pear / 1718 posts
@Adira: I totally agree! I imagine that they would have asked the family to explain the mark before calling but I can't say for sure. Our incredibly spoiled little dog once got a terrible burn while he was on vacation with us a few years ago. To this day, he still has a patch of fur missing in the burn spot and we still have no idea how it happened. The vet said that it looked like he had been intentionally burned but I KNOW that's not true, so I can see how unexplained marks do happen. I hope that's the case here.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@QueensBee: @Adira: That's awful! I'm actually a little paranoid about that right now because Finn falls ALL THE TIME because he's always trying to achieve something new and has zero fear. Elliot is more cautious and doesn't care as much about achieving physical milestones so he doesn't take as many tumbles. Hopefully, it's just a misunderstanding about something like that because I just can't even handle thinking of someone hurting a baby.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: I gained 2 lbs over Thanksgiving, so you're not alone!
@QueensBee: @Mrs. Blue: Maybe you should ask their policy for stuff like that? And maybe I should ask mine too... I know that if Xander bumped himself and had a mark, there's no way my husband would remember to mention it at daycare drop-off! I'm not sure I would remember to mention it either! But I hope the daycare would ask about it before going to such lengths. So that's PROBABLY the case here - that they asked and the parents couldn't remember what happened or something. I hope everything works out!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@QueensBee: @Adira: I would imagine it takes more than one or two bumps for a child that starting to toddle because they definitely fall at daycare, too, you know? I know when I was teaching there were sometimes marks you could tell didn't come in any kind of good way, so maybe it was something like that or they asked and they had an evasive answer. It's just terrible to think about though so I kind of want it to just be a misunderstanding.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@QueensBee: Aww, that poor baby. I would hope they asked the family about the mark before calling CPS.
@Mrs. Blue: I am afraid to get on the scale.
pear / 1718 posts
@Mrs. Blue: @Adira: I am also hoping it's a misunderstanding. I assume that daycare centers are trained in protocol for when to report an incident, so that it's not for every odd scrape and bruise. But, you're right, it would probably be smart to ask.
On a different note, his daycare teacher told me today that Pete was acting jealous of another baby! Apparently, there was a new baby at the center today and each time that his favorite teacher was holding her, Peter would pull on the teacher's leg and cry! The teacher said he would be mad until she put the other baby down. So as much as I have a little baby fever for #2, I don't think Prince Peter is ready to share the attention!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
So the director wasn't there when I picked up R. Her teacher said the lights are on so they can always see the babies. Then they were giving a tour while I was waiting for her teacher to change R's diaper and I heard her tell them the same thing. So they can see the babies from every angel. They could still if the lights were off, bummer. She did nap 25, 30, and 40 mins. So that was better. And then on the way home.
So tonight I was giving her a bath, and I said Reagan can you give mommy a kiss? And she leaned forward and opened her mouth and put it in my cheek. Then she did it again! Melted heart!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@QueensBee: Xander used to be like that with his favorite teacher! When they got a new baby there, every time his favorite teacher would hold the new baby, Xander would cry! Poor jealous babies!
@Smurfette: That's a bummer that they basically have to keep the lights on! What a pain for poor R!!! Maybe eventually she'll get used to it I hope and be able to nap there better.
OMG, those kisses are so sweet!!! I sometimes wonder if Xander is trying to give me kisses because when I give him kisses on his cheeks, he opens his mouth and tries to follow my face, but I'm not really sure what he's doing! That's soooooo cute that R gave you kisses - I'm jealous!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Bleh, what was supposed to be a short 2-3 hour get together with the in-laws on the 22nd is now turning into an all-day affair! Boooo!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: it will be ok! At least it isn't overnight!!
kiwi / 611 posts
@Smurfette: Carter has started doing this too! It is the sweetest thing in the world and makes melt every time. I'll say "Carter, give mommy a kiss" and he opens his mouth and leans forward. This age is so much fun!
pear / 1718 posts
@Smurfette: Bummer to hear about the lights, although at least it's for the safety of the babies. I guess I understand it. At least you tried!
Those kisses sound beyond adorable! So jealous. They make all the scream-fests in the MOTN worth it!
@Adira: Seriously, these babies need to learn how to share the love! It's nice to know that Pete isn't the only jealous baby though!
I can commiserate about ILs. I just found out today that I have to fly out to the midwest for a one night stay with the in-laws this February. I actually really adore my in-laws but I hate flying, especially with a baby now, so I am not terribly excited about this whirlwind trip. What event do you guys have on the 22nd that keeps getting extended?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
OMG!! Xander just sat up on his own!! And I missed it. He's in his crib while I pump and I had placed him lying down and I just checked the monitor and he's sitting up!!!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: go Xander!! That is impressive he goes from laying to sitting up. R only sits up from crawling.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: Well, he may have been up on all fours before he sat up. I just know how I left him in the crib!
ETA: And now I think he's sleeping folded in half! He's sitting up with his head in his lap, haha!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@QueensBee: Ugh, flying to visit the in-laws. No fun! I'm glad I don't have to fly to visit anyone.
We're doing this candlelit stroll in a historic village. I'm guessing the stroll will take us about 2 hours or so. That was the original plan. Then they added meeting ahead of time to do gift exchanges. And now it's "Let's meet even EARLIER!" AND they're doing dinner after the stroll and the dinner is at 6:30, which is when Xander usually goes to bed, so I thought we'd skip that, but Hubs wants to try to go to it! Boooo!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: Is that the only time you are going to see them over the holidays?
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: Well then just be glad that it is one day and you are getting it all done. You can survive one day! Hopefully Xander will be really hungry, so you will have to go nurse quiet often
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: haha, true! I just hope they don't bring their dog, since Xander's allergic! And I'm nervous about how naps and feedings are going to go. We're meeting at SIL's apartment, which is tiny. I'm not sure if she has room for Xander's pack 'n play so he can take a nap. And I'm really nervous about trying to sit down for dinner with 10+ people AT Xander's bedtime! I just can't imagine that's going to work well...
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: Yeah that would worry me, but you never know, kids surprise us sometimes. If he acts badly, then you can show them that you can't do it again.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: I can't decide which would be worse! If he's miserable and cranky and I can PROVE to them that it was a bad plan, or if he's a darling and has fun, and then I don't have a good excuse next time!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: I guess both have positives and negatives, so I'll just have to see what happens!
pear / 1718 posts
@Adira: Wow, it feels like Xander is hitting milestones every day! That's so exciting!
Is there anyway you can leave DH at the dinner to take Xander to be? Probably not, but just an idea! I'm way more protective of Pete's bedtime than I even thought I would be. He just loves his nighttime routine and he sleeps so well that I hate to do anything that might jeopardize it, but I know that I must come off as having "crazy first-time mom disorder" to other family members! If you have to go, at least Xander is an easy-going baby. He will most likely be fine and readjust to regular bedtime within a day or two. Or, like smurfette said, if he's miserable it totally gives you a free pass for all future IL dinners!
Daycare mentioned to me on Monday that I need to send MORE solids in again. They said that when he finishes his lunch, he cries because he is still hungry! What a little piggy I have! So, I started giving him an entire pre-breakfast so he won't be so hungry at daycare. Today it was a slice of whole wheat toast with pumpkin butter in the morning before work. I hope it helps fill him up a bit more during the day. But a the very least, it allows me to enjoy my entire english muffin without him grabbing at it!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@QueensBee: R is becoming a piggy too! Yesterday, I sent applesauce, like 3 oz, and then some leftover kielbasa and rice. Her teacher said she ate it all! I sent just food today for lunch, turkey sausage (half a patty) and some broccoli. I told her teacher to give her a container of purees if she doesn't like it. Or is still hungry. But she will be fine with puffs after. She expects them after each meal now.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@QueensBee: The restaurant is an hour from our home and Hubs and I were carpooling, so I won't be able to just leave with Xander! But I'm thinking that if Hubs insists we go and Xander seems cranky, I'll just make HIM deal with him!
@QueensBee: @Smurfette: OMG!!! Your babies are eating REAL food!!! Jealous! Xander's still just eating purees, and not even a lot! Most of the time he only has one meal a day still!
pomelo / 5621 posts
@Smurfette: Baby kisses are the best. Isaac will give me kisses and oscar the grouch on his wall, he will not give DH kisses. The other morning he gave me a nice open mouth sloppy kiss on the lips.
@QueensBee: That is a lot of traveling for one night. Wow, he sure is eating a lot of food!
@Adira: I can't believe that Xander sat up on his own! Way to go! Hopefully the 22 won't be too bad. In a way I kind of hope Xander is fussy through dinner so you have an excuse next time, but I also hope that he is good so that you can enjoy your day out.
The last two nights of sleep have been better with only two wake ups and right back to sleep. He has been having a harder time going to sleep though. Plus he is going to bed almost half an hour earlier at about 6:15. We are also back at two naps a day which is good. He could use either a short 3rd nap or a later longer second nap as he hardly makes it to dinner time, I feed him at 4:30. A couple nights recently I put him in his highchair and he just cried he was so tired.
He is working really hard to get up on his hands and knees. He is definitely moving around a lot more now.
Anyone elses babies getting upset when they are startled? Isaac seems to get startled really easy these days and every time he has big sad tears. It is hard though because sometimes it will just be one of us talking or laughing.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@ALV91711: Yeah, I think I'm leaning towards hoping he's fussy! That way I can be all "I told you so!" and not have to stay out late with him ever again!
Glad to hear your nights are getting better! Xander actually was asleep by 6:15 last night, so I hear you on the earlier bedtimes! Although that was because he only took ONE nap at daycare all day! I thought for sure he'd sleep in the car on the way home, but he didn't, so I fed him really quickly and put him to bed!
Sometimes Xander cries when startles and sometimes he doesn't! It seems totally random and maybe depends on his mood before he was startled?? I don't know!!! Sorry about Isaac though! Those big sad tears break my heart every time!!!
bananas / 9973 posts
Hi Ladies!
So behind, so trying to catch up! K is in the beginning stages of cruising. She's lifting her feet, moving around corners, and falling on her butt a LOT! Good thing she has a diaper for padding! lol!
This morning it was sooo cute! I tried to get her to sleep another 1.5 hr in our bed, but she wasn't having it. She does this thing nowadays, she pokes my eyelids, like "wake up!" Well, she sat up, leaned over, and planted a kiss on me! Totally made my morning.
I think she is working on her top two teeth. She is drooling and chewing on everything these days!
She's finally eating more solids. But I never know how much to give her. Do you guys give a set amount everyday? Do you give a variety of foods at the same meal? I usually do 2 different kinds of purees. I'll give her some of my foods too, if there is something mushy or I can cut into small pieces.
If your LO is eating a lot of solids now, has it impacted your # of bottles or nursing sessions? We have K's 9 month appt on Friday. Excited to see her stats. I feel like she is still a little peanut, hasn't grown much in the past couple of months. Looks skinnier, if anything.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@ALV91711: That is great the nights have been better. I wish he would nap for you though!! I haven't noticed R getting startled.
@shopaholic: I here you on the diapers. R falls so much on her bum. So cute about the kisses.
Does she give you any signs that she is full? R is starting to. We do the more sign and she gets really excited when she wants more. When she is full she just sits there. Hopefully soon, she will do the sign herself.
We do a half a banana for breakfast. Then for lunch usually a 3.5 oz puree and then dinner is either 2.5oz or 3.5oz. Lately I have been giving her food after a puree. Of course half ends up in her lap or on the floor. I just send food today for lunch, so we will see how she did and if she needed more. I sent half a turkey sausage patty and then some broccoli. I noticed last night she was chewing her puree. So I am taking that as a sign to do more food. Puffs are always after a meal or she freaks out.Guess she wants a dessert. We cut back to 4 bottles when we went to three meals. Her pedi wanted her on 4 bottles and 3 meals by 9 months.
We go next week for her 9 month appointment and I want to find out when we cut back to 3 bottles and start going towards more food in prep for turning 1.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Not a fan of turkey sausage, tried again for dinner. She couldn't chew it really good. Then she had Diahhera and gas this afternoon so guessing from the little broccoli she had.
pomelo / 5621 posts
@shopaholic: That is so exciting that she is starting to cruise. We are at 3 meals a day usually. The odd time we miss breakfast. He decides how much to eat. Sometimes it will be a couple bites and sometimes 2-3oz. Normally he nurses 5 times during the day but I've noticed if he eats less solids he will nurse a bit more. I only do one thing for breakfast and lunch but for dinner I usually do a couple. Breakfast we do cereal. Lunch a puree or yogurt and dinner will be a bit of a puree and some finger food. And after lunch he always has some puffs.
@Smurfette: How did she do with real food for lunch today? I feel like I'm washing the dining room floor almost every day from food ending up on it.
I picked up our family photos today, now I can get Christmas cards out. I noticed though that they mucked up the framed one, so I'm going to have to take it back and have them redo it. Of course I was in a hurry so I didn't look at them when we were there.
pomelo / 5621 posts
@Smurfette: I hope she likes the chicken.
The last couple days Isaac hasn't really been into finger food. But he likes to take the spoon and put it in his mouth, usually upside down, a majority of th food ends up in his mouth.
Last night he slept 6:30pm to 7am. He did get up 3 times to nurse though.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@travellingbee: were you able to do the tubes today?
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@Smurfette: Thankfully, yes!!! He still had quite a fever last night but we were able to control it with ibuprofen. We were worried all night and got very little sleep but when we got there his fever was down and the doctor said it was fine. When they did the surgery, they found that he still have 2 major ear infections going strong so that is likely why he was running the fever to begin with (although he does still have this nasty cold too). 1 hour after coming out of anesthesia, crazy baby was crawling around happy as a lark! He is finally napping now. I'm so happy that he is no longer in pain!
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@shopaholic: L looks skinnier too and because we have been to the doctor about a million times in the past month I know he hasn't gained anything. He is stuck at 19lbs 12oz. But he might be growing length-wise.
We had been doing 3 meals a day of at least 4 ounces of puree and adding in finger foods here and there. Lately though, he does NOT want to be fed with the spoon and throws a fit. I guess I need to introduce more table foods. I feel a little bit at a loss with it though. Not sure what he can handle and what I shouldn't give him. I tried yogurt and cheese last week and at the end of the week he had a eczema like rash on his back so I wondered if it might be the dairy and I cut it out. I might try again after all of this illness mess is over.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@travellingbee: Yay!! I am so happy. I hope the whole house gets some good sleep tonight.
Home with R:( she had a 102.5 fever at day care. I got home and it was 103.2 rectal. I gave her Tylenol and think she finally passed out in my arms. She feels like a furnance.
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