Infant Check in 8/9

[megrae12]

Age: 5.5months/ 4m1.5w adjusted

Milestones: To freaking much. He rolls constantly, more and more consonant and vowel sounds, eating solids

Challenges: Days. He has been having a hard time. Happy for 5 minutes then needs to be picked up or something. It's becoming a lot. Is this normal? Also, I'm worried about his fine motor skills. He is way ahead on gross motor and still not grasping things well. I'm going to watch him til his 6 month apt at the end of this month and mention it to his pedi.

Cute/Funny Stories: We co-sleep. He is such a snuggler. If I roll over, he is immediately glued to my side. H says that he has never seen someone so small take up so much room on a king size bed.

How are you? I'm tired. The days are getting hard with a baby that is never satisfied. H has admitted to having PPND. It's hard. He is snappy and hard to deal with and by the time he gets home, my patience is at its end. So, for now, I'm tired and treading water.

QOTW: In light of the fact that some schools are back in session, and many others about to start... tell us about the best teacher you ever had. The best teacher I ever had was my 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Bryan. I started a new school then. I ended getting really sick and ended up in the hospital for a week. Not exactly a great first impression. She was wonderful. Because I transferred from a private to public school, I was already ahead academically. I didn't have to make up any of my work and she worked hard to make sure that I was not bored in her classes. She was amazing!

[Smootiepie]

DS is 10 months

He had a pedi appt yesterday, and he's up to 7% for weight (which is the highest he's ever been)!!

The downside of the appt is that he's still at 0% for height. Also, he caught our stomach bug on Friday and developed what the pedi thinks is an eczema rash over the weekend. Luckily, he wasn't too grumpy.

He's such a silly bird lately because he gets really giggly when he's tired. He only took a half hour nap at DC yesterday, which meant he was smiling and laughing at errything last night. Like he legit laughed for probably 20 minutes because I was bopping him on the head w/ a pillow. And at one point, he was just laughing because I was laughing at him.

DH and I both got our stomach bugs middle of last week, and today is the first day I'm feeling back to "normal."

QOTW: my calc teacher in high school. He was the perfect mix of nice/understanding while still expecting a lot out of his students.

[taberbtb]

megrae12 I remember that being a hard age with B. ((Hugs))

Smootiepie glad you and your H are feeling better. I hope it doesn't hang around long for DS!

@boxerific yay for a tooth! I wish they all came at once and then it was over with.

@enchanted good luck at the dentist. I had zero cavities until I got pregnant the first time. Damn babies weakening our teeth!

[taberbtb]

Age: 5 weeks

Milestones: We were officially discharged from the midwives and released to our family doctor this morning. That counts right?

Challenges: The evening fussy period. I could handle it except I usually have to leave her to cry while I do bedtime with her big sister. Then when I come back to DD2 she's so upset it takes me 20 min to calm her down. I have no idea when (or if?) I will even get a handle on bedtime with two littles.

Cute/funny stories: I just love watching my two girls together. DD1 is at the age she doesn't exactly love diaper changes so I lie them down on the floor together and they hold hands. It makes my heart swell.

How are you? Doing ok. Tired, busy but loving it.

QOTW: My favourite teacher was my grade 7 teacher Mr. Corrigan. He was weird and by today's standards completely unethical the way he would walk out on our band practices and leave us to wait for our parents to pick us up when we didn't perform to the level he knew we were capable of. It did however push us to really work out hardest.

[tkford216]

Age: Week shy of 6 months

Good: Not much new in the past week. I did get out some new toys meant for 6m+ (things you hit/etc to make noise/etc) and he has them mostly figured out. Oh, and he's no longer on his reflux meds?

Bad: Sleep has gone back to normal, more or less, so nothing too bad at the moment. Eating a ton though, must be a growth spurt.

Stories: (I suppose this should go in the milestones?) He sat in a cart like a big boy for the first time the other day. He gets so excited, he just bounces in the seat. I may have made a few extra errands over the past week just because it's so fun to watch him.

Me: Good. Finally made my IUD appt. Yay.

QOTW: Hands down my high school french teacher. I had her all 4 years. We became a close group in that class, always fun. We are actually still fb friends and we catch up from time to time. She sent a homemade knit hat when I had the baby.

[readinglove]

Age:
20 weeks yesterday...not sure how that happened.


Milestones:
We are near the end of our first round of antibiotics! Ear infection, be gone! He is officially grabbing at his toes when he is sitting up - which he does well with support, and he can stay upright with the tripod stance for about 10-15 seconds. 


Challenges:
Stranger danger is in full force. I took him to my parents for a day trip yesterday, and had lunch plans with friends. We got to Mom and Dad's around 10:30, and I was there with him until 12:15. He was happy and all was well after I left, until he woke up from a nap. Whoops.


Cute/Funny Stories:
My parents just came back from their grand European vacation, and they legit brought back a kilt for J. They put him in it yesterday and were so proud of themselves. He was less than impressed.


How are you?
I have this week and next week until I'm back to work. I'm struggling a lot with this, and the whole day care notion. He'll start DC on the 30th, and the thought of me being at work combined with having to drop him off brings on the tears like whoa. I know he'll be in a great place with people that care for and about him, and that DC will be a good thing for him, but dammit. It was so hard to just get him here, I don't want to let go. Gah. I'm a mess.


QOTW: In light of the fact that some schools are back in session, and many others about to start... tell us about the best teacher you ever had. I was so lucky to have some amazing teachers. My 4th and 5th grade teachers were among the best. They really worked with me and pushed me to achieve more. They understood me and saw strengths and potential in me that I was unaware of at the time. If I can be half the teacher they were/are, I will consider myself a success.

[readinglove]

megrae12 J has gone through similar stretches of not being happy/satisfied during the day. They're tough to get through, but they passed within a week or so. I hope he settles back in soon, and hugs being sent your way.

Smootiepie Ew to stomach bugs - I hope it passes and everyone is back to normal soon! Yay for 7th %ile! J has eczema - CeraVe moisturizer has been a lifesaver.

@boxerific A tooth!!! Yay!!! That's exciting! I'm sorry to hear about your FIL's passing. 

@enchanted I love the plethora of English teachers on your list. And hooray for a tooth! And yes, you definitely needed to buy the toy.

taberbtb That totally counts as a milestone. I wish I had advice on the evening/bedtime thing for you, but I don't. My heart melted at the holding hands during diaper changes. Gah.

tkford216 I can't believe your little guy is almost 6 months!! How did that happen? How sweet of your French teacher - love that so much.

[Smootiepie]

readinglove the build-up and first week of DC is just torture. But I promise that it will get easier. ((Hugs)) friend.

[sarcaztic10]

Age: 2.5 weeks

Milestones: staying awake a bit longer, and his umbilical cord finally fell off so we got to do a bath!

Challenges: getting places on time. Next week I will have small stretches with just me and the boys so we will see how that goes.

Cute/Funny Stories: I love the baby snuggles and how he looks at me with his mouth open in an O

How are you? Doing ok, I threw my back out somehow last night and I am still recovering.

QOTW: In light of the fact that some schools are back in session, and many others about to start... tell us about the best teacher you ever had.

I loved my college professors in women's and gender studies. One of them has moved on to other teaching opportunities now but she was so awesome and really got me into WGS as a minor.

Then there is the other professor who was also the head of the dept. She was awesome and such a great teacher. I loved her class and the literature she assigned. She was always so supportive of me. In my last year of college she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and has been fighting it for 7 years. She is now done fighting and there are no more options. I am so sad that such an inspiring woman and awesome teacher and writer is going to leave this world too soon.

[readinglove]

Aug 11, 2016 9:30:46 GMT -5 Smootiepie said:

readinglove the build-up and first week of DC is just torture. But I promise that it will get easier. ((Hugs)) friend.

Thank you. Hearing someone acknowledge that it's hard is so helpful.

[tkford216]

I am so happy to see you in here sarcaztic10

[ellebelle]

Joining everyone over here!

Age: 3.5 weeks

Milestones: Staying awake/alert longer during the day, tracking movement better and looking at faces more and more.

Challenges: Cluster feeding. And possible reflux. It all comes to a head at bedtime when I'm trying to get DD1 to bed too.

Cute/Funny Stories: DD1 is so cute with DD2. She calls her "sweetie pumpkin princess" and likes to help take care of you.

How are you? Hanging in there. I'll sleep one day again.

QOTW: In light of the fact that some schools are back in session, and many others about to start... tell us about the best teacher you ever had. My 12th grade English teacher was amazing. Definitely the make you think outside the box type who the administration hated but kids loved.