Hey everyone!! I just got back from my vacation home to see my parents we have been there for the last couple of weeks. I had an awesome visit although Alexia did not like it so much. She did not want to be held by anyone else but me. She made strange with my mom, sisters, grandparents all of them. Everytime anyone would come near her she would scream. So luckily we are home now so my arms have a break. Im wiped out though considering we never went to bed lastnight just hit the road at midnight after the Canda Day Festivities!! So it was over 12 hours to get home. Now my kids schedules are all messed up im not sure how these next few days are going to go. Hopefully they will adjust fast enough. Well, going to go for now im falling asleep writing this. Hope everyone is doing well!!!! ↑
Hi ladies...both kiddos are snoozing so I have some time to catch up. We are back home! We were discharged yesterday (on Canada Day..Happy Birthday Canada!!). The doc ended diagnosing his rash...just a plain ol' yeast infection which was caused by all the antibiotics he had been getting in the previous weeks. So, now he is on a topical cream that should clear it right up. It's been stinking hot here and I have been loving it! we spent the day at the water park yesterday getting some fresh air and sunshine. Today Caden went off to daycare and luckily Jaxon had a very sleepy day so I could get things done. He gets SOO crabby if he doesn't get enough sleep. I have to make sure to put him down in a quiet area every 1-2 hrs else there will be hell to pay. I have started giving him a bottle of formula a day. I really am not a breasfeeding kind of person...just don't have the patience I guess. I will carry on for another 2-4 weeks though along with his one bottle of formula. He is sooo gassy that I may switch him to Enfamil Gentlease. Anyone use that formula? does it really help more so than the regular formula? We are planning a camping trip for the 20th...it should be fun and I am excited. ↑
Hi everyone! DDT- I'm so glad Jaxon has been discharged, how's his yeast infection doing? So did he ever have MRSA, or was it yeast all along? Where are you going camping? We're going next weekend (11-13) to Nairn Falls, up by Pemberton. I had my u/s yesterday, and I think it was a new world record for quickest ultrasound. Under 5 minutes! The guy hustled in, squirted some gel on me, then looks at his screen and says, "One ovary... two ovaries.. just one baby... measures 13 weeks... heartbeat present. Done." Then he threw me a towel and left the room. I only saw the baby for 3 seconds and he didn't give me any pics. All in all, a big let-down! So anyway, my new EDD is January 10, which knowing me means the baby will likely be born in mid-April, lol. I'm still on the road at work, I haven't told them yet. I'm really hoping to work until July 18, two more weeks. I'll be 15 weeks then. My uniforms are getting pretty tight but I think I can hang on until then. Ugh- I can hear Tyler fussing a bit, he's only been down 45 minutes for this nap. He's probably hungry because he refused to eat his lunch (because he was too tired. ah, the irony.) ↑
Gosh, I am having BIG issues with this site! Half the time I try to log on I get antivirus spyware popups and it moves me to another site...It's driving me crazy! dedaa-that's how Audrey was with dh's aunt when they visited...if she so much as looked at Audrey she'd run to me crying! I wonder what goes thru their minds, lol. DDT-I'm so glad Jaxon is doing better! That must be such a relief. Good for you for bf as long as you have. I am not a bottle person. I just hate the dang mixing and dishes! I figure though this time around I won't be so hard on myself about pumping tons. If I need to supplement, then so be it! My milk doesn't freeze well anyway. I think I have too much lipase enzyme which makes the milk sour. Oh well! mamagoose-13 weeks already! And no picture! That sucks big time!!! I got a pic at my 6,8,11, and 21 week u/s. No fair for you! I know I won't get another u/s at my ob unless something gets wacky, so my final pic will probably be at our 3d u/s which I'll probably do around 28-30 weeks. You must not have gained much weight if you can still fit in regular pants! I was in all maternity pants by 11 weeks I think. I need to get dh to take a pic of me. I desperately need to update Audrey's babysite. So, we got our minivan! YAY!!! I feel like a dork driving it, but it's soooo nice. I love the remote/auto doors. Makes putting a kid in the car a piece of cake! It has built in sunshades too, so no more sticky suction cup sunshades. I think dh kinda likes it even though he seems to act like he doesn't! So, Audrey is getting into the "bad" age. Hitting the dogs, hitting me and laughing at me. I think I'm going to try timeouts after 1-2 warnings. I don't know what else to do. She is also into throwing herself on the ground and screaming. That I can ignore, but the hitting has to stop! ↑
Hi ladies. Jaxon is finally down for the night. He started smiling a few days ago and is just adorable. There are some new pics of him at my web page: babysites.com/sites/deannedt/
DB: I really believe that Jaxon has reflux and just wanted to get your opinion because I recall Audrey having the same problem. Jaxon cries/whines during and after every feed like he is in pain, he will act really hungry but keep pulling off the nipple over and over, & he has about 2-3 spit-up epsidoes after every feeding. And the possibility of reflux is made stronger because of his floppy larynx. I am going let my doc know at his 6 week checkup but also wanted to know if you think it is reflux. What will be the next step if my doc agrees with me? Don't you just loooove your mini-van?! The dual sliding doors are key! and an added bonus in mine is a DVD player which Caden just loves. He watches his Baby Einstein & Noddy DVD's. Speaking of kid shows does anyone else's lo watch "In the Night Garden"? Caden is obbessed with that show. He absolutely loves it. It is possibly the weirdest show out there though...the creators were on some kind of drug when thinking up the characters. It's my saviour now though because Caden is kept occupied for 20 whole mins...try nursing a newborn while a toddler is hanging off you leg trying to smack the baby out of jealousy. Yes! Caden has started getting jealous. If I am nursing and not giving him the attention he demands he comes over and says, "No baby!" and tries to smack Jaxon. Most of the time he ends up smacking my leg and I sternly say "No hitting!" and give the Look. The look that says all. He is already a little wary of that look. hehe. He is into saying "no" or "no more" to everything and smacking us whenever he doesn't get what he wants. Ohhh the joys of toddlerhood and I suppose it will only get worse before it gets better. DB: Caden also hits our dog...what little brats we have. When Caden has a full-blown tantrum (aka falling to the ground, yelling, screaming, hitting ect.) we put him into his crib, dark room and let him know its time out. We leave him in there for 10-15 mins and he is usually okay after that. How have you been doing time-out? mamagoose: Yes, Jaxon did have MRSA the first time we were admitted when he was 12 days old. The 2nd time we were admitted it was a yeast infection caused from the antibiotics he was given at our first visit. Oh, we are just going local for our camping trip. We are going to Hick's Lake which is very close to Harrison Lake. Have you been there? I like it a lot. We are going on the 20th. What a disappointing u/s. So, why did you get a u/s at 13 weeks anyway? was it to determine your due date? your lo's are going to have birthdays really close especially if you go 2 weeks over again. hehe. That will be nice to do a combination party. Enjoy your last 2 weeks on the road. ↑
DDT-here is what I recall of Audrey's reflux....ugh...it started when she was around 3-4 weeks old (can't remember exactly)..it began with small spit ups after feedings...then she'd just keep on spitting up and spitting and spitting! At first she was a "happy spitter", but then it became painful. She would fuss while nursing, spit while I burped her before switching sides, spit up while I did her final burp (they said frequent burping can help), spit up 5 minutes later, spit up 10 minutes later, etc. Her spitup started to smell REALLY acidic! Then she began being extremely fussy and crying ALL DAY LONG...So, I took her in because I couldn't stand the crying all day long, and I researched and colic should only be mainly at night time, they rx'd Zantac, .8mL, I think 2x per day. Within 3 days she was a sleepy newborn again. She didn't stop spitting up til she was like 6 months old!! But Zantac doesn't stop the spitting up, it only soothes the pain of the acid and heals the esophagus. If they decide he does have reflux and they do rx meds, you should see a difference in his fussiness/pain levels within 1-3 days. Oh, she would also arch her back (from the pain in her throat)..that was a big giveaway too. I hope that helps! As for the minivan, yes! I love it! I sooo badly wish we could've gotten a dvd player, but they didn't have any instock :( So, I think we'll get one installed sooner or later. Audrey is not into watching ANYTHING right now. I wish she'd watch Baby Einstein or Sesame St. for even 10 minutes, but she just has no interest. Well, I didn't know what to do for timeouts. I didn't want her to associate her crib with timeouts, or her highchair, or her other chair, so I tried setting her in a corner, that did NOT work! So, dh finally decided to set her on the sofa with him. She wanted down and he made her sit up there.,.and she was pissed! She started screaming, but I read you should do one minute for every year old they are, so it lasted one minute. In her room when she purposely hit me I set her on my lap and wouldn't let her get off me til her one minute was up (this was after about 3 "NO, we dont hit" warnings too...so, after she cried about it and the minute was up I told her to give me a hug, and please no hitting people....so, it's too early to see if it's working...tonight she was an angel :) so no timeouts were needed!!!! Sorry, this is ridiculously long! ↑
Frequent spitting up or vomiting
Over half of all infants will spit up at some point during their first three months of life. Referred to as "happy spitters," they usually don't require treatment, and will usually outgrow this. For some infants, however, this spitting up, or reflux, is severe and requires treatment.
Irritability when feeding
This irritability includes whining, crying, screaming, and fussiness, which can last for varied amounts of time. This irritability can stem from the burning sensation and pain in the esophagus when formula and stomach acid is refluxed into the esophagus.
Refusing food or eating only small amounts
Infants may refuse to eat if pain occurs when they swallow. This pain can be caused by the irritation in the esophagus when formula and stomach contents are refluxed back up into the esophagus.
Arching the back while feeding
When babies are experiencing abdominal pain or discomfort, they will often arch their backs or draw up their legs.
"Wet" burps
When a baby has a "wet" burp, a small amount of liquid is regurgitated as he burps.
Frequent hiccups
Hiccups can be triggered by the stimulation of nerves found in the upper part of the stomach or lower part of the esophagus. The vagus nerve, which runs from the brain to the abdomen, can become irritated. This irritation can come from stomach contents entering the esophagus.
Frequent coughing
A frequent cough may occur if refluxed stomach acid is aspirated, irritating the airways, or when the stomach acid irritates the throat.
Poor sleep habits with frequent waking
When an infant is sleeping and his or her head isn't elevated, this allows stomach contents to press against the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), and can cause it to open inappropriately. When stomach contents are refluxed into the esophagus, it can cause coughing and a choking sensation, which in turn can make sleeping more difficult. +++++++++++++Found that info...Audrey also had hiccups CONSTANTLY when she was little... ↑
Hey everyone, how are things? Tyler's been having massive bedtime issues lately. He absolutely freaks when I put him in his crib, and screams his head off, but as soon as I go in to check on him he stops and smiles and wants to play. And no tears... just yelling. I think he's mad about being left alone in there. He's perfectly happy to sleep in our bed, there are no issues getting him to sleep with us! DDT- Tyler loves In The Night Garden too, it's probably tied for 1st with Wiggle and Learn (starring the Wiggles). He has a toddler couch which he parks himself on and lies there with his Taggie, sucking his thumb while it's on. It's on at 5pm so it's a good way to get him off my leg while I'm cooking dinner! I had the u/s to confirm my due date, since my cycles are so weird. With Tyler my EDD based on LMP was Jan 23, and he was born Feb 9, so it was a good thing they did the u/s to adjust my due date with him to Jan 31, or he'd have been 18 days overdue! DB- Tyler hasn't become a hitter yet, but he does knock the spoon out of my hand if I try to feed him, and he screams when he does it, the little brat. Today when he did it I yelled "NO!" and he stuck his lower lip out and glared at me for a minute, it was so hard not to laugh... Well, 4 of my squad-mates have figured out that I'm pg, one of them today told me it's getting kind of obvious since I'm starting to show. I thought I just looked thick/fat! One week left after this one, and then I'll go to light duties without a fight. My boss hasn't clued in yet, and that's the key person, so all is well and no one will tell on me before I'm ready. OK, must go vegitate before bedtime! ↑
mamagoose-yeah, my coworkers, supposedly knew when I was like 9 weeks because my boobs grew a lot and they could tell from that, but none of them wanted to ask me :) Speaking of boobs, mine are already the size they were when I went into to have Audrey. I think they're going to end up massive!!! That's good your boss hasn't caught on yet. You can get thru one more week..it's only really 4 days of work right? I think after my summer class is up, I"m going to ask my boss if I can work from 9-4:30 or 5, instead of 8-4:30. I THINK I finally got Audrey on one nap. She sleeps better at night when she has only one nap (and it's still 2.5-3.5 hrs). She'll sleep til 7:30am instead of 6am! Which is nice for me because I'm getting bigger and tired. Well, we are struggling a boys name. I like the name Asher for some reason...and I like Logan. Dh still likes Landon, but I just can't get used to it. This should be fun...we'll get to the hospital with no first or middle name. We'll just call him "the baby" til he can name himself I guess...oh well. ↑
Hi everyone. Just got back from holiday yesterday and had a great time. Kids loved it too. Went to central Sweden for first three days - stayed in lovely old castle type hotel, surrounding area was quite dull though, great weather, saw a couple of castles. Then flew to Copenhagen for 3 days which was great, fantastic apartment we stayed in and met up with my old friend who is lovely. Went to Tivioli with her, to the Little Mermaid and on a canal trip round Copenhagen - it was really nice. Flew back to Stockholm and stayed in a hotel right in the centre - it was full of Americans - Nick and Sophie loved racing each other down the corridors. Stockholm is really nice - went on a horse ride round the old town which Sophie loved, kept asking to go again, went on a boat trip and just walked round then flew back. Nick walked about 0.7 miles almost non-stop in the airport here and got about 100 admirers while he did it - he was so determined and going really fast for a little one. He also went down the escalator with me and at the end he said "I did it" - he was so proud of himself. Nick and Sophie got on great for the most part and loved doing the song row-row your boat together holding hands. Amanda - Glad you had a good time at your parents. DDT - Thats great you are back home. MamaGoose - Hope you had a great weekend camping. DB - I have problems with this site connecting to other dodgy sites too. Thats great you got your minivan. I think you have to be strict with the hitting, timeout is a good idea if a loud No isn't enough - Nick hasn't hit yet but does the odd bite, normally a loud No stops that for him and if I say kiss Nick he'll kiss me instead. Kim - Hope all is going well. ↑
Justine-your trip sounded lovely!!!!! I have to check out your photos. Slow here lately, huh? Not much new here. I think Audrey is just growing up and not out. Some of her pants that fit her before are now too big in the waist?!? They fell off her butt. I know she's grown taller. If I could only get her to eat more! We have her check up on the 30th (I think). I'm interested to find out how much she's grown and IF she's gained any weight?!? ↑
Hey ladies!! Been missing you all. I am so behind! Well to start out Jaycie has had a fever off and on for 3 days now and I assumed it was her cutting teeth.. Well I took her to the doc and she has hand foot and mouth disease. God it made me feel horrible. I called back and talked to a nurse cause the doctor was foreign, I had troubles understanding him and he really didn't explain. The nurse said it's a virus,they have fevers and usually get bumps on the hands feet and mouth. She has them in her mouth. She said you can kind of compare it to chicken pox. But god the name just makes it sound horrible. Anyways Jaycie is doing awesome. She is so funny when she toots she says WHOA!! WHATS THAT!! Then she grabs her butt. It's the cutest thing ever. She is by far different then my son Kadence. Jeez when people say no 2 kids are the same. It's for real. Kadence was my good baby. Don't get me wrong shes a good baby just a little on the evil side. She is so mean to her brother, she makes him cry all the time. What are you guys doing for punishment?I am now working 3 jobs. I got a job at the pharmacy and when I'm not there I'm at the restaurant. Then on saturday nights I work at the races. I am now seeing a pshyciatrist(spelling?) for my anxiety and panic disorder, so I'm hoping that helps and gets better. She has been doing hypnosis on me. Kadence will be going to kindergarten this year. Wow is he growing, such a smart boy.And my lil brother I raise is going to be a senior. I haven't been on to tell you guys he made it to state in tennis and he was the first one to ever make it to state in this town. It was pretty cool. Well I wanted to drop in and say Hi to everyone.Hope you all are doing good!-Kari ↑
Hey everyone- I finally broke the news to my boss, so today was my last day on the road. And ironically, 20 minutes before my meeting with my boss, I got attacked by a guy with a meat cleaver and almost had to shoot him, wouldn't that have been a nice way to end my shift! Don't worry, everything turned out and nobody got hurt, and he's safely locked in the loony bin... and at least I'll have some exciting memories to see me through the next 5 months at the desk! They haven't figured out what job they want me to do yet, so I'm guessing I'll get a call on Monday or Tuesday telling me where and when to show up. Tyler is being a pill tonight. He hardly ate or slept at daycare today and was grumpy, and this evening he just cried and whined and rubbed his eyes so I put him to bed at 630pm. Unfortunately my stupid neighbor is redoing his roof so there are 5 nail guns blasting away outside Tyler's window and the poor little guy can't sleep with the racket. Kari- One of my co-workers' kids just had hand, foot & mouth disease, apparantly it's very contagious. I think they also call it Fifths disease, because it's one of the 5 diseases you get as a kid and then never again (like roseola and chicken pox). I hope Jaycie is recovering quickly. DB- Tyler's got the same thing where he'll grow taller and skinnier, and then he chubs out just before another growth spurt. He's on a chubby phase right now, lol. We've been calling him Chubby-Wubbie all week and now when we ask where Chubby-Wubbie is, he points to himself, haha! He's 25lbs 4oz, and about 33" tall (it's so hard to measure him with that swivel head of his). OK time to veg out now! ↑
Hi!! Hope everyone is having a great summer so far! I think we have been making up for the last 3 years here. It seems that I was pregnant for the last couple years and my husband and I never had a chance to do anything. Kari-Wow, been awhile since we have chatted. No wonder with the amount of jobs you have going on. Thats good that you are getting the chance to have some help with your panic attacks. Is it working for you? Congrats on your brother making it to state his hand must be fine then. Kadence must must be excited about getting back to school. mamagoose well thankfully you never got hurt. A meat cleaver holy crap!!! You will be back on the road before you know it. With 2 kids the time flies by!! DDT-how are things going? Do you find the transition from 1 to 2 children hard? Justine1 sounds like you have a great time. Wow, you sure do get to travel lots must be fun. I can just imagine the attention Nick was getting while walking. Seeing them go when they are still so small is adorable. DB-the name will come eventually. My husband and I had a name picked out the whole pregnancy right till the very end when he decided he did not like it. So we found a name at the last minute. Im sure even if you delivered your little one as soon as you seen ithe baby something would come to mind. Well as far as my little ones they are all doing well. Alexia is scared of the dark now which in a way its cute. We went camping a few days back and she is also scared of the tent for whatever reason. She is going to get used to it though we are leaving Tuesday for a week to go camping. Im a bit nervous though considering that we just found out after booking the sight that there is alot of wolves around there right now. Hopefully, I wont see any!!! ↑
Hi Amanda - Glad you are having a good summer. I know what you're saying about the pregnancy thing - I feel like I've only just got my clothes sorted! Hope you have a great time camping. Kari - Welcome back. Sorry Jaycie has hand, foot and mouth. I don't do a lot for punishment - just say no loudly and tell them what they can do instead - like if Sophie snatches a toy from Nick I'll tell her to give him another one, or if Sophie hits Nick I'll tell her to cuddle/kiss him and say sorry which she does - both mine are pretty good I'm lucky. DH smacks Sophie very occasionally but I don't like that. Hope the therapist helps. DB - Hope pregnancy is going well. Just a dull weekend here - washing though still loads left depressingly and sorting out money - how much we've overspent - lol! Did go to a Dirty Dancing concert last night with fireworks but it was pretty naff and DH moaned the whole time!! ↑
Hi girls. I have to keep this short. I have a paper due tomorrow and a lab exam! ICK! I meant to check in last night, but had what I guess was a migrane..UGH. I went to bed at 7pm and slept til 5:45am this morning. Unreal. I'll try to check back in tomorrow after work :) ↑
Wow, way slow on here lately!!! k-j, welcome back!!! We do timeouts for punishment. I think Audrey is starting to understand now. We only do a minute and its plenty...when she's close to 2 we'll make it 2 minutes. dedaa- have fun camping!!!!! mamagoose-Tyler sounds like Audrey..sometimes I think she's chunky, then she looks so petite and skinny! I put on her 18 month jeans that have an adjustable waist...they are HUGE on her waist! I had to move the button to the 3rd hole on both sides! I had to move her appt back from next week to the week after...I just have too much going on next week between work and finals. Well, I have a lovely eye infection right now. Seems my contact scratched my eye several times and the cuts became infected. It hurt soooooo bad this morning. I had to go get rx sunglasses made since I can't wear contacts for 2 weeks. What a PIA! Audrey got bit at daycare today...and I'm talking bit almost to the point of breaking her skin!!! I guess she had some toy and a little boy took it from her, so she went and took it from him, and he bit her! She's in the tot room and some of hte kids are older than her and he was. Her hand has a bright red bite mark on it! Poor thing!!! Ok, gotta get going. I'm nervous to get weighed in tomorrow. i think I gained another 8lbs this month. OMG. ↑
Hello! My lap top was broken...again! so we finally got it back today. Caden is doing great. We bought him a little chair for the living room and he thinks he is just a big boy now. He sits in there with his "Iggle-Piggle" soft toy (mamagoose: you know what I am referring to...hehe). He is eating with a fork now and getting quite good at it. He has also starting climbing up on couches...making for some frantic mothering and face-first falls. Jaxon is getting big (8 wks old) and weighs in at 11lb2oz and 23.5in long (75th for length and 10th for weight). He is long and skinny and I feel bad for him because on Friday are his 2 month shots and he has barely any thigh meat. They are going to hurt! Other than that he is smiling up a storm and starting to goo and coo for us. Right now he is barely making 4hr stretches at night and I am hoping it is just a growth spurt because he was able to go 5-6 stretches before. He is now 100% formula-fed and feeding time is going SO much better. He rarely spits up now and seems much more content. Also, he is able to drink without choking, coughing and pulling off the nipple every min. He is on Enfamil Gentlease and my doc recommended it for him. He sees the ENT specialist next month for a follow-up visit but either I am just used to his raspy breathing or it is getting better. I am sure he will tell us though. mamagoose: how is the desk job going? and your pregnancy? how far are you and when is your 3D u/s booked for? DB: are you getting excited for your little boy's arrival? you must be nearing the end of the 2nd trimester. You are due in Nov right? how have you found being preggo and dealing with a toddler? Ouch that eye infection sounds like it hurts! I hope it gets healed up quickly. k-j: welcome back! for disipline I just consistantly say "Don't hit!" sternly and loudly. Usually he just smiles at me and does it again and other times he bursts out crying. He doesn't seem to be doing it that much lately and I think its because I try not to make too much of a scene when he does. It's all about the reaction they can get out of us. Anyways I better head off to bed while I can. ↑
DDT-sounds like Jaxon is doing really well! That is great! How are you handling less sleep with a toddler running around too? Clearly you can't always "sleep when the baby sleeps" since you have two now. That's what I'm concerned about. I don't do well on lack of sleep...I get emotional and crabby!!! I think this pregnancy isn't too bad yet, but I know as soon as I'm huge I will want to nap more and not be on my feet and how will I do that?!?!? Speaking of being huge...I gained NINE pounds in 4 weeks...and last month I had gained EIGHT pounds...so I'm supposedly up only 17 pounds at 25 weeks, but if I keep gained 9 pounds per month I'm going to surely gain 30 more pounds! YIKES! And I'm measuring just over 27cm! I hope this baby won't be huge. I don't want a c section and that is what I'm scared of. Hopefully if I continue to measure ahead my docs will agree to scan me and get a weight measurement closer to my due date. I'd rather be induced a couple weeks early than endure a c section. Anyways, sorry for the ramble. Audrey is killing me lately! She repeated "shit" when I said it (yes, I know, bad mommy)...I told her no, we don't say that...she hasn't said it since, but I realized we need to really watch our mouths now! She is like a sponge, repeating tons. And I was worried she'd never talk. Her 18 month appt is next week (was supposed to be tomorrow, but I had to move it). I'm dying to know her stats. Ok, I'm about ready get to bed. ↑
Oh I forgot to mention that Audrey is grasping the idea of time outs. We warn her/ask her to stop 3x and when I ask her to stop the third time I say "do you wanna go to time out" and she shakes her head NO. Sometimes she stops and sometimes she doesn't, but she knows time-out isn't fun (even though I haven't totally figured out what I'm doing with it?!?!), and I think she's getting the idea that i'm serious when I say NO or STOP to her. Amazing how she's changed in the last few months. Ok, LAST QUESTION/COMMENT-anyone moving their toddler to a big bed soon? I figure Audrey will be 21 months when the baby is born, so sometime around then we'll move her to her big girl bed (which I decided on a full sized bed since she didn't even look too small when we looked at them!). I'm just worried she won't stay in bed? I'm going to get safety rails and I'll put a gate in her doorway, but I'm still nervous. I figure if worse comes to worse, baby boy can sleep in our room til he's 3 months old, and by then Audrey will be 2 years old! ↑
DB - I gained about 60lbs with Nick and he was 8lbs, think I gained similar with Sophie (never weighed myself though) and she was 5lbs 5oz. I think 2cm either way is normal though its a while ago so its a bit fuzzy in my mind. I still haven't moved either to toddler beds - Nick thrashes about all night with big manoeuvre so would fall out and Sophie prefers hers as a cotbed she says, though she sleeps in a little adult bed at times. Just got her a kitten duvet to try and persuade her to go in the little bed. Glad Audrey is speaking well. Nick's favourite at the moment is " What, What, What" or "Why, Why, Why" as he's been copying Sophie so we have "What, What, What "etc in stereo! Nick keeps trying to sing songs often with Sophie but there's one song they squabble about the words. It about a space rocket and it goes lift off or blast off at the end - Nick just sings "do, do 5 6 lift off" pretending he's a space rocket and Sophie sings it all but at the end Nick says lift off and Sophie says blast off then Sophie says "No Nick blast off" and Nick goes "No lift off". So the squabbles have already started! Nick keeps counting now but can only do some numbers like he'll say 5, 6, 7 and just does about 3 numbers at a time. DDT - Nick climbs the sofa so much - its like trying to control a monkey. He also moves furniture so he can climb onto almost anything - he'll move his little chair next to a bigger chair then climb on the table - it never ends! DH says he's not allowed to climb at all but then you get screaming so I just let him climb and watch him. Hope Jaxon starts sleeping better soon. I think both Nick and Sophie started sleeping through at 4 months so the end should be in sight. Having said that neither of them sleep great and as they are close together they wake each other up - argh! I've been invited to a dinner at my old University in September, other than that nothing exciting going on at the moment. It seems my office at work is rumoured to move to another part of London but that won't change much for me. ↑
Hey everyone- I just finished my first week on desk duty, and I'm already dying of boredom. Sigh... only 5 months left! DB- I'm no expert, but from what I've read, if you're going to transition Audrey to a toddler bed I'd do it a few months before or a few months after the new baby arrives, but not to close to the actual due date. All the big changes might stress her out and give her big sleeping issues, and she might get really jealous if the new baby 'steals' her crib. We're moving Tyler into a new room in late Sept. in his crib, and then once he's adjusted to the new room I'm going to try Tyler in a toddler bed around late Oct/early Nov, so he'll be in it for a few months before the new baby arrives. I may even buy a second crib for the new baby since Tyler's crib converts to a toddler bed, who knows. DDT- It sounds like Jaxon is doing well, and getting so big! I'm 17 weeks now, and I was going to do my 3D u/s around 26 weeks so I have a while to wait. They won't tell you the sex of the baby at your u/s in Surrey, so I have my 20 week u/s coming up and I don't get to find out, grr. I have to wait for the 3D in October. I'm at that awkward stage where I'm too fat for my regular clothes but not big enough for maternity stuff, so trying to figure out what to wear for work sucks. We have a big 1 week camping trip coming up this weekend, we're going with our friends who have an 8 month old so it should be fun. We did this same trip last year and it was awful, mainly because we were in a tent and Tyler was 5.5 months old, but this year we have a trailer and Tyler sleeps well enough in his pack n play so it should be better. OK I need to lie down for awhile, I'm always exhausted these days, imagine how tired I'll be come January! ↑
Nick has been playing up all day today and all day yesterday - I want to go back to work full-time - its easier lol. He'll take things out the fridge, you say no, he stops, 1 minute later he's doing it again, so you say no he stops, starts taking things out of a drawer, you say no so he stops that drawer and starts emptying something else - argh! Then there's the climbing up absolutely everything. I've been saying just No up until now and that worked fine for Sophie but I'm beginning to wonder too with Nick. I don't want to smack. I did a timeout today put him in his cot for 1 minute and he went to sleep for 1.5 hours! So that worked well - lol. My friend said today her DD who is 19 months "never does anything wrong". To be fair to Nick up until about 1 month ago he was an angel and now its just mischief not nasty but its driving me nuts! ↑
I think we're all going through the fun phase of toddler's acting mischeavious!!! I am starting to think Audrey HATES our house! It's a quad level, so I generally block off the stairs, so she has just the family room and den and she's used to MIL's mansion (not quite, but it's big) where she can run around the whole first floor with her little shopping cart...and here she can't do that. Ugh. Anyways, mamagoose-what do you have to do during desk duty? Paperwork? I can imagine that gets old pretty quickly. Justine-I have a feeling boys are just more crazy than girls. All in all, Audrey doesn't get into much trouble, but she'll hit the dogs and stuff like that....she's not a climber (yet). Well, my summer class is over.. I got an A...whoo hoo! It was fun, but I'm releived to not have to work late anymore or study most nights! YAY! ↑
DB - Congrats on your A grade! Glad your summer class is over and you can enjoy the summer. Both mine have been climbers - Sophie could climb out of her cot at 14 months. They both have always rarely pushed, bitten, scratched, hit etc - they are basically good natured. Like if you give Sophie chocolate cake and ask her to give Nick she'll give him half (not sure I'ld be that generous - lol) and when Nick cries she says "Nick needs me" and runs to him saying "Nick, my love, whats the matter? Would you like me to cuddle you" then she cuddles him and strokes his back saying "Its alright Nick". She likes to be a mini-mummy! Nicks been very good up until about 1 month ago when he started getting into drawer emptying/climbing - its just mischievous but when its constant its wears you down. Both he and Sophie were bitten badly at the nursery on Wednesday and I think thats why he's been being a monkey these past two days. I asked Sophie if someone was hitting Nick at the nursery and she said "Yes Duke and Nick cries, Nick needs cuddles" So I suspect he's getting bullied a bit there and is upset. Also if you ask him if he likes the nursery he says No really loudly in a grumpy voice (though No is his favourite word). I'm going to try and get DH to ask them to make sure Nick isn't being hit when DH takes them on Monday but I'm sure DH won't say anything. The nursery is very good and Sophie loves it and Nick always seems happy being dropped off/picked up - I just wonder if a new kid joined who's a bit wild. When Nick was emptying all the drawers on Friday I thought I'm going back to work full time. That might not even be possible as I work for a government agency and we've been told we have no money for any new projects and we need more central government funding or we'll be insolvent in September. It worries me but I'm on 3 months notice and I love my job. The whole economy is turning bad so I'm just going to stick it out and see what happens. I've completely changed my mind though - I love Nick too much to leave him and when Sophie said he's being hit at nursery and he cries I wanted to cry. I love living here so we'll just stick with things for the moment. Hope everyone's having a good weekend. ↑
