June 05 Mommies ~ Chasing Our Little "Ones"

[june05Mommies]

Hello and welcome to our new thread. In just a few short weeks our little ones will begin celebrating their first birthdays! We've all learned a lot this past year. Our little ones went from being newborns to being able to sit on their own, crawl, and walk.

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Thread Histories

12-15 Months Old: We're Wonderful One! (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19273)
Birth to almost a year old: Walking Our Way to Our First Birthdays!! (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5536)

First Trimester: Junebugs: The Next Generation! *32* due June 2005! (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=471862&tstart=165)
Second Trimester: Junebugs: The Next Generation! The 2nd Tri...12 Boys, 13 Girls, 8 Surprises (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=477403&tstart=120)
Third Trimester: Junebugs 2005: WELCOME SIERRA; MATTHEW, LIAM, PARKER, SARAH, DEAN, & KEVIN! (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=486105&tstart=0)

Thread moderators are: usafwife and tgr68

[june05Mommies]

A list of our members

allyray231
Me: Allyson, 31
DH: Brad, 30
Married: 11/23/02
DS: Aiden Harrison
DOB: 6/10/05
Time: 8:34
Weight: 7 lbs, 10 oz.
Length: 19 1/2 inches

BAM 9-21-02
Me: Beth, 26
DH: Matt, 26
Married: 9-21-02
DD: Emma Mary
DOB: 6/12/05
Time: 7:49pm
Weight: 7lbs, 6oz
Length: 20 3/4 inches

December27JJB
Me: Jessica
DH: Josh
Married: 12/27/03
DD: Parker Alexandria
DOB: 6/13/2005
Time: 5:53 am
Weight: 6 lbs, 6.2 oz
Length: 19 inches

Dreshny
Me: Roseanne, 31
DH: Daniel, 31
DS: Asher Isaiah
DOB: 6/1/05
Weight: 7 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 20 inches

Ferris
Me: Kim, 28
DH: Brian, 29
Married: 7/13/02
DS: Douglas
DOB: 5/21/05
Weight: 5 lbs, 5 oz.
Length: 17.5 inches

golfer_girl
Me: 36
DH: 35
Married: 3/17/05
DS: Ethan
DOB: 6/09/05
Weight: 6 lbs, 12 oz.
Length: 19.5 inches

HedgeGirl
Me: Shann, 30
DH: 33
Married: 8/17/02
Gender Prediction: Boy
DS: Brady
DOB: 6/22/05
Time: 9:03 pm
Weight: 6 lbs, 15 oz.
Length: 20 inches

Hub1176
Me: Kate, 29
DH: Bruce, 34
Married 7/20/02
DD: Rhiley
DOB: 6/1/05
Time: 11:03 am
Weight: 7lbs, 8oz
Length: 19 inches

Jessiesmama
Me: Jodie, 32
DH: Lenny, 34
Married: 6/8/03
Jessica Alexa
DOB: 6/8/05
Time: 8:29 pm
Weight: 8 lbs, 3 oz.
Length: 21 1/2 inches

jmvan74
Me: Jmvan74 (Julie)
Married: 7/24/04
DS: Collin
DOB: 6/13/05
Time: 11:27 am
Weight: 6lbs
Length: 20 inches

kelseyledare
Me: 27
DH: 36
DD: Ava Victoria
DOB: 6/10/05
Time: 10:59 am
Weight: 6 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 20 inches

kimthebride
Me: Kim, 30
DH: Tom, 30
Married: 10/18/04
DS:Thomas Ryan
DOB: 6/3/05
Time: 1:13 pm
Weight: 7 lbs, 4 oz
Length: 20 1/4 inches

kphillips4
Me: Kimberly
DH: Chris
DD: Haley
DOB: 6/17/2005
Time: 9:24pm
Weight: 7lbs 9oz
Length: 20 inches

leela13
Me: Lisa, 33
DH: Michael, 29
Married: 8/9/03
DD : Sophia Natasha
DOB: 6/2/05
Time: 5:11 am
Weight: 6lbs 12oz
Length: 18 3/4 inches

LIZNKEITH
Me: Liz, 27
DH: Keith, 35
Married: 7/28/01
DD: Caroline
DOB: 6/15/05
Time: 3:23pm
Weight: 6 lbs, 13 oz.
Length: 20 inches

Megande
Me: Megan, 25
DH: Derek, 25
Married: 6/15/02
DS: Dean Andrew
DOB: 6/27/05
Time: 12:16 pm
Weight: 9 lbs, 9oz
Length: 23 inches

Mrs.Chappy
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 8/3/02
DS: Benjamin
DOB: 6/8/05
Time: 11:18 am
Weight: 7 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 20.5 inches

Natrat80
Me: Natalie, 27
DH: Keri, 28
Married: 5/25/02
Addison Grace (Addie)
DOB: 6/14/05
Time: 9:49 am
Weight: 6 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 18.5 inches

racerswife
Me: Renee, 29
DH: Don, 37
Married: 8-24-02
DS: Kasey
DOB: 6-7-05
Time: 6:44pm
Weight: 9lb 3 oz
Length: 21 inches
Other Children: Brooke 8-22-03

someday soon
Me: 29
DH: 33
Married: 4/12/03
DS: Liam Seamus
DOB: 6/20/05
Time: 6:12 a.m.
Weight: 8 lbs, 4oz
Length: 21 3/4 inches

sophiapb
Me: 38
DH: 31
Married: 5/18/02
DD: Alexandra Hope (Alexa)
DOB: 5/26/05
Time: 8:02 pm
Weight: 7 lbs, 4oz
Length: 19 inches
DS: Alexander John (stillborn) http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/engel/angel-smiley-002.gif
Time: 8:04 pm
Weight: 4 lbs, 1oz

spps
Me: Sara, 25
DH: Sam, 26
Married: 8/5/01
DS: Avi
DOB: 6/8/05
Time: 1:54 pm
Weight: 7 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 19.5 inches

tgr68
Me: 26
DH: 27
Married: 6/1/02
DD: Shylah Ryann
DOB: 6/18/05
Time: 10:44 am
Weight: 8 lbs, 0.8oz
Length: 19 inches

usafwife
Me: 29
DH: 40
Married:
DD: S
DOB: 6/05
Weight: 8lbs, 7oz
Length: 20 inches

vegasgirl
Me: Heather, 31
DH: 33
EDD: 6/30/05
Ellie Judith
DOB: 6/21/05
Weight: 8 lbs
Length: 19 3/4 inches

wendstress
DS: James Jack
DOB: 5/10/05
Weight: 6 lbs, 1oz
Length: 18 inches

Winterbride1253
Me: Daria, 32
DH: Ron, 31
Married: 12/6/03
DS: Cole Robert
DOB: 6/15/2005
Time: 4:17 PM
Weight: 7lbs. 6oz.
Length: 20.5"

[june05Mommies]

A list of our babies by their birthdays

15 boys and 12 girls



5/10/05
James Jack....wendstress
Weight: 6lbs, 1oz
Length: 18 inches


5/21/05
Douglas...Ferris
Weight: 5lbs, 5oz
Length: 17 1/2 inches


5/26/05
Alexandra Hope (Alexa)...sophiapb
Time: 8:02 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 4oz
Length: 19 inches

Alexander John (stillborn)http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/engel/angel-smiley-002.gif...sophiapb
Time: 8:04 pm
Weight: 4lbs, 1oz


5/31/05
Asher Isaiah...Dreshny
Weight: 7lbs, 2oz
Length: 20 inches


6/1/05
Rhiley...Hub1176
Time: 11:03 am
Weight: 7lbs, 8oz
Length: 19 inches


6/2/05
Sophia Natasha...leela13
Time: 5:11 am
Weight: 6lbs 12oz
Length: 18 3/4 inches


6/3/05
Thomas Ryan...kimthebride
Time: 1:13 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 4oz
Length: 20 1/4 inches


6/7/05
Kasey...racerswife
Time: 6:44pm
Weight: 9lb 3 oz
Length: 21 inches


6/8/05
Benjamin...Mrs.Chappy
Time: 11:18 am
Weight: 7lbs, 15 oz
Length: 20 1/2 inches

Avi...spps
Time: 1:54 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 2 oz
Length: 19 1/2 inches

Jessica Alexa...Jessiesmama
Time: 8:29 pm
Weight: 8lbs, 3 oz
Length: 21 1/2 inches


6/9/05
Ethan...golfer_girl
Weight: 6lbs, 12oz
Length: 19 1/2 inches


6/10/05
Aiden Harrison...allyray231
Time: 8:34
Weight: 7lbs, 10oz
Length: 19 1/2 inches

Ava Victoria...kelseyledare
Time: 10:49 am
Weight: 6lbs, 6oz
Length: 20 inches


6/12/05
Emma Mary...BAM 9-21-02
Time: 7:49 pm
Weight: 7lbs, 6oz
Length: 20 3/4 inches


6/13/05
Collin....jmvan74
Time: 11:27 am
Weight: 6lbs
Length: 20 inches

Parker Alexandria...December27JJB
Time: 5:33 am
Weight: 6lbs, 6.2oz
Length: 19 inches


6/14/05
Addison Grace...Natrat80
Time: 9:49 am
Weight: 6 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 18.5 inches


6/15/05
Caroline...LIZNKEITH
Time: 3:23pm
Weight: 6lbs, 13 oz
Length: 20 inches

Cole Robert...Winterbride1253
Time: 4:17 PM
Weight: 7lbs. 6oz.
Length: 20.5 inches


6/17/05
Haley...kphillips4
Time: 9:24 am
Weight: 7lbs 9oz
Length: 20 inches


6/18/05
Shylah Ryann...tgr68
Time: 10:44 am
Weight: 8lbs, 0.8oz
Length: 19 inches


6/20/05
Liam Seamus....someday soon
Time: 6:12 am
Weight: 8lbs, 4oz
Length: 21 3/4 inches


6/21/05
Ellie Judith...vegasgirl
Weight: 8lbs
Length: 19 3/4 inches


6/22/05
Brady...HedgeGirl
Time: 9:03 pm
Weight: 6lbs, 15 oz
Length: 20 inches


6/27/05
Dean Andrew...Megande
Time: 12:16 pm
Weight: 9lbs, 9oz
Length: 23 inches


6/05
S...usafwife
Weight: 8lbs, 7oz
Length: 20 inches

[june05Mommies]

9 month well baby stats

Douglas...Ferris
born 5/21/05
Weight: 17 lbs, 7 oz
Length: 29 inches
HC: 18 inches

Asher...Dreshny
born 5/31/05
Weight: 19 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 28 inches
HC: 45 cm = 17.7 inches

Rhiley...hub1176
born 6/1/05
Weight: 18 lbs, 1 oz
Length: 28 3/4 inches
HC: 17 1/2

Thomas...kimthebride
born 6/3/05
Weight: 20 lbs, 6 oz (about 50%)
Length: 29 3/4 inches (about 91%) though I say 30 inches since he was smooched up

Ben...Mrs.Chappy
born 6/8/05
Weight: 21.7 lbs
Length: 28 inches

Ethan...golfer_girl
born 6/9/05
Weight: 18 lbs 8 oz. (20th%)
Length: 28 inches (40th%)
HC: 18 inches (50th%)

Aiden...allyray231
born 6/10/05
Weight: 19 lbs, 3 oz
Length: 29 1/4 inches

Ava...kelseyledare
born 6/10/05
Weight: 17 lbs, 3 oz
Length: 28 3/4 inches
HC: 16 1/2 inches

Collin...jmvan74
born 6/13/05
Weight: 20 lbs, 5 oz (50%)
Length: 29 1/4 inches (50%)
HC: 17 inches (20%)

Caroline...LIZNKEITH
born 6/15/05
Weight: 18 lbs, 1.6 oz
Length: 28 inches
HC: 44.5 cm

Shylah...tgr68
born 6/18/05
Weight: 16 lbs, 4 oz
Length: 26 inches
HC: 18 inches

S...usafwife
born 6/05
Weight: 18 lbs
Length: 28 inches


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12 month well baby stats

Douglas...Ferris
born 5/21/05
Weight; 18 lbs, 13 oz (38%)
Length: 29 3/4 inches (50%)
HC: 18 1/2 in.

Asher...Dreshny
born 5/31/05
Weight: 21 lbs, 11 oz. (33%)
Length: 30 in. (56%)
HC: 46 cm (38%)

Thomas...kimthebride
born 6/3/05
Weight: 24 lbs (65%)
Length: 31 in. (80ish%)
HC: 46 cm (50%)

Avi...spps
born 6/8/05
Weight: 20 lbs, 7.5 oz
Length: 20 in.
HC: 17 3/4 in

Ben...Mrs.Chappy
Weight:22.13 (50%)
Length: 28 7/8 - i think(70%)
HC: 19 in

Aiden...allray231
born 6/10/05
Weight: 21 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 31 in.
2 teeth

Ethan...golfergirl
Weight: 20lbs 9oz
Length: 29 3/4"
HC: 18 3/4"

Ava...kelseyledare
born 6/10/05
Weight: 20lb 5oz
Length: 31.25 in
HC: 17.25 in

Emma...BAM 9-21-02
born 6/12/05
Weight: 21 lbs, 3 oz
Length: 30 in.

Collin...jmvan
born 6/13/05
Weight: 21 lbs, 14 oz (near 50%)
Length: 30 3/4 in. (75%)
HC: 18 in (25%)

Addie...Natrat80
born 6/14/05
Weight: 17 lbs, 15 oz (10th)
Length: 29.5 in (50-75%)
HC: 17 1/8 in (5-10%)

Caroline...LIZNKEITH
born 6/15/05
Weight: 19 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 28.75
HC: 44 cm

Shylah...tgr68
born 6/18/05
Weight: 20lbs 1oz
Length:28.75
HC: 18 in

Liam...someday soon
Weight: 22lbs 7oz
Length: 31 in
HC: 18 1/2 in

S...usafwife
Weight: 22lbs
Length: 30 in

[june05Mommies]

15 month well baby stats

Douglas...Ferris
Weight: 20lbs 5oz
Height: 31 1/2 in
HC: 18.75 in

Ava...kelseyledare
Weight: 23lbs 6oz
Height: 32 in
HC: 18 in

Thomas...kimthebride
Weight: 24lbs, 6oz
Height: 32 in

Ben...Mrs.Chappy
Weight: 26lbs, 5oz
Height: 32 in

Aiden...Allyray231
Weight: 22lbs, 8oz
Height: 33 in

Collin...jmvan
Weight: 23lbs, 3oz
Height: 31 3/4 in
HC: 18.5 in

Addison...Natrat80
Weight: 20lbs, 1.5oz
Height: 30 in
HC: 17.5 in

Caroline...LIZNKEITH
Weight: 21lbs, 2oz
Height: 29 1/2 in
HC: 46cm

Shylah...tgr68
Weight: 21lbs, 10oz
Height: 31 1/4 in
HC: 19 in

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18th month WBV stats

Douglas...Ferris
Weight: 21lb (3 %)
Height: 33 in (75%)

Asher...Dreshny
Weight: 22lbs, 12oz
Height: 32 1/2 in

Ben...Mrs.Chappy
Weight: 27lbs, 14oz (70%)
Height: 32 1/2 inches (70%)

Collin...jmvan
Weight: 25lbs 5oz
Height: 32 inches
HC: 19 inches

Addie...Natrat80
Weight: 22lbs, 12oz
Height: 31 1/3 in
HC: 17.75 inches

Caroline...LIZNKEITH
Weight: 22 lbs, 3oz (25%)
Height: 31 inches (30%)
HC: 46.5 cm (30%)

Alexa...sophiapb
Weight: 25lbs, 3oz (60%)
Height: 33 inches (90%)

Shylah...tgr68
Weight: 23lbs, 2oz (25%)
Height: 31 1/2 in (25-50%)
HC: 19 inches

S...usafwife
Weight: 25lbs, 4oz
Height: 32 1/2 in

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2 year WBV stats

Douglas...Ferris
Weight: 25lbs, 4oz (16%)
Height: 3ft or 36 in (76%)
HC: 50 cm (80%)

Ben...Mrs.Chappy
Weight: 30.13 lbs (80%)
Height: 34.5 in (75%)

Caroline...LIZNKEITH
Weight: 25lbs, 2oz
Height: 33 in

[june05Mommies]

Repeat Offenders

hub1176
Mia Angeline...7/31/06
7lbs, 4oz and measuring 20 inches

sophiapb ~ TWINS!!
Elizabeth "Elise" Zoe....12/4/06
5 lbs, 15 ozs and measuring 18 1/2 inches, born @ 10:49 am

Corinne Victoria...12/4/06
6 lbs, 6 ozs and measuring 19 inches, born @ 10:51 am

jmvan
Brady Newell...1/17/07
7lbs, 14oz and measuring 21 inches, born @ 9:31 am

usafwife
A...1/07
7lbs, 6oz and measuring 19.25 inches

kimthebride
Ava Siena...4/17/07
6lbs, 15oz, and measuring 20 inches, born @ 5:16 am

golfer_girl
Emerson...4/22/07
8lbs, 3oz and measuring 19 inches, born @

megande
EDD: October 10, 2007...It's a Boy!!

MrsChappy
http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/engel/angel-smiley-002.gif

Natrat80
EDD: December 6, 2007

Ferris
http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/engel/angel-smiley-002.gif

LIZNKEITH
EDD: January 12, 2008

[june05Mommies]

Saved just in case! ;)

[june05Mommies]

Saved just in case! ;)

[june05Mommies]

This thread is now open for posting!!

[Dreshny]

Just subscribing!

[jmvan74]

Yeah a new thread! Subscribing.

[allyray231]

hi!!

[tgr68]

The coolest thing happened with Shylah! Last night when I went up to bed, I found her standing in her crib. I thought I was in for a long night, but when I went to put her back down, her diaper was dry. I took her into the bathroom to potty, and she went! :D It took us about 20 minutes to get her back down. Then when I got her this morning, I check her diaper and it was dry! :eek: I put her on the potty, and she went again! Yay! I hope tis pattern continues!

[LIZNKEITH]

Thanks for setting up the new thread, Naamah!

Woo-Hoo!! Congrats on a healthy baby boy, Julie!! That's so cool that they are going to be so close in age. They'll always have each other to play with. Any names yet?

[jmvan74]

Naamah, hooray for Shylah!! What a big girl!

Liz: We have Brady, Kyle, and Reid on the list, but nothing for sure.

[LIZNKEITH]

Ooooh…I like them all! I saw in the May/June thread that the Ped thinks Collin may have asthma? I’m sorry to hear that. The Ped diagnosed Caroline with infection-induced asthma back in April or May. Tell Collin this is one thing he doesn’t have to do to have more in common with Caroline. He is a perfectly fine suitor, as is. ;)

[jmvan74]

How did the ped come up with that diagnosis, Liz? I'm so stressed out right now b/c we don't really know what's wrong. He's been sick off and on for a month with difficulty breathing and a nasty cough. He's having a chest x-ray this afternoon. :( My poor baby is on the nebulizer, singulair and a steroid. Does Caroline have asthma attacks when she's sick?
I'll certainly tell Collin , Caroline doesn't expect him to share her respiratory distress. ;)

[LIZNKEITH]

Every time she comes down with a cold, it goes straight to her chest. She'll start wheezing and coughing really badly. I have asthma myself, so I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The "good" thing is, it only acts up when she's got a cold. When she's healthy, she is as healthy as an ox. When she does come down with a cold, we have to be real careful and listen for any wheezing. As soon as she shows a sign of it, they put her on a nebulizer combination of albuterol and pulmocort. Her Ped threw out the idea of starting her on Singulair if she didn't show improvement (we were suspecting it may be allergy related, but that doesn't seem to be the case).

I felt horrible when the Ped made the diagnosis. I hold myself accountable for passing it along to her. I know many Dr.'s hesitate to diagnose asthma before age 3, so try not to be too alarmed at this point. It's probably just a lingering cold that has gone to his chest and he just can't kick. And trust me, they can last a while. This last bout we had, the Ped had us keep C on the nebulizer for an entire month!

[tgr68]

Okay I have a little dare devil on my hands! I just caught her STANDING on the rocking chair! :eek:

[sophiapb]

Okay I have a little dare devil on my hands! I just caught her STANDING on the rocking chair! :eek:


Yeah, Alexa's going to be the death of me too. She stands on the glider and rocks then laughs maniacally when I try to grab her, she crawls from the couch to the end tables and stands up on them :rolleyes: and she taught herself to climb downstairs FAST! She's also become a little too confident around the pool and that has me totally freaked. She's a good kid overall but I'm just amazed with some of the stuff that she does. She has no fear and I wish she did. :o


Ooops! Okay, editing to say "Nice job on the thread, Naamah!"

[usafwife]

Thanks everyone. We found out a few hours after we arrived at the hospital that my mom didn't have a massive stroke but actually an aneurysm that burst (turned out that she actually had two but only one burst). They removed her from the vent and are lightening up the sedation. I thank my lucky stars (and have been since it happened on Saturday evening) that we were in the room when it happened. Otherwise she wouldn't be here now and we would be dealing with a totally different situation.

I have a few questions for the doctor (one is if mom will be more at risk for future ones and if her sister or I am at an increased risk of having them as well. My grandma had a stomach aneurysm but it never burst or caused problems. I found some risk factors and depending upon what they classify as head injury and familly history I could be at risk. Not to mention my history of headaches. DH's mom passed away from an aneurysm 16 years ago so he's wondering the same thing.).

We aren't totally out of the woods just yet (have another hurdle to cross this weekend) but things are definitely better than they were early, early Sunday morning.

Liz and Julie ~ We were told that DD could be at risk for having asmtha at one of her earlier appts. They just told us that they would keep a close eye on it as she got older. We were also told that she'll probably have allergies but I already expected that. I have them as do both of my parents.

Naamah ~ you aren't the only one who has a dare devil. I have one as well and she isn't afraid of anything! Not sure that is totally a good thing or not. Thanks for setting up the new thread. Did you have the other one closed? If not, just send a mod a link to the thread asking to have it closed.

I still will be in and out and probably not posting much for a while.

[usafwife]

Sophia ~ Sorry but I can't take credit for this one. It was all Naamah. I've had other things come up and couldn't get it done. See my other post early Sunday morning as to what happened. I wouldn't wish what happened on my worst enemy. I hope none of you ever have to go through that. It was the worst feeling in my life (first my mom and then me).

[tgr68]

Sophia~Oh man! The pool one would scare me!!

Meri~Glad your mom is okay! How have you been doing? Didn't you say that you were having contractions? :confused: I PM'ed a mod shortly after I got this thread set up! ;)

[jmvan74]

Naamah: Count us in on the daredevil baby! He climbs and stands on the seats of his ride on toys and he figured out how to climb up in to the glider. Shocking!:D

Meri: I hope your mom is on the way to a full recovery. Take care of yourself.

Sophia: The pool would freak me out, too!

Liz: How scary. You can't blame yourself. Kids are going to have difficulties, regardless. How sad is it that I'm hoping for an asthma diagnosis, b/c I'd much prefer that to cystic fibrosis. :( Of course, that's a worse case scenerio, but we're pretty freaked out right now.

[kelseyledare]

Naamah: thanks for the thread. Isn't it amazing how much they like to climb?? Why did we bother buying baby-safe toys?

Meri: So glad to hear things are looking better.

Sophia: I am nervous around pools, too, but at least you know Alexa won't have a fear of swimming!

Liz: Hey, no guilt allowed over genetics! DD doesn't have my hair color, but what can I do about it? I know Caroline got a lot more of your "good traits" than otherwise so she's way ahead anyway!

Julie: Congrats!!! I really like the name Reid, but all on your list were good and fit very nicely with Collin. It's so neat that the two little guys will be so close in age. Best buds, I'm sure. Sorry about Collin and the asthma. Maybe the Singulair will help get things under control-I've seen it work wonders for the right people.

[Mrs.Chappy]

subscribing....

Meri, hugs to you for dealing with so much..hang in there and keep us posted.

[allyray231]

Meri hang in there and thoughts for your mom!

[Ferris]

just subscribing...

I have been busy working full-time again and missing Dougie. :( We have had such stupid meeting and no time in the classroom, plus our #'s are down so we might have to get ride of teachers. We are on a army base and a bunch of families are supposed to move in october to the base, but I am not sure they will keep us all until then. I am not to worried since I have a signed contract and they have to pay me even if I don't have my own classroom.

I need to catch up, but I also need to plan lessons! Since it's the beginning of the school year I should probable do the lessons.

[usafwife]

Meri~Glad your mom is okay! How have you been doing? Didn't you say that you were having contractions? :confused: I PM'ed a mod shortly after I got this thread set up! ;)

Naamah ~ I'm doing good as long as I don't stress myself out. I've been trying to keep calm but that isn't always easy given everything that is going on. Yes, I did have some contractions and high blood pressure after they told us late Saturday/early Sunday about my mom.

Julie, kelsey, Roseanne, ally ~ Thanks.

Ferris ~ I didn't realize that you were teaching on an army base this year. My DH was army but now air force.

[jmvan74]

Maggie: The more I think about how close in age they'll be the more excited I get. I really hope they have fun together growing up. ;)

Ferris: Yikes about the low numbers! We had that problem, my second year of teaching. Luckily, the numbers went up fast enough that we didn't need to change anything. Have fun doing lesson plans! :D

Well, we had another visit to the ped yesterday and it turns out, Collin has a mild case of pneumonia.:( We now added an antibiotic to the mix. I hope we can kick this out of him. I feel so bad for him. He's so whiny and clingy and the coughing! Ugghhh. He finally got a good night's sleep last night. Of course, I have pg insomnia and didn't sleep anyway. :rolleyes: Geesh.

[Ferris]

jmvan74 Sorry to hear that Collin has pneumonia! No wonder why he's been a cranky little guy! Yuck about pregnancy insomnia! I totally forgot about that!!

Still at second grade Luckly our numbers at second were good and I get to stay. Fourth is all messed up and has 2 split classes. 1 first grade teacher is going to be our sub until the influx of new families move.

Usawife I taught last year on post too, but this year is my first full-time year. Working on post is like living in another country, it's a world of it's own. Does your DH like the Air Force better than the Army?

[LIZNKEITH]

Dare Devils
Count Caroline in, too. She climbs on everything!! It doesn't matter to her how many times she falls and scrapes herself up either. She's right back climbing up on whatever she just fell off of. The little monkey...

Julie,
Poor Collin!! Hopefully the antibiotics will clear things up and he'll be back to his normal, charming self.

Ugh....late night. All weekend long I've had a terrible dry cough at night. Only when I lie down to sleep. It has me up most the night. I finally fall asleep around 1:30 last night when caroline decides to wake up. Keith takes the first several wake ups, knowing that I've just fallen asleep. At 3:30, she wakes up for good. I'm still having difficulty sleeping so I get up with her. Try milk...nope. Change diaper...just wet. I sit with her and rock her for about a half hour. Nothing. I finally decide to give her some Motrin. She falls asleep at 4:45. My alarm goes off at 5:15. Yeah...I didn't go in to work today.

[jmvan74]

Oh Liz! That sucks. I hope you got some sleep today. :( It's always the nights you really need to get some sleep that the little ones seem to wake up and be needy. I just noticed you were on LJ! I added you to my friends list (I'm jfit52 over there)

Collin is doing better. We go back to the ped on Thursday. He's only on the nebulizer and singulair, now. Hopefully, we can wean him of the neb soon. Luckily, he's been in better spirits, which makes all the difference for me. :)

[Dreshny]

Liz and Julie: Didn't know you were on LJ! I just friended you. I'm dreshny over there, too.

[tgr68]

Ferris~Glad everything worked out in the job situation!

Meri~Glad you are doing better!

Julie~I hope Collin is feeling better and that you are getting some rest! I added you over on LJ. My screen name is the same as here!

LIZ~Hope you are feeling better and that you get a better night's sleep tonight. Did you every figure out what was keeping C up?

Not much going on here. The three day weekend killed my momentum on cleaning and holiday planning. I've been able to catch up pretty good today, though!

Shylah is still trying to get those two top teeth in! :eek: She has been miserable. I can see the teeth just barely below the surface. I wish they would hurry up and pop through already. :(

[kimthebride]

Just found this new thread and am popping in to subscribe & drop off Thomas' 15 month WBV stats:

Height: 32"
Weight: 24.6lbs

I can't believe how much weight he has lost since learning to walk (RUN). I would have sworn he was 30lbs just a couple weeks ago! He's looking so long and lean these days....well I guess that does make sense since he's over 90% in height! lol

[allyray231]

Julie oh no!!! Hope Collin is feeling better

Just got back from being away-hope to catch up soon!

[jmvan74]

:D Cool, I'll add you guys to my LJ friends.

Naamah: You have got to be the most motivated person I've ever met (virtually or IRL)! I hope Shylah gets those teeth soon! Collin is in the process of popping up, molar #4 in addition to all the illness he's had! :eek:

Kim: I was just commenting on how lean Collin was looking. DH and I were both pretty scrawny kids, so I suspect Collin will be the same. He weighed 23.13lbs at his last sick visit. I'm not sure how tall he is though. It's amazing how they thin out once they become running mainiacs!

Thanks Ally! It seems like things are looking up.

[Ferris]

Today is the First day of school :( Plus I have been sick with sinus stuff and this morning I woke up to a throbbing headache! :rolleyes: Lucky me! It's been easier leaving Dougie with my mom because he enjoys my dad, mom and cousin so much. At home he says "pa pa pa" all the time. Yesterday I met 16 of my 23 parents. They seemed nice, so lets hope they continue to remain nice! I only have about 5 who's dad's are in Iraq, so those kiddos need some extra loving! Gotta run, I have to get to work early to get everything done for the first day!

[tgr68]

Welcome back, Ally!

Julie~You are too sweet!

Ferris~Good luck today!

Teething Woes~DD woke up last night about 3:30 crying. We had to give her Tylenol, Orajel, a sippy with some milk, and turn on her bedtime music (classical Celtic) before she would go back to sleep. It's about 8:30 and she's still snoozing. I'm really praying that those teeth have broken through during the night.

[jmvan74]

Teething Woes~DD woke up last night about 3:30 crying. We had to give her Tylenol, Orajel, a sippy with some milk, and turn on her bedtime music (classical Celtic) before she would go back to sleep. It's about 8:30 and she's still snoozing. I'm really praying that those teeth have broken through during the night.

Poor Shylah. :( I hope they came through!

Have fun today, Ferris!

[LIZNKEITH]

LJ
Yay! Lots of “new” friends. I’ve added all of you. I’m journaling over there now full time. If anyone else wants to be added, I’m lizandkeith over there.

Teething
I’m right there with you Naamah. We gave her a dose of Motrin before bed last night and that seemed to do the trick as she slept through the night. It looks like it’s the lateral incisors that are the culprit. I can see them right under the gum.

Sinuses
Count me in, too. Despite being on Zyrtec and Nasonex daily, I managed to come down with a sinus infection, which explains my nighttime cough. Dr. put me on a round of antibiotics. Ugh. I feel like I’m always sick!

[kelseyledare]

Naamah ~ Sorry to hear about the teething. Hope those teeth came through! We are big believers in the motrin/tylenol before bed.

Julie ~ Glad to hear Collin is feeling better. I've heard those molars can be killers.

Ferris ~ Hope you have a good first day!

Liz ~ Ugh, sorry to hear about the sinus infection. Hope you are feeling better soon.

I have been so busy at work; I feel so behind. :( We had a nice weekend visiting my parents in NC over Labor Day. It was the first time they'd seen DD walking independently so, of course, they enjoyed it.

[HedgeGirl]

wow, lots of folks using LJ these days. I created an account ages ago (same screen name) but have never used it. I like the concept but some days/weeks it is hard enough to check in here....i need more time in the day. The slower pace around here might motivate me to go check it out though.

We got DS's haircut this past weekend. It was his first professional haircut. We went to a kids cuts place which had plenty of things to attempt to distract DS but they only worked momentarily. In hindsight I think it would have gone better if we had sat and gotten accustommed to the place before rushing him into a seat where some strange lady started grabbing his head.

DS was a crab to start with before the haircut from teething pain too...we have been waiting for 6 weeks for his 6th tooth to pop through but its just taunting me. I can see a bump for one of the molars now too. I've heard that Motrin works better for teething pain though we haven't had it too bad yet to fully test out that theory.

We've been dealing with stuffiness around here too. DH believes he's getting hit by allergies. Unfortunately, that may be the case for DS as well. I'm not sure what would be worse for DS...a cold or allergies. Seems to bother him most at night.

Hope everyone had a good long weekend.

[sophiapb]

Hey all. Alexa got her 4th molar in on Saturday giving her a total of 12 teeth! She thinks it's hysterical to bite my fingers and let me tell you, her teeth are sharp! Goofy kid. ;)
Alexa's new favorite mealtime pose is slouched with one leg on the table. :confused: Not sure where she learned that since DH and I gave up eating with our feet long ago ;) but she demonstrated it very well in front of all the relatives on Labor Day! Yeah, everyone had a field day asking about who was teaching her table manners. I just tried posting her demonstration photo but I guess Snapfish still doesn't translate over here. I might have to switch to Photobucket but I'm being lazy right now. :p
Okay, based on the posts over here, I might have to cave and get an LJ account. I do miss some of the journals (ahem, Liz!) so as much as I hate spreading myself too thin over the internet, I might just have to take the time to figure out LJ. ~sigh~

[jmvan74]

Sinuses: Sorry to everyone dealing with them. Ick.

Maggie: Glad you had fun with your parents last weekend.

hedgegirl: Collin's first haircut wasn't any fun either. :rolleyes: I'm dreading taking him back.

Sophia: Collin's 4th molar popped through the other day, too, for a total of 12 teeth. I know what you mean about Sharp! Yikes. As for LJ...I make quick posts here, but the thing I love about LJ is that all I have to do is click on my friends page and any posts my friends have made that day come up. All in one place. ;)

[kelseyledare]

I agree with Sophia that the postings over here have slacked off. Maybe it's just me, but I find LJ hard to use, plus I only seem to get notices about comment replies instead of general journal entries... so I always seem to be behind over there too :( .

We have also put off the first haircut, though she totally hates hair barrettes and bows right now. I almost let my mother give her bangs a trim last weekend. I'm trying to find a kid friendly place

[kimthebride]

Postings
I have been a bit crazy, so I find I have been looking in here but mostly posting in the May/June thread since it covers more people. :) Call me lazy!

Teeth
His bottom molars are taking FOREVER to come in, and it seems to ebb and flow when they hurt and don't. When he bites my fingers YOWCH.

Haircut
I think its almost time for Thomas' 1st haircut. :p He has been trying REAL hard to grow hair!

[Ferris]

What is it with "J" name boys! It seems like every year I have a boy who's a little snot with a name that begins with "J". Today "J" told a girl in the lunch line that "he had balls which where his privates and was going to hit her with them":eek: OMG he's only 7! I gave him the teacher look so many times already today. I should have know he was a handful yesterday when his mom said "oh you actually get to sit in a group and not by yourself this year." Let's hope I can get him on the right track.

Everything else went pretty good. I had the talkers, the complainers and the ones that did everything to please. I just need to make sure to stick to my guns the first few weeks so no one takes advantage.

He looked bigger! I know this will sound stupid, but Douglas looked so much bigger then I got home today!
Boy, I need to go to bed already. I am pooped!

[tgr68]

Julie~Thanks.

LIZ~Hope C is doing better with her teeth!

Maggie~Thanks.

Sophia~Wow! 12 teeth! :eek: Shylah has just discovered that eating position. She proudly displayed it at Taco Mayo the other day while we were out with MIL.

Ferris~OMGosh! You've got quite a handful there with J, don't you? :eek:

Shylah was in a really good mood yesterday. We gave her Tylenol last night in hopes she would get a good night's sleep and have another good day. So not the case! She woke up so far off the wrong side of the bed she was in the next county. :( This morning has been one big ticked off fit! I'm hoping her attitude/pain improves because I'm not sure I can handle a full day of this!

[LIZNKEITH]

Hedge Girl,
Awww…you have to post pictures of his new haircut. How sweet! I’ll add you over at LJ…in case you ever decide to venture over.

Sophia,
I didn’t realize you were such a faithful follower. I’m right there with you, I hated LJ at first. It’s a completely different structure than WC and CC are and it’s taking some getting used to. But, I really like the privacy option and like Julie pointed out, it’s so nice to click on your Friends Page and see all the posts of all your friends. It makes it really easy to keep up. That’s too funny about Alexa!! All ready for High tea at the Plaza. ;)

Maggie,
Do you have a Snip Its near you? They specialize in kids haircuts.

Ferris,
Unbelievable!! A freakin’ 7 year old?! Great parents he’s got there. :rolleyes:

Naamah,
Poor Shylah! She must really have it rough to be this out of sorts. It's not like her at all. Hopefully that tooth pops through soon so you can all get some rest.

Haircut
We’ve trimmed her bangs once around her birthday. She is about due again. We’re letting the rest of her hair grow out though. It’s getting sooooo long in the back. No, my daughter does not have a mullet! I keep meaning to buy the rubber bands that Nat posted about so I can try out pigtails and ponytails.

Teeth
Holy Moses! I can’t get over how many teeth some of your youngins have!! We’re holding steady at 4, though it looks like she’s cutting her upper left incisor.

[tgr68]

LIZ~Thanks. You're right. This is sooooo not like her! I did finally get her distracted, and we haven't had a fit for about 5 minutes! :D I am hoping these teeth pop through soon, too. I'm ready to have my sweet DD back! LOL about Caroline's mullet (or lack thereof)! ;)

[allyray231]

Dude you guys move to fast!! I would post more :) Plus I feel kinda like I don't have to much to post since my kid is behind eveyone else it seems :(

Haircut OMG my kid has had 3 already!!! His hair grows really fast!

Molars not yet but I think they are coming

Sophia come to LJ!!! :)

[LIZNKEITH]

Ally
I feel kinda like I don't have to much to post since my kid is behind eveyone else it seems
No he's not! He's doing the same things everyone else is doing, except not walking. Which I'm sure will come any day. He makes up for it with rapidly growing locks. Three haircuts already?! Wow!!


On the subject of tantrums...boy, are we really starting to have them. Caroline does this horrible series of short, loud shrieks when she wants something (to be picked up, her snack, you name it) that can only be equated to dolphins or Mariah Carey. It is enough to bring you to your knees.

[allyray231]

Ally
No he's not! He's doing the same things everyone else is doing, except not walking. Which I'm sure will come any day. He makes up for it with rapidly growing locks. Three haircuts already?! Wow!!
.


Yeah I guess you are right.

Oh we get the WHINES when he wants to be picked up or wants something. It sounds like he is hyperventaliting :)

[tgr68]

LIZ~Either I am really tired or you are in a particularly funny mood because the Mariah Carey comment made me LOL!

[kimthebride]

Tantrums
Do you know what Child's Pose look like in yoga?
http://www.massagetherapy.com/ce/content/images/309.jpg

Well when DS gets mad - especially when he's tired - he scunches up his face, goes BAAHHHHHHHH!!!!, and does this pose. VERY wierd. No hitting, screaming, lashing out. Just curls up in a ball and pouts!

[jmvan74]

[
On the subject of tantrums...boy, are we really starting to have them. Caroline does this horrible series of short, loud shrieks when she wants something (to be picked up, her snack, you name it) that can only be equated to dolphins or Mariah Carey. It is enough to bring you to your knees.

LOL!!

Naamah: I hope Shylah gets and stays in a better mood today. :)

Ferris: There's always at least one in every room! Ugghh. My motto was always "document, document, document!"

Wow Ally! 3 haircuts!

Kim: Collin does the downward dog and then flails his arms around as he screams.... I would love a pout. :p

[usafwife]

Ferris ~ DH likes the AF better. Though he did like his tour in Germany.

Haircuts ~ DD's hair has never been cut or even trimmed yet. It's not really long enough for it yet. Guess she is taking after me since my hair was so light that it always looked like I didn't have any hair on my head.

Teeth ~ DD has 6 (same she had a year old). DH thought he saw another one but I tried to feel in her mouth (it's not easy because she doesn't allow that to happen) but I didn't feel any new teeth.

Tantrums ~ DD sort of does a combination of what Thomas does but she'll hit, scream, and sometimes bit. We were walking around the hospital this past weekend and as long as we were going in the direction she wanted to things were fine. If we ventured off course then here came the screams, and then she'd throw herself on the floor and refuse to walk. Not real fun while being in the hospital and having people look at us like we were doing something to cause the problem (which we weren't).

LJ ~ I'm on there as well but don't always have the time to update my journal as often as I should (and less time now). PM me if you'd like me to friend you. I think I have some of you on my friends list but I'm not sure.

Update ~ Mom's off the vent!!!! It happened yesterday so now we don't have to put up with it anymore. Finally I had began to think that day would never happen. Her throat and voice are raspy. I have a website set up and if any of you would like to visit it, please PM me.

We have our big u/s scheduled for two wks. We shall see if the little one works with us. I was a little surprised that it was scheduled so late. We found out with DD at a little over 17 wks. I thought at the time that it was too early to find out but it wasn't. We had it done on the same day as they drew the blood for the triple screen. So I was expecting the same schedule this time but they did the blood test (actually the quad screen this time) and then if something showed up they would know what they were looking for something on the level II u/s.

[kimthebride]

usawife
SO GLAD to hear mom is on the mend!!!!
I really have had you and your mom on my mind this whole week.

[HedgeGirl]

Meri: Glad to hear your mom is off the vent. As for seeing or feeling for teeth, I find that if I put DS upside down he'll start giggling and open his mouth nice and wide. It gives me a great look at his upper gums.

Haircut: I'd love to post pictures, but its that extra step of uploading to snapfish or whoever that keeps me from posting pictures more...I sure take enough of them (I'm obsessed with taking pictures). I do have some good ones of the haircut though.

If DS was a girl, I probably would have foregone the professional haircut and just trimmed his bangs. But it was getting long and he did have a mullet! Granted, the way DS enjoys playing with our hockey sticks he might be destined for the NHL someday, but we don't need him to give him a head start on the NHL hairstyle of choice quite this early ;)

Tantrums: Brady does child's pose when he is throwing a tantrum too...though he is usually screaming into the ground when he does it.

[tgr68]

Shylah has been all over the place today mood wise, which has not been good on my mood. :( She is doing great now, but I think that is because she knows that DH is coming home early!

The other day, I asked her if she needed to potty and she pulled her potty out and began disassembling it. :rolleyes: Well, at least she know what the potty is!

Meri~So glad to hear that you mom is coming off the vent!! Can't wait to here the results of your big u/s!

[jmvan74]

Meri: so glad to hear your mom is on the road to recovery, I'm sure that is a huge stress relief for you. hooray for scheduling the big u/s. It was so fun to see baby #2.

Naamah: Maybe Shylah will be a plumber. :p She's practicing her potty work.

HedgeGirl: I am going to have a little "Brady" in January. I love the name so much. :D

[Dreshny]

Meri: I'm glad to hear your mom is getting better.

Haircut: I can't bring myself to do it. :o The back is fine, but there are a couple of weird long pieces in the front, which actually look fine as long as they're brushed to the side. But they never really stay on the side. We were hoping for a couple of curls so we could delay cutting his hair indefinitely, but so far, all he has is one lonely little curl on the back of his head.

[allyray231]

usawife wonderful news about your mom!!!!

[HedgeGirl]

jmvan: Yipee on deciding on the a name. I, of course, think you choose a great one. I remember when I first posted that you said you liked the name :)

LJ: Okay, I'm giving LJ a try. I just posted pictures of Brady's haircut over there. It's gonna take some getting used to -- so different. I think I've added those of you who posted your LJ names in here over the last few days.

[jmvan74]

I'll add you to my friends list Hedgegirl!

Ally, I'm adding you at LJ,too.

Meri, I think I have you on LJ...do you have the same name from WC?

[Dreshny]

Hedgegirl: Brady looks like such a big boy now! Sorry the haircut was such a trauma. For some reason, I can't comment in your LJ. :confused:

[june05Mommies]

UPDATED TO HERE!

[HedgeGirl]

LJ: Silly me, I had comments off completely and it only took me 10 minutes to figure out where to turn them back on :rolleyes:. You should be able to comment now.

[allyray231]

Hedge I added you too :)

[kimthebride]

The secret is out....I'm preggers! :D

You may have noticed me being MIA, because I have been very sick. I'm now on some good meds and almost back in the game. We're due 4/18 and have already seen the little bean dancing and heard that wonderful heartbeat. very exciting!

Well, just wanted to share my news with my ladies. ;) Off to lay on the couch...

[jmvan74]

Kim: Love the new signature! Congrats!:D

[tgr68]

Hey, Kim!! Congrats on #2!

[allyray231]

Keep the water away from me--all I gotta say ;)

[kelseyledare]

Wow, kim, congrats!! How exciting! Sending little healthy baby vibes your way! Any early feelings on gender??

[sophiapb]

Yay Kim! Congrats on Crazy Baby #2. H&H 9 months! Now go lay on the couch.
That's the fifth RO for this thread. Who's next? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[LIZNKEITH]

Woo Hoo!! Congratulations, Kim!!! Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months! Hope you feel better soon. Were you sick with Thomas?

DH and I don't plan to TTC until January. So, I'll let someone else drink from the fountain first. :)

[kimthebride]

Lol!

I am feeling girl....just a gut feeling, though I had the same with Thomas and was right.

I was sick with Thomas, but NO WHERE near as bad. More tired than ill with him.

May I suggest BCP, condoms with Spermicide and The Sponge? If *I* can get pg on the 1st try, than this is one fertile place to be. ;) So Look out!

More RO's
I'd bet there are some more April mamas around, since I'm not done my 1st triemester yet and I would have waited to tell til then if I wasn't so sick. Soooo.....all you secret-kepeers out there, we'll see you soon! ;)

[kelseyledare]

Kim: Ohhh, girl vibes.... I bet you're right! Hope you're feeling better- definitely chill on the couch.

Sophia: How are you feeling these days? Just tired, hopefully no more nausea!!!

[Natrat80]

Congrats Kim!

I've been MIA too (no I'm not pregnant!) Addie has been sick basically for the past 12 days. In that time we've been to the ER once (in the middle of the night), ped once, and minor emergency clinic(on the weekend) once. I think she's finally starting to get better. It's been a loooooong 12 days! We know she has strep, but she's been on amoxicillian for 5 days and is still having high (103+) fevers. No one can figure it out. So far she has only had 100.5 today so I'm hoping she's going to be better soon!

[jmvan74]

Oh Nat! Poor Addie. We know about being sick here. Collin was sick for 5 weeks! Cold, bronchiolitis, pneumonia! What a nightmare. I hope Addie feels better soon. We were at the ped 5 times in August.:eek:

[tgr68]

TTC #2~Our original plan was to start trying January 2007, but due to financial reasons, we decided to postpone that. Well, just last night DH was getting all mushy wanting to have another, so we may be back on for Jan 07!!

Nat~Poor Addie!! :( I hope she's feeling better very soon!

[LIZNKEITH]

Kim,
I'm getting Girl vibes, too. It's my theory that if you are going to have m/s, it's worse with a girl. I think Sophia and Naamah can attest to that as well.

Nat,
Poor Addie! Perhaps she's got a viral infection as well? Seems odd that after 5 days she's still running a fever. Poor little lamb...I hope she feels better soon.

Naamah,
Yay for January! You can't postpone it...we already planned to be TTC buddies. ;)

[Dreshny]

Nat: Poor Addie! I hope she feels better soon. Let's not have any more sick kids in this thread, okay? ;)

[tgr68]

LIZ~I know. I know! I'm praying that my CM business really takes off, so we can get some debt paid down between now and then. So be praying for me that things go well for us in that regards and hopefully well be having October babies next year!! :D

[sophiapb]

It's my theory that if you are going to have m/s, it's worse with a girl. I think Sophia and Naamah can attest to that as well.


Oh hell yeah!

I'm praying that my CM business really takes off

Oh heavens, I read CM as cervical mucus! I've been reading too many preggo and TTC threads.

[allyray231]

Poor Addie! Feel better

Sophia I did the same thing with CM-don't worry :)

[tgr68]

LMBO!!! That would be an interesting business now wouldn't it?!? :eek: I guess I should start typing that one out instead of abbreviating it. Huh? :p

[kimthebride]

I read it as cervical mucus as well. Now thats a tricky business! lol!


Ugh! Why can't we have just ONE great month when all our babies are happily healthy? So sorry Addie and the rest aren't doing so great...:(

[jmvan74]

LOL! I thought that at first, too and I've purchased some stuff from Naamah's business!

So, Sophia... Did I miss the post that you revealed you were having a girl?????? I know you were sick with the twins, but you've been pretty sick this time, too. hmmmm.... Am I totally out of the loop!:D

As for the m/s I felt crappy with Collin, but feel great with the second boy. Maybe my body adjusted to being pg with sons!

I made the mistake of giving Collin some fruity cheerios and now he won't eat the plain ones. :rolleyes: I tried mixing them and he picks out the fruity ones and leaves the plain ones there. Silly boy.:p

[Natrat80]

UPDATE:
So we finally found the source of Addie's high fevers this weekend. She broke out in a rash yesterday morning so I took her back to the dr (4th time this month) and she has roseola! She feels fine and isn't contagious anymore. I'm just so glad to know what was causing those fevers!
Check out her rash:
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/103526/20060913/r90_095231.jpg
and just because it's so cute, while you're there watch the video of Addie saying 'no' (http://www.dropshots.com/natandkeri)-it's the fourth one down on the page.

trying for #2 We're currently on the don't try, don't prevent plan. DH is really ready to try, but with Addie being sick lately, 'trying' has been the last thing on my mind! :rolleyes:


So, Sophia... Did I miss the post that you revealed you were having a girl??????
I was thinking that too!

[kelseyledare]

Kim: I'm also getting girl vibes. I so remember the days of thinking I'd never eat lettuce again. Glad to hear your med regiment is allowing you to function. It's got to be soo much harder the second time around with a little one to watch!

Natalie: Sorry to hear about the roseola, but at least you have an answer to the fevers! I don't remember the rash itching much; is she uncomfortable?

Naamah: Okay, I also thought cervical mucus, which did go along with the TTC, but I just wasn't sure how it was a business :o

Julie: so funny about the Cheerios. It's amazing how quickly they pick on stuff like that, isn't it?

DD's been feeling okay, but DH and I have both been sick. We went to Atlanta this weekend and felt fine until Sunday night. Maybe something we ate, though we can't think of anything we both ate. Anyway, I haven't been this sick since 1st trimester. DH recovered yesterday and I'm finally feeling semi-normal today. NOT fun, but at least DD seems to have been spared. Probably because her appetite was non-existant the entire weekend, such a blessing in disguise.

[tgr68]

Okay, I really must stop abbreviated Creative Memories on these boards! :o LOL!

Nat~Poor Addie! :(

Maggie~Hope you and DH get to feeling better!

Okay, DD is upstairs crying because I put her down for a nap! This hasn't happened in several days, especially since she's asked for a nap. :confused: Maybe I'll run up and give her some Tylenol in case her teeth are bothering her!

[Mrs.Chappy]

Kim congrats to you!

TTC: Maybe next spring..but then again my first Nephew is due Oct 10th so when we fly out there for the Bris, perhaps DH will oggle over him and want to try sooner..JK...i'm getting emotionally there to try again...i love babies

[jmvan74]

nat: Poor Addie! I'm glad you found the cause and can treat it appropriately. Not knowing is the worst part. :(

Maggie: Ii hope you and DH are feeling better soon.

Naamah: I just put Collin down b/c he's been yawning and rubbing his eyes and you know the boy won't lay down! Kids. I hope Shylah is feeling okay.

MrsChappy: Hmmmm.... maybe you'll be amonst the next on RO list. ;)

[allyray231]

Aww poor Addie!!

[sophiapb]

So, Sophia... Did I miss the post that you revealed you were having a girl?????? I know you were sick with the twins, but you've been pretty sick this time, too. hmmmm.... Am I totally out of the loop!:D

I will neither confirm nor deny. Now leave a puking preggo alone so she can be miserable in peace! AIGH! :p

[jmvan74]

I will neither confirm nor deny. Now leave a puking preggo alone so she can be miserable in peace! AIGH! :p

Gotcha! ;) Do you have a date scheduled for your c/s yet? I'm only a month behind and it feels like your little one will be here so soon!

[sophiapb]

Gotcha-nothin'! You think you know it all Ms. Fancy-Pants but if my doctor and tech could only guess at my u/s what makes you the girl expert, you boy breeder? ;)
No, I don't have a c-section scheduled and we're not sure if we are going to schedule one. ~sigh~ We'll see what the future holds. I'm honestly just trying to get through today and then i'll deal with tomorrow. My "sore like I did 1000 squats" pain started up yesterday. I don't remember it starting this early with the last pregnancy. I KNOW that I didn't have to deal with nausea and the "squats" pain at the same time with the last pregnancy so one or the other is definitely off schedule. Swell, I bet this means the carpal tunnel will kick in soon too. Life just gets better every day! :rolleyes:

[LIZNKEITH]

Naamah,
The first time I saw you type that, I was totally thinking cervical mucus too. LOL!

Julie,
[QUOTE] and I've purchased some stuff from Naamah's business![/B]
…and you got knocked up! It’s obviously potent stuff.

Maggie,
Oh no…I’m so sorry you got sick. I didn’t know you were in Atlanta this weekend!! We should have gotten together.

Nat,
I’m so glad you finally found the cause of the fever. When you said she had been on antibiotics for 5 days and was still running fever, I knew there had to be another culprit. How is she doing with it? Did it seem bothersome? Poor little thing! I’m glad to hear she’s feeling better.

Sophia,
You are SOOOOO having a girl. I could not be convinced otherwise. Ahhhh...the joys of pregnancy. Isn't it sucha "beautiful" experience? ;)

RO’s
From the sounds of it, I’ve got my money on Nat or Mrs Chappy.

Sickies
Caroline seems to be coming down with something. I don’t know if it’s a cold, or if it’s allergies. It started up this weekend when we were on the golf cart so my first reaction was allergies. I’m not so sure though…

[tgr68]

Julie,
and I've purchased some stuff from Naamah's business!
…and you got knocked up! It’s obviously potent stuff.
:o :o :o :o

[jmvan74]

:D ROTFLMAO!!! Oh man....

[Mrs.Chappy]

My money's on NAT..i'm on the Pill!! So we are technically preventing..however its not like we are even having sex these days!!!

[HedgeGirl]

Just popping in real quick to say Congratulations, Kim! and I'm so glad the mystery of Addie's sickness is finally solved. Hope everyone is feeling better, whatever the cause may be :)

[usafwife]

Geez, guess I'm out of the loop in this thread. Seems a lot has been happening.

Kim ~ Congratulations on baby #2!!! I had severe morning sickness with both pregnancies (and what time I was pregnant with baby #2 I was sick as well). I think this one was harder on me because of having to take care of DD. I just couldn't be in the bathroom all day and all night like I was when I was pregnant with her. Makes things really hard. I had to take meds again and it's still present to some degree even now at 19 wks. Guess I'm not one of the lucky ones who isn't sick during pregnancy. I really wish I was (I heard it from my mom during my first pregnancy until she saw me and realized just how sick I was and that I wasn't making it up. A lot of people figured out that it wasn't just some excuse we used when we didn't want to do something.) though.

Liz ~ Originally Posted by LIZNKEITH
It's my theory that if you are going to have m/s, it's worse with a girl. I think Sophia and Naamah can attest to that as well.
Did you forget about Saathei and me as those who were sick as well?

Nat ~ Sorry to hear about Addie's illness.

sophia ~ Is your OB going to let you go into labor on your own and then do a c-section? That's sort of the road that we'd like to go down but I'm sure I can talk my OB into it. We don't like picking the day for our child's birthday and would rather them pick it. I'd wanted to do a VBAC but I keep getting the runaround from the office (want me to send/fax my records before we can even talk with the doctor....DH and I would like to meet with them first, see if we like them/feel comfortable, etc. I'm not too keen on faxing my records either), it's an hour away (not sure I want to drive an hour away while I'm in labor, and now with my mom's ruptured aneurysm I'm not sure we want to chance me having the same thing (granted my risk of actually having one could be slim but why take the chance...I've looked at the risk factors and I have a few of them...family history, took BCPs, had/have severe headaches, hit my head on a dresser a few years that caused seizures to develop).

I hope you don't get the carpal tunnel this time. I've already got it and it's only getting worse with each passing day. I swear that I'm going to have the surgery after this little one is born. I just can't take it any longer. It was bad enough before I got pregnant and now it's only gotten worse. I'm now having to wear my wrist splints pretty much round the clock or my wrists hurt so bad I can't stand it. Oh the joys we go through to have these wonderful children. ;) (Wouldn't change it really though)

If anyone wants to take a guess at guessing the gender of this little one feel free to stop by the Feb 07 thread and take a look at my belly shots. I just posted one today and the others are in my ID on the front page. We go next wk for the big u/s. DH thinks it's a boy. I'm not sure yet other than it's a baby. ;)

[kelseyledare]

Meri ~ Cute photo! Sorry your carpal tunnel is getting worse, sounds miserable. I'm going to go with girl, I think, from your belly shot. But it is not a definite, since I don't like to discard a DH's guess.

I'm also agreeing with Liz on Sophia's girl. Have we seen any recent Alexa photos, speaking of?

Well, we are almost back to normal. My appetite still isn't back, but at least we're functioning. I saw the stuff on the news about the contaminated spinach and thought- hmmm.

[kimthebride]

Thanks for the congrats, ladies. I've had a rough couple days m/s-wise so I have been reading but not up to posting. You all are making me smile though. :)

My friend told me this morning to look on the bright side, I've been sick for 7 weeks so I likely am halfway done! :rolleyes: Back to the couch now....

[usafwife]

Thanks for the congrats, ladies. I've had a rough couple days m/s-wise so I have been reading but not up to posting. You all are making me smile though. :)

My friend told me this morning to look on the bright side, I've been sick for 7 weeks so I likely am halfway done! :rolleyes: Back to the couch now....

Kim ~ I only wish I was sick for 14 wks. Mine appearently doesn't know when wk 14 appears because it's still here, in force, and doesn't appear to be leaving anytime soon.

Maggie ~ Thanks. DH is so sure it's a boy. I haven't decided. Of course he thinks he's right this time as well since he correctly predicted DD would be a girl the day we found out we were expecting. Of course he also tried to convince me it was twins too. I just kept telling him he better hope it wasn't. Not that I wouldn't be greatful but it just seems like so much more work. He hasn't mentioned it with this pregnancy though so maybe he learned his lesson the first time around. He didn't get to tease me much with the second pregnancy. I still hope that they don't tell us we've got two at the u/s next wk. I don't know what I'd do then but pull my hair out.

[june05Mommies]

Added our newest member to the RO list. Any guesses on who will be next???

[jmvan74]

Meri: I'm guessing girl.

Maggie: Glad you are starting to feel functional. I hope you get your appetite back soon.

[allyray231]

I think it is safe to say that we can declare that Aiden is

WALKING!!!!

He let go today and took 3 steps and instead of falling he SAT DOWN!! He then walked all the way from one end of the couch to another to one of his fav things--the vacuum. Probably about 5-6 steps and he did it 4 times. We ae excited and I hope this means he is on the move!!

Of course he woke up with a slight fever today of 100.2. My kid ALWAYS gets a fever from shots. But he is in a good mood

[Dreshny]

Ally: Whew! I was going to post that Asher is also finally walking (as of last week, but really officially as of a few days ago), but I was afraid I'd upset you! :o

[allyray231]

Ally: Whew! I was going to post that Asher is also finally walking (as of last week, but really officially as of a few days ago), but I was afraid I'd upset you! :o


Awww no worries!! I feel much better after talking to the Ped yesterday. He watched Aiden walk (holding our finger as he does) and said he is barely hanging on. I told him he has taken a few steps. He said to me-well then he is walking!

[jmvan74]

Ally and Roseanne: Hooray for your little walkers! :D

[kelseyledare]

Yeah for Asher and Aiden!! Welcome to the walking world!

[someday soon]

Well, I guess Liam is the last hold-out. Still no walking. Still no standing, even, though he's testing the waters...congratulations to Aiden and Asher!

[allyray231]

Yeah well of course he hasn't done it again today ;)

[kimthebride]

YAY on the walkers! :)

And what is with the vacuum obsession? Thomas actually cried when I put it away this morning after cleaning up the livingroom. The kid is nuts about that thing!

[sophiapb]

Congrats to Asher and Aiden and a "You can do it" to stubborn Liam!

Thank you to everyone on the girl guesses. I will take them under advisement. :p

Well, Alexa finally fell in the pool this past weekend. We almost made it through the summer without incident but she broke the streak. Sunday was a lovely day in Jersey. DH was in the house putzing around and Alexa and I were by the pool. She had the pool skimmer and started dipping into the pool by the steps. I was sitting on a chair a few feet away but once she started dipping in the pool (and wouldn't listen to my "NO") I got nervous and rolled my butt and belly to the steps and sat down next to her. She continued on for a while under she pooped in her swim diaper. I yelled to DH to get me a diaper and some wipes and then changed her. I told DH I would take the diaper inside and to stay with her. I was just coming out the back door and saw Alexa dipping the skimmer in the pool again and saw DH sitting in a chair about 6 feet away from Alexa and I'm thinking "Oh Lordy, this can't be good" and just then Alexa tumbled head first into the pool. The water at the steps is only a couple of feet deep but Alexa was freaked out as was DH. He had leapt up immediately and grabbed her but she was still screaming bloody murder. I calmly grabbed a towel from the pile inside and went to calm her down. I toweled her off, took her clothes off (including the fresh new diaper :rolleyes: ) and then we took her upstairs for a bath. She was fine and was even playing by the pool a few hours later but I'm just stunned that DH let this happen. He is THE most paranoid father and I can't believe he wasn't next to her as she was leaning over and playing in the pool. Yes, she has very good balance and is agile as a monkey but she's only 15 months old! DH kept saying that he didn't know what he was thinking, etc. I mean, it's not a huge issue because he WAS there, it's not like he went inside and left her alone or anything but I was still surprised by it. Well, we got inevitable out of the way so now we won't allow it to happen again.

[Dreshny]

Sophia: How scary! I'm glad Alexa was okay.

[allyray231]

sophia so scary! So glad she is ok!!

Well we are dealing with the reaction from hell from Aiden's latest shot. He had a 102.7 fever today. Poor baby! I hate shots!

[Mrs.Chappy]

Ben's stats
Can you say growth spurt...

32 inches (grew an inch per month since 12 months) (80%)
26.5 pounds (70th %)


Sorry for the fly by post...learned never to sched appt during nap-time...going to rest!

[sophiapb]

Hey Dreshny and Ally. Thanks, Alexa's fine. Believe it or not, it wasn't scary since DH was right there and scooped her up in seconds. It was more like "Hello? Where's your common sense?". I think DH was getting a little overconfident with Alexa's abilities so maybe this was a good thing to have happen. Since this happened, DH has been hovering around her like a shadow making sure she's okay. I mean, I don't want to be overprotective about things but geez, let's set some safety priorities and the pool is one of those.

[allyray231]

Sophia I totally know what you mean. Aiden tried to put a penny in his mouth this weekend that was sitting on my nightstand. I just assume he won't put it in his mouth ya know!

[HedgeGirl]

Thanks for the reminders to be careful Sophia and Ally...I know I have gotten a little overconfident that DS will be okay on his own, but this is such an age where they can get themselves into trouble (DH found DS on the dining room table the other morning and DS found some coins in a drawer recently that he was insistent about carrying around until I could distract him -- luckily they never went near his mouth).

[tgr68]

Not going to try to catch up too much.

Sophia~Glad Alexa is okay. It sounds like DH has thoroughly punished himself with guilt over the incident.

Ally~Glad you caught the penny before it went in Aiden's mouth.

Unfortunately, I did not catch the coins - yes, coins - before they entered DD's mouth. She had managed to get 2 dimes and a penny in her mouth at once! :eek: I caught her as her fingers were coming out of her mouth, but it definately opened my eyes to exactly how far back on the desks this girl can reach!! No more setting our cash deposits out! They go right in the envelope/piggy bank when we get them!

[kelseyledare]

So I ended up getting the Fisher Price Touch and Feel Noah's Ark for DD today. It comes with two of everything... except people. What happened to Naamah?

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/02/70/84/37/0002708437376_500X500.jpg

[tgr68]

What happened to Naamah? It took me a second to figure out you weren't talking about me! :rolleyes: :o

[Dreshny]

Asher has a Noah's Ark set, too. It also doesn't have Naamah :rolleyes:, and both lions have manes. Gay lions? :confused: :D

[kelseyledare]

Naamah, I was totally thinking about you! I was so ticked she was left out, it was like a personal thing b/c of you! My DH looked at me like I was nuts...

Roseanne: Ours did come with the "female" lion but she looks terrible. Like a bad 70's Afro or something. I showed her to DH and asked him to guess what animal it was- he said some sort of bear? Definitely not like the one in the photo link. And the two zebras look identical to me.

[LIZNKEITH]

Meri,
I’m guessing GIRL, too.

Congratulations, Aiden & Asher!!

Sophia,
Ugh…my heart would be in my throat. Count me in as another who often takes for granted that DD will or won’t do something. Just this weekend, she was in the laundry room with me. As I was walking out, I noticed there was a penny and a piece of dog kibble on the floor. I had a laundry basket in my arms so I figured I’d set it down on the stairs and go back to get her. Surely she wouldn’t notice those things on the floor. She was too busy playing with laundry. Ten seconds later I return to find her eating the kibble and clutching the penny. :rolleyes:

OMG, I am laughing so hard at Beastiality Noah and the Gay Lions. Oh, the PC world we live in!!

[sophiapb]

she looks terrible. Like a bad 70's Afro or something. I showed her to DH and asked him to guess what animal it was- he said some sort of bear? Definitely not like the one in the photo link. And the two zebras look identical to me.

Holy crap, I laughed my a$$ off at this! ~snort~

Penny and Kibble (aka a new Disney movie coming out in March! ;) ) - Yep, nothing is safe with our kids! Dog food and coins have not been an issue yet but Alexa will still spot the tiniest things on the floor. I thought she would have given it up once she stopped crawling but nope, dust specks and mini lint balls stand no chance when Alexa is around. Last night she was chasing something and I got close enough to see a practically microscopic baby millipede which Alexa did end up catching (but thankfully, did NOT put in her mouth). Well, if her future as a Nobel Prize winning scientist doesn't work out, she can always be an exterminator. :p

[kelseyledare]

Our "female" lion really is that bad! Maybe I can find a photo somewhere; it's hilarious!

I am planning to put the FP Barn on DD's Christmas list but maybe I need to do a drive buy at the toystore to see how the animals are! I wonder if you can buy additional little people. DD loves to move them around, but all we got was Noah.

Yup, Ava wants a part in Penny and Kibble. She actually gives our piggy little Jack Russell Terrier a run for his money if she spots an errant kibble piece before he does. Dust specs, lint, dog fur bunnies are all fair game.

[Dreshny]

Here is what we have:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/ejudaica_1905_13464218

You can see the two male lions...

[sophiapb]

OMG, gay lions, fro'd lion/bears, kibble races, stop it, STOP IT! I was laughing so hard at my desk that my big preggo belly was bumping against my drawer pull causing it to jangle like a door knocker. Someone actually called down the hallway to ask what that noise was! :o Must. Catch. Breath.

[tgr68]

I was laughing so hard at my desk that my big preggo belly was bumping against my drawer pull causing it to jangle like a door knocker. LOL!!

[LIZNKEITH]

OMG, Sophia...you've got the gift of imagery.

[kimthebride]

LMAO! I love when toy manufacturers sneak in a little Gay pride....GET IT? Gay PRIDE!!?? Lions...Pride??!!

WAAAAAHHHH HA HA HA HAAAAA!!! HAHA HAAAAA!!!

Ohhhh...I kill me....:D

Mine is pretty cool, from BabyStyle. Thomas loves it because all the animals squeak and are apparently quite tasty:
http://a940.g.akamai.net/7/940/449/0001/www.babystyle.com/images/product/19512_MID_t2.jpg

Sophia I was gonna pop in to see how your bump was coming along, but since you are rattling furniture with it I'll assume its doing great ;) !

[LIZNKEITH]

Oh Kim...that was so bad. My husband, the master of puns, would be so please with you.

[kimthebride]

Oh Liz, you know you think I am hilarious. And I ain't lion.

[sophiapb]

~groan~

[LIZNKEITH]

LOL...now my belly is shaking the keyboard. ;)

[tgr68]

LOL!! You girls are cracking me up over here!!

[Natrat80]

You all are hilarious! :p

sophia I'm so glad Alexa is okay. How scary!
yeah for our new walkers!

RO Thanks everyone for voting for me for the next big RO. If Kim is setting the precedent maybe we can all get pg the first time! ;) I'm assuming it will take a while this time, but I'm a bit more regular now that before I got pg so who knows!
one more illness Addie now has an ear infection!!!!!!!!! :eek: That's 3 major things is 3 weeks. Man I can't wait until she's well. She's acting normal now, but is still having some trouble sleeping...yawn...

[LIZNKEITH]

Nat,
Poor Addie! She just can't catch a break, can she? Is this her first EI? For once, my normally plagued child is actually well (*quickly knocks on wood*) Keith and I have been joking that we're finally able to accrue some leave time for the long winter ahead. :rolleyes:


We have Caroline's 15 month WBV on Friday. When I called to reshedule it last week, I was informed her regular Dr. was out on maternity leave. I was like :eek: I was just there a couple of months ago and she didn't even look pregnant!

Selfishly, I don't know what this means for Caroline and her appointment as this was the Dr. that diagnosed her egg allergy. Originally, our plan was to have the MMR administered by an allergist in case of reaction. I'm not sure if the Dr. who she will be seeing on Friday will be up to date on what's going on. I guess I should call ahead and ask.

[tgr68]

15-Month WBV
Height: 31.25 inches
Weight: 21lbs 10oz
Head: 19 inches

She was due for shots today; however, I've misplaced her immunization record (thought it was in the diaper bag), so we've got to take her back for them. Luckily, with our new insurance our copay dropped from $25 to $10!! Dr also recommended that we get her the flu shot in November with her seasonal allergies.

Hopefully I can find that record and get her back out there within the week.

[kimthebride]

THREE yup THREE...
...teeth coming in at once. So needless to say, DS is a real joy to be around. :rolleyes: Oh, and I am getting sooooo much sleep at night. :rolleyes:

The Crash
Yesterday at full speed Thomas and a 3yo girl ran right into each other, bumping heads. It was rather dramatic. He has a mark on his cheekbone from it, and was pretty pissed off the rest of the day (teething didn't help). Last night and today every once and a while he'd touch his cheek by the mark look at me and *sigh* because his life is sooo tough. LOL!

Losing Weight?
Does it seem like your kid is losing weight now that he/she is walking around? Thomas was up to about 30lbs before his 15mo WBV but began walking (running) and was back down to only 24lbs by his appointment. And this week his diapers have been leaking at night, making me think he is slimming down...am I imagining things?

Natrat
Hell, if I am a 1st-try-ROer than ANYONE can be. So you better watch out! :)
Sorry to hear about yet another illness. Yuck. Does it ever end??

[LIZNKEITH]

Great stats, Naamah! Our tiny little Shylah ain't so tiny anymore!!

Kim,
Last night and today every once and a while he'd touch his cheek by the mark look at me and *sigh* because his life is sooo tough.
LOL! That is too freakin' cute! What a card! Poor Thomas though. Those little noggins are hard. :(

Losing Weight
Haven't had our 15 WBV yet, but by my estimates she's up about a pound since her last appointment. But yes, I did notice her losing weight right around the first year when she was starting to walk. For a while I was pretty freaked about it, but it seems to be leveling back off.

[Dreshny]

Shylah is almost exactly the same size as Asher.

And if Asher loses any more weight, he'll fall off the growth charts, so I hope he's not losing weight.

[allyray231]

WBV Stats


22 lbs 8 oz -between 25-50th percentile
33inches-90th percentile

Yeah but Roseanna Asher is soo cute ;) Good to see you guys today. He brightened up my day

[jmvan74]

Wow, I've missed sooo much fun in here! Our cable was out since Friday and we finally got back online today.

Sophia: Yikes about Alexa! Glad she is okay!

Nat: Sorry Addie is sick again. It's never ending. :(

Losing weight: Collin lost weight, too. he was over 24lbs before we went on vacation and since being sick is down to 23lbs.

WBV:
23lbs 3oz
31 3/4 inches
18.5 head

Collin is also anemic at this point and we started him on an iron supplement. He is doing well, though. He is climbing on everything! I'm a nervous wreck! LOL!

[Natrat80]

duh, I came in here earlier to post Addie's 15 month stats and totally forgot:

weight: 20lbs, 1.5 oz (10-25%)
height: 30 inches (25-50%)
head: 17.5 inches (5-10%) just call her peanut head ;)

kim Addie has barely gained any weight since she turned 1. I guess I attribute it to walking/running because she eats a lot! :p

[LIZNKEITH]

All of our babies have grown so much. It’s so hard to believe they were all once about 6-7 pounds and about 20 inches long. How can that be?

Roseanne,
Asher looks perfectly healthy to me and he’s right on track developmentally. Hopefully your Ped will take in to consideration that you and Dan are both small people. Of course Asher is going to be small!

[LIZNKEITH]

Boob Fascination?
The babies, not our DH's. ;) It's so funny, within the last couple of weeks she's shown such an interest in the girls. She's constantly trying to pull them out or iis slapping and poking them. I wish she would have shown this interest 9 months ago...maybe we could have BF'd longer. :rolleyes:

[jmvan74]

Boob Fascination?
The babies, not our DH's. ;) It's so funny, within the last couple of weeks she's shown such an interest in the girls. She's constantly trying to pull them out or iis slapping and poking them. I wish she would have shown this interest 9 months ago...maybe we could have BF'd longer. :rolleyes:

LOL! I'm glad Collin hasn't started this. I'm so sore these days. :p

[tgr68]

Kim~That's a lot of teeth! ;) Hope he's feeling better!

LIZ~Yep, she's finally gettin' some meat on her bones!

Roseanne~Try not to worry about Asher's weight. He looks like a very healthy little boy, and with you and DH being small people (at least you look it in your pictures), Asher is going to be small as well!

Boob Fascination~She likes to slap that area between my bb's and my collar bone. Ugh! It kills me!

[usafwife]

Boob Fascination?
The babies, not our DH's. ;) It's so funny, within the last couple of weeks she's shown such an interest in the girls. She's constantly trying to pull them out or iis slapping and poking them. I wish she would have shown this interest 9 months ago...maybe we could have BF'd longer. :rolleyes:

Liz ~ DD is the exact same way. She's always trying to pull down my shirt or pull on them. It wouldn't be so bad but they are sensitive right now and that only adds to the discomfort.

Kim ~ Don't feel bad DD has got two teeth coming in on the lower. I think that's been the reason she's been a little more crankier than usual. One is all the way in and the other is soon to be. I'm sort of dreading the molars coming in.

Losing Weight ~ Not sure if DD has lost any but it wouldn't surprise me. All of the 18 month size pants we've bought are too big. They keep falling down. I really didn't want to have to buy 12 month size jeans as I figured they would be too short even though the waist would fit really well. Oh the joys of having a small child in terms of her weight being in her length. I'm going to have to find a belt that we can use to keep her jeans up, if they even make one for little toddlers.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OB appt went well. We discussed a lot of things. The u/s looked wonderful. And we were able to find out what we are having. I'm not sure if I'll bet the bank on it just yet though. Baby was measuring a little more ahead so definitely going to be here around the 4th, instead of the 8th.













It's a Boy!!!!

[kelseyledare]

Meri ~ Congrats on your son!!! Your DH was right!!!

[Dreshny]

Meri: Congrats!!! You'll have one of each, and I'll bet your DH is thrilled.

[june05Mommies]

UPDATED TO HERE!

Stats updated for:
Mrs.Chappy
Allyray231
jmvan
Natrat80
tgr68
usafwife...It's a boy!

[jmvan74]

Meri: Congrats on your healthy baby BOY!

[LIZNKEITH]

CONGRATULATIONS, MERI!!! How nice to have one of each!! I was totally wrong about your belly. I thought it was a girl for sure!


Just got back from the Ped. Turns out I'm not raising a baby, I'm growing a Peanut!

15 Month WBV Stats:
Weight- 21 pounds, 2 ounces (30%)
Length- 29.5 inches (25%)
HC- 46 cm (50%)

Everything went great. Dr. gave her a clean bill of health and said she's looking great. No shots today. The only one she was scheduled to get was the MMR, but we decided to have an allergist administer it due to her egg allergy. So, I got them to right up a referral to the Allergist I see and called them to schedule an appointment for him to administer it. She's scheduled for 10/17 at 4:00. I'll just have to stop at the Peds on the way and pick up the vax.

Oh well, on the way out the door. We're going camping this weekend! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

[usafwife]

kelsey ~ Thanks. He doesn't need anymore encouraging that he was correct both times.

Roseanne ~ Thanks. DH is thrilled to say the least.

Julie ~ Thanks.

Liz ~ Thanks. DH wanted a girl followed by a boy. And now it looks as if he's going to get his wish/dream. I really wasn't for sure either way. I couldn't really tell any difference in my symptoms (I was sick with DD and I was sick with this one so who ever says that you are only sick with girls is totally wrong).

Hope everything goes well with the vac and little one doesn't have a reaction. I was quite surprised that DD didn't have a reaction (had been warned that a reaction was highly likely in terms of a fever). I had one when I got mine when I was her age so I just figured DD would as well. Thankfully she didn't and you wouldn't have known she had gotten 5 shots that day if you didn't see the band-aides.

[Ferris]

Yikes! I haven't posted in forever!! Things have been so busy with school and watching LOST season 1 and 2!! I have so much to catch up on!

Congrats Meri on having a boy! :)

Liz If your raising a peanut my little guy must be a sunflower seed. Dougie was only 20 lbs 5 oz at his 15!!

Mine!! That's Dougie's new word. But it comes along with a hand movement of his thumb pointing at himself. He says it over and over and over again. Everything is his, especially when his cousin's around. Then we have two boys saying "mine".

Weaned from a bottle We weaned him completely from the bottle 2 weeks ago and boy did he have withdraws! He would cry and cry in the morning and refused a few sippy cups, but we finally found one that he likes. I am so sad that my little guy is growing up so fast!!

[jmvan74]

Yikes! I haven't posted in forever!! Things have been so busy with school and watching LOST season 1 and 2!! I have so much to catch up on!

LOL! DH and I watched Lost season's 1 and 2 this summer and we're anticipating the new season. I don't know how we'll be able to watch only 1 episode at a time! hehe.

[allyray231]

Aiden walking!
http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=165924&cdate=20060923&ctime=211112

[kelseyledare]

Ally, so cute!!! Go, Aiden! He'll be zooming around at top speed in 2-3 days; it's amazing how quickly they pick up speed! Aiden definitely looks tall with skinny little legs to me! We have that same laugh & learn table.

Sick... Again
We've had a rough start to our weekend. I picked DD up at daycare early on Friday and immediately noticed she didn't coming running and smiling for a big hug like usual. She was sitting in her caregiver's lap, fussing. Cried when she saw me to be picked up so I got her and immediately noticed she was burning up! They had just gone for the thermometer. She was totally fine that morning; in fact, had photos at daycare and was in a great mood. Just woke up from her nap, miserable and febrile. Had a temp of 101.5 so I gave her some Tylenol. No other symptoms at all so I took her to the ped for ear/throat check. She just sat in my lap the entire time and barely fussed when examined, poked for a blood count, swapped for rapid strep and finally had a catheter for a urine check (poor baby). Her white count looked bacterial, but couldn't find anything. Her fever was up to 103 so we had to wait till she drank some liquids and gave her some Motrin and finally headed home, chalking it up to a mean viral illness. Neither of us slept that well last night, and she was hot and fussy this morning. Took a early morning nap, but then seemed better today. Poor baby!

It just seems like our little ones are picking up one illness after another lately! Hope everyone else is healthy and feeling well!

[allyray231]

Thanks!!

Yeah he is tall and skinny :)

[jmvan74]

Hooray for Aiden! Ally, I'm sure you are just so thrilled. Watch out now!

Maggie: Poor Ava! I hope she is feeling better soon. It does seem like there is a lot of illness going around. Poor babies.

[tgr68]

Ally~Yay!! I think he is walking better than Shylah! She's still very timid in the walking dept.

Maggie~Poor thing! :( I hope Ava starts feeling better soon!

[LIZNKEITH]

Ally,
Awww...Aiden is adorable! I love how he speeds up as he nears the couch. Those little legs can MOVE!!

Maggie,
Poor Ava! Viral infections are so tough because there is not much you can do. I hope it ran it's course and she's feeling better today.


Camping trip was pretty crappy. It rained Friday & Sunday so we only had 1 day of nice weather. I always hate packing up in the rain. The real kicker...Keith sliced his middle finger open while hooking the pop up back on to the Yukon when we were leaving. He need 3 stitches and a tetanus shot. :(

Caroline did fab though. She slept til about 7:30 on Saturday morning and 9:30 yesterday morning (and that's when i actually woke her up!). The fresh moutain air must make her sleepy.

[tgr68]

LIZ~Sorry about the crappy trip. I winced when I read about Keith's finger!

[Mrs.Chappy]

This has nothing to do with anything..but if i can vent and ask a ??

I went to bake my grandmother cookies to send in a care package. She fell last week and couldn't make the trip for the Jewish Holidays. So, i melted my butter, added my sugars to the recipe..then when i looked for the Eggs there were none!! DH used them up and didn't tell me..so ahhh..i hate that.. Can i just put my melted butter in the fridge to use later after i get eggs? will this totally screw up the recipe?
Sorry, had to vent. i'd post in the cooking section but not sure how fast that moves!

[allyray231]

Mrs. Chappy I am sure it will be fine-maybe nuke it a bit before you add the eggs

[Dreshny]

Mrs. Chappy: It's probably fine if you refrigerate the melted butter. I would gently warm it, though (maybe by putting the mixing bowl onto a pot of hot/boiling water), before adding the eggs.

[kelseyledare]

Liz ~ Sorry to hear about the rainy weather and Keith's finger. Horray for Caroline sleeping so well, though.

I'm probably too late to chime in on the butter, but I think re-heating would be fine.

Well, we got the results of Ava's urine culture from Friday- she has a urinary tract infection so she got started on 10-days of antibiotics. Easy enough, but now we have to go through a whole work-up since she's still very young to be having UTIs. We have an ultrasound and two contrast studies scheduled in 3.5 wks with a repeat urine culture. I feel so bad for her to have to go through the catherization again. Ugh. At least she is taking the antibiotic easily

[Dreshny]

Oh, ick. Poor Ava!

[jmvan74]

Oh my goodness. Poor Ava! Ugg....

[allyray231]

Oh no!! Poor Ava!

[LIZNKEITH]

Maggie,
Poor Ava!! I can sympathize, I really can. I have a really bad history of UTI’s starting when I was a small child up until I was in my late teens/early 20’s. I have had to have the surgery twice where they stretch the urethra back open (once when I was about 6 and once when I was about 12). UTI’s suck! Try not to worry too much about her age. It’s not uncommon for little girls to get them especially while in diapers because to bacteria from the feces enters through the urethra. Make sure daycare is wiping her properly, front to back. Also, you may want to refrain from giving her bubble baths if you already do. Given my history, I am extra cautious with Caroline. I just put a little soap on a washcloth and gently wash her down there. I’ll be praying for little Ava and hoping all goes well. If you have any questions, please let me know.

[tgr68]

Maggie~Yuk! Sorry about Ava! :(

Babysitting yesterday went so much better than I had anticipated!! :D I'm really looking forward to the rest of the week as opposed to dreading it now. I am going to try to keep Shylah on the same outings schedule, but we'll have to walk everywhere since I don't have a second carseat. Luckily, it has been really nice here! This morning, I'm planning on taking the girls to the library in our wagon. I hope it doesn't freak the other girl out, as she can be very skiddish! Thursday will be the same. I'll walk the girls over to great-grandma's house and drop Shylah off, so she still gets her weekly visit!

[LIZNKEITH]

Naamah,
Glad babysitting went so well! How old is the other little girl that you are watching?

Roseanne,
I saw at the bottom of the screen that today is your birthday....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[tgr68]

LIZ~She is 14 months - one month almost to the day younger than Shylah.

Well, we went to the library this morning, and OMGosh!! I was so tired walking all the way up there. It was probably 2 miles round trip, and I was pulling 50 pounds behind me in the wagon. I so think that is counting as my cardio workout for today! :p The girls had a good time at the library, and my friend's DD fell asleep about two blocks from my house on the way back. I got them out of the wagon (which caused friend's DD to wake up), fed them lunch, and put them down for a nap around noon. I got some much needed rest and lunch!! Now they are both up and playing together, when Shylah isn't trying to horde all the toys. :rolleyes:

[kelseyledare]

Thanks, everyone, for the well wishes! I scheduled all her tests for 10/10 so hopefully, we'll get a clean bill of health and put this behind us after the 10th.

I was so frazzled yesterday, I totally forgot to post her 15 mos stats:
Height: 32 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 23 lb 6 oz (45th percentile)
Head: 18 inches (40th percentile)

The weather is finally cooling off here so Ava wore some of her new fall pants today. I moved the sleeveless stuff out and was making room for her new fall clothes when I noticed that she needs another pair or two of pants- yipee, clothes shopping for baby! :D

[Dreshny]

Liz: Thanks! :D

[Mrs.Chappy]

My poor Ben..
He had fever throughout the weekend then was ok on sunday..but yesterday he was cranky..no fever..would cry then be fine..went back to the doctor on Sat...no ear infect, nothing...and of coarse his temp was normal then. I am working today and my nanny said he f elt warm..i asked her to take his temp and give tylenol then get back to me...meanwhile he is doinig the same thing..wanting to be held, crying then is ok. He's eating and everythign and slept 12 hrs last night. I know he is getting two molars and a tooth on the bottom front so it could be teething..he did have soupy poops two days ago and again yesterday morning...can anyone give me advice..if there is high fever i will call the doctor again.

Why does my child only get sick after he goes to his well baby visitS?? i'm so anal about not wanting him to play with the toys in the waiting room, DH lets him do it!!!

i hope its just teething and this too shall pass!