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Post by danib on Aug 3, 2017 15:18:45 GMT -6
starbuck he literally had his mouth pressed up against it, lips flanged out,and I could hear him licking and trying to suck. Then he'd pull away look at it, and try again.
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Post by danib on Aug 3, 2017 15:19:37 GMT -6
I see I just have a little weirdo on my hands then.
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Post by Cheshie6 on Aug 3, 2017 16:21:11 GMT -6
goldenlove, you won't be trapped forever! Do you have any recruiting agent acquaintances? Maybe try that route... are you on LinkedIn? I get offers all the time and my resume isn't even updated. sophiegrace, not a bad thing at all! If I have connections, I'd use them. Who knows what they were saving that spot for. Maybe they had a cancellation and she just gave it to you! I don't think she would bump another person for you. danib, L attempts to latch on DH's biceps, my forearm, etc usually when tired and hungry. It's my signal that he wants to be breastfed and comforted.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 3, 2017 17:15:00 GMT -6
I don't even know where to start for job searching. Are monster and careerbuilder still a thing? I find them both to be largely unhelpful. Like PP have said, Indeed and LI. But if you have a local or national association for your job that would be good. I forget what you do? Yea they were borderline useless when I was looking 7 years ago. I'm an electrical engineer. I'll check out LI.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 3, 2017 17:17:08 GMT -6
Cheshie6 I am on LI and get messages once in a while.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 3, 2017 17:56:05 GMT -6
At the pedi'a office to see if H has another EI. I think he has pink eye, too. 🙄
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Post by danib on Aug 3, 2017 17:57:08 GMT -6
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Post by starbuck on Aug 3, 2017 17:57:46 GMT -6
At the pedi'a office to see if H has another EI. I think he has pink eye, too. 🙄 Noooooo!!! Poor little dude. I hope he gets better and stays better!! You need a nice long stretch of good health.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 3, 2017 18:04:05 GMT -6
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Post by tjanca22 on Aug 3, 2017 18:54:09 GMT -6
Poor H tgrimes! Man you insurance card sure gets a workout doesn't it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by sophiegrace on Aug 3, 2017 19:06:01 GMT -6
At the pedi'a office to see if H has another EI. I think he has pink eye, too. 🙄 GDI I'm sorry. I hope YH has wine in its glass waiting for you when you get home.
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Post by sophiegrace on Aug 3, 2017 19:08:34 GMT -6
Cheshie6 she definitely didn't bump another patient. The appt is on a friday..which is normally her day off 😳 How's L's skin today? I notice coppertone seems to clog M's pores, but she's never gotten an actual rash (yet) so I've been KOKO with it.
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Post by Cheshie6 on Aug 3, 2017 19:12:58 GMT -6
A lot better! It could have been what was in the neighbor's pool too! I'm going to use it another day and see if he has the same reaction because first use didn't give us this reaction at all. Otherwise, Aveeno or babyganics it is. Or a UV suit lol Edit to tag sophiegrace
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Post by sophiegrace on Aug 3, 2017 19:30:29 GMT -6
A lot better! It could have been what was in the neighbor's pool too! I'm going to use it another day and see if he has the same reaction because first use didn't give us this reaction at all. Otherwise, Aveeno or babyganics it is. Or a UV suit lol Edit to tag sophiegrace OH!! The chlorine maybe? I found that I have to rinse M off immediately when I get home and lotion her up. After her first swim class her skin looked so sad, but then you mentioned rinsing off and it's helped immensely. These poor kiddos and their sensitive skin.
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Post by sophiegrace on Aug 3, 2017 19:57:09 GMT -6
When people are saying that their babies are saying Mom and Dad are they actually looking at you and saying Mom/Momma/whatever all the time? Like they have legitimately said their first word? Or is it like a babble?
I feel myself freaking out a lot lately and worrying pretty much constantly. I'm purposely not checking in because M isn't doing any of these things it seems like. Like I'm spiraling on google and spending every hour between naps trying to get her to crawl, pull to stand, wave, clap, ANYTHING all these babies are doing. It feels like she's way behind and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Combined with still shit sleep and now this fantastic refusal of food ever since she broke out in hives this weekend...idk.
She sits up independently and can go from any position into sitting. She does babble, but no discernible words. She has a 'hey!' noise she makes when my H gets home or she sees me after being out of her sight for a few minutes. She's just content sitting on my lap quietly. It's like she has no motivation to do anything because that's all she's perfectly content just sitting with me. (And putting something in her mouth if it's available). I guess I just want to be able to say hey look at this really fanfuckingtastic thing my kid is doing. Just once.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 3, 2017 20:03:21 GMT -6
Ear infection and pink eye in both eyes. Y'all, we were just at the ent on Tuesday. Wtf?
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Post by starbuck on Aug 3, 2017 20:08:13 GMT -6
sophiegrace. This morning my mom told me that K was "calling for me" last night saying "mama mama mama." I smiled politely like "oh that's cool mom". K is not referring to me, she babbles mama all the time. And boo boo and da da da. Whatever. She does have a "hey" type of sound. I think probably a lot of people are either exaggerating or hearing what they want. ETA: Maybe some kids are, I don't want to detract from someone who really feels the kid knows they are mama. But regardless. Ignore everything. Tune it all out. Your girl is perfect and fine and on track. Just enjoy her sitting and playing with you. She will get to these other things in her own time. I mean she is clearly in love with you and just wants to be your bff and hang and that is fine. 100% you are not doing anything wrong. Mom to mom I am being real. I promise you.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 3, 2017 20:09:44 GMT -6
sophiegrace Believe me, you will continue to do this the rest of her life, so save yourself the worry. Your pedi will tell you if they think she's behind so definitely bring up any concerns to them at your next appt. H can not get into a sitting position on his own. There is no crawling, pulling up, talking, etc. So your M is ahead of him. She'll meet all of these milestones when she's ready. I promise she's not behind. It's hard to not compare. My M was already crawling and saying dada by this point but I'm not worried. For right now, I'm just happy H is still immobile. LOL!
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Post by sophiegrace on Aug 3, 2017 20:34:39 GMT -6
tgrimes and starbuck thank you. Thank you, thank you. I'm Remember how that freaking out FTM always gets mentioned...apparently I get that medal tonight. 👍🏻 I just want her to be healthy and happy. And to know whatever I'm doing with her during the day isn't screwing her up for life. Lol. AND I really hope that didn't offend anyone or think I was wanting that everyone stop taking about the amazing things their littles are doing. Absolutely not. I just want to be able to shout from the mountains too, you know? Momming is hard. These little things add up and come bite you in the butt when you're least prepared to deal with them.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 3, 2017 22:27:01 GMT -6
sophiegrace It's totes normal. I was worried about H being too small & gaining enough weight. Now everyone comments on how big he is and I'm concerned about him being to chunky since he's not growing any in length. LOL. Mom's always have something to worry about. Pretty soon M will be talking so much you'll wish she never learned how to. She'll be all And you'll be like
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Post by vino on Aug 3, 2017 22:27:26 GMT -6
sophiegrace +1 to what starbuck and tgrimes said. You are absolutely doing nothing wrong, M is absolute perfection and will meet all the milestones. I promise. It's hard to hear what other kids are doing and yes, this never ends, with B at almost 4 I'm doing it more than ever, it's totally exhausting sometimes until I make myself snap out of it and focus on who he is not the kid standing next to him. And PLEASE don't pull away from here when you have concerns, come and chat, we're an honest bunch, we'll let you know what's up.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Aug 4, 2017 0:09:03 GMT -6
Oh damn tgrimes. Poor little guy. sophiegrace, +a million to what everyone else said. FWIW, DS2 is only army crawling. He isn't doing any of the other things you listed and he can't get himself into a sitting position on his own. They'll get there eventually though. You're rocking this mom thing, lady. Don't you forget that
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Aug 4, 2017 0:16:02 GMT -6
We had a lot of today!
I only wanted to kill MH once when he gave me attitude for not wanting to leave the stroller out on the sidewalk while we into a restaurant for dinner. But other than that it was a successful day trip. I'm exhausted and I'm really hoping this baby sleeps tonight.
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 4, 2017 2:11:25 GMT -6
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Post by Cheshie6 on Aug 4, 2017 3:04:34 GMT -6
sophiegrace, I'm not sure how much older M is than Liam but I hear ya! L can sit independently but I have to put him there. I have only seen him roll over from belly to back once, he gets on his hands and knees and rocks but no forward movement, he doesn't pull himself up, and definitely no words. But I try to remember that some kids in this group are over a month older than L. I worry too that he's behind. He doesn't seem interested in crawling, or standing up, he too is content just sitting next to me and playing. So I guess I'm saying you're not alone, my kid isn't doing anything aw-inspiring either!
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Post by danib on Aug 4, 2017 4:13:20 GMT -6
sophiegrace H says our names in context so I feel like its legitimate but maybe it's just coincidence. He only started doing all the physical stuff these past few weeks and some of it has literally just been days (like if I had written his check in last week it would have been different). Also, he still doesn't sleep or nap. Like I have no clue how I'm going to go back to work. I'm freaking out. He Only JUST started taking a bottle. Only just learned how to use a sippy cup/straw. I find myself comparing him and C all the time and have to force myself to stop. It's human nature I think. Also, I should point out. All the 4 year olds in my N13 group (barring a medical exception) are running around the playground just as crazy as each other, regardless of who crawled early or walked late.
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Post by dashook on Aug 4, 2017 5:31:01 GMT -6
Just throwing in more kids for comparison. D has been crawling for less than 2 weeks (she started at 8 months 6 days if I do the math). To me this was "late" because DS crawled much earlier.
D definitely does not have any words. She doesn't even really babble syllables; she still mostly screeches and makes demon noises when she wants to "talk." I actually would be shocked to hear that an 8 or 9 month old could talk at all, but again that's probably because my point of reference is DS who didn't say his first word until 14 months.
We all compare and question but that's only natural and it's because we care. At the end of the day they all catch up to one another, and if there was somehow an issue the pediatrician will likely catch it. At least this is what I tell myself any time I start to worry 😬
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 4, 2017 6:17:07 GMT -6
sophiegrace C says mama, baba and dada but I have no idea if they mean anything to him. Once when I walked into his room he said mama and a few times he would cry for his bottle saying baba. BUT he also goes through phases with everything he learns where he'll do it for a week straight then completely stop. So it all was most likely a coincidence. I think it's normal to compare, especially with a group like this, but try not to worry too much about it. There's still so many things C doesn't do that others do. Right now I'm considering myself lucky that he isn't mobile lol. tgrimes I was freaking out for months about overfeeding C since he was drinking 40+ oz a day at times and gaining weight so fast. But he's slowed way down on bottles yet still growing (we're starting to get into 18 month clothes already). He definitely isn't growing as tall as I would have expected though. It's always something.
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Post by hangry on Aug 4, 2017 8:34:02 GMT -6
Another anecdote, but here goes. I worked with a married couple. They are both neuro PTs. Their first daughter walked at 10 months. They theorized that it must have been due to the fact that they both inherently handled the baby and set up environments to facilitate early walking. Since infant gross motor development is very closely intertwined with neuro development, it sounded like a good theory! Cue second baby. I saw them in the spring when he was 15 months and he had no interest in walking. Just sat there. I haven't seen them since, but it's safe to assume that their two kids, who had the same experiences, environments, activities, etc started walking AT LEAST 6 months apart from each other All this to say, you are not doing anything wrong. These things will develop when they want. That is why all these milestones have a range. And the range is quite big! I ventured into my dungeon to find my copy of a great chart for assessing developmental milestones, but I couldn't find it. It shows how all these milestones overlap and are normal to develop in such a big amount of time. In reality, you already know this sophiegrace. Don't let your natural mother worries overcome your logic.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 4, 2017 8:35:22 GMT -6
goldenlove Ordinarily, I wouldn't freak out, especially since M was always a roly poly. ha ha ha! But he's dropped in % to 0.5, which is a bit concerning.
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