Wondering if anyone else is planning a first birthday party? I feel kind of dumb doing it since she won't remember a thing, but I also want to celebrate the event.
Also, is anyone else having biting issues? Lyra finally cut her first two teeth in the last couple weeks and she is a biter. Has left numerous teeth marks around my nipples (no blood yet thank goodness) and takes the chance to chomp whenever a hand passes in front of her face.
Especially if we're nursing, I tell her "no, that hurts mommma" and stop the nursing session, but I'm wondering if anyone else has suggestions?
Yeah... we are planning a small-ish first birthday celebration. I figure it's more for the parents and a way to thank family and friends for being there for us during the past year. Besides DD1 is really looking forward to DD2's 1st birthday (party). We're going to have a small pool party playdate with cake.
Also with the biting thing, if she bites while nursing, I say no, I put her down, give her a cold teether and don't feed her for awhile (up to an hour).... that way when we nurse again it's because she's hungry. It usually takes her a few sessions to figure this out every month or two...... but then we are good for a few weeks with no biting. Good luck!
~maddymama
I don't think anyone should feel dumb or silly about having a 1st birthday party. It is for the parents and all the other adults and kids to celebrate the baby.
I am amazed some of you guys are even finding time to get pregnant or try to get pregnant. lol. Congrats
Congrats to the ladies who are pregnant! Part of me is very jealous - I could totally see myself with 3, but I just don't think its in the cards... Dh is set that 2 is it, and I'm OK with that
But I'd be totally, completely 100% thrilled if I otherwise ended up preggers somehow
DH... not so much
DS2 is just shy of 11 months, and the last time I weighed him nearly a month ago, he was 19.5 pounds... should really pop him on the scale again here shortly and see what it says
He's doing so good though - active, crawling, crusing, getting into everything, and eating SO much! I swear, sometimes he eats as much if not more than ds1 - whose 3!! He just demands literally whatever we are eating - last night he hate a TON of sausage, some noodles and ended up loving the tomato sauce too
We had a miserable couple nights recently as he was/is teething - he's up to 7 teeth now (4 on top 3 on the bottom
!! Such a happy good little guy though, its really amazing
I'm so excited for my DH though - he just got his last test results back this morning and he's officially a paramedic now! :yay :yay :yay And, he starts working (for the first time in like, nearly 2 yrs!!) tonight! As an EMT/Paramedic :yay :yay :yay!! We are *SO* excited!!
Hi LADIES!!! This is Torre. Not sure you all remember me. I have Annalise who was born July 28th (supposed to be Gloriana). Just wanted to check in and say hello!
Congrats Kristina and Om on your pregnancies!
Anna is getting big. She has her 6th ear infection since January though. High fever and cutting teeth and giving me troubles taking her meds but she is beautiful and big. 21 lbs, standing and taking a few steps. One tooth and one coming beside it...
Rough am for us.... I was at the doctor's office for a sprained wrist.... while I was there DH took DD1 (4 years old) and DD2 to the neighborhood 4th of July parade. After the parade there was popsicles, and then DD1 went to play on the playground. A few minutes later there were screams... DD1 had be stung by wasps 3 times. POOR KIDDO! DH handled it pretty well, but he was definitely shaken when I got home. He had to get both kiddos home, calm them down, and treat DD1's stings.
For me, doctor said no lifting, no heavy objects, take it easy, etc. I laughed outloud, told him I had two little kiddos at home to take care of........... we'll see how long it takes to heal....right now I'm sporting a wrist brace.
~maddymama
Originally Posted by maddymama
Rough am for us.... I was at the doctor's office for a sprained wrist.... while I was there DH took DD1 (4 years old) and DD2 to the neighborhood 4th of July parade. After the parade there was popsicles, and then DD1 went to play on the playground. A few minutes later there were screams... DD1 had be stung by wasps 3 times. POOR KIDDO! DH handled it pretty well, but he was definitely shaken when I got home. He had to get both kiddos home, calm them down, and treat DD1's stings.
For me, doctor said no lifting, no heavy objects, take it easy, etc. I laughed outloud, told him I had two little kiddos at home to take care of........... we'll see how long it takes to heal....right now I'm sporting a wrist brace.
~maddymama
Oh what a crappy event for DD! Hugs to her and to you, be as gentle as possible to yourself mama!
UGH, me and DP were supposed to go out clubbing with some friends in celebration for my birthday tonight. Anna had a fever yesterday and THURS and I DEF missed work and it was DEF frowned upon. UGH.... So today she has a sporadic rash, I think she has Roseola. But with her fever down and her seeming to be ok, we were still considering going (before the rash). Then Abrielle spiked a 103.5 fever (controlled well now with Motrin). So I think she got it too. We shall see in a few days if there is a rash. No club for me. LOL OOOH WELL. Joys of being MOMMY!
sorry about the wasps, wrists, fevers, and fussing though!
Our car (subaru) died again. I sat with the kiddos for over an hour waiting for dh. Thankfully we had purchased a new-to-us minivan just that morning so we had a vehicle available that could hold the car seats. I have no idea what we would have done otherwise! Oh, and since it broke on the way home from the store and since I'd bought a pint of yummy ice cream as a "special treat"... the girls and I ended up eating icecream while we waited.
It was a big splurge that was supposed to last a week or two, but what could I do? Watch it melt? It was actually kind of fun... bright sun, nice breeze, pint of ice cream, smoking wreck of a car.
The mechanic can't do anything till Wed but since it's the transmission AGAIN it's under warrenty. If you recall we got the transmission replaced last Sept, they did it wrong and it was replaced again in Oct. So this will be transmission number three in a single year. No. Not impressed here!
Here's my August 09 Baby! He is a very social and active baby, he knows how to be gentle with newborns and always wants to kiss them gently on the head, then take off. He likes watching and initiating play with the "big kids". He is beginning to talk and form is sounds quite well, he says mama, cat and he said book at the library. He waves and says Hi to ppl on the street or other people waving at him and says bye and waves as well. He is table- walking and the record is 7 steps on his own. He eats too much fruit and not enough veggies, lol but he loves meats and chicken and can handle spice, even traditional curried chicken. He weaned himself to morning/evening/night nursing only, I found he felt it was difficult to stop moving long enough for me to let down during the day, he is VERY active and only while in bed does he nurse for me anymore. He is with my parents while I work and has become even closer to them, he adores my dad and will immediately crawl right to him if he comes around. He loves to play with the rocks beside the little pond, ride on the John Deere tractor and pretend to drive, loves music and being out shopping and meeting other babies and moms. He is 10 months and a week old. I love my baby! His personality is everything I could have wanted in my children and he gets lots and lots of compliments on his smiles, looks and his development, and I beam with pride, but I wont take most of the credit, he is a gift on his own accord
Hopefully everything gets better for those that are having a hard time at the moment.
I am leaving on Thursday for a month. Just DS and myself. We are going to Canada to visit my sister. It is a 1200 mile drive, so I am hoping that Jackson sleeps most of the way. (a girl can dream right?)
Hi Mamas,
Ok... I'm the one with the sprained wrist from last week- so my wrist is "healing" but not healed yet.... DD1 is fine after the wasp stings, but terrified of the wasps, understandably, but... here's my question for the day....
Is any other baby starting to drop their am nap? It seems like DD2 is starting to go through the motions of dropping it, and I'm not ready for it to go yet........
~maddymama
I don't know about naps (we don't have regular naps) but.... ds has turned into a Fuss Monster. VERY very clingy, needs to be held almost non-stop, cries (screams even, with big sobbing tears) even in arms if, say, dh holds him and he wants me or if I hold hom without nursing if he wants nursing, and he basically wants to be latched on 24/7.
Where has my happy meatball baby gone? Anyone else have a suddenly fussy kiddo? Is there hope?
Originally Posted by maddymama
Hi Mamas,
Ok... I'm the one with the sprained wrist from last week- so my wrist is "healing" but not healed yet.... DD1 is fine after the wasp stings, but terrified of the wasps, understandably, but... here's my question for the day....
Is any other baby starting to drop their am nap? It seems like DD2 is starting to go through the motions of dropping it, and I'm not ready for it to go yet........
~maddymama
Olivine takes between 1-2 naps per day. If she wakes up early (6am or so) then she'll take a morning nap, but if she sleeps in to 8am or so then she'll usually only take 1 afternoon nap. She tends to sleep about 13 hours per day, sometimes more at night and sometimes more during the day.
Originally Posted by wombatclay
I don't know about naps (we don't have regular naps) but.... ds has turned into a Fuss Monster. VERY very clingy, needs to be held almost non-stop, cries (screams even, with big sobbing tears) even in arms if, say, dh holds him and he wants me or if I hold hom without nursing if he wants nursing, and he basically wants to be latched on 24/7.
Where has my happy meatball baby gone? Anyone else have a suddenly fussy kiddo? Is there hope?
Reid has been pretty fussy and very clingy lately. I think he has a bunch of teeth coming in- he's also right on the cusp of walking and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. I'm very eager for this stage to pass!
Maddymama, it's good to hear that you are on the mend.
Marcus has been going back and forth on the morning nap. He's never been a good napper to begin with and I'm terrifed that if he drops the morning nap, it will mean that he only takes a 45 min nap in the pm. Plus thats my only time to get anything done around the house. He's been clingy but not more so than usual. Maybe he just got clingy early though and I've adjusted to it. DH took him for 2 1/2 hours today so I could have some alone time which was the first time I had been away from him, except to go to work, in months. Some times I forget that AP at 11 months doesn't mean 24 hours a day like it did in the beginning. I'm glad to see this thread popped back up on the first page of the forum. Maybe we should start a new one next month since LO's will be one year old
I unexpectedly spent almost 20 hours away from DD this past weekend at a labor! I had agreed to back up another doula, both of us expecting that at most I would be with a mama for a few hours till the other doula could get there. But she had two mamas in very long early labors needing support at the same time, so I ended up being there for a long time! It all worked out well, really, but I don't want to do it again anytime soon. I was VERY engorged. DD was fine, though! DH was really glad when I came home, because apparently she was waking up every hour or so since she hadn't nursed all day (had eaten & drunk, but it's just not the same!) - he could settle her back down, but he's not used to waking that often.
We are in that awkward place where if DD doesn't take a morning nap, or not enough of an afternoon nap, she'll nap at 5 or 6, meaning she is then not ready to go to sleep at bedtime. Ugh. As she is my third, though, I know that eventually it will settle down again.
She is pretty clingy and cranky, too (in general, not related to me being gone over the weekend). I attribute it to not quite being ready to walk yet, and teeth - she's finally got one, but there's another one on it's way right next to it.
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