September already??

[cougarette]

Hey there! Thanks for the bat signal, dreemkin.

We've been good here! DS has started taking several independent steps!! He is doing very well with cruising, walking with his push toy, and even climbing stairs (I'm so happy to live in a single level!). Within the last two weeks he even started drinking from his cup. I don't know if it's the switch to the toddler room, or what.

So now we're focused on his speech. He's still not saying many words or gesturing. He is pretty good at listening to commands. I can ask him to get his ball and throw it to me, and he'll go find it in another room and throw it.

I hope everyone is well!

[cougarette]

In other news, we're heading out of town tomorrow for the weekend in the mountains. I'm nervous about leaving the house with a hurricane coming. Well, it'll be a tropical storm by time it gets here, but still! I don't feel good about leaving the kitties. If it was a real threat I'd definitely take them with us; I'm just being a wimp.

Then again, I don't think Hugo was supposed to be a real threat. OK, I need a drink.

[aggiebug]

Hiya! Yay for big leaps. Such a big boy.

I am watching Sophia the first while my parents are gone. It's a nice break

[lilyelayne]

cougarette hopefully the weather isn't bad at home and you get to enjoy your weekend away!

[lilyelayne]

One of DH's good friends and his new wife just moved back to the town we live in, so we're excited about that. Hoping to go see their house tomorrow.

That's about it. Growth spurt over here I think; Gabe's eating like an adult and nursing all. day. long.

[tortor4]

Great news cougarette! Glad to hear from you!
lilyelayne I always love seeing people's houses.

Nothing much here today. We took our time getting dressed and making breakfast this morning because we didn't have anywhere to be at a certain time, just errands. It was so nice. We danced the whole time I was cooking breakfast and C could not get enough. Tonight my girlfriend is coming over for Chinese and wine while H is at a football draft. I'm looking forward to it.

Also I'm in my first two week wait since starting to TFAS. I think I'll POAS on Sunday. Ahhhhh the nerves 😁

[dreemkin]

cougarette good to hear from you. That sounds so great about DS! I am currently thinking we'll need to contact EI next month for a speech eval. Only actual words here are Dada and Mom (sometimes). Lately she's been making a lot of sounds that are similar to words. I swear she said purple ...or poo poo Do you have someone to check on your house when you are away? That would give me peace of mind to leave the kitties!
lilyelayne that sounds nice. Do you like the wife?
aggiebug being out of your usual routine can be tough (even when it's your own family). Glad you got a break.
tortor4 you guys sound fun. Love your dance parties! Have fun tonight! And yay for TFAS! FX for you.

[dreemkin]

AFM, N had her totschool open house this morning. She was so excited that she brought her shiny new backpack to "practice" using her cubby We also found out that she is going to be in the same class as the girl she met at the park, which I'm glad for. They seem like a nice family and we'll probably see them around the neighborhood since they only live a few streets down.

PS: we decided to do totschool for sure regardless of the preschool outcome (actually haven't heard back from them). I was not ready for 5 days a week. Plus, she has another year after this to get "kindergarten ready".

[cougarette]

My parents will check on them on Saturday. It's looking like it'll mostly be rain by time it gets here. I just worry about the possibility of tornadoes.

Since DS is doing so well I'm going to talk to his EI and see about changing his goals and focus on his speech. We tried to do a hearing test at his appointment yesterday, but the equipment wasn't working correctly. I think his hearing is probably fine since he follows directions and turns his head if we're behind him and call his name. But it would be good to know for sure.

[cougarette]

That's exciting tortor4! The TWW is torture!

[tortor4]

cougarette such torture! I already tested at 7 dpo even though I KNOW it's too early. I just can't help myself lol.
dreemkin omg N wanting to practice with her backpack made my heart melt! What a sweetheart. I'm glad she's so excited.

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tortor4, keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Went to a chiropractor (sp?) with my hip that hurts when I run, and he thought that it could be because the hip muscles have to compensate for a weak pelvic floor... Which wouldn't surprise me if it was true. I was lousy at doing kegels both during and after the pregnancy.

So I downloaded an app and started a kegel workout program. I love that I can do all the work sitting down

[agm04]

tortor4 i think i started testing last month at 8 DPO even though our timing wasn't perfect. I can't help myself either! Crossing my fingers for you.

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin it's adorable how excited N is!
tortor4 eeeeek waiting is so hard!
@alyllyra I'm awful at kegels. Maybe I should look for an app too! Hope it helps your hips. Or you can get a referral to physical therapy for your pelvic floor.

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I've only met the wife twice but she seems nice. I'm hoping we'll be friends.

[dreemkin]

Kegels feel so awful to me. I just can't even. Hope it helps you though @alyllyra