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@silva, we just moved away from the sleep sacks because E outgrew her 12 month ones! If she doesn't need it, it's really so much easier to just plop them down. Usually just a pajama shirt and a diaper now that it's been warming up. And the video camera is so helpful for seeing what's going on in there. I've had to move some legs more than once! Or rescue a certain jellycat giraffe who walks the plank too often.

@adira, so exciting! When are they seeing you again?

Happy Friday!

@silva, I can't either, but baby don't curr. I figure if she wanted to keep her socks on, she wouldn't take them off and chuck them. And if she was uncomfortable, she would cry and let me know (ONCE...she cried out in the middle of the night, her room got gold, I dressed her, and she happily fell back asleep. So they do let you know!)

@Adira: Yay! Love the picture!

@Adira: When are you announcing? Did you get Xander a Big Bro shirt?

We finally signed up R for swim lessons. Starts June 7th, and is every Sat for 8 weeks. I hope she likes it.

Also DH and I talked last night and agreed on tabling TTC until late fall/early winter...........I just can't even imagine to solo parent two yet.

And I called the new day care, we are going next Friday since her current is closed. Let her see the school, classroom, and teachers. Will let her play for a little with me there. I am a little bummed, they open at 715 so I will have to be there right when they open and her teachers aren't there that early. The director said there is one to cover 4-5 at 715, since most kids get there at 8/830. Great my kid is going to be the first dropped off and not picked up till 515 every day. Fail!

@Adira: Just do it over Memorial Day! Then you don't feel like you have to suck in your tummy all day while swimming.
It is a local swim place. A friend told me about it. The one location was booked up. Luckily this one had two spots left. They were $134 and some we found online for $400 and up. Crazy!!
I hope so. I hate that she is there so long.

@Adira: The class we signed up for is 6-17 months. Hopefully R isn't the oldest. I just hope she loves it. I already told DH he will be getting in the water with her and I will take pics!

@QueensBee: Thanks! I needed to hear that today.
Hope you feel better over the weekend!

@blackbird: @Smurfette: do your girls' arms feel cool? I think it was just because she kept getting sweaty, and then cooling off, but her arms and legs and forehead felt so cool to me. I just didn't know what to do. I guess their core is a better indicator of how warm they are....but aren't her legs cold without a blanket?

Sometimes parenting makes me feel like a complete and total idiot. Like I just can't figure out the simplest things. Dressing my kid for warm weather is one of those things. I swear I'm really a smart and capable person.

@Adira: ahhh, so looking forward to my own u/s on Monday! It looks so much like a baby already. Oh no on the ear infection. Hope he gets a break sometime soon.

@Smurfette: I'm sure R will do just fine. Like @QueensBee said, she'll enjoy the longer playtime so much more than the commute. Glad they found the biter. Hope they get it handled better than the issue with the non-nappers.

@QueensBee: oh no about being sick. Hope you feel better tomorrow.

Swim lessons are great. B has really enjoyed his. He started around 3m and his been doing them since. For us its a daddy's activity. They really enjoy that bonding time.

@Silva: I feel like that all the time. This baby stuff is hard. Also I am one paranoid mama when it comes to B being cold at night. He is still in a sleep sack. This usually spares us the stuck legs as well so we'll be keeping him in the sleep sack a little longer.

@Silva: I'm not looking forward to those warm nights, I never know what to put him in to sleep when it is really warm/cold.

@Smurfette: I'm glad they know who the biter is. I wouldn't worry about the longish day at daycare, she'll be having so much fun and it will be way better than having her in the car, especially when it is hot. Isaac is the first baby there and one of the last to leave every day. I think he likes all the attention he gets in the mornings since they are all in one room for the first hour or so and the big kids love to play with him.

@Adira: High heart rate means girl! I think I'd announce on the long weekend just so you don't have to hide it. Plus I don't think I could wait that long!

@Smurfette: That is so expensive for swim lessons. I was just looking into them the other day and here they are $50-$65, depending on how many weeks (usually 6-8). Looks like we'll have to wait for the fall though since in the summer they all seem to be during the weekdays.

@QueensBee: I hope your feeling better this weekend. It is nice that you had some help while you were sick, it is so hard taking care of a baby and not feeling good.

I need some new snack ideas for daycare. He gets lots of fruits, veggies, proteins but the teacher today asked if I could send a salty or crunchy snack like goldfish or cookies. She said that when Isaac sees the other kids having these things he really wants them and won't eat his own food. I don't mind sending goldfish some days, but it would be nice to have a couple different options.

@ALV91711: we do Annie's whole wheat bunnies sometimes.

Gah, this thread moves at lightening speed!

I can't say I'm glad that so many others are worried about their LO's speech, but it's comforting to know I'm not alone. LO is definitely trying to imitate some of our sounds - his favorite thing to try to say is "Hi Dad!," which is just about the cutest thing ever. But no real, consistent words. My biggest bummer is that he seems to have the hardest time with mama! Pointing at me, saying it, even just babbling it... womp womp, the thanks I get for all my hard work, haha.

He has been SO sick with a cold the past few days - 3 nights ago was the worst ever, including the newborn phase. He was up at 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, and 5-6 AM. Thankfully DH took that last shift and slept on the floor in his nursery, I was at my wit's end. It made me a little more nervous about having a newborn and a toddler. Oh well, no turning back now

@Silva: We have the BabyOptics video monitor. It's kind of a grainy picture, but I just wanted something to give me a glimpse of what was going on, I didn't need high-def! It's solid and has pretty good battery life. A good monitor for the money, I think.

@Adira: LO is in the "Inia/Perch" swim class at the Y, and it's a lot of fun! He is the youngest one in the class by a few months (it goes through 24 months, and I'd say most of the babes are 18-22) but we have a good time. It's very affordable too, at least in our area. Just $50 for 8 weeks!

@ALV91711: cracker section

@Adira: oh yeah, she thinks is it hilarious when I tell her no about something. Then DH laughing at her laughing doesn't help either.

We had a rough weekend. R woke up Sat with a fever, so we cancelled our play date. I think it was due to teething. Seriously, these damn molars. What a month later, these top molars aren't full in yet. She was up about 6-7 times Sat night. Then last night, had a poppy diaper, and then woke back up and I had to give her Motrin. So she is exhausted and I had to wake her up. I hate that. Her day care is closed on Friday, so I am on the countdown till the 4 day weekend!

@Adira: She did put herself back to sleep each time, but still woke me up and then I couldn't get back to sleep. I think I got maybe 3 hours of sleep last night cause I couldn't sleep, then she woke me up, and then I couldn't get back to sleep.

@Adira: @Smurfette: B gets the biggest grin on his face whenever we say 'no' and he looks back at us. He then proceeds to throw a tantrum when he still does whatever he was not supposed to do and we remove him from the scence...

@Smurfette: @blackbird: Wow, so this time it's the girls being sick Hope both R and E are better soon!

@Smurfette: And hope you have lots of diet coke on hand (If I remember correctly it was you that didn't like coffee...)

@keepcalmcarrie: How's J doing today?

B got up at 4:20am today. Luckily after a quick nursing session and some wiggling through our bed he proceeded to sleep on me (uff) for the next 1.5h, so he wasn't up for the day until 6:50. Also had my first appointment with LO#2 today and I'm measuring right on track. But this whole 2 under 2 (and solo on weekdays) has just gotten a lot more real...

@Smurfette: I sure will but if I remember your timing plans correctly you'll hopefully be all KU by the time I have #2 in January But yeah, it's just me and B during the week. DH just took over his dad's company and unfortunately that's a good 250mi from where we currently live. He usually is gone Mondays through Thursdays. Even more astonishing that getting KU worked out so fast

@Adira: yeah, looks like we're officially down to one as well. Sometimes there's still a second nap happening in the stroller or carseat but not in bed.