Posts by pennywhistle

Oh I thought of something - I'd love to have a necklace that says "Atticus" on it.  My friend has a necklace with a little disc that has her son's name on one side and his birthdate on the other, and I love it.

One thing that my mom has found successful is wearing short sleeves while feeding him - she holds him in the cradle position, and lets him suck on her arm by her elbow.  While he's doing that, she sort of slips the bottle in at...

I am SO grateful for this group.  I have gotten so much information & support here that has been instrumental both during my pregnancy and now during motherhood (!!!).  I didn't find out I was pregnant until Dec.20 (10...

That's a good point - I'll have plenty to keep me busy when I get there! My mom's going to bring him to the office once a week so I can nurse him during lunch, and I'll be working from home 1-2 days a week so I'll get to see more of his...

That costume is perfect!

This is my last week of leave.  I am having...lots of feelings.  

We gave Atticus a bottle periodically around weeks 4-6, to make sure he'd take it.  Once he was able to eat from the bottle, we forgot to keep it up...and now he hates it.  I've left him alone with my husband a few times, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by bootsvalentine  Not sure what we are going to do for each other this year, but there's a tradition I saw on pinterest I really want to start for Lyle, although it's a bit harder at this...

Atticus is SO smiley in the mornings!  My husband and I are fast asleep and then I roll over and look at the baby and he's just laying there, eyes wide open, smiling at the ceiling.  Totally just entertaining himself while we...

We sort of have a schedule.  We start the Bedtime Plan around 7:30pm - go into the bedroom, turn down the lights, do some massage/exercise stuff.  Then we play with the flashlight for awhile to get him drowsy.  Then I...