I thought this would be fun, now that our LOs are starting to show personalities!
Name:
Birthday:
Was LO early/late/right on time?:
Any siblings, fur or human?:
Hair & eye colour:
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?:
Favourite toy/book/song:
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?:
What's something new that LO has started to do?:
Re: GTKY- Babies Edition
Name: Gareth Brian
Birthday: May 30
Was LO early/late/right on time?: Almost 2 weeks early!
Any siblings, fur or human?: None yet
Hair & eye colour: Red hair, blue eyes
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: He has my colouring, so we get a lot of comments that he looks like me, but I think his nose looks exactly like DH's from his baby pictures.
Favourite toy/book/song: He loves What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction, favourite book is Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton, and his favourite toy is this: https://www.amazon.com/World-Developmental-Caterpillar-Kids-Preferred/dp/B001721U04/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1349799167&sr=8-3&keywords=very+hungry+caterpillar+toy. All three get HUGE smiles and giggles from him!
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: He hates sitting in his carseat when it isn't moving, and naps. And recently, bottles too.
What's something new that LO has started to do?: When sitting on my lap reading his books, he turns the pages of his board books. He can't judge when I'm done reading a page so I hold them down with my thumb until I'm done reading, then I move my thumb and he turns the page for me.
Name: Nolan Eugene
Birthday: June 15
Was LO early/late/right on time?: Induced four days before EDD
Any siblings, fur or human?: One older half-brother, Zack, who turns 13 this month. We also have two chihuahuas, Brownie and Mocha
Hair & eye colour: Brown eyes and hair
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: He gets his nose and eyes from me, and the shape of his forehead, has his dad's lips, my smile - he's kind of a mix but definitely gets more comments about resembling DH
Favourite toy/book/song: Loves "This Old Man" and "Goodnight Moon." Talks to this little musical lamb crib toy. It's pretty cute.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Tummy time
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Laugh - heard the first little giggles yesterday!
Married Bio * BFP Charts
Comes out of lurking for this one.
Name: Michael Jerome
Birthday: June 21st
Was LO early/late/right on time?: My water broke on my due date, but he was born the next morning.
Any siblings, fur or human?: A fur sister - a Boston Terrier named Piper.
Hair & eye colour: Very blonde and has blue eyes.
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: He has my cheeks and lips and DH's eyes and smile.
Favourite toy/book/song: He loves his peacock that is on his car seat, likes Curious George and he is a big fan of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Playing "Pass the baby" with new people. Can't say that I blame him.
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Scooting around the room. So cute!
Birthday: June 6
Was LO early/late/right on time?: He was late. I went into labor two days before I would have been induced.
Any siblings, fur or human?: Not yet.
Hair & eye colour: brownish/redish and blue
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: People say he has my face and DH's eyes
Favourite toy/book/song: Elephant teether/Brown Bear,Brown Bear/ the silly bath song I made up
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?:When I'm not around.. need to work on this so I can go out!
What's something new that LO has started to do?:He tries to sit up when having his bottle!
Name: James Earl
Birthday: June 19th
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 2 days early by RCS
Any siblings, fur or human?: 9yo sis, 6.5yo bro and another LO on the way
Hair & eye colour: Light brown with red tint in sun
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: really long feet from FI
FI's 6mo baby picture looks almost exactly like James
Favourite toy/book/song: Piglet stuffed animal
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: haven't found anything he hates
What's something new that LO has started to do?: sit unassisted
Name: Penelope
Birthday: June 29
Was LO early/late/right on time?: Born on her due date!
Any siblings, fur or human?: None
Hair & eye colour: Reddish Blonde and Blue eyes
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: All DH but her hair and Eyes are me
Favourite toy/book/song: Play mat and any song we make up about diapers
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Carsets when they arent moving and recently eating
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Make happy baby sounds at the TOP of her lungs!
Name: Jackson Scott
Birthday: 06/06/2012
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 6 days late!
Any siblings, fur or human?: Not Yet!
Hair & eye colour: Brown & Brown
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: Everybdoy says he looks just like me, he's got my toes & forehead..but he's got DH's jawline...
Favourite toy/book/song: I think he's likes be read to despite what it is... & its got this little cloth with a dog/rabbit on it...we call it blue he seems to love that..
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: his nose being sucked clean, he screams when I have to do that...
What's something new that LO has started to do?: he's sitting up really good now & can stand on his legs (he seems to enjoy it)
A fun GTKY....
What's something new that LO has started to do?: EAT HIS FEET, AND TURN AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HOLD HIM WHEN I'M HOLDING HIM.
Name: Baby E
Birthday: June 5th
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 2 days early
Any siblings, fur or human?: Big brother R, a cat, a dog and 9 horses
Hair & eye colour: Blond hair, blue eye
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: Blond hair is mine, DH's eye colour. My nose, DH's mouth/chin.
Favourite toy/book/song: O ball or his brother
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: DH at night
What's something new that LO has started to do?: he tries so hard to sit.
Name: Guinevere Grace
Birthday: 06/29/2012
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 1 week and 1 day early (I was induced a week and a half early and it took 3 days in the hospital before she arrived)
Any siblings, fur or human?: 1 cat
Hair & eye colour: blue eyes, not sure on hair yet - she's pretty bald, it looks brown up close, but in the light and in all her pictures, it's blonde. She has blonde eyebrows.
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: She has my eyes and DH's mouth. She looks a lot like I did as a baby.
Favourite toy/book/song: She loves when I sing anything to her, but responds really well and tries to sing along when it's musical theatre or something I make up on the spot (I pretty much turn any household task into a song or take the tune to a musical theatre song and change it up - i.e. "Nothing's gonna harm you" from Sweeney Todd becomes "Momma's gonna change you.")
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?:tummy time.
What's something new that LO has started to do?: babbling. She's been doing the breathy sounds for awhile, but recently she's added the baby gurgle/babble.
Name: Jack
Birthday: 6/10
Was LO early/late/right on time?: A week late
Any siblings, fur or human?: Nope
Hair & eye colour: Brown on both
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: DH's nose. My square head
Favourite toy/book/song: Blue baby snoopy/ Hello Bugs/ no song yet
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: sometimes laying flat, some days the carseat
What's something new that LO has started to do?: rolling and saying "D" sounds
Name: Eldon Leo
Birthday: 6/5
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 2 days early
Any siblings, fur or human?: a cat named Loki
Hair & eye colour: very blond and blue
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: he has my mouth and chin and fair coloring... i feel bad because no one ever says he looks like DH
Favourite toy/book/song: "This is the way the Lady Rides" song as I bounce him on my knees, favorite toy is his mirror on his play mat
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: bottles
What's something new that LO has started to do?: blowing raspberries, pulling his knees up when he's on his belly like he wants to crawl, but he doesn't push his arms up yet at the same time, so he's got a ways to go
Name: Samantha Riley
Birthday: May 28th
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 5 days early
Any siblings, fur or human?: 1 older brother- Brady Patrick-2/27/09
Hair & eye colour: light brown; blue
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: To early to tell. I think she looks just like DS. Other people think she looks like my Dad. There is a strong resemblance between DD and DS though and you will be able to tell they are siblings.
Favourite toy/book/song: Anything she can chew on shove in her mouth. Loves her bouncy seat, play mat, and jumper too.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Not much. Except my 1 friend who she cried and screamed at when she tried to hold her
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Rolling over. Belly laughs. Tries to sit up.
Birthday: June 18
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 1 day early..she came on my bday:)
Any siblings, fur or human?: 1 fur brother...Oliver
Hair & eye colour: lots of brown hair; right now blue/green starburst eyes
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: H's cheeks, my eyes
Favourite toy/book/song: Lamaze flutter bug thing/Goodnight Moon/You Are My Sunshine
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: The bottle:(
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Sitting up
Birthday: June 17th, fathers day
She was born 4 days after her edd
She has brown hair and her eyes change between grey, hazel, and brown.
She looks like a clone of my husband. I seriously see nothing of myself in her :
Her fav toy is her baby einstein giraffe. We call him Geoffrey.
She hates being fed while I'm sitting down.
She just started rolling over! Yay!
Name: Aiden Fletcher
Birthday: 6/10
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 5 weeks early!
Any siblings, fur or human?: 2 cats, Shae and Ella
Hair & eye colour: Brown and bluish now but getting green
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: Me: shape of his face. DH: ears and looooonng eyelashes (darn it!)
Favourite toy/book/song: The Color Kittens (book)
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: cold formula and me picking his ears to get earwax out
What's something new that LO has started to do?: he's trying to roll over!
Name: Brayden Michael
Birthday: 4/13/13
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 8 weeks early, my due date was 6/4
Any siblings, fur or human?: Two lab mix pups and a big brother in heaven
Hair & eye colour: blondish brown, and blue eyes
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: mostly looks like DH, but I see my chin and nose
Favourite toy/book/song: favorite toy would be anything that lights up
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: he hates having his mouth wiped off while eating. he screams and moves his head every time.
What's something new that LO has started to do?: he loves to stand up supported
Name: Hannah Lee
Birthday: 6/8/12
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 5 days early but only because it was a scheduled c-section
Any siblings, fur or human?: One older sister, age 3. Hoping to get a puppy for Christmas.
Hair & eye colour: Light brown hair, thinking it will turn blonde like her sister. Greyish blue eyes. I think they'll still change.
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: I don't see any resemblances and people go back and forth between saying she looks like me or husband.
Favourite toy/book/song: O-ring because it's easy for her to grab.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Tummy time!
What's something new that LO has started to do?: Grabbing the toy hanging from her play mat. Starting to laugh at things going on around her.
DS Born: 6/02/2012
Tied the Knot: 11/14/2015
Trying for Number Two since 9/1/15
BFP!!! Baby 2 Due: 12/6/21
Name:Kara Joy
Birthday: 05/31/2012
Was LO early/late/right on time?:A week early
Any siblings, fur or human?: big sister Morgan 2 1/2
Hair & eye colour: Strawberry blond hair and blue eyes
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: She's 100% my mini me
Favourite toy/book/song: She loves it when big sister and I sing Wheels on the bus
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: tummy time!
What's something new that LO has started to do?:Rolling from back to belly. ALL THE TIME, but refuses belly to back.
Name: Elaina Maribel
Birthday: June 3rd 2012
Was LO early/late/right on time? A few days early. Due date was June 8th
Hair & eye color: Blond hair and blue eyes, and yes her daddy really is Puerto Rican.
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or your DH? She is 100% all me. She looks exactly like my baby pictures. The only thing she gets from her daddy is curly hair. At her 4 month appointment she was 12lbs 6 oz and 24 inches long, according to my baby book at my 4 month appointment I was 12lbs 12 oz and 24 inches long. She is my mini me.
Favorite toy/book/song: When she is really fussy and crying if we put on the song "Scientist" by Coldplay she instantly stops crying.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates? Tummy time, she instantly rolls to her back.
What's something new that LO has started to do? She rolls both back to belly and belly to back. When laying on her back she desperately tries to sit up and can now get her head and shoulders off the ground, and when you grab her hands she pulls herself to a standing position.
Name: Natalie
Birthday: 06/04
Was LO early/late/right on time?: One week early due to a repeat c-section
Any siblings, fur or human?: Brother and sister (10 and 11 years old) and 2 black labs
Hair & eye colour: Hair is almost non-existant, but appears to be dark blonde. Eyes are dark blue
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: She looks just like my baby pictures
Favourite toy/book/song: A stuffed zebra toy is usually being chewed on :-) She loves any books and all music
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: Bathing alone and tummy time
What's something new that LO has started to do?: She starts trying to talk first thing every morning. It is so cute! She just starts making all sorts of noises to herself as soon as she is up for the day.
Name: Emelia Grace
Birthday: 6/11/12
Was LO early/late/right on time?: Emelia was 5 days early. (I was induced for preeclampsia)
Any siblings, fur or human?: 2 cats (Henrietta and Tuna), and 2 dogs (Tramp and Martin)
Hair & eye colour: Blue eyes, brown hair
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: She is a total clone of my husband. lol She has my blue eyes, but everything else, she looks just like him. You can tell she is his daughter!
Favourite toy/book/song: She likes the theme song to Mio and Mao on the Baby First channel. hehe She also likes her Sophie the giraffe, and she likes it when I read "Goodnight Cape Cod" to her. (She likes any book I read to her, but I like reading that one)
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: She does NOT like to get out of her warm bath! She is fine the whole bath, but the second you take her out of the water, she gets very angry!
What's something new that LO has started to do?: She has started moving all around her crib. We put her in there one way, and when we go in later, she's completely opposite of how we had her. haha
She's even more smiley now, too, and has started really laughing at things!
Name: Baron
Birthday: June 19
Was LO early/late/right on time?: 4 days early
Any siblings, fur or human?: 2 dogs and a cat
Hair & eye colour: brown eyes, brown hair, but I swear it's starting to come in blonde
Can you notice any of LO's features as coming from you or DH?: People say he is my twin, the boy version of me, etc. He has mine and my dad's cleft chin, my widow's peak hairline, DH's face shape, and his eyes are a toss up. So is his nose.
Favourite toy/book/song: a little blanket with tags and different pattern and textured squares. He likes anything if you read with enthusiasm.
What's one thing LO absolutely hates?: being craddled or facing you. He insists on facing out.
What's something new that LO has started to do?: grabbing his feet when I change him, pushing himself up on his hands, trying to pull himself up to sit.