March Moms 2006 - Year One, Part Two

[MarchMoms2006]

Welcome March Moms!!! Any Mom with a baby (or babies) due or born in March 2006 is welcome!

LINKS TO OUR OLD THREADS:
First Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=1732&page=1&pp=10)
Second Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=6993)
Third Trimester & Births (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=13302)
Year One, Part One (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19226&highlight=updated)

TO JOIN: Please submit a post to this thread with the following information IN RED.

CC Name:
Me: Name, Age
DH: Name, Age
Married: Date
DD/DS:
Weight:
Length:
EDD: Date
ADD: Date
Other Children: (If Applicable)

[MarchMoms2006]

ajb524
Me:Andrea, 25
DH: Jason, 27
Married: 5/24/03
Sean Jason
Weight: 5 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 18.75 inches
EDD: 03/09/06
ADD: 02/10/06

amychris03
Me: Amy, 29
DH: Chris, 35
Married: 6/21/03
Sam
Weight: 6 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 18.5 inches
EDD: 3/26/06
ADD: 3/15/06

aprilshowers
Me: 31
DH: 31
Married: 4/03
Eliza Jeanne
Weight: 7 lbs, 12 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/2/2006
ADD: 2/24/2006

Bernie
Me: Bernie, 31
DH: 35
Married: 1/03
Amelia Sara
Weight: 5 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 19 inches
Maxwell Philip
Weight: 5 lbs, 8 oz
Length: 19 inches
EDD: 3/8/06
ADD: 2/24/06

Bernie & Matt
Me: Bernadette, 32
DH: Matt, 31
Married: 6/15/02
Adrieanna Marie
Weight: 7 lbs, 11 oz
Length: 19.5 inches
EDD: 4/2/06
ADD: 3/19/06
Other Children: Carson Darrell, 6/19/04

brooke
Me: Brooke, 31
DH: Eamon, 36
Married: 8/8/03
Declan Glennon
Weight: 7 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 19.5 inches
EDD: 3/3/06
ADD: 2/27/06

bunny nose
Me: Karen, 35
DH: Jeff, 39
Married: 7/12/2002
Nicholas Anthony
EDD: 3/16/06
ADD: 3/24/06

ce_Kathleen
Me: Kathleen, 26
DH: Mike, 26
Nathaniel Robert
Weight: 9 lbs, 7 oz
Length 22 inches
EDD: 3/13/06
ADD: 3/7/06
DS: Alexander (born 8/17/04)

Christy5599
Me: Amanda, 28
DH: Matt, 31
Married: 6/29/02
Patrick Aiden
Weight: 8 lbs, 8 oz
Length: 19.5 inches
EDD: 3/7/06
ADD: 3/9/06

dec27bride
Me: Ali, 26
DH: Jay, 30
Married: 12/27/02
Arleigh Brianne
Weight: 8+ lbs
Length: 21 inches long
EDD: 3/1/06
ADD: 2/28/06

Elenitsa
Me: Eleni, 31
DH: Vasilis, 40
Married: 1/31/04
Melina
Weight: 6 lbs, 13 oz
Length: 19.5 inches
EDD: 3/10/06
ADD: 3/8/06

ellybella
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 9/1/02
James Eleiott
Weight: 7 lbs, 11 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
EDD: 3/25/06
ADD: 3/23/06

heidi0622
Me: Heidi, 30
DH: Mike, 31
Benjamin John
Weight: 7 lbs, 1 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/22/06
ADD: 3/13/06

honey_bee
Me: Melissa, 24
DH: George, 31
Married: 8/28/04
Emily Ellen
Weight: 5 lbs, 5oz
Length: 18.25 inches
EDD: 3/10/06
ADD: 3/2/06

IUAlum
Me: 30
DH: 29
Married: 6/22/03
Seth Andrew
Weight: 6 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/14/06
ADD: 3/12/06

Jen71
Me: Jen, 34
DH: Chris, 38
Ian Michael
Weight: 6 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 18 inches
EDD: 3/18/06
ADD: 2/26/06

JennW
Me: Jenn, 28
DH: Paul, 33
Married: 6/14/03
Owen Christopher
Weight: 6 lbs, 14 oz
Length: 19 inches
EDD: 3/25/06
ADD: 3/18/06

JennZ
Me: Jennifer, 35
DH: Kyle, 38
Married: 7/8/00
Graham Sousa
Weight: 7 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 18.5 inches
EDD: 3/9/06
ADD: 2/28/06

Jordan
Me: Jordan, 27
DH: Matt, 29
Married: 7/24/04
Nathan Dominic
Weight: 9 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 22 inches
EDD: 2/26/06
ADD: 3/7/06

JulifromJersey
Me: Juli, 29
DH: Steve, 35
Married: 10/7/01
Joseph Steven
Weight: 5 lbs, 5 oz
Length: 17 inches
EDD: 3/23/06
ADD: 2/12/06
DS: Andrew Patrick born 1/4/04

Junkinmytrunk
Me: Lisa
DH: Brian
Married: 11/17/01
Pierson Thomas
Weight: 6 lbs, 14 oz
Length: 18 inches
EDD: 3/21/06
ADD: 3/8/06

kat
Age: 36
DH: 40
Married: 9/02
Alexander James
Weight: 8 lbs, 1 oz
Length: 21.5 inches
Audrey Caroline
Weight: 7 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/2/06
ADD: 2/15/06

kdotp
Me: Kari, 28
DH: Nate, 30
Married: 9/6/03
Grant Edward
Weight: 8 lbs, 11 oz
Length: 22 inches
EDD: 3/14/06
ADD: 3/7/06

Kellymb75
Me: Kelly,30
DH: Kurt, 27
Married: 3/2/01
Benjamin Robert
Weight: 9 lbs, 5 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 2/25/06
ADD: 3/4/06
DD: Morgan Nicole (April 19, 2003)

klm2klh
Me: Kristin
Married: 9/15/01
Nicholas
Weight: 5 lbs, 12 oz
Campbell
Weight: 5 lbs, 14 oz
EDD: 3/26/06
ADD: 3/10/06

Kristine80
Me: Kristine, 25
DH: Jeff, 31
Married: 7/5/03
Julia Isabelle
Weight: 8 lbs, 7oz
Length: 20.5 inches
EDD: 3/11/06
ADD: 3/12/06
DD: Natalie Grace, 6/9/04

Losthoosier
Me: Candace, 24
DH: Mario, 30
Married: 7/3/04
Mackenzie Aileen
Weight: 9 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 18 inches
EDD: 3/24/06
ADD: 3/17/06

Lovin'it
Me: Emma, 25
DH: Stace, 31
Married: 11/16/01
Ella
Weight: 5 lbs, 13 oz
Nina
Weight: 5 lbs, 9 oz
EDD: 3/12/06
ADD: 2/15/06

mom2amelia
Me: Cyndi, 37
DH: Rob, 40
Married: 5/26/02
Phoebe Sara
Weight: 6 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/15/06
ADD: 3/17/06
DD: Amelia Grace, 6/11/03

MrsCantDecide (MCD)
Name: Stefani, 28
DH: Shane, 31
Married: 5/4/02
Lucas Wayne
Weight: 7 lbs, 1 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
EDD: 3/25/06
ADD: 3/5/06

phart
Me: Shannon, 30
DH: Alex, 29
Married: 05/25/02
Maura Rose
Weight: 6 lbs, 11 oz
EDD: end of March sometime
ADD: 3/7/06
DS: Aiden, 11/10/03

RealIrishGirl
Me: Claire, 32
DH: John, 33
Married: 7/26/02
Caitlin
Weight: 6 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 18 inches
EDD: 3/13/06
ADD: 3/14/06

red_canuck
Me: Amanda, 26
DH: Rob, 28
Married: 6/14/03
Logan Simon Patrick
Weight: 8 lbs, 3 oz
EDD: 3/17/06
ADD: 3/13/06

ShannonGH
Me: Shannon, 29
DH: Burton, 32
Married: 10/19/02
Noa Kayann
Weight: 7 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/26/06
ADD: 3/23/06

Spellbound
Me: Jude, 32
DH: Patrick, 33
Married: 09/25/04
Keegan Patrick
Weight: 4 lbs, 15 oz
Length: 18 inches
EDD: 05/02/06
ADD: 03/09/06

tgal
Me: Tara, 34
DH: Chris, 33
Married: 9/02
Eva Amelia
Weight: 5 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 19 inches
EDD: 3/6/06
ADD: 2/16/06

Tracie
Me: Tracie, 30
DH: 31
Married: 6/29/02
AJ
Weight: 6 lbs, 7 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/15/06
ADD: 3/2/06

tray622
Me: Tracy, 24
DH: Mike, 27
Married: 6/22/02
Jocelyn Ann
Weight: 7 lbs, 10 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 2/24/06
ADD: 2/11/06
DD: Zoey, 10/6/04

trm98
Me: TL, 31
DH: D, 30
Married: 6/22/02
Kaden Danick
Weight: 8 lbs, 2 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
EDD: 3/1/06
ADD: 3/9/06

tunibell
Me: Jessika, 31
DH: Peter, 29
Married: 6/12/04
Piper Jolie
Weight: 6 lbs, 7 oz
Length: 20 inches
EDD: 3/20/06
ADD: 3/4/06

yby1
Me: Yvette, 31
DH: Christopher, 34
Married: 9/15/2001
Mattias Martin
Weight: 6 lbs, 10 oz
EDD: 3/16/06
ADD: 3/9/06

[MarchMoms2006]

Reserved for additional members.

[MarchMoms2006]

2/10: Sean Jason (ajb524)
2/11: Jocelyn Ann (tray622)
2/12: Joseph Steven (JulifromJersey)
2/15: Alexander James & Audrey Caroline (kat), Ella & Nina (Lovin'it)
2/16: Eva Amelia (tgal)
2/24: Eliza Jeanne (aprilshowers), Amelia Sara & Maxwell Philip (Bernie)
2/26: Ian Michael (Jen71), Eva Amelia (tgal)
2/27: Declan Glennon (brooke)
2/28: Arleigh Brianne (dec27bride), Graham Sousa (JennZ)
3/2: Emily Ellen (honey_bee), AJ (Tracie)
3/4: Benjamin Robert (Kellymb75), Piper Jolie (tunibell)
3/5: Lucas Wayne (MrsCantDecide)
3/7: Nathaniel Robert (ce_Kathleen), Nathan Dominic (Jordan),
Grant Edward (kdotp), Maura Rose (phart)
3/8: Melina (Elenitsa), Pierson Thomas (junkinmytrunk)
3/9: Patrick Aiden (Christy5599), Kaden Danick (trm98), Mattias Martin (yby1), Keegan Patrick (Spellbound)
3/10: Nicholas & Campbell (klm2klh)
3/12: Seth Andrew (IUAlum), Julia Isabelle (Kristine80)
3/13: Benjamin John (heidi0622), Logan Simon Patrick (red_canuck)
3/14: Caitlin (RealIrishGirl)
3/15: Sam (amychris03)
3/17: Mackenzie Aileen (Losthoosier), Phoebe Sara (mom2amelia)
3/18: Owen Christopher (JennW)
3/19: Adrieanna Marie (Bernie & Matt)
3/23: James Eleiott (ellybella), Noa Kayann (ShannonGH)
3/24: Nicholas Anthony (bunny nose)

[MarchMoms2006]

Adrieanna Marie
Birth: 7 lbs, 11 oz; 19.5 inches
1 mo: 9 lbs, 4 oz (50%); 21.75 inches (90%)
2 mo: 11 lbs, 3 oz (75%); 23.75 inches (90%)
4 mo: 13 lbs, 10 oz (50%); 26 inches (95%)
6 mo: 15 lbs, 6 oz (50%); 26 inches (75%)
9 mo: 17 lbs, 5 oz (25%); 27.75 inches (55%)

AJ
Birth: 6 lbs, 7 oz; 20 inches
4 mo: 13 lbs, 14 oz; 24 inches; head circ - 41 cm
6 mo: 16 lbs 15 oz; 24.5 inches; head circ - 42 cm
9 mo: 19 lbs, 7 oz; 28 inches; head circ - 45 cm
12 mo: 21 lbs; 29 inches; head circ - 46 cm

Alexander James
Birth: 8 lbs, 1 oz; 21.5 inches
4 mo: 17 lbs, 12 oz
6 mo: 19 lbs, 13 oz (75-90%); 28 inches (90-95%)

Amelia Sara
Birth: 5 lbs, 15 oz; 19 inches
1 mo: 7 lbs, 1 oz; 19.25 inches
2 mo: 8 lbs, 4 oz; 20.5 inches
3 mo: 10 lbs, 5 oz; 23.5 inches

Audrey Caroline
Birth: 7 lbs, 10 oz; 20 inches
4 mo: 16 lbs, 3.5 oz
6 mo: 18 lbs, 5 oz (90-95%); 27.75 inches (95%+)

Benjamin John
Birth: 7 lbs, 1 oz; 20 inches
2 mo: 11 lbs, 5 oz; 25 inches; head circ - 39.5 cm
4 mo: 13 lbs, 10 oz (40%); 26 inches (90%); head circ - 42 cm (50%)
6 mo: 15 lbs, 11 oz; 28 inches
7 mo: 16 lbs, 12 oz (25%); 28 inches (85-90%)

Benjamin Robert
Birth: 9 lbs, 5 oz; 20 inches
2 mo: 15 lbs; 23.75 inches
4 mo: 17 lbs, 15 oz (97%); 25 inches (70%); head circ - 44 cm (99%)

Campbell
Birth: 5 lbs, 14 oz; 19.5 inches
2 mo: 9 lbs, 15 oz; 22 inches
4 mo: 14 lbs; 24.5 inches
6 mo: 16 lbs, 10 oz; 26.8 inches
12 mo: 21 lbs, 4 oz; 30 inches

Declan Glennon
Birth: 7 lbs, 9 oz; 19.5 inches
2 mo: 13 lbs, 3 oz; 21.5 inches
3 mo: 14 lbs, 9 oz; 24.5 inches
4 mo: 16 lbs, 8 oz; 25.5 inches
6 mo: 19 lbs, 12 oz (70%); 27.75 inches
9 mo: 22 lbs, 12 oz; 29.75 inches

Emily Ellen
Birth: 5 lbs, 5 oz; 18.25 inches
6 mo: 18 lbs, 8oz (75%); 27 inches (75%)

Eva Amelia
Birth: 5 lbs, 10 oz; 19 inchese
6 mo: 17.5 lbs (50%), 26.25 inches (25%); head circ - 17.75 inches (95%)
9 mo: 19 lbs, 5 oz (50%); 27.25 inches (50%)
12 mo: 22 lbs (50%); 30.25 inches (75%)

Graham Sousa
Birth: 7 lbs, 6 oz; 18.5 inches
2 mo: 14 lbs, 5 oz
4 mo: 18 lbs, 4 oz; 25.75 inches
6 mo: 20 lbs, 8 oz (90%); 28.25 inches (95%); head circ - 18 (95%)
12 mo: 25 lbs, 4 oz (75-80%); 30.5 inches (75-80%)

Grant Edward
Birth: 8 lbs, 11 oz; 22 inches
2 mo: 13 lbs, 6oz; 24.5 inches; head - 41 cm
4 mo: 18 lbs, 4 oz; 27 inches; head circ - 44 cm
6 mo: 20 lbs, 8 oz; 28.25 inches
9 mo: 23 lbs, 11 oz (90%); 30 inches (97%); head circ - 47 cm (90%)

James Eleiott
Birth: 7 lbs, 11 oz; 20.5 inches
2 mo: 13 lbs, 4oz; 23 inches
4 mo: 15 lbs, 15 oz; 25.5 inches
6 mo: 18 lbs; 26.75 inches
9 mo: 20 lbs, 11 oz (50%); 29.5 inches (80%)
12 mo: 21.5 lbs (28%); 31.75 inches

Jocelyn Ann
Birth: 7 lbs, 10 oz; 20 inches
6 mo: 17 lbs, 14 oz (90%); 26.5 inches

Julia Isabelle
Birth: 8 lbs, 7 oz; 20.5 inches
4 mo: 14 lbs, 14 oz; 27 inches
6 mo: 17 lbs, 5 oz; 28.2 inches

Kaden Danick
Birth: 8 lbs, 2 oz; 20.5 inches
4 mo: 14 lbs, 5oz; 28 inches

Logan Simon Patrick
Birth: 8 lbs, 3 oz; 21 inches
2 mo: 14 lbs; 25 inches
4 mo: 16 lbs, 15 oz (90%); 27 inches (90%)
6 mo: 20 lbs; 28 inches

Lucas Wayne
Birth: 7 lbs, 1 oz; 20.5 inches
2 mo: 11 lbs, 1 oz; 22.5 inches
4 mo: 15 lbs, 1 oz (75%); 25.5 inches (75%)
6 mo: 18 lbs, 5 oz (75%); 26.5 inches; head circ - 17 inches
12 mo: 22 lbs, 4 oz (75%); 31.75 inches (75%); head circ - 18.5 (50%)

Mackenzie Aileen
Birth: 9 lbs, 10 oz; 19 inches
2 mo: 12 lbs, 15 oz; 23 inches
4 mo: 14 lbs, 13 oz; 25 inches
6 mo: 16 lbs, 13 oz; 27.5 inches; head circ - 18 inches
9 mo: 21.9 lbs; 29.5 iches; head circ - 48 cm

Mattias Martin
Birth: 6 lbs, 10 oz; 20.25 inches
2 mo: 12 lbs, 10 oz; 24 inches
4 mo: 16 lbs, 3 oz; 26.5 inches
6 mo: 17 lbs, 10 oz; 28 inches
12 mo: 21 lbs, 7oz (25%); 31 inches (95%); head circ - 18 inches (25%)

Maura Rose
Birth: 6 lbs, 11 oz
4 mo: 13 lbs, 7 oz; 23.625 inches; head circ - 40.5 cm

Maxwell Philip
Birth: 5 lbs, 8 oz; 19 inches
1 mo: 7 lbs, 1 oz; 20.5 inches
2 mo: 8 lbs, 8 oz; 22 inches
3 mo: 11 lbs, 7 oz; 24 inches

Melina
Birth: 6 lbs, 13 oz; 19.5 inches
6 mo: 15 lbs, 15 oz (50%); 25.5 inches (75%)

Nathan Dominic
Birth: 9 lbs, 2 oz; 22 inches
2 mo: 14 lbs; 24 inches
4 mo: 17 lbs, 2 oz (90%)
6 mo: 20 lbs; 26 inches
9 mo: 22 lbs, 8 oz; 28 inches
12 mo: 24 lbs, 12oz (75%); 32 inches (95%); head circ - 95%

Nicholas
Birth: 5 lbs, 12 oz; 18.5 inches
2 mo: 9 lbs, 6 oz; 21.75 inches
4 mo: 13 lbs, 13 oz; 23.5 inches
6 mo: 17 lbs, 3 oz; 26.2 inches
9 mo: 21 lbs; 29.25 inches
12 mo: 22 lbs, 12 oz; 29 5/8 inches; head circ - 48 cm

Noa Kayann
Birth: 7 lbs, 15 oz; 20 inches
2 mo: 11 lbs, 7 oz; 21.5 inches
4 mo: 12 lbs, 15 oz (90%); 24.5 inches (90%)
6 mo: 16 lbs, 10 oz (95%); 26.6 inches (95%)
9 mo: 18 lbs, 14 oz; 28 inches

Owen Christopher
Birth: 6 lbs, 14 oz; 19 inches
2 mo: 11 lbs, 12 oz; 23 inches
4 mo: 13 lbs, 8 oz; 25 inches
6 mo: 14 lbs, 7 oz; 25.5 inches
9 mo: 14 lbs, 14 ozs; 27-28 inches.

Phoebe Sara
Birth: 6 lbs, 9 oz; 19.25 inches
2 mo: 9 lbs, 4 oz; 21.25 inches
4 mo: 11 lbs, 9.5 oz (10%); 24 inches (60%); head circ - 39 cm (10%)
12 mo: 18 lbs, 11 oz (10%); 29.5 inches (60%); head circ - 17.24 (15%)

Pierson Thomas
Birth: 6 lbs, 14 oz; 18 inches
2 mo: 11 lbs, 4 oz; and 22.25 inches
6 mo: 17.8 lbs, 27.5 inches
9 mo: 20 lbs, 4 oz; 29.75 inches; head circ - 17.5 inches

Piper Jolie
Birth: 6 lbs, 7 oz; 20 inches
2 mo: 8 lbs, 14 oz; 22 inches
4 mo: 14 lbs, 8 oz (75%); 25 inches (75%); head circ - 41.5 cm (75%)
6 mo: 17 lbs (80%); 27 inches (90%); head circ - 43.5 cm (80%)
9 mo: 19 lbs, 13 oz (50-75%); 28 inches (50-75%); head circ - 45.5 cm (75-90%)
12 mo: 22 lbs, 6 oz (75%); 30 inches (80%); head circ - 46.5 cm (90%)

Samuel Duncan
Birth: 6 lbs, 9 oz; 18.5 inches
1 mo: 9 lbs, 13.5 oz; 21 inches
2 mo: 12 lbs, 13 oz; 22.5 inches
4 mo: 17 lbs, 2 oz; 25 inches
6 mo: 18 lbs, 10 oz; 26.5 inches

Sean Jason
Birth: 5 lbs, 6 oz; 18.75 inches
4 mo: 13 lbs, 12 oz (25%) (up from 10% at 2 mo); 25 inches (50%); head circ - 16 in (75%)
6 mo: 15 lbs, 15 oz; 26.5 inches
9 mo: 18 lbs, 12 oz (25%); 28.25 inches (50%)
12 mo: 21 lbs; 30 inches

Seth Andrew
Birth: 6 lbs, 15 oz; 20 inches
2 mo: 12 lbs, 1 oz; 22.75 inches
3 mo: 15 lbs, 5 oz
4 mo: 16 lbs, 7 oz; 25.25 inches
5 mo: 18 lbs, 1 oz; 26.375 inches
8 mo: 21 lbs; 28.75 inches
12 mo: 23 lbs, 2 oz (50-75%); 30 inches (50-75%)

[MarchMoms2006]

Adrieanna Marie
http://www.babyjellybeans.com/sites/A/413/photos/413_151913_11_61748.jpg

Arleigh Brianne
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC006662.jpg

Benjamin John
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/heidi0622/Xmas06.jpg

Declan Glennon
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/bmcananey/IMG_2559.jpg

Eva Amelia
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/345738159_0d9c0adec4_m.jpg

Grant Edward
http://i12.tinypic.com/2afmsky.jpg

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James Eleiott
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/jillmeuse/xmascardpic.jpg

Keegan Patrick
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/TheWickedWench/Keegan/keegs_101306.jpg?t=1166476467

Logan Simon Patrick
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/red_canuck/Logan%20month%209/christmas%20shoot/DSC_1100.jpg

Mackenzie Aileen
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/282735623_fef365a1c4.jpg?v=0


Nathan Dominic
http://www.falconefamily.com/nate_new2.jpg

Nicholas Anthony
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/photoogirl15/PC050194.jpg

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Owen Christopher
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/jennwalkup/DSC04324.jpg?t=1168309869

Noa Kayann
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/shannonhaney/CopyofPicture018close.jpg?t=1166410733

Pierson Thomas
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/328669456_f862760f5e.jpg?v=0

Phoebe Sara
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ckport/IMG_1825.jpg

Piper Jolie
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/328478729_76433ed735.jpg?v=0

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Post away! :)

[tunibell]

From yesterday's afternoon nap:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/328484287_228825d18c.jpg?v=0

:)

[red_canuck]

thank you so much for setting up the new thread! Looks great! I hate to be a pain, but I completely forgot to ask you to update our ages :o I'm now 26, DH is 28. thanks!

thanks hilarious tuni! What a great shot :D

I love seeing all the cute march baby faces!

aww, I'm all nostalgic, I just reread our very first thread where everyone was joining. It has been so wonderful to go through the last 18 ish months with you wonderful ladies!!

[kdotp]

Yay for the new thread! Thanks threadmistress. :D

[bunny nose]

Tuni- OMG that picture is hilarious. I thought it was funny when I went on to get DS from his nap one day last week and his pants were off. But yours steals the show!!!!


Thanks for the new thread!

Karen

UGH- I just realized I don't have any stats posted. I will post them after his 9 month WBV visit next Wednesday.

[junkinmytrunk]

Tuni - that photo rocks! HILARIOUS!!! I find Pierson's extremities poking through the slats of his crib but not quite like that.........Sooo cute.

Threadmistress: Might you add Pierson's Birthday to your bday list -- March 8th! Thanks luv! And thanks again for the lovely job you did on the thread, as always, terrific.

A few new photos -- can I use the one with the Santa bib for our front page baby photo? Thanks.......

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/309686597_6ddcf24539.jpg?v=0

and

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/328669456_f862760f5e.jpg?v=0

*I like to call this one NAKED LUNCH*

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/328669457_5095a151c8.jpg?v=0

Loving the latest baby shots....all the little ones are so darling. Feeling so strange that our babes are almost a year old. It can't have gone this quickly....

[ShannonGH]

Cool new digs tuni, thanks!!! LOVE the pic of Pip.:D

9 month stats
9 mo: 18 lbs, 14 oz; 28 inches

Andrea, I'm so sorry you guys have had such a rough bout with illness. :( I hope the tubes help tremendously.

ETA: lisa, we cross-posted...that last pic of Pierson is SO CUTE!!!

[mom2amelia]

Tuni - THAT is hilarious.

junk - Pierson is such a cutie pie.

Excellent job Threadmistress! Not that it matters, but my DH is 40 now, and I'm 37.

Here's a picture of Phoebe for the 1st page. It's silly, but so is she.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ckport/IMG_1825.jpg

[jordan]

Here's an update to Nate's Stats

6mth - 20lbs; 26in
9mth - 22lbs 8oz; 28in

Also here's an updated picture

http://www.falconefamily.com/nate_new2.jpg

[ShannonGH]

Cyndi, Phoebe's eyes are gorgeous! Look at those eyelashes!

[JennW]

All the babies are SO CUTE!!! Jordan: I love his sweater/hat! Where did you get it?

Thanks Tuni for setting this up. Can we update our ages to 28 and 33. Thanks! That pic of Piper is so adorable!:)

Junk - I love the Naked Lunch pic. I just love when they have no shirts on. Those cute little bellies.:)

[mom2amelia]

Thanks Shannon. Noa's eyes are gorgeous too - such a clear blue. And all that hair! Phoebe is jealous.

[jordan]

JenW - We got the sweater and hats at Childrens Place. I LOVE that store!!!

[IUAlum]

Tuni, thanks for the new thread!

I am now 30 and DH is 29. Woops, I never updated our ages since I joined the thread.
Also, latest stats from 8 mo WBV: 21lbs, 28 3/4"

No more work for me for the rest of the year! YAY!

Seth has 2 teeth coming in!

He cleaned up for Hanukkah- got several big toys which he loves to play with.

The last 2 nights I have woken up to him crying only to find him sitting up in his crib. I know he can go from sitting to lying on his tummy, but I think he will have to figure out how to do that in bed? Any tips?

He's *this* close to crawling, but not quite there yet. We take a music class on Saturday mornings and I so want him to crawl over to the toys like all the other babies. He is the youngest in there (by a week) so I give him a little slack. ;)

Jenn- So sorry the WBV didn't go well. You are such a great momma to Owen, don't take it personally. He'll get there and you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

Tuni- That picture is AWESOME. Piper provides some awesome photo ops, huh?

[heidi0622]

thanks Tuni for the beautiful new thread.

Wow, 2006 is almost over where is the time going?

It has been a crazy month here. Ben has been fighting a flu bug the past week. He seems to have turned the corner today - I am really hoping as my new 2 month old nephew is coming in from CA on Sunday and I want everyone to be healthy.

Anyway, we were supposed to have a 9-mo visit yesterday and it turned into a sick visit, so we'll go back next week. He had only gained 3 oz in 2 months...the dr wasn't too worried because she said babies can lose a pound or so when they are sick, so we'll give it a week and weigh him again then. He hasn't had much of an appetite the past few days.

Here is his Xmas card picture
Tuni, you can use this for the pictures at the front of the thread.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/heidi0622/Xmas06.jpg
Also, you can update our ages - DH is 31 and I am 30.

[JennZ]

Thanks Tuni for the new thread!
It really looks great!

I don't really want to update my age, so I'll keep it at 35!! That's the first age DD learned that mommy was, so I'm hoping she continues to say that age for a long time!! LOL :D

I think Graham is starting to wean himself a little. He still loves to nurse, but is so easily distracted these days. He can't stay focused on nursing because he wants to look around and then get down and crawl to whatever caught his eye.
Now, in the middle of night, and before bed, he still likes to nurse.
Is this part of the natural process?

I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I will really miss nursing him! :eek:
I didn't think I would be upset to let the nursing go, but I think I really am starting to get upset that it might be over soon. Or maybe I'm just missing my little baby, KWIM?

Maybe that means it's time for another one??

Hope everyone has a wonderful & truly special holiday with their little one(s).
They are what it is all about.
I am so blessed to have my three, and I love more than anything to see the wonder and excitement in their eyes.
It is such a special time for children and families!!

Thank you all for sharing this journey with me! You have given me incredible support and friendship! :)

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

[tray622]

Thank you tuni for the new thread :)

[Bernie & Matt]

I don't post much anymore, but I do read along. So I'm subscribing to the new thread, which looks great, of course!

CC Name: Bernie & Matt
Me: Bernadette, 32
DH: Matt, 31
Married: 6/15/02
DD: Adrieanna Marie
Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz.
Length: 19.5 inches
EDD: 4/2/06
ADD: 3/19/06
Other Children: Carson Darrell, 6/19/04

Birth: 7 lbs, 11 oz; 19.5 inches
1 mo: 9 lbs, 4 oz (50%); 21.75 inches (90%)
2 mo: 11 lbs, 3 oz (75%); 23.75 inches (90%)
4 mo: 13 lbs, 10 oz (50%); 26 inches (95%)
6 mo: 15 lbs, 6 oz (50%); 26 inches (75%)
9 mo: 17 lbs, 5 oz (25%); 27.75 inches (55%)

A picture for the first page:http://www.babyjellybeans.com/sites/A/413/photos/413_151913_11_61748.jpg

[MarchMoms2006]

Updated to here. :)

[tunibell]

Y'all are getting old! Me, I haven't aged a day since getting pregnant. :p (Seriously, though, has anyone else noticed that pregnancy - or maybe it's child-rearing - has aged them significantly? I went from having skin like a 16 year old to laugh lines galore. And nobody has asked to see my ID in a really long time!)

Bernie & Matt - Welcome back! Where, oh where, did Miss Adrieanna get that glorious hair, and may Piper have some?!? I might be envying her hair even more than Pierson's. :)

JennZ - From what I've read (and seen in my own house) Graham's nursing behavior is totally normal for this age. I guess they lose interest in breastfeeding around age one - so much to see and do! - but then get back into it once the major gross motor skill milestones are worked out. I know what you mean about missing nursing, when it ends - I'm nowhere close to finished but even the idea makes me feel weepy.


IUAlum - Pip also did very well for Hanukkah, especially considering that we aren't Jewish (but her great grandmother is):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/329741881_b28581d0e2.jpg?v=0
Piper is also *thisclose* to crawling, and it's I have to work really hard to keep my excitement contained (early today she got up on all fours, and I started slapping my lap and saying "Come to Mommy! Come to Mommy!" like she was some sort of recalcitrant Pekinese).

Low weight gain - A couple of peeps have mentioned this, so I thought I'd chime in to say that Pip's weight gain has slowed way down too. And she's not *quite* crawling yet, so I can't use increased movement as an excuse. Not worried though. She was on quite a weight gain trajectory for a long time.

RO - I had a dream last night that I was the thread's first RO. Would be quite a feat, seeing as AF has not returned, I'm on BC, and way too tired for sex, but hey, stranger things have happened.

Solids - I think some of the mommies of the older babies on the thread mentioned that their kids weren't eating a lot a few weeks ago? Piper is totally going through this right now. I'm lucky if I can get her to eat 5 bites, and I am making some good stuff if I do say so myself (yesterday's lunch was a baby-friendly pasta primavera, with fresh organic peas, carrots, broccoli, etc - she took two bites and then gave me pursed lips).

Sleep - Things are much, much better around here. Piper is now waking up 1-2 times a night, which is like a dream come true. My husband and I recently talked with a clinical psychologist about Piper's night wakings. I wanted to devise a plan for reducing them before they became a problem, so I could do it gently and with patience. Sleep training definitely improved our lives, but I still have an enormous amount of guilt about the way I went about it (Weissbluth's "total extinction") in the beginning, and I'm now very cognizant of trying to fix sleep problems before I'm at the end of my rope. Anyhow, my husband took great notes, so if anyone wants them, just PM me.

[JennW]

tuni - YES! I feel like I have completely aged since having him. I see pics from a year ago and think DAMN I LOOK YOUNG THERE!:) Not sure if it's just being tired or if I actually look this terrible. HA!:)

weaning - I plan to go until around 1 year but the thought of stopping is tough to handle right now.

[junkinmytrunk]

Table Food / Solids....Pierson still refuses. He could live on oatmeal and little cups of water if I let him but clearly, I can't do that....:rolleyes: He's just hilarious. The Ped said to keep at it - as I recall he disliked purees at first and now he loves it so I'm sure he'll figure out the chew / swallow thing soon enough.

Me Change? - I was just noticing how wretched my hair is postpreggo. Tons o gray, falling out, thin, multicolored from botched attempts at kitchen coloring, (what I wouldn't give for time to go to the salon) - it's pretty much ponytail city for me these days. Maybe Santa will bring me a makeover!

I was thinking I wish we all (all of our March Mommies thread) lived nearby -- wouldn't it be the most fun to have a get together? I would just love to meet all you wonderful ladies and babies IRL.

I am madly in love with all our babes' photos. We have such a gorgeous and unique children -- it makes my heart sing sing sing!

Tuni - PMing you now -- would love some helpful STTN notes -- Pierson was a champ for all of a month and once he hit 8 months....all down hill.

Shannon - I've been wanting to tell you how beautiful that photo of Noa is -- it's so angelic and those eyes, OY!

JennW - Hugs to you. Seems like you got wonderful support in the BF thread. Glad you are feeling a bit better.

Jordon, Mom2Am, Heidi - What dolls....just love those photos.

JennZ - How did I not remember you had 3 DC? Good gracious - you are SOO lucky -- I pray I get to have another some day!!

Okay ladies, the day has really begun and Pierson is all over the place in his "I'm movin' but I t'aint crawlin'" fashion....

I can't remember if I wished everyone happy holidays -- so I am now! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

[brooke]

Thanks Tuni! Below is a pic for page 1… that pic of Piper in her crib is absolutely priceless!

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/bmcananey/IMG_2559.jpg


Solids – Declan is a big fan of cherrios, cheese, crackers and turkey…we tried peas and he gagged. Not sure if I didn’t cook them until they were soft enough or if the shell bothered him. Find it difficult to eat anything around him that I can’t share as he LUNGES for my food…think it may be time to go to 3 meals a day…

Sleep – He’s finally taking longer naps…sometimes as long as 1.5 – 2 hours…which is a dream as he spend most of his first 6 months as a ‘human sitcom…30 minutes max.’ We are a slave to the crib or bed…he HATES his stroller with a passion and cannot sleep well when we’re out and about, which makes weekend errands difficult if not impossible. Night sleep is pretty good – we’re still in a 1br and he sleeps in a crib next to the bed. He usually wakes once – between midnight and 3am – and gets into bed with us and sleeps until 6-7am…

Stroller – Related to above…does anyone else’s DB HATE the stroller? We use the hip carrier most days to get to/from daycare (stroller on the subway/bus is a nightmare) and use stroller mostly on weekends. He’s fine when we’re moving…but as soon as we stop…WATCH out…arching back, etc. Try to keep him occupied with ‘new’ toys, etc…but draining at times.

Cute pic of Declan and one of his friends from daycare
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/bmcananey/IMG_2645.jpg

Finally ordered our New Year’s cards…couldn’t get our act together in time for the holidays!

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/bmcananey/17175edit.jpg



Happy Holidays all!

[phart]

Merry Christmas!!

[Tracie]

Thanks for the wonderful new thread! You ladies do such a great job!

I hate to be a pain, but...

Updates:
DH is now 31, I'm *gasp* 30
Our wedding date is 6/29/02
I seemed to have slacked on his stats - so here are some more:
4 mo: 13 lb 14 oz, 24 in, head circ = 41 cm
6 mo: 16 lb 15 oz, 24 1/2 in, head circ = 42 cm
And as for his name, I think we can call him AJ and still remain pretty anonymous. That would look a lot better than Baby Boy :)


To everyone that celebrates Christmas :
May your little ones' first Christmases be filled with joy!

[tunibell]

During this season of holiday giving, Miss Piper would like to take a moment to remind everyone how important it is to love yourself first:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/332347687_9de146092d.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/332347694_917bb18001.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/332347692_8f7e53d14a.jpg?v=0

But seriously...

Happy Holidays from Tuni & Pip!:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/332350664_54eaebc4c3.jpg?v=0

[dec27bride]

Great pics everyone, and awesome job on the new thread!!
Here are some pictures from last night and this morning, we've had a really fun first Christmas!
Last night, looking for presents under Grandma and Grandpa's tree:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00765.jpg
Found some!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00768.jpg
Opening presents this morning:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00795.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00802.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00805.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC00820.jpg

tuni-Love the 'love yourself' pics, hilarious!
junk-It is so funny that you said that about wishing we could all get together, b/c I had a dream about a week ago, that you and me and the babies were just hanging out at your house, lol.

We're doing good here, A has her 10 month appt on Wednesday, which happens to be our 4 year wedding anniversary, which seems like a million years ago! Arleigh got tubes put in at the end of November, she seems to be doing much better. After coming off the antibiotics for her kidney, (which is healing great, per her urologist, who we don't have to see for another year, yay!), she was just constantly getting ear infections, poor girl was sick all the time!
I think she'll be walking soon, her newest trick is standing up unassisted, and then clapping, it's very cute!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!

[dec27bride]

Threadmistress-Could you please use this as Arleigh's first page picture? Oh, and Arleigh's middle name is Brianne. Thank you!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/dec27bride/DSC006662.jpg

[maddeleine4]

I have a formula check for $7.00. Its good until 2/28/07. My son no longer uses formula and didn't want this to go to waste. Its for Enfamil A.R., Lipil or
Enfamil Gentlease Lipil. Send me a PM and I'll put in the mail for you.

[junkinmytrunk]

Tuni - the Pipster just gets better and better. How darling!

[heidi0622]

Aww, such cute pictures ladies!

Tuni: love the one of you and Pip! :)

Hope all the March mommies had a wonderful holiday. Ours was very nice, although it was a rough week last week. Ben had a horrible stomach virus last week that just did not get better. He was losing weight and not wetting diapers. That resulted in a trip to the ER Thursday night. They sent him home Thursday after pumping him with some fluids for a few hours, but Friday just got even worse - it was horrible as a mother watching him gag as he tried to throw up with nothing left in his little tummy. We were back in the ER late Friday night and they ended up admitting him to the hospital because he was showing signs of severe dehydration. We ended having to stay 2 nights and went home Christmas Eve morning.

The important thing is that he is now a new boy - healthy, happy and thriving again! We were able to spend Christmas as a family. I am so thankful for that.

[JennW]

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas! We did!:)

heidi - Glad he is doing better!!! Poor guy.:( Glad you all got to be together in time for Christmas!:D

[tray622]

Sick baby thoughts...

Jocey has had a cold for a month. Last week we got antibiotics and a rx of a sinus infection. Last night she couldnt breathe from coughing so hard. Turns out she has bronchiolitis and the beginning stages of pneumonia. We had a breathing treatment at the doctor and brought them home to do for the next 2 weeks along with some meds to decrease the swelling of her airways. Think healing thoughts!

[ShannonGH]

Oh my gosh tray, that's so scary. Poor little thing. {{{{Hugs}}}} to Jocey.

[JennW]

Hugs to her! I hope she is feeling better soon!:)

[kdotp]

:( Poor sick kiddos. DH and I had the really bad 24-hour flu bug yesterday. Thankfully, we were still at ILs so someone could watch DS while we were out of commission. We just hope G doesn't come down with it as well.

A few photos from this past week:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/kdotp/12-29-06-5.jpg
With all the presents at Grandma and Papa B's house

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/kdotp/12-29-06-1.jpg
We had more fun with the measuring cups than our Christmas toys! (and Grandpa S put that silly coffee filter on our head!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/kdotp/12-29-06-8.jpg
Reading our bedtime story.

[losthoosier]

Just popping in the new thread hoping that everyone had a Great Holiday Seasons.

Just wanted to write a little reflection over the past year. 2006 was by far one of the greatest years of my life. I am blessed to have a healthy beautiful daughter and a great husband. I am actually sad to see this year end. I am sadden by the fact that my baby is no longer a baby but turning into a toddler more and more each month.

Christmas was so much fun this year. Mackenzie had so much fun, a lot more then I thought she was going to have. Here are a couple pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas.

This one is blurry but I love her expression so I had to share
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/333462397_968035867f.jpg?v=0

(wow my mom is letting me play in paper)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/333461842_82c0a6b3c7.jpg?v=0

Her new puppy (PIXIE)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/333461276_ac04c64afb.jpg?v=0

Sorry about my expression, but this is her favorite new toy!
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/333460225_640afaa580_m.jpg

[losthoosier]

Also we went to 9 Month WBV and had a horrible time. She screamed the entire time.

I do not consider these accurate as she was screaming and would not stay still for anything.

9 month Stats
Weight 21.9 lbs
Height 29.5

Head Circum 48 CM (she has a huge head, takes after her daddy)

This picture can be used for the front

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/282735623_fef365a1c4.jpg?v=0

[tray622]

lost She is so cute :) We had the same Christmas jammies for Jocey :)

She is doing so much better today but I am having a hard time giving her her inhaler. It is beyond hard. I hope she is better just in time for the New Year!

As sad as I am for my last baby (maybe!) to not be a baby anymore, I am excited for the new year. This year was rough with Jocey being so sick when she was born and then handling things personally... I just know 2007 will be great! Plus, we get to plan First Birthdays and their is nothing as exciting as that :p

[MarchMoms2006]

Updated to here. :)

[ellybella]

happy holidays everyone!

it would be so fun to meet irl, too bad we're all over the country! although christy5599 and i did meet for a movie when the boys were just a couple months.

tray so sorry jocey's been sick. how scarey for you. i hope giving her the medicine gets easier for you.

heidi poor ben! i can't believe how sick he was. so glad that he is back to normal and he was home for xmas.

we also had a 24 stomach bug about a month ago now. luckily we didn't all have it at the same time, we were all about 12 hours apart. i don't know what we would have done. because when i was throwing up i was helpless. seems that dh and i had it much worse than james thank goodness. i did get really dehydrated and had to supplement w/ formula because i didn't have enough milk, and blew through my small freezer stash. and because of james' sensitivity to dairy the formula gave him terrible diaper rash so we had to switch to the lacto free. luckily my milk came back quickly.

tuni thanks for the update. i love the 'love myself' pictures, that second pic is to die for! can you update our ages please, me 31, dh 32. we have our 9 mo. wbv next week so i'll update stats then.

here are some cute xmas pics...
checking out his gifts from santa. please ignore the mismatch jammies..he leaked on the matching bottoms in the middle of the night.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/jillmeuse/IMG_2639.jpg

love those ribbons!
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/jillmeuse/IMG_2601.jpg

looking like a big boy. he likes to stand at his chair after a meal and snack on some of the things he dropped.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/jillmeuse/IMG_2407.jpg

[kdotp]

Poor G is sick now, too. :( Hopefully it will be over quickly.

I'm loving all the Christmas/Holiday photos in here!

[tray622]

kdotp :( Another sick baby... I am sending healthy vibes!!

[Tracie]

Gosh, it seems that all the babies are sick! AJ's had a cold - not as bad as some, but I do feel bad for the poor guy. And it looks like his father and I have it too, now. :(

Happy New Year!

[JennW]

Another boy with a cold here!:(

Happy New Year to all! Our little ones will be having birthdays before you know it!!!:):D

[IUAlum]

JennW and everyone else, adorable pictures!!!

We have crawling! It was a pretty fast progression! He made forward progress on Thursday, started scooting around forward instead of backwards on Friday, took a few crawling steps actually forward on Saturday, and by Sunday, BOOM a crawling machine.

Sick babies: I think Seth has something. He was perfectly fine Sunday night and then Monday morning woke up with hardly any appetite. He had maybe 10 oz of formula the whole day. He was straining to poop and had a couple of "pellet" type BMs followed by a huge loose BM. As predicted, he woke up at 2AM and drank 3 oz of formula, but when he woke up at 7 this morning, he wanted NOTHING to do with the bottle. He has no fever and his mood is wonderful. Any ideas?

Birthday party: I am in full planning mode. We're having it on March 4th, so I suddenly realized I only have a couple of weeks to get invitations out. I am meeting today with the party lady at a hot dog type restaurant by us that has a party room. We're inviting about 40 people + 5 or so babies, so it wouldn't fit in my house. I started the invites, which I am having far too much fun with.

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! I've been off work for a couple of weeks and it has been so nice! Tomorrow it's back to the grind.

[ajb524]

Well for once we are all well in my household (knock on wood). We had a wonderful Christmas. Sean got way too many toys. I can't even imagine what our house will look like after his b-day. I've got to get going to on his b-day party. I need to make a list of everyone we are inviting so I can figure out if we can have it at my house or not.

Sean is having tubes put in his ears this coming monday. I really hope this helps him. He's had such a hard time with ear infections. Everyone I've talked to has mentioned how much it has helped their kids.

I've got a few pics from Christmas-
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/285/285792/folders/250169/2074000cmas1.jpg
FP learning table was a big hit :D

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/285/285792/folders/250169/2074001cmas2.jpg
As was the rocking horse my dad got him

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/285/285792/folders/250169/2074002cmas3.jpg

[losthoosier]

Another sick baby here.

Mackenzie woke up this morning with a 102. fever and PINK eye. She is acting normal though which is good so no crying sick baby.

We also found out she is allergic to pinto beans. She has them for the first time on Friday and Friday night we were in the emergency room with swollen lips, face and hives. I knew to give her benedryl but because it was her face the Nurse hotline told me to take her to the ER in case her throat closed. So We did and $100 dollars and 10 minutes later we were given benedryl and sent on our way. Oh well better safe then sorry.

Andrea~ Love the rocking horse. He looks so happy. Hope the tubes help

IUALUM~ YEAH for crawling.

Everyone else hope you have a happy New YEAR

[bunny nose]

Been away from here for a little while. My computer got a virus and I had to bring it in to be fixed. $200 later, we are back in business.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. Nicky got a lot of really nice things. So many toys, I don't know what to do with all of them. And with his birthday coming up real soon, oh my! All of us are really in for it. LOL

DH was sick for Christmas and I was sick for New Years. Nicky hasn't gotten it yet, I sure hope he doesn't. Sorry to hear about all your sick babies. Hope they all feel well real soon!

Nicky took a few steps on his own a few days before Christmas. I was so surprised as it seems pretty early for that. He keeps trying to go, so I am sure it is only a matter of time. Everyday he stands on his own for longer nad longer periods of time. It started out at only a few seconds, this morning I counted about 20 seconds. Time sure is flying.

Tuni Those love yourself pics are precious! They made me laugh out loud.

Here are Nicky's stats to add to the first page as I forgot to do it in the beginning.

DOB 3/24/06
7 lbs 13 oz 19.5 in
1 month 9 lbs 22 1/4 in
2 months 10 lbs 13 oz 24 in
4 months 15 lbs 12 oz 26 in
6 months 17 lbs 14 oz 27 1/4 in
9 months 21 lbs 29 1/4 in

His 9 month WBV visit went well. We went to a new ped and liked him. But he did show up 1 1/2 hours late and acted like it was nothing. So if it happens again we will be looking for a new one. We did like him though, so hopefully it was a fluke. He said Nicky's weight and height are perfect and I am doing absolutley nothing wrong and if anyone says otherwise they are crazy. I asked if he would tell MIL that? She seems to think everything I do is wrong. On Christmas I gave Nicky his bottle of formula to drink while I got his food ready. She went crazy about it and ended up grabbing the bottle from him and said thats enough. I said, I don't think so and gave it right back to him. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another fight we are having is his first haircut. He has lots of hair and needs a cut. I am trying to wait as long as I can, but he needs it. She told me I am not allowed to do it before his first birthday. Um, ok- it will be getting cut this month before she leaves town.

OK- must stop- sorry to vent in this thread.

Well, enough for now. I don't have any Christmas pics loaded yet. When I do I will post some.

Have a great rest of the day!

Karen

[kdotp]

We just got back from an overnight stay in the hospital. DS just wasn't getting better and at 4:30 am Tuesday, we took him to the ER. His bloodwork showed he was extremely dehydrated so to the Children's Center we went for an IV. We're home now and he's feeling better, though we have to take it slow and easy on reintroducing foods.

Threadmistress, could you please change my age to 28; my birthday is tomorrow (January 4)! And DH's age to 30 (his birthday was actually in July! :o)

[JennW]

kdotp - Sorry about Grant's illness. Poor guy.:( I hope he is feeling 100% soon! Happy Birthday to you!!!:):D

[heidi0622]

Wow, we have quite the run of sicknesses here. The joys of our first full winter with our munchkins.

Happy Birthday kdotp!

Such cute Xmas pictures ladies. I have to say...we have some of the cutest darn babies out there.

So...I've jumped on the first bday party planning bandwagon. We're not doing anything huge. Just inviting some family members and a few close friends to our house. We're doing it the first Saturday in March. I ordered the invites last night - we're going to do a jungle theme...should be fun.

Where is the time going with our little ones?!!

[amychris03]

man, I can't believe everyone has been sick! Sam was exposed to the virus over New Years, so I sanitized everything in sight. I just keep waiting to see if he's going to get it or not!

kdotp So sorry that little Grant had to be admitted to the hospital! Hopefully he will be feeling better soon! Im sure the fluids probably helped a lot! Happy Birthday!

lost Wow! THat is scary that she had such a bad reaction. Who would have thought pinto beans would have been so problematic??

Birthday Party
I suddenly feel like I need this thing planned now that Christmas is over and I have time to devote to it. Here is my quandry...

We want to have Sam's birthday on St. Patricks day since it's on a Saturday this year, and two days after his birthday. Everyone can make it this day except the IL's. They have a trip they do this week EVERY March. They had to miss it last year because of his birth (I can't believe they cared). So they want us to wait until the 24th. We can't have it the weekend prior either because they will be out of town then as well. We really don't want to change the date. DH said maybe we would change the date just this year, as long as they realized that Sam's birthday obviously isn't changing, maybe they could change the week of their trip (they said no, they like it this week because of St. Patricks day). So basically, we've decided to do it the 17th and go to their house the following weekend for their own party. Should I feel bad about not changing the date? I really don't and neither does DH, but I wonder if I should do it for Sam. It just annoys me that they are so inflexible and we don't want to do it this year and have them expect it every year, you know?

[JennW]

amychris – Don't change it and don't feel bad. How rude!

[yby1]

Amychris - Don't feel bad. It's their problem, not yours.

I'm sorry that there are so many sick babies here. :( Mattias has been healthy (knock on wood), but is experiencing a major bout of separation anxiety. DH & I pretty much have to be within his line of vision or else he freaks out. He's also getting up more at night :(. He's gone from 1 waking a night to 3 or 4.

[Elenitsa]

Hi Marchmoms! Happy New Year, may the rest of it be a healthy one. Great new thread Tuni! This is my first post to this thread for the new year. We have also been dealing with illness -- double ear infection and fever (101-104). It began the day after Christmas. At first I thought she had a little bug and didn't go to the doc until Fri. I had consulted with the doc on wed. She would have seen her on thurs, but we had an appointment on Fri. I feel awful that I waited that long to get her antibiotics, but It didn't occur to me that she had an ear infection until probably thurs night. Then to find out it was a double -- yikes. The fever finally broke on Tue afternoon. I never knew it took that long for antibiotics to treat an ear infection!!! Poor thing. At least she didn't totally dehydrate, b/c she still hed wet dipes, so at least she was drinking some fluids, but I think we were close to that point. We are exhausted. For about a week now, she wouldn't lie down to sleep and only wanted to be held b/c the pressure in her ears. After the fever broke, we have been dealing with night terrors from sleep deprivation. Last night was much better sleepwise, but I'm still so concerned because she's just not bouncing back developmentally. She doesn't crawl now, pull up, or roll over, when before this illness she was close to walking. I know she has to regain her strength, but I pray nothing else is the matter. Also, I wanted to share with you this earcheck (http://www.earcheck.com) gadget that I got to check her ears to make sure the infection really and truly clears up.

Happy Birthday KDOTP!

[bunny nose]

Happy Birthday Kdotp

[red_canuck]

Happy New Years guys! I'm so sorry to hear about all the sick babies, that is no fun. I hope everyone gets better quickly! We've been lucky that Logan hasn't been sick, it's all been DH and I!

The big news 'round these parts is that I'm going back to school f/t next week. EEK! I've managed to manipulate my schedule so I'm home during the days, taking 2 night classes and DE classes. So no daycare. But I'm still concerend about getting my reading/school work done. I'm a procrastinator at the best of times, throw a 10 month old in the mix and this could get hairy :p

Happy birthday kdopt!!

Here's a christmas picture of my guy. He LOVES his "house"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/red_canuck/christmas%202006/Christmas2006019.jpg

Tow Mater truck :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/red_canuck/christmas%202006/Mater004.jpg

[tgal]

Tuni: Great thread, thanks for keeping up with things here!

Revised stats: dh 33 me 34, also, Eva’s bday isn’t listed on the bday list 2/16/06

A picture to add to the front page.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/345738159_0d9c0adec4_m.jpg


Aging: Hmmm, I’ve tried not to think about it, but I’m seeing lines and my hair is like wire. Although, no signs of grey…yet. Dh on the other hand, not much hair left and what is left, it is all turning grey, but shhhhhh I didn’t mention that.

Low weight gain- Yes, Eva started tapering off and even more so now that she crawls everywhere. I will say though because she had to start formula she gained a little more than I think she would have if the boobs coo operated.

Weaning – I know so many were unable to bf from the get go, so I really have nothing to be too upset about being able to make it until 8 months. I continued to bf while supplementing until 9 months, then bam I just started drying up. By 10 months dd was completely on formula and I will say that emotionally I wasn’t prepared at all for the drastic change. It was more difficult than I ever imagined it being. It was so hard when she would cry for bfing and I didn’t have anything to offer. She knew and that is what killed me the most.

Sick babies: Oh my! I feel for all of you ladies. Your little ones are in my prayers; I hope they are all much better very soon. We haven’t gone through anything too serious. Both dd and I have had a couple of colds and I had the worst chest cold over Christmas and New Years. Now the stomach bug is going around our family. Dd had the vomiting yesterday and has had white bm’s this entire week. We have a ped apt tomorrow because of the fear that the bm’s might be associated with hepatitis and we want that ruled out ASAP. Trying not to freak out about it too much though.

Birthday party: We decided one party here in our home for the In Laws and some local friends Feb. 10th then a bigger party Feb. 17th back in IN with my family. I am getting ready to send out invitations and the photographer for our home party is reserved. Yes, a photographer. We haven’t done any professional pictures and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to capture the day and get family pictures taken.

DD made out well for xmas. Too bad she doesn't play with anything but a
$.99 maraca.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/345714934_b89debe6fd.jpg?v=0

[Elenitsa]

tgal & red~ awh! cute pics. The colors in both are sooo vivid.

Speaking of toys -- what were your biggest hits for the holidays. Granted we haven't bought too many toys, but what we have purchased does't really stimulate her. Anyone have some really winners?

[aprilshowers]

elenitsa - DD loves the Melissa & Doug puzzles she got.

amy - I definitely wouldn't feel guilty, esp if your DH doesn't feel bad about it since it is his family.

1st bdays - we are doing one at our house for just family and another the week before with 6 other babies that all turn 1 around the same time. I am nowhere near as together as some of you ladies - there will be no theme, no fancy invites. Just good food (for us!), a pretty dress and her favorite people!

Hope everyone and their babies are feeling better soon!

[trm98]

Hi girls! I have been so bad at keeping up in here since we moved (went from DSL to dial up--ugh!). Plus, I unexpectedly started back to work in October. I have been playing catch up ever since. I should be working on typing up final exams, but I am here instead!

I hope to get back in here later today to try to catch up. But, I thought I'd give a little update on us before Kaden wakes up.

He got his first tooth Dec. 27th. He is crawling like crazy and pretty close to walking. He "cruises" everywhere. He walks behind anything that he can push. He is starting to stand on his own, too. He is growing up too fast! I am not ready for this!

He is currently fighting off yet another cold. But, we have very lucky in that that is all that he has had thus far in life!

He is STTN and has been for some time.

We are still breatfeeding the first and last feeding of the day. I ran out of expressed breastmilk at the 9 month mark exactly. He has been doing well on formula for his milk during the day. I plan to continue right up until a year, unless we start TTC #2 before then.

Could you update my age to 31 and DH's to 30 (his birthday is next week). Thanks!

As for Kaden's weight and height, I don't know. My Dr. doesn't want to see him until 1 year old. Weighing him on the scale here at home, he weighs about 20 pounds. Height? No idea.

I'll try to get back on soon with a few pics from Christmas. Kaden is awake from his nap.

[lovin'it]

Xmas Toys - We got lots of educational toys...the biggest hit has been the walker/ride on thing and the rocking horse...that I found on craigslist for $25!

[Tracie]

Add us to the list of sick babies. All three of us have been sick this week. It's kind of a funny sight - in hindsight - two sick adults trying to take care of a sick baby. I think we're all doing better now, thank goodness.

Hope everybody else feels better soon and no one else gets sick!

[lovin'it]

Sick Babies...

DH and I spent Christmas Day in the hospital with our babies as well. Sooooo sad! Stomach Bug, dehydration, diahrea, ear infection! Argh...TWO of them!

Sorry to all of you...I understand how hard it is to have sick babies!

[JennW]

Hey all. So sorry to hear about the sick babies. Owen seems to be doing better, though DH and I are both now suffering from the illness. Also I see two more teeth peeking through which is probably causing some of his misery. We're still battling with weight gain issues though we've increased to much more fat in his diet the last few weeks. Up until this current cold he was eating great. I think his poor weight gain may be partially the fault of so many colds this winter.:( But, with the slow weight gain we're also taking our time with the GM development. I am worried but just hoping everything is OK. Gotta trust my ped and just wait this out.

Onto fun stuff, I've made a design for his first birthday invites. What do you guys think? We're doing trains.:D:D

http://www.mpix.com/GetImage.aspx?a=32633865&b=595btq7v4yaowog9hsjr&c=b&d=0

[junkinmytrunk]

Yep, Pierson has the double ear infection upper respiratory nightmare the rest of our little ones have. It's terrible. He flew with a cold on Dec 30 and as of this past Friday, was majorly ILL. If it wasn't for Brooke posting that Declan projectile vomited from ear infection, I'd never have linked the two. Thanks Brooke! Anyhow, we are trying to recover before flying back on the 13th.

Will post XMAS pics then.

Love to all,

Lisa

[aprilshowers]

Jenn - I love the invites! So cute! What a great picture you got too!

Sorry to hear everyone is so sick. I hope you're all feeling better soon! We are doing okay in the health department.

QOTD - is there anyone else out there without teeth still? We go through these phases where I'm sure she's teething but so far, nothing.

[IUAlum]

We've had a busy couple weeks of milestones- first crawling and then yesterday he pulled himself up a few times. Looked so darn proud of himself too.

Does anyone have this problem? I am having an increasingly hard time getting Seth to go to sleep, except for bedtime. When I put him in his crib he instantly rolls over and then sits up. I will try to pick him up and put him back down and he usually just does it again. And again. And again. I know his needs are all met, and most of the time he's EXHAUSTED, but again with his "trick". I've been resorting to rocking him to sleep, but I don't want this to become a habit. Any suggestions?

[red_canuck]

No suggestions here IU, we're in the same boat. DS gets rocked to sleep every time. If you put him in his crib awake, he just stands up. over and over and over again. He has far more patience for that "game" than I do.

Looks like we've picked a date for DS's first birthday party, March 11th. And a theme - Superman :rolleyes: DH's choice. fun times.

[kdotp]

DS's schedule is all out of whack since being released from the hospital last week. He slept well the first two nights he was back because he was so exhausted, but now that he's mostly better, he's all confused. We put him to bed last night at 8ish (slightly later than his normal bedtime) and he was up at 11pm, ready to play! Not. Cool. Hopefully now that he's back at daycare, he can get back to his regular routine. I really don't want to have to go through sleep training again.

DS's first birthday party will be March 4. We're having a John Deere/farm theme. :D

10 month photo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/kdotp/tenmonth.jpg

[amychris03]

IU
DEFINITELY have the same types of problems. Its no biggie when he goes down for night (and occasionally his first nap if he's really tired) but I have to wait until he's pretty sound, otherwise he sits right up. Then at night when he wakes up (which has been 3-4 times a night lately because of teething) he stands up and so we have to go back in there to calm him down. Then once he's awake for the first time at night, it's VERY hard to get him back in bed. And with that, he's awake from his second nap so I should go.

teething sucks!!!:mad:

[yby1]

I have the same napping problems. Actually, we just have sleeping issues all around now, but I have no problem getting him down for the night. The problem is that *I* can't get him to nap. DH can get him to nap just fine. The only way I can get him to nap if I take him for a walk in the stroller. But sometimes he wakes up when I try to take him out of the stroller.http://img117.echo.cx/img117/4209/smile0109il.gif His night wakings are better, but he's still get up twice a night. He doesn't seem terrified anymore (due to separation anxiety) and it's much easier to get him back to sleep, but I want him to go back to 1 waking or to STTN.

One milestone I'm proud of is that Mattias can now let himself off our bed or the sofa himself. http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8399/thumbsup4kk.gif. Since he was 5 months old we started practicing letting him off the the sofa feet first. We really emphasized it once he started pulling up to stand. Last week, DH saw him do it himself. Since then, he's pretty much mastered it. Now I don't have to worry about DS diving off our bed head first. :)

[ellybella]

this close...to walking!!! since xmas day james has been taking one or two unassisted steps until yesterday and today when he took about 5!!! he has the confidence, he just needs to remain calm to keep his balance. he gets a little excited and goes too fast.

jennw love the invites! great job!

birthday i think we'll have it at our house. not sure of the # on the guest list, but it will be family and friends. it'll be the day after his birthday on saturday and i'm thinking a brunch. for themes, i'm trying to decide between frogs, cows (farm), or zoo.

teeth we still have just the two, but it seems like he's chewing a lot, but this has been going on for over a month and the dr. didn't see anything at our 9 mo wbv. oh well. he's doing great w/ solids so i can't complain.

sickness other than our 24 hour barfing bug at the beginning of dec. we've been healthy (knock on wood).

red love that picture of logan on tow mater. does he love it? i was just thinking james needs a little ride on toy.

9 month stats - 20 lbs 11 oz (50%), 29.5 " long (80%)

qtod what toys will you or have you packed away after receiving gifts for the holidays and now for 1st birthdays or dc has outgrown?

[JennW]

Can we use this pic for page 1?:)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q105/jennwalkup/DSC04324.jpg?t=1168309869

[amychris03]

elly That's so fun that he is almost walking!!

JennW Cute Pic!

QOTD: We put away his exersaucer (he rarely played with it), his swing (he liked to stand by it and swing it himself, which wasn't safe anyways), and a couple other random things. We were going to pack up some of his rattles and stuff, but when we got back home, he was so excited to see them, and I swear played with each one, so we have them packed in a tuperware container so he can get to them if he wants. He enjoys dumping them out several times each day just to make sure they are still there!

[JennW]

A question for those of you whose kids sit well. Owen is doing well with sitting but after a few minutes seems to get bored with it and flings himself backwards or sideways. I am afraid he will hurt himself though I know he needs to learn his limits. Did your DC do this/any tips? Is it normal? I try and keep as few toys as possible in his direct vicinity so he doesn't fall on them but if he has no toys, he has no interest in sitting there!:)

[tray622]

It is nice to see us busy in here :) Jocey is still sick. The doctors are getting a tad worried and we have a chest xray today to make sure the pneumonia is clear. I just dont know what to do :(

sleep I count my lucky stars that both my kids have been self-soothing sleepers without crying or prompting. With Zoey by 3 months she just wouldnt fall asleep in my arms anymore and lunged for the crib. Jocey was still in the swing sleeping at 6 months old but right around 7 months rocking and swinging just stopped working. On rough nights she likes us to hold her until calm but wont go to sleep until we put her down. It makes for rough outings though since she hasnt napped in her stroller or in her sling in along time. It is fine if we are somewhere where we could put the PnP but last weekend we went to Disney all day and it was kinda rough.

birthdays Joceys party is on 2/11, her birthday, and I am going all out and with a Valentines Day theme. I am really excited since I tend to do bday parties for the first and then we just have our little family group get togethers for the ones after that.

toys As sad as it is Jocey doesnt play with much. Her older sister is very mean and takes everything this kid even looks at away. We have had her exersaucer put away for a few months and we out away the infant type toys.

[ajb524]

Sean had tubes put in ears yesterday. I'm amazed how smoothly things went. He was back to his normal self last night :D

copied from my journalSean's surgery went very smoothly this morning. We got there at 6:00am and they took us back immediately. He changed into his little gown and I let him watch reading rainbow and then Authur on PBS. Around 6:25 they gave him some sleepy medicine. It was almost funny because he was acting drunk. He wanted to play, but just couldn't get control over himself to he just leaned back on me. He was also trying to wave at the grandparents and he couldn't quite get coordinated. At 7:00 the medicine was starting to wear off slightly because he was sitting up and reaching for the TV. They came and got him at 7:10 and the doctor came into the waiting room at 7:30 to tell us everything went fine. The nurse came and got us about 5 minutes later.

It was a little scary when I first held him because he was like a limp baby doll. I have never felt him like this. He was screaming and obviously very hungry. If I had known I could feed him right away I would have had the bottle ready. So I held him while Jason mixed up a bottle. He ate around 4oz and then the nurse gave him some tylenol. He was really restless and his ears were bleeding so we got some vasoline on cotton balls stuck in his ears to catch the drainage. Then his doc came in and said that he was very glad we went ahead and did the surgery. He had lots of thick fluid in his ears and he thinks this will help tremendously.

Surprisingly we were able to leave the hospital around 8:10 and were home by 8:30. Sean was in a very good mood on the way home. He "talked" to us all the way home.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers! I'm so glad this is over with and I really hope this makes a big difference for him.


Party plans- We have exactly one month from tomorrow before Sean is 1:eek: :eek: . I got into party planning mode this weekend. We're doing a Pooh theme party. I've got the cake picked out and invites. I've just got to get a menu together and other details like getting all the stuff for the party.

I keep thinking of this time last year and how it all has gone so fast. I know I'm going to have a hard time on his b-day. I miss him being a little baby so much, but definitely have enjoyed each stage so far. I do however miss being able to put him down and come back to him in the same spot. He's definitely got the speed crawl down ;)

[bunny nose]

ajb524- I am so glad everything went well. And coming from someone who suffered from ear infections all her life- I hope the tubes work. He will be so much happier! Keep us up to date on how he is feeling!!

Karen

[kdotp]

tray Poor Jocey! :( I hope they figure out why she's still sick!

ajb I'm glad the tubes went well and hope they do the trick!

putting toys away We put away the swings and some infant toys (wrist rattles, gym, etc...). We still have the exercauser out -- we use it occasionally still when we want to keep him contained for a few minutes.

DS is army crawling now! Last night he figured out how to get over to the dog's stuff and was playing in the water dish! :rolleyes:

[phart]

Hi mamas!

ajb~~I'm glad everything went well and really help it helps his little ears!

I'm sorry for all the sick babies:( Maura has only had the occasional snotty nose and it seems to be teeth related, thankfully. But it's still gross:)

We haven't put up any toys. Well, the bouncy seat isn't in use but is still out in our room.

Maura is working on teeth 7&8 and started walking 2 weeks ago. She's about on pace with Aiden in that department. Only difference is she started earlier (9.5 months) but was cautious at first...he just took off walking at 10 months.

[IUAlum]

A question for those of you whose kids sit well. Owen is doing well with sitting but after a few minutes seems to get bored with it and flings himself backwards or sideways. I am afraid he will hurt himself though I know he needs to learn his limits. Did your DC do this/any tips? Is it normal? I try and keep as few toys as possible in his direct vicinity so he doesn't fall on them but if he has no toys, he has no interest in sitting there!:)

Jenn, if you have one, put a Boppy behind him while he's sitting. Then he has a cushion if he falls back or sideways. They do this at our daycare, and I picked it up from them.

[red_canuck]

thanks ellybella! Logan does indeed love mater, he doesn't ride him as much as walks behind him or crouches and opens and closes the seat compartment. The cell phone is a favourite chew toys too. Best toy, and you can't beat the price! I wish it had training wheels though, DS tends to push it over.

Putting toys away - We havne't put any toys away really, but the ones he doens' tplay with just stay in the bottom of the toy chest. We've loaned out our swing and bouncy chair though to a pregnant friend (under dire threat to return them! lol)

Jenn, Logan still hates to sit, he won't do it for more than a few seconds. When he was learning i did the boppy trick as well, but of course he always ended up falling forwards and getting mad ;) Now he plays in a high kneel position, or rolls onto his back. Never sitting :rolleyes:

Congrats on Maura walking Shannon!! that's so exciting :D How's running after two kids? I bet you fall into bed exhausted every night!

[jordan]

Congrats on Maura's walking!!! I'm not so sure I'm ready for that one yet.

Jenn - One thing that really helped Nate with sitting was my mom had one of those big, thick, soft gymnastics mats. We weren't so afraid of letting him sit and fall back on that. After a weekend at her house he was sitting like a champ. Not sure I can think of anything similar, but if you have something where you don't mind him falling so often it might help.

Toys - We've put the swing, bouncy seat, jumper and exersaucer down in the basement. I'm also thinking of going through his toy box, though most of his christmas toys are too big to fit. We also keep a basket down in the living room that I rotate out small toys in. I just brought his stacking cups back out and it was like he found his best friend. :)

Nate has his first ear infection. :( He was just miserable last weekend, but seems to be on the road to recovery now. It's kind of funny now he will hide his mouth when I am trying to give him medicine. Once he tastes a bit he's fine with it, but it has to be a fight. He's been chewing his entire hand for the last few days so I'm thinking we have some more teeth on the way. (He's only got 2). His babysitter mentioned yesterday that she got a peak and she could see outlines of about 6. If he pops them all soon I can't even imagine the pain he's been in. Poor kid. Nate has also learned how to crawl a few stairs (supervised).

Hope everyone has a great day!

[phart]

red~~You know, it's not bad right now. Probably because things are still pretty much baby proofed from Aiden being small. I find myself encouraging her instead of trying to knock her down like I though I would;) She's mostly walking as of the past few days and it's pretty cute because she's so little:) The only thing is now I lose her more often.

[amychris03]

kdotp
Did you see Gymboree's new spring clothing line? They have a whole tractor theme for baby boys! I thought of you because I know you are doing a John Deer theme for Grants birthday and there is some cute stuff!

[tgal]

Hopefully all these illnesses will be behind us as we approach all the bday parties.

Jen: Yes, Eva did that when after a couple months of sitting. We had to move our playing location where we had all padded carpet. It was a pain, but there is really nothing you can do to prevent it. She got quite a few bumps and we delt with several screaming sessions from her throwing herself back like that, but eventually I think she just realized one day. Put two and two together for herself and stopped doing it. We also at one point surrounded her with pillows, didn't quite work because she started crawling around the same time. Good luck!

Phart: All I can say is WOW! Teeth 7&8, I'm thinking she might need a steak here shortly!

abj: Glad to hear everything went well.

Naps: I think we are a little ahead of most people here. Dd went through the same thing. It does improve, but I made the fatal mistake of laying with her to get her down. Now at almost 11 months, she takes her bottle and pushes it out when she is finished and totally crashes for her naps.

Sleeping: Not sure what is going on here, she had improved so much. Slept until 5am woke for a bottle and then back to bed until 7 or 8 am. This week we are back to 1am, 3am, 4:30am, and 6am for good. I am about ready to scream! :eek: Actually, I'm thinking she is getting the next 4 teeth all at the same time. I was feeling around this morning and there was significant swelling and one tooth popping through. Not to mention it makes me wonder if the week of the squirts and the fever she ran on Tuesday is a result of all this. I guess we will find out here shortly.

Q on Growth Spirts: OMG, I don't know if dd is getting her 1 year early, but during these night wakings she has sucked down 8oz each time. Today's total we are already at 38 oz of formula and about 1/2 cup of food for breakfast. This started at 1am this morning. I am almost tempted to call the ped and ask if it is normal. I've got a little piggie on my hands!

Toys: We packed the big infant stuff away awhile ago, but the smaller toys are still laying around the house because she still chews on most of them. We need to get some of this under control though. I plan to ship some of the old stuff off to grandmas house, so she has more stuff to play with over there.

Bday party: We are one month away from our 1st party too! I can't believe it. So much to do and not enough time!

On the Eva front, other than sleep she is doing great. Starting to make out words, she was saying "T" , meaning christmas tree and pointing at it. She says duck, but is yet to say mommy! Says ma ma from time to time, but not sure if she is really referring to me. She also pushes herself off the couch too. She loves to dance. Started this around 9.5 months, but is really getting into it now with her arms and butt. She loves playing peek a boo. Started this at around 10 months, but has mastered it and is hiding behind doors and furniture. She is definitely our source of entertainment at the moment.

[ShannonGH]

Just dropped in to ask if anyone else is doing a pic/video montage for the first year? I've started working on Noa's and am having so much fun! Can't wait to share the finished product in another couple months!

[losthoosier]

Mackenzie has taken her first steps. I am super excited yet again sad. My little girl is growing up super fast. She will no longer let me hold her; she wants down, she wants to play.

TOYS~ She will not go in her exesaucer, as she thinks she is too big for it, instead she plays on the outside of it. We have given one of her swings away, and the other she has only gone in a few times. I tried it a couple months ago and she was scared! Other then that she still loves her rattles as she loves to hit things with them.

Birthday! Ours will be on her birthday which is ST. Patties day, but we will not be having a St. Patties party. I am creating the invites, and have ordered some of the supplies on eBay. I have calls out for a balloon clown to make animal balloons. Other then that I am trying to be creative about food. I need suggestions as we are having a “Little Lady Bug Princess Theme” I wanted to do bugs, but didn’t want it too boyish so how about a lady bug!

Teeth~ we still only have 2, but I am not worried, as I figure the fewer teeth she has the less likely they will be damaged by the bottle before bed. As she will not let me close enough to her mouth to brush them yet. As I am sure her gums hurt.

House Proofing, Lets just say our living room looks like a daycare. We have two inches of padding over our hard wood floors and huge gated circle. My DH was watching her and she fell and got a black eye so I came home and found a daycare center in my house.

Words~ She is can clearly say Daddy as she screams this when she gets mad. She can also say Ma MA, Dog which she calls OG, Hi, Bye, and her newest is IKA when she is calling her cousin Jessica. You can tell she trys to say more but the words will not come out. 

ABJ~ Glad to hear everything went smoothly with the tubes, I too had tubes as a baby

Shannon, Can I ask where you are making the video Montage

[JennW]

Thanks to all for your sitting advice. I'm glad to know that my kid isn't the only one who throws himself around when sitting.:) We go in next week for a weight check. He is def finally beefing up a tiny bit. He eats like a horse so I guess he is just blessed with fast metabolism, unlike his mommy.;)
Congrats to all your little movers and shakers. That is so exciting! We're still taking our time in our house which is fine as I hear all your stories. I guess I better enjoy these last days/weeks/months before crawling/walking gets me running around, although I have a feeling we have quite a while to go!:)
Toys - We have not packed anything away and it is getting to be a mess in my house! A good thing about him being small is that we get lots of use out of stuff (i.e. clothes we're still in 6-12). He is still using most of his infant stuff; I could not live without the swing! He still likes some baby toys but I think it's mostly cause they are small and he likes to bang them around and of course chew on them.
Tooth #5 & 6 are *just* popping out any minute now.:D
Words - He def calls DH "Dad" and he calls the dog "Bub." Nothing for mom.:rolleyes:
Video montage? - I hadn't even thought of this. What a great idea!
Birthday - We are doing it on his actual birthday, 3/18. It's gonna be a train theme. I'm doing a picture montage (1 year train, each car has a month pic of him) and a train cake as well as various other things that I am trying to pull together. I think I already posted the invites here.
Andrea - Yay for tubes! Poor guy. I hope this is the end to his (and your) suffering!
red - Glad to hear Owen isn't the only kid not crazy about sitting. At least he has some company!
Lets hope we're all healthy from here on out! No more colds! No more sickness!!
Happy Thursday, all! I cannot BELIEVE that these kiddos are almost a year old!

[aprilshowers]

Lo and behold...we have spotted the first tooth!!! Only took her 10 1/2 months (not that I'm complaining!).

[ShannonGH]

april...teeth! Look out boobies. :)

Video montage: I'm doing mine at www.onetruemedia.com It's pretty user-friendly and it's been so much fun to make. I'm adding pics AND video clips. You can add text slides as well as upload your own music. Fun fun! I'm keeping it a surprise till the big party...I know everyone will love it!

[red_canuck]

yay for the first tooth April!!!

[aprilshowers]

april...teeth! Look out boobies. :)LOL - Yeah, definitely NOT looking forward to that aspect!

[amychris03]

Add us to the sick kid list!

Sam has a double ear infection:( I swear the kid is totally acting normal though, no fever or anything. He did projectile vomit once, which got me concerned, and then he started doing this weird shaking his head/holding his head to the side thing, so I thought we should check it out. He's on antibiotics so hopefully it will clear up soon and that will help his sleep! (a girl can dream).

More concerning about the appointment is that Sam was diagnosed with a heart murmur. Anyone else have one of those in here, I forget. I guess his is mild but we are going to recheck it when we go back to check the ears in two weeks, and if it's heard again, will get referred for a pediatric cardiologist. Supposedly they are no big deal, but I'd like the expert to tell me that just the same.:(

[JennW]

Shannon - That is sure to be a hit! That is going to be so cool. I would be tempted to do that if I wasn't so crazy with birthday planning already.

April - Yay for a tooth!:)

amy - I'm sorry about Sam's poor little ears. Awww... I'm sure all will be well with his murmur. I have heard also that it is really no big deal. I think I may have had that when I was a baby.

[aprilshowers]

amy - I know this doesn't really help but I had a heart murmur when I was a baby. I eventually "outgrew" it and am totally fine now. I hope Sam's is equally benign and that his ear infection clears up soon!

[tray622]

amy I know it wont make you worry less, but Zoey had a heart murmur from birth and just recently at the 2 year visit the doctor said he could barely catch it if he didnt know it was already there. {{{hugs}}}

[IUAlum]

I was talking to Seth's daycare "teacher" about his new trick- the sitting up in bed instead of napping. She mentioned that he does turn going back to lay him back down into a game. She suggested just leaving him sitting up. And sure enough, it works! He has cried at the most for 5 minutes and then PLOP! He decides he's tried, lays down (sometimes topples over) and he's out cold!

Add us to the sick kids- he got sent home from daycare today with a fever. Only 100.4, but above the legal limit (100.1) So we're having a sick day. At least it's Friday, it was nice to skip out of work for once.

Amy- I know nothing about heart murmurs, but I hope they're all right and that it's nothing serious. Thinking about you guys.

[junkinmytrunk]

Hi girls -hope all is well.

Pierson is going to the DR tomorrow to follow up on the double ear infections. He seems to be feeling better.

We're finally crawling really, really well and pulling up on anything and everything, INCLUDING the dog!! :D

Will post some pics of the holidays soon. Meanwhile, sleeping is nightmare, with the timezone change. OUCH!!

Okay gals, talk soon and happy 2007 to all.

xo xo xo
Lisa and Pierson

[Elenitsa]

Amy ~ I had a murmur too when I was younger. I think it was still detectable until age 7-8. Actually it might have been first detected at that age. I had an ultrasound and they determined I would outgrow it. I think by 12 it was undetectable.

Many hugs to our mamas with sick kids. Hope your kiddos are better soon.

[kdotp]

Not much going on in our household. G finally recovered from the stomach flu but now has a nasty, nasty cold! :( Poor baby. We can just tell he's not back to his old, smiley self yet.

He's still army crawling to get to things. His favorite goal has been the dog's water dish and gets very upset when we move it from him. :rolleyes: He's also discovered he can click his tongue and make "ffff/thhh" noises by blowing through his teeth. Last night when I was feeding him supper, I noticed tooth #7 has popped through and #8 probably won't be far behind.

[tray622]

Life is so rough for my Jocey :( I had taken her off her reflx meds a couple months ago and since then has had a chronic cough then a sinus infection then bronchiolitis then a lot of wheazing... we saw the GI specialist last week who got her restarted on the meds since uncontrolled reflux can cause cold symptoms leading to the other stuff we have encountered. We started the meds Saturday and the coughing has began getting better over the weekend. We had an appt with an allergist yesterday to rule any other problems out. They cancelled on us. I was pissed. The last couple of nights were horrific. I took her back to the regular ped just to make sure she was getting better and she now has a double ear infection. Ugh. This poor baby just cant win (either can mommy or daddy it seems)!

[ShannonGH]

since uncontrolled reflux can cause cold symptoms leading to the other stuff we have encountered

Wow. Had no idea. We took Noa off reflux meds a couple of months ago because didn't really seem to be helping. She's gotten a cold but now appears to be getting over it. Guess this is something to definitely keep an eye on.

[yby1]

We have the same problem with the dog water dish. That's all he wants to play with now because it's elusive. :rolleyes: I just don't know where to put the dish so it can be accesbile to our dog and not to Mattias.

My little man has started pointing. A few days ago I noticed that he would stretch out his arms and babble (cha! :p). I was wondering what the heck he was doing, then he was finally able to get his index fingers to cooperate and I noticed that he was pointing to our lamps. and birds and planes in the sky :cool:. Matty too scared to stand on his own, but he'll do it if he's not thinking about it. He'll walk using a push walker, but then he'll squat down and start crawling since it's easier.

Our dog is named Gracie and lately Matty has been saying "Gee Gee" when he sees her. Daddy is "Dada" which he's been saying for a bit now, but now he's finally starting to say "Mama," but lots of times he'll look at me and say "Maaaaaah." So cute. :)

[klm2klh]

Tray - So sorry to hear about Jocey, I hope that you both get some relief soon.

Well it's official! I am about to join the ranks of stay at home moms. I called the human resources person at my work last week to tell them that I wouldn't be returning when my maternity leave is finished next month (In Canada we have a 1 year, partially paid maternity leave). I pretty much knew that I wouldn't be going back and I don't think that they were surprised, but it felt good to finally make it official. The boys are starting to be really fun (when they aren't driving me crazy!) as I am sure you all know. This week we started a ladies time out program where they are in childcare for 2-hours. The first day was a little hectic getting organized and settled, but they did really well (at least no one had to come and get me because they were inconsolable).

We also had to go out and get latches for our cupboards this week because Nicholas has figured out that he can open some of them. I can't believe how fast they are growing up. We went to visit my girlfriend and her 2-week old daughter and I can barely remember them being that small (& she was 8.5 lbs). Time sure flies!

[ShannonGH]

Congrats on making it official klm!
I only work 2.5 days/week now but once the school year is up at the end of May, I'll be a SAHM too! I've decided not to go back next school year. The money will be tight but it just makes the most sense for our family.

Okay, I am SHOCKED that we still do not have any ROs!!!!

[JennW]

RO's – I am SHOCKED about this as well. I was just thinking this as I was reading through this thread. Whenever I think about #2, I keep pushing the date back. At first we wanted them two years apart. That would mean starting to try this spring and there is no way I'm ready for that yet. I think now the plan will be to aim for 2.5-3 years apart. There are pros and cons to having them closer and to having them further apart. I change my mind about it on a daily basis.:p

Congrats to Shannon and KLM for your SAHM decisions. That is great news!:D

tray – Sorry about Jocey. Poor girl. I hope she gets better, soon.:)

[JennZ]

Hi Girls!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I have been reading along.
We moved two weeks before Christmas, so things were extremely hectic for a while.
And now the computer is not in the kitchen, so it isn't as easy for me to get on and post.

RO's- Someone MUST be holding out! I remember someone a while back said they were trying- was it MCD? I'm not sure.
I think I wish I was pg again. So if/when I am a RO, I will not be holding out on you guys!! :D

Congrats to the SAHM girls! I love it! Some days are definitely more of a challenge than others, but totally worth the monetary sacrifice. I do feel extremely fortunate and blessed to be able to stay home with them.

Tray- I'm so sorry Jocey has had such a rough time! I hope she feels better soon! Let DH watch the girls for an hour and lock yourself in the bathroom and take a long, hot bath. (Maybe even with a glass of wine!!)

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Graham is just amazing me every step of the way. He has 6 teeth and seems to be working on 7 and 8. He sits with one index finger in each side of his mouth- like he is about to whistle. It's pretty funny!
He can stand on his own for a few seconds, and walks when we hold his hands.
I decided to start weaning straight to a sippy cup. I think I posted last time that he had started to wean himself a little. He is just too busy and interested in what DS1 and DD are doing, that he doesn't want to stay latched for long. And that hurts the bb's sometimes with those little nipping teeth!! LOL
Anyway, he started really eating a lot more food in the past month, so it seemed like a good time to also drop a nursing session or two during the day.
He has taken to the sippy cup pretty well so far. And he is now only nursing
in the afternoon, before bed, and then once (or twice) at night. He has been waking up at 2am and 6am, so I would like to get him to drop one of those feedings ASAP! At 6 he falls back asleep until 8 or 8:30, and then he eats cereal and fruit for breakfast, so he doesn't nurse again until the afternoon.
I am reluctant to give up the night nursing because it is my special time with him. He has just gotten so big now, it is almost comical to see him in the glider with me nursing! But nothing, nothing is sweeter than a sleeping baby face!!
His birthday party will be Feb. 24th, and I think I might be in denial that he is already one! With the all the commotion around my house, this year has really seemed like a whirlwind to me! I have one I'm trying to register for preschool, one I'm trying to potty train, and one I'm trying to wean! Craziness!
But very happy, wonderful, amazing craziness!! :) :)

Have a great day girls!!

[ShannonGH]

Hi JennZ! Crazy, I was actually thinking about you earlier! We hadn't heard from you in a wihle and I was hoping all was okay. It does sound like you have your hands full but it is moms like you that are such an inspiration to me! I constantly hear how hard it is to juggle more than one but when I read your posts, I see through that into the joy it is to be a mom! So thank you. :) I, honestly, am not quite sure if I'm cut out to be a SAHM...I think it is the hardest job...but definitely the most rewarding. This summer I'll be anxious to get involved with some mom's groups and get to know other SAHMs.
As far as ROs, we're TTC in April...Tuni, weren't you sooner than that???

[ajb524]

RO's- I'm another shocked one. I can't believe we don't have one yet. It definitely won't be me anytime soon if ever. I think I could be content with just 1, but then part of me wants to have a daughter so bad that I'm afraid I would regret not at least giving it a try.

Sean is doing just wondeful since he had tubes last week. I'm so surprised at how smoothly it went. I'm just praying that this keeps us out of the doctor's office. For the first time since I've been back at work we've been able to not see the doctor for a whole month now!!! I'm so happy. I think having him in home daycare has really helped too.

Last night he figured out how to do this- http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=104736&cdate=20070116&ctime=191744
and we laughed at him so much. Who knew a clothes basket could entertain my kid ;)

[IUAlum]

ajb- TOO CUTE!

[ellybella]

ajb that is so cute! i loved listening to him squeal in delight!! love it!

jennz you are definitely an inspiration! somedays i'm so overwhelmed and frustrated with just one, i find it hard to comprehend any more babies. how do you do it?!

ro there has to be someone out there? i think we're waiting until july, we'd start sooner, but i'm scared to have a baby in the dead of winter here especially since i had the baby blues for a while w/ james. i felt like it was still cold and gray here in march. maybe it would be different since james will be older and we'll be doing activities, i don't know...

how fun klm you are officially home!! love that maternity policy in canada! and shannon you are not far behind. it is definitely fun that you are a part of EVERYTHING! it definitely has its challenges and i don't find it as easy as i thought it would be.

teeth yay! the top two are out and on there way down...finally! i do think there may be another top coming too. it has been a painful week! he gets so congested and has diarrhea, it really takes a toll on him.

[Tracie]

ajb Loved the video! Aj is, too, fascinated by clothes baskets but instead likes to tip them on their side and crawl inside. Or pull clean laundry from inside out.

RO's I, too, am shocked. This must be some kind of record. All I know is that it won't be me first, unless we have an oopsie, we plan to space them out three years apart.

AJ's newest tricks:
Clapping, which he first did on Christmas Day, but is doing more regularly now.
He's learned to make this weird, kind of gutteral sound
You can ask him to "say Mama" and he will
He pulled up to his feet on Monday for the first time! (And not since)

[junkinmytrunk]

Hi girls, hope all is getting better for the sick babies out there. Pierson's on his second course of antibiotics (this time we're doing Zithromax) for the double ear infection. He's got terrible diahrreaha as a result. Hopefully that will go away once the zithro is done.

Congrats to the new batch of stay at home moms - I must say I love being at home with Pierson all the time and I feel so lucky to be able to do so.

As for RO's, I only WISH WISH WISH I could be our first RO. Alas, that is not to be, given my circumstance. I'd love for Pierson to have a brother or sister -- and I just LOVED being pregnant.

I just can't believe we're hitting the 1 year mark. My doll is just getting so big and becoming such a little guy -- he's totally a toddler-in-training, no more baby boy :( which is so, so sad for me.

Okay, gonna check the little guy -- hope you are all well.

Big hugs and kisses, March mommies!

[brooke]

ROs We plan to start TTC next month (yikes! :eek: ). We were so blessed to become pregnant on the first try with Declan... never know how long it will take with #2 - could take a month, could take 2 years...and I want an option for a 3rd. :p

Sick babies... Count us in. 3rd ear infection hit last Friday, and I was troubled to hear him wheeze a bit last night, so brought him to Ped this morning. Diagnosed with RSV bronchiolitis ...not an awful case, and wheezing aside - he isn't bothered... Nebulizer we tried in the office didn't make a significant difference, so we'll have to wait it out and hope it doesn't get worse.

Have a wonderful weekend all!

[ShannonGH]

OMG, all these sick babies! I'm so sorry! We've been lucky enough to just have a couple colds so far. All the sickness going around makes me so thankful that we went ahead and did her heart surgery in the late summer....sickness + heart defect do not go well together. ;)

Okay, I know this will sound weird but hey, I have to find every silver lining :)...you all are talking about your babies growing up so fast and not being babies anymore...well I am thoroughly enjoying my yet still immobile baby!:D She's been getting up on all 4s and rocking but I think it'll still be awhile before she knows how to crawl. Her PT is very happy with her progress this far which sure makes a mama so proud!:D

Yay Brooke that you're starting next month! I wish we were but I'm holding out till April cuz we have a few "life events" to plan around (dh job searching, us moving to a bigger home this summer).

[JennW]

Even though I'm not yet ready for #2 I have to say I am slightly jealous of those of you getting ready to try again.:) Plus, like Brooke said, I'd really like to keep the door open for the possibility of #3.

By Shannon: you all are talking about your babies growing up so fast and not being babies anymore...well I am thoroughly enjoying my yet still immobile baby!

ITA with this. I have a late bloomer over here and I am thouroughly enjoying his still being somewhat immobile. We have sitting, scooting, rolling and slithering:D, but no crawling, pulling up or walking yet. It's nice to enjoy him as a "baby" for just a tiny bit longer.:p

[JennZ]

Shannon and Jenn,

Eat up all the baby moments!! It's not weird at all to be loving the baby-stage!

The good news is, I remember thinking when DD was born (my first baby), "She will never be cuter than she is at this moment"
I was so worried that she would never be as sweet as that first instant that I held her.
And then at every stage after that I found myself thinking the exact same thing!!
So now I know there are more stages coming that you will never believe how cute and sweet they are!!
I still try to savor and treasure every stage as long as I can, but now I know another precious one is right behind the one they are outgrowing!
Does that make sense?
(except now my DD who just turned 4 is suddenly sassy! Ah, but that is for another thread!!) :D
Here we still have perfect, wonderful, yummy babies that don't talk back!! :)

[losthoosier]

I have to agree, Savor the babies (Shannon and Jenn) I would love for Mackenzie to slow down a little. She has turned into a full out toddler.

I am being sent to New Jersey this week for work, and am having a really hard time with it. I have not spent one night without DD by my side. For those of you have spent time away, how did your children react. I am just afraid she is going to have a hard time. Guess just depressed about it.

Congrats on those Trying again soon. I wish I was in your shoes, but I too have too much going on. Our house is for sale, and Law School apps have been sent.