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@Smurfette: I totally feel ya on the ttc front. My DH would probably prefer to be one and done because he's afraid of how crazy it will be. But he said, "I know I would never really regret having another. But I could imagine regretting not having another." So he said we should just bite the bullet and go for it- in August. Seems terrifying actually...

@Smurfette: really hope you guys can find a way TTC wise that both of you are happy with.

@travellingbee: my DH keeps astonishing me, I always said (pre-baby) I'd like 3 kids, he always said we'll do two and see from there; nowadays he's all for having 3... We'll see with how many we'll end up with.

@Smurfette: what about waiting an extra year so that you have less time overlapping when they're both in daycare? A year less of daycare payments would help right?

@Smurfette: I understand. I'm 37 this year too. and it is certainly expensive to have a baby.

There's a house for sale down the street from me, @smurfette

@Smurfette: Wow, that's a lot of out of pocket expenses for a new baby. I can understand your concern! Plus, the solo parenting with two seems nearly impossible. But you never know what the next year will hold. I hope you both can come to a TTC decision that you'll be at peace with short and long term. Move here and we can do a nanny-share for both LO #2s! And I'll babysit in the summers. I only charge one bottle of wine a week.

@travellingbee: We are thinking about fall TTC too. Maybe we'll be Spring 2015 Mama buddies! However, there's a chance we may wait until spring. We're going to try to play it by ear but I totally overanalyze it.

@ALV91711: The running sounds adorable! It always amazes me how they fall down and then literally bounce back up!

@Corduroy: Awe, how's her booboo healing? Pete crashed into his baby piano a few months ago and had a black eye. I felt so badly for him and so embarrassed when we left the house! But I think most people understand that toddlers are bound to get some bumps and bruises. The only way to avoid it is to be a totally crazy helicopter mom who bubble wraps her kids, which isn't a great strategy either...

Pete is a climbing monkey these days. He's learned that he can climb on furniture and now he's all over the couch, chairs, coffee table, kitchen table. Definitely keeping me busy during our days at home together!

@Adira: Is he getting better about table food?

We are still working on a spoon, she usually holds it and eats with the other hand. Started with a fork Sun night and she seems to like it better. Work in process for sure. Last night I had so much rice to clean up.

@Adira: bummer. Is he gaining weight?

@Adira: Does your pedi think it is ok? Just wondering when they think he should be eating just more table foods and less purees?

@Adira: Cool. Hopefully he will be better about it by 18 months!

@Adira: yeah by 18 months I would look into seeing if there is an underlying issue. You can't feed him purees forever!

Sorry folks, have been MIA for no good reason. Sometimes this thread gets overwhelming, and then I feel bad for not responding to people!

@Adira: I'm sure you've tried this, but maybe letting him feed himself finger foods and whatever with a spoon/fork would help. Sometimes if T won't eat I give her a fork and it works! She really likes trying to use it.

T gets massive welts from mosquito bites that last for a week! She just got one on her cheek!
We are slowly preparing to start childcare in about a month....sometimes I feel ready, mostly I just dread it. We have been having a ton of fun this summer!

@Silva: How's sleep going? Any better? Poor girl with the bites. It is bitter sweet, but I bet you are going to like being back at work!
@blackbird: We tried giving R a cup with a trainer lid on it and she still spilled it all over the place. but she LOVES when we let her drink water from our cup when we hold it.

@Smurfette: at the risk of jinxing ourselves, better! We have fully night weaned. She is still waking up usually once a night, around 4:30. But it's been better! My husband is handling a lot more of the wake ups now, which means often I don't have to get out of bed at all. Last night he had to give her some water at around midnight, but otherwise she's been much better!

I have been giving B cutlery since he's about a year old and it's so funny to see his development, he even managed to eat most of his rice for dinner today with it.

He also loves to drink from an open cup and it's messy so I probably don't let him practice enough. Bad mummy....

@Silva: ouch on the bites. I was so, so sorry for B when had 3 or 4 on his tiny wrist a couple of weeks ago. Luckily they didn't seem to itch, hope the same goes for T! We really do as @Smurfette: suggested and have a sippy cup of water in his crib. I often have to refill it when I go to bed.

@Silva: these are the best ones we have that don't leak! Left is Munchkin and the right is Disney

@QueensBee: that is great he drinks from a regular cup. I gave r a fork tonight and she just held it mostly and ate with her fingers. So frustrating. I wonder if day care isn't working on it as much. But we def. need to at home. Don't feel bad about the bottles. Lots still use them. I hate when R gets milk on the couch. We need a new one but now we are going to wait. I would think he would like the booster too. We still use the high chair.