Tarri - I took Ethan to ONE playgroup when he was 6 months old. It was the first one we ever went to (and the last one so far...), and he got sick a few days later. I am convinced it was because of that. Don't worry about being paranoid, we just don't want the kids to be sick! But that's not a reason to not take your kids to playgroup either. Anyway, just my thought. Oh, and that wasn't the reason I didn't go back to the playgroup, the moms weren't very friendly, so I just didn't feel like dealing with that every week!
Also, about your df, when we finally kicked the habit with Ethan, we had gotten down to 2 oz at 8:30. Then I quit cold turkey from there. And he actually slept better without me coming in at that time. I was so afraid he would wake up in the night without anything! Those first few nights we had a couple of wakeups, but he just settled himself, no need for me! Anyway, if you want to drop it soon, I wouldn't do anything less than the 2 ozs. you're already doing. You may just try to drop it one night and see what happens, she may surprise you!
Good news about your babysitter. I'm so thankful that my parents live close by, and I don't have to worry about it at all. I still call and check in, but at least I know that he's in good hands!
Julie - sounds like you had a great week with night sleeping! Sorry your weekend wasn't so hot, but maybe that will change. Ethan had a couple of days this week with short naps, but then the next day, it will be back to normal. I can't ever figure it out - so I just gave up trying!
Deborah - isn't it miserable with they have a cold? Ethan has had one very mild cold, and then a lousy one about a month ago. I answered your post about what we used for medication, which was Infant's Pediacare. Helped with the congestion a bit, although the nose sucker was used A LOT! Now he hates the changing table, cause that's where I did it all. :?
Debra - we have a set of Peekablocks, but Ethan doesn't play with them much. I guess they're not interesting enough for him! We were over at my parents yesterday, and my mom has bought a Elmo for my nephew who will be just shy of 2 at Christmas. It's the one where he goes in for a checkup or whatever. So, we showed it to Ethan in the box, and pressed all the stuff, and he was so enthralled! He just stared at it like, wow, it's talking to me! So funny.
Schae - love your new avatar, I noticed that this weekend! Good luck on your job negotiations! Hoping a big salary for you!
And then to be in your own house by Christmas, so great!
Jaime - good news on the first raise! Now you have to decide if you want to go for more. I was thinking when I read your post, well, if everyone gets a 10% raise, that doesn't mean that her salary is more equal to her peers, since they all got a 10% raise too... I don't think you would seem ungrateful for the 10% just because you are still asking them to fix the original problem. But you're more gutsy than I am, because when it comes to asking for raises or discussing career, I was always a total chicken!
Us - we had a pretty good weekend, low key. Dh didn't get to go camping (oh, darn :oops: :wink: ), so we had a date night on Saturday! Went to dinner with my parents and Ethan as a belated birthday, and then my parents came over to watch Ethan while we went to see Harry Potter (not dh's choice, but it was supposed to be for MY birthday!
). So that was nice. We haven't done that since before Ethan was born.
We have Ethan's checkup today at 4, so I'll have to report back on height and weight. All I know is that the 9 to 12 pants are getting too short, and he's just now 9 months. I asked everyone for 12 to 18 month clothes for him for christmas!
Oh - I almost forgot. We were talking about tantrums earlier. Ethan has started arching his back and crying EVERY time we put him in his highchair. He used to love it, then he was tolerating it, but now he hates it when we put him in it. But once the food is going, he's fine. It's so bizarre. But that arching back and screaming wail - I swear you'd think we were trying to kill him, not feed him lunch! :roll: He also cries when we go into his room at naptime. Once I get him in the armchair with me, and he has his paci, and we're reading a story, he's totally calm. And he goes to sleep easily too - so I guess he just thinks he doesn't want to take a nap anymore! Too bad!
