wow - gone for 3 days & there are 3 brand new pages!!!! we are quite the chatty bunch.
been awol cause we also got luke baptized on saturday, so we had my parents in town, and the ILs at our house, so couldn't really use the computer much. still need to fake a pic of luke by himself in his baptism outfit, and will post when i do (hopefully today). have lots of pix in my camera that need to be downloaded....
thanks for the info on your periods.... just wanted to see if i was still within normal limits!
good suggestion on the jumper. i had been toying with the idea, since he does go to town in the exersaucer. will see what i can find in the secondhand shops.
Deb - wish i had some wise words for you, but i haven't had full-blown ppd, so i can't entirely relate. i 'hope' you have hit rock bottom so you can start to pull back out of the slump. miss *seeing* you on this thread. hope that blasted tooth breaks out soon.
Nikki - good to hear from you too! 16 people for lunch! :shock: you're braver than i - we only did 10. that picture is beautiful... and that dress is gorgeous!! what a great heirloom too, since your mom made it.
Julieb - those pix of asher are great. your favorite one made me crack up... not entirely sure why though! think my favorite one was the 2nd one, where he was smiling while sitting. and he slept through the night!!!! yay!!!!!!!!! the waking the next night was probably just a little regression, and totally normal, and the fact that you didn't have to feed him is fantastic!!! re the sick people, i do try and avoid sick people, but sometimes it's unavoidable (like a family gathering). in that case i try to stay away from the infected person, and never let them hold the baby. my philosophy is a bit different from yours though - i would rather them be sick now & build up antibodies now so they aren't as sick (or sick more often) when they start school - the haven for nasty bugs. and no, i don't go exposing luke to sick people on purpose, but i will pretty much take him anywhere (except the church nursery until after 9 months)
Michelle - pulling up?! these babies are getting so big!!
Christine - early wakings are very probably part of a whole new routine. every once in a while luke does the same thing. after about a month she should be used to it all and much more predictable (i can get luke to sleep in on the weekends!!) it does get easier. i hope the kidney thing sounds scarier than it really is and can self-correct. keep us posted & hope it all turns out well.
Schae - welcome back!! cute new avatar! hope you figure out what caused the rash. could be soap or food!!! likely food if the rash is just around the diaper area - if it's everywhere i would guess soap. we have sensitive skin around here too - can only use 1 soap on grownups & 1 soap on babies!!!!
JulieG - good to see you again too!!! did not realize you were also in FL! hope things are closer to normal now.... YAY on sleeping through the night!!!! you must feel fantastic! to answer your questions.... i have never done a DF. Julieb recommended the cream but i forget what it was called. i do bottle & then solids about an hour later. think order depends on your lo. milk is more important now.
Happy Labor Day to other Americans as well. afraid i will be doing actual 'labor' today. i have tons of work that needs to be done - spent the weekend playing instead!
