Come Baaaackkkk

[pbandj714]

You guys. Our board is dead. It sucks. I don't want it to end up getting cut the next time they purge inactive boards.

I know a lot of you moved to FB or something, but remember how awesome it was when we were all pregnant and sharing the experience together?! I miss that! Our board used to be hopping! So I'm going to tag some people to see if we can come back out of the woodwork. I know we're all super busy parenting these little humans, but how is everybody doing??

And I'm sure there are a few people I forgot to tag, I'm sorry, I tried my best.

soultrane
txmommy14
Andrea
frecklesnbrains
littleducky
carolinaheart
nitecheese
titania
twobananas
virginiaorjohn
shoogars
Stringy
GOmamab15
nymama917
babyzebra
mladerri
manybellsdown
Flair Underwood
origamimommy
Kevinmac
broadwaymama
bgkc4
pdxlaurens
csat
cattuccino
sandandsea
greysonsmom
ArgyleEnigma
lakecountrygal
amiet79
happyday
woodengirl07
vivela
chriskoo
birdhut
@cheeze
bighair12
vlinder
packerfan4life
2dogs2kids
Outofhiding
princessisadora
microworm

ETA: fix tags

[titania]

Hi!!! I'm here! Thanks for the call out. I would so hate for the board to be purged!

My little baby will be 6 months tomorrow... um what?!? We will be trying out avocados with her tomorrow as her birthday celebration Life is crazy with working and momming and so much harder then I expected. How are you pbandj714??? Whenever I think one is hard I remember some people have two! You are amazing.

[microworm]

Hi! I'm around. I'll be honest - when the board moved to FB and the private board I stopped checking in. If we can keep this board active then I'd like to participate more.

[pbandj714]

How is she 6 months already titania?! Time is flying!! I hope she enjoys her avocado.

I'm good! I've been back to work for 2 months now, and we've gotten into the groove of our routine. The only thing I still can't master is when/how to cook dinner, so we've been horrible about getting takeout or just not eating. Ugh. I think the routine that I'm forced to have actually makes life easier than when I tried to let them lead the routine while on leave. I had to give up my sad attempt at breastfeeding once I went back to work because pumping 1 oz at a time just wasn't going to cut it, and they were obviously frustrated at the breast, so it was time. They're FF now, and doing just great. Still spit-up champs, though.

L & G are 4.5 months (5 months on the 20th!) and doing really well. They roll all over the place, love their feet, babble and laugh at us. Miss L can stand as long as we balance her, she has amazing core strength and makes her brother look like a rag doll. They're sleeping in their own cribs now and (mostly) sleeping through from 7:30p-6a. I usually have to replace pacifiers at least a few times/night. They love sleeping on their sides/bellies now that they've mastered rolling, so I find them in some pretty funny positions in the morning.

But yes, life is crazy. They're so fun and so much work. It's amazing how different life is now.

[pbandj714]

Nov 11, 2016 10:01:22 GMT -5 microworm said:

Hi! I'm around. I'll be honest - when the board moved to FB and the private board I stopped checking in. If we can keep this board active then I'd like to participate more.

I'd love it if we could keep it active! This used to be the first place I'd check on TCF and lately it's been the last, if at all. I missed you all!

[manybellsdown]

hiiii. So glad you posted this, because I think it ALL THE TIME. Imma make a thread for the participation.

[greysonsmom]

DD just turned 5 months, she is rolling all over the place. More interested in big brother's toys than her own. The two of them are so completely in love with each other, it's adorable. I'm so happy because he was not happy about a baby sister for a few weeks.

I don't think I've ever been tested so much in my life as I am now dealing with a two year old.

[sandandsea]

I'm around, it's just been dead so I've checked out. DS is 4.5 months and rolling, talking, and shoving all things in his mouth. I'm also back at work and check TCF while pumping as the rest of my day is crazy busy.

[txmommy14]

Hey! Missed you! After moving to FB, I've been bad about checking this board. Maybe we can start some new threads!

[pbandj714]

Doooo it!

[bighair12]

I am here!! This new job is kicking my butt and I only get a chance to look when I pump!! But I miss you ladies as well!

I have a five and a half month old that doesn't sleep!!

[frecklesnbrains]

I'm here! I also miss this general board and prefer it to both the private board and FB. I keep checking in every day but I don't see anything I'd rather keep the private board for photos only.

Life is busy. We bought a house. Closing is on Monday. We move next Friday and Saturday. Moving with a 5 month-old is going to be so much fun! (not...)

Can we at the very least re-start a weekly check-in here? I want to make sure late-comers and people who aren't on the private board are welcomed.

[pbandj714]

Nov 11, 2016 14:42:12 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

I'm here! I also miss this general board and prefer it to both the private board and FB. I keep checking in every day but I don't see anything I'd rather keep the private board for photos only.

Life is busy. We bought a house. Closing is on Monday. We move next Friday and Saturday. Moving with a 5 month-old is going to be so much fun! (not...)

Can we at the very least re-start a weekly check-in here? I want to make sure late-comers and people who aren't on the private board are welcomed.

Yes, let's!

AH, see the house I didn't even know about! That's awesome!! I bet it's a huge weight off your shoulders even if you do have the daunting task of moving with a baby.

[frecklesnbrains]

Nov 11, 2016 14:54:25 GMT -5 pbandj714 said:

Nov 11, 2016 14:42:12 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

I'm here! I also miss this general board and prefer it to both the private board and FB. I keep checking in every day but I don't see anything I'd rather keep the private board for photos only.

Life is busy. We bought a house. Closing is on Monday. We move next Friday and Saturday. Moving with a 5 month-old is going to be so much fun! (not...)

Can we at the very least re-start a weekly check-in here? I want to make sure late-comers and people who aren't on the private board are welcomed.

Yes, let's!

AH, see the house I didn't even know about! That's awesome!! I bet it's a huge weight off your shoulders even if you do have the daunting task of moving with a baby.

yes, yes, we bought a house! I'm excited! It is nice that we'll have a space of our own, that I won't have to keep trekking down 3 flights of stairs and outside to do laundry, and we'll have a dedicated room for the baby.

[titania]

pbandj714 I have no idea how to master this dinner thing either! We are just eating so late now - after DD goes down THEN we start cooking. We finally have a bedtime routine for her but not sure where we fit in! Plus I want to go to bed so early cause she only sleeps in 2-3hr chunks, so sometimes I just grab a snack and head to bed. One day we will figure it out!

bighair12 How is the new job going?? Besides being super busy do you like it? Also right there with you on the no sleeping thing. I cannot survive without coffee.

Good luck moving frecklesnbrains!! Inside laundry will be amazing!!!

[manybellsdown]

Nov 11, 2016 14:59:41 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

Nov 11, 2016 14:54:25 GMT -5 pbandj714 said:

Yes, let's!

AH, see the house I didn't even know about! That's awesome!! I bet it's a huge weight off your shoulders even if you do have the daunting task of moving with a baby.

yes, yes, we bought a house! I'm excited! It is nice that we'll have a space of our own, that I won't have to keep trekking down 3 flights of stairs and outside to do laundry, and we'll have a dedicated room for the baby.

These things are going to be gamechangers! I'm hoping all the best for a smooth move.

[microworm]

Nov 11, 2016 14:42:12 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

I'm here! I also miss this general board and prefer it to both the private board and FB. I keep checking in every day but I don't see anything I'd rather keep the private board for photos only.

Life is busy. We bought a house. Closing is on Monday. We move next Friday and Saturday. Moving with a 5 month-old is going to be so much fun! (not...)

Can we at the very least re-start a weekly check-in here? I want to make sure late-comers and people who aren't on the private board are welcomed.

+1 I agree with you about the general board vs private.

Also how are things going with the PT? DS2's torticollis has resolved but we still go biweekly to make sure he stays on track with some other things. I'm kind of fed up because I barely can tell what the PT is talking about. But who am I to argue with a specialist? We talked flat head at his 4 month appt and the Pedi said to give it until 6 months to get evaluated for a helmet because she thinks it's mild. Really hoping to avoid it.

[GOmamab15]

I'm here! Miss you all!!!

My late-comer July baby is trying his best to catch up with his June friends, he's doing all the milestones and making me really nervous for crawling. His personality though. It's amazing, he's a little person with an opinion.
I hear you on dinner. We have snacks for dinner a lot. We just started sitting him at the table when we eat in one of those chairs that screws onto the table and that helps us have more time to actually eat. Preparing the food, not so much. Last night we had artichoke dip, bread and pita chips for dinner. For lunch I had hummus and carrots.

[origamimommy]

Hi old friends!!!! I miss this board and have thought about coming back but I got lost in the shuffle from here to private. I tried to post earlier today but kept getting an error!

Baby is 4.5 months old and is so amazing. We just bought a house and moved, so things have been crazy. I'd love to join back in!

[vlinder]

Thanks for the tag. I've been lazy about checking in here. Things are good. Hard to believe that in a little over a week I'll have a 5 month old! She's recently discovered that she has feet and that they can go in her mouth.

[chriskoo]

Hi!!!! Thanks for the tag -- so nice to reconnect and see how everyone is doing. I'm technically in the FB group but I almost never post because I'm not a fan of facebook in general, would rather participate here and the private board but I've been lazy with that lately. Anyone interesting in exchanging instagrams? I like IG a lot because photos are my favourite! I still follow some of the girls that I met on the knot when I was planning my wedding.

DD is great, she's 4.5 months and super cute. We had a rough go a few weeks ago when she was in the hospital with a UTI, but she's much better now.

I'm back at work part time, it's going pretty well and I have a set up where I get to bring DD with me.

I'm going to try to do better with participating - life just gets so busy!

[GOmamab15]

chriskoo I'm glad DD is better! So sorry that she had a rough time!

[chriskoo]

GOmamab15 I'll post a couple of pics on the private board -- she was a trooper!

[greysonsmom]

chriskoo I love IG, I'm katee0617

[frecklesnbrains]

Nov 11, 2016 18:25:08 GMT -5 microworm said:

Nov 11, 2016 14:42:12 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

I'm here! I also miss this general board and prefer it to both the private board and FB. I keep checking in every day but I don't see anything I'd rather keep the private board for photos only.

Life is busy. We bought a house. Closing is on Monday. We move next Friday and Saturday. Moving with a 5 month-old is going to be so much fun! (not...)

Can we at the very least re-start a weekly check-in here? I want to make sure late-comers and people who aren't on the private board are welcomed.

+1 I agree with you about the general board vs private.

Also how are things going with the PT? DS2's torticollis has resolved but we still go biweekly to make sure he stays on track with some other things. I'm kind of fed up because I barely can tell what the PT is talking about. But who am I to argue with a specialist? We talked flat head at his 4 month appt and the Pedi said to give it until 6 months to get evaluated for a helmet because she thinks it's mild. Really hoping to avoid it.

Thanks for asking! The torticollis resolved and we graduated from PT. They actually didn't think he had true torticollis yet, but that he was at high risk of developing it because of "rotational preference". We did all the stretching exercises, but mostly I think he just got stronger and more interested in looking around at the world. It helps that he is rolling now and doesn't despise tummy time as much. The plagiocephaly is still pretty prominent though, and it bothers me a lot. I think I decided we wouldn't do a helmet no matter what, and my pedi thinks this is reasonable. She says it's not a very severe case. We'll see if she says the same thing at his 6 mo appointment. I won't feel better until it goes away though, realizing that that might take years. He's such an amazing baby and sleeps 10-12 hours every night. I guess the flat head is the downside of having a great sleeper.

Best of luck to you guys! Glad the PT helped with the torticollis.

[vivela]

If people want to start a check-in I'd be down! If tags are included I'd think to come back more. I was never the most active poster, but it would be nice to keep the board a little more lively.

[microworm]

Nov 12, 2016 6:30:54 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

Nov 11, 2016 18:25:08 GMT -5 microworm said:

+1 I agree with you about the general board vs private.

Also how are things going with the PT? DS2's torticollis has resolved but we still go biweekly to make sure he stays on track with some other things. I'm kind of fed up because I barely can tell what the PT is talking about. But who am I to argue with a specialist? We talked flat head at his 4 month appt and the Pedi said to give it until 6 months to get evaluated for a helmet because she thinks it's mild. Really hoping to avoid it.

Thanks for asking! The torticollis resolved and we graduated from PT. They actually didn't think he had true torticollis yet, but that he was at high risk of developing it because of "rotational preference". We did all the stretching exercises, but mostly I think he just got stronger and more interested in looking around at the world. It helps that he is rolling now and doesn't despise tummy time as much. The plagiocephaly is still pretty prominent though, and it bothers me a lot. I think I decided we wouldn't do a helmet no matter what, and my pedi thinks this is reasonable. She says it's not a very severe case. We'll see if she says the same thing at his 6 mo appointment. I won't feel better until it goes away though, realizing that that might take years. He's such an amazing baby and sleeps 10-12 hours every night. I guess the flat head is the downside of having a great sleeper.

Best of luck to you guys! Glad the PT helped with the torticollis.

Thanks! Is the flatness all across the back (brachycephaly) or just on one side? DS1 had brachycephaly too and is now 2.5 years old and his head looks pretty good. Of course I notice that it could be rounder but I am surprised how much it rounded out. I'm happy with it.

[soultrane]

Hi! I've been terrible at keeping up both here and on the fb group. Work is still kicking my butt so I've had very little downtime since returning from leave. The boys are both doing great though. C is 5.5 months and is super close to crawling and has 2 teeth. G is doing great in pre-k and is surprising me everyday with the things he's learned. He had surgery 2 weeks ago and bounced right back afterward so he continues to be my little trooper!

We're currently sitting in the parking lot at the zoo because both boys fell asleep just as we got here. It gave me time to catch up here though so I'll take it! I miss chatting with you all and I'm holding out hope that work will eventually slow down so I can breathe a little!

[frecklesnbrains]

microworm nope, it's asymmetrical flatness, classic positional plagiocephaly. He's lopsided. It stopped getting worse though, at least.

[txmommy14]

Aw, this thread made me miss his active this board once was!