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@cvbee: only 2 nights of CIO for it to work?!? Is Nico in his crib or still in your room?

@cram88: Welcome! I have a friend in NH with a baby girl his age:) wonder if you are near each other?

@Nskillet: love that daycare sends you pics:)

@cram88: Welcome and we're definitely here for each other when things get rough. Stay strong - the first anniversary of a death is always the hardest. I had two relatives pass during my pregnancy and it's definitely tough.

Thanks for all the reassurance about the poos. She pooped 5 times yesterday, but only the first one was a blowout (more of a leak-out). And it looks normal, smells gross (like normal). DH was more worried than I was.

Today was day two of our new sleep routine - aka my "on call" night. A woke up at 8pm wanting to eat, so we started off slightly off schedule - but I think 8pm might work better. She woke up at 2:15 and then at 6am (when DH woke up). And it was glorious to "sleep in" until 5:40 and only have to get myself ready for work. I'm in an amazing mood today.

@cram88: I think you have to reach 5 posts before you can post photos. Welcome!

@Goldilocks1107: Thanks, it is tough. I'm sorry you had two, I know one was bad enough.

@cram88: Cute! We just hit "foot eating time" too. I had to change her socks one day because her sock was so damp her little toes had turned pruney inside. She doesn't even get pruney in the tub, but you put her feet in her line of sight - BAM! in mouth!

So glad to hear CIO is working for those who tried it. We are a week and a half in and it keeps getting better and better.

So wait, how do we join this fb group?

Liam had a little blood in his poo last night so I called the ped this morning and they said as long as it doesn't happen again and he seems fine otherwise not to worry.

I noticed he doesn't really "talk" anymore. He makes noises sometimes and smiles all day long, but no cooing. He found his feet and loves to grab his toes, and anything else in his reach, loves knocking over blocks, and chomps on everything. Still has not rolled over since the two times a few weeks ago, but looks like he is trying to crawl.

@Nskillet: Holden doesn't go to daycare but I work 2 days a week and a family member usually watches him one of those days. I require them to send me pictures throughout the day, otherwise I'd go crazy! That's awesome that your daycare sends them!

@Nskillet: I love the daycare photo! Adorable!
@cram88: Welcome! I'm glad you're reaching out--it's hard to be the only person with a new baby. I'm sorry for your loss as well. Your LO is super cute! I love that he eats his feet!
Can you introduce yourself like we did in the beginning?
(Estimated Due Date: LO Birth Date: (I know you put those 2 in your last post) Delivery via: Birth stats: Breastfeeding or Formula (no judgement): Baby Name:)
@Goldilocks1107: Awesome! I glad the shift worked out so well for you! I am nervous about going back to work for that reason. I will not be trading out with DH because I will already be pumping for daycare and just don't want to only pump after 4 months of breastfeeding. I'm a bit scared about what it will be like...
@Nskillet: LOL! My husband thinks I ruined G's eyes. Mine are bright but brown and his are very very blue. G's are currently brown toward the middle and dark blue/green around that with a grey ring around the outside. Sometimes they look yellow, grey, brown, green, or blue. I am very curious what they will end up! His hair is also of unknown color. Brushed back it's reddish with light light brown almost blonde. Brushed forward it looks like someone drew black stripes on his head!
@goldilocks: LOL pruney feet from eating them? Awesome!
G doesn't wear socks much and he hasn't discovered his feet...
@duckduckkirsten: email me at pastemoo at gmail.com and tell me your name, and I will tell you mine and add you on FB. Easy peasy.
Also G doesn't talk so much as make long drawn out sounds... weird. I wonder why that is...

@cvbee: Aww hopefully he can get to them better soon. Holden's pretty small so I wonder if maybe that helps? Good luck with the job!

@pastemoo: Thanks, he's a goober! Here is my intro!

Estimated Due Date: May 17th, 2012

LO Birth Date: May 21st, 2012 10:56am

Delivery via: Induction, vaginal with epidural (required because I have epilepsy), no tears...just some minor skid marks, and 45 minutes of pushing. Only minor complication was that his cord was wrapped around his neck. All in all I'd say it was an easy delivery and I was very quiet and focused during it, so much so that the doctor told me I was allowed to say ow at one point!

Birth stats: 6lbs 10oz, 19 3/4 inches long... Very lean, no baby fat!

Breastfeeding or Formula (no judgement): EBF the first 6 weeks and then ran into pumping problems for going back to work. He is now completely formula fed.

Baby Name: Holden Alexander. Holden is from the book Catcher in the Rye and Alexander was my brother's name

@cram88: Welcome! Your little man is so cute!! Yes, Tyler is also a peanut, born at 5 lb 5 oz and currently 11 lbs 12 oz....it used to REALLY bother me the comments he would get. When he was first born, we got "was he a preemie?" comment alllll the time. Now comments about how little he is don't bother me, but they do bother my husband. We moreso get comments like "he's so cute" or looks of surprise when I say how old he is. I do sort of still obsess about how much he eats (I offer him milk whenever he seems remotely hungry....) and he's not the greatest eater as it is, so there's always a little stress there. How much does Holden eat now? PS, I'm originally from NH and we have a family lakeouse in Wolfeboro : ) Glad you are joining us.

@winniebee: I think your little guy is super cute too, and I think they have a similar sense of style...or we do I guess! The comments don't bother me a whole lot and I actually really enjoy having a peanut baby other than the difficulty finding clothes. He still wears newborn pants and it's almost impossible to find anything other than sweatpants in NB size! As far as feeding since I started formula I feed him on demand but he still only drinks 4 oz at a time and once in a while up to 6 oz. I feel like he should be eating more and maybe that's part of the problem but I don't want to force him. I'll definitely be talking to the pediatrician about it. I live pretty close to Wolfeboro, in Laconia and actually lived in Meredith in 2010 so I'm right in that area!

@regberadaisy: I kind of dread telling people my work situation because they tend to hate me after but.... I went back around 8 weeks for 1 day a week at first and now I do 2 days a week. I also only did 2 days a week starting in Feb. before I had him and went out completely at 38 weeks pregnant. Here's where everyone hates me... I still get paid full-time, salaried basically and I was fully paid for my maternity leave as well. Eventually I will need to add another day in for a total of 3 but that's all I'll ever have to do to keep my salary!

Also I have so much downtime in my job so I always get everything done in half a day and pretty much just play around on the internet the rest of the time. I'll probably be posting a lot on here because I get pretty bored!

@regberadaisy: Yeah I'm in the U.S. I wasn't planning to have it this good, believe me, and I am incredibly grateful that I get to spend so much time with my lo and still get paid. I was planning on saving money to cover my maternity leave. I work for a smaller privately owned business doing all the accounting/office stuff. Technically I work from home the other 3 days but I never have anything to do! My boss is very generous and it's awesome! I think it's mostly because they want to keep me and it's cheaper to salary me than to hire an outside accountant.

@regebera I was supposed to go back to work full-time @ 6 weeks pp but I couldn't do it! So I extended my leave til 6 months pp indefinitely. My leave is and always has been unpaid. I do casual/per-diem work on weekends and to cover time off maybe 4 days a month, and just got into direct sales with Premier Jewlery to supplement more and get out of the house a little. I may go back to part-time at 6 months, still deciding. Casual work has much much better pay though so its a toss up.

@winniebee: Will he not nap if you take him for a walk in the stroller?

@cram88: welcome and what a cutie!! G gnaws on his toes every chance he gets!!!!

@duckduckkristen: G was rolling like a champ for about a month and then he just stopped! now he's more interested in trying to figure out how to sit up

@cvbee: good luck!

@winniebee: i go by tired cues with G. his eyebrows get really red when he's tired. i then lay him in his bouncer or on his side on a blanket and put his gentle giraffe on. he usually falls right asleep. we dont have a schedule though and i know we should. and i don't put him down for naps in his crib either...such a bad mommy i am lol my supervisor at work today told me i need to get him on a schedule...whatever lol

@regberadaisy: i've been back to work since 12 weeks pp. working from home 3 days, in the office 2 days. when you join the group we'll see your name, but unless we friend you(and you accept) all your settings are the same for if anyone was randomly looking for you(i believe anyways)

@duckduckkristen: I love the pics!

@cram88: Welcome to the group! Your son is very cute! I am so sorry to hear about your brother

@winniebee: Have you implemented a nap time routine? Maybe try to start the routine before the 90 minute mark? I'm sorry you are having a difficult time with T's naps! It's a very frustrating issue!

Cooper woke up again last night around 4. He was screaming! My husband and I shot up out of bed and soothed him. He screamed a little bit more after we left, but fell asleep a couple minutes later and woke up at 9. I assume this is part of the 4 month sleep regression.

I put him down at 6:20, which is the earliest I've ever put him down. I can't explain that one.

@winniebee: If it helps, Nico was a perfect napper when he was 3 months old, and then when he was 4 months old the nap thing got so messy; very unpredictable napping and I was trying so hard to get it right. It was only a week or so ago that I finally got things back on track, and for me, it was to make sure he really was actually tired. So I wait til he's fussy, and then I take him upstairs, close the curtains, and we lay on our backs as I read him books. I wait til he gets even more fussy and then I feed him and he goes to sleep no problem. For a week or so I nursed him to sleep, and now since CIO I nurse him to drowsy and then put him down, to keep it consistent with bedtime. Earlier in the month, after reading Healthy Sleep, I could get him to nap if I worked REALLY hard, but since waiting longer to put him down I don't have to work hard at all. It's against what the books say, like, they say don't let them get over-tired, but it was my experience.

@regberadaisy: In Canada here and I get maternity benefits for a year, so I might be off work for a year. (But if I got that one afternoon a week job I would do that....but it wouldn't really be for money because it will come off of my benefits dollar-for-dollar, with I think $40 that they won't touch).

CIO report: night 3: ZERO crying. Just a whimper as I put him down. EDIT: he just woke up an hour into sleeping, crying....we'll see how long he cries. It's just so much easier now because I know he can do it and he knows he can do it. Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself; I'll let you gals know if it does turn out to be bad. Crying already does seem to be petering out. Phew.

If it makes a difference, I didn't do CIO until I got naptimes and bedtimes figured out with nursing-to-sleep easily with no crying. I wanted to know that I was doing it at the right time, and not trying to put him down when he wouldn't naturally be tired enough to sleep.

(Lots of catching up to do but a PSA)

I have gotten several e-mails from lovely May mamas who have not been part of our thread here. We are more than happy to welcome new May mamas to our thread here on hellobee but until we come to know you here we will hold back on inviting you to our facebook group. Sorry to be harsh but I know you value your privacy and will understand.
Most of us have been posting together for a year now. If you've recently joined we will invite you soon but if you have never posted on this thread we would like to get to know you here on hellobee first. Thanks so much for your understanding!

Also, we are not migrating to facebook! We are still hanging out here on our awesome epic threads.

@Nskillet: My husband is not good in the diaper bag department either. He was picking me up from work one day (an hour from home) so we could do errands and brought half a bottle and nothing else. Yesterday Holden went to my mom's and he didn't pack quite enough bottles so he screamed all the way home, luckily it's only a 10 minute drive!

Today I'm working a half day so I brought my little guy with me to work. It's so hard to do anything but play with him! Oh, and Holden is officially 4 months today! I think it's odd to think he's 4 months already but at the same time it feels like I've had him for years haha It goes by fast, but slow at the same time...does anyone else feel like that?