"Newest" Moms Hangout... take 2!

[BabyTigger99]

Elliott is a total sports baby, but he has to be, with as busy in sports as older brother is. Elliott was at his first wrestling meet at 11 days old and his second at 8 weeks old. He has been 5 indoor soccer games. And next week, regular season of soccer starts, so that is an additional 12 weeks of league, and 3 out of four weekend tournaments that he will attend. Once soccer is done, we are on to football season! It is just a VERY good thing for me that he travels well!

 

[justhat]

Elliott was trying his hardest last night to roll over! He can get about halfway there, and then he gets stuck! I am waiting for him to roll for the first time, and be totally freaked out about how he ends up like that!

Scarlett can roll tummy to back, and the first time she did it my older kids were surrounding her and chanting "roll, baby, roll!" Well, it was literally the 3rd or so time this kid has been on her belly, so I wasn't expecting anything, but then she rolled almost as soon as I put her down. Before she had a chance to have that startled look, her siblings, who totally think their chanting made it happen, started clapping and yelling so she took one look at them and cried.

She can almost roll back to tummy, but can't figure out how to get her arm out from under her. Is that where Elliot is getting stuck?

And let me tell you how lucky you are that he's an easy traveller! Scarlett, not so much. She's the perfect baby at home, just happy as a clam all day (which is such a change from the screaming, refluxy newborn that she was before we started the Prevacid, but I digress). But if she can't nap a solid 2-3 hours in her own bed, she is NOT happy. So most days that can work in the morning without much issue, but not always the case in the afternoon. And this past week I had her at the school with me for 3 days while I did some volunteer work on the kids art show and she was so unhappy. She'd sleep 20 minutes max, then be up and exhausted. I am so hoping she outgrows needing her own bed cause my other 2 were not like this at all and it is holding me hostage in my house.

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Our weather is going to be wonderful here

 

[hulagirl87]

here's a question... if someone was visting you with their newborn, would you take them out of their car seat without asking? Today I went to visit my cousin and her 3 kids and my cousin just reached in and unbuckled Carys saying "do you want to come out and play?" I just sat there stunned. Then she asked her son (5 years old) if he wanted to hold her. Again, stunned. Finally I said "she looks tired, let's put her back in her car seat". All in all it was not a good visit. I was just anxious to leave.

 

[december]

Tornadoes here! And rain until tomorrow evening. All games are canceled for tonight, so at least dh (parks director) gets to stay home with us.

Katie took a step this morning! She has been standing on her on for awhile, but finally took one step forward. Then she looked at me, sat down, and crawled the rest of the way from dh to me.

 

[Adi12982]

here's a question... if someone was visting you with their newborn, would you take them out of their car seat without asking? Today I went to visit my cousin and her 3 kids and my cousin just reached in and unbuckled Carys saying "do you want to come out and play?" I just sat there stunned. Then she asked her son (5 years old) if he wanted to hold her. Again, stunned. Finally I said "she looks tired, let's put her back in her car seat". All in all it was not a good visit. I was just anxious to leave.

I would be really upset - I make EVERYONE wash their hands before they hold her (even now that she is 6 months old) and even my mother-in-law asks before taking her out - my mom doesn't but I don't mind that, it's my mom

ETA I wouldn't take anyone else's baby out either - I always ask because I am mindful of mom's all thinking/feeling differently. I don't mind if people hold my baby - EVERYONE does, but I would find it rude if they just pulled her out without first asking - I wouldn't do it!

 

[justhat]

here's a question... if someone was visting you with their newborn, would you take them out of their car seat without asking? Today I went to visit my cousin and her 3 kids and my cousin just reached in and unbuckled Carys saying "do you want to come out and play?" I just sat there stunned. Then she asked her son (5 years old) if he wanted to hold her. Again, stunned. Finally I said "she looks tired, let's put her back in her car seat". All in all it was not a good visit. I was just anxious to leave.

It's simply that your cousin has 3 kids. By this point, she no longer cares who holds her kids so she forgets that 1st time moms don't like other people holding their babies.

I was always pretty willing to let anyone hold my first, but now, heck, I pass Scarlett off to whoever will take her! She's been hanging out at my older kids' school this week while I am volunteering for the annual art show and pretty much every parent who is helping out has held her this week. She even had a group of toddlers in underwear (they're potty-training the 18 months-3yo class) surrounding her on her playmat and she was thrilled to have the audience.

I don't routinely pass her off to kids, nor would I ask my kids if they want to hold someone else's baby, but I do let my 3yo and 6yo hold Scarlett. I sit with them, but whenever they want to hold her I typically say yes (exceptions being if she's crying, hungry, tired, whatever). Some of my kids' friends have asked to hold her and I oblige their requests as well. And my SIL's 3rd kid is 9 months older than Scarlett and she lets my kids hold her and has let her 8yo carry her around since she was 4 months old.

Also, I find that many of my friends who have more than 1 kid are more willing to just pick up Scarlett without asking, probably cause they remember appreciating the help when their youngest was a baby. With the first, you never really mind holding them all the time, and not that you do with the 2nd and 3rd, but you're just constantly holding someone so the break is more welcome. When someone holds Scarlett, and the others need something, I can actually attend to them without having a baby in their face.

Oh, one more thing, I find Scarlett is always in her carseat, which was never the case with my first. So whenever I can hold her I do, but if I can't, and someone else wants to, I figure she appreciates the break from her seat. So she might be thinking back to when her youngest was an infant and how she was probably trapped in the carseat too, forgetting that you don't have to shuttle her around with older siblings.

So I doubt she meant any harm, she's just used to being a mom of 3!

 

[BabyTigger99]

So much for our deck building that was supposed to take place this weekend. Rain, rain, rain here today and tomorrow. Blech!! Guess that means I will have time to clean inside the house.

Elliott is going for his 3-month pictures this morning. Can't wait!! And then the rest of our day will be revolving around DSD and PROM!! I can't believe she is old enough for prom!! When DH and I started dating, she was 5 years old! Wow, time sure does fly!

 

[staley7580]

here's a question... if someone was visting you with their newborn, would you take them out of their car seat without asking? Today I went to visit my cousin and her 3 kids and my cousin just reached in and unbuckled Carys saying "do you want to come out and play?" I just sat there stunned. Then she asked her son (5 years old) if he wanted to hold her. Again, stunned. Finally I said "she looks tired, let's put her back in her car seat". All in all it was not a good visit. I was just anxious to leave.

I would take the baby out.. But I hav e four kids, so its just second nature to me.. But I would ask first before handing her off to one of my kids..

Tornadoes here! And rain until tomorrow evening. All games are canceled for tonight, so at least dh (parks director) gets to stay home with us.

Katie took a step this morning! She has been standing on her on for awhile, but finally took one step forward. Then she looked at me, sat down, and crawled the rest of the way from dh to me.

Yikes on the tornadoes!! But YAY!! On the walking! Wont be long now before she is tearing it up all over the place!!

It's simply that your cousin has 3 kids. By this point, she no longer cares who holds her kids so she forgets that 1st time moms don't like other people holding their babies.

I was always pretty willing to let anyone hold my first, but now, heck, I pass Scarlett off to whoever will take her! She's been hanging out at my older kids' school this week while I am volunteering for the annual art show and pretty much every parent who is helping out has held her this week. She even had a group of toddlers in underwear (they're potty-training the 18 months-3yo class) surrounding her on her playmat and she was thrilled to have the audience.

I don't routinely pass her off to kids, nor would I ask my kids if they want to hold someone else's baby, but I do let my 3yo and 6yo hold Scarlett. I sit with them, but whenever they want to hold her I typically say yes (exceptions being if she's crying, hungry, tired, whatever). Some of my kids' friends have asked to hold her and I oblige their requests as well. And my SIL's 3rd kid is 9 months older than Scarlett and she lets my kids hold her and has let her 8yo carry her around since she was 4 months old.

Also, I find that many of my friends who have more than 1 kid are more willing to just pick up Scarlett without asking, probably cause they remember appreciating the help when their youngest was a baby. With the first, you never really mind holding them all the time, and not that you do with the 2nd and 3rd, but you're just constantly holding someone so the break is more welcome. When someone holds Scarlett, and the others need something, I can actually attend to them without having a baby in their face.

Oh, one more thing, I find Scarlett is always in her carseat, which was never the case with my first. So whenever I can hold her I do, but if I can't, and someone else wants to, I figure she appreciates the break from her seat. So she might be thinking back to when her youngest was an infant and how she was probably trapped in the carseat too, forgetting that you don't have to shuttle her around with older siblings.

So I doubt she meant any harm, she's just used to being a mom of 3!

I agree... The more kids you have, the more you are used to just jumping in and taking care of things without asking.. or being asked to help. I dropped some diapers off at our friends house that has triplets one night.. I think the second baby had just come home from the hospital.. Mom was out, and it was just dad with the babies.. I just jumped in and took the babies and fed one, swaddled the other... Without asking. Any time I am over there, I just grab a baby and play with it.. or do whatever needs to be done. They are the same way with our kids. Even if someone needs a diaper change. Of course.. Between our two families there are 11 kids, so we all know what needs to be done! Especially since there are 6 under the age of two.

 

[hulagirl87]

Thanks for all your opinions on the "grabbing the baby out of the car seat" thing. I guess it could be that she has 3 kids and just felt like she was allowed to do it.

Is anyone using Pampers Swaddlers? They recently changed them to be more absorbent and took away the line on the outside that changes from yellow to green to let you know without taking off the diaper if it's wet. I'm bummed!

 

[december]

She has taken a few more single steps today. And she stood up in the middle of the living room floor and danced a few minutes!

The cutest thing right now is her "reading." She takes her books and flips through the pages just jabbering away!

The tornadoes missed us, but parts of the state have been hit hard. Half of Yazoo City is gone by most reports. The scenes on the news are awful. 9 have been confirmed killed, but it is a miracle if there aren't more.

 

[cmskok]

She has taken a few more single steps today. And she stood up in the middle of the living room floor and danced a few minutes!

The cutest thing right now is her "reading." She takes her books and flips through the pages just jabbering away!

The tornadoes missed us, but parts of the state have been hit hard. Half of Yazoo City is gone by most reports. The scenes on the news are awful. 9 have been confirmed killed, but it is a miracle if there aren't more.

It is so exciting with they are mobile! Congratulations!!!

My DD used to do that "reading" thing too! Loved it!

 

[december]

I have no idea how the thumbs down ended up on my post?

 

[staley7580]

She has taken a few more single steps today. And she stood up in the middle of the living room floor and danced a few minutes!

The cutest thing right now is her "reading." She takes her books and flips through the pages just jabbering away!

The tornadoes missed us, but parts of the state have been hit hard. Half of Yazoo City is gone by most reports. The scenes on the news are awful. 9 have been confirmed killed, but it is a miracle if there aren't more.

I saw that on CNN last night and thought of you. Im so glad you are okay.

 

[december]

Thanks!

Now there are 10 confirmed dead. 3 were kids, and one was only 3 mos old. I can't even imagine.

 

[ShootingStarMom2]

December, I hope you guys are staying safe. We saw the report on the weather channel this morning about the destruction.

Where has everyone been? It's soooo quiet!

 

[hulagirl87]

I just got back from seeing Wicked. I love that play! I left Carys with DH. His first long stretch with her. He did well! Changed her, fed her and put her down for a nap. I got home about 45 minutes ago and she was just waking up. I love to see her face. She is so cute and I missed her even though it was just for a few hours.

Hope everyone is doing well and had a good weekend.

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Thanks for all your opinions on the "grabbing the baby out of the car seat" thing. I guess it could be that she has 3 kids and just felt like she was allowed to do it.

Is anyone using Pampers Swaddlers? They recently changed them to be more absorbent and took away the line on the outside that changes from yellow to green to let you know without taking off the diaper if it's wet. I'm bummed!

My husband was most bummed when they got rid of the line. We now use Pampers cruisers. No line on those either.

 

[jaleaton]

Hey mamas! Hope everyone and their babes are doing well.

I know now that I'm a parent, I'm just not as excited receiving my Cosmopolitan magazines in the mail as I am to get my Parents magazine. I came across another magazine some of you may be interested in...and it's cheap. You can get a 10 month subscription to Disney's Family Fun magazine for $3.75 through this link http://www.couponingtodisney.com/bestdealmagazines. Make sure to enter the code WKLYSPEC to get it for $3.75 instead of $4.69 (which is still awesome).

 

[amandaluvsgoofy]

December - I hope all is well! Such devastating news about the deaths.
I hope everyone had a good weekend! We did some house work on Saturday (got the shower fixed, now we have to paint it, geez!). Then we went to the local Renaissance festival on Sunday. Emma was so stimulated with the sights and sounds! I think she had finally had enough after a couple of hours, so we left. Next thing I know, it's 9:30pm and I still haven't showered! Ugh, where do the weekends go? Oh well, we only have 6 weeks left until summer vacation!
Everyone please think good thoughts! We're meeting our realtor this week so she can evaluate our house! Hopefully we won't have too much more to do and this will all be a "smooth" process!