Wow - can't believe the number of posts.
We survived our vacation to the in-laws!
The expected 9 hr drive took 11 hours, but DS managed to sleep for about 5 and a half of them. I am so pleased to say that after about 3 weeks of feeding issues/struggles we have finally overcome them!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Matthew is now showing feeding cues regularly and wants his bottle - no more screaming/ pushing the nipple out/ frantic head turns :lol: :lol: :lol: I couldn't agree more with staying relaxed. I have to admit, I wasn't the greatest at staying calm during the thick of things, but would try my best to do so. We have stopped thickening our bottles (with rice cereal) - DS spits up much more, but seems to be doing alright.
Marlowho - . . . re: perfect mommy topic . . . this also strikes a chord with me. I remember seeing on Oprah a while back quite a controversial show. Her guest was Ayelet Waldman who claimed, "I love my husband more than I love my children," in a provocative essay. You can check it out at
http://www.oprah.com/tows/booksseen/200504/tows_book_20050420_kmose_b.jhtmlNow to say this outloud I may be throwing myself out on a limb but I agree . . . I love my son dearly, I love my husband even more. I know this may sound harsh to some of you, but to be perfectly honest I have seen a friend put the raising of her children before the needs of her relationship with their partner and now are going through divorce - after being together for 16 years. I firmly believe in order to have a healthy family, you must have a healthy relationship (and that relationship needs to be constantly nourished). I have observed many of my friends place the needs of their children first (trying to be the perfect mommies), and all too often I have seen these same couples struggle through some extremely difficult times because 1 person feels 'neglected'. I think the best gift we can give to our children is the first hand experience of what it is like to see a healthy relationship between 2 loving and commited adults. If any of you saw that show you may remember how Ayelet was crucified for writing that article, she was being honest (and so am I). Enough about that . . . if I have offended anyone I'm sorry.
OK - off of the heavy stuff :wink:
s_olano00 welcome aboard - it's always nice to have more mommies join in. This has been a great way to get awesome tips and suggestions (and to get to know one another and our LO's). I hope more mommies that are lurking out there join in too!
Maria (Cambel's Mom) - re: relaxing about the 1hr 30 minute nap. I have done the exact same thing. This vacation taught me that I need to loosen up a little and not take this baby whispering stuff too seriously. My DS has shorten his naps to the same amount and instead of trying to get him back down I now enjoy him when he gets up. He seems so much happier and so do I.
Jil (JJstar) - teething . . . what are the signs/symptoms your LO has? Any:
* Irritability, restlessness / sleeplessness
* Sore, red gums, finger sucking
* Increased dribbling
* Red skin around the mouth and in the neck creases from dribbling
* Fussiness with feeds
* Loss of appetite
I was beginning to suspect the same thing as Matthew had a number of these, but DS seems to have proven me wrong once again (I think). I guess I'll only know for sure when I finally see a little white tooth poking though . . .
Kate - Isn't the potential roll so exciting??? I find myself anticipating the roll any day now. So sorry to hear about the rough night with Liam. It's nice to know that even Angels can have their moment(s). We had a strange night with Matthew too - he woke at 3am screaming - only a bottle would calm him. I don't know what is going on . . . could this be his true 3 month growth spurt since he was over 3 weeks premature?
Who knows anything anymore - not I. :wink:
Erin (Jamom) - best wishes for your return to work. I just talked to DH today about perhaps staying off for longer than we anticipated . . . not sure when I will return. I'm sending good vibes your way.
Anyway - sorry for such a long post. I was so eager to come back and read how each of you were doing.