STM Check in / Chat 2/26

ecwk

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How are you feeling? 

Rants/Raves? 

Questions? 

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 

7425cait

How far along are you? How big is baby?
15 weeks. A magic 8 ball.

How are you feeling? 
Pretty good. A little sciatica pain, but not dibilitating. 

Rants/Raves? 
TMI, but DH and I have been having the best alone time ( if ya get what I'm saying.)
 
Questions? 
Just found out I have a SCH. Doctor told me not to worry about it. If you had one, when did it clear up for you?

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
DD has just been super lovey. Always coming up and hugging me. Telling me she loves me. She's also started playing music from this little activity table she has, and does her ballet dances; complete with arabesques. She's so serious, it's hysterical. 
Horrifying, well besides licking my shirt (weird), she always wants to help cook. This is great, until she tries to grab something off the cutting board while I'm chopping with a giant chefs knife. 

meeks2020

How far along are you? How big is baby? 14wks 3 days as tall as a crayon

How are you feeling? Pretty good. Headaches, only occasional nausea, and rlp

Rants/Raves? I want to rave that the narcolepsy has gotten better and I can sleep more normal hours

Questions? Nah

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
Not so horrifying but sucky- he's decided sleeping past 5am is for the weak. 

melprop

How far along are you? How big is baby?
16W4D

How are you feeling? 
Still have ms all day, worse in the evening. Threw up a lot last night. I’m getting headaches every day and just hurt all over.

Rants/Raves? 
Rave: DS is still being really helpful. Doesn’t often complain about doing anything I ask him to unless he doesn’t feel good.
Rant: DH is becoming less helpful. I usually want to punch him. He was home all weekend, felt good, and did almost nothing but sleep. 

Questions? Nope

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
The 4yo neighbor girl asked DH if he is pregnant too. So now DS says, “Dad, you look pregnant but you just have a fat belly. You should exercise.” 

mrsbubbles-2

How far along are you? How big is baby? 15+3 - I have to go back and check my ticker each time.

How are you feeling? Pretty ok, the insomnia is still going but it's taking me less time to fall back asleep now so more sleep overall.

Rants/Raves? DH and I had our first date night in a long time on Saturday - we went to dinner with friends and it was really great. We've been going through a rough patch so it was nice to get out and have some grown up time

Questions? 

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?  We actually managed to get outside for a bit yesterday! We pushed DS around the block on his tricycle and he looooved it, he kept making rooooom roooooom noises lol!  DSS is going to be 13 in a few weeks so our cute moments have long gone, but I can say that I'm super proud of all the work he's putting into his band practice. He auditioned for the bass clarinet position in his school band and worked his butt off and he got it!

lolog531

How far along are you? How big is baby? 13w3d

How are you feeling? RLP and achy, headaches. I'm feeling rather frumpy. I don't like this stage of I don't really look pregnant, maybe she's just gaining weight, blahness. Hopefully my belly pops more over the next few weeks. I was looking at old bump pics from my pg with DS and I popped

Rants/Raves? Rant: Natera needs to get it together. Still no results of my Panorama test. Wahhhh. Rave: DS has been in his big boy bed (full bed with a box spring) for 2 weeks now and it's going so well!! I feel like he is sleeping better and waking up happier and more well rested! Yay!

Questions? Nope!

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? DS has just started saying his first and last name when you ask what his name is. Yesterday I asked him what his name was and he said "big brother!" with a huge smile on his face. Heart melted.

scottishlass1213

How far along are you? How big is baby?
17 weeks tomorrow - haven't look yet.

How are you feeling? 
Little depressed just at my lack of being able to do anything physical for the pain.

Rants/Raves? 
The aforementioned pain.  Pubic symphysis is no joke.

Questions? 
Not really.

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?
DS is slightly obsessed with people dying right now so he's been saying things about basically how we're going to die or he'll still be my big boy even when I am dead LOL

ladygali

I’m so bad about participating in this thread. Trying to do better!

How far along are you? How big is baby?
15 weeks, size of a gerbil 

How are you feeling? 
Better! The nausea is better and I have a little more energy. I think I have some sort of allergies or a cold or something because every morning I’m a snotty, sneezy mess. 

Rants/Raves? 
Rant: I never know when the insomnia will hit. Last night I was awake for two hours. Also, my legs hurt at night. 
Rave: I had most of the day to myself yesterday and it was glorious. And I’m getting a massage today. Can’t. Wait. 

Questions? None

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?

This is both cute and horrifying: DS likes to pat my tummy, thighs, and arms and tell me “mommy, I love your squishy parts.” Glad somebody does, lol! Also, he keeps telling me he doesn’t want to grow big so he isn’t going to eat anymore. What do I even say to that?! 

laufisch

How far along are you? How big is baby?

16w3d, an avacodo? 

How are you feeling? 

Pretty good but tired. I feel like everything just takes so much more energy. I really miss the gym but I'm worried I'm not getting enough food/rest to make it through workouts. I know I should just suck it up and go (and be prepared with snacks) but I almost passed out in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago and it's really messing with my head. 

Rants/Raves? 

DH is in California this week so I'm having a bunch a girlfriends over Friday night for food and movies to give me something to get me through the week. I'm super excited bc I haven't done a girls night in forever. 

Questions? 

Nope

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 

DS played "tag" yesterday where he would tag my mom then run over and snuggle hide on me. It was so freaking cute! 

I'm not sure this is horrifying but DS thinks pretending to choke is hilarious. Usually I'm able to tell and ignore him but not always and it freaks me out! Then he giggles to himself and I'm like wtf kid I do not need to extra stress.

He's 13 months btw, so I think he'd just playing with what his body can do bit still not fun.

juliebird6

@laufisch DD pretends to choke too.  She will fake cough and gag and everything just to get a reaction out of us.  Also 13 months.  Really looking forward to her growing out of that!

How far along are you? How big is baby?
15w 5d

How are you feeling? 
Alright, just really crampy and achy and emotional.  I was definitely not this emotional with DD.

Rants/Raves? 
OMG it's sunny here for the first time in a looong time, and it's actually supposed to be in the upper 40s. I'm gonna try to get out for a run during my lunch break.  FX I don't die since I basically haven't worked out in approximately 15w 5d.

Questions? 
We are really trying to get DD to cut back on milk and eat more food.  How did you guys manage this? It seems impossible.  We try to offer her food at every meal and she won't ever eat it.  So then I feel like I have to offer her more milk because I know she didn't eat any food.  Vicious cycle.    

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
Horrifying:  DD picks her nose now and eats it.  How do you get a 13 month old to stop doing that?! So nasty.

Cute:  She twirls on command.  We tell her to twirl and she puts one arm in the air and spins around.  It's adorable.  She also fake sneezes and it's so funny.

lalala2004

@melprop I’m sorry you’re so sick!

How far along are you? How big is baby? 15+6 baby is an orange

How are you feeling? Better. Like my
belly grew overnight!

Rants/Raves? DS has been such a mama’s boy, so it makes me nervous for the future and having two needy kids. Maybe the next one will end up preferring dad?

Questions? -

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? He has started saying more sentences like “Mama, where are you?” And “I want mama.” Because he is obsessed, obviously.

scottishlass1213

@ladygali How old is your DS again?  Mine has been starting to say things like that too - how he doesn't want to get big or leave me or be a grown up, etc.  So it might just be some sort of age phase? Mine will be 5 in April.  He's always telling me that even when he's grown up and with a family he will still live with me LOL  Oh boy does he not realize that will change, but it's sweet haha  I also think now that he realizes he's going to be a "big brother" he's slightly reverting to not acting that way.  We've had a regression in being able to be alone for him or fall asleep in his bed unless someone is upstairs with him, etc.

ecwk

How far along are you? How big is baby?
15 + 4 - Orange 

How are you feeling? Pretty good. 

Rants/Raves? Finally telling everyone at work. Didn't tell my freshmen but I told my juniors. They are sooooooooooo freaking quiet, it was a little awkward but they are happy for me. Can't wait to tell me sophomores later, they will be thrilled! 

Questions? Nada 

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
I was upset on Saturday and crying and I hate that I cried in front of DS but man, the empathy he showed, he was genuinely concerned about me, he was hugging me and wiping my face and stroking my cheeks...which made me cry more because it was so damn sweet. 

ajesq2

How far along are you? How big is baby?
16 weeks, the size of an action figure (or avocado) 

How are you feeling? 
I have a cold, courtesy of my adorable 16-month-old. It's not awful, but being sick while pregnant is never all that fun.

Rants/Raves? 
Kid #2 has given me more zits than I ever had as a teenager. Thank goodness for good makeup! 

Questions? 
Nope

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?
Our son flaps his arms like a bird and yells tweet tweet when we walk by bird cages at the care center. We thought it was pretty cute!  

calimom2524

How far along are you? How big is baby? 15w3d baby is the size of a cinnamon roll

How are you feeling? Pretty ok. I still get exhausted super easily and my back almost always hurts but it's tolerable. 

Rants/Raves? I have to travel to LA tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. My employees are worse than my kids and I don't want them to embarrass me at the meeting tomorrow. 

Questions? Is it August yet?

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? DS2 has been a holy terror lately throwing tantrums about everything so that's been fun and the complete opposite of cute. 

Firemanswife11

How far along are you? How big is baby? 15w3d, I don't know how big. I think I saw a naval orange last time I checked? 

How are you feeling? Mostly okay. Woke up a little nauseous this morning, getting headaches like every afternoon though.  
 
Rants/Raves? Having a hard time sleeping due to the headaches. Also my MIL said yesterday that she was "so fat, her belly was as big as mine." Gee, thanks.  

Questions? When do I start glowing and looking cute? 

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? Horrifying is the screaming incessantly to get what he wants. I am pretty sure it's because there's a kid in his class that does it (I think the child has some sensory issues, though I am definitely not laying blame). It's super annoying because DS knows how to use words to get what he wants instead of acting like a crazy screaming banshee. 

Cute is giving soooo many kisses and hugs and saying "I love you SOOOO much!" 

princesslockness

How far along are you? How big is baby?
17w a pomegranate.
How are you feeling? 
Not bad. I’m grouchy about work, but physically doing well.
Rants/Raves? 
There is 6 inches of fresh snow, that hasn’t been plowed yet, and I shouldn’t be at work. If we had students today, it would be cancelled. Stupid people who don’t care about the teachers. 
Questions? 
Nope.
GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?  
It’s both cute/good for you and oh man that is not going to end well. E finally got L back. He is a typical 2.5 year old, and doesn’t play super nice with his little sister. She was arm tackled, got up, looked at me, then punched him in the back of the head. It was wonderful and o see L realize that he can’t be mean to E, but I’m not sure I want her to know she can get him back.

calimom2524

@princesslockness I loved it when E finally realized he could get back at L (kinda funny they're the same initials haha). E was such a plotter though. L would do something to him or take something from him and E would wait, sometimes hours, before getting him back. One time L took something from E then about an hour later E cruised by L in his walker and just open faced smacked him across the back of his head. It was hard not to laugh. 

princesslockness

@calimom2524. I have that problem at daycare. Watching Nana handle something and not laughing at the reaction is so difficult.  E is going to be a plotter. She already has the ‘diva’ streak. She had her hand tapped for something, and walked 20 feet away, stopped, 2deep breaths while she squared up her legs and clenched her fists. Then she called ‘Mama’, made eye contact and THEN cried and threw her fit. 

elsieisamoocow

How far along are you? How big is baby? 16w5d. Man this pregnancy is flying by (thankfully). Baby is the size of a bag of skittles. 

How are you feeling? Decent. I've had bad migraines again at least every other day, which sucks, and ruined my day yesterday. But otherwise the food aversions and nausea have finally slowed down. 

Rants/Raves? I'm feeling baby almost every day now and I'm really excited since it's my favorite part of pregnancy. 

Questions? Nada.

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
Cute: DS is super interested in babies, especially baby brother. He hugs and kisses the belly before going to sleep every night now, and will come up to me saying he wants to kiss the baby. When he woke up this morning, he hugged me and the belly, and then completely unprompted started singing songs to the belly I almost cried it was so sweet.

Horrifying: Potty training has for the most part gone well, but we didn't intend to night and nap train at the same time, just because he never woke up dry. Well, he kind of did it on his own, and now he seems to be terrified to go in his night diaper, plus some recent constipation, and the past several nights have been torture getting him into bed or to nap, because he's insistent that he needs to poop, but then he sits on the potty and maybe goes a tiny little nugget and says he's done. It's so frustrating. I'm going to get him some prunes or something today to help clear him out. 

livinthesunnylife

How far along are you? How big is baby?  14w3d Troll doll

How are you feeling?  I feel like shit today.  I don't get morning sickness, like I've never had it.  But I was around DH's nephew Saturday and he was sick and now I've been super nauseous all day.  I hate my ILs.  You don't bring people around sick kids without warning them, that's the definition of rude.

Rants/Raves? I think I just ranted already....

Questions? Can't think of anything....

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
Cute: DS has learned to hug, but he only hugs "Mama".  So he'll 'run' up to me wherever I am and hug my legs.  Other people ask him for a hug and he runs to me and hugs my leg and says "Mama".  Heart melter.

Not so cute:  Stop throwing food and eat it please baby.  Mama is tired. 

melissaf22

How far along are you? How big is baby?
14 weeks and 1 day - peach 

How are you feeling? 
Pretty good but feeling super huge already and I don’t really look pregnant 

Rants/Raves? 
Rant: I wish Natera would hurry up already with my results!! I’m dying to know!

Questions? 
Nope

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
My DD has been extra clingy recently but every time I come home she runs to me and gives me a big hug and tells me that she loves me. She told me yesterday that she doesn’t want me to go to work anymore but just be with her all the time. It melts my heart!

ecwk

Halp BTDT moms - getting rid of the binky...tips and tricks? DS freaking loves his and I’m dreading taking it away!!!!

calimom2524

ecwk said:

Halp BTDT moms - getting rid of the binky...tips and tricks? DS freaking loves his and I’m dreading taking it away!!!!

With DS1 he chewed his so whenever there was a hole in it we tossed it and told him we weren’t buying anymore. When he got down to the last one and had a hole in it we tossed it and by then he knew that was it. He cried a little bit that night but it was over after that. 

DS2 started preschool (Montessori school, like daycare mixed with preschool) and they wouldn’t allow it for nap time. We just went with it and said no more boppy (that’s what he called it) and he was basically like meh, ok. 

meeks2020

@ecwk I've heard people putting a tiny hole in it,  then either making the hole bigger or more holes each day until the kid can't really suck on it anymore and get s agitated with it

redheadbride15

How far along are you? How big is baby?
14w2d, a troll doll

How are you feeling? 
Well, I’ve been sick with flu/fevers now turned head cold for the past 16 days straight (yes, I’m counting my days of misery). I’m so, so done with this winter...

Rants/Raves? 
Rave: I’m finally getting around to telling some select people about my pregnancy, which is making it feel a bit more real. We also reserved a spot for baby #2 at daycare today - glad we didn’t wait any longer because we got their last opening!!!

Questions? 
Looking for advice on how to handle my 21 month-old’s newest behavior issue (see below)

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
Horrifying: my DS (21 months) threw a toy truck at my face this morning and left me with a big red mark under my eye that I had to explain at work... He’s been very violent like this recently, all directed at me (hitting, throwing, etc) and I’m not having much luck redirecting this behavior. I know it’s typical and he doesn’t really realize what he’s doing is bad, but I’m not enjoying it at all.

Taylovesbrad

14, 3 peach I think

feeling... meh!!!!

rave- another helpful husband. His attitude is much better and he is being really sweet.

no questions unless anyone knows how to cure morning sickness

my two year old calls cuddling- tuggling and I think it’s adorbs 

LC12261012

ecwk said:

Halp BTDT moms - getting rid of the binky...tips and tricks? DS freaking loves his and I’m dreading taking it away!!!!

My DD was obsessed with hers and DS is the same, I stressed about when/how to take it away from her but I am much more relaxed about that with DS. I give them until 3 to have it, which I know for some is too long but I don’t want to just yank away something that brings them such comfort. We started by taking it away during the day and only allowing for naps, car rides and bedtime. Then no car rides, after a while no at naps and bedtime was last. There were tears involved, but by that time she understood that she was a big girl and couldn’t have it anymore. Overall the process wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. 

How far along are you? How big is baby?
17w6d, pomegranate/artichoke 

How are you feeling? 
Pretty good, but no motivation to do any of the things I need to do. I usually use nap time to get things done but lately I’ve used that time to nap myself. 

Rants/Raves? 
Loving all the movement, it is so reassuring. 

Questions? 
Nope. 

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
DS is all about mommy and while it can be annoying when I’m trying to do something and he doesn’t want daddy, it just melts my heart. He will come up to me and hug my leg and climb up on the couch next to me and “give kisses” (the open mouth sloppy 13m/o kind). It’s so sweet. DD is such a daddy’s girl so the love is nice. 

melissaf22

@ecwk my niece was just about to be born so we told DD that she needed to give all of her binkys to the new baby and she did and that was the end of it

dirtanddiamonds

How far along are you? How big is baby? 
17w2d - a taco

How are you feeling? Just tired. 

Rants/Raves? Miss SO. Ready to have him home for good. 3/28!! Need his help just taking the kids sometimes. So I can legit rest. 

Questions? No

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? Pooped in her pants. And I had nothing to change her. Tossed her underpants in the CARPET STORE TINY BATHROOM. Cleaned her up the best I could. Pulled her pants and up. And told SO we needed to double time. Lol. 

Secretstapler

How far along are you? How big is baby?
15 weeks 3 days. 

How are you feeling? 
I was feeling really good today, except for being starving.  But then I got a headache, so okay.

Rants/Raves: 
I had the brilliant idea to watch What to Expect When You're Expecting, so now I'm sitting on the couch crying every time anyone in the movie feels any emotion whatsoever.  I'm an idiot.

Questions? 
I also want to know about the pacifier.  Although at this point, I have to admit that we haven't actually tried anything yet.  I'm still struggling with the idea of taking away something he loves so much.

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 
DS is a shockingly obedient kid, so normally all we have to do tell him to stay out of something and he does.  It turns out that his one weakness is lotion.  DH took a shower on Saturday while DS just played in the bathroom.  He found a mini tube of lotion and managed to get it open and smear it all over his face and in his hair.  It was way more cute than horrifying, but I'm still glad I was gone and didn't have to clean it up.

@ecwk I had a meltdown and cried in front of DS last week, too.  I think it scared him a lot, but he just asked for cuddles and climbed up into my lap, and we both calmed down pretty quick.  I like to think it's helpful for kids to know that everyone has feelings and everyone gets sad, even Mom and Dad.

@redheadbride15 We do really well with reminding DS that it hurts mommy and makes her sad when he hits her.  That's probably not new advice, but I was surprised by how well it worked.  Then again, like I said, DS just wants to be good (he tells all the other kids the rules at daycare), so that helps a lot.

pghctwife

scottishlass1213 said:

@ladygali How old is your DS again?  Mine has been starting to say things like that too - how he doesn't want to get big or leave me or be a grown up, etc.  So it might just be some sort of age phase? Mine will be 5 in April.  He's always telling me that even when he's grown up and with a family he will still live with me LOL  Oh boy does he not realize that will change, but it's sweet haha  I also think now that he realizes he's going to be a "big brother" he's slightly reverting to not acting that way.  We've had a regression in being able to be alone for him or fall asleep in his bed unless someone is upstairs with him, etc.

My newly 5yo recently sobbed and sobbed bc he didn’t want to live somewhere else when he grows up. Poor sweet boy! I’m sure it’s age - starting to understand growing up, the baby, impending kindergarten etc

aj1327

@redheadbride15 I think when stuff like that started is when I started time out with DS (or how we do time ours). I would pick him up, sit him on a stair for 1 minutes (at first I had to hold him there), and say something like, “I will not let you hurt me.” It was pretty awful at first. One morning we went like 10 times in an hour because he was testing, but it nipped it in the bud pretty quick. I worked hard to never raise my voice and to talk about why he was there, and we always hugged after. 

How far along are you? How big is baby?

18 weeks today (yikes), no clue how big baby is. 

How are you feeling? 

Better. Just hungry a lot and still a bit nauseated sometimes if I eat the wrong thing. I just never know what the wrong thing will be until I eat it. 

Rants/Raves? 

I cannot sleep past 5:30. I wake up and all I can think about is a really cold smoothie. So I get up and make that and right when I feel like I could go back to sleep, DS is getting up. It’s so annoying! 

Questions? 

I cant think of any. 


GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently? 

My son (2.5) is constantly kissing and stroking my belly and nicely saying, “baby.” It’s so sweet

The 2.5/3 year old attitude is out of Control. It’s good that he’s cute and sweet a lot of the time because when he’s not cute and sweet, he’s REALLY not cute and sweet. 

suzystar829

I'm been MIA for a bit, but trying to get back into the swing of being semi-active here!

How far along are you? How big is baby? 14 weeks today-- Bump tells me it's peach-sized.

How are you feeling? Been feeling not so great the last few weeks.Just sluggish and worn down, but I am going to attribute that to craziness at work at working extra hours, etc. I hope. I thought second trimester was when it got easier anyway!

Rants/Raves? Rant: I've been lurking here a lot lately because all the troll posts and people responding to them have been such a turn-off. I just wish they would get ignored and deleted. Seeing them as the first thing when I come to the boards because of all the responses has made me bounce right off of here lately.

Questions? Has anyone not told their work yet? When are you planning to tell them? Pregnancy #1 I told them around 15 weeks, but I'm potentially up for a promotion with my new (less than 2 months) boss so I am trying to hold off as long as possible to not jeopardize that.

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?  DS is almost 16 months and climbing everything (he is a terror). We have a pretty high bed in our bedroom and I was getting ready for work and usually let him wander around upstairs with me since everything is gated off. It got too quiet and I peeked out from our bathroom and he had managed to climb onto our bed (a feat in itself), scale the headboard and was standing on the windowsill of the window above our bed, peering out. And none of the pets thought this was an issue. Thank god if he fell it would have been onto our bed. Terrifying!

livinthesunnylife

@ecwk DS (15m) still has his binky just for sleeping and in the carseat (cause Momma hates getting screamed at in the car).  I'm slowing but surely weeding down the places he's allowed to have it leaving just in his crib.  I hope to get rid of that in the next 6m before baby comes so he knows that binks are for the baby and not him. 

ecwk

I am dreading the day I have to take away the binky! Thanks for all the advice. Unfortunately won't be able to hve wine to get me through it

Anyone have any easy recipes that an almost two year old could help me make? I don't mind making a bit of a mess, but he is interested in it and likes helping those random times I find something safe for him to do! 

vinerie

How far along are you? How big is baby? 16 weeks, no idea. 

How are you feeling? Headaches are a killer. I've also had a cough for about 2 weeks now. Things have been better :-/

Rants/Raves? I wish I could go to sleep for a couple weeks, recover from this never-ending head cold and cough and re-emerge as my normal healthy self. 

Questions? Really going back and forth on room sharing or creating a second nursery. Any thoughts or opinions or experiences would be welcome!

GTKY: (Stolen from June 18) What is something cute or horrifying your child(ren) has/have done recently?  
Cute: So many hugs and kisses. 
Horrifying: The throwing of the food is out of control. Recently, DS looked directly at me while I was trying to talk to him about not throwing food and, without breaking eye contact, he flung the food off his fork and DH took a direct hit in the face. I belly laughed so hard and the teaching-moment was completely lost. 

vinerie

ecwk said:

Halp BTDT moms - getting rid of the binky...tips and tricks? DS freaking loves his and I’m dreading taking it away!!!!

I was dreading it, also and it was seriously the biggest non-issue ever. Like not even a blip. DS only had it for sleeping, though. I guess my advice would be to first limit it to sleeping as a "stage 1" step, and then cut it out completely as kind of the "stage 2" step in the process. But I have also read that going cold turkey is the best way, also. 

laufisch

@ecwk I was just making these bars the other day and thought they would be great to make with kids because there's no eggs or flour:

Base: 
2 bananas mushed up
1 cup oats (sometimes I add more to get he consistency I like)

From there you can mix in what ever. Mom my like blueberries, I like peanut butter and chocolate. 

Once everything is mixed in you bake it at 350 for 12 min. 

It's a goodaful Facebook video recipe:

https://www.facebook.com/officialgoodful/videos/2040738382845467/ 

mrsbubbles-2

@ecwk - I'm planning on doing the frozen bananas dipped in chocolate and covered in crushed pretzels /mini m&ms, whatever you have on hand. Super easy and my little is obsessed with bananas so I'm pretty sure only about half of them will actually make it to completion

lalala2004

I love my mom, but.... She just bought 3 newborn onesies. I don’t need any, I have enough clothes for this kid left over from his brother! In her defense, she asked what I needed and I told her I couldn’t think of anything at the time. So next time I guess I’ll try harder....