Grad Thread?

[penguin129]

I usually don't make it over here and wanted to update. Do you ladies want a Grad Thread? If not I'll go away.

[Deleted]

Please keep up the grad thread! I'm afraid I'll lose touch with so many people if this thread falls away!


R is 11.5 months. Only 16 days until she's a year old! 😥😥😥 Her personality is really showing recently and i love it and I'm excited to watch her learn all kinds of new things, but at the same time I really don't want to lose my baby!

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First ice cream sandwich!

[penguin129]

ok @led ! Let's do this

Lil P is 6 1/2 months old. She is rolling over both ways and gets stuck then cries. She really wants to sit up, but can't quite do it on her own. She has her 6 month check up on Saturday. She loves all baby foods but made faces and spit out the fruits when she first tried them.

I am still struggling with anxiety and went to the doctor today to switch medicines from Celexa to Zoloft. Tomorrow or Thursday I'm going to go have blood work done just to make sure there isn't something else going on we're missing like my thyroid acting up. I have my next therapy session Friday. I am really enjoying working for our small towns paper

I'll add some pics in a second...

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She fell asleep holding my MOPS notebook for the group I'm starting next year.
*poof*

My girls
*poof*

[pismoduo]

I always come over here Tuesday to check in and see what all of you are up to, but it feels awkward to start a grad thread as a grad.

K is 7.5 months and the last few days I've been tempted to leave her to some wolves to raise. Kidding, kidding.

She's so close to crawling. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth for a bit, but never manages to actually move herself along. This morning she did manage to get herself from flat in her belly to a straight up sitting position. She's into everything and I feel like I'm constantly redirecting her. We're starting to work on "No" and "Gentle hands" because I'm tired of getting slapped in the face. She has SIX teeth, four of which have come in just the last 2 weeks. She loves mangoes, bananas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. And she can finally eat mum mums without choking on them.

H and I officially decided to just be NTNP for the foreseeable future. K is such a handful right now that I can't imagine adding in another or going through this stage again, but I really do want her to have a sibling. So, we'll just sit on the fence for a while and see what happens.

Pictures!
In the first one, she threw a massive tantrum when I refused to let her chew on the computer cables, and cried herself to sleep face down on the floor beneath my computer chair.

She's been stealing the dog's toys lately because it means they sit right in front of her patiently waiting to get it back. So she takes their toy and then sits there yelling at them and giggling.

And we went to the park last week. She wasn't super impressed.

[PepperPottsJ]

May 2, 2017 17:32:30 GMT -5 ****** said:

And apparently i suck at remembering tags.

I'm inclined to disagree with you xoxo

[teraiin]

May 2, 2017 17:28:06 GMT -5 ****** said:

Is this where we tag people then feel like an asshat for forgetting people?? Lol

onesweetworld
rooskie
ladytiffany24
icedtea
pippacricket
@riscaboobs
teraiin
PepperPottsJ
joy
@everyoneelse

I feel so loved 😍😘❤

Thanks for the tag! Update coming once ds is in bed!

[teraiin]

Sparkly
cnf2013
SheilaTheTank

[teraiin]

DS is going to be ONE on Saturday. How is that even possible?!

He staggered a couple of steps last week but currently gets "stuck" when standing and doesn't know what to do.

When you get "stuck" standing:

[teraiin]

mustloveerica
wanderingheart
LadyNymeria

[mustloveerica]

Helloooooooo GKU! I've missed the grad thread lately.

My twins are 7 weeks old now. They have definitely woken up. Their favorite things in the world are eating, spitting up and looking at their best friend "Mr Ceiling Fan". They're about 8.5lbs now and finally starting to outgrow some of their newborn clothes. Sad.

H failed her hearing test again. DH is hearing impaired so we aren't terribly surprised but we were obviously hoping that gene would skip our little ladies. We go to an ENT at the end of the month to see if her ears are structurally normal and then we can talk about when we want to get her fitted for hearing aids. We are thinking probably around her first birthday.

Other than that things are going great. We've definitely settled into a routine and for the past week or so they've only been waking to eat once a night! I'm hoping the trend continues!!

Miss you all and wishing for many more BFPs.

[joy]

May 2, 2017 17:28:06 GMT -5 ****** said:

Is this where we tag people then feel like an asshat for forgetting people?? Lol

onesweetworld
rooskie
ladytiffany24
icedtea
pippacricket
@riscaboobs
teraiin
PepperPottsJ
joy
@everyoneelse

Yes. Except you remembered me so no asshat status for you!

I'm mobile. I'll post when I'm on a computer.

[requiressnacks]

Hi ladies! My babes are going to be 6 months next week! OMG. Also, we are flying to Florida on Tuesday and attempting a first family vacation. Basically, we are packing up our whole house and taking it to Florida for 5 days. I'll report back afterwards!

Also, I have a good pic to share! I got a Groupon for JCP photo studio and it was the best $27 bucks I've spend in a while. And we got a 2nd wear our of our fancy Easter outfits.





Also, if I don't update next week, I know Mother's Day is coming and that can be a hard holiday when you are going through IF. Sending lots of love and self-care to you all. ❤️❤️

[requiressnacks]

ellabee
wannabmama
littlelion
sleepymonkey

[sunfrogger88]

Hiii GKU!

E is 17mo and is in full blown toddler mode. I don't even have any words because I'm exhausted from working full time, parenting a toddler, all the normal mom things of running a house... Oh and starting my MBA next week. I'm crazy. I might need to be sent away.

Toddler spam :

[wannabmama]

Thanks for the tag requiressnacks your babes are so cute in their Easter best!

I'm cruising along at 22w, nothing too exciting to report, which at this point is probably a good thing!

Love seeing the updates and all the squishes!! Rooting for more BFPs!!

[rooskie]

Hey there! I got tagged. We are in Vegas doing all the Vegasy things this week. I'm literally sitting at a buffet now. I'm eating for two.

No appointments until 5/23 and if we hear a heartbeat then we will start telling people. I'll probably wait to tell work people until later though because my boss took another job which means I'm eligible for promotion in the next few weeks as everyone moves up the ladder.

It has been nice all week being able to be open with strangers though and maternity shorts are nice (with the buffets).

[ellabee]

Thanks for the tag requiressnacks!

Ben is doing great. He'll be 4 months on Monday. He's currently working on eating his hands and his rolling skills. And drooling all over the place.

[LadyNymeria]

Thanks for the tag teraiin !

R will be 8 months next Saturday. No real attempts at crawling yet but he gets more squirmy each day so I think we're headed that direction. He's definitely getting stronger - if MH or I sit him on the couch next to us he'll pretty much climb up us.

We're getting a bit more into solids now, and are trying to get into the habit of giving him some each day. He does pretty good with fruits but hasn't been a fan of veggies other than sweet potato. His absolute favorite food so far is peanut butter!! He grabs your arm to pull himself closer for more. It's adorable.

Sleeping decently, except the past couple nights have been rough. We're having crazy wind tonight and I can hear him stirring so I imagine tonight won't be great either. But he does pretty well most nights so I shouldn't complain.

And now pictures!! PDQ

First shopping cart ride.
**poof**

His nap position from earlier today.
**poof**

And peanut butter time!! I think there was more on his face than in his belly at that point, but he was so happy!
**poof**

[pismoduo]

LadyNymeria have you tried carrots with him? K loves sweet potatoes and carrots, those are the only ones she eats unless she's starving.

[thechickencoop]

May 2, 2017 17:28:06 GMT -5 ****** said:

Is this where we tag people then feel like an asshat for forgetting people?? Lol

onesweetworld
rooskie
ladytiffany24
icedtea
pippacricket
@riscaboobs
teraiin
PepperPottsJ
joy
@everyoneelse

It's cool. It's cool.

[thechickencoop]

Still truckin along here! 15 weeks and some change.

The big news this week's is we got our NIPT results back and we screened negative for chromosomal abnormalities (earlier screening was high risk so this was a HUGE relief).

Oh, and were team....













Blue!! Eek. H and DS are freaking out.

[teraiin]

housecarder
queenofcats
Fearsy

[ladytiffany24]

Thanks for the tag! I missed this yesterday.

B is 7 weeks old. He's a big boy! Over 12 pounds and we're already in size 2 diapers. He starting to be more interactive every day. We've only gotten a couple of smiles so far but it's only a matter of time. He sleeps pretty well and is a chill baby unless he's hungry. He goes from zero to hangry in a millisecond.

Oh, we're taking a road trip down to Disney world in a week and a half. Taking advantage of still being on maternity leave and the toddler still being free. DD is obsessed with all things Disney so it should be fun. FX for a sleepy baby and a not-too-much-tantruming toddler!

And for a pic, poor B is in for it with having a big sister. He's already trying to style him. Lol.

[cnf2013]

Thanks for the tag teraiin.

E is closer to 18 months then 17months and full of the crazy. She's happy and smart and learning so much. My mom is starting to teach her letters when she watches her and she can identify two so far. And right now she's all about building with mega blocks which is fun.

AFM I'm 11+4 and trucking right along. Baby is growing and wiggling. I had panorama drawn Monday so we should know soon if baby is healthy and what the sex is, which is exciting.

Love you GKU.

[LadyNymeria]

May 2, 2017 23:09:37 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

LadyNymeria have you tried carrots with him? K loves sweet potatoes and carrots, those are the only ones she eats unless she's starving.

We did and he was kinda meh about them. Need to try them again though because sometimes he's just not in the mood. I also think we need to start trying more of our food and less of the purees since he'll refuse solids then dive for our plates.

[LadyNymeria]

Congrats on the good results and Team Blue thechickencoop!

[SheilaTheTank]

Thanks for the tag teraiin ,

K is 14 months and 100% toddler. She has over a dozen words, will show you her belly, throws a ball and loves to play in the dirt (and eat it ). Despite the tantrums and all that comes with a toddler, I'm completely enamored with her. PDQ pics

*poof*

[joy]

My child is now 8 months old. Wut?

Before turning the big oh-eight, she mastered crawling and standing. Standing is the GREATEST thing to ever come her way so we stand. A lot. Daycare also reports that she'll cruise around their table if food is involved. She would like to eat, touch, lick, or otherwise manhandle any food in her general vicinity. I'm pretending this early bird cruising/standing does not mean that she'll walk before a year. I can dream, dammit.

She visited the NFL Draft last week!

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* poof! *

[ajetter]

joy my oldest two were awesome cruisers at 8 months, and neither took an unassisted step until 13 months. There's hope. DD3 however started pulling up at 7 months and was walking at 11 months, the punk.

[Deleted]

joy, R was walking along furniture before she was crawling and still isn't walking unassisted. There's hope.