The Official New Mom Thread

[nucpharm29]

lissawyn--that pic could've been our house. We have the same play table (given to us by an sunt also) and we also have the same pack and play I saw in the background.

Disney Enthusiast--it looks like we'll just miss each other. We fly back on the 24th--too bad. I'm really hoping the weather is nice.

Welcome mommy2three --looks like we're from the same neck of the woods--unfortunately I'm a little farther north.

 

[vald1977]

Disney Phd,
Have a wonderful trip ! I can't wait to get back to WDW.

Mommy2three,
Welcome ! It sounds like you have a lovely family. Your step children are lucky to have you as their mommy.

Lisawynn,
I also stopped taking the pill a couple of months before Katrina was born. I just hated it and after 5 years on it I was done. We figured we would use other forms of protection for a year or so and then try for number two. You can see how well that worked out . Keep us posted .

We also have that activity table!

Disney Enthusiast,
Isn't a baby's laugh the best sound in the world ?

Jill,
The Gauntlet is an MTV show. It is former Real World and Road Rules castmates competing against eachother for money. I have been watching the Real World since season one and also have watched a lot of Road Rules so it is fun to see the people again.


Well ladies, I have accomplished absolutely nothing today . I played a video game with my DS and took a nap with Katie and that was about the extent of it. I really need to get my butt in gear here!

Mtv "stars" that have done something--
Lindsay from Seattle RW was on a morning show for awhile but I'm not sure if she still is.

Kyle from Chicago RW was on a soap but again I'm not sure if he still is.

I remember that Playboy mansion one vaguely too. Wasn't there one of the girls who was angry because she didn't want to be at the mansion?

My favorite season of RW is probably Miami. There was so much drama with Flora, Melissa, and Dan. Plus, Sara was hilarious and I really like Cynthia alot.

 

[DisKim]

Can you tell I worked today? I had 2 pages to catch up on! You ladies need to slow down when I'm working .

DisPhd - I'm very jealous. It is so cold and gross out today. I have no prospect of WDW this year as I am determined to get us out of debt. On that note, have a great time!!

Mommy2three - Welcome

Zalansky - Good luck at work. Even though I want to quit my job so badly, I know it would be really difficult for me if I actually was able to do so. I would miss my friends and, of course, the students.

Alice28 - Your MIL sounds like a piece of work. You don't sound bratty at all. My family always helps when they can. It's just the way they are. If I told my mom that I needed the shirt off her back in the middle of the street, she would give it to me. The nice thing is that it goes all around. I help out whenever I can as well. I would let DH handle all the MIL issues. That's our deal. I handle my mom and DH handles his.

Lissawynn - I'll be waiting to hear if you have any "news". If you want to hear silly, I got pregnant with DD a couple of months after we got married because I wanted to see if I could (I had problems as a teen and doubted my ability to have children - now I have 3!!).

Jill - I am so happy to hear John Paul will get his shot soon. I hope the insurance company comes through for you.

Well, I hate to vent all the time, but I had a terrible day today. Aidan clung to me and did not want to go to the babysitter this morning. School sucked. No one wanted to be there. When school was over and I went to pick Aidan up, the sitter was about to change his diaper. I felt funny to sit and watch her do it so I told her I would do it. She told me it was not necessary and acted like she was trying to avoid having me do it. When I went to change the diaper, she told me that he was probably very wet because he had just eaten a bottle. I think any mother knows that a bottle does not go right through the kid. He wouldn't be wet because of that. Well, when I changed him, he was SOPPING WET. His diaper was as full as it is after sleeping for 9 hours at night. On top of that, it was filled with poop and he had little red spots surrounding his diaper area. I cried the whole way home. I was suspicious that she was not changing him alot because she has only asked me to replenish the diapers twice since September. How stupid am I that I didn't notice this before? Now I don't know what to do? How do I tell her? It is a very uncomfortable situation. This was just not what I needed today. I would like to raise my own child. I'm so sick of it. I'm even thinking of moving out of state so I can raise my kids. NJ is just way too expensive. You have to make a 6 figure income to live out here. It's ridiculous.

 

[llij]

DisKim - I'm sorry that you are having a tough time. I wish I could offer some advice for you. Don't worry about venting....go ahead and vent away. We are all here for you.

Valerie - I will have to check out this Gauntlet show! When is it on? Once a week, more than that?

 

[Mommy2three]

Hi all. I am new to the boards and a new mommy also (have 2 stepkids also that i am hoping to adopt eventually when birth moms rights are terminated) My first baby, she was born oct 26 2005 at 10:26 pm after 27 hours of hard back labor and the nubain didnt work (i refused epidural) I couldn't ask for a better baby. Izabella was 8 pounds 1 ounce and 20 inches long. After 2 weeks she started sleeping thru the night, she falls asleep at about 10-1030 pm and doesnt wake up even once until 7 am. She's very alert, talkative, smiles all the time, not fussy at all, except for the nights that she does fight her sleep. I also have 2 step kids who are ages 5 kyla, and Ivan age 3. Their mom abandoned them when Ivan was only a few weeks old and dad was over in Afghanastan, left them at the sitters and never came back to pick them up, so dad had to be sent back home to take care of his 2 babies and he had to get out of the army to be with them. His ex wife is now in jail for non payment of support and only sees the kids a few times a year. We are going to try to get her rights terminated after she gets out of jail. In state of wisconsin if a parent goes 3 months or more without contacting or seeing child it is considered abandonment. The little girl had a lot of issues, emotional issues due to the abandonment. She is getting a lot better now, she is on meds now for adhd. Ivan doesnt even know that is his mom, he has known me as mom since he was 2 years old. He has called me mom since the day he met me. It took kyla a while before she started calling me mommy, it was never forced on her, she did it all on her own. Which her birth mom hates me for kyla calling me mommy, but oh well.

 

[DisKim]

Grrrrrr....fighting with DH today over the SAHM thing. This is not a good day.

 

[Alice28]

Oh boy! I try and get some stuff done today and I miss a lot on the boards!

OK- welcome Mommy to 3!

Jill- SO HAPPY that JP gets his first shot tomorrow AND that your DH's work is going to help you with the insurance debacle. That deserves three hip-hip hoorays!

DisKim- I hear you honey! I really, really do! I feel like you and I could be soul sisters sometimes with what you post and how I felt when I was working. For us, I felt confident in my daycare provider, but every time I had to leave work early or skip a day for the kids, it almost always ended up in an argument with DH (because usually he picked up and ran late 2 days a week, so I had to leave work early to get the kids, which in turn put me in not great standing with my boss....). We live in Oregon precisely because we could not afford Bay Area housing costs as a young couple. And we weren't so hot on CA anyway anymore. What cost us $127,000 in 1997 here in Portland would have cost us a minimum of $480,000 in 1997 in San Jose. Probably $600,000 now. It's insane.

Yes, the challenge I'm thinking of was at the PLayboy mansion, and one of the girls hurt her ankle or leg or something AND she was the complainer about not wanting to be there cause it was demeaning to women. But I can't even picture her in my head. I'm almost sure she was a RRer. But she struck me as funny.

lissawynn----uh-oh! I'm chuckling here. How many of us with more than 2 children had AT LEAST one as an 'ooooppppss!?!?!?!" I did! Mine was my first one. I hated the pill and went off of it. We were deciding, child...or buy a house. We decided to buy a house and put off having a baby for 2 years. While we were in escrow I took a PG test and wa-la---two lines! I was shocked. I am SO SCARED I will get pregnant when DH comes home next week.....but you know what- my 'friend' still hasn't come! I bought all sorts of birth control at WalMart last week with my gift card. Fascinating. Now, to remember to USE IT.

I am the only one who hasn't gotten sick yet in our house....please god, no barfs for me!

My MIL has told us what she's going to do, and it all turned out OK I guess. She's going to pay off our Outback, which I'm guessing we owe about $6,500 on still. I have $12K in the bank, but do I pay off some credit cards with it and have just a little down payment, but a big car payment (but less other bills to pay). Or do I have a reasonable car payment, and 2 credit card bills still.....I'm praying for guidance on what to do. And also, do we go with what we REALLY want- the Tribeca? (Have test driven it twice- once for a whole day- they let me take it for the whole day!!!!!!) Or do we go with what we don't really want- say a Town and Country minivan for $10,000 less? decisions, decisions.

 

[tkyes]

Oh my! So much to catch up on!!

Diskim - I'm so sorry!! My heart just breaks for you. I can't imagine how you feel. I would definitely say something. I don't know how I would word it, but you have to say something. That's just horrible.

jill - the Gauntlet is on Monday nights on MTV at 9 pm (central). They usually show the previous weeks episode right before it. I'm sooo happy to hear that your insurance went through!!

Hillbeans - I hope your first day back went well!

Disneyphd - Have a great trip! I can't wait to hear all about it.

Mommy2three - Welcome!!! Congratulations on your little girl.

Zalansky - I hope it went well for you today. I was dreading doing the same thing at work. I think I would have been sick the day I had to do it. The company closed unexpectedly and let all of us go so I didn't have to quit.

Alice - I'm so sorry to hear that Molly is sick now. No fun! I'm sorry to hear about your MIL too. I can't even begin to imagine.

vald - Kyle from Chicago is on Days of our Lives. It's on right after Martha Stewart so I've seen him on there before I turn the tv off. I loved the Miami season too. So much drama!

I agree, it's a pain to go out when the kids transition to the bigger carseat. DH actually had luck getting Tyler out of it and into a cart (with the laydown infant seat) at Target the other day and he stayed asleep the whole time. I usually try and head out right after he is done eating. Then we can run in and out of stores and he can sleep on the way home. I then unbuckle his whole seat and carry him in. He slept in his seat for over an our this afternoon in the living room. It's kind of a pain but he stayed sleeping!

Not much new with us. I just booked a hotel room for Chicago for a girls weekend in March. I'm so excited to have a weekend with the gals!

Tyler is doing great. He's getting all around the house. He has started pulling himself up on us, not the furniture yet. He gives big sloppy wet kisses which I just adore! Except when he decides to bite down and he gets you with his teeth.

Tamie

 

[joats]

OH my gosh, there is so much to catch up on!!
Tykes: Tyler's kisses sound too cute! A girls weekend sounds nice.
Mommy2Three: Welcome and Congrats!
DisneyPhD: I am so jealous!! I hope you and your family have a wonderful time.
Alice: Here's to hoping that you don't catch the nasty bug!
Jill: I love reading your posts - you always have the greatest in them! Glad John Paul will be getting the shot.
SL: I've been thinking about the same thing with how to transport my sleepyhead w/out the "bucket". What car seats did you decide on? We went last weekend with a plan and decided against the one's we thought. We will go again this coming weekend for purchase.
DisKim: I totally hear your struggles about being a SAHM. I'd give anything to be home with Jace full time. I really struggled with it before going back to work. Hopefully you can work something out to manage it.
Lissawyn: Interesting post! I wonder if you will have some news for us soon.
Disney E: Isn't that the greatest sound ever? I love it when they giggle.
Gems: Sorry to hear about the in-law issues. Ah, in-laws...our lives would be so dull without them.
Val: Jace is now all about sleeping on his stomach too. I heard the same as others have posted, so I try not to worry about it but I still get nervous from the whole SIDS thing.
You all have me intrigued to watch my TiVo-ed GAUNTLET. I usually don't get to it until the following weekend. Yes, Kyle is still on DAYS of our Lives. He was so awful when he started and truth be told, he's not much better now.
I'm sure that there are others I did not respond to....sorry about that.

Not much to report. We finally had a wonderful weekend as we were all healthy for once. I'm glad it's a short week. Jace is still very clingy to me. He doesn't like me to put him down much and is really into being cuddled again. It makes me feel so bad about having him in daycare so much. I wish every week was a 4 day work week so I could give him more time.
Well, DH just got back with take-out....Have a great night!

 

[bellacam]

Hi Mommies...Wow! My first day really out of bed since You Know What came to town and there is so much to catch up on!

SL - I had to laugh at your ? because we have had to have Aidan in regular car seats since he was a little over 3 months. I will say, hands down, the BUMBO seat has been a life saver. We take it everywhere, restaurants, church, when we're traveling. It fits in booths and on most regular chairs. I have a Floppy seat for the grocery cart, but he still doesn't sit up on his own so I have to prop him in with a blanket. If he's sleeping I use the stroller to keep him down or get a booth/seat he can lay in till he wakes up.

Zalansky - good for you. I left my job when I got pregnant. I did not want to take any risks or have any additional stress and have been home with Aidan the whole time. I was really worried I would miss it but I don't, not one bit. I do make sure I am out of the house at least every other day with or without Aidan and I think that helps.

Alice - Glad everything seems to be working out for you. I also noticed you are down to LESS THAN WEEK! You must be counting the minutes.

Welcome Mommy2three!

Jill - Yea for JP's vaccine and your DH employer joining the fight. Usually once that happens, the insurance company comes around.

To all I missed...Hello. I did catch up and glad everyone seems to be getting over their sickies and is enjoying their New Year so far.

As I said, today is my real first day out of bed since my last post. Thank God DH had all this time of and could take care of Aidan. Sunday, I woke up in the middle of the night with excruciating cramps and mega bleeding. I called the Dr and she wants to see me. She said there could be scar tissue of fibroids from my c section causing so much discomfort. That should be fun! I went through so much trying to get pregnant I am scared there will be more issues. Especially since we are trying for #2! Oh well, we'll have to see.

BTW, I am a Gauntlet junkie too! It kills me when they refer to my favorites as "Old". I can remember them from "way back"!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

DisPhD - Have a great time in WDW!

Mommy2three - Congrats and welcome! I had trouble TTC due to endometriosis also, so I know how tough it is, but also how wonderful the end result is!

llij - Yay for John Paul! Hope the vaccine-getting goes well. I also hope your DH's employer can make some headway for you.

lissawynn - Jimmy looks like he's having a great time at his activity table.

DisEnthusiast - Hope Sebastian starts sleeping for you soon.

DisKim - Especially after the diaper thing, I can see why you're feeling what you're feeling. I hope things work out for you.

nucpharm - I hope you have a great trip also!

Alice28 - Glad your MIL situation worked out.

tkyes - Sloppy kisses sound so cute!

joats - Glad your family is feeling better. I had gotten a Britax for my shower but we have 2 cars so I ended up buying the Graco Comfort Sport for DH's car. I also got one for my mom's car. Because she only drives him back and forth to my sister's (who is only a few miles from her) and sometimes the grocery store, I got a cheaper seat but I can't remember which one.

bellacam - I hope you feel better soon and the dr. gives you the "all clear". Lucas still doesn't meet the weight limit on the seat, but he's too tall for it. We tried buckling him in the other day, but the straps just wouldn't reach anymore. He's kind of thin, but a little taller than average.

Thanks for all the advice and stories about this transitional time. I'm so glad I have you all to share your experiences for me! Lucas was a bear today so I've been busy with him all day. Except for the 2 hour nap DH let me have! He was home sick today and was nice enough to take Lucas (technically, he was "working from home") so I could rest. I meant to lie down for a half hour, but woke up 2 hours later.

 

[tkyes]

SL - I keep forgetting to mention how much I love the picture of Lucas. Such a happy little boy!


Question for you all - I'm reading about everyone thinking about when to try for their 2nd baby and planning that all out - DH and I have talked about it and I can't even begin to think about a 2nd baby right now. I love Tyler, for now, I'm good with just him. He makes me very happy, but I think the every 3 hour feedings and getting no sleep are still too fresh in my memory. I'm just wondering if you guys think about that stuff, or if you just know you want more kids so you are thinking ahead to planning out their age difference. I think DH is worried that I'm going to say I only want one child. Right now I think I would have a 2nd just for Tyler's sake, so he has someone to grow up with. I just don't feel that baby ache like I did before I had him. Maybe when he's out of the baby stage I will feel it? I'm just wondering if I'm crazy or if other's have thoughts like this.

tamie

 

[joats]

Bellacam: I hope your Dr will be able to give you some relief - how awful!!
SL: Glad you got some much needed rest. I'm going with the Britax Roundabout I think. He's in DH's car less and we might get something cheaper for him.
Tykes: I feel the exact same way you do!!! I could have written that exact post. I always feel like the oddball that I can't imagine having another one even though I don't really want Jace to be an only child. But the idea of going thru the baby thing again...I don't know. I'm looking foward to reading the responses to your question.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

tkyes - I don't know from experience, since Lucas is our first, but for now I'm happy with the way things are. I do want to have one more baby, but not for a while. I'm talking at least a year or two. I don't think I can do it again so soon. Not to mention that we can't fit another child in this house. We discussed moving when we have our 2nd, and we are definitely not ready to do that yet. If something happens, we'll find a way to deal with it, but for now I hope things work out for us.

 

[Alice28]

More than 1 child topic:

I was not ready to even *think* about #2 until #1 was about 27 months old. I was giving a friend a baby shower & started thinking about babies again. DH & I didn't actually try for another 6 months or so. I found out I was PG right around #1's 3rd bday.

With Molly DH got the baby itch around the time DS#2 was 2 1/2. DS#2 was a tempermental & difficult baby/toddler & I really couldn't take the thought of another grumpy child. (I LOVE my son, but he was such a pill/momma's boy). He was starting to outgrow it & I was savoring the personal freedom. And, I wasn't sure I wanted another boy. I love my boys to death, and think they are in the long run easier than girls, but I had 'been there, done that' with the boy thing, you know. I had to come to grips with being OK with another son if I was to agree to try again. Around May of 2004, I agreed to go for it, since I didn't have to work outside the home anymore and DH was SOOOO WANTING another baby. He persuaded me for approx 6 months. I got pregnant 4th of July weekend.

So, I think it's perfectly normal to not feel the baby 'itch' for quite some time after you have your first (or second). I personally LOVED having just my first for 3.5 years. And I loved my second being the 'baby' for the same amount of time. They got lots and lots of my attention, and of course they didn't potty train until after their sibling came , but only for about a month or so did I have to buy two children diapers. And when they reach college age, we will only be paying for one tuition at a time, should they choose to go. (well, DS's will be in college at the same time for 1 year should the oldest finish in 4 years).

 

[J&D]

Happy New Year, everyone!

I honestly can't keep up with this thread. You ladies really keep it moving.

lissawynn- I am also in the process of planning Jenna's party. There will only be a few kids there, and most will be around Jenna's age. I am doing a bear theme, so I plan on putting little packs of Teddy Grahams and Goldfish in the goodie bags. I also found trial size bottles of the new Gerber Fruit Splashers at Wal-Mart and Kroger and some stuffed bears on clearance in The Dollar Spot at Target. That's probably all that I will include.
Here is an idea for your snowman
Snowman Soup
Do you have invitations yet? If not, here is an idea. You can create a photo card invitation at americangreetings.com (free for 1 month). That is what I'm doing for Jenna. I dressed her up in a bear costume and took her picture. All you need to do is buy some photo card paper. I got mine at Target. Here is a snowman that you could use. Snowman Photo Card At the top you could write something like, "Our little man is turning one. Please come and join the fun." The date, time, and place for the party would fit at the bottom. Here are more snowmen that I found. Snowman Card 2
Snowman Card 3
Snowman Card 4

tkyes, joats, and Strawberry Lemonade- I am feeling the same way about having a second child. MY SIL has a 15 month-old son, and she is due with her 2nd in July. It was a surprise, so she is apprehensive about life with a 2 year-old and a newborn baby. That would be too close for me. My sister and I are 4 years apart, and I've always thought that was a good difference in age. Good luck to those who are already trying for number two!

For those of you considering becoming a SAHM, I say go for it! There are ways that you can make it work out financially.

FYI- Target has a lot of toys and baby items 30-75% off.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Wow, I finally had a free moment to post and I can't believe how far behind I am...as usual lately! I actually took notes so hopefully I am not missing anybody!

zalansky and Hillbeans~ I hope your first day back went well! I know the butterflies of giving your notice, Loretta! I quit when I was about 10 weeks preg. b/c it was a high stress job and since it was my first baby I was paranoid about the stress causing a m/c so I quit. I don't regret my decision one bit as long as we stay busy which is simple enough with an ever growing mobile 8 month old! I wish we had a little more money sometimes and I miss adult interaction but I know I wouldn't be as happy working as I am w/Kylie so I know I made the right decision afterall.

DisneyPhD~ Hope you and your family have a great time in WDW! We haven't been since June 2004 and have no idea when we will finally go back!

nuchpharm29~ Hope you have a great trip in a couple of weeks also!

Gems~ Good luck with your home business. If I had any idea of how to go about it and had the money to start one up I would do the same. Right now I make a little taking surveys and that's about it.

SL~ Kylie outgrew her infant carrier in height shortly before she turned 6 months. She still hasn't reached the weight maximum for it as she is still only about 18 lbs but she is way too tall now (about 27.5-28" I think). Anyway, I hated the first few weeks b/c she wasn't sitting really well on her own for long periods yet. My mom suggested bringing blankets to prop her up in the shopping cart. I got a few weird looks but hey, it worked! If I was only getting a few things I would just push her in her stroller. And I liked the shopping carts that have the infant seats already attached to the front. If I could find one I would grab it but a lot of times they were all being used. Now Kylie sits without any problems so we don't have to bring blankets anymore and it's not an issue. As far as napping that really isn't an issue with us. She will not sleep when we are in public anymore. She loves the change of scenery and even if she is really tired she is fascinated with everything and doesn't get fussy. When we get back in the car is a different story altogether! Once I try to buckle her in her carseat and if she is tired that's when the crankiness begins and she fights me since she doesn't want in the carseat when she's tired! And she fusses the whole way home most of the time since she refuses to sleep until we are home usually. It is much more pleasant if she has had a LONG nap first! Oh, and I meant to add I love the new pic of Lucas in your sig! That is priceless and way too cute!

vald~ I agree that once babies start sleeping on their stomachs there isn't much you can do about it. Kylie started rolling onto her stomach at 3.5 months and prefers to sleep that way. I could roll her back onto her back all night but it would do no good. She just will not sleep any other way. It's okay though b/c she rolls both ways like a professional and is very strong. I don't worry about her or SIDS anymore.

Disney Enthusiast~ I love your children's pictures and your view is breathtaking! And a baby's laughter is definitely music to my ears. Dh and I find ways to make Kylie laugh just b/c we like to hear it. The one thing that always makes her laugh is our dog, Trixie, a beagle. They are very fond of eachother and Trixie never fails to amuse and entertain Kylie. She laughs daily at her!

Alice~ I hope Molly is feeling better! How fun cleaning barf from all 3 of your children! That is one thing I dread is cleaning up vomit! I will do what I have to do but I can't even clean up the dog's vomit so I am so not looking forward to it!

lissawynn~ Jimmy looks very happy at his table! He is growing so fast! Let us know if you have any "news" soon!

Mommy2three~ Welcome to you and Izabella! My dd started sleeping through the night pretty early too and it really is a blessing! I fear my next won't be so easy!

Jill~ I am sooo happy to hear JP will be able to get his RSV shot tomorrow! I hope the whole insurance mess gets cleared up soon.

joats~ I am glad you finally had a nice weekend! They can be rare sometimes!

bellacam~ I hope your appt. w/the dr. goes well and that you will have no trouble conceiving #2! Good luck!

J & D~ Jenna's party favors sound nice! Have fun planning! I still can't get over the babies turning 1 already this month!

DisKim~ My heart is breaking for you! I can't even imagine what you are going through. I hope you and dh will find a solution that will work for both of you soon. And I would definitely say something to Aidan's sitter about the diaper situation! As far as being a SAHM, it is a little harder financially, that's for sure! But it's not as bad as we had anticipated. We had to make some sacrifices and we don't have the extra spending money that I wish we did. But it is well worth it to stay home and I keep telling myself that one day I will be going back to work and that money will just be spending money anyway as dh's income covers the bills. Anyway, hope things work out!

Tamie~ Kylie also just recently started trying to pull up on us instead of furniture. Today is the first day she braved trying to pull up on the couch and she did it! She fell pretty fast afterward though but it's a start! As far as when we want to ttc our 2nd (and last!) I have changed my mind here recently. I had the itch to try for our 2nd for a while but it pretty much went away about a month ago. I don't even know why. Kylie is such a delight. I think maybe I like the idea of it just being her that we devote all of our attention to right now. Originally we were going to start ttc next Nov. when Kylie is 18 months but that would put me being REALLY preg. during the hottest months and it gets to about 111 degrees here sometimes and I really don't want to be preg. during that time. It was nearly 90 degrees on May 5 when I had Kylie! I don't think I could make it till Aug! We are now thinking we want a spring baby (March or April) b/c that is perfect weather wise here. So we probably are going to start ttc when Kylie is 2. So it won't be until probably June or July of 2007 when we start ttc which would put about a 3 year age difference between them and that seems perfect to me! I thought I wanted another one sooner but now I don't think I do. And dh would rather wait now too. We may change our minds but at this point I don't think we will!

Whew! I think that's everybody! Kylie has been so cranky all week. She is miserable getting her top tooth in and has had a slight fever, nothing major. As long as I give her a cold teething ring, some baby orajel, and baby tylenol she is fine. I wish her tooth would hurry and come through to give her some relief! Her bottom 2 teeth did not bother her and this one is obviously a tough one for her.

And can you believe it has been nearly 70 degrees here all week?! It is usually around 50 degrees here in January so this is definitely not the norm! And I know 50 probably sounds warm to some of you further north but that is cold to me, lol!

Well, I swore I was going to start going to bed earlier and look where I am! It will be 1 a.m. soon and I am here! It is the only time I have to post lately though. Have a great Wed. everyone! I'm off to bed.

 

[T16GEM]

Hi girls

I just wanted to say that DH really wants to try for number two already, I just don't think I am quite ready for that. I think I will probably agree to start trying when Shelby is about 1YO, then there will be a decent age dif between them. Like Tasha I like the idea of just having Shelby to lavish all of my attention on for a while.

Dis Kim- I would say something to your sitter - leaving his diaper for that long is unacceptable, I leave Shelby's when she is sleeping at night for a long time but not in the day time. Poor little guy I hope everything works out for you with work and that you don't fight with your DH over it. I guess we all just need to win lotto and then we would be fine!

Mommy2three - Welcome to our thread! your little girl is 5 days younger than mine, I too had a back labour - not nice! I must say though that I had an epidural and it made it a lot more bearable. I think I would got for one again with my next pg. Your dh's kids are really lucky to have you wanting to adopt them.

Vald- I am also worried about the tummy sleeping thing - Shelby hasn't started to do this yet but she has started to dig her heels in to the matress and is pushing herself up on them! So I don't think it will be long before she is turning over. We have an angelcare monitor though which gives me peace of mind with the alarm sounding if there is no movement detected.



Jill- to little JP for his shots, I hope all goes well with them and that he doesn't cry too much.

Bellacam - Hope all goes well with your Dr app, I am sure everything will be fine and you can conceive no 2 easily.

Alice - Remember the birth control!! Would you be upset if you were to get pg again when dh comes home? Is it the 11th that you will be seeing him?

On the subject of the Angelcare monitors if any of you have one which setting do you have the sensitivity on? I have it on number 3 but I think that has been changed from the original package setting? If any of you have one could you let me know which setting you use as if you turn it up too much it can be picking up vibrations through the house - which kind of defeats the object of it!

Hi to everyone else and sorry if I ahve missed you! Hope you all have a good day.

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[Hillbeans]

Hi Everyone,

I'll try to post more tonight when i'm home but I survived my first day back at work and Liam did really well at the sitter's house with Kevin. I'm at work now but I just wanted to take a second to pop in.

It's been hectic getting the kids out the door with DH, but we'll get into a routine soon. Luckilly DH and I work 4 days a week/10 hour days, so we'll each get a day where we don't have to take the kids to the sitter - just have to take Kevin to Pre-school in the afternoon.

Lisawynn -I just had to comment how cute that pic is of Jimmy sitting and playing with his toy - his little belly looks so pinchable!

Talk with you ladies tonight!

 

[lissawynn]

Good morning! After an interesting trip to the dr. yesterday, I learned that my poor little guy has 2 ear infections. This explains why the gook has been coming out of his eyes and why he's been tugging on his ears. I feel terrible that I didn't take him last week. He's been given antibiotics and the ears and eyes should clear up in a few days.
While we were waiting in Wal-Mart for his script, we bought some stuff for his goodie bags. Here's what's going in them: a snowman mug, a packet of instant cocoa, a bag of Oreo minis, a single size of microwave popcorn, a snowman ring pop, and one of those things you can write on and erase. I'm happy with the stuff I got, even though I'm probably the only one who really cares.
We also bought Jimmy a foam mattress pad. I cut it to fit his crib and put the crib sheet and his comforter on top of it. I had everything tucked tight so it wouldn't come loose. He slept for almost 5 hours in his crib. I'm hoping tonight is an all-nighter.

DisKim - I'm so sorry you're unhappy about work. As for the sitter, did you ask her how often she changes his diapers? It's not as if she's paying for them, so it should be done as soon as he's wet or dirty. When I worked in daycare, we had sheets where we recorded the diaper changes, feedings, etc. That way the parents could kind of see what was done over the course of a day.

J&D - I'll have to check out the links to the snowman stuff. I ordered photo bday cards online from Wal-Mart. When I looked at them yesterday, they were a mess. I think I'm just going to stick to regular invitations. I have to do them today so I can send them out ASAP.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I'm off to do more school stuff.