Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[Colesmom]

gigismom...here is the framed page I did.  I'm pretty proud of it.  just thought i would share

http://babywhisperer.com/forum/41-vt43381.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=400

MorganLeigh-congratulations!  Couldn't help but "eavesdrop" on the thread while I was over here :wink:

[pdb]

Congratulations Jodi!!!!

Way to go Hannah!

We went to the pediatrician today who confirmed what I already knew.  Susana has a cold, it's probably not keeping her up at night, teething is not keeping her up either.  It's most likely her stomach and since I haven't given her Pregestemil for over a week that's not the culprit.  Which means...we are back where we started with the GI problems.  Bad tummy cramps with no suggestion from any doctors on how to relieve them.    All the doctors keep saying she'll grow out of it, but I'm starting to think she's going to have to be able to talk before we can finally figure out what's going on.

[MomtoRee]

Jodi  :shock:  :shock: - Congratulations!!!!!!  That is so great!  You are going to have your hands full. 

Sorry about Susana.  Hopefully somebody will figure out what is wrong wiht her. 

Well, we are having sleep issues here.  I did bite the bullet and stop feeding her the past two nights.  I figured while she was off from all the traveling and up at night anyway I might as well do it.  Not to mention the fact that she is almost one!  Last night I was only in her room 30 minutes.  That beats the 2 1/2 hours the night before!  I have to keep my hand on her the whole time until she goes all the way to sleep or she freaks.  I just hope that she starts making it all the way through soon.  She does so good for naps and when she first goes down at night I would think that she would be fine when she wakes up at night. 

I have to share some news that our friends got.  THey have three kids and the youngest is a little over one and she found out she was pregnant....with triplets :shock:   This makes me scared to get pregnant again!

[Gigismom]

YAY JODI!!!  are you happy, sad, excited, scared, all of the above?  how did your dh react?

ange-congrats on hannah's steps!  i wish gianna would have skipped crawling too because now she spends most of her free time collecting and tasting every piece of fuzz and dust off the floor she is crawling on.

melissa-welcome!  always room for one more!  i think you may be the only one with 2 kids already (except noelle).

traci-wow, that is your first attempt at scrapbooking?!  it looks professional!  they will love it.

phoebe-that is so sad about susana!  poor little thing.

is anyone else's baby a vegetarian?  i started feeding gianna meat a couple months ago, but she never really liked it.  then with all the news about contaminated meat, (and plus reading "super baby food"), i think i am going to keep her vegetarian.  i think i am also going to do it.  my dh and the rest of our family thinks i am crazy.  she eats plenty of whole grains, beans, cheese, yogurt, and eggs, so i think she is getting enough protein.  i think we will still eat fish though...if i can get her to eat it.  does anyone have any helpful suggestions on feeding fish?  she's never really liked it.

[MorganLeigh]

OMG triplets, no way. I couldnt handle that w.o baby Morgan! Wow, I might not sleep tonight now, lol

Anyone else having a problem getting to their profile? I want to add my pregnancy counter to my signature!

[jillybeansmith]

Congratulations Jodi...

Con is going to the doctor today...remember when I said that he's never had a cold...I jinxed it.  I thought it was just his molars making him congested, but he is developing a barky cough now too that I'd like to get checked out.

[Noelle]

Lindsey.....have you tried salmon?  Zoe eats it right up.....

Or homemade fish sticks?

 

[Gigismom]

noelle-we eat salmon about once a week, and offer it to gianna every time.  she puts it in her mouth, swishes it around and spits it out.  i have also tried mahi mahi and cod fillets with her, but same story...i guess i will just keep trying.

momtoree-that is crazy about your friends and their triplets!  i told dh about it and he said (jokingly), "that is grounds for suicide!"  he is slightly dramatic...how are you guys doing with dropping the night feeds?

[alligirl]

melissa-welcome!  always room for one more!  i think you may be the only one with 2 kids already (except noelle).

And me. :wink:   But I'm more of a lurker anyway, so it's understandable that you would forget me! :lol:  BTW-I wouldn't believe everything you read in Super Baby Food.  It's a great book and a wonderful resource, but a lot of it is a little extreme.  If your lo is getting lots of beans, eggs and cheese, she's probably getting plenty of protein. 

Sorry about everyone's illnesses....Stephen had a tummy bug yesterday.  I felt so bad for him and I'm praying Z doesn't get it. 

CONGRATS Jodi!  That's AWESOME!  I think you're the first of our batch to get pregnant again after our Oct-Dec babies!  Stephen was just over a year when I got pg with Z and I LOVE the age difference.  Every day I thank God for the space between my kids.  I really do think it's perfect....way more good than frustrating!  (for me at least.....)

[Gigismom]

i'm sorry alli!!  actually i did remember you AFTER i posted...we'll blame it on the fuzzy, not-quite-up-to-speed-with-the-rest-of-mankind mommy brain...(how much longer can i use that excuse?)  and i totally agree with you about "super baby food".  i found a lot of helpful info in there, but with some of the things i read, i was like, "yeah right, lady!"  she is a bit extreme.

[Noelle]

We try to eat salmon at least once a week too.  I trade off between the steaks and salmon from the can.  I make salmon patties, salmon quesadillas, and other casseroles with salmon (from the can) in it. 

[Mum to Ella Rose]

LIndsey when I have more time later today I'll post a recipe for you in the baby recipe thread. It's for poached sole with broccoli and cheese sauce. You can make it with formula or milk. It sounds complicated but it's not and dd loves it! It is a puree but I find she'll eat it mixed with cereal and I just give her other finger food. Though Ella does eat anything and everything...

Sharon

[pdb]

Lindsey - Susana is also a vegetarian.  Mostly because I haven't gotten around to giving her any meat.  I'm not in any hurry.  I do want to feed her fish, but haven't tried any yet. 

Does anyone know anything about which fish to avoid with toddlers?  I know you have to be careful of fish containing high levels of methyl-mercury when you are pregnant.  I figure I should probably avoid those varieties while she is little too. 

As far as protein goes, I don't worry about it since she gets all the protein she needs from the formula she drinks.  When her formula consumption decreases then I'll have to watch a little more carefully since she can't have any dairy or soy yet.  I figure I probably won't keep her vegetarian for her entire childhood, but I will for a while.  We don't eat lots of meat anyway.  We try to eat a lot of beans and fish, although we kind of go through cycles of really healthy eating and not so great.

[MomtoRee]

Yeah!!!!  Reegan slept all night last night :shock: !  I heard her wake up a couple times but it was just one little cry out.  I started to get up but then there was nothing!  I can't believe it.  I even had to wake her up to feed her at 7:20 before I left for work so she went 7:30 - 7:20.  I just hope that it happens again, everynight really. 

I am actually a vegetarian but Reegan is not neither is my dh.  I call her my little meat eater.  I think that it is funny because they say that they like what you eat and I didn't eat it.  She loves the Gerber meat sticks, chicken, and ground turkey.  She actually loves McDonalds cheeseburgers  :oops: She had one in the car when we were driving to one of the weddings.  She ate over half of it with the onions and all!  I took her to get the yougart but we won't be going back (at least for a long time)!  I have avoided giving her any fish because I didn't think that I could until she was 1.  I'll have to start giving her salmon and she what she does. 

Is anybody else thinking about getting pregnant?  I just got af back but I am not ready for another yet.  I said that Reegan had to be sleeping through the night before I would think about it and it looks like we might have that done. 

Jill - Hope that Connor gets better soon.  We are just getting over our cough here but she still likes to "fake" when someone else coughs.

[alligirl]

Is anybody else thinking about getting pregnant?

YES! :lol:  I've been thinking of #3 since Z was born.  Now that I've gotten AF and am able to chart, I've really been thinking about it more.  But dh and I are just kinda waiting till the timing feels right.  I don't want to be pg in the Texas summer (HOT!), so we're thinking of a fall/winter '06/'07 baby.  THat would put us TTC in the late winter-spring of next year.  BUT-I would welcome any "surprise" that might happen. :wink:   Like I said before, I think a 20-24 month spread is perfect (at least between the first two kids, I obviously have no experience with the spread between the second and third kids).