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@Pumuckl: Congrats on a baby girl! We've been having a rough week with sleep too. Between teething and readjusting to time. He woke up twice last night. Been sleeping in our bed on and off as well.
Today he won't nap. He fell asleep in the car and the way home from the zoo but woke up when I tried to transfer him to the crib.
@QueensBee: Thanks--it was nice to get away. Your trip looked awesome and relaxing as well! Vermont is one of my favorite places. I miss living in the Northeast and being able to drive to lots of different places for the weekend. Here I can drive for hours and hours and hours and still be in Texas

@Adira: Thanks for the links! So sweet of you to offer some advice! I'll take a look at some of the suggestions. I had my trusty dad on the phone giving me tips but he can't figure it out either. I'm going to be so annoyed if DH comes home and sorts it out within minutes!

@travellingbee: Sounds a few rough days of sleep! Hope it sorts out soon. When do you go back to work? Come visit us in the Northeast anytime!!

@QueensBee: tomorrow! That's why we went to the zoo this morning. A last hurrah! I'm sad but also ready to go back. Oh man- I wish! Our boys would have a lot of fun together I think!

@Smurfette: @AprilFool: it sucks because sometimes I feel like I can't go anywhere with him for fear that he will fall asleep in the car.

@Adira: Good news to report: Hubs was able to install the pt holder but it was tricky for him too! He had to dig up a special extra-strength drill bit, which I didn't know existed, and then use a hammer. Now I don't feel so silly for having trouble with it!

@travellingbee: Oh wow, have a great first day tomorrow! As much as I dread going back to work, the first day of school always feels exciting!

Pete took a monster four hour nap today. It was blissful. I put him to bed an hour later than usual and he fell asleep easily. I'm really counting on the "sleep begets sleep" expression on HB tonight and hoping he sleeps through the night.

In other news, he now laughs at himself when he farts. He thinks it's beyond hilarious. Fart jokes have officially begun!

@Pumuckl: Glad you are feeling better. Congrats on a girl! That will be so much fun. Until about 3 weeks ago Isaac was spending the last 1-2 hours sleeping in our bed, not very restful. But now he is back to sleeping the whole night in his crib. Hopefully this phase passes for you.

@QueensBee: Awesome nap!! Did you end up putting bumpers in the crib? How did that work out?

I put bumpers in Isaac's crib tonight. This morning when he woke up his chubby thigh was stuck pretty good in the slats. Kind of freaky in my half asleep state.

@travellingbee: Have a good first day back tomorrow!

@QueensBee: That's our nights lately. Like tonight he went to bed so good and easy and two hours later woke up screaming and freaking out. Back asleep now though.

Thank you all for your well wishes! I'm back to normal now but I had a really hard time while being sick because I was so weak. I hardly managed to get B to daycare (of course I was alone/solo when it was still the worst). After I got home from the daycare drop-off I'd go straight back to bed for another 3-4h of sleep. *oi*

@QueensBee: @ALV91711: Same here, some nights are blissful and others - well not so much. It's just such a hit and miss lately. I miss the sleep from a month ago where he would fall asleep on his own and then sleep until 6:30/7am in his crib...

@Adira: We don't have bumpers installed either but I don't think I'd want to. He has gotten stuck a couple of times but mostly he just frees himself. Only once was he not able to and we had to "rescue" him. So I'm ok with that.

@Smurfette: @travellingbee: Sorry to hear about your car sleeping troubles. We were able to move B from seat to crib at night a couple of times. Hardly ever during the day. What works often is moving him from the seat to the stroller though so we do that a lot.,

@travellingbee: Good luck and lots of fun back at work!

B had to get his vaccines today. Let's hope he doesn't have a bad reaction to it... Poor guy being stuck by needles again by 8am... I'll try to make it up to him with his favorite dinner and extra cuddles tonight.

@QueensBee: Lil B laughs when he farts too! I think its a boy thing!

Are @Mrs. High Heels: and I the only ones not TTC or pregnant right? I swear everyone is getting pregnant around me or trying too.

@cheert16: That is what I am wondering are we the only 2 not TTC (or will be in the next couple months)

DH and I have tabled the #2 talk till R is 2. I know the only way we can swing it financially is to wait to space them so we have one in day care at a time. R starts pre-K (free at the elementary school, just have to pay after care at the day care) at 4.5, so she would be 4 at the earliest before #2. Which puts me at 38-39 and pregnant. So I have to wrap my head around that. DH still is leaning towards just having one. Good thing we have TONS of time to decide.

@Smurfette: We had tabled all discussion of LO#2 till B was 2- I couldn't even imagine paying for 2 kids in daycare. Also we have terrible health insurance (we had GREAT insurance when we had B) so we were hoping for DH to switch jobs before trying for #2. (we thought we were going to need intervention and our insurance didn't cover it) But apparently my body had a mind of its own and we are going to be blessed with a second baby. We will figure everything financially out (although I panic about it about twice a week).

@Smurfette: Yes the thought of how much I will be spending on daycare is freaking me out... adding that DH wants me to get a bigger car (even though mine just got paid off) is freaking me out too! Plus everything else that goes along with a baby! AHHHH!
Luckily one of my close friends found out she was having a boy (her first LO is a girl) and I had a boy first and am now having a girl- so we are going to trade clothes!! Pretty exciting that we wont have to start over with that!!

Oh I am super excited, day care offers gymnastics on Monday's!! It works out to about $50 a month but that is cheaper then what I have found that is offered on Sat. And we don't have to commit to every Sat. The downside is that we can't watch her, unless we are home and can sneak over to day care. Her teacher told me that she thinks R is going to be a gymnast since she is always climbing and tumbling. So I know that she is going to love it. I just wish she would start talking more so she can tell me about it. They start the first Monday in September.

@Mrs. High Heels: @Smurfette: Not pregnant and not TTC here too! I'm considering it for this fall but most likely will wait until spring.

@Mrs. High Heels: Happy to hear fart jokes are funny to all genders!!

@Smurfette: That sounds so fun!! And $50 is such a great price!

@Adira: Gynmastics is the only thing offered till 3. Then it is gymnastics, karate, and ballet. Then have something else called PlayBall which is supposed to get them started with sports. We are going to hold off on that till Jan when she is a little older.
@QueensBee: Sweet another member of our Wolf Pack!
@cheert16: When looking into classes, everything is during the week. It sucks for working parents.

@Mrs. High Heels: That is nice you could do them after work. R's swim was every Sat. She missed 3 of the 8 due to illness. Going to start back up in Jan. We would miss half the classes this fall.

@Smurfette: Do you get make-up classes?