Oh crap, that kitten bouquet.... it is so cute! I wonder if I could score one of those.... probably not. Eta: not really worth a second post, but it just reminded me of earlier today when I had DD giggling like mad at a 'cute babies and kittens' vid on youtube. Seriously melted my heart.
My baby gave me another bloody nose today. I'm so over the nostril hooking.
DS did that to me the other day. I had to get dh to grab him because blood was pouring out my nose. Fun times. Eta- I realize I'm a dirty lurker, but I'm working on it!
Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Feb 8, 2015 22:58:35 GMT -5
I gave DD a bath today after lunch (green beans ended up all over her pjs) and put her in fleece christmas pjs afterwards. Apparently she didn't think it was appropriate to wear Christmas pjs in february cause about an hour later she spit up 5 minutes after nursing her.
Post by BurritosAtEveryMeal on Feb 9, 2015 8:49:31 GMT -5
SpinsOffResonance I thought that Al Roker was America's favorite weatherman but perhaps I am incorrect. He's on the Today Show. And this snow can stop now. I can't believe they're predicting two more snowfalls later this week for MA!
DD started coughing and wasn't stopping, picked her up looked in her mouth and she had a small plastic sticker like thing in the back of her throat! Seriously almost had a heart attack, she started crying and freaking out because she could not get it out, put her over my knee and shoulder trying to help her get it out. She finally threw it up along with tons of spit :-(. I'm going to kill DH when he gets home because I know it's from his project he was doing yesterday.
Post by flockofmoosen on Feb 9, 2015 9:04:09 GMT -5
I start work on Thursday and I'm excited but now that it's finally here I'm freaking out a bit, too. I've been with baby 24/7 for 8.5 months and now I'm changing that, voluntarily. I don't need to work--it's easier on us if i don't, but I wanted to. At least it's part time (20 hours) and a good schedule. Sigh...
Those bouquets are horrifying, btw. I would be pissed if someone gave me a bunch of stupid dolls to throw away. I don't need any more clutter.
Post by flockofmoosen on Feb 9, 2015 9:10:38 GMT -5
My other random is that I'm so worried about baby girl's weight check on Wednesday. If the doctor says failure to thrive I'm probably going to cry.
So the rhyme goes, food before one is just for fun. Well, I've been doing that and breastfeeding her and giving her some solid/table food (which she actually eats) and I thought I was giving her too much solid food, but when i took her in for her sick visit last week they weighed her and she's down to the 14th percentile. She used to be at the 70th, and then was 49th at her 6 month appt. Granted, she was sick last week and had thrown up that morning so I'm sure she was lighter than normal, but I'm so worried and confused. How can she be falling off her own curve if I nurse her all the time like I'm supposed to and I feed her when she's hungry and stop when she's full?? What was I missing?
Since she's recovered, we've been shoving food at her and surprisingly, she's eating way more than I thought she would. Just when I think she's done, she eats more. Isn't there a risk of teaching her not to follow her hunger/full cues?? WTF...I hope the doctor has some really good advice.
I've been pretty confident about everything up until now. Now I don't know what the hell I'm doing. On top of this, she refuses bottles now which makes her time at day care harder.
ETA: that was so long....TLDR; baby girl falling off growth curve and I'm freaking out.
Well first day at new job. In orientation and no one can tell me where the lactation room is (I sent emails in advance and asked HR today)...so...I'm in a bathroom stall. Gross I know, but not another option because I have to be back from break soon. Oh well...10 more minutes of pumping for this session
flockofmoosen If you pedi says anything negative then you should find a new pedi. DS has never been above 27th percentile in weight and is usually closer to 20th and they have never shamed me about it.. because all babies do not weigh the same.. it's just an average. As long as you baby is continuing to gain weight over time then you're fine. They don't need or use calories the same as they did during their big growth spurts so as long as your baby is still nursing and eating the amount of food that she wants, you're good.
flockofmoosen If you pedi says anything negative then you should find a new pedi. DS has never been above 27th percentile in weight and is usually closer to 20th and they have never shamed me about it.. because all babies do not weigh the same.. it's just an average. As long as you baby is continuing to gain weight over time then you're fine. They don't need or use calories the same as they did during their big growth spurts so as long as your baby is still nursing and eating the amount of food that she wants, you're good.
Thanks. The problem is that she started out in the 70th percentile, and by 6 months dropped to 49th, and now is at 14th.
flockofmoosen - My DD seems to fight her bottles when she either needs to go up a nipple size or she's about to get a tooth. Maybe that's why she's refusing the bottle.
Does your doctor's office has a nurse's line to call? I found mine so helpful, especially when she was fighting bottles and I was concerned about her intake of formula. DD would rather eat than drink. We discussed how often she was eating, how many bottles she was doing and should I make any adjustments.
Well first day at new job. In orientation and no one can tell me where the lactation room is (I sent emails in advance and asked HR today)...so...I'm in a bathroom stall. Gross I know, but not another option because I have to be back from break soon. Oh well...10 more minutes of pumping for this session
I need to just bite the bullet and tell DH that I can't stand going to MIL's house and don't really want to because it stinks so horribly of cigarette smoke and that it's an unsafe environment for DD. Anytime he's mentioned going there, I know I have a look on my face of disgust but I just can't bring myself to have that huge fight.
DH still smokes but he doesn't smoke in the house, he always washes up before touching DD, won't smoke in the car with her and we always take my car when going places as a family so it's not like he doesn't know. It's that everything goes out the window because it's his mom and she won't drive to our places, and it's not fair we go to my parents house but then won't go to his mom's. Before FIL passed, she's only smoked in the finished basement, so house wasn't bad, now she smokes everywhere and it's just so gross.
DD had a decent weekend at my parents. She was teething, but Mom said she was still cheerful and playful. But she didn't want my dad.
I feel bad that DD is still so shy with him. I know part of it this weekend was that it was her first time away from DH and me. She knows my mom better, and we resemble each other. I guess I kind of expected it.
In other news, DH and I had fun at our convention.
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