July/August/September 2002 Playgroup

[rpeacefuld]

:hippie Welcome to anyone who had a baby in July, August, or September 2002. My name is Robin, I had my little boy Phoenix on 8/6/02. He will be 6 months Thursday. I am hoping we will be able to get an active thread/Playgroup going here.


Robin

[littlemissgreenjea]

Nice to have a new place to go! Where is everyone?

Coralie:hippie

[OneSweetWorld]

Bluezen here- love you ladies! Have to go to a meeting but will check back later!

~Carrie

[Cinder]

Hi, I had a daughter born on September 9th 2002. She was 5lbs 9 ounces and 18 inches then and is 11lbs 9 ounces and 24 inches now. (yes, I know she is small, I'm 5'6" 135 lbs and dh is 5'7 125 lbs). Life is great for us, she just started solids last month, so far she loves avocado, and avocado mixed with rice cereal, tolerated sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes mixed with rice, and hates bananas and pears no matter what we mix them with.

[rpeacefuld]

Are their any babies who have started solids and gone back to strictly breast or bottle feeding? Phoenix was getting a tiny bit of rice cereal, but he kept getting constipated. His BM was hard and he cried passing it. For the past 2 days I have only given him breast milk. We'll see how it goes.

Robin:p

[Cinder]

Originally posted by rpeacefuld
Are their any babies who have started solids and gone back to strictly breast or bottle feeding? Phoenix was getting a tiny bit of rice cereal, but he kept getting constipated. His BM was hard and he cried passing it. For the past 2 days I have only given him breast milk. We'll see how it goes.

Robin:p

Actually, we think Janelle is trying to do this, she has refused solids for the last 5 days, but she also has stopped sleeping all night long these past 5 days as well.

I've found that rice cereal constipates janelle as well, me eating prunes some how seems to work for her though. They taste gross, but it somehow ends up in the breastmilk.

[honeybunny]

:thumb

I made it..*L* it took me a little, but I am here ladies.. I still have my same name, so we should not get confused as to who I am..*L* Hope to see you all around

~melissa:hippie

[rpeacefuld]

Aren't these little icons cool!!!:wink


Robin

[OneSweetWorld]

I like these icons, too- so cute!! :fairy How is everyone doing? I am having a stressful day at work- let's just say that we have some managers that have big problems with communicating. Um, you would think as managers they would have good communication skills right?

Somebody shoot me! LOL!:wink :eek

~Carrie (aka bluezen by the way!)

[honeybunny]

I love how they do this for you too..*L*


and you can change the colors on the words too...
But the icons are the best...how is everyone's wednesday..? I am sorry that your day is not going so well carrie...mine is ok...alicia is just a little PIGGY she ate all her lunch today and wanted MORE...*L* Anyway..I am just playing around with this kewl stuff. I love this on>>:jaw this one is my ds today >>:firedevil and this is what I feel like doing to him>>:hammer

Oh well, can't have a perfect life *L*:hippie

~melissa

[honeybunny]

Originally posted by Cinder
Hi, I had a daughter born on September 9th 2002. She was 5lbs 9 ounces and 18 inches then and is 11lbs 9 ounces and 24 inches now. (yes, I know she is small, I'm 5'6" 135 lbs and dh is 5'7 125 lbs). Life is great for us, she just started solids last month, so far she loves avocado, and avocado mixed with rice cereal, tolerated sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes mixed with rice, and hates bananas and pears no matter what we mix them with.

I know how that is. I have a DD who was born Aug 9th and she only ate veggies too, up until a couple of weeks ago. Now she is just an eating machine.:baby and now she moves all over the place too. *sigh* they grow up too fast don't they.

~melissa

[rpeacefuld]

Melissa you are so funny.:wild That is what I looked like this morning from lack of sleep.:inthet That is what Phoenix looked like using the toilet the other day.:nut This one represents what I feel about the ladies who messed up the balance on our board, and making us leave.:grouphug This one is us sticking together.


Robin:hearts

[rpeacefuld]

got better Carrie.[COLOR=blue]Tomorrow is Phoenix's 6th monthday. Where did the time go?

How many of our babies are on solids?

Love,
Robin:kitty

[OneSweetWorld]

Mr Laken just started solids this past week. He totally refused rice cereal:LOL So now I have to hide the rice cereal in his sweet potatoes each night!:wink

I feed him 1/2 jar (Stage 1) of sweet potatoes mixed with a tablespoon rice cereal. He gets so excited when he is eating- it is so cute!!

How about anyone else? Solids? Lake is 5 months old by the way.... I can't believe Baby Pooh (Phoenix) is going to be 6 months! WOW- It goes fast!:sunshine

[honeybunny]

we are feeding Alicia solids. We have been for awhile now. She just can't do with out eating her food once a day.:yum Sometimes we mix in cereal with the food, sometimes not. She usually eats about half a jar of baby food...then cereal mixed with it and water to make it the correct consistency. She is just a little piggy with it. Alicia will be 6 months old on the 9th *sigh* I can't believe how time flies. Half a year old...WOW!

Anyhoo, I was just checking in ladies...Don't want you thinking you can have your fun with out moi! *L*

~melissa :hippie :Kiss :grouphug to you gals!

[Ellenems]

Hello! I'm new here! :) I have a daughter named Raina who was born 07/06/02. She'll be seven months tomorrow. EEK! She was 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 21" long at birth. She is now over 18 lbs. and 27". I have given her a few little tastes of cereal, but for now we are strictly breastfeeding. I will probably try solids again soon... maybe something a little tastier this time!

[rpeacefuld]

Here's hoping all of our little ones sleep well tonight. Mama needs a break! :banana

Robin

[Cinder]

Janelle will be 5 months on Sunday and eats solids usually. She sleeps all night long on the nights that she eats solids at some point during the day, but doesn't on the nights that she has none. We are making our own food, and so far she loves avocados and avocados mixed with rice cereal. She won't eat plain rice cereal (and I don't really want her eating anything fat free anyways, at 11lbs she needs all the fat she can get), bananas or pears no matter how hard we try. She seems to like sweet potatoes though. I mixed flax seed oil into the sweet potatoes for the first time yeasterday and she seemed to like that.

[rpeacefuld]

Please wish my little monkey HAPPY 6 MONTHS! It is so hard to believe he was born 6 months ago, it seems like last week.

I LOVE YOU SWEET PHOENIX, :baby :jaw

[rpeacefuld]

Thanks ladies for the well wishes on Phoenix's 6th monthday. He got a really cute outfit from my parents. Stirped top with khaki cargo pants, come spring he will look adorable in it. This past week he began sitting on his own while holding a toy. Another thing he does is squeal <sp? like a pig. It is very high pitched and hilarious. Goofy child. :)


Robin:Peace

[honeybunny]

I GOT SLEEP LAST NIGHT!!! WHOOO HOOOO :thumb I don't know what happened. I gave Alicia her bath last night, then she had her cereal with squash then as she was getting that..I pumped. Then she got a bottle. She finished the bottle and was asleep to the world. She slept from 10ish last night until...are you ready for this? She never woke up until 6 AM!!!:bgbounce Let me tell you my boobs were ever hurting. And to top it all off, I woke up at 3 and then again at 5 when dh's alarm clock went. So she nursed BOTH sides...ahhhhh can you say relief, then we went back to bed until 830. Now I am up for the day! This is becomming a more frequent happening. Mabey one day I will get to sleep through the night!:Winky *LOL* I hope everyone has a great day. :sunshine

~melissa :hippie

[rpeacefuld]

I GOT SLEEP!!! *LOL*
I GOT SLEEP LAST NIGHT!!! WHOOO HOOOO I don't know what happened. I gave Alicia her bath last night, then she had her cereal with squash then as she was getting that..I pumped. Then she got a bottle. She finished the bottle and was asleep to the world. She slept from 10ish last night until...are you ready for this? She never woke up until 6 AM!!! Let me tell you my boobs were ever hurting. And to top it all off, I woke up at 3 and then again at 5 when dh's alarm clock went. So she nursed BOTH sides...ahhhhh can you say relief, then we went back to bed until 830. Now I am up for the day! This is becomming a more frequent happening. Mabey one day I will get to sleep through the night! *LOL* I hope everyone has a great day.


Lucky you Melissa, I wish I could say the same. :o My little sweet did sleep better last night, but no more than 3 hours in a stretch. He is biting my breasts now, joy, joy. :crap I really hate that. Last night I dreamed he had 8 teeth. LOL. Keep us posted on your babies Mommies.




Take care,
Robin:p

[alittlemansma]

Hi Everyone!

I'm pretty new to this forum stuff and have been lurking around for quite awhile. I think I have finally found a home :love

My ds Aidan was born 9/13/02 and weighed 8lbs 6oz. He just had his well baby visit yesterday and weighs 18lbs and is 27" in length. He is growing like a weed!

We haven't started the little fella on solids yet. Right now he is exclusively breastfed and will probably wait until he gets to his 6 month birthday next month.

We are definately not sleeping through the night yet. He usually does 2 to 3 hr stretches. I'm hoping that he will go for longer stretches as he gets older. I can't imagine what it would be like if we weren't co-sleeping!

[honeybunny]

Welcome to our humble yack place... *LOL* :winky
You little guy sounds like a doll. Is he your first? My little gal who was born 8/9/02 was my third. She is still little at around 13.5 lbs. I go for her 6 month shots on Wednesday. *ouch* I am not looking forward to that. She is getting to be quite a little gal with her own personality now.:crying *sigh* They do grow up too fast it seems. Anyhoo, hope to see you stick around and post more. :thumb


Melissa:hippie

[rpeacefuld]

Originally posted by alittlemansma
Hi Everyone!

I'm pretty new to this forum stuff and have been lurking around for quite awhile. I think I have finally found a home :love

My ds Aidan was born 9/13/02 and weighed 8lbs 6oz. He just had his well baby visit yesterday and weighs 18lbs and is 27" in length. He is growing like a weed!

We haven't started the little fella on solids yet. Right now he is exclusively breastfed and will probably wait until he gets to his 6 month birthday next month.

We are definately not sleeping through the night yet. He usually does 2 to 3 hr stretches. I'm hoping that he will go for longer stretches as he gets older. I can't imagine what it would be like if we weren't co-sleeping!

Welcome to our brand spankin' new Playgroup. Several of us come here from another Playgroup where we were not so happy. :( My baby Phoenix is 6 months old now and really showing a personality. [COLOR=indigo]My hunch is he will be a wild one like his older sister Jamie. I have 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys, and 2 step daughters. No we don't all live in the same house. My parenting style in somewhere in between AP and not AP LOL. Sometimes he's attached others he's not. hehe :eek

Please fill free to post away, I have hopes this playgroup will really group into something beautiful. :) Walk easy, Robin

[wendytthomas]

Welcome! I'm a first time mom to Piper who was born 7/26. She's a little thing too, under 14 pounds at her 6 months appointment, exclusively breastfed from the source, and we also cosleep. She's been sleeping terribly the past couple of nights, up every 90 minutes or so, but she's doing that from 10 to 10, so at least I get my sleep in there. She was nice enough to go back to sleep this morning at 8:30 when I was still tired.

Wendy

[OneSweetWorld]

Hi ladies!! Welcome to everyone! Is everyone as happy as I am that it's Friday?:)
Anyone have any weekend plans? I have one plan:

BE LAZY! :wild

Anyone else? Steve and Laken are having "Boys Day" tomorrow. So should I sleep or shop?

[littlemissgreenjea]

Hi Ladies...nice to see some new faces and some old ones over here:) Today is a lazy day for me...except for one 3 mile walk. It was nice to get some fresh air and now my August baby, Carson, is snoozin away and my 5 year old is going through her toys, deciding which ones should go to charity since we are moving to a much smaller place. Ordering pizza tonight for dinner...yep, the ultimate in lazy here lol.

I'm going out to lunch with my boss on Tuesday. I'm supposed to go back to work in June and was unsure of what my position would be, because there has been so much change in the office. About 6 months before I left we opened up a one man graphics department downstairs instead of contracting it out. Now the poor guy is swamped down there and needs an assistant, and that's what my boss wants me to do. It involved mostly handling the admin side of it all but it would be a great learning experience, it's really interesting and sounds fun! Also if I wanted to take classes at the local college, my work would pay:) Anyway on Tuesday we're going to discuss it more with the graphics designer. I'll keep you updated on what happens:) Also I might be able to work from 7:00 - 3:30 instead of 8:00 - 4:30. I'd much rather be out of the house earlier and home earlier. Also my dh is only at work 3 days per work week (he works continental shifts) so we only need pt childcare.


We have no bananas today :banana
I just really wanted to use that icon :D :D

Coralie:snap

[rpeacefuld]

Yo ladies:D

I am getting and eye exam this morning and ordering some new glasses. DH wants me to go for the "sexy librarian" look. "Librarian" I can do, "Sexy" is something out of my reach. :confused:

Phoenix only woke up once last night:thumb He didn't go to sleep until almost 2 am, but that is beside the point. I wish I could blame his not wanting to sleep on daytime naps, but he hardly naps. I have some cool news. Phoenix started crawling last night. We caught it all on video. He hasn't mastered this skill yet, but he can crawl the length of his pallet before he collapses. Sitting and crawling in one week, there is no holding my monkey back.:jammin

As I type this my hair is full of dye, must look lovely because I am going out in public today. LOL. OOPs, there goes the timer, gotta rinse.

Peace ya'll
Robin:hippie

[honeybunny]

That is sooo KEWL! :thumb I can't believe how fast our babies are growing up *sight* Alicia LET ME SLEEP AGAIN!!! She slept from1130ish until 730ish the little gal ate then was up at 830...right on schedule..LOL That is TWO days in a row that she slept for 8 hours!!:jaw Mabey something IS happening here! :D One can only hope when it comes to babies.

Does it not feel the greatest when they sleep for ya? I hope that this is the beginning of a trend for our babies.

You are gonna look smart Robin, with your new glasses. What color are you dyeing your hair? I dye mine red. I think that it is actually time to do the roots. :eek

HA HA Coralie...you are funny..no bannanas today..I know I love that icon too..hey mabey that is what Zach looks like some days..lol :bananaThe dancing bannana..LOL

Anyway ladies..Alicia is getting fussy, so I must run.:bolt CIAO and TTFN Oh and this is what I want to do today...DH has to work for a couple of hours :bang oh well, money is money..right?

~melissa :hippie

[rpeacefuld]

I hope Mothering has fixed their site problems.:confused:

Just wanted to ask you ladies to keep my Daddy in mind tomorrow, he is having a colonoscopy to find out why he has chronic stomach problems. He had prostate cancer a few years ago, now this. I am very worried about him, he is old enough to be my grandfather, and has many medical problems. Watching your parents age is painful.:crying

Feeling blue,
Robin

[honeybunny]

I hope that they find out what is happening and it is nothing serious.(((hugs))) to you ~~~good outcome~~~vibes for you daddy.

I sooooo wish that they would fix the problems that they have been having. I love this site, but it almost becoming a fight to get in and post. :confused:

Anyway, my victory with Alicia sleeping was short lived. She has been back to her normal sleep schedule..well what it was before. :crying

Anyway..gotta scatt ladies. I will keep trying to check in everyday. Hope you all have a good week

~melissa :hippie

[amyamanda]

How are you guys? Did you really all leave our other playgroup? I hope it wasn't because I smell :eek I finally got to be the Featured Mommy last Friday and I was hoping ya'll would ask me some good leading questions about the crunchy side of life! Oh, well.

Ellery had her 6-month-day yesterday and she weighed almost 20 lbs last Thursday at the midwife's. I went to file paperwork for her birth certificate today, tried to get a SSN for her (and failed, but I haven't given up), and ran around town gathering paperwork for passports (not easy without a birth certificate). We are planning a week in Europe at the end of April. Yikes!!

Anyway, she is still 100% exclusively breastfed, with nary an artificial nipple in sight. I'm holding out for 7 months before starting solids...trying to protect that pristine gut a bit longer.

It's refreshing to be able to let my true colors fly here. I'm around...here, there, and everywhere...but now that I know you are here I'll check in when I can!

Wendy, did you get my e-mail? Hope I did not overwhelm you. We are finally at the end of what was about two weeks of a nasty virus (croupy coughs, fevers, earaches, etc).

Anyway I hope all is well and it's nice to see you guys. I guess if I come back later and you're still here I didn't smell after all. :Winky

(Edited to say, hmm...I am NOT a new member here...I've been around since the beginning of time...I wonder if that's one of the weirdnesses going on here?)

[rpeacefuld]

HI AMANDA!

I was hoping you'd find us. No we didn't leave because you smell. Just didn't feel comfortable with the religious posts. I will still lurk, and maybe post on occasion, the board was too wack last week. Congratulations on being featured Mommy.

20 lbs, big girl, she is thriving. Phoenix has his 6 month check up on the 21st, I am curious to see how much he weighs. He was 17.5 at 4 months. He gets about a tbsp of solid a day, the rest breast milk. He is very interested in food, but I am afraid to feed him much, I want his nutrition to come mainly from me. No plans to get real serious about solids until he's a year.

I love it here at Mothering. I came here a lot during my pregnancy, but it has me as a new member too. Must be because they recently upgraded. I emailed them concerning the site access problems, they responded stating they had trouble with a recent upgrade. Hopefully they will get it straightened out soon. We can let or FREAK FLAG FLY HERE! LOL

At least here if I tell you guys I use herbal rememdies I won't get yelled at. Over the Thanksgiving holiday my oldest DD was complaining with a mouth ulcer. I got some yellow root from a Native American medicine man I know, the ulcer was gone by morning.

My DD Jamie will be 17 years old tomorrow...my baby girl. I still love to smell her neck. LOL

Phoenix almost has his first tooth. You can see the white line, and feel it. Should break through this week. This would explain his runny BMs and low grade fever. Oh yeah, and biting the hell out of nipples. OUCH! Hylands Teething tabs are working well so far. He also likes a cold damp wash rag, and cool teething ring.

Check back often,
Robin

Originally posted by amyamanda
How are you guys? Did you really all leave our other playgroup? I hope it wasn't because I smell :eek I finally got to be the Featured Mommy last Friday and I was hoping ya'll would ask me some good leading questions about the crunchy side of life! Oh, well.

Ellery had her 6-month-day yesterday and she weighed almost 20 lbs last Thursday at the midwife's. I went to file paperwork for her birth certificate today, tried to get a SSN for her (and failed, but I haven't given up), and ran around town gathering paperwork for passports (not easy without a birth certificate). We are planning a week in Europe at the end of April. Yikes!!

Anyway, she is still 100% exclusively breastfed, with nary an artificial nipple in sight. I'm holding out for 7 months before starting solids...trying to protect that pristine gut a bit longer.

It's refreshing to be able to let my true colors fly here. I'm around...here, there, and everywhere...but now that I know you are here I'll check in when I can!

Wendy, did you get my e-mail? Hope I did not overwhelm you. We are finally at the end of what was about two weeks of a nasty virus (croupy coughs, fevers, earaches, etc).

Anyway I hope all is well and it's nice to see you guys. I guess if I come back later and you're still here I didn't smell after all. :Winky

(Edited to say, hmm...I am NOT a new member here...I've been around since the beginning of time...I wonder if that's one of the weirdnesses going on here?)

[rpeacefuld]

Hi ladies,
Please join me in wishing my DD Jamie Happy Birthday. She is 17 years old! I can't believe it.:love Seems like she should be Phoenix's age. LOL

http://pages.ivillage.com/rpeacefuld/id9.html

That is her webpage, I updated it yesterday. We are having a party for her Saturday. It will be pretty wild because my DH and my exDH will both be there. Good thing they get along:confused:

Have a great day,
Robin

[OneSweetWorld]

What's that smell in here? :LOL (kidding, kidding) Great to see you Amanda!!

I tried to post 3 times here yesterday but it would freeze on me and then I just got too lazy to try it again.

Melissa- I am so with you on the sleep deprivation. Laken was up every HALF HOUR:jaw and then was up for good at 4 am! Somebody shoot me! I am such a zombie at work! :tiptoe

Robin- thinking of your daddy today. I hope all goes okay. :hug

WELCOME to Ellenems!! I love the name Raina!

Okay, totally :OT

I am getting married March 3rd. Steve and I were both married before and had huge weddings so we don't want that this time. We are going to a beautiful rose garden park where they have Japanese gardens that's just down the street from us. A justice of the peace, our son, and Steve's mom and stepdad are the only ones that will be there. My question to you ladies is: What the heck do I wear? LOL At first I thought I would find a nice form fitting cream colored suit but now I am thinking I will be wild and get a nice RED fitting suit (w/skirt) Sooooooooooooo- what do you all think?

Red suit with whimsical white wild flowers for a bouquet or a white suit with whimsical red wild flowers for a bouquet? LOL thanks in advance :Winky

~Carrie

[rpeacefuld]

Carrie,
I LOVE the idea of wearing red on your wedding day, it would look great with your hair. Do whatever makes you happy, it's "your" day.

Still waiting for a call from my brother to let us know how my Dad is. I will post as soon as I know.

Is Laken teething?

Robin:bouncy

[honeybunny]

WOW!!! The board is actually working today! :thumb I have been able to get on and switch things nooooo problems today. Lets hope that now they are finished fixing and upgrading .

Ok, Amanda...wondered why I was going green:Winky. J/k. glad to see that you found us over here. Don't ya just love the icons?:snap

I woke up today thinking "Did I SLEEP last night?" I felt like such a zombie, I still do actually.:coffee

I have to take Alicia for her 6 month shots :crying and weigh in. Please send us ouchless vibes for her, and grow baby vibes. She is such a petite little gal.

Hmmmmmmm, Carrie. Red-Cream? Red-Cream? Why not go daring and go with the RED. But then again..it's your wedding. You will still look lovely no matter what you are wearing. :heartbeat

Anyway, I better get off my butt and get these kids dressed. My bus leaves in half an hour and I better be out there...or I will be late for Alicia's appointment.

~melissa:hippie

[rpeacefuld]

Just got a phone call from my Mom, Dad's test came back negative for cancer:D

Just wanted to share that. Thanks for your thoughts.:sunshine

Robin:lady

[nordyswifey]

Hi all! It's Kim. Wanted to say hello, I am still bouncing back and forth with the other place it isn't the same now. But there is no religion, so I know that might make some of you happy. Anyways Lily (5 1/2 months) is doing fairly well. She still has her seizures but is off one of her meds and is less sleepy which is wonderful. She has been all smiles after she got over her ear infections, she still has a cough but is much better. Still not rolling but therapy will be starting soon:thumb so that should help! I miss you guys so I guys I'll have to bounce back and forth:bgbounce These little guys are so cute! We are going to Colorado tomorrow so we'll be gone awhile. Hope you all are well & I'll talk to you again soon!:love (happy Valentines Day)

[OneSweetWorld]

Robin! I am SO relieved for you and your daddy! YAY! :sunshine



:wave Hi Kim! I am glad that Lily is doing better. Laken sends his kisses and wants to ask if Lily will be his Valentine? :love

Okay girls, I am thinking that I will go with the red suit. I am going to wear my hair wavy, kind of Grace Kellyish and I have the cutest red flower crystal and diamond bobby pin. I am getting so excited!! :nut

[rpeacefuld]

Welcome Kim,
Have fun in Colorado, stay warm. Happy Valentines to you and Lily:love

Robin

Originally posted by nordyswifey
Hi all! It's Kim. Wanted to say hello, I am still bouncing back and forth with the other place it isn't the same now. But there is no religion, so I know that might make some of you happy. Anyways Lily (5 1/2 months) is doing fairly well. She still has her seizures but is off one of her meds and is less sleepy which is wonderful. She has been all smiles after she got over her ear infections, she still has a cough but is much better. Still not rolling but therapy will be starting soon:thumb so that should help! I miss you guys so I guys I'll have to bounce back and forth:bgbounce These little guys are so cute! We are going to Colorado tomorrow so we'll be gone awhile. Hope you all are well & I'll talk to you again soon!:love (happy Valentines Day)

[honeybunny]

Hi Kim and welcome to our little abode..:) *L* I hope that you have a good time in Colorado and am soo glad that Lily is doing better! Give that gal a kiss:Kiss from me and Alicia.

I am back now from the clinic. Alicia was a trooper through all 3 of her shots. She didn't even blink with the first one, then cried a little with the second, and SREAMED with the third.:crying Broke my heart. Anyway...she is 13lbs 13oz and 25.5" tall. She is a tiny gal that one.

Robin, I am so glad for you about your daddy. Glad that all is ok. And Happy Birthday to Jamie :balloons

Whoo Hoo Carrie..you are gonna look georgous! *Congrats* to you agian! Enjoy your day!

~melissa :hippie

[mugsisme]

Hey, thanks Robin for inviting me here. It is so cool to see you ladies again. I have been so sad. I felt like I had no where to go and now I have some of my friends again.
:thumb

[rpeacefuld]

Welcome Leah!:D
So happy to see you here. How is that beautiful baby girl doing? Hope you post here often.

Robin:lady



Originally posted by mugsisme
Hey, thanks Robin for inviting me here. It is so cool to see you ladies again. I have been so sad. I felt like I had no where to go and now I have some of my friends again.
:thumb

[mugsisme]

Shoshana is doing great. She is turning over back to front and front to back. I sit her up, and she can stay like that for a little bit before plopping over. :p She doesn't like sleeping at night in her bed still. (Bassinet next to mine.) :( So I am still very sleep deprived. She also hates when I sew. She cries and cries. Oh yeah, she doesn't like her bouncey seat either. (Tried that in my sewing room.)

And, here is the real kicker ... she hates my in laws! They babysat today so I could take DD to the doctor (ear infection). She cried like they were killing her as I was walking out the door. Fun, huh?

Next week is the Hebrew date for Yossi's anniversary. I am actually doing OK. We are organizing a gathering on that day with his friends. Then we will go down and visit with him.

OK, nuff about me. I wrote to Rachel and told her about this site. :wink

Leah

[OneSweetWorld]

So wonderful to see you Leah!:wave

Oh boy, last night when I got home from work, Steve said "Go take a nap honey." Well, that nap ended up being all night LOL. I feel like a new person!!:rotflmao

We are going to get our marriage license today! YAY! :couple

Robin, how was Jamie's birthday?

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone!!

[rpeacefuld]

On getting your marriage license, one step closer to making it official:love

Jamie got in an arguement with her father on her birthday. She called me crying. She wanted Italian for her bday, he didn't. And, she said he is spending too much time with new girlfriend. Sometimes he's an a$$hole.:angry I am trying to persuade them into coming here for school, but so far they don't want to leave. We will be there for the next 4 days, and we will make it up to her.

Since we are a tight knit group I will tell everyone that during my divorce in 96-97 I had a complete nervous break down. I was in the nut house, the whole nine.:jaw My DDs went to live with their Dad in Atlanta Ga. My disabled son lives in a place for severely disabled children. All of his medical needs are taken care of. It is about 45 min from here. I am all better now, happily on antidepressants. My DH and I would love to have all the kids under one roof, but they like the schools there. We have them every other weekend, holidays and all summer. I have definate issues in thinking people think I am a bad Mama because only one of my children lives with me, but believe me, it's the EXACT opposite.

Hope you don't all hate me now,
Robin:lady

[OneSweetWorld]

I don't know if it's possible but I think I like you even more Robin.:) You do what's best for your children and I think that's the most wonderful, unselfish thing a mommy can do.



:love

[mugsisme]

Robin, do not be too down on yourself. Everyone does what they do. If you want to hear a confession, I have to tell you ... I don't think I kissed or hugged my kids much for the first year after Yossi died. It was so painful. I still do not read books too much. And it was hard for me to be close with them. My DS moved into Yossi's room, and I still have a very hard time going in at night to kiss him good night.

You are a wonderful mommy who loves her kids, but went through a hard time. Give yourself some slack and do not worry about what others think of you. It is what you think of you that matters.

Hugs, Leah

[mugsisme]

Carrie, congrats ... so when is the big day???
~ L

[OneSweetWorld]

Hi Leah! The big day is March 3rd! (3-3-03!) It will be our 4 year anniversary of the day we met. Plus, we think the date is kind of cool. We had planned on getting married on 3-3-02 but I was pregnant and hormonal and said I wanted to wait til this year because I wanted to have some alcoholic beverages LOL!:wink

We are having a very simple ceremony and saving our money for a big cruise to Jamaica this spring or summer! :bouncy

[honeybunny]

HI Leah! And welcome to our humble abode. I am so glad that you are posting here. I miss hearing an update and all that is going on with you and Shoshana. (((hugs)))

Robin (((hugs))) you are not a bad momma..I KNOW what you have gone through..although my circumstances were different I did end up in the 'nut house' too, and my ~DD~ was not actually living with me close to the end. But what was I supposed to do? You do what you have to do. We know that you are a GREAT mom! And so do you...so that is all that counts:love

Carrie, I wish that I could take a nap like that and CONGRATS on getting your liscence...on more step to being official:thumb

I need your votes ladies. I can't decide which picture I should print out as the best. Click on the link and look at the last 4 pictures on the page then go to page 3 and look at them there. Which one do you like the best?My photos (http://ca.msnusers.com/TheDavisFamilyPhotos/aliciarose.msnw?Page=2)

~melissa:hippie

[nordyswifey]

First off, Robin you're a great mom doing what is right for your children! Don't feel bad! I could never dislike you!
:hug
Second, Carrie, yay you guys are almost there! Andrew is my 2nd marriage too but his first so it was nice but not real nice! I think red is a great choice and I can't wait to see pix!! You'll be so beautiful and here's to 2nd marriages! :Winky
3rd Leah, I am so glad to "see you" somewhere! I have missed you! I hope you are feeling ok! I just think you are such an incredible mom! Big time hugs to you!:hug
And hello to the rest of you! I hope all is well with your sweet little ones, I am still bouncing back and forth:bgbounce
We are going out of town today so we'll talk to you all on Tuesday! :bolt

[honeybunny]

I hope that you have a safe trip and give that gal Lily a :hugfrom me and Alicia

[rpeacefuld]

Hey Melissa,
I think I like #3 best, she looks like she is saying "cheese". Hard to choose, they are all good. Alicia is so pretty.

Robin:lady

Originally posted by honeybunny
HI Leah! And welcome to our humble abode. I am so glad that you are posting here. I miss hearing an update and all that is going on with you and Shoshana. (((hugs)))

Robin (((hugs))) you are not a bad momma..I KNOW what you have gone through..although my circumstances were different I did end up in the 'nut house' too, and my ~DD~ was not actually living with me close to the end. But what was I supposed to do? You do what you have to do. We know that you are a GREAT mom! And so do you...so that is all that counts:love

Carrie, I wish that I could take a nap like that and CONGRATS on getting your liscence...on more step to being official:thumb

I need your votes ladies. I can't decide which picture I should print out as the best. Click on the link and look at the last 4 pictures on the page then go to page 3 and look at them there. Which one do you like the best?My photos (http://ca.msnusers.com/TheDavisFamilyPhotos/aliciarose.msnw?Page=2)

~melissa:hippie

[OneSweetWorld]

Melissa, I like 3 and 5 the best. It is so hard to choose because they are all so good!! :flower

[rpeacefuld]

Thanks for all the support:love

I love ya'll,
Robin:grouphug :heartbeat :heartbeat :heartbeat :heartbeat

[mugsisme]

Hey Melissa, I persoanlly like 2 and 4 the best! (I think if I had to narrow it down between those two, I would pick 2).

Leah:love

[mugsisme]

Shoshana is EBF ... and I having some spotting. I am not taking BC pills. I have no idea why I am spotting. I have never had a problem with anyone of my kids. In fact, I usally go for a very long time with nothing. With my last one, I did not get a period for 22 months after he was born. I have no idea what is up, and I am just wondering if anyone else has ever had this happen.

Leah :blush

[rubysjuice]

Hi, Im Mandy and I was a lurker/member of the "other"board mentioned here. I Ella Ruby is nowalmost 7 months(born on july 29) Man the last 6 months have flown:crying We have yet to start solids and will probably wait a few more. My first Juliana had severe reactions and I am not looking foreward to that road again. I am so glad to find you gals. I have mostly lurked the other board because i am tired of being the freak and all the posts that just mortify me about how they raise their kids. Glad to b here!

[rpeacefuld]

Hi Leah,
This has not happened to me, but I have read that it is normal. However I "feel" like my period is about to start about the same time every month, but it never does.

Robin :lady

Originally posted by mugsisme
Shoshana is EBF ... and I having some spotting. I am not taking BC pills. I have no idea why I am spotting. I have never had a problem with anyone of my kids. In fact, I usally go for a very long time with nothing. With my last one, I did not get a period for 22 months after he was born. I have no idea what is up, and I am just wondering if anyone else has ever had this happen.

Leah :blush

[rpeacefuld]

Hi Mandy,
Welcome! I love your dd's name. BTW, you are not a freak. LOL.

Hope you post often,
Robin :lady

Originally posted by rubysjuice
Hi, Im Mandy and I was a lurker/member of the "other"board mentioned here. I Ella Ruby is nowalmost 7 months(born on july 29) Man the last 6 months have flown:crying We have yet to start solids and will probably wait a few more. My first Juliana had severe reactions and I am not looking foreward to that road again. I am so glad to find you gals. I have mostly lurked the other board because i am tired of being the freak and all the posts that just mortify me about how they raise their kids. Glad to b here!

[rpeacefuld]

We had a blast this past weekend for my DD's 17 birthday Jam:balloons I love all her friends. Phoenix was a little party animal. Here is a link to her party pics.

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1720617&uid=519505&members=1

Robin :lady

[OneSweetWorld]

Hi Mandy! Welcome!! I know how you feel about feeling like a freak on the other board LOL~ that's how I felt, too. I LOVE the name Ella. It was one of our girls names (Ella Fitzgerald is one of my favorite singers):)

Robin- I love the pictures! It looks like you all had so much fun! Gosh, I wish we lived closer:bouncy I would have brought some Husker Du and Clash CD's and jammed with Jamie :LOL

Leah, I haven't gone through the spotting thing? Course I got my lovely period 2 months after Laken was born and I was exclusively breast feeding! Still am! Funny thing is, I started on my conception date:huh So I guess I can't complain that it had been a whole year without one. Keep us posted on what you find out though!

I had such a nice long weekend. And I bought a beautiful red suit yesterday! It was a great deal and fit me perfectly. I don't like the buttons on it though so I am going to look for some antique sparkly ones I think. :scratch

[honeybunny]

Hi all ladies. I am back from my trip to Calgary. It was a lovely time, except one problem. SLEEP! I want......(please)

Your best tips on getting baby to sleep more at night.
Alicia is waking up at night at least a couple of times. I usually bring her into bed with me around 4ish as Ryan is getting up soon to go to work, but that is getting me almost no sleep after. She kicks and hits and thinks it's time to play. I just give her the boob and pray she falls asleep. And if I think she is sleeping, I roll over to the other end of the bed so that I don't desturb her. She wakes every hour it seems.

Now is she just using this to get my attention or what? Should I just feed her and put her back in her bed? What have you all tried, and what works for you. Please lend me all your best sleeping advice.

I am half sleeping as I type this,:coffee but it is sooo hard to me angry at a little gal who smiles her big two teethy smile at you and squeals with joy. I love that gal, but mommy needs her sleep!

TIA ladies :confused:

[rpeacefuld]

Melissa,
No real answers for ya but Phoenix did that just before he got his first tooth. Maybe Alicia is cutting 2 more teefers. He slept great for 4 nights straight, and last night he woke every hour :o I drank my 1 cup of coffee and still feel like a zombie. Oh yeah, it could be the 6th month growth spurt too. I just put Phoenix on my chest and go back to sleep. He roots around until he finds my boob. :p That is the only way to get a little sleep, even though it's broken. I feel so sorry for our working Mamas because my brain is so fried, I don't know how they do it.

Good luck hun,
Robin :ladyOriginally posted by honeybunny
Hi all ladies. I am back from my trip to Calgary. It was a lovely time, except one problem. SLEEP! I want......(please)

Your best tips on getting baby to sleep more at night.
Alicia is waking up at night at least a couple of times. I usually bring her into bed with me around 4ish as Ryan is getting up soon to go to work, but that is getting me almost no sleep after. She kicks and hits and thinks it's time to play. I just give her the boob and pray she falls asleep. And if I think she is sleeping, I roll over to the other end of the bed so that I don't desturb her. She wakes every hour it seems.

Now is she just using this to get my attention or what? Should I just feed her and put her back in her bed? What have you all tried, and what works for you. Please lend me all your best sleeping advice.

I am half sleeping as I type this,:coffee but it is sooo hard to me angry at a little gal who smiles her big two teethy smile at you and squeals with joy. I love that gal, but mommy needs her sleep!

TIA ladies :confused:

[mugsisme]

Melissa, when Yossi was a baby, I took him to a wonderful pediatrician who told me that at 6 months you can allow them to cry it out. I can never do it, but you can. You put her in her crib, and let her cry for 5 minutes. Then you hug her. Then you let her cry for 10 minutes before hugging her. You build up to as long as it takes for her to learn to fall alseep. (We did it with Yossi, but he was so much older.)

I keep Shoshana in bed with me. We just keep flipping sides. I get no sleep either. I took two one hour naps this morning, and I still feel completely exhausted.

Hugs!

[TigerTail]

i'm a lil' late; max aron was born aug 16 2002 (anniversary of elvis' death- the spelling of aron is merely an eerie coincidence;) tho' my fil thinks he is the reincarnated 'king':rolleyes: )

we are fidgety now, so i will check in more later and read more- right now he is flailing too much to type! suse

[rpeacefuld]

Welcome Suseyblue and Lil Elvis :wink I hope to see you here often.

Robin :ladyOriginally posted by suseyblue
i'm a lil' late; max aron was born aug 16 2002 (anniversary of elvis' death- the spelling of aron is merely an eerie coincidence;) tho' my fil thinks he is the reincarnated 'king':rolleyes: )

we are fidgety now, so i will check in more later and read more- right now he is flailing too much to type! suse

[OneSweetWorld]

Welcome Suseyblue and tiny Elvis :)
May I ask if you picked your user name from the Ben Harper song "Susey Blue?" Just curious (he is one of my favorite singers and we almost named Laken Harper after him)

Laken Blue was born on Michael Jackson's birthday, which kinda freaks me out :LOL Can't complain too much because that day is also Ingrid Bergman's birthday too (who is my favorite actress) :)

Welcome to our little playgroup!

[rubysjuice]

Ella is cetting mobile! She has been scooting backwards for a few days and today she got up on her hands and knees and got her big belly off the floor and rocked back and forth! then jumped forward! I am so sad that the tiny baby faze is over but this is such fun. :jammin

[rpeacefuld]

That is so sweet Mandy :D Go Ella go! :thumb

Robin :ladyOriginally posted by rubysjuice
Ella is cetting mobile! She has been scooting backwards for a few days and today she got up on her hands and knees and got her big belly off the floor and rocked back and forth! then jumped forward! I am so sad that the tiny baby faze is over but this is such fun. :jammin

[rpeacefuld]

And, he is sleeping all night again:banana At least for the time being. It is weird, he had almost completely given up his paci, and now is wanting it all the time. It must soothe the gums.

Just wanted to share,
Robin :lady

[TigerTail]

One Sweet World- There's a SONG w/ my user name??? No way! (Kazaa here I come...)
I was Blues4Sue2 a l-o-n-g time ago at aol (I wrote cd reviews for my local blues society), married someone with 'blue' in his last name, & if I am ever called Susey (which I'm not, I'm strictly a Susan irl) I prefer that spelling to the others (from a literary reference from a book, say, about 120 years old. Predates Ben Harper a bit ;) Sorry if tmi- I'm just tripping. All this time people have been thinking I'm a Ben Harper fan, when, I'm like, is he that guy that used to date Claire Danes? Wow!

'Tangled up in Blue', yes. 'Susey Blue' (in that context, lol), nope.

Suse :D

edit: Ahhh, it's 'Suzie Blue'. Weird, just the same. :wink Do I have an online stalker, hehe? Seriously, his choice of cover tunes looks interesting... I'll give him a listen 'Voodoo Chile' & 'No Woman, No Cry', sounds good! Plus my namesake song, it's dling now! I need some new music!

[tarablesue]

HI All :wave

My name is Tara and I am A SAHM to Bailee ( whos 2.4 years old) and Makenna who is almost 8 months old.

Kenna was born on July 9, 2002 via C section. She weighed a WHOPPING ELEVEN POUNDS AND SIX OUNCES! Yes you read that right! And she was 21 1/2 inches long! :jaw
Shes my "hunkachunkbabynenna" As her big sister calls her! :LOL

I look forward to knowing you all:thumb

[honeybunny]

Hi all,:wave

Just thought that I should check up with you gals. I have been kind of MIA for a few days. Alicia is finally down for a sleep so I jumped :bouncyon the puter to update.

Things are going good with us. Alicia does that inch worm type crawl. She also can, when she wants to sit up by herself from her tummy. She did that the other day and before it clued into my dazed brain, she was back on her tummy and inching away. *L* I need more sleep....Which is what I have been trying to do. I have been trying to go to sleep when she does. Like some days at 8pm. Well, last night, I didn't get to bed at 8, it was Midnight. It is a start...better than 2am like I have previously been doing.

It has been cold here...but warming up now. I hate going outside in the cold...brrrrrrrrrrrr, expecially with Alicia, having to bundle her up.

Anyway, just thought that I should check in with you all. How are all your babies doing? How is everyone doing? ((((hugs)))) :hugLeah, I know that there are some dates coming up, how are you doing? Please let us know...

(((hugs))) to all :grouphug

[honeybunny]

My name is Tara and I am A SAHM to Bailee ( whos 2.4 years old) and Makenna who is almost 8 months old. Kenna was born on July 9, 2002 via C section. She weighed a WHOPPING ELEVEN POUNDS AND SIX OUNCES! Yes you read that right! And she was 21 1/2 inches long!
Shes my "hunkachunkbabynenna" As her big sister calls her!

I look forward to knowing you all

Hi there, glad that you found us. WOW :jaw that was a BIG baby. Alicia only weighs like 14 lbs now and she will be 7 months old soon. How big is Makenna now? I look forward to getting to know you more. :love

[baileysmommy]

Hi everyone!! I am new to MDC. I have a DD, Bailey born on Sept 10, 2002. I am sure as with everyone the time has flown by.

I was involved in another Sept playgroup but I was constantly the one advocating BFing, co cleeping, cding, ect.

I am really glad I found this wonderful site.

It got really old. Hope to get to know all of you ladies better.

:p

[tarablesue]

Honeybunny-
YES she still is BIG! Makenna weighs 22 pounds now and she is a week and a half shy of 8 months.

Baileysmommy- I am a Bailees mommy too! I just LOVE that name :thumb

[rpeacefuld]

11 lbs 6 oz. WOWZER! What does she weigh now? BTW, welcome to the group.

Robin :lady

Originally posted by tarablesue
HI All :wave

My name is Tara and I am A SAHM to Bailee ( whos 2.4 years old) and Makenna who is almost 8 months old.

Kenna was born on July 9, 2002 via C section. She weighed a WHOPPING ELEVEN POUNDS AND SIX OUNCES! Yes you read that right! And she was 21 1/2 inches long! :jaw
Shes my "hunkachunkbabynenna" As her big sister calls her! :LOL

I look forward to knowing you all:thumb

[tarablesue]

She's 22 pounds now. And she just learned how to crawl last week. She has 5 teeth and she is exploring all the things around her and following her big sis everywhere :D
edited to say: Thanks for such a WARM and FUZZY WELCOME :love

[rpeacefuld]

A little update on my little man.:p
His crawling is getting better and faster everyday. He keeps trying to pull himself up to the TV. He wants those buttons so badly. Last night he bumped his head while exploring.:( He didn't get hurt, mostly startled. That was the first of many bumps and boo, boos. His jumping has increased:LOL He has learned to jump from almost every postion. He loves for you to hold him under the arms, stand him in your lap, so he can jump. Also he jumps while sitting on the floor, and while on his hands and knees too. I am sure he is part monkey.:bouncy Finally he is sleeping all night again. What a welcome relief that is.

Hi to the newbies!
Robin :lady

[Cinder]

Originally posted by mugsisme
Shoshana is EBF ... and I having some spotting. I am not taking BC pills. I have no idea why I am spotting. I have never had a problem with anyone of my kids. In fact, I usally go for a very long time with nothing. With my last one, I did not get a period for 22 months after he was born. I have no idea what is up, and I am just wondering if anyone else has ever had this happen.

Leah :blush

Janelle is also exclusively breastfed and I got my normal periods back when she was just 3 months old, sooner than some of my friends who didn't bf at all. :rolleyes:

[Cinder]

Wow, I left for just a week and it's hard to get caught back up!

Janelle is doing great! She is 5 1/2 months old and almost 12 lbs now. She can sit up on her own, and rolls everywhere. She's been fussy lately, and we have no clue why, she was never fussy as a newborn.

[TigerTail]

:( I am getting a little worried hearing about all this progress; Max is over 6 months now, & can't sit by himself (and propped, tends to fall over), doesn't roll over too well, certainly doesn't crawl yet, no teeth even tho' months of teething drool... he's got a big cd butt that might make him more awkward, and he's very bright & happy... it's awful that he's my third kid, & i can't remember what ages my other kids did all this stuff! now i know why i'm supposed to keep up w/ the baby book! is he the only baby here who is not doing this stuff yet? do I need to start worrying? I know Sam walked at 10 months, & my dd at a year and a half, so i know there's room for variation! (they are both fine walkers now.) help! reassure me, please!

suse

[mugsisme]

Suse, you said it yourself ... all babies are different. I think that with putting them on their backs all the time they tend to develope slower than the sibs who went on the tummies more. I found that Shoshana has started do so much more now that I put her on her tummy more. When is your next doctors appointment? You should bring it up with the doctor. They know the wide range of normal. For all you know, this is perfectly normal, but because you are judging against such a small group of other babies, it appears your son is slower.

Try not worry too much. By the time they are two most of the kids are all doing the same things and you never know who was late to turn over and who was late to talk!

:hug

[rpeacefuld]

Suse,
I agree with Leah, all babies are different. My kids are prime example of how varied a babies prgress can be. Jamie, now 17 y, did everything early, crawling at 4 months and walking at 7 months. Elissa, now 12, was much later, crawling at 8 months, and walking at 10 months. Phoenix is in between the two. He started rolling, sitting and crawling all in a few weeks time. He was doing nothing, now all the sudden he's all over the place. As for the teeth, my others were over a year before they got their first tooth. Phoenix at 6 months already has 2. Weird huh? Also, Jamie has turned out to be an energetic, highly artistic young lady. Elissa is very shy, quiet and intellectual. One a thinker, the other a doer. :love

HTH,
Robin :lady

[rpeacefuld]

My SIL works in a hospital lab. Last week she accidently stuck herself with a needle from a HIV+ patient. The medication she has to take to lessen the chance of coming down with the virus is making her ill, she still has to take it. The patient had not been taking his medication, so the level of virus was high in his blood. That increases her possibility of getting HIV. She is terrified as you can imagine. Please, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Her name is Darlene and she is the sweetest person in the entire world. It would devastate my family if something bad happened to her.:(

TIA,
Robin :lady

[OneSweetWorld]

Hello all!!

Looks like I have some welcoming to do!:wave

~*~Welcome Mindy and Bailey!~*~ I love your DD's name Mindy.

~*~Welcome Tara, Makenna and Bailee!~*~ Miss Makenna was almost double what my son weighed at birth :LOL Laken was only 6 lb 12 oz and he is still a little peanut! He is almost 6 months and only weighs 15 lbs. :baby

Robin- I can't believe little Pooh :) is crawling and trying to pull himself up. Doesn't time just fly!!? Little monkey boy! :bounce
Can he teach Laken to sleep through the night please? I am exhausted!:crying Oh Robin, I just read your post about your SIL. (((HUGS))) How scary. I am thinking good, positive thoughts for Darlene!

Suse- How funny that you didn't know about that Ben Harper song. The "Blue" in my sons name is after my grandmother (was her maiden name) and my great-grandmother. I am named after both and wanted to get both of them in Laken's name. You should listen to Ben Harper, I think on his website you can listen to a few of his songs for free. He is so wonderful (in my opinion anyways LOL) :thumb Also, please try not to worry about Max and what he and is not doing. I know it's easier said than done. I see babies all day at Laken's day care, and was a teacher for a long time. All babies are different and there is such a vast array of differences in development! (((HUGS)))

Speaking of which, the day care (we call it "school") moved Laken up a class! He is getting to be such a big boy. He had his first cherrio yesterday and LOVED it. We broke it in half and he gummed it. Still no teefers for the little guy. He now says Dada and tries hard to say Mama. It is the cutest sound. :love

We are ready for the big wedding day on Monday! We are going this weekend to try and find a suit for Laken to wear :LOL. I will share pictures with you all next week.

I am glad to see this playgroup is growing :) It is so nice to be here!!

:lady

[honeybunny]

Many, many positive thoughts coming your way for your SIL, Darlene. I hope that things turn out ok.

Suse...I agree with the other gals...babies just develope at differnet stages. Don't worry...Max will one day surprise ya and do all that and more, within the blink of an eye. (((hugs))):hug I know it is sooo hard to wait for their firsts...I wish I could put my 3 year old in reverse some days....

Leah...So glad to see ya babe! You mentioned that Shoshana is doing more...please update us...Hope things are going well with you I know that some important dates are coming up...vent away here if ya need to (((hugs))):hug

Robin...OMGoodness....jumping??:bouncy Doth my eye read right? Your little man is jumping? WOW...that is so kewl that he is crawling that fast. Alicia still king of inch worms her way around the room.

Anyway...I made a web site! YAY! It was easier than I thought. Go and take a look at:eyes My Family! Thanks...and don't forget to sign the guest book too....it is on the contact me page.

Bye for now everyone...and (((hugs))) to all:grouphug My family (http://pages.ivillage.com/honeybunny96/index.html)

[honeybunny]

Haa haa, I gotta stop taking so long to write a post....Carrie, I was writing when you were writing too.. :lol Anyway...I am sooo excited for ya. GOOD LUCK.:thumb on your big day....we wanna see LOTS of pictures.

WOW,.:eek Laken eating cherrios...*sigh* I sneak Alicia some bread sometimes..she loves it...and I have given her cherrios..and some rice crispys too. I also have given her a crushed up no salted pretzel...She just about bites my fingers off eating it all up. Thank goodness there does not seem to be any allergies or I would have to be careful with what I am giving her

[tarablesue]

Robin- I will keep you SIL in my thoughts, we are pretty attached to my SIL as well and we too would be devestated.

Onesweetworld- Yes she's almost doubled birthweights of most of my friends babies who were born around the same time too. ANd people think I am fibbbing when I tell her birthweight :rolleyes

Suse- Bailee was almost 9 months before she started crawling and she was walking at 11 months. So I too agree it is different with all babies.

Well I don't think I forgot anything......but I look forward to getting to know you all....
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Cinder]

Here are our latest pictures.

http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/5months.php
http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/more.php
http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/bf.php

[tarablesue]

OH what beautiful pics...I love the ones in the tub.... How sweet...Thanks for sharing, Cinder! :wink

[rpeacefuld]

Aww what a gorgeous baby. Thanks or sharing Cinder.:love

Robin:lady

[miraclemommy]

I am so excited to find you all!! :wave Hello to those who know me from the "other board". A little introduction for those who don't know me...

My name is Misti and I'm a 29 yo :blush SAHM. I live in N. Utah with my DH of 8 yrs and our 4 beautiful children... McKenzi will be 6 in March, Kaleb is 4 1/2, Kayson is 2 1/2 (born on his mommy's birthday!), and our miracle, Maegan Nicole, was born May 8, 2002 at 25w6d (edd 8/15/02) due to chronic placental abruptions and a complete abruption just before birth. She weighed 1 lb. 14 oz. and was 13 inches long. She's now a beautiful, healthy, almost 10 month old (6 1/2 months adjusted) and is the light of our lives. :throb

She is rolling both ways, hates tummy time, refuses to sit, but loves to stand, and just started solids a few weeks ago. She weighs 16 pounds and is about 25 1/2 inches long now. We're a bit concerned though because she hasn't gained any weight since Christmas. :( We have an appointment with the Pedi next week to have some blood work done. Hopefully there is nothing physically wrong. Until then, I am keeping a journal of everything she eats and trying to nurse her more often during the day.

I just added Maegan's 9 month pictures to her site, if you'd like to see them. They're at...

http://pages.ivillage.com/luvmystinkers/id19.html

The newest pics are at the bottom of the page. I've also added a few new pages - "NICU booklet" and "Then and Now" - in case you haven't seen those.

Anyway, I'm really glad to see you all... I missed you guys!! I'll check in as often as I can.

Hugs!! :hug

Misti

[honeybunny]

and welcome Misti....Glad to see ya! I love Maegan's site. They are wonderful pictures. I love the one where she is laying on the floor and holding her legs and looking at the camera when you took a pic...that is like a "perfect picture" :love

Anyway...I just thought that I would share my NEW web page that I made. I hope you go through it and then sign my guest book that is located on the contact me page.

Thanks for looking at My Family from A to Z (http://pages.ivillage.com/honeybunny96//index.html)

((hugs))) to you all...luv ya bunches:grouphug

[honeybunny]

Originally posted by Cinder
Here are our latest pictures.

http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/5months.php
http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/more.php
http://www.jocose.net/slideshow/bf.php

thanks for sharing Cinder...those were beautiful pictures.

[Cinder]

Originally posted by miraclemommy


My name is Misti and I'm a 29 yo :blush SAHM. I live in N. Utah with my DH of 8 yrs and our 4 beautiful children... McKenzi will be 6 in March, Kaleb is 4 1/2, Kayson is 2 1/2 (born on his mommy's birthday!), and our miracle, Maegan Nicole, was born May 8, 2002 at 25w6d (edd 8/15/02) due to chronic placental abruptions and a complete abruption just before birth. She weighed 1 lb. 14 oz. and was 13 inches long. She's now a beautiful, healthy, almost 10 month old (6 1/2 months adjusted) and is the light of our lives. :throb

Congratulations, I just looked at all your pictures, you have 4 adorable children! Your DD was bigger at her 5 month check up than my DD was at hers, keep up the awesome work mommy!!!

[rpeacefuld]

Mo pics of my little busy boy.:love

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1184448&uid=519505&members=1

I was hoping you would be able to see his new toofers, but you can't.

Robin :lady

[mugsisme]

Do any of us want to start posting again for on the Aug 02 play group? I have been lurking a little, and I think that they need us back. I was thinking that since we left, "they" win. I see that they are still having problems with posts being removed. But again, if we come back, and ignore them, maybe they will leave? What do you all think?

Leah

[connorsmom2002]

Hi everyone! It's me Carrie (cpline)!! I missed you guys!! :crying I does seem nice over here, no arguing! :thumb I think the other playgroup and been pretty good for the past couple of days. I don't read the boards like I used to. :tiptoe I just love these little guys!! :love Connor had his six month check up last week and he is 29 1/2 inches and 20lbs 9oz:exclaim I can't believe our babies are a half a year old already!! :bawl Before we know it they'll be walking around and getting into everything!!
Guess what I decided? I'm going to teach Connor sign language. Me and his sisters have been learning, so when he's ready all three of us can teach him! The girls on the boards were talking about it, so I checked into it and it sounds like a great idea! :D
Well I hope to hear from you guys soon!! :grouphug

Carrie

[rpeacefuld]

Leah,
I have been sneaking in a post or two over there, I plan on lurking mostly. I'm not going to cut out going there completely. Also, I will continue to post here, I like the more personal aspect of Mothering. My parenting style is very simular to the other "crunchy moms" here.:wink

Carrie (cpline),
Good to see you here.:wave Connor is a big boy! I am teaching Phoenix sign too. It is so cute. Just a few words like NO, MAMA, DADDY, KITTY, etc.:nono

Robin:lady

[TigerTail]

So many cute babies!

Thanks for the welcome, & reassuring words of wisdom- you'd think with a 16 yr old (I've been doing this a long time!) & a 2 yr old (& I've had my memory refreshed very recently!) I'd know everything already, but not quite.:p

Max is trying desparately to sit up on his own- he's just not partial to 'propping'. Loves his Jolly Jumper, is finally interested in food (hehe, my skinny toddler was grabbing banana out of my hands at 4 months, but this lil' chub wasn't at all ready for it.
I've stopped worrying (and I had him at the Doc so recently for some indescribably scary croup, I don't wanna bring him again so soon... and ds #1 is about ready for his 2 yr well baby, so I can still ask. Nice thing about a 16 yr old, I don't have to bring two babies at once always- the doc can concentrate on the one being looked at, not the one ripping the blood pressure cuff off the wall.)

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1667281&uid=911059

here's a few pix, really need to update tho'!

Suse

[tarablesue]

I decided it was really nice to put a face with a name and I uploaded these pics this morning.....

http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid1775850

So heres by gang :D

[honeybunny]

Great Pictures everyone! :thumb Love looking at those babies.

Leah- I lurk and do post the occasional message on the board over *there*. They are still having some problems with some posts being removed and such. There is still a mystery poster :confusedwho keeps popping up every now and again...but all seems quiet. I went into chat today and they were asking about you and wondering how you were doing...they were missing you! And also a bunch of other ladies said they missed some of us,...and they do know about this board (from my understanding) (this is just to let you all know.....no big deal to me)

Anyway....just had to check in with everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was good. I can't believe at how all big those babies are getting.:love

LEAH?:scratch Isn't Shoshana celebrating her HALF A YEAR birthday here today? :eek or am I wrong...? anyway...HAPPY 6TH MONTH BIRTHDAY TO SHOSHANA!!!!!:balloons

Catch ya all later!:bolt (((hugs))) to all!:grouphug

[tarablesue]

Ok what is the deal with the oter board? I don't know what you guys are talking about and I want to be nosey! :LOL

[honeybunny]

check your private messages...you will find the answer that you seek there:wink

[honeybunny]

:balloonsCONGRATULATIONS TODAY TO CARRIE (onesweetworld) on her WEDDING DAY!!! Hope your day is bright:sunshine and wishing you a future of happiness!!!:love :heartbeat

[Cinder]

Originally posted by tarablesue
Ok what is the deal with the oter board? I don't know what you guys are talking about and I want to be nosey! :LOL

I was wondering the same thing.

[tarablesue]

I second the cograts to Carrie :heartbeat

[rpeacefuld]

Suse,
Thx for sharing your pics, your kids are adorable.:)

Tara,
You kinda look like me.:p Your kids are also adorable.

Carrie,
CONGRATULATIONS!!

All,
HELP:help my baby keeps biting my nipple!!

Robin :lady

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1184448&uid=519505&members=1<<look at my pic, Tara and I have the same hair and glasses.:wink

[honeybunny]

Hmmm, Robin...

I think that a firm NO! and to close up "shop" will help stop that. They then will get the realization that biting stops the food. I have to do that with Alicia. It HURTS when she bites me. I have been bitten more this past week than I have when she first got those teeth..I swear one of these day's she is gonna draw blood. One day, I thought that she did, it hurt so bad.

Some people say a little tap on the cheek or nose and stop feeding helps too. But I don't agree with that. I know that there are web sites out there..here is one that helps give all sorts of suggestions...http://breastfeed.com/resources/articles/biting.htm

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/pregnancyandbaby/toddler/todphys/qas/0%2C9583%2C43_159864%2C00.html

(this one is probably the best to read)
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T029900.asp

Hope this help

[tarablesue]

Robin- Your thinner than me :cryin , though I am working on that :LOL I am in the weight loss club here too.
I think my girls are pretty darn cute too! Bailee looks like me and Makenna looks like DH.

Also, I agree with Honeybunny- a firm "No" and un latching will help ....eventually. It worked for Bailee.... I always keep n mind if baby is biting then they aren't nursing...becasue to nurse the nipple goes past the teeth ( my LLL leader told us that)
Makenna is Pinching me so hard that I scream in pain and i scare her...I can't help it....any suggestiuons for that?? I think I need a nursing necklace!

[mama2girls]

Hi!! I am a momma to a 7 month old, too!! I have lots of "groups" for my older dd (Annika, 2.5), but few for little Mia (Aug. 2, induced, 2 1/2 wks early, 8.4, 21 1/2 inches). And I am also dying to know what the "other" board is!! I suspect one, but I'm not sure about it...

Mia has been working on solids--maybe a total of 2-4 oz a day in 1-2 meals a day. She mostly just likes breastmilk straight from the source. She's thinking about crawling, especially after big sis's toys!! She can move, but it's not really a crawl yet. i'm enjoying reading about your 6/7/8 mo olds!

[rpeacefuld]

Hi Jenni,
Welcome. The other board we refer to is Ivillage Parents Place. Most of us are still at very least lurking over there, posting every now and then. A huge debate broke out over a religious thread. This was one of many fights. The results were, name calling, back stabbing, hurt feelings, even some harrassment:jaw Personally I am a Peace lover:hippie and like to keep it that way.

Hope you enjoy it here.

Robin :lady

[tarablesue]

Thanks for the info Robin I went over and read some of the boards(thanks to hunnybunny for directing me there) and most of the "nasty " stiuff has been deleted. I guess it is better left over there... I don't think I have seen one nasty comment from anyone in these boards EVER! Everyone is so sweet here.

I am glad you mommies are here....its nice getting to know each other :thumb
Welcome Jenni :down

[rpeacefuld]

A shameless brag. Here is Phoenix standing in the laundry basket blowing raspberries at the same time.:love http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1184448&uid=519505&members=1

Last night we put him in the basket because he just wouldn't leave the cats alone. He grabbed the side and pulled himself up. Shocked DH and I. We laugh at this baby so much, he is such a goof ball.:bouncy

Robin<<<Proud mother of a monkey :lady

[mama2girls]

Robin, he has such a wonderful smile!! Mia has been doing the same thing in her crib when I put her in there sitting up. She can't get from laying to sitting, yet, but will pull herself up on anything. It's frightening!! Annika didn't do this stuff until she was closer to 9 months--I'm not ready!!! :eek

[mugsisme]

Robin, Phoenix is gorgeous! or should I say, Handsom???

BTW, I love your shirt. You look terrific.

Leah

[TigerTail]

OMG, Robin & Tara, you're twins!
Hi Jenni!

Max played ball in the yard with his brother today- Sam threw it at him in the stroller, it would roll off his toes, & he laughed & laughed; oh, to have big brother play with him! (I asked Sam if he loved Max- yeah, I know, I know- he said 'No!' When I asked why, he said, "Baby pukes too much!" Poor Max & his reflux!)
:(

Sam is 26 months tomorrow, & Max is about a week shy of 7 months now. He discovered today that he does not care for banana (but he is very partial to guacamole & refried beans- don't flame me, lol! Mexican food was Sam's early-on fav too! I couldn't help it- he LOVED it, and had no bad reactions at all :p )

Suse

[mama2girls]

Bananas, how funny! Mia has discoverd that she does not like carrots. The faces she makes are hilarious!

We have lots of snow now, but didn't get out to play yesterday, it was so cold. When the wind chill is below zero I hate to be outside for long. I can't believe that it's Thursday already, how the weeks just fly by!

[OneSweetWorld]

YAY! I am back! Thank you for the well wishes on March 3rd for my wedding! It was so nice and simple~ absolutely perfect! Here's a link to pictures:

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/l/laken/

Just had to put a password on it~ password is laken8
I am so swamped at work today that I don't have much time to write... but wanted to pop in and say hello and share the pictures with you. My poor Laken has been sick all week (daddy is home with him today) with a horrible cold and pink eye in both eyes! My poor baby.

Will write more later!

~Mrs. Young:couple

[mama2girls]

Beautiful pictures and what a gorgeous dress and bouquet!! Did you get married in Portland? Congratulations!

[tarablesue]

HI Everyone...Not sure what happened everyone seemed to have "stopped chattereing" I have news to share :D

Makenna ( who turned 8 mos yesterday) Pulled herself up on friday and then started "crawling" with her feet! :LOL It is so funny! She is "walking" with her hands on the floor! I am calling her crab girl cause that is what it looks like :rotflmao
I just had to share!

How is everyone doing??!

[rpeacefuld]

Makenna is a silly girl.:rotflmao Phoenix crawls like a crab sometimes too. I had family here all weekend, so this is the first I have been online for more than a few minutes. Phoenix was entertainment for my family, showing off all his new tricks. We've baby proofed the living room, but now he crawls into the kitchen. This is happening too fast.:nono

Robin :lady

[tarablesue]

I agree Robin. I was just telling Dh yesterday it won't be too long until she is moving all around the house. Then i looked up and she was nowhere to be found! SHe went into one of the bedrooms and was chewing on a sock... :LOL

[honeybunny]

Yes, I agree this is happening way too fast.

Alicia is inch worm crawling....it is too cute. She was slow at it on Friday and I think over the weekend she got her speed up. She was over on one side of the living room and about 2 seconds later she was in the front entrance..and going into the kitchen so see what she could get into there. :LOL The little stinker!

OH YEAH!!! and HAPPY 7 MONTHS TO MY BABY GIRL ALICIA :balloons

I can't believe that it has been 7 months already! She is just growng up way too fast!:crying

[rpeacefuld]

Let's play a silly online quiz. What kind of lip gloss are you? I am Perfectly Peppermint...yum:wag

http://quiz.ivillage.com/substance/tests/lipgloss.htm

Robin :lady

[Cinder]

We went to the pediatrician today for her 6 month appointment. She is doing so well! She is tiny, just 12lbs 7ounces and almost 25 inches. She fell down another growth curve, which is normal for breast fed babies, but she didn't actually have a curve to fall to, so she is no longer on the growth chart at all for any of her measurements. They said to expect her to be around 15-16lbs at 1 year! My goodness that is small, can you imagine a 15lb child walking? She's going to look so funny! They usually tell us at the end of the appointment what we could expect her to be doing at her next well child visit. They couldn't tell us anything cause she is already doing it all. Her arm stength is still behind the rest of her developmentally, but they assessed it to be at 9months, and everythign else is at 10months. So I have a baby who is doing 10month things and is the size of a 3month old... We no longer have to get assessments though, she has more than caught up to children her age! That is very exciting for me since they weren't expecting her to even catch up till she was 9months! This will mean we will only have to see one doctor at each well child visit, and they will be much much shorter!

Despite all of my worries her feet are not too small , and she is still growing like she should be, just really slow. I guess that is it.

[mama2girls]

She is tiny, but YEAH :thumb for catching up in her skills!! I had Mia weighed and measured today. She's in a bfing study at our local university. She is 17.9 and 26 1/4 inches. That still means that she's smaller than her big sis was at this age. Not by much, less than a pound, but it's still interesting. She really wants to crawl, but can't quite get it figured out. But she really wants to stand. Do any of your kids want to stand up all the time?

[Cinder]

Originally posted by AM Mom
Do any of your kids want to stand up all the time?

Yes yes yes!!! Janelle can stand for about 30 seconds without holding onto anything, she can stand holding onto the couch for as long as she wants and can even let go with one hand to turn and talk to you, then switch hands to turn the other way and take a few steps while holding onto the couch. Standing is her absolute favorite thing to do!

[rpeacefuld]

Just got back from Phoenix's 7 month check up. His weight is 17.2, I forgot the length. All healthy, he is ahead as far as development.:bf The new icons are cool. He also encourages me to breast feed until Phoenix weans himself. That's good to know.


Robin:lady

[tarablesue]

OH yes Makenna is loving to stand and be right in her sisters way :down..She loves her new ability to cruise the furniture too :nod THis is only the beginning ladies...our babies are growing up :bawl

[rpeacefuld]

My 17 year old DD Jamie got her first JOB!!!:jammin She will be working weekends at the mall in Hot Topic, her favorite store. She is my baby, I don't want her to work. She did this all on her own. Her manager said she gets about 100 applications a week, but really like Jamie. My DD is very friendly and outgoing, artistic etc. I am happy for her, but I want my baby girl back. BOO HOO :crying
Robin :lady

[tarablesue]

Congrats Jamie:thumb Good luck to her too! What I wouldn't give to be 17 again...nah I love my life now better!:)

[rpeacefuld]

:( Sad day today with the war beginning. I do not support this war, but I do support our troops over there. I hope this nightmare is over soon and they are back home safe. All I can think about are the innocents:(

Robin :lady

[tarablesue]

but as you can tell Kenna is walking:love It is funny I was reading my other posts on this thread adn wow ...it has only been 2 months since she was crawling! OMG!! TIme really flies....How is everyone doing...updatre & reliven this threaD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rpeacefuld]

Originally posted by tarablesue
but as you can tell Kenna is walking:love It is funny I was reading my other posts on this thread adn wow ...it has only been 2 months since she was crawling! OMG!! TIme really flies....How is everyone doing...updatre & reliven this threaD!!!!!!!!!!!! WTG Kenna!! Busy girl, I bet she keeps you hopping. Phoenix is 9 months , cruising furniture, and crawling all over. He will stand alone for a few seconds, but he quickly gets scared and graps whatever is nearby. Today we went to the state museum with his grandparents to see the King Tut exhibit. He was a good baby. My mother is in a wheelchair, so Phoenix rode on her lap. He was a good boy.

I hardly get to play online, this boy is a wild child. PLUS the rest of the crew will be out of school for summer break next week. Even less computer time for me. LOL

Everyone else update the board please.

Robin
http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL13/519505/2112070/25422117.jpg

[Nicke]

I just discovered this thread. :)
My name is Nicke and my youngest, Maggie, was born 7-25-02. She was a peanut then (just over 6 lbs) and still is now (16 lbs). She is such a happy baby and full of love. :love
She is "developmentaly delayed". Maggie can sit on her own and scoot on her bottom, but she does not crawl and refuses to put her legs down to stand. I am not too worried, as my oldest did the same thing and he is perfectly healthy/fine now. I know she will do it in her own time. No rush. :)
Well, I look forward to chatting with you all!

[rpeacefuld]

Originally posted by Nicke
I just discovered this thread. :)
My name is Nicke and my youngest, Maggie, was born 7-25-02. She was a peanut then (just over 6 lbs) and still is now (16 lbs). She is such a happy baby and full of love. :love
She is "developmentaly delayed". Maggie can sit on her own and scoot on her bottom, but she does not crawl and refuses to put her legs down to stand. I am not too worried, as my oldest did the same thing and he is perfectly healthy/fine now. I know she will do it in her own time. No rush. :)
Well, I look forward to chatting with you all!

Welcome Nicke. My DS is developmentaly delayed as well, he is 13 years old now. This board has been pretty slow lately. I am hoping it will build up speed. Robin :hippie

[tarablesue]

Not only do we look alike,but my mom was in a wheelchair too! (SInce I was 3) She has sinced passed but Bailee used to ride on her lap, I did too when I was a child...lol Brings a tear to my eyes remembering:crying but nice at the same time.

My online time is very limited so I don't get over to MDC much anymore. I wanted to write more but DH is turnign the house upside down lookingg for checks I have misplaced:o

[nappyhair]

Hi everyone,

I really hope people start posting on this thread again too. I always love to hear from moms with babies around my ds's age. He was born 8/25/02. He scoots on his belly and prefers standing over trying to crawl. He likes to pull things to him rather than crawl or scoot to them too. People think he will walk early. I don't know. Maybe. He's on his own time and that is perfectly fine by me.

My favorite thing that my ds is doing right now is word association. He is starting to show that he understands some of what we say. We can tell by his responses. We speak Swahili and English, so I say some words in Swahili and others in English, but he is definitely learning the meaning of "More" in Swahili. I use it repeatedly when I feed him things like avocado or puffed brown rice (he's mostly just breastfed though). Most of the time when I say "more?" he turns toward me and opens his mouth widely. Very cute.

Are any of you trying baby signs or ASL?

I am glad to have this thread to visit.
blessings,
sedia (nappyhair)

[rpeacefuld]

Originally posted by nappyhair
Hi everyone,

I really hope people start posting on this thread again too. I always love to hear from moms with babies around my ds's age. He was born 8/25/02. He scoots on his belly and prefers standing over trying to crawl. He likes to pull things to him rather than crawl or scoot to them too. People think he will walk early. I don't know. Maybe. He's on his own time and that is perfectly fine by me.

My favorite thing that my ds is doing right now is word association. He is starting to show that he understands some of what we say. We can tell by his responses. We speak Swahili and English, so I say some words in Swahili and others in English, but he is definitely learning the meaning of "More" in Swahili. I use it repeatedly when I feed him things like avocado or puffed brown rice (he's mostly just breastfed though). Most of the time when I say "more?" he turns toward me and opens his mouth widely. Very cute.

Are any of you trying baby signs or ASL?

I am glad to have this thread to visit.
blessings,
sedia (nappyhair) We are doing the ASL with my 9 month old. So far he hasn't signed back. He says DADA but it's not really aimed at my DH. He understands kitty. If I say "Where's the kitty?" he looks around until he sees one of our 2 cats. Then he starts jumping and laughing. It's cool you are teachng him both Swahili and English.

[tarablesue]

Makenna says "gog" ( dog) Hi , mama and papa.....and I am teaching her the sign for milk when she wants to nurse. I am also trying to get her to blow kisses but she is more interested in her new talent:p

Also, Nappyhair, I thought Makenna wouldn't be an early walker...and she started walking a little less than 3 mos after she started crawling! (She was born on 7/9/02) SO I thought wrong...but like you said we'll see.:D

Take care everyone

[girlzmommy00]

Hi I'm fairly new here. My youngest dd, Lily, was born 9/13/02. She's 8 months now and just started to crawl, sit, pull up and feed herself all last week. She's certainly had a busy week.
Lily is a big sweetie and a very laid back baby. She's a good sized baby at 25 lbs and 30 in and a good eater, despite her food allergies. She also has 5 teeth and is just about to get #6. So there's a lot of drooling going on here :) Nice to meet you all!

[rpeacefuld]

Originally posted by girlzmommy00
Hi I'm fairly new here. My youngest dd, Lily, was born 9/13/02. She's 8 months now and just started to crawl, sit, pull up and feed herself all last week. She's certainly had a busy week.
Lily is a big sweetie and a very laid back baby. She's a good sized baby at 25 lbs and 30 in and a good eater, despite her food allergies. She also has 5 teeth and is just about to get #6. So there's a lot of drooling going on here :) Nice to meet you all! Lily sounds like a busy girl. My youngest is Phoenix, he will be 10 months on 6/6. He is cruising the furniture, standing alone for a few seconds and he just learned the sign for milk. He is starting to get that aggression that boys get. He growls like a monster and hits, bangs, and bams everything. My last baby was a girl, Phoenix is so different! Maybe he is part monkey. Welcome to the group!!!

[amyamanda]

Anyone remember me? I just found a link to this thread and noticed that it hadn't been active in quite some time. Ellery is 20 months old now and we're expecting another babe in a few weeks. Time sure flies. I would love to hear how everyone is doing, if you see this! :love

[abimommy]

Can ya'll start a new thread I can archive this one so it is still availible but keeping the threads smaller cuts down on bandwidth. :)

[rpeacefuld]

You can go ahead and archive this thread, everyone left. :( I may start it up again at some later point.

Thanks,
Robin

Can ya'll start a new thread I can archive this one so it is still availible but keeping the threads smaller cuts down on bandwidth. :)