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@Adira: that is so cute! I can't wait for clapping.

OMG, Xander just bit my nipple and broke the skin! I'm in so much pain...

@Adira: yay for clapping!!! R isn't close to it at all. Ouch!!!!

@ALV91711: good hubby!!!

So tonight was the last night that I nursed R for the regular/whole time. I am going to cut the time each night and then top off with a bottle. So by Sat night, I will be done. I don't want to pump at the wedding we are going too.

I started crying. I am so ready to be done but at the same time it makes me sad. I told DH I hate being the one that has to put her to sleep but I also love that I am the one that has to put her to sleep. She is just so cuddly after nursing, and so adorable when I put her in the crib and looks up at me with a big grin, and then wiggles down into the mattress.

She is just growing up SO fast. I just want to slow time down. She is taking a 3 or 4 steps when standing and holding. Slow down, baby girl. Great now, I am crying again!

@Mrs. High Heels: OMG, I didn't even think of that!!! I hope I don't either!!

@Smurfette: Awww, they grow up so fast!!! And I know what you mean about it sucking that you HAVE to be the one to do certain things, but also that it's nice! But it's going to be sooooo nice not to have to pump at that wedding you are going to! I missed out on sooooo much stuff at the wedding I went to because I kept having to leave to go pump. It sucked!

@Adira: I just want her to stay little forever!

He is so cute!!

@Adira: I didn't even notice that. But I know the feeling, I rely on DH to do the settings on our camera. I really need to learn it better. And take more pictures with it during the week, instead of the iphone.

@Adira: I think you posted this before, but I can't find it. What therometer do you have? I am sick of fighting with R over the rectal one. Sunday she felt warm and was being so fussy, it took DH and I both to be able to take it cause we both had to hold her down. I can't do it myself when he is gone. I want one for the forehead.

@Smurfette: How could you tell that R was working on her top teeth??

I'm wondering if maybe Xander is teething, though I have no idea. Last night around midnight, he woke up SCREAMING!!! I went and got him and rocked him and shushed him but he just kept crying and crying! I checked his diaper, but it didn't need a change, so I finally just give him some Tylenol and held him some more, rubbing his belly, and he finally calmed down enough to go back to sleep (I guess the Tylenol worked maybe?). I have no idea what was wrong!!

And in other news, Xander seems to be trying so hard to crawl or something, but he just fails miserably, haha. He can now get his knees under him, but he doesn't lift his chest off the ground, so he just flails about like a fish out of water!

@sheskrafty: I think it's accurate when I use it correctly! But getting it at the right angle in Xander's ear isn't always easy!!!

@Smurfette: I don't really see anything or feel anything, but I'm not sure what I should be looking for! I didn't notice when his bottom teeth were coming in either until the pediatrician said she could feel bumps! Then I was like "Oh, uh, are those bumps? Okay..."

Who knows what's going on with our babies!! I hope they all feel better soon.

@Smurfette: haha, yeah, I couldn't feel anything in Xander's mouth and then one day there were teeth there!! And some days I'm glad he's going to daycare and they have to deal with him, haha.

@ALV91711: Congrats on the house! So much fun and so rewarding, but can be stressful too!

@Smurfette: Wow! Her 4th tooth?! K's seem to be under the gums forever. I keep seeing new white tips, but the bottom 2 teeth are just taking their time.
Awww.... sorry to hear about the nursing journey ending. I imagine it must be so bittersweet.

@Adira: Clapping?! Oh you need to video that! So cute!
Sounds like teething! We've had those kinds of nights on & off for over 2 weeks now! We give Motrin sometimes, but I hate the eeling that we're giving her medicine all the time just thinking she's teething. But it definitely helps with her sleep the nights we do.

DH and I went out Sat. night after putting K to sleep. It was the first time anyone other than my ILs have watched K at night. My sister and BIL slept over. She stayed asleep until about 3:00 am - 1/2 hour before we got home because we were stuck in a freeway closure. grrr. They said she was crying and so upset when BIL was holding her. Then she thought my sister was me, so stopped for awhile until she realized she wasn't me. lol. Wouldn't take a bottle from them. The totally busted into a HUGE SMILE and squeals when she saw me. Ahhh.. melted. She needs and wants her mama only. Tough that I'm the only one that can comfort her at night, but I can't help loving it too. Only got 3.5 hours of sleep though. I think I was delirious by bedtime!

Took K to the pumpkin patch for the first time yesterday and I posted a ton of pics on IG already, so I won't double post here. But it was a lot of fun. Holidays are just so much more fun and special now with our little ones! Hope everyone had a good weekend!

@Adira: R will still nurse as long as I will let her. I still take her off the boob. We were at a friends on Saturday, and her 3 week old just popped off when done, after like 10 mins on each side. I was so jealous! R never has done that.

@shopaholic: I hope you see some teething relief soon! I still can't believe R has 4 teeth already too.

At least K woke up just 30 mins before y'all got there. I am impressed you were able to stay out so late! I am not sure I could do it. She was too cute at the pumpkin patch!

@Adira: You still have time to take him! Last week I had a cute "pumpkin patch" pic I posted, that was taken at Whole Foods (supermarket)! lol! My sister noticed they had an area dedicated just for LOs to take "pumpkin patch pics".

Oh, and K has been doing 3-5 min. sessions for a couple of months at least. I think it makes my supply drop. I try to make sure she at least does 5 min. now, since I read anything less than 5 min. is considered short and can make your supply decrease.

@Adira: I agree! Go this weekend. We didn't do a big pumpkin patch this year. Just went to a local church and took some pictures. Although she didn't smile for any. Despite going an hour and half after a nap. She was falling asleep sitting up.

And yep, she never pops off. The sucking is comforting to her I guess, but she won't take a pacifier. Still, I tried one the other day to see what she would do. She sucked on it for a couples mins and then took it out and started banging it the coffee table.

@Adira: Oh really? I think most of the places around here are free to go in and you just pay for the pumpkin by weight. Of course, you get suckered into buying at least one. But the prices were pretty comparable to the markets.

Okay, another question! Now that many of us have our first LO - what are you all getting your parents (their grandparents) for Christmas? Are you doing anything LO-related for them?? I need ideas!

@Smurfette: What a cute idea!! I should do something crafty like that...