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post #101 of 524
3/4/05 at 11:13pm
Alex had his first taste of solid food several days ago. He's been reaching for food, plates, and glasses for a couple of weeks now. I was in the kitchen making some homemade pumpkin ice cream and he was next to me watching from his exersaucer. He kept reaching out so I gave him about a tablespoon of canned pumpkin in a tiny ceramic soy sauce dish for dipping sushi into. He picked up the dish and put it to his mouth and got some pumpkin and then put his hands in it and started sucking it off his fingers. And it went everywhere - all over his face, up his nose, down his front (note to self: put a bib on baby before giving him solids!) And of course, everything was ORANGE! I gave him a little more again the next day, but he didn't seem interested. Honestly, I think he is more interested in the utensils and dishes than the food. But that's ok, because I didn't want to give him solids early anyway. It was just tempting because he was showing so much interest.

We still have no teeth here.

He really likes tummy time now, and will flip right over if I try to put him on his back. Definitely not looking like he will be crawling soon - he just looks like a land "swimmer."
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post #102 of 524
3/4/05 at 11:31pm
Stacy - how do you make pumpkin ice cream?

Tristan does not roll. Period. He's starting to get the moves, but he's never rolled over. He hates tummy time but I put him down on his tummy lots of times every day in order to give him time to work on rolling. I even give him naked tummy time so he doesn't have the fat diaper to deal with.

That being said, he loves sitting and sits ramrod-straight. He can re-right himself front and back (although he did fall over backwards one day : what a horrible cry!!!) but when he tips to the side he has a hard time catching himself with his arms. Needs some upper body strength. Working on that.

He just sneezed in his sleep...?

I started putting T in his co-sleeper for every single nap without fail. We've been working on bedtime/naptime routines to see if he can fall asleep better. I also have a sheepskin under the sheet which makes the bed extra snuggly without being an asphyxiation risk. He's got his lovey knot doll and his valentine's sock doll. Part of me really is sad to put him in there - I love having him sleep right next to me - but we're feeling too crowded in the bed and I can't convince Jo to get a king even though we could get a king-sized futon and put it on a wooden slat IKEA frame and get a pretty decent tax deduction from a local charity that provides furniture to families who are just getting off the streets/out of shelters. We wouldn't have room for much else in our bedroom if we got a king bed. Was it Chrissy or Sarah who had the dream about a bedroom with the entire floor being a futon?

At 5:34 AM tomorrow I will be 31 years old. I sure hope to sleep through it!!! :LOL T went to bed tonight at 7:45. Every night his bedtime is inching up earlier.

Jo claims I'm writing a novel. I think that's a hint that I should be done.

xo, j
post #103 of 524
3/5/05 at 12:39am
Whoever it was that had a an extra google email invite, I'd love to try it. Thanks!
post #104 of 524
3/5/05 at 1:27am
Well, happy birthday tomorrow, Jen!!

Bendmom, if you'll PM me your address I'll send you a couple liner cuts of the microfleece I have that's working for me...???

Jen, I thought of you the other day when William was screeching like a pterodactyl! But banshee is a good description, too. =O)

It's been longer than I realized since I tub-bathed the babies... William had a joyous kick fest, but when it was McKenna's turn (dh brought each in to bathe with me), she was on the brink of terrified tears the whole time. Note to self... need. more. baths.

OK, off to sew. Two babies sleeping peacefully!
post #105 of 524
3/5/05 at 1:50am
Tummy time doesn't really tire LaRue out, since if she is on the floor she is always on her belly (she will roll over the instant I put her down), but she has fallen asleep quite a few times while on her belly. It's so cute, she'll be playing, then she will pause and play, then she will just lay there, then before I know it she is sleeping.

Today while I was folding clothes, LaRue was laying on the floor next to me, within 10 minutes through a mixture of rolling, scooting, crawling, and swaying she moved about 3 feet to her activity gym. I can not believe how big she is getting, it's just crazy. I miss my little newborn who only fit into preemie clothes. Now she is big and chubby and doing all sorts of things. Whenever I see a little newborn I get all misty eyed, she was that small just such a short time ago.

Chloë didn't have food until she was a year old, she wasn't interested and I wasn't interested in smelly diapers. LaRue is VERY interested, though. Anything I have, she grabs at it. She's taken sips of my water, which always surprises her, sucked on apples, carrots, and grapes, and eats teeny bits of my soy yogurt. Her favorite is the soy yogurt, she will get all excited when I get out and grab for it. Then I'll put just the smallest bit on my spoon and hold it just a little ways away from her mouth to see if she really wants a bite and she will open up her mouth for it. Then after she eats it she gets a big smile and starts kicking excitedly. She doesn't really eat solids right now though, it's more like exploring solids, she's just getting small tastes of things. So we still don't have smelly diapers.

Stacey -- I don't think you should be worried at all about Kate, babies develop at all different rates and the age in which they are able to sit, roll over, walk have no correlation to intelligence or anything like that. She's taking her time to reach these milestones and there is nothing wrong with that. Chloë walked really early, at 7 mo., and at that time she was way ahead of the other kids at walking, but now that she is 4 (and even when she was 1,2, and 3 years of age) her walking at 7 mo. really means nothing. It doesn't mean that she is genius or anything like that, she's a bright 4 year old, just like her friend who walked at 12 mo. is a bright 4 year old. And her friend who walked at 12 mo. is a really advanced reader. But him reading at 3 y.o. doesn't mean that he is a genius either, it just means that he started to read at 3 y.o. I actually taught myself to read when I was 3 and although I am smart and got straight a's at school, it doesn't mean that I'm more brilliant than a person who started to read at 5 years old. Supposedly Einstein didn't even speak until he was 4 y.o. and he was definitely more brilliant than I am. So this is my long-winded way to say that there is nothing to worry about
post #106 of 524
3/5/05 at 3:18am
Quote:
Originally Posted by msrog
Note to self... need. more. baths.
: What are those? Lucy wouldn't really know....
post #107 of 524
3/5/05 at 9:57am
Happy Birthday Jen!!
post #108 of 524
3/5/05 at 10:04am
I agree with FFatale. My first didn't crawl till 10 mo, and didn't walk till 1yr. His cousin crawled at 7 mo, and walked at 10 mo. My son is a year younger than his cousin, but is in Kindergarden already. It seems you can't really tell those things ,KWIM?

It's good to know that I'm not the only one who doesn't bath my baby as often : . He is sick, and has only had one or two in the last month. I have been using some no soap butte wash on his body for bird baths. I also am surprised at how the smell of sposies is bothering me right now . He has been up all night and now I am up, as he can't seem to get to sleep with me in the area . I had to use a sposie on him since I haven't recieved the other half of the cd order, and the smell is this perfumed urine smell. I didn't notice it until I put him in cd. I think I am just gonna keep washing those liners I cut out and double them for night, so thank you for the offer though.

I had to give Bryn some yogurt last night to combat the side effects of the meds and he hated it. I think it has a bit of a sour aftertaste, or it was because it was so cold. I don't think you can feed yogurt at room temp, right? Because it's dairy? It bothers me that I have to feed my child before I am ready : , but I'm not comfy with slathering his butt in Monastat cream. I'm just so tired of the medicines and yucky stuff. With #1, he was healthy, but insanely high needs. With Bryn, he's the most easy going baby, but is always sick or has ear infections. I realize that the infections are from being sick, but I thought that bf was supposed to minimize them.

Bryn isn't that into tummy time, but loves his exercauser. He's okay with being in his tummy, but he keeps rolling over an dis kinda frustrating for him because he's not that good at rolling back over.

Jen- Happy Birthday to us! :
post #109 of 524
3/5/05 at 10:18am
Thread Starter 
: Happy birthday Jen and Bendmom! :

Jackson prefers his bely to his back and squirms and does everything he can to roll over to his belly during diaper changin time. He's also doing a excellent job moving about on the floor. He can cross the entire living room (though it's pretty small) by scooting, rotating, and rolling.

Oh, and he loves to chew on anything wooden in the house. He has a couple of wooden toys, but he'd rather chew on the door frame, end table, or chair. Strange.

I hope all those who are/were sick are feeling better!

Pam
post #110 of 524
3/5/05 at 10:29am
First, I am stunned that there are this many of us up this early. Is it because some of you are on the east coast so the timing looks early?

Pam- I can't belive he's scooting across the floor. I seem to remember our puppies chewing on wood, seems babies aren't much different(hewing on furniture, loss of bladder) :LOL For some reason I am nervous about giving Bryn wood toys because of the splinter factor, even though I know they should have wood because it's natural
What wood toys do you use?
post #111 of 524
3/5/05 at 12:18pm
Jen and Bendmom,

It's your birthday today
Yes it is, yes it is!

It's you birthday today
Yes it is, yes it is!

Happy Birthday, Mamas! :
post #112 of 524
3/5/05 at 12:34pm
yes happy birthday to us bendmom! thanks savannah, chrissy, pam and stacey!

I have had my first lesson in "it's not about what you want, mom": Tristan sleeps better at night in his co-sleeper. He went to bed at 7:45, woke at 11:45 to eat and for a nasty diaper change which he promptly put his feet into and made Jo grouchy! - and then he slept until 4 when I woke up to him grunting. Another messy dipe?!! - I changed it, he ate again, and then he slept until 8 when he woke us up with his nice morning cooing - and then more grunting. ??? Don't know why he's pooping so much but it's not sick looking. So... I've been forced to acknowledge that I wasn't keeping him sleeping in bed with us because he slept better... I kept him sleeping in bed with us because I liked his snuggly little self right next to me!! But now he's still only a foot away, doesn't wake me up with his wiggling and kicking and can put himself back to sleep, and we all feel a lot better this morning.

FF, you're right on with what you said about child development. I believe it carries over to when they're older, too - a good example is a boy in our school who was still struggling with reading in 3rd grade - instead of pushing really hard we let him go at his own pace and now he's a voracious reader and has developed beyond his grade level in reading. (Waldorf schools sometimes get blasted for not being academically challenging enough or pushing kids hard enough with reading and spelling, but usually by 8th grade, the kids test at a college level with reading, composition and math.)

For my birthday we are going to IKEA and I get a Poäng chair! Wow, wasn't expecting that! And we're going out this evening sans bebe- Cheryl and Bill are watching him for us for a few hours. We have not been out to eat without the baby since before he was born.

...is it a "you know you're getting old when" moment when you're excited about getting a bottle of shampoo for your birthday? My mom bought me a liter of Aveda shampoo. And she ordered something from Motherwear for me! I wonder what! I flagged everything in the catalog that I liked and gave it to her

ok, Jo reports that little man is starting to get hungry. I'd better be off!!

j
post #113 of 524
3/5/05 at 12:43pm
BTW, Thanks Mamas for giving me some reassurance on Kate's development. I wasn't sweating it too much, but it's nice to hear anyway. I'm gonna try naked tummy time like you do with Tristan, Jen.

I ordered the potty book and baby super foods book yesterday. Can't wait to get them.
post #114 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:19pm
Happy Birthday Bendmom and Jen!!!!! My friend has the same bday as you!
post #115 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:21pm
bendmom my bday was good. did i tell you guys i got a nursing shirt that says:gotmilk! sorry that your dh won't be there for your bday.
post #116 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:23pm
Jen, I'm with ya on getting something nice like shampoo for a gift . I use this shampoo and conditioner from Redkin and have had to stop because the kids come first. When my mom comes to visit she buys me those things that I wouldn't buy for myself anymore . Okay, at some point I'm gonna hit you up for something from IKEA. They have the best cheap frames and bed linens, but will only sell them in the store. This summer I need to get the boys room together, and have done half of it from there when ever I can. It would be nice to finish it in this century. Although, Hans keeps dragging his feet on getting the boys room together because they both sleep with us.

Alright, it may be my b-day, but someone has to make breakfast and change diapers, clean up the kitchen, etc
post #117 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:35pm
Happy Birthday Jen and Bendmom!
post #118 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:42pm
Happy birthday to you too, Bendmom!!

Jen, I had to laugh at T sticking his foot in his poopy diaper. It's really hard to not have that happen these days, isn't it?? They're sooooo wiggly. And yes, that is an exorbitant amount of nighttime poopies. =O)
post #119 of 524
3/5/05 at 2:55pm
Cynthia- I think that shirt is the greatest! I also love the one for babies that has & : . The only prob is they only come in white and I bleach my whites so...
post #120 of 524
3/5/05 at 3:18pm
Where can you get those shirts?
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