blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Smurfette: @travellingbee: But as your LOs start moving around and not being tiny babies anymore, don't you have the teeniest, tiniest bit of you that misses those newborn snuggles? I think it's Adira's influence on me....
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Smurfette: Yeah, hands are HARD. I'm impressed you got one of R for this year. As for the teenage years, they're going to think we're lame anyway, so we might as well forge ahead and get our handprints if we want them!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Mrs. Blue: I do miss the newborn snuggles, but not enough to want another baby. Luckily our good friends have a 2 month old, so that curbs any snuggles I want.
pear / 1718 posts
@travellingbee: I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. It sounds so grueling on all three of you. I know it feels far away right now, but it really is great news that we were able to advance the surgery to Thursday. So much better than waiting another week! Like @smurfette mentioned, you should definitely treat yourself to something relaxing and restful when all the dust has settled and everyone is feeling good! You deserve it!
We'll all be thinking of you through these next few difficult days.
pear / 1718 posts
@Mrs. Blue: I have a bit of baby fever too! And I blame @adira also!! Pete still loves to snuggle so that's not what I'm currently missing. I think it's because I want at least one or possibly two more kids and so I'm a little impatient to get the ball rolling. However, we definitely need to wait for at least six more months for a whole slew of reasons!
Although, if I had twins I'm not sure how I would feel! That's a whole other ball game!
@Smurfette: I brought home a bunch of supplies from work today to try out the reindeer prints! Thanks for the inspiration! I'll let you know if they work out!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: OMG, totally start TTCing when I do!!! Maybe we can be pregnant together again!!! And then we can have tiny little babies to snuggle while our big ones run around getting into mischief! And your two boys can keep each other company while you focus on a new baby!!! DO IT!!!!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: Just go back and look at pictures of the Baby Dudes when they were newborns. Maybe that will help.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Adira: Ha! If I'm in the photos and I see how exhausted I look, it might have the opposite effect! I totally thought you were crazy before, but then 8 months hit and if I only had one I would be 100% on the baby train right now. With two already and a slight fear of having another set . . . I'm reeeeeaaaaaalllly going to try to hold off for a year or so. Plus, I really would love to get back to at least my pre-preg weight since I was already more than I should be, which sadly I have not achieved in the whole 9-months on, 9-months off philosophy.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
Chiming in (late to the party as always) - I miss the newborn snuggles. I told hubs a few months ago when I started packing away items that I would be an absolute wreck if I didn't know that eventually the baby clothes would make a reappearance because we're going to try for a third on in a few years. About the time I started missing DS being a babe, I had a new babe in my arms! Now I'm ready to just enjoy them They're developing such personalities and they're so loving.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: I'm with you! I'm still 10 lbs from my pre-preg weight, which was ALREADY overweight. I've kind of given up on getting back there, haha. I'm just hoping that maybe I don't gain as much with the next pregnancy!!!
@NaturallyCathy: I know it's hard work, but are you happy your babies are so close in age?? I want mine to be close like yours... (although I probably already missed the window for that to happen)
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Adira: I thought I was doing relatively okay last time around, but next time I will definitely be way better. Also, I think I ate way too many calories in the first few months with newborns while trying to survive.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: I know what you mean. When I was on maternity leave, whenever I WASN'T feeding Xander, I feel like I was feeding myself! I didn't lose any weight until I returned to work! And then I stalled. Oh well.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Mrs. Blue: @Adira: I ate too much all the time on maternity leave. And even when I came back to work. Now that I stopped nursing it is biting me in the rear.....and hips and thighs.
pear / 1718 posts
@NaturallyCathy: Yes, it's going to be so hard to put those baby clothes away for the final time! And it must be so sweet to watch your two LOs interact now that they are getting bigger!
kiwi / 611 posts
@travellingbee: So sorry you're all sick! Hopefully Thursday will be here before you know it. And there's no telling if L's ear infections are caused by daycare germs. I have a friend who is a SAHM and her 4 month old is already on his 3rd ear infection. It happens to kiddos regardless of daycare.
@Mrs. Blue: I definitely don't have baby fever yet, but I miss being pregnant so much! Especially now that my sister is pregnant and starting to feel the baby move. I miss those kicks and jabs.
So it looks like my payback from such an amazing night's sleep is a plugged duct. My boob has a big red patch and hurts so bad! I've been nursing and pumping on that side all day and it still hurts. I massaged it in the shower this morning. Tried dangle feeding (DS kept popping off and laughing, which would have been way cuter if it didn't hurt so bad!) Took a super hot bath with a hot compress on it tonight. Nothing is helping. Any suggestions?
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@jodyblair: Massaging, heating pad were the only thing that worked for me. It would take a couple days for it to go away. Just nurse or pump as often as you can!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: I'm sooooo scared of what will happen when I stop nursing. I know that nursing's probably the only thing that's keeping me from just gaining gaining gaining because I eat sooooo poorly!!! I totally need to go on a diet in 2014, haha.
@jodyblair: Yikes!!! So sorry you have a clogged duct! I've been really lucky *knock on wood* to not have gotten one yet (or only gotten it mildly that an extra pump/nursing session fixed it). Good luck to you!!
persimmon / 1223 posts
@travellingbee: Aww I'm so sorry you are going through all of this! Don't feel like it is because you are working - there's no way to know that it wouldn't have happened the same either way. You're doing such a great job! Hang in there and hopefully it will all get better soon!
@jodyblair: Oh no! I haven't had to deal with any of those yet... *knock on wood* I hope that it gets better for you ASAP!!!
@Adira: ohmygosh I am so scared too - I constantly am saying 'I'm SO hungry! I have to eat because I'm nursing!' Then recently I convinced myself I really had to eat a lot because since L is older now it probably takes more calories to make the milk *please no one tell me otherwise!!! haha* I did lose nearly 5 lbs over the weekend somehow from being so sick so there's a small plus. I am not going to even allow myself to think about TTC until I get some resemblance of my body back!
apricot / 338 posts
I am just so way behind on this thread.. reno is still on-going and I don't have energy left. Reading all your updates though
@travellingbee: So sorry you are dealing with this. Please don't feel guilty, no way you are at fault it could have happened with baby play group, park or where ever kids congregate. Thursday is right around the corner and hopefully you will all feel better soon.
pomelo / 5621 posts
Last night Isaac finally went to sleep at 1am. He did sleep until almost 8, but he did get up 2 more times wanting to nurse.
Went to the pediatrician today for his 9 month appt. Although he isn't 9 months for a couple more weeks. He is 19lbs 12 oz and 70.6cm long. Although with this measurement he is not growing, but they think that the last one was incorrect.
Talked about starting whole milk before 1 and she said I can start giving him one cup a day any time I want since he is still breastfeeding. My goal is to have him switched to whole milk in the day and nurse morning and night when he starts daycare at 1. I don't plan on starting whole milk until at least the new year but probably not until February.
I'm off to bed and will catch up with everyone tomorrow.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
Thanks everyone. It's been a rough night so far. He had a temp of 104.1! It's been up and down with tylenol and he isn't sleeping much. So we aren't either. And we are both sick too. I need a sick day from being a mommy!!
@ALV91711: I think L is the same weight as your LO. He hasn't gained in about a month and a half!
pomelo / 5621 posts
@travellingbee: Hugs mama. I'm sure Thursday can't come soon enough. Do you have someone who could come stay with L once you are all better so you could have an afternoon or evening off? I hope that all 3 of you are feeling better soon.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@ALV91711: He didn't go to sleep until 1:00??? Yikes!!!! So sorry, Mama!!! But wow! He's almost 20 lbs!!! We have our 9 month appointment this week and I think Xander's only going to be 17 lbs something.
@travellingbee: Oh my gosh, that's a high temp!!! Poor baby!!! And poor Mama!! I hope everyone feels better soon! And Thursday can't come soon enough!!!
So I think I forgot to mention this, but Xander is on the verge of crawling! Over the weekend, he kept getting up on all fours and would move one arm and one leg forward and then fall. He's so close!! Also last night, he didn't wake up for Tylenol! Woot woot!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@ALV91711: I hope last night was better then the night before. Big healthy boy!!! I can't believe we are starting to think about cow's milk!!!
@travellingbee: Oh no! Poor L!! Two more nights and your happy and sleeping baby will be back!!
@Adira: Go Xander!! Watch out. Sometimes I wish R wasn't mobile, I miss being able to leave her and not worrying about where she will end up. Or I could go to the kitchen for 2 mins without her following me.
R is breaking my heart. Woke up at 5 and watching her for 30 mins on the monitor, she is so tired but can't get back to sleep. Her teacher said that she wakes up from her naps crying, cause she is still tired but just can't sleep more then 30 or 40 mins there.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: Poor R! I wonder what is causing her to wake up and not be able to fall back asleep! Do you think it's just because she's working on figure out how to walk and stuff? Or maybe that's normal at this age?? Poor baby!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: I don't know......She will sit up and then lays back down. She talks to herself, and then gets quiet and still but it lasts a couple mins and then she moves. This morning she was almost back asleep, coughed, and then never could get herself back asleep. When she was sleeping till 6 or later, she would stand up in the crib waiting for us. Now even when I go and get her, she doesn't stand up.
At day care, I think she wakes up cause she hears something. If they can (depends on if they are feeding another or what) they try and rock her back to sleep. They have tried leaving her in the crib, but she gets more upset. Sat, she woke up after 20 mins for her afternoon nap. I left her in there, and within 10-15 mins she was back asleep for 45+mins. I think day care is just too loud for her. I don't think she is ever going to nap good until she moves up and they all nap at the same time.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: That sucks about the daycare. Do they have a separate room for the cribs and do they have white noise? I definitely agree though, Xander doesn't nap as well at daycare as he does at home either. There's just too much going on and he doesn't want to miss out! Once she moves to the next room, is that when they all nap at the same time? Will she only be getting one nap at that point? When do babies usually move to the next room for you guys?
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: It is all one big room. Then they have a gate that seperates the crib area. There aren't as many lights but the light are still on. I wish they wouldn't have lights on. Also there is a pass through window from the kitchen area into the crib area. So that doesn't help either. I get the feeling R is the only one that has major issues with short naps. Her teacher was going to give her a little oatmeal with her banana and see if her a full tummy will help her sleep. But I don't think that it will matter, she will nap at home for 2 hours on just a bottle.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: Sorry I missed half your questions. The next room, is one nap and all at the same time. I think 12:30-230 or 300. But they did say that when they first move over, they have a couple cribs that they will lay babies down in the morning if they need a nap in the AM as well. They move them when they can sit at the table and chair by themselves (no high chairs), eating table food. Some move up at 10 months, and some at 12+. The room goes to 18months.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: Oh yeah, it definitely sounds like it's not the best situation for napping. I don't think Xander could nap well like that either. He's lucky because their cribs are all in a separate little room and they can turn the lights off and they turn on white noise. And the door to the room is a half door, but they have a curtain over the top half so it's pretty dark in the room. But he STILL doesn't want to nap because it's like he can sense the other babies are having fun without him!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@Adira: I think I had managed to get accidentally pregnant (the second time) with R when P was just 4 months old. And yes, although there's a lot of challenges with both, it's great in so many different ways. I know you're enjoying seeing the two of them but it hasn't always been that way.It took a good nine months! But I wouldn't trade them for anything
@QueensBee: It really is. DS was always kind of fascinated with DD but it's been wonderful to watch that fascination blossom into love. Sure there's jealousy, tantrums when she takes his toy or blanket but he knows (whether he accepts it or not) that he'll get it all back and that she's little. She doesn't mean to be grabby. We just have to teach her!
As for the baby clothes, I'm about to have to go through them again. While hubs doesn't mine packing -some- clothes away, he limited me to one giant ziplock bag each for Newborn to 6 and 6 to 12. Both bags are overflowing and sitting in our closet! I have to stop being so sentimental on some things. Who knows how much my style and likes will change in a few years! But there are some things, regardless of style, I -know- I'll keep
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@NaturallyCathy: Oh wow!! Okay, I never wanted my kids THAT close in age! But I was hoping they'd be 15-18 months apart, and we're now past that window. Now I'm just hoping they'll be less than 2 years apart...
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: We have a white noise machine under her crib but I do think the lights are a huge issue. Maybe I will ask about getting them turned off.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: Yeah, I don't see why they would need the lights on over the cribs! Definitely at least ASK! Maybe it just never occurred to them that they could be the issue!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: I don't know why they need lights either. Unless there is some law or something. I will ask the director tonight when I pick her up.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@Adira: As I said, it was never intentional. 13 months apart has its advantages and disadvantages, just like anything.
pear / 1718 posts
@travellingbee: Oh my! 104.1! I'm counting down the minutes until Thursday for you guys! And just to echo what everyone else has said, you should definitely not feel guilty. You are taking such great care of him, sacrificing your health (and probably sanity) while trying to make him comfortable and get him the best medical care. He is such a lucky little boy to have you as a mommy! Most likely, you'd be in the same situation from germs at playgroups, playgrounds, etc.
How are you feeling today?
@silver1: Come on, contractors! I hope everything moves quickly and smoothly on the reno this week!
@ALV91711: Wow, it sure does feel crazy to be discussing whole milk already but these babies are coming closer and closer to one. Can't believe it! I'm glad the appointment went well.
@Smurfette: Awe, that does sound heartbreaking. These poor tired babies. Pete is very similar. He sleeps so well in his crib at home but it has to be super quiet and fairly dark. Yesterday, he only slept for 1 hour and 20 minutes total at daycare. I wish there was a solution for you. Maybe you can convince them to lower the lights.
@Adira: I love the crawling updates! He is working so hard at it! He is going to be zipping around any day now!
We received an email from daycare this morning that they had to report one of the other families to child services due to an unexplained red mark from home. They emailed us because it is protocol for the investigators to speak with other families at the daycare about the teachers there, so they wanted to let us know that we may be contacted by CPS. The email really shook me up! There are only 6 babies total at the infant daycare and it breaks my heart that one of them could be in a bad home situation. I hope it turns out to be a misunderstanding.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@QueensBee: Oh yikes!! That's kind of scary! But it's also comforting to know that the daycare really cares so much and is looking out for the children! I'm curious what happened BEFORE they contacted child services though. I hope they spoke to the parents about it beforehand... I'm just thinking that maybe if the child is just learning how to walk or something, there could be a lot of bumps and bruises from all the toppling going on, and I'm not sure I would think to point out that to my daycare teachers! I hope there was good communication from the daycare BEFORE contacting child services! AND I hope it's just a misunderstanding - the thought of any child being mistreated just breaks my heart!!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Smurfette: @Adira: I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm actually GAINING weight. I'm so frustrated!
@travellingbee: 104????? Holy cow. Has he gone that high before? Thursday cannot come soon enough.
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