1. weather has been gorgeous 2. the downside: legs need to be shaved for dresses/skirts...huffing and puffing. but much cooler than yoga pants 3. took the twins out in the new minivan for the first time today! We went to my prenatal appt and the hospital for weekly bloodwork to watch my platelets. We have their carseats rear-facing in the third row, so I wasn't so sure I would fit back there to get them in and buckled. Success! 4. DH can put the girls in their seats from the trunk (they are in rear-facing dionos), but the bump gets in the way for me 5. 2 more prenatal appts to go! 6. I'm so done getting weighed regularly! 7. Playing outside with the twins wears all three of us out! 8. Any makeup recommendations? I typically wear a tinted moisturizer, a little blush, concealer, and rarely, eye make-up. Specifically a new tinted moisturizer with SPF and blush. Thanks! 9. Was hoping to avoid the leg/ankle swelling, but I've been seeing an increase the last few days. I hope it doesn't get worse. 10. I know fundal height measurements can be unreliable, but I think the provider is a factor too. I've seen 4 different OBs over the last 4 appts, and I'm curious how those of you with a consistent provider feel about fundal heights? At 26 weeks, I measured 30wks. Today, at 34.3wks, I measured 35. I've been all over the place!
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
1. I'm meeting a friend for lunch who just had her little boy about 2 weeks ago! She was exactly 8 weeks ahead of me and he came about a week early. I'm excited to see her and get some baby snuggles in today. 2. We majorly procrastinated on our taxes this year but we went to sign them yesterday to get them filed and I had to pay in WAY LESS than what I expected! I was expecting a horrible amount like $8000 and it was under $2000 so I even was able to get a head start paying in on my 2016 taxes. 3. Now because our taxes are done and it was less than we expected, we are sitting way more comfortably financially where I'm not as worried about being off for 8 weeks without a paycheck because I have money in savings to cover my portion of the bills. 4. My MIL texted me on Sunday to ask how I'm feeling and, as great as she is, I never responded because I'm tired of people asking me how I'm feeling. Pregnant. That's how I'm feeling. 5. We had maternity pictures on Saturday and I've seen two sneak peeks so far...can't wait to see the rest! 6. There was a girl who was having 5-8 minute apart contractions yesterday in the waiting room at the Dr and the on call Dr happened to walk through the waiting room and sent her over to the hospital with promises they'd get her baby out that day since it was her due date. I'm slightly jealous of her.. 7. My ex decided to message me on Facebook the other night and I checked it too quick and felt obligated to respond. He started telling me all this random shit, including that he was shooting up heroin for 8 months before he decided to move out of the area. Wtf. 1) Not sure why someone would openly share that information, especially with someone who works for the drug courts, and 2) I for real dodged a bullet with him. 8. It's now like 4 hours after I initially started this and I met my friend for lunch and got a little bit of baby snuggles. 9. I'm waiting at the jail now to take a client back to her placement, which is about an hour drive, and I'm dreading it. I hate to say this, but this client is absolutely wasting our program's time and resources. 10. Reading the hospital bag thread the other night finally got me started on packing mine and LO's bags. A combination of that thread and the announcement thread made me realize this baby could literally come any day now. Thanks for the motivation ladies!
1. It's my BFF's birthday today!!!! and her new baby is 1 week old
2. I was talking to the IT guy at work to get a laptop set up for me. He kept asking what day my leave starts and I just had to shrug awkwardly (working up until I go into labor)
3. A coworker now consistently tells me stories that involve her period cramps. I get that we work with a lot of men, but that doesn't mean we need to bond over cramps.
4. I thought we only owed the Feds $500... but that was the net payment after getting money back from the state... we owe them $900 ugh
5. Our house is a baby gear explosion!!! Tonight I want to gather all the clothing/bedding/stuff to wash
6. My dog has been gimping around since Sunday night... turns out she ripped the pad on her foot. At least that's something I can just bandage up!
7. My dogs need to go to the vet for a couple vaccines (not the major ones) and a wellness check, but I can't decide if I should wait until I'm on maternity leave. I used to work at the vet clinic so they are very excited to meet the baby.
8. Even prenatal yoga is getting hard! I couldn't do a forward fold yesterday because I would get a foot in my ribs. I also almost tipped over.
9. It's weird being the most pregnant person at yoga... I guess eventually it was going to be me but everyone else seems to be 19-25 weeks and they all look fantastic
10. The kids I coach for high jump are awesome. I only had a little bit of time yesterday to work with them after team pictures and they really paid attention and listened to my feedback. They haven't had a high jump coach before. This is my first year coaching them so I'm hoping I can lay some groundwork this year, and then really turn up the intensity next year
Jenly17
I'm no expert, but my 2 yr old (26 week preemie) has speech therapy once a week that comes to our home. It is through the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, a county program for Early Intervention. Each state/county has a different program as I understand it. Are you working with Early Intervention?
When I'm feeling down, I remind myself that speech, like any other milestone, isn't going to happen before she is ready. Her twin is a little behind too, but she has a few more words/sounds.
I find that being involved in ST, just like OT and PT, helps me let go of the anxiety that she isn't where she is "supposed" to be. I don't have to worry about her being behind; I just work with her weekly goals, and let her therapist keep track of her progress.
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Jenly17
I'm no expert, but my 2 yr old (26 week preemie) has speech therapy once a week that comes to our home. It is through the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, a county program for Early Intervention. Each state/county has a different program as I understand it. Are you working with Early Intervention?
When I'm feeling down, I remind myself that speech, like any other milestone, isn't going to happen before she is ready. Her twin is a little behind too, but she has a few more words/sounds.
I find that being involved in ST, just like OT and PT, helps me let go of the anxiety that she isn't where she is "supposed" to be. I don't have to worry about her being behind; I just work with her weekly goals, and let her therapist keep track of her progress.
@JennyS86I agree with you whole heartedly about letting go of expectations. We've been working with various therapists through EI since she was about 6 months old. I first noticed that her physical milestones were delayed: rolling, and then sitting up, crawling, walking, etc. At that point we started with PT, then eventually added speech when she wasn't babbling much, and finally OT. We just got the Apraxia dx last week. It feels bigger than me, and bigger than her. It's hard when you know your child can understand you but not communicate with you. We do use sign language in our home which has helped to eliminate a lot of her frustration, but it's still difficult. I've never heard her say mama I think I'll cry for days when I hear her sweet voice. Agh. Anyway, I appreciate your input. I have sent many T&p's up to the big guy. Hoping He's listening.
@JennyS86 - I used to love the Sephora brand tinted moisturizer, but I don't think they make it anymore.
I've been loving Physician's Formula CC cream. I get it at Ulta. Some people can stick with BB cream, but my skin has redness and CC cream does a better job of neutralizing that. And when I wear it, I don't use blush or concealer. It just brings out a nice, even fresh look.
@JennyS86 I love this the Bare Minerals tinted moisturizer with SPF 30. And my favorite blush is this NARS one. Both seem to wear really well all day, even in my humid Florida climate, without feeling heavy at all.
On the topic of cosmetics, I just found out that Sephora has discontinued my favorite tinted lip balm (I've seriously gone through over a dozen tubes in the couple of years!). I was so mad when I left there the other day that I swore I would never shop there again, but we'll see how long that lasts...
@Jenly17 My nephew was diagnosed with Apraxia as well at around that age, but I'm not sure when he started therapy for it - at some point he was getting speech therapy through the school district before 4k. His apraxia was compounded by the fact that he was tongue-tied, which apparently the pediatrician never noticed and it didn't get corrected until sometime around age 4 - I don't know if that is something that's a concern at all for your DD. I'm glad you have sign language to at least still communicate somewhat; nephew never had that and that lead to a *lot* of frustration for him. I know it won't be easy but I'm glad you can get started on therapy and I'm wishing you and her lots and lots of luck.
@Jenly17 Sorry to hear about your daughter's diagnosis, but along with what PP's have said I think an early diagnosis will prevent long term effects. Hoping for the best!
@txmamatobe So sorry to hear about your friends and family.
@Charla1224 I literally laughed out loud that you tested your pump on your husband. Hilarious!
@Jenly17 my nephew has a communication disorder and I'm a teacher. It's definitely a challenge and scary, and I would recommend the following: 1. Find out what your child's school district is required by law to provide. There's a law called "child find" that essentially means schools have to start setting up services for children as young as three if they are going to enter kindergarten with a disorder. Become your kids best advocate and KNOW what they can and can't provide. 2. How is she communicating? I know for my nephew knowing that we can understand him is important. It's okay to meet her where she's at and communicate with her in her way- it can be really helpful for teachers to know what her default communication is. 3. Take a deep breath! She's going to be okay! If she has a strong advocate system, a teacher (even just one!) who gets her, and everyone uses patience with her learning, she will be okay.
@JoMunson you're totally right about being her biggest advocate! I will do anything that she needs to help her She's receiving therapy through Early Intervention right now, but will transition to the intermediate unit when she's 3. We (H and I) talk to her all the time. We ask questions and she can "tell" us the answer or her needs/wants. For example, "Would you like a snack? Ok, go to the table and mommy will get you a snack". She then goes to the table. We also use some basic sign language as well as a picture exchange system (think flash cards of her favorite items, activities or foods) to help her to communicate with us. It hasn't been easy, but we are figuring things out as a family what works and what doesn't.
1. My grandma decided it was a-ok to e-mail me this weekend to complain about the fact she had yet to receive a thank you note from my baby shower. It lead to a pregnancy meltdown.
2. I also had an older sales lady when I responded to her question of what I am going to make with the jersey I bought with nursing scarves felt like it was a good idea to snottily respond with "Oh we've moved from blankets to scarves now have we?"
3. I make it through the work day fine, then get home and at 7:30 I get super tired.
4. I'm finally getting to the point of being ready to be done- baby girl is due in 3.5 weeks.
5. Stretch marks have arrived- that doesn't bother me-- but my belly itching non-stop does!
6. I could really do without the waking up with bad heartburn thing.
7. I'm getting to the point at work where my projects are finished but my boss doesn't want to give me anymore in case I pop early - it's resulting in boring work days
8. Allergies are starting to kick in- blah
9. I have the best hubby ever- on the way to work yesterday after my dr appt. I got a low tire pressure light, so on his way home hubby stopped, switched out our cars and took it to the dealership up the street where they patched it -- AND it was covered by our warranty
10. Since we finished our maternity photos I'm now starting to think about newborn pictures. So many cute ideas!
Three Things I liked about the hospital I'll be delivering at:
1. They play a lullaby over the loudspeakers on that floor whenever a baby is born
2. Every exit on the floor, including an elevator / dumbwaiter going down to the kitchen, has an alarm on it. If anyone (mom, dad, anyone) is holding a baby and gets within 2 - 3 feet of an exit, the whole floor goes on lock down. It's nothing I'm personally worried about, but I think that's really cool that they have it for families that are.
3. The labor and delivery and postpartum rooms are being upgraded and expanded, so there is a possibility I could get a labor and delivery room with it's own tub. It's first come first serve but when we toured some of the newer rooms I was like *damn*, I haven't even stayed in a hotel room this nice! Only drawback is since rooms are still in the remodeling process they have less rooms available over all.
@JennyS86 - I used to love the Sephora brand tinted moisturizer, but I don't think they make it anymore.
I've been loving Physician's Formula CC cream. I get it at Ulta. Some people can stick with BB cream, but my skin has redness and CC cream does a better job of neutralizing that. And when I wear it, I don't use blush or concealer. It just brings out a nice, even fresh look.
thank you!
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
@JennyS86I agree with you whole heartedly about letting go of expectations. We've been working with various therapists through EI since she was about 6 months old. I first noticed that her physical milestones were delayed: rolling, and then sitting up, crawling, walking, etc. At that point we started with PT, then eventually added speech when she wasn't babbling much, and finally OT. We just got the Apraxia dx last week. It feels bigger than me, and bigger than her. It's hard when you know your child can understand you but not communicate with you. We do use sign language in our home which has helped to eliminate a lot of her frustration, but it's still difficult. I've never heard her say mama I think I'll cry for days when I hear her sweet voice. Agh. Anyway, I appreciate your input. I have sent many T&p's up to the big guy. Hoping He's listening.
I'm glad you're utilizing EI as well! sorry if I was talking under you - I've had some friends with term children who have no idea about the program. I hope that your intensive speech therapy sessions start well and you LOVE your therapists. He or She makes a difference - we ended up changing PTs about 3 months in because she just wasn't into it. The PT we've had for the last 18months is amazing. I'm sad because out OT is moving, and we only have 1 more session with her! I also have this guilt that I must be working more with A on speech than G, which is why G is further behind. However, when A started saying buh-bye, G actually started saying it about 3 weeks later! (word #2) I just try to give them as much time (together and one-on-one) as I can. You should see us in public - always talking. Talking about the vegetables in their food pouches while waiting for my bloodwork at the lab today..... Anyway - let us know how it's going - praying for you and DD and your whole team.
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
@JennyS86I agree with you whole heartedly about letting go of expectations. We've been working with various therapists through EI since she was about 6 months old. I first noticed that her physical milestones were delayed: rolling, and then sitting up, crawling, walking, etc. At that point we started with PT, then eventually added speech when she wasn't babbling much, and finally OT. We just got the Apraxia dx last week. It feels bigger than me, and bigger than her. It's hard when you know your child can understand you but not communicate with you. We do use sign language in our home which has helped to eliminate a lot of her frustration, but it's still difficult. I've never heard her say mama I think I'll cry for days when I hear her sweet voice. Agh. Anyway, I appreciate your input. I have sent many T&p's up to the big guy. Hoping He's listening.
I'm glad you're utilizing EI as well! sorry if I was talking under you - I've had some friends with term children who have no idea about the program. I hope that your intensive speech therapy sessions start well and you LOVE your therapists. He or She makes a difference - we ended up changing PTs about 3 months in because she just wasn't into it. The PT we've had for the last 18months is amazing. I'm sad because out OT is moving, and we only have 1 more session with her! I also have this guilt that I must be working more with A on speech than G, which is why G is further behind. However, when A started saying buh-bye, G actually started saying it about 3 weeks later! (word #2) I just try to give them as much time (together and one-on-one) as I can. You should see us in public - always talking. Talking about the vegetables in their food pouches while waiting for my bloodwork at the lab today..... Anyway - let us know how it's going - praying for you and DD and your whole team.
I didn't take it that way at all- no worries! I feel you on the good and bad therapists. Our PT has been with her the longest, but as of late, I feel like she's just coasting through sessions just talking to me about her personal matters. Annoying! I'm glad your daughter is making slow but steady progress. It's great that she has a twin sister for her to model after! Thanks so much for your words of encouragement and prayers. I will definitely update as we get further into intensive treatment.
Jenly17
Agreed on the chit-chat that can hijack a session! Admittedly, I've been guilty of this on a day that I haven't talked to any adults....but yeah, lets stay focused on the kiddo!
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
@JoMunson you're totally right about being her biggest advocate! I will do anything that she needs to help her She's receiving therapy through Early Intervention right now, but will transition to the intermediate unit when she's 3. We (H and I) talk to her all the time. We ask questions and she can "tell" us the answer or her needs/wants. For example, "Would you like a snack? Ok, go to the table and mommy will get you a snack". She then goes to the table. We also use some basic sign language as well as a picture exchange system (think flash cards of her favorite items, activities or foods) to help her to communicate with us. It hasn't been easy, but we are figuring things out as a family what works and what doesn't.
That's awesome! Using "real" language is going to be really helpful! You are an awesome mom!
1. @missnc77 I live in Utah, too, and went to the liquor store the day before baby was born. I felt so awkward in there! The cashier just stared at me, and then told me to drive safe.
2. My oldest turns 12 on the 21st. I'm not sure why, but this scares me.
3. I missed my kids first baseball game today because it was too cold and wet for a newborn. I'm kind of sad about it.
4. I really wish the dh had work closer to home. I send him pictures and we Skype, but that's just not the same.
5. I'm so used to calling baby, baby, that I still call her baby instead of Autumn.
6. She's a dream baby! She eats well, sleeps well, and fits in like she was always here.
7. Her cord fell off today. The two year old wouldn't go near it because, "That's disgusting."
8. Epidural headaches suck. I've never had them before and I'm wondering if having 6 epidurals is why it happened this time around.
9. Only 5 more weeks of shots left!
10. I'm only 5 lbs from previous pregnancy weight. I've only ever gained weight while breastfeeding, but I'm really hoping that this time is different.
Re: TTT! 4/19
2. the downside: legs need to be shaved for dresses/skirts...huffing and puffing. but much cooler than yoga pants
3. took the twins out in the new minivan for the first time today! We went to my prenatal appt and the hospital for weekly bloodwork to watch my platelets. We have their carseats rear-facing in the third row, so I wasn't so sure I would fit back there to get them in and buckled. Success!
4. DH can put the girls in their seats from the trunk (they are in rear-facing dionos), but the bump gets in the way for me
5. 2 more prenatal appts to go!
6. I'm so done getting weighed regularly!
7. Playing outside with the twins wears all three of us out!
8. Any makeup recommendations? I typically wear a tinted moisturizer, a little blush, concealer, and rarely, eye make-up. Specifically a new tinted moisturizer with SPF and blush. Thanks!
9. Was hoping to avoid the leg/ankle swelling, but I've been seeing an increase the last few days. I hope it doesn't get worse.
10. I know fundal height measurements can be unreliable, but I think the provider is a factor too. I've seen 4 different OBs over the last 4 appts, and I'm curious how those of you with a consistent provider feel about fundal heights? At 26 weeks, I measured 30wks. Today, at 34.3wks, I measured 35. I've been all over the place!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
2. We majorly procrastinated on our taxes this year but we went to sign them yesterday to get them filed and I had to pay in WAY LESS than what I expected! I was expecting a horrible amount like $8000 and it was under $2000 so I even was able to get a head start paying in on my 2016 taxes.
3. Now because our taxes are done and it was less than we expected, we are sitting way more comfortably financially where I'm not as worried about being off for 8 weeks without a paycheck because I have money in savings to cover my portion of the bills.
4. My MIL texted me on Sunday to ask how I'm feeling and, as great as she is, I never responded because I'm tired of people asking me how I'm feeling. Pregnant. That's how I'm feeling.
5. We had maternity pictures on Saturday and I've seen two sneak peeks so far...can't wait to see the rest!
6. There was a girl who was having 5-8 minute apart contractions yesterday in the waiting room at the Dr and the on call Dr happened to walk through the waiting room and sent her over to the hospital with promises they'd get her baby out that day since it was her due date. I'm slightly jealous of her..
7. My ex decided to message me on Facebook the other night and I checked it too quick and felt obligated to respond. He started telling me all this random shit, including that he was shooting up heroin for 8 months before he decided to move out of the area. Wtf. 1) Not sure why someone would openly share that information, especially with someone who works for the drug courts, and 2) I for real dodged a bullet with him.
8. It's now like 4 hours after I initially started this and I met my friend for lunch and got a little bit of baby snuggles.
9. I'm waiting at the jail now to take a client back to her placement, which is about an hour drive, and I'm dreading it. I hate to say this, but this client is absolutely wasting our program's time and resources.
10. Reading the hospital bag thread the other night finally got me started on packing mine and LO's bags. A combination of that thread and the announcement thread made me realize this baby could literally come any day now. Thanks for the motivation ladies!
1. It's my BFF's birthday today!!!! and her new baby is 1 week old
2. I was talking to the IT guy at work to get a laptop set up for me. He kept asking what day my leave starts and I just had to shrug awkwardly (working up until I go into labor)
3. A coworker now consistently tells me stories that involve her period cramps. I get that we work with a lot of men, but that doesn't mean we need to bond over cramps.
4. I thought we only owed the Feds $500... but that was the net payment after getting money back from the state... we owe them $900 ugh
5. Our house is a baby gear explosion!!! Tonight I want to gather all the clothing/bedding/stuff to wash
6. My dog has been gimping around since Sunday night... turns out she ripped the pad on her foot. At least that's something I can just bandage up!
7. My dogs need to go to the vet for a couple vaccines (not the major ones) and a wellness check, but I can't decide if I should wait until I'm on maternity leave. I used to work at the vet clinic so they are very excited to meet the baby.
8. Even prenatal yoga is getting hard! I couldn't do a forward fold yesterday because I would get a foot in my ribs. I also almost tipped over.
9. It's weird being the most pregnant person at yoga... I guess eventually it was going to be me but everyone else seems to be 19-25 weeks and they all look fantastic
10. The kids I coach for high jump are awesome. I only had a little bit of time yesterday to work with them after team pictures and they really paid attention and listened to my feedback. They haven't had a high jump coach before. This is my first year coaching them so I'm hoping I can lay some groundwork this year, and then really turn up the intensity next year
When I'm feeling down, I remind myself that speech, like any other milestone, isn't going to happen before she is ready. Her twin is a little behind too, but she has a few more words/sounds.
I find that being involved in ST, just like OT and PT, helps me let go of the anxiety that she isn't where she is "supposed" to be. I don't have to worry about her being behind; I just work with her weekly goals, and let her therapist keep track of her progress.
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
I've been loving Physician's Formula CC cream. I get it at Ulta. Some people can stick with BB cream, but my skin has redness and CC cream does a better job of neutralizing that. And when I wear it, I don't use blush or concealer. It just brings out a nice, even fresh look.
On the topic of cosmetics, I just found out that Sephora has discontinued my favorite tinted lip balm (I've seriously gone through over a dozen tubes in the couple of years!). I was so mad when I left there the other day that I swore I would never shop there again, but we'll see how long that lasts...
@txmamatobe So sorry to hear about your friends and family.
@Charla1224 I literally laughed out loud that you tested your pump on your husband. Hilarious!
@LadySamLady Holly Magnolia is beautiful!
1. Find out what your child's school district is required by law to provide. There's a law called "child find" that essentially means schools have to start setting up services for children as young as three if they are going to enter kindergarten with a disorder. Become your kids best advocate and KNOW what they can and can't provide.
2. How is she communicating? I know for my nephew knowing that we can understand him is important. It's okay to meet her where she's at and communicate with her in her way- it can be really helpful for teachers to know what her default communication is.
3. Take a deep breath! She's going to be okay! If she has a strong advocate system, a teacher (even just one!) who gets her, and everyone uses patience with her learning, she will be okay.
2. I also had an older sales lady when I responded to her question of what I am going to make with the jersey I bought with nursing scarves felt like it was a good idea to snottily respond with "Oh we've moved from blankets to scarves now have we?"
3. I make it through the work day fine, then get home and at 7:30 I get super tired.
4. I'm finally getting to the point of being ready to be done- baby girl is due in 3.5 weeks.
5. Stretch marks have arrived- that doesn't bother me-- but my belly itching non-stop does!
6. I could really do without the waking up with bad heartburn thing.
7. I'm getting to the point at work where my projects are finished but my boss doesn't want to give me anymore in case I pop early - it's resulting in boring work days
8. Allergies are starting to kick in- blah
9. I have the best hubby ever- on the way to work yesterday after my dr appt. I got a low tire pressure light, so on his way home hubby stopped, switched out our cars and took it to the dealership up the street where they patched it -- AND it was covered by our warranty
10. Since we finished our maternity photos I'm now starting to think about newborn pictures. So many cute ideas!
1. They play a lullaby over the loudspeakers on that floor whenever a baby is born
2. Every exit on the floor, including an elevator / dumbwaiter going down to the kitchen, has an alarm on it. If anyone (mom, dad, anyone) is holding a baby and gets within 2 - 3 feet of an exit, the whole floor goes on lock down. It's nothing I'm personally worried about, but I think that's really cool that they have it for families that are.
3. The labor and delivery and postpartum rooms are being upgraded and expanded, so there is a possibility I could get a labor and delivery room with it's own tub. It's first come first serve but when we toured some of the newer rooms I was like *damn*, I haven't even stayed in a hotel room this nice! Only drawback is since rooms are still in the remodeling process they have less rooms available over all.
thank you!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
I also have this guilt that I must be working more with A on speech than G, which is why G is further behind. However, when A started saying buh-bye, G actually started saying it about 3 weeks later! (word #2) I just try to give them as much time (together and one-on-one) as I can. You should see us in public - always talking. Talking about the vegetables in their food pouches while waiting for my bloodwork at the lab today.....
Anyway - let us know how it's going - praying for you and DD and your whole team.
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
2. My oldest turns 12 on the 21st. I'm not sure why, but this scares me.
3. I missed my kids first baseball game today because it was too cold and wet for a newborn. I'm kind of sad about it.
4. I really wish the dh had work closer to home. I send him pictures and we Skype, but that's just not the same.
5. I'm so used to calling baby, baby, that I still call her baby instead of Autumn.
6. She's a dream baby! She eats well, sleeps well, and fits in like she was always here.
7. Her cord fell off today. The two year old wouldn't go near it because, "That's disgusting."
8. Epidural headaches suck. I've never had them before and I'm wondering if having 6 epidurals is why it happened this time around.
9. Only 5 more weeks of shots left!
10. I'm only 5 lbs from previous pregnancy weight. I've only ever gained weight while breastfeeding, but I'm really hoping that this time is different.