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@Miss Ariel: yeah I'm calling HR tomorrow to question a few things.... But your day sounds nice! Hope it went well!!
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G asked for AJ to go to bed right when she got home ...so we can play....lol
I tell her the nights I am solo if she is quiet and I can put AJ to bed we can play/read books! Well.he can't go to bed at 5 kid....lol -
@FaithFertility: Aw - M still tells me that she doesn't hear J fussing when he wakes up from his nap (because she wants to keep playing with just me). Um, we have to go get your brother, my dear. Sorry!
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So yesterday M skipped his nap completely (and wasn't too fussy), but right now he's going on a 3 hr nap!! What is this kid doing?!? I'm hoping he goes to bed on time tonight.
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@AngelicOne: crazy kids! Making up for lost time?
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@MrsF: yep that will be G.....lol
Altough she is really wanting him to play with her
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@AngelicOne: Keeping you on your toes
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@MrsF: @FaithFertility: Apparently! I had to wake him up or else he would've kept sleeping. Then he ate a whole lot for snack/dinner...growth spurt perhaps? LOL
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I'm dealing with a lot of jealousy issues! K2 has been having nursing marathons, so K1 will tell either DH or my mom to hold baby sister and mommy pillow off (the nursing pillow) and when I say I can't she gets upset... And sometimes if I'm about to go feed K2, K1 will not let me go!
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@snowjewelz: K's big jealous issues come when I'm nursing. She'll literally climb in my lap and try to wedge her body between mine and J's.
I've found the best solution is to take J to another room so she can't see what I'm doing, but that only works when there's someone else. It's worked sometimes though if I ask K where to sit when I nurse so she has some control of the situation.
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@snowjewelz:
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@Miss Ariel: That's a good thing to try... But it's like she knows when I'm home and will look for me lol. The one fail safe way to get her to not care is to give her screw time but of course I dint want this to be default!
@FaithFertility: yeah this is the one thing! Otherwise she really has been doing so well. And especially with these crazy long cluster feedings from K2.. I don't remember them starting so early!
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@snowjewelz: i am in new territory with AJ he still prefers a bottle.
We had a week where he was doing great, but I think he hit a growth spurt and it was back to fussy nursing and supplementing! It is definitely easier to bottle feed him when G is around, I try to nurse him when she is at her sitters more!
The nursing......for 30-45mins him fussy/then pumping only to get 2oz and then giving him formula to make him happy is too much when I am solo!! -
@snowjewelz: Aww, this is giving me mom guilt already with 7 weeks to go. E has cried at daycare drop off everyday this week and it's the cutest saddest cry ever. I'm going to feel bad for shaking up his world. Not to mention he is super clingy to me now so should be interesting with two!
@FaithFertility: Sucks you have to deal with the jealousy issues and bf'ing issues. This is one of my worries also.
It is great that we have this group to turn to yet and are dealing (or will be dealing) with similar issues!
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@josina: She is a ham.about it so I truly don't feel too guilty she walks away with this huge pout lip....and has even smirked....
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@FaithFertility: I decided not to pump for now.. I pump so little it's just pointless lol!
@josina: it's hard to say how they will really be.. So I tried not to worry before baby got here! Plus I think she gets over it pretty quick, but I lay the guilt on myself!
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@snowjewelz: This! I think they play Into it more than we think!!!!
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@FaithFertility: she is literally an ANGEL per what everyone tells me when I'm not physically there haha!
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I didn't realize I hadn't checked this thread in a week, oops! Holidays were good - just so busy and Ryan got really sick and then got us all sick. He was up all night for most of the week we had off too. Glad to be back into the routine. He's been pretty difficult lately and I hate to admit I've been losing my cool with him which is fueling the fire. But I'm sorry when he deliberately pulls Tyler's hair and won't let go and then laughs about it, Janet Lansbury isn't doing me any favors!
Sorry for those who are experiencing sibling jealousy. I definitely remember once the newness of baby brother wore off, Ty was jealous and acted out a lot and sought negative attention. It was really hard, especially when I was so sleep deprived!
Chugging along at 14.5 weeks pregnant and becoming more and more terrified as we near the point where we got the bad news last time. I have a scan at the high risk doctor in a week which should be able to tell us more about whether this baby has the same issues that Dylan had. I know the risk of recurrence is small, but it is still elevated, and that is so hard to think about.
Hope everyone is having a good 2017 so far....colds be gone!
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@winniebee: Many thoughts and prayers to you and your family for the best year yet!!!
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@snowjewelz: @faithfertility: @miss ariel: so i guess i should be glad that i have 3 so that K entertains/distracts E instead of her bugging me?
i think there might be a trade-off somewhere there...@winniebee: E is super-difficult too. i can't even blame it on the new baby, since she was being difficult for months before he came! ha. i really try with the JL methods, but it's SO hard sometimes, especially when they are being naughty on purpose either for the attention (from you or older bro/sis!). it's easy to ignore & calmly address behavior when they are solo, but so much harder when they are hitting/biting/hair pulling the other kid (and i don't know about T, but K is a pushover and just screams or cries for help)! on the really hard days, i just repeat: someday my house will be quiet and lonely and i will miss these little monsters being crazy!
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@winniebee: Praying for healthy baby
@KayKay: Haha, there is probably a trade off somewhere... But it's great that E has a distraction
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Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been good about keeping up with this thread at all!
Hopefully this winter hasn't been as rough on everyone as it has been on my family! As many of you know (from IG), Logan has pneumonia and was in the hospital for a couple days. He's fine now and back at daycare today!
And in GOOD news, after over two years, I have FINALLY reached my pre-Logan weight!!! Thank you, Atkins!
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@Adira: that's awesome mama!!! And I'm sorry Logan had to stay at the hospital! This winter is no joke... I hope your family can stay healthy!
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@snowjewelz: Thank you! Hopefully this will be the last of our illnesses for a while. I think we've had our fair share this fall/winter!
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@Adira: in our area the stomach bug is rampant... Everyday Kara comes home from daycare, I'm like EVERYONE WASH HANDS!!!
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@snowjewelz: Ewww, stomach bugs are awful!!! We've been lucky in avoiding those so far!
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@Adira: so sorry that logan was so sick! great job mama - you must feel very good. how are things on the home front these days?
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@winniebee: Thanks! Things are going well at home, besides illnesses. I'm looking very much forward to Spring!
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@Adira: Glad he is home!!!!!
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@FaithFertility: Thank you!!
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@adira: that's awesome about atkins/weight loss! that has to feel great and be a (literal and figurative) weight off your shoulders
but sorry you've had so much sickness. saw the IG posts, so glad to hear that everyone is back home and on the mend. I was just telling DH the other day that I'm WAY more paranoid about sickness with 3 kids than I ever was with just 1 or 2 (and I'm nothing close to a germaphobe in general). I think it's because I feel like there is no way to keep the germs from jumping between all my kids anymore, and having 3 sick at one time (or 3 sick successively!) would just be super miserable. so i'm crazy about hand-washing and may even start having them change their clothes right when they get home from school....and we have been trying to avoid the super-germ-filled play places, even though it's been miserably cold. we basically just stay home and at least only expose each other to germs we already have
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@KayKay: I totally feel you on illnesses with three kids! I feel like our family is constantly sick. It just goes through our family and just as the last person is getting over it, we all get sick again. I imagine that'll only be worse with one more child!
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@KayKay: We have been avoiding germy places too (I mean, other than school). Tyler seems to have a great immune system but Ryan still gets really, really sick....and I can't afford to be sick being pregnant! For example, going skiing this weekend and the boys are NOT doing any form of daycare at the mountain. Those places are cesspools for norovirus!
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@KayKay: I can't imagine how you feel about 3 I am germ-a-phobe with the new guy!
@winniebee: No, you stay healthy girl...Norovirus and pregnancy don't mix! Have fun though!
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G has been waking at night to pee, on top of the cough?!
AJ sleeps better than she does lately!
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@faithfertility: K has slept worse than E since E was 9m old! she is often waking up to go potty, or she wants snuggles, or she had a bad dream, etc etc. I don't think you can teach them to hold it, but you could consider putting a little potty in her room w/ a night light so she can go herself?
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@KayKay: Yeah, I wonder too if she uses it as a ploy to.get us in there, because she knows we won't ignore her
She actually does go every time and her diaper is dry in the morning or a little wet.
she has water in there now for her cough that she grabs and sips I've seen her do it!
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@FaithFertility: I've always heard you can't teach them to hold it at night. As they get older and their bladders get stronger (and bigger), they just will naturally do it on their own. Xander is almost 4 and still wears a pull-up to bed because of this.
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@KayKay: I'm doing the same! Wash hands, change into "home" clothes. I read on FB that some moms even bath them early. My main concern is 1) my newborn and 2) we can't afford to get sick.. Who will watch the kids?! I am still letting her go to places tho... Otherwise she would have cabin fever. I just nag whoever takes her to wipe her hands, don't let her put hand in mouth, etc etc.... Lol
awww that's no fun!
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