Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[MorganLeigh]

quick update, Im so busy and tired.
Took Morgan to the dr, what an ordeal she was so sick and crying the whole time we waited for an HOUR! Anyways, she has an ear infection and bronchitus (I cant spell that) I think with all that she has she is handling it well. She is on 3 diff meds and we plan to beat this by her bday party on Sunday. Oh and I found at Walgreens a plug in Pedia care gentle vapor, it was 5.99 and it seems to be a really neat product for congested kids, look into it if ya got a sick lil one. Ill let ya know how it works. Hope everyone is doing well.

[pdb]

I was thinking last night when reading about everyone's sick kids, how lucky we were since Susana has never been really sick.  Well that's what I get for thinking.  She started a runny nose today and her temp has been a little elevated although not a fever.  I'm hoping it'll just be a cold and it will run it's course quickly.

Hope Morgan is well by her party.

[jillybeansmith]

Hi, I haven't been on in a few days..

MomtoRee...That is really scary!!!! To think that they can make it to 3 and be healthy, and have something like that happen. If they ever discover what it was that caused it, let us know...was it the medicine? or did she suffocate from being congested???  Let us know if you ever hear.

We have been so lucky, Connor has never had a cold or anything...he had a kidney infection badly when he was 3 or 4 months old, since then, he's been so healthy. (still doesn't sleep...but healthy)

Connor had a banner day yesterday at his first full day at the sitters.  He didn't cry when I left (he didn't notice that I left), he only fussed when hungry, tired or needed changed, and took 2 naps without fuss!!!...We were so happy...(not happy about going back to work, but happy that he'll be safe & happy)...

[MomtoRee]

Well as soon as I say that Reegan hasn't been sick she gets sick.  She has a horrible cough and you can hear the congestion in her chest.  It scares me so bad after what happened to our neighbor.  It makes me want to hold her all night long!  I just pray and tell myself that this isn't normal.  The preliminary autopsy results came back and there was nothing found!  How horrible for the family.  The obituary was in the paper today and it was the saddest one that I have ever read.  They put in the names that she called her brothers and sister and her animals.  I swear my heart breaks for them every time I think about it. 

Are the sick ones sleeping a lot more?  Reegan slept in and then took a 2 hour nap which the nanny woke her up from and then a 1 hour 45 min nap.  On top of that I put her down early b/c she was past ready for bed. 

I hope that all the sick babies get better really soon and that Morgan is all better for her party. 

Well today was my birthday and I didn't have to cook or clean up tonight.  Dh picked up dinner and made brownies     Can't get much better than that for me.

[Noelle]

MomtoRee....so sorry about your neighbors dd  :cry:

Yay Connor!  It does make going back to work a little easier 

Hope everyone's little ones get well quickly.  And hopfully the meds work quick for Morgan.  It's definitely no fun being sick.  It always makes me sad that they don't really know why they feel like that  :cry:

Lindsey - great idea on keeping the same nap times.  I actually don't have set times yet, but I think she would benefit from it.  Thanks 

[MorganLeigh]

Too many sick babies, breaks my heart! Well after giving Morgan all her meds she passed out at 6:30 lastnight, not even having her milk yet, she woke up one time at 10:00..took me about 40 mins to get her back to sleep good enough to lay her flat..then she slept till 6 am! Great for a sick baby, meds seem to be doing wonders. Sending the new sick ones some healthy vibes and sleep!

[hannah'smom]

I am feeling like the world's worst mother these days.  Hannah has 3 bruises a cross her forehead. Her new found mobility has caused a lot of crashes in her bed and in the living room. She can pull herself up but hasn't figured out how to get down.  If my MIL sees these she will call children services.  On top of that trying to get these inhalers into her is a fight. You have to hold her down in order to get the meds into her. Now when she sees me coming with it she cries. I try to let her play with it but she wants nothing to do with it. On the flip side the inhalers seem to be working because the wheezing in her lungs is improving. Hope all the other babies get better soon

Lindsey-Love the idea of the consistent nap times I think we are going to give it a shot because her schedule seems to be changing again
MomtoRee-Happy belated Birthday

Ange

[cata]

I turn on Baby Einstein so ds is distracted while I do the inhaler.
hth

[Gigismom]

morgan's mom-your name is jodi right?  i thought that i once saw that as part of your signature, but now it's gone.  and i think i have been calling you that...i hope i am right!  anyway, hope morgan is feeling better.  don't you love dr's waiting rooms?!...

jill-glad to hear connor is doing well at day care...how are you transtioning to work and leaving him?

momtoree-sorry to hear about reegan being sick too!  that is horrible about the neighbor.  it must make it worse not knowing the cause.  how sad...

noelle and ange-we started set nap times about a month or more ago.  it seems to have really helped gianna.  that is when she started sleeping in too!  her first nap is usually starts between 10-10:30 and second nap starts between 3-3:30.  of course, on days that she wakes up super early in the morning or for some reason has a short first nap, i start the next nap 15 mins earlier than usual.  (she is really wiped out by then.)  but it really seems to have brought more order to our days.  the first few days might be hard, but once their bodies adjust to the set rhythm it is great. 

ange-don't feel bad about the bruises.  gianna's face right now looks like she has been in combat.  it is full of bruises and scrapes.  i guess it's how they learn.  she also got a fat lip the other day falling on the tile floor while crawling.  at first, i thought she knocked a tooth loose because there was so much blood, but it was just her lip.

[MorganLeigh]

yes, my name is Jodi! lol

The bruises, heh...Morgan had the the roughest knees when she was crawling and bumps all over! Now that she can walk well she lookds pretty clean, less dragging on the carpet! Now I have to prepare myself for the day when she falls and gets hurt!!!


Jodi

[jillybeansmith]

Gigismom - I start work Nov 7.  So, so far, I either turn into the tasmanian devil and start whirring around the house to do things to keep busy, or I pace!!!

Hannah's mom - Connor is only crawling (his own style), but has bruises on his forhead and knees, and arms...he just bumps into stuff and gets stuck...

Ladies....wish me luck, CONNOR IS CUTTING MOLARS!!!!!!!!!! 
The poor little tyke has been sleeping awfully...and when he wakes up, it's with real tears, and I can't do too much to please him during the day, but last night, he finally let me look in his mouth, and it's a set of molars that he's working on...the bottom one has one edge through...

This child is going to look funny, he'll have a full set of teeth in a few months.

Anybody have any cool November birthday ideas?  We can't do anything outside as it's getting cold, and we don't have a huge house for too many kids to be tearing about...any cool themes???

[Noelle]

JBS - wow! molars already??  At least they'll be done  :wink:   The best thing I found for Zoe when she is teething (which i would have used it with JOhn) is let her chew on a toddler toothbrush.  She LOVES it!! 

We're in the same boat too for Zoe's b-day only Dec....any ideas anyone? 

Tracy recommends starting set nap times at 8-9 months...I'm a little behind :wink:   I'm going to give it a go starting this weekend so then she'll have two days in before daycare on monday and then I'm home tues/wed. 

[pdb]

JBS- Glad to hear the sitter is working out for you.  Ug...molars, I am so dreading that.  I hope they come in quickly.

Momto Ree - Happy birthday!  Lucky you with the sleepy sick baby.  My dd just got her first cold and the past two nights were a nightmare!  More on that in a minute...

ange-We've been lucky with the bruises.  Susana is pretty careful about everything, rarely falls down.  The worst bruise she has had is when my mil pinched her leg in the car seat buckle the other day.

noelle-I'm doing an ocean theme for Susana's bday.  She loves fish.  (Guess it might have something to do with the fact we have almost the entire line of FP Ocean Wonders stuff)  My mom is going to make her a dress embroidered with fish.  She did a flower one for my niece's bday.  I'm not inviting any kids other than my niece, just family.  I have no idea where we're going to put everyone since my house is small. 

OK Please tell me somebody else's child does this.  We have been having sleep issues again where Susana takes forever to fall asleep.  Last night was a new record.  It took her three hours to go to sleep.  I put her down at 6:30 but she was screaming a few minutes later.  I was determined to go to bed early since I had 4 hrs of sleep the night before, so I got her up so I could eat dinner.  I thought maybe she wasn't tired so I'd keep her up a little longer.  Big mistake.  At 7:20 I put her back down.  I spent an hour in and out of her room when I finally decided to put her in our bed so at least I could lay down.  She spent the next 45 minutes moving all over our bed like she was possessed.  I'm talking CONSTANT motion.  You could tell she was exhausted but she couldn't go to sleep.  The only thing I can figure is I gave her a decongestant and some Motrin and it must have made her hyper.  She has had the decongestant before and didn't react this way but I can't figure out what else it could have been.  After a while she decided she wanted to get down off the bed and started screaming, so I put her on the floor.  Finally at 10:00 I put her back in the crib because I was afraid I'd fall asleep watching her and she'd get hurt.  She screamed but gave up after a few minutes.  Anyone else had any medicine reactions?  Does it sound familiar?

We also have big news today.  Susana took her first steps!!!!   :shock:   I couldn't believe it.  Out sitter told me yesterday that she stood alone for a really long time and then shuffled one foot forward a little.  Today at home, she took a full step three seperate times.  She still won't take more than one, but I'm sure it won't be long.  I was a late walker so I never expected to have one walking this early.

[alligirl]

pdb-When my dh was a kid, it took  his parents a long time to figure out that red dyes made him hyper....we think that Stephen might have the same reaction to red dyes (in foods and medicines) so we try to avoid it if at all possible.  Might be something to think about???

[Noelle]

Hey Phoebe- that b-day theme sounds fantastic!!