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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

LC, what''s the height limit for most car seats? I thought mine was like 29" -- WOW, Miller IS tall if he was 29" at 4 months!

LIA, good luck at the BIG u/s today! And enjoy all the celebrating -- wooo hoooooo! I''ve always wanted to go to Hawaii ... have a blast!

Tacori, hope the photo session goes well today! Look forward to seeing the prof pics soon
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Both my babies took to the spoon right away - no problems whatsoever, starting at 4 months with rice cereal. They''ve now had sweet potatoes, pears, avocado, green beans, and tonight we try peas (bleeeeech). I *heart* making the baby food, by the way, and I really recommend doing it. It''s SO easy, it makes me feel good, it''s cheaper, and to be honest I think it''s pretty fun. I got the heart-shaped and triangle-shaped ice cube trays at Ikea, and I just love seeing my little pear and potato hearts in the freezer. So cute!

Kay, so sorry to hear that things are going a bit rough right now for you. Hang in there, girl! Tacori is right that no cream will really prevent stretch marks, but you can get a nice luxurious cream to help you from getting itchy and to make you feel like you''re being pampered. I used to use the Mamma Mio Body Cream, and I loved it! (Though they changed the formula and my second bottle wasn''t nearly as good as my first.) As for body pillows, I had the Snoozer though I used it the other way, with my leg draping over the hook part and the straight part up near my chest to hug. It was a lifesaver for me!

Burk, Tayva is too funny!

TGal, is it safe to assume that your friends don''t have children?? Because, honestly, how could anyone who''s gone through the first three months give any new mom flak for anything? I just don''t get it. The first few months are survival mode, and you do what you can do have a happy baby while at the same time trying to keep as sane as possible.

NeatFreak, count me in as one of those who didn''t buy things until late in the game. I just wasn''t comfortable doing it until after the amnio at the earliest (plus we had a LOT of other stuff going on, so shopping wasn''t really a priority). Are you going to have a shower? If so, then seriously don''t stock up on anything until after the shower. Just register register register for everything!! And no matter how prepared you think you are ahead of time, you will find yourself at BRU nine times a day after the babies arrive anyway to buy the stuff you never knew you''d need
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so there''s really no need to try to buy everything now! I swear there is a rut in the roads between my house and BRU.

As for boys and girls, I gotta say, they''re both pretty fun
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I definitely notice differences between them, though I''m not sure what''s just their personality and what''s gender-related (if that is such a thing), you know? Gabe is definitely the needier of the two in terms of needing comfort/hugs - which I have to admit I kind of love. He''s such a man''s man so I love it when he just cuddles up with me, you know? Katelyn is way too interested in everything else going on to sit still and cuddle. She''s a party girl, that one!
 
Kay, I hope your placenta moves up and you don''t have to cancel your trip. What a bummer. I''m sorry. I have trouble getting off the couch too. Not a lot but i don''t want to strain myself to get up so DH usually gives me a hand. I hear you on the rib pain! It''s a B!TCH! I was SO unconformable last night with the ribs and back pain I was about to cry! I find it helpful to get up and stretch and use a heating pad too. Regarding pillows, I''m using the Boppy wedge and I''m still undecided if I like it or not. I have been using it more between my legs than under my belly. Sometimes it ends up on the floor! I don''t want a full body pillow because our bed doesn''t have much room. The doctor told me to lie on my side and have DH place 1 or two regular pillows behind my back. That way you can sleep on your back but be tilted still. As for lotions, I don''t have any good suggestions. I''ve tried using cocoa butter but I really dislike the smell of it. I''ve been just using my normal lotions and creams.
 
just wondering...are any of the newly preggo (first time) mommas getting anything for their hubbys on father's day?
 
Date: 6/6/2008 1:47:13 PM
Author: sbde
just wondering...are any of the newly preggo (first time) mommas getting anything for their hubbys on father''s day?
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I might make him a nice dinner or something. He did buy me flowers on mother''s day after all.
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lia, can''t wait to see what the big u/s says! Have a great vacation!

Tacori...woo hoo to the photo shoot. How soon will you get the pics? And yeah, Amelia is still very young so I feel fortunate she does as well as she does. I''m happy to keep the middle of the night feeding for some time, because I know she needs it. And I don''t like getting up at 7am either! For my job, I always got up at 8 and was in my office by...8.
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Ella, I love that you describe K as a party girl. I just picture her WHOOPIN'' it up!

As for my friends...most have kids. It''s a group that LOVES to hang out and party (although not in a crazy fashion...just house parties, wine drinking and enjoying each other''s company). They get together EVERY weekend, often multiple times. So most of the moms in the group have very late bedtimes for the little ones. No one is like me...wanting their baby to go to sleep at around 6-7 (theirs is more like 9-10...some more like midnight to 1am). I have NEVER said anything to them about their babies bedtimes. But they seem to think it''s a bit weird that I think an early bedtime is a good thing. I''ve been told by one of the fathers that I''m cutting TGuy out of A''s life if she goes to bed so early. My response is that babies need sleep and that TGuy will be the first thing she sees in the morning (once his travel is over, he will get her in the morn). Another gal said, why not have bedtime at 9, so we can go out? I said it''s easier for her bedtime to be earlier so I can put her to bed and get a sitter (mom!) and we can go out without her whlie she gets the sleep she needs.

I dunno...maybe I am the only one who thinks that babies shouldn''t fit into my schedule, but that they need a healthy routine of their own. Don''t get me wrong...I take my baby to stroller strides with me and she does get overtired because she prefers to nap in her crib. Mothers need "me" time and I won''t let her rule the roost. However, it''s not like I can force her to stay up until 9pm! Her bedtime has been earlier and earlier because I''ve been trying to read her and she''s just tired...no matter what time she sleeps, she wakes up at around 7 am, so she needs her z''s. I always feel so bad for my friend''s babies when we are at restaurants because they are exhausted, crying, screaming, rubbing eyes, etc and they have to wait until we are done. But have I ever said anything? Noooo.

Vent over.
 
sbde, my husband took me out to lunch on Mother''s day so I''ll probably take him out to lunch or dinner on Father''s Day.
 
I got pictures!
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Here are the 5 poses I chose. I am not wowed by them b/c I do not like studio shots but I think they are cute and fine for now. Let me know what ones you think I should frame (I was thinking 2 of the 5 in 8 x 10 and then just gift the rest to grandparents and family). I did spend enough to get the CD which has every photo from the shoot so that is nice too.

Here is the first shot:

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aww tacori...she''s adorable! my fave is # 2 (#3 is nice too but too much of the focus is on the flower instead of baby!)
 
Date: 6/6/2008 5:43:58 PM
Author: sbde
aww tacori...she''s adorable! my fave is # 2 (#3 is nice too but too much of the focus is on the flower instead of baby!)
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thanks! I know my MIL and SIL will LOVE the flower one so that is why I chose it. I have a feeling my mom will like #2. #1 is the one I got the most pics of b/c I thought is was cute of her face (but she does look happier in #2)
 
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh Tacori, what BEAUTIFUL pictures of that Beautiful baby Tessa. What a little doll. As a grandmother myself, I could not chose. I LOVE all of them
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. Your mother must go nuts around her
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Linda
 
Beautiful pictures of Tessa! My favorites are #1 and #3!
 
awwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeee...adorable! I love #1, 3 and 5. And 2 and 4. Sorry, I''m not much help....
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Tacori, she is absolutely precious. Such a little doll!
 
Kaleigh, snlee, ellaila, Traveling Gal, Kay, Skippy123 & neatfreak - Thank you so much! Everybody is so nice on here.

Burk - That was a rare sleepless night. Brayden actually sleeps about 10 1/2 hours at night, so I really have no room to complain. We have that same jumperoo and B loves it! Do you mind if I ask how old Tayva is (love the name, btw)? The reason why I am asking is because B started doing that same face about a week ago. It''s almost like he is sucking his bottom lip in or something.

Tacori - You can nickname me anything you want! Smitty is fine with me. That is actually the nickname that I gave my husband right after I had met him, because I was smitten. So on here I named myself Mrs. Smitty. But since MrsS is already taken, Smitty is just perfect. Tessa''s new pictures are SO ADORABLE!!! I love them all.

Bobo - I love your son''s hair! Too cute.

Thanks again to everyone for the warm welcome.
 
Jas12
Co''s night-time schedule is pretty good (though I have to admit it is not as good as Amelia''s
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Looks like you can get a good 4 hour sleep in if you go to sleep about the same time as Co, haha.

I''ve been trying to put J down at 9ish at night.
Her night-time feeding is still pretty sporadic, but I''ve gotten up 2-3 times a night.
Not necessarily to feed her, but to burp her.

Anyway, I think Co will sleep through the ride.
Just make sure he''s well-fed before you head out
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Have fun at your sister!
 
Tacori
See, no fancy photographer needed for great Tessa pix
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I love #3 because I love profile shots, but all of them are fantastic!
 
TGal
Thanks. She''s only angelic in picture, monster IRL.
Ha, I hear you on neckless babies;
and the double chin make it worse
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So when are we going to see those pix of Amelia?
 
Ok so Smitty it is, cute nickname!!

Tacori.

I love all the pics of baby Tessa. She''s sooooo adorable. Just want to eat her up!!!!
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I think we should start a fan club for all of these beautiful PS babies
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Linda
 
Date: 6/6/2008 4:42:27 PM
Author: TravelingGal

As for my friends...most have kids. It's a group that LOVES to hang out and party (although not in a crazy fashion...just house parties, wine drinking and enjoying each other's company). They get together EVERY weekend, often multiple times. So most of the moms in the group have very late bedtimes for the little ones. No one is like me...wanting their baby to go to sleep at around 6-7 (theirs is more like 9-10...some more like midnight to 1am). I have NEVER said anything to them about their babies bedtimes. But they seem to think it's a bit weird that I think an early bedtime is a good thing. I've been told by one of the fathers that I'm cutting TGuy out of A's life if she goes to bed so early. My response is that babies need sleep and that TGuy will be the first thing she sees in the morning (once his travel is over, he will get her in the morn). Another gal said, why not have bedtime at 9, so we can go out? I said it's easier for her bedtime to be earlier so I can put her to bed and get a sitter (mom!) and we can go out without her whlie she gets the sleep she needs.


I dunno...maybe I am the only one who thinks that babies shouldn't fit into my schedule, but that they need a healthy routine of their own. Don't get me wrong...I take my baby to stroller strides with me and she does get overtired because she prefers to nap in her crib. Mothers need 'me' time and I won't let her rule the roost. However, it's not like I can force her to stay up until 9pm! Her bedtime has been earlier and earlier because I've been trying to read her and she's just tired...no matter what time she sleeps, she wakes up at around 7 am, so she needs her z's. I always feel so bad for my friend's babies when we are at restaurants because they are exhausted, crying, screaming, rubbing eyes, etc and they have to wait until we are done. But have I ever said anything? Noooo.


Vent over.
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Hey Tgal, I just wanted to say I completely relate to what you are saying about sleep and bedtime. When my first was a baby my husband was working away from home 9 days on 5 days at home and we were living on the the opposite side of the country to the rest of our family. The one thing that made this situation workable for me was knowing that come 6.30 my lovely son who refused to nap for more than 20 mins during the day was going to be tucked up in bed and I would have the evening to myself. It was also great when my husband was home to have that time together. Obviously my husband got to have plenty of time with our boy on his days off so that wasn't an issue, but I really think that having a routine that kept both baby and mummy happy was what got me through those first few months and also enabled me to enjoy my time with my son. Sure it meant I rarely left the house at night, but that wasn't really a huge sacrifice for me.

18 months later when I found myself with a newborn and a toddler, even though my husband was home every evening and we had moved to the same town as our parents so I had plenty of willing helpers I still made sure my daughter had the same bedtime as my son. Again, I doubt I would have gotten through the first few months of having two kids without tearing my hair out if I didn't have my evenings to myself. Again I've been lucky that my husband starts work at 6 am and is usually home by 5.30 pm so he gets a good 2 hours with the kids who are now 3 and 2 years old. I think at the end of the day everyone has to find a routine that works for them. For me sleep has always been a critical issue so I have gone out of my way to try and maintain my kids' routine so that they are in bed at a reasonable hour and everyone is happy.

Of course this doesn't always work out and I must confess to harboring less than charitable feelings towards anyone who disturbs their afternoon sleep, but on the whole it is what has worked for us. And yes it does impact on my ability to leave the house, but honestly I treasure the downtime I get when they nap more than anything these days. I also treasure the time I get to spend with their father in the evenings.
 
Linda, you are too funny. Thank you for all the sweet compliments! I e-mailed me my mom and she said she couldn''t decide! Then she e-mailed them to everyone in her address book.

snlee, thanks! I got the most pictures of #1. With the special they had (Portrait Innovations) one pose you got a TON of photos for $9.95. That one seemed the most universal.

TGal, you are NO help!
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Luckily I also have the CD so I can print more if I want or if someone else like one of the other 50 pics or so they took.

Ebree, thank you!

smitty, what a cute story about your DH! Did you show him my ring?

lili, thank you!

Kaleigh, thanks Lisa!
 
LOL Tacori. Your mother did exactly what I did when both my grandsons were born. Ryan was the first to be born. I went completely "ga ga" over him. That child had enough clothes to last him the first two years. HA!!! I was always emailing pictures of him to everyone. Same with Andrew. Grandchildren are special. Does your mother live close to you?

Linda
 

Jas12 & Burk, thanks for the info. we moved up his bed time feeding from 10:30 ~10:15 pm...we''re going to slowly move his last feeding up and my goal is 9:30 pm.


Burk, cute pix of Tayva, little B went thru his stage of bitting his bottom lip, now he is on grabbing his ears.


Tacori, Love Tessa''s new pixs...my favorites are #2 & #3. The pix just make me want to kiss my computer screen, she is too cute!! I hope little B will grow up sooner so he can tell me when if he is hungry or not. Right now feeding him is still a battle, he''ll turn his head left and right from the beginning of the feeding. and of course occasionally he will just open his mouth and the milk he just took in will just shoot out of his mouth..which is really scary to watch.

ellaila, I think it''s wonderful to have twins and one of each. Plus the first baby won''t have to adjust when the 2nd one is born.
 
Linda, no she doesn''t live close. I wish she did!

Bobo, thank you! Things will get easier.
 
awww Tacori...i love all the pics of Tessa.
 
I need to vent here and I know all of you will understand.
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I am so so frustrated trying to find a dress for the 2 weddings and 1 shower I need to go to the next few weeks. Nothing regular fits, nothing maternity fits. AHHH. So annoyed.

Since the maternity stuff is closer to fitting, does anyone have any place they had luck with buying a nice cocktail dress from? The thing is I DON''T want a dark color. I don''t want huge bows. And I don''t want to look like a 5 year old. Which seems to eliminate 98% of the maternity cocktail dresses out there.

Anyone seen anything classy and chic that isn''t black, brown or navy? I am very very ample on top though, so it needs to have some coverage there. And preferably be in a summery color! No white or ivory since I have to go to a few weddings. I''d also *love* to be able to wear this for a fancy rehearsal dinner in August, but I''ll be 22 weeks with twins then, so I don''t know if it''ll happen or not.

Any store advice anyone has would be great. I''ve checked all the usual department stores, pea in the pod, motherhood...I''m sure a few more too. I''d love to not spend more than $200 on it.

Thanks for letting me vent. I know you''ve all been there done that!
 
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