Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[zayandme]

LOL! 8? Oh, DH and I used to joke that we wanted 8--that is, until I got pregnant with #1. Ugh. I don't know how women do it more than a couple times and survive.
AND....Drum roll please!
AF has arrived! Yaaaaaay! I am beyond happy. I know that it would have worked- God has a bigger plan than I do- but I am really relieved to know that I'm not pregnant.

[Pete's Mom]

Sarah - so glad you got the answer you were hoping for.

[Mum to Ella Rose]

Jilly, so sorry you're having a rough time with Connor and his sleep. Do you want us to try and help you figure it out?? Maybe post his schedule, etc. ?

Mom to Ree, congrats on the crawling! there's no looking back now!  :lol:  And great news on dh's job offer too.

Sarah that's great news you're not pg. What a long wait for you!

Ella has been sleeping well up until today's pm nap and she took almost an hour to go down tonight too. But we see tooth number 7 so....

Take care everyone.

Sharon

[zayandme]

I've been a self- centered post-er these days- having trouble thinking about anything other than pregnancy! I'll be back to our little group tomorrow!

SO what happens when we make it to like a bajillion pages long? Do we turn our thread into a book?

[MorganLeigh]

any other LOs scared of the dark? I didnt notice lastnight that when I put DD down her night light was out, it wasnt completley dark out when she went to bed. So at midnigh tI guess when she opened her eyes and saw that it was pitch black she screamed her head off. She was then up till THREE AM scared to close her eyes! *yawn* Other than that she is good, been taking 1  hour 15 min naps twice day hope last nights lack of sleep doesnt break that cycle. Took 12 is here, yay

Hope everyone is well, Im too tired to read and look! lol

[alligirl]

any other LOs scared of the dark? I didnt notice lastnight that when I put DD down her night light was out, it wasnt completley dark out when she went to bed. So at midnigh tI guess when she opened her eyes and saw that it was pitch black she screamed her head off. She was then up till THREE AM scared to close her eyes!

You know, I made the comment to dh the other night (when Stephen was closing himself up in our closet) that neither of our kids have ever been afraid of the dark.  They don't mind it all.  I think it's because we've always made their rooms pitch dark at night for them to sleep.

Glad to hear your good news Sarah!!

[cata]

Hi,
I've never posted on this thread, but have been following...so much fun and useful!
Can any of you ladies post your lo's EASY routine, including amounts of milk?....I'm having a hard time figuring out how much milk to give each time.
Thanks!
Catalina.

[zayandme]

Catalina
here's Isaiah's daily routine- give or take 45 minutes-

6:30- bottle- 10 oz.

7:30- Breakfast- Cheerios and fruit

9:30- Nap for 2 hours

11:30- Lunch

Somewhere between 1 and 2:30- Bottle- 8 oz

2:30 or 3- down for 1.5-2 hrs

4:30- If he's awake he has a small snack

5:30- Dinner

7pm- bottle 8oz

8pm- bed

[zayandme]

Alli-
we lay Isaiah down in the dark, too, and haven't noticed any fear- hopefully something won't crop up!

Never realized that Zachary and Isaiah are only one day apart! How fun!

[MorganLeigh]

Well luckily lastnight didnt ruin he rmorning nap, Ill take an hour after all that!
Morgans Sched

7 AM ~ 6 oz Bottle
8:30 ~ Breakfast
9:45 ~ wind down/nap usually 1 hour and 15 mins
12 ~ Lunch
1 ~ 6 oz bottle
2 ~ Nap
4 ~ Juice and sometimes a snack
5:30 Dinner
7 ~ 6 oz bottle
7:30 (sometimes 9:30) Bed

Im seeing others give more than 6 oz 3 times a day...hmm maybe I should bump it up to 8?

[Gigismom]

I feel so out of the loop since i rarely have time to check this anymore.  we are doing ok over here.  we are actually planning on moving back to sacramento this winter (long story)  so we have been busy checking out real estate.  i am excited though because that is where we came from and all our friends are there.  most of my friends have had babies this year or are expecting soon, so it will be nice to ahve some support as far as that goes.  lots of play dates!

phoebe-are you going to be affected by hurricane/tropical storm ophelia?  i hope you guys are ok!!

catalina-here's our day except i don't know how much milk she takes because she is EBF.

6:30 wake and bf for 2-3 mins
7:30 breakfast of solids
9:00 nap
10:30 wake and bf for 2-3 mins'
12:30 lunch of solids
2:00 nap
3:15 wake and bf 2-3 mins, snack of solids
5:30 dinner of solids
7:15 bf 2-3 mins then bedtime

hope that helps.

[jillybeansmith]

Hi...Connor schedule is generally like this (this is what it is today)...

6:30 - wake up (sometimes it's at 7:30)...usually a bottle
7:15 - breakfast
7:30 - activity
9:00 - nap (usually only 45 minutes/hr)
10:00 - wake up
11:30 - lunch
1:00 - bottle or snack
3:00 - nap (again, usually only 1 hr)
4:00 - snack
5:30 - supper
5:45 - sometimes a cat-nap until 6:30.
6:30 - play
7:15 - bathtime
7:30 - bottle and first attempt at bed...

Once I get him to bed, he sleeps well until 10'ish...then wakes up at midnight or 1:00....then, lately, after that he is very restless...
Last 2 nights, he's been up every hr on the hr after midnight....

[jillybeansmith]

PS...Connor's bottles are typically 7-8 oz...
If he insists on a midnight snack, we have special bottles that are only 1 or 2 oz and the rest water...

[cata]

Hi all,
thanks for posting your routines.
jillybeansmith, Sebastian's nights have always been a mess too :cry: !!! I so understand you! I'm just sooooo lucky to live in the 3rd world    (Brazil), where I do have help (maid), and she takes care of him in the early morning while I sleep and helps me continue with the day.
Lately, I think, his upper teeth have been bothering him, and this is what makes him wake up so much during the night. Maybe Connor is experiencing some teething pain?
I've been weaning him from the breast and up until last night I would only bf in the morning, middle of the night (usually 3-4am), and when he wakes up. Last night I gave him a bottle hoping for a better night sleep, and guess what? Nothing changed!!!  :evil:
I was so dissapointed!
Anyway, tonight I'm giving him some tylenol for the teething pain, and hope it goes better.

[pdb]

jilly- I tried to send you a private message last night but I'm not sure it went throuhg.  I know how you feel about going back to work.  It's so hard, but it does get easier.  In fact our sitter is turning out to be like another grandmother for dd. 

Catalina- Our schedule is like this:
                 
               6:00 ish 5 oz bottle
               
               7:15 breakfast - oatmeal, 1-2 fruit cubes, 2oz juice, finger foods

               8:45 nap 1 hour and 20 minutes if all goes well

               10:00 6 oz bottle

               11:30  lunch - 1 veggie cube and finger foods, water to drink

               1:00 nap 1 hour and 30 min.

               2:00  6 oz bottle

               3:00  juice

               5:00 dinner - 1 veggie cube and finger foods, water to drink

               6:30 7 oz bottle and bed

Lindsey - I haven't seen the news today, but last I heard Ophelia was not hitting SC.  Even if it does, we probably won't be affected much here since I am not on the coast.  I happy for you moving. 

We started with the potty training Sunday.  I'll have to post more on that thread, but basically we are doing a pretty good job of training her to pee on the floor. :lol: