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Little bruiser is 8.5 months old, has been crawling since 6, and has been cruising for a solid 1.5 months, and lately she's letting go and balancing a lot more. Her big sister walked at 10 months, so I know it's coming. She's in size 12 mos, a few 18 mos things that run small, and still refuses a bottle. She has 6 teeth (the top 4 recently cut all at once...ugh) and loves table food. She says "mama," "hi," and says "ba" for ball and "mo" for more. She's started following simple directions, looks at things we point to, and understands "no no!"

Here's a sleepy-face pic of her yesterday after her nap, and one of her with big sis. (sorry for IG repeats.)

@erinpye: thank you. Your girls are just precious. I'm alright now. Thankfully.

@erinpye: thanks I will. Your girls are so cute and precious.

@lavender: great update I love hearing about what all the love babies are up to these days.

I just realized I didn't post a up to date pic of LO I always do on IG but I don't have some of you ladies on there. So here he is just last week in his pjs and after a bath

It's good to see the updates! I keep up with you all on Instagram too. I can't velieve we're closing in on one year!!!

T is almost 9 months old. He's the sweetest and most loving child ever and he's definitely all boy! He's rambunctious and loud when he plays! He can sit up now on his own. That started at around 8 months finally. He'll sit for like 20 minutes straight but he hasn't learned that he can't just flip over when he's done. So we either sit with him or surround him with pillows to prevent him from hurting his head. No crawling yet. He tried to wiggle and squirm but he HATES being on his tummy or left alone in the floor to play in general. He stands with our help great though. He's not willing to hold on to anything yet or move his feet. So we're a little on the slow (but normal) scale of things. It's frustrating sometimes because babies his age that we know are already cruising and even walking so even though we know he's perfctly normal, it makes you feel like you're doing something wrong sometimes
I don't know what he weighs but he went through a major growth spurt lately. He is a little on the petite side though! He finally popped a tooth and I'm pretty sure he's working on more.
He loves table food. He can feed himself really well! We've almost moved into exclusive table food for meals. He breastfeeds quite a bit still which is good but I have to day wean him at one year when I go back to work.

We're not using BC either. Condoms whenever we DTD, but that's not often unfortunately. Our original plan was to TTC #2 around T's first birthday but at the moment we're rethinking that. Our timeline is strict though so I told DH we would put it on the back burner til February and then revisit it. My period still hasn't come back yet which is nice!

Still no teeth for my almost 11 month old. Kind of annoying me because he is in so much pain all the time. At our drs appointment last week the dr said it feels like most of his teeth are trying to come in all at once.

@Honeygold89: OMG congratulations on your BFP! Welcome to the 2 under 2 club My girls are 22 months apart and while it's a lot of work, I love how they are close in age and are able to play together. Noah will make a great big brother

@Honeygold89: Wow! Congratulations! My girls are 19 months apart and whilst it is a lot of work and incredibly busy, it is wonderful and I wouldn't change it for the world! Welcome to the world of 2 under 2 - it's going to be a fun ride! Happy and healthy nine months to you!

@Honeygold89: Omg! Congratulations! You are a braver woman than me!

We are on the fence about a second but I am feeling pressure to decide soonish due to our ages. (I am 37 and my husband is 39.)

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. I finally feel like I hit the reset button after taking two weeks off. I am ready to tackle 2015 and especially ready to finally be fully engaged at work again!

@ElbieKay: lol thanks! I know I'm thinking about that now. But it was a similar situation in DH case because he's 37 and is very adamant anout not having kids when he turns 40 and It was like a now or never thing because I definitely didn't want to get pregnant when I start my nursing program next fall 2016 and time just wasn't on our side. but I wanted my kids close in age too so I think I'll like it when it's all over.

@matador84: thank you I think it'll be fun for them to grow up close in age. Ds started walking the day before he hit 10 months and he's been all over the place and into everything they grow so quick

Oh we still have 0 teeth over here! Lol. But we are walking too much for this mama. Lol. H no longer crawls, just walks everywhere. /:

@littleblessings: thanks! My MIL says that the longer it takes for teeth to come in the better they are, I think it's just a wives tale but I knew a little girl that who didn't get her first tooth until she was 13 months and then they came all back to back. My LO has 4 teeth so far that started coming in at 7 months and he has two that are trying to break through the gum and every chance he gets he's biting me, DH, my dad, or nieces so yeah that's a plus to no teeth yet lol.

@Danizaur: thank you. I'm sure T will do great with EI. Glad he'll be getting the help he needs.

@Danizaur: GL w/EI. T will do great and he will be up and crawling in no time.

@littleblessings: R has 3 teeth in and working on #4. #3 took literally weeks before it finally came in.

R will be 1 in 3 weeks! She is almost walking- cruises around on the furniture and very vocal when something doesn't go her way. She literally scowls and screams at me when I get her mad lol, she has the temperament of her sister.

It's crazy how a year ago we were so very very pregnant. Has anyone gotten baby fever yet??? I get waves of baby fever and want to TTC #3 but I know financially we can't afford another child right now. I'm happy and content with our two girls but whenever I see a pregnancy announcement (like @Honeygold89 !) I get a surge of baby fever

@lavender: hahaha N is the same way when you take something from him, I think he has my attitude.

@littleblessings: aw aren't they cutie pies I just love the last picture of them together

I just did a bunch of bday party planning for my little almost 1 year old tonight. I can't believe it! Where did that year even go‽

Adrienne is doing great: Still breastfeeding, though I'd really like to move her to WCM, she won't take much of it and will only take it from a straw sippy (never has taken a bottle), with plain yogurt mixed in. She's walking as much as, if not more than crawling now, just kind of flings herself across the floor and then plops to her butt, or flops down face-first, haha. She's got 8 teeth, and I think more are coming in because she's screamed for 5-6 hours before sleeping the last few nights. Midnight/ 1 AM bedtimes, and her waking up my 2.5 year old in the process, is making me crazy.

Nooooooo baby fever here. The baby shop is closed--I'm good with my 2.

Congrats on the BFP @Honeygold89! Mine are also under 2 years apart, and while it's hectic at times, it's also pretty great

@Danizaur: Hang in there, mama. I know it's hard not to blame yourself, but don't! We're all learning, here, every day. Moms spend too much time trying to be perfect, and that's not even a real thing--but you, as a caring, loving, involved mother, are as close as can be, if a perfect mom exists.

My oldest DD was tongue tied and struggling to breastfeed, not getting enough nutrition for months and months, and I didn't know it. She screamed and screamed every day, and I couldn't get the echo of it out of my head, once I knew it was because she had been hungry and in pain. I beat myself up hard over it for about a year. Not even just beat myself up, I crucified myself. I despaired in the depths of my soul. I thought I ruined her forever. And you know what? We got her on formula, she thrived, and she is absolutely, 100%, fantastically great. You would never ever know now at 2.5, what she went through then.

T will crawl and walk, and do all the things babies do, on his own timeline. And for what it's worth, I didn't walk until I was 15 months old, and my sister was 16 months. Every kid is just different, and while it's wonderful you are getting him some help, keep that fact in mind--every kid is different. He is so adorable and sounds like the most wonderful, sweetest boy! I wish I could meet him and snuggle him in person

@Danizaur: Anytime, mama. I mean it. Big hugs to you

@Honeygold89: I'm sorry. I had a mc before my pregnancy with T. I also chose meds instead of a DNC. I was scared to take them but it wasn't that bad.

@Honeygold89: oh no I'm so so sorry.

@Danizaur: ️

@littleblessings: thanks for the well wishes unfortunly the doctor said we will need to wait atleast 3 months before trying again.