June '06 Mommies - Celebrating 1 Year and Many More To Come! [Archive]

steviem

04-19-2007, 08:06 PM

I can't believe our babies are almost 1!!!!!

Checking in.............

Owen Paul
June 28th
steviem

Here's a recent picture of the little man:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/sjanisse/OwenMarch2007039.jpg

Birthday Theme: We are going with an "under the sea" theme. Here are the invitations:

http://www.paperstyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/images/19-5037-d.jpg

I also ordered some tropical fish/sea things from Oriental Trading Co:
http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/3_101.jpg?resize(250x250)

http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/7_4.jpg?resize(250x250)

I also got some other "fish" things including bubbles, stickers, paddle w/ ball, whistles, candy- all with fish or sea creatures on them for the goody bags.

His party won't be very big- just family and a few friends- maybe 20 people max. Since there are only going to be 5 kids, I don't have many activities planned.... just the pinata, and I got a kiddie pool (fish themed) for the kids to splash around in. I hope it won't be too boring!

Dan's*Girl

04-19-2007, 08:29 PM

Peyton Thomas
June 1st
Dan's*Girl

My little man...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/436434142_fb4c46663d_m.jpg

Thanks for the new thread!! I cant believe its almost been a year either...the old saying is true..once you have kids time goes faster and faster!

QOTD: If you have thought about or started planning the first birthday party, what theme are you doing, if any?

We are HUGE Cardinals fans and want to do a "sports" theme,baseball if we can since it will be in season. I found some cute stuff for it...
I LOVE these cute invitations, made by a company on ebay...full color 12 with envelopes for $5.99!!
http://www.sellersourcebook.net/users/50041/dsp_bdayinvitebaseball.jpg
We are thinking of having the party around 4 so the kids can have their afternoon nap before coming...what do you think ladies?

Have a great night!

shaqangel

04-19-2007, 08:46 PM

thanks for the new thread!

Javan Christopher
5 June
shaqangel

here's my munchkin
http://www.totsites.com/totimages/2132/400703-DSC_0037.jpg

he got his 8th haircut after this pic was taken:)

QOTD: If you have thought about or started planning the first birthday party, what theme are you doing, if any?
we're doing a turtle theme! i fell in love with the turtle crossing onesy from gymboree so we decided to go with that! jbenny are you laughing at this comment! it was going to be safari theme. since i'm from south africa dh wanted something along those lines but the zoo here didnt have lions and that was big disappointment to dh! so he settled for the turtles. we're doing it at a children's musuem and they actually do a lot of the stuff for us. i will do my own personal touches but for the most part it will be pretty simple.

Dan's*Girl ds takes his nap around 4pm so for us personally it might not work. but every baby is different so i think you should plan what would work best for peyton's schedule.

jbennyi promise i'm not a gymboree addict!! seriously!!! i dont even know which line those swim shorts come from. i saw them at a consignment sale and loved them so had to get them. but i do like a lot of gymbo stuff and he does have a lot of things from there and really any place i get a great deal!!!

ETA: sorry the pic is so huge - i dont have time to resize.

Ryan

04-20-2007, 08:52 AM

Hey ladies.. photos are so cute!!!

Emily Lena
June 10th
Ryan

I need to upload photos.. :( I am so bad about doing it to photobucket or whatever it is called...

1st birthday ideas... I was going to try to do paper dolls.... and Baby Lust I know you mentioned Hobby Lobby .. but we do not have one of those... what is it like?

So I may just go with a pink and white gingham theme.... her dress is pink and white check (my mom already bought it... :rolleyes: ) so I thought I could just go with that... but if anyone has ideas about the paper dolls fill me in...

TGIF!

kaelynsmom

04-20-2007, 12:08 PM

Kaelyn Reese
June 6th, 2006
kaelynsmom

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k172/poynoy214/bubbles.jpg

first birthday:

We're having ours at a regional park that has a choo-choo train, petting zoo, pony rides, and paddle boats. We reserved a pavillion for the whole day for only $300, and comes with a bounce house. Our theme is pink and brown, and I'm going to try to get Elmo and face painting to come. We are having a taco lady come for a few hours and make tacos for everyone with her own grill thingee.

Concerns:
Okay, DD is 10.5 months, and she is still not crawling! I've been doing everything I can to encourage her to crawl, and she can't get coordinated enough to do it. We do tummy time all the time. I recently switched her to level 3 on her Gymboree class (age 10mos-16mos), and I felt so bad for DD because she was the only one not crawling. All the babies were WALKING! But of course, she was the youngest one there, but it hurt a bit to see your own child not progress like the others. I know some babies skip crawling all together, and go to walking. She loves to walk, and used to be able to stand on her own for a couple of seconds. But she recently experienced falling on her bum, and ever since then, everytime I try to let go, she instantly goes back to sitting position as if she was traumatized by falling that one time. ayayayayay!!!

On the other hand...
She's a very happy baby, and has been learning so fast. She immitates a lot of sounds we make, and makes a lot of gestures.

TTC..
We will be babymooning in hawaii in a couple of weeks, and we will TTC for baby#2!!! Wish us luck!

Baby Lust

04-20-2007, 03:25 PM

kmmommy, Oh I didn't know HL had that pan! I thought I had to order it from Wilton's website! Awesome! I'm totally going to go check it out today! Thanks! :)

Ryan, Hobby Lobby is just a craft store.. do you have a Joann's Fabrics or anything like that? I did a search for paper dolls on ebay and got 1944 results, so you might think about checking there! It looks like there are some that are relevant. But if not, the pink and white sounds adorable! :)

kaelynsmom, Don't worry about DD not crawling! She will advance on her own! But if you really want to try a few things, have you tried putting something in front of her that you know she will want? Like a bottle or a toy or something like that? Would she crawl towards it? A co-worker friends always suggest a pile of money on the floor. They are so intrigued by the colors and shiny coins and the noise they all make that DD might just crawl towards it! Might be worth a shot! Ooh and good luck with TTC #2! How exciting!! :) We are thinking about starting back up soon as well! I thought being pg by DS's 1st BDay would be good, but I know it's easier said/planned than done! :rolleyes:

June '06 Mommies

04-20-2007, 03:38 PM

Updated to here!

Welcome everyone! :)

jbenny75

04-20-2007, 06:48 PM

shaq I am an addict- like for instance, I know that those shorts are from the Tropical Paradise line, which was sold before DS was even conceived! I am "on the wagon" so to speak, though, b/c I limit myself to buying Gymboree on sale/clearance or when I have a Gymbuck ONLY, plus I must love the item and not buy it just b/c it's Gymboree.

Anybody need summer stuff? I was at Old Navy today and they had boy's t-shirts on sale for $4!

First birthday I can't believe it! I was thinking that I need to get invitations soon b/c they'll need to go out in May! We're doing a small party with family at home. I think I'm doing a construction theme. I found some cute stuff with a dumptruck on it and the saying "I Dig Being One." The website I found it on also has things like construction signs, orange cones, stuff like that.

kaelynsmom DS is just the opposite of your DD. He is walking, but just now started waving. He had clapped awhile ago, and that disappeared until just the past few days, now he's doing it again. I think they all have their strong points. I know it's hard not to worry, though.

steviem

04-20-2007, 09:45 PM

Sign me up for the BAD Mom's club :( I did something awful today and I feel so bad!!!

I was rushing around, trying to get ready to go to Owen's first "Teeny Tumblers" class. I put him in the carseat which was on the couch, and I ran to let the dogs in since it was pouring rain outside. I hear a loud thud..... I went running, to find Owen laying on the ground :eek: I had forgotten to strap him into the carseat so he was able to get out. Thankfully, the fall from the couch to the floor was not that far but still.... .he could have really hurt himself. I was so mad at myself for forgetting to buckle him in, and, for leaving the carseat on the couch. Bad mom!!! Poor kid. I "confessed" what I did to DH when he got home.... he was not happy... not mad, just not happy. Gesh.......

Anyway, Teeny Tumblers was tons of fun. I am really happy we signed up. There is another baby in the class, just 2 days younger than DS. The other kids are a bit older and walking already.

By the way, a big congrats to all those new walkers out there!!! :D

Happy weekend!

Mystikal

04-22-2007, 05:51 PM

kaelynsmom My DD just started crawling. (I know she's younger than yours, but she did it so quickly! Friday night she got on her hands and knees for the first time, and Monday night she was crawling. Skipped the army crawl and everything.) My youngest sister skipped crawling altogether and walked at around 11.5 months. I know it's impossible not to worry, though. I hope she starts soon! Good luck with TTc #2!
steviem at least he didn't get hurt! How scary, though!

It's crazy to think some of us are getting ready to TTC #2! There are actually 2 moms over in the July/August thread that are PG again! :eek: I couldn't do it, but more power to them. lol.

DD has gotten 3 teeth in the past week. Last Sunday she had only three and as of yesterday she had six. I can't believe how quickly they all came in. I told DH we needed to get her a steak dinner. ;)

Ryan

04-23-2007, 09:12 AM

Hey ladies...

ok so I know we have stated our DC schedules before... but would some of you mind listing what DC eats and your feeding times? (or thereabouts)...

DD eats:

B: 8ish; yogart or fruit mixed w/ ceral and 6 oz sippy cup of milk
L: 12ish; Stage 3 dinner or fruit w/ 6 oz sippy cup of milk
S: 4 ish; Stage 2 fruit or veggies or puffs with 6 oz sippy cup of milk
D: 7ish; Fruit or Veggie mixed w/ cereal with 8 oz bottle of milk

I have tried juice and she does not really like it... but I was trying to figure out if dinner should be earlier so that when the times comes she only gets a bottle at 7ish.. For some reason I am second guessing my schedule... (I guess mommy is having an insecure day)..lol...

Dan's*Girl

04-23-2007, 09:57 AM

Im bummin :( :(
Peyton refuses to nap on the weekend unless I am holding him and its killing me. I get NOTHING done and it has to stop. He falls asleep on me and i go to lay him down and BAM he is awake and screaming. He will sleep 2 hours if i hold him.
I called the sitters today to ask what they do and they said when he looks tired they put him in the PNP (awake) and rub his back for 2 mins and he is out.:confused: :confused:

If I do that he cries so hard he throws up. I HATE CIO, and dont want to do it, but I dont know why its one way at the sitters and the other with me.

Any advice is welcome.

steviem

04-23-2007, 10:17 AM

Ryan: Here is a sample meal schedule for DS. Keep in mind I started him on solids at 4 months and he has tons of teeth (so he eats 100% table food). He is also a big eater:

Another note: I just stopped bf'ing last week so the "formula" is a new addition:

7:30am: 6 oz formula bottle
8:00am: 1 whole wheat waffle w/ jam, 1/2 of a banana
12:00pm: 2 slices of deli turkey meat, some cut up cheese, yogurt (4 oz),
a cut-up kiwi
3:00pm: Puffs or a cereal bar (like a granola bar w/ no sugar added)
4:00pm: 6 oz formula bottle
5:30pm: Cut up chicken, a handful of peas/carrots, shredded cheese, 1/2 banana
7:00pm: 6 oz formula bottle

Dan'sgirl: The only thing I could suggest is to do what his daycare does.... put him down and rub his back. He will cry but just stand there and continue to rub his back. Eventually, he will get tired enough and fall asleep. It may take a while but he will get used to the idea of being put down (awake) by mommy for naps, just like at daycare. Best of luck :) I know it's not easy....

IzzyJune2006

04-23-2007, 12:31 PM

Annabelle Rose
June 5, 2006
IzzyJune2006
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/207410/20070423/165901.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/207410/20070423/212758.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=207410&cdate=20070423&ctime=212758&showVideo=1)

Sorry if this is a long post... I'm just so excited. The weekends are so much fun (it's still not easy being a WOH mom).
Annabelle is officially walking!

She started a little bit Friday night letting go for one step between things she
holds on to. On Saturday she would take a few more. By Saturday night and Sunday she can go several steps. She still prefers to crawl on the hard flooring surfaces but on carpet she ventures.
(Of course I haven't caught it on video yet!)
She also dances a lot now to music or even us singing or the cell phone rings. DH taught her to shake her head no and she thinks it's funny, she does it when dancing too. She now says 'atchg' when we do the fake sneeze. It's so cute. She also started imitating the horse shoe noise with the tongue (I call it a tongue clap). A couple of times I thought she was trying to "sing" imitating us.

We are pretty sure she knows who maman and papa are. She says maman a lot (I still can't tell if it's specific to me or to food). She sometimes says dada we're not sure if it's to DH.

She had pho (vietnamese soup) again last night. I don't know if it's the saltiness but she LOVES it. I put a few noodles in a little bowl and cut them up. Once she ate, we took it away and she kept crying and screaming for the bowl to come back... it turned into a disaster when the bowl tipped over. LOL. There's no high chair at the ILs anymore. Feeding on mommy's lap is not easy!

In her carseat she stares at herself. I think she now recognizes where objects are based on what she sees in the mirror. I put a toy bear on her head and she thought it was funny when looking in the mirror, putting it on and off her head. She also plays peekaboo with herself in the mirror. So cute!

Lots is happening. I can't believe how quickly she is growing.

Schedule:

6am ish: Wake up, get a 6oz bottle of formula
7am ish: cereal with mommy, some puffs, or some banana (not every morning)
At daycare: 2 bottles of 6oz formula, 1 jar meat/veggie combo, 1 jar veggie, half jar of fruit +yogurt
5pm ish: puffs, meat + veggies (sometimes homemade, sometimes jars, ex: baked cod + sweet potatoes, or avocado +ground turkey + jar garden veggies), desert: fresh fruits or yogurt or jarred fruit; water or dilutated juice in a sippy cup.
7pm ish: bottle 6oz formula at bedtime

Ryan: when you say milk, do you mean formula or are you already giving whole milk? I think dinner time is whatever fits with the family schedule and her appetite. Do you think she is hungry earlier? Maybe introduce more snack times if that's the case.

Dan's*Girl

04-23-2007, 02:29 PM

Just for laughs.....dont leave your children alone :eek: :eek:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/470430305_6519c74e71.jpg?v=0

Baby Lust

04-23-2007, 04:19 PM

Ryan: Our schedule is pretty loose, but this is what it looks like:
6:30 -7:30: Up to eat - nurse if I'm home or bottle if I'm already at work.
9:30: Naptime
10:30 or so: Breakfast - 6-8 oz baby food - fruit puree, sometimes mixed with cereal but usually just the puree and some puffs. 8 oz bottle shortly thereafter.
1:00: Lunch - 8 oz baby food - meat puree (apples & chicken, etc) and veggie puree (4 oz of each)
2:30: 8 oz bottle
5:30: Nurse (sometimes a nap here too)
6:30: Dinner - 8 oz of baby food - again, meat puree and veggie puree.
8:00: Bathtime - Nurse afterwards
9:00-9:30: Bedtime

Naps are hit or miss with him but that's our basic schedule. Times tend to vary depending on what is happening that day.

Dan*s Girl, DS used to do the same thing. Even now he hates being put in his crib. I'm not a fan of CIO and hate the thought of it, so I use my discretion. I nurse him until he is either fully asleep or mostly asleep, then hold him for a while, then lay him in his crib on his tummy. If he wakes up a little bit, I pat his butt until he goes back to sleep. If he won't go back to sleep, I use my judgement on his crying. If he is just crying/whining, I will let him CIO because I know he is tired and he isn't truly upset. But as soon as I hear his cries change into distress, I pick him up, rock him a bit, then put him back down. This has worked well for me, and even though it was a hard decision, I feel comfortable with it because I judge my decisions and actions based on his crying tone. Obviously if he is upset and not just tired/cranky/whiny, I will pick him up and soothe him. That usually calms him down enough to drift back to sleep. Honestly though, I think the tummy sleeping helps in our situation. If DS wakes up on his back, he is immediately wide awake and won't go back to sleep because he wants someone to pick him up. But if he wakes up on his tummy. He usually just turns his head to the other side and falls back asleep because all he sees is his crib and/or sheets. KWIM? And this is just what works for us. It may or may not work for you. You really have to do what you are comfortable with and try to phase in new things. Your DS will get used to them little by little and soon it will (hopefully!) be easier to get him to nap. But I do agree that you should try the daycare technique, but if he starts to get distressed and screaming, pick him up. It's ok to do that. It won't ruin the routine. It will let him know that you will be there for him when he needs you and hopefully it will calm him down enough to sleep.

Sorry that was so long! :o I hope it helps a little bit! We have had our sleep struggles too and have seemed to have worked through them for the most part. And to be honest, I cried in the ped's office when he told me the only way was to let DS CIO. There was NO way I was going to let my baby feel abandoned! But I feel like I found a happy medium and it works for us. If you want to chat, feel free to PM me!

Izzy, Congrats on walking! How exciting! :)

sunshineab622

04-24-2007, 12:29 PM

Bailey Hope
June 12th
sunshineab622

some new pics ...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/sunshineab622/bailey_standing.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/sunshineab622/bailey_clapping.jpg

Dan's*Girl

04-24-2007, 12:47 PM

Adrienne~ Miss you:( HUGS

June '06 Mommies

04-24-2007, 04:16 PM

Updated to here!

Niko&Troi

04-24-2007, 06:12 PM

Hello All :D

I haven't been getting updates so I didn't even know this thread was here :/

Troi Michael
May 20
niko&troi

I love seeing the new thread and all the pictures. I will have to get one up here as soon as I download them.

So we've been SUPER busy here, or at least I have. I've been working 3 part time jobs (I'm working now) from the house here to make enough $$ to have the 2 parties for Troi. We're having his first down in Virginia Beach on his birthday and that will also be his baptism. Then we're having a party here at home for the play group 2 weeks after. Both will be in the Sesame Street theme. I just can't decide which one to go with and it will depend on what's on hand locally at the best price.

http://partysuppliesworld.com/media/party022006/PAKSSBGN2.jpg

http://www.partycity.com/images/full/products/119627.jpg

Bad Mommy Last night I was exhausted so I had Troi in bed with us. I meant to put him in his crib but I fell asleep. Well he was on the outside and all of a sudden we hear this thump and I jump to my feet to find him on the ground face down. He was so tired he didn't even wake up. I put him back in bed, he turned his head, opened his mouth and started nursing like nothing happened. I felt so bad though.

Ok, so Troi finally got a tooth, but it's the upper left one, no bottoms anywhere to be found. I'm not sure if that is normal. Going to call the dr tomorrow just to make sure.

So other than that, nothing new going on. Like I said, just really busy. I can't believe our babies are going to be a year old already. It was this time last year that I was stressing over a crib and now it seems so far away. Time does fly :(

Well gotta run, work is busy. Stay well all :D

jbenny75

04-25-2007, 05:43 AM

Well he was on the outside and all of a sudden we hear this thump and I jump to my feet to find him on the ground face down. He was so tired he didn't even wake up.

Sorry, I just had to LOL at this. I can just picture this tired baby-so cute. If he didn't even wake up, you aren't too bad of a mommy! :)

FWIW, I like the second Sesame Street theme better. I considered it myself. Very cute.

I actually ordered DS's birthday stuff last night b/c I want to send out invitations a month ahead of time and that's just in a couple of weeks! I can't believe it. We're doing a construction theme. DS isn't really into anything in particular, I just thought it was cute, so I went with it. Here it is:

http://birthdayexpress.com.edgesuite.net/images.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/assets/product_images/E93691.jpg

DS is on a hunger strike. He's drinking tons of formula, but is boycotting solids. Except for puffs, which I think he'd eat all day if I let him. I did get him to eat cheese crumbles this morning, though.

Ryan

04-25-2007, 07:42 AM

Hey guys!

Thanks for responding!!

Izzy: Good news on walking! And I do mean formula.. sorry I should have posted that.

Sunshine: Love that dress DD is in..so cute.. LOVE smocking!

Baby Lust: thanks for info re: Hobby Lobby :)

I do not know why it was on my mind the other day.. I guess I started thinking about it because my mom asked why I do not feed her dinner sooner. And she is not hungry (or does not appear to be) and it just fits into my work schedule that I give her dinner later. But I want to start aiming for like 6:30 as opposed to 7:30. And give her a bottle at 7ish.

DD: started walking last week and she now says "hi" when you walk into a room.. it is so funny. She does say "uh-oh" when she drops things and the other day she started saying our dogs name. (well she tries... ) our pups name is Molly and she sound like she is saying "polly"... so funny.

I need to start working on a birthday theme... ugh... Babylust I know I said earlier I may or may not do paper dolls... I think I am going to try the paper dolls... :)

Mystikal

04-25-2007, 10:38 AM

Wow, walking and talking babies! It's crazy that they are getting so big! :D

Ok, so Troi finally got a tooth, but it's the upper left one, no bottoms anywhere to be found. I'm not sure if that is normal. Going to call the dr tomorrow just to make sure.
My cousins DD got her eye teeth first. Talk about strange!! :eek:

connorsmommy

04-25-2007, 02:36 PM

hey everyone!

just dropping by - I really need to catch up here! :)

Dawson is almost 11 months - I can't believe that he'll be one so soon...

He's a crawling maniac - and there ain't a staircase he won't tackle. He loves the dishwasher and will crawl to it in lightning speed just for the chance to attempt to climb in. He has 2 teeth (bottoms), blond hair and hazel eyes. He eats like there's no tomorrow. Completely rejects bottles, so we trained him on a sippee cup months ago -- he's still breastfed, but I give him EBM or homo milk in a sippee cup every day to snack on.

Life is about to get crazy --- we're currently undergoing a massive project at home - building a 360 sq. foot family room onto the second floor. The project started 2 weeks ago and won't be finished until some time in July. So far, it hasnt' affected us too much, but starting Monday, it will affect us inside the home because they're ready to smash a hole in our wall to build the new section of the staircase off our main staircase. Which means a big gaping hole in our house. And did I mention how Dawson loves the stairs (I don't always have the gate up because Connor can't operate the bottom gate and he gets trapped.

Anyway, life with our two boys is really good.... hoping everyone else is doing well!

amurphy

04-26-2007, 12:13 PM

I'm a little relieved to read that I'm not the only June Mom that has been MIA lately. I was on vacation last week b/c Declan's daycare was closed for Spring Break and taking all that time away from work has me working like a maniac this week . . . so no time for CC lately! Boo.

I'll be back this weekend with a more complete update and to read all your posts. For now, I'll just say that Declan is doing great. He's crawling, climbing, walking (with his activity walker) all over the place. He is still attached to his soccer ball and loves to play catch. He's getting pretty good at it! He has four new teeth coming in now, which may explain why he is still waking up at night. He has eight teeth. (Thank goodness it is almost time to wean. My nipples can't take anymore!)

Sorry this is so rushed. Hope you and your babies are doing well and enjoying the nice weather! :D

shaqangel

04-26-2007, 02:01 PM

Ryan i didnt get a chance to respond to your schedule request but ours is something like this:
times are approximate -
BF: 7am
B: 8:30am (oatmeal cereal w. fruit or yobaby with cereal & fruit)
S: 10:30ish either BF or EBM. he will usually BF but not always take EBM
L: betw 12 & 1p yogurt or a cheese and turkey sandwich or a veggie. he prefers sandwiches.
S: 3pm BF, puffs or cheese cubes
BF: 5:30p
D: betw 6:30-7:30p
BF: betw 8:30 & 9:15pm

Lorraine i had to laugh - poor Troi! good thing he didnt wake up screaming. i like the 2nd sesame street as well.

connors good luck with the house project. i bet the extra room is going to be nice to have once its done.

amurphy eight teeth :eek: and you're still bfing! wow!!! thats awesome.

~~~~~~~~

Javan is doing great. talking up a storm, like really wanting to have longer conversations with us. only clear words are mama, dada and bab and baba.
no teeth yet and he started cruising last week but i still think we're far from having him walk. he loves swimming and just being in the water in general! i couldnt be happier. party planning is about to go in effect tonight cos i start making the invitations! we're doing a turtle theme.

those of you still bfing and planning to wean at a year old, are you getting sad about doing so?
i find myself getting sad every so often. i just love this bond we have. its like the same feeling i had when he was born. i missed having him in me even though i was excited to meet him. i just truly enjoy the time we have together when i am feeding him - the way he looks up to me and smiles or talks and then goes back to eating. its like we're in our own little world. anyways didnt know if anyone else was feeling this way or if i am the only odd one!!!

jbenny75

04-27-2007, 11:38 AM

Since the babies are getting close to being one, I thought I'd post this. Free eye exams for infants under one year of age, regardless of income.

CC thread: Free eye exam for your infant (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8996&highlight=infantsee)

http://www.infantsee.org

Baby Lust

04-27-2007, 05:08 PM

those of you still bfing and planning to wean at a year old, are you getting sad about doing so?

I'm not sure exactly when I will wean. I will probably start around 1 but may still nurse at night for a few months, possibly even up to 18 months old. I'm not really sure yet. But yes, I am sad to end out BFing relationship, but we have come so far and I'm so glad I stuck to it.

jay&erinn

04-27-2007, 05:55 PM

I'm finally checking in:

Ayla Elizabeth
June 25th
jay&erinn

We've been sleep training here for 3 weeks now. You'd think there'd have been more progress. She's still a nightmare and I'm not sure where to go from here. About 50% of the time she'll go into her crib with barely a whimper now, but rarely sleeps longer than 45 minutes. Sometimes she back awake in 15 minutes and then she starts wailing. I still bring her into our bed at night because she'll scream her head off when I try to get her back into her crib, and I don't want to wake Mia and have 2 kids to deal with at 10:30 pm. The longest stretch she's slept in her crib is 2.5 hours, and that's rare. Boy I hope this gets better soon.

Niko: Your story of Troi falling out of bed cracked me up. I can't believe he didn't even wake up! I like the second sesame street party better too.

connors: When Mia was about 10 mo old we broke ground on an addition that was 400 sq ft and three stories high (1200 sq ft total). It was messy, but so worth it.

teeth: None yet. Someday. I hope.

nursing: Only a small part of me will be sad to end the BFing relationship. It's been exhausting. I think a big part of it is the special diet for Ayla's intolerance issues and the fact that she's still nursing on and off (mostly on) all night long. I just want my body back to myself and get to eat some real food for a change.

Niko&Troi

04-28-2007, 12:46 PM

Hello all :D

Quick Post

Well I am going with the second set for Troi's party. Went to 4 different stores and Party City ended up being the cheapest overall.

I also purchased the outfit he will wear for the baptism part of the party. Troi's is shorts though.

http://www.sarah-louise.com/upimages/5576_b.jpg

If you check out the website (http://www.sarah-louise.com/product.aspx?proId=876978&collId=1048&npage=2) for it, you can enlarge it and see the detail on the top that the picture doesn't show.

I think this will work because it is not a formal affair. Now all I need is the minister :eek: I hope I can find one :(

Anyway, gotta run, have to get some work done.

BBL :D

June '06 Mommies

04-28-2007, 03:26 PM

Updated to here!

jay&erinn

04-28-2007, 03:45 PM

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/erinnbruno/IMG_3082.jpg?t=1177800287

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/erinnbruno/IMG_3034.jpg?t=1177800328

Mystikal

04-28-2007, 04:38 PM

jay&erinn wow! Ayla is beautiful! :)

June '06 Mommies

04-28-2007, 06:41 PM

Updated to here!

shouldaeloped

04-30-2007, 09:52 AM

Hi everyone! we're still here too!

Mallory
June 16
shouldaeloped

just like you have all already said, Mallory is getting so big and doing so many things. she has 2 teeth on the bottom with 3 on the top coming in. she started walking this weekend and is just getting better and better at it. she is completely on real adult food except for BM. we eat pasta, she eats pasta. we eat chicken, she eats chicken. it's really fun to see her try new things and the expressions she has as a result. I love this age!

we aren't doing much for her first birthday unfortunately. we just bought a house and are moving in on her birthday. not by choice but it's when it had to be done. so we are celebrating the weekend after, probably a pool party, and will tell her that she got a brand new house for her first birthday. not many babies can say that!! anyone else playing it low key?

I'll post a picture tonight- all the babies are so beautiful!

kaelynsmom

04-30-2007, 10:06 AM

birtday proofs are ready! Which one do you like best?

#1:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k172/poynoy214/polkadot1-1.png

#2:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k172/poynoy214/polkadot2-1.jpg

IzzyJune2006

04-30-2007, 10:37 AM

kaelynsmom I like #2. Cute invitation!

We are keeping it low key. I haven't really made any plans yet. I'll probably invite the ILs over on the weekend. They do a little something at daycare, so I might bring stuff there so she can have a party with the other kids. DH and I will have to take some time off work to join the party!

ruby

04-30-2007, 10:49 AM

Wer'e doing a low-key cookout with just the grandparents, godparents and a couple of our siblings and family. We did such a huge bash for Chase's christening and we'll just be returning from Florida the week before, so I'm not up for a huge party.

Baby Lust

04-30-2007, 05:55 PM

kaelynsmom, I like #2 as well! They are both super cute!

jbenny75

05-01-2007, 06:02 AM

kaelyn'smom I think the second one makes the pics stand out more. I hate to be a party pooper, but in the interest of safety, I think you might consider blurring out the address of your party as well.

I'm taking a poll:
QOTD Who is STTN? Is your DC still getting any feedings at night?

Reading the posts around CC, I feel like I'm the only one with a 10 month old still waking up twice a night, and not only that, drinking a bottle each time. I have tried not feeding him, but he either won't go back to sleep or he just continues to wake up. Most of the time, he drinks most of his bottle, so it seems like he's hungry. I'm getting to the end of my rope with what I can handle as far as sleep deprivation. Every night I hope that it will be the night he finally STTN, but it hasn't happened yet. Now that it's nice outside, I'm doing my best to get him out to play and make him really tired, but it's not working. I'm praying we don't have any more episodes where he's waking up all night long, because I seriously CANNOT do that. I'm worried about it, though, b/c he only has three teeth, so we definitely have more teething to go through. :( DH and I had an argument yesterday, brought on by me being crabby b/c I was tired. He told me that I seemed very unhappy lately. I know it's because I don't get the sleep that I need and I hate that it's making me this way. Prior to having DS, if I didn't get 9-10 hours of sleep, I was a mess. Now I probably get about seven hours total, with about five uninterrupted. Yuck. :(

steviem

05-01-2007, 11:23 AM

Hi everyone,

Owen turned 10 months on Saturday- I can't believe it! We are full steam ahead for his 1st birthday, which will be here before we know it. We are just having family/friends over to our house. Nothing major.... although I have been going a bit nuts buying anything and everything with "fish" on it to match his "under the sea" theme :)

My SIL is 15 wks pg! We are very excited for her. She is 41 and didn't think she would be able to get pg! (She got married a little over a year ago.) I went through Owen's old clothes to get some things together for her. It made me sad to see all of his stuff..... he was once so tiny! It seems like so long ago.

Stopping Breastfeeding:
I stopped bf'ing 2 weeks ago- cold turkey. I know that is not how you are supposed to do it but it seemed like he was becoming less and less interested in it. He has been eating table foods for a few months now and seemed to rely more on nursing for comfort, than for food/hunger. That, combined with his 7 teeth (which hurt like heck when bf'ing) made me decide to stop. So far, so good. My bb's never even got engorged which is strange (goes to show I wasn't producing much milk anymore) and DS only grabbed for them once. He doesn't seem to miss it at all. My goal was to make it to 6 months, so I am happy that I met and surpassed that (9.5 months). To answer Shaq's question, I am not sad that I stopped. It is so much easier now, especially that he is taking formula from a bottle. (Took the kid 8 months to get the hang of a bottle!) The only thing that makes me sad is that is it really obvious now that my baby is growing up, way too quickly!! BF'ing reminds me of when he was tiny and new..... so, I get sad knowing that he will never be that way again. (Not to say that I am not happy about him getting bigger, because I am.... it is a lot of fun now.)

Jbenny: To answer your question, DS is sleeping much better than he did before. He is waking up 2 times per night. I am convinced the formula (rather than my bf'ing) is doing the trick!!! When he does wake up, I do not feed him. He usually wakes becauce his paci falls out so I just stick it back in and he goes back to sleep. If that doesn't work, then, I give him a sip of water (I keep his sippy in his room at night), then I stick the paci in and hopefully he will go to sleep. And if that doesn't work...... I bring him into bed with us and he goes right to sleep. Maybe try a sip of water for your little guy...... that might do the trick?? Hang in there... I know it's rough. I too, feel on edge a lot of the time due to lack of sleep.

Dan's*Girl

05-01-2007, 12:19 PM

Birthday outfit??

I am wondering how many of you have a special birthday outfit. DH thinks any old thing we have clean is fine, but I think we should get something special. Are you doing it and what is it? (if anyone has pics thats even better!)

TIA!

Baby Lust

05-01-2007, 04:30 PM

STTN: DS is STTEN finally. I can't remember exactly when it started but the big change for us was co-sleeping. We used to co-sleep because it made it easier to BF during the night but everytime I moved, DS would wake up so I was getting very minimal sleep. So we moved him to his crib and now he does STTN every night. It is a huge change and a very good one, but I understand what you are going through. I think every baby is just different when it comes to sleeping. And I think many many more babies do not STTN but possibly the moms don't say anything about it because they are ashamed or embarassed or don't want to hear how "my baby has been STTN since a week old, blah blah blah..." KWIM? And certainly there should be no embarassment or shame, that's totally not what I meant but I know I felt a little like that when DS wasn't sleeping all night. So I truly hope it gets better for everyone having troubles! {{hugs}} And jbenny, DS definitely sleeps better when he has been tuckered out during the day or doesn't nap well. So that might be a key point that might help you if you keep it up!

Birthday outfit: Yes, DS will have a special outfit, though I'm not sure what yet. We are doing a duck theme, but I don't want a duck outfit so it will probably just be a nice pair of shorts and a polo shirt or something like that.

jay&erinn

05-01-2007, 04:58 PM

jbenny: If you've been reading around CC you know we aren't sleeping through the night either and I've been pretty much at the end of my rope. Between work, school and a preschooler I've been pulling my hair out. We started letting Ayla CIO the thursday before Easter and she's still crying large periods of time. It's bad. I'd throw in the towel and just continue co-sleeping if she slept better, but she thrashes around and wants to re-latch about every 1-2 hours. I've had very little quality sleep in the past 10 months. I think I'd feel like a new woman after 3 straight hours. Hang in there. It's hard, but there is support for those of us with poor sleepers. And we definately need to stick together. Having a baby that doesn't STTN can make you feel like a bad parent, and you're not. I know we've tried EVERYTHING to encourage AYLA to sleep better and it just hasn't worked- but we'll keep working until we find something. With my 3 year old, she was a horrible sleeper too until about 15 months. Then it was like someone flipped a switch. It's funny now because a lot of my friends who had great sleeping babies now complain that their preschoolers are always in their beds. Now I get to be the one to brag about my good sleeper.

Birthday outfit- I'll probably pick up a little sun dress or something. I seem to have no problem buying clothes for these girls.

Niko&Troi

05-01-2007, 07:03 PM

Hello All :D

Just wanted to come in and say a quick hello. I've been busting my butt to make enough money to pay for these parties. So far I'm doing good.

Anyway, just wanted to tell jbenny that up until about a week and a half ago Troi was not STTN at all. He was up 2 to 3 times a night. Now he only gets up when he can't find his binky. We pop it right back in his mouth and he's out. It took us 11 months to get to this point, but it will happen. Try to stay positive and know that there is an end in sight.

So I wanted to post a few more things.

Here is the t-shirt I'm having made for Troi. He will wear it after his baptism in VA and then for the kiddie party here in June. I got it from eBay.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/480737553_f96d3f0cab.jpg?v=0

Here is the invite for the baptism/birthday in VA.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/480742159_6e74ede93a.jpg?v=0

Here is the invite for the kiddie party here in June.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/480737555_29b6f7725b.jpg?v=0

I will print off and mail the batism invite, but emailed the kiddie invite to the moms in the group, I know, tacky, but I don't have time to mail them. The kiddie party will be in our backyard, BBQ and hopefully it will be warm enough to open the pool. If it rains, I have a backup plan.

Well I have to run. Need to start printing off invitations. Take care and stay well.

jbenny75

05-01-2007, 07:12 PM

Thanks for the STTN answers.

steviem The water is a good idea. After reading your reply, I remembered reading somewhere to gradually reduce the formula/water ratio until the baby is getting just water, then they'll decide it's not the worth it to wake up for. I think I'll try that. He won't just take the paci in his crib and go back to sleep. He will take it and go back down most times if I rock him, but then he just keeps waking up until I give in and feed him. The other night, he laid on my lap with the paci looking over at the night table that had a bottle on it, then back to me, then back to the bottle. He wanted it bad.

And I think many many more babies do not STTN but possibly the moms don't say anything about it because they are ashamed or embarassed or don't want to hear how "my baby has been STTN since a week old, blah blah blah..." KWIM? And certainly there should be no embarassment or shame, that's totally not what I meant but I know I felt a little like that when DS wasn't sleeping all night.

Having a baby that doesn't STTN can make you feel like a bad parent, and you're not.

The two of you have hit the nail sqaure on the head. It seems to be the thing to ask the mom of a baby- "Does he STTN?" I get it all.the.time. It could just be me, but I feel like they expect to hear- "Oh, yes, he sleeps all night just like a little angel." I have even fudged my answers to the ped. I have a friend with a baby DS's age and during a conversation she said, "Oh, well, they're sleeping through the night now, blah, blah, blah." (meaning her DS and my DS.) She just assumed that he was STTN and I didn't correct her. She's one of the ones that would say, "Oh really, My baby's been STTN since the day he was born."

jayanderin Yes, I have read your thread and I feel for you! It's just that the posts that stick in my head are the ones about the five, six, seven, eight month olds that STTN, ya know? :rolleyes: I hope things get better for us soon!

birthday outfit We're doing a construction theme and the website I ordered his decorations from had a matching tshirt:
http://birthdayexpress.com.edgesuite.net/images.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/assets/product_images/E8633_0012.jpg

He'll wear that to his party. We'll being doing one year photos, too. I'm not sure what he'll wear for those.

Pink_Converse

05-02-2007, 09:12 AM

jbenny-Love the shirt!

Niko's-Cute invitations and shirt.

Just a little update on us:

DH and I are going to TTC in August! I never thought I'd be ready to get pregnant again so soon but I am. I'm nervous I will be super sick again but willing to take that chance. I have to get this house in order just in case I am sick again and start taking vitamins and schedule a pre-TTC meeting just to make sure all systems are GO! I am scared I won't be able to be here for Hayden like I should if I am sick again but I am hoping and praying for the best.

H has 6 teeth and will celebrating his 1st birthday on May 12th (his actual b-day is the 16th). We're having a jungle themed party. Still no walking, won't take a sippy but other than that seems to be on target with everything else and he is A JOY! I can't believe how fast the last year has gone by.

Baby Lust

05-02-2007, 10:49 AM

I have even fudged my answers to the ped.
Do you think the ped would have suggestions to help or is s/he old school and just tell you that he should be? My ped was able to give us some tips, although his solution was stop co-sleeping and let him CIO. We did stop co-sleeping and did a modified (gentle) CIO only when necessary. So it might help to tell the ped, or it might just make you feel worse. :rolleyes:

amurphy

05-02-2007, 11:16 AM

Phew! I finally made it in here today. Work has been crazy. And now that the weather is getting better, the weekends have been full and spent outdoors for the most part. Here's the vital stats:

Declan
June 8, 2007
amurphy

STTN: Declan has gone through periods when he STTN. Actually, I was looking through my LJ and was reminded that he was consistently STTN at 9.5 months. Now, at just under 11 months, he is back to waking up in the night. I think some of it has to do with separation anxiety--or simply that he is now aware that Mom & Dad aren't in the room with him. He goes to sleep without a peep around 7:45 but wakes up (full blown screaming) around midnight and again at 2:30. I wait a few minutes since he was once great at calming himself down, but lately I have to go into his room and pat his belly. Sometimes I have to nurse him to get him quiet. This week, he's been calming down and turning on his side like he is going to go back to sleep. But instead he just lays there with his eyes wide open. When his eyes do finally shut and I start to creep out of the room, his wakes and starts crying again. Last night and the night before I didn't wait until his eyes closed before leaving the room and he only whimpered for a minute before falling back to sleep. I know it doesn't sound too bad but I'm tired, frustrated, and ready to commit to CIO. I feel like DS is manipulating me now and understands that crying=Mommy coming into the room.

Birthday: We are having a little party for Declan--family and friends. We are pretty social people and are always hosting parties during the warm months, so putting together a little birthday party shouldn't be too much work. (I say that now, right?!) I did pick a theme, which wasn't difficult since we always call DS "monkey" or "little monkey" or "monkey man." I found really cute invitations online and also talked about designs with DH (he's a graphic artist). But then I took a good look at what these options were going to cost us and decided to just buy simple invitations. Done and done. I also found some cute monkey paper plates and napkins online. As for Declan's outfit, I'm seaching for a monkey t-shirt. The frontrunner is a shirt from Jeeto.

Anyway, if DS and I don't start STTN soon I won't have any energy to plan this party!

Oh. I also wanted to answer Shaq's question:
those of you still bfing and planning to wean at a year old, are you getting sad about doing so? I'm sad because it will mark the end of a significant chapter in both Delcan and my life. It means he is growing up and while I love seeing him change and learn, I still hold that picture of my little newborn boy so close to my heart. I will BF again with future children, but I will never again be a "new Mom" and her new baby trying to figure the whole BFing thing out together. However, I am getting tired of the logisitics of BF. I'm sick of taking my boob out of my bra, getting milk on my bra, and I'm sure tired of PUMPING. I won't stop "cold turkey" at exactly one year but I'll be glad to cut back to nursing him only at bedtime and in the morning.

MrsBrownie

05-02-2007, 01:23 PM

I finally have some time to check in with the new thread, it has been so long since I've posted, but have been trying to read along.

Ethan Michael
Born: June 10, 2006
Me: MrsBrownie

Update on us

Teeth ~ Ethan still doesn't have any teeth. I think he has finally started to teeth (although I've been saying that since he was 3 months old) but I can finally see little white lines on his bottom gums. I expect that he will get all four teeth at once. Having no teeth doesn't seem to stop him from eating though, so that's good.

STTN ~ DS started sleeping through the night at about 9.5months...we had to use the Baby Whisperer Techniques and used a Modified/Controlled CIO. I picked him up when he cried and put him down as soon as he stopped (repeatedly until he finally fell asleep) and it took about three nights of no nursing and CIO until he stopped waking. Now that he's teething, he's started waking again during the night, but it's a quick pacifier in and back to sleep.

Walking ~ DS still isn't walking on his own, but he is cruising the furniture and only using one hand. He only wants to be standing now and crawls to things where he can stand. I honestly don't think it's going to be long now, but I'm not ready for my baby to be walking yet...he's growing up way to quickly.

BFing ~ I had wanted to make it to one year with BFing, but I'm not sure we are going to make it (and not for lack of trying.) DS has been self weaning since he started STTN...we are currently down to Morning and Evening nursing. I have a huge freezer supply and enough milk to continue, but he isn't interested. For awhile I thought it was a nursing strike, but he hasn't gone back, so I've concluded he is weaning. I'm terribly sad (was devastated) about it, but there isn't much I can do...he's ready to be done so I have to follow his lead. I think it's a little easier (sort of) that he's leading the weaning instead of me making the decision, I had just hoped we could've done it for a little while longer as I loved BFing and loved the closeness and time I spent with DS.

Back to Work ~ I have started back to work part-time. My maternity leave isn't actually up until July 30th, but due to some changes and restructuring, they've asked me to come back for a few days a week. It's very tough, especially with the nice weather here, but I think it will make our transition to full-time a little easier. It's just tough today because he's teething and so clingy and just not himself. Lucky for us, but he only has to do 2 days a week in daycare with my mom looking after him the other three days, so it does make it a little easier. I'm just so worried that he's going to forget me or get more attached to my mom than me...but I guess I will just have to learn to deal with it.

First Birthday ~ DS's birthday falls on a Sunday a week before my father's 60th birthday, so we are planning a smallish party at our house on DS's actual birthday and then the rest of the family will be attending a big party for my dad's birthday and we will do a little something for DS at that party. I will get party favours and invitations and all that stuff, but it won't be a big production. I'm hoping the weather will be nice and the smaller kids will be able to use the turtle pool in the backyard.

TTC AGAIN ~ I'm very torn on this...I would love to be PG again now but am not quite ready. I still have got AF back, but DH are not being careful. A PG could happen at any time assuming AF started again. I also do not want a winter baby...I would love another May-Sept baby...so we are 'planning' to start trying around September of this year. I want my children to be 2 years apart, so this would be the 'perfect scenario.' Having said that, I think if it happened again without planning (DS was a welcome surprise) then it takes the stress and pressure of me. Plus, I still want to lose weight before going through another PG and need to be back to work for awhile too before taking another Mat leave...all in good time, even if it is consuming my thoughts alot.

And that's about it for us. Since I'm back to work, I will be able to spend a bit more time on the boads...and sorry for such a long post.

jbenny75

05-02-2007, 01:55 PM

Do you think the ped would have suggestions to help or is s/he old school and just tell you that he should be? My ped was able to give us some tips, although his solution was stop co-sleeping and let him CIO. We did stop co-sleeping and did a modified (gentle) CIO only when necessary. So it might help to tell the ped, or it might just make you feel worse. :rolleyes:

I fudged my answers to her because I didn't agree with the previous advice she had given me on sleep. I didn't like what she told me at the six month WBV, so when she asked me how he was sleeping at the 9 month WBV, I just told her that he was fine. I am just not a CIO person. I do it selectively here and there, but I won't just not respond to him at night. Just going from what we have tried with him, I feel that it's not right for DS's temperment (sp?). Maybe she knows what she's talking about, but I just felt like it was really easy for her to say "just CIO." She isn't the one that has to do it, ya know?

amurphy

05-03-2007, 05:41 AM

Brownie's comment,"no nursing and CIO until he stopped waking" reminded me to ask you all of advice about not nursing at night. Like the last two nights, DS woke and wanted to nurse as soon as I walked in his room (after letting him cry for 5 minutes). He nursed for a few minutes and I put him back down in his crib. His eyes were open and he cried for about 30 seconds once I left the room, but then he slept until 5 before waking, nursing, and going back down for another 90 minutes. I don't know how to stop him from wanting to nurse at night. I think he is just doing it for comfort . . . not because he is hungry. Is it worth spending the five minutes nursing him rather than struggling to calm him another way? Any advice would be so appreciated!

MrsBrownie

05-03-2007, 10:35 AM

Amurphy ~ I stopped feeding DS through the night at 9.5 months (exactly when he started sleeping through the night.) It was a tough decision, but it had to be done. I believed that he was waking because he was hungry but then I started really watching DS's patterns and how he was eating through the night...once I did that, I figured out that he was really only waking because that was what he was used to and it was comforting. He used to wake at exactly the same time every night (two or three times a night) and he would feed for maybe 3 minutes before falling asleep at the breast.

We did the sleep training and no feeding through the night all at the same time and he was sleeping through the night and not waking for feedings within 3 days. It was harder on me, I think, because I loved our night time feeding sessions...but I was concerned that he wasn't getting enough consecutive sleep.

I will admit though that I think that was the beginning of DS weaning himself. But again, he is a much happier baby now taht he's getting 7 or 8 hours (if not more) of consecutive sleep.

Good luck with it though, it's a tough decision and tough to follow through (I almost gave up on the third night of crying, but glad I didn't.)

Baby Lust

05-03-2007, 04:05 PM

I started really watching DS's patterns and how he was eating through the night...once I did that, I figured out that he was really only waking because that was what he was used to and it was comforting. He used to wake at exactly the same time every night (two or three times a night) and he would feed for maybe 3 minutes before falling asleep at the breast.

This was our situation too. I still nurse DS to sleep every night after his bath, but he no longer wakes at night to nurse. It was definitely just for comfort and it was always at 4:00am. Ugh when the alarm goes off at 6:00am. The difference with us (for some reason) is that DS started STTN so that stopped the night nursing. He didn't start STTN because I didn't nurse him in the middle of the night.

jbenny, That's what I thought your situation was, but I didn't want to assume. :) I totally agree with what you said!

MrsBrownie, I am SO jealous of your mat leave!!!! :eek: Good for you!!!!

gina73

05-03-2007, 07:18 PM

Hi everyone! I've been reading along, just haven't had time to post!

Brady
5.22.06
gina73

My little baby boy will be turning 1 in two weeks...and I honestly want time to stop. It's such a fun time right now...he's being so cute and funny and I can't get enough of him. I'll have to remind myself of this when a year from now he's entering in to his terrible two stage.

I'm trying to plan his first b-day party, but we're keeping it very low-key at our house - just a few family members and 3 couple friends with their kids.

Brady's not walking yet, but he seems to want to stand and cruise at every chance. Lately he's been scooting down the walls like Spiderman, which is pretty funny.

He has three more teeth making their way in, which leads me to this question - what have you done about cleaning your DC's teeth? Anything? Just a wet brush? Nothing? I just started thinking about this...

jbenny75

05-04-2007, 06:45 AM

teeth cleaning I'm just using a washcloth on DS's teeth a couple time a day. I have that thing that you put on your finger, but he just sucks on it so I can't get it near his teeth. Someone gave him a teeny tiny toothbrush in an Easter basket and I've been meaning to get that out. I don't think he'll let me do much with it, but we can play around with it and get him used to it. He's amazed when I brush my teeth, so I'm hoping it will be something that he likes to do.

amurphy

05-04-2007, 12:07 PM

I asked my dentist about cleaning the baby's teeth during my appointment last month. He said to wipe them with a washcloth just to make sure there is no plaque build-up. But like jbenny said, DS would rather bite the washcloth than let me wipe his teeth.

So, Declan STTN last night. He did fight going down to sleep at 7:45 so we let him cry for 5 minutes, calmed him down, let him cry for 10 minutes, calmed him down, let him cry for 30 seconds and that was the last we heard of him until 6:30 this morning. It was awesome! (I'm not foolish enough to think this will become the norm. But it was a welcome change.)

DS ate his way through the grocery store today since shopping took place during lunch. A slice of cheese, a slice of turkey, organic oatmeal cookie, and blackberries. He loved the blackberries, which surprised me b/c they were pretty sour. I'm happy he liked the berries since he hasn't been very good with eating fruit (beyond bananas and purees).

We've got a pretty busy weekend a head of us. We are going to BIL's graduation ceremony in the morning and then we are going to a friend's Cinco de Mayo party. I need to find time for gardening though. Everything is growing like crazy and I still haven't cleaned up the flower beds from the fall.

Mystikal

05-06-2007, 05:45 PM

Anyone having problems getting their DC's to drink from a sippy? I still cannot get DD to take one. We have like five that we try and none of them work. We offer a sippy at every meal and at various times through the day and she most she will give us is to chew on the spout for a second and then she throws it down. She loves drinking from a regular cup with our help, but we (obviously) can't do that all the time.

While we're at it...how can I get DD to give up her nighttime bottles? Every time she wakes up in the middle of the night she thinks she needs one to go back to sleep. Since I'm the only one home I will mix a bottle up before going to her, that way if she gets too hysterical and refuses to go back to sleep I don't have to lay her down and leave her alone so I can go make the bottle. I normally end up in a battle of wills for at least an hour until I cave. I've heard to decrease the formula by an ounce at a time until there is nothing left, then I've heard to replace an ounce of formula with an ounce of water until the bottle is all water. Any suggestions?

Sorry this whole post was questions, but I'm starting to feel a bit inadequate. lol. ;)

Baby Lust

05-06-2007, 06:01 PM

Mystikal, DS wouldn't take a sippy forever either. We tried 3 different kinds. Then my mom tried giving him one of her old Tupperware ones from when we were kids and he liked it. He still chewed on it, but he actually drank out of it. So I bought the disposable ones from Wal-Mart and he loves them!! As far as the bottle goes, if anything, I would try the water. If you just decrease the amount of formula, she will finish it and get mad and then you are back to square one. I've also read (in HBOTB) that if you take her to another room to feed her, she might realize that she is cozier just staying in her crib and won't need to get up to eat. Might be worth a shot also. Good luck!

shaqangel

05-06-2007, 08:33 PM

Javan turned 11mths old yday - i cant believe. i had such mixed emotions about it. Dh thought i was silly but I just wish time could stand still for a moment. this year is going by so fast. I mean i'm planning a first bday party and am still in disbelief that I have a son!!!

Time away I had my first trip away from Javan this past week. I spent 3 days in Colorado Springs (work related) and I'm so glad it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. the break was nice. i missed him like crazy but i didnt have time to focus on it since I was so busy. only thing that sucked was not being able to pump for 10hrs on Friday - i was in PAIN.

cleaning teeth he has no teeth, but i guess i'll start out by just wiping them. he is so amused when he watches us brush our teeth!

no nursing at night javan started waking back up at night and i thought the cure all was just to feed him and put him back down. we did that for about a mth and half until it dawned on us that we had really started something we didnt need to. so one night when he woke up, we didnt get him. he was just playing so we let him do so, he started whining but we still didnt go to him and eventually he fell asleep. we're still breaking the habit but its gotten so much better. if he wakes up crying in the middle of the night, we pick him up and soothe him and just put him back down.

walking just cruising only.

signing 3wks ago javan started to sign milk. we thought it was a fluke but he's really doing. and yday we signed more! i was feeding him cheerios and about to put them away when he signed more! i was so excited.

ttc again maybe early next year. at this point i am not ready emotionally and physically.

sippy cups we havent had any problems with it. Mystikal have you tried using one with a straw? use your straw to get her used to it and then see if she will want to use a sippy with a straw. not sure if i'm explaining that well ....

bday outfit this was asked a couple pages back but here's what will be wearing for his party -
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q289/veryll/turtleshorts-1.jpg?t=1178508540 http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q289/veryll/turtleonesy-1.jpg?t=1178508559

i'm going to order him a shirt that says 1 on it and for his actual bday i think he'll wear this outfit that we're using for his 12mth portraits:

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q289/veryll/romperb.jpg?t=1178508661

jbenny75

05-07-2007, 06:08 AM

bday outfit Well, the orange shirt that I ordered with DS's party decorations was too small. It only came in 12 and 18 months. I ordered the 18 months size and it was skin tight. I'm trying to win one of these shirts on Ebay. It's from a construction themed Gymboree line from last year. I like it better anyway.
http://www.gymbohaven.com/digdigdig/140011701.jpg

weaning from nightfeedings I can't help, I'm trying to do the same thing. I've tried just giving water, but he didn't seem to realize that it was only water and tried to drink it down like he was having a regular bottle of formula. He didn't seem to care, so now I'm giving him his 10-11 pm feeding and going cold turkey without the bottle for his 4 am feeding. I'm just rocking him down with his pacifier. Last night was the first night for that and it took about an hour to get him back down for good without the bottle. We'll see how it goes. If I can get rid of the 4 am feeding, then we'll work on the 10-11 pm feeding.

ttc I'm not ready, but I have a friend who is six months along and seeing her makes me miss being pregnant. I probably won't want to for another year or so.

ds2003

05-08-2007, 07:08 PM

Hi all.

Noah
6/12/06
ds2003

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/neblinosa/Carriers/DSC01714.jpg

We are getting ready for his birthday. I was going to do a frog theme, but changed to a jungle theme when I started making the invites.

Pink_Converse

05-08-2007, 07:54 PM

ds-Noah is soooo cute! My son is having a jungle themed party too.

amurphy

05-09-2007, 09:52 AM

DS: So nice to "see" you around here. Noah is such a cute boy!

Shaq: Love what you've planned for Javan's party. The outfits are so cute and so too are the invitations.

jbenny75: I swear baby sizes are just as unreliable as women's clothing sizes! For example, Declan is wearing 3-6 month GAP cargo shorts, 6-12 month Old Navy longsleeve onsie, and a 0-6 month Janie & Jack shortsleeve button down. It makes no sense!

No updates today...except for this new picture of DS:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/ecallie/sox.jpg

Oh. Here's the invitations I ordered for his monkey party:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/ecallie/circus.jpg

IzzyJune2006

05-09-2007, 10:19 AM

Yeah for more pics of our little ones! What cuties we have!

I like all of your 1-year birthday ideas and invitations. I just don't thave the energy to plan something like that. I'll likely just plan to bring stuff to daycare for a party and show up for it. Otherwise there would just be adults at the party and that seems kinda besides the point. Though we will have family over for a meal.

Annabelle was baptized last weekend. My family was in town so it turned out to be a bigger event. Yah! A few pics of my cutie in her dress.
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/207410/20070505/142850.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/207410/20070505/162903.jpg

ear infection: The doc said she had a very mild one in one ear. They gave us the prescription but said it was up to us to fill it or not. We haven't yet. She seems ok. We're never quite sure if it's her personality or if she's sick when she acts up a little.

She's such a joy. OMG does that girl like to eat... but mostly the food on our plates rather than the purees. My parents are still in town so they are watching her all day long. It's quite a change from daycare. It's so much less stressful not having to do drop offs and pickups.

Pink_Converse

05-09-2007, 12:39 PM

Declan and Annabelle are so cute!

jbenny75

05-09-2007, 05:35 PM

amurphy Cute party invitations!

And cute pics everyone!

I officially feel like a huge loser. My attempts to cut back on nighttime feedings are going nowhere. I just read a post about a 4 month old that gets one feeding per night while my 11 month old still gets two. I don't know what to do with him, except wait it out and hope he'll STTN on his own someday. :( Hopefully before college.

Graffy

05-10-2007, 01:09 PM

Micah
06-06-06
Graffy

http://images.photo.walgreens.com/349%3B%3A6262%7Ffp69%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D658%3D357%3DX ROQDF%3E23237%3B68%3B9%3B%3C9ot1lsi

It's been so long since I've been around, but I just wanted to drop in and say hi and let everyone know I haven't dropped off the face of the earth!

Quick update: Micah is a cruising maniac and has started to take a few steps, but I think it'll be a few weeks before he's really walking. He loves to eat, is still a nursing maniac, and, like many I see, doesn't STTN. In fact, when he's teething (which has been often lately- 4 teeth came in at once last week, and I think more are on their way) he seems to want to nurse all night long. We're still co-sleeping, but we're moving in a couple weeks, so I'm trying to wait until we're settled in the new place so that he doesn't have too many changes at once. I do look forward to stretching out in bed again though.

It's so great now that the weather is warmer. He loves being outside and going for stroller walks, although he hates having his feet touch the grass. And he hates wearing any shoes other than Robeez types. I think the boy must have the most sensitive feet in the world.

1st bday- We're just planning something small with a few relatives. Sort of an open house/happy birthday Micah thing. I did see some really cute monkey cupcakes in a Taste of Home magazine that I might do though. His nursery was monkey themed, so we've always had lots of monkeys around. Including one named Micah. :)

TTC again: I can't imagine at this point, but I'm thinking maybe late winter or spring of next year we'll try. Still no AF here, and if Micah keeps nursing like this, who knows how long she'll stay gone. I don't plan to do any bc though, so that'll make a difference in when I get pg I suppose.

Well, it's good to see everyone and to see all our beautiful babies who are growing up so fast!

Mystikal

05-11-2007, 04:28 AM

Just wanted to say that all these babies are so adorable! :D
If I could remember to get new batteries for my camera I could post a recent one of Julia. ;)

amurphy

05-11-2007, 05:11 AM

IzzyJune2006: Annabelle is beautiful! I love her little dress.

jbenny75: I know you've heard this a million times, but I'm going to say it anyway . . . you can't compare your baby to another baby. They are all different! And another thing, that 4 month old baby who is STTN now may start waking up five times a night next week! My DS has gone through periods of STTN and then all of sudden waking up a few times a night. And I can tell you my mothering skills had no effect on his sleep patterns! Hang in there!

Graffy: Thanks for stopping by! I can't believe how much Micah has grown since you last posted! It's funny, DS had four teeth come in all at once a couple weeks ago. That's a lot for one little guy to deal with! DS is also leary of the grass. He's getting used to it though. It helps that the grass is getting softer as the weather continues to improve. Last night, DS decided to crawl all over the backyard and was laughing his head off. Kids.

So the night I posted about Declan's horrible sleep he STTN (which I think I posted about already). But then he STTN the next night. Although he didn't STTN the four nights after that, his sleep did improve--he work up around 3:30 each of those four nights, I nursed him, put him back in his crib, he'd wake up and cry for a minute or two and then fall back to sleep. Wednesday night I decided to stop nursing at night because he was clearly nursing for comfort. He woke at 9 and 3:30 and I stood over his crib patting his tummy until he calmed down. Both times I left the room when he was still whimpering, but he quieted down immediately after I left! The 3:30 waking was pretty horrible--he was trying to pull himself up on me etc. But we made it through. He STTN last night. I really hope this sleep training works! I woke up at 6 a.m. this morning feeling rested and ended up at work an hour early since DS is home with DH today.

jbenny75

05-11-2007, 06:16 AM

amurphy So true about the 4 month old. As soon as I read your post, I remembered the sleep regression a lot of us went through at that age. Many of the babies were sleeping well and then hit a stage at 4 months where it all went haywire. Maybe that baby hasn't hit that yet?

Well, I hope I'm not speaking too soon (knock on wood, cross my fingers!). DS STTN last night!! From 8 pm to 6 am. That is the best he's ever done! His bedtime has been gradually moving later since the time change and the past two nights he's been up until 8 pm. It seems to have helped him sleep a lot better. He is crying a little bit around 10, his usual time to get up, but isn't waking up completely and is settling himself back down. That happened the last two nights. Night before last, he got up at 5 and went back down after a bottle. Then last night, he never got up at all. He is also off of his hunger strike and eating a lot better at mealtimes. I think that might be helping, too. Anyway, I'm thrilled and I hope it continues.

THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF MY WHINING AND COMPLAINING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS!! :)

Dan's*Girl

05-11-2007, 06:32 AM

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Peyton was up all.night.long.
He was screaming and carrying on. He had no fever, was dry and fed and had gas drops and tylenol for pain just in case. He would quiet down, fall asleep then 10 minutes later woke up screaming like he was dying. We tried some beef w/ beef gravy mixed with his veggies last night and im pretty sure he either had gas or it upset his stomach. Ugh.
So im one exhausted mommy.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzz

I hope everyone has a great first "official" Mothers day. Im excited to see what kinda loot we all get. LOL
These are for all my beautiful June mommy friends..

http://www.mamamikes.com/shop/images/Roses_40_2.jpg

shaqangel

05-11-2007, 06:52 AM

jbenny glad the sleep is getting better. i think babies go through patches were they sleep great and then it gets bad and then it gets better again. hang in there! we had it great, then it got bad after he turned 4 mths and then he got better and went back to bad. now he is sleeping well.

amurphy, ds, graffy such handsome little boys you have!

izzy annabelle is so cute - i love her dress. it must be so much fun shopping for a little girl:) have you pretty much settled into your new home?

*hope i havent missed any other babies...

dansgirl yikes what a night. i hope you get some rest tonight. thanks for the flowers!

sleep times i feel like i'm the only one who's baby goes to bed so late. javan goes down for the night about 9:30. he wakes betw 7:30-8am for the day. i feel like thats late but he will not go down any earlier and if we do put him down around 8 or so he wakes up about 11pm screaming and will be wake up at least once or twice during the night so we decided to just leave his bed time at 9:30pm. he does nap for 1-2hrs in the morning and then 2-3hrs in the afternoon (not always but if his nap is really short in the morning he will nap longer in the afternoon or vice versa). so i know he is getting a lot of sleep but i do wish it would be a longer stretch at night time.

well i hope you al lhave a really great mothers day with your beautiful little gifts:)

Pink_Converse

05-11-2007, 07:02 AM

That sucks Dan's Girl! Hayden keeps getting up at 12:30 every night coughing. I rock him and he stops. It's so weird. I think he's just thirsty but I can't get him to drink. He gets pissed off!

We'll I won't be around much til Monday probably because Hayden's First Birthday Extravagaaaanza is this weekend. I am posting pics temporarily:

Fresh out of the oven
1 mo. old
12 mo. old
removed photos, pm me if you wanna see 'em

And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY in advance. I can't believe our babies are so old already. It's crazy. I've had fun these last two years sharing all of these experiences together with you all. This is the one place you know you can always come to for good, quick advice and there is always someone to listen when you need them too. Thanks!:)

jbenny75

05-11-2007, 11:59 AM

pink Those are great pics of Hayden! I wish I had done something like that! It's so hard to imagine them being that small. I almost feel like I barely remember it because he grew so quickly. Happy Birthday, Hayden! Have a great party!

dansgirl Sorry about the bad night! I've been there and I feel your pain. I thought of you when I bought these new snacks for DS, since you were having trouble getting Peyton to eat the finger/table foods. They're called Lil' Crunchies by Gerber. They kind of look like cheese curls (they are kinda long, so I break them up into smaller bites). But anyway, they dissolve SO amazingly quickly. Maybe he would like something that since it dissolves so fast?

Happy Mother's Day, everyone!

June '06 Mommies

05-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Updated to here!

Hope everyone has a very happy Mother's Day!

gina73

05-13-2007, 08:01 AM

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

jbenny75

05-14-2007, 06:12 AM

So what did everyone get?:D

My digital camera is about five years old and HUGE compared to the ones out now. I've been drooling over my sister's teeny tiny one, so DH got me one. I can't get over how little it is (smaller than my hand!). It's also more megapixels and has more features than my old huge one. I love it. It will be nice to be able to have it with me all the time. There are so many times we've been out and about and I thought this or that would be a great snapshot of DS, but I couldn't lug that big camera everywhere. I can keep this one in my purse or pocket.

Dan's*Girl

05-14-2007, 06:33 AM

Well MOthers day was super stressful because Peyton was a butthead. He screamed and threw fits all day, refused to nap and barely ate :rolleyes:
That being said DH did great helping out so I could relax. And he did great with my first mothers day present.

I got this...but the stones are alexandrite(junes stone) Its a stackable ring, so with each baby i can get that birthstone and stack them on my right ring finger. :)

The second one...
http://www.lifetimemothers.com/images/stackchannelringlrg.jpg

This is alexandrite...it changes colors. In florescent lights it looks greenish gray, in outside light its pink and inside my house its purple. So cool!

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/images/alexandrite.jpg

Hope everyone had a great mothers day and got some good loot!

HUGS

shaqangel

05-14-2007, 08:51 AM

my first mothers day was bittersweet - we got word that dh's brother was murdered on saturday morning (might possibly attempted robbery). he was stabbed and bled to death. worst part of it all - dh was on call and I had to trek through the hospital to find him and deliver the news. not fun.

i have to say that my dh is one unselfish person - when i was about to leave after breaking the news to him he says 'make sure you go to the mall and find a nice dress for t'row for mothers day'. i didnt but i think it was so sweet of him to still want to make my first mothers day special to me even though something terrible had happened.

and he did make it special. we went out to eat yummy Thai food for lunch and then we got home and after visitors left just the 3 of us spent time playing. he got me a jogging stroller and an ipod - so excited about it!

hope you all had a great time celebrating mothers day.

dansgirl and jbenny love the gifts you received.

Dan's*Girl

05-14-2007, 09:06 AM

Oh my god! Shaq...so sorry to hear about your loss. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope they find who did this.

HUGS

Pink_Converse

05-14-2007, 09:11 AM

Shaq- I am very sorry your loss. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers too. I can't imagine suffering the loss of a sibling. My heart goes out to your DH.

IzzyJune2006

05-14-2007, 09:43 AM

Shaq... OMG how tragic! So sorry. It must be so hard, especially for your DH. Give him a hug.

Mother's day: We are still getting the house settled in, so I told DH not to spend on a gift, but rather to help me take care of things from time to time. So he gave me a coupon book for cleaning the kitchen, the works with Annabelle, washing my car, etc. It was so sweet!
We went out to brunch with his parents and my parents. He got flowers for all 3 moms. :)

Schedule: Shaq I've been meaning to reply. I don't think Javan's schedule is off at all. Ours is typically a 7:30pm bedtime with a 6am wake up (that's the same as 9:30pm and 8am). We are trying to move her bedtime a little later for a 6:30 or 7am wake up but it's hard.

Dan's girl... what's up with these babies? Annabelle has been like that this weekend. We've had the hardest time getting her to nap. Which means she gets more cranky. We'll put her down for a nap and she'll cry for 20 minutes (about as long as I usually let her for naps). We try again 1 or 2 hours later and it's the same thing. I hope it was just a phase. This morning she woke up very happy despite the worst diaper. So she may be coming around.

jbenny75

05-14-2007, 11:18 AM

shaq OMG, I am so sorry. That is just terrible. My heart goes out to you and your DH.

Baby Lust

05-14-2007, 11:23 AM

Shaq, I'm so sorry! That is terrible! {{hugs}}

Loot: I got a mother/child necklace, a pearl ring (June's birthstone) and a new living room set! :D Yahoo!!

steviem

05-14-2007, 03:32 PM

Shaq: Oh no! I am so sorry. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers :(

A very happy belated Mother's Day to you all! Sounds like some of you really scored some good loot!! We had an okay day..... I was wishing and hoping DH would have planned something special, but no such thing! I am being a bratt and I know I should be thankful to have such a supportive husband who is the BEST father ever, but..... geesh, I really had hoped he would have put some effort into my first Mother's Day. I woke up with DS in the morning.... I just *knew* DH would get up and let me sleep in... but noooooooooooooo.... that was so not the case. I was the one up as usual, feeding DS, taking care of him, etc. We did end up going to a nice lunch but it was after I had a freak out session :rolleyes: He did get me a cute beach bag with some nice lotions and bubble bath and a nice card. I know I should be thankful but, I told the guy I liked Bath & Body Works a few years back and ever since then, EVERY SINGLE GIFT I receive is from there!!! Hello.... is it so hard to think of something other than bubble bath?

Okay- vent over. I know I sound selfish and mean but I just had to get that off of my chest. I've been with DH for 8 yrs now (married for almost 5) so I should know that shopping for gifts and making plans is just not his thing. If I don't want to be disappointed, I need to be the one to make the plans and tell him exactly what I want for a gift..... but that takes all the fun out of it.

Anyway............. on to happier things.... Owen is sleeping so much better now. He still wakes up 2 times per night but that is a huge improvement. The second waking is usually around 4 or 5am and he won't go back to sleep so I just bring him in bed with DH and I and he sleeps for another couple of hours. It is so nice to get some extra sleep!!!

Grass: I forgot who mentioned this but Owen also cannot stand grass!! Even if I cover him up in long pants, he hates how it feels on his feet and hands. I hope he outgrows that.

We went to the beach on Saturday and let him crawl around. At first I wasn't going to let him because I didn't want to deal with the mess, but then I gave in. I figured he wouldn't like the sand since he doesn't like grass, but to the contrary. He went nuts!! He had so much fun crawling around in the wet sand. He also loved getting his feet in water.

I hope everyone has a great week.

jbenny75

05-14-2007, 04:54 PM

QOTD What are you getting your DC for first birthday gifts?

I'm on the fence, but here are some things I'm considering:
Power Wheels Sport Quad (believe it or not, this is for ages 12-36 months-it goes really slow)
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2892000reg.jpg
Radio Flyer Pathfinder Wagon
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2787460reg.jpg
Kettrike Brummi Tricycle
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2886888reg.jpg
Castle Climber
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2885666_alternate2_reg.jpg
Bubble Mower
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2788478reg.jpg

amurphy

05-15-2007, 05:46 AM

Shaq: I'm so sorry about your BIL. I can't even imagine what your husband and you are going through. You are all in my thoughts.

Mother's day: I had a really nice mother's day. [(B]Steviem, [/B] I too was up with the baby at 6 a.m. while DH slept. I know I could have woken him up, but I'm a marder.) I opened my cards once DS and I went upstairs to wake up my DH. DH got me personalized yoga lessons because I mentioned a few weeks ago that I wanted to check out the yoga stuido in town. After breakfast, we took a walk into town for a coffee. It was a beautiful sunny day with a gentle breeze. Perfect weather that soothed the baby to sleep in his stroller so we kept walking and walking and walking. We got home two hours later! We went out to a late lunch later that day and then I came home to plant my flowerboxes. (The flowers were also part of my mother's day gift.) All-in-all, it was a good first mother's day.

Sleep! Declan has slept through the night every night since our first attempt at sleep training. I don't know if it is a coincidence or if he is a fast learning. I'm happy either way! The only negative is that he is ready for the day at 6 a.m. now. I'd rather sleep through the night and wake up early than be awaken every couple of hours so I won't complain.

IzzyJune2006

05-15-2007, 09:56 AM

grass
Annabelle is the same! She does not like grass. And that's even with shoes on. She is starting to warm up to it. We both sit in the grass but she tries to avoid touching it with her hands. Her maneurisms are so cute!

bday gifts We are also looking for a wagon (I'm trying Craig's list for a used one but they are rare!) and a swing set for sure. The park close by doesn't have the infant swings, but she loves it even while sitting on our lap. I also want to get her a shape sorter. She is working on fine movement trying to put things in holes.

Here's one that I like and isn't too pricey.
http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-3657939reg.jpg

milk Have you started the transition to whole milk? DD seems to enjoy dairy food. She does well with yogurt, cheese. She's been having cereal in milk or soy milk for a while too. We gave her a couple of onces of whole milk this weekend. She drank without problem. Her stools have been very soft so we've stopped for a couple of days, though it doesn't appear to be related at all.

Pink_Converse

05-15-2007, 02:55 PM

I got my son that Castle Climber and he likes the swing okay. It's smaller than it looks on the box to me. One thing he got that he LOVES is this Mickey Mouse airplane he can sit on and it lights up and the propeller spins. He lights up on that thing. He also has a safari wagon he's just now big enough for that he loves. He got it from Toys R Us for Christmas from my mom.

Stevie-I will never learn with my Dh either. He never ceases to dissappoint me with planning things, special occasions, gifts. I got breakfast cooked for me, a card after I bitched and complained and dinner picked up for me, oh and he sat down and watched a movie with me. I wanted a little hoopla, especially after I sat him down ahead of time and said "You are going to dissapoint me if you don't do anything for me for my first Mother's Day", how much more plainly could I have put it?

jbenny75

05-15-2007, 06:12 PM

milk I had been giving DS water with his meals, but it dawned on me that when he wasn't getting bottles of formula anymore, that's when he'd be drinking his milk. He never wanted formula out of the sippy, so I figured I should work on it. I did a formula to milk ratio and gradually decreased the formula until it was all milk. He gets a sippy of milk with each meal and really only takes a couple of sips, so he's getting a real gradual introduction to it.

pink Thanks for the feedback on the Castle Climber.

clueless DH's Sorry you guys! My DH did well this time, but I've been through that, too. He didn't get me anything for our first wedding anniversary! He did well with his gift for Mother's Day, but his card left a lot to be desired. It was supposed to be from DS, but it wasn't a "Mommy" card at all. The front was a drawing of a well put together woman and it said "Before" and pointed out things like "Sleek ponytail," "stylish outfit", etc. When you opened it, there was a drawing of a Mom that pointed out things like messy hair, baby puke on her clothes, sloppy clothes, etc. Then it said, "Love the new look! Happy Mother's Day!" I was like, Ummm, so you think I look like shit? And this is supposed to be a card from my baby? WTH? I let it go because of the camera. I don't think he really reads the cards, I think he just grabs one.:rolleyes:

jay&erinn

05-15-2007, 06:52 PM

Happy belated mother's day!

Mine was OK.
I just *knew* DH would get up and let me sleep in... but noooooooooooooo.... that was so not the case. I was the one up as usual, feeding DS, taking care of him, etc.
Yea- Mine started out this way too. At least one of the kids is up by 6:30 every morning. I'd love to sleep in past that time just once a month- even once a year on Mother's day- but that doesn't happen.
Our screen door broke Saturday so we went to Home Depot to buy a new one sunday morning (Happy Mother's Day to me:rolleyes: ). At least it wasn't the washer that broke. That would have annoyed me much more. What I thought would be a 2 hour job took DH 5 hours to install while I entertained the kids and tried to get dinner ready for our moms. Someday someone will make dinner for me on mother's day, but I'm sure not anytime soon. I didn't care about making dinner and being with the kids, I just wish it was more of a family thing instead of me and the kids on our own. I love when we hang out as just a family since we always seem to have to go somewhere or do something, and that's all I wanted. It didn't happen, but maybe this weekend since DH is off again. We'll see.

Birthday: I wanted to get Ayla a cedar chest for her birthday. We already have 10 tons of clothes and toys and will receive more from friends and family so I don't want to add to it. However, I went looking for one and can't find anything like Mia's (we bought her one for her 1st Christmas since she was only 3 months old). We found Mia's at a furniture store in the kids department. They had a beautiful bedroom set for a little girl and the cedar chest was part of it. We only bought the chest- it's stenciled and really pretty. I want something similar for Ayla, but don't know where to look now since they didn't carry them anymore.
I might get her one of the coupe cars that you push with your feet. We have a hand-me-down that Mia beat to death. Ayla now loves it but it's in really bad shape so we may get her one of those.

milk- HA- I'm just happy rice cereal is finally going OK:rolleyes: . If Ayla continues to do pretty well for a few more days I get to try wheat with her- YEA! If that goes OK I can finally have pasta and bread again. I can't wait. Maybe I'll get to go out to eat and have something besides plain salmon and a plain potato. If those go well I'll introduce soy based products and finally dairy. We'll see.

Sleep- It's still not going well. There's only so much crying one mom can take. I keep hoping she'll start sleeping, and she has made a little progress- she's only crying about 15-30 minutes now instead of 2-3 hours. She is still, however getting up many many many times a night. I think the beginning of June I'm going to start letting her CIO in the middle of the night too so I can try and increase the number of hours she is sleeping at a stretch. I'll just have to deal with 2 kids awake when her crying wakes up Mia too. That should be fun.

Dan's*Girl

05-15-2007, 07:00 PM

jay&erinn

check this out....there are some beautiful chests here.

http://www.woodtoybox.com/

here as well

http://www.onewayfurniture.com/kids-toy-chest.html

HTH!

amurphy

05-16-2007, 06:39 AM

Thank you for brining up the question about milk , Izzy. I'm getting just enough BM pumping at work to get DS through daycare the following day. He's down to nine oz. of EBM during the day and nurses two or three times when I work from home. I also nurse him every morning and evening. But I'm going to a conference next week and will be away from him Wed. night through Friday night. I have barely enough freezer stash to get him through. I've been wondering if we should start the transition to milk this week even though he won't be 12 months for another couple weeks. I'm nervous . . . but he's done fine with dairy and soy products up to now. Maybe I'll make his one year appointment early and see what the pediatrician says about the "early" transition.

(DS is STILL STTN. It's wonderful!)

Ryan

05-16-2007, 08:50 AM

Just quickly stopping by to say Shaq my thought are with you and your family.

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Pink: I love the comparison photo.. so cute!

Niko&Troi

05-16-2007, 10:38 AM

Hello All :D

Quick Post...

Shaq, I am so sorry for your loss. You are all in our prayers.

Mother's Day: I got plants for the front yard the week before and they are already dead :( Have to call Lowe's to see if I have to dig them up or just go back to get refund or replacements. I also got 2 bouquets on Mother's Day. And Brian told me to get a new outfit for Troi's baptism this coming weekend, which after 10 different ones, I may have found the perfect one, we shall see. We spent the morning walking around the mall and I got my hair straightened. The boys napped and Brian cut the grass in the afternoon. That evening we had our neighbor over for dinner, I cooked taco's. Nothing else special.

Milk: We started the transition about 11 months old and now he's on full milk for about 2 weeks now. Doing good on it too. I stopped nursing about 10 1/2 months and we are SO HAPPY that we don't have to buy formula any longer to supplement, that stuff is so expensive.

STTN: I am also happy to report that short of an occassional "I can't find my binky" cry, Troi is finally STTN :D He started right about the time we weaned him from nursing. Brian thinks the milk is filling him up at night so that is why he sleeps though. We'll never know for sure if it is coincidence or what :/

Other than that, been super busy. Troi was sick for the longest time and when we went back to the dr we found out he had pneumonia :( We had him on breathing treatments and antibiotics. It helped but I think he's getting sick again, he's congested when he coughs. Plus now he has that stomach bug so every diaper is a wet poopie :/

I was busting butt every day to pay for his parties and I'm 99% sure that I did it. We won't have to dip into the budget at all for it. I'm very happy about that.

Well need to run, the boys are done with after lunch snacks. Stay well and I'll be back after the party this weekend to post pictures.

Dan's*Girl

05-18-2007, 06:15 AM

Peyton actually used his sippy last night! We put apple juice in it at night and he always grabs it but wont suck or tip it up to get the juice. Well last night he walks over to me and shows me the cup, then tips it up, sucks, coughs, laughs and does it again! Woohoo! Im hoping this means we can get rid of the bottle sooner than I thought. Yay!

We are trying something to help peyton get thru the night without his bottle. The pedi said when he gets up and just wont go back down because he wants to eat, give him 4 oz of warm water. He will take it but after a week or so he will realize it isnt worth it to get up just for water and will wean off. We havent started it yet, but we may if he doesnt go back to STTN.

We are also wanting to start giving Peyton vitamin D milk soon but want to take it slow. Ive read (maybe here, dont have time to go back and look) that we should make his formula bottle minus a ounce and add milk, then each week raise the milk and lower the formula until its all milk. Does this really work? I dont want to go cold turkey, but I also dont want to do formula forever and want to (if possible) be to milk in a sippy by 14-16 months.

I cant believe our little men and women are 1 years old. It is so cliche to say, but the time has gone so fast! Im mailing out invites to his party tomorrow and its kinda sad, but exciting! :::sigh:::

Have a great weekend ladies!

jay&erinn

05-18-2007, 06:03 PM

Dan's Girl: Could you just give DS milk in a sippy since he's starting to figure it out. Before you know it he'll be a pro at drinking out of one. Once he gets the hang of that, maybe you can just decrease the number of bottles he's getting a day and give him a sippy full of milk instead until the bottles are all eliminated.

Ayla had her follow up appt with the dermatologist. We weren't using her steroid creams correctly- it gets a little confusing when there are 2 different creams and a moisturizer to figure in. Hopefully we'll finally get her eczema under control. They tried to weigh her while we were there. That was an adventure. Ayla hates anyone that isn't me, and immediately grabs handfulls of my shirt when unfamiliar people come anywhere near her. When I tried to put her on the scale she started screaming bloody murder. She then rolled over and crawled right off the scale. We couldn't put any weight on her to keep her still without messing up the reading, but couldn't keep her still enough to get one either. It was interesting. We finally got close to one and unfortunately it looks like she hasn't gained any weight. I don't know whether to be concerned or not. She was 16 lb 4 oz at 9 months. She's almost 11 mo and when she was weighed yesturday with clothes and a diaper on she was only 16 lb. Like I said, I don't know how accurate it was since she was so uncooperative, but I still don't know if I should worry. I'm sick of calling the ped's office- they're going to think I'm nuts pretty soon.

IzzyJune2006

05-18-2007, 10:30 PM

jay&erinn
I don't think you should be concerned. I've been a little surprised too that Annabelle isn't gaining much weight. She weighed 17lbs today at ped visit to get her ears checked again. She had a mild infection in one ear two weeks ago. We decided not to use antibiotics and recheck. They said it was still there. If we didn't treat this time we'd have to go back weekly to make sure it doesn't get worse. We've started the amoxicilin.

16-18 lbs seems quite within the normal for girls!
http://z.about.com/d/pediatrics/1/0/G/1/girlsbirth.gif

Here's the boys chat...
http://z.about.com/d/pediatrics/1/0/7/1/boysbirth.gif

jbenny75

05-19-2007, 06:26 AM

We are also wanting to start giving Peyton vitamin D milk soon but want to take it slow. Ive read (maybe here, dont have time to go back and look) that we should make his formula bottle minus a ounce and add milk, then each week raise the milk and lower the formula until its all milk. Does this really work? I dont want to go cold turkey, but I also dont want to do formula forever and want to (if possible) be to milk in a sippy by 14-16 months.

I don't know if it works, but I have always read that so there must be something to it. I have been planning to do it that way. I'm looking forward to weaning from the bottle, but I'm worried about making sure he gets proper nutrition with table foods.

We are still having sleep issues, although very minor compared to before. We still have one waking a night, with occasional STTN. I am not feeding him, and I try to give him a drink of water. I tried the 4 oz of water last night posted by Ramona, and that finally put him out after I tried to get him back down for an hour. It seems like rocking isn't working for him anymore. I rock him down, but he isn't all the way out and just wakes up when I put him down. I won't keep picking him up b/c we'd be at that all day and night long, so we're having to CIO. I never wanted to, but I feel like I have no choice. He isn't doing badly at all. He more whines and protests than really cries and it doesn't last very long. If he does get really worked up, I go back in, but I haven't had to very much. I am sad that rocking my baby is coming to an end!

DH's dentist has been calling offering me a job. I have to admit that it appeals to me a bit. However, I am still so darn tired all the time and I feel overwhelmed with not being able to do everything I already have to do at home. I can't imagine adding a job to the mix, even part-time. DH thinks I should do it to get out, but honestly, I always hated work and the people drove me nuts, so I'm not sure it would be good for me. On the flip side, when I get away from DS for a little while, I love how refreshed I feel when I do see him again. I'm much better at playing and paying attention to him after I've had a break, so it could be good from that perspective. I don't know what to do.

Speaking of my sleep deprivation (it dawned on me yesterday that my last full night of sleep was June 13, 2006), yesterday I did the most embarassing thing. I was at Old Navy with DS in the stroller. I usually park the stroller behind the car, put DS in his carseat, then load the stroller into the back. Well, I put DS in his carseat, then got behind the wheel, backed out and heard an enormous crunch. My first thought was that something was going wrong with my steering, then I remembered that my stroller was still behind my car! I pushed it across the parking lot aisle and bent the wheel. Then I had to get out of the car and load it up feeling like the biggest idiot.:rolleyes: I've got to post that in the mommy brain