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@ladybee: sure the Ped will say that but then does he have to stay up all night with the baby?? I am in the firm camp if doing whatever works to keep everyone same! He'll get into a regular crib/bed sooner or later! Mine is still in the RnP at ten weeks and I'm not worried

Insurance nonsense update: We've made some progress! We finally got confirmation that we are on the insurance and can set up our accounts. I jumped onto the crappy website this morning and quickly noted some peds offices nearby. I called the practice 0.3 miles from our house (hello!) and multiple of their docs are accepting new patients. I asked a few questions, picked one, and the lady on the phone got us enrolled. I was worried that we wouldn't be able to get in before Tuesday, but amazingly enough the doc I picked had multiple openings on Monday. We set up the appointment for Arthur's 2 month check up and vaccinations. So glad we could get him in. Now I just need to get the insurance cards for proof of coverage... Come on Cigna!

2 monthly shots today. We just gave her Tylenol. DD was doing alright at first but now a few hours after the shots and she is in pain and warm and uncomfortable. I can't stand to see my baby upset. Big mama tears. I know these vaccines are a good thing but ouch it hurts to see my lovebug like this!

I'm so tired. I worked hard to stay on a good routine today, and even left something early to stick to bedtime. LO refused to go down after her 9pm feeding. I decided to go ahead and try to feed her again because by the time I get her down, she'll be hungry again! It feels like I will never truly sleep again.

@Redmini1: Good to hear from you! Glad cosleeping is working out. I really, really didn't want to... Yet we did it again last night. I am so insanely tired & she sleeps so well snuggled up with me. I get more sleep, but definitely not better sleep. I sleep so lightly because I am nervous about hurting her accidentally.

@Daniellemybelle: I agree, I've become such a light sleeper as well. Prior to co-sleeping, her and I were on the couch and every night I'd put her in the R&P. She would wake up every hour no matter how tired she was so she'd end up sleeping on me which also ended in sleepless nights. I never wanted to co-sleep but I do enjoy the snuggles.

@ladybee: ugh that sucks, I hope you both feel better soon. I'm definitely dreading going back to work and kind of wish I could stay home as well.

Shots are so awful! I definitely cried seeing them give them to E yesterday and seeing her cry so so so much. However it was nice to know she's so healthy and happy otherwise! She's 10 lb 14 oz (50th %) and 23 1/2 in long (95-98th %)! She's tall and adorable! Infant tylenol has helped some and she's seeming a little better today.

@MapleMoose: our last dose of tylenol was around 4am. Seems the same here- just fussier today! Those shots are horrible!!!

Having a terrible day. I don't think it's normal for babies to cry as much as mine does. Our routine is already shot today which only makes it worse. Ugh.

@kjpugs: @MapleMoose: Shots are terrible. I know they are good for our kids, but why do they have to be so awful? I hope your girls are feeling better today.

@ladybee: I'm sorry you and M are sick! I am not looking forward to that part of daycare. I wish I could stay home too. I could, but man, it would be tight. My hubs has agreed to reevaluate in a few months if things aren't working out though, so there is that.

@Redmini1: Glad to see you back! Hyla hates to be alone too, and she's been fighting bedtime also. Mama is tired.

@daniellemybelle: isn't she around 7-8 weeks? LO was horrible then. It's amazing what a week does. She has been napping well--2-3 hours on the couch--and has slept 5 hours in row, two nights in a row. I remember when LO was that age, we just had shots, and we traveled---it was horrible. Hang in there. It does get better.

@daniellemybelle: oh Yess!!! That was when it was starting. It does get better. LO has been a dream the last few days. She was 8 weeks when I wrote all those threads about her sleep, nursing at night! She is so much better right now.

@evansjamie: I'm glad to see that 9 weeks is a turnaround week.. Jack is 8 weeks and is a total grump if he's up. He's actually been sleeping most of the day the past few days, which means that he's waking up at around 1:30 now and then up for the day at 6 (which is OK because I get up then anyway) but he was sleeping through the night up until about Wednesday!

I have to admit, reading everyone's posts I sometimes feel guilty that E is relatively easy. Know that I'm thinking of all of you (and that if not earlier, I am SURE I will pay for this during the teenage years!) Also I wish I could send you all my nanny! When B watches E I do hear some fussing/crying sometimes, but I never hear a PEEP (except happy ones!) when she's with the nanny! I swear she is magic!!!!!!

@kjpugs: Just enjoy! And LOL at paying for it in the teenage years

@kjpugs: Oh my goodness, I am tearing up remembering that shriek. I admit, while she was sobbing, I was sobbing, apologizing over and over because I couldn't do anything to take away the pain. Our poor Mama hearts. The shots really are worse on us.

I also told her she should be glad the needle isn't as bad as it was when Nani and Grandpa got their Polio vaccines. That would really be something to cry over.

@kjpugs: Well, the scars are pretty big at least. I'd hate to see the needle. As for the shots, the nurse held her down while she did it. Hyla wouldn't calm down in my arms, but Tony bounced her and she stopped shrieking and sobbed. I just shook and cried a bit. My crocodile tears came after the nap when she was in so much pain. She would yell every time she moved her legs or I touched them.

@kjpugs: Okay, we're gonna have to talk about something else before we start crying. How about how my cat just nibbled on our Christmas tree? And how this time next year we are going to have to decorate with ornaments that don't break and tether our trees to the wall.

@kjpugs: Awwww! All I get is the occasional "Goo." We're working on finding our thumb on a regular basis. She spots out her Wub and tries to stick her thumb in her mouth and gets frustrated.

Also, I can tell now when Hyla is whining. It's so adorable when she is small.

@kjpugs: @evansjamie: are you babes more talkative? A is cooing up a storm. Sadly the only discernible 'word' is when he cries and it sounds like 'maaaaa'. So unfair!