*~* Infant Check In*~*

MrsWallick

Sooooo... apparently it's Monday?! With it being a holiday weekend, I completely forgot! I am so sorry ladies! 

Milestones: 

Challenges: 

Funny/cute stories: 

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer?

angelsnight

Milestones: LO is into grabbing faces now, she especially loves to fishhook my lower lip.  She can roll from belly to back so well now I can never get her to do tummy time anymore.

Challenges: Sitting up.  I know she's still a bit young and has plenty of time, but I would like to start trying to help her sit more often so she builds up her muscles.

Funny/cute stories: Tonight LO was sitting on my dad's lap and grammy kept putting her foot up on my dad's knee and four times in a row LO would push grammy's foot off.  As if, I'M sitting on grandpa's lap right now, wait your turn.

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer?  Quit my job and became a stay at home mom.  I love it!

BootsOrHearts

Milestones: He can pull up to stand now on pretty much everything! It won't be long before he can walk. Eeek! 

Challenges: His diapers have been leaking at night on a regular basis, not fun especially when I put him in our bed thinking he just needs help getting back to sleep and only then do we realize he's soaked. We do disposables at night but I may try using cloth at night and using the newborn and regular inserts both. 

Funny/cute stories: He was learned about dropping things on the floor. Over the side of the crib, off the side of the play table thing, etc. He holds it over the edge, let's go and then looks to see what happened to it. It's cute now but I'm sure it will get old when we've picked up the same toy for the 100th time! He's also learned to feed us food (or try) which is cute until he feeds you a soggy cheerio and you have to pretend to eat it. I don't know why but feeding your parents is hilarious when you're 9 months old. 

QOTW: Not much really, we're learning to get out more with the kid which is nice - zoo, stores, farmer's market, restaurants, etc. which has made for a fun/interesting summer though. 

MrsWallick

@angelsnight‌ How cute that she's protective of her grandpa!! It seems like they have a special relationship! And yay for rolling over!

@BootsOrHearts‌ Ahh the good ol fashioned drop everything on the floor game. You're right, so cute until you've done it a hundred times hahaha! That little man is going to be running around in no time!!

km_md

Milestones - We saw PT last week and E has made a bunch of improvements! I'm so proud of her. She also gained some weight at her appointment last week, and for the first time since she's been born, we didn't increase her meds at her appointment!

Challenges - PT said that she won't crawl without a lot more progress in her arms and shoulders, so we have to really work with that. Something else has also been bugging her the last couple of days, so she's been whiney and not sleeping well. I'm hoping it's not another ear infection. 

Funny/cute stories - She has started making this face when you talk to her. She purses her lips and gives a cheeky little half smile. It's adorable but I haven't managed to get a picture yet!

QOTW - Not really anything. Taking DD to baseball games and the zoo and stuff was the most exciting. 

MrsWallick

@km_md That's so amazing that she's making lots of improvements! We are proud of her too! Why don't babies ever cooperate for pictures of the cute things they do?!?!

@starmile‌ Hiiii! Of course you can jump right in! Congrats! That first week is just bliss, isn't it?? That's soo cute that your dog is protective like that! I was worried about my 55 lb mutt too (husky, Dalmatian, corgi mix) but he is much better with the baby than the tiny 10 lb doxie.

Also there was some good breastfeeding advice in the check in last week. I remember the nipple pain going away after a couple weeks once she really got the hang of it.

2redtulips

Milestones: At three weeks old, he's starting to focus more and notice the world around him. He's spending more time awake, alert and quiet, which is awesome!

Challenges: Still dealing with some spit-up issues, but I think we just need to accept that he'll grow out of it eventually. He's not vomiting, he's gaining weight, etc. So, we're just doing extra laundry, and that's ok.  

Funny/cute stories: We went to my sister's house for a family get-together yesterday. I asked if anyone wanted to hold R., and my two sisters had a little fight over who got to hold him first. 

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer
When DH and I went on a long weekend getaway, we completed a six-mile hike in the mountains. I was 8 months pregnant at the time and very proud of myself.  

MrsWallick

@2redtulips‌ A 6 mile hike when you were 8 months pregnant?!?! I could barely get from my desk to the bathroom at that stage!!! Congrats mama!

We have a " happy spitter" too. A was spitting up after every meal, so I cut out dairy to see if it made a difference and it did. She still spits up, but not as big or as frequently. Pedi said its nothing to worry about and I didn't have to cut out dairy since there was still great weight gain and no apparent pain from the spitting up, but not drinking milk is easier for me than cleaning up spit up as often as I was.

slensic

Hi ladies! I am joining the check in. I posted an intro on the main board and I know a lot of you already. I am thrilled to have a check in to join again!

Milestones: 8 weeks today. Lots of smiles and cooing.

Challenges: He has his first cold, thanks to DD. I hate seeing him all stuffed up.

Funny/cute stories: Poop talk ahead warningDS had a poop strike starting Saturday morning and he didn't poop again until Monday morning. It was an epic blowout and it happened before DH and I had a chance to have coffee. The 2 of us trying to deal with that and DD at 6:30am on Monday morning was pretty hilarious.

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer?Well I am in the birthing club, so that is pretty much my summer. The first half I was huge and uncomfortable and the second half sleep deprived with a newborn and toddler. 

ETA: formatting was very strange and hard to read

MrsWallick

@Qfrump‌ Keep us updated with that tongue tie! And soo cute that he's starting to respond back to you!!

@mamalamb10‌ You're not old!! That is adorable that you and your husband recreate your first date every year and even more adorable that Z was able to tag along this year!

@slensic‌ Welcome! It's wonderful to have you over here! Boooo to colds Hope everyone gets better soon. And that's hilarious about a blowout before coffee and on a Monday morning! Those are the days the universe is telling you to go back to bed and start over haha.

@YuMMMy721‌ Welcome!! We have lots of new babies this week. How exciting!! That's so cute about the twins fighting over his paci! You tell em Levi! And how fun that you're going on a Disney cruise! I have been on many cruises but never Disney. You will have a blast!!

[Deleted User]

I think this is the first time I've posted in this check-in, so hi!

Milestones: We got our first smiles over the weekend! Mostly he's trying to smile and ends up looking like he just left the dentist after novocaine, but we did get a couple really great ones. I can't wait until they're more frequent.

Challenges: DH is traveling a lot for work so my biggest challenge is having 2 kids 24/7 without help except for when my parents come down or we go up there. DS2 is a good sleeper which helps because I can grab a shower while he naps but some nights it's hairy at bedtime if LO is fussy. DS1 stalls bedtime like crazy which is frustrating and I end up feeling guilty when he wants me to lay with him/sing 1 more song/rock him/whatever tactic he chooses and I'm busy with the baby. I just think about how fast DS1 has grown and I hate saying no to any of that because he won't be little much longer - but on the other hand, some nights I just need him to stay the heck in bed! :P

Funny/cute stories: The baby's favorite spot to be is propped up on the back of the love seat looking out the window. He's so content there. Some days it's the only tummy time he gets.

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer? Not much...like others, I went from very pregnant to sleep-deprived mom of two so we didn't do a whole lot that was very exciting besides the birth!

mmsweeney1

Another mom joining the check-in :-h

Milestones:  Anna is one month old today! She was due Aug 23, so I keep thinking I could really still be pregnant and instead we've had her a month already.

Challenges: No challenges yet - she is such a sweet baby. We'll go Friday to get her weight checked. Weight gain was a struggle for us at first, but I am feeling optimistic that she has really grown!

Funny/cute stories:  She met her out of town cousins for the first time this past weekend. One is a 16 month old girl (a real chunk!!) who just loved Anna. It was so funny because her enthusiastic hugs and pats nearly crushed our tiny baby!

QOTW: Labor Day marks the end of summer. Besides giving birth (for some of us), what was the coolest thing you did this summer? 
The best part of summer has been ignoring the back to school commercials. I teach middle school but I haven't given it a second thought since I am not going back until January.

BootsOrHearts

@mamato3boys that is adorable! All you're good for is milk apparently, haha!