March 2018 Moms
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Halloween ideas? I think DS is going to be a pumpkin.
October Randoms
becausescience
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Halloween ideas? I think DS is going to be a pumpkin.
Me: 30 H: 30
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Re: October Randoms
Nate will be a pumpkin. Had I known dinosaurs were available, he would've been that.
My sister is watching her on Halloween and taking her to school parade which should be fun
edit: I can’t believe we’re in October
the weeks (with work and everything) seem slow but it’s really flying by
https://www.babble.com/parenting/the-days-are-long-but-the-years-are-short-my-child/
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
Samantha is more nosey than curious, if that makes sense. She isn’t really into grabbing at and manipulating things herself as much as she wants to know what’s going to be observant. Maybe it’s because there is so much going on around here she is stimulated just by observing us than challenging herself with toys or crawling. Physically she can roll and sit and move, but isn’t supper into that just yet. Overall, She is a really happy, energetic, and sweet baby.
She is also a happy baby. Rarely cries, when she sees the bottle but it's not in her mouth, when she's overtired. Likes to meet people and smiles at them, has a funny sense of humor. She rolls and explores everything she can reach and is frustrated that she can't crawl. Then she has moments, esp in the car or on a walk, where she looks soooooo serious.
Nora is a waking dream - content and bright are probably the best two words for her personality. Like Samantha @DDRRT1982, she's fairly happy being stationary and observing - she can sit up and she rolls around a lot, but standing and crawling don't seem to interest her. She likes to listen to conversations and watch people around her. She loves reading and lights up when she sees familiar books or toys. She doesn't really cry, but like Declan @megpeg, she'll whine when she's really tired or hungry. That's also when she says "Mama" most, which kills me - she's already whining my name. She smiles and laughs often, but only at what she genuinely finds funny. She likes to chat with her toys. She recently started kissing - by opening her mouth and sticking out her tongue, thanks to her dog siblings. I tried not to have any preconceived notions of Nora while I was pregnant, but the one thing I kept saying to my husband is, "I think we're really going to enjoy her. I think she's going to be someone we genuinely enjoy spending time with." And she is, and I love her so much!
With Nora being Nora, I do worry about this next LO. I remember when my cousin was pregnant with her second, she said "I'm scared I won't love her as much as I love DS." I thought that fear was ridiculous then, and honestly I still do (and spoiler: she now loves all her kids equally lol). I know that we will love this child and all future children with our whole souls, the same way we love N. But I just think there's no way this kid can be as GOOD as Nora (and I know how horrible that sounds!). Like, she set the bar too high. I'm hoping that's a statement that, in 6 months, I'll realize is just as ridiculous as my cousin's!
@ashtuesday 1000x yes - you said it so well about the first LO setting the bar high. It doesn’t sound horrible what you’re thinking becuae that’s been on my mind when thinking about #2. I have a great kid who sleeps and loves cuddles. I was a colicky mess as a baby and I’ve always heard you have one that was like you. I hope maybe part of it comes down to how we react to them. We try to be super calm around LO so maybe that helps her be a pretty chill baby?
also it’s funny the similar personalities traits - I wonder if it has something to do with the time of year they were born?
Also, we've all been in this forum for a year so I guess you've already noticed that I'm never really brief, but sorry! Lol. My poor husband lives with this 24 hours a day.
thank you @DDRRT1982 and @megpeg - that’s a great way to look at parenting - that it will be sweeter because there is another person to love and watch learn and grow. And having the experience with the first will only help with anyone who comes after.
@ashtuesday - I wonder about that too. Nature/nurture. My sisters and I are similar. We’re very “family comes first”. With DH’s family it is work to keep a relationship because everything else is first (you said it well about it being work). I hope it’s partly what we model for the kids so they pick up on those values. Sometime though I wonder where DH came from becuae he’s not like his immediate family in the best ways possible (if that makes sense).
@ashtuesday, it’s hard to say about nature/nurture. I have 3 siblings (two half sisters but raised by my dad since they were toddlers and one brother that I share both parents with). I used to think I was more like my sisters because my brother and I fought all the time. But since my brother and I went to the same college, I got him his first job, helped him find his first apartment- I was the first person he called when he proposed to his wife. When they got married in a JOP wedding, they did it in my living room and me and her parents were the only ones there. Life works out in mysterious ways. My DDs are very similar- they both seem to excel in some areas developmentally but seem to lag behind in others. They both don’t like strangers at the 6 months age, now my toddler loves strangers. Luna’s temperament and mannerisms is basically like looking at videos from Lily at that age.
I agree I would talk to a doc about it, just to be sure, but little ones change our lives in unexpected ways!
To gain weight, you probably need to make sure you're eating lots of healthy foods. Don't just snack on carbs. They burn quickly if your body needs calories. Think healthy fats, lots of protein, and complex carbs. You do want some carbs, but be sure you're getting fat and protein with them.
the May 2019 board has had some drama too under the spotting thread. Apparently one of the ladies caused hurt feelings on the TTGP board and one came to say some things to her. It was meatballs37- wasn’t she on our board at the beginning?
Heres another gem
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/90715613
@sgrn18 sometimes they just need more with all the new things they have going on. DS had shortened his morning one to and hour last week and this week we are back to 2.5 hours. Then and hour in the afternoon and half hour or so in the evening when he feels like it.
For some reason I never lurked on other boards except for birth stories during pregnancy, but now it's like a game of what tops what lol. I looovvveee the crazy family threads. I relate so much to a lot of them sadly, but feels good to know I'm not the only one with nut bags for family!