait a while longer.

[hmbay]

party recap--we had Alex's party a week early because my parents were going to be on an Alaskan cruise next weekend. We had it together with my two SIL's (One neice was turning 1 on the 8th, one was turning 3 on the 9th and Alex was turning 1 on the 10th) at our house. It was hectic but nice to only have to deal with one party. It was pretty lowkey--ham sandwiches, pizza and cake and ice cream. A local high-end grocery store gives away free 1/4 sheet cakes to babies for their first b-day so we went with the free cake (which was excellent):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/hmbay/a-9-03-06-cake.jpg

Alex liked the cake (which is weird since he doesn't have a sweet tooth):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/hmbay/a-9-03-06-1.jpg

Some gifts he got:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001X0DR6.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000B6R36C.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005BTL7.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg http://www.toybiz.com/2005/spidey%20and%20friends/TrainSet.jpg

[hmbay]

Gifts Cont:

Books:
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7420000/7429129.gif http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/11480000/11488832.gif http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/10290000/10298885.gif http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/11070000/11077759.gif

[godsgift77]

Heather - what a GORGEOUS cake!! It looks so yummy! I think i gained 5 pounds just looking at it :) Cool gifts! I really want that shape box thingie - CJ would probably only throw it! :)

weaning - CJ is completely on table food now. He's been eating completely table food for a little over a month now so i'm not concerned about milk/formula anymore. I know he doesn't "need" it - its totally a comfort thing for him. Once he gets back on schedule (Hawaii killed his sleep schedule) I'll try the sippy cups during the day. The night bottle is going to have to go last... *sigh*

[DianeCourt]

hmbay: Those Fridge Farms are so fun! If Lily doesn't get one for her b-day, I'm going to buy her one.

[hmbay]

DianeCourt--my 2 year old is playing with it more than Alex. He walked around all night with mismatched pieces on it and I got to listen to "You made a duck-horse. That's Silly" more times than I care to count. :)

[cartersmommy]

i'm so sad. i have been planning carter's bday party for months now, and it's on saturday.... and i don't think we can have it with john in the hospital still :( :( the party doesn't matter as long as john is well, but i am still bummed about it. this past weekend we had a little party while we were down in texas visiting family.... we got some fun toys!!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007WX0QC.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

The crazy legs learning bug... carter loves this!! :)

a train
a really fun lego table/turtle shaped shape sorter that makes sounds and has lights... very cool

some money
a few clothes

[jh124]

I settled on this birthday-in-a-box theme from Birthday Express:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/fatdogrox/firstbday.jpg

Going with these cute invites to match:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/fatdogrox/firstbday5.jpg

More details are in my LJ, didn't want to overload everyone here. Now I just need a cake...

[c j]

godsgift... your pictures make me wish I was in Hawaii. We were there 3 years ago, and would go more if we didn't have such a long flight (20+ hours). I have the same problem w