Maine Babies
Getting to know you.....
I love these and after Melsie's post I figured I'd start one.?
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing):
How old are you?
How old is DC?
SAHM or Working Mom?
Any pets?
How did the pets handle dc coming home?
Did everyone adjust well?
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now??
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Re: Getting to know you.....
1. Jennifer
2. 31
3. 2 months old today
4. SAHM. We decided I would stay home with our kids. I am a CPA (forensic accountant) by trade.
5. 2 dogs & 3 cats
6. The cats could've cared less. The dogs were very excited.
7. The cats definitely have. The dogs are definitely feeling a little neglected. I know they're bored because we don't go to the dog park everyday like we used to.
8. I would've arranged for someone to take them to the park more often. But we didn't/don't have the budget for that. ?
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Laura
How old are you? 31
How old is DC? 5 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? Back to work Dec 15th
Any pets? Yes - our Yorkie named Bug!
How did the pets handle dc coming home? Actually much better than we expected. He sniffed her, licked her face, and that was about it. Now he is pretty much ignoring her - except when she has a meltdown and then he leaves the room! LOL
Did everyone adjust well? Yes!
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Not really.
FUN!
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Meghan
How old are you? 27
How old is DC? Almost 3 months! Time flies!
SAHM or Working Mom? Working Mom who wishes she was SAHM
Any pets? One yellow lab and one orange cat
How did the pets handle dc coming home? My dog could care less and my cat likes to sniff her
Did everyone adjust well? Took my DH awhile to adjust to things not being about him and lack of free time. I had a hard time accepting this and didn't let him make excuses. You had 9 months (ok 7 months plus one month of her being in the NICU!) to adjust to the idea, dont feel sorry for you!
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Nope, not at all!
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing):Sarah
How old are you?Just turned 28
How old is DC? One month, one week
SAHM or Working Mom? working mom (in January)
Any pets? 2 cats and a dog
How did the pets handle dc coming home?Cats kept their distance. Scout just wanted to lick her head - he still does.
Did everyone adjust well? the animals could care less. Buddy is probably mad that I keep kicking him off the changing table to change Avery
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? not really. I wish I had more time to play with scout
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Rachel
How old are you? 24
How old is DC? 1w4d
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? No
How did the pets handle dc coming home? n/a
Did everyone adjust well? DS is still getting used to the change... every day is a little bit better, mostly...
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? n/a
I love these and after Melsie's post I figured I'd start one.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Jill Marie
How old are you? 30 farking 8 years old.
How old is DC? just 3, and just 18 months.
SAHM or Working Mom? BOTH! Patient load way down-I don't think I could handle full time right now.
Any pets? 2 Jack Russell "Terrorists"
How did the pets handle dc coming home? Well.
Did everyone adjust well? Heck no! We are still adjusting.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Well, no. We love them, but it is hard to deal with travel etc. with them. We are learning to use the kennel more for our sanity, and they are ok as long as they are together...
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Tina
How old are you? 29
How old is DC? 4mo
SAHM or Working Mom? WAHM
Any pets? 2 cats
How did the pets handle dc coming home? no biggie
Did everyone adjust well? fairly well. i still really miss my sleep
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? naw
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Renee
How old are you? 27
How old is DC? Almost 4 months
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM, but I work 20-25 hours per week from home
Any pets? Geneva, our rescue dog.
How did the pets handle dc coming home? She didn't mind the baby but wouldn't have anything to do with me for almost a month. She was mistreated and shot previously and has trust issues...poor thing thought I'd abandoned her even though my mom stayed at our house to take care of her.
Did everyone adjust well? I think so. I'm the one that has had to adjust the most, I think. DD is a little on the high needs side and hates all of the things I thought she'd like or we'd be able to do (baby-wearing, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, schedules, dairy for me, etc.). I also miss going into the office (though we don't want to leave DD with anyone except my mom). Going in for a few hours once a week would be good for me, I think.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? I don't think we could have done anything differently except let her see us leave with bags. We went to a doctors appointment (sans bags) and just didn't come home. Hopefully next time will be different.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Stacy
How old are you? 37
How old is DC? 5-1/2 months
SAHM or Working Mom? WAHM
Any pets? 2 cats
How did the pets handle dc coming home? they were fine
Did everyone adjust well? yep
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? nothing
How old are you? 34
How old is DC? 1 month tomorrow
SAHM or Working Mom? Working Mom (back Jan 12)
Any pets? 2 black lab mixes
How did the pets handle dc coming home? After the initial meet and greet my older dog peed all over our bed and my younger dog pooped on it (all in the same night). Since then they have been great! I love that when I feed her in the middle of the night in our bed, my older dog comes and puts her head on my lap and just watches Gianna. They also come get me if she starts to cry in another part of the house. So cute!
Did everyone adjust well? With the dogs - yup! With me...I miss large chunks of sleep and I actually miss being at work.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Nope.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Mandie
How old are you? 27
How old is DC? 8 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? 1 dog, 2 cats
How did the pets handle dc coming home? Pretty well. One of my cats is peeing on things (ugh) but they're good for the most part.
Did everyone adjust well? see above
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? nope
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Sylvia
How old are you? 31
How old is DC? 4 months and some change
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? An orange tabby and a black lab
How did the pets handle dc coming home? The cat was indifferent--the dog was curious and slightly jealous
Did everyone adjust well? Pretty well--although our lab seems to be a little sad he is no longer the baby :-)
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Not at all
1. Tricia
2. 31
3. 2 months tomorrow
4. Working part-time until next September, then back full.
5. One amazing hound.
6. He wasn't too pumped about the wailing, but I think he likes the tot. Has gotten more comfortable lately.
7. Yep, no disasters.
8. Don't think so. He knows we love him, despite our currently distracted state.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): cara
How old are you? 30 (31 in 2 1/2 weeks!)
How old is DC? 8 weeks sunday
SAHM or Working Mom? back to work on jan 5
Any pets? 2 cats - milo and roxie
How did the pets handle dc coming home? they pretty much ignore him
Did everyone adjust well? as well as can be expected
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? nope
Janine
29
3.5months
Working Mom
no pets
What's your name: Amanda
How old are you? 29
How old is DC? 10 weeks yesterday
SAHM or Working Mom? Going back to work in January.
Any pets? a pug
How did the pets handle dc coming home? OK. She used to live with my brother and he had 2 kids at the time so she was broken in already.
Did everyone adjust well? Yep.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Truthfully? Send her to live with DH's parents. It's been hard to handle a dog and an infant when I'm home alone all day.
1-Julie
2-28
3-almost 3 weeks
4-SAHM
5-we have one dog
6-H loves him
7-We did adjust well
8-no, I'd do it the same way
1. Andra
2. 32
3. 7 weeks
4. SAHM for at least 1 year
5. no pets?
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing):
-- MeLisa
How old are you?
-- 28
How old is DC?
-- 10 months 1 week or something like that
SAHM or Working Mom?
-- SAHM
Any pets?
-- one dog
How did the pets handle dc coming home?
-- he did great, he actually is very calm around her (not his style)
Did everyone adjust well?
-- the dog and DH did great, i on the other hand took about 3 months to "adjust"
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now?
-- we would have waited to get a dog AFTER we had kids, having a dog that wasn't even 2 years old and a newborn is very hard. That and he's a shelti/corgi/terrier and needs lots and lots of exercise... we need more than 1/8 acre un fenced like we have now... such a pain... but so worth it.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Brianne
How old are you? 27
How old is DC? 3 weeks tomorrow
SAHM or Working Mom? Will be a WAHM in January
Any pets? 2 dogs, a Yorkie (Izzy) and a Jack Russell/Chihauhau mix (Remy)
How did the pets handle dc coming home? Pretty well, they sniffed him a little and pretty much ignore him now!
Did everyone adjust well? Pretty well. I think the dogs feel a little neglected now that it's not all about them, but they are happy to have me home all day! DH and I are adjusting pretty well, besides the lack of sleep
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? No, I don't think so!
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing):
How old are you? middle thirties
How old is DC? 7 months
SAHM or Working Mom? STAH
Any pets? One cat-17 years old
How did the pets handle dc coming home? She didn't blink an eye and still hasn't
Did everyone adjust well? Dad had a hard time but, does an amazing job now.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? I had to put my sweet Siamese down 5 wks prior to Emerson being born. I got Cali when I got my first apartment in college. She was 16 yrs old....I think Cali would have had problems with Emerson. I guess that worked itself out. : (
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Kelly
How old are you? 31
How old is DC? 5 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? Back to work in January.
Any pets? Our beagle
How did the pets handle dc coming home? She couldn't care less about the baby, but is definitely having some problems with getting less attention from us.
Did everyone adjust well? For the most part, except Mom is VERY tired these days!
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? We had to put Tessie in the kennel for a while after the delivery b/c I ended up having to stay in a hospital out of town for five days. Wish we would have been prepared for that - our poor puppy was a little traumatized!
Getting to know you.....
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Tiffany
How old are you? 30 (almost 31...yikes!)
How old is DC? 1.5 weeks old
SAHM or Working Mom? I'm working part-time when I go back to work in January
Any pets? 3 cats
How did the pets handle dc coming home? My oldest cat hovers and is curious about what is going on. My middle cat hasn't noticed that there's a baby here yet. My youngest cat is jealous as all hell and is needier than I thought he could ever get!!
Did everyone adjust well? Everyone except Rafferty!!
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? I don't think there's anything else I could've done to anticipate their responses...
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Amy
How old are you? 30
How old is DC? 3 months, 2 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? 2 cats
How did the pets handle dc coming home? Only one lived with us at the time and he was NOT happy about it.
Did everyone adjust well? YEs, now they are.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Eh... I read about some stuff I could have done and in a perfect world I'll do it next time, but we'll see how that works out. He adjusted eventually...moving was harder on him. Poor guy has been through a lot.
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1. Kiara
2. 27 years old
3. 2 months (9 weeks)
4. Working (I go back on January 26)
5. 2 beagles
6. They were great! One claimed her as her baby and followed us around whenever we had her and would run and get us if she started fussing/crying in her crib.
7. Yep!
8. Nope
Jamie
25
5 weeks
SAHM
2 dogs: Ladybug and Walter
it was love at first sight
they adjusted fast and very well
nope things went smoother than I thought they would
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Andrea
How old are you? 31
How old is DC? almost 6 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? Back to work in January :-(
Any pets? 2 dogs (chocolate lab and a complete mutt) and a cat
How did the pets handle dc coming home? They were fine. I was worried about my little mutt b/c he is so attached to me, but he has done really well.
Did everyone adjust well? Yes. Mommy and Daddy are getting adjusted to how crazy life is with a newborn though.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Nope. Things worked out really well.I'm a little early in this--
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Krista
How old are you? 24
How old is DC? Soon to arrive
SAHM or Working Mom? I'll be a working Mom
Any pets? I have a pet frog, lives in an aquarium, strictly aquatic- like a fish.
How did the pets handle dc coming home? He may get jealous
Did everyone adjust well? I'm worried about DH. Hehe
My name is Elisa
I am 25
Madeline is a little over 3 weeks
I will be a working mom but I direct a childcare program so I get to have her at work with me 3 days a week
I have a dog and a cat
My dog loves Maddie. She licks her and gets very concerned when she cries. She has adjusted well to not being my baby anymore. The cat doesn't want anything to do with her. She will sniff her and then run away.
Not a thing.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Kendra
How old are you? 28
How old is DC? 2 months and 1 weeks so about 10 weeks
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? dog and cat
How did the pets handle dc coming home? they smelled him and left it at that
Did everyone adjust well? very well. It's like he's not even here to them
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? nope. They adjusted very well.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Heather
How old are you? 31 next week
How old is DC? DD is almost 3 and DS is 8 months
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM
Any pets? 2 cats, 1 dog and some fish
How did the pets handle dc coming home? they adjusted really well, no issues at all
Did everyone adjust well? At first, but we're having some issues with DD adjusting to DS being on the move these days
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? Nope
(m/c 1.17.07, m/c 5.15.07)
DS - 03.15.08
DD2 - 12.03.09
DD3 - 3.28.11
1. Shannon
2. 32
3. 7 Months
4. Working Mom
5. 1 Cat
6. No problem
7. Yes. Kitty loves to hang out with DD even though she loves to grab a big fistful of fur. I am suprised how mellow our cat is about it
8. No. One thing I am glad we did do while I was pg was lining the crib w/foil so kitty never went in it. I was realy worried about our cat wanting to sleep in the crib but we haven't had any issues.
Christine
35 (though I often just let people wonder)
10 weeks
SAHM until next September, then going back to work as a Speech-Language Therapist working w/pre-k students w/disabilities
We used to have 2 kitties but one actually passed away the week of my EDD (that was Vinnie). We still have Guido & he has been awesome adjusting to Evie. The only thing is that I feel guilty that he doesn't get nearly as much attention as he used to.
What's your name (if you don't mind sharing): Katie
How old are you? 30
How old is DC? He'll be 4 months on Wednesday!
SAHM or Working Mom? SAHM for now... perhaps I'll go back to work next school year although the more I think about it, the less I want to.
Any pets? 1 cat- Oscar
How did the pets handle dc coming home? He's been pretty wary of Ben, but I think he feels a little neglected.
Did everyone adjust well? The pets or the people??
Oscar could care less, probably. It's taken us a little time since we moved to Dallas right after he was born. That was a little stressful for Mommy.
Is there anything you'd do differently with the pets if you knew what you know now? I don't think so.
Kerri
I am 27 years old.
DC are 3 weeks old today
SAHM
We have one cat, a turtle, and a bunch of fish.
My cat has handled the babies really well.
Everyone is adjusting well, just sleep deprived mainly.
Kerri