Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[Gigismom]

jill-glad to hear the good news! 

jodi-cute picture of morgan!  how many tries did it take for you to get her to sit still?  (we have that problem!)  how are you feeling?

anyone else notice their baby's face changing lately?  i swear i hardly recognize g's pics from last month.  her face has thinned out rapidly and her features are becoming more pronounced...like a little girl, not a baby!

[jillybeansmith]

Yes, Connor looks like a real little boy...not that his face is thinning out much, it's just less baby-ish, and more boy-ish...

[pdb]

jill - Glad to hear Connor's doing well.  I am also a little worried about hyperactivity, although I think it's a little early to diagnose that.  It's good to hear someone else has the same issues as we do.  Susana can't deal with a whole lot going on at once either, although I think she's getting better with that now that she's a little older.

Lindsey - Susana is definitely not thinning out yet.  She is still quite the little chub.    But she is losing her babiness. 

Well exciting news.  We think she said daddy yesterday!  Not dada, but daddy.  She did it twice right when she saw dh.  Today it sounded like she was trying to say it again but couldn't quite get it.  So far she's babbled mama quite a bit, but I don't think she understands it as a word yet.  Although there have been times when I'm not sure.  Before having dd, I always thought all of the firsts would be so easy to spot, but everything is kind of a gradual progression.  It makes it hard to put the little "firsts" stickers on her calendar.   :wink:

[MomtoRee]

Jill - sorry to hear about Connor.  hopefully it won't cause him any problems. 

We were just talking today about how Reegan looks like a little girl now.  DH thinks it is b/c she has so much hair.  Although she really looks like a baby when she lays on her back and plays with her feet    Especially when she crawls in her cousins car seat and does it. 

Picture of Morgan is very cute! 

Ideas for getting Reegan to play by herself are to bring some of her favorite toys in teh kitchen and get her playing with those at my feet.  I try to have everything in one placce where I don't have to walk back and forth to the frig and stuff.  She is getting better.  I asked the nanny to try to let her play on her own more.   

So Reegan is now sleeping through the night now  She still gets up at 6:30 but I am going to keep laying in her room with her until 7. 

So tonight was horrible.  She screamed through dinner even with me holding her.  She screamed all through the bedtime routine.  i mean screamed.  I even gave in and got her paci and that didn't help.  She was sweating she was screaming so hard.  Not sure what was wrong.  I just hope that she makes it through the night.  I just hate not knowing what is wrong and putting her to bed.  At least she didn't cry when I put her down.  She screamed 30 minutes into her nap and the nanny said she couldn't get her to clam down so she rocked her back to sleep and held her for an hour  :shock: At least she got a nap.  I told her as long as it isn't a habit I don't care .

[Gigismom]

has anyone else checked out the "what do you all look like?" thread in the photo gallery?  it's so funny to see what people you have been talking to for so long look like.  some people look like i imagined and some are a total surprise. 
noelle and sharon-you guys are so pretty!
momtoree-poor reegan!  sounds like you have a really nice nanny if she was willing to hold her for an hour to give her a nap!

[jillybeansmith]

Phoebe - sounds like Connor & Susanna have the same personality traits..
Any tips to share???

I was reading back through the posts....Connor is clingy on the days that he is at daycare as well...so much so, that he ends ups sleeping with me at some point at night...I've just given in, as I'm back at work on Monday, no more time to figure out the sleep thing...He too is better on the weekends.  The sitter said that that tends to happen the first month or so....

Anyways, If you want to talk about the female version of Connor, get in touch...The sound unbelievably similar....

[Noelle]

 
noelle and sharon-you guys are so pretty!

THanks  :oops:     And right back at ya (we see who Gianna takes after!! :wink: ) 

Jill - that's a GREAT family picture!!! 

[hannah'smom]

hey ladies
we haven't checked in for awhile. I have been hunting...for a babysitter and we found a friend who babysits and she actually kicked out a baby (I know it's terrible) to take hannah.  SHe did it in the interest of her daughter too because there is only two weeks between the two of them and they have been playing together, well, looking at each other since they were just a few months old. And the other baby wasn't starting for two more months. PLEASE DON"T THINK I AM A BAD PERSON
I felt really bad at first but I was desparate because I have to go back to work on Monday. Turns out the person who was doing my job quit/fired. Seems to be some good gossip around it something about hooking up with another guy that works there that may have caused a conflict of interest.

Hannah is walking everywhere now. But she is not sleeping during the day or at night.

As for independent play...She will play for about 30-40 min by herself...Is this too long? I am in the room but I am usually doing something else (laundry, making dinner) during this time I talk to her but I try to get her to play by herself. After 30 min or so I get on the floor and roll the ball back and forth sing silly songs, play games ect

Lindsey, Jill, Noelle, sharon WOW talk about hot mommies....Your little girls are going to be very attractive when they grow up. Tell your husbands to pull out the bats now and start practicing there swingss HAHAHAHA......Connor is going to be quite the looker too.

Jill-glad to here that you shouldn't have too many problems with Con's kidney's
Lindsey- we were looking back at hannah's pictures too and I can't believe she doesn't look like a baby anymore
Phoebe-glad to hear about the first word I sure it made your heart melt how did DH react?
Sharon-are you feeling any symptoms yet?
MomtoRee-How is Reegan doing? It's times like this you wish they could talk so they could tell you what was bothering them.

Here is a picture of hannah out in her costume... How are the birthday plans coming ? I think we have to have two parties because our house is too small for all the people....
Well I hope everyone has a good day

[Gigismom]

ange-that picture is adorable!!!  i want to squish hannah's cheeks!  i don't think you are a bad person for the daycare situation.  i can't imagine how hard that must be.  i am glad you found something you feel comfortable with.  and as for hannah playing alone...that is awesome that she goes 30-40 mins alone.  i wish gianna would go 30-40 seconds...don't worry my dh is already polishing his bat for gianna's prospective dates...she has these "look out boys here i come!" eyelashes that are already causing us grief...

jill-noelle is right, that family picture is awesome.  all three of you look great!  now i am way too embarrassed to post ours...

phoebe-congrats on the "daddy"...so cute.

this might sound terrible, but does anyone let their babies watch tv yet?  if so, what do they like?  since gianna is so clingy, i am trying to encourage her to watch 30 mins of tv each day so i can get some stuff done, but so far i can't find anything she will watch.  we've tried baby mozart dvd, sesame street, dora, blue's clues,... so far nothing she cares about.  maybe she is just too young...?

[jillybeansmith]

It's fun seeing everybody's pictures, isn't it..

Well, I go back to work on Monday...I'm sad....I enjoy my little man (even if we do have some 'arguments')...He's quite clingy today, it's like he somehow knows....

That picture thing is a great idea.

We had got our family picture done in September....He's got more teeth and a lot more hair now, we need to get more done...

Everybody's pictures are fun!!!

[MomtoRee]

I don't know what is going on today :?   So after the bad bedtime last night went fine.  I heard her wake up a couple times but went back to sleep on her own.  But, today has been a differnt story.  For her first nap she screamed and was clinging to me screaming.  I stayed in her room with her, tried leaving, and the screaming continued.  I finally rocked her to sleep  :oops: and then slept with her on the floor because when I tried to lay her down she would scream  :oops: That is the firs time that I have done this is probably 6 months.  So, for her next nap it was hard because she wanted me with her.  I let her cry for a couple minutes and when I started going in I heard her lay down and that was it.  I think she might have been off because dh was home this morning and he played with her while I did some stuff so I wasn't around her. 

Reegan and I are on our own this weekend.  Dh went to Atlanta for a football game.  I have to try to clean for her birthday party next weekend.  I say I need to clean every weekend, so I hope that I get something done :roll:

Love the pictures of what everyone looks like.  We just got our family picture taken but they are on dh's computer not mine so when I get on there I will post it. 

Jill - good luck with starting work.  Hopefully Connor's sleeping will get better.  I can't believe that he is almost walking and he was a late crawler like Reegan. 

Ange - you have to do what you have to do to get someone you trust to take care of your dd.  I would feel bad but I would do the same thing. 

I do let Reegan watch tv every once in a while.  Usually it is when she is having a bad day and really fussy.  Plus I did when we were driving to all those weddings last month.  THe only thing that I let her watch is Baby Einstein.  Well, sometimes the TV is on when she gets up but she doesn't watch it.  With Baby Einstein she sits perfectly still and stares at the tv. 

Have good weekends!

[zayandme]

Hannah's mom- Take your 30 minutes and RUN with it! Good for hannah!!!

Well I know why Isaiah has been particularly upset these days- a SINUS INFECTION! Poor little guy.

For the past 2 weeks he's been horribly clingy etc. (you all know this) and I've been working at training him back to being more independent.

I am very glad I didn't just give in- for us I knew I couldn't (just a personal decision), and I'm not going to guilt trip myself about not taking him to the doctor sooner (though that's a temptation).
He started his meds today and already has played on the floor by himself for 10 minutes without batting an eye. Sigh.
Okay, maybe I am having trouble not guilt tripping myself  :oops:
So, anyway, my poor baby. I hope he starts feeling better soon!

[Gigismom]

holy cow!!  gianna is still sick!  it's been a week now.  how long did the colds linger for all of you whose little ones got sick?  she's actually doing pretty well with it, so i'm trying not to complain.  just wondering how much tissue to buy!

[MomtoRee]

We are sick again here and this time it is bad  .  Last time we had it for about a week but I hope that it doesn't take that long this time.  Reegan has not sleeping at all for the past two nights.  I think that is why she had problems last week too.  I had to hold her for both her naps because she can't sleep laying down.  Has anybody had any luck with any remedies?  I bought soem pedi care and am running the humidifier.  Anything else I should be doing? 

Poor Isaiah, I hope he gets better really soon. 

Saturday we went to the Children's Museum and Reegan loved it.  I thought that she might be too young but there was lots for her to do.  I think we are getting a season pass so we can go all the time.  The only problem was that she tried to crawl and sit on top of the other babies. 

Today Reegan made the sign for more and said more at the same time as clear as could be     I was so happy.

[zayandme]

I love pedia care- everything else seems to make Isaiah wired- and I think it works well. Also love motrin if you think she's got an earache or sore throat. It lasts longer than Tylenol. The occasional bulb syringe will work nicely with the gunky boogers.
hope she feels better soon-
how fun about "more"!

sarah