Infant Check-in (3/10)

[MoreThanSparrows]

Age: 6 weeks today


Milestones: yay for social smiles and some cooing!


Challenges: still struggling with sleep. Sometimes I get a 5 hour stretch, sometimes I don't get more than 2 hours at a time...


Funny/cute stories: this little guy wakes up smiling every morning and we spend a the first moments of the day smiling at and talking to each other. Love this sweet time!


How are you? Exhausted, as usual. But otherwise ok. I have my 6 week check up Thursday, and then I'm starting my new workout challenge with some of the ladies from my bmb on Monday. Really looking forward to getting rid of the is baby weight!


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? Nope. I gave up soda a couple weeks ago,m but not for Lent, just for my health.

[ClassyMrsA]

Age:4.5 months


Milestones:"crawling" backwards, speaking more in distinct "words" and "sentences" instead of just babbling away, she looks close to getting a tooth but I guess it could still be a while, sitting unsupported and reaching for things while sitting.


Challenges: Sleep of course. She is doing this new thing where she sleeps for an hour and a half or so and the wakes back up and WILL NOT go back in the pnp. Of course, I am usually just falling asleep when she wakes up crying and it makes me feel ragey. I almost started crying last night and DH took her into the nursery for about 30min so I could calm down. My shoulder is really hurting from sleeping on it for 8 hours every night. I don't mind sleeping with her for 3 or 4, but 8 is way too many for every single night. At least once she is in bed with us she'll sleep for 5 hours and then another 3-4 after that so at least my uncomfortable sleep is uninterrupted.


Funny/cute stories: DH gave her a bath for the first time last night (I know. I need to ask him to do more things instead of just doing them myself). It was hilarious watching him try to get her clean. He mixed up her body wash and shampoo, kept missing her hair when trying to rinse the shampoo out, and she kept throwing herself around. I laughed on the inside though because I want him to take over doing it every other night.


How are you? Tired and achy. I'm also really frustrated because I'm not losing any weight still. I usually only drink tea or water, we've been eating more vegetarian stuff and healthy foods, I'm exercising (probably could do more but it's been raining A LOT so there's that), and I don't snack as much as I used to. I can see that I'm skinnier and I know my pant size has dropped from a 13/14 at 1 month pp to a 9/10 now. But, I'm still the same weight I have been since 1 week pp. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? We aren't Christian so no.

[MoreThanSparrows]

ClassyMrsA, I'm sorry that your daughter isn't sleeping well. Keep reminding yourself that this phase will pass. There will come a time when she will sleep through the night. Also, regarding weight loss, you should keep in mind that 1 square inch of muscle weighs more than 1 square inch of fat. So even if you're not losing weight, per se, you are still getting more fit and toned than you were. I much prefer to measure myself - waist, hips, arms, thighs - to get a better idea of what I'm gaining by taking better care of myself.

[meagpt22]

Age:
4.5 weeks


Milestones:
Had baby oatmeal for first time yesterday
Blowing raspberries


Challenges:
Constipation. I feel so bad for her..she screams bloody murder while trying to go it breaks my heart. Prune juice is helping.
Another challenge is her sleep..probably related to tummy issues.


Funny/cute stories:
How much she loves rolling over..when I go to put her on her play mat now she's already mid roll.



How are you?
Tired..I had a unicorn nighttime sleeper...I want her back.


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent?
I'm Christian but don't give anything up for Lent.

[mmheartspb]

Age: 2 months


Milestones: she was rolling over every day last week but now we are back to the lay on our tummy and scream tummy time with no rolling over. She is smiling really big and also pushing up on hee arms really well.


Challenges: DH and I both have colds. It's really hard taking care of her alone when I am sick. This week I took her to story time and she screamed the whole time. I'm beginning to think she is a little to young for it and that I should stay home and focus on tummy time and setting a schedule.


Funny/cute stories:


How are you? Just exhausted trying to juggle the house work and Allie and Olivia.


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? Nope.

[taberbtb]

Age: 5.5 weeks

Milestones: Definite social smiling this week!  I love her little facial expressions and smiles as she is noticing everything around her these days.  Also since switching to formula she's such a different baby.  Much more content, and finally for the first time since she was born I can put her down and she doesn't scream.  seeing the difference in B really helps me feel better about giving up BF'ing.


Challenges:  Breaking what I think are "habits".  She used to be up every 2-3 hours in the night to nurse, and even though she takes a full bottle before bed she still wakes up hungry every 2-3 in the night but takes only an ounce before falling back asleep every other feed.  I need to get her to stretch the time between feedings by an hour or two so she takes the full amount. Before I realized what was happening I was wasting every other bottle. 


Funny/cute stories:  B got her first piece of mail this week!  A friend of ours is having a party for his little boy who is turning 1.  It came addressed "to B from L, please come to my party" so exciting for her!


How are you?  I am doing better.  We have managed to get out almost everyday this week, even if it was just to my parents or out for a walk which is really helping me not to feel so trapped at home.  As well I started back to work half days Mondays and Fridays which is for now is the right balance for me of feeling like I am contributing and not feeling like I am leaving B too much.


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent?  No

[taberbtb]

MoreThanSparrows I have my six week check up (a little early) Thursday as well. I am excited to get clearance to really exercise! Hope sleep starts evening out for you soon and that you are feeling better about things

ClassyMrsA I agree with PP about measuring yourself instead of going by weight. Even though I am back wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes I am 10lbs heavier than I was, so I'm not sure either how that works

meagpt22 tummy issues are not fun. It's so sad watching them in pain, hope the prune juice helps.

mmheartspb feel better soon!

[puglife5869]

Age: 3 months


Milestones: He is much more content on his own now and has kind of gotten over the wanting to be held all the time! Yay! He is also pushing up on his hands really well now.


Challenges: He still spits up a lot. I think at this point we are just going to have to wait until he outgrows it. It doesn't seem to bother him and I've tried everything I know of.


Funny/cute stories: When he wakes up in the morning I get the biggest smiles! I went in there the other morning after hearing him talking to himself in his room. When I came in he smiled so big and let out a big squeal. It totally made my day.


How are you? Doing well! The little one has adopted the big ones schedule and everyone is sleeping well. I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts!


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? No

[ClassyMrsA]

MoreThanSparrows taberbtb I'll switch to measuring instead of weighing. I was talking to DH about how weight-centric we are instead of focusing more on healthy habits like eating well and exercising. It also makes sense that I'm gaining a lot of muscle now with the exercise and carrying around a baby all the time.

mmheartspb I'm sorry you are not feeling well. Hopefully it will pass quickly. Do you have a carrier that she likes or does she enjoy the stroller? At 2 months, we went out and did things like walk around the mall or wander around Target. It got me out of the house and she often would sleep on me or in the stroller. She might also be in a developmental stage where she wants to just be held hence the dislike of tummy time again.

[mmheartspb]

MoreThanSparrows I can't wait to get back into my prepregnancy clothes I'm starting walks tomorrow Yay for exercise!

[mmheartspb]

ClassyMrsA I hope Lillian begins sleeping better for you in the pnp so your shoulder can heal up. I was guilty of doing everything myself instead of asking DH to do things and it was hard to overcome but now that I have it is so worth it. I love watching them bond I hear us on the weight. I keep telling myself it took 10 months for my body to create life so I need to cut it a little slack (yeah it still isn't working lol)

[docamy]

Age: 11 mo 3 weeks


Milestones: Walking while holding only one hand!


Challenges: Eating. He would rather throw his food on the floor these days.


Funny/cute stories: He's now "barking" at our dogs! It's so cute!


How are you? I'm in a good place right now! Can't believe I'm about to have a one year old! Guess I will only be a part of this check in one more week!


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? Nope

[ClassyMrsA]

@enchanted I would be willing to take over this check-in for you. I did the Wednesday ticker change on PgAL for a while and I'm home a lot so it wouldn't be a problem for me.

[KayVeeKay]

Age: 4 1/2 months


Milestones: Pterodactyl screech and playing with the feet! She has also started laughing out loud.


Challenges: She gets really fussy the moment I walk into the daycare and stays fussy the rest of the evening. I literally cannot step out of her sight or she will start full-up crying.


Funny/cute stories: I do side-lying nursing in the morning and at night. Over the weekend, she fell asleep with this cute little smile on her face I didn't want to move at first, but eventually my arm went numb. She's so good natured, though. She complained but when I put her in her crib, she was out like a light again.


How are you? With DH away, it's getting really hard to get stuff done. I haven't cleaned the house in almost two weeks, so it looks like a bomb went off. I haven't had much adult interaction outside of work since he left, and I'm starting to have trouble not getting frustrated with LO. I know she's a baby, and she doesn't understand that Mommy has stuff to do or that it hurts when she bites while nursing, but it's getting hard for me. That and making it through the day is hard and then I can't sleep at night. I have an appointment with my social worker on Monday, so maybe she can work with me on this. I'm really entertaining the idea of meds at this point because my mood has been so sporadic. Depression sucks, guys. You think you're getting better and then all of a sudden, it gets worse.


QOTW: Did you give up anything for Lent? Fried food. No Raising Cane's for me!

[meagpt22]

taberbtb glad you are feeling better about giving up BFing.
mmheartspb Emma did that with rolling too. Rolled tummy to back for a couple days then didn't do ago for over a month. Even now she's not a fan of tummy to back rolling, but loves back to tummy..but then hates being on her tummy. Haha.