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*Weekly Mommy Check-in*
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Here is a list of the moms in the Cincy/NKY/Dayton area. If you are TTC, Expecting, or an Expert (AKA Mommy), please let me know and I can add you to the list! If you see anything that needs corrected, please let me know. This is posted every Monday and you can post at anytime throughout the week.
Expecting
Meg41208: EDD 2/23/09, it's a girl!
Lyons_in_2007: EDD 3/10/09, it's a boy!
John&Kristin: EDD 3/18/09, it's a girl!
MrsMandaK: EDD 3/28/09, it's a girl!
gemduncan: EDD 4/1/09, it's a girl!
megntom07:EDD 4/9/09, it's a boy!
RXjenna: EDD 5/13/09, it's a girl!
tpo1118: EDD 5/16/09, it's a boy!
adamsbabble: EDD 5/16/09, it's a girl (Charlotte)!
planetzero: EDD 5/16/09, it's a girl!
shellbug79 #2: EDD 5/29/09, it's a boy (Oliver)!
mrshaskell: EDD 5/31/09, it's a girl!
bellevuebride07: EDD 6/1/09
hannah&ben: EDD 6/7/09, it's a boy (Henry)!
Zoogy #2: EDD 6/8/09
XmasWedding07: EDD 6/18/09
Mrs.Cooley2bee: EDD 7/15/09, it's a girl!
KYMelissa06: EDD 7/16/09, it's a boy!
vbmeg: EDD 8/8/09
MelissaMC22 #2: EDD 9/16/09 (c-section 9/9/09)
cat81305: EDD 10/11/09
tiffany41108: EDD ?
MeganBrian: EDD ?
klee411: EDD end of August
Traycee1242: EDD ?
suprchicy: EDD ?
Mrs.Babbsy: EDD ?
Angie&Junichi: EDD ?
sistrkate: EDD ?
TTC
Steve&heather
Katieranck2202
Tonya_G
aschef
rachel06
bearcatfan
stacieann15
wheelber
SkyBlue2007
awinning
MrsMoher #2
natasha15
brittanyandcj
The Experts (aka, already moms!)
hannah&ben: mom to Sophia (11) & Jack (4)
Dani3679: mom to Ryleigh, born 3/14/04
Tonya_G: mom to Aiden, born 10/8/05
Steve&heather: mom to Elise Rose, born 10/21/05
MrsMandaK: mom to Lily Gayle, born 4/25/06
Shawnsweetie: mom to Rylee Elizabeth, born 8/5/06
AgathiP04: mom to Nikolas Ronald, born 8/22/06
shellbug79: mom to Isabella Jane, born 8/23/06
Ivygalore: mom to Jillian Olivia Alysse, born 1/17/07
Rose.9.6.03: mom to Evelyn Sophia and Charlotte Corinne, born 2/15/07
MrsMoher: mom to Elijah Matthew, born 5/3/07
zoogy: mom to Mya Frances, born 5/6/07
johnandkristin: mom to Jack, born 6/7/07
MelissaMc22: mom to Jackson Ryan, born 6/8/07
curlypie1: mom to Nora Lee, born 6/19/07
TCsbride: mom to Luke, born 6/25/07
vbmeg: mom to Ryan Elizabeth, born 7/25/07
sistrkate: mom to Justin Thomas, born 8/4/07
Matilda&Leon: mom to Evan, born 8/6/07
adamsbabble: mom to Ava Caroline, born 8/27/07
424bride: mom to Nicholas Morgan, born 9/28/07
LoriZ: mom to Allison, born 10/11/07
ashlynn2432: mom to Kinley Reese, born 10/16/07
little-peanut: mom to Griffin Oliver, born 10/18/07
sprads: mom to Brooke Elizabeth, born 10/29/07
RXJenna: mom to Mason Carter, born 12/11/07
SpartanSuzi: mom to Andrew James, born 12/18/07
skram2b: mom to Maleah Delaney, borh 12/27/07
doodlebug914: mom to Ethan Christopher, born 1/3/08
buttrflysky: mom to Lucas, born 1/8/08
l_kristina: mom to Katherine Elise, born 1/11/08
red0427: step-mom to Max & Grace & mom to Gabe, born 1/12/08
IAM4UK: mom to Katherine Marie, born 1/16/08
Nire99: mom to Avery, born 8/14/04 and Owen Gregory, born 1/17/08
JLPT830: mom to Caleb Anthony, born 1/17/08
bgsugrad: mom to Avery Grace, born 2/4/08
cat81305: mom to Alecksander "Aleck" Todd, born 2/14/08
tinytot_924: mom to Kathryn Rose, born 2/20/08
schwenjl: mom to Hudson Henry Daniel, born 2/23/08
pinkylu: mom to Adah Noelle, born 2/25/08
ELucky14: mom to Catherine Elizabeth, born 3/10/08
JenRose05: mom to Benjamin Arthur, born 3/28/08
andailey: mom to Madelyn Grace, born 3/31/08
escape1st: mom to Nathaniel, born 4/7/08
cops_wife: mom to Eliza Sue, born 4/27/08
teacherjess: mom to Leah Claire, born 5/10/08
Mommy2Max: mom to Max, born 5/12/08
mrs.george2be04: mom to Logan Charles, born 5/18/08
ML*: mom to Grace Emmaline, born 5/29/08
jules_9: mom to Alyson & Grace, and Brady born 6/1/08
KristenBtobe: mom to Maggie, born 6/6/08
Brougham7-15-06: mom to Jacob Andrew, born 6/21/08
Becca070707Ken: mom to Kellen Austin, born 1/3/02 & Ayden Michael, born 7/8/08
hav2run: mom to Jamie & Brenna Claire, born 7/25/08
Kabel: mom to Grace Ann 7/25/08
jerseygirl81: mom to Charlie, born 8/6/08
rmburress: mom to Emma Grace, born 8/11/08
riabiron: stepmom to Morgan & mom to Sophia, born 8/14/08
Lorimicheled: mom to Natalie, born 8/20/08
Moesten: mom to Katherine, born 8/26/08
kel716: mom to Brandon, born 8/28/08
Americangreekbr: mom to Anthony, born 8/29/08
linzpinz14: mom to Cecilia, born 9/2/08
Klee2922: mom to Ashlyn, born 9/23/08
punkrawkmom44: mom to Nicholas, Nathaniel, Nevin, and Nolan, born 9/25/08
Annapolis13: mom to Oliver, born 9/25/08
jgeiman: mom to Jena, born 10/7/08
MrsVetter: mom to Elena, born 10/10/08
alisonada: mom to Piper Anne, born 4/13/07 & Kadence Paige, born 10/16/08
lisamm1: mom to Macy, born 10/19/08
Mommy2babyj: mom to Jack, born 9/10/06 & Allison Elizabeth, born 10/21/08
soccerfiend2002: mom to Claire Evelyn, born 10/27/08
TM&AB: mom to Charles Adam, born 11/5/08
Megs&Nick: mom to Allison "Allie" Jayne, born 11/27/08
tiffyr0se: mom to Cole Roark, born 12/8/08
Shawnsweetie: mom to Parker, born 12/10/08
futuremrs.Inman: mom to Carson James, born 12/27/08
Dec05gurl: mom to Charlotte Rachel, born 12/29/08
Jscaggs: mom to Olivia Grace, born 12/30/08
Addslove: mom to Lillian Constance, born 1/4/09
Asphire: mom to Camden & Tessa, born 1/20/09
Congrats to sistrkate for your BFP!
Congrats to riabiron & Sophia for winning last week's POTW!
QOTW: What is the hardest thing about being a parent/pregnant/TTC?
Updates welcome!!!
Our kids are 19mths apart and we LOVE it!!
Married to my BFF on 8.13.05 (after dating 5 years)!
DS born 2.14.08. DD born 9.30.09.
Married to my BFF on 8.13.05 (after dating 5 years)!
DS born 2.14.08. DD born 9.30.09.
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Re: *Weekly Mommy Check-in*
QOTW: The hardest thing I am finding about being a parent is finding enough time to get everything done! I am having a hard time being a mom, speech therapist, wife, and have time to myself! It is rough but I love it!
Updates: DS turned 1 this weekend and we had an awesome birthday party too! He now has 12 teeth and 2 coming in! He is almost done until the next set of molars! He is cruising along and getting into EVERYTHING!
The pregnancy is going. I am sicker than a dog throughout most of the day but I am pushing through it! Hope you all have an awesome week!
Married to my BFF on 8.13.05 (after dating 5 years)!
DS born 2.14.08. DD born 9.30.09.
QOTW: Finding motivation to do homework instead of sitting and holding or just staring at Olivia all day. ?I def have senioritis now that I'm in my last semester of law school and it just seems way more productive to stare at my daughter than to learn about UCC law. lol. ?I thought patience was going to be my hardest thing b/c I am very impatient when it comes to things but her crying doesn't rile me up at all, which is completely crazy lol.
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Updates: Olivia had her first fever. ?I think even though we tried our best to avoid it she got a touch of the stomach bug that is going around. ?She has also recently found her voice and has been cooing and giggling up a storm, even when sick, she's such a trooper!?
Hey Catrina!
If you want to add our name to the list we are naming her Natalie. I can't believe how far up the list I am now! It's getting close.
QOTW: The hardest part of being pregnant at this moment is how impatient I am. I want the nursery done and I want to see my little pumpkin!! She is a kicking star and so I want to meet her! Also, I am hungry ALL of the time now. Drastic difference from the MS but I'd like to compromis between the two. So, as you can see I am having a really good pregnancy so far. Not many complaints!! 26th week appt next week! Glucose tolerance test at the same time.
I think the hardest part is exactly what cat said- balancing everything. I've realized there is no way I can "do it all" and I'm just going to do the best I can. If something doesn't get picked up when it should... so be it.
Updates: Brandon is now rolling everywhere. I knew once he rolled back to tummy, it wouldn't be long for him to put it all together. We've started calling him rolly-poley boy because he is just too cute when he rolls. He still has that cold, and I'm hoping it goes away soon!!! Also, his entire tooth has hit the gum (not just a corner). It's amazing how fast those things come up!
The other thing which we can't believe is he is trilling his tongue on the roof of his mouth. I can't do that!!!
The hardest thing about being a parent has been being a working mom. I miss her so much during the day and hate not being there to see her growing and learning. She is either with my mom or my husband, so that makes it a little easier, but it still kills me.
Sophia is sitting completely on her own now is doing a great job. We are working on babyfood still. She hates it but is taking it a bit easier now. It was like this at first with cereal but she eats that like a champ now so we are hoping the baby food goes the same way. We are still having some rough nights sleeping. She does pretty well until between 1 and 4. After a bottle or a marathon nursing session she will go back down which is good. She HATES naps during the day so we are still working on that. She is just NOSEY.
QOTW:
The hardest thing about being a parent is trying to juggle working full time and being a good mommy. There are days where it is easier than others but there are difficult days too. I wouldn't change it for the world because it truly is the most rewarding and amazing thing I have experienced.
The hardest thing about being pregnant the second time around is having the energy to still give my attention to DD when I am exhausted for the pregnancy. I am getting bigger so it is getting harder for me to do all the things we normally do together.
QOTW: Cat hit the nail on the head...the hardest part of parenting is finding the time to do everything. Sometimes I get really stressed just thinking of all the stuff that I need to do and it seems that when DS goes to bed all I have the energy for is getting things ready for the next day and then going right to bed myself. LOL
On Wednesday Nathaniel is finally getting tubes! Hopefully this will clear up all of his ear infections! He is also starting to take a few steps (and then fall) on his own!
The hardest thing for me TTC has been trying not to get frustrated or stressed out about it. We have been trying for 4-5 months now & to some people it doesn't seem like long at all but to me it seems like an eternity especially when we are both ready to start a family. Plus with no one really knowing we're TTC we keep getting asked when we are going to have children or basically told we need to start having kids.
Update: I was on Provera for 10 days & after over a 100 days of no AF she finally made her appearance. So now I am excited that we have passed that hurdle & will hopefully have a BFP soon.
The hardest thing for me is knowing I am making the right decisions for DD. With all the conflicting parenting information out there (vaccines, sleep training, starting solids, etc) it is hard to know if I am going the right route. I guess I just have to do my research and make my decisions based on my instinct.
Updates- We had 2 milestones this weekend. She rolled over (back to tummy) for the first time. Of course I missed it. I laid her down in her bedroom on a blanket, went to brush my teeth and I came back and she was laying on her stomach. Then Saturday night she spent her first night away from home without us. We went out for a nice Valentine's dinner and some drinks. My ILs watched her and they just live across the street so I felt safe that if she had a meltdown we could just go get her. She did great other than a minor crying fit around 10pm.
QOTW: The hardest thing is knowing that because I have to work FT and be a mommy, I am sometimes not going to be able to give my all to both. That is hard for me to swallow sometimes. I work so hard all day, every day, so I can leave at 3:30 and get her, but then work is left at school and I am tired when I get home and sometimes rush to get her to bed so I can just relax. It makes me so sad that I can't have both the way I want it, you know?
Update: Leah has an awful cold but so far, no ear infection. She is just now crawling forward (instead of backwards!) and is 15 lbs (finally!). My little peanut! We are finally moving into 6-9 month clothes!
1. The hardest part for me is similar to what others mentioned, keeping it together. Being a SAHM actualy makes it harder to keep the house clean, since we are home most of the day. I struggle with cleaning, bills, cooking, staying active, being a good mom, being a good wife etc. It's alot of hats to wear and sometimes things just don';t get done. It has been especially hard while preg, The exhaustion has made what free time I do have not very productive!
Jackson is doing great, He can now climb the stairs by himself and likes to sing songs, I will catch him all the time singing ABC's or twinkle twinkle or Happy Birthday. It's very sweet. He's my precious little boy!
The hardest part for me has been always second-guessing myself. I've been around kids my whole life and always felt confident but I guess it's different when it's your own and you're responsible for not screwing them up. It's getting better but I don't like feeling so unsure.
Allie is doing great! We had a fantastic weekend in NC and she was a perfect angel on the drive other than pooping all over every outfit we put her in. That's not too bad for a 9 hour drive at 2 months old! She was the star of the party and did really well with all of the strange people, places and schedules.
Photos courtesy of Jen Rose Photography
QOTW: The hardest part about being a parent is that you cannot always say yes to your child. ?I find it really difficult to let Jason (my DH) discipline Isabelle b/c I believe that my way is always better. ?I am also trying really hard for Isabelle to understand that she is beautiful, we're working on confidence.
Updates: Not about dd but I bought a car last Monday! ?I bought a 2008 Kia Sorento & I absolutely love it & I don't even have buyers remorse, typically I second guess everything! Now for DD, her favorite song right now is Single Ladies by Beyonce, she goes around singing it everywhere & even does the Beyonce dance to it (or at least tries), it's so cute!
Michelle?
I think the hardest thing for me has been developing patience. I'm a very impatient person and I have to remind myself several times a day that my kids are learning things and that it takes time. I beat myself up about it a lot, but I've come a long way since having DD.
Owen's vocabulary is really growing. His favorite new words this week are "okay" and "thank you." It's so cute to hear his little voice yelling "okay, okay" whenever he wakes from a nap and is ready to get out of his crib. Not so cute when he was screaming it at 5 a.m. today
I can identify with so many of the "hardest things" that people have posted - balancing work/family, struggling with making the "right" decisions, developing patience...but on a more superficial note, the one thing we are struggling with most right now is just keeping the house clean! At this point it's so messy that I would almost rather stay here in my nice orderly office versus our small cluttered house with piles of laundry (mostly clean!) everywhere. We're still adjusting to have 2 little ones and me being back to work FT (and DH starting a new job) so I'm hoping we'll get into a better cleaning groove once things settle down. It's just so hard to motivate ourselves to clean when we want to spend every second we're not at work with the girls, and when they're in bed I'm usually about ready for bed myself.
Kady is getting over what the doc suspects was pnemonia after all. She's almost back to her happy smiley self (but with some bad diaper rash, thanks antibiotics)
Piper is doing wonderful, she's really enjoying her new daycare. I went to her Valentine's Day party last Friday and it was so fun to see her running around with her classmates and eating at the table like such a big girl. When I dropped her off this morning she ran right in and started playing, she didn't care at all when I left. That makes me so happy!
The hardest thing about being a mommy is raising a preemie, and being a FT working mom and going to grad school. We are so blessed to have our beautiful daughter, and she brings so much joy to our lives each day, but having a preemie is certainly tough. On top of being first-time parents, we are constantly worrying about her weight gain issues, milestones, and other issues. We are really trying hard to not give ourselves ulcers
about her weight, since we have been to Children's numerous times with her, and they seem to think she'll just be a teeny peanut, it is so hard to not compare with other babies... we know that she will continue to make strides at her own pace. It's funny that she'll be a year old next month, and she's still in 6 month clothes. 
Also, I teach FT, so after getting up at 5am just to get myself and her ready to be out the door at 6:30, I am so exhausted by the evening hours... I still have house cleaning/grading/dinner/grad work to accomplish all while still trying to put Madelyn's needs/playtime first. Whew... I will be so happy when I graduate in June.
Madelyn is still pulling herself up onto everything, and she is babbling like crazy. The concentrated formula plan from Children's did not go over well, and she actually went on an eating strike for the first few days... so, although the doc. wanted us to change the formula, we can't now because otherwise, she won't eat at all. SIGH... I guess we are just going to cross our fingers that her weight check in March will be OK. We definitely have a picky eater on our hands.. just like her Mommy!
I have to say the hardest thing for me is balancing me time, Eli time, and work. If I could just get rid of work I think there would be much more Eli time and that would make me feel better. But alas, I have to work... at least for the time being.
Elijah Matthew - 5/3/07 ~ Adalyn Rosemary - 3/23/11
*Photos by Kacy Cierley*
Photo by Melissa Nicole Photography
QOTW: The hardest thing for me about being a parent is leaving for work every morning. I love spending quality time with DD, and sometimes get bitter that work takes some of that time away from me. I never have issues with getting things done because DH does whatever I can't get to without being asked to do it. I just feel super guilty leaving DD some days so I can go to work. I more than make up for it in the evenings and weekends, but it is still hard to leave come Monday morning.
Brenna is over her illness, and is back to her normal bubbly self again. She is on the verge of crawling. Momma is not ready for a mobile baby and is loving every last second of having a baby that can only roll across the floor to get where she wants to go. I am not ready. I want to keep her little and stationary! I do not get what I want this time.... pouts....