Oh yeah, the annoying stuff! OMG! All the time now. The worst is when he's falling asleep and does a repetitive pinching or scratching over and over and over.... makes me crazy. The hair pulling is getting so bad (he does it and LAUGHS) that I'm going to cut my hair short again next month!
The best though is when he grabs Dh's beard in his sleep and pulls it! Lol! I feel so bad fro him but its too funny!
I never posted much in the DDC, but did a lot of lurking.
My DD was born 9/16. She's laughing, which is awesome. We had a little trouble with her gut, but I quit dairy, and that seems to have made all the difference.
She's not rolling over yet. No interest. She is perfectly content just hanging out on her back. She'll tolerate tummy time longer each day, but eventually screams until I flip her back over. We're going on a trip next week, and will be using disposable diapers (we always use cloth otherwise). I'm thinking that the lack of butt padding might help her out.
So nice to see pictures and hear stories! Congratulations, all!
Clayton has rolled over a total of 4 times, 3 in a row and once yesterday but I think he didn't realize what he was doing. Only belly to back too, he can get to his side going from back to belly but just stops there. He hates being on his belly so I think he doesn't want to finish rolling ;)
He is going through a "must hold 24/7" stage and holding 19lbs is tiring. Add in the fact the kids haven't been to school in a week due to all the ice here and I'm going a little crazy. I can't wait until the roads/parking lots are better and we can get back into our little routine. Even without a schedule it's amazing how we get into a routine that makes our days better.
Caden is a happy babe! He's 5.5 months (born 38 weeks) and long! Other than the 4 month sleep regression hanging around, he's a pure delight!! He naps twice day, 2-3 hours each time, but nights are much harder. He has trouble going back to sleep whenever he stirs or hits a sleep phase near waking. This means he only sleep for short stretches (1-3 hours) before he startles or stirs and needs help going back to sleep. Last night I got a 3.5 hour stretch!! Woo hoo!!!
The kid is crazy for food and we've tried to hold off but we giving him bits of veggies every day or two. He devours them very happily! He keeps everything in his mouth and only makes faces for sips of water. I admit, we give him water sometimes to watch his funny reactions!
C still only stays awake 2 hours (3 tops) between naps. Kinda tough to get out of the house, run errands, and be back in time for naps. And if he misses/is late for a nap, life falls apart;) Anyone else have this problem? I know I'll take this back later, but I'm kinda looking forward to him staying awake longer:)
Also, when does your LO take his/her longest nap? C's is in the morning which means we miss all the play groups around here. Why are so many baby/kid things scheduled for 10:00????
Anyone else thinking about the next babe? We want another soon but would like to have Caden sleeping better at night first!
C still only stays awake 2 hours (3 tops) between naps. Kinda tough to get out of the house, run errands, and be back in time for naps. And if he misses/is late for a nap, life falls apart;) Anyone else have this problem? I know I'll take this back later, but I'm kinda looking forward to him staying awake longer:)
Also, when does your LO take his/her longest nap? C's is in the morning which means we miss all the play groups around here. Why are so many baby/kid things scheduled for 10:00????
Anyone else thinking about the next babe? We want another soon but would like to have Caden sleeping better at night first!
M only stays awake about 2 hours between naps as well... we are trying to get on a routine with 3 naps, morning afternoon, early evening, then going to bed earlier. M falls asleep easily in the car, so we try to schdeual errands so that we are done around the time he needs to nap so he falls asleep in the car and I can just carry him in and usually I can keep him asleep. Which nap is longest varries, today so far he has had 3 1 hour naps.. I'm guessing he will have a short 4th nap as well, depending on how the evening goes. I'm really trying to drop that 4th nap, and go to bed earlier, but so far no luck. We'll see where we are in a week....
We are thinking about number 2, but we are going to adopt this time! So we are forced to wait till June 2012 to even start becuase DH won't be 25 till then. Assuming South korea is still adopting to the US, I guess the process is pretty quick if you have the money saved up already and the baby will most likely be 9-12mo so they will still be pretty close in age.
Also when he is on his back and rolls he gets stuck on his side too, and he usually can't roll with a diaper on on when he has no diaper.
M's also been some how spinning in circles on his back. When I organize his clothes/diapers I put him on his back on the floor an he some how manages to schooch his feet around like hands on a clock! His head stays in the same spot, but his body goes in circles! LOL!
What are these "naps" you guys are talking about? lol Lila goes to sleep between 8 and 9pm then wakes around 7am. She'll doze in arms or in the sling, but not for long 30 min maybe an hour if I'm really lucky! I think if I were a better mother she'd take a solid 3 hour nap, but that requires me to go upstairs and lay down with her.
DD can only stay awake 60-90 minutes at a time before she needs a nap. Naps are usually 30-60 minutes. She sleeps 10-12 hours at night, waking a couple of times to nurse.
I'm looking forward to longer stretches of awake time between napping! She's not really hard to get to sleep, but it would be nice if I didn't have to do it five times a day.
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Hi all!
Tal is 5 months now and doing great. But he just started wailing, so more later. lol
Have a moment... Ozzy sitting on my lap contemplating a teether and Em's in the high chair snackin...
Ozzy is a jolly (not green) giant. I literally have never seen a happier baby. He just grins and laughs all day, hardly ever fusses. It's crazy. He's such a cheerful guy.
And as for the giant... nearly 27 inches, 21 lbs, at 5 months. HE'S HUGE.
He's rolling over both ways and pivoting on his stomach 360 degrees... so I say he has 21 lbs of pure muscle, rotfl.
I think he'll be crawling much earlier than my first born... because he loves tummy time, and she would never tolerate it for more than 4 seconds. He'll just hang on out his stomach for like 20 minutes at a time, watching Em and I play, and trying to get his butt in the air and his knees under him.
His sleep has definitely gotten into a schedule... up at 7 am, short nap at 9 (like 30 min), long nap at noon (like an hour), short nap around 4 (30 min), then down for bed at 7.
Thinking about trying a back carry with the mei tai... I got my mei tai when Em was 9 months so I've never tried to back carry a younger baby.
Will be back with pics.
Oh... was just reading back... I would NOT worry about a baby not rolling over. I think Em was 6 months before she rolled, she just wasn't interested. And she's a perfectly normal and physically able toddler, lol. Don't sweat it.
OK... babies in bed... pics!
Sorry there are a zillion, I can never pick one.
My little guy:
Hanging out with his big sis:
Rolling front to back...
Lovin naked-butt tummy time:
Chillin in the kitchen:
Happy man
My baby boy (9/18) is doing well! He's been fussy from the start but at least he's not screaming for hours on end anymore. He's actually quite cheerful most of the time as long as we keep him entertained and in arms and catch his tiredness signs quickly enough. He recently started shrieking about everything (excitement, hunger, joy, boredom, frustration), which is adorable, but kinda painful. He also JUST started blowing raspberries a lot. Yesterday he woke me up at 5 am doing that for like fifteen minutes until I finally gave in and got up and took him into the kitchen and started cooking breakfast, at which point he fell back asleep. 
Speaking of sleep, he'll only do it on me or DH for the most part, which hasn't become an issue yet. I think I'll probably start working through The No-Cry Sleep Solution at 9 mos or so. I have no idea how many times he's waking at night anymore, and I feel pretty well-rested most mornings, but I am looking forward to him sleeping on the bed next to me instead of sprawled across my torso someday.
He's not rolling over, really (okay, he rolled front to back one time, weeks ago), but he can sit up unsupported for like 10 seconds before falling forward on his hands and whining to be propped back up.
Let's see, what else? He's exclusively nursing and loves to nurse. It's hard to know what to tell the ped when she asks how often he's nursing because sometimes it's several times an hour and sometimes he'll go 2 hours or so...and I don't really keep track or think about it unless I'm around people I don't know that well.
We're doing EC part time, and he poops almost every morning shortly after awakening. He almost never poops in a diaper - our sprayer is not getting much use.
He was 6 lbs 8 oz at birth, and last time I weighed him (a couple weeks ago) he was 14 lbs, so he's not huge, but following his curve on the WHO charts.
He had really mucusy poo for the first couple months, but now I'm off dairy and it's gone, so I'm happy it's gone, but sad it was dairy, because I love dairy.
He loves us to sing to him. His favorite songs are "If You're Happy and You Know It," "Do Re Mi," "Beautiful Boy," and "Hit Me Baby One More Time." His face lights up when we start singing. Sometimes it is the only thing that will calm him, especially during diaper changes and car rides. He hates the car and doesn't fall asleep in it.
He smells so good and is so beautiful sometimes I just stare and sniff for an entire two-hour nap. Sometimes when he's nursing to sleep he reaches up and strokes my face lovingly and puts his fingers up my nose. It's adorable. I am overwhelmed by my love for him.
Every day, in every way, it's getting better and better.
If a Ped asks that, just say "enough." ROTFL. Most nursed-on-demand babies don't have a "nursing schedule" yet. (well, Ozzy does, but he's my freakish main-stream baby... Emma nursed erratically until she was like 10-11 months). If he's gaining weight right, then he's getting all he needs when he needs it.
Let's see, what else? He's exclusively nursing and loves to nurse. It's hard to know what to tell the ped when she asks how often he's nursing because sometimes it's several times an hour and sometimes he'll go 2 hours or so...and I don't really keep track or think about it unless I'm around people I don't know that well.
LOL. My ped didn't know what to do when, at 2 months, I answered, "Plenty." when asked how often she nurses. She seemed to desperately need a numerical answer, so when she said, "Would you say around 8-10 times a day?" I just said, "Sure." Really, she was growing like a weed and making plenty of wet and dirty diapers. Why did the frequency and duration matter at all?
Right after posting last time she started rolling front to back a few times. And our next ped appt we have to decide whether to have the sleep argument. Her: Your baby really needs to learn to self-soothe, so when she wakes at night you need to just comfort her while she lies there, even if she cries some. She's already warned me that will be important at 6 months, so I can either discuss my views or lie about sleep. The trouble is I really would like her to sleep more than 1.5 hours at a time, but not by that method.
Another couple photos of my happy girl:
What a doll!
And, uh, are you REALLY attached to this ped?
I couldn't stand someone giving me parenting advice, when they are only qualified to give MEDICAL advice. How much you comfort your baby at night is not a medical issue. Ugh.
LOL. My ped didn't know what to do when, at 2 months, I answered, "Plenty." when asked how often she nurses. She seemed to desperately need a numerical answer, so when she said, "Would you say around 8-10 times a day?" I just said, "Sure." Really, she was growing like a weed and making plenty of wet and dirty diapers. Why did the frequency and duration matter at all?
Right after posting last time she started rolling front to back a few times. And our next ped appt we have to decide whether to have the sleep argument. Her: Your baby really needs to learn to self-soothe, so when she wakes at night you need to just comfort her while she lies there, even if she cries some. She's already warned me that will be important at 6 months, so I can either discuss my views or lie about sleep. The trouble is I really would like her to sleep more than 1.5 hours at a time, but not by that method.
Another couple photos of my happy girl:
Any tips on naps? We borrowed a pack n play but her cries the second he is in it, even if I try to put him down in a deep sleep.
Sleep in general has been rough. We cosleep but he cries every hour.
He is lucky he's cute :)
I'm pretty attached to this ped, and honestly, I've never heard of a ped who doesn't dispense parenting advice, especially about sleep. I think most parents are desperate to hear what their peds have to say, and so many are looking for the ped to say it's okay to CIO, etc. that they're used to offering parenting as well as medical opinions. She's super open-minded, though, if I talk to her. She's fine with selective/delayed vax, very supportive of breastfeeding (though Caitlin is growing so well I've not had to face the challenge of any issues to see if she's as supportive as she says), fine with co-sleeping (which we don't do much of) and generally a proponent of parents making the decisions that work for their family.
She said we'd talk at 6 months about sleep, and I'm pretty sure that if I just tell her I'm comfortable with our current sleep situation she won't push, especially if I explain where I'm coming from. She's very in favor of making informed decisions, and understands that if a parent's research makes them make choices that are other than what she recommends, that's okay. She offers her explanations for why she makes her recommendations and the benefits and risks, as she sees them, of any alternatives, then backs off.
My only gripe is that she's only in the office once a week (she teaches at the University otherwise), so if Caitlin gets sick any day other than Thursday we have to see a family practitioner. But she's been an exceptionally healthy baby so far, knock wood, so I'm sticking with her for now.
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