Check-in 10/22

[Leaf 🌱]

Age:

Milestones/Appointments/new skills:

Baby loves & hates:

Mama loves & hates:

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?

[Leaf 🌱]

Age: 6mos almost 2 weeks

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: SHE IS WAVING!!!! It’s the smallest, cutest little thing and I am dying over it. She is also firmly in the 65%-ish range in height and weight. DD1 was a monster baby so this is new territory. She is a pro at sitting and turning around. No true scooting yet. But she can almost get herself from laying down to a seated position.

Baby loves: green beans, food in general, Cheerios, dogs (laughs, “calls” for them, etc), touching/patting/rubbing everything. She also loves pooping at 6am everyday 😑

& hates: the fact that I’m trying to get her to sleep through her 11pm wake up. She usually fusses for a few minutes but last night she was in hysterics. It was so sad and I was up with her for almost two hours 😭😭😭😭

Mama loves: sweet baby snuggles and how she reaches for me.

& hates: the lack of sleep and constant feeling that I’m behind.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?
I think the hardest and most surprising thing about going from 1 to 2 kids is that we can’t go anywhere easily. We brought DD1 anywhere and everywhere without really thinking about it. A toddler and an older baby require too much attention for something like meeting friends at a winery to be at all relaxing.

I’m also a bit surprised and impressed by how well DD1 has handled the transition. She really loves her sister and watching how careful and sweet she can be with her has made the few hiccups seem so small.

[stardust84]

Age: 7 mo in 2 days

Milestones/Appointments/new skills:

He has gained a few pounds since we started solids. He stopped gaining at all for a few weeks around 5.5 months so I think we needed to increase his calories bit he was content with nursing.

He is sitting without falling over unless he wants to and he is trying to clap when we clap.

He still hates being on his stomach so we won't be crawling anytime soon.

Baby loves & hates: He loves food of all types except eggs. He also loves his big brother and gives him the biggest smiles.

He hates sleeping through the night and past 5 am.

Mama loves & hates: Loving the snuggles and the smiles I get if DH is holding him. His whole face lights up. Hating that I am the only one he will take food from. He won't open his mouth for solid food for DH but yells at me to give it to him faster. He is also still refusing a bottle. He just looks at it confused.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected

Juggling the two kids and their naps has been harder than I thought. We have rotating naps on Saturday and on Sunday a lot of the time we each are responsible for one kid due to activities. Also DS1's behavior deteriorated when L was born and now that we have started solids he wants me to help him eat too.

[snowmoon]

Age: 7 months on Wednesday?...Thursday? 7 months on the 24th

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: E is waving too! It's so cute. She's scooting around on her bum and really thinking about crawling. Super close to pulling up on furniture. She talks a ton and has the highest- pitched, girly little voice.

Baby loves & hates: she loves her brother, loves her dog, just loves people and hanging out in busy places. She hates being in the car, sleeping and being alone.

Mama loves & hates: I love how chatty and social she is. She will go to anybody and not freak out about it. I hate how grabby her little hands are. She's always scratching my belly, the back of my arm or my chest while she's nursing. If she's tired and mad she claws my face off.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?

I really thought it would get easier as she got older but things have become increasingly difficult. The novelty has worn off for DS and he's having a hard time now that she is mobile and touching all his shit. She's a momma's girl and he's missing out on 1:1 time with me.

[clementine]

Age: 8 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: 9 month check up in late November. He’s sitting and army crawling like a champ, starting to pull up on things, and gets up in a bear crawl position. Doing alright with solids... some days he scarfs it down and some days he takes 3 bites and is done.

Baby loves & hates: He loves squealing super loud, dogs, touching and inspecting anything he can get his hands on, and getting his teeth brushed. He hates his reflux meds and having to lay still for diaper/clothing changes.

Mama loves & hates: I love how excited he gets when he sees me or H (and hate how he cries when I leave the daycare room sometimes). It sounds so cheesy, but I just love his smile. It is amazing to see his face light up. I hate the MOTN wake ups. I’m also not really enjoying my job. I’d rather be home with L, but it’s more than that I think because I was feeling that way before L. It just doesn’t feel fulfilling.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?
It’s amazing how much you realize you don’t know about babies until you have a baby. I tried to read books and learn from my mom friends before he was born, but one of the hardest things has been accepting that I don’t have all the answers. I’m very much type A and I like things to be black and white, and there is just none of that going on with a baby. Lack of sleep is harder than I thought it would be. I require a lot of sleep and I knew it would be hard, but there are lots of days where I just feel like I’m 99% dead. And I only have 1 kid. I need to get it together for future babies!

Poof

[polson]

Age: 7.5 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: nothing much...just wants to move so badly and scooting more and more.

Baby loves & hates: loves food, her sister, mom. hates: not being able to move

Mama loves & hates: loves just how content in general she is, her hair right now. hates: 2-3 wake ups at night. i’m pretty sure we have a sleep association going on with nursing. and she still won’t consistently take a bottle. she’s taken 1 in the last month. i’ve tried nearly everything.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?
transition from 1-2 has been way easier than anticipated. +whatever to frustrations with nap schedules. i hated when dd1 went down to one nap but i cannot wait this time around. i feel like we can’t really do anything after 11 am out of the house and in the mornings i have like a 2 hour window to go anywhere. dd1 is pretty good with dd2, she is starting to get territorial with her stuff and mom and dad though.

[calendula]

Age: Almost 7 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: Really close to crawling! She is also consistently saying "Dada" and "Andy" (DS's name...it comes out like nnnnDEEE)

Baby loves & hates: She loves all food, crinkly books, and her brother's pratfalls and antics

Mama loves & hates: She has a bout of diaper rash right now that I'm ready to get past. Loving all her happy sounds.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?  She is a way easier baby than expected. Having our kids 6 years apart has been harder than expected. DS had a rockier adjustment at first than I thought he would. And now I'm struggling with our schedules....life for a 6yo is so different and its hard to reconcile the two sometimes. Like his soccer games are at night. DH and I wouldn't dream of missing them, but we are the only ones out there trying to figure out how to keep a baby warm at 7 pm for an hour in the cold. It seems like we are the only ones trying to straddle these two age sets and sometimes it is harder than I expected. We are just KOKO and doing the best we can. 

[alwayscheese]

I've been stop busy I haven't been posting, just reading.

Age: 7.5 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: sits unassisted, jabbers with multiple consonants, 6 teeth. Second round of flu shot tomorrow, I need to remember to ask about a weird bubble/rash thing on his leg inside his diaper and how much straining to poop is normal??? He strains so hard he pukes sometimes.

Baby loves & hates: mirrors, dogs, hanging his head upside down to look at things/people, splashing in the tub, actions like throwing/holding him up in the air, bouncing, dancing. Sat night we were at the mall and he was so hyper, I was standing in front of a mirror holding him facing out and kinda dancing to the music in the store and he went crazy, it was the cutest. He hates having a shirt/sweatshirt put on him.

Mama loves & hates:I didn't realize it was possible for him to become more animated but he really did last week. I can't believe how much he eats when I spoon feed him!! I am NAF of the puking when trying to poop.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?

I wouldn't say it's been hard, I love having him. But considering that I SAH and he's a super chill baby I assumed I'd be able to get more done by now.

[stardust84]

alwayscheese My nephew was always really constipated as a baby to the point of needing to give him fiber supplements in his drinks and suppositories sometimes. I would definitely ask.

[alwayscheese]

Oct 23, 2018 13:00:39 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

alwayscheese My nephew was always really constipated as a baby to the point of needing to give him fiber supplements in his drinks and suppositories sometimes. I would definitely ask.

There was a small amount of poop in nearly every diaper since yesterday morning. Idk what that means.

And last time I was there I asked about him having gone 5 days without pooping and the Dr was very shruggy and give him water and juice. He doesn't have much patience for the sippy cup though.

[calendula]

Oct 23, 2018 13:43:38 GMT -6 alwayscheese said:

Oct 23, 2018 13:00:39 GMT -6 stardust84 said:

alwayscheese My nephew was always really constipated as a baby to the point of needing to give him fiber supplements in his drinks and suppositories sometimes. I would definitely ask.

There was a small amount of poop in nearly every diaper since yesterday morning. Idk what that means.

And last time I was there I asked about him having gone 5 days without pooping and the Dr was very shruggy and give him water and juice. He doesn't have much patience for the sippy cup though.

alwayscheese that sounds like constipation to me. They shouldn't strain that hard. Going 5 days isn't an alarming sign by itself, but combined with the straining and the slow leak of BM is concerning. Sometimes when there is an obstruction (like compacted BM), small amounts of BM (sometimes diarrhea) leak around it at a more frequent rate than normal. 

[auri]

Age: 6 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: 6 month appointment was 16lbs 6oz and 26.5 inches long. His first tooth just broke through today. He is so close to crawling. Gets in the crawling position...then moves backwards.

Baby loves & hates: Loves food! I haven’t found anything yet that he won’t eat. Loves his big sister, our cats, and a Mickey Mouse toy. Dislikes being left alone.

Mama loves & hates: Loves how generally happy and good natured he is. Also love that he will eat anything. I forgot how awesome it is having a kid that doesn’t object to anything that isn’t a fish stick. 🙄Hates that he screams bloody murder any time I leave him for two minutes to go to the bathroom.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?
Transition has been good. I was worried about DD being jealous of the new baby, but she adores him. He’s been a pretty good sleeper. The only thing I wish he would spit up a little less. I feel like I’m constantly covered in puke. I did learn from past mistakes with DD, and keep clean clothes for me in the car. It took longer than I care to admit to do that the first time.

My new favorite picture of J.

[Rama]

Age: 7.5 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: It's been awhile, so bear with me. Lyra sits, stands, walks with assistance, cruises, claps, says "Dada", scoots/crawls, pulls up, basically does all the things. Pediatrician said she'll definitely be walking before her birthday and H has more or less made it his mission to make her do it before Christmas. Where's my baby?!?!

Baby loves & hates: She loves food, wiggling, the cat. She hates sleeping, me walking away, and having her carseat straps tightened.

Mama loves & hates: I love waking up with her, making her smile and laugh, watching her figure things out. I hate that she's so needy about me walking away when someone else is watching her for a few minutes so I can pee or shower or make dinner. Also not so fond of the several wake ups she was doing until this week, but hopefully we can stay "figured out" on that front for awhile.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected? It's been about what I expected, for the most part. There are some things that are easier (she's fairly independent, as long as I'm nearby...as oxymoronic as that sounds) and some things that are harder (nail cutting never gets better, does it?), but it's all deal-with-able.

Sorry I've been super MIA. After I left my job, I didn't really have a way to get to the site because my computer was buried, but we recently uncovered it, so maybe I can pop on a few times a week here and there...if I remember. ^_^;; We're doing well, though, and I'm loving all the baby pictures! Here's one of Lyra in a precarious position that she got herself into while I looked away for 15 seconds:

[calendula]

Rama! I'm glad you're here. You've been missed and I was worried about you. How have you been feeling?

[alwayscheese]

Yay Rama! Glad to see you posting and to hear y'all are doing well! 😘 I figured that was why you were missing. 🙁






I think your pic of Lyra is broken?

[ArielMermaid]

Age: 6 months

Milestones/Appointments/new skills: she’s so tall! She seems huge to me. She can almost sit up on her own. She can scoot around backwards but not forwards.

Baby loves & hates: loves to eat. Smile. Play with big sis.
Hates clothing changes and sleeping anywhere but on me.

Mama loves & hates: she’s so smiley. It’s so rewarding. DD1 rarely smiled. It makes things so much easier when you’re not being screamed at. I hate that this baby is also a non sleeper. SIGH.

QOTD: I think we’re all at least 6mos in now (or super close!!) How has the transition been? Is anything much harder or easier than you expected?
It’s ok. DD1 is clearly still adjusting and rebelling. The good news is they both love each other very much and all the aggression is directed at me. The baby is much easier. She’s happy, chill, agreeable. It’s the toddler portion that is difficult 😂