Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[pdb]

Sorry to hear Reegan and Isaiah are sick.  The one cold Susana just got over didn't seem to bother her too much.  Congrats on saying and signing more!

Lindsey - I posted the other day to tell you that Susana's cold lasted for about 10 days.  For some reason it didn't post.

jill- I'm going to try to send you a pm.  Let me know if you don't get it.

[Gigismom]

momtoree-with gianna being sick, i used a humidifier (but DON'T use the vicks vaposteam) and vicks babyrub for her chest.  have you considered the possibility of teething being the cause of her recent behaviour?  congrats on the "more"!

jill and ange-how is work/daycare going?

OMG!!  dh was gone for 3 days on interviews in sacramento, leaving me with a whiny child and 2 unruly dogs.  i swear that the baby and the dogs realized i was no match for them, so they made a pact to torture me.  gianna is sick AND i see molars coming up under the gums.  this explains her recent nearly unbearable behavior.  she is having meltdowns right and left.  and the dogs...(yes, we STILL have not been able to place the weimaraner in a new home...apparently dogs who bite babies are unpopular?)  anyway, i gave the dogs these new treats on sunday, and well, have been paying the price ever since.  they have been puking ALL night every night while dh is gone.  it got all over the carpet.  so i lock them in their crates at night and they puke all over themselves!  one of them had diarrhea....on the carpet.  all this with gianna literally clinging to me for dear life with being sick, etc.  so i didn't get much cleaned up til dh got home this afternoon.  thank goodness for my mom's steam carpet cleaner.  even after cleaning the carpets, i am still never putting gianna on them again.  i am totally repulsed.  thank god we are moving.

[zayandme]

Oh my GOSH! That sounds more miserable than my time with Eric away (When Isaiah had his sinus infection Eric was gone for 1 week on business). We have a new dog, too, but just one. I thought I was going to "accidentally" leave the door open one day and let the dog go on his own walk.

WELL. I sure hope that Gianna is starting to feel better. Is DH back?
Time for a pedicure, I say!
Sarah

[MomtoRee]

Well we went to the doctor today after many, many nights of no sleep and it is an ear infection.  It is only in her right ear, so that is one good thing.  The doctor also gave me something for her cough so hopefully she will be better for her party on Saturday.  Has anyone had to give the antibiotics out of the plunger?  Reegan hates it and I have had to hold her down and force it in!  It is so horrible giving that to her.  I just hope that I can get a better night sleep soon because I am sick now    Just in time for the party.  Plus I have to go in to work tomorrow because I took off so much because of Reegan being sick and I have to get stuff done for Monday.   

Reegan is saying tickle now when she tickles her belly!  So, now she says all done, more, uh oh, and tickle.  She never stops talking. 

That is so horrible about Gianna and the dogs!  I'm sure that she will crawl around on worse things at some point!

[jillybeansmith]

Phoebe - no, I didn't get a PM...

This is the first I've had a chance to sign on all week, things are so busy with work, etc.

Daycare is going really, really well...Connor enjoys the other kids, and likes it there, we are so lucky..

He is teething...Molar #2 started popping through...sleeping is rough...I know I shouldn't, but I put him in his bed, he sleeps for about 4 hours, then he sleeps with me usually...partly because of the tooth, and partly because he is going through a transition with the daycare thing.  The sitter told me it's pretty normal to have sleeping problems and want to be with you the first month...after that, they will likely be too tired.

Man, my brain is slow to get going...I feel like I'm back at square one.  I'm a computer programmer....so much changes in computers in one year, plus my brain isn't on full tilt yet...partly due to tired-ness...

I've really, really missed Connor, so at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, all I can think about is him...

Our change in routine has caused some defiance in the morning...he knows I'm rushing, so he won't eat, and he is difficult to get dressed or do anything with...simply because I never rushed things before, we would play and cuddle before we got into the serious stuff like dressing and eating...

[pdb]

Lindsey - You poor thing.  I hope your dh is back now and helping out lots.  Although if Gianna is like Susana, she just wants you, so it's kind of hard to get help.

MomtoRee - I've given Susana the antibiotics before.  She hated them too and she's always been very good about taking medicines from syringes since she has to take reflux meds 6 times a day.  The antibiotics would just end up all over her because she would spit at least half out.  I finally just started mixing it in her bottle and she took it that way.  I just mixed it in a couple of ounces so I would be sure she would drink all of it, then I'd give her more formula.  I hope she feels better for her party.

jill - I tried sending a pm but I kept clicking submit and it would just come back to the screen where you type in your message.  I'll try again. 

Susana was sooo clingy this afternoon after I picked her up from the babysitter's.  I hope we aren't starting with molars.  She cried several times in her sleep last night, but fortunately didn't wake all the way up.  I have the day off tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to a long weekend at home with her. 

OK I need some advice here.  I was mortified to find a flea in my child's hair when I got her out of the car after picking her up this afternoon!  We have animals, but I treat them with Frontline every month and we have no flea problems in the house, much less my car, so I'm pretty sure it came from the babysitter's.  She has two dogs but they are not allowed in the house and her house is spotless so I was really shocked.  I have no idea how to bring up this subject with her or whether I even should.  I'm sure she would be just as mortified and I certainly don't want to offend her, but I don't want any more fleas crawling around on my baby either.   What would y'all do?

[Gigismom]

phoebe-yikes, a FLEA!   i would be freaked too.  i would just be honest about it.  i know it may be awkward, but just tell her what happened and ask her if she treats her animals with any meds.  if not, ask her if she would consider doing so.  i know frontline is really expensive, but they have other products that are less expensive that she could try.  or maybe if she already does treat her pets, maybe it was just a freak flea that jumped on her when she was outside.  not much you can do about that.

have a great LONG weekend with susana! 

momtoree-i can't believe all the words reegan says!  i'm jealous!

jill-it must be hard for you in the am.  i KNOW gianna would totally resist if i had to rush her in the morning (or anytime!)  glad daycare is going so well!!

[zayandme]

Phoebe-
are you sure it was a flea and not lice or something else?

Isaiah's birthday was yesterday! We had such a fun time, the three of us, opening gifts and eating cake!
Tomorrow we'll get together with family at a nearby park and play on the playground equipment and eat chili and have cupcakes. I'm so excited!

[jillybeansmith]

Well, the first week is done...I'm SO HAPPY to be home with Connor....

Connor has a little friend who is 2 weeks older than him...named Jake, they cry when one of them has to leave....cute, eh???  Jake knows how to crawl really fast and really well, but does like standing up...Connor commando-crawls, so is pretty slow, but likes to pull himself up and cruise around things, so they get together and show off each other's skills....(Male dominance rivalry starts early, doesn't it...)

Teeth are driving him batty....

[MorganLeigh]

Just an update, no I havent dissapeared Im just feeeeeeling the joys of early pregnancy. I can barely make it out of bed most days. My DH took a week off of work, bless him, but tomorrow he goes back. Im feeling a bit stronger and Morgan is doing fantastic. I sense normal life ahead soon! We hope!

[pdb]

Sarah - I'm pretty sure it was a flea, she had several little red bites all over her head.  It was definitely not lice.  I'm thinking she probably picked it up in the babysitter's yard.  It was still in the 80's last week here so the bugs are still everywhere.  Happy birthday to Isaiah!

morgan - I hope you're feeling better soon.  I don't know how you are keeping up with Morgan and dealing with morning sickness!

[MomtoRee]

We are a mess here at our house!  Reegan is all better but has gotten used to being held while she sleeps, so is not sleeping at all by herself.  I am about to go crazy I am so tired.  I know that it is not the BW way but I put her down today for her nap and closed the door and left the room.  I went back in every few minutes and laid her down and gave her the pacis.  It took almost 30 minutes but she went to sleep on her own.  If I stay int eh room she tries to play with me and just crawls around in her crib.  I hate doing this and it makes me feel like the worst mom ever    I know in the end it is better for her because she has been tired and cranky from lack of sleep. 

We had her birthday party yesterday and it went really great.  Reegan was so tired by the end of the day with only taking 2 30 minute naps (being rocked by my mom) but she had a great time.  She loved getting into her presents.  It was so funny when she would open a card and money would come out she would throw the card and hold onto the money.  She already knows what the good stuff is  :lol:

Jill - that is so good that Connor is doing well and has a new friend.  I'm sure that it makes going to work a lot easier. 

Morgan's mom - you poor thing!  Hopefully it will pass soon. 

This is one of the pictures that we had taken of Reegan this month.

[Gigismom]

jodi-glad you haven't disappeared!  i was wondering if you were ok.  hope you are feeling better soon.  just remember...this is the EASY part  :shock:   

momtoree-i LOVE that picture of reegan.  she looks like a little doll.  sorry the sleep is so yucky at your house.  i too have used the controlled crying approach when NOTHING else works.  i feel so awful about it too, but honestly it has ALWAYS cured any bad sleep patterns that developed.  and in the end, in my opinion, getting a good night's sleep for everyone is worth it.  hope you're all feeling more rested soon.

[jillybeansmith]

For those who've had their babies 1 year birthday party:

1) What did you do for activities to keep the adults and older kids entertained.

2) Did you have the 2nd cake for just the baby to dive into...I want to do this, but I don't want him to have all the sugar, and I don't want to buy one, as I'm nervous about the possible peanut allergy, and don't trust that bakeries keep nut items completely away from everything else, so I want to make him a cake...(angel food cake???) I was also thinking of using vanilla pudding instead of icing??...any ideas???

[MomtoRee]

Good news - it took Reegan less than 10 minutes to fall alseep and i never had to go back in  .  She only cried for a minute and then for the next few minutes should let one little cry out every minute or so.  That wasn't so bad at all.  AS horrible as it is I agree that it works the best when she is really having problems. 

Jill - We just had family at our party so I didn't have activities.  My nephews and nieces just played with the toys we had and the adults talked.  It took us over an hour to open presents and then a while to go back through them and get everything out of the little twist ties.  We did have two cakes.  I made both of them.  The big one was a pink castle and the then I just made a little round one that said Princess Reegan.  I wasn't big on her having all the sugar but one time isn't going to kill them.  You have to let him have something just for tradition sake and it is so fun to watch.  Plus Reegan only picked at the icing and took a couple little bites when I would hold it up for her so she really didn't even get that much.  I forgot, activities for the guys also included college football.