August 2009 Mamas & Little Babies! - Page 15

[Koalamom]

Jules is a nutty sleeper. He has to have his feet propped up on me when he sleeps. If I want to slip away, I have to trade my legs with a pillow or he wakes up.

I was in the shower and came out to Dh feeding Jules lentil soup! I watched him all day and he was happy as could be, and had a good BM this morning. Does this mean he is ok with lentil soup? In a week he will be 6 months.

Whenever I give him an epsom salt bath, he sleeps so well, almost the whole night. I heard it helps relax muscles and helps with teething.

He is such a big boy. As we went shopping yesterday, he sat in the cart without falling over! Well actually he just had a growth spurt and grew taller, but he lost some chub. He is alot skinnier than my dd was at his age.

[sunshynbaby]

Rolling - I don't think it matters whether you CD either. Jonah rolled a handful of time since he was three months old. Just this last week or so, he has been rolling onto his stomach ALL THE TIME! It doesn't matter if he is wearing a CD, a sposie, or is naked, he WILL roll if you lay him down. He sometimes rolls back and sometimes acts like he doesn't remember how to roll back. One night he rolled in his sleep, from laying beside me to on his stomach in the side-car crib. He woke up and looked at me like, "How did I get here???"

He also looks like he is trying to get up on his knees to crawl when he is on his tummy. He will also twist and turn in my lap to get to the cat, DH, or a toy. I'm getting worried that we need to baby-proof soon, and we are in such a mess! I seriously need to declutter my life and get rid of a lot of stuff. I just can't find the time! Friday is my last day at work (job eliminated), so I guess I'll have plenty of time now. Hopefully my DH or I will find a job soon. We're applying to some of the same positions, hoping that will increase our chances, lol!

I count the months by his birthday. He was born 8/6, so on 9/6 he was one month and so forth. I thought this was the way it was done...

If DH and I could find an opportunity to DTD, I would start contemplating another baby. It's not the perfect time, but when is??? I'm not getting any younger.

[dislocator3972]

I call Adelaide almost 5 months because on the 26th she'll be exactly 5 months. It doesn't sound like you're an oddball Wombat, your counting method seems pretty normal on here.

DH and I would LOVE another baby, but we're intending to wait until this round of grad school is over and we're relocated to 'the mainland' (contiguous 48).

Originally Posted by slimkins

Also, I am not sure about anyone else, but the past few nights, Ryden has been waking up every hour or couple of hours. Not sure what is going on. He also sleeps in this horrible position that I hate. He will be on his back with his head turned to the side and looking so far up that it is almost twisted around. It looks so uncomfortable, but I guess he likes it
Anyone else's babe sleep like this?

Adelaide totally sleeps like this! A crazy arched up position that always makes me wonder if she has terrible gas bubbles or something. Adelaide tends to turn like that when she's looking for me to breastfeed during the night, and when she finds me (or I bring her to me) she nurses for maybe a suck or two and falls asleep. So I kind of thing that maybe she's just started associating that weird twist with the comfort nursing she usually finds at the end of it.

Or maybe our kids are just crazy!

Adelaide started sweet potatoes this week. She had been seeming pretty ready for a while and then she started breastfeeding all night like she just couldn't eat enough. For a few days I thought it must be an unusual growth spurt but after a week or so we realized she was just HUNGRY. So we've started solids. I intended to breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months, but she seemed developmentally ready and really interested, the ped ok'd it and the lactation consultant agreed that she seemed really ready, so what could I do? lol I had been outvoted! I'm pretty ok with it, I love playing with the food with her. Pictures!

If I can get the video to upload to Youtube I'll post a link. She sees the spoon coming, grins at the camera, then sort of lunges at the spoon. All while playing with handfuls of mushed up goodness.

In other news: the recession is officially OVER for our house. I'm back to work now. Only 2 days a week, but it's perfect. And I work from home, so I can still BF and stay in my PJs all day.

Glad to hear everyone's doing well!

[Talula Fairie]

WE FINALLY HAVE A VAN!!!!!!!! We bought a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited.

I can fit all my kids in the car at the same time! We have more than one car so I can go places when DH is working!

This has been a long time coming. I'm so happy!!!!!!!

[dislocator3972]

Originally Posted by Talula Fairie

WE FINALLY HAVE A VAN!!!!!!!! We bought a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited.

I can fit all my kids in the car at the same time! We have more than one car so I can go places when DH is working!

This has been a long time coming. I'm so happy!!!!!!!

Wahoo! It's good to hear some good news for you!

[Mamabeakley]

Oh, Talula Fairie, I'm so happy for you! Having one car while DH was working a weird, unpredictable schedule when DS2 was a baby was seriously depressing. We got a van when we started TTC DD.

DD turned 6 mo yesterday. She's 'tasting' food - not really into swallowing anything, but wanting her hands & mouth on everything.

[Abraisme]

Originally Posted by Talula Fairie

WE FINALLY HAVE A VAN!!!!!!!! We bought a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited.

I can fit all my kids in the car at the same time! We have more than one car so I can go places when DH is working!

This has been a long time coming. I'm so happy!!!!!!!

Yay, I'm so happy for you! My DH and I also share a car, but luckily he can walk to work if I need to use it.

Olivine is 5.5mo and is really into eating. She'll take little pieces into her mouth, chew them very dramatically and then swallow. She's been very interested and swallowing everything so I assume she's ready. So far she's had banana, avocado, teething biscuits, baby rice puffs, bagel, orange, pear, and apple.

Eating banana w/mesh feeder

Video - Eating Pear

Dorkin' out!

Diva!

[slimkins]

Dislocator, that is good to hear that Ryden is not the only one, and I definitely don't think that it is anything reflux related.

Talula, congrats on the van. Feeling trapped never helps, and even if you don't even go places that often, at least having the option takes the edge off

Abra, a friend told me about the mesh feeder, and I have been meaning to get one. It's nice to actually see it being used.

I'm going back to work 3 days a week this week. It's kind of bitter sweet, and I think it is making me a little anxious. I am looking forward to getting out of the house and talking to adults on a regular basis again, but I am a little sad that I am not going to be with my boy all the time. I have a wonderful client/friend that is in her 50's that will be coming to the house two days a week to watch Ryden. It's nice because her only grandchild is on the other coast, so, she is totally in grandma mode with no one to share it with... until now. Our parents are also on the other coast. And my DH will watch Ryden on the third day. I think that will be good for them. Daddy and son time
I'll still be with him four days a week and every morning, so, I think we should be fine. We'll see... fingers crossed.

[Michigan Mama]

Originally Posted by slimkins

He also sleeps in this horrible position that I hate. He will be on his back with his head turned to the side and looking so far up that it is almost twisted around. It looks so uncomfortable, but I guess he likes it
Anyone else's babe sleep like this?

Santiago sleeps like this, too! I"m like - how can that be comfortable???

Originally Posted by Talula Fairie

WE FINALLY HAVE A VAN!!!!!!!! We bought a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited.

I can fit all my kids in the car at the same time! We have more than one car so I can go places when DH is working!

This has been a long time coming. I'm so happy!!!!!!!

Congrats on the van! We want to get one in the next few months and we've been considering the T & C. Do you like it?

Originally Posted by Abraisme

Olivine is 5.5mo and is really into eating. She'll take little pieces into her mouth, chew them very dramatically and then swallow. She's been very interested and swallowing everything so I assume she's ready. So far she's had banana, avocado, teething biscuits, baby rice puffs, bagel, orange, pear, and apple.

I haven't given Santiago solids yet, but I'm thinking about it. He's 5.5 mo. I think he's almost ready and I have hopes it would help him sleep better. I'm afraid, like ds1, that he has food allergies, so we'll have to take it really slowly.

[wombatclay]

Tor really wants to try solids... he watches us like a hawk, makes "chomping" motions, and so on. But he is only 5mo so it's not happening! So far we've given him a few spoons, a whole apple, and a plate to play with while we eat. I think that if he gets a few of the more physical of the "readiness traits" before 6mo we'd totally go with it, but till then he's going to have to keep making these puppy eyes at DH.

[maddymama]

DD2 is 6 months old today! Wow! I'm kind of flabbergasted that she's been here a whole half year!
She's sitting up on her own, and teething big time, but no teeth yet, so no solids (or any other kind of food). We pushed DD1 into foods at 5 1/2 months, so I'm not in any hurry this time around to feed her solids before she is truly ready. DD2 is also "bridging" so I think she'll be crawling in the next month or two....
Hope you are all doing well!
~maddymama

[puddleduck]

Where does all the time go?
I keep on meaning to come and post and seem to get distracted.
There seems to be a million things to do, our car is kind of broken - wont go very fast. We spent £85 to have a diagnostic test done, which told us nothing was wrong.... So we have to get a friend to look at it. It needs to be done by the end of march because we are planning a trip to the south coast to see some friends and family. Also our central heating that we paid and extortionate amount to have redone seems to have a leak but we can;t find it.... Maybe under the concrete floor. Its just extra stuff for my brain to cope with, i just want to play with the children and cuddle the baby.

River is pretty jolly most of the time and is becoming a pretty easy baby. She seems to use her hands much more than the boys did at this age. She's not sitting up by herself but i don't think it will be long. She can roll both ways and gets around the room like that. She has just turned 5 months, no solid food yet, she does seem fairly interested but I'm going to wait until she can sit in a high chair. We don't do purees because i'm much to lazy. Thinking about just inroducing raw fruit and veg until she is a year, maybe sharing a smoothy with her...but no cooked foods.

I'm too scared to DTD in case i get pregnant. I'd like some sort of semi-perminant contraception that has no side effects. Not that there is much available time to DTD with a baby that will only sleep with me squished against. Oh well plenty of time for that when they leave home.

Best go put her down for her morning nap.
Glad to hear everyone is doing well.
xxxx

[guestmama9971]

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[wombatclay]

welcome!

yay for vans and boo for car problems!

Anyone still losing hair? I'm gonna be bald soon if this doesn't stop.

[maddymama]

ME! I'm still losing hair.... not quite bald, but sick of clogging up the drain in the shower constantly.
~maddymama

[Abraisme]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

welcome!

yay for vans and boo for car problems!

Anyone still losing hair? I'm gonna be bald soon if this doesn't stop.

Yup!

[Raene]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

welcome!

yay for vans and boo for car problems!

Anyone still losing hair? I'm gonna be bald soon if this doesn't stop.

Oh yes...my whole family is disgusted! I don't remember it being like this before.

[AndtheStars]

My hair loss is seriously making me consider shaving my head. It doesn't seem like the hair I have left is growing either. All in all, a pretty disheartening situation. Maybe DH and I should consider another baby just to get some hair back Too bad it won't work for him too!

[slimkins]

Sorry about the hair loss ladies. Maybe we should have a moment of silence for everyone's hair

I actually bleached out my entire head of hair in late December since I had so much natural hair color to work with. It worked out perfect, because when I see hairs I never know if it is hair loss or breakage. So, I can't worry either way... hehe. However, I haven't noticed an excessive amount in my brush or shower though.

[Lacrymosa]

My hair loss has reduced quite a bit since 6 months post partum