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@Adira: Don't make the cereal ahead of time. I send milk to day care and let them mix it up, otherwise it thins out and you have to add even more cereal. Last night I went ahead and mixed some up, when making her bottles, and then 30 mins later when I went to feed her it had thinned out from sitting on the counter.
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@Smurfette: Good to know!!! Thanks for the tip!
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I feel like at first the boys didn't seem that behind everyone's babies, but in the last few weeks, the things you guys say your LOs are doing make E & F seem like little babies!
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@Mrs. Blue: How so? Your boys are the ones standing and holding onto the couch!! I tried it with R and she fell right down. Plus your little dudes have been sick, so they aren't feeling up to trying new things right now.
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@Smurfette: Standing with the couch is their one forte! Though, they seriously can only do it for a few seconds. I'll use R to illustrate what I mean. My boys wouldn't know what to do with a zippy cup if it jumped up and put itself in their mouths! They can't lift their bodies up (like how she planks) at all. They lay on their tummies and lift and kick their legs or arms or both, but they can't get their core off the ground, other then just when they are braced on straight arms. They rarely pay attention to what we eat or show much interest in food other than the bottle. They can't sit up for more than a couple seconds withouttoppong over. They kind of grab for toys and things, but not much. Just seems like they are still babyish comparatively.
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@shopaholic: That post made me think the baby dudes won't ever be ready for solids because they are nooooooo where close to doing all of the stuff she is doing! We tried a couple bites of green bean puree with Finn because he took a bite out of an avocado slice we put up to his mouth last week, but he only tolerated it and wasn't really at all interested. E seems less interested in solids then F, so we didn't even try with him. We're going to postpone for a couple weeks and see if they seem ready then.
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@Mrs. Blue: R doesn't know what to do with a sippy cup. I put it in her mouth, she sucked like it was a bottle and spit it out. They will get there! It was literally overnight she started doing planks. I don't think R pays that much attention to us when eating. I think it was more of that baby gets food why don't I?
And honestly, enjoy them being babies. I feel like R is growing too fast. Which is why when she fell asleep nursing yesterday morning, I held her while she napped, instead of putting her in the crib for nap training. She doesn't snuggle with us anymore
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@Mrs. Blue: Don't feel bad! K is not anywhere close to planking, etc. She doesn't try to sit up by herself. I do play with her and do "1,2,3" and help pull her up into a sit with her hands, and then up to standing, But she seems to lack balance. lol. Plus, the twins have an adjusted age or something like that right?
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@shopaholic: Yeah, their adjusted age is 4 weeks younger than they actually are. They definitely lack balance, too! @Smurfette: I know what you mean! I saw a baby at church snuggling like only tiny babies snuggle, and I got so nostalgic! These days, my boys are pretty much trying to climb out of my as and see the world instead of snuggling their mama. I have found myself just holding them while they sleep more often, too. Can't believe our babies are almost half a year old!
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@Mrs. Blue: Xander's the same as your boys and he's practically a month older! He still hates tummy time and can't lift himself on his arms AT ALL unless we position him on them, and then he can only hold it for 1-2 seconds before he falls. And he's completely useless on his tummy and still struggles to roll over! Sometimes he doesn't even try, but will just cry until you flip him! And I put a sippy cup in his mouth and he just stared at me - he had noooooo clue what it was or why I was putting it to his mouth! And he can sit up fairly well SUPPORTED, but when you stop supporting him, he topples over if he does anything other than lean forward slightly! And he has no interest in eating either. So don't worry!!! Your boys aren't behind!! (Unless all three of our boys are...)
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@Adira: Sweet. We're in good company!
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@Mrs. Blue: I have our 6-month well-visit next Friday and I'm assuming my pediatrician will ask about developmental milestones that Xander should be doing by now, so I'll give you all the deets after on whether or not we're behind! But I think we're probably fine.
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@Adira: Sweet! Maybe if we are the baby dudes can "cram" for their "test."
I think they are probably all fine, too. Our dudes are just laid back and don't get in a hurry about these things!
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@Mrs. Blue: Xander is the same. He's just very chill!
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Ladies - are any of your babies showing signs of stranger anxiety or separation anxiety? I'm sure it has to do with teething, but Kaitlyn has been rather fussy since last night. If she doesn't see me or she's alone for a little bit, she will start full-on crying really quickly, shaking her arms and balled up fists. Happened twice when I went to the bathroom, when she woke up from her nap, and when I left the room and she was playing in the jumperoo. She still was fine with independent play when I was in the room. I just can't be with her every.single.second. DH thinks it's the start of stranger anxiety. I think it has to do with teething? I mean, there are no strangers around in these situations. I'm not sure what to make of it since she's not normally a crier.
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@Adira: I feed Isaac solids about an hour after nursing. Sometimes he eats lots and sometimes a couple bites and the other night he refused to eat anything. Trying cereal is a good idea. When I give Isaac fruits or veggies I put some of it on the spoon with cereal, only way he will eat anything else.
@shopaholic: At Isaac's 4 month appointment we talked about it as she said we could start any time as long as we tried by 6 months and we won't be going for our next appointment until after he is 6 months.
@Mrs. Blue: Isaac doesn't do a lot of things either. He has rolled a few times, he's never lifted his body off the floor, he can sit but if he moves he flops over. I'm not too worried, I think that he will do things in his own time.
@Smurfette: Isaac tried avocado tonight and loved it. It is the first thing he wanted to eat without being mixed with cereal.
The countdown is on. Saturday we are flying home for good. I'm excited to be home with my hubby but sad that we won't be around our family.
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@ALV91711: When you say you give him solids an hour after nursing, is that from the beginning of when you start nursing him or the end?
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@Adira: An hour from the start.
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@ALV91711: Okay, that's what I'm doing too - just wanted to confirm. Hubs was thinking we were doing it too soon after a feeding and so Xander wasn't hungry, but it sounds like an hour after a feeding is what other people are doing, so I don't think that's our issue. Thanks!
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@shopaholic: one of my books talked about this around now. It is a bit of separation anxiety. The book said "is friendly toward strangers but often wary if mom is not in sight" or something like that. Lukas has had issues with others holding him if I'm not in the room but he's ok if I'm right there. I've noticed other kids in his class are starting to cry when mom leaves too so it must be fairly normal.
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@shopaholic: Finn started screaming when my MIL tried to hold him the other day and then would quiet down as soon as I had him again. Elliot did the same thing with my mom this last week, but I think it was because he was super sick. It's really the only times so far that they have shown any kind of separation anxiety. I think they are just getting to that age where it starts kicking in. It's so sad, but kind of makes me feel a teeny tiny bit good that they know we are different than other people!
I'm sure if/when I have two babies that don't want anyone else, I'll regret feeling that way, though!
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@shopaholic: There are times where she cries when I leave the room and she was playing by herself. But I think it happens more when she is tired. We had lunch with friends on Monday, and they hadn't seen her since she was 3 weeks old and she was fine they both held her. So she seems ok with that still.
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@ALV91711: I am excited for you!!!
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@Adira: @Mrs. Blue: Makes me feel better hearing about your LOs. I was getting anxious J getting to 6 months and he is chill as ever on his back. I think I might be getting more exercise moving him around the house in all sorts of positions than him!
So I just got back from Caribbean vacation over the holiday weekend. It was just DH and myself, we had left J behind with grandparents. It was hard but good to have some time with just DH. I was pumping and anxious about bringing the milk back on return flight. DH wanted me to throw away the milk as he did not want to deal with stress. I told DH that if we had issue then he could throw away (I couldn't bear to). But luckily the security folks were understanding and let us thru. I just had a large cooler hand bag with ice I re-filled once past security. I was fully prepared for anything but so happy when I put my little baggies of milk in freezer at home my DH was like ok no big deal!!
@ALV91711: Wishing you a good trip back!! -
L has been funny about solids. He seems into them for a few bites. Then he is like NO! He yells, clamps his mouth shut and karate chops the spoon! We've tried peas, cereal, bananas, and apples. Maybe it's because it's dinnertime. I can try at breakfast over the weekend.
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@silver1: how did he do over night with grandparents?
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@silver1: that is awesome about your trip!! Glad you were able to bring your milk back!!
@shopaholic: i am not sure if Kelsey is having stranger anxiety or teething or what. I think she just hates her daycare.
Last week we had to pick her up because she cried nonstop and refused to eat. She was of course fine as soon as we got her. But the rest of the week she cried nonstop at daycare. Then the daycare people said yesterday that she was pulling on her ear all day and that it was bright red so we brought her to the doc last night and she was "perfect". So basically our daycare sucks and December (when she moves to a better daycare) can't come soon enough!!
@adira @mrs. blue @alv91711: K is finally starting to roll consistently. She likes to do something and then never do it again for 2 months. I definitely struggle with wanting her to hit all the milestones on time vs. not wanting her to grow up so fast. 6 months flew by way too fast!
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@silver1: Caribbean vacation, jealous! That is great you were able to pump and bring back the milk.
@travellingbee: I can totally picture the karate chop!
@sheskrafty: Aww, so sad that she is so unhappy there. You can't get here anywhere else till December?
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@shopaholic: J is starting to experience separation anxiety too. He still lets strangers hold him, but he gets this kind of scared look in his eye and his bottom lip starts quivering. So sad! As long as I'm in his line of sight he's ok for the most part though.
@Adira: I also feed solids about an hour after nursing too.
@silver1: Must've been so nice to get away and enjoy each other without the distraction of a LO for a few days!! My SIL is in town this weekend, so DH and I wanted to try to get away for a night and do a staycation while MIL and SIL watched our two kids, but with J sick and N waking up screaming in the middle of the night... we just didn't feel comfortable leaving. I miss quality alone time with my DH! Yay for bringing back all that pumped milk home safely too!
@travellingbee: that was J's reaction to solids at first too, so we gave it a rest and picked it up again later and he's really enjoying his solids now, and even opens his mouth wide for me right when he sees me pull out the spoon.
@sheskrafty: aww it's so hard when they don't like their daycare. as if just leaving them every morning isn't hard enough.
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@Mrs. High Heels: Okay, that sounds like that's what's the norm. Maybe Xander's just not ready. Or he HATES sweet potatoes, haha. I'll try rice cereal with LOTS of BM next time and see what happens!
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@travellingbee: He just fussed a bit if they didn't have milk ready when he was hungry otherwise he was pretty good with sleeping and the 1 or 2 wakings. I was actually more worried the night we were back that they spoiled him and if he wants to play at midnight they were up for it!!
Breakfast sounds a good idea hope it goes better and he might be more hungry then too.
@sheskrafty: So sorry about the daycare situation. Maybe there is something particular there she does not like? Or does she just cry as soon as you drop her off?
@Mrs. High Heels: Yes it was amazing although I was feeling a bit guilty the whole trip. But DH was totally fine and he said he was not feeling guilty and didn't feel guilty about that either! Sorry thatz tough with J being sick hopefully he gets better soon and you can get some vacation next time. -
So Hubs put Xander to bed tonight and I THOUGHT he had fallen asleep when I suddenly heard him cry out. I check the monitor and the little goober had rolled onto his stomach!!! He's rolled back to front before, but NEVER in his crib! He actually seemed like he was going to fall asleep like that too, but I'm paranoid, so I went in and flipped him, haha. He had scooted up into a corner too! Crazy babies.
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@Adira: Yay exciting he rolled in crib!!
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J has not done that yet he is looking just so comfy on boppy on bed.
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@silver1: I'll admit, I was kind of excited that he did it! It seems like the kind of things other babies do, so it was nice to have Xander do it. But I am glad he didn't do it again after I flipped him!
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@Adira: oh yeah, he'll be sleeping in his tummy in no time. L will only sleep side or tummy. As soon as I put him down he rolls. Silly babies indeed.
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@Adira: yay!! You get use to it. I put R down now on her tummy cause she would flip otherwise.
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@Adira: That's exciting that he rolled! Liam recently started doing this too. It made me a little nervous at first to just leave him sleeping on his belly!
@Silver1: Oh your vacation sounds so nice! I am longing for a Caribbean vacation! That's great that you were able to bring home the milk too!
@sheskrafty: That's too bad about daycare
Liam does the same thing where he does something then forgets he is able to do it. He rolled way back when but then he never really did it much until the last few days when he has become a rolling machine in the crib. I know what you mean about wanting them to hit milestones but stay babies. I can't believe how fast the past 6 months has past!@travellingbee: I don't think Liam loves the solids either. He has occasionally opened his mouth wide and eaten quite a bit but then clamps it shut and doesn't want anything to do with it. Weirdo. We do 'dinner' solids and I am wondering if maybe he just isn't that hungry since I don't wait that long between nursing and offering solids. Weekends are so much more leisurely so I think I have more fun with it then.
@ALV91711: So excited for you this Saturday!
Just in the past few days I have noticed that Liam is sitting so much better unassisted. I can sit him down and he will play with his toys and reach and keep his balance really well. We have been continuing to offer solids and so far he has had (in order which ones he seemed to like best): banana, sweet potato, rice cereal, blueberry, pear, avocado. Looking at this list I think I am going to focus on trying more veggies this next week. Most nights we try to offer a little bit after he nurses. This week we also started sending some to daycare for them to offer. Are you all doing water as well? We have a zoli cup but L is just not into it. Any recommendations for a sippy to try?
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of his first tooth. I can feel something just under the surface and he was a real terror last night...
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@Mrs. High Heels: The lip quiver.
Oh yeah, I've been seeing that almost every time she's in the car seat in the beginning. Oy vey ladies. Mama here is POOPED. So exhausted. Today was not as bad as Tuesday, but more difficult than yesterday. K is just SO squiggly, wiggly. Refuses to sit in the Bumbo. Barely tolerated the swing or jumperoo today. Was okay on the floor for awhile, but keeps rolling off the mat. I need to clean up the house so I can lay out our new rug so she has more soft surface to play on, but I don't have anywhere to put her. And I'm just so tired now. That's all. Probably don't even make sense right now...
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@dojo: I think I'm going to go directly to straw cups. I'm just putting the Playtex lil' gripper ones in front of him to see if he'll take to it, but right now he's not interested! It's been a slow start with solids around here.
@shopaholic: Oh poor mama! I hope tomorrow is a better day for you. There's just so much to see and do in the world that K doesn't want to miss out on any of the action! I'm a little nervous for when J starts becoming more mobile because even though he is an "easy" baby who doesn't seem to mind most things, he is constantly moving his arms and legs and wiggling around. My husband said that he was an easy baby too, but as a toddler he was a "terror". Eek! My daughter doesn't require crazy amounts of physical activity, but I know my son is going to need it.
I'm still pretty sick. No more fever but coughing nonstop and extremely congested. I can't taste a thing. J is the same way. I feel so sad for him when I see him... he's been sick so much his poor 6 months of life. Every time his sister brings home something she gets him sick. The thing is, her immunity is a lot stronger now and she gets over most of her colds pretty quickly, but for him, it lasts 2 weeks.
Tomorrow is his late 6 month well check (we already pushed it back 2 weeks), but he's sick! He's supposed to be getting his vaccines. I don't know if I should reschedule or not. What would you guys do?
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