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[k_reile]

ok...wierd....DH and I will celebrate our 5th anniversary in Aug.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

OK, the anniversary thing is getting weird. Our 5th is in September.

DMickey - Christopher has been a pill about dinner lately too. He'll eat pasta, bread, most meat. He will refuse vegetables (although he used to eat those no problem). I think it's because we've had to start giving him snacks before bed to keep his blood sugar up overnight. So he knows if he doesn't eat, he'll still get an english muffin or something before bed. We finally just lowered his nighttime insulin, and don't give him snack. He actually seems to be doing better

He took a nap in his crib today!!!!!! I've been putting him in and letting him cry for a while, but he would just stand there and shriek. Today, he cryed for about 15 seconds, and then was out like a light. Of course, his naps will be all messed up for the rest of the week, so than won't help

I'm so excited! We're going to Boston overnight this week, and taking him to the Aquarium. I haven't been in years, and he's fascinated by fish lately.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

Hey Everyone!


Jen, I'm glad he is ok and yeah for him napping in the crib! Have fun in Boston. I want to visit there someday; it's my dad's favorite city.

Bethany, Spencer has MAJOR seperation anxiety. We try everything to combat it, but nothing works. Good luck with the new baby!

DMickey, good luck this week. I'm sorry about your DH's job situation; I hope he is able to find something MUCH better soon.

Welcome Jean!!!


Our 5 year anniversary was last April. We seem to do everything in 5 year increments. We dated for 5 years, got married on our 5 year anniversary, and had Spencer 5 years after that.

 

[Pollito916]

Sure Jean- come on in. The recent topics include: screaming, vomit, ugly clothes, and climbing into dryers naked.

You kind of make us sound like crazies there, Beck.

How crazy about all the 5 year anniversaries! This year is our 10th, but we had our vow renewal at WDW 5 years ago!

Alex is a very picky eater most days. I offer him whatever I'm eating, and if he doesn't want to eat it, he doesn't have to, but I won't give him anything else. He's been skipping a lot of meals this way, especially dinner, so I was getting worried about his weight. He's still in the 25% for weight (and 75% for height), which is about where he's been for most of his life. I found some Cars gummy vitamins so I thought I would give them a try, but he doesn't like them. He plays with them, then will taste them a little, but then spits it back out. I don't know what I'm going to do next.

Hi Jean - welcome!

DMickey - good luck on O day this week! And 3 months ago Alex was just putting 2 words together, so I thought the same thing as you. But now he is giving speeches!

Becky - Ugh, I've had mornings like that with Alex, it's just like no matter what you do some days, you can't win.

Bethany - we've gone in and out of phases like that, hopefully Owen's doesn't last long. How fun getting to watch a 2 month old again, that will work as good bc, or make you want another.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Alex is a very picky eater most days. I offer him whatever I'm eating, and if he doesn't want to eat it, he doesn't have to, but I won't give him anything else.

Bethany - we've gone in and out of phases like that, hopefully Owen's doesn't last long. How fun getting to watch a 2 month old again, that will work as good bc, or make you want another.

We do that with Owen, too. We offer him whatever we're eating, and if he refuses, then he doesn't have to eat it, but he's not given anything else. I do make sure that we have one thing that he usually likes, but I don't offer that to him until he's at least tried 2 or 3 bites of the other things offered.

And I'm pretty confident that watching the 2month old will work for bc, especially with Owen around, too. I've been between 95-98% sure that we're done with one ever since about the 14th week of pregnancy when I was hurling every couple hours. 22 hours of back labor with an epidural that didn't work reaffirmed that decision , as did the first 4 months of Owen's life when he would only sleep if he was being held. All that plus our tiny house and being 37 (DH is 42) has equaled feeling pretty good about just having Owen. A couple people have been a little rude about our decision to stop with just Owen, but I've started saying "we figure we got it right the first time, so we don't need to try again" and that usually ends the criticism.

But I am looking forward to getting a little baby fix, and then being able to give her back to her parents!

 

[lilianddomsmom]

Hi everyone!! Have room for one more? I've been a lurker of this thread for awhile

 

[clgwli]

Now I feel old. We'll be married 9 years this year. I don't even know what we did for our 5th but we have a big trip planned for our 10th.

We do give our DS whatever we eat and if he doesn't like it that's fine. I always offer him more fruit though with every meal since he loves it. It's kind of his dessert always if that makes sense. I know I personally don't eat enough fruit and I don't want him to ever stop.

Right now though we are "babying" him more but I remember how much my wisdom teeth hurt to come in so I can't fault him for refusing foods at the moment. He would eat some of his favorites and then cry when he had to chew harder. That makes me sad.

My husband's position he is leaving caused him to never be home before 7 so dinner around here has been a little rough for us. That will be changing in a few weeks.

Good luck to those of you TTC. We won't be having any more naturally for sure. My body took a big hit (organ failure) at the end and we don't feel like risking it for another.

Lilianddomsmom welcome. I am newer to this thread too

 

[jennyL]

Too funny about all the 5ths. Our 5th is July 31st and I've booked a cruise for the first week of Sept. It will be the first time we've left Noah more then a couple hours but my mom will be great with him.

i've been giving Noah some of whatever we are eating and he's been trying most of it. I know right away if he doesn't like it since it goes on the floor. If its something he's just not sure about he sets it back on his highchair and will usually pick it back up in a few minutes. If he doesn't eat alot then I usually add a fruit at the end to try and fill him up. He's so small that the doctor said we could introduce more calories but besides letting him eat/snack all the time I'm not sure how to really do that. When he is done he's done and there is no getting more food in him. LOL

 

[7beasley]

Hello Chatty ladies...geez miss a day miss a ton!!

Welcome Jean – this is a great group of moms who have their hands full with a great (sometimes crazy - grumpy) group of kiddos!

Dmickey – good luck TTC this month - so exciting!!

Bec – hope Vaylie is doing better today. Good luck with the IUD out.

Bethany – the separation anxiety phase is rough - but it will pass. That is so cool that Owen knows how to sign!!

Kelly - I hope you are feeling better – whatever it is you guys have sounds terrible!

Lilianddomsmom – Welcome – is your son’s name Dominec – I love that name – that is the boy name we have picked out!!

Hi Amber, Jen, Jenny and Pollitto and all!!

We are celebrating our 9th year anniversary this September – we usually go to Disney for our anniversary but DH says we aren’t going this year because he thinks Izzy is too young to take – I am totally bummed – but on a happier note – hopefully I will be preggo by Sept so I won’t miss WDW as much. We were going to do the IVF again in May/June but we decided to hold off till the end of July/August because the timing will work out better – that way the new baby would be here around the time of Izzy starting preschool (Sept 2010) and the new baby could take Izzy’s daycare spot. Ugh - so much planning!

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Okay Facebookers – explain something to me – how do these WDW gift requests, peep requests, sending a drink etc...things work — I see that many of you have sent me these cute little things but I have no idea what to do with them or how they work – so if you get a chance - please explain!!

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Not much going on in our house right now – we took Izzy to Toys R Us on Sunday and she hated it - she had a major meltdown in the store – so we left and had to run into Staples - well go figure - the little weirdo loved Staples – great! She prefers office supplies to toys!

Have a good day ladies!
-Nicole

 

[k_reile]

Bethany..I sometimes go back and forth about having another baby. It would be really nice to have a little girl too but I seriously do not know if I have the energy for it. Caleb certainlly takes up a lot of energy. my mom said I was a little bit more of a difficult baby and she didn;t decide until I was 18 mos old that she wanted another one. Maybe thats how I will be.
And we want to go to Disney in Feb 2010 and I do not want to be pregnant then. We also might have plans to go to the Caribean sometime with my college roommate and her new husband but they want to start trying for their first next JUly so we will see how that goes. I think we have decided that if neither of us are pregnant by Nov 2010 then we will plan a last minute trip and maybe hopefully it will be cheaper. If not then we will go on vacation sometime after we have the kids whether it be a vacation with the kids or not.

Well, Caleb was up for 2 hrs straight last night. It finally took my giving him some tyenol, baby orajel and a little bit of a bottle before he would go back to sleep and this is after a couple of times just going in and giving him back his pacifier. Oh yeah I also changed his diaper bc i thought he smelled poopy but was just wet! Then I could not fall back asleep. I need to go workout but I think since the weather is nice today we will go for a walk when we get home.

Becky---to avoid munching (well if you don;t want to munch all day ) make sure you are eating protien rich foods. I have started my biggest loser class and it is all about protien. I make sure I get enough protein (about 20-25g per main meal and about 12-15 per each of 2 snacks a day.) I have not been hungry at all and since I started a month ago on the 23rd...I have lost 9lbs (haven't updated my ticker yet...i wait until Thurs when I get weighed in for the official results) and i have been either too tired/lazy or just plain not wanting to workout. So imagine if I would actually work out i could be doing good.

Nicole---too funny about Izzy liking Staples...and thats good for you...means no unexpected toys to buy! And I don;t know how to explain about facebook. I am just starting to understand it but do not really know how to explain it???

Speaking of facebook...I found Mobwars last night. Can you say "Addicting??"

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Welcome, lilianddomsmom! There's always room for one more!

Nicole, that is too funny that Izzy liked Staples better! Nothing like office supplies to cheer a girl up.

Well, I'm taking a plunge and taking Owen on a play date today with some moms from the "nice" neighborhood downtown. (We live in the "sketchy" neighborhood - i.e. the houses are close together, we have small yards and small homes, there's more traffic, more renters, more immigrants, lower property values, more first time home buyers, and, thankfully, more diversity!) Not that all the moms in the "nice neighborhood" are snobs, but they're a little too into having all the right name brand baby stuff for me to be comfortable. I live on hand-me-downs and thrift stores, and I hate paying full price for anything, so I really can't contribute to a discussion about the new line of clothing at the pricey baby boutique. I don't even go in that store since I know I'm not going to buy a pair of $40 shorts for Owen or the matching $60 shirt.

Anyway, we're going to a park in the "even nicer neighborhood", and I think it will be fun, even if we aren't in designer clothes. This park has neat water features in both the big kid and the toddler play areas with lots of clean sand so the kids can build sand castles and get all mucky and messy, then go climb all over everything and spread the sand around. It's a very fun park, and Owen likes trying to keep up with the bigger kids. I'm packing a complete change of clothes for him, since I know he'll be one big mess after this play time!

 

[beckmrk04]

k_reile- where do you do the biggest loser class? Is it online, or do you actually go to a class?

lilianddomsmom- Hi!

Pollito- We're not crazy. Just moms of toddlers. They are the crazy ones.

Bethany- isn't it funny how people think how many kids you have is their business? People think a LOT of things are their business, come to think of it... How you dress your baby, whether or not you breast/bottlefeed- everyone has an opinion. I think your response is perfect, though!

Re: pickyness- Vaylie is a fairly picky eater, although she is getting better! My pediatrician told me this:

She said, "I'm not a fan of little people being the boss of me. But, there are two times when your kids will ALWAYS be the boss. What goes in the body, and what comes out. Your job is to prepare healthy foods and offer it at appropriate times, and your kids job is to decide whether to eat it or be hungry." And she has a 3 yr old, 2 yr old, and 5 month old, so she KNOWS what those battles are all about. Our ped is very loving and nurturing, but also kind of no-nonsense and relaxed, and I love that about her.

So, I offer Vaylie what we are eating, and at least one thing I know she likes, and if she eats, ok. If not, ok. A lot of times I'll just stick her plate in the fridge, and if she gets hungry, I'll whip it out and nuke it for a minute- so she knows she can't skip a meal and then get whatever yummy snack she thought up. AND- she's doing better!!! She asks for corn and salad now, which is a huge deal, but I just keep slapping things on her plate. If she touches it, fine. If she doesn't, fine. I don't make a big deal either way.

Ok- anyone I missed, hi! I need to head back to work, which is totally depressing because it is GORGEOUS outside! If I could get away with playing hooky, I totally would. But, since I've already been to work this morning, I guess I should go back...

 

[DMickey28]

I think part of our eating problem is that DS eats seperately so I am not going to make two full out meals and he gets offered "kid" foods more so. DH doesn't get home until at least 6:30PM and I can't get things together for us to eat together and get DS to bed a reasonable hour. Stinks because then as a result we eat super late which isn't healthy. We are hoping with a new job, that will change! Ideally DH would work out of the house again, or a small local office that we rent out for him since him at home with a toddler and infant would not work, and comes home at a reasonable hour! I'd love for us to all eat together.

 

[k_reile]

Becky...it is a local class that is partnered up with nationally with other classes. It is weightlosschallenge.com but I can't see where you can find local classes. You have to be a paid member to look anything up on the website bc there are passwords and new usernames every week.

I also have been using a product called Herbalife. It is mainly shakes like slim fast only less calories and way more protein. I bought the starter kit. You can go to their website to see what is all in a starter kit and then look it up on ebay is where i ended up buying mine. At the class this kit costs $120 on ebay I got it for $35. Each kit lasts about a month excpet for the shakes where you would need an extra shake container to make it thru the month if you plan on doing 2 shakes a day and a healthy meal for dinner. I then eat soy nuts for my snack. They are 12 protein per 1/4 cup and about 130 cal. Doing all of this through my mid afternnon snack keeps me full and I am not craving sweets which is my downfall!

 

[DMickey28]

Kara - I felt the same way about having another child after DS. I was satisfied until about 2 months ago. I starting thinking I wanted another baby during the summer/fall but the baby fever started in the last few months. I think it's because he is getting so much bigger and I really miss the little baby!!

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Okay, our playdate was a hoot! I connected with one mom who had more of an "eh, who cares what brands my kids wear" attitude, and we had fun chatting while the kids rolled in the sand. Owen sometimes was interested in the sand toys, sometimes tried to climb up the slides, and sometimes just took off crawling wherever he decided he had to explore. I often had to run after him and turn him around as he was headed out of the playground. Once he gave me a totally disgusted look like "come on, mom! Just let me find out what's on the other side of this grassy hill. You're always spoiling my fun." I tried to explain that it was just a bike path and that small crawling boys were not welcome on the bike path, but he wasn't buying it. Fortunately, he was willing to be distracted by the offer of blueberries...

As expected, most of the kids were decked out in clothes that I'd take Owen to church in, but I'd never let him wear to a playground. But whatever. Owen came home covered in sand and tired out from playing hard, I found a new mom friend who lives 7 blocks away, and we both got out of the house and enjoyed the sunshine.

 

[k_reile]

glad the playdate went well

 

[kellyf2626]

Hey ladies...looks like I have a bunch to read and catch-up on!

We have been soooooooooooooooo sick. DH came home early yesterday from work, throwing-up every 10 min. Then it finally hit me later in the afternoon. Brady was still sick as well....and it all came to a climax last night at 9:30. I had just run to the bathroom to get sick, Brady started throwing-up in his crib, DH ran to get him, and also started getting sick. I attempted to go help, but passed out en-route. I woke-up to DH holding a puke-covered, screaming Brady. He had called my parents to come and help. They came and took Brady, because we were in no shape to take care of him. It was just AWFUL not being able to take care of your own child. The good news is that we are all on the mend, although now my parents have it. I think I've lost at least 5 lbs since it started 24 hours ago. CRAZY!

Off to bed...will be back to read more tomorrow and catch-up!

 

[k_reile]

Hey ladies...looks like I have a bunch to read and catch-up on!

We have been soooooooooooooooo sick. DH came home early yesterday from work, throwing-up every 10 min. Then it finally hit me later in the afternoon. Brady was still sick as well....and it all came to a climax last night at 9:30. I had just run to the bathroom to get sick, Brady started throwing-up in his crib, DH ran to get him, and also started getting sick. I attempted to go help, but passed out en-route. I woke-up to DH holding a puke-covered, screaming Brady. He had called my parents to come and help. They came and took Brady, because we were in no shape to take care of him. It was just AWFUL not being able to take care of your own child. The good news is that we are all on the mend, although now my parents have it. I think I've lost at least 5 lbs since it started 24 hours ago. CRAZY!

Off to bed...will be back to read more tomorrow and catch-up!

Feel better! Hopefully your parents recover soon! Glad everyone is starting to get on the mend!

 

[ashjohnson80]

That is funny about all of the 5 year aniversaries (and a couple of 9 years in there too). I'm in the middle, this year will be our 7 year aniversary in August. We don't really celebrate them though, and sometimes I forget which year we're on, I'm not even sure if DH remembered at all last year. I keep telling myself that it's just because we never have any money to do anything with anyway, but I don't know.... Things like that just aren't important to DH, I guess.

So how many other people are trying to lose weight? I've been working on it since Ellery's birthday in December, and I'm down 27 lbs. In one way I'm really proud of myself and in another I'm disappointed because no one can really act like they can tell. I'm down a full clothing size, maybe a little more. I guess since I got so out of shape no one is going to notice until I'm not fat anymore. I'm just waiting for someone to tell me I look fab!

Good luck to everyone who is trying or thinking about TTC! That's really exciting! I hope in a few years we can have another one when we're more financially secure.

This is totally changing the subject, but does anyone just feel like being really mean sometimes? Not PMSY or anything, but ok.... DH has always got his ipod stuck in his ears- day, night, while he's sleeping... And I would love to hide it without him knowing that I hid it just to mess with him and then OMG look it's been in the desk drawer all along! How did you survive? But sadly he never lets it out of his sight for long enough... I don't know. Maybe it's just me.