New week, new month, November 1st

[danib]

Halloween is over, what's on the agenda for this week?

[trtlcrzy]

Hopefully taking back the White House and senate.

Non politically, it’s life as usual. Today I’m working on picking up and cleaning the main living area of my house. Tomorrow I’ll be voting. V is 19 weeks tomorrow. She is getting pretty good at rolling. Seconds after being laid on her back she’s rolled to her tummy. She also keeps having blow outs which is super annoying. I moved her up to the size 2 diaper like 3 or 4 weeks ago and I don’t know what the deal is. Maybe I need to try a different brand, I’ve been using huggies. She loves chewing on all the things and is trying her hardest to get her feet to her mouth.

[danib]

trtlcrzy G had 2 diaper blowouts today!

[danib]

Took down all the Halloween decorations today. Normally I would leave up my fee things that are more Fall and not so much Halloween, but I had to take in my wreath due to the current "weather bomb" we're experiencing, and I'm thinking I'm gonna put up th Christmas stuff earlier than usual.
DH is scheduled to come home on Thursday, but we're expecting the helicopters to be backed up by at least a day, maybe 2, with the weather.
G is nursing more frequently lately. I can't wait to start him on some solids in a few weeks. He's growing so much and getting such a big personality. As exhausted as I am, it is fun.

[magaroni]

C went from being a great sleeper to waking every 3 hours for the last 1.5 weeks. She won’t take her pacifier. The only way she will stop crying is if I feed her. She cries for an hour straight at daycare today until my husband went and was able to calm her down. I’m exhausted and just want my happy baby who sleeps back.

[sdlaura]

Oh no magaroni! trtlcrzy I’m a nervous wreck about the election - crossing my fingers 😬 I dropped my mail ballot at a staffed drop box this year. And danib, stay safe with your crazy weather!

Ben is 5.5 months. I finally bit the bullet and did the Snoo to crib transition Saturday night. Ben slept great in the Snoo for DH while I was away last Wed and Thurs nights, but then he didn’t sleep well Friday night after I came home, so I decided it was time. He’s doing great in the crib so far - I’m sort of sleep training too by not going in when he cries and luckily he hasn’t cried much.

I also quit pumping and I’m trying to stop BFing soon. While I was away, I pumped like half as much as I would have been BFing, and now my boobs aren’t getting full anymore at all, so I happily packed up my pump to give to a friend. I’ve scaled down to just a little BFing first thing in the morning, when we get home from daycare, and at bedtime.

Otherwise Ben loved watching the big kids trick or treat (mainly grabbing goody bags on tables), and he loves hanging onto and pulling out my hair

[trtlcrzy]

Nov 2, 2020 20:52:43 GMT -6 magaroni said:

C went from being a great sleeper to waking every 3 hours for the last 1.5 weeks. She won’t take her pacifier. The only way she will stop crying is if I feed her. She cries for an hour straight at daycare today until my husband went and was able to calm her down. I’m exhausted and just want my happy baby who sleeps back.

That’s the worst. I hope it’s just a short regression and she’s back to longer stretches soon.

[wasabi]

Broken record over here- sleep still sucks. He had a terrible night the other night and screamed for over an hour. I finally gave him some Motrin and he settled down shortly after that. I don’t know what was wrong, and I feel guilty for giving him medicine when he didn’t have a fever or anything but I was worried because he had a diaper rash that I thought might be bothering him 🤷‍♀️ He finally fell asleep and did give me about a 7 hour stretch after that so I guess that’s cool?

I know I should probably start some kind of sleep training but I don’t have the mental bandwidth to tackle that right now, vicious cycle I guess lol.

He’s still such a sweetheart when he’s awake though. I’m really excited about the age he’s getting to and seeing his little personality develop. I’m really excited to start solid foods, I have a feeling he’s going to be a monster 😂

Oh, confession, I found out about this YouTube channel for babies. It’s called Hey Bear and they just play like dancing fruits and vegetables and stuff. It’s been pretty helpful for getting an extra minute here and there to put laundry away or whatever. He’s playing with toys while it’s on usually but I piques his interest enough to keep him busy a little longer. Screen time 😬 but I’m desperate, ha

Also another thing I’ve found makes him happy if he’s a little fussy or seems bored-naked time. Dude loves being naked. He’ll be fussy and I’ll take off his diaper/clothes and he just perks up, grabs his toes and starts happy talking. It’s great, lol. Wel until he pees everywhere. But, worth it.




(He’s actually not naked in this picture, haha)

[danib]

wasabi G has been really liking naked time lately as well. Which is funny because for the first 2-3 months he would FLIP when I undressed him or changed his diaper.
I wouldn't feel any way about the motrin. If he was that upset and then slept so long after, there's a good chance he needed it. Whether it was a growing pain, headache, teeth shifting, something was bothering him.

[txaggie08]

I’m with everyone on the crap sleep thing. He slept in his crib one night really well and then the next night was so bad that I put him back in the SNOO in the MOTN. He’s been in it ever since on wean mode (just white noise constantly, rocking when he’s upset). He has another white noise machine in his room, so the only thing I can think of is that he doesn’t like how big the crib feels?

His sleep is still better than DS1, but that’s a really low bar. (I feel your pain [mention]justaphase [/mention] )

Other than that, he’s a delight. So smiley and loves to laugh at our dog.

[wasabi]

Nov 3, 2020 17:26:29 GMT -6 danib said:

wasabi G has been really liking naked time lately as well. Which is funny because for the first 2-3 months he would FLIP when I undressed him or changed his diaper.
I wouldn't feel any way about the motrin. If he was that upset and then slept so long after, there's a good chance he needed it. Whether it was a growing pain, headache, teeth shifting, something was bothering him.

Thank you, that makes me feel better!

[danib]

Nov 4, 2020 9:18:50 GMT -6 wasabi said:

Nov 3, 2020 17:26:29 GMT -6 danib said:

wasabi G has been really liking naked time lately as well. Which is funny because for the first 2-3 months he would FLIP when I undressed him or changed his diaper.
I wouldn't feel any way about the motrin. If he was that upset and then slept so long after, there's a good chance he needed it. Whether it was a growing pain, headache, teeth shifting, something was bothering him.

Thank you, that makes me feel better!

No problem. I don't make a habit of it or anything, but I've definitely done the same with each of mine on occasion.

[trtlcrzy]

V, DD2 and I have all picked up colds or allergies are flaring. This is no fun, poor baby is full of snot. At least she’s too little to fight very hard against nose sucking.

[danib]

Nov 5, 2020 16:38:39 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

V, DD2 and I have all picked up colds or allergies are flaring. This is no fun, poor baby is full of snot. At least she’s too little to fight very hard against nose sucking.

oh that's rough. Hope you all feel better soon.

[twopeas]

Hello again! I'm pretty sure it's been like a month & a half since I last popped in. 😬 Sorry! I went back to work so I've had like... no time ever for anything, lol.
B is so awesome. He is the happiest baby! He sleeps in his crib now and only wakes up one time per night, but then he gets up at like 6:00 every morning which sucks because I am not an early riser lol. (I debated mentioning sleep because it looks like some babes are giving you mamas some trouble in that department. I'm sorry!) He is rolling all over the place and sticking everything in his mouth. He loooves holding his feet! He also loves this Otteroo thing for bathtime (pic attached)! Overall, he is just such a loveable, snuggly little guy! And DS1 has turned into just the best big brother! ❤
(I don't know why that pic looks blurry/pixelated but that's annoying)

[twopeas]

Nov 5, 2020 16:38:39 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

V, DD2 and I have all picked up colds or allergies are flaring. This is no fun, poor baby is full of snot. At least she’s too little to fight very hard against nose sucking.

Hope everyone feels better soon!

[twopeas]

Love the baby pics sdlaura, wasabi, txaggie08! We have some cute babies in this group!

[danib]

He's not super sturdy, but he can hold himself for a minute or so before he eventually tips over lol

[txaggie08]

Nice [mention]danib [/mention]!!

N is still trying to get to that point. He loves sitting up though, so I’m sure it’s coming soon.

[trtlcrzy]

I realize we didn’t get a new thread for this week so I’m just going to put this here. I wish this baby would learn to sleep through the night. She’s done it maybe 5 times in her life so far. I’m waiting a little longer to sleep train but man I am so ready.

Also, in an unrelated rant, I wish people would stop being so damn selfish. My state is the 2nd worst for covid cases right now. Like 30% of people wear mask, I see pics of people out at restaurants or get togethers maskless. Makes me so mad. I don’t want to get it, I don’t want anyone I care about to get it, I don’t want people to keep dying. The hospitals are so full, including the one I work at. Last I checked 1/4 of all patients at my hospital are covid+. They are doubling up covid patients in rooms.

[txaggie08]

[mention]trtlcrzy [/mention] That number of cases is terrifying. I wish people weren’t so selfish - wearing a mask does nothing for your personal freedoms!

[danib]

trtlcrzy I sooo feel you on the sleep.
Also I'm sorry people are being so selfish. A mask is no different than a seatbelt in my opinion. It's a safety measure, it does not infringe on your rights.