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@Coco Bee: I'm sorry you're having a sucky day too
And you should tell DH he can't tell you "no" if you want to go to the gym!@cvbee: What's funny is I emailed him at work, thanking him for handling the 1:45 feeding and I told him I was surprised he didn't wake me up for it. His response? Apparently he was going to wake me up, but I smacked him hard before he could, so he took it to mean "don't wake me if you value your life." I don't even remember Audrey waking up, much less smacking DH so he'd get up with her! That put a smile on my face today.
@bpcmarj: Get yourself something cute! I can always find something for me at TJ Maxx!
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@Goldilocks1107: ha!
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Just for fun here is a pic of Nico today after he got tired of playing with a toy. He just sat there blowing bubbles. I think he looks mad and tough. It makes me laugh.
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@Goldilocks1107: Funny!
@cvbee: Bubbles are the cutest! Cooper loves when I pop his with a burp rag. He laughs every time.
I.....worked out this morning. The world must be coming to an end. It felt good. Now, maybe, perhaps I can get my ass in shape and shed the rest of the unwanted weight.
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@Goldilocks1107: Are you having a better day? I'm sorry
@Coco Bee: Crappy! Will you have time to squeeze a workout in after your interview? (Good luck, btw!)
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@calsmom: the interview is in the evening, an hour away, so sadly no! but that's okay. I'll go tomorrow.
@Goldilocks1107: I know!! but it was because we would have been pushing DS's nap if we went.
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Well, I am beginning to wonder if working night shifts throughout pregnancy had an effect on Sawyer's internal clock. With the trouble sleeping we had been trying to get him to bed earlier (8-9pm instead of 10), last night we let him stay up and put him to bed at midnight when we went to bed, and he had his best sleep in over a week.
When he was a newborn he wanted to have his long sleeps from 2am-2pm, and we had backed him up to 10pm-10am over the first 3 months of his life. I think he just doesn't have that "typical" 6pm-6am drive, and fighting him on it is contributing to our issues.
I am still going to try to get him to bed by 10pm most nights, I think that works best for being able to get out and meet up with people, but is the closest to his natural rhythm. I am still waiting for the noise machine ... I think the long weekend really delayed the delivery.
In other news ... I have now packed up Sawyer's 3-6 month clothes, and he is almost fully in 6-9 month sizes already. I am kind of sad, but we have some really cute 6-9 month clothes. I can't believe how he is growing though. He is still 50%ile for height, weight and head circumference, so I can't figure out how they are basing their sizing ...
@LAGS: I have so much milk in the freezer (in bags ranging from 3-6 ounces - labelled with the volume inside), but Sawyer hates bottles so much, no matter what I try, so I have officially stopped pumping. I am going to have to pour out the milk I have saved likely as well
@Goldilocks1107: I am sorry you are having a rough few days. I hope your mood turns around soon. If not maybe you need a med adjustment?
@Coco Bee: I feel you on not being a morning person. I just hate getting up early, and when I work, my day shifts mean I have to get up at 5 ... I am enjoying not worrying about that right now. Good luck on your interview!
@cvbee: He does look tough in that picture, but he is a cute little tough guy
I think his hair must be the same colour as Sawyers ... kind of strawberry blonde?
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@MsMini: Hopefully you can get him to like the bottle enough to not have to dump everything you've pumped! And I'm definitely going to mention it to my doctor. But I'm waiting because we just applied for life insurance and are going through the underwriting process, so I don't want more on my medical record than absolutely necessary right now.
Thanks for the wishes everyone - I am feeling a bit better. The sun came out and I found a cute 12 month swimsuit for $3.60 at Target on clearance. Now we'll be ready for family swim time at the gym this winter!
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Just got back from Liam's 4 month checkup. He is 15 lbs 10 oz and 25 inches long. Holding steady in the 50th percentile. The ped told me to stop feeding him every two hours and try to stretch it out to every 3-4 hours. How often are you all feeding your LOs during the day? She also said we could start solids in a month and he should be sleeping through the night now. Really? From the looks of it, nobody's LO is sleeping anywhere near through the night on this board! She said give him water when he wakes up at night, but I don't think he'd take it or go back to sleep if he did. Maybe stretching out the time between feeds during the day will help him go longer at night. I need more sleep!
On the positive side, after Liam pooped on my pants while nursing, I wore a pair of my pre-preg jeans to his appointment!
Whoever was asking about diaper cream, I just use coconut oil from trader joes. It's CD safe and smells so good!
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@duckduckkristen: We've upped Audrey's intake to 5-6oz per feeding. Which gets us anywhere from 3-4 hours between feedings during the day. And up to 7 hours at night. But she'll still wake up at 2-3am for food.
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@Goldilocks1107: Aww. I hope you are feeling better today. Amazing that DH handled that feeding, regardless of why he did it! Maybe I'll try that tactic tonight ; )
@regberadaisy: Go M! Growing like a weed ; )
@bcpmarj: Poor Penny. Is she feeling any better today??
@cocobee: Dang, May board ladies are having a rough go this week. I hope your interview tonight goes well. By chance do you drink caffeine? Maybe is that what's keeping you up?
@msmini: It's great that you are able to understand Sawyers sleeping cues so well - sometimes it's just best to follow baby's lead. I tried for an early bedtime last night and it ended up sending Tyler over the edge - literally ballistic. I think he just does better with an 8 pm bedtime, which frankly is fine by me if that's what works for him. So sad to have all that breastmilk in the freezer going to waste. I have hundreds of ounces of frozen milk that's tainted with dairy and that I may not ever use. Gah. 6-9 months? Wow!
@cvbee: Too funny, love the bubbles!!
@duckduckkristen: Nice theory that your doc has that all of our babies should be sleeping through the night. Maybe our babies will catch on?
@calsmom: Way to go! You must feel good!
Today was a better day. Tyler slept 4, 3, and 2.5 all in his crib last night. So the transition from the R&P could be a lot worse. Interestingly, at the 4 a.m. wakeup he barely drank anything...maybe 2 oz. He's done this a few times recently which makes me wonder if maybe he just needs to be soothed at that hour, not fed? He slept 9;5 hours overnight, which means I got a monster morning nap (2.5 hours). Then, instead of fighting the afternoon naps I met up with my sister for lunch (walked so he slept 30 minutes) and then he had another 30 minute nap on the way home. He was ready for a nap at 5 so I put him in his swing and he's been sleeping about 20 minutes. Hoping this fends off ballistic mode this evening....and will put him on track for roughly a 7:30 bedtime.
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Grayson is:
-18 weeks today
-probably weighs at least 17lbs and about 26 inches. we find out for sure on next monday at his 4 month check up
- wears size 3 diapers and majority of his clothes are 3-6 months and his pajamas are 6-9 months.
- he has been sleeping through the night for almost 3 months....we know we are very lucky for that! he goes to bed every night between 8:30 and 9:30(depending on last bottle) and sleeps until 6-7:30. he may 'wake up once or twice, but shushing him and rubbing his belly puts him right back to sleep. he just started sleeping in his crib saturday and he's actually been better with his sleep. and he's usually good for 3-4 1 hour naps a day...what can i say, he loves his sleep like his mommy!
- he rolls over from his back to his belly from his left. he's been doing that since just over 3 months. is getting better about being on his belly, but still doesn't like it! he loves to stand and sit up. hates lying down.
- pretty sure he's teething, he soaks through countless bibs and day and chews on anything that comes close to his mouth! including his feet!
- loves to talk and chatter and play in his exersaucer. loves smiling and giggling. he also loves the ladies...he's a definite ladies man! lolfigured i'd join in :o) haven't been on the boards much since i went back to work about a month ago. i work from home 3 days a week and only have to go in the office 2 days, so i get some quality time with my little man, when he lets me work :o)
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and heres my little guy...
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@MsMini: don't throw your milk away! You can mix it into your purees, and he might take a sippie cup before long! Yes, our boys have strawberry blonde hair.
Yay hair twins!@duckduckkristen: I wonder why the doc wants you to stretch out the time between feedings. I used to do EASY for a couple of months and so he was always going 3 or more hours between feeds, and now due to the massive spitting up I feed him at minimum during the day every 2 hours. (I feed him before and after naps). But I didn't notice it changing his night-time sleeps at all. What is the benefit for the baby to go longer between feeds I wonder?
Nico got kissed today at Mom and Baby Group by an 11 month old girl named Aubrey. It's her thing. It was pretty cute. Big open-mouth kiss on the forehead.
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I was eating a banana last night and on a whim I broke off a chunk and held it to Audrey's face. She sniffed and then tried to suck it like a bottle and was confused as to why that wasn't working. It was super cute! I let her gnaw on it for a little bit then threw the chunk away. I think I'll do that with more food until we actually introduce some purees - just to get her accustomed to textures and tastes.
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@winniebee: Penny is feeling better today. Her bum seems to be all cleared up, thankfully.
@Goldilocks1107: That's cute about the banana
Penny looks at me when i am eating, but I am still not comfortable about giving her food.So ladies, tell me if I am crazy. Last night, I was woken up at 2 a.m., not by the baby, but by DH who was trying to DTD. Seriously? He knows I have a limited interest anyway, and I wake up with the baby several times a night. He is going to wait until I am sound asleep? We were up for a couple of hours together after she went to sleep last night, too. Couldn't he have tried it then? I was so groggy, he started kissing me and I just pulled away and asked him what time it was. He then rolled over and eventually went to sleep. I think he is a little upset, but I think I am the one that should be upset. I mean, yes, we have only done it once in the last 4 months, but damn I need a little warning these days. I didn't shower yesterday, was covered in drool and spit up and who knows what else. Anyway, he's at work so I texted him that I was sorry I was so asleep and grumpy last night, and that we should try again when it's not 2 a.m. I am hopeful that he will understand that waking me up is just not going to work like it may have in the past! Momma needs her sleep!!
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@duckduckkristen: yeah that seems pretty often! Ever since 3 months ish Cobi has been eating every 3-4 hours. But now that he's on solids this is his schedule:
Wake up - nurse (6-7am)
solids (7am)
before nap - nurse (8:30)
after nap, solids for lunch (12)
before #2 nap - nurse (1pm)
dinner - solids (5pm)
before bedtime - nurse (6:30-7)
And sometimes a nursing session in the middle of the night, but not always.Feeling better today!! Cobi did me a huge favor! I had a migraine last night and felt like I wanted to die!! ughh it was sooo bad that even DH just trying to talk to me hurt my head and I totally yelled at him to leave me alone
I felt so bad. He gave me a wonderful massage. The hardest part is that I know if I just sleep it will get better - but falling asleep is the hardest. So I was asleep around 11:30, and Cobi slept thru the night! He didn't wake up until 6:45. Woohoo!! (7:15-6:45) I feel a lot better, getting nearly 7 consecutive hours is way better than 9 hours broken up.
If he had woken up, I think I would have made DH feed him lolMy mom watched him last night while I was at my interview/seminar (that went WAY TOO late!!) and he did so great for her, he went to sleep without a hitch - which comforts me so much because sometimes he still has to CIO to sleep, and I didn't want her to have to deal with that so I was just hoping he would go to sleep without crying. Woo Cobi
@Goldilocks1107: aww cute!! Cobi did that the first time I gave him one too!
@sarbear: aww soo sweet!
On a sidenote - I cannot believe how big many of your babies are!! OMG. Cobi is 15 lbs 6 oz, 25" long. I know he is only 20th percentile-ish but still it astounds me that your babies 2-3 months younger than him are bigger! haha crazy.
He is still in 3-6 months and it doesn't look like he'll fit 6-9 for a few more months.
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@Goldilocks1107: That's really cute.
@sarbear: LOVE the shark pic ; ) Welcome back!
@bcpmarj: Glad Penny is feeling better. Um, you are not alone. I would have DECKED DH if he tried that nonsense in the middle of the night. In fact, he wanted to watch football in bed last night and I almost killed him. He tends to fall asleep with the TV on and then I have to get up to turn it off. I am already getting up 2x a night....and he wants to add a 3rd wakeup to that? Seriously.
@cocobee: Yay cobi! How did your interview go? Tyler is a peanut ; ) He's 16 weeks and I don't think he's 12 pounds yet and no idea how long he is, but I bet like 23 inches?. He's always been about 5th percentile (except when he was born he wasn't even on the charts for his age, he was so small)! He's still in mostly 0-3/3 month clothes, though many of those are getting short in the crotch.
Operation crib transition is going fine. Though, bedtime last night was bad. Started at 7:15 and he was asleep in his crib by 8. But then awake and crying at 8:30 and it took 4 soothes to get him back to sleep for good (9 p.m.) But, then he slept 4:45, 3, then 2, which is his best in the crib so far. I was pretty annoyed at DH last night - he wanted to take Tyler out to dinner w/ friends at 7:30 p.m. Um, aren't we working on establishing a bedtime routine/bedtime? He was like "when we took him out on vacation he slept 7-10 in the restaurant and after". Yeah, and look where that got us....a baby that was waking up 3x a night. Sometimes I feel like he does not think logically about this stuff - why would we take our baby out to dinner with friends AT T's bedtime? Long gone are the days when he would sleep through dinner out and then sleep 4-5 hours thereafter. He wonders why T won't go down at night or is waking up more? End Vent. No, wait, I have to schlep into my office today for a new website pic despite the fact I'm on maternity leave - ie, have to get in a suit today. Luckily the skirt zips....And the timing of it means I may need to wake T up from his nap to get there on time....bad news.
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@bpcmarj: I had to give my DH the don't-you-dare-wake-me-up-again talk when he tried the same thing. Men. Not always good at using the brain when it comes to DTD.
@winniebee: love the vent.
I'm sure everyone at your work will be happy to see you.Not sure if I can go to yoga tonight. With earlier bedtime, Nico has just moved his meltdown to an earlier time (6:40). I would like to see bedtime going off without a hitch before I venture out to leave DH with bedtime alone again. It's not relaxing for me to go to yoga and come home to a baby who has been screaming for an hour or is sniffle-crying in his sleep. Once he has a meltdown the only cure is the boob. Sigh.
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@bpcmarj: Umm, i would totally smack DH if he woke me up EVER to DTD at this point! I'm pretty sure he knows that though and would never try. Now that Liam is going to bed a few hours before us, we just try to do it then.
@winniebee: I'm convinced men do not understand the whole sleep thing. I kept getting annoyed with DH because when Liam gets fussy. he thinks he wants to play, even though i keep telling him it's because he is sleepy! So yesterday he finally did some sleep research and now I think he gets it.
So I've been following the ped's recommendation to space out the feedings more, and man is it liberating to not have to nurse every two hours! I don't know why I didn't try this sooner. Since he is going about 3 hours between feeds now, he is hungrier and takes both breasts instead of one, which I think led to better sleep last night. He slept 8:30pm to 9am, with one wake up at 4am where he wanted a diaper change and to eat. I'm feeling rested and he has been smiling and cooing all morning!
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here is a pic of the nub of Cobi's tooth!! It just popped thru so it's teeny!!
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@bpcmarj: DH tried the same thing last week! I ignored him, ten the next day he got all mad because im 'ignoring him' oh please lol
@duckduckkristen: That's awesome that it seemed to work! @
@Coco Bee: Yay!! We are pretty sure G is teething, so want to see a tooth soon!
Today is a work in the office day and my MIL watches G...the days go by so much slower when she watches him because I get no updates throughout the day.
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@winniebee: @cvbee: @duckduckkristen: @sarbear: Oh good, so it seems like most men just don't get it. At least he's not alone. And, I think he feels ignored, too because he didn't give me a kiss before he left for work this morning (Penny and I were still sleeping). Oh well, I am pretty much over it. Except that Penny woke up at 2:30 needing to be fed so I basically lost a good 1/2 hour that I could have been sleeping last night. Ugh, oh well.
I got the call last night that we have been accepted into the libraries lap babies story time group. It is every Thursday, and is for babies up through crawling I believe. I am excited to get out and do something Mommy and Me like, and I hope to meet some parents/nannies with kids Penny's age. I love that I have all of you to bounce things off, but I wish we all lived closer for play dates!
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@Goldilocks1107: aww! She'll be very excited when it comes time for solids.
@Coco Bee: Adorable
@bpcmarj: It'll be nice to meet parents and kids! Have a fun time! I know your daughter will enjoy the stimulation.
@cvbee: Hope you get some 'you' time in the evening here soon.
@winniebee: I keep saying it, but some men don't 'get' it despite how blatant we think things are...like a cranky, overtired baby that needs to go to bed!
@duckduckkristen: That has to be nice to have a longer break in between feeds! Enjoy it!
@sarbear: If you asked her to text you and let you know how things are going would she? That's nice she is able to do take care of her though.
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@calsmom: no, she doesn't text and won't get it. it is nice though that she watches him. my mom does on wednesdays when I'm at work. makes me feel so much more comfortable since he's with people i trust
unfortunately though today was a bad day for G. he wasn't eating all that much, whiney, screaming, sneezing and tugging at his ear. i think its all related to teething...i really wish one would show up soon!
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So I finally broke down and am reading the Healthy Sleep book - in shock at how much Tyler fits into the overtired baby description. More fussy lately, socially demanding, low attention span, wakes up from short naps crying as if in pain (40 minute naps - ie, just one REM cycle). My husband is teasing me that this is hogwash but I know it's true. He's only getting 10 hours of sleep overnight (2 wakes, so really 9.5 hours) and now only napping 2 - 2.5 in the morning and then 2-3 other 30-40 minute naps, so basically only 14 hrs sleep....now, to implement a plan.
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Hi Ladies, Im a new addition to this thread - I hope no one minds
I have a little girl born 17 May and I can see that she is doing a lot of things that you LO's are doing so this is a great resource for us!
I won't talk to much now - just wanted to let everyone know I am here!
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@Maymumma: welcome!!
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So I haven't been posting on here much lately because I think reading so much has made me literally obsess over sleep. I was having anxiety over making sure willa had the perfect schedule and perfect routine, and I got stressed out reading how well other babies sleep. She is still sleeping terribly, but I am working on the fact that every baby is different and I can do my best, but I can't force her to sleep on the schedule I impose. I am trying to be a lot more laid back and just go with the flow. She is not dying and she is very happy. I need to chill.
Anyway,, things are okay over here. Her sleep is bad, although the past few days it has been better with putting her down 90 minutes after every time she wakes up. She outright refuses bottles now, wont even take an ounce. My DH were fighting terribly for a while, but I think things are getting better. I was really feeling like he wasn't helping enough and I was caring for DD single handedly. I guess I still feel like that, but I am not too bitter about it anymore. Lol
Willa is a rolling machine and can roll from her belly to her back to her belly in one fell swoop. I know this sounds crazy but I swear it is only a matter of two or three weeks before she is sitting on her own. She also is very mobile on her tummy and can scoot all over the place.
We have been putting her in her exersaucer lately and she has gotten very good at playing with the toys. She is also very interested in our dog lately. She literally cracks up laughing every time he come around. She seems to do this with all dogs.
I still have a hard time with leaving her, but am feeling pressure from my family to do so. My mom makes me feel like I am crazy. I just don't feel right leaving her when she doesn't take a bottle. But my mom says she will learn soon enough.
Period is still awful. Bleeding throug tampon AND pad. Totally gross.
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@Mrsdaredevil: I hear you on needing to relax on the sleep......and yet, there I go having to make a thread about sleep last night. I did manage to stop my sleep log habit, which is a big step for me. And I would be able to relax, if only I didn't just have another night of nightwaking hell all night long. Oh, and about the bottle-rejection: DH has recently made some success with the bottle by giving it to him like every five minutes, instead of all at once. He gives it to him and he rejects it, then DH walks him around a bit, offers again, repeats. Nico ends up taking an ounce here and an ounce there and by the end it is drank. I hear you on not wanting to leave LO if the bottle is not going well. I'm the same way.
My biggest victory of the night was that twice I was able to give Nico his Cat in the Hat stuffed animal and he took it and settled into sleep. I tried probably 4 times last night, and 2 other times he refused it, but the fact that he took it and settled with it twice was brand new territory for me; I've never tried giving a toy before. I need my nipple back. Too bad he's (still) a pacifier rejecter.
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@Mrsdaredevil: Wow, willa is so active! She'll def keep you on your toes it seems! I hear you on sleep obsession. My husband tells me I need to chill out. I used to not obsess, but Tyler has become increasingly fussy/goes ballistic now when he is overtired. Which almost every day. So I'm doing my best to figure out what works best for him. Keep up the good work and know you aren't alone in the crappy sleep dept!
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@winniebee: I did notice that the first night we successfully did get bedtime early, Nico was so much more alert and 'smart' and easy to work with the next day. I had forgotten how long his attention span could possibly be. I hope you get your happy peanut back!
And there I go talking about sleep again. It's so hard not to when it's what's not quite right!
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@duckduckkristen: wow! My ped told me none of those things so I did not ask.
I did ask about solids and he said to wait till 6months.
@sarbear: Grayson is so cute!
@Coco Bee: teeethhhhh!!!!!!
@Maymumma: welcome! Welcome!
@Mrsdaredevil: ugh so sorry about the period. I don't think you're crazy...but I think it is also healthy to get some time away from baby. Definitely hear on the sleep obsession. Just realize that every baby is different. We're not all going to conform to some doctor's study. I'm still not entirely convinced anyway of all these "books". Primarily because my SILs never did any sleep training, routine or scheduling. Like literally my SIL took my niece everywhere and she slept at any time at any place. I really do believe so much of it is "luck of the draw" and them going through phases. I'm going to buy " the no cry sleep solution" to help in weaning M of the nurse to sleep. But besides that I don't think I am thinking of sleep training even after almost a month of really horrendous sleep. -
@Mrsdaredevil: I feel you on not wanting to leave the baby. it took a while for me to realize that i needed to just get out(even if it's just to the grocery store) once in a while, for my own sanity. but i can imagine how much more difficult it is for you since she's rejecting the bottle.
@regberadaisy: thanks! and i love your LO's shirt in that picture...makes me want a little girl that much more :o)today is a work from home day with DS....hoping for a good day and he lets me finish work early...so far not looking so good
ahh well.
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@cvbee: My husband thinks I'm obsessed b/c I'm home with him all day and that once I go back to work I won't worry so much. Maybe he is right, but it's hard to ignore the overtired cues I see all day. Like he yawns and rubs his eyes even when he just had a nap. He just woke up 45 mins into his morning nap and was screaming....so I jiggled him like crazy knowing I could win this particular battle and he fell back asleep. One for team mom. Glad your stuffed animal soothing worked!
@regberadaisy: Yep I think you are right about the luck of the draw. My sister kept sleep logs with all 3 kids and her third (presently 10 weeks) is the hardest and most erratic and she's done nothing differently. Her second baby was a chill, laid back, great sleeper. Who knows.
@sarbear: Good luck today ; )
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@Mrsdaredevil: That's so amazing with her rolling and exersaucer skills! Audrey isn't quite to that stage yet, but I'm looking forward to it happening soon!
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@regberadaisy: I don't know how you manage to go to work every day after all the bad nights of sleep. Plus you make a million posts on HB everyday. You are superhuman.
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Well, Penny slept in bed with me literally all night last night. Not one single stretch in either the RnP or PnP. Hmm. I think that she needs to be reintroduced to the pacifier and see if she likes it, because she seems to still be comfort nursing up a storm (although now, I do at least break her suction when I know she is not eating).
She is 4 months old today and I just can't believe it! Our 4 month appt is on the 13th and I can't wait to see how big she's gotten! Here is a picture of her today...she's getting so so big. Is it possible to slow them down?!?!
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@bpcmarj: My DH tried to wake me up to DTD and pretended to be out cold. I was pretty pissed. I do have some sex drive but I'm already clinically sleep deprived to the point where I thought I was psychotic... I reminded him of that in the morning and he said "oh, I forgot." Really? UGH!
I'm so sorry your DH did that to you, too.
What an adorable new photo! I love it!@goldilocks: I'm sorry you're going through another rough patch.
I hope it gets better. Cute about the banana. I did the same to Gabriel today with an orange. It was hilarious.
DH and I had a horrible horrible day yesterday where we both worried we were going to kill the kid--he would not stop crying ALL DAY LONG. We all made it through though, and now he is being a pretty reasonable baby today.
@cvbee: LOL. I was thinking the same thing about regbera!
@sarbear: Ooh, good luck working from home!
@winniebee: Huzzah! Nap queen!
@Mrsdaredevil: Sorry about the horrid period. And... if she refuses the bottle, what is the worst that could happen? She screams and you're not that to hear it. And? I need to get away from the little guy sometimes, too.
Awesome rolling skillz.
@Maymumma: Welcome.
@bpcmarj: I know the feeling. I need a playdate for me!Interesting (weird) news of the day... Gabriel and his 9 month old cousin are almost exactly the same size now... cousin is 3rd percentile and G is 90-somethingth. (16+ pounds I can't help but wish he was smaller. Of course at this point I want him to continue on his path but I really hope the next baby is like 6 pounds and stays on a smaller path until he/she doesn't need to be constantly held.
@Coco Bee: Yay tooth!I am so behind!
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Well, noise machine, switching up the swaddle again, and trying to introduce a mommy scented lovey/paci-buddy all lead to ... no change. I have given up. He will sleep eventually, he is just in a phase where he needs to see his mommy often throughout the night. He is back to nursing every 2 hours around the clock, and waking every 45 minutes for every nap and throughout the night. I have literally tried everything at this point (sleep routine, earlier/later/self-directed/mommy-directed bedtimes, interval watching, bath, no bath, noise machine, no noise machine, swaddle sack with arms up and down, blanket swaddle in a few methods, sleep in crib and sleep in cradle in our room). The only thing that seems to work is having him in bed with me, then he sleeps 3-3 1/2 hour blocks without waking.
His naps are now suffering the past 2 days, with him napping 45 minutes at a time instead of 2 hours. This nap at least I was able to soothe him back to sleep after the 45 minute wakeup.
He is definitely tired right now, being very clingy, and he had his first public meltdown at a babywearing class yesterday (I am now in the market for a woven ring sling). I actually ended up leaving the class because he wouldn't settle. The girls in the group couldn't believe it (neither could I) because he NEVER gets upset like that.
I also figured out that Sawyer is self-introducing to different flavours, by trying to kiss my mouth when I have just eaten all the time. It took me forever to figure out what he was doing! Every once in while I toy with trying some cereal to see if it helps his sleep, but I am trying really hard to wait for his readiness cues.
@sarbear: Your little guy is adorable!
@cvbee: I am planning on doing BLW, maybe a little bit of puree now and then, so I really won't have use for all of it unless he starts using a sippy asap, as most of the milk was pumped in the first month of his life. I am keeping my ears open for any babies who might need some unofficial donor milk though.
@Goldilocks1107: That's cute. I like the idea of a really gradual intro to foods that way.
@Coco Bee: Woot for sleeping through the night! I wish I thought Sawyer was going to do that sometime soon
@winniebee: I am glad to hear your crib transition is going well.
@Maymumma: Welcome!
@Mrsdaredevil: Sawyer's sleep is getting worse and worse. I just cling to the fact that this is just a phase, and it will get better soon.
And you should tell DH he can't tell you "no" if you want to go to the gym!
I think his hair must be the same colour as Sawyers ... kind of strawberry blonde?
Yay hair twins!
I did ask about solids and he said to wait till 6months.
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