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edoliesmom · October 2014

@aronie82 I'm pretty sure you confessed to giving your little guy multiple foods without waiting the recommended 3 days, but I'm wondering what others have done? Does it matter if the parents don't have food allergies?

hlm184 · October 2014

edoliesmom said:

@aronie82 I'm pretty sure you confessed to giving your little guy multiple foods without waiting the recommended 3 days, but I'm wondering what others have done? Does it matter if the parents don't have food allergies?

I was pretty haphazard about it. Like tonight I was like, oh, guess he isn't allergic to peanuts! Forgot that was there!

Neither of us has food allergies. Don't know how much that plays in.

hordol · October 2014

I've read that if you don't have a history of food allergies in either family that is not really necessary to wait the 2-3 days between foods.

Also, DS has his 6 month check yesterday and DH took him. The ped told him that peanut butter was ok and recent research shows its better to give it early actually? Anyone else heard this? She said only to wait on honey and cows milk.

edoliesmom · October 2014

Well good. I don't feel bad about giving her banana yesterday and avocado today then. I probably got the crap judged out of me on Facebook, but oh well! A first parenting milestone I guess? :-/

edoliesmom · October 2014

celticlullaby said:
@edoliesmom‌ ygpm

You do toooo!

kseccomb17 · October 2014

Do you guys use gray or grey?

RedDawnsRevenge · October 2014

OMG my poor friend. He's been trying to sell his house, and he's done everything the realtor has asked of him. Well she told him to have the house professionally cleaned, and he said ok. Well the cleaner didn't clean, but he decided to touch up the paint. And it looks so much worse IRL...

christinanoelle · October 2014

@RedDawnsRevenge‌ that's awful! Did he pay for that?! What kind of cleaner touches up paint? I'd be so upset!!

RedDawnsRevenge · October 2014

christinanoelle said:
@RedDawnsRevenge‌ that's awful! Did he pay for that?! What kind of cleaner touches up paint? I'd be so upset!!

Well I just deep cleaned the kitchen, so I'm 100% sure the cleaner touched nothing. He's very upset with the realtor, who's response was about the cleaner: "I'm sure he did a good job, he's a Christian man." I would be so livid. But no, he has no intention of paying, and told the realtor she's paying to have it repainted. Also he plans to find a new realtor.

SoulTermination · October 2014

mamrotu73 said:

A spent about half of his bath tonigh playing with his new-found goods. Flicked the tip. Cupped the balls. Even gave himself a little golden shower. It starts early, eh? :-L (That's the penis emoticon right?)

Food down the wrong pipe. Thanks. XD

edoliesmom · October 2014

@swerbtastic3351‌ It's a ring sling I guess. It says it's 100% cotton, not sure if that helps to know if it's woven or not.

I use grey because it's prettier.

edoliesmom · October 2014

embear22 said:
I started parenthood on Netflix. I'm 4 episodes in and I'm pretty sucked in. Lol why did I not start watching this when I was pregnant, sitting around and had nothing to do.

I started it a couple weeks ago and couldn't get into it... after the first episode. It's still a little cheesy at times, but I love it now! But Adam seriously needs to shave his sideburns off.

SoulTermination · October 2014

kseccomb17 said:

Do you guys use gray or grey?

Either/or most of the time, heh. I usually use "gray" for the color, and if I'm saying something was "greyed out" it's with an E. I dunno why I do that. *shrug*

Gray is supposedly the way it should be spelled in America ("GrAy is how it's spelled in America, grEy is how it's spelled in England."), though I tend to use my own bastardized system of spelling things. I generally use the UK double-L for things like travelled (which my spellchecker on here is telling me is incorrect :P), but not the "re" for things like "center" or the "ou" for things like "color".

I suppose we could eliminate the confusion between the two by going all BNB on it and changing it to "greigh". *hides from angry mob* XD

ladygali · October 2014

@Vinny424‌ I think you and I have similar parenting philosophies. Baby still alive? Check.

In the past two days, DS has tasted/eaten/sucked on frozen peaches, a dill pickle slice, a carrot stick, hummus, chili, pierogi, fruit purée, and Brussels sprouts. He can't get enough.

Jessimax · October 2014

embear22 said:
I started parenthood on Netflix. I'm 4 episodes in and I'm pretty sucked in. Lol why did I not start watching this when I was pregnant, sitting around and had nothing to do.

I've been watching since the get go. Still cry pretty much every episode, new one is on tomorrow

RedDawnsRevenge · October 2014

So I just discovered I've been driving around with a broken car seat! I have no idea how long it's been broken. Only one latch is broken, so I've been hearing it click but the other latch is way broken. So moral of the story is check your infant seat often if you use a base attachment.

JessieAlbin · October 2014

Y'all, I am working on putting together a video for a local idea contest (the deadline is the 24th, hello last minute!) and it is so super intimidating. Win or not, it's a really smart move in this whole writing a business plan thing, so I would be dumb not to do it. But... I am pretty much only staying motivated about getting past my intimidation and iMovie illiteracy because the executive director of the non profit said contest is through was the one who told me I should submit a video and thought I had a great idea. If she thought it was a good enough idea to flip me a business card and tell me about the contest, then it can't be that silly, right?

DH doesn't dig the watercolor feel of the logo, but it's intentional and I love it. AW; what do you ladies think?

SoulTermination · October 2014

Bein' all sleuthy and compiling a list of Bumpies' SNs with real names and kiddos' names, so I stop screwing up who's who!

(I'm not a creeper, I promise. *cough*)

SoulTermination · October 2014

Also loving the logo, Jessie, it's simplistic and uncomplicated and yet still very elegant!

JessieAlbin · October 2014

$:\$ "> Thanks, ladies! I sure do appreciate y'all being an unofficial little focus group and a morale boost.

kseccomb17 · October 2014

@edoliesmom‌ I use grey because I think gray looks ugly! Lol

RedDawnsRevenge · October 2014

Vinny424 said:
A girl on my fb is always posting articles about breast milk and and formula propaganda. She just had her 2nd baby a month ago. Maybe it's mean but I kind of want her to dry up do she'll just stfu.

But I'm always posting BF articles... You still love me right?

ambarnett1 · October 2014

Grey.

@mamrotu73 Bubba plays with his goods all the time. He also laughs when I wipe him there. Ugh, it starts so early.

Idk why, but I'm really having anxiety tonight that DS isn't trying to crawl like your babies! Also, he only rolled back to belly a few times. I hate that I compare him!

SoulTermination · October 2014

Wee hours insomniac thoughts:

Why do so many people use cuz/coz/cos as the short form for cousin? The first four letters of the word, cous, make the sound. Why do we not use that? Does it just look too weird?

Speaking of looking weird: one of the words I just stare at and question its existence - pudding. Who the eff thought that was an appetizing word? It evokes the image of cow patties hitting the ground, onomatopoeia-style. Ew.

JessieAlbin · October 2014

Vinny424 said:

RedDawnsRevenge said:

Vinny424 said:
A girl on my fb is always posting articles about breast milk and and formula propaganda. She just had her 2nd baby a month ago. Maybe it's mean but I kind of want her to dry up do she'll just stfu.
But I'm always posting BF articles... You still love me right?
The day you say "if breastfeeding "didn't work for you" it obviously didn't mean enough to you because you didn't try hard enough" I'll start to have a problem lol. You promote the bfing without shitting on other people.

Let someone tell me that shit! I'll cut a bitch.

juniper75 · October 2014

hordol said:
I've read that if you don't have a history of food allergies in either family that is not really necessary to wait the 2-3 days between foods.

Also, DS has his 6 month check yesterday and DH took him. The ped told him that peanut butter was ok and recent research shows its better to give it early actually? Anyone else heard this? She said only to wait on honey and cows milk.

This is our dr too. Says its better to introduce early. He gave me a better explanation ofcourse but that was the gist of it. But no honey til she's two. We followed his advice with our first and had no issues.

hordol · October 2014

Yeah I would have a hard time not giving a mouthful to that lady. Sounds like she needs to walk a day in someone else's shoes.

DS is FF now and although I tried almost everything to save my supply, I'm sure there is something else I could have done to prolong bfing for a week or so longer but it's just so stressful. Not to mention DS is thriving on formula in a way that he never did on bm. We no longer have weight struggles and he is happier and more alert. While I agree "breast is best"....I do think after a certain point that it's overstated quite a bit.

hordol · October 2014

Haha Dani, I agree. I feel like it's always being rubbed in my face too. And while I agree that there are some things breastmilk has that formula doesn't for a baby, I really think the benefit is over exaggerated quite a bit. My kid got sick plenty when he was 100% breastfed and gets sick just as often now that he is formula fed. Plenty of us were probably 100% formula fed (I was) because that is what doctors were spouting at the time is being best and I may be biased but I really don't think my IQ or my health has suffered because of it.

deidremaria · October 2014

celticlullaby said:
Don't stress @ambarnett1‌! There's such a wide range of perfectly healthy and normal, and every baby will have skills they learn faster and slower. And how they learn is so different too - this baby I see try a skill and fail at it for weeks and weeks, and get it little by little. My first wouldn't even try something at all, and I'd be absolutely panicking he still wasn't doing whatever it was - and the next day he'd just get up and crawl, like oh hi this is my new thing.

So your baby not even trying to crawl might get there faster than my rocking baby head butting the dresser. ...Especially if he keeps head butting furniture!

This! For a while I've been a little worried because dylan shows no interest in rolling. Last night when I got back from class he was sleeping on his belly but his dad had put him on his back. They do what they want at their own pace.

deidremaria · October 2014

@edoliesmom ygpm

Teresa1896 · October 2014

My contribution to RTT: strawberry milk in my daily oatmeal (with added flax meal and brewer's yeast, ick). Game changer!

deidremaria · October 2014

mom2boxers said:

Recommendations for where to buy work trousers/pants?

AW Moment - My current ones have reached they point where if I shimmied enough I could get them off without undoing the zipper or button, but not so good for looking professional at work.

In the past I've purchased the "Perfect Trouser" in ankle length from the GAP, but now I am reading they have changed the cut & fabric (basically everything that made them great).

I like Rafaella slacks. So comfortable, true to size and they last forever!

deidremaria · October 2014

I need RTT’s honest opinions. I was invited via text (kinda a last minute just because we ran into each other thing) to a “baby bash” that a friend and her husband are throwing for themselves. It’s basically a damn baby shower on the beach. Was I a little annoyed that they’re throwing it? Yes. Was I a little annoyed that I only got invited because we ran into each other? Kind of. Am I annoyed that she was formally invited to my shower, RSVPed and didn’t show? Yes. Should I go to this shower? I already got a gift but I am sooooo torn about whether or not I really want to go. Am I an asshole? I genuinely like this girl but I can’t get over my annoyance. If I decided to skip I could return the gift OR just keep it for Dylan as its practical stuff. WWRTTD?

snowbound · October 2014

Running will being a nursing mom is no joke. My boobs hurt so bad.

deidremaria · October 2014

snowbound said:
Running will being a nursing mom is no joke. My boobs hurt so bad.

What kinda bra are you wearing?

kmos816 · October 2014

mom2boxers said:
Recommendations for where to buy work trousers/pants?

AW Moment - My current ones have reached they point where if I shimmied enough I could get them off without undoing the zipper or button, but not so good for looking professional at work.

In the past I've purchased the "Perfect Trouser" in ankle length from the GAP, but now I am reading they have changed the cut & fabric (basically everything that made them great).

I'm a fan of shopping at Tj maxx or marshalls; I get most of my clothes from there.

snowbound · October 2014

deidremaria said:

snowbound said:
Running will being a nursing mom is no joke. My boobs hurt so bad.
What kinda bra are you wearing?

A nursing sports bra. It feels pretty tight but maybe it's not enough.

deidremaria · October 2014

snowbound said:

deidremaria said:

snowbound said:
Running will being a nursing mom is no joke. My boobs hurt so bad.
What kinda bra are you wearing?
A nursing sports bra. It feels pretty tight but maybe it's not enough.

Maybe. I do remember a lot of momma's on here talking about their tricks for keeping the boobs in place while exercising. I don't quite remember who or what they were as my only form of exercise is walking to and from my car. Judge me. I give no fucks lmao.

Ashleypixie · October 2014

Urrrg. I haven't been able to long in for the last few days. Now suddenly my password works. Whatever, bump.

deidremaria · October 2014

kkaew816 said:

mom2boxers said:
Recommendations for where to buy work trousers/pants?

AW Moment - My current ones have reached they point where if I shimmied enough I could get them off without undoing the zipper or button, but not so good for looking professional at work.

In the past I've purchased the "Perfect Trouser" in ankle length from the GAP, but now I am reading they have changed the cut & fabric (basically everything that made them great).
I'm a fan of shopping at Tj maxx or marshalls; I get most of my clothes from there.

I LIVE in those stores when I go to NYC. I'm going in the summer and I can not wait!

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