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@Adira: You need to go one weekend and stock up on stuff for Xander!

@Adira: I've never been to ikea either! The closest is 3 hours away! This is also why all of our crappy furniture is from craigslist. I dream of a cheap ikea sofa.

@arden: Happy birthday Vi!!

@AprilFool: oh no!!
@Adira: *gasp*, my heart! say it ain't so….
@Arden: Happy Birthday, V!!
@travellingbee: wow, sounds advanced!! hehe, can we skip the pitching fits part altogether? my 13 month old is starting to do that… i was hoping i had a few more months!

Hi all! We had Pete's one year check-up yesterday with our new pediatrician in the 'burbs, so I can finally report his updated stats. He is 22 lbs 6.5 ounces and 29 3/4 inches! I am so relieved that he is growing in height! Until this visit, he had been in the 12th percentile for height and now he shot up to 44th percentile. I mean, I think he's adorable as a little shorty and I know he has lots of time to grow, but I was a bit worried about him being shorter than every other little boy and getting teased once he hits school! (Yes, I am crazy and was already worrying about something that *might* happen years from now.) Anyway, it feels good know that he is catching up.

The doctor also mentioned that we should try to limit the pacifier since I am concerned that he doesn't speak any words yet and doesn't babble very much (as it's always in his mouth!). So as of today, I am only giving it to him on trips out of the house and while he sleeps. It's a little rough but I can usually distract him when he starts to get fussy. He already has begun babbling much more during the day.

Other than that, we are settling in to our new home! Our furniture deliveries have finally started to arrive. We met a little 15 month old baby girl who lives a few houses away and we are having a playdate on Saturday. And, we finally found a church to join so we can have Pete baptized in May. After bouncing around the city for a few years, it feels really nice to start putting down some roots here!

One thing that I've learned since we've moved is that Pete hates sitting in shopping carts. He flips out when I try to put him in one. I think he feels insecure in the big Stop n'Shop ones. We never had this issue when we lived in Queens because I always had him in the stroller or Ergo. It makes grocery shopping very difficult! I am wondering if anyone else experienced this and found any strategies that worked? On our recent trip to Babies R'Us, he was screaming so much that I had to carry him while shopping and my arm was about to fall off by the time we got back to the car!

Okay, so excited that I actually have some time to catch up on the rest of the thread....

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

I'm probably the queen of living close to IKEA, it's only a 5min drive on the autobahn for us. Those of you who haven't been should definitely go check it out and enjoy some swedish meatballs

@QueensBee: The pedi called me back with the results today and the two elevated liver markers are already falling. Thank god for that! But... A) we'll have to be back for another blood draw in 4 weeks B) he also has some weird virus that basically only causes a cold in people outside the womb but it can be potentially lethal to unborn babies so we have to stay clear of pregnant ladies for a while. We'll also have to let daycare know so should one of them be pregnant they can stay clear of B. I double checked with the doc though and he is allowed to go. So totally random...
B is a really good eater so far - ha those 26 lbs. have to come from somewhere... He pretty much only eats table foods and the only thing I have discovered that he doesn't like so far is zucchini

Random but I definitely don't need weight training for my arms, my arms are so toned from shlepping around LO all the time

@QueensBee: thats rough about the shopping carts. T loves the shopping cart...its very convenient! What about one of those seat covers? It might make him feel more secure?

@Adira: I've started reading a little bit about parenting toddlers to try to prepare myself! I don't consider myself to be a particularly patient person, especially when I'm tired.

Tonight I thought to myself "I"m going to be terrible at this!" From 5 to 6:15 when I finally had dinner ready, my kid was just melting down. I mean, this is usually a rough time but tonight was bananas. She didn't want to be worn, didn't want to sit in the high chair, didn't want me to hold her unless my boob was in her mouth. Hard to make pasta that way. I eventually resorted to giving her puffs, and then a pouch right before dinner was ready! She still ate a ton, but I think I need some new strategies- I hate giving her what amounts to fruit puree right before a healthy dinner!
I was at the end of my rope though. I am wondering if its because I'm getting my period- so maybe my milk isn't working as well for her or something? Oy. She was up a lot last night, too (4 times and then awake for an hour from 4:30-5:30). So I was exhausted and she was starving. Bad combo.

How do you guys get through that last hour until dinner? I'm teaching a class tomorrow so I"ll be gone from about 5 until probably 8:30/9- hubs is on his own and planning to make pad thai....good luck to him

@Silva: That hour is always the hardest. How many meals is T eating a day? I usually resort to food as well at that time. It is the best distraction I have.

@Silva: I am quickly learning that 95% of her meltdowns are because she is hungry. Making the meals bigger is a good idea, I think they can eat a lot more than we assume.

I would like the recipes! Also is anyone doing smoothies yet? I need a quick and easy recipe.

@Silva: we get home around 530, and I have 2-3 mins to get dinner. She has a snack at 330 at day care. I have been giving her goldfish in the car ride home to try and help her keep from napping (messing with bedtime). I can't cook, just have to reheat.
@QueensBee: so glad y'all are getting settled. And yay! For a successful grocery trip today. He looked so cute in your IG pic!

@Silva: well DH is gone during the week so I really have no motivation to cook. She eats a lot of leftovers Mon-Thurs. I cooked last night so between that and leftovers from the weekend, her and I are good for the week!

@Arden: Happy Birthday V!!!
@QueensBee: Thatza nice growth spurt! and yay for settling in your new home!!!
I want to update on J but stupid tablet with typing. Im still waiting for my powercord too cheap to get apple one. Anyway we just started table food boiledegg fordinner and J sat at table with us and ate some by himself! Its such a relief not having to feed himevery night it had become a battle lately.

@QueensBee: Yay for getting settled and growth in height and meeting new neighborhood friends! Yikes on the shopping seat. K has never been a good sitter in anything. She still flops to the side, props her legs up, etc, in the shopping cart and restaurant high chairs. I think she just hates the loose seating. I try to put things on both sides of her if she's in a big shopping cart.

@Adira: @travellingbee: Oh man. I think we are on the brink of tantrums too. I actually wondered aloud the other day it the terrible two's could start at 1?

@Pumuckl: Hi and Welcome! I'll have to go back and read to catch up. But nice having another mama here!

@Arden: Happy Birthday V!!! Looks like you had a wonderful day!

@shopaholic: aw I'm sorry it's been such a rough day! It must be so hard having to do bedtimes solo too after an entire day with no downtime. K's one year pics turned out beautifully by the way!! She is such a doll!

@Silva: ok that broccoli one looks divine! And thanks for the smoothie, that seems easy enough for me to try. And crock pot all the way, it has been my life saver even as a sahm.

@shopaholic: That sounds like a tough afternoon, at least that tooth has broken through now. I am so grateful for the hours DH works that he is home early enough for tea and bed time.

@Smurfette: I totally get you on the short naps. My LO sometimes only naps for 20' total. Sometimes its not even a minute in the car until he is sound asleep. The naps did get better with time in daycare though. He just seemed to get used to the noise. I'm lucky though that even if he falls asleep in the car its only a 5-10' drive so it doesn't seem to disturb bedtime.

I hate the molars! Every tooth is like 2 or 3 teeth previously because each peak comes trough separately. B was teething yesterday too, his bottom right molar peaked the second time. I just hate to see him in pain

@Smurfette: I think it took B a little over a month to fully adjust to sleeping with so many kids. BUT he also started daycare so it might be quicker for R! I keep my fingers crossed!!! Hmmm, I'm trying to remember how long it took the molars to first break through. I believe it was white and swollen for probably a week or so? Then we had a day each were they broke through and his gum was actually bleeding... So not nice... COME ON stupid molars make an appearance and then leave our kids alone!

@Smurfette: I hear ya on being over teething... B also got his first two teeth in Aug (so at 4.5m)...
I saw your other thread on the pain meds: I acctually only give him pain meds if he is also running a fever which he always does when a tooth first breaks through. He gets globules on days where he has no fever but is in pain and LOTS of cuddles.