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@dojo: AW! Holy Cow that is a cute kid!! Adorbs! We have one pair of overalls that are 3 months that still fit and that is about it. Makes me sad whenever we box up the previous size.

Have y'all seen these videos about typical development? I think they are very interesting.

@Smurfette: That's too bad about not being able to swaddle at daycare! Hopefully she will be able to get some rest during the day without it!

I think my supply has taken a little bit of a hit - possible due to me being a little sick or possibly due to Liam being sick. I usually am able to get 8-10 oz in the mornings when I pump then 6 oz in the afternoon and evening - but the past two days I'm only getting about 6 oz in the morning and 4 or so in the afternoon and evening. I've had to take a bit from the freezer and now I'm a little worried. Has anyone had this happen then it go back to 'normal' or did you have to take or do something to bring the supply back up?

@Smurfette: Wow! Is R eats 20oz at daycare, how much is she eating at home?? I was thinking 20oz at daycare would be ridiculous for Xander, but maybe it's not??

@dojo: OMG, your LO is soooooooo friggin cute!!!!

I've taken a hit before with my supply from being sick, but it's usually only an ounce or two over the whole day, and it comes back once I've over being sick. But this illness I have now is affecting me more than other colds, so I'm not sure I'll rebound as easily. I decided to start taking supplements to help me.

@travellingbee: Uh oh... Xander's definitely not where he should be for some of those in the video!

@Adira: boo maybe I need to try some supplements to boost it up - last night I had to grab 4 oz out of the freezer and after my two pumping sessions today I think I may need to do the same tomorrow! Liam has been eating less I think since he's been sick - hard to tell when he nurses but he has been less interested a few times and I wonder if that affects supply at all.

@travellingbee: I wasn't able to watch all of.them, but Xander doesn't pt his arms in front of him when on his tummy. He doesn't use them to help lift his head at all. Though he's not as behind as the atypical development. He can lift his head 90 degrees and follow objects and he can reach for toys, so he's not total off. And with the lift to sitting, he does have head lag, though maybe I'm pulling too quickly? The lag is only on the initial pull and then he tuck the chin and helps out. I'll have to watch the rest of the video and test him some more. Thanks for posting it!!

@Smurfette: Oh, okay! So still six feeds before bed. That makes sense.

By the way, that More Milk Plus stuff tastes disgusting!!!

@Smurfette: I probably should have gotten the capsules instead so I wouldn't have to taste this. I wonder if I'll be good about taking it since it's so terrible!

@Smurfette: They had them at the store I was at, but said the capsules weren't as affective, which is why I didn't get them!

@travellingbee: Okay, just watched the rest of it. I'll have to test Xander with the in the air stuff, so I have no idea how he is with that, but he's definitely behind with standing. He can't support his weight on his legs yet, though we've been practicing every day and he IS getting better! I'm curious how he does with the other stuff.

@silver1: Look at all that hair!!! So cute! I think I would prefer cookies over supplements... maybe I'll have oatmeal for breakfast tomorrow.

@travellingbee: So DH and I watched the video and then tested Liam. I think Marty is pretty impressive and I feel sad for Owen the way they keep pointing out what he doesn't do - hahaha. I have to just remind myself that babies all develop in their own time. Liam seems to do some of the things pretty well but doesn't measure up to Marty that's for sure...

@travellingbee: My baby too! While she still fits into most (but not all) of her 3-6 stuff, she's wearing some 9 month stuff from Children's Place! She fits in 3-6 from Tea Collection, but she's outgrown that size at Target.

She'll be 4 months on Friday.

Also, we are moving tomorrow! I'm super duper stressed and have so much to do, but I'm really relieved to be moving. We're going to be way closer to DH's work for one thing, which will be cutting his commute from an hour each way to fifteen minutes. Yay!

@silver1: OMG, I am dying over his hair! I love it. Jealous I wish R had that much hair.

@travellingbee: I watched the video last night, I think R can do most but I am going to see this weekend when DH is home so he can watch the video and tell me what to try.

@dojo: I was watching and just felt sad for Owen too! He looks miserable.

@Arden: Good Luck moving!! It was hard enough moving 35 weeks pregnant, I can't imagine doing it with a baby. But that is awesome your DH will be closer.

@Smurfette: haha, yes! You have a tiny baby. Actually, Xander can probably wear 0-3/3 pants just fine, though they might be slightly short. And maybe footless sleepers, but we don't have any of those to try out. All the onesies though are too short and are tight around the diaper. And the sleepers we have are too short and his feet get cramped. So we've moved to all 3-6/6 clothes.

Although, I'm curious - do you put your clothes in the dryer? I do find that 0-3/3 onesies actually WOULD still fit if they hadn't gotten shrunk in the dryer. I had a new one I hadn't used yet and that fit him just fine. I decided to wash it and then hang it to dry and so it still fit him. But then I forgot the next time and put it in the dryer, so now it's too small. Sad face.

@Smurfette: We're still mostly wearing 0-3 with occasional forays into the next size.

@Smurfette: Our state has the same rule about swaddling their arms down. SO annoying. I worry about Finn's weight gain, too. Elliot is getting downright chunky, but Finn is jut so much slower to put on weight, even when he's drinking just as much as E, which makes zero sense.

@Mrs. Blue: We are swaddling arms out. She still likes that tightness on her chest. We have to change it at home so she will start napping better at day care. I really would love to not have to use a sleep sack at all but I think she likes it.

@Adira: I probably hang-dry at least 1/2 of K's clothes. I don't want to put any of her dresses or nice clothes in the dryer. And Favorite sleepers, I do hang dry because I want her to get more wear out of them. A little obsessive, I know. But we hang dry probably 80% of our own clothes too. It just keeps everything looking nicer!

@Smurfette: Yes, R must be a peanut! What are her latest stats? K was 13.3 lbs and 24 1/4" about a week ago. We go in for another shot this Friday, so we'll get updates then. She is probably 50/50 in 0-3 and 3-6 clothing right now. But I'm on rotation to phasing everything out 0-3 except for my favorites - so after she wears them one more time each, they get packed away. This way I can start using more new clothes!

Last night I took K to the Swimming Center near us and I registered us for Parent & Me classes! I'm SO excited! I was hoping to take her for her first lesson yesterday, but she ended up napping at both times. And the classes are real short. Hoping to make one today. They require 2 diapers (1 disposable, 1 reusable), so I went to Target last night and bought them. The disposables seem to only go to 16lbs for the smallest (size 3-4). We're just barely fitting in the 2's now, so I'm hoping it will be OK. Apparently, if any poop gets out into the pool, they charge $500 for cleaning. Anyone try using the swim diapers yet? I'm going to put her in a swimsuit still because she has sooo many of them - so that's 3 layers of protection!

@shopaholic: Oh, I hang dry almost ALL of MY clothes, haha. I refuse to let any of my clothes shrink! But I'm not as thoughtful when it comes to Xander's clothes. Oh well!! I figure he's going to grow out of them eventually anyway, so what if it's a little sooner because it got shrunk in the dryer?

I actually almost bought disposable swim diapers but had the same issue as you - they didn't have our size! So I ended up buying a reusable swim diaper! We've worn it once but he didn't do anything in it yet, so I'm not sure how it will end up working. It has pretty strong elastics though, so I feel like if he DID poop in it, it would contain it pretty well!

I'll have to see if I can find those Sterlite bins you have. They look waaaay better than what I'm using!!!

@Adira: @Smurfette: It seems easy enough to hang most of her stuff. Except for pants/bottoms, sleepers, and most onesies. Those do just go in the dryer. But I guess we don't actually wear too many onesies these days? I'm just trying to make sure she gets some wear out of all the many dresses she has!

Yes, those bins are awesome! I will keep buying them for the freezer in our garage to keep them organized!

@Smurfette: Tall and skinny! What every woman dreams of!

@Adira: Glad to hear! I just tried the reusable over one of her regular diapers and the bathing suit on top. Seems to have pretty good security. I just worry that BF poop is more watery/runny than say older kids with solid poop. Hoping it can all be contained!

@travellingbee: I have the tincture, so it's a liquid/herb thing that you take with a dropper! You're supposed to take 1mL four times a day! And it tastes disgusting! The woman at the shop said it was like black liquorish, but it is soooooo much more disgusting!