Infant Check-in (1/27)

[docamy]

Age: 10+ months


Milestones: Giving kisses! They are mostly open mouth kisses and kinda gross but kinda awesome at the same time!! I love them! Also he will hand me things when I ask for them.


Challenges: Just getting into everything. He has all these toys but wants to find things he's been told he can't have. Not a huge challenge but can get frustrating when he throws a temper tantrum when I have to move him away from whatever he's gotten into.


Funny/cute stories: He pulled up on my lounge pants while I was cooking a few nights ago and pulled them down! I'm standing in the kitchen cooking with my pants around my ankles until DH came to get him! LOL!


How are you? Overall I'm in a good place right now! I've lost 5 lbs (WAHOOOO!!) and things are going better between DH and myself.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please.
The pic was taking at our wedding from our photographer friend! My avatar on TB was also from our wedding so I thought I would stick with the same theme.

[ClassyMrsA]

Age: 3 months


Milestones: Not really anything new from last week. She might be starting to teeth, though. She has white teeth shapes on her bottom gums. No idea if that's what it looks like, but I've had several other moms say that her random fussy behavior, chewing, and now her gums looking and feeling different sound like it might be starting.


Challenges: The random crying, not sleeping great still, and rashes. The crying isn't bad and doesn't last more than a few minutes typically, but still not fun. Sleeping is more an issue and she is still sleeping with us for about half the night most of the time. She is going to sleep easier, though. It's the staying asleep that's an issue. The rash thing is really bothering me. She has these two little patches on her face that will not go away. I've been putting ointment on them 3 times a day and they seem to be getting less scaly and less red, but still obviously there. They don't seem to bother her (not scratching at them or anything). I was thinking it might be ringworm, but they are much too small as ringworm is supposedly dime sized at it's smallest and this is more like shirt button sized. Plus, they haven't gotten any bigger or appeared in other places. My best guess is dermatitis or eczema.


Funny/cute stories: Lillian loves to "fly." Her dad will pick her up and fly her around. She gets this huge smile whenever he does it.


How are you? Completely exhausted, physically and emotionally. I have days where I feel like a terrible mom because all I want is a day to myself. I have fights with DH in my head about him not having to be up in the night or be stuck being a milk machine all day. But I also don't want to be away from her ever at the same time and I end up crying because I love her so much. Plus my anxiety has gotten pretty bad again worrying about everything. Bleh.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. Before DH and I moved back to Texas from Colorado, we went to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park with his parents. My avatar is a picture of us from a hike we took around a lake that day.

[ksyknelvr73]

Age: 8 months


Milestones: He is just THISCLOSE to crawling. I know it will be any day now. I'm torn on encouraging him or not, LOL.


Challenges: Still working on eating real food (chunks). The gagging seems to be better, but it still happens. We can't try any food unless it's on an empty stomach or else he'll barf everywhere. Also, at the moment, he has an ear infection and the antibiotics have given him a nasty yeast diaper rash as well as thrush.


Funny/cute stories: I'll go with yesterday, when we are the doctor's office, he was laying there on the exam table and he was totally SPREAD EAGLE. The doctor would put his legs down gently to try to examine him and he'd just pop them right back up! It was just funny watching the constant "battle" between them.


How are you? I'm not that great today. I just found out yesterday that the company I work for is merging with another company and they are making the company's official headquarters in another state. I'm worried for my job.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please.
It's just music stuff I sing in our praise band at church and music is very important to me, it was the first thing I could think of to use.

[ksyknelvr73]

ClassyMrsA my LO also has this, and it's eczema (that's what the doctor told me). We use the Aveeno eczema lotion and Aquaphor religiously. It helps but I swear if you don't stay on top of it, that things pops back up worse than before. DS2 has it the worst on his upper arms right near his shoulders. He has had the same rash patches since he was born basically.

[madameovary]

Age: 6.5 months


Milestones: Sleeping through the night? HA! Just kidding. I don't think that will ever happen. He did push up onto his knees this week which is exciting and also terrifying.


Challenges: sleeeeep. I've been nursing to sleep this whole time. I tried the Happiest Baby on the Block sleep training method for a day and a half. Sometimes he will fall asleep if we put him down awake, but if he doens't want to I don't want to be up for an hour every time he eats (every 2-3 hours).


Funny/cute stories: every time he takes a bite (lick) of something he gets this confused, disgusted look on his face...then licks again for confirmation. The only thing he's really gone after was a random leaf of something from the salad mix.


How are you? I'm tired, but happy. Thanks for asking. How are YOU @enchanted?


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. Sassy, anonymous, carried over from TB.

[chknma]

Age: 9 months


Milestones: pulling up and now moving her feet a little. I'm not ready for walking, but DD1 did by 11 months so I need to accept that it could happen soon.


Funny/cute stories: when she decides she's wants me, she crawls to me going Mamamamamamamamama and grabs at my pants and then rests her head on my leg...still going Mamamamamamamama


How are you? pretty good. needing to take better care of myself (eating, exercise, hobbies, etc). I struggled with this with DD1 and thought I would do better this time, but haven't.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. Had the same one on TB. brought it over here in case anyone remembered it. chicken for chknma

[veganlady]

Age: 7 months


Milestones: This close to crawling. He'll get to all fours, but then the feet shoot out, leaving him backward of where he started. He'll back into things and then cry.


Challenges: Sleep. It's never been awesome. He's never STTN, but at least he'd wake up, eat, go back down. For the past 3 nights he's decided the wee hours of the morning are party time. This morning was 2-4 am.


Funny/cute stories: We have a plastic tote of toys in the living room that he plays with on the floor. He loves to grab the edge and pull it down, dumping all of the toys onto himself. He'll sit up to his waist in toys with a big grin on his face.


How are you? Tired. Bone tired.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. I found the girly skull and crossbones on the interwebz and I liked it cause my taste runs toward the dark. Then a friend of mine photoshopped on the crown. It's from the game Foursquare, which I used to be very active in. I use it as my avatar for all social media.

[lingchow8655]

@enchanted - Thanks forposting this thread! Just wanted to remind you of how awesome you are just incase you forgot
docamy -I love the kisses too! They sure are slobbery but totally worth it!
ClassyMrsA - so sorry she isnt sleeping well still. Hope you guys are able to get rest soon
ksyknelvr73 - I know what you mean about crawling. I feel like Emily is right there too. Just needs to get a little better at coordinating those crazy legs of hers
madameovary - I cant wait to sleep through the night! But like you, i dont see it happening in any near decade
chknma - awwwww i love your story about her mamamamamama's! cant wait
veganlady - Thats so funny that he is soooo proud of himself to be surrounded by all his friends!

[lingchow8655]

Age: 6 months on the 31rst


Milestones: currently experimenting with voice and different sounds. No words yet though. Has a mean army crawl and is able to get up on all fours ans rocks herself and takes a step forward and then her legs give out and she goes on just with her army crawl. Can tripod sit unassisted for like 5 secs but she doesnt find it all that interesting. She just wants to go go go


Challenges: She hardly naps through the day and although she is fine if someone is in the room, if you leave shes like nuh-uh, come back here! Also still waking through the night 1-2 times but i know that is gonna continue to happen until she is ready to outgrow it and im just happy it isnt more frequently and she usually gos back to sleep pretty easily. However, i hate her early wake up time! Im a night owl, we just dont mesh that way


Funny/cute stories: last night my sister was holding her and she was watching a video on the computer. Emily was watching with her and everytime someone smiled or laughed, so did she. When the video was over, she started crying. Guess she had made friends!!


How are you?: Im doing ok. Tired but happy and just trying to remind myself to enjoy every little moment because they grow way to fast. I got a new job and will be starting soon (its part-time, 2 days a week and i have my other job still which is just per diem) and im nervous that i wont have enough time with her until orientation/precepting is over. However, i know its for the best and i just need to get it done.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please: It is one of my wedding photos. Same one i had on the dump

[doglover31]

Age: 4 months (20 weeks) wow can't believe he will be 5 months next week!

Milestones: DS is getting a little better at tummy time. He will do some longer stretches now before he starts freaking out.

Challenges: Still sleep! He finally slept in his room most of the night last night. However he still woke up every 2-3 hours to eat. He just loves to chow down. I feel like STTN will never happen!

Funny/Cute stories: There are just so many!

How are you?: I keep second guessing myself because of his sleep patterns. I keep hearing he shouldn't be hungry and he should be able to sleep all night. But I really feel like when he wakes up he is actually hungry. I just worry I'm not doing the right thing for him. And I'm worried I'm going to make bad habits when it comes to sleep.

Explain your avatar: that is my Boxer

[meagpt22]

Age: 3 months

Milestones:
-when reclined pulls to sitting
-learning to take pacifier out and trying to figure out how to put back in

Challenges:
Napping at daycare..she's so nosey that she's not sleeping there. Which causes our limited nighttime together stressful. Being back to work sucks.


Funny/cute stories:
DH does a slide down his legs and whenever he goes "emma wanna go down the slide?" and she cracks up. It's the cutest thing.


How are you?
Doing well..trying to figure out work and my evenings.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please.
Just my cat Shadow.

[MoreThanSparrows]

Age: newborn - 15 hours and change


Milestones: nursing expressions!


Challenges: sleep - being up every 3 hours is hard...


Funny/cute stories: i just love all his funny noises and expressions


How are you? Tired but so happy he is finally here!


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. It's a watercolor sparrow that I would love to one day get tattooed on me, but for now it's my avatar and my desktop background.

[mmheartspb]

Age: 17 days


Milestones: She is holding her head up alone for 30 seconds at a time and she lost her belly button stub today


Challenges: She cluster feeds at night time so it's difficult on my nipples but then she let's me sleep for 4 hours straight so I guess I shouldn't complain


Funny/cute stories: DH came home today and Olivia was fussing. He held her and started dancing and singing 80s hits to her. I love my family!


How are you? I'm having a rough day today but tomorrow will be better. I have a fussy girl but also my dog Allie isn't feeling well.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. It's my girls. Allie the standard poodle and Olivia

[mmheartspb]

ClassyMrsA I hear ya on the milk machine! I wish my DH could feed her for even a couple hours a night so I could sleep or go get a coffee at Starbucks. Your not a bad Mom, you are human and it's ok to be upset or feel overwhelmed. *hugs* Olivia had baby acne and had a blocked tear duct - my sister in law told me to pot my milk on it and it worked! Tear duct is all better and the acne is getting better too! Maybe you could try your milk on her rash? Just a thought.

[rn536]

Jan 27, 2015 9:31:27 GMT -5 @enchanted said:

Age: 9 1/2 weeks


Milestones: not really. Just smiling and more alert. Loves his activity mat and giggles at the toys.


Challenges: still trying to get him to turn his head to the right to try to fix his flat head on the left


Funny/cute stories:
This kid constantly pees and poops on me as soon as that diaper is open! Sometimes I laugh hysterical cause otherwise I might cry.


How are you? Doing ok. Still tired but hey that's live with a baby (and 2 other kids)


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please.

My baby!!!

[rn536]

Jan 27, 2015 9:38:30 GMT -5 docamy said:

Age: 10+ months


Milestones: Giving kisses! They are mostly open mouth kisses and kinda gross but kinda awesome at the same time!! I love them! Also he will hand me things when I ask for them.


Challenges: Just getting into everything. He has all these toys but wants to find things he's been told he can't have. Not a huge challenge but can get frustrating when he throws a temper tantrum when I have to move him away from whatever he's gotten into.


Funny/cute stories: He pulled up on my lounge pants while I was cooking a few nights ago and pulled them down! I'm standing in the kitchen cooking with my pants around my ankles until DH came to get him! LOL!


How are you? Overall I'm in a good place right now! I've lost 5 lbs (WAHOOOO!!) and things are going better between DH and myself.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please.
The pic was taking at our wedding from our photographer friend! My avatar on TB was also from our wedding so I thought I would stick with the same theme.

I loooove those open mouth wet baby kisses!!!!! So adorable

[mmheartspb]

ksyknelvr73 I hope your LO feels better soon! Sending lots of T&Ps your way for your job *hugs*

chknma your story is so sweet!

[starmile]

Age: 5 mo today!


Milestones: She is now rolling back to tummy both sides as well as tummy to back. 


Challenges: Sleep is hard to come by. And she's teething and miserable.


Funny/cute stories: She's really started paying attention to our dog lately and she will give him the biggest grins and giggles


How are you? I'm doing well! I'm really enjoying being a SAHM. I've also been getting healthy and I've lost a bunch of weight since mid October. I'm now 23 lbs under my pre pregnancy weight! I just wish I was getting more sleep.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. It's a picture from our newborn photo shoot. Harry Potter diaper

[Deleted]

Hi! Can I join the check in?

Age: 6 months old today!

Milestones: sitting up really well, but he still loses his balance from time to time and topples over. He also gets up onto hands and knees, but only with his face against the floor. He also only worms/scoots backwards.

Challenges: like everyone else, sleep! Night, naps, you name it. He is just inconsistent. He will throw in a random 7 hour stretch here and there, then right back to eating every 3-4 hours. Sometimes it's even worse. It's tougher because he used to sleep through the night. He did it for about a month between 2.5 and 3.5 months old. Ugh

Funny/cute story: The other night I was holding him and walked around the coffee table to sit on the couch. I look down at him and he is holding and sucking on an empty bottle that he had grabbed sneakily off of the coffee table on our way by.

How are you? Thank you for asking. I'm tired and overjoyed, and so ridiculously in love!

QOTW: It's probably self explanatory, but it's Bill Belichick. He is notorious for having no personality and never showing emotion. He is ready to party this week!

[ClassyMrsA]

mmheartspb I did put some milk on her face, but it didn't seem to do anything. I got some eczema treatment lotion, though, and the rashy patches are nearly gone! I'm sad that she seems to have it, but glad that I can treat it easily.

ksyknelvr73 I had been using the Aveeno healing lotion, but went ahead and got eczema lotion like you suggested. It worked so well! Thank you.

[eliz77]

Jan 27, 2015 9:31:27 GMT -5 @enchanted said:

Age: 7 weeks, 5 days


Milestones: Laughing, holding head up pretty well while held


Challenges: Sleeping on own for more than an hour. We regressed with 6 week growth spurt, and with me trying so hard to BF, I let him sleep/nurse/sleep on me. As result, we're back on the couch since I feel safer falling asleep if I'm propped up (recliner) and we wake H up if in bed anyway. 


Funny/cute stories: My Sheltie just loves to help "clean" baby after he eats. LO will lean into him and tries to snuggle up a bit.


How are you? Overall, doing well. Having mixed emotions about returning to work next week...still nee to shore up babysitting and feeling guilty about not having and pumped milk to be able to send, or the fact I'm still not BF as much as I had hoped.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. Couldn't figure out how to upload a picture so decided to share my love of dirty martinis!

[yummmy]

Sorry I am late to the party this week. The storm and little one being sick have me totally off schedule!

Age: 8 months on Tuesday!

Milestones: He stood on his own for about 5 seconds yesterday!!

Challenges: He's had back to back illnesses. Last week was a GI bug that had him puking everywhere constantly and only wanting to sleep. And this week he has a cold, runny nose, sore throat, the works. So sleep in our household is at a minimum. He's been STTN since he was 2.5 months old, but these past two weeks have been waking every 60 to 90 minutes. I am exhausted!

Funny/cute stories: We took him out in the huge snow storm Tuesday night for about 2 minutes. It was snowing like crazy, but I held him and we danced around in circles and ran around in the driveway with the snow falling on us. He was smiling and giggling and trying to catch the snow. It was amazing and so cute!

How are you? I am doing ok. Tired, but ok.

QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. It's a Yummy. An icecream that we created at friendlys and what my screenname is. Also what i had on the bump and wanted to be consistent.

[birch113]

Sorry I'm latest! We've been in the hospital since Tuesday. Miles has another UTI. Second UTIL and hospitalization this month.....and he's not even 7 weeks. :-(

Age: 6 weeks, 5 days


Milestones: The social smile is emerging, and it melts my heart! Lots more cooing, which is also adorable, and he's imitating when I stick my tongue out!


Challenges: He was super fussy since last week. Initially I blamed the growth spurt, but in hindsight it was probably the UTI. :-(


Funny/cute stories: Miles is really starting to enjoy bath time. He's ways loved getting his hair wet but would scream through the rest, but he's starting to enjoy the rest now.


How are you? Exhausted from the hospital stay and riddled with mommy guilt for choosing not to circumcise. We will be talking with the pedi urologist about circumcision at our follow up next week. As long as Miles remains fever free, we will be discharged tomorrow with antibiotics for home. I'm so relieved my little man is starting to feel better. Seeing him in pain breaks my heart.


QOTW: Explain your avatar, please. Those are my feet from our honeymoon suite, almost 5 years ago. We went to Bar Harbor, ME and gif upgraded to the suite the Obamas had just stayed in during their stay. It was freaking awesome!