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[BJ Dealer]

., I did my first shower with the baby asleep on my own today, too! Totally had the monitor in there, too. Thankfully, he slept the whole time!

I'm sad that every once in a while, when holding him just right (face up) gravity pulls his little cheeks back and makes him look older than he is. I don't know if that even makes sense, but it "thins him out" in a way and makes him look more like a little boy than a little baby

[iamgroot]

I haven't been around in forever and felt horrible, but it seems everyone must have a hard time making it over here.

My kid slept for six glorious hours Saturday night...and then promptly went back to waking every two hours again last night. So much for me trying to figure out my getting ready for work schedule.

[vshumway]

Nov 9, 2015 15:14:23 GMT -5 . said:

somesay, awh, happy one month, baby boy! Speaking of newborn diapers... I had to stop using them about a week ago (when LO was about 2w5d) because they just looked so tight and awkward. The size 1s are roomy but overall the fit is much better. It's crazy how quickly everything gets outgrown!

We had to go to size 2's in the hospital... size 1's were leaving marks on his skin because they were so tight... 
Then there was the poor girl at target when I went to exchange 7 boxes of size 1's...

[vshumway]

I am doing this book study at work for credit that I need for my next certification. In order to count for attendance, I have to call in every Monday from 4-5. It is so hard to remember (I have already missed my one allowed absence) and participate. Today I:
1- read the chapter that today was about and wrote my reflection paper
2- shopped online with gift cards we have- but was unhappy with my cart so I deleted it all
3- began to get caught up here
4- I think I actually fell asleep for a few minutes

Good thing it is just speaker phone and not facetime!

[vshumway]

Nov 9, 2015 16:31:06 GMT -5 somesay said:

Diaper sizes are weird, I never go by the listed weight. DD wears a size 5 at 18 months but if I went by her weight she should be in a size 4 but because she is so tall she needs a larger size.

I just switched DD to size 6's on my subscribe and save- she is 20 months.  She should also be in 4's based on weight.  And not even that close to the end range.  Tall and skinny (gets it from her father- not me!).

[southernbelle]

Had my 6 week pp check today. It was weird walking into the ob office with a baby.

[southernbelle]

Nov 9, 2015 17:57:56 GMT -5 southernbelle said:

Had my 6 week pp check today. It was weird walking into the ob office with a baby.

Weird but awesome!

[shadylady]

Hey all, noob here, hi! My 9 day old has almost outgrown his nb clothes. My DS1 was a peanut so this is weird for me. Also my baby and I smell like sour milk constantly because he spits up all the damn time and I just can't change both our outfits 10 times day.

[lepeters]

I just packed up LO Newborn sleepers. He still fits into his pants and bodysuits. He is 8 weeks tomorrow. Sad to see him grow out of them.

As for diapers I am still putting NB on my little guy he is up to 8 pounds 11 ounces. Should he be in size one. He has no leaking so I was under the impression that if they start leaking you should go up a size.

[iamgroot]

Nov 9, 2015 21:00:26 GMT -5 @lildiamondeyes said:

2 days of contractions sucks ass. I also wonder if I peed myself or did my water break at least 10 times a day. Wtf why is this so hard to figure out? This isn't my first rodeo.

It took me waaaaay longer than I care to admit to figure out that I hadn't actually peed my pants when my water broke. Like ten minutes after it happened when I had another random gush of fluid was when I finally thought, "Oh. Wait. Huh, this might be that."

That was a big drawback of having a scheduled csection with my first. I may as well not have had a prior pregnancy because it was all new to me. I had no clue.

[lepeters]

Why is it so hard to transfer sleeping babies. LO falls asleep on my chest all the time and even if I wait ten minutes of him being asleep before trying to transfer him to his bassinet he wakes up. So frustrating. I let him Carry on thrashing about grunting and then crying for a bit. Then if I pick him up and put him in my bed or on my chest he falls right back asleep. Just sleep in your own bed kid.

[peachey]

I am on my third breakfast. The toddler woke up at 515 again today. No sleep = eat all the things.

[lepeters]

Nov 10, 2015 12:06:28 GMT -5 . said:

Noon? already? But I'm only on hour two of trying to finish my breakfast!

I agree. Where does the day go. I have a to do list a mile long and it is 1pm and nothing is done. Crabby baby day (or should I say days) means nothing gets done. How is it that I am off work but feel like I need a cleaning lady.

[kbrooke06]

With no sleep throughout the night: we stay in bed late. It's 1030 and we still haven't gone downstairs. I'm starving now though.

[Squishy622]

I'm not sad about the outgrowing of things, am I broken?

@usernamesarehard I do not need any more babywearing apparatuses (apparati??) but I would buy one of those just for the polka dots.

[vshumway]

. no AF yet, but still going from PP bleeding...

[vshumway]

DH has been wanting to go to bed early lately. And with lack of sleep, I should be on board with that. But reality is- I need this time after toddler is in bed and he has baby, to just be me. No kid in my lap, not nursing (I do that while DD is in bath). Like- I'm my own person right now. And he always wants to cut that short.

[peachey]

Nov 10, 2015 21:05:32 GMT -5 vshumway said:

DH has been wanting to go to bed early lately. And with lack of sleep, I should be on board with that. But reality is- I need this time after toddler is in bed and he has baby, to just be me. No kid in my lap, not nursing (I do that while DD is in bath). Like- I'm my own person right now. And he always wants to cut that short.

I tell myself I am going to go to bed early every night. But never happens I need that time too.

[southernbelle]

I think I had my period at 5weejs pp. not 100% player but it sure did seem like it. Pp bleeding stopped at week 4 then out of no where started bleeding again and it was different than the previous pp bleeding had been. My periods have always been very light and lasted 4 days and thus followed that pattern.

[peachey]

Luke is so close to smiling. Well actually he is smiling at the ceiling fan, but he is close to smiling at me.

[aylafsu1881]

No period here but I do feel crampy and sore. Could be just my out of shape postpartum body though.

[leopardgurl831]

Both my boy's love ceiling fans. Who needs toys? I think its the high contrast since they can only see black and white.

[vshumway]

Nov 11, 2015 13:29:22 GMT -5 alicia0818 said:

Nov 11, 2015 8:10:55 GMT -5 peachey said:

Luke is so close to smiling. Well actually he is smiling at the ceiling fan, but he is close to smiling at me.

A looooves the ceiling fans. I'm going to totally blow her mind when I actually turn one on!

Day trips to lowes or Home Depot?

[iamgroot]

Nov 11, 2015 15:47:14 GMT -5 vshumway said:

Nov 11, 2015 13:29:22 GMT -5 alicia0818 said:

A looooves the ceiling fans. I'm going to totally blow her mind when I actually turn one on!

Day trips to lowes or Home Depot?

I absolutely did this with my first. My mom worked at Lowes right up until she retired to be a SAH grandma, so we went there a lot during my maternity leave to show off Sapling to her coworkers and I always made sure we went to the fans area.

Might be (better be) the closest I ever come to seeing what my child looks like on an acid trip.

[lepeters]

DS loves ceiling fans too. DH will reach up and push it so it spins for him and he loves that. He is also really into staring at light fixtures.

[vshumway]

I knce read that the fan section of a store is like baby Disney world

[lepeters]

The problem with DS getting up every three hours to eat during the night means I also want to eat every three hours. Just once I would like to wake up to feed him and not feel like I am starving.

[peachey]

Ugh rough morning here. E told me he wants Luke to "go home" meaning go away.
He was having meltdowns all morning and had a rough drop off at daycare.

Mostly due to getting up at 458 this morning. But I think we are experiencing a post grandma visit hangover.

Hopefully we can get him back on a schedule.

I also bumped the baby's head on a shelf. Made a bad morning worse...

[nobb14]

Nov 12, 2015 14:28:08 GMT -5 @justplanelove said:

Nursing every hour since he's been up for the day. Sigh.

You're a trooper!

[peachey]

Nov 12, 2015 14:28:08 GMT -5 @justplanelove said:

Nursing every hour since he's been up for the day. Sigh.

Same!

I am taking advantage and binge watching Jane the Virgin. It's the right mix of cute and funny and drama.