July & August '06 Babies -- We're One!

[July&August2006Mommies]

July & August '06 Mommies and Babies of Constant Chatter



July Past Threads:
1st Trimester (10/21/2005 - 1/19/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=914539)
2nd Trimester--Part I (1/19/2006 - 3/22/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=1444541)
2nd Trimester--Part II (3/22/2006 - 5/24/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=175we35)
3rd Trimester (5/24/2006 -7/1/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=2023123)
Arrivals (7/1/2006 - 8/8/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21567697)
The First 5 Months (8/8/2006 -12/2/2006) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23567328)
5-6 Months (12/2/2006 - 1/27/2007) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27456789)


August Past Threads:
1st Trimester (11/29/05 - 2/13/06) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11556742)
2nd Trimester (2/13/06 - 5/24/06) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15856749)
Third Trimester (5/24/06 - 8/6/06) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20056788)
Arrivals (8/6/06 - 9/11/06) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23256744)
The First 6 Months (9/11/06 -1/26/06) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24756736)


Combined Past Threads:
Months 6-9 (1/26/2007 - 4/13/2007) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=9156739)
Months 9-12 (4/13/2007-9/1/2007) (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32567119)



We welcome new members! Just post your stats to introduce yourself.

CC Name:
Me: Age
DH: Age
Married: Date
Birthdate: Date (please indicate gender of DC)
Other children:

*Please posts all updates in RED.

Your threadmistresses are mkvh, Lizard, and Sabriel

[July&August2006Mommies]

Abby'sMom
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 8/17/02
DC: 7/31/06
Other Children: DD, 11/3/04

Aletheia
Me: 30
DH: 30
Married: 8/7/04
DC: 8/26/06

Alliesmomma03
Me: 26
DH: 29
Married: 03/02/02
DC: 8/28/06
Other children: DD, 1/17/03

Amaye
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: 8/30/03
DC: 7/22/06

a_spark
Me: 31
DH: 38
Married: 10/17/03
DC: 7/15/06

amyinlosangeles
Me: 35
DH: 44
Married: 10/13/02
DC: 8/17/06

babylove
Me: 29
DH: 33
Married: 08/31/03
DC: 8/13/06

Camdynlyn
Me: 23
DH: 26
Married: 7/17/04
DC: 9/2/06

Can't_Wait
Me: 27
DH: 38
Married: 5/24/03
DC: 8/6/06

Chimichanga
Me: 28
DH: 32
Married: 8/03
DC: 8/4/06
Other children: two pups

cosmic
Me: 34
DH: 37
Married: 4/3/04
DC: 8/30/06

duke's flygirl
Me: 33
DH: 38
Married: 8/16/03
DC: 8/3/06
Other Children: DD, 4/11/04

E&O
Me: 28
DH: 29
Married: 10/5/02
DC: 7/14/06

emmjay
Me: 35
DH: 35
Married: 5/22/04
DC: 7/30/06

isaacsmommy
Me: 23
DH: 24
Married: 4/3/04
Dc: 7/17/2006
Other Children: DS, 7/7/04

jarocha
Me: 31
DH: 31
Married: 9/13/03
DC: 8/26/06

jennylou
Me: 28
DH: 38
Married: 9/20/2003
DC: 8/10/06
Other children: Andrew Wyatt, 5/20/05 - 5/22/05

jesseybell
Me: 37
DH: 35
Married: 5/21/05
DC: 8/7/06

K&H's mommy
Me: 32
DH: 30
Married: 9/27/03
DC: 9/2/06
Other children: DD, 12/8/95 and DS, 10/25/04

Koala_Gurl
Me: 32
DC: 9/5/06
Other children: DD, 3/16/05

Linnybubbles
Me: 28
DH: 32
Married: 7/23/05
DC: 7/15/06

Lizard
Me: 32
DH: 35
Married: 9/20/03
DC: 6/29/06

makena32204
Me: 29
DH: 38
Married: 3/22/04
DC: 7/17/06
Other children: EDD 5/3/08

maryanne
Me: 36
DH: 38
Married: 10/1/05
DC: 6/30/06

maybebaby
Me: 27
DH: 31
Married: 4/05
DC: 7/1/06

mia's mama
Me: 33
DH: 35
Married: 09/02
DC: 7/15/06
Other Children: DD, 11/14/04

mkvh
Me: 30
DH: 33
Married: 3/19/05
DC: 7/12/2006
Other Children: DD#2 Due 12/30/2007

mmisabel
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: 11/16/02
DC: 6/29/2006

Mrs. M.
Me: 31
DH: 30
Married: 7/15/00
DC: 8/18/06
Other children: DD, 8/28/03

mrstim
Me:
DH:
Married: 2/4/05
DC: 8/9/06

Mystikal
Me: 27
DH: 33
Married: 6/22/02
DC: 6/29/06

PLNUBRIDE
Me: 28
DH: 28
Married: 9/21/02
DC: 8/11/06

rande
Me: 31
DH:
Married: 6/14/03
DC: 7/1/06
Other Children: DS, 12/16/04

Sabriel
Me: 25
DH: 24
Married: 5/22/05
DC: 8/25/06
Other Children: EDD 6/22/08

ShelbyMay
Me: 27
DH: 29
Married: 5/17/03
DC: 7/2/06

smurf
Me: 28
DH: 28
Married: 8/02
DC: 7/3/06

Sophia
Me: 38
DH: 36
Married: 8/2/2003
DC: 7/7/2006
Other children: DS 9/02; DD1 4/95

Soulmate
Me: 32
DH: 32
Married: 8/11/02
DC: 6/29/06

sunchaser26
Me: 31
DH: 40
Married: 6/14/03
DC: 6/25/06

UTChick
Me: 30
DH: 36
Married: 9/20/03
DC: 8/18/06

Wrighty26
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 12/28/02
DC: 7/6/06


Forever In Our Thoughts: flygirl, roberta, icedwhite, kischer, PaisleySloan, cmon, almostthere, julesp313, MSH, silentbunny, jeggink and Crystal_Orchid

[July&August2006Mommies]

Estimated Due Dates and Arrival Dates

Estimated Due Dates
June
21 - Lil_Mrs_0702
27 - Mystikal

July
4 - Lizard
4 - maryanne
4 - mmisabel
4 - Soulmate
8 - nuhmah
8 - Wrighty26
9 - maybebaby
10 - klav
10 - MMK
11 - makena32204
11 - ShelbyMay
12 - cpbride8203
12 - Sophia
13 - rande
14 - cece
14 - mkvh
14 - sunchaser26
17 - a_spark
19 - lindybug
22 - Amaye
22 - emmjay
24 - mia's mama
27 - Can't Wait
28 - Linnybubbles
28 - mrst2b2003
29 - CarlaB
29 - hotmama
31 - jesseybell

August
1 - jewamese
1 - dandygirl
5 - it's a bug
6 - jennylou
6 - jennylou

8 - isaacsmommy
9 - Abby'sMom
10 - duke's flygirl
11 - MaryTX
12 - PLNUBRIDE
14 - amyinlosangeles
14 - Mrs. M.
15 - bluhimmy
16 - Chimichanga
18 - E&O
18 - babylove
18 - LTJC
20 - Mrstim
22 - Sabriel
24 - ajlanden
26 - Jarocha
26 - KKay
26 - Tuesdayschild
27 - K&H's mommy
28 - UTChick
30 - JenniferH
31 - cosmic


Arrivals!
June
11 - cece welcomed DS, 6lbs 3oz, 19 1/4"
18 - Lil_Mrs_0702 welcomed DS, 8lbs 6oz, 20 3/4"
25 - sunchaser26 welcomed DS, 5lbs 1oz, 18 1/4"
28 - Klav welcomed DS, 7lbs 5 1/2oz, 21"
29 - Lizard welcomed DD, 7lbs 12oz, 21"
29 - mmisabel welcomed DS, 7lbs 1oz, 20 1/2"
29 - Mystikal welcomed DD, 7lbs 7oz, 20"
29 - Soulmate welcomed DS, 7lbs 1oz, 20 1/2"
30 - maryanne welcomed DD, 7lbs 12oz, 20"

July
1 - maybebaby welcomed DD, 7lbs 2oz
1 - rande welcomed DD, 6lbs 7oz
2 - ShelbyMay welcomed DD, 7lbs 11oz, 20"
3 - Smurf welcomed DD, 8lbs, 21"
5 - nuhmah welcomed DS, 8lbs 6oz, 21"
6 - Wrighty26 welcomed DS, 7lbs 13oz, 21"
7 - Sophia welcomed DD, 7lbs 5.5oz, 19"
11 - lindybug welcomed DS, 6lbs 15oz, 19.5"
11 - MaryTX welcomed DS, 6 lbs 11 oz
12 - cpbride8203 welcomed DD, 8lbs, 18 1/2"
12 - mkvh welcomed DD, 7lbs 13.4oz, 20 1/2"
13 - MMK welcomed DS, 8.59lbs, 21 1/2"
14 - E&O welcomed DD5 lbs 7 oz. 18"
15 - a_spark welcomed DD, 7lbs 17oz
15 - Linnybubbles welcomed DD, 7lbs 10oz, 20"
15 - mia's mama welcomed DD, 7lbs 11oz, 21"
15 - mrst2b2003 welcomed DS, 7lbs 8oz, 19.5"
17 - isaacsmommy welcomed DS, 7lbs 7oz, 20"
17 - makena32204 welcomed DD, 6lbs 8oz, 19 1/2"
22 - Amaye welcomed DD, 7lbs 9oz, 21"
23 - hotmama welcomed DS, 7lbs 1oz, 20.5"
23 - Tuesdayschild welcomed DD, 5 lbs 1 oz, 18.5"
28 - jewamese welcomed DD, 7lbs 1oz, 19 1/2"
30 - emmjay welcomed DS, 8lbs 3.8oz, 22"
31 - Abby'sMom welcomed DS, 7lbs, 21"
31 - CarlaB welcomed DS, 5lbs 8oz, 18.5"

August
1 - dandygirl welcomed DD, 7 lbs, 21"
3 - duke's flygirl welcomed DS, 7 lbs 13 oz, 21"
3 - ajlanden welcomed DS, 7 lbs 14 oz, 20.75"
4 - Chimichanga welcomed DD, 8 lbs 7 oz, 21"
6 - Can't Wait welcomed DD, 8 lb 10 oz, 21"
7 - jesseybell welcomed DD, 9 lbs 3 oz, 20.5"
8 - bluhimmy welcomed DD, 6 lbs 4 oz, 19.75"
9 - it's a bug welcomed DD, 6 lbs 14 oz
9 - LTJC welcomed DS, 6 lbs 14 oz, 20"
9 - mrstim welcomed DS, 6 lbs 6 oz, 18.5"
10 - jennylou welcomed DD, 7 lbs 9 oz, 20.25"
11 - PLNUBRIDE welcomed DD, 8 lbs 2 oz, 19.25"
13 - babylove welcomed DS, 8 lbs 2.6 oz, 20.25"
16 - amyinlosangeles welcomed DD, 8 lbs 10 oz, 21"
18 - UT Chick welcomed DS, 7 lbs 2 oz, 20"
18 - Mrs. M welcomed DD, 8 lbs 7 oz, 20"
22 - cjones15 welcomed DS, 8 lbs 3 oz, 20.25"
25 - Sabriel welcomed DD, 8 lbs 10 oz, 21"
26 - jarocha welcomed DD, 6 lbs 9 oz, 18.5"
27 - KKay welcomed DD, 7 lbs 2 oz, 20.5"
28 - JenniferH welcomed DS, 6 lbs 5 oz
30 - tgoody03 welcomed DD, 6 lbs 12 oz, 20.5"
30 - cosmic welcomed DS , 8 lbs 9 oz, 20"


September
2 - Camdynlyn welcomed DD, 8 lbs 2 oz, 20.75"
2 - K&H's mommy welcomed DD, 8 lbs 9 oz, 20"

[July&August2006Mommies]

CALLING ALL JULY AND AUGUST '06 MOMMIES!!

Please check in. We GOTTA clean up this roster, so I actually WILL be deleting folks this time. You have till 9/15 to check in and update your stats!

Please post any updates in RED. An asterisk (*) next to your user name in the roster indicates that you have checked in and been updated for the NEW thread.

[jennylou]

Ack, toddlers now! :)

[Sabriel]

Yikes, toddlers! Thanks for starting the new thread jennylou! I have more time on CC now, so I will try to be a better co-threadmistress!

[jesseybell]

toddlers, oh my!

jesseybell
Me: 37
DH: 35
Married: 5/21/05
DC: 8/7/06

*sigh* we are both now a year older.....

[mkvh]

Thanks jenny!! I totally appreciate it.

[Wrighty26]

Wow I can't believe we are in the toddler group now!

Like jesseybell, we too are a year older...

Wrighty26
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 12/28/02
DC: 7/6/06

ETA - Thanks Jenny for setting us up!

[Soulmate]

Thanks jennylou for starting and setting up the new thread!

Soulmate
Me: 32
DH: 32
Married: 8/11/02
DC: 6/29/06

[babylove]

Thanks for the spiffy new thread, Jenny! :)

Just a few changes...
Me: 29
DH: 33

***

We had Jake's one year portraits done at our house yesteray. The photographer took pics for 1.5 hrs, mostly of Jake but some family shots too. In 2 weeks they'll be online and I can't wait to see how they came out!

Also, yesterday we switched Jake to the Marathon, so no more infant seat! He looks like such a big boy in the car! But it sucks that the passenger seat has to be practically up against the dash since the Marathon is so big!

[Sophia]

Yay, new thread!

My updates:
Sophia
Me: 38
DH: 36
Married: 8/2/2003
DC: 7/7/2006
Other children: DS, Sept. '92; DD1, Apr. '95; #4 due Apr. '08

Things are good here. L can walk for 10-15 feet all by herself! She can also change directions and stop and start again without having to sit down. She still cruises and butt-scoots quite a bit, though.

Her naps are crappy. Since I started work my mom has been watching her during the day, and she's been unable to put her down for naps--she has to hold her the whole time she's asleep and can only get her to take one nap. L is a very light sleeper and we have similar problems but know how to put her down without waking her (it's tricky!).

Her 1st molars are giving her problems, even though they're not actually cutting through yet. She's had a couple bad nights becaue of it.

She's finally out of the Snugride. It took forever for her to outgrow it.

I started work a little over a week ago and have had my students for a full week and they're generally well behaved. I like it a lot better than my previous school, and DH agrees (this is the 2nd school we've worked at together).

Hardly any pg symptoms--making me a bit nervous, but I really don't want to be running out of my classroom to barf, you know? ;)

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

[jennylou]

Aw, not a problem ladies, it seriously only took me about 20 seconds, and that was more of a "hey, I wonder if I could click on these and do this" and then poof, it was done. So, not hard at all. It's probably way harder when all of you set them up!

Anyways, I guess I have updates too!

jennylou*
Me: 28
DH: 38
Married: 9/20/2003
DC: 8/10/06
Other children: Andrew Wyatt, 5/20/05 - 5/22/05

DH isn't quite 38, but he will be this month, so might as well change it now since you're changing mine. :)

[emmjay]

Hi - just a quick post to update our ages:

emmjay
Me: 35
DH: 35
Married: 5/22/04
DC: 7/30/06

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

[smurf]

Checking in....thanks for the new digs :)

Me: 28
DH: 28
Married: 8/17/02
DC: 7/03/06

[sunchaser26]

Checking in also...

Updates:

Sunchaser26
Me: 31
DH: 40
Married: 6/14/03
DC: 6/25/06

We are also another year older... THANKS Jenny for the new journal!

Jacob's taking about 4-5 steps right now still crawling quiet a bit, he is soooo good at it and fast too it will be hard for him to give that up till he can run. We keep working on making the spaces to walk between stuff and to me longer in hopes of helping him along.

As for naps we too have been having some nap issues the past two days but we have had lots of interruptions to his schedule so I think that is the problem. Between playdates at his normal nap time, carpenters at our home, lots of car trips for errands, late nights and late mornings, and a B-day party today it has been quiet the weekend so far.

[K&H's mommy]

Checking in also....

me: 32
DH: 30


Allison is the youngest here and officially ONE tomorrow! So I still have a baby for a couple more hours! ;)


Now!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/NICU_nurse/AllisonOne.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/NICU_nurse/AllisonOne3.jpg

[babylove]

Happy birthday Allison!! :)

ETA: I just realized that it's also Mia's birthday (Camdynlyn's DD)...not sure if she still comes around this thread, but...

Happy Birthday Mia!!

[mia's mama]

Sara- I can't get over how much Allison and Kyle look alike!

Happy B-day Allison and Mia!

Just age changes for us too:
Me: 33
DH: 35

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

[UTChick]

Happy Birthday Allison and Mia!!

Our ages need updating as well...:(
Me: 30
DH:36

One of M's molars FINALLY came through and he has another which is visible just below the surface of his gums. Hopefully the rest will come in soon so that I can get a couple of weeks with a good night's sleep before the new baby comes!!

[PLNUBRIDE]

just checking in....I don't post all that often, but I definitely follow along.

Here are my updated stats:

PLNUBRIDE

DH: 28
Me : 28

Happy Birthday Allison and Mia!. Guess it is official...no more babies!

[Mrs. M.]

Here are my updated stats:


Mrs. M.

DH: 30
Me : 31

I do follow along, even if I don't post much. These kids are keeping me busy, and I am going back to work soon (where I don't have internet).

http://members.chello.at/birgit.main/ellasmile.jpg
smily newborn

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1345/1163686232_f7adde4fe1.jpg?v=0
birthday

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1336/1163686556_2f118e86ac.jpg?v=0
miss crazy hair

[ShelbyMay]

Checking in -- Apparently, I never updated our stats last year, so DH and I are now 2 years older -- Me: 27, DH: 29.

[Camdynlyn]

Thanks for the birthday wishes for Mia! Yesterday was her birthday and we went to my parents' house this weekend to visit. We had a great time and Mia was treated like a princess the entire time. She got tons of toys from her party last Saturday) and throughout the whole week. She's spoiled so much by my family!

I am uploading pictures and I hope to have them online shortly. I'm going shopping today so it may be later this afternoon.

Mia's growing up a storm. I don't have her stats yet but I will post them as soon as I do. This is what's she's up to right now:

She's walking everywhere. She's been walking now for about a month. She's working on running now, seriously. She could care less if she crawls anywhere else.

Mia now has eight/nine signs. She does them on a regular basis and it makes for great communication that we can understand what she wants.
-bye
-eat
-more
-water
-milk
-all done
-please
-thank you
-light (occassionally)

She has a few words:
-momma
-dada
-baba (used to be what she called me but I've moved to momma! :) )
-bye
-hi
-duck

She eats anything and everything (which is why I'm scared to see her weight). We compared her right now to my baby book and I know she weighs more than I did at 12 months but I was taller. We also started walking around the same time, too.

She's in size 4 or 5 diapers (depending on the brand and stretchiness).

She's an incredibly happy girl, too. She laughs and talks all the time and we get a tons of compliments on how happy she is. She 'talks' and waves to everyone and will laugh/flirt if they wave back or talk to her.

I think her favorite toys at the moment are her Piggy bank, Ball Popper, any cell phone, and anything with buttons.

She is still attached to her "piggy." This is partly our fault because we introduced it to her when she was switching from her nanny to a home daycare because we wanted the transition to be easy. Now, we have about 8 piggys between our house and both of our parents! We did loose our first on on September 1, 2007, in Concord Mills Mall. We called yesterday and they have found it and said, "Piggy's in security!" YAY! Mom's going to pick it up this week.

She's got 7 teeth and is working on #8. That will make her the top 4 and the bottom 4. She went from having two teeth forever to now having 8 teeth in no time. I think they have all come in over a month-month and a half time span.

I think that about sums up Miss Mia.

[sunchaser26]

Happy Belated Birthday Allison & Mia!!!

Question:

I'm starting to wean J off his afternoon nap nursing and have found that when I nurse him he is on for a longer time than he needs which is more for the comforting aspect than the nutritional one.

I have been working on weaning this nursing session for about a week and the napping has been not so good. I have a feeling that when I start taking other nursing sessions away it is going to be bad.

Do you have any advice on things to make the transition easier? Since J doesn't suck his thumb, take a lovie or a binky... and I don't want to start that really if I don't have to.

Any advice would be helpful or is there a book I should get??

[jennylou]

Question:

I'm starting to wean J off his afternoon nap nursing and have found that when I nurse him he is on for a longer time than he needs which is more for the comforting aspect than the nutritional one.

I have been working on weaning this nursing session for about a week and the napping has been not so good. I have a feeling that when I start taking other nursing sessions away it is going to be bad.

Do you have any advice on things to make the transition easier? Since J doesn't suck his thumb, take a lovie or a binky... and I don't want to start that really if I don't have to.

Any advice would be helpful or is there a book I should get??[/FONT][/COLOR]

We're in the same boat. Honestly, I just don't think N is ready to drop any of her sessions right now. And, like your DS, N doesn't use a binky, suck her thumb or have a lovie - so it's not like I can substitute it, kwim? I do try to redirect her if we are out and about, but she's still basically nursing on demand.

I'm hoping as she gets older she'll just be more interested in other things and will drop them gently on her own. Maybe I'm crazy for thinking that.:o:p

[mkvh]

Dropping Nursings--I'm sure my huge decrease in supply helped, but C really DID lose interest on her own. We disassociated them from sleep, though, earlier on. Maybe if you nurse THEN read/rock/whatever, he will separate the nursing and sleeping, and then dropping the session will come more easily and not impact his sleep?

Paci--WE'RE OFF THE PACI!!!! WOOOO!!! Largely due to the lovely case of strep we were diagnosed with on Friday, she just didn't want the paci. So we started hiding them all. And we're FINE. She puts herself to sleep easily without one; we're on day 6 of not having a paci at all. Yay!

Mrs. M--She's darling! Love the hair.

Camndynlyn--How fun Mia must be! Happy birthday to her!

[cosmic]

Happy Birthday, Mia!

Hi, girls...
I now have a toddler. Kai (the second youngest baby in this thread, I think) turned one on August 30th and we had his party on Saturday.

Newborn:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/cosmicgirlndc/Mini_Me.jpg

Birthday boy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/cosmicgirlndc/kaiparty1.jpg


Weaning/Dropping Nursings-- I'd love to know more about this, too. We're weaning DS and I seem to do alright until he wants to sleep at night. That's when he's adamant about nursing. But maybe I'll try what mkvh suggested. Can't hurt! :)

[jesseybell]

[B]Paci--WE'RE OFF THE PACI!!!! WOOOO!!! Largely due to the lovely case of strep we were diagnosed with on Friday, she just didn't want the paci. So we started hiding them all. And we're FINE. She puts herself to sleep easily without one; we're on day 6 of not having a paci at all. Yay!

Oh I am jealous! Not that we've really tried. We limit it to the crib, and the car if she's really upset but now that she's facing forward it's easier to soothe her in the car without it. The pediatrician urged us to re-direct to a lovey, even if she doesn't have one yet. I am thinking Columbus Day weekend we'll try without - we didn't even think about it this long weekend. Today we saw a 2 1/2 year old out walking around with his paci in his mouth AND his lovey with him. He tried talking to E with the paci still in and we couldn't understand him at all.

[E&O]

A weekend of firsts for our DD. At a picnic on Saturday she went down the slide for the first time (didn't seems to impressed) and sat at a big girl table/chair to eat her lunch. On Sunday she discovered the stairs (crap!) and with me behind her crawled the whole way up. She also became very interested in drinking from a real cup, so we are working on that.

Bottle weaning update: She refuses a sippy cup in the morning. So finally today I decided to go cold turkey on the AM bottle. She drank about 1 oz of milk from her cup (combo of with the sippy lid and without). I figured she has breakfast as soon as she gets to daycare (about 1 hour after waking up) so she will get her fluids then. Seemed to go well this morning.

Her attitude has improved greatly from last week. Much fewer hissy fits and screaming fits. She's so much more pleasent to be around now. And this weekend she would crawl over to us every once in a while and give give a hug and kiss, and wants to sit on my lap. I love that she independent but still likes to give some loving!

[Amaye]

Updating my stats

Amaye
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: 8/30/03
DC: 7/22/06

[smurf]

Sunchaser- The same thing happened with K when I weaned her off of naptime nursing. Honestly, it took about a week for her to get used to it. I started up a good naptime routine, and now she goes down with little to no crying and sleeps for at least 2 hours. At first though, she would wake after 30 minutes and I'd have to go in and settle her. Once she realized that she wasn't getting to nurse, she started sleeping longer and not fighting it. Same thing happened at bedtime. Oh, and it was around this time that K got attached to a lovey. I had tried getting her attached to one before, but she always used me as her lovey, so she didn't need one. Now she just cuddles up with "dolly" and goes to sleep.

MKVH-Yay for no paci!!

Happy birthday to Kai, Mia, and Allison!

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

[mmisabel]

Hmmm. I think I just lost a post. Bummer. Updating

mmisabel
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: 11/16/02
DS: 6/29/2006

[a_spark]

Thanks, Jennylou!

ASpark
Me: 31
DH: 38
Married: 10/17/03
DD: 6/15/06

[emmjay]

Well, we're back from our 5 week vacation and after our flight last night I never want to fly with Seamus again! DH was with me, thankfully, but S was from hell. He had his normal morning nap before we left, but then only slept 45 mins in the car. So he was up for 3.5 hrs, slept for 45 mins, then was up for another 7 hrs. He didn't sleep a wink on the plane, and spent the whole time trying to run around. We had to play with him in the galley and lavatories (I sat him on the changing table and let him play with the cup dispenser - speaking of which, who would drink water out of the airplane bathroom?). We tried one time to get him to sleep but he screamed his head off for 15 mins straight. That doesn't sound like a lot, but on the plane it seemed like FOREVER. I was so glad when we landed.

OK, I know I'm behind so I'll just go with the posts in this thread -

words/signs - these really increased while we were gone. Before we left in July he basically just said Mama/Dada and only occasionally. While we were gone he picked up the words for "banana", "flower", "nose", "mouth" and "uh oh". He also started signing "all done" and is much more consistent with "eat" and "more". And if you ask him where are his little piggies, he grabs his toes. :D

weaning - he never used a paci but I have to wean him from his bottles before he goes to sleep. I am going to start that this weekend when DH is home. I might try just dropping one at a time cold turkey and see how that goes.

Oh, one funny thing - my brother's wife is a HS teacher and she had a picture of S on her computer. One of the girls in the class asked who he was so she said it was her nephew Seamus. The girl hadn't heard the name before so my SIL spelled it and said, "It is pronounced 'Shay-muss' but it looks like it should be 'See-moos'". So this girl is a really good artist and she drew a picture of a Sea Moose - like a sea horse body with a moose head and she wrote "SEA MOOSE" underneath. It is hilarious! I'm going to scan it and make a t-shirt for him.

[Sophia]

emmjay, too funny about the Sea Moose! :)

A few pics of L.
Soaked from her sippy.
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Walking from the living room to the kitchen. She wouldn't give me the toothbrush back--I'd just brushed her teeth.
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She's doing really well with us all being at school/work. She really enjoys being with my mom during the day. She's been very huggy/kissy with me the past few days when I get home, though, so I know she misses me. :)

Went to the OB for a prenatal visit today and wasn't able to see anything in the sac. I figure I'm earlier along than the LMP date they're using--I always Oed late when i was charted, plus I was still EPing when I got PG, so that could have made it even later. I wasn't able to see anything the first time with L, either. Still concerned, though.

[Wrighty26]

emmjay - Too funny about Sea-moose!! OK, I have to admit, until the Harry Potter movies came out, I really didn't know the correct pronouncation of Seamus either. LOL.

Sophia - SOOO Cute! B loves his (and my) toothbrush too. He doesn't actually like for me to brush his teeth (he clams up when I attempt), but will chew on it for hours, so I figure that's good enough at this point!

[emmjay]

Sophia - cute pictures! I hope you get to see the h/b and everything at your next visit. :)

Wrighty26 - it's funny b/c to me it isn't such an unusual name. I know at least 4 guys named Seamus, but they are all from the Northeast and it's just more common there I guess. Plus I have relatives in Ireland named Seamus. I think I should thank Harry Potter for bringing it more into common usage! :)

[cocoa_femme]

I'm here. No updates right now though. Too busy at work.

[Lizard]

No time to chat, but I wanted to check in real quick. DD and I just got back from a week at my folks' house in Wisconsin. It was fun, but I'm tired mentally and physically since DH didn't come along and my family didn't help out at all. I don't know how single parents do it.

Me - 32
DH - 35
Married - 9/20/03
DD - 6/29/06

[sunchaser26]

emmjay

LOL about Sea-moose!!

Sophia

Love the new photos of DD! That is J all the way with his tooth brush except that he won't let me brush his teeth.




B loves his (and my) toothbrush too. He doesn't actually like for me to brush his teeth (he clams up when I attempt), but will chew on it for hours, so I figure that's good enough at this point!

Oh, I so agree about the toothbrush. I have come to the same conclusion that at this point I'd rather him like the toothbrush than not so if he at least will use it then in the future hopefully he'll be a good brusher.

By the way thanks for the advice on the weaning, especially Smurf - you give me hope.

[Mystikal]

Just time for a quick check-in. I had no idea we started a toddler thread!! :eek:

TM, can you change my age to 27?

[maryanne]

oh no! don't delete me! LOL!

me=36
husband=38

HI, I can't believe that it has been so long since I have done an update.

Teeth-seven so far (all within the last nine weeks)with a bunch on the way. Her mouth is full of swollen bumps. It is a guessing game which one will be next.

Milk--she drinks about 6 ounces a day from a straw cup. the rest is still on demand Breastmilk.

Naps- I have no idea what is happening, about three months ago,we finally set into a nice rythym ( even though she is a night owl )and now it is getting screwey again. Somedays she takes two naps- sometimes one really long one. I am going crazy trying to figure it out. I just hate the days that we never seem to make it out of the house waiting aimlessly for a nap that never comes--lol!

Pacis- never used them

getting hurt- I get smacked, zoinked, bit and clawed on a fairly regular basis :)

walking- real walking (and not taking steps) has begun! She also seems to be focusing on standing up without pulling or leaning on anything. She is so funny-when she focuses on learning something physical-she stops talking!

Accessorizing- she loves taking my sandals and wearing them on her elbows and dragging my purse around the house.

what a girl! thank god- grandma owns a shoe store! I have a feeling that it will come in handy when she gets older.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1112/1338618300_eade1f95d3.jpg?v=1189117324

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

a_spark - Can you confirm your DC's birthday? Is it 6/15/06 or 7/15/06? Thanks!

[Sabriel]

maryanne That picture is so cute!

Sophia Cute pics! I hope you get to see the heartbeat next time!

emmjay Too funny about the "Sea-Moose"! That picture is great!



toothbrush DD loves to have her teeth brushed! She opens wide and laughs the whole time! (Well, except when she is cutting a tooth.)

Oops, E just woke up.

[Lizard]

OK, have some time now!

Milk - When we started sippies, she completely refused all milk. But we just kept offering it, and now we have to limit her milk intake because she will drink it like crazy.

Teeth - She is cutting tooth #13 right now! I can't believe how fast they've been coming in. The molars just came through, and today I noticed her lower right eye tooth pushing up.

Words - So far her recognizable ones are Duck, Dog, Toes, Dada and Tickle. Yes, Tickle. She runs up and tickles us saying "tickle tickle tickle", it's so darn cute. She's also saying something weird for Shoes, and something that sounds like Yes. She does signs for drink, food, more, all done, book, and cracker. I think that's it. She jabbers a LOT, I just need to figure out what she's saying. :D

I've noticed just in the past week that she's turning into more of a toddler. She's so independent, pointing things out, pretending to read books, climbing on things, etc. We visited my grandma and she had some bananas in a basket. DD wandered into her kitchen, saw the bananas, ran back out to me saying "MMMM!!!", grabbed my hand, led me into the kitchen and pointed at them. It totally blew my mind, she's COMMUNICATING now and it's so surreal.

Oh, we are finally over our sicknesses here, it only took 2 months. :rolleyes: DH and I are still coughing our lungs out at night, but in general we're better. We're still considering doing a dairy-free diet for DD to see if she has an intolerance issue. Her poops are terrible, although they seem to be better now that her molars are in. Oh, a while back I mentioned she got a terrible rash from pineapple... well, yesterday she had some orange slices for the first time, and she's got a bad rash again. So I guess we'll be avoiding citrus for a while longer.

Sorry for no personalized shout-outs... I LOVE all the pictures! Especially Sea Moose, LOL Hope everyone is doing well!!

[Soulmate]

maryanne Such a little personality! Love those pics!

sophia Do you get to go back for another u/s? Ambiguity is the worst.

lizard DS does the "tickle" thing too and it is so cute. It sounds like "tica, tica, tica". I think he picked it up from daycare. I too can't believe how much of a person our little ones are becoming. It is so much fun to watch!

toothbrush DS has control issues and won't allow anything in or near his mouth (or anything else for that matter) w/o permission. So no teeth brushing here. I gave him a toothbrush to "play" with in hopes that it may end up in his mouth. Nope, he brushes his hair with it :rolleyes:

getting hurt DS fell and banged his head on concrete the other day. DH was with him and I'm glad I wasn't there because DH said the sound was not pleasant. He barely has a mark and didn't cry very much so I guess it wasn't as bad as I imagine. I can't stand him hitting his head because I worked with brain injured children and it is my worst nightmare. Brains are so important! Anything else I can handle. DH keeps reminding me that their brains are super resilient and self-healing right now. Thank god.

words Still saying "hot" on a very regular basis. It is basically his main word right now. He says "caca" (stemming from kitty cat) for any animal and "ca" for car/truck which he is obsessed over right now. He is starting to say "diaper" (di-duh) on a more regular basis. He is over his "ball" phase. I just want to know is why my child latched onto "hot" so strongly.

kissing Up until the other day DS never kisses or even attempted to kiss. So he kissed for the first time and guess what it was? Mommy...no. Daddy...nope. It was the kitty! He then tried to lick her but her long hair was not a lot of fun. Does anyone else's DC not really kiss yet?

[babylove]

maryanne ~That pic is so cute!

sophia ~ Adorable! i love all her hair! She really looks like you. Do you go back for a follow-up u/s soon? I hope so. Thinking good thoughts for you!

toothbrush ~ Still no teeth, so no tooth brushing here! :rolleyes: I think DS is now the ONLY kid in this thread with no teeth.

getting hurt ~ Not so much. He isn't walking yet (though he cruises and walks while pushing a push toy). He stumbles sometimes or falls over but he hasn't had any big boo boos yet...I'm sure our time is coming.

words ~ dada, daddy, mama, hi. That's it. He used to say ball and bye bye but not so much anymore.

kisses ~ He gives open mouth kisses on command but he has to be in the right mood ;)

***

I'm going away this weekend without DS and DH! I'm going to NYC to visit my cousin and have a girls' weekend. It's a practice for our big trip in October when DH and I go to a wedding in the carribean and leave DS behind. DH is in charge this weekend. This past week I went away with just DS and SIL to the beach and DH stayed home (he had to work). DS missed his daddy so much....everyone was "da? daddy? dad?" It was too cute. The reunion was so sweet...he was SO happy to see DH!

[jennylou]

toothbrush - dd loves to mimick me with hers. She won't let me brush though. Still, it looks like she's doing something - good enough for me at this point!

words - da, ma, mommy, dada, daddy (though - I only count all those as two), duck, doe(dog), kiki (kitty), hi, Ally (her cousin), baby and my favorite two she picked up from her two year old cousin while we were in CA are my and no. :rolleyes:

kisses - so cute when she gives them. :)

books - dd brings her favorite books to me to read to her. For Five Little Monkeys she points like I do when the Dr says "No more monkeys jumping on the bed". Cracks me up every time.

[Sophia]

Teeth: Still just 5 (2 top,3 bottom, mostly on her left).

Milk: About 18-20 oz of goat milk/day. Some in the sippy, but most in bottles or in her Cheerios, etc. The cow milk didn't agree with her. :(

Naps: They'd gotten bad before I started working because of the double ear infection, teething, and tummy issues (she went from three 1 to 1 1/2 hour naps/day to two 1 hour naps), and now they're a disaster. My mom can only get her to nap during the day if she holds her the entire time! So she'll have one or two 30-45 minute naps/day that way. Then when we get home from work she's super cranky and tired, and we get her down for a nap in her crib for another 30-60 minutes while we make dinner. This is just to avoid a total meltdown before putting her down for the night because there's no way she'd be able to make it several more hours without rest.

Pacis: she used them as teethers off and on, but was never attached

Walking: She's all over the house now and walking around like a total pro. It's hard to believe she started so late (compared to DS & DD1).

#4: Thanks, everyone. Yes, I'm having a follow-up u/s on Friday. I went for my 2nd blood draw yesterday and will have the 3rd blood draw Monday. I haven't gotten any numbers back yet, though. I vomited Wed. night and had the dry heaves Thursday or Friday, but I also have a head cold and sore throat, so it could have been from that.

ETA: Make that 7 teeth. I noticed a little while ago that 2 more have finally cut through on top.

[maybebaby]

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[rande]

Hi Girls,

Congrats to all our newest RO's! Things have been crazy for us. DH has been traveling a ton and we have had a few rounds of visitors from Boston. So nice to see family!

Teeth-Livie has 4-2 middle bottom and two side top. It looks hilarious.

Walking-She has been walking for over 2 months now and is now running and moving pretty quickly.

Words-We are up to 25 now. I can't believe it! She is way more advanced than Andrew was at this age. Some of her favorite words-ball, doggy, Drew, Mama, Daddy, Bye-bye, uh-oh, hi, night-night, please.

Loving all the pictures of our growing babies!

Here are some recent ones of Drew and Livie!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o53/etimmin/livjuly.jpg?t=1189287275
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o53/etimmin/100_3377.jpg?t=1189287351

[Linnybubbles]

Now that we are in the "toddler" phase, I am going to try to get better at posting here! Amelia keeps me way too busy!

Walking {: 14 months this week and still not walking. Will cruise and push a push toy, and will stand up without pulling herself up on anything. Any day now....

Teeth: 8 with both eye teeth coming in on either side!

Words: Mama, Dadda, Elmo, dog, tree, see. She also can point to her belly and nose when you ask (well, sometimes:rolleyes:)

Pacis Sadly, she has become a recent addict. She had hand foot and mouth a few weeks back and got really into it because of all the blisters in her mouth. Then, we were in DC the past week so she used it for flying, etc. I am afraid to take it away, but we mostly use it for sleep.

[amyinlosangeles]

wow, i just now realized there's a new thread!

amyinlosangeles
Me: 35
DH: 44
Married: 10/13/02
DC: 8/17/06

I haven't posted in ages...

quick update:

Walking - takes steps and stands by herself but isn't fully walking yet...I'm in no hurry!!

Teeth - still only 4

Pacis - I'm trying to give them to her less, mostly at naps & bedtime & to avoid major meltdowns.

Words - Mama, dadda, kitty (she calls EVERYTHING kitty)

Naps - knock on wood... she still takes 2 2hr naps everyday (hope I didn't just jinx it!)

Kisses - She loves to blow loud, sloppy kisses to everyone and will give us hugs and put her cheek on our shoulders...it kills me everytime!

She is obsessed with the cell phone and anything remotely shaped like one. She'll put it in the crook of her neck and talk. When she's with my mom she has a habit of calling my cell or house phone all the time when playing with her phone. (she must be hitting redial i guess)
She's also seen me scold my mom's unbelievably annoying chihuahua one too many times so she now points at the dog and yells. (oops!!)

Gotta run!
http://mamasaidshop.typepad.com/avadilly/images/2007/08/24/dsc00055_2.jpg

[Soulmate]

telephone DS uses the phone like that too! It is so funny. He called DH a number of times (without me knowing) and just today he had our land line on speaker and we heard "to hear about a bridge or tunnel press...". What in the world number did he call!?

[mkvh]

I'm LOL about the phones! C left one of my girlfriends a voicemail at 7:30 a.m. one day this week :eek:!!

I'm loving reading all the updates on everyone and seeing all the pics.

maybebaby--Just had to say that yes, I'm pretty picky as to what constitutes a word as well. You're not alone!

[Sophia]

Phones: L loves them, too. She'll hold toy and real phones to her ear and talk. She'll also point to the phone and say the name of someone she wants to call (Dada, Grammy, etc.)

[Wrighty26]

The pictures are too cute!

Hee about the phones!! What did your friend say, mkvh? Hopefully C didn't wake her up. LOL about a bridge or a tunnel, soulmate.

Braeden loves phones too. He likes hitting the #2 and then talk, which is thankfully DH's speed dial #. He also usually has a full on conversation, which includes raising his voice and throwing out a few of his baby curse words. He'll then say "bye" and hang up. It's so dramatic and it always has DH and I cracking up - which of course, leads to another "show."

Oh- and I'm very picky about what constitutes as a real word too, maybebaby. My mom claims she hears him say other words ALL.THE.TIME and I just roll my eyes!

[sunchaser26]

Update:

Walking

Took first steps the day after turning 14 months. Now is walking around like a pro, even walking with things in his hands and recovering when he gets off balance - its amazing and sooo cool!!! (Linnybubbles - have no fear it will happen)

Teeth

He has two coming in on top which will give him 7 now. 4 on the top and 3 on the bottom.

Words

Mama, daddy, kitty (he calls ALL ANIMALS kittys), bye, hello (with the phone to his ear), nana (for banana), more (while signing it too).

Naps

He still takes two 2+ hr naps most days (as long as I don't mess up his schedule)

Kisses

He has yet to get the kissing thing, but he LOVES to give hugs and pat us on the back while doing it. (Soulmate you aren't alone...)

Phone

He is obsessed with the cell phone/phone and anything remotely shaped like one. He'll put it in the crook of his neck or near his ear and talk. He's called 911 already while at my mothers when I was using the bathroom, also has called mom and brother to by using the re-dial feature.

Here is a couple new photos from our last play date:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1226/1307706800_8d70ed4535_m.jpg

Playing peek-a-boo!!!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/1306826687_6453fd3719.jpg?v=0

Still need to download the walking photos and video.

[alliesmomma03]

CC Name:Alliesmomma03
Me: 26
DH: 29
Married: 03/02/02
Birthdate: 08/28/06 Girl Alyssaa (please indicate gender of DC)
Other children: Allie 01/17/03

I vow I will do better.

[Linnybubbles]

Need to update my age!

Me: 28
DH: 32

[E&O]

I'll try to catch up with all of the topics discussed here. So much going on...
Walking- Nope, not yet. She is pulling up on everything now. And yesterday she took a few cruising steps at the couch towards DH. Mostly she screams if we try to encourage her to cruise.
Teeth- Six teeth, two on the bottom and 4 on top. Nothing new for quite a few months though. We brush about every other day (or when her breath seems stinky) with a finger brusher. Sometimes she loves it, sometimes she refuses.
Kisses- Yes, open mouth, fish-like kisses. Mostly to me, sometimes to others. She also "blows" kisses, if you do it to her first. But she uses the back of her hand.
Words- Not very many. Forms of momma and dadda, uh-oh, yeah and something that might be duck or dog (sounds like du). But she will try to repeat things we say, just doesn't associate them with anything.
Naps- At day care about 1-1.5 hrs. On the weekends, she'll nap twice, most times 2 hours each. It is heavenly!

I had a Bad Parent moment this weekend. My DD tasted her own poop! After her bath Friday night, we didn't put her PJs on right away, just put on a diaper and t-shirt. We were playing in the living room and I had looked away for a minute and when I looked back she was making the most sour face. Then I noticed something on the floor next to her. She made a poop which come out of the diaper and onto the floor (hardwood thankfully), she had gotten her hand in it and tasted it. Poor thing! I rushed around getting her cleaned up. To make it even worse, by the time I got back downstairs, our dogs had licked up all the poop! What a night!!!!

[Koala_Gurl]

Hi all! Just "joining" the thread (well, lurking mainly). My DS is a year (9/5/06), and since the Sept & Oct threads are combining now, I thought I would join both groups, since DS is really right in the middle. Some of the stuff you gals are discussing are applicable, while some of the Sept/Oct stuff is too.

Anyway, to introduce ourselves...

Me: Jen, 32
DS: 9/5/06
Other children: DD 3/16/05

DS - He was a skinny boy (didn't gain any weight from 4 - 8 months), breastfed (we are just starting the weaning...cut out my first real session today, last week I cut out a pumping session), has 8 teeth (yes, 8! My DD only had maybe 2 at her first birthday.) He is starting to walk, just a few steps at a time, but has been cruising very quickly & comfortably now for months. He still naps 2 times, usually about 1 - 1.5 hours each time, and sleeps from about 6:30 - 6:30. Words - pretty much just mamamamamama and dadadadadada. Though when I ask if he goes poop, he kinda tries to say that too, more like pft.

Thanks for letting me kind of "tag along!" :)

[smurf]

Toothbrushing-I'm so happy to hear that most of the babies won't let you brush their teeth. K will happily "brush" them herself, but won't let me get near her with the toothbrush. I have horrible teeth, so I'm a little paranoid about her ending up with lots of cavities.

phones-Oh, K's a phone-lover. She's broken three cell phones in the last year. Baby slobber + cell phone = bad. Oddly enough, it's only my phones that she breaks. She can play with DH's all day long and it stays working.

Kisses-K's a big kisser. We were at the mall the other day and she went up and kissed a little boy who was standing near us in Gymboree :)

Words-mama, daddy, grandma, bailey (our dog), more, bite, yummy, and uh-oh. She also signs "all done" and "more"

naps-one a day, usually from 1-3.

Sophia- Love the pics, I can't get over how much hair she has!! I hope everything turns out okay with the pregnancy--keep us updated.

Cute pic, Maryanne. DD is also obsessed with shoes and purses.

[Amaye]

Braeden loves phones too. He likes hitting the #2 and then talk, which is thankfully DH's speed dial #. He also usually has a full on conversation, which includes raising his voice and throwing out a few of his baby curse words. He'll then say "bye" and hang up. It's so dramatic and it always has DH and I cracking up - which of course, leads to another "show."


LMAO!! I have been reading along but I have to say that is hysterical!! I love that he says "bye" after all the yelling/baby words!:p

[maryanne]

You HAVE to get that on film!

[duke's flygirl]

Just checking in...I honestly don't get on CC much anymore, but I do try to read along when I can!

duke's flygirl
Me: 33(in 18 more days)
DH: 38Married: 8/16/03
DC: 8/3/06
Other Children: DD, 4/11/04

I have been back to work since the first of August, and life hasn't been busier! We celebrated Liam's first birthday and had his baptism all the same day! Throw into that the family picture shoot that was supposed to happen the day before, but couldn't because of the downpours all day, it was a chaotic day for us all. But Liam survived like a trooper, and even gave his mommy and daddy a gift by starting to FINALLY STTN! It only took 1 year and 2 + weeks, but he finally did it!

I will try to get back soon and post pictures, but my DH has gone out to sea, and I have the kids in bed and I need to get there myself, the days are really long with him gone!

I can't believe they are all toddlers now! EEK!

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

[makena32204]

I'm here and checking in! We just got back from a 10 day trip to CA and we are exhausted!

TM: please change my age to 29 (as of last week) and my DH to 38 and other children - Due 5/3/08 Thank you!

[maryanne]

Just a bowl full of berries mom!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1079/1356883386_7d901996f0.jpg?v=0

don't ya just love it:rolleyes: she's still sporting berry stains.

[Aletheia]

Hi mamas. I was threadmistress of the Sept 06 babies thread until just recently, when we combined with the October group. My son Oliver was born on August 26th, so I really should be here, anyway. I just never got around to joining you! But I am now. Here are my stats and the video montage (http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=17d461ccca872aeec45e31&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url) I made for Ovi's (ah-vee's) birthday-- that should make up for all the photos I didn't post with you guys over the last year! :)

Aletheia
Me: 30
DH: 30
Married: 8/7/04
DC: 8/26/06

[maryanne]

Beautiful montage--I feel like I already know you guys from that! WELCOME

[Mystikal]

Toothbrushing J will allow me to brush her teeth and even her tongue for a limited amount of time before she is grabbing the toothrbush from my hand and "brushing" on her own. lol.
words mama, dada, kaka (mr. yuck), more, please, pepper (all fruit and veggies), fish (she loves her goldfish). I think there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.
kisses she gives them all the time. Hugs, too. It's my most favorite thing in the world. :D

The pictures are great, everyone!!

J is officially walking full-time at 14.5 months. She took her first unassisted steps on August 2, then only here and there (maybe five times total) until Saturday when she just up and walked on her own. I got a video of it tonight. She's pretty good for just up and doing it three days ago. Check it out:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/raek622/videos/th_100_2570.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/raek622/videos/?action=view&current=100_2570.flv)

[babylove]

maryanne ~ What a great picture!

Aletheia ~ Welcome! I loved watching your video/photo montage! Ovi is so adorable :)

Mystikal ~ YAY for walking!!

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I know I sound like a broken record, but DS will be 13 mo tomorrow and is still toothless. :confused: I know we really don't have to worry until 15 or 16 mo, but I mean, really!? What's going on in that little mouth of his?!

But he is working on walking and literally spends the entire day walking with the assistance of a push toy. If you take away the toy, he FREAKS. And he also acts like he has no idea how to walk without it. Puh-leeze! ;) One of these days he is just going to let go and start walking by himself. He is also starting to stand by himself for longer periods of time.

[jesseybell]

Aletheia - Welcome! I love the video montage

Babylove - Sorry about no teeth yet :(


As for us.....As you can tell from my signature, we've got another RO on our hands. We are extremely excited, but I can tell the next couple of months are going to be challenging taking care of a toddler - especially the couple hours I have her to myself when I get home from work.

E is still cruising like a mad woman and loves to "walk" on her knees. Occasionally she'll let go for a second, but doesn't seem in any hurry to walk, which is okay. She is such a chatterbox, which is great, except at 3:00 am.

[mkvh]

GOOOOO JULIA!

Welcome Alethia!!

babylove--UGH! That little stinker probably is going to get a ton at once. Sorry you're worrying a bit.

jessey--CONGRATS!! I wonder if we've set a record for ROs at 13-14 months...it certainly seems like we've got a lot in here!


GRRRRR....I *think* we are transitioning to one nap. I am sooo not ready for that. I really like our schedule. :( Yesterday and now today she has spent an hour playing in her crib at her normal 10ish a.m. nap time. Yesterday, she actually hard-core refused to nap till I couldn't take it and put her in the car at 2:30. She did end up getting a nearly 2 hour nap and went to bed easily. I hate to see what today holds. Refusing sleep is the #1 thing that drives me insane!

[sunchaser26]

Yay JULIA!

Welcome Alethia!!

babylove

Sorry you're worrying about the teeth. Did you think about taking DC to a dentist?? I'm sure that mkvh is right they'll all come in at once.

jessey

CONGRATS!! Wow, everyone seems to be getting pregnant again... Makes me think we should start earlier than we were planning, although I just have issues with depriving J of his precious time with us as an only child.

mkvh

Sounds like our nap schedules are similar. Sorry to hear about the refusing of the nap - I'm having the same issue but I know what is causing it. I am trying to start the weaning process and that nap is the only one I'm not nursing him for. It is driving me a bit crazy at the moment too, so I can sympathize.

Dropping off a video of Jacob walking too!!! He is even more stable now than when this was taken this past weekend.

Jacob walking at 14.5 months (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy6esWo9mk4)

[smurf]

Welcome, Alethia! Beautiful montage, Oliver is precious!
Yay for the new walkers, Mystical & Sunchaser

Babylove-DD was the same way with the pushtoy--she was perfectly capable of walking on her own, but needed that as her security blanket :p

Congrats, Jessey!! Wowsers, we do have A LOT of ROs around here, don't we?

[Soulmate]

I just wanted to pop in and say welcome Alethia! I love the diaper free butt! ;)

Congrats jesseybell!!

And congrats to all the new little walkers! Go out to dinner NOW while you still can with your DCs. Our dinners out are dunzo since DS lasts about 10 mins before he throws a huge fit and wants to walk around.

[sunchaser26]

Forgot to post earlier...

Jacob was the same way with the push toy and so we waited till he went to bed one night and hid it down the basement and then it wasn't long before he took his first steps. They need that push and to learn they don't need it and then they'll walk on their own. You might want to try this, we are convinced that Jacob would have been walking earlier had we done this a week or so before.

[mmisabel]

Quick Drive by

Babylove - Don't worry about the teeth. N is older than J and just got 2 at once when he was 1 week shy of 14 months. Now he's working on molars, silly child!! It'll happen, and probably a bunch at once!!

[jesseybell]

Walking on their knees - Is this a normal part of the process? E spends 1/2 her time with her push toy on her knees (if she can't get the traction to pull herself up on the slippery hardwoods) and half walking. Now she has learned to "walk" on her knees on her own, so she won't go for the pushtoy unless I give it to her. She still is cruising a lot, and crawls when she wants to get somewhere quickly. I just hadn't seen a child walk on their knees before so I didn't know if all kids do it?

[emmjay]

jesseybell - congratulations!!! :D Woo hoo, another RO - I agree with mkvh that we must be setting a record in here!

[Aletheia]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, mamas! :D

Walking- Ovi started walking at 11.5 months and is now working on running. Yesterday he was running down the hall and veered into the wall on the right... hit his head, and bounced so hard off of the wall that he crashed into the wall on the LEFT. He has a HUGE bruise on his forehead. His legs and arms are also covered with bruises from climbing into things and onto things. I'm sure all the mamas at the playground think we're beating him.

Soulmate- Yes, lots of photos of the bare butt. And get this... right before I finalized the montage I went through and replaced 3 other photos of his butt with clothed pictures. :) I can't help myself... it's so cute! And since he's an EC'd or diaper free babe, he's running around naked a lot.

Naps- We had started to go to one nap, and it totally sucked. But we are spending 6 weeks in a tiny town at a much higher elevation (less oxygen) and Ovi is running... and he seems to now want to go back to two naps a day. He may also be having a growth spurt. Which would be good since he still isn't on the weight chart. He doesn't slow down enough to gain any weight.

Sleeping- Ok, so who has a kid who still wakes up every 2 or 3 hours all night long? Just curious.

[Sophia]

Jesseybell, congrats!

Babylove: DS didn't cut teeth till really late, too. I know it starts feeling like maybe there's something wrong, but the teeth are in there and they will come out when they're ready. :)

Had my appt. Still don't know for sure either way. Nothing on the u/s except the gestational sac, but the numbers from my quant tests are going up. Details here (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1500479&postcount=562).

[makena32204]

Walking on their knees - Is this a normal part of the process? E spends 1/2 her time with her push toy on her knees (if she can't get the traction to pull herself up on the slippery hardwoods) and half walking. Now she has learned to "walk" on her knees on her own, so she won't go for the pushtoy unless I give it to her. She still is cruising a lot, and crawls when she wants to get somewhere quickly. I just hadn't seen a child walk on their knees before so I didn't know if all kids do it?

My DD did this for the longest time and still does occasionally. I think it's very normal!

[babylove]

jesseybell ~ CONGRATS!!

mkvh ~ I hope the nap issues are just temporary...I don't even want to think about what it will be like when DS gives up his naps. Oy!

sunchaser ~ We will take DS to the dentist if he still doesn't have any teeth by 15 or 16 mo. I had a dentist appt today and asked about Ds and the dentist wasn't concerned at all...so that's good. Good point about taking away the push toy...we might try that!

Soulmate ~ DS isn't even walking yet and we can't eat out anymore. He refuses to sit for longer than it takes to shovel some food in his mouth and quell is hunger.

mmisabel ~ Thanks for the encouragement! I swear, it feels like I'm the only mom on CC whose kid doesn't have teeth at this age!

Aletheia ~ Diaper-free, eh? Interesting...tell me more! What do you do when you go out?? Gosh, still walking up 2-3 hours at night? Does he get a bottle/nurse when he wakes up?

Sophia ~ Thanks for the encouragement re: teeth. It really made me feel better. As for your update, did the tech note whether anything has grown since the last u/s? I'm hoping for the best for you...I guess it's good news that your betas are increasing, right??

[Wrighty26]

Jesseybell - Congrats! I admit I've been stalking your chart and I thought it looked really good :) As for walking on the knees - B did this for a few weeks before he started walking full time. For him it was quicker than walking, but still gave him the same vantage point. He'll still do it every now and then, especially if he's tired (though not on the tile!).

Sophia - I'm sorry you still didn't any confirmation at your appt today :( I thinking of you!

Aletheia - Welcome! Ovi is ADORABLE. I love the montage - thanks for sharing!

Mystikal/Sunchaser - Yay for walking!! Let the fun begin :)

Naps - Count us in as part of the 1 nap transition crew! It's been touch and go for the past few weeks, but he's been really good this week. He does get a little cranky in the evenings, especially if he only naps for 2 hours, but if that happens I just put him to bed a little earlier (by like 15-20 minutes).

Phone Video - Here's a video of him on the phone. I didn't catch him hanging up (mainly because I would have been recording him for like 5 minutes), but he is yelling... at someone! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-455651909381352540

[babylove]

Wrighty ~ LOL! That's hilarious! DS holds the phone (or remote or anything else that resembles a phone...) just like that and jibber jabbers the same way. Adorable!

[Amaye]

Wrighty26 That is hysterical!!! What cracks me up even more is that he pauses like someone is speaking back to him and then continues to yell. LOL!:D

[Sabriel]

Wrighty26 That phone video is so cute!

jesseybell Congrats! H&H 9 months to you!

Sophia Glad your betas are going up, and it sounds like your symptoms are promising! I'm thinking about you.

Alethia Welcome! Your montage is beautiful!

sunchaser26 Jacob is a great walker!

babylove I'm sure DS will get teeth soon! And probably all at once!

MystikalJ is really good at walking for only doing it for 3 days!

maryanne Love the berry picture! :) We took pictures of DD the other day with spaghetti sauce all over her!

makena32204 Hope you had a good trip!

duke's flygirl Yay for Liam STTN! I hope your DH isn't gone too long! That would be tough.

Koala_Gurl Welcome!

naps E is trying to drop down to 1 nap too. It is actually easier for me, because if she takes 2 they are only an hour long. If she takes 1, it is usually 2 hours. She has been going to bed about an hour earlier too, which is good!

sleeping E is still waking a lot at night. I can't really say she "wakes up" though, because she just rouses enough to nurse. Typically, she will sleep for 4-5 hours in her crib next to our bed, and then wake to nurse. I bring her into bed with us, then she wakes every 2 hours to nurse after that until she is up for the day. Since she doesn't stay awake and party and since we cosleep most of the night, it doesn't really bother me.

words DD says "Hi" now! She has been mimicing us for about a week now, but the other day we were at Old Navy and she waved and said "Hi!" to one of the employees. It was really cute, even though the lady didn't hear her.

kisses DD loves to give big sloppy kisses. She gives hugs too. It is so sweet!

[mrstim]

Teeth: working on #13 - he has all four top and bottoms, his first molar both sides top and bottom, and the next molar on the left bottom coming in to - the molars are AWFUL ya'll!!!

Milk: probably 18-24 oz. a day - whatever the nuby cup is x 3 usually. Plus still nursing 5+ times a day and 3 or so times a night.

Naps: Usually a 1-2 hour one around 10:30 in the morning, then a 1 hour around 4pm.

Pacis: never would use one so i don't have to worry about it!

Walking: yup - 13m to the day he just took off.

Shoes I have the hardest time getting him in and keeping him in shoes - he's never worn them so he is very awkward in them.

Phones: One of his favorite things. We gave him an old cordless and an old cell phone, but he likes our cause they beep. He has a little toy phone that beeps, but it's more fun when you hear the "if you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again" woman, apparently.

As for any other news, we're moving soon - we have our house on the market as of tuesday! we'll see what happens though. He's into EVERYTHING - yesterday he had the toilet lid up, all the tp off the roll in the floor, and was happily splashing water all over the tp. Oh, and he took the lid off the vinegar when dh left the pantry open - yeah that was a stinky mess - he was sititng in the middle of the puddle. I have a really clean floor though. :)

[K&H's mommy]

wrighty - That is so cute!

Congrats to all the RO's!!!!! It is hard but I love seeing my two youngest play and interract together, it's so adorable. My oldest never had that and I wish she did. Although, I will admit, there were times in the beginning (and still) where I will curse and ask myself what the $*@& was I thinking - ha ha ha!!!!

naps - Still have 2 naps a day here. I will cry when it goes down to one nap! She usually sleeps from 9:30-11:00 and then 2:30-4:30. Goes down to bed at 8pm and is up at 7:00-7:30am.

words - mama, dada, hi (although hasn't said that for a while), wazdat (what's that I assume since she's pointing when she says it).

kisses - Allison loves to give open mouth kisses all the time. If she sees anyone else kiss she must kiss that person also. If you say "mwah" to her she will kiss on command too. She's a big hugger too.

I have a question for you that are still breastfeeding...how often are you nursing? I am pretty much down to just morning and before bed. She is so distracted and unless I am in her room with the door closed she wants no part of it. She refuses the frozen EBM that I have from a cup and we are done with bottles since she never really took them anyway. She will drink some cow's milk & diluted juice from a cup but not EBM? She eats yogurt & cheese so I know she's getting her dairy I just worry she's getting enough....

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

Jsut a reminder that we need everyone to check in by 9/15!

[jennylou]

I have a question for you that are still breastfeeding...how often are you nursing? I am pretty much down to just morning and before bed. She is so distracted and unless I am in her room with the door closed she wants no part of it. She refuses the frozen EBM that I have from a cup and we are done with bottles since she never really took them anyway. She will drink some cow's milk & diluted juice from a cup but not EBM? She eats yogurt & cheese so I know she's getting her dairy I just worry she's getting enough....

We have the opposite problem. If DD is bored, she wants to nurse. Feeling sleepy? Time to nurse. And she still eats really well.

[Abby'sMom]

What Jenny said - L still wants to nurse all the time - sleepy, upset, hurt feelings, bored....

[Koala_Gurl]

nursing - Oh, maybe 3 - 4 times a day right now. Some days DS wants it more, others he could care less. We are in the process of weaning now, so I add cow's milk throughout the day.

[Sabriel]

nursing About 5 times a day and 3-4 times at night. She usually wants to nurse when she first wakes up in the morning, before naps, when she is cranky and during the night. We haev not given her cow's milk, because she still nurses a ton.

[Mystikal]

Teeth Julia has 4 on top, three in the middle on the bottom, and another one further off to the side on the bottom, so 8 total.
Phones she LOVES our cell phones, but we have to make sure they are locked now if we let her play with them. We are on the east coast, and she called my cousins fiancee one morning at 5:00 am our time, so it was 2:00 am out there! :eek: lmao.
Naps just one a day, and has been that way since around 10 months, believe it or not!!
Walking Just started last Saturday and she's a pro already.
Bottles we are trying so hard to wean her from the bottle. Usually she does just fine, but at night if she wakes up she will REFUSE to go back to sleep without one. I usually just put 1 oz of milk and then 3 oz of water and it's fine. I figure by diluting the milk that much maybe I won't have to worry as much about the sugars on her teeth??
RO's congrats to all of you! I can't believe we have so many. I give you all a lot of respect. I used to think I'd want a big family, but now when I think of having another baby I just get sad because Julia won't be my one and only, and I get FREAKED OUT by how much harder it will be. We are planning on TTC again next summer if I lose all the weight I need to lose, but we'll see if I'm over my freak-out yet. lol. ;)

[babylove]

Sabriel ~ How cute that she says hi!

mrstim ~ Wow! So many teeth!

K&Hs mommy ~ We still nurse 2X per day (morning at wake up and night before bed). Jake would always take defrosted EBM and still does since I still have some in the freezer. I asked our ped how much dairy Jake should be getting at age one and he said only 14-16 oz per day is necessary and that includes sources other than milk (cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc.). Apparently, their dairy needs are much less after they hit one. And as long as youre nursing 2X a day, that is still nutritionally significant. In addition to nursing, Jake gets one 12 oz sippy of milk all day long (meaning, I don't re-fill it) and one 12 oz sippy of water (I will re-fill if he finishes it) PLUS yogurt, cheese, etc.

cocoa_femme ~ Jake likes only "real" phones too. If you remove the battery he gets pissed!

Mystikal ~ I'm with you on TTC, maybe we'll be in the same thread again! :)

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teeth ~ Zip.

phones ~ LOVES them. We have a bunch of our old cell phones that he likes to play with.

Naps ~ Still 2 naps per day (9:30 for a hour and then 1:30 for 1.5-2 hrs). I will cry when he drops to one!

Walking ~ He walks GREAT with his push toy, but not at all without it. He has taken a couple of steps here and there but I wouldn't even consider those his "first steps" yet. I think he's close though.

Bottles ~ We ditched them at 11 mo and haven't looked back.

Paci ~ Yup. Only during naps and at night though. THe ped wants it gone by 18 mo but I doubt that will happen ;)

milk ~ see my answer to K&H's mommy!

[Wrighty26]

nursing - Like Jennylou my DS is a nursing fool and asks to nurse a million times a day. If I get him from his crib in the morning the first thing he does is says hi and signs for milk, when I pick him up from the sitters he does the same thing and then proceeds to "feel me up" :rolleyes: I used to roll my eyes when I saw babies/kids attempting to lift their mom's shirt up to eat and here I am with a son who does it. Ahhh - how motherhood changes your perspective on things! During the week, I generally nurse him 2-3 times a day and if he wakes up at night (which, thankfully is rare these days). During the weekend it's more like 4-5.

[babylove]

Wrighty ~ I have one of those kids too ;) He's constantly pulling at my shirt and feeling me up, and we haven't nursed during the day in 2 months! Weaning is going to be fun!

Interestingly, if I offer the boob during the day when he pulls on my shirt, he doesn't want it. He just cracks up laughing and pokes my nipple! LOL!

[maryanne]

I have a milk monster- she wants to nurse all the time and will tackle me and strip me when she wants it-Supposedly she is supposed to start to self wean but I am afraid that she will be twenty!

[Soulmate]

He just cracks up laughing and pokes my nipple! LOL!The visual of this just make me crack up!

[mmisabel]

LOL at the nursing fools!

Sophia - I hope everything works out for you. Fingers crossed!

Jessey - Congrats!! So exciting!

Wrighty - that video is hysterical. I swear he says "where are you" at 1st!!

We were dealing with some night wakings the past week, so it's been a bit of hell. BUT, last night he STTN'd so I'm hoping! We spotted a molar so that's probably the culprit.

paci - my goal is to lose it by 18 months, but he is becoming more of an addict by the day (we only give it for sleep/naps). He wants to keep it in when he wakes up and really looks for it. It will be a battle that I'm dreading.

[emmjay]

Argh, I'm way behind in here!

Here's a pic of Seamus in his Sea Moose shirt:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/mollyj6/SeaMoose006.jpg

BBL for SOs! :)

[smurf]

Interestingly, if I offer the boob during the day when he pulls on my shirt, he doesn't want it. He just cracks up laughing and pokes my nipple! LOL!

LOL--Kate does the same thing :D

Nursing-She generally nurses in the morning, before nap, and before bed. Sometimes we skip the before nap or bed session, but she's totally attached to the wake up session.

Milk-she's not too fond of it. She'll drink it if I'm not around, but it takes her an entire day to finish an 8 oz. sippee of it. She doesn't like cheese either, so I'm a bit concerned about her calcium intake. I just discovered that she likes the drinkable yogurt, so I guess that'll be our way to get some dairy into her.

love the shirt, emmjay!

[Aletheia]

emmjay- what a cute shirt on an even cuter kid!

nursing- DS is teeny- weighs about 17 pounds at almost 13 months. He is usually too busy to nurse for long during the day, so makes up for it at night. What's super cute is that once he started walking for real about 2 months ago, he also started comfort nursing again. He hasn't comfort nursed during the day since he was 2 or 3 months old! I love it. It's so nice to just sit on the couch and make faces at him while he is so relaxed and content to sit still for a while!

weaning That is, I think ,super far away for us. By choice. He mostly self-feeds solid foods, so he's still not getting a lot of calories that way.

milk- Is anyone else dealing with a milk allergy? He's dairy/tree nuts/egg whites allergic. I'm constantly trying to figure out how to get more fat into his diet (we're adding flax seed oil this week.)

RO's- I agree with Mystikal about the respect due you guys! I am so not in a place that lets me even think about being PG again. And the thought of having a newborn with a two year old makes me tired all over. Plus... I don't have AF back yet! So Team RO is not one I'll be joining any time soon.

nagging... How many of you feel like you are nagging your husbands a lot? Thoughts, comments?

[Sophia]

Just a drive-by to say I had a m/c last night. It's not confirmed yet, but given the multiple red flags and the pain and heavy bleeding last night, I'm 99.9% sure. Details in the April 2008 and Miscarriage Support threads.

I'm sad, but I'm trying to focus on how incredibly lucky we are to have Lili. I don't think we'll be trying again.

[smurf]

Oh, Sophia, I'm so sorry. You and your family will be in my prayers.

[jennylou]

I have a milk monster- she wants to nurse all the time and will tackle me and strip me when she wants it-Supposedly she is supposed to start to self wean but I am afraid that she will be twenty!

Yeah, and goodness forbid if I try to change my shirt in front of her. Holy moley, it's like I've just offered it to her. LOL

Thankfully, Nora still hasn't figured out how to strip me yet. :)

sophia - sorry about your loss.

[Soulmate]

sophia I'm so sorry :( That is just heartbreaking. I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts.

nagging I don't know if I'm nagging necessarily but I am much more irritable since having DS. A friend once joked that they could synthesize Prozac from my blood because I was always happy and laid-back. With AF and O I would get uber affectionate...not irritable. But now I snap at DH more easily and just get in foul moods. I guess I do get naggy. I think that having DS has regulated my hormones in some way. I think how non-effected I was by AF indicated a hormone issue (took 16 cycles to get pregnant so something was up). But having a baby will wreak havoc on your hormones and probably for quite some time especially while still BFing. I try to hold as much as I can in but sometimes it gets really hard especially when I am stressed.

DS has developed this very strange affinity for laundry and clothes. Last night he stole some of the clean laundry I was folding and threw it on the ground. He then proceeded to belly flop on it while laughing and rubbed it against his face. Whenever there is clothes on the floor he does this (lay on it on his belly). It is actually pretty strange when you see it.

[jesseybell]

sophia - I am so incredibly sorry for your loss.

[babylove]

Sophia ~ I'm so sorry for your loss.

[mmisabel]

Sophia - That stinks. :( I am SO incredibly sorry. I think focusing on L is a wonderful way to get through it. Hang in there and know we are all here for you!

[isaacsmommy]

I am so sorry Sopia, that sucks. :(

I am here don't delete me
Me: 23
DH: 24

[mkvh]

sophia--i am so, so sorry for your loss.

[Linnybubbles]

Sophia, I am so sorry. You are in my prayers.

[Sabriel]

Sophia, I'm so sorry. That really sucks. :(

[July&August2006Mommies]

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[Abby'sMom]

I'm sorry, Sophia. :(

[Abby'sMom]

Quick update -

DH - 29

[a_spark]

Oh, Sophia...I'm so sorry :(

[emmjay]

I'm so sorry, Sophia. :(

[E&O]

We had a really great weekend. DD tantrums are still present but I find that she gts over them much quicker. We just lay her down on the floor (she refuses to sit) and we just walk away. She usually calms herself down and starts something new.

We had so much fun at the playground yesterday. She loved the swings and the twisy slides. She also loved just crawling around and picking up leaves and crab apples.

We are now really transitioning into cruising mode. She doesn't like it but she was will take a few steps here and there hanging on to the couch or cupboards. At the park she cruised the whole length of a bench. And her standing is getting much steadier. She only holds on with one hand, if anything.

I was so excited on Friday when I picked her up at daycare. She was over in the 1 year old room playing with some of her old buddies. She was in heaven, crawling and standing all over the place. It was so new and crazy to her. She didn't want to go home! And I saw they put her name on a cubby for the 1 year old room. Hopefully she will be making the transition soon and I will be SOOOOO excited!!!!

[rande]

Sophia- So sad to hear your news! I am thinking of you and your family.

[lindybug]

ugh, Sophia, I am really sorry. What a rolleroaster ride.

[Sophia]

Thanks, everyone. I went to the OB today and had an extended u/s which showed my uterus is clear. I'm doing relatively well both physically and emotionally. I'll take at least one more day off work. DH stayed with me today.

Lili has been sick. DH took her to the ped Saturday (a different one we've used on Saturday before because our usual one isn't open Sat.) and she has a sinus infection. She got a Rx for Zithromax and we've been using Baby Vicks and a Pediacare vapor nightlight at night, and she's been feeling better.

Anyone else have a recent walker suddenly start falling a lot? She's been tripping and has gotten a couple bruises. :( We were sure the ped would find another ear infection, but he said maybe she's just gotten over-confident about her walking.

[a_spark]

sophia Wow, I'm sorry Lili's sick right now- I'm sure that doesn't make things easier! It sounds like you're handling everything as well as can be expected. I'm sure it helps to have your DH there with you and to take some time off work.

CRANKY toddler! Anyone have a suddenly super-cranky toddler? We are in serious tantrum-ville. Like, if she's doing something and we take it away from her, she throws a class-5 fit, complete with banging of the little fists on the ground. She's getting a ton of back teeth right now, which I know are super uncomfortable but jeeeez. Her fuse is so short! I feel bad, but it's kind of comical when she just completely loses it. DH and I have to hide our faces because inevitably we crack up. She's so dramatic!

[Wrighty26]

Sophia - As always, you are handling this with much grace and strength. This is so heartbreaking :( I'm glad your DH has been staying home with you. I'm sorry to hear that on top of this Lili is sick. Ugh! As for falling - Braeden is bonking his head left and right these days. We went to visit a friend on Saturday and the first thing he did was body slam himself to the ground (he has a nice purple bruise on his forehead now :rolleyes:). My friend has a daughter a couple of months younger - but she was freaking out! He's fine, and I think she was overreacting a bit, but it's never fun to see.

Cranky Toddler - Yep... we are there too. B is most definitely getting his molars in (still) and has been SO cranky lately. We call him a drama king. If you can't reach a toy - crying, falls on his butt - crying, mama doesn't pick him up - crying. Between the teething and 1-nap transition it is NOT pretty in our house.

Of course there are times when he is SOOOO sweet (especially after he takes a ridiculously long nap!). Today he wanted only mama to read him not one, but two books. This is completely unheard of in our house -- usually he just wants to go, go, go (and lasts about 2 pages into a book). I enjoy the moments when I can.

[Soulmate]

Falling I detailed it a while back but...oh yes. It has gotten much better since he figured out how to fall better and catch himself. Now he fake falls all the time and goes "uh uh" (his version of "uh oh"). But his forehead is finally clearing up and he had a really bad nasty bruised nose from one fall. He even took a nose dive on concrete while with DH. Glad I wasn't there.

cranky toddler Tonight has been bad. He's been throwing tantrums over the smallest thing. I put him to bed and he started screaming. I went to check on him and he was so upset that he couldn't touch the knob on his closet doors :rolleyes: Yesterday he threw a HUGE fit because I gave him a waffle for breakfast. He gets so upset that he forgets why he is upset and gets for real upset and needs me to help calm him down. I too think it is the molars to blame. Poor guy.

Sunday we took DS out to a football field at a local park so he could walk to his hearts desire and not have tree roots to trip over. DH got some really great pics!

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[Sophia]

Well, I guess it's a relief to see L isn't the only one falling and getting bruises. The thing is, she used to be better about catching herself. Maybe the ped was right and she's gotten over-confident. She has a touch of that crying-over-every-little-thing, too. It's so frustrating.

[emmjay]

Sophia - S falls often too because he tries to run without being careful of where he is going (and he has less control when he runs as well). I made a comment to DH before his 1-yr WBV that I was afraid the doctor was going to say something to me! He has fallen and cut right above his eye on an iron floor lamp, he cut right below his eye and on his face after falling onto our baseboard heater, he has had a couple of goose eggs and he constantly has bruises and scratches all over.

His latest thing is when he bangs his head on something - the corner of the wall, the bookcase, etc. - and I go over to comfort him, he starts *trying* to bang his head on it again in the same spot! I think it's because he wants attention and he sees that I come running over when he does it, so he does it again. He has also started banging his head on the mesh gate going into the kitchen when he wants to eat and we aren't hopping to it fast enough, and occasionally when DH and I aren't playing with him and having a conversation between the two of us. This all started after we got back from visiting family for 5 weeks - now he isn't getting ridiculous amounts of attention any more like he was a couple of weeks ago, so I think he is wondering what the heck is going on. At least he stops if I distract him with a toy or something.

We are doing "bottle boot camp" this weekend. I am dreading it! He refuses to drink milk from a sippy cup so I don't think it's going to go well. I'm trying to prepare him this week by a) offering him the milk in a sippy at every meal and b) reading him a book in between bottle and bed so he gets used to having a book right before bed instead of milk.

[mkvh]

Sophia--I am so very sorry and also want to commend you for the grace and strength you show. I hope that you and DH take good care of each other during this difficult time.

Soulmate--L is sooo cute! He looks like such a little man with that haircut.

emmjay--Good luck with the sippy transition!

Cranky--Temper tantrums for SURE. We tend to ignore most of the yelling and ask her calmly to use her words/signs. Definitely don't want to reinforce the fit throwing... ;)

Falling--Yeah, we went thru that too. There were days that C would hit her head multiple times. Her first b-day invites have a lovely bruise right between her eyes!

We're going thru quite the verbal explosion around here. I think she's picked up about 5 new words in the last week, maybe more. And a new sign (help). AND we got TOOTH #7!

[cocoa_femme]

Sophia, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.

[rande]

Soulmate-Love those pictures of Logan. He looks like a little man. What a pretty sky in the background!

Talking-Livie is amazing us with her speech. The girl says 30 words now-all very clearly and in the right context. Drew was only at about 5 words at this stage. She is like a little sponge.

Sick-We have also been battling the illness this past week. Livie is just getting over Roseola. Lovely! She has been attached to my hip and super cranky.

Emmjay-good luck with the bottle boot camp. We had an aweful time with that with Drew. I know that we have to tackle it with Livie, I just haven't worked up to courage yet. Hopefully, he takes right to it.

[Linnybubbles]

Cranky: Amelia is a HUGE drama queen! She does this floppy fish thing and writhes around when I take her away from something she should not have. She also pouts and fake cries. Sheesh.

Amelia got her first haircut yesterday. She was SUCH a good girl, she never made a peep.
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[Sophia]

Wow, Amelia looks like a very very young Tatum O'Neal.

[sunchaser26]

Sophia

I am so very sorry!!! I agree with pp about the grace and strength you show.

Soulmate

L is sooo cute!

emmjay

Good luck with the sippy transition!

Linnybubbles

Love Amelia haircut! Glad to hear that she was so good while having it done.

Cranky

Temper tantrums definitely, especially when he wants to nurse and I refuse.

Falling

Yep, we are going through that too. Although we haven't had any real terrible ones yet.

Talking

We have about 9 words right now and two signs, although J seems to be picking up words at a faster pace now - I think he was saying "Hi" this weekend with the girls but he has yet to repeat it and today he was trying to say "hot".

[maybebaby]

I'm so sorry, Sophia. Know that people are thinking of you.

[amyinlosangeles]

Just wanted to tell Sophia how sorry I am.

[Sophia]

Y'all haven't seen my LJ. I'm more of a mess about this than you think.

Pic of DD eating a teeny blueberry pancake. Chipmunk cheeks.
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[mkvh]

Sophia, again, I'm so sorry. I'm glad that Chimpmunk Cheeks can bring a bit of sunshine into your day. She's darling.

[July&August2006Mommies]

Updated to here!

The roster has been updated to reflect only active members. Thanks everyone for checking in! And thanks Sabriel for an awesome job on the updates.

[Sophia]

TM, could you update my stats? #4 is still listed. :(

Sophia
Me: 38
DH: 36
Married: 8/2/2003
DC: 7/7/2006
Other children: DS 9/02; DD1 4/95

[mkvh]

Sophia, I'm so sorry I missed that. :( Getting on it right now.

[sunchaser26]

RO's I have a question...

How many of you had a period before TTC for #2? I have yet to have a PP period and am still nursing 3 times a day. DH wants to start TTC soon and I thought I would start charting but due to nursing not sure temps would work well and so far CM isn't easy. Although it was better after I started the green tea - which I plan to start this weekend.

Also did anyone see Oprah yesterday? She had a special with Jenny McCarthy on autism, it scared me a bit since it can happen anytime between birth and age 3 and she thinks it might be linked to the MMR shot. I had heard this before and mentioned it before the shot was given to my ped and she basically laughed at me, saying that it was unfounded and silly. Now I'm a little upset and wondering if I should look into getting another ped especially for baby #2.

[Sophia]

sunchaser, I didn't get AF until I went down to twice a day (I was pumping, though). That was a week after she turned 1yo.

[mia's mama]

sophia- just wanted to pop in and say that I'm thinking of you....

[Soulmate]

Thanks for the compliments on DS. His haircut is a story in itself. His hair grows funny (his "bangs" don't grow at all and have never been cut, just the crown, nape, and sideburns grow) so we keep it really short. We use clippers and took him to get a pro cut with scissors and no matter what he screams like he is being tortured. For weeks afterwards he'll cry when we wash his hair :rolleyes:

sophia I know you've struggled so much with m/c's and I'm sorry. Lili is such a little miracle to be cherished. Nothing can take away the pain of losing a baby.

sunchaser For some reason the Oprah here had Dr. Oz on :confused: But autism scares the holy crap out of me. She had another show about it and even had a ped very prominent in the field of Autism as she has autistic kids herself. But even that ped poo poo'ed the vaccination theory. I don't know of a ped who supports it. I've read a bit about it but am not horribly knowledgeable. The only argument supporting vaxes is that autism existed before the MMR vax, no correlation has been found between the vaxs and autism, and since the change they made (removed mercury I believe) autism rates continued to increase. They know that there is a genetic component and something in the environment triggers it but they don't know the environmental cause. My ped didn't even tell me the side-effects of the MMR and when I brought him in 10 days later with a huge fever (a common side effect) she told me it was hand, foot, and mouth disease :mad: Maybe that is why I've been procrastinating in scheduling his 15 month. Anyway, parent's with kids with autism swear by the vax connection saying that the changes occurred right after the shot. That has to have some value. DS got it and is ok so I am just grateful.

[sunchaser26]

Soulmate

Thanks for the information, I didn't watch the whole thing because it was making me upset since it is 4 times more prevelant in boys and my DS had the shot too. I TIVO'ed it to watch with DH. As far as I can tell he is fine, talking walking, making eye contact, etc. With baby #2 I think I'm going to be more cautious and wait on that vax, especially if it is a boy.

Wonder why they ran a different show where you live?

[rande]

Autism link-Girls, just thought I would add my two cents. DH works for a company that sells a drug that treats the symptoms of Autism in children. Of course, there is no cure! There have been tons of studies and no link has been found. Many people like to attribute it to the vacination but the truth is that most symptoms start to be easily identifiable around the age when the vaccination is given. It is still really scary!

Sunchaser-Some people don't get their period back until they are completely done breastfeeding. With my son, I stopped nursing in June and did not get my period until Sept. DD was conceived right after that first period. It is really different for everyone. I know many people that got their period while they were still nursing.

[Soulmate]

sunchaser I found this...Autism is a developmental disorder. Children with autism usually have trouble communicating verbally and non-verbally and experience difficulty interacting socially.

The media reported that there was a link between MMR and autism following the publication of a paper by Dr Wakefield, in The Lancet (a medical journal) in 1998.

Dr Wakefield’s theory was that the MMR vaccine might lead to gut inflammation, which decreases the amount of vitamins and nutrients that children can absorb. As a result, he suggested, this might cause developmental disorders such as autism. This theory was based on two studies involving 25 children.

Dr Wakefield’s study was of poor quality because it included only vaccinated children and was based primarily on what parents could remember. Parents understandably are more likely to link changes in behaviour with memorable events like vaccination.

A number of much better designed studies, involving large numbers of both vaccinated and unvaccinated children, have tested this theory. These studies have concluded that there is no link between MMR vaccine and autism. The best study looked at autism and MMR vaccination in all children born in Denmark over a number of years. No link was found.

In March 2004, 10 of the 12 researchers who worked with Dr Wakefield published a retraction in the Lancet stating that "no causal link was established between MMR vaccine and autism as the data were insufficient". From this site that was linked the the CDC site and it is a sort of MMR Decision Aid (http://www.ncirs.usyd.edu.au/decisionaid/howtouse.html).

[Sophia]

Autism & MMR: The more careful studies showed no connection, and I think they're correct.

[makena32204]

Autism link- Many people like to attribute it to the vacination but the truth is that most symptoms start to be easily identifiable around the age when the vaccination is given. It is still really scary!


This is exactly what my Pediatrician said!

[Wrighty26]

Autism/MMR - Just from a personal standpoint... my coworker has 2 autistic children. One was given the MMR and the other was not because of the findings, etc. The child who has NOT given the shot is less functioning than the one who did (the one who did goes to a regular public school and you probably wouldn't know he is autistic at first glance). I know this proves nothing - except that you really can't "prevent" it if your family is predispositioned to it. Of course, I'm not saying I didn't freak out and have my doubts too -- and I will be postponing until at least 15-18 months when I have #2, but not because of any links to autism. That's just a tough shot to give at 12 months!

[emmjay]

MMR/autism - We were just talking about this last night - we got S vax