Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 23, 2016 15:16:13 GMT -5
Omg guys, I have tears in my eyes. My dog looooves people and will go nuts when she meets someone. H said when they walked into the vet, she saw an old man in the lobby and she went to say hi to him with a huge smile and full butt wags. When H and Gracie were in the back room, the vet told him that the old man was there with his late wife's cat and he just found out that it had cancer and needed to be put down. He told the vet that the dog in the lobby really cheered him up. I seriously love this dog! If she weren't so crazy, she'd be a great therepy dog.
Here she is at the vet. The receptionist put this silly hat on her.
Jealous of the new washer/dryer kleigh! Ours are totally fine, but old and not exciting at all. Also, we just had a whole home humidifier installed this week, I can already tell the difference!
sophiegrace, L smiles in her sleep too. I'd like to think big orbs (my boobs) are floating all around her with a never ending supply of milk!
Wrapping presents isn't going so well. I got 4 of them done and then L woke up and now she's just staring at me and not eating. It's cute, but these presents aren't going to wrap themselves. Also, L is 1 month old today! We had her appt yesterday and she's already 10.0lbs and 23in! I'll just leave these 1mo pics here!
Since giving up bf'ing my boobs have sadly deflated. Like my babies cry sometimes bc my chest is like a cutting board and not comfy for their heads.
Le sigh.
Guess the 'perks' of pre pregnancy are dead and gone. Also, I am rockin a sick linea negra so that's sexy, can't wait to show that off this summer.
Still have my hair so far (7weeks pp)... I'm reaching here.
Hi, twin. Exact same--my collar bone, chest and shoulders are so bony that neither of my babies have enjoyed cuddling against my chest. My mom, DH, and our softer friends/family...no issues.
My linea negra is also darker this time around. Can't remember how long it took to fade with DS. I scrubbed it with a washcloth and gritty face wash in the shower the other day, just in case. No luck.
LizInFL Totally gives me sad face when they keep moving their head back and forth / side to side trying to get comfy and can't and then start crying. Or when they try picking their head up but no control and then it slams down into my collar bone /flat chest. We're OK if they're out cold and don't notice OR if I let them lay on my belly that's still soft and their head lays in between my ribs - they do like that. I've always had a bony collarbone but the soft/flat boobs thing is new and fun.
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 23, 2016 16:04:15 GMT -5
kleigh Did you have any issues with stopping your milk production? I'm only pumping about once a day right now and trying to decide if I should just stop cold turkey or keep going for a while longer. I don't have pain but they do feel a little heavier when I've gone the whole day.
kleigh Did you have any issues with stopping your milk production? I'm only pumping about once a day right now and trying to decide if I should just stop cold turkey or keep going for a while longer. I don't have pain but they do feel a little heavier when I've gone the whole day.
Actually no I had a bigger issue in the first week home with what I assume was engorgement than I did stopping but I also sort of weaned off (not intentionally) and I hadn't been at it as long. I went from about 5 feeds a day (couple weeks)---> pumping only a few times a day (week) -----> pumping once a day (week).
I'm packing up my maternity clothes (giving them away?? sniff sniff). I figured before I do that let me make sure my PP clothes actually fit because I've yet to try on any pants.
Thank you danib !!! I remember packing these away and I almost gave them away bc I was certain I'd never fit them again. I give all the credit to my two babies who keep me going nonstop right now lol.
sophiegrace, I have never had a sound machine but we got an app for L and DH is using it at work because it was so relaxing! Lol danib, Dh isn't home so not overly excited! No plans to go anywhere with L, as we're still trying to get a handle on his eating enough! I find the days we travel even to the store, are the days he doesn't seem to get enough food and Tuesday will be coming soon. We'll do Christmas in January after dh gets home! Plus it's an excuse for me to keep my Christmas tree up till the end of that month!! kleigh, you have my #bodygoals! I'm all smoosh and mush and your in skinny jeans!?! Awesome! #jealous
I just had my first complete breakdown since D was born. It was like 3 hours of trying and she just wouldn't go to or stay asleep. At one point I had to put her down in her RNP screaming and go for a walk down the street.
Now she's down but idk for how long. I just finished sobbing on DH's shoulder, and now I'm going to go to bed and let him deal with her if she wakes up again. I know a lot of you have been dealing with this on the daily and idk how you do it. I think I'm just out of rope after dealing with her and DS all week while DH went back to work. I know things will get better and easier as we adjust but tonight I just hit a wall.
Hugs. So many hugs. M's been attached to my boob since 8. I'm just letting her comfort herself away because she's at least quiet. Do what you got to do. Can your H watch her for a few minutes even if she's crying? Long enough for you to jump in the shower for five minutes to unwind and so you can't hear her yell at at the world? It was a long week for you and you did so great.
So we finished the first 9 hours of our journey with only minimal crying or whining from either kiddo. There was no traffic, good weather, and I only had to yell at H once for being an idiot! Total win for the day!! And now that only leaves us with 3 hours tomorrow which we should be able to do without stopping. We are at a hotel now and getting O to bed was a challenge. He only wanted to cuddle mommy, but mommy could only handle E. It was sad that daddy could do nothing to confort him. Finally E fell asleep on my chest so I could lay next to O for like 20 minutes. That at least settled him down so he could fall asleep. However, none of this bodes well for a week of travel and disrupted sleep plans. Wish us luck.
Post by sophiegrace on Dec 23, 2016 23:44:39 GMT -5
I wonder if she's starting/in the midst of her first leap dashook? This is odd for her, no?
Sometimes on a particularly bad night we'll get my bathroom extra warm with my floors on and a little portable heater going and give her a bath. We dim all the lights and talk super quietly. Afterwards I'll lotion her up, get her dressed, and latch her on and get her feeding before I leave the bathroom. As she's eating I'll get in bed (in my darkened room) and just keep murmuring to her. A majority of the time that does the trick to break the cycle of whatever's bothering her. The biggest part of it though is to get the bathroom hot enough so that she doesn't startle and get mad in between the warm bath water and the cooler air.
That may all be nonsense, but it's about the only trick I have so I offer it to you since you've offered me such comforting words when I need them most in the past few weeks.
ETA: the talking quietly is usually my husband singing classic rock ballads to her. If you ask him he would tell you that that is where the magic is. Last night it was Rod Stewart's Forever Young and Young Turks that did the trick.
Post by sophiegrace on Dec 23, 2016 23:51:34 GMT -5
Uhhh you're kind of a hero in my book hangry. I can't handle 9 hours in the car sans baby so I'm not sure what I would do with her. Does E just really like the car seat? There would be so much screaming if we tried that.
She's loves her carseat sophiegrace, so we are lucky with that. Everytime she gets in there she falls asleep and will stay asleep for hours even if we get out of the car. She also got her shots yesterday so I think she was sleeping more because of that. We did a similar drive with O at this same age and it didn't go as well. I remember him screaming for maybe half of it. But for us, if we want to see family and a lot of our friends, kids have got to learn how to like the car. So we just keep doing it instead of avoiding it. O eventually got better in the car. But 8-9 hours is definitely 1 days limit. We pushed it a half hour or hour too much today for sure.
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