PS Mommies Thread!

[Jas12]

Oh my goodness Tacori-Tessa is on the move!

Is her hair really as thick as it looks in pictures?

Tgal-- I am sure Amelia will like food soon enough, she''s still not even 6 months and that is the recommended time to start solids so there is plenty of time for developing tastebuds.
Your new workout sounds great--that''s a huge calorie burner (esp if u are going up and down hills) you inspired me to take Cohen shopping in his moby wrap today. That was interesting. Everyone wanted to touch him --i guess cuz he was so accessible, but it''s a little odd to me when strangers come up and don''t even acknowledge the mom yet grab the kid''s foot or hand and do the "hoochie coochie coos" . Reminded me of being pregnant and kinda felt like that with all that weight strapped to the front.

Puffy--forgot to mention: that haircut pic is so cute. My boy has almost no hair so i think i am a far way off from that moment. How funny is it that your little guy says "hi" to the camera. that must crack you up

Jas--good to have u check in, sorry to hear about the heart murmur. Yep, the worry and the love arrive hand in hand after the birth of our kids, hang in there i found the first months the worst for worry b/c everything is so new, but after only 6 months things feel pretty comfortable.
.....

Co had a pretty good night last night. His meltdown was before my bedtime so the 40 min it took to calm him cut into "me" time and not sleep. he was then up at 3:00 for a 1/2 hour and that was it. I just don''t know why the wake ups are so random.
MrsS--i am trying to roll with it like you, at least i feel like i am not alone or doing something wrong when i hear about Jake waking up a lot too (and SO many other moms i run into). Having a few good nights here and there renew my optimism.

A few pics i ''ve been meaning to post:

Cohen with his beloved Sophie...

 

[Jas12]

With daddy

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh Tacori,
Wow Miss Tessa is walking, that''s so awesome, how fun. Love your pics!!!

Jas,
Cohen is such a cutie, love the pic with your hubby!!!

 

[puffy]

all the new pictures are so cute

jas12 hope you were able to sleep well since Co had a good night last night. and the pic of him with his daddy is just too cute! Brady pretty much says hi to anything you point in his direction or anyone who looks at him. everything he does cracks me up

Burk poor T!! i hope she is doing better. how are you feeling?

Tgal sounds like quite the workout!! glad A enjoys it also.

curly how are you doing?

jas your boys are too adorable!

tacori YAY

for tessa''s first step! she is definitely on the move now! she is so so so cute!! B loves to take his walker for a spin as well. and then when music comes on from the walker, he likes to stop and shake his little booty for a bit then continue. so funny.

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

 

[lili]

Bobo
I echoed all the ladies here, don''t beat yourself up over this. It is NOT your fault.
Glad to hear that little B is discharged and at home.
Hope he recovers quickly and steer free of the flu and chickenpox.
Big hugs to little B and you and family.

 

[lili]

Diver
Happy belated b-day.
Wow, 38? You look stunning and not a day over 28!
I''ve always forget to comment how much I love your smile.

msb
That''s great about the clips.
Which ones did you ordered for your friends?

QT
My cousin did give his daughter tylenol before her shots.
I didn''t give J the first round since she was ok.
I had to give her tylenol after the second round though cuz she was slightly hot after the shots.
Think I''ll give her some before for the third round.
Dr said that the first round shots are smaller dosage, so most babies are ok.

 

[lili]

TGal
Haha, I''m totally stalking for you and Amelia now whenever I''m at BRU.
Went to get my Britax Boulevard yesterday.
DH will have to put it in the car and see how well it fit, then we''ll see if J is happier with this seat.

Sounds like Amelia is teething. That''s exactly what Jadelyn did a week ago and still is doing it.
I hope her upper teeth are not coming in.
BFing her isn''t too bad if she doesn''t get cranky and decide to yank off suddenly....OUCH!

Wow, great workout regime. I''m already huffing and puffing just dragging my big behind up the flight of stairs at work.
I''d probably keeled over with J in my arms or on my back

J is the same, not a solid food eater. Don''t think she''s a good BFer either.
She''d much rather use her waking hours to play and wander around.
Still no luck with the bottle. The caretakers tried for the last week and fail.
She didn''t like the sippy cup either. I think I may put juice in the sippy cup and see.
Or try the sippy cup with the straws. Maybe she likes to eat/drink like the adults.
She seems very enthuse and always reaching for our bowls or cups when we eat.

Hehe, less than a week and we get to see Amelia''s 6-month pix and update!!!
Can you believe our little ones are going to be toddlers soon?


Tacori
But you are so adorable.....no need to be shy

Burk
Hehe, please do! We need to see Tayva.
Yeah, daycare is a cesspool of germs -- hopefully it is just the common cold germs.
The babies just crawled around with their drool and snots dripping all over

J is doing pretty good with the cold. it didn''t seem to bother her at night, but more when the day began.
As with most babies, she hates it when I tried to suck out her mucus with the aspirator.
Cried and screamed like I''m torturing her.

Being back at work is the pits

Hate having to put J in daycare.
Less than a week and she''s got a cold, cuts and bruises.
It''s inevitable I guess since the caretaker can''t be going around following her wherever she goes.
And it breaks my heart seeing her crying or sniffling whenever I go to visit her

We''ll see how she is next week.

 

[lili]

iluvcarats
Thanks.

Tacori
LOL that backfacing picture of Tessa is hilarious.
It so looks like she''s doing something naughty

Wow, first itty step already?
Watch out....she''ll be running in no time.

Jas12
Look at what a sweetheart Co is.
I always forget to comment how stylish he is.
Even when he''s eating, he''s in his cute outdoor clothes.
Just about every pictures I have of J, she''s in her onesies

Hehe, I bought J Sophie after your post.
She doesn''t like her as much as Co

She''ll nibble on her for a second and toss her aside.

Anyway, that''s great about a good night last night.
Hope Co sleep well tonight again.

 

[Lorelei]

Tac she is so cute LOL!!!! Her hair HAS got so thick and it looks like it is darkening too, she could end up with beautiful dark glossy hair like yours!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Charger, thank you! It is a funny pic.

Linda, my friend said walking to running happened so fast for their daughter (like a week or two) which seems SO crazy to me! I will give her two hugs from you.

Jas12, I do have to say (though I of course AM bias) T has great baby hair. It is thick and glossy. I also think it is funny it looks like it is cut (and stacked) and it never has been. People ask me all the time. Co looks so handsome in his matching hat and sweater! Is it cold where you live?

Lisa, we''ll see when she takes her second step. Might be awhile. My mom is coming for Halloween weekend and is convinced she will really be walking by then.

Puffy, her walker doesn''t make noise. She would love that b/c she loves to dance. I forgot to say T does say "hi" then I take her picture but she almost always waves. Babies are funny!

Lili, she does look like she is up to something. Haha! Honestly she only stands for a minute at a time before she plops down so it is hard to get a picture. When I saw that I just snapped one really fast for proof she is standing. T lived in onesies and sun dresses this summer too.

Lorelei, you are sweet. Her hair is the color of DH''s (as an adult) he was very blonde as a child and I was expecting her to be light too but it is getting darker. My MIL always said she wants her to have my dark hair with DH''s light eyes so looks like she is getting her wish

I do think it is a beautiful combo.

So we went to a party last night and saw a 7 week old baby. He is so little! I don''t remember T that small! She played with the two older kids (15 months and 2) before we put her to bed. Okay, here is a strange question. How many times a week do you guys wash your hair? I feel like my hair gets greasy and I know it is bad but I was it nearly everyday. I was talking to this girl who is a hair stylist (with perfect hair of course) and she washes it once a week. Made me start to think...is that what everyone does?!?

 

[Lorelei]

Tacori, I wash mine every other day, it was way down my back but I have just had it cut into a shoulder length bob so I may need to style it more often, but EOD washing has worked for me for a long time now.

I love dark hair, T will be a beauty! Well she already is!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 9/27/2008 11:38:15 AM
Author: Lorelei
Tacori, I wash mine every other day, it was way down my back but I have just had it cut into a shoulder length bob so I may need to style it more often, but EOD washing has worked for me for a long time now.


I love dark hair, T will be a beauty! Well she already is!

Hmmm...I just feel like such a grease ball if I won''t wash it everyday but maybe I should try EOD for a week. Maybe your body adjusts?

 

[sasa]

Thanks ladies for the reassurance at this scary time for our family.

We had a little scare last night. I was clipping little B''s nail while he was sleeping, and I nipped his skin a little and he starts to bleed and it won''t stop bleeding. I panic and called the pedi and left a message and the ER nurse called me back. Because little B is on aspirin so the bleeding will take longer to stop so I need to put pressure on it for 10 minutes non-stop. If after 10 minutes it''s still bleeding I should take him in...Good thing it stopped after 10 minutes. I thought I was going to die...

Tacori, Tessa is so cute~ look at her little legs

 

[Tacori E-ring]

BABY ALERT!

CurlyGirl now has two beautiful baby girls! Lucy Rose was born yesterday morning at 7:33 am, 7 lbs 14 ozs!!! She said her water broke at around 3am and after getting her epidural she pushed her out in 15 minutes!!! Baby Lucy and mama are doing great and she said she will post her story soon!

Congrats Lily, Curly and Mr Curly!!!

 

[lili]

woohoo!!!
congrats to curlygirl, lily and curlyguy

and a BIG welcome to Lucy Rose.

Looking forward to see pix of Lucy
and hearing story of your labor.

Rest up and see you soon.

 

[pavelover]

Tacori- thanks for the info on Curly! How exciting and she is a lucky duck that the baby came so fast and she was in the right place. I am scared for a long labor. oh well.

I have more questions for you - oh btw the tessa pics above are adorable as are all the other ps babies here!

I registered for the boon flair and nobody gave it to me for my shower- which is fine, but my friend was kind of giving me a hard time about the high chair because she was saying it doesn''t recline, blahblah it won''t work when the baby is younger. If I remember correctly you used the bumbo to feed tessa earlier, but did you need some type of seat that reclined to feed the baby too?
I also like the fp one tgal posted that reclines and am thinking maybe I should just go that route? I love how the boon looks/works though. I know I should proabably post this in the baby gear thread but I am too lazy. I don''t know how you keep up on soooo many threads.

 

[lili]

Bobo
You poor thing...one scare after another.
Thankfully the bleeding stopped and little B is ok.
Perhaps you should file his nails instead of cutting while he''s on aspirin?

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 9/27/2008 11:40:43 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring

Date: 9/27/2008 11:38:15 AM
Author: Lorelei
Tacori, I wash mine every other day, it was way down my back but I have just had it cut into a shoulder length bob so I may need to style it more often, but EOD washing has worked for me for a long time now.


I love dark hair, T will be a beauty! Well she already is!

Hmmm...I just feel like such a grease ball if I won''t wash it everyday but maybe I should try EOD for a week. Maybe your body adjusts?

Just try it and see how you get on, it may feel yucky the first few days, but then see how it goes.

 

[lili]

Tacori
Forgot to say that I love the second pix of Tessa with her walker as well.
And the barrette is too cute.
Jas12 is right, she looks like she''s got thick full hair.

Re: hair washing.
I washed mine EOD.
The longest I could go without washing before I''m a grease monkey is 2 days.
My sister on the other hand washes hers EOW and her hair is greasefree.

 

[puffy]

Date: 9/27/2008 11:55:30 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring
BABY ALERT!


CurlyGirl now has two beautiful baby girls! Lucy Rose was born yesterday morning at 7:33 am, 7 lbs 14 ozs!!! She said her water broke at around 3am and after getting her epidural she pushed her out in 15 minutes!!! Baby Lucy and mama are doing great and she said she will post her story soon!

Congrats Lily, Curly and Mr Curly!!!

YAY

Congrats to the entire curly family! i can''t wait to hear your story and meet the Lucy Rose. What a cute name by the way!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Pave, I love my boon flair. Both my Mom and MIL have the FP one and there is NO WAY I would trade them (sorry TGal!) Here''s why, you don''t start feeding them until 4-6 months. Regularly at 6 months. The bumbo worked for us but many mamas seem to be using their infant/bouncy chairs. I love that my Boon is on wheels and adjusts height. The liner is small so it can fit in the dishwasher (the FP tray did not fit in my MIL''s), so easy to clean! Boon uses safe plastic so I feel comfortable knowing that. Plus it is so darn cute! I got it at Amazon.com I think for $180ish. Free shipping. Can''t remember the store though.


Re long labors: Curly is lucky! Her little body was MADE for giving birth I am convinced. My labor was 8.5 hours which seeing how 3+ of those hours was pushing

was pretty fast.

Lili, it is a ribbon clip from Target. Her bangs are getting long and I clip them back when I feed her (otherwise it is MESSY).

Bobo, poor little B and the Bobo family! You have had a rough time! Hope you are all doing better. Oh, do you mean her NOT so little legs! Haha! I love her thighs.

Lor, I think I might try it. Maybe in the long run it will make my hair look BETTER! I just cannot imagine once a week!

T just did a few more steps. She was standing and she started turning around (so it was like three small steps)

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 9/27/2008 1:16:54 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Pave, I love my boon flair. Both my Mom and MIL have the FP one and there is NO WAY I would trade them (sorry TGal!) Here''s why, you don''t start feeding them until 4-6 months. Regularly at 6 months. The bumbo worked for us but many mamas seem to be using their infant/bouncy chairs. I love that my Boon is on wheels and adjusts height. The liner is small so it can fit in the dishwasher (the FP tray did not fit in my MIL''s), so easy to clean! Boon uses safe plastic so I feel comfortable knowing that. Plus it is so darn cute! I got it at Amazon.com I think for $180ish. Free shipping. Can''t remember the store though.


Re long labors: Curly is lucky! Her little body was MADE for giving birth I am convinced. My labor was 8.5 hours which seeing how 3+ of those hours was pushing

was pretty fast.

Lili, it is a ribbon clip from Target. Her bangs are getting long and I clip them back when I feed her (otherwise it is MESSY).

Bobo, poor little B and the Bobo family! You have had a rough time! Hope you are all doing better. Oh, do you mean her NOT so little legs! Haha! I love her thighs.

Lor, I think I might try it. Maybe in the long run it will make my hair look BETTER! I just cannot imagine once a week!

T just did a few more steps. She was standing and she started turning around (so it was like three small steps)

LOL! What I do is shampoo just once every other day, condition the mid lengths and ends and that works fine, it stays pretty clean! I love the water pressures you have in the States for showers, here you often have to rinse hair with a pitiful dribble of water....

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Lor, my parents have low water pressure and I HATE it! I like it really strong.

Okay, this is a crazy week. T just stood by herself from the sitting position!

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Quick drive by, to say thanks for all your sweet comments about my little plate-eater! TGal, I see what you mean about that middle finger and I notice now that she''s doing that a LOT! I''m hoping it''s just a random thing and not an attitude LOL.

Tacori, Tessa is standing up? Wow. She''s growing up so fast and she''s adorable. Such a sweet little girl, I love your pics.

Oh, I had a whole lot of posts to read and reply to, but Amelia just started wailing in her crib. I gotta go before she gets to the hysteria stage (about 30 seconds!).

The nap has not become a regular thing, but I''m still trying!

Jen

 

[snlee]

I'm officially a mommy!!!

After 20.5 hours of labor, 4.5 hours of pushing, and no drugs, Derek was born at 5:13pm on Friday, September 26, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

He's very healthy for 3 weeks early. His Apgar score was 8 and 9. I'm a proud mommy.

I fell instantly in love with him when I first saw him. Even his little (and not so little) cries are cute. He's beautiful.

Pictures and L&D story to come later. I only slept 3 hours in the last 2.5 days.

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 9/27/2008 6:04:58 PM
Author: snlee
I''m officially a mommy!!!


After 20.5 hours of labor, 4.5 hours of pushing, and no drugs, Derek was born at 5:13pm on Friday, September 26, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and was 20.5 inches long.


He''s very healthy for 3 weeks early. His Apgar score was 8 and 9. I''m a proud mommy.

I fell instantly in love with him when I first saw him. Even his little (and not so little) cries are cute.


Pictures and L&D story to come later. I only slept 3 hours in the last 2.5 days.

Congratulations snlee! I bet he is just beautiful. I can''t wait to see pics!

(Sorry about the long labor)

 

[lili]

Snlee
Oh wow, that''s a marathon there -- 25 hours of labor and w/o drugs.
You are one tuff cookie.

Congrats to you and a big welcome to Derek!!
Can''t wait to see pictures and hear of your birth story.

Rest up!

 

[puffy]

snlee congratulations!!! 20 hours of labor with no drugs, props to you girl!
can''t wait to see pictures and hear your story. try to get some zzz''s

 

[qtiekiki]

Tgal
I didn''t know there''s a carseat forum on babycenter. I''ll check it out. I''ve been reading reviews and comparison on a carseat forum. I showed DH the different carseats, and I am going to let him tell me which one he wants for his car.

Yeah Meena is more responsive now. She actually looks at me when I talk or read to her.

That''s a great workout and bonding time for you and Amelia.

Tacori
Tessa is learning something new everyday, huh? And she is walking already. Did you finish baby proofing yet?

The pic of her in her unsnap ped onesie is so funny. She is so adorable. And the walker, everyone I know have that walker.

Before I got pregnant, I washed my hair everyday because it gets super greasy the second day if I don''t. And my hair was fine. During my pregnancy and now, my hair is a lot less oily than before and I can go three days before it gets greasy. So I think how often you wash should be based on the oiliness of your hair.

Thanks for the update on Curly.

Burk
Aww you both have bronchitis. Hope you and Tayva feel better soon. That''s nice of the pedi to give you a prescription.

Jas12
You got two handsome boys.

I saw Sophie at the Right Start yesterday after Meena''s appt, and I just thought of you and Co. I even told DH that Co has one.

Bobo
So sorry for the scare. I cut Meena''s skin once when I was cutting her nails, and she cried so loud. Fortunately it didn''t cut through the skin, so she didn''t bleed. But I felt so sick to my stomach. I was so scared to cut her nails again.

Curly
Congratulations. Welcome Lucy Rose. Come back with pics and birth story. You had one fast labor. So awesome.

snlee
Congrats Mama. Yay for drug free labor. He''s a great size for being 3 weeks early. Did you ever post his name? Can''t wait for pics and birth story.


The last two days hadn''t been the best. It was tough to see her cry during the shots. Her face turned bright red too. She was fussy all day yesterday and today. She kept waking up crying yesterday. And she had a low grade fever today, so I gave her tylenol. The fever finally let down right before her bedtime.

I made a gift basket for our friend who just gave birth to a baby girl this past Wed. I included a pack of newborn pampers sensitive swaddlers, nursing cover, diaper wipe travel case, diaper rash cream, lanolin and baby leg warmers. I will probably go and grab a box of chocolate to add in.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

MrsM, she is walking...well not really. Just a step or two at a time. Then *plop*. I noticed the middle finger too. So funny! Hope she starts to nap soon.

snlee, congrats mama! Sounds like it will be a good story. Can''t wait to see Derek''s photo. Get lots of rest.

Q, out living room is completely baby proofed. Other rooms...not so much. But seeing how she spends 90% of her time in there I think she''ll be okay. That walker is really popular. She loves it. It was from a friend so I think they are now in green. My hair had the opposite. It has MORE oil since (and during) pregnancy. The gift basket sounds great!