https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:46:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2651639 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:51:17 +0000 whiskers 2651639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turquoisemama: lol, I think B is my most challenging right now. Newborns are so easy in hindsight. </p> <p>B is definitely ahead of where A was verbally at this point. Her favorite phrase right now is "No, I got it." when asked if she needs help. </p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: hope you come to a decision soon. Family planning is hard. 3 was a toss up for us, but so glad we went for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2651602 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:27:34 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2651602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey Ladies!!</p> <p>C is awesome. Finally had her word explosion. She was starting to worry me. L talked much earlier. She is a very sweet little girl. I definitely have a soft spot for her.</p> <p>Baby sister is a tank. She and C are only a couple pounds apart. C is very solidly in the middle of the growth chart and A is above the 99%. They wear the same clothes and diaper sizes.</p> <p>A is ten months today and running around. Having three to literally run after is much harder than when A would just chill in the stroller.</p> <p>Life is chaos, but the happiest chaos.</p> <p>I'm still hoping to have a fourth, but dh is having second thoughts. Trying to not let it get me down. I'd rather do it sooner than later, I'll be 36 in three months so I'd we do do it it should be fairly soon. </p> <p>Miss you girls, love seeing updates! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2651560 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 04:45:21 +0000 turquoisemama 2651560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Oh i just saw this! Language explosion over here. Counting to ten and ABCs! It's so exciting to watch her learn. I'm also curious about the new babies! Still can't believe y'all are on round two or three already! I'm still exhausted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2648973 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:43:21 +0000 Pumuckl 2648973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's everyone doing? And how are all the new big sisters and brothers adjusting?</p> <p>Things here are good except for some stomach bug that causes vomiting that both the kids have now caught. J seems fine again so really hoping B will be over it soon too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2645931 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:14:08 +0000 Pumuckl 2645931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: hope labor starts soon for you!</p> <p>@HappyBaker: sleep isn't quite as bad with J now at this age as it was with B at this time but she's spent quite a few nights in bed with us in the last couple of weeks. If we're lucky she'll sleep but we have also had nights were she partied in our bed for 3h or so. I hate those days :silly: </p> <p>@emilye519: funny thing about the mommy preference. J is currently developing quite the daddy preference which is funny because before she would only accept me. Not too sad since once the twins get here I am sure it'll be dad a lot more often getting her ready for bed etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2645930 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 03:02:46 +0000 turquoisemama 2645930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: Oh girl I know how you feel - I went to 41+4! But she basically flew out so hopefully the extra time is just prepping your body! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2645284 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 01:40:02 +0000 mfa_lady 2645284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turquoisemama: it totally does! Until you pass the day you had your first (3 days ago) and your due date (2 days ago) and then start wondering if #2 will ever want to be on the outside... :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2645281 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:54:05 +0000 turquoisemama 2645281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I can't believe you're already due!! I'm sure it's true the second pregnancy flies by! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2645280 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:53:19 +0000 turquoisemama 2645280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: We went through lots of night wake ups a month or so ago. She would wake up earlier in the morning too. She's pretty much back to normal now. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2643217 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:48:11 +0000 HappyBaker 2643217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@emilye519: @mfa_lady: Oh man I remember when I was pregnant with L, my daughter was right around this age and was also an awful sleeper! Hang in there both of you! </p> <p>@mfa_lady: So glad to hear yours is sleeping till 6 now, it's so pathetic that I would give anything to sleep till 6 haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2643138 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:39:56 +0000 mfa_lady 2643138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: We had the saaaaaaame thing. It lasted for probably a solid month--and I'm due with #2 on Saturday, so it was ROUGH. She still has never gone back to our old, glorious, 7AM wakeup, but most days now it's at least in the 6:00 hour as opposed to 4 or 4:30. </p> <p>Unfortunately, we just had to wait it out. We tried a lot of things--shorter naps, longer naps, earlier bedtime, later bedtime...nothing really changed it. Although sometimes we did put her to bed a few minutes earlier because at least we got an extra 20 or 30 minutes to ourselves in the evening...and if she was going to wake up before the crack of dawn anyway, why not? </p> <p>Good luck--I feel your pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2643119 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:26:57 +0000 emilye519 2643119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@happybaker - similar story over here! Except DD was sleeping 2-3 hours at daycare (but not at home on the weekends) so we asked them to limit her nap during the day and it got a little better but 5:30-6 but I'll take it over 4:30-5! I'm 7 months pregnant so sleep is not great for me right now anyways never mind the crack of dawn wake up calls. I thought about transitioning to a toddler bed (especially because it's getting hard to rock her with my belly - I know, I shouldn't be rocking an almost 2 year old but she's still awake when she goes in her crib, we just rock and sing for a bit before bed) but I'm afraid a toddler bed will make it worse. SO no ideas, just commiseration!</p> <p>We're also having some strong Mommy preference over here that I need to figure out before #2 gets here in January 😕 Not sure how to go about that! </p> <p>I hope everyone is doing well!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2643099 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:08:58 +0000 HappyBaker 2643099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure if we are having a delayed 18 month sleep regression or an early 2 year one, but DS has been waking up between 4:30 and 4:45am for the DAY lately! We are losing our minds. </p> <p>He still goes to bed okay, around 7, and takes one crappy nap at daycare, but wakes up screaming for us to go get him soooo ridiculously early. Yesterday we tried pushing bedtime later by half an hour and he woke up even earlier, and when he gets out of bed he is awake-awake ready to go, but then gets super grumpy / cranky an hour or two later. This morning we tried letting him CIO and he cried for almost an hour before we gave up because he was starting to try to climb out and we don't want to cross that bridge yet! </p> <p>Have you guys gone through this? Did it get better? Any tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2594047 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 22:17:17 +0000 whiskers 2594047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I hope it spares you. B is already in a twin bed and sharing a room with her sister so it's a little trickier. Just riding it out at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2593319 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 06:27:53 +0000 HappyBaker 2593319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: Oh no I forgot about that one / we haven't hit it yet. Ugh thanks for reminding me so if it hits us I'll know what's going on! I hope it ends for your soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2593242 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:03:01 +0000 whiskers 2593242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can I just say that the 18 month sleep regressions sucks. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2578177 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 04:34:32 +0000 Pumuckl 2578177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Hahaha, I have no idea how we'll handle four. Maybe you'll have four and five in one go. As I just learned you never know.</p> <p>@HappyBaker: Thank you friend. Quite an exciting time ahead of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2577464 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:10:43 +0000 HappyBaker 2577464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Holy wow! Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2577463 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:10:04 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2577463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: I'm totally jealous. I'd love to get four without having to be pregnant a fourth time. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2577462 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:06:18 +0000 Pumuckl 2577462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: @whiskers: Thank you ladies! Totally utterly surprising! There's no twins in either family. So I guess we'll be a family of 6 after all... (And of 4 under 4). :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2577445 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:44:34 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2577445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: TWINS?! Holy f*cking wow!!! That's fantastic!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2577423 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:10:43 +0000 whiskers 2577423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Stalking you - congrats on your twins!! And I'm over here worried about 3 under 4. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2571785 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:00:43 +0000 whiskers 2571785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Yes! B is into babies as well. No clue she has one coming, but I think she will be happy when her baby sister gets here. She tantrums frequently as well, but is very verbal (at least compared to DD1 at that age). We moved her to a big girl bed a few weeks ago and the transition has gone really well. She is a fairly good independent player, but she loves trying to do things with her sister. They really are starting to become little people instead of babies, I think if I didn't have another one coming I'd be a lot more sentimental about it, but for now I just love getting to know who she is. She is obsessed with buckles and how things work. She is a runner and explorer. She gives great big hugs and says "I love you." Lift and flap books are her favorite. She loves splash pads and any spraying water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2571752 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 04:25:01 +0000 Pumuckl 2571752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is everyone doing?</p> <p>J had a really bad couple of days. She was only sleeping for the second half of the night (and that half sometimes was more 3/4 of the night) when on us or in our bed. Tonight was the first night she went back to sleeping in her crib. Hope it stays this way. But on the other hand it is so funny seeing her personality shine through more everyday. She is fierce and indepent and social and snuggly at the same time. And boy can she trantrum. I mean I've done this before but I've never seen anything from B that comes close to the hysterics that J gets into. I hope things will calm down more once she really starts speaking. She still only has a few words but is really starting to repeat things and has a huge understanding of words (much like her brother did at that age) so I am not worried. </p> <p>One of B's daycare friends got a baby brother in April and yesterday was the first time that J really saw the baby. She was mesmerized. It'll be funny to see how she'll react once she sees my belly growing and the new baby. I really hope she won't be too jealous. Although I can see that happening as I currently am her default parent. We'll see... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2537422 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:22:54 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 2537422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: @Pumuckl: +anyone else who said congrats too, sorry, can't see on my phone... thank you, thank you! excited and scared.</p> <p>I do like the 2 year age gap a lot, so I'm going to focus on that instead of the 3 under 4 situation that's looming on the horizon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2537281 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:14:55 +0000 Pumuckl 2537281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: SAME! But we've decided on trying for a third although we'll wait another month to ditch BC. I want my body to have some more time to recuperate this time to hopefully not end up on bedrest again. And 3 under 4 sounds even scarier than 2 under 2 did...</p> <p>Congratulations to all the newly pregnant bees! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2536481 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:14:06 +0000 Radish 2536481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: just give into it and join us :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2536476 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:07:29 +0000 HappyBaker 2536476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have baby fever so bad and you guys aren't helping!! Congrats all :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2536433 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:59:17 +0000 Raindrop 2536433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Radish: Wow!! So many of us!! So exciting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-year-new-babes-january-2015-postpartum-chat/page/35#post-2536393 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:05:15 +0000 mfa_lady 2536393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Radish: Solidarity! E's getting over croup (still has a nasty cough that's keeping her up, my husband's out of town, and I am STRUGGLING. I feel your pain! </p>