POM Check-In 9.23

[twinmomma]

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples?
4, gg ID twins

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss?
Not sure if this is a "milestone" but we're getting into the groove of pre-k and I think it's going to be huge for them. DD2 in particular. She's so motivated and curious and smart. DD1 seems to not care. She's an aloof/sarcastic kid so I'm desperately trying to keep her engaged in school. I know she's just as smart, but she just doesn't care about achieving like DD2. It's an adjustment for me, since I'm an overachiever myself.

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
I struggle to make special time for each of them one on one. DH is very much of the mindset that one of us take a "shift" to parent, so the other one of us can go get errands or chores or something done, which makes it difficult to fit in special one on one time. DD1 really benefits from it, so I'm trying to figure out how we can incorporate it into our schedule regularly instead of just winging it. Any advice?

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc?
Nada. Thank the lord we're done with that. Although if you could teach me how to get DD1 to eat in a reasonable span of time, I'd appreciate it.

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters.
I've been thinking about this for 2 days. Hermione is the only solid one I can come up with so far.

[schmella]

11m on Sunday

W is walking. Not a few steps, walking. Errywhere. First word is definitely Gus, our dog. Now all dogs are Gus. She's working on "baby." Its cute. A is so excited to feed himself, I love it.

Recovering from a nasty cold/ear infections. They seemed to be on the mend but yesterday and today are grabbing their ears again... wondering if I should call the pedi on this? They think its funny when I say no. Which is infuriating. Which makes it funnier for them. Oh and today it seemed to occur to them to entertain each other instead of napping. I put them down for their first nap, closed the door and ran some laundry and came upstairs to shrieks and giggles. I laughed so hard! It totally cut into their nap though, so I'm attempting to put them down early for their afternoon nap... which is resulting in the same silliness.

Feeding: I. Hate. Mealtimes. I think it was 2 weeks ago when I asked about the tray sweep? It has turned into sweeping, smashing, throwing, feeding the dogs, smashing into their hair & faces... I think maybe 10% of the food I'm giving them is being ingested. Oh and W is sucking half a pouch into her mouth and squishing it back out through her lips. Lovely. Plus the tortured screams when I try to wash W's face are killing me. I know its a phase, but god its an obnoxious one!

Thankfully they are cute and so much fun the rest of the time. A is really enjoying opening and closing things. And the springy doorstops provide hours of entertainment these days. W is just a crazy dare devil and we are IN FOR IT when they really start talking.

[twobananas]

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples? Bg, 3 months

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss? I have 3 more weeks left until I start work again! Half excited, half sad. But we're getting a nanny so that will help a ton I think (I work from home)

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? Any advice on getting them on the same nap schedule? I'll put them down at the same time in the morning, but my son likes to take really long naps and my daughter cat naps so they get off sync really quickly.

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc? Just chugging along! Wishing they ate a bit quicker

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters. This one is too hard for me right now! I read a ton, but most of the people I can think of are pretty obscure.

[elvenqueen]

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples? Boy/girl, 14 months in a few days

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss? No complaints over here. I think that's a first for me? E is teething like mad (2 molars cutting atm and another 2 very close) but she's had a massive developmental leap recently and she's being such a darling. That, coupled with finally being happy with where we're at with sleep, makes me a happy mama. Both have started doing lots of noises for animals, which is amazing and cute and exciting -- DH thinks this is a precursor to first words as that's how it went down with DSD. True or not, I don't care. E pointing at a cow in a book and saying "moooooo" is so. stinking. cute. Next Dr appt not until Feb for 18 month jabs.

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
MoMs of mobile twins: if you're getting your twins out of a car and not piling them into a stroller or a carrier, how do you contain them if you're on your own? I'm a little bit terrified of doing this when I'm out running errands but getting a bit sick of heaving the stroller out of the car or heaving them around.

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc?
No complaints here either, we're successfully finishing our transition from bottles. All milk is drunk COLD, in a CUP. Hallelujah!

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters.
Ginny Weasley, both her young self and her old.
Claire Fisher (Six Feet Under -- we're counting TV, right?)
Monica Gellar (Friends)

[mc13]

How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples?
4 weeks G/G

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss?
So far we're surviving! These girls sleep better than our older daughter ever did so I feel like I am in a much better place mentally and emotionally than I was at this point with DD1. Or maybe it's just because I'm a STM and I'm more relaxed about everything?

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
We've been waking the other if one woke up. At what point do I stop this? I'm not sure either girl would sleep longer than 4 hours if they had the chance, but I'm scared to let them try.

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc?
Sunday will be 1 month EBF-ing and 0 pumping (I EP'ed with DD1). I think I'm going to have to break out the pump soon to start a little stash for date nights/my brothers wedding at the end of October.

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters.
I wish I could come up with good characters but I've been thinking about it for a day now and can't come up with any.

[housecarder]

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples?
3 months or 14 weeks
Sharing this since they finally fit in these onsies!


- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss?
Finn is rolling and Evie is trying to sit up which makes things more complicated. Both are drooling like crazy but Finn won't stop chewing her hands so I think she is teething early or at least deep teething.

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
Do babies ever pull on their ears for anything other than ear infection? Evie pulls on her ear from time to time but doesn't have any other symptoms. I'll probably get her checked out on my day off if it keeps up.

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc?
Nothing yet

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters.

Tonks- smart and sassy, playful but loyal and loving, and a total klutz.
Charlie- fun loving nerd, always up for adventure
Garcia- marches to the beat of her own drum and always has a positive outlook on life. Always wants to see the good in people. Her relationship with Morgan doesn't hurt either

[housecarder]

@feegan I found at that age my kids did great with just grazing. I saw a thing on Pinterest that I might do this time where they used an ice cube tray and filled it with different snack (goldfish, cut up fruit, cheese cube, small pretzels) and left it in the fridge to pull out for the kids to grab a couple bites from time to time.

twinmomma I have to make time for them in our evening and just make sure that H takes one and I take the other and switch the next day. Or when one wakes from nap early on my days off. For the older two I usually take one or the other when I run errands because they are old enough to "help" more than hinder.

elvenqueen When I taught toddlers we used a rope and had them hold onto it in the hallway. We would sing this silly "hold on to the rope" song. It was cheesy but it worked.

mc13 I stopped waking them at night first around 4 weeks. I was terrified that I was screwing myself but Evie started sleeping 6 hours and then Finn followed suit.

[bocaburger]

housecarder so cute!
mc13 OUBU never worked that well for us. I find it much easier to handle one baby at a time. When they start settling into more of a nap schedule I will work to get their naps to match up, but for now it's easier just to let them wake up when they are ready. BUT we bottle feed at night and H helps a ton, so I am not doing every wake up.

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples? 6.5 weeks

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss? Overall going well. Sleep is starting to improve and they are giving us longer stretches at night. We are waiting for repeat blood work for G that came back abnormal in her newborn screen. Please send T&P that it was a false positive.

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? Not that I can think of.

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc? Nope, feeding is going well this week!

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters. Anna from Frozen, Arya Stark, Hermione Granger

[snd1231]

I'm not horribly late this time haha.

BGG triplets are11 months!! Planning their first bday party!!

Just had a big appt with their neonatologist and for once we got a great report!! No griping at me and no suggestions even on thing I should do. I was shocked!

Questions: does the teething ever get easier? Every single tooth is like a week of fevers and fussiness for us. Is that ever going to end or be like that for every single tooth?

Feeding question: since starting more solids I have one who seems confused when I give bottles now. Like he can't decide if he needs to suck or bite. Anyone ever have something similar?

Qotw: Meredith from Greys Jane from Jane the Virgin and Christina yang from Greys.

[twobananas]

Sept 25, 2016 22:25:32 GMT -5 snd1231 said:

I'm not horribly late this time haha.

BGG triplets are11 months!! Planning their first bday party!!

Just had a big appt with their neonatologist and for once we got a great report!! No griping at me and no suggestions even on thing I should do. I was shocked!

Questions: does the teething ever get easier? Every single tooth is like a week of fevers and fussiness for us. Is that ever going to end or be like that for every single tooth?

Feeding question: since starting more solids I have one who seems confused when I give bottles now. Like he can't decide if he needs to suck or bite. Anyone ever have something similar?

Qotw: Meredith from Greys Jane from Jane the Virgin and Christina yang from Greys.

The sucking/biting thing happened with my older kids when they were young (same thing when I tried to give them a pacifier), can you make the transition to sippy cups earlier? There are some good NUK transition ones that we used.

[snd1231]

That's a good idea twobananas. Thanks! Definitely worth a try

[dke2010]

- How old/combo (gg/bb/bg/etc) are your multiples? 3 days, gg

- How's it going, any upcoming Dr Appts or milestones you'd like to discuss? It's going...the girls are in the NICU to learn how to feed and grow. They were born at 35+2. They had some issues with sugar levels and regulating body temp, but those seem to be fine now. Sounds like we'll be here 1-2 weeks.

- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? Anyone willing to share about their NICU experience?

- Any feeding specific questions regarding nursing, FF, solids, weaning, etc? I don't think I have any questions. Right now I'm tandem breastfeeding every 3 hours, then pumping. We're doing weighed feedings and supplementing with BM or formula as needed.

- QOTW: Inspired by a thing I saw circulating around FB, describe yourself using three fictional characters. I'm too tired to think!

[nerdykitten]

housecarder Damian pulls on his ears when he is angry or overtired.

[nerdykitten]

Sept 26, 2016 22:05:11 GMT -5 nerdykitten said:

housecarder Damian pulls on his ears when he is angry or overtired.

Oh and my husband pulled on his ears all the time when he was a baby with no ear infections.

[callmeKD]

dke2010 -glad your girls are doing well! I hope your NICU stay goes quickly.

[schmella]

Guys, A has been letting go of things and standing all day. I'm not ready!!!!!!

[schmella]

Sept 30, 2016 11:57:16 GMT -5 @feegan said:

Sept 30, 2016 11:54:45 GMT -5 schmella said:

Guys, A has been letting go of things and standing all day. I'm not ready!!!!!!

Sounds like you're gonna have a walker very soon!!!!!

I just hope it progresses a little more slowly than W. She went from standing unassisted to walking everywhere in 2 weeks. Slow down A, mommy can't handle it!!!