any april/may 05 moms want to chat?

[notenoughshelfspace]

Names........ I am so lucky we had a girl, there was no agreement on the boy name whatsoever. We licked Giselle for lots of reasons.
1) The ballet is beautiful
2) I liked what it could be shortened to; that is a huge thing for me, there are lots of names I liked but hated the shortened version.
3) I am russian, my husband is German and we travel a lot, Giselle is known throughout Europe so everyone could pronounce it.

I like Josephine for the next one, that is a variant on my dad's name, as for a boy, still no agreement but I like Gene.


On a different note, Gige did the whole 'screaming' thing about two weeks ago, very embarrasing in public but it has stopped for now, no doubt it will come back when I am at temple or something.

[notenoughshelfspace]

Looks like I scared all of you away.............. I am very excited to report that Gigi got her first tooth. So excited! She was just a bittle crabby for three days so not too bad, I was expecting a real nightmare, everyone scared me with their horror stories. How is everyone else getting on?

[mommytsa]

You didn't scare us off....this thread tends to go in fits and starts.  things here are a little unsetteld.  We just got Aaron into a decent routine and then he gets a growth spurt, either that or he's working on his second tooth already.  His WAS a nightmare, so I'm glad to hear that Gigi's was easy on you.   If this is his second tooth, it's been going on for about a week now, and I'm just about ready to scream somedays when he starts crying for no reason.  But I haven't yet and I'm getting used to it. 

Hope everyone else is doing well.

[cambeladamom]

glad to hear that someone else is having trouble with crabby babies:) we have been moving into a rental home, cambel is teething, constipated, and maybe in a growth spurt. he has been an absolute grump! and i am having trouble being patient. he will hardly let me put him down and i don't know what to do to make him feel better. so activity time is not fun. i end up counting down until he can take a nap. do i sound like a terrible mother? some days i feel like it! hopefully once we get a least partially settled in, he will be able to get back to his routine. he was sleeping so well at night and we seem to have messed that up. but i guess that it could be teething too. who knows!
he is rolling a lot onto his stomach when i put him on the floor and he gets really mad b/c he can't seem to roll back over. does anyone else have this problem?
also-i think it was erin who said her ds was sitting up. i was so impressed, i decided to see if cambel could do it. and he did! i was so excited.
we don't have internet at our rental home, so i will probably be unable to keep updated on this thread. too bad. i rely a lot on everyone's advice and encouragement

[JKHH]

I have a quick question. Does anyone know when A time should get longer than 2 hrs for a 5 month old?

I think it is time to tweak Kay's routine again and I suspect increasing A time is what's needed.

Thanks.

[mommycarrie]

I think I'm in the same boat as you Janet.

Carrie

[Jamom]

Hey everyone.

Maria-- Jake has the same prob rolls onto his tummy and has only rolled back once.  Instead of rolling back he burrows his head into the ground and starts scooching forward.  So funny. 

As for staying awake longer, I don't know the anwer but I have to say that the daycare lady keeps Jake up longer in the afternoon and he does well with it and take a little longer nap.  Who knows if it is because he needs to extra awake time or if it's because he's just so exhausted.  He comes home happy to me so I'm not complaining. 

Yeah for sitting Cambel.  Jake loves it.  It's so cute to see him lose his balance and actually catch himself with his arms.  I'm always near by or have the boppy by him for any "mishaps"!

We're moving on to the last cereal -- Barley-- this weekend and then onto sweet potatoes.  I had tried them before (1 day) but stopped because I made a decision to wait to do non-cereal solids until he was exactly 6 months.  I know, I know, sometimes I just can't make up my mind on this parenting thing.

Jake is still fighting a cold.  Seems to be getting past it but now I caught it.  I thought he might be getting a tooth but no signs in his little mouth and since I caught it, I know it's just that -- a cold. 

Glad to get updates on some of the lo's.  Hopefully everyone is doing well.  I am sure this post will start getting busy once again when the solid stage nears for more people.  I for one, know that I have lots of questions about starting "real" solids.

[jjstar]

Hi everyone! We're home from Ohio and leaving for the beach on monday. And of course the day I got home my laptop crashed. So frustrating. I've finally got the desk top set up with the internet so I can get on the site. I've gotten so used to internet...what did we do 10 years ago?

I love reading everyones name info. We are lucky that we had a boy because we did not have a girls name could not agree on anything other than the middle name. Which would have been Louise after my grandmother. Plus her initals would have been the same as me (JLJ). Jameson was a combination name. My husband is James and he is a second so we wanted something close but didn't want to do the III. There are hotels around us called Jameson Inn so once we saw that we had the name. His middle name (Ralph) is my father's middle name and my grandfather's first name. The neat thing too is that Jameson's initials are the same as my DHs. I did a scrapbook page all about his name...things like that I feel are more of info he will really want once he is older.

I hope everyone has a good weekend. I'll write more next week when we get back from the beach!

[mommytsa]

Maria, I have the same problem with Aaron too.  He gets stuck and then starts crying until I go and flip him back over, then he's happy as a clam.  I'm also dealign with the teethign and the messed up night and naps and just basic strangeness.  In fact, you could have been describing Aaron!  We actually have two teeth in, the second just broke the skin on Thursday.  Hopefully that's all he'll get for a while, so we can get things back into some semblance of "normal".

Erin- I dis the same thing.  I started a little cereal here and there (after my MIL startedthem for me, thinking it was ok).  Now his tummy hasbeen so upset and he's been so cranky that I've decided to cut it out again, and try cutting down on the diary in my diet to see if that helps him, since he hasn't had the cereal for 4 days now and he still seems like he's unusually gassy and it bothers him.  So don't worry about changing your mind often.

DH is on a business trip this weekend, and I have Aaron all by myself.  So far, things have not been going well.  I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night with all the night wakings, and the fact that Aaron woke up at 4 am and wouldn't go back to sleep.  So far today Aaron has only slept for 2 45 min naps.  I feel like all I've done in the last 24 hours is try and get him to sleep.  I can't tell if he's maybe getting sick or is just tired and cranky or if he's till teething.  All I know is that I"m so tired I'm starting to feel like I'm getting sick.  So glad I put in for Monday off.  I thought I'd be giving DH  a chance to recover from his trip, but at this rate, I'm the onw who needs a chance to regroup.

I sure hope tonight is better than last night.......

[Katet]

well ladies my angel is doing the same as the rest of yours... I was up almost hourly last night... I get one working & the other goes off the rails.
We have all been sick here (nasty cold) even the computer had bug that took dh all day yesterday to fix.
But I do think the night waking is more a product of age & new milestones than anything else... I get so many posts in the night waking forum (where I'm a moderator) around this 4-6mo age. Keep with the good routines & it will eventually get better.

Fortunately I don't think Liam is teething (Aiden got his late & is teething his last 4 molars yeh when that is over) I think part of my problem is he is finally taking a bottle (went through so many teats) & I think it is making him more gassy. But I need him to take a bottle next Saturday, so will keep at it this week & then going to switch to a cup as he takes about 50mls (little under 2oz) from that & thought as I am happy to bf him, by the time I next need to leave him, he will be on solids & could survive with just cups... it was a big hassel to get Aiden to give up the bottle, so going to try & miss that step.

Janet I think with the awake time you can up it... Liam is still just over a week off 5mo & will do 2.5 hours on some awake times. I have never had it an exact time so he often ranges from 1.5-2.5. My notes from Aiden say the range for 4.5-6mo is 2-2.5, but that can vary by 1/2 hour. I notice if Liam does a 2.5 hour stretch then the next is more likely to be closer to 1.5hours.

Anyway both boys are now asleep & after about 2 hours last night I'm going to catch up on some while dh is home.

[JKHH]

Thanks very much for the info ladies. I am going to extend Kay's A time.

Sorry to hear so many of your LOs are fighting colds. Hope they get better soon.

Have a great night.

[Beata]

Hi everyone - this is a wonderful tread. I thought I was the only one going slowly insane. Local friends with babies all seam to have no trouble at all! My dd Cate was born 5.14, and this last month we had a rough go of it. We were traveling, starting solids (which we have since stopped until 6 mo.) and having some food reactions (i'm BF). Finally last night she only woke at 11:30 the at 3:15 for feeds. Whew. I actually feel rested today.:shock: She had been waking every 1.5 - 2 hours before that.  We'll see if it keeps up.

Our approx. routine which I started at 2 months is:
7:30 W
8:00 E (BF)
A
9:30 S (naps are just getting slightly longer)
10:30 E
A
12:30 S
1:30 E
A
2:30 S
3:30-4:30 E (depends on nap)
A (includes bath - sometimes we go for a catnap during this time)
6:30 - 7:30 Last E and S

I am now actively trying to lengthen to a real 3 hour EASY.

BTW - Do any of you every take true advantage of the YOU time? IO have too many chores to do! And you moms with more than one child I can't imagine!

PS Cambel's mom - Anytime I travel...it throws dd's entire schedule off. I don't live near family so I am a pushover to let her play to her limit with grandparents and aunts! But I realize now I have to stick to my guns more. She'll (and me) will be happier for it.

[Beata]

Katet - have you tried Dr. Brown's bottles? They work great for dd Cate, although I am BF I use them often when I pump or dh feeds her when I am out.

Beata

[notenoughshelfspace]

We were away fo 5 days and now we are back so working on getting back on schedule although I did try to keep her on 'London time' while we were away so it should not be too bad.  My little one  does the rolling over to the tummy but unable to go back as well, she then tries to scooch her legs under as if trying to crawl, very sweet.

The teething has stopped for now, lets see how long that willlast since the drooling is back with a vengance.
Happy to help anyone with solids if they like, I have a detailed eating plan which I have already shared with quite a few mums on the forum. I started my little one on fruit and veg at 17 weeks, we are moving onto to chicken and fish next week.......... Very exciting.

Hope all is well with all the other mummies and daddies.

[Katet]

Beata,
I haven't seen Dr Browns bottles here in Aus, but he is doing ok on the Pigeon teats & to be honest for maybe 4-5 bottles he will get in the next few months (& with money very tight) I'm happy just to put up with the gas & worry about it later. i also think it is wise you stopped solids, som babies take to it like a duck to water, but if you are bf they aren't needed & in my mind a whole heap of extra work (& babies are enough anyway) so if it isn't needed why do it - Thats my thought having been there once before

Those of you who do give ebm, how much do you give. I used to give Aiden lots of bottles, but can't remember what he was taking in the time before we got to him starting childcare (where at first I used to just give lots of smaller bottles so it wasn't wasted) & later months when he took a full 200mls

I'm now having problems getting Liam down for naps easily & think I worked out why... he wakes around 5am & seems to talk for 5-30mins & then quiet, we just assumed he went back to sleep, but this morning dh & I checked on him 3 times between 5.30 & 6.46 & all the time he was awake. I thought when I heard him again around 7ish on other mornings he had just woken up, but it appears he is actully awake from 5am & so when I try to put him back down around 9 he is very overtired. So we are going to try a different strategy tomorrow, if that doesn't work I will probably end up going down the pu/pd route