MayJune05 Moms - nearing the 6 month milestone!

[MayJune05Moms]

Welcome to the May/June 2005 Parenting thread!

To join, please submit a post to this thread with the following information:

Me: AGE (including real 1st name is optional)
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Married: Date
DD/DS: Birthdate (can include multiple stats here if you have more than one child - if you prefer)
Baby's Stats: Weight & Height (at Birth)
any other information provided is also optional. :)

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YOUR THREAD MODERATORS ARE BridalLace and Carissa and DisneyGirl.

Thread Histories: these links are now working! yeah! :D

MayJune05Moms Thread Archive (CC Threads):
Nearing the 6 Month Milestone!(CC - Vol III) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=9575)
NEW! May/June '05 Parenting Thread - OPEN FOR POSTING!(CC - Vol II) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=5147)
MayJune05Mommies (CC - Vol I) (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=664)

May 2005 Thread Archives
Vol VI - 45 Peas in a Pod!! (Vol VI) (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=489050&tstart=50)

Vol V - 45 Peas in a Pod! (Vol V) (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=484869&tstart=50)

Vol IV - 45 Peas in a Pod! (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=479932&tstart=75)

Vol III - 42 Peas in a Pod, Due 5/05! (Vol III) (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=477234&tstart=75)

Vol II - 42 Peas in a Pod, Due 5/05! (Vol II) (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=473349&tstart=75)

Vol I - PG & Due in May 05! (Vol I) (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469446&tstart=75)

June 2005 Thread Archives
3rd trimester - Junebugs 2005: Welcome Sierra, Matthew, Liam, Parker, Sarah, Dean, & Kevin! (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=486105&tstart=0)

2nd trimester - Junebugs: The Next Generation! The Second Tri... 12 Boys, 13 Girls and 8 Surprises (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=477403&tstart=120)

1st trimester - Junebugs: The Next Generation! *32* due in June 2005 (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=471862&tstart=165)

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51 members so far!!! :D

ahavnes
Me: Alicia (29)
DH: Scott (30)
Married: 2/21/04
DD: Gabrielle Kathleen (Abbey)
Born: 5/29/05 (7lbs 9oz, 20.5 inches, 5:11pm)

alienhost
Me: 36
DH: 42
Married: 8/02
DD: Katherine 4/27/05

allyray231
Me: Allyson, 30
DH: Brad, 29
Married: 11/23/02
DS: Aiden Harrison, June 10, 2005

Aunt Liv
Me: Olivia, 28
DH: Adam, 31
Married: September 2, 2000
DD: Maia Sophie, 5/14/05

BAM 9-21-02
Me - 26
DH - 25
Married 9-21-02
DD - Emma Mary
Born 6-12-05
Weight 7lbs 6oz
Height 20 3/4 inches

bamboo
Me: Bre (27)
DH: 30
Married: 7-10-04
DD: Julia- 5-1-05, 6lb 12oz, 19 inches

BridalLace
Me: Heather, 34
DH: Cristian, 32
Married: 7/6/02
DD: Elodie Cristine, born May 7, 2005
8 lbs 2 oz; 19.5"

BTB
ME: 26
DH: 28
Married: June 29, 2002
DD: Evelyn Christine, born April 13, 2005

Carissa
Me: Carissa, 26
DH: Eric, 25
Married: August 17th, 2002
DD: Grace Elizabeth May 15th, 2005
6lbs. 3oz 12:34 p.m. 19"

chrisandjensluv
Me: Jen 25 will be 26 in august
DH: Chris 25
Wed: August 9 2003
DD: Juliana Eva, Born June 23rd 2005
7lb 4oz at 1:25am

christy1010
Me: Christy, 35
DH: Curt, 33
Married: 10/10/98
DD: Sarah Elizabeth 5/21/05 5:39pm
7lbs 10oz 20inches

Chylynn
Me: Chylynn (27)
DH: Dave (30)
Married: September 22, 2001
DD: Rebecca Ainsley, Born April 2nd, 2005

cynder
ME: 29
DH: 29
Married: May 25 2002
DS: Samuel Basil May 19, 2005

Dally
ME: 36
DH: 39
Married: August 18, 2002
DD: Annalie, May 12, 2005

December27JJB
Me: Jessica
DH: Joshua
Married: December 27, 2003
DD: Parker Alexandria 6/13/05

diedra1027
Me: Diedra, 31
DH: Blake, 34
Married: August 24, 2001
DD: Avery Jene born May 5, 2005

DisneyGirl
ME: Jenn, 29
DH: Eric, 29
Married: June 15,2002
DS: Brandon 9/30/03
DD: Nicole 5/10/05

Dreshny
Me: Roseanne, 31
DH: Daniel, 31
Married: 9/30/01
DS: Asher Isaiah 5/31/05

EMsMom
Me: Hope, 29 - 30 on 12/8
DH: 34
Married: 5/18/03
DD: Emma Kathryn 5/17/05 10:05 am
Baby's Stats: 8 lbs 3 oz 20 inches

Ferris
Me: 28
DH: 29
Married: 7/13/02
DS DOUGLAS 5/21/05

golfer_girl
Me: 36
DH: 36
Married: 3/05
DS: Ethan 6/9/05

happy1nuv
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 8/21/02
DS: Nic - 5/18/05

hub1176
Me: Kate 28
DH: Bruce 33
Married 7/20/02
DD: Rhiley Beatrice, June 1, 2005

jbird
me:31
dh:33
married: june 30, 2000
DD: Lola Raquel, born May 15, 2005
(8 weeks and 3 days early)

Jenyfer9
me: Jen (30!)
DH: Tom (31)
Married: 10/26/02
DS#1: TJ 10/23/03
DS#2: Will 05/03/05

Jessiesmama
WC Name: Jodie25
Me: 32
DH: 34
Married: June 8, 2003
DD: Jessica Alexa
DOB: June 8, 2005
Time:8:29pm
Weight:8 lbs 3 oz
Length:21 1/2 inches

jmvan74
ME: 31
DH: 28
Married: July 24th, 2004
DS: born June 13th, 2005

jrdhbunny
Me: 33
DH: 35
Married: 7/26/03
DS: James Edward, 4/26/05

kelseyledare
Me: 27
DH: 36
DD: Ava Victoria
6/10/2005 10:59 AM
6 lb 6 oz, 20 in

KGif
Me - Kelly 31
DH - Mike 35
Married May 3, 2003
DS, Jack, born May 16, 2003; 7 lbs 13 oz; 21 inches

kimthebride
Me: Kim, 29
DH: Tom, 29
Married: 10/18/03
DS: Thomas Ryan, June 3, 2005

ladybug0525
ME: Judie
DH: Jason
DS: Jack Campbell born 5/16/05
Married: 05/25/02

Coccinelle
Me: Lesley, 23
DH: Mike, 24
Married: 7/10/2004
DD: Lily Janette - May 9, 2005
Baby's Stats: 6lbs 12oz, 20.5"

LIZNKEITH
Me: Liz, 26
DH: Keith, 35
Married: July 28, 2001
DD: Caroline Elizabeth, June 15th

mama915
Me: Cyndi, 27
DH: Shawn, 33
DS: Chase Alexander, 3 (12-11-01)
DD: Sierra Nicole, born 6-15-05

Megande
Me: Megan, 25
DH: Derek, 25
Married: June 15, 2002
DS: June 27, 2005

Misty911
Me: Misty, 28
DH: Patrick, 30
SD: Trisha, 9
DS: Caleb, 21 months Born Dec. 23, 2003 8lb 9oz 22" Long
DD: Emily, 5 Months Born May 9, 2005 6lb 13oz 19" Long
Expecting Again, April 9, 2006


Mrs.Chappy
Me:29
DH:29
DS: Benjamin born 6-8-05
7.15 oz 20.5 inches.

Natrat80
me-Natalie 25
DH-Keri 26
Married 05.25.02
DD: Addison Grace, born 06.14.05
6 lbs 6 oz 18 1/2 inches

njnewyearsbride
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 12/31/03
DD: Hazel - 5/26/05
7lbs 4.8oz 21.5"

Pam27
me: Pam 28
DH: Ryan 27
Married: July 27, 2001
DD: Taylor Louise January 10, 2002
DS: Colin George May 4, 2005

portlandbride
Me: Brandi, 31
DH: Preston, 30
Married: September 16, 2001
DD: Brynn Pamela, May 12, 2005

rancherswife
Me: Kim 24
Dh: Brett 26
Ds: Landon Joseph 6/4/05 7lbs. 4 oz. 21 1/4 inches

sabrinag
Me: Sabrina, 27
DH: Jody, 32
Married: 7-7-02
DS and DD: TWINS born on 6-10-05: Madison Hannah and Logan Mackenzie

Sasha
Me: Sasha, 29
DH: Greg, 34
Married: Nov. 3, 2001
DD: Sarah Elise, born May 16, 2005

September2002
Me: Carolyne, 34
DH: 32
Married: September 7, 2002
DD: Samantha, born December 19, 2003
DD: Grace, born June 2, 2005

Sherah
Me: 25
DH: 26
Married: 12/5/03
DS: Arik, 5-11-05

tgray99
Me: 28
DH: 28
Married: 11/15/03
DD: Aidan Christine - 5/09/05
8lbs 3oz 20"

tgr68
Me: 25
DH: 25
Married: 6/1/02
DD: Shylah Ryann
Born: 6/18/05 (8lbs 0.8oz, 19 inches, 10:44am)


traciann
Me: Traci (30)
DH: Timothy (35)
Married: 11.23.02
DD: Mary Kate 4.26.05

usafwife
Me: 28
DH: 39
DD: S
DOB: 6/05
Weight: 8lbs, 7oz
Length: 20 inches

wendstress
Me: Wendy, 29
DH: Jon, 34
Married: 4/28/01
DS: James Jack, born May 10, 2005

WinterBride1253
Me: 31
DH: 31
Married: 12/6/03
DS: Cole Robert, June 15, 2005

yooper
me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 10/5/02
Peter James "PJ" born 6/1/05
8lbs 3oz 21.5"

[MayJune05Moms]

Birthdays listed by date, and their Mommies... :)


4/2/05
Rebecca Ainsley...Chylynn

4/13/05
Evelyn Christine...BTB

4/26/05
Mary Kate...traciann
James Edward...jrdhbunny

4/27/05
Katherine...alienhost

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5/1/05
Julia...bamboo

5/3/05
Will...Jenyfer9

5/4/05
Colin George...Pam27

5/5/05
Avery Jene...diedra1027

5/7/05
Elodie Cristine...BridalLace

5/9/05
Aidan Christine...tgray99
Lily Janette...ladybug1196

5/10/05
Nicole Elizabeth...DisneyGirl
James Jack...wendstress

5/11/05
Arik...Sherah

5/12/05
Annalie...Dally
Brynn Pamela...portlandbride

5/14/05
Maia Sophie...Aunt Liv

5/15/05
Grace Elizabeth...Carissa
Lola Raquel...jbird

5/16/05
Sarah Elise...Sasha
Jack Campbell...ladybug0525
Jack...KGif

5/17/05
Emma Kathryn...EMsMom

5/18/05
Dominic Jeffrey (Nic)...happy1nuv

5/19/05
Samuel Basil...cynder

5/21/05
Douglas...Ferris
Sarah Elizabeth...christy1010

5/26/05
Hazel...njnewyearsbride

5/29/05
Gabrielle Kathleen (Abbey)...ahavnes

5/31/05
Asher Isaiah...Dreshny


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6/1/05
Rhiley Beatrice...hub1176
Peter James...yooper

6/2/05
Grace...September2002

6/3/05
Thomas Ryan...kimthebride

6/4/05
Landon Joseph...rancherswife

6/8/05
Benjamin...Mrs.Chappy
Jessica Alexa...Jessiesmama

6/9/05
Ethan...golfer_girl

6/10/05
Aiden Harrison...allray231
Ava Victoria...kelseyledare
Madison Hannah and Logan Mackenzie...sabrinag

6/12/05
Emma Mary...BAM 9-21-02

6/13/05
Parker Alexandria...December27JJB
Collin Todd...jmvan74

6/14/05
Addison Grace...Natrat80

6/15/05
Caroline Elizabeth...LIZNKEITH
Cole Robert...WinterBride1253
Sierra Nicole...mama915

6/18/05
Shylah Ryann...tgr68

6/23/05
Juliana Eva...chrisandjensluv

6/27/05
Dean Andrew...Megande

6/05
S...usafwife

[MayJune05Moms]

For New Mothers:
The Happiest Baby on the Block :
The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your
Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
by Dr. Harvey Karp
http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/5920000/5926051.gif


Baby's First Year Journal : A Day-To-Day Guide to Your Baby's Development During the First Twelve Months
by A. Christine Harris PhD

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002RTV4C.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.gif


The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
by Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0071381392.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_PE32_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg


*space reserved for books on parenting*

[MayJune05Moms]

Repeat Offenders:

jennylou
EDD: August 6, 2006
Gender Prediction: None right now

*more later!* :)

[MayJune05Moms]

Please submit posts with holiday pics for our extra space, if you like.
Please crop these so that they fit into our main page well. Maximum size should be about 6 inches (width) X 7 inches(height).

[MayJune05Moms]

reserved for holiday pics

[MayJune05Moms]

open for posting! :D

[tgray99]

Posting to subscribe...

Thanks for all the hard work moderator ladies!! :D

[BTB]

Oh, thank goodness! I was so far behind on the other thread, it was hard to find where I needed to start reading to catch up!

Thanks mods! :D

[allyray231]

Yippie New Thread!! Thanks!

[Dreshny]

6 months?! Already? :eek:

Subscribing...

[wendstress]

Subscribing! Thanks for the new thread! Can't believe 6 months is just around the corner! Just waiting for the night I get to sleep through the night again. He was only up twice last night...but I'm sure he was tired from the 4 times he got up the night before! :eek:

James got pro photos taken yesterday! I can't wait for the photos! We got them taken here: www.newbornphotography.com

[Dreshny]

Is anyone else's baby desperately trying to crawl? For a week now, when I put Asher down on the floor on his back, he flips over, raises himself on his arms, raises his legs and butt, tries to move...and gets frustrated and starts to cry. Which means I can't leave him on the floor for very long because I'm constantly having to pick him up and calm him down. Which means I've been carrying him even more than usual (and I carried him a lot anyway.)

I'm kind of concerned, since, um, to say my apt. isn't babyproofed would be a huge understatement. And we don't have a ton of floor space, so I keep having to make sure he doesn't hit his head turning over.

Not to mention, he gets so keyed up by his new development that he can't wind down at the end of the day. By 10 PM, he's very tired, but also agitated, wakes himself up repeatedly, and for the last three days, he hasn't gone down for good until midnight or so.

Though I can't complain that he slept from midnight until 6 last night. These days, that's a great stretch for him.

Fun times around here. :rolleyes:

[kelseyledare]

Hey Ally, I noticed that our birthday-twin babies also have the same carrier! Another baby at her daycare also has the same one so we always keep her Sassy bugs on there so we don't get mixed up.

Dreshny: Trying to crawl??? Wow!

[happy1nuv]

dreshny ~ nic's not interested in crawling - hates his tummy and flips instantly on his back if laid on it ... but if you put nic on the floor on his back, he tries desperately to sit up. he lifts his head as far as he can (baby crunches ... if i could do that, i would have ab of steel) and then gets frustrated and cries til you sit him up.

i cant believe its already friday! i go back to work on tuesday and am totally sick over it! for those been there/done that, any tips? and, nic is still going thru a clingy phase ... i am NOT looking forward to tues ...

last sun we went apple/pumpkin picking ...so much fun!
https://www.burstable.net/gallery2/4524-2/DSCN1829.JPG

oh, and just have to share this one ... titled, where'd daddy put you?????
https://www.burstable.net/gallery2/4476-2/DSCN1813.JPG

[Dreshny]

happy1: Great pictures! They're both adorable.

So Asher was napping on our bed on his back...and now he's on his tummy and his feet are near the edge. :eek: First time he's done that. Must...start...taking...safety...precautions...

[Natrat80]

Cute pics happy1
Addie's not interested in crawling yet, but she does love to try to sit up!

We had a rough night last night. I gave Addie a bath at 7:20 and proceeded with our nighttime routine: massage, jammies, nursing. She did not go to sleep until about midnight! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! Then she got up at 12:45. I have no idea what was wrong, but man it was a tough night. She did sleep until 9 this morning so I got some sleep...poor DH had to get up early so I know he's exhausted today!

We were supposed to go to a pumpkin patch today with some friends but I cancelled because of our sleepless night. I think I'll just bring the pumpkin we have inside and try to take some pics with it!

Thanks for the new thread!

[Aunt Liv]

YES! A new thread...maybe I can keep up with this one! ;)

I just got back from Belgium on Monday from visiting my parents and sisters (and extended family). Maia and I were there for 20 days, and it was awesome!! I got to spend some great quality time with my mom, dad, sisters, etc. My twin sister who lives in Spain came as well with her daughter, so for the first time in a VERY long time, all of us were in the same place at the same time. Adam flew out there with us but only stayed for 8 days, which meant that Maia and I were on our own for the way back...yikes! Entertaining a 5 month old for 10 hours on a flight is quite challenging. I even gave her benadryl so she would sleep (after consulting our ped, of course), and I think it wired her up. Anyway, we're finally de-jet-lagged, and back to a normal schedule.

So, I'm busy downloading pictures right now and sending them out. I promise to keep up with you all better now.

[jmvan74]

crawling: Collin doesn't like to stay on his belly too long. he has started putting his butt in the air, but he prefers to sit up and stand. When I pull him up from laying down he won't bend his knees b/c he wants to go straight to standing. I have a feeling we may skip crawling all together. :rolleyes:

[Carissa]

Crawling Grace has tried to get up on all fours butu I don't think she knows what she is doing.

happy1 Cute pics!

We had a rough night last Grace was up every 1-2 hours needless to say both Mom and Dad are rather tired. Dh complains about how tired he is all I can think is "hello I heard you snoring next to me while I was nursing!" :rolleyes:

[DisneyGirl]

Thanks for starting the new thread. I would ahve done it but i ahve no clue how to do that. I only know how to update the thread. Sorry I could not have helped out more with that.


crawling oh yeah Nikki had been scooting back and forth trying to go. The drs think she may walk early I was like OH GREAT! Then i'll have two to chase after..LOL

Can't wait until everyone posts there little ones in their holloween costumes. I have to figure out how to do that. I would have posted pictures before but, don't know how to.

[Sasha]

Another drive by post. Still no power at my house or ILs house :(. We got to take showers yesterday though at a friend's house who has power back - it was so nice! The generator has been a lifesaver, I don't know what we we do without it. Sarah is doing great thoughout this ordeal. Actually I think she rather likes having all of us around all the time! It's a bigger pain on us to take care of her under these conditions than it is actually for her. Our fingers are just crossed that we get power back sooner than later and that the boil water ordinance gets lifted soon!

Crawling - Yes, she is trying! But she gets very frustrated and gets upset, but she wants to be on her tummy now. She was able to turn herself about 3/4 of the way in a circle on her tummy.

[happy1nuv]

carissa ~ funny how dh's claim to be so tired all the time. every time dh passes a tired comment, i just roll my eyes. he can go to bed any time he chooses and sleep thru ... he has no right to complain in my eyes... :)

sasha ~ ive goy my fingers crossed for you too...

[tgr68]

Hey all! Can this June mommy join? :cool: I was too intimidated by the size of the last thread to join when I switched over here.

Here are my stats:
tgr68
Me: 24
DH: 25
Married: 6/1/02
DD: Shylah Ryann
Born: 6/18/05 (8lbs 0.8oz, 19 inches, 10:44am)

Background info:
DD was born via c/s due to a lack of progression during labor caused by the cord being around her neck. My recovery was very smooth, and motherhood has been great aside from a possible mild case of PPD. DD has been BFed exclusively up until this week when under dr's orders when had to start supplementing.

Current Stats:
4 months
10lbs 8oz
24" long

Crawling~DD pulls up on her knees during tummy time and fusses some, but I don't think she's trying to crawl. She does 360's on both back and tummy, and will scoot off her blanket while on her tummy. :)

Picture of DD and me!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce04b3127cce948c8068dcbd00000016108EatmLRo2Zq

Hmmm....that's about all I can think of.

[alienhost]

Thanks for the new thread moderators!

Florida Ladies Glad to hear you are doing OK, considering everything that happened. I hope things get back to normal for all of you soon.

6 month appointment Well DD had her six month appointment this week. She is 14 lbs, 1 oz - still a peanut in the 25th percentile. But she is still "growing well against herself" - since she was only 5lbs 4 ozs at birth. She had her shots, including a flu shot. I asked for the mercury free flu shot which they agreed to give her because of her age, but after they gave it I was thinking, "how do I know it really was mercury free". However the nurse informed me after administering the shot that she would have to have a second one in a month - I guess that's how it works for infants? Anyway she cried for a bit but fell asleep on the way home. She did so well during the day, not fussy or feverish at all. The next morning she had a fever (102) but still wasn't fussy. She slept most of the day. By last night her fever was mild and was gone by this morning.

So she went down to sleep at her usual 7PM and at 10 when we were going to bed DH informs me that she is awake - just lying in her crib holding her feet. Not making a peep. So I decided to nurse her and put her back to bed, she was still awake when I went to bed at 11:15, but just hanging out. At 12:42 she started screaming so I feed her again and she did go to sleep. She hasn't woken to be fed after 7PM in months. Anyway I hope it's just because of her shots and not a new thing. :D

I cannot believe she is 6 months old - a whole half of a year! We celebrated with a cake, of course she couldn't have any ;)

[Jessiesmama]

Signing up!

WC Name: Jodie25
Me: 32
DH: 34
Married: June 8, 2003
DD: Jessica Alexa
DOB: June 8, 2005
Time:8:29pm
Weight:8 lbs 3 oz
Length:21 1/2 inches

Jessica is now almost 5 months old - she is "talking" up a storm, laughing, grabbing, rolling
We just had her 4 month well baby visit lasy week. Stats:
14 lbs 2 oz (the Dr. said this is the 75th percentile - but that sounded high to me)
24 1/2 inches long (50th percentile)

Professional photos
We had pro photos done at 3 months. Here she is
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce01b3127cce94e22648e62900000016108EZtWzNw0Z8


Glad to be here!

[allyray231]

AIDEN ROLLED OVER!!

From his back to his tummy 3 times and then from his tummy to his back once! AND HE DID IT FOR ME!!! AND JUST ME!!

I am so excited!!

[tgr68]

WooHoo!! Go Aiden!!! :D :D

[Mrs.Chappy]

yay, a new thread..Ben will be 5 months Nov 8th.
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1527/1/4/53/38/10/9/910385304106_0_ALB.jpg

[allyray231]

THanks! I am so happy becuase I thought for sure he would do it for the nanny and I would miss it

[tgray99]

Signing up!

WC Name: Jodie25
Me: 32
DH: 34
Married: June 8, 2003
DD: Jessica Alexa
DOB: June 8, 2005
Time:8:29pm
Weight:8 lbs 3 oz
Length:21 1/2 inches

Jessica is now almost 5 months old - she is "talking" up a storm, laughing, grabbing, rolling
We just had her 4 month well baby visit lasy week. Stats:
14 lbs 2 oz (the Dr. said this is the 75th percentile - but that sounded high to me)
24 1/2 inches long (50th percentile)

Professional photos
We had pro photos done at 3 months. Here she is
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce01b3127cce94e22648e62900000016108EZtWzNw0Z8


Glad to be here!
Oh. My. Gosh! She is adorable, like Anne Geddes, buy a calendar full of pictures of her cute!!! I LOVE those big blue eyes!!!

[njnewyearsbride]

jessesmama -- HOW ADORABLE!!!! where did you have that picture done???

[Sherah]

Only the 4th page and I already can't catch up! I do have to say, however, that I am just GIDDY over all these adorable babies! They're at such a great age right now aren't they? Well...besides all this teething nonsense.

Wilma Update: My house still has no power, even though all the neighborhoods surrounding mine do! Even the light in our lake fountain in the middle of our development has power, but not any of the houses! Our temporary house just got power an hour ago, so we are super excited. I hope it isn't too much longer until life settles down for us April/May Florida mamas. Thank you for the well-wishes, Everyone!

Developments in Mobility: Arik is a rolly-polly and inchworm(forwards and backwards). Sometimes, he'll do 4 or 5 rolls in a row. I swear he crawled a little the other day, but my dad said "the crawl" looked like a flop to him.These latest developments in mobility have all happened rather quickly in the past week. Maybe no power makes my baby active? I've been slacking off, but I think it's time to start swiffering every day again. These babies are going to be zooming around our houses so soon.

I love these pumpkin patch pictures. I'll have one to add as soon as I get it uploaded.

Welcome to our new mommies and welcome home, Aunt Liv!

[Jessiesmama]

Thanks ladies! The photos were done by Janice (the owner)
of ADC Photography http://www.adc-photography.com/ She's out of South Jersey but came to me in North Jersey. She was great with the baby - she came to the house, waited through one nap, 4 diaper changes and two feedings. She did some shots, the baby got hungry and she kept telling me to take as much time as I needed. Anyway - I highly recommend her - but we did end up spending a boatload of money - but I wanted to do the real professional photos first while she was still a little baby - but from here on out we'll go to the mall for pix.

She did some really funky stuff for us too like this one of DH holding DD
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce01b3127cce94e23e67673a00000015108EZtWzNw0Z8

Hop evryone is having a great weekend!

[diedra1027]

Welcome tgr68 and Jessiesmama!

tgr68 - My DD was a little bit smaller than yours at her 4 month well baby visit and we had to start supplementing as well. Things are going really well for Avery now (gained almost 2 lbs in the last month) and I actually think the bottle has improved our nursing relationship. Let me know if you want to compare notes on the supplementing thing!!

Hmmm...sounds like some more babies got "the memo". Sorry to hear about the sleep loss some of you are experiencing lately (says the woman who is posting at 6am on Saturday morning ;)).

Crawling - NO! :) Tiny bit of scootching, but that's about it. She still hasn't rolled back to belly, but that is going to be happening very soon. She has gotten herself over recently, but she couldn't free her bottom arm. Looked comfortable!

[Carissa]

Welcome tgr68 and Jessiesmama

[usafwife]

Oh, goodie a new thread! I couldn't keep up with the other one. Maybe I can do better with this one.

Thyroid Issues ~ I went to my regular doc (gave up on the internist....way too many problems with him and just said forget it). I have 2 meds that I feel comfortable taking. One is definitely safe to use during the next pregnancy but I'll have to stop the other one before getting pregnant. He said my thyroid was definitely quite enlarged and was easily felt (which I knew it was just by the feeling I have). So hopefully soon things will start getting back to normal.

4 months ~ DD just turned 4 months yesterday. It doesn't seem possible that she is 4 months already! It just seems like yesterday I was in labor. (I sort of remembered the whole process on Friday for some reason.) She has already mastered rolling over in both directions. I think she'll be sitting up by the time she is 6 months with no problems at all. We'll see what her doc says when we go in a couple of weeks. She loves to stand with assistance. And most definitely loves to lay on her tummy. And she is almost crawling.

Babies ~ What adorable little babies we all have! The pictures are wonderful.

Crib Transition ~ DD has been sleeping in her crib for over a week now. It was a VERY smooth transition to say the least. I started putting her in the crib during the day to get her used to it. She would take naps in there just fine and one night I decided to see if she would sleep in the crib. She did wonderful and didn't wake up until morning. I thought it might take a while longer to get her used to it but that doesn't seem to be the case. And I'm thrilled beyond words. Plus she is going to sleep earlier than she was (thank goodness....the late nights were really getting to me - adding to the thyroid symptoms).

[wendstress]

Warning in advance....long post.....

Issues with the Grandparents....

Anyone else having problems? Since James has been born, I have been absolutely torn up over my own parents actions and attitude toward me.

X-Post from my Journal:
Background.... My mother has been telling me that she was ready to be a grandmother since I was 21 years old. Just out of college, no boyfriend, and she was telling me about what kind of Grandmother she'd be.

Since Jon and I've been married, she's spent lots of time "hinting" about how much she wanted Grandkids. She was over the moon when we told her we were having a baby. She kept saying, "We have to get ready for this baby!"

Now, he's here and she won't come to visit him. She and my dad were here when he was born. They did come when he was baptised a few weeks ago, but they wouldn't have come if it weren't for the baptism.

I had all summer off. Jon had a light class load. My mom is a teacher and she had all summer off. My dad works for himself and more or less took all summer off.

I literally begged them to come visit. I heard many excuses:
"We're too old"
"It's too far" (5 hours isn't too far when you want us to come to see you!)
"We haven't been invited" bulls*%t
"We have a log cabin to build" Yeah, my personal favorite.

They actually are coming this weekend. My mom's school has a mid-term break and they get a Friday off towards the end of October... They always come to visit on that weekend.

So a couple of weeks ago Jon called my mom at work and left her a message and said, "I was wondering if you could help me and babysit James on Friday when you come? I have 2 take home exams due the following Monday and could really use the help."

My mom calls back and says to me, "I'm not your person. I can't help. I'm not a baby person - you know this."

WTF??

Well, they ended up visiting, and we had a really nice time. Up until we talked about what we wanted to do for the Holidays.... In the past we always travelled to see them. I told her (and I told her before we ever even had kids that this was our intention) that we wanted to stay at home; we'd come and visit them the following weekend.

Another X-Post from my Journal:
Yeah, so I talked to my mom this afternoon. I asked again about Christmas. I don't even know how to make the story short. I had originally told her that Jon and I wanted to spend Christmas here....we'd visit them the following weekend, which happened to be New Years. She got all worked up and felt that I was punishing her for some reason...WTF? Just because I didn't specifically say "Why don't you come down here for Christmas?" She went so far as to say to me, "What am I supposed to tell my friends when they ask about Christmas? Am I supposed to say I wasn't invited to spend it with my daughter?"

So I made some other proposals that included being together on Christmas. She won't commit to anything, keeps commenting that she "used up all her energy" being upset about this situation earlier in the week.

I asked her what she wanted to do.... She said she didn't know. She doesn't "really know" about coming here....if that makes "sense". WTF? Don't you want to be around for your first Grandchild's Christmas??????? BUT, she's so sad I won't be there for Christmas because we'd spent the last 30 Christmases together.... So I asked, "What you really want is for us to go to you for Christmas, right?" To which she said, "NO". I give up. I don't understand.

I really tried to pin her down, and get her to answer some questions about her feelings, her desires.... To which she said, "So, you've hired a contractor to finish your basement. Well isn't that nice, you'll really get a lot of use out of the space and I'm sure it will help with the resale value of your house."

My own psychoanalysis...because what else can I do:

1. She doesn't want to recognize my new roll as MOM. To her, I'll always be her little girl...and that comes first for her. But not for me anymore.

2. She wants us to come to her. Looking back, she never calls me. Always waits for me to call her. She and my Dad rarely visit, but she gives me the guilt trip if we don't visit them. Jon's Mom bought James' crib...very sweet thing to do. My Mom insisted on buying a crib to put in her house, for when we visited. I guess it's going to get dusty.

3. She's afraid of failing. As she informed me recently, "She's not a baby person." I don't think it's that, so much as she's afraid of him crying...and not living her perception of my expectations.


For some reason, we always tend to expect to have trouble with the in-laws. Something about the Mother-Daughter relationship is so solid, that we seldom expect our own Mother would let us down. The reality is, my MIL has been worth her weight in gold since James has been born. She's been supportive, loving, helpful.... It's my own Mother that has let me down. I don't even know where to go from here......

[wendstress]

On a lighter note.... A couple recent photos!

In his Exersaucer:
http://www.pbase.com/wendym/image/51450035/medium.jpg

With my best friend - his Godmother:
http://www.pbase.com/wendym/image/51450355/medium.jpg

In the apple orchard with Dad (next to the pumpkin patch):
http://www.pbase.com/wendym/image/51450039/medium.jpg

Last - in the woods with me (LOVE the Baby Bjorn!)
http://www.pbase.com/wendym/image/51450034/medium.jpg

[tgr68]

Jodie~Adorable pics!!! I especially love the B&W one!

Deidra~We're getting better with the whole supplementing thing. In fact, today she refused the bottle and wanted to nurse!! :D Compare away!

Carrisa~Hi! :cool:

Wendstress~Sorry about the mom issues. I understand somewhat. My mom and I don't have a good relationship, so I have come to expect that kind of behavior out of her. I can't imagine someone that close to me acting that way. :( Cute pics!!

Not much here. We just got back from KC! We went up to the college football game. My alma mater and one of our toughest opponents play every year at Arrowhead stadium. I am kicking myself though because we walked out and forgot our camera, and it was DD's first D-II collegiate game! :rolleyes:

Well, I'm tired, so it's off to bed! Don't forget to set your clocks back! We all need the extra hour of sleep from the sound of things! ;)

[happy1nuv]

wow... slow thread today.

wendstess - that's terrible. so sorry you're dealing with that... {{hugs}}.

Jessiesmama - would you recommend her for family portraits? We want to do a family portrait for grandma (3 generations) ... and am looking for better than your typical picture people/mall photographers...

We're going to spend a lovely halloween day visiting my mom at work, then going across the street to the park for a picnic lunch and we're gonna see if nic likes/can handle those tot swings... then home by way of the market and few other lil errands... it'll be my last day as a sahm, so I'm hoping to make it a great one...

alright... i'm going to bed now... (how sad, its 8:15 ... but, nic woke me up last night at 3:30, when I discovered that I had a shooting pain in my shoulder/neck ... so bad that I couldn't lift him. needless to say, the whole house got to get up with me for that one... so it was a really early morning...not that i really need the excuse with you guys)

[BridalLace]

hey everyone,

back from Gatlinburg. i'm not at all refreshed - after an 8 hour car ride - so i guess i just checked in to complain? LOL. i have a lot to do tonight, and work tomorrow night too, supervising at school. can one of the other mods take care of the new stats? if not, i will get to them Tuesday night. welcome new members! :D

[jmvan74]

wendy: Sorry to hear about the issues you are having with your mom. It must be so frustrated. DH has been having the same kind of problems with his parents and they are only 30 minutes away. They've been over to visit 3 times since DS was born!! My parents have seen him more and they're 3 hours away. I know DH feels pretty hurt by it. I'm sure you are feeling the same way. I hope Xmas gets worked out for you.

Naamah: i'm always forgetting the camera!:D

Meri; I can't beleive you are still having doctor problems. I'm so sorry. What a PITA!

[Jessiesmama]

happy1nuv
She does do very nice family portraits. I would direct you to her site - download the "sessions" and you'll find some great family shots in there - you can see if it's the style your looking for. One of the sessions is like all family shots.

tgr68
Thanks about the photos. We were thrilled with them.

Carissa & Diedra1027
Thanks for the warm welcome!

Happy Halloween!!!!
I hope everyone has a great Halloween! We took DD to a pumpkin patch yesterday. That was fun! Can't wait to see pix of all the adorable babes in their Halloween costumes!!!

Sleep issues
They continue to persist! DD was up at 12:30am, 1:00am and then wok for hte day at 6:30am. this is out of character for her - I just don't understand what's going on - it's like 2 weeks now of this weird sleep behavior! grrr!

[allyray231]

Wendstress-ug I am so sorry. Your mom sounds like MIL. She lives an hour away and has only seen Aiden twice-last time whe he was 8 weeks old. We kept telling her to come visit. She is afraid to drive to us and her "wonderful" husband won't drive her. She could take the LIRR but she is scared. She finally said she was coming and she would call and get train time-she never called. And didn't call for 2 weeks. When she did call she said she had been "sick'. It is allll about her. So sad. hang in there :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

[tgr68]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

[Sasha]

Happy Halloween!

Wilma Update - Greetings from my office, where there is power! The good news - my ILs house got power late yesterday afternoon :D. The bad news - my house is still without power :(. So at my ILs house we stay, although my sanity is beginning to wear. I got a chance to glance over the rest of the old thread, and I want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who offered stuff for Sarah if we needed it. You are all too sweet! Luckily, we don't. Sarah's room was actually the only place we sustained any real damage as something hit and broke a window in the room. We are so fortunate that our neighbors across the street noticed it (we were already at ILs for the storm) and ran across the street in the middle of the storm to tape it up for us! If they hadn't, there was the chance that her nursery would have been destroyed, so I am extremely grateful to them.

Time change -Is anyone else not happy about this time change and how it now changes when you DC goes to sleep and wakes up? I am going to try and extend when she goes to sleep by about 10 minutes every night in hopes of getting us back to normal bedtime/wake time schedule. Anyone else?

Welcome to our new mommies and babies :).

[DisneyGirl]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! My town celebrated Halloween yesterday. We had a ton of kids.

My Dh and I took our 2 yrs old out to a few of the houses on the block.. He seemed to have had a good time running up to the doors and knocking. I think he was more amused though with the amount of kids roaming around and seeing all the costumes.

[jmvan74]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Sasha: Glad that things are starting to get better. What great neighbors! I hope the power at your house is restored soon. ;)

We decided to dress DS up to pass out candy. We had a halloween party at our LLL meeting and I'm sure we'll have candy left over. Besides, I have feeling all of the costumes might actually scare him. :rolleyes:

[ahavnes]

Welcome new mommies and babies! And welcome back Florida ladies!

I just ordered Abbey's baptism announcements. They are so CUTE! She is being baptized in Miami the weekend before Thanksgiving, at the same church where I was baptized. I also bought her gown this weekend, which is gorgeous. I just hope she still fits it in 3 weeks...and that the church has power! Here are the invites, which the store will personalize for us so that I don't have to do it. ;) I don't have a picture of the gown yet.

http://store1.yimg.com/I/customcreationsbyleslie_1867_60727972

We also dressed her up in her pea in a pod costume for a baby party yesterday...for about 10 minutes. She was not a happy camper in that one. Today she's wearing her minnie mouse outfit to daycare (the one my mom got her.) I just love being a mom and playing dress up with my little doll! :)

[rancherswife]

Happy Halloween!!!

Wow, nice new thread! Must be pretty slow today, I had to fish us off of the 2nd page...rare!;)

Welcome to all new mommies and babies!!!

ahavnes:Abbey's invites are adorable! I'm sure she looks precious in he little minnie mouse costume for "school", too cute!;)

teeth:So, I *think* I may have figured out the whole sleeping issues we've been dealing with. Landon is pretty close to cutting his first tooth, from what I can tell...bumpy lower gums and I can see some white....So, I'm chalking it up to this???? Although, last night he only woke ONCE!!:eek: I was SHOCKED!

Sitting-up:So, this weekend, Landon started sitting all by himself, not even propped by his arms...just like a big boy, playing with his toys...I was exctied and sad, at the same time...my baby's getting to big, TOO fast!:(

So excited to put him in his billy goat costume tonight. We're just going to make the family rounds, my parents, aunts and uncles and the in-laws, but I can't wait to take pics.!:)

Hope everyone has fun today with their little Pumpkins!:p

[diedra1027]

Happy Halloween!!

Here is Ms. Avery in her costume..not such a great picture of the costume as I took this right before running out the door. She has such a great smile that I had to share the pic anyway. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/diedra1027/Avery035.jpg

[Carissa]

Happy Halloween! Our Halloween will be spent at home. Grace is sick, we spent the afternoon at the Dr's office. She has been up every 1-2 hours the last 4 nights dh is sick so you know he has been no help. I was really looking forward to our first Harvest party.

[Jenyfer9]

Well I'm an idiot and didn't know the other thread was closed... or else I wouldn't have posted there.

So here's the Halloween pic again:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce10b3127cce954ff888475000000036108AZMWjlk2bM8

[kimthebride]

Ummm Holy cow. I just found out the old thread is closed and we're already on Page 6 of the new thread.

Stop posting!!!

I need to catch up!!!

:p

My attempt at a 6-page catch-up:

jessiesmama
I've North Jersey too! :) If you're even in my neck of the woods, let me know. I'm by Hoboken.
ADORABLE picture, btw.

wendstress
All I can say about your mom is WTF. So sorry! I have a bit of drama with my mom, too. They live 4 hour drive away and GOD FORBID she call me or they get their butts in a car and drive down here. Its just always expected of me, the *responsible one*, to get in the car and go everywhere.
So. Aggravating.

Sitting up
Still doing some baby crunches, but otherwise not too much interest.

Teething
Still a Drool Machine but no lumps.

Sleep
Was doing 9pm-4:30am, eating, then sleep til 7am.
I took the sleep positioner out of the cradle, started putting him in either his cotton jammies and sleepsack OR if super-cranky, his cotton jammies and swaddled in a thin flannel reciving blanket.
Now he's doing 9pm-5:30am, eating, then sleep til 8-9am. YAHOO!

Of course, this doesn't count Saturday night. AKA: Fart Night. He wasn't upset, cranky, crying. He just KEPT FARTING FOR HOURS and stayed up til midnight. :eek: He literally had a 20-second long fart that DH & could not believe. So wierd.

FLA Ladies
Keep checking in - hope you're all well!

usawife
I am pretty close to having to do the crib transition, which is why I took out the positioner from the cradle. I so don't want to do it! I love having him right next to me!! :( My baby's growing too fast!!!

Halloween Pics
Hee hee hee...will post some tomorrow. Love yours!!

Oh, and the mastitis seems to be all better now. Thanks for your kind thoughts, mamas!

[jmvan74]

dropping off a halloween pic. The best ones are vertical, but I don't know how to turn them...so this will have to do. :D

http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3A35523232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D3238%3E66%3B%3E8%3A3% 3EWSNRCG%3D3232%3C975%3C5%3B45nu0mrj

[ahavnes]

He literally had a 20-second long fart that DH & could not believe. So wierd.

Oh my gosh, Kim! LOL at work! (Abbey has done that too, btw. ;))

ETA: Adorable halloween pics ladies. :)

[Dreshny]

Kim: Fart Night? You had me cracking up, and DH too!

Carissa: Sorry...hope Grace feels better soon.

All the Halloween pictures are so cute. :D Keep them coming!

Here's Asher:

http://roseanne.org/photos/asher/asher_peapod.jpg

[tgray99]

Howdy all, happy halloween, or what's left of it.

We spent the day at DH's grandmother's, it rained cats and dogs when a cold front got here that threw a kink in our evening plans. We eventually took Aidan to her godparents' for trick or treating. Her godfather/uncle took her with him to answer the door for trick or treaters. All the kids oohed and ahed over the cute little lamb. Then we headed to my mom's. She had knee surgery today and really wanted to see her grandbaby to make her feel better. So, we drove to the other side of Houston, in the rain, with a crying baby, in her costume to see my mom. Mom had toys for her trick or treat bag. So. We're spending the night over here because it's too late to drive back home. Oy. This is just the beginning of our November-January "drive all over Houston" holiday experience. Having nearly all of our family in one town is great. Except. It sucks when that town is Houston and is spread out all over creation.

The suckiest thing is, my camera battery died so I got like 1 picture. :rolleyes: One of those days.

[kimthebride]

Okay, I hope these come out small so I don't hog the thread....but I couldn't post just one pic of my SUPERBABY!!!
PHOTOS DELETED

[allyray231]

My Devil

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce10b3127cce9549f2f7868300000016108CZsmrFyyac

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce10b3127cce9549f619866f00000016108CZsmrFyyac

[njnewyearsbride]

heres my little bunny :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/njnyb/IMG_4067.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/njnyb/IMG_4065.jpg

[ladybug0525]

All the kids are too cute in their costumes!

Adding Humpty Dumpty!

REMOVED

[jmvan74]

All of the babies are sooo cute!!

[Sasha]

These pictures are just too cute! We do have a bunch of adorable babies around here ;). My pictures of Sarah in her fish costume won't be up til tomorrow, when I can get back on my computer AT HOME....yes, that's right, WE HAVE POWER:D :D. It apparently came back on in the middle of the night last night and our neighbors called us this morning to let us know. I cannot wait to sleep in my own bed tonight and not be living out of a suitcase anymore! Ha, and not be living with my ILs anymore ;).

Anyway, we dressed Sarah up in her fish costume last night, which she was not very happy about at first. After she calmed down, we got some cute pictures and she helped give out some candy to a few trick or treaters. I can't wait til next Halloween when we get to take her trick or treating :).

[KGif]

Happy Halloween!

All the costumes are just ADORABLE!

Kim - How did you do those flying pics? Love them!

Here is my little lobster!

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7805/1291/320/LobsterFull.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7805/1291/320/LobsterClose2.jpg

He actuallly seemed to enjoy wearing his costume. He had the best time eve sitting on the porch with me and watching all the kids come by. It wore him out -- he was passing out on my lap by 7:00! Cutie.

[portlandbride]

Here's my little Tigger!

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1519/1/24/20/95/4/1/104952024106_0_ALB.jpg

[Carissa]

Oh my goodness look at all the cuties!

[Jessiesmama]

Kim
I live in Morris Plains but work in Jersey City (Harborside). I'm a light rail trip away! Love the photos! How'd ya do that?

Halloween babies
OMG!!! They are all so cute! I love ALL the costumes!!!

Jessica was a caterpillar. The sicko that I am - I took her to the Picture People to be photographed!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a19830033200000016108EZtWzNw0Z8

We went to my SILs house to trick-or-treat. She lives in a neighborhood with about a million kids. (My neighborhood has NO kids - DH said we didn't get one trick-or-treater!! Time to move!!!!)

Here she is with my dad , looking curiously around the neighborhood at all the crazy costumes....
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a70327825900000026108EZtWzNw0Z8

[allyray231]

I think we have the cutest kids in CC ;)

[tgr68]

Sasha~Yeah!! Glad you guys have power.

Time Change~Didn't appear to affect us as far as sleep patterns go. In fact, DD ended up going to sleep later than usually on Sunday. Yesterday, I think she started a major growth spurt because she ate probably twice as much as usual! :eek:

We celebrated Halloween at my ILs. DD helped hand out candy (when she wasn't snoozing) and visited the neighbors to show off her costume! We were supposed to do fall/halloween pics yesterday during the day, but it ended up raining all Sunday night and was really cold Monday! :(

ahavnes~Cute invite!

rancherswife~Sitting up already?!? Wow!

Deidra~Cute pic!!

Carissa~Hope Grace gets to feeling better.

Jenyfer~Cute costumes!!!

Kim~LOL at Fart Night! :p Cute pictures! I love the pumpkin binky! LOL.

jmvan~Superbaby!!!

Dreshny~I love his facial expression in that pic!

tgray~That sucks about your camera! I know what you mean about the holidays. Our town is small, but MIL wants to monopolize our entire holdiay time with that side of the family. It's going to be a doozy trying to figure out a schedule that everyone can live with! :rolleyes:

ally~What a big smile Aiden has! Too cute! I love his black Halloween cat, too.

newyearsbride~Cute!

ladybug~LOL!! I love the Humpty Dumpty costume! Way too cute!

KGif~The lobster costume is adorable!!

Here's our Halloween costume! I had some older kids as if she was a telletubby, even though it says Shrek right across the front.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a94cc803a200000015108EatmLRo2Zq

Acting like an ogre! LOL.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a94cc403ae00000016108EatmLRo2Zq

[kimthebride]

We DO have the cutest babies on CC!

Flying
I used Paintshop Pro last night to edit out Tom's hands (and our livingroom), added sky and clouds. Yes, I am a nerd but we got a kick out of it!

dreshny
Asher looks like he's a gigalo pea in that pic! LMAO!!

Jessiesmama
Do you work full time? Harborside is just a few stops away...

kgif & portlandbride
Cant see your pics...:(

[Jessiesmama]

Kim
I'm a 4 day a weeker - off Thursdays! We should plan a GTG! Are you working?

[wendstress]

Oh, I just want to squeeze all of those chubby cheeks!

Here's my little cow.....

http://www.pbase.com/wendym/image/51643187/medium.jpg

And a few more at the bottom of this page....

http://www.pbase.com/wendym/james_jack&page=4

[kimthebride]

Kim
I'm a 4 day a weeker - off Thursdays! We should plan a GTG! Are you working?
I am full-time personal assistant to a short fat man who poops his pants. But I think he'll allow me some free time one Thursday to meet up with you. ;) I'm by the light Rail too, so I can be flexible on where to meet. PM me whenever you're up for it!

wendstress
Did you put the "Got Milk" on his costume, or did it come like that? Hilarious!

[wendstress]

wendstress
Did you put the "Got Milk" on his costume, or did it come like that? Hilarious!

It came like that! We thought it was pretty funny!

[alienhost]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN only one day late...:D

I love all the babies in costume! So adorable!

Here's my little chickie

picture removed...

I hope everyone had a fun halloween. We went to 4 neighbors' houses for fun but then she was ready for bed (darn time change!). We only had 12 trick-or-treaters, kind of a let down.

[Natrat80]

I love all the pics! We do have some adorable babies! We didn't do a costume this year, but here are two pics of my babe with some pumpkins. The bottom pic is what she wore yesterday!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a3f895c20f00000016108AbMnLlm4ctH
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf20b3127cce94a3f898433200000015108AbMnLlm4ctH

[kimthebride]

We only had 12 trick-or-treaters, kind of a let down.
Uh, yeah. Try having your doorbell only ring TWICE. :rolleyes: Anyone need 10 lbs of assorted Halloween candy?

[jmvan74]

Anyone need 10 lbs of assorted Halloween candy?

LOL! Same boat here. We live in a large neighborhood and had a half dozen trick or treaters! I was so disappointed. Our nieghbors had thier lights off, so I think everyone just stayed on the other side of the street. boo.:(

[christy1010]

What cute babies we have!

I am posting pictures of Sarah's first Halloween party. I go to a mom's connect support group and we all dressed up the babies. Sarah is the one in the Colt's Cheerleader outfit, she is the youngest baby!

http://www.denizozgur.com/photo/p/Hallowen/index.html

We live in a neighborhood with primarly older folks, so only had the doorbell ring once (In actuality the group ran the doorbell three times in a row). Sarah had gone to sleep and I was not going to answer the door. My husband opened the door and told the group(teens) that we had a five month old sleeping in the house and to leave. The next thing I knew there were loud bangs on the door and the front window, we got egged! What is wrong with teens these days?

Just needed to vent!

Love the new thread!

[ahavnes]

What cute babes!

Christy- Where did you get that outfit? It is too cute!!

[tgr68]

Wendstress~Love the costume!!

alienhost~How cute!!

NatRat~I can't believe how big DD has gotten!! She is so adorable!

We had a TON of trick-or-treaters. ILs keep count every year, and this year was a record breaker! We had over 100 come by. Of course, it helps that they live on the main drag! :cool:

[Dreshny]

happy1: How did your first day of work go?

I have to leave DS on Thursday for a one day job, and I'm already feeling sick over it.

[Natrat80]

tgrThanks, and same to you!! I'm so glad to see you over here! Shylah is a cutie!

I don't think we had much trick or treating in our neighborhood last night. DH and I purposely went out to dinner because I didn't want to spend money to buy candy.....oh, the joys of life on a budget!! :D

We just moved to DFW this summer, but in our old neighborhood last night one of our friends passed out candy to 900 kids!! :eek: It's a very nice neighborhood and lots of people trick or treat there! Now that's A LOT of candy!

[Natrat80]

Enfamil coupons

I posted this at the end of the other thread and I guess not many people saw it. I have 2 $1 off checks and a coupon for $4.50 off any enfamil product from Albertson's grocery store. Anyone want it?? PM me if you do! I'd love to help someone save money.:)

[wendstress]

Got a $5 check for Similac formulas in the mail today. PM me if you're interested!

[tgray99]

For some reason, Kim, I always thought you were blonde. Who knows why, you just "seemed" blonde to me.

We do have the cutest babies on CC!!! I love all the pics!

[Traciann]

Funny you should mention coupons, I have an Enfamil Lipil coupon for $4.50 that is to be used at Krogers.

Also,I have a couple Earth's Best coupons that I am not going to use.

PM me, and I will send them to you.

[cynder]

Drive by post...

We are visting with family this week in WI and it's going great. DS is getting spoiled rotten. He was still getting the memo and I resorted to dumping him off w/ my parents in the middle of the night. Last night my mom put the PNP in their room and he slept the night. Punk!

We had a wedding and his baptism and both went great. He did not like his baptism dress (all lace) so not too many photos. Yesterday, we met with an old WC/CC friend, deliciousjones, to have his picture taken. Can't wait to see them - it was such a beautiful fall day here. The only downside to this trip is that I am near done nursing. DS will hardly nurse long enough and I'm barely making enough. Both my ped and DH are being supportive but it's just so sad that being here and busy is a good way to not think about it too much.

kimthebride great minds think alike - Sam was Superman and had the same "First Halloween" onesie and hat.

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[Sasha]

I love all these Halloween pictures! Adding Sarah's to the bunch...

In her Halloween onsie she wore to daycare
http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B75923232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D3238%3E%3B63%3E638%3E WSNRCG%3D3232%3C9%3C4%3A468%3Cnu0mrj

And in her fish costume
http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B75923232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C54%3D729%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3B%3A%3B5999%3B3ot1lsi

[KGif]

Speaking of formula coupons ....
Could anyone use a $5 Similac check??

[Ferris]

Dougie in his costume my mom and I made
http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B75923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B77%3D388%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3B%3A%3B663535ot1lsi
not liking the hat anymore...
http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B75923232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B77%3D388%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3B%3A%3B66355%3Bot1lsi

[rancherswife]

Still waiting for MIL to send me the pics. we took of Landon on Halloween :( Damn, my digi. camera!:mad: Anyway...all the babes look ADORABLE! We have go to have the CUTEST bunch of babies on this thread! Seriously....


I always thought kimthebridewas a blonde too???:p

[ahavnes]

Dropping off pics of Abbey at Halloween. As you can see, her costume was a big hit. :rolleyes:

http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B79523232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D3232%3E%3B%3A%3B%3E5% 3B5%3E2323%3B%3A%3B6%3A6848ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3453%3B79523232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D3232%3E%3B%3A%3B%3E5% 3B5%3E2323%3B%3A%3B6%3A6844ot1lsi

[ladybug0525]

I believe kimthebride was wearing a wig because she was Lois Lane.

The babies are freaking adorable!

[Chylynn]

Hi Ladies! Checking in from my emergency response unit outside of the insurance company that I work for since the business does not have power. We still do not have power! Ugh, I seriously think we are not going to get it back up until right before Thanksgiving. We are staying with my in-laws as their power came up on Friday evening. Rebecca squealed when she was given a bath- poor thing! It is so much easier to clean her bottles without having to boil the water on the grill.

Anyhow, the Halloween pictures of the babies look wonderful! Rebecca was a sweet pea and could not wait to get out of her costume after our walk around the neighborhood, so I put her in a Baby's First Boo onsie. She was much happier afterwards.

I will check back in whenever I can....

[IrishEyes]

Hey ladies, long time no see!

Me: 32
DH: 33
Married: April 26, 2002
DS: Brody Robert, May 25, 2005
Baby's Stats: 8lb 3oz, 21.5 inches long

I was IrishEyesNY at the WC.

Sorry it's been so long, but with a new job, time on the computer is tight.
I can't believe how much our babies have grown. Brody is now 19 lbs and 28 inches long (at his 4.5 month appointment--he's now 5 months). I've been pumping and nursing (supplemented with formula) for the past 3 months but my supply is starting to wane, so I'll probably start to wean.

I'll post some new pictures (including ones from Halloween) soon, I promise!

[allyray231]

Hi Kellie!! Good to see you!

Does anyone think thier DC is too thin--I feel like sometimes Aiden seens really skinny to me-he has like no fat on his chest. DH and the babysitter think I am nuts--I mean the kid eats 30 oucnes a day! He was 14 lbs 5 oz at his 4 month-doc said it was fine

anyone else feel this way?

[Carissa]

Here is Grace on Halloween
http://www.babysfirstsite.com/members_images/texancarissa/Grace/IMG_1943_large.jpg

Here she is in the pumpkin patch.
http://www.babysfirstsite.com/members_images/texancarissa/Grace/IMG_1937_large.jpg

She was up to 14lbs 5oz at her Dr's appointment she is growing like a weed!

[kimthebride]

Bwah ha haaaaaahhhh I had you all fooled!

Yes, I am very much a blonde. :D I just had a dark wig on for my Lois Lane gig.
(Oh, and I did chop off about 8" of hair so it's now chin length. I need to take a picture...)

DH didn't see me with it on since he was at work, and I had him download the pictures from my day at the parade. Well, he's in the other room and suddenly says "HOLY SH!T" - so I go running in to see what was up.
He didn't recognize me in the pictures for the entire 10 minutes he was downloading them. He was about to ask me who that brunette girl was. :rolleyes:
Men.

QOTD: What Do You Recommend?
Recommend something, anything - for mom, baby, household, beauty, whatever.
Me first!
I recommend: Baby OxyClean
I totally didn't buy into the ads, but my friend swears by it and forced me to buy some one day we were at BRU together.
Well, last week DS decided to poop while I had him laying naked on top of his all-white Carter's pjs. And I only had 1 wipe left! So he had 3 days worth of poop alllll over the white pj, since he was laying on it and I had no choice but to use it as a wipe to clean him up.
After soaking it per the directions, there isn't so much as a shadow of anything on it. UNBELIEVABLE.
It's $3.99 at Baby Depot, $4.99 at BRU.

[Mrs.Chappy]

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1543/1/24/82/58/45/4/445588224106_0_SM.jpg

here was our halloween, shrek was Ben's uncle (my bro).

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1543/1/24/82/38/10/4/410388224106_0_ALB.jpg

ben was a devil

[Natrat80]

QOTD I recommend Burt's Bees skin creme, diaper rash ointment, and baby soap. I also have found Borax is awesome! I'd never used it before. I add a bit into the washer to freshen clothes....it works great on my fuzzibunz cloth diapers!
Hi IrishGood to see you over here!

[Carissa]

QOTD: What Do You Recommend?

Arbonne's Diaper rash cream it's awesome! For Mom I would say The Unwind bath salts for relaxing and the rejuvinating cream for stretch marks. Of course I am biased since I am a consultant but I love Arbonne!
I also love Oxy clean it is awesome!

[happy1nuv]

Hey guys...

I'm back at work..its awful. Today was my second day and I feel like all I do is pump, clean bottles, and feed the baby. I no longer have any time to play with him at ALL... I'm either feeding him or doing something so someone else can feed him. I'm commited to lasting 2 months, but I don't see how... I really need to go to bed, but I thought I would check in with you guys first... I'll post pics of Nic in his skunk outfit (another home made skunk ... but I like the other one, sorry, forget who posted that, better... mental note: for babies costumes - the body should be fleece, not fur) That, and I've gone to the daycare 4 times now (b/f at lunch, pick up at end o day) ... and 3/4 he's been crying when I walk in... :(

Have a good week... I'm not even going to pretend to keep up with you guys...

Roseanne ~ Did you shoot your commercial yet? I think you asked about how much they're eating? Yesterday, Nic ate 9 oz plus me b/f at lunch...today he ate 17 oz plus b/f at lunch...but today he really only latched on to go to sleep...for an 8:30-5 day... not sure if that helps... (my friend, who's baby has been going to daycare for 2 mos now ..said its like that. One day he eats a ton, the next not so much...its all over the place...) Good luck! Asher will be fine!

[christy1010]

ahavens Would you believe that I found the Colts cheerleader outfit at one of the local target stores.

Yes, I often think that DD is too thin. At her 4 month check-up she was 11lbs 14 oz. Dr. thinks she is healthy though!

Question for all those working moms. Do you get ready first and then get DC ready for the day or do you get DC dressed, fed, and then take care of you? I start work on a part time basis Monday. Since her birth I get her up first to eat, and I shower for the day when she naps. Thanks for any sugestions.

QOTD
Burts Bees lotions. Huggies disposable washclothes. Great for cleaing the really dirty bottoms.

[Dreshny]

happy1: No it's tomorrow. It's a half-day (9-1), luckily. I'm leaving Asher with my neighbor, but I'm not feeling too confident about it. I mentioned that he likes to eat (ie. bf) when he wakes from a nap, and she said "well he should at least drink something, like water or juice." Um, hello? No, he only eats and drinks breastmilk! I'm pretty stressed about this.

I'm sorry to hear about your work/daycare situation. :( I was thinking about you and Nic, because I know Asher and Nic have similar temperaments. I'm sure Asher will cry all morning tomorrow.

[BridalLace]

Hey guys...

I'm back at work..its awful. Today was my second day and I feel like all I do is pump, clean bottles, and feed the baby. I no longer have any time to play with him at ALL... I'm either feeding him or doing something so someone else can feed him.

i totally sympathize. this is what my life has been like since August 17th. i completely commiserate.

sometimes i seriously feel like i'm going to have a nervous breakdown, or........i can't even say it. ok, so i fantasize about taking Elle and running away. but, i don't want to be melodramatic. i know that would be a destructive thing to do.

anyway hugs to you and to Dreshy. i think i have adjusted to being away from Elle as well as i can, and she to my absence as well, but i'm still not happy about it and don't think i ever will be. the first two days away from her were absolutely awful, so i know what you're going through.

Heather

[tgr68]

NatRat~Thanks!

Cynder~DS will hardly nurse long enough and I'm barely making enough. I am in the same boat. Ped told us to supplement because DD had lost weight, and now she won't hardly nurse which is causing my supply to go way down. After a month of supplementing (and if she has gained enough), ped said we could go back to BFing. I hope I can start working to get my supply back up. I really don't like having to give her formula. :( Love DS's costume!!

Sasha~Sarah looks so cute!

KGif~Did you get my PM?

Ferris~Cute!

rancherswife~Can't wait to see pics!

Alicia~Abbey looks adorable!

Chylynn~Poor Rebecca. :( Hopefully things will be back up and running for you shortly!

Irish~Hi!

Ally~I feel the same way, especially when I can feel DD's backbone. She's been eating around 30 oz a day, and the dr says she'll just be small looking at DH and I. But, I still wonder.

Carissa~So cute! I love Grace's smile!

Kim~He was about to ask me who that brunette girl was. LOL!!! I'll admit, I did a double take, but I figured out it was a wig.

MrsChappy~I love Ben's smile in the first pic!

QOTD~Jeep Pack-n-Play! It has been perfect for use as a bassinet, changing table, and a total life-saver when it comes to travel! Oh and Shout spot treat stick. It has gotten everything from formula to poop to blood out of clothes without leaving a trace!

happy1nuv~Sorry about the rough trasition back to work. :(

Morning Routine~I work only a couple of days a week, but I try to keep our morning routine the same every day. I get up, brush my teeth, and wash my face. Then I nurse DD, DH gives her a bath (while I take my shower), and I get her dressed. Then I get myself dressed.

Dreshny~Good luck tomorrow!

I have been fortunate enough to take DD to work with me. Next week that changes. :( She is just becoming more of a distraction than not, so she is going to great-grandmas on the two days I work. I think I'll be okay because GG has watched her before, but we'll see.

[diedra1027]

tgr68 - We're supplementing right now and what I do is always nurse DD first then offer her a small (2 oz) bottle 30 minutes-1 hour after nursing. I figured that this was the best way to preserve my supply (my top priority) while getting the extra calories into DD (the doctors top priority). So far, it seems to be working well for us - BFing is going better than ever and she's gained 2.5 lbs in the last three weeks.

happy1 - So sorry that going back to work has been hard on you guys. Hang in there.
----
Recommendations -
Aquaphor: Awesome for diaper rash and other skin issues. It's unscented which is a huge bonus in our house.

[tgr68]

Diedra~The only time DD will even try to nurse is first thing in the morning. After that, she screams if I try to nurse her. :( When I manage to get her to nurse later in the day, she'll maybe eat for 5 minutes, then she refuses. I think the bottle has maybe made her lazy. I am still trying though because I really want to get her to where we don't need formula when we start solids. That way I can strictly nurse her while on solids.

[tgray99]

QOTD: Dreft spray stain remover. It works wonders.
Pampers Cruisers and Huggies Baby Shaped Fit.
Huggies Liquid Powder. Great for keeping her little bum dry.
Wipe off bibs. Found a bunch at the dollar store and stocked up.

I am also completely in love with the Bumbo seat. Aidan went from hardly able to balance herself when sitting to sitting up pretty much on her own in about 2 weeks with this thing. I look at it as sort of training wheels for sitting up.

Too thin? Tee hee, I wish. Aidan is a chunk. Seriously, a chunk. At her last appointment she was nearly 18 pounds and about 24 inches long. My little pudgeball.

[Jenyfer9]

My how time flies... Will is 6 months old today! It's supposed to be really nice here so we'll celebrate by going to the zoo.

[cynder]

Too Thin Yes I think it all the time but then I look at DH and I and stop worrying. He's solidly eating 30 oz these days and is in 6 mo clothes. My parents laugh at my concerns - apparently I was so small that I wasn't even ON the growth curve. They had me xrayed to make sure my bones were okay.

happy You are not alone here. The first few weeks are hard and slowly you figure out what needs to adjust to make it all work. Hang in there and be patient. Once a routine settles in, you will be able to spend more quality time with him. You can always vent in here.

Recommend Anything Burts Bees....plus it's a local business and I am all for that. As for something different Soothie pacifiers, not that I like pacis but I get a kick from seeing DS's mouth through the hole while he's sucking.

Routine In the beginning I would get up and get read but now DS wakes up around 5:30. So we nurse and then the whole family convenes in our bathroom while mommy and daddy get ready for work. It's weird but we have lots of fun and then we all go down and eat if there is time.

[njnewyearsbride]

Question for all those working moms. Do you get ready first and then get DC ready for the day or do you get DC dressed, fed, and then take care of you? I start work on a part time basis Monday. Since her birth I get her up first to eat, and I shower for the day when she naps. Thanks for any sugestions.


my husband feeds hazel while i shower and get dressed -- and then i dress her and prepare for our day while he gets ready..


QOTD -- i second baby oxiclean -- good stuff!
we LOVE the plastic link a doos links -- i chain up a bunch of them and attach toys to it --

[Sasha]

Ally -Sarah was also 14 lbs 4oz at her 4 month check up (and it was actually closer to 5 months) and that put her in the 75th percentile. I found that hard to believe, lol. The doctor said she was doing great and I'm not concerned about her size at all, in fact her legs look rather chunky to me ;). LOL, she even looked bigger to me today than an 8 month old at her daycare. I'm sure Aiden is fine :).

Happy- ((HUGS)). I know it sounds cliche, but it does get easier. I echo everything Cynder said to you.

Tgray - I have a bumbo seat question for you. Does Aiden ever look like she is arching herself out of it? Sarah does this all the time and sometimes I think she is going to launch right out!

Mourning Routine- Hahahaha. Can't get one to save my life and it is one of my biggest worries. Problem #1 - Sarah wakes up at different times every day. Yesterday it was 6am, this morning it was 6:30, other times it will be 7:00 or later. Problem #2 - Some days I work from home. On those days it is much easier on me since I don't have to really get myself ready. But it makes it harder to get a routine going. Problem #3 - DH schedule changes daily so I can't count on him to help me. On the mornings that he doesn't have to leave until 7:30, it's great cause he can tend to Sarah while I take a shower. I hate the mornings that I have to go into my office and don't have DH to help me out with her - I feel like I need to wake up at 5:00am just so I have some "me time" to get ready.

Recommendations - Antibacterial hand gel. I keep one in my diaper bag in case I'm changing her diaper somewhere and can't wash my hands afterwards. Keep one in her room for me too. Can't remember the exact name of it, but Resolve makes an instant stain remover that is wonderful. It has saved my couch from many a spit-up stain.

[njnewyearsbride]

Ally

[B]Tgray - I have a bumbo seat question for you. Does Aiden ever look like she is arching herself out of it? Sarah does this all the time and sometimes I think she is going to launch right out!


Hazel does the same thing! i actually haven't put her in it since i've seen her do this..!

[IrishEyes]

Too thin? Nope, we have a long, long, but well-proportioned kid. I expected a thin one (like I was), but he's taking after his tall daddy.

Routine: since we both leave for work early (6am to work 7-3:30), Brody can wait until his first bottle at 7am. He still eats 1-2x during the night (around 2-3am).

Supplement: from the first day I started work, I didn't worry about supplying all of Brody's milk. We started doing 50:50 breastmilk:formula from the get-go. Brody only nurses during the night. All of the sudden, my supply has been taking a nose-dive the last few days. I think it's because of some postpartum physical issues that have just come up, probably partially a result of the hormones from nursing. I think I've decided that since he's gotten through the period of the most benefit from breastmilk to wean at this point, because of a number of issues. I already miss the 'early days' when I was still home and Brody nursed 24/7. Those were great intimate moments.

Going to work: it's tough, and I hate losing time with Brody, but I really really look forward to the weekends with him. I enjoy my time with adults as well, though.

[ahavnes]

Well, today is the biggest day of the year for me work-wise (we have a huge fundraiser tonight) and I woke up at 3am with the stomach flu. :rolleyes: I knew this would happen, it's been going around Abbey's school for about a week. Luckily, Abbey is still free of it (knock on wood). Oh well. I did the same fundraiser last year with extreme m/s, so this will be nothing new. ;)

happy1- I completely agree with what you're saying about never having time to play with your baby. I feel the same way. As for seeing him cry when you come to daycare, Abbey did that the first 2 weeks also, but now she is happy as a clam. Hope that helps!

Sasha- We really are twins. DH leaves for work at random times also. The days that he leaves early are impossible for me. They are talking about moving his office 20 miles away....I told him I'd quit if he had to leave any earlier for work. lol!

Welcome back Irish!

Recommendations- My Avent microwave bottle sterilizer. I was tied to my sink before it came into my life. ;) Ditto on the hand sanitizer. LOVE IT!

[rancherswife]

OK...So, I have ONE halloween pic., BUT, it's HUGE and I mean HUGE and kinda blurry, but I think you'll get the idea:o

QOTD:Huggies disposable changing pads...they are SOOO handy. I use them on our changing table (makes for less changing pad covers in the wash!) and when we're out and about. Also, hand sanitizer, it's a must! And, of course I'm in love w/ the Pampers cruisers, but, whose not??;)

Too thin?Hardly!;) He's looong, but weighs 17 lbs! We're doin' fine in the weight dept.:)

..be right back to post the gigantic halloween pic.!:p

[allyray231]

since I am a freak-I brought him to get weighed at the dr

14lbs 14oz--3 weeks ago he was 14 lbs 5 oz-guess we are doing fine:)

Thanks guys

[rancherswife]

here's our little billy goat, sorry, i look a bit frazzled, it'd been a rough evening trying to please our whole LARGE family!;)

http://images.snapfish.com/3454269523232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2347%3D69%3B%3D%3C6%3A %3DXROQDF%3E2323%3B%3B492%3C%3A3%3Bot1lsi

[rancherswife]

ahavnes:You poor thing, feel better soon:o . I hope Abbey doesn't get sick! A tiny baby w/ the stomach flu does NOT sound like fun!

Ok, mil emailed more pics...don't know why she didn't take more of him OUT of his carseat...and yes, I'm fully aware I need to get over the fact that he's too small for the infant seat and have dh install the Boulevard!:rolleyes: This weekend, promise!

http://images.snapfish.com/3454272%3B23232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2347%3D69%3B%3D%3C6% 3A%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3B%3B493%3C859ot1lsi

[Carissa]

rancherswife Cute pic!

QOTD One more thing my bottle warmer I love it!

We just found out yesterday some not so good news. I thought I was having some pp issues turns out I have an enlarged pituitary gland so I have to see a neurosurgeon in St. Louis to treat it and get further information. Hopefully it will be pretty easy treat at least I hope so.

[IrishEyes]

Here's a question... at what point can we use a non-infant-seat-utilizing stroller? Right now we're using our Graco snugride and the Baby Trend Universal carseat stroller, but I have a Combi Savvy I'd love to use. I know the Savvy doesn't recline all the way back, but he's good at holding his head up (we've taken the head roll out of the carseat).

Sorry to hear about your health-issues, Carissa. I've had a couple of postpartum issues as well (though not as serious as yours). I didn't realize the weird things that could happen to our bodies!

[jmvan74]

stroller: Collin is almost 5 months old and i've had him in an upright position in the stroller for a few weeks. (not completely up, but almost). He does fine. Irish, you can always take Brody for a test ride around the house to see how he does. I'm actually going to buy the savvy soon. I know DS will do fine in it. ;)

[tgray99]

Tgray - I have a bumbo seat question for you. Does Aiden ever look like she is arching herself out of it? Sarah does this all the time and sometimes I think she is going to launch right out!

She tends to bend forward actually, like she's reaching for something in front of her. She hasn't tried to arch out of it. I only use it when I'm there with her watching her so if she did, I'd catch her.

I know we covered this already but, dang Rancherswife, your hubs is a hottie! ;)

[kimthebride]

Bumbo
Thomas often will arch back or bend forward to eat his feet, so I sit right with him whenever he's in it.

Stroller
I've been using our Pliko P3 with Thomas since he was born, since it reclines all the way. As he got bigger and stronger, I'd take the seat up a notch at a time. He's not at the totally 90 degree angle yet, but at one click below that - and he's 5 months old today.
But I've used this Pottery Barn Kids Head Support by Boppy in his stroller almost every time I've sat him in it to help keep his head from wobbling around (even though he has no problem holding his head up), prevent flat head and make it more comfortable when he falls asleep in there:
http://a293.g.akamai.net/7/293/5910/0010/image1.styleinamerica.com/pkecimgs/images/products/200543/0005/img65m.jpg
He's been out of his infant bucket seat a few weeks now (he's a tall one!), so now I have no choice. :( The bucket was so much easier!!

Carissa
I hope everything works out for you...

[diedra1027]

I've been using our Pliko P3 with Thomas since he was born, since it reclines all the way. As he got bigger and stronger, I'd take the seat up a notch at a time. He's not at the totally 90 degree angle yet, but at one click below that. Ditto for us too. Avery hates the bucket, so we've been using the regular stroller since the very beginning. I used a rolled up blanket for head support. I had to stop using the blanket recently - it would brush against her cheek triggering her rooting reflex which would make her angry :rolleyes:. She kind of ends up leaned to the side, but she seems comfortable (she doesn't complain!).

since I am a freak-I brought him to get weighed at the dr
Not freaky at all. I'm so preoccupied with DD's weight that I bought an infant/toddler scale. Now I don't have to run to the doctor every two weeks.

Carissa - Sorry to hear about the pituatary problems. I hope there is a quick easy fix for you.

[kimthebride]

Weighing Baby
I just use the regular digital bathroom scale. I hold Thomas and get on, then put him down and get back on. It tells me how much I "lost" to .4 lbs, so I know how much he weighs. I did it today and he weighed 17.4 lbs! Up 2 lbs in the last month!!! I KNEW he had a growth spurt!

[christy1010]

ahavens Hope you are feeling better soon!

Carissa Sorry to hear about the medical condition. Please keep us updated.

Thanks to the mom's who posted about schedules. I may have to have DH help me get Sarah ready in the mornings!

Sarah went on a nap strike today, she only napped for 45 minutes this morning and 15minutes this afternoon. I should have just let her sleep, but I wanted to enjoy the wonderfully warm weather by taking a walk. She did sleep in the car on the way back from the park. I hope this is not a new trend.

[IrishEyes]

I just realized we're at the limit for the snugride. Gotta find a new carseat! We'll try out the Savvy too.

Here's Brody in his Halloween costume:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf22b3127cce955db707e3cb00000035108CcM3Llq3Z2

The morning my water broke, the first thing DH did was go online to find out who my son would share his birthday with. He came down saying excitedly, "he'll share his birthday with Yoda!" Turns out May 25 is Frank Oz's birthday, and hence, the idea for his costume.

[tgr68]

Jenyfer~Happy 6-month bday to Will!

Weaning~I am so torn about this. DD is now becoming more fussy at our morning nursing session. I really want to make it a year, but now I don't see that happening. :( She has taken to a bottle so well that she has just about weaned herself. I don't know if this is me trying to drag this out or if she is just on a nursing strike. :confused:

Alicia~How did the fundraiser go? Hope you are feeling better! My Avent microwave bottle sterilizer. I have been debating on whether or not I should get one of these. I also curious about the bottle/food warmer as well.

rancherswife~Landen looks so cute!!

Carissa~Sorry about the pituitary issues. :(

Weight~DD has been a eating machine the last several days. (She just downed 8 oz and is still acting hungry. :eek: ) Just did the bathroom scale thing and she is about 12lbs!! Yeah! We'll have to see what the dr scale reads when we go in here in a couple of weeks!

ETA:
Christy~DD has gone on a napping strike as well. It's not so bad when she is in a good mood and will entertain herself, but when she's fussy, it's a whole different ballgame!

Kelli~DS is so cute as Yoda!!

[tgray99]

I just realized we're at the limit for the snugride. Gotta find a new carseat! We'll try out the Savvy too.

Here's Brody in his Halloween costume:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf22b3127cce955db707e3cb00000035108CcM3Llq3Z2

The morning my water broke, the first thing DH did was go online to find out who my son would share his birthday with. He came down saying excitedly, "he'll share his birthday with Yoda!" Turns out May 25 is Frank Oz's birthday, and hence, the idea for his costume.
I love it!! SO cute and original. If my DH saw it, he'd want that costume for his future son! Did you buy it or make it?

[kimthebride]

Yoda
So cute! Someone in my baby yoga class had her son dressed up in that and he was NOT HAPPY. Which made him look even more yoda-like :p so we all couldn't help ourselves but laugh!
Too funny that DH actually looked that bday info up!

Bottle Sterilizers
I *love* the Medela Sterilizing bags you use in the microwave. SO EASY, fast and takes up no counter space.

Cotton Pajamas
I am on the hunt for 100% cotton footed pjs for Thomas, and they are SO HARD to find! I've been looking for a few weeks now, and only have about 5 pair from a combo of Carter's & Baby Gap. The Children's Place ones seem too thin (and don't have a snap crotch)...anyone know of any other store that sells them? I've scoured Targets, malls, everywhere I can think of. :( I need to stock up through the Spring, since I figure they'll get even more scarce as it gets colder.
He now wears the 9 month size in Carter's, just to give you an idea of size. I find they only sell the cotton ones up to 3 months at the stores near me.

[allyray231]

Love the Yoda

I loved the microwave sterlizer. I don't use it anymore becuase I do all the bottles at one time at night but it is great

[Sasha]

Irish - Love the Yoda costume, Brody is adorable. My DH is a huge Star Wars fan and wanted to dress Sarah up as Princess Leia, lol.

Alicia -I hope your fundraiser was a success and you are feeling better.

Carissa -I am sorry to hear about your condition, I hope it is something that can be easily treated.

Bumbo -Oh, I never leave Sarah unattended in it. She does the leaning forward thing too - I think she is trying to use the wedge between her legs as a teething item ;).

So yesterday was DH and my 4 year anniversary. ILs came and babysat so we could go out for dinner but it just wasn't a good night. It took me an hour and 45 mins to get home from work (because most traffic lights are still out, thanks to Wilma), then I came home to Sarah with a fever and she had barely napped all day. I wasn't even sure we should even go out, but MIL used to be a nurse, so I knew she was in good hands plus we were only going to dinner 5 minutes away. Dinnner took forever and DH and I were both so tired. We just wanted to get out of there. Not the greatest 4 year anniversary celebration :rolleyes:.

[Jessiesmama]

Hi ladies! I am loving all the cute photos!

I have a question about the microwave sterilizer. How does it work? Do you rinse the nipples with water before you stick them in or do you soap them up, rinse them then stick them in? I was rinsing then sticking them in but the nipples always dried with spots and I never felt like they were getting clean enough. Any suggestions?

Bumbo
DD likes hers only if she's really into something - if not she has a 3 min limit in the seat. Here she is watching a Blues Clues video (off of Nickjr.com) while in her Bumbo.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce02b3127cce94972e31efd900000016108EZtWzNw0Z8

High Chair
Has anyone used one yet? DD is not on solids yet but I have put her into the high chair just to get her used to it b/c she'll be eating :eek: in there in 4 weeks.

[diedra1027]

High Chair
Has anyone used one yet? DD is not on solids yet but I have put her into the high chair just to get her used to it b/c she'll be eating :eek: in there in 4 weeks. Yes, we use it all the time (and we haven't started solids yet either). We actually have a booster seat like this one:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000056HKJ.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg
I keep it in a reclined position and Avery sits in there while I get breakfast, when I'm cooking dinner, and while we eat.

[tgray99]

Cotton Pajamas
I am on the hunt for 100% cotton footed pjs for Thomas, and they are SO HARD to find! I've been looking for a few weeks now, and only have about 5 pair from a combo of Carter's & Baby Gap. The Children's Place ones seem too thin (and don't have a snap crotch)...anyone know of any other store that sells them? I've scoured Targets, malls, everywhere I can think of. :( I need to stock up through the Spring, since I figure they'll get even more scarce as it gets colder.
He now wears the 9 month size in Carter's, just to give you an idea of size. I find they only sell the cotton ones up to 3 months at the stores near me.
Aidan wears the Circo ones from Target. They're cotton but zip instead of snap.
http://www.crazyforbargains.com/buandblcoslp.html
http://www.crazyforbargains.com/redaicoslpaf.html
http://www.crazyforbargains.com/yestcoslpafo.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/naturalbaby/169523-printsleeper.html

HTH!

ETA: Aidan sits in her high chair a lot. She's already eating solids though (and has been for about a month). We have the Fisher-Price Aquarium Healthy Care High Chair and love it.

[wendstress]

High Chair
Has anyone used one yet? DD is not on solids yet but I have put her into the high chair just to get her used to it b/c she'll be eating :eek: in there in 4 weeks.

All the time... FOr cereal, but I also put DS in his high chair while I cook... It wheels easily, so sometimes I can even use some motion to get him to sleep!

[Dreshny]

Sasha: Sorry about your anniversary. I can sympathize--we took Asher to the restaurant with us on our 4-year anniversary, and he kept crying, so we just wanted to eat and leave.

So I left DS with a sitter yesterday (actually, my downstairs neighbor) while I shot a commercial. I wasn't comfortable leaving him at home, though, so I asked her to come with me and the baby to the shoot. He sat in the stroller :eek: (she said he was okay as long as he was in constant motion), and she wheeled him in and out of various stores and took him back to me to nurse when I wasn't busy. It worked out for both of us. :D

I think he's teething, though. He cried inconsolably for 2 1/2 hours last night, his poop stinks, and my nipples are sore (I hear babies secrete different mouth enzymes when they teethe.) Then he woke up twice last night--and for the preceding 4 nights, he had STTN. I gave him Tylenol and Motrin (my ped says Tylenol in the day, Motrin at night), but I hate "solving" things with medicine. He won't chew a teether when he's like that, though.

[Traciann]

Highchairs I have the Fisher Price Healthy Highchair. I love it! All my friend did the booster that others have mentioned. But I mainly went with a highchair because I didn't want to lose a chair at the dining room table, since you strap the booster to the chair. I have used the highchair from a young age to sit in...and after she eats, i leave her in there and give her toys to play with (then retreive toys off the floor, repeat.) she likes it.

Steralizer I have one...I don't really use it. Want to get rid of it, because it takes up space in my small kitchen. In theory it was a good idea to me....but I just don't have the time to mess with it.

[usafwife]

Kim ~ I liked having DD in our bedroom in her PNP but I figured she was getting close to the weight limit. Are you pretty good at using Paint Shop Pro? We bought it and I just haven't had time to figure it all out. Care to share any tips?

I am full-time personal assistant to a short fat man who poops his pants.
ROTF. That's absolutely too funny!!!! :D

QOTD - What Do You Recommend? ~ I love the Dreft spray stain removal stuff. My mom bought that and it has gotten out every one of the stains on DD's clothes/burp cloths/blankets. And I also agree that the Huggies disposable changing pads are wonderful. I keep one in the diaper bag at all times and a second one in my SUV.

Carisa ~ Sorry to hear about your enlarged pituitary gland. Having PP issues is no fun. I know all too well about them (that's when my thyroid problem came up).

IrishEyes ~ Absolutely love the Yoda costume! DH is a StarWars nut. I figured that he would want to dress up as a StarWars character and do the same with DD. And when I asked him about it the other night he said that the thought never really crossed his mind until I brought it up.

Halloween Costumes ~ Everyone's babies look so adorable in their costumes!

Thyroid Update ~ I went to my family doctor and got a different med that can be taken during pregnancy. He didn't feel that taking the other med was a good idea for any woman that wanted to have future children. I plan to discuss it with my OB/GYN when I go for my next appt. I also want to ask if the thyroid problem means I'll be a high risk pregnancy for future pregnancies (I have a feeling it will but I want to make sure).

My Little Tigger ~ Here is DD in her costume. We thought it was cute since we have a cat named Tigger and DD absolutely loves anything Winnie the Pooh. And my mom gave her a present. It was a can of formula. I even have a picture of her holding the can.

(pictures removed)


High Chairs ~ We don't have one yet but I think we will getting one around Christmas.

[kimthebride]

High Chair
we have the Baby Trend Palm Tree one and love it. Though not eating yet, DS sits in it to play while watching me cook dinner, or he sits in it with DH & I while we eat dinner together. I highly recommend it, since it reclines, wheels, height adjusts, dishwashable tray, super padded seat, etc etc.

Medela Sterilizing Bags
I wash my bottles, then put the 2oz water in the bag, microwave for 90 seconds, leave the parts to dry on a towel on the counter. Rarely have I had spots afterwards.

Anniversary
We did nothing for our 2 year anv. Very exciting, huh!?

usawife: Paintshop
We have Photoshop Elements 2.0 - which I used to make Superbaby fly - and PhotoStudio. Honestly, I just play around and figure it own by trial & error! DH is terribly impatient when it comes to technology, so he usually hands me the user guides to things such as digital cameras, cell phones, the iMac, etc and has me read it, figure it out, and teach him. So I have become good at winging it!!

dreshny
So in the last couple weeks Asher took a bottle AND chilled in the stroller? Great!!

Arg!
DS is *not* himself today. Whiney, clingy. His naps have been off the last few days. He pooped yesterday and today (usually he poops every 3 days) and both times - sorry if TMI! - it was pretty stinky and there were little bits in it, even though he only drinks breastmilk. Confused! I don't feel any fever and no teething bumps, so I have no idea what's going on. Oh, and he's been eating more frequently. He usualy eats every 4 hours during the day, but now he wants it every 3 hours or so. And he keeps taking the binky, even tough he normally only takes it for naps.
The ONLY thing I have done different, is the last 2 days I used Level 2 nipples on the Dr. Brown's bottle rather then Level 1.
Must. Figure. Kid. Out.

[Dreshny]

Kim: My guess? Thomas is either teething (Asher has stinky poop, too), or he's in a developmental growth spurt--about to do something new.

[jmvan74]

Kim:sounds like teething. Ever since DS has started teething (3 months) his poop stinks really bad and he never wants to let go of his pacifier. Plus he's a drool machine. He doesn't have any bumps yet, either, but they can teeth for months before any teeth make their appearance.;)

[Carissa]

High Chair We have a Graco high chair we will be pulling it out this month, I have never used it before.

Thanks for all the support in re: my pp issue. Hopefully I'll be meeting with the specialist soon to get treated.

usafwife What version of PSP do you have? I learned on PSP just by doing things with it.

[kimthebride]

A Cold *and* Teething
Soooo....I think Thomas' crankiness was because of teething and a cold. DH & I feel so bad, since there's so little we can do for him! :( He's less snotty today, but yesterday he kept snorting the snots then gagging/coughing because of them. My poor boy.

Big Boy Bed
So I freaked out yesterday thinking that DS is too big for his cradle, and what if he breaks it when thrashing around and hurts himself falling to the floor!!. Yeah, I know. A bit dramatic. But anyway...
I put him in his crib for the 1