@maureenmce the teething is wicked. When my daughter was getting her molars, she was fine during the day when she was active and distracted, but miserable at night. I’m trying to remember how long it lasted. I think the worst of it was only a weekish? Pretty sure I broke down and had her sleep with us that week because touch comforted her and otherwise I’d have gotten no sleep. Good luck getting through it!
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones? 9 weeks 3 days, daughter will be three next month
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? daughter is great. Driving me nuts because I have no energy for her, her millions of trips to the potty, and planning her birthday party for which she has changed the “theme” of 7 times. Grateful my husband has been doing most of the housekeeping/cleaning up because I have zero energy.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? will tell her after the genetic/NT tests come back and we are sure everything is good. She’s talked a lot about wanting a baby brother, thinks she’s getting one and talks about things she is going to give him but we always tell her we’re going to try to make a brother or sister but she gets what she gets and doesn’t get upset. While she’s memorized the phrase, I’m sure she doesn’t understand what it means. Going to get a book about being a big sister or mommy having a baby, read it to her, then tell her (and of course, video the whole thing, because our kid’s life is uber-chronicled).
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones? 7w6d today, one son who just turned two.
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? He's doing well, definitely getting to be a more complex little human day by day. Tonight he threw a tantrum because he didn't want to wash his hands before dinner...expecting more and more of that kind of thing now he's 2.
@ay-eff I'd totally forgotten that my kid would only eat bananas and yoghurt around that time too! It really bugged me but I got so tired of throwing food I'd prepared into the insinkerator that I kind of just went with it, eventually he moved in. That said "gurt" and 'nana is still breakfast here pretty much every day...
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? He's been repeating that there's a baby in mommy's tummy. We'd been leading up to it before I got pregnant by asking him if he'd like a baby in our house every so often, talking about friend's little siblings, etc but I'm sure he's too little to really get it. He keeps asking "Where's baby's food? Where's baby's drink?" Kind of a tough concept that whatever Mom eats, baby eats! Lol
I'm a little late here. I've been trying to read through other threads to get to know everyone.
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones? I'm 9+4 today! I have a DD who is a couple weeks away from 18 months. Crazy!
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? Eh, a slight rant that will probably turn into more of a ramble. I had an epiphany the other day. And really, I'm surprised that among the other unsolicited/condescending advice people give to FTMs, no one had ever said it to me. I'd never before thought about how "hard" it would be to be pregnant with another LO in tow. Yeah, that sounds dumb, but hear me out. I wish someone would have said to me, "yes, enjoy and soak in your pregnancy [they did tell me this]... because this time around, it's all about YOU and growing this LO. next time, you'll have a 1, 2, 3 year old(s) to take care of, in addition to yourself and the human you're growing." It wouldn't have changed anything in that 2016 pregnancy, or now, but I wish I would have thought of that perspective then.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I've made comments about mommy's belly and a baby. She went with us to our first appointment and we were explaining what we were seeing in the ultrasound. She's still so young. I think I'm going to buy some books soon and an infant-like babydoll to start talking about it more.
@hoosiermama-2 yes! The “enjoy it now because babies mean you don’t sleep” was dumb because, duh, pregnant ladies don’t sleep either, but I do with somebody was like “FUCKING LUXURIATE IN THIS SHIT. YOUR HUSBAND WONT BE RUBBING YOUR FEET WHEN HES CHASING A TODDLER.”
@hoosiermama-2 I hear you! I have been put on restrictions and told that I am no longer allowed to lift my two-year-old. Earlier we went on a three hour grocery shopping adventure to three different stores where he basically bounced around in the car and I begged him to get in his car seat since I can’t put him in there. I also could not lift it into the cart, so he basically ran around while I chased him and atempted to hold his hand. I remember when pregnant with him when I strolled around looking for food that would fulfill my cravings. That feels like a lifetime ago!
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9 weeks 3 days, daughter will be three next month
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
daughter is great. Driving me nuts because I have no energy for her, her millions of trips to the potty, and planning her birthday party for which she has changed the “theme” of 7 times. Grateful my husband has been doing most of the housekeeping/cleaning up because I have zero energy.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
will tell her after the genetic/NT tests come back and we are sure everything is good. She’s talked a lot about wanting a baby brother, thinks she’s getting one and talks about things she is going to give him but we always tell her we’re going to try to make a brother or sister but she gets what she gets and doesn’t get upset. While she’s memorized the phrase, I’m sure she doesn’t understand what it means. Going to get a book about being a big sister or mommy having a baby, read it to her, then tell her (and of course, video the whole thing, because our kid’s life is uber-chronicled).
7w6d today, one son who just turned two.
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
He's doing well, definitely getting to be a more complex little human day by day. Tonight he threw a tantrum because he didn't want to wash his hands before dinner...expecting more and more of that kind of thing now he's 2.
@ay-eff I'd totally forgotten that my kid would only eat bananas and yoghurt around that time too! It really bugged me but I got so tired of throwing food I'd prepared into the insinkerator that I kind of just went with it, eventually he moved in. That said "gurt" and 'nana is still breakfast here pretty much every day...
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
He's been repeating that there's a baby in mommy's tummy. We'd been leading up to it before I got pregnant by asking him if he'd like a baby in our house every so often, talking about friend's little siblings, etc but I'm sure he's too little to really get it. He keeps asking "Where's baby's food? Where's baby's drink?" Kind of a tough concept that whatever Mom eats, baby eats! Lol
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones?
I'm 9+4 today! I have a DD who is a couple weeks away from 18 months. Crazy!
2. And STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
Eh, a slight rant that will probably turn into more of a ramble. I had an epiphany the other day. And really, I'm surprised that among the other unsolicited/condescending advice people give to FTMs, no one had ever said it to me. I'd never before thought about how "hard" it would be to be pregnant with another LO in tow. Yeah, that sounds dumb, but hear me out. I wish someone would have said to me, "yes, enjoy and soak in your pregnancy [they did tell me this]... because this time around, it's all about YOU and growing this LO. next time, you'll have a 1, 2, 3 year old(s) to take care of, in addition to yourself and the human you're growing." It wouldn't have changed anything in that 2016 pregnancy, or now, but I wish I would have thought of that perspective then.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
I've made comments about mommy's belly and a baby. She went with us to our first appointment and we were explaining what we were seeing in the ultrasound. She's still so young. I think I'm going to buy some books soon and an infant-like babydoll to start talking about it more.