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@Mrs Green Grass: STOP. IT. Look at how handsome he is! That bowtie is awesomesauce!

How are your LOs doing in the car seat? D seems to be turning a corner (finally!). He is now starting to sit back there and talk to himself, which is just about the cutest thing in the world. I think he watches himself in the mirror. He also plays with the paci clip or the blanket/spit cloth we put on him. It is so much more pleasant!

Now I just need to get him to like being worn. He still isn't a fan, but I think it's because he doesn't like having to face in. I think once we can wear him facing out, he'll be much happier. He loves to look around and observe stuff!

Everybody back to work, how's it going? It's going pretty well, here. I pump 3 times a day at work, so I often feel like I'm never getting any work done, but - hey - it's gotta be done. D takes 3 5oz bottles a day at daycare, and I'm typically pumping about 14oz a work, plus whatever I pump at home, so I"m able to pump plenty to feed him, plus continue to build my stash, which I plan to use for purees once we start feeding him (which could be in a MONTH, WHAT?!?!). D is adjusting to daycare well, so they tell me. They said he's really smiley, and he's getting better with tummy time (thank goodness). And he's starting to try to hold his own bottle! As for me, I'm adjusting ok, I think. I do fine during the day, it's at night that I get sad, because that's when I actually realize how much time I'm missing with him. But I soak in all the itme that I can, and when I pick him up from daycare and we get home, he's extra snuggly, which I just LOVE - I totally want to freeze time every day!

Man, step away for a few days and have pages and pages to catch up on!!

You guys are SO lucky to not have hair loss yet! Mine is falling out in crazy chunks... I didn't hardly lose any at all for the last few months though, so I guess it's just catching up. I have plenty to spare - I'm not worried, just annoyed at having hair all over me all the time.

At 2 months Lyla was 10 lbs 6 oz, and 23". I'm sad there's no 3 month appointment - I might go in to get her weighed and measured just so I can see how fast she's growing :'(

She's still in 0-3M clothes, but she's starting to outgrow those. I think if she was wearing disposables she could still wear them for a while longer. Those cloth diapers are super bulky!

She's still not interested at looking at or playing with toys at 12 weeks... how about your babies? I feel like she should be.

And, some pictures - first one @ 12 weeks, second one because I think sleeping babies are the cutesttttt!!

@Mrs Green Grass: awww he is sooo cute!

@littlebug: We moved the straps up but J still doesn't like stopping at lights! We need a mirror and some toys for him! I go back full time in 2 weeks. I think I'm going to work some random days between now and then to ease back into it. I'm so glad the transition has gone well for you guys! D is really growing up - he looks so big in your IG pics!

@swurlygurl: Her eyes are sooo gorgeous! J is 11 weeks and doesn't reach for toys yet or really "play" either. If i put something in his hand he will hold it and move it towards his mouth. I really think he just truly discovered his hands not too long ago so I think he'll be playing soon!

Wow, this thread has slowed down since we started going back to work!

I go back tomorrow and woke up at 6 am today to do a dry run. L was up in his crib but he keeps falling back asleep. It's funny that I never noticed that!

I'm glad I did a dry run too bc oatmeal takes way too long to cook in the morning - I'm going to make a pan of baked oatmeal today to eat throughout the week. I've also asked DH to set his alarm for 6 this week in case I fall asleep in the rocker (again!)

Sooo nervous for tomorrow. This week is going to drag. My mom is coming thurs night to visit/watch l on Friday bc L has his annual canoe trip this weekend.

At L's checkup last week, he weighed 12.5 lbs (guess my scale is terrible!) and was 24.5 in long. The pediatrician said I could start solids at 4 months...I'm not sure if we'll do that. I've gotta check out some baby feeding books...

I'm glad work is going well (ok) for @Rescuemom10 and @littlebug.

@coacheswife123: good luck going to work today! Hope you can ease into it!

@Mrs Green Grass: what did you decide about going back early? Love the bowtie by the way. D Looks like an old soul.

@swurlygurl: she is so pretty!

@edelweiss: I probably couldn't handle it if he was doing daycare a full week. I am hoping I can deal since it's just 3x/wk. you have a long commute too right? I'm expecting a 45 minute drive to L's daycare and then 10-15 minutes from there to work.

@littlebug: ooh, L's first cold was when I got obsessed with the Nosefrida. A humidifier helped a ton too, and I had him nap in the RNP bc it's elevated.

@dagret: Thanks so much ! Even though its not even a full day I'm stressed ! I'm glad to ease back into it though ! It's weird to be up this early with a face of make up and hair fixed

@coacheswife123: good luck today! let us know how it goes!

@dagret: yep, we have a long commute also. it'll take us 45-60 minutes to his daycare, and then about another 20-30 to work. argh. that's taking public transportation--i may try driving one day to see if it's faster, although traffic isn't great around here. we've talked about moving closer to work, but i don't know if i can handle even thinking about a move at this point!

@littlebug: I love the nosefrieda! Eli hasn't had a lot of snot yet, but he constantly gets these huge boogers that end up blocking up his nose. The nosefrieda is the only thing that gets them out. I've heard of putting saline in their noses to loosen things up, but I always forget to get it at the store. I didn't know you could use breastmilk! I'll definitely be doing that.

@oliviaoblivia: @dagret: I really like the idea of categories; it seems like it would be easier to navigate the posts that way. What's Gtky? I can't think of any others.

@Mrs Green Grass: I'm sure your students are glad to have you back. What a tough decision for you to make, at least you have the summer waiting for you on the other side! I'm back waaaay earlier than I wanted too. I'm working at home part time until my boss can hire someone to cover the extra work (my only coworker quit a month into my leave.)

@allison: getting to know you.

@allison: Yup, I read it on Kelly Mom! I just snip a little from a bottle in a syringe, and put a few drops in each nostril, let it sit for a few seconds, then suck away! I did also buy saline to send along to daycare, though.

@coacheswife123: Sorry, I missed that you were going back today, too! Good luck - will be thinking of you!

@oliviaoblivia: Luckily for me, Daxon's on a pretty good schedule, so I've got a fairly predictable routine in the morning.

@littlebug: breastmilk in the nose. Genius. I've been using saline but sometimes I miss and it rolls in his mouth. Yuck.

@Mrs Green Grass: i hope your transition back to work is a smooth one ! Snuggle Dylan close these next few weeks !

Work was pretty good today. It was only 4 hrs. I will do a full day next week (maybe a couple) . I think it is really going to help me to be able to ease into it ! It felt kind of good to get back and do something that felt normal - like the old "me". I missed J so much though ! Gave him lots of cuddles when I got home !

@Rescuemom10: I'm 6 lbs away from my pre preg weight ! My jeans fit but are a little snug. But my tummy is sooooo squishy

I lost most of my weight quickly, too. I lost 20 lbs at the hospital, then another 5 the week after I got home. The last 5 has been hanging around, but I don't mind too much. My clothes fit, just a little tighter than before. If I tighten my stomach muscles up, I look pretty much the same, so I definitely need to get on those planks! But I haaaate planks. So.

We're going to the beach in September, and I really don't want to have to buy a new one-piece swimsuit, so I'm hoping I'll get myself together over the summer and be in that two-piece! We'll see.

I lost all the baby weight plus 8-9 bonus pounds quickly but I'm sooooo squishy! My old clothes fit but with my new improved boobs my shirts look a little whoreish.
I'm impressed with those of you considering two pieces! I had a break down on Tuesday when I realized those days may be behind me. I tossed all but my favorite bikini with the intention that if I ever earn my way back into one that I'll go all out with a new two piece wardrobe. But right now my stretch marks are too ghastly for public consumption.

i was back below my pre pregnancy weight within a couple weeks, but i know that it's because i was more fit during my pregnancy than before! i was doing dailey method classes about 3 times a week and pretty much nothing before. i'm definitely flabby around the tummy though, so i need to get back on that. i have a bunch of yoga classes and barre classes that i need to redeem and then i'm going back to dailey method. i didn't get stretch marks on my belly, but they showed up on my boobs when my milk came in. thought i dodged that bullet, but i didn't. oh well! i've worn a 2 piece but i live in so cal so we've had some warm days. i have some one pieces, but i think my flabby belly looks worse? i figure it's part of being a mom!

I kind of like one pieces so I'm not toooo sad. I don't have stretch marks but I do still have my linea nigra. Bleh !

My boobs are like way out of control for a bikini like I would normally wear !

@coacheswife123: @allison: I still have my linea negra, too. And my belly button looks SO weird - the skin around it is so dark.

I am 4 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight, but my body composition is totally different. What little butt I had before has migrated around and it's now parked on my gut. My belly was never exactly flat, but now it's definitely mush. Need to get started on that. I got a one-piece from J Crew. It was more than I'd usually spend on a bathing suit, but I had a gift card and I feel like I need a good quality suit to last me a while.

This of you pumping several times a day, do you feel like it is affecting your posture? I find that I'm hunching over and so my back constantly aches.

@dagret: don't you feel like you are lugging your whole house to work each day? I hate it !