Sept 07 Mama's - Almost one year old! - Page 8

[sunshine's mama]

Jess: OMG on the daycare lady...what a tough choice....Wish I lived closer!!

jeanine: I don't know if I could live with the fires and quakes....but I know it's pretty out there. I grew up in the Poconos......I miss the mountains. I love watching the put in and take out process with her tiny chubby hands. DD1 did it but didn't get such enjoyment out of it. The husband is ONLY considered the father if he was married to the mother when the mother gave birth to the child. So if she had an affair while married, got pregnant and had the baby with the husband, he is then considered the father by law until DNA testing. Wow, guess I learned alot watching my mom these 20 some years eh???

Ishy: that's fantastic....: I have thought about selling mine too on etsy and such but there is just such an influx of tutu's these days that it's hard to just start your own bc everyone's doing it....but you lucked out!!! YAY....: I am making some custom holiday dresses for a local mom...I may decide to branch out a bit with local advertising....don't know yet. Need to get my area set up. i'll have to find some pics of the various things i made. I made one thing years ago for someone and it was way more involved than I thought it would be. It was for a local craft swap and the value was $25. With all the work that went into it, it should've been at least a double value. I hope her little girl liked it....We had a cat scratch same place same eye the other day......it stayed poked looking for a day or so and it's all better now...I washed it up good and put a salve on it.

Katie: Did your brother's ex live in NY near him and how long ago did she move to GA?? If it's less than 6mo then he can file in NY but he needs to move fast. OH NO on your mama... we're here for ya!!!

beemama: Yay....Lilah is so over my wraps right now so that won't work for me. I got in the habit of nursing her down....but if she's sleepy enough, I can rock her and she's good to go.....Isn't it nice to find something that works???

Cian: Love that pic of you and the veggie. I need to have mom find the one of me and corn.

Michelle: I'm boring too...just have chaos around me right now...

Loveher: Lilah pretty each everything we eat but in smaller bites but chickpeas and peas. She had a funny reaction to them and so I've held off. We are going to reintroduce them sometime this month.

heatherb: Here's a link to the rucks.....we buy em at Whole Foods. I have used them with her since she was 7mo old bc they dissolve and are crunchy when they know how to crunch. http://www.babymummum.com.au/

***i just heard the strangest noise and looked over and someone is trying to eat my ikea coffee table....it's not the cat....***

forestry: : weight loss. I've tried and tried but none is coming off. I think it's just my body's way of dealing with the HG I had when I was pregnant and all the weight coming off...but really?? Does it really need to get back at me with a 30lb gain in 8 months??? BC, I don't think so. I think enough is enough. Happy someone is losing. Maybe your weight is paying me a visit???


Ok, the eater of the coffee table is over here grabbing my pinky....I'm gonna go eat her up....she's extra squishy these days...

: to all.

[sunshine's mama]

Oh, I don't think the mama who interviewed me is going to use me. It's been 2 weeks and I haven't heard from her. I sent a note along midweek last week to just touch base and nothing. I think it's kinda rude to not at least let me know but whatever. Her loss.

[beemama]

Katie~ Oh no! That's so hard, but I can see why you would take that stance.

IshyFishie~ Can't wait to see your stuff!!

Sunshine's Mama~ yes, we have been through a lot! It *is* her loss!

I'm pretty slow these days, part of my mommybrain haze... but :doh OH YEAH, wearing the baby hurts my freaking back! Did not even remember when Wendi went through this last week.I thought it was a brilliant idea, tho. I guess it's been some time since I've really had pain. I get what I call "stress eggs" which are great big knots between my neck & shoulder. It adds to my anxiety, I can't help from pulling at it all the time to try & work it out. Back to the drawing board. If I could just cut out that one nursing, I think I could alleviate a lot of the touched out feelings. Boy do I miss being able to drive them to sleep!

Lily is turning 5 tomorrow, I'm hoping to make her a crown today and applique a shirt, i was hoping to finish up a felt board, too.... gotta set ridiculous goals for yourself or what are you gonna do?

[lactivist]

Ay, yi, yi! I am having a crappy day. Stupid moon in scorpio!

Katie I am soo sorry you are having to deal with this stress. I think it is a really healthy position to take but it sure sucks.

Ishy congratulations! That is just great and such perfect timing. PM me the link if you would.

Sunshine I am glad your dd is recovering and still wants to go swimming. to you both! So sorry about not getting the job. Someone will come along I just know it!

Beemama ayup it hurts! I am sorry that your back is hurting now. I wish I could find the right balance of being touched and not touched. Unfortunately it is my dh that ends up not doing the touching and that really sucks. My back is still bothering me but getting much much better. Dahlia has been cooperating with nursing to sleep occasionally and letting others put her to sleep so that has helped a lot. I get those stress eggs too all over and they suck!

mrsb what a dilemma about daycare. I hope you get it figured out and these three weeks pass very quickly.

I am feeling so down today. I got a call from an adult social worker this morning about my MIL seems her hubby has been calling them and reporting abuse. He is such a UA violation. He wouldn't let my dh help when he was down there, hasn't called us once but has called and reported her FOUR times in the past couple weeks. The social worker was also a UA violation and so rude. She called to get background but then told me to be quiet and listen when I was trying to tell her what was going on. : Then she ended up saying that she has NO idea what to do! WTF? Isn't she the professional in the situation? I knew way more than she did but she was acting all high and mighty. ARGH! My poor dh is feeling about as overwhelmed as he could be and it isn't letting up anytime soon.

I just want to

Wendi

[*jeanine*]

Jamison is getting pretty good at walking. She can go like four or five feet. Unless you look at her. If she's knows you're watching she gets really excited and falls down on her bum.

[lactivist]

Originally Posted by jeaninevp922

Jamison is getting pretty good at walking. She can go like four or five feet. Unless you look at her. If she's knows you're watching she gets really excited and falls down on her bum.

That's so cute! Dahlia is cruising like crazy but isn't stable enough to stand on her own so no walking here yet. I am not eager to get her walking.

Wendi

[mommajb]

Ack, I hate back pain. My boy is too heavy and my counters are too low. If we are ever able to finally redo the kitchen I am going to make the counters at least 6 inches higher. I know just what you mean about the 'eggs' of pain.

Katie, It sounds like you are having some tough times with your mom. Stay strong to protect yourself and your family.

Sunshine, I would not be ready to go back to the pool yet even if dd is. That is some scary stuff.

Ishy, congrats on getting your tu-tus up and dancing.

Lactivist, I sure hope you have a gentle evening.

mrsb422, on the daycare issue. I can't imagine feeling trapped into leaving my baby with people I didn't trust.

loverher, I want to say something about food but my guy is so variable. All breastmilk for days and then 1 day, he eats everything. Some beans seem to bother him. I avoid citrus and nut pieces and most dairy. Just this week I haven't been so worried because his appetite has really increased. This means if he won't choke and it doesn't have sugar in it he can have it. He ate two zucchini pancakes and a peach for lunch but no solids yesterday?

What a day it has been here in our little ddc. I am really sorry to those I missed but he is up from a very late nap and i need to run.

[HeatherB]

Big, big hugs to Katie and Wendi and those dealing with major family issues.

I'm with you all on back pain, too. My shoulders and upper back are always a problem, but have gotten really bad lately. I need to get to the chiro, but her office is a long way off AND she's restricting her hours even more, so rather than go on the day of the week I thought was going to be best for me, she's trying to have all patients on the other - when I'm already trying to get to the gym and that gives me enough trouble! Agh! I may see about getting in with another chiro I've heard great things about and have wanted to try. But this other one has been a friend for years since I've been seeing her for nearly 5 years. So it's tough! : I'm trying to get massage done more regularly, because it helps those knots A LOT. I wanted to go yesterday but couldn't get there, and she won't be in until tomorrow. So, it's one of my top priorities for tomorrow - even so, I had to have DH do some massaging this evening just so I could cope. It's hard to deal with when you've got a little one who needs to be held a lot!

DH took some pics of the boys the other day that I really liked. You can see them all here on his blog:
http://blog.jeremey.com/jeremeys_web...8/my-boys.html

I have some other great pics from a birthday party we went to that I need to go through and post, but haven't gotten around to yet.

I feel like I haven't gotten enough done, yet, today, but I'm also not 100% sure what I ought to do! I love feeling productive, but it's not always easy to do! (And I'm usually not, which is why I like the feeling so much. ) Judah is getting those top teeth to the outside of the middle ones - incisors? - in and is not only clingy but BITING!! He'll nurse for a minute and then clamp down. The only thing that seems to work is just putting him down and covering up. He gets really mad at that, but I don't know what else to do, and it seems much better than ME getting mad, kwim? Ugh. He was chewing on my car keys earlier and I was hesitant to take them away because at least it was something other than ME!

Okay, DH is gone for the evening and I've got three crazy kids... I have to figure out how not to lose my mind, and still feed us all and get them to bed (which is often the only cure for insanity around here! ).

[Daizynee]

[EricaE]

Hello, everyone!! It's been a while since I checked in. My computer is still down at home, and it seems like I hardly have time to be online while at work. I hope everyone is doing well - I sure miss the daily interaction with you all.

Can you believe our babies will be ONE soon???? It's just nuts. Sean will be one on August 27th, and we have a big party planned. It's so much fun being his Momma - what a sweet love bug he is. He's up to 24.5 lbs already (!!!) and takes a step or two at a time, but much prefers to crawl. We have him sleeping in his own crib, and he does very well, sleeping through the night most nights. He nurses still, but would rather have whole milk in a sippy, or table food, unless he's tired - that's when he wants to snuggle and nurse. He is our little miracle baby, the baby we thought we'd never have, and we're just so in love with him. He is so happy and joyful and full of love and peace and innocence....

There is no way that I could go back and read all your updates, but please know that I think of you all often and I hope that everyone is doing okay.

Much love to you!

[*jeanine*]

Hi Erica! I was just thinking about you the other day. It's good to hear from you!

[Onemagicmummy]

Omg

DD just crawled up the stairs!!! non of my othe 3 ever did this at her age!!

after the first 2 steps i was right behind her the rest of the way but omg i am so putting the stairgate at livingreoom door today!!

kiz

[Mamatolea]

Originally Posted by sunshine's mama

Oh, I don't think the mama who interviewed me is going to use me. It's been 2 weeks and I haven't heard from her. I sent a note along midweek last week to just touch base and nothing. I think it's kinda rude to not at least let me know but whatever. Her loss.

I would kind of like to hear from you as well......

[greenmagick]

Originally Posted by Onemagicmummy

DD just crawled up the stairs!!! non of my othe 3 ever did this at her age!!

after the first 2 steps i was right behind her the rest of the way but omg i am so putting the stairgate at livingreoom door today!!

kiz

I hate the "stairs" stage. Luckily, at home, our stairs are behind a door so I dont have to worry. Anywhere else we go with stairs though, and game on. If he's chasing Lilah up, he makes it all the way up. If not, he likes to sit, and go backwards, and everything in between

[ishyfishie]

Today has a very weird, split feeling for me.

The Bad: Any question that Lucy's allergic to dairy was cleared up. She does okay when I have a limited amount of dairy--when she was very little, she'd spit up more frequently if I had dairy, so I limited it quite a bit but never cut it out completely. At some point before Christmas, we had tacos and she was nursing while I ate and a squirt of sour cream hit her forehead and it got BRIGHT red, but we thought it must've had some hot sauce mixed in or something. Then there was the horrible diaper rash the first time I had a glass of straight milk after having such limited dairy for so long. Then the cheese incident last week. I still hadn't completely cut out dairy in my own diet because I didn't think she was affected (though now I wonder if it might be part of her sleeping problems!). I've really just been having milk in cereal and then not drinking the remainder of the milk from the bowl like I used to...so I set the bowl aside after I ate and she was climbing around on my lap. Well, she leaned over my shoulder and tipped the bowl all over the floor. It got on her hands and I stupidly didn't think to WASH them, just dried them off. Yeah. As soon as she rubbed at her eyes when she started getting ready for a nap, her face blossomed into giant red splotches, eyes got red and watery, and then she couldn't stop rubbing. This is what she looked like. Dh has the car today and we had no baby Benadryl or anything and it seemed to be getting redder instead of fading at first, so my mom ran home from work with some Benadryl from the gift shop (she works at a hospital). It seemed to help, but now I feel bad that we didn't have something at least dye-free on hand and had to use this gift shop generic cherry-flavored, dye/HFCS-filled junk.

I don't know what happens next. I have to go do some research. Should she have allergy tests? Do we just avoid milk? How do I know if she can handle things with milk in the ingredients (ie dh can't drink milk, can handle a small amount of ice cream or cheese, and seems to do fine with things where milk is just a minor ingredient). Poor Lucy.

The Good: Before all that happened, I've just been super excited about my business venture! I was awake half the night (ugghh, while Lucy was actually sleeping longer than 45 minutes at a time) thinking and planning things out. Would you ladies mind offering some color opinions? I used to list all available colors and let customers decide what they wanted, but that involved a trip to the store every time someone bought one, so the owner of the site said it's better to give set choices. For those with little girls, what color(s) do you think they'd want most? Do you think two-tone is better than single colors (ie if she'd want pink, would she care whether it's a mixture of pink shades versus straight pink)? I love the two-tone ones that I've made but from a supply standpoint, it'd be easier to only have to deal with one color when it comes to reordering and whatnot.

[~Katie~]

I would definitely do the allergy tests if you suspect allergies. That way you can pinpoint what to avoid. Most of the time when a parent has a food allergy I think a pediatrician will recommend that you avoid those foods and do testing.

Leanbh, if you're around, did Ro have allergy testing done?

The Gods smiled on us last night and Liam slept through the night! I knew it had to be teething that was keeping him up for 4-5 hours after 1am for the past week. He woke up twice between 8pm and 1am, then slept until 8am! I so very desperately needed that sleep :yawning: He is usually the kid who wakes up every 2-3 hours so I'm really surprised.

We found a house yesterday as well so I'm VERY happy about that. I can't believe it's almost moving time again!

[sunshine's mama]

Katie: Yay house...I can't believe you are moving again either...I'm still unpacking... YAY LIAM for sleep!!!!

Ishy: I would have her tested. That's what Lilah's face looks like after strawberries and peas.....hugs mama to both of you. Her face is too sweet to be all blotchy!!! As for tutu's, my daughter likes it when I make her multiple colors or various shades of the same color....like plum/lavender, big bird yellow/butter yellow etc....She also loves loves one I made for the Craft Swap that is pale yellow/sage/chocolate. She said it reminded her of a Spring Day. I just made her a fall one that is orange/sage/brown and she loves it.

Erica: Miss you too. I was just thinking about you the other day bc I came across the pm you sent me about stepparenting. Some things have changed and I'd love your opinion on them so I will shoot you an email when I get a moment.....

So, with those out of the way......

I am waiting for my friend to get back from the pediatrician with her daughter so I can drop dd1 off at her house.

Mom's heart stopped last night and she's in ICU now. If it's not one thing it's another these days.......

I don't know what I would do without you guys. Your support has kept me afloat the past few months.....

I am sorry about the 2 posts on this page 8. They are referring to the craft swap. 1 mama wasn't even in it. Some ppl didn't get their things even though they were sent UPS and dh can't find the tracking numbers. I have offered to resend but ppl haven't gotten back to me....just have chatted about it on the thread. Even though things were sent weeks ago....2-3 days they should've been there and I am just finding out now that they haven't....that's the last I'll talk about it here. I'm sorry that they brought it here to us.....

I will check in again when I can if I have an update.

Oh, we had STANDING last night until I looked at her and "caught" her...it's the little big things these days.......

[mrsb422]

beemama Dancing to sleep sounds fun!! Glad it is working for you :
Wendi Awh…you’re so sweet. This is a great place. Add me to the list of grateful mamas!! : I’m so sorry about everything going on with your MIL That is tough.
Katie Your brother sounds like a good guy. That is enormously cruel and frustrating. I don’t understand how anyone could not want their children, personally. I hope he is able to get at least his daughter, if not both kids, on a permanent basis someday. It sounds like your future sister-in-law is a keeper. OMG about your parents. I’m so sorry. We’re here for you sweetie. Congrats though on the house and the sleep!! That’s awesome!
HeatherB That is very sweet about your kids and the charity. I think what you did was wonderful and a great lesson for them.
ishy How wonderful! : Congratulations on all counts!
sunshine How amazing is your DD1? I would be deathly afraid of the water after an experience like that. Can you permanently attach swimmies??!! I’d be trying to figure that one out!
Erica
kiz Welcome to the battle of the stairs…I must take DS off them 12 times a day and that is after 8+ hours outside of the home. Forget it on the weekend!

Hi everyone…thanks for your support on the daycare thing. I wish this weren’t even a part of my life! I spoke with the director again, the teachers, and anyone else in the building that would listen. They were very attentive and listened, asked questions, and it seems they even followed through – what a concept! One of the teachers that DS is especially attached to has been kind of keeping an eye on him in his class (she’s his old teacher from the baby room) and reminding the staff when he gets cranky that maybe he wants something to drink. He’s a very thirsty child…always has been :. I can’t believe they need to be reminded that a child needs fluid, but whatever, I don’t care as long as he’s being taken care of properly!! I am hopeful that we can make it through these next weeks and if not, then I’ll just have to use some vacation time which stinks, but my job can just deal – my son is #1 above all and I refuse to put him in a dangerous situation. In the end, the director said that he was fed/hydrated during the day, but no one wrote it down which is why it appeared he’d only had 4 oz. of milk all day long. They had given him water too which came from the tap which is why the bottle I sent was still full. So far the remainder of the week has been better and for that, I am thankful.

DS is a major chatterbox lately and so affectionate. I just love that little guy to pieces. He’s been a real picky eater about veggies though, but I’ve figured if I bury just about anything in hummus he’ll eat it! I love the stuff too so I don’t mind. Has anyone ever made it before? I’m looking for a good recipe because the stuff in the store is just so salty.

to you all!!

[mommajb]

I'll be a lone voice of dissent on the allergy testing. It depends on who is doing them, how much you trust them, what kind of testing they will do and what you wil do with the information. My middle child has some allergies based on her response to certain foods and on allergy tests. The ped didn't take the test seriously. One of her reactions is eczema among other things. She tested positive to eggs and the ped wanted to give a vax that is contra-indicated for egg allergies because the reaction wasn't life-threatening. Soy is one the test was neg for but I definitely see various reactions, mostly immediate stomach upset and mood issues. Because the test was neg nobody else takes this one seriously. So before paying for testing I would think about what you would gain. My allergies are more environmental and harder to do anything about.

As to the tutus, I'll again be difficult. I like the depth of color the play of 2 or more colors together gives. Perhaps there could be a combo of both and the multicolor option priced a little higher to accomodate the increased difficulty?

[leanbh]

Originally Posted by KatieJD

Leanbh, if you're around, did Ro have allergy testing done?

The Gods smiled on us last night and Liam slept through the night! I knew it had to be teething that was keeping him up for 4-5 hours after 1am for the past week. He woke up twice between 8pm and 1am, then slept until 8am! I so very desperately needed that sleep :yawning: He is usually the kid who wakes up every 2-3 hours so I'm really surprised.

our ped is ultra-sensitive to allergies but does not recommend testing until she's a little older. mainly nuts. i'm actually not eating nuts because i don't want her exposed to them. the way our ped put it was, 'if she's never exposed, she can't be allergic.' meaning basically that delaying is the best thing we can do for her right now. but it's really going to have to be a wait and see since we're going to delay them until 2 or 3 and then figure out how to introduce them (probably in the doctor's office the first three times)

carrots was an ultra strange thing. we couldn't figure out where the eczema was coming from, and it started right after she started solids. as soon as we eliminated carrots, her eczema was gone! she got it again, and we looked at the ingredients on the yobaby peach yogurts... they use carrots as coloring! such a bizarre allergy. but they say to keep trying it as it may not be a permanent allergy, and it seems to be a really mild reaction.

as far as gluten, well, celiac's disease is in dh's family. but that's a disease and is different from an actual allergy. so she'll be tested for the celiac flora, and we'll just watch her carefully. she'll probably have gluten around 18 months.

testing is really not as definitive as we all wish it would be.

STTN: good job liam! we got our 7th tooth yesterday, which i think explains the sleep issues. she would have sttn last night from about 7 to 1 except our frikkin loud drunk neighbors kept waking her up. grrrrrrrrr