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hi mommies...

it''s been a crazy few days with not much computer time but wanted to pop in and say hi.

q-love the pic of M in the costume!
neat-the boys birth announcement picture is perfect and you are right, taking pics of babies is like diamonds you do have to take a ton just to get one good shot it seems. you got one though!
 
Neat
Awesome birth announcement pic.
They are just adorable.
I agree, taking pictures of the little one is hard, and taking picture of 2 is impossible :P

Glad to hear that DH is on your side. Does make it easier to deal with MIL.
 
Jas12
Did Co crawl by Christmas?

MrsS
How did Jake his first Christmas?
Is he still wearing his santa hat? :)
 
Home sweet home! Felt great to sleep in my own bed last night. We ended up leaving last night instead of today (DH's idea I SWEAR!
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) The trip actually went by quickly (after the first few days). MIL made a comment that she promises not to give her any new foods unless asking me and despite the 7 juice comments the first few days and never brought it up again. I know I am not off the hook but it was nice not having to constantly explain myself. FIL made one of his thoughtless jokes yesterday and a family GTG. He was videotaping (which is annoying b/c he like leaves the thing on for 20 mins...boring) and made a comment to my DH about *my* cake being a larger piece that my DH had (keep in mind they were presliced). DH gave him a NASTY look (can't wait to see the video) and SIL made a comment in my favor (can't remember what). I KNOW FIL doesn't mean those things he just has a stupid sense of humor. At least I am not preggo this time!
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Hope all the mamas and familes had a great holiday!!!

Q, I cannot relate to the biting since T weened herself before she got teeth. She is behind in the teeth department. She has 8. T could sit at 6 months and that is around the time we used (and bought) the highchair. I am sure it is fine to use if she cannot sit well. Before that I used our bumbo. M is so cute!

Burk, I know but she is just passive aggressive by nature. Wish I could help make your invites too...

Lor, from stories it sounds like she had a great MIL. My mom is awesome. She takes my word and would NEVER argue or go against it (unless I was being really unreasonable). I asked her what she thought about juice and agreed with my 100%. Same with organic milk. She does not compete with my MIL or me. I totally agree about SIL needing to get preggo to take some pressure off! Haha.

Diver, ADORABLE photo as usual!

msf, oh how I can relate! We should start a support group! Haha. My MIL really is not a horrible woman (despite my stories) but she drives me CRAZY. She is used to being in charge.

pave, congrats mama! I hope Tyler can come home soon! I cannot even imagine what you are going through. Stay strong. Thinking of you all today.

Jas, sounds like the boys are doing great!

NF, sorry you are having MIL issues! Yes we understand! I swear they get worse when kids come along. My MIL was pretty good when T was born. She just basically cleaned. Haha. Not sure if her blanket obsession started that early...I blocked out the first 4 months. I am only NOW standing up for myself and beliefs so learn from my mistakes. Enjoy those precious boys and be thankful they are sleepers.

Hi Lili, Diva, iluv, snlee, Jen, MrsS, curly, Jas12, Ella, TGal and anyone I might have missed!
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Hey missed you Tac!
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It sounds like you have definitely made some progress with MIL - WTG!!!
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Now all you need to do is to maintain it and hopefully now things will be much easier!
 
Lor, yes I am not going to hold back anymore. Next time she brings up the juice (only a matter of time right?) I am going to directly ask her what her issue is. Besides that I hope my daughter is a narc and tells on her when she gets old enough. Haha! It''s good to be back. I am sure I gained so much weight and will be heading over to HLT soon!
 
Date: 12/29/2008 9:27:04 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Lor, yes I am not going to hold back anymore. Next time she brings up the juice (only a matter of time right?) I am going to directly ask her what her issue is. Besides that I hope my daughter is a narc and tells on her when she gets old enough. Haha! It's good to be back. I am sure I gained so much weight and will be heading over to HLT soon!
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Good for you!!! Fingers crossed she never mentions juice again but if she does then asking why is she making this an issue is a great idea. It sounds as if it has sunk in a bit finally that she has annoyed you and that she needs to watch her step and behave as a supportive grandmother, as she is not the parent. Especially with her moving closeby, good for you for setting the rules.

You know, I bet your Mom is very proud of you, she sounds like a wonderful lady!

Don't worry about the weight, as long as you had a good time thats the main thing, I feel the same way but got my creaking bones onto the treddy and cut down a bit foodwise, that should set things back in balance!
 
Lor, I seriously ate non stop! I was probably stressed. Haha. I *really* think MIL wants me to like her. I know if she knew how she was acting she would be embarrassed. But like you said no one has ever set her straight and told her certain things are NOT okay. I know she wants to be in T''s life so I doubt she would so anything to damage that. Still I know we will ALWAYS have our little issues. Such is life. My mom IS awesome and a great sounding board. She helps me see things clearly when I am so angry. Of course she doesn''t understand the whole juice thing either and has always taught us to pick our battles. Seems like MIL is picking everyone and I just do not have the energy.

I finally got new tennis shoes so only if I could go to the gym. I don''t want to use their daycare during flu season and DH is SO busy. Walks at home until March I guess.
 
Date: 12/29/2008 9:45:32 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Lor, I seriously ate non stop! I was probably stressed. Haha. I *really* think MIL wants me to like her. I know if she knew how she was acting she would be embarrassed. But like you said no one has ever set her straight and told her certain things are NOT okay. I know she wants to be in T''s life so I doubt she would so anything to damage that. Still I know we will ALWAYS have our little issues. Such is life. My mom IS awesome and a great sounding board. She helps me see things clearly when I am so angry. Of course she doesn''t understand the whole juice thing either and has always taught us to pick our battles. Seems like MIL is picking everyone and I just do not have the energy.

I finally got new tennis shoes so only if I could go to the gym. I don''t want to use their daycare during flu season and DH is SO busy. Walks at home until March I guess.
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I really think you have made progress with MIL, possibly the penny has dropped and she realizes what a PITA she has been. It is a learning curve for her that she needs to learn to step back and let you and Hubby be the parents, she has had her turn and now it is yours. If she is wise and can do that then it would be of great benefit to all.

Glad you got some new tennis shoes, I remember you saying about them rubbing your ankles raw? I had some new horse boots recently which did the same thing, they made my ankles really sore. I hope the weather stays decent so you can get some walks in!
 
Tacori
Glad you are back! (not as glad as you are though
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You sound like you really have a tough MIL.

You can go through my jewelry box any time you want!

BTW one of the best fitness suggestions I ever got was to buy a jumprope. I worked up to 100 jumps in a row, and try to do 10 sets.
You can do it anytime and anywhere - it''s great!
 
tacori welcome back!! that''s good that your MIL stopped all her little comments. what is the deal with MILs?
MIL drives me NUTS and i swear she does this on purpose just to get a rise out of me. she tried to give brady some coke on christmas and i snapped. but she kept saying it was ok and he should try it. WTH?!?! i was beyond mad so i was basically screaming and told her that she would never be able to baby sit and DH was on her too. i mean seriously, coke for a 1 year old
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but it''s so good that you are standing up for yourself. and she''ll realize in time that she can''t treat you that way.
 
welcome back tacori- I''m finally home too and it is nice to sleep in one''s own bed!!

So, took Jake to the dr again today for the follow-up on his ears and they are both still infected
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He''s got one more shot of a 10 antibiotic and then they will send him to an ENT. I had ear problems as a kid and needed tubes more than once so I pray he doesn''t take after me, poor little man.

lili- Jake loved Christmas, especially climbing up on the boxes and playing with the bows. What did J think?
 
snlee~Cute pic of D!

Diver~Your kiddos are adorable as usual. They look sooo much alike. Such cutie pies!

pave~Congrats!!! I hope things go well with the surgery! My thoughts and prayers are with Tyler and his family!

jas~Sounds like the boys are doing fabulous (although I CANNOT believe they had their 4 month appt!!!). Hope your holiday went well, especially since you were being lovely!

QT~Cute pic of M!

neat~The boys are so cute! Sorry about your MIL issues. Even the good MIL''s have their moments. My MIL is a very nice woman and she has told me she thinks I''m a great mom, but she insists on arguing with me about rocking T to sleep......every time she babysits she tells me that T likes being rocked sleep.
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Hang in there!

tacori~Welcome back! I''m sure your IL''s mean well, but so hard to stomach some of those things I''m sure!! I really need your creativity for these invites. I''m at a loss.....

puffy~Coke???? Really? WTH?!?! I can see why you lost it.

mrss~Poor Jake!!! I thought for sure that last dose would kick the infection! Keep us posted!!

Busy busy around here. My sister gets married on Saturday and I''m the MOH....which means I''m in charge of pretty much everything. I''ve been spending every spare second putting together the slide shows. They have to have them in to the DJ today and I still need to finish up.....off to work!!

mrss~Welcome home!
 
Newborn urge: by the way when we were at the mall last week I felt my first pang when I saw a newborn. That being said I KNOW I am not ready! Haha. But I thought it was interesting.

Lor, I doubt she realizes her behavior is NOT okay but you never know. At least DH is getting more involved with these situations.

iluv, heard you were sick! oh no! Hope you feel better. I will have to buy a jump rope. I might break something though. Haha. MIL is tough and I might be naive but I think she means well in her own, strange way.

puffy, I would be so pissed! Coke?!?
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Did your DH say anything?

MrsS, so nice! I seriously love our bed. Even though it was nice to have help, it is nicer to be home! Sorry to hear about Jake. Hope he feels better soon.

Burk, I wish there was a way to contact you offline. I bet you will come up with something great. T is so adorable all you need is a cute picture. How exciting your sister is getting married! Is T a flower girl?
 
Date: 12/29/2008 3:34:01 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Newborn urge: by the way when we were at the mall last week I felt my first pang when I saw a newborn. That being said I KNOW I am not ready! Haha. But I thought it was interesting.


Lor, I doubt she realizes her behavior is NOT okay but you never know. At least DH is getting more involved with these situations.


iluv, heard you were sick! oh no! Hope you feel better. I will have to buy a jump rope. I might break something though. Haha. MIL is tough and I might be naive but I think she means well in her own, strange way.


puffy, I would be so pissed! Coke?!?
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MrsS, so nice! I seriously love our bed. Even though it was nice to have help, it is nicer to be home! Sorry to hear about Jake. Hope he feels better soon.


Burk, I wish there was a way to contact you offline. I bet you will come up with something great. T is so adorable all you need is a cute picture. How exciting your sister is getting married! Is T a flower girl?
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Thanks Tacori. It has not been fun. I went from eye surgery to AF to the flu (my DH and kids had to go to NYC without me) and now a kidney stone! (not the kind of rocks that I like...)
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I am starting to feel like Humpty Dumpty!

I am sure that your MIL has good intentions. It is the passive aggressive behavior that I find annoying. Especially since she is moving near you. I feel for you. That is a really tough situation.
 
Tacori~I so wish we had a pm system so that we could get in contact. I could use your help. I think I'm going to go with a simple invite with polka dots and a pic. Nothing too fancy. I refuse to spend $5 an invite for her first birthday party!!! And, yep, she's a flower girl. I don't think she's stable or fast enough to walk down the isle so I think I'll probably carry her. Her dress is adorable. I still need to find something for her hair, though. So much to do.....
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Oh, and I knew you'd feel the newborn urge sooner or later!
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iluv~You poor woman!!! You've been through it all! Hope you get to feeling better really soon...and won't that new e-ring be on your finger soon??
 
iluv, so sorry! Just imagine T hugging you!!! Hopefully you will be 100% soon.

Burk, I hear ya on the cost of invites. Do you have any software that will let you design your own? I printed mine through VistaPrint. Ebates will give you 10% back. They came out super cheap. Tessa will be a flower girl in Aug. for my sister's wedding. I can't wait!

ETA: I did feel the pang but it just cannot happen yet. I know I'll be fine waiting another year.
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Tacori~The polka dot ones I like are on VistaPrint. I think I''m going to go ahead and order them. I played around with making them in Photoshop and InDesign but I just don''t have the time or patience right now. I''m too much of a perfectionist and I have way too much going on for my sisters wedding so vistaprint it is. Do you have Tessa''s dress for your sister''s wedding? What color is it?
 
Burk, my sister got her dress at David's so I think we are going to get their plain ivory one (my sis's dress is ivory) with a colored sash (the same as the BMs). I think it is a classy look personally. T will be almost 2 by then so I am hoping she will behave. Who knows with that one.

ETA: BTW 3 different people told me Tessa looked like Suri Cruise but with lighter hair.
 
tacori~Sounds super cute!! Please post pics! I''m sure she''ll do great. Tayva is just getting into the tantrum when she doesn''t get her way phase so Saturday night could be really interesting for us! Luckily my IL''s are taking her home to bed when she starts to get crabby....so that could be as early as 7pm!! And now that you mention it, I can see the Suri Cruise resemblance, although I do think Tessa is cuter!
 
hi guys!!

wow...this thread is hopping again! glad to hear everyone had such a nice holiday, and as always, LOVE the pics!!
we''re doing great over here, although coby has been a bit crabby lately. he''s sleeping 6-7 hours/night (which is amazing and i''m thrilled about), but i''m having some trouble with naptime. i''ve been trying to do the eat, activity, sleep thing which goes great until we get to the sleep part!! at night, i can put coby down slightly awake and he can get himself to sleep...NOT so much during the day. after "activity" time, when he starts showing signs of being tired, i try putting him down and he just starts crying and screaming. i''m definitely not opposed to CIO, but i think that he''s still a little young for it... the ONLY thing that is working is rocking him to sleep, but i SO do NOT want to get into that bad habit!! i''ve tried his bouncy chair and his swing to no avail (although i''d really like for him to nap in the crib!).

does anyone have any suggestions?!?!

be back later because there is LOTS to comment on (and the little bugger is stirring for his night feed!)...
xo,LIA
 
LIA~Sounds like you have a pretty good sleeper!! Sorry, I can't keep track, how old is he again? We let T CIO, but we didn't do that until 7 or 8 months (although I know some of the other mommies around here did it a bit earlier). Until then there was a good deal of bouncing (she never really did the rocking thing) and she took many a nap in her swing (she would put herself to sleep in it). She does a great job putting herself to sleep now and is a great sleeper.
 
tacori oh boy, was i pissed! i know she means well sometimes, but i swear she does things on purpose to get me mad. but luckily, DH totally stands up for me also, not that i need help at all. T is a lot prettier than Suri! August is right around the corner. T is going to be sooo pretty as a flower girl.

burk good luck with the wedding stuff and the birthday invites. her birthday will be here before you know it. so when T has her tantrums, what do you do about it? when B gets to be too much with his tantrums, i let him cry and have it out by himself, and at first, it worked great, but lately, not so much. i am looking for any ideas as to what to do i guess. but luckily, he is pretty well behaved in public, he just has his tantrums at home.

LIA honestly, i think it might be too early for coby to get into a bad habit with rocking. it seems he''s doing well at night. maybe he''s just not ready for it during nap time.
 
Puffy~I either ignore her during the tantrums or I simply remove her from the situation and sit her on my lap or right beside me and talk to her. I explain why she isn''t able to do "x" and then we just sit until she calms down. I know she doesn''t understand my little "talks" but some day she will.
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So, T is sick AGAIN but this time she is losing her voice! I feel terrible for saying this, but it''s absolutely hilarious....a toddler with a raspy voice. When she cries it sounds so funny!
 
burk, I''m sorry T is sick again. tis the season. I know so many people suffering with colds or the flu right now.

tacori- That is so cute that T will be a flower girl. my oldest was a flowergirl in my sister''s wedding when she was 2 1/2 and it was the cutest thing. She walked with another flowergirl who was 6 so I wasn''t too worried about her making it down the isle. My mom was sitting on the front row and had suckers so once the girls got to the front they could sit down and have their little snack which kept them pretty content for the ceremony. the pictures turned out pretty cute of the little girls in their beautiful dresses sucking on red lollipops.
 
Burk, sorry T is sick! Poor thing. I don''t see the Suri thing but I''m her mom and see her everyday. How funny when I met MoreMoreMore in person (I had T with me) and the FIRST thing she said was that T looks just like her pictures. Haha. I think my ILs will come to my sister''s wedding so hopefully MIL will be in charge of T (oh she should LOVE that right?!?) I am in the wedding so I need someone as back-up if T goes crazy.

Puffy, urggg...tantrums...only Tessa WILL have her''s in public. I hate them but just ignore them. She gets so angry when I say no and DH is such a pushover (which needs to change NOW!)

Lia, I don''t know what to tell you. I noticed I could start to sleep train her at 4 months. Before then it was hit or miss. But she was no where near 6-7 hours yet at night. LUCKY.

Puffy, I can''t wait to see her all dressed up. I am growing her hair out so hopefully it will be cute and girly by August. If you find a cure for the toddle tantrums let me know! I often wonder where my sweet girl went.

MrsS, maybe I can have MIL with a sippy of juice
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Haha. She will be the only flower girl and I figure worst case she can walk down with me (or my mom which would be super cute since my dad is walking my sister down). Food bribes MIGHT be necessary!
 
LIA - when James is getting tired and crabby I will make him a warm 2oz bottle and that usually puts him right to sleep. I don''t know if you are FF or BF though. We struggle with naptime too - but James is getting his first tooth so that''s probably why.

Our new struggle - James now rolls all around in his crib at night. He wakes up screaming because he''s pushed himself all the way up, bonking his head on the sides or he''ll have an arm or leg sticking out of the slats. Ugh. Have any of you used bumpers? We haven''t used them at all but I do have some that came with the bedding set we received.
 
Burk Thanks! Hopefully I will pass this stone w/o surgery.
So sorry T is sick again. Just think - she is building up her immunity. I an looking forward to seeing your invites for T. They sound adorable. Anything going on with the house stuff? How was your Christmas?
My ring is in SMTR somewhere.

Tacori Thanks for the virtual Tessa hug. It helped
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Suri Cruise is cute, but I agree, Tessa is cuter!
Bitten by the baby bug, huh
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Ava was a flower girl in my SIL''s wedding. It was an evening wedding and she fell asleep right before it. My brother is a Pedi, and he told us to give her a sip of Coke.It worked!

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iluv what a great pic!

tacori B is really well behaved in public so a lot of people think he is the best behaved kid in the world and when i tell them about his crazy tantrums, they don''t believe it at all. i am usually the push over, i admit it. if i tell B that he can''t have something and hr goes in a fit for a few minutes, i give in. but lately i haven''t been giving in as much which is why i think his tantrums are a mess lately.
is that the wedding when you will be in SF? we''ll have to get a GTG going if you guys have the time for it.

burk awww, poor T!! i hope she gets better soon in time for the wedding. she is going to be so adorable.

mrsS poor Jake.

speaking of the devil, B''s having a tantrum right now
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iluv, what a cute picture! Oh, and I don''t have baby fever yet...just felt my first pang.
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puffy, she is getting married in WI. But whenever I do make it out there I will MAKE time for a GTG. Promise! Wish it wasn''t such a long flight!
 
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