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@kjpugs: we aren't on a schedule. She takes 12 oz of breast milk at daycare and gets one pouch of purée. Soon we are going to move to two pouches a day and she gets a bit oft able food at dinner as well.

@kjpugs: Our feeding schedule isn't much of a schedule these days either. We used to have a pretty strict schedule of nursing & supplementing about every 3 hours, but lately she is a total snacker. Life is just too exciting to eat! So she ends up eating about every 2 hours - nursing or a 3ish oz bottle. I've stopped stressing about it. She's growing & happy. We do breakfast & dinner of purees at roughly the same every day, though.

@daniellemybelle: I agree- we've all been sort of slacking!

I am so jealous of S's pincer skills and puff-love! E is just NOT getting that yet and I suspect it would help occupy her. I give her popsicles/mesh pouches because she likes to suck but she doesn't get chewing. I have to figure out how to help her "get" how to chew!

We just got out of HELL... a week of just torture, I think it must have been a virus or teething.... she had 53 poopy diapers from Monday through Sunday. So much diarrhea. The diaper rash caused her to just scream and scream- it blistered even. It was just the worst. I don't know how we survived the week. Glad she seems to be doing better now. There is just nothing worse than a sick baby, am I right?

Hey October mamas! Through a few posts today, I have realized that we are in wonder week 37! (Can start around week 34, or even as early as 32). Yikes! DD has been taking crappy morning naps and waking more at night. She's been moody and clingy at times, which is unusual for her. This ww can last 3-6 weeks ugh. Anyone else going through this?

Also what sleep schedule are you all using? We were doing 2-3-4 (first nap two hours after wakeup, second three hours after that wakeup and bedtime four hours after last wakeup), but I'm thinking about trying 3-3-3 instead. She's been fighting the morning nap so hard lately.

@Mrs. Yoyo: Oh man, that makes me think maybe I shouldn't be pushing LO to crawl so much! S is meh on purees too. She likes pouches but what she loves the best is anything in her mesh feeder. I'm convinced she'd eat a whole cantaloupe bit by bit through that danged meshy.

@Zbug: I hate the whole concept of WWs! They are not "weeks" and they come whenever! It seems like it's just "wonder life" haha! We are doing a loose 2-3-4 but most days it is more like 2.5-2.75-3.5. Ironically we are less schedule oriented than we were when she was younger. It's partly me being more comfortable as a mom & better able to read her cues, and partly her being a very strong willed girl that will not go down for a nap, or eat, or do anything really unless its her idea!

@avivoca: Youch, your poor boob! YAY better naps, Miss H! I think I still have PTSD from when S was a bad napper & I am always terrified she will regress. Is H crawling yet?

@kjpugs: We've talked about this but S has diarrhea now too She had it when she 3 months old & it was pretty uneventful but this time it's hitting her hard. Poor baby. I am being very proactive about diaper rash after watching what you guys went through so I think we'll at least avoid that!

I think S might be the only toothless kiddo left here! I try really hard not to let it bother me but it seems like she is always "bringing up the rear" in terms of milestones...

@Zbug: @Mrs. Yoyo: LO naps without fail an hour after she wakes up!!! It's crazy. I'm not messing with it though!

@avivoca: oh man I don't know how I would handle teeth + BF. Hope that experience does not repeat!

@daniellemybelle: thinking of you today!!! And she is NOT the caboose! All babies hit different milestones just some are more fun/obvious than others. E excels at some things and struggles with (or doesn't care about) others. There's just no hiding crawling, haha!

I can't believe it, but I jsut sent out an email about E's first birthday!!! Since we live many states away from all of our family we thought we'd let them know what weekend we were celebrating and invite them to come and use DH's discount for lodging and get an idea about who will be attending. I think we'll probably do a Disney day and maybe a small get together at our place with cake. Maybe Disney themed because how easy is that? So far my mom said yes, her boyfriend is a maybe because of his work, and my FIL and step MIL said "likely." I don't think many more people will come, hoping my sister and her husband will!

@kjpugs: I can't believe we are starting to think about first birthdays!!! All I know is that there will be rainbow streamers at Hyla's birthday because I have a crap ton of rainbow crepe paper from another birthday installation I did for DH.

@avivoca: right?!? She will be fine playing alone on the mat while I make dinner or whatever but then an hour later she freaks out when I put her down for a second!

Also, I just posted about this but she's decided she doesn't need sleep apparently. She just wants to stay up and party. She's In a good mood, so I guess it could be worse. It's hard to know when to just give up and try again later. She needs sleep, but I also hate wasting huge chunks of the day trying to convince her to sleep. It's boring for both of us!

Are you all still doing purees? DD is still toothless and also gags when I try to thicken her purees. I guess we are continuing on this path for awhile longer.

Hi Friends, Hope everyone and their little ones are doing well. I love reading about what you guys are up to. Keep em coming!
Georgi still has no teeth. I don't know where they are! She sure has been fussy enough so that it seems they are on the way.
And, any other mamas out there hate that damn helmet? Ugh. I miss my baby's soft head. In other news, yesterday she began to scoot across the floor, heading straight for what else - the doggie bowl.
@avivoca -- I'm SOOOO not ready for the big first birthday. In fact, I'm dreading it! Our babies will be all grown up! Here's my precious helmet head at 8 months.

@MrsMed: we have three weeks left with our helmet and his head is almost perfect. We had a fitting yesterday and his head has evened off from a difference of 17mm to 3mm. It'll go by fast!

Hello there! I was so excited when i saw the thread pop up on the front page. Work has been insane the last few weeks and we're heading to the beach in 2 weeks.

Fiona has 2 bottom front teeth, and has finally figured out crawling.

Sleep has been meh.... she wakes up 2-3 times a night and I find her either sitting up or trying to stand using the crib rails. the only way i can settle her back down is to pick her up and rock her back to sleep.

She definitely eating more solids we're pretty much at 3 meals a day - Cereal for breakfast, fruits and veggies or yogurt for lunch, then adventure foods for dinner. Watching her eat cous cous is hilarious.

She currently has an earache and is on antibiotics, I am so afraid she's going to get a yeast infection or thrush i've been making her eat yogurt at least once a day.

I keep thinking back, like "this time last year....." Hard to believe how pregnant I was and i was only just at the end of the 2nd tri

As for 1st birthdays I think we might do something at our house and make it berry themed. http://www.pinterest.com/smcdeni/fionas-1st-birthday/

We took her swimming in my parents pool for the first time. I cant say she loved it but she didnt hate it. She got really freaked out when hubs dove in off the diving board.

hard to believe in 2 weeks she'll be 9 months old. I cant wait to go to her 9mo appointment and see her stats

@MrsMed: We're thinking of having ours at a local park with a playground. If it's going to be small, I don't mind having it at my house, but a lot of my friends have kids and we live in 1100 sq. ft., so it would be an absolute zoo.

@Chillybear: We're working on our top teeth right now and she has been an absolute bear. She doesn't want to sleep in her crib but also doesn't want to sleep with me. It's insane and I'm tired.

@avivoca: jealous! We are in Ohio so outside will be hit or miss. Our house is the same size as yours so I'm not sure what we will do. A restaurant is out of the question except of catering. DHs family is huge. We just finished bottom teeth and have been sleeping 11 hours which is amazing. I've heard top are horrible.

@MrsMed: We were told to have him wear it 23 hours a day. The first two months he only wore it 12. Then once I got caught I bumped him up to 18 and then at our last fitting decided to FINALLY give 23 a try since he will outgrow his helmet in a month. Do the 23. The results we've seen in the last month were the same as the last three combined!

@ladybee: How adorable! I've got a bit of time to work on something since DH isn't in town for Father's Day (BOO). But we're going to get his cards at the store tomorrow and we are probably putting together a bike gift basket for him.

@ladybee: woah! I need to get one, she is really protesting when we are in the car.

We have a crawler! I'll update and reply to everyone tomorrow. Miss you guys! Can't believe our babies are so big now!

M is army crawling and trying sooo hard to crawl but not there yet. One funny thing is that he loves the Chica Show on Sprout. I love seeing his likes and personality.

@daniellemybelle: We are in the middle of sleep training for naps and MOTN feeding. I am seeing a side of M I never knew existed! He will kick his feet and yell/cry. He gets so mad. So far its working, I think? I am surprised at how much I love being with him so far over summer break. I knew I'd like it but I don't know how I'll go back to work in the fall.

@Mrs. Yoyo: Hi! I miss y'all. Your LO is SO cute. Gah!

How'd you decide to go to three meals a day? We have lunch some days more just for fun but she is still not a huge eater so I don't feel like she needs it. She still loves nursing but will only nurse for about 5 minutes now, and she has never been a big bottle drinker (3-4 oz at a time), but she's a chunk so I guess I shouldn't worry! We did find out she's allergic to eggs - she got a nasty rash which was no fun!

We are doing a 2.5-3-3.5 nap schedule & she is still taking monster naps most days which I love so much. I never want to go down to 1 nap haha!

As for nighttime, we are doing full-on CIO for all wake-ups. I am tired of trying to "gently" sleep train - I feel like we've been doing it off & on for months! It's been going really well though she has only STTN once in the 6 days we've been at it. But the crying is briefer than when we were doing checks and she is down to one wake-up that is getting progressively later. I don't think extinction is always the answer but at this point I think it's best for us.

She's pulling up like a pro & even cruising some which is bonkers to see. Just started crawling for real tonight!!! She's been inch worming hardcore for a while now.

She's clapping & waving as well, though clapping means "pick me up," and she's inconsistent about actually waving on command. She LOVES the song, "When You're Happy & You Know It." Every time I turn it on in the car she goes nuts! It's so fun to see.

She's also saying "dada" "mama" "gah" and "bah," in addition to "hah" & "heh" which are her favorite "words." She is very chatty & loves to have conversations!

In personal news, we are buying a house!!!

Just wanted to say YAY that @MapleMoose: is having another LO!!!

Is she the first among us to be knocked up again, or are any of you keeping secrets??