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@hilsy85: I didn't even think of bundle me, duh! It won't be used soon (in her infant car seat we soon won't be using!) into the stroller it'll go! Thanks!!

@Beebug: OMG...I'm so jealous of your double oven!

@Beebug: jealous!! What did you do for a washer dryer? Just curious, we have to get new ones...

@LuLu Mom: sounds like she's loving food! We are going to start at 5.5 or 6 months...

@mrskc: @hilsy85: flight didn't get out BUT, we made the best of it - the one friend in NY came to Boston, we got a hotel room and hit the town! It was super fun. I should be sleeping in right now but can't! Ugh! Need to pump again, ha!

@mrskc: well at the 4-m visit she just said, "no solids, her weight is fine keep nursing" which I agreed with, but lately she's been a beast at the dinner table. She sits with us while we eat and she slams the table, opens her mouth every time one of us takes a bite, and burst into tears the other day because I took a bite of my pizza, and DH said she had her mouth open! Haha.

So I called the Ped and asked about the fact that O will not take her Poly-Vi-Sol (don't blame her), and should I start oatmeal for iron. She said no, keep trying the vitamin, "recommendation is now 6 months for food allergies, readiness etc"...but the other Sept moms started earlier than 6, so I figured I would..lol.

But she actually eats all the food - we're doing purees for now, I'll slowly start making them chunkier and then do some BLW..maybe. But she doesn't play or spit it out - she lunges back for the spoon. So I feel like she's ready, I just feel like I'm going to get in "trouble" when I go for her 6-m visit haha! Kind of silly, I guess.

@LuLu Mom: aw glad E is feeling better!

@Beebug: woo hoo double oven! So exciting that you get all new appliances. @hellobeeboston: hope you had a fun night regardless!

@mrskc: so jealous!! I would love to meet all my Oct mamas! Maybe one day...
@sorrycharlie: you can totally hang with us I feel like I know your LO through IG, lol. I actually thought that the link between starting solids earlier and allergies had been disproven? But either way, it sounds like your LO is totally ready....food before 1 is just for fun anyway, so I feel like it's not like it'll be taking away from her nursing! Ha, don't you hate when the pedi makes you feel guilty?

@mrskc: same here re: purees, but I am getting so antsy to start them!! I need to pick up the BLW book too and start reading.

@Beebug: we had a similar morning! Lo woke up at 3, ate, and then again at 5 and wouldn't go down so I fed him a bit, he woke at 6:30, DH got up with him and let me sleep til 8:30. Then I was up with him and DH slept til 11:3--lucky guy lol.

@hilsy85: I thought it had been disproven, too! And we have no food allergies on either side of the family, so I wasn't too worried. sheesh, not like I'm starting her with peanut butter at 4 months to the day..lol! & I totally feel like I know all the Oct babies through IG! I'm a creeper.

@Beebug: yup! mine has a button that you press to stop the cycle and it won't automatically drain, so I guess I can soak that way..lol. But mine has a soak setting I think, I've never had to use it! I'll have to look in a little bit when I switch over the clothes.

DH just left with C to go into the city for a hockey game.....first time they've ever gone anywhere together, kinda funny. He was definitely a little nervous, but trying not to show it. I made sure he was well packed and he should be fine! Definitely weird being home alone right now.

@Kemma: It's not fun! I think her top 2 will be in very soon even though I can't see them yet.

@mrskc: I've been around! I always feel bad crashing the October Mamas thread since I'm technically a September Mama! So fun that you and runningelley met on Saturday!!

@2PeasinaPod: lol, I'm a Sept mama crashing the Oct thread too! our thread never really took off We actually skipped oatmeal and started with bananas, then the next night did peas. I mixed some (pre-mixed w/breastmilk) oatmeal in with the bananas because they were super runny though. She preferred the peas! She'll eat plain oatmeal, too. She seems to want to eat anything. I let her lick a pickle at lunch today and she tried to stuff it back into her mouth!!

@mrskc: Olivia's sleep has been crap since a little after 3 months..she caught a cold so i initially blamed it on that, but it never improved until a couple weeks ago when I moved her into her crib. now instead of hourly, she'll sleep at least 2, sometimes 4 hours before demanding food. usually she's up at 6:30 on the nose..the past 2 days after changing her, she's gone back down for another 2! I don't know what's up with her sleep. I miss before she got sick when she'd sleep 8 hours, nurse, then sleep 3. sigh.

PS I totally want to give all of you Momma's who are back to work the biggest hug in the world.

We checked out a daycare today for the Fall and it was awesome, but the moment we got out the door to go the car I started bawling. Poor DH was like wtf...I was a mess. We are going to two more this week before we make our decision. My feelings/emotions shocked me a little because more often then not I'm so "I want a break", "I could go back to work now" but I really do need to value the position I am in and appreciate more of what our current situation is. Oye. I hope I'm not as emotional at the other two spots we check out.

We asked two friends of ours (married on C's bday, I was supposed to be in the wedding party) to be C's godparents today, they came over for brunch and we hadn't planned on asking them today, but DH wanted to, so he did, they were thrilled and of course so are we.

DH and I are splitting mornings this week, every other day I can sleep in, today was a sleep in morning for me and it's been awesome. C slept great last night, but I was awake when she has been, so the sleep in was much appreciated.

@mrskc: so jealous of your meet up! Wish I could meet you guys too. The time change hasn't really seemed to affect us...Lo still goes to sleep around 630 and has been waking up around 630. i''m surprised he's able to go to sleep then though, because it's pretty light in his room!

@Beebug: that's great that her sleep has been better! And big hugs about returning to work...I guess touring daycares made it feel more real?

@Kemma: aw cutie! And so exciting about the rolling. LO has only rolled tummy to back once! Good luck this week, I'm sure you'll do great.

We are currently attempting our first swaddle free nap, which is not going well at all--LO is flailing around in the crib. i'm trying to swaddle wean cold turkey now in preparation for sleep training, which I'm guessing we'll do sometime next week or so, after we go to the pedi for his weight check. He has been up like 2-4 times every night--it is BRUTAL. He doesn't even really want to eat sometimes. I can tell he's tired and just can't put himself back to sleep. Sleep training in the MOTN is going to be a biatch though--I am totally going to want to take the path of least resistance and just nurse him back to sleep! Waaah

@hilsy85: Sleep was better, now she is sick. Poor thing, her first cold. Mega fever and mega runny nose. Last night was more awake then sleep, I don't even want to put her down, she's so much more congested horizontally. What are you going to do for sleep training? I don't think I'll be far behind you once she is healthy again and rolling back and forth.

@mrskc: Other daycare checks were ok, we settled on one of the home daycare options, right near my work, she totally would have been fine at all of the ones we went to, but DH especially liked where we settled on, and I am happy too. Come Fall she will be taking care of her youngest, and three other full timers (incl C), whereas we saw her at her worst this week with March Break at her max of her own (3) plus five others....it was busy! Lucky for us we will have her out for March Break with DH off and I would assume I would take the week off too when back to work.

I know this sounds bad but I am trying to compartmentalize the daycare, we hope she is only in X amount of time as we hope to be preggo again mid/later this year and would take her out again after the initial few weeks with LO #2 so she may only be there Oct to May or June.

@Kemma: Gin, lime and lemonade? Mmmm!! I haven't really drank at all and I don't even think about it really, but that sounds yummy, ha!! I hope C follows Miss A on the back and forth rolling....so exciting! Cute pic!!

This week has been great with DH home, and it makes me look forward to summer off together sooo much. I hope C gets better soon, poor thing, hate the sound of her all congested.

We bought and installed her next step car seat and she loves it, she can really look around a lot more, but the only thing she doesn't have now is her hanging toys that she loved in her infant seat, so hopefully looking around more will be an ok trade off? Haha, not sure.

@Beebug: aww yeah - going back to work is tough - and thinking about it made me cry so much - I've been back about 4 weeks now and it definitely gets better. I have my days when I miss him so much, but once you get into a routine it is better.

@hilsy85: Good luck with the swaddle weaning... I hope the sleep training goes OK - I hear ya, doing it in the MOTN is tough. we are transitioning J to his crib but doing it really slowly -- last night when he was up for his MOTN feeding (which hopefully he will stop doing soon?!) and I put him back in the crib, but he was up an hour later, instead of letting him work it out on his own & get back to sleep I picked him up, he immediately fell asleep & I put him in the Rock n Play. Oops... i needed to sleep though.... BUT he did sleep for 5 hours straight in the crib which is a new record.

Also - ANNOYING about the house upstate - that stinks... But maybe they won't get any offers and come back to work with you down the line?

@mrskc: hope A's sleep gets better... as I mentioned above - we have been transitioning to the crib. We're doing it slowly - we put him down in there, and let him go as long as possible.. First night was 30 minutes, then we got an hour, then the next night was 1.5, and last night we got 5 hours.... so i'm hoping we keep going down this path. I would be too nervous to have him in our bed - i would never sleep - part of our crib transition will also hopefully be better sleep for me since having him next to me in our room keeps me up a lot!

@Jennimac: can't say congrats enough/so happy for you, yay Oct bbaby!! What's your due date!

We just did holiday cards we didn't do newborn pics, so perhaps if you plan to do birth announcements with those pics then a separate holiday card would definitely be awesome!

Bahhhh ladies, poor C. Last night was awwwwful. Up every hour/hour and a half. Her fever has broken, but so, so congested. We're seeing a lot more come out today (yellow phelegm, mmmm) so hopefully out is better than in!!

I'm tired!!

@Beebug: DH and I have started talking about baby #2. We are looking to start again around June. Presently my family is planning a 10 trip to Hawaii in October. I would like to go and be comfortable for the whole trip. I have always said when we had kids that I wanted a boy first then two girls and then a boy. So far we are on track for that.

Presently DH, lo, and I are sleeping on the couch. We just had new flooring put in and we have to let it set. We get our room back tomorrow. Tomorrow night DS will be sleeping in his crib in his own room for the first time ever. I am a little nervous about it. I love having him in our room.

Things have been crazy at work. I have been working a lot more lately. At work we are undergoing a huge changeover. I am lucky enough that my mum is more then willing to watch him so I can work. I am not comfortable with any of the day cares in the area. I don't like working so much, all day I think about N. I am always calling my mom to check on him. I just want to be at home with him. However I need to work.

I am almost to my 6 month goal of pumping. I am pretty sure I am done at 6 months. I have tons frozen and need to get on some strong antibiotics to get this sinus infection gone. I met with my doctor about my sinus troubles. She was extremely supportive about postponing until I am ready.

We always have lots going on here. Today DH, N, and I are just hanging out and enjoying the day together.