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@Smurfette: hate nights like that. L's sleep hadn't been the best lately either. Lots of tears.

@ALV91711: oh diaper changes are a disaster. He's all over the place. Sitting up, standing up, crawling away, rolling around, grabbing himself, kicking... Crazy! I almost can't do poopy ones by myself any more. I need back up or poop is flying!

L took 8 steps in a row today but he's still very unsteady! He's so proud when he does though. He was soooo cute tonight at our little Super Bowl party, playing with his cousins. He was in such a happy sweet mood

ETA I can't take off for his birthday because I'm out of days.

Terrible night here. 4 wake ups. He's miserable and I don't know why!

@travellingbee: Poor guy and you!!

@Adira: Yuck!! Hopefully all this sickness going around is going to be over soon!

@Adira: Maybe. Although his latest tooth is already through. So I don't know. He's got a cough so maybe that is contributing to it too. He just wouldn't go back to sleep on his own. He'd fall asleep and then wake up 5 minutes later and scream again. And repeat.
@Smurfette: But at least you got to see it- even if you weren't there! Nice of that teacher! And you were there for her first steps, which is the most important, right? (I'm so relieved that both my husband and I got to see his first steps!) That is great! What a good walker she is! Yay! I think they are both going to really take off any minute.

@Adira: Thank you.

Also I never updated about the allergy testing we had done. We got the blood work back and he is not showing allergies to anything. So I have been trying a bit of whole milk with him and he will drink about an ounce in sippy but then doesn't want anymore. But it isn't coming back up so that is good. I guess he doesn't take much BM in a sippy either... I don't know how to transition off of bottles.

Seriously guys? For the past 10 months I have worried on and off about supply: I didn't pump enough... I need to build a stash... I'm having a dip because of AF... he is eating more suddenly etc.

NOW when I am trying to start weaning, my supply kicks into overdrive??? I am constantly leaking (which I have never done before), And I just pumped 8 ounces in 10 minutes. What?! That never happens! A month ago I would have been excited for extra milk. Now I am like, Uh,,, I need my body to slow this down not increase!!

@travellingbee: Yay for steps!! That is so exciting!

@Smurfette: That is so awesome that she sends you pis & videos even though they aren't supposed to. I can't believe she took so many steps.

@Adira: I hope your eye clears up quickly.

@travellingbee: That is good that he has no allergies.

Isaac will drink out of a sippy but can't figure out the straw cup.

@Smurfette: I think getting them to drink a bit of milk is a good idea, before that is all they are getting.

@Adira: That is awesome that he is drinking the milk? Is he eating any finger foods yet?

@travellingbee: I started to leak again the other day too! Not fun.

Why does DH have to be working a long day today? Isaac refused an afternoon nap and I need to be doing laundry and packing. Now Isaac is tired and clingy!

@travellingbee: I guess your boobs are making sure L gets BM till his bday!
@ALV91711: Those days are the worse. I hope he sleeps better tonight!
@shopaholic: Yeah, R wakes up earlier when she gets less sleep too. So cute!! Makes me excited for R to get one for her bday. Even if it takes her an hour, at least she is eating!

@shopaholic: Such a cutie! We had an almost hour long dinner tonight.

@Adira: I'm sure eventually he will. For about the last 1.5 weeks the only finger foods Isaac would eat was puffs and cheerios. He would maybe take one or two bites of anything else and just want purees. Now that his top two teeth have come through he is starting to increase the finger foods again.

Thank you ladies! She definitely is enjoying it!

I think/hope K is going through a growth spurt. She slept straight through about 10.5 hrs last night. I really want her to sleep at least 11 hrs, so somehow willed her back to sleep in our bed this morning. Then she slept another 1.5hrs! Then she had her first nap really late - 45 min. and her 2nd nap she was still sleeping at 1.5 hrs! But it was almost 7:30pm, so I woke her up since we start bedtime at 9:00. She ate solids AND nursed for 13 min. before bed! Since she has barely grown in the past 3 months, I really hoping for a length growth spurt! Anyone else going through something similar?

@shopaholic: That is a great sleep. Hopefully she grows a bit taller.

@Smurfette: That is so soon. Hopefully it helps out with the naps.

The last two nights nobody has got sleep in our house. I don't know why but Isaac is just fighting sleep tooth and nail. We leave him when he wakes up and he will just scream. It is like he is so mad. We check him to make sure he's ok, but he just doesn't want to sleep. I think it could be his teeth, but we gave him teething tablets at bedtime and then advil when he woke up at 10:30. And it just didn't seem to calm him down. I feel so bad that I just don't know what to do to help him sleep.

Today is going to be a long one. Flying to my mom's for a week. I'm excited, but not looking forward to traveling. Should be interesting sharing a room with him this week.

Happy Birthday @Smurfette:!! Hope it is great.

@ALV91711: thanks! I hope the flight went well and everyone gets some sleep tonight.
@Adira: You aren't the worse!! Our time is coming. I wonder why the bath tub freaked him out so much. Maybe next time try and get in with him. Then when he gets use to it you can stop getting in.
They move up based on age and abilities. The room is for 12-18 months. If they are walking at 10 months they will move them up. Otherwise they try and wait till 12 months. Not sure everything they determine other then they have to be able to sit by themselves at the table for meals, want them to feed themselves (for the most part), and not sure what else. Her teachers said R is most advanced of the 4 moving up ( almost walking, eating, etc).

@Adira: Where you doing it before? On the kitchen counter? I wonder if he has use to you being at eye level? Could you try putting the infant tub in the big tub?
They are growing up so fast!

@ALV91711: Poor baby. Good luck with the flight!

@Smurfette: Wow! She is growing up!

@Adira: Don't feel bad. My SIL keeps telling us it will happen anytime now.

As for us, I forgot to update last week. Popped into the Dr.'s office to get measurements. She was 16 lbs 14 oz., 27.5" tall. Dropped from 41st percentile for height to 15th percentile.

K has got some kind of bug right now. She had a fever since yesterday afternoon of 101 - which is really her first real fever. We had a play/lunch date and I couldn't figure out why she was so fussy. Just thought it was b/c she had a 20 min. nap, but when I fed her at home, she was so hot - like a furnace. We've been giving her Motrin and she STTN 10.5 hrs, woke to eat, and still sleeping now. She doesn't seem as hot anymore though, which is good. And she was still happy and playing last night once - just wouldn't nap. Isn't that weird?