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@Mrs. Microscope: that's wonderful! congrats on the outing & poop! R likes being worn too, but honestly it's still so hot outside here that I'm immediately sweaty!

@Mrs. Microscope glad to hear mspi diet is working!! LO goes back to the GI on Monday, today has been a horrific day for his reflux so I am thinking elimination diet is probably the next step for me... Also totally jealous of the babywearing. So far, M is not interested, but I think he's just so fussy and generally miserable all the time that he's going to be unhappy no matter what. Plus he runs SUPER hot and prefers to just be naked under the AC vent, LOL.

@buttermilk way to go mama and R!!!! 10 oz is awesome!

I had my post partum appt today. I was told I healed nicely, but scored high on the PPD questionaire so now have Xoloft. We also dropped off C's stuff at daycare for her to start Monday. So.. pretty emotional day. I can't believe my leave is over already!! Where did those six weeks go?

Also made a decision about pumping. I'm going to do it four times per day (twice at home, twice at work) until I dry up just so I can be guaranteed some alone time at work. I'm a huge introvert, so I'll need it. I don't care if I only get out a quarter ounce- they can't tell me I can't pump!

C's daycare is down the road from a farm store, so we picked up strawberry rhubarb pie on the way home. Oh goodness. That was good for my mood but OH needs to hide it so I don't eat the whole darn thing.

@lilteacherbee: I'm also wearing the baby everyday, I have to to get out of the hiuse with my three year old! Do you ever notice that your incision or lower belly is sore after wearing him? I'm noticing it more this go-around and im assuming it's because I'm doing more this time, as opposed to sitting on the couch nursing/napping with the baby like I did the first time.

@Torchwood: Yay that's awesome!

@Torchwood: you did it! Woo! Way to go L!

Dropped C off at daycare this morning for the first time. Ugh. Of course she started smiling back yesterday so when I put her outfit on her on this morning she was smiling back at me making it very difficult to want to drop her off. But five minutes later when I put her in her seat, she was nodding off. She is not a morning person apparently!

@Ms. RV: what a cutie! She looks confused and sleepy! my girl is also not a morning person!

@Torchwood: woohoo! That's awesome!

@Ms. RV: oh my gosh- so cute! Hugs to you- I know it's hard to leave your LO with someone else but it does get easier!

@buttermilk: lol! I remember DD having a similar episode after a week or more of not pooping as a baby- it's like how can such a small human have so much poop!

@buttermilk LOL I can't imagine. M didn't poop on Saturday and the Sunday poop was like... well, it just kept coming and coming! 10 days though

We took LO back to the GI today. His reflux/GI symptoms are still pretty awful even after 2 wks on strong reflux meds (Prevacid and Zantac). The GI feels like he might have a food allergy or intolerance. So, I'm officially on an "elimination diet" - no dairy, soy, seafood, nuts, eggs. He says I don't have to cut out wheat YET unless I do this and he's still not better. But, most sources of wheat (like pasta, packaged bread) has soy or eggs, so I can't eat a ton of it anyway.

We're doing a test today through Thursday to try to figure out if it's an allergy/intolerance. We are going to feed him Alimentum (allergy formula) and I'm going to pump. The GI says if it's allergies, by Thursday there should be a noticeable improvement. I'm starting my elimination diet today so if he's better on Thursday, then we switch back to breastfeeding. Apparently it takes a few days for everything to get out of my milk. So, we'll see how it goes. I am nervous about giving him the formula (don't really want to ) but I see the reason and at this point, would do anything for him to feel better.

@buttermilk: Could be a wonder week? Isla was like that at 5 weeks which apparently is normal wonder week behavior. She barely even napped during that week and was always wanting boob.

@buttermilk: I haven't actually read the book itself - just what I've read from google. There's a phone app for it too which I've been meaning to get.

@buttermilk: there's a wonder week right around a month. I got the app!

@buttermilk: @MrsStar: @Mrs. J: I always found the wonder weeks to be spot on with DD. It helped to know these fussy periods were phases and linked to some type of development. I'd recommend just getting the app- the book didn't really have much additional info and more expensive!

P is so fussy today! She will not let me set her down! Using the ktan, and lots of arm carrying, but it can't get stuff done! Ugh. It's laundry day, I need to make the bed, and the sink is full of dishes to be done, and I need to get dinner started. I sure hope this isn't a new trend for us!

@buttermilk: babywearing, prepping stuff when you can, freezer food, takeout lol

omg i take back what i just said, this sucks. she has screamed all day unless she is on the boob. I've tried every carrier. i have today and she still screams. I'm only able to nurse her to sleep but if i put her down she wakes up and wails. i thought we could make it to the grocery store today but hell no! I'm not risking pushing a screaming baby through whole foods. no food here, not that she would let me eat it anyway!

@buttermilk: do you have a yoga ball you can bounce on with her?

@MrsADS: how scary! L threw up twice yesterday...once he was choking on it and I was so scared!

@buttermilk: that was me yesterday! We are approaching the 8-9 wonder week, so I'm guessing that's it. Today is better... P is swaddled tight and sleeping in the swing. Planning a grocery run today. Wish me luck!

@MrsADS: That sounds horrible. I'm so sorry. You might ask your doctor about a formula called Elecare Jr, if you need to continue to consider formula. My cousin's son has a disease that literally makes him allergic to food (he's 4.5 and has I think 5 safe foods, peaches, turkey, sweet potato, and I can't recall the others). Anyway, that formula is what he eats, because it's pre-broken down, so it doesn't trigger allergies even with problems as severe as his. It's expensive as crap, but some insurances will cover it.