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@ValentineMommy: this is the first time I'm up tonight and it's 2am. I took my mental health evening and left the monitor with my husband at 6pm and went to bed. I read for a bit, and fell asleep at 7:45! Hoping the rest of tonight goes just as well. W is sleeping in his room because he got to tall for his bassinet. He loved his independence in there though!

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Sometimes W does kick hubby It's always on accident

Hey everyone! I've been MIA since we left on our big family trip to France. So far it's been a blast with Ian being way easier to manage than our 3yr old. Traveling with 2 kids is definitely a whole new ballgame though. Ian's transitioned pretty well to the new time zone but he's developed some bad habits that I know we'll have to break when we get back.

Hey ladies! Hope all mamas and babies are doing amazing. I was curious to see if anyone has started playing with adding baby food to their babes diet? We tried homemade banana baby food on Friday and she was NOT having it.

@ValentineMommy: That's awesome! I'm hoping DD is the same way but so far she's proven to be very different from DS.

@ValentineMommy: so crazy!! Same with my two babes! They're nothing alike!

@mrsmacSLP: Fingers crossed he's into it sooner than later!

@ValentineMommy: Thanks for the info, we're definitely in the midst of all of the above!

@mrsmacSLP: We had a period of a ton of spit up a couple weeks ago. It seems to have gotten better, but she still spits up a little. DS2 had reflux and was on Zantac until 6 months. He spit up a LOT and he was also super miserable until we got him on meds. DD seems fairly happy even when she spits up.

@bubblegum: No food here yet, but she's one of the youngest babies (only 3.5 months). We started with my boys at 5.5 months, so we'll probably do the same this time.

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Haha yeah, I remember being super eager to start solids with DS1, but with the third baby, I'm just thinking about how I'll be cleaning up food non-stop all day

I am so not ready to think about adding food - though DS1 did shove a good amount of salad dressing into Ian's mouth recently The past 4 months have already flown by so fast.

And AF made her reappearance yesterday. womp womp.

@lilteacherbee: Awww little babe!

Ladies, I can't believe this even happened to me! Yesterday morning I was heading to work and I was having on and off cramping since 4:30 am. I thought I was just getting my first period post partum and with the mirena. Half way to work, with W in tow, I texted our nanny and husband and said there was no way I was going to make it. Went back home, massive hot/cold flashes, vomiting, diahhrea, extreme weakness (almost to the point of inability to walk, and definitely lift W). I got us back in the house and just started vomiting. Turns out I had an abscess rupture on my appendix! Usually symptoms are minimal for 24-48 hours but mine within 4 were so extreme. I had my appendix removed last night and rated in the hospital for a night simple because I am only (almost) 5 months post c section.

I believe back in May when I had similar symptoms it was the start of this. But I'll never know. Here's to the start of the school year!

@MOMTOLITTLEB: ah teeth! @abbydabbydoodlebug: oh my goodness. I'm so so sorry this happened.

Some of you all might have read my updates in the Harvey post, but our area was hit very hard. Our building has been without running water, and only accessible by boat. we just happened to be out of town in Mass visiting my parents when the storm hit. My husband went back yesterday to get back to work but the city just hours after he landed ordered emergency evacuation of our area and cut off all power to the buildings in our zone (side note: most all of Houston is draining but we live by buffalo bayou and a damn where they had to release water because it was overflowing) he will have to stay in a hotel. I'll be staying in Mass till we have power/water/ability to drive into the building it's been rough in our community. Many friends have lost entire homes and cars.

oops @abbydabbydoodlebug: I meant that reply to be for @mrsmacSLP:

@MOMTOLITTLEB: I'm still processing the extent of the damage caused by Harvey. It's hard to think about, honestly. Eden (the 4month old) and Ezra (the 1year old) have handled it like champs. The hardest part is not knowing when we can return. FEMA estimated it around a month a few days ago but we are trying to be optimistic and hoping it will be sooner. Being away from DH is going to be very hard. Thankfully I have my parents to help (which is such a nice change since we live so far away from all our family) but as sappy as it sounds, DH is really my best friend and I miss hanging out with him at night.

The New York Times just posted this video of our area: https://nyti.ms/2x3BZ49

@mrsmacSLP: I'm glad you're okay, that sounds so scary!!

@justjules: I'm so sorry this happened to your family and it sounds like it won't be over anytime soon. I'm sad your DH has to be away for so long - I'm sure he's going to miss you and the kids so much and vice versa.

@ValentineMommy: Oh no! I'm so sorry! I hope it turns out to be something minor/easy to manage. Definitely praying for your family.

@ValentineMommy: omg, I really hope the best outcome in those tests. I'm so sorry. Big hugs.

@JennyPenny: we're not starting until 5 months probably. With my first, we did a combo of purees and blw and it worked great. We didn't start blw until she was older though, maybe 7 months or so.

We just moved JoJo in to her crib Sunday night and last night she woke up at 1030 and 230 and that was IT. This was the first decent nights sleep we've had since she was born. Hallelujah!

No updates really. We are all a mess and just waiting for results with baited breath. She's the happiest, sweetest baby. I am just honestly praying this is all a fluke, but I know that's not even possible.

@psw27: If she did have it, it would likely be one of the two more mild forms. Her bones are formed properly, and the x-rays of her bones look good (apparently the more severe ones have translucence to the bone). By all accounts, hers look normal. The only things they noted in her clinical exam was that she has blue sclera (the whites of her eyes are tinted light blue) and slight bowing of her calves....both of which can be totally normal for a 4 month old. Her eldest brother definitely had blue sclera, and looking back at pictures of myself, I did at her age too. FWIW, both of ours are "normal" now. That being said, they're also looking into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, of which I personally have a million symptoms for....so genetically speaking that would make more sense, I suppose. Whatever it is, I just pray that it's mild/treatable and doesn't stop her from doing whatever it is she wants to do in life.