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@Raindrop: I'm really excited to see the other kids/meet some moms! Food trucks and froyo is a win-win to me!

@MrsHansen82: Aww take your time! There's plenty of time to be out, preferably when it's warmer We're just lucky to live where the temperatures are moderate and our town has an insane walking/biking trail. You can pretty much walk anywhere here.

A had her one month appointment today. At the last minute, her old peds office called us yesterday to tell us they didn't take her insurance so I was lucky enough to get an appointment with the local family doctor. He's always recommended and I was worried I wouldn't like him but I LOVE him. He's just so nice and his staff is fantastic. It's easy to get last minute appointments (obviously) and he was such a professional.

She's doing great! She's an inch and a half taller. I just didn't expect to love our pediatrician after her first visit (the place was kind of gross :/) so I'm happy with his stance on breasfeeding, vaccinations, etc. My cold isn't going away and I'm so over it. I sort of hope my mom can come in town next week so I can work on feeling better. The only thing that usually helps me feel better is sleep since I normally don't sleep much. I would also love an hour in the steam room. A girl can dream!

What are your plans for the weekend?

@Mrs. Blue: Hear, hear. This kid is allowing me a maximum of a 2 hour stretch at night, but mostly less. I'm exhausted.

I'm feeling a mixture of guilt and relief at having to leave for 5 days week after next. I'm going to miss my guys so much, and I'll have to pump every couple of hours, but it will be amazing to get some sleep...

@MrsHansen82: It does get better. The first two months are all about survival.

@Espion: I'm kinda jealous of your trip. DH was out of town so I've done double bedtime. L is getting her 2 year molars and C decided to get a jump on her six week spurt. By eight o clock I'm toast.

@MrsHansen82: we are still about there with night sleep too. 3 hours between feedings and if we are lucky, 4 hrs. So i usually get about 2.5 hrs of sleep stretches. Do you nap during the day? That is absolutely key for me. I need a 1.5-2 hr nap most days. Nap with the baby or Give the baby to dh and do it. I didnt with #1 and i was majorly sleep deprived and it was horrible.

but to answer your question, it totally gets better! We had normal sleep for a good year and a half...now our toddler sleep sucks. So we are kind of back to motn wakeups. But it wont last forever.

and I had to reschedule my PPA/PPD check in because of a blizzard (I was supposed to go a week postpartum, but delivered early, so it would have been 2 weeks PP). then my reschedule appt is tomorrow, during ANOTHER EFFING SNOWSTORM. I don't really know what to do. I don't wanna drive with C in the snow when she hates the carseat to begin with but god. I can't wait til 6 weeks postpartum to be seen, really.

@sorrycharlie: I have no idea how to handle getting two kids out the door. I hear you about the cabin fever. I get so jealous of DH when he leaves the house to pick up E from daycare. I hope the storm isn't too bad.

DH took H and I got 4.5 hours of sleep at the beginning of the night. Was wonderful. As long as I have a pumped bottle of milk ready to go, I can buy myself a little time.

This kid does not want to sleep anywhere except near me, though. I wish I could put him down in the swing. It would make things so much easier.

I've been reading along on my phone, but haven't had a chance to reply! This last week A has decided that during the day if she isn't nursing she is crying, and she will not go to sleep unless I wear her forever. DH was awesome last night and took her between feedings so I could sleep.

@Happygal: nursing bras are ridiculous I ordered 4 from Amazon, and none of them came close to fitting. So I'm sending them back and trying again.

@MrsHansen82: still have a pooch here, but most of it was there pre-baby. It seems like everything on my lower body has shifted around so my pre-baby jeans fit weird. I went jean shopping yesterday (that was depressing), and it just made me anxious to get back to the gym.

@Happygal: Hi! It's so great that your pediatrician comes to your house! Ours is just a few miles away, but we still have to pack her up in the carseat and drive.

@namaste: glad you like your new pediatrician and that your LO is doing great!

@sorrycharlie: sorry about all your snow! That was us last week, DH had to take the morning off work to drive us to an appointment b/c I was too nervous about the roads.

@mfa_lady: all doctors should prescribe a solo hour at Target when you leave the hospital

@Espion: hooray for sleeping!!

We got our newborn pics back - they were great despite the fact that A did not want to cooperate for the photographer. Then I took a few myself the other morning with her in the hats I bought- they're not as great as the professional ones, but I still love them. These are my two favorites: (first is from the photographer, the one with the owl hat I took)

@sorrycharlie: So sorry you had a hard time trying to get out with the girls. Snow is just a fun sucker!

@Espion: Yay for sleep! I'm sure he will adjust to sleeping on his own in due time. Your DH is awesome for letting you get some sleep.

@charmed: These pictures are the absolute cutest!

@charmed: what wonderful pictures! I love them both and see why they're your favorites. Which bras did you buy? The Bravado something is working fo rme.

I feel like I'm in that weird early first trimester phase where maternity clothes are too big, but your regular clothes are too tight. I put on my pre-pregnancy jeans the other day to run errands (really--sit in the car and ride around) with my husband. I didn't zip them up, but it still felt good to have on regular clothes for a couple of hours! Ha. I've decided just to accept my yoga pant fate for the next few weeks or so and may go out to Target and buy a cheap pair of jeans.

Our last home visit from the pediatrician showed she only gained about .5 ounce for the entire week. I was so surprised as she had been gaining about 3 ounces a day! We're trouble shooting to figure out what is going on--it definitely isn't a supply issue. I think my letdown is too much for her, so she latches on, pulls off, repeat. She gets frustrated and doesn't nurse as well as she should. We're experimenting with some pumping--didn't think I'd be breaking this thing out so soon.

@namaste: @Radish: thanks!

@Happygal: I tried a couple Bravado and some Cake Lingerie. I measured myself and used the size guide on the websites and they still weren't close to fitting If they had fit I think any of them would have worked.

How is everyone doing this week?

We are all chugging along over here. My mom is still here until the end of the week and I'm not looking forward to her leaving. LO1 is testing us a lot more lately and her sleep has been pretty rough. LO2 has been pretty chill, though she has been a bit gassier and spitting up more these last few days. She consistently gives us 3-4 hour stretches of sleep at night and I'm really hoping they continue (if not get longer) as we start to get her to wake more during the day. LO1 seems like a giant these days compared to LO2, even though she's very petite for her age.

@charmed: Loved reading your whole story! I REALLY need to write mine up.

@Radish: My little lady is getting a tad more needy, too. Like @namaste: said, she's really letting us know when she needs something/is not happy. I joked with a friend of mine recently (who has a 4 month old) that she just doesn't seem to like BEING AWAKE. Haha. Sleeping? Great. Eating? Stellar. Just hanging out? Not her fave.

We had our one month appointment today, about a week late, and E is growing like a weed. She's almost 2 pounds over her birth weight and is three inches longer! Seems totally insane to me to grow 3 inches in 5.5 weeks. No wonder I feel like all I do is feed her! Happy to get a good report, though, and to be reassured that everything is going well.

Hope everyone is doing great!

@oliviaoblivia: I'm doing the mini-pill and condom back-up while I'm breastfeeding. We're definite two and through, but I couldn't bring myself to do anything permanent. BCPs don't bother me much and I psyched myself out of considering the Mirena.

H has been an easy baby so far in that he's easy to please. Little man wants the boob and wants to be held. But not being able to put him down ever is slowly making me crack. I think it is really because I can't just enjoy this down time because I have a huge, huge, huge examination next week. I'm having mini-meltdowns because I can't balance a laptop, baby, boob, and a numb butt from sitting all day all at once.

I made DH go and get me some ice cream last night, when I really need/want a whole bottle of wine and more than 3 hours of sleep.

@oliviaoblivia: I'll be on the mini-pill, too. That's the progesterone only one, right? I'm NOT excited about taking the pill again, but I also don't want to have Irish twins. Good for you for DTD already! I'm still kind of freaked out. My follow up appointment is next week so I will probably just wait until then.

@Espion: It was 30 here today and felt like spring!!

@Radish: yes! Haha. Changing lo1's diaper and picking her up, she totally seems huge even though just a month ago, i thought she was so tiny. What flavor ice cream did u get? I had a milkshake the other day for the first time in years..and it was soooo good.

@Espion: wow you are managing ti study for an exam next week? You are seriously super woman. I cam barely add numbers in my head right now.

@oliviaoblivia: i can't wait for those longer stretches of sleep. I wqs checking my baby app for lo1 and it said that around 6 weeks is when she started sleeping 6-8 hour stretches. Hopefully only a few weeks to go before this one does too...

@mfa_lady: awesome job on the weight gain and growth! I love when they have good numbers...def feels like the work and the night wakings are all worth it.

As for us not much has changed. Our nanny is off for the next couple of weeks so we are going to stay with my parents for that time to get a little extra help. I got my tooth worked on today...unexpected cost of $1000 because insurance doesn't cover it. Ugh.

Baby is starting to get fussy when she is awake for too long, usually over an hour. Then she has trouble putting herself to sleep so we have to hold her or pat her. Last night after a feeding that took 45 mins she had the hiccups for half an hour and then she couldnt go back to sleep so i had to bring her in bed with me and cuddle her. I don't think this happened until later with dd1...like 10 weeks. it is too early to form bad habits...right??

@oliviaoblivia: My appointment is tomorrow and I'm honestly thinking about asking about doing an IUD in the future. I've never been on BC so I'm just not in the mood to deal with the whole thing. I'm sure DTD will be better soon!

@Espion: Sending you so much love momma! I also want a bottle of wine but just so I can....:P The weather is the only good thing about this state for me lol

@SleepyMonkey: A started to get fussy last week when awake too long. I just catch it quickly and sort of rock her and put her to sleep before she gets overtired.

@Espion: you will rock the exam! I am sorry about the mspi though. did your first have it too?