HDBD 7/25

[Leaf 🌱]

How old is your LO:

Appointments:

Milestones:

Rants/Raves/Vents:

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

[Leaf 🌱]

How old is your LO: 3 months/15 weeks I think?

Appointments: 4 months in mid August

Milestones: we’ve got some great belly laughs finally! She still doesn’t seem to want to roll much though. It’s like she did it, both ways, and it good never doing it again.

She’s firmly in 6mos clothing and a big consignment sale is coming up soon so I need to sort clothes. I’m having a lot of feelings about it though and may just wait until the next one so I’m not so sad. We’re done but I will always want another newborn.... just not another kid 😂😂😂

Rants/Raves/Vents: she’s loving her dockatot. I think we’ll stick it in her crib (she’ll wear an owelet so I’m too too worried about it)

We also got a fisher price rocker that she loves - it’s a nice middle ground between the RNP and the sit me up.

I think I need to sell my solly wraps 😭 DD2 doesn’t love them as much as DD1 so we’ve been using our sling a ton. Ironically DD1 hated the sling.

AF I’m loving OTF. I feel like I’m dying throughout the workout but it’s so nice to get out of the house and get moving. The scale isn’t moving AT ALL but at least I feel less bad about eating pizza more often than I should.

GTKY: Do you have anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

I have a stuffed bunny that DD1 loves. The girls are also the same age/size difference that my sister and I are so my mom has some cute clothes ready for them. She also saved a ton of our puzzles and classic toys for them to play with. DH doesn’t even know what “sentimental” means so he has nothing. The man will throw away pictures FFS.

[mintyblueair]

How old is your LO: 3.5 months

Appointments: vaccines on August 7

Milestones: grabbing things and putting them in her mouth. She had her first 12 hour sleep with no wake-ups last week but that hasn't been repeated.

Rants/Raves/Vents: The baby banana brush is her favourite thing to chew on! DS loved it, too. She also has a crinkly Pat the Bunny stuffy that she likes. It's so nice to be able to amuse her with actual toys now.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

I have a lot of toys from my childhood for DS and N will get to play with them, too. N has some clothes that I wore, including a pretty pink dress that my grandma knit for me.

As for traits, both my kids have MH's beautiful eyelashes! I also hope that his laid-back, sweet-naturedness rubs off on them. And I hope that one of them gets my sense of humour!

[mintyblueair]

Leaf 🌱, OTF is orange theory, right? My dad joined a couple months ago and I've been thinking of going with him. I've never worked out before lol. How many times a week is it recommended to go?

[katietopaz]

How old is your LO: Almost 4 months

Appointments: 4m checkup this upcoming Monday

Milestones: Rolled belly to back! Just once, a few days ago, and not again since

Rants/Raves/Vents: My ILs left last week and my parents got in on Saturday, so it’s been jam-packed. But my parents are so low-key and helpful, it’s been wonderful. DS2 is totally taken with my dad, which is so sweet. He’s just so smiley and happy, I’m so thankful for the night and day difference from my first.

Rant: This baby will not take a bottle. My mom even brought infant syringes from work, and he got super pissed about that. She, my MIL, and DH have tried every possible bottle/nipple/temp/position/location/etc and he just won’t have it. It’s stressing me out that I feel like I can’t leave him with anyone.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on? DH’s old Brio train set got passed down to the boys, and I have a few wood toys that my mom saved. I had a couple things (like an American Girl doll) I’d imagined passing down to a daughter, but if the boys aren’t interested in those, I’m not sure what I’ll do with them.

[polson]

katietopaz i am in the same boat with the bottle situation and i am feeling like i am in baby jail! i’m starting to resent my h a little when he is not home for bedtime because i feel like i’ll never be able to not be around for bedtime (if that makes sense). i’m supposed to meet a couple of friends for drinks sunday evening and i just don’t think it’s going to happen. i haven’t been out solo for more than like a 45 minute stretch at this point. dd1 took one no problem, so this is all new territory for me.

[polson]

How old is your LO: 4.5 months

Appointments: sept for 6 month

Milestones: not really milestone, but will reach for pacifier and bring it to her mouth when she is on her mat playing! i’m hoping she’ll start doing it in the crib. just this morning i had to put it back in like 4x for her to settle back to sleep

Rants/Raves/Vents: see bottle rant. but she is seriously so content and happy 99% of the time.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on? i have so many books i can not wait for them to be able to read - i hope they get my love of reading! they both have h’s eyes and i hope they get his general curiosity for things

[cp3]

How old is your LO: 4 months (18 weeks)

Appointments: Just had her 4 month this past Tuesday. 6 month in September.

Milestones: starting to sit with minimal support for longer periods. And she is all about her feet lately.

Rants/Raves/Vents: She weighed less than I was expecting at her 4 month and only gained 5 oz from July 2nd but her doctor wasn't worried. 10th percentile for both height and weight so looks like our girls just start off small. I was hoping she would be my big chubby baby but she's smaller than her sister was.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

Nothing really from mine. Mh has a ton of books he's looking forward to give and read to the girls.

Mh is super laid back and calm and I am the opposite. I hope they take after him in that regard.

She is obsessed with this ball.


Poof

[snowmoon]

How old is your LO: 4 months

Appointments: she just went yesterday. She's 14lbs and 26 inches.

Milestones: she just doesn't look like a newborn anymore. She started doing all kinds of cool new things right around 3 months and the difference between now and then has been so huge.

She nearly has her first tooth.

Rants/Raves/Vents: She is a horrible napper. I'm trying to get her down in her crib but really end up wearing her or having to rely on the stroller.

GTKY: Do you have anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

My mom kept a lot of my stuffed animals . My favourite teddy bear lives on ds' bookshelf with my great-grandma's little dolls.

Physically, our kids look like me and I think SO gets a little upset sometimes when he hears my family say that they are "all [my last name.]" But, Ds has his dad's jaw line and E has his eye shape so I hope they at least keep those features as they grow and their faces change.

Poof!

[calendula]

How old is your LO: 4 months this week

Appointments:Next week!

Milestones:Nothing really! She's been doing great at daycare, sleeping well, laughing and smiling a ton as usual

Rants/Raves/Vents: Last week was the first week both DH and I were back at work and it was pretty hectic. I've had a lot of night meetings so I feel like I'm never home. I know we will settle into a new routine but its been tough on all of us.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?
I saved my American Girl dolls, so I'll pass those on to L. My son just inherited DH's baseball card collection, which he is totally gaga over. That's mostly it. They'll get all our money in about 60 years. LOL. As for qualities. DS resembles DH pretty strongly, and so does L but I think she may favor me a bit more. Too early to tell. DS got DH's feet (square hobbit feet, sad) and his ADHD (unfortunately) but also his sense of humor, mathematical skill, ability to problem solve, and super friendly personality. I am happy about this because I have a bad case of resting bitch face and have to try really hard to be comfortable around people. I do think DS got a strong sense of empathy from me, and also his keen ability to observe what is going on around him. He notices everything and I hope that translates into being a really engaged adult. 

[clementine]

How old is your LO: 5 months

Appointments: 6 month in late August

Milestones: starting to be able to “sit” without assistance for 30 seconds or so, still working on trunk strength since he isn’t super upright when he’s trying to sit.

Rants/Raves/Vents: I am loving this age. He’s so smiley and interactive. It’s exciting to watch him grow and learn new things. Sometimes I feel like I can just see the little gears turning in his head as he tries to make sense of everything around him.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

H has a ton of sports memorabilia that I know he’d like to pass onto L. In addition to his athletic ability and love for sports. L seems to like rubbing his face with a lovey, my shirt, a burp cloth, etc when he gets sleepy, so I think he got that from me. I still have my baby blanket. 🙈
Everyone says L looks just like H, but I’ve caught a few glimpses of me in him here and there. As for qualities, I hope L gets H’s sense of humor and outgoing personality, and my love of learning and reading.

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[katietopaz]

Jul 26, 2018 4:14:50 GMT -6 polson said:

katietopaz i am in the same boat with the bottle situation and i am feeling like i am in baby jail! i’m starting to resent my h a little when he is not home for bedtime because i feel like i’ll never be able to not be around for bedtime (if that makes sense). i’m supposed to meet a couple of friends for drinks sunday evening and i just don’t think it’s going to happen. i haven’t been out solo for more than like a 45 minute stretch at this point. dd1 took one no problem, so this is all new territory for me.

YES to all of this. I’m hoping that once they hit 6 months and start solids, they’ll be more open to having things other than a boob in their mouth.

Not only am I feeling some resentment toward DH, but now DS2 seems to have a negative association with DH holding him from all the bottle attempts. Which breaks my heart but also frustrates me because it makes it super hard for DH to soothe him if he’s upset.

[polson]

katietopaz yes to the negative association - she will not be soothed by h at night and he is really frustrated by it too! let’s hope this passes soon!!

[alwayscheese]

How old is your LO: 20 weeks/4.5 months

Appointments: just had his 4m

Milestones: transitioned out of swaddling

Rants/Raves/Vents: the NP and I suspect my supply is low. She suggested pumping right after I feed him but idk. Right now I'm trying to feed him before and after every nap even if he's only awake for an hour.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

Definitely a lot of books that I loved from my childhood.

[cornpop]

Thanks Leaf 🌱 for picking up these posts.  I'm not in the office on Wednesday so I usually forget :X

How old is your LO: 

4 months as of Monday

Appointments: 

Next Wednesday

Milestones: 

She laughed for the first time on Monday!  It's not super easy to get her to laugh but omg it's the best.

Rants/Raves/Vents: 

She continues to be the chillest baby ever, except when hungry. 

GTKY: Do you have anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?
My ILs are hoarders so they're getting a ton of my H's childhood toys, for better or worse.  Most I don't mind, but when I went to pick them up last Friday, E was in this completely rusty bouncy elephant thing.  It was terrifying looking and the springs looked like they were going to break any minute.  I'm still debating if I want to tell them my kids can't use it anymore, but I know it'll be a huge thing...  It's something like this, but ALL rust

[clementine]

cornpop that reminds me.. I think I had that exact horse when I was little and I remember seeing it in my parents barn not too long ago, so I’m sure they’ve been saving it for grandkids. It must be so old and rusty. Not sure if I’ll trust it to hold L when he’s a bit older.

[calendula]

cornpop, that's horrible. I would definitely say something (although I know from your other posts its a long story and there's a whole thing with your ILs). I'm so sorry you are dealing with that! Yikes

[cornpop]

Jul 26, 2018 12:17:13 GMT -6 clementine said:

cornpop that reminds me.. I think I had that exact horse when I was little and I remember seeing it in my parents barn not too long ago, so I’m sure they’ve been saving it for grandkids. It must be so old and rusty. Not sure if I’ll trust it to hold L when he’s a bit older.

Em literally said "Mommy the spring is hitting the floor!" while she was on it.  Then bounced away some more.  Ugh.

[sunshinedaisies]

How old is your LO: 20 weeks / 4.5 months

Appointments: beginning of September for 6 months

Milestones: tripod sitting! He only lasts a few seconds before he topples but we are working on it. He may have smashed his face a few times. Oops.

Rants/Raves/Vents:
I THINK we finally got his reflux under control again. We tried the two meds thing for a week. Although he would nurse (finally), the amount of spit up was insane and he was grumpy. We cut the new one out and upped the zantac again and it’s been like magic. I really can’t wait until we outgrow this. I hate that he’s miserable every few weeks until we figure things out.

GTKY: Do youbhave anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on?

MIL kept literally everything from MH’s childhood and keeps trying to pawn stuff off on us. Some of the stuff is fine but others...sigh. For DS1, my FIL did take MH’s rocking horse and refinish it completely (see below). He’s probably going to do something similar for L. I still have my My Little Ponies. So far the boys are not interested 😐

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[woodenshoes]

How old is your LO: 4.5 months

Appointments: none until September

Milestones: he has started giggling...not often but it is so cute. He also has mastered rolling back to belly. He needs to figure out the belly to back thing soon.

Rants/Raves/Vents: I love hearing L’s giggles they melt my heart. I wish DS1 wouldn’t try to play so rough with L. We constantly have to remind him to be gentle with L.

GTKY: Do you have anything from your childhood (or your SO’s) that you’re passing down? If nothing material, any qualities (personality or physical) that you hope get passed on? DS1 is probably getting the rocking chair my grandpa made for me. DS2 will probably get a rainbow latch hook my grandpa made me since he (DS2) is my rainbow baby. DH doesn’t have anything to pass down that I am aware of. I saved a lot of things from my childhood (I.e precious moments dolls, a couple porcelain dolls, barbies, a Disney figurine collection). I am pretty sure neither one will be interested in it. I will probably hold onto it for sentimental values and maybe granddaughters in the future. Also, I have some books and games I am sure I will pass on to the boys.

[woodenshoes]

Oops...sorry my pictures ended up in the middle of the GTKY.

[mintyblueair]

sunshinedaisies and clementine, it's so cute to see your babies tripod sitting already!!