ok ladies - I'm back!
first off: Angela - I'm so happy for you and your lovely family. What a blessing! you are such a wonderful person and deserve happiness!
anna - hello dear! pinching? we've got that to a slight degree. grabs onto my lips and RIPS I swear one of these days I'll see my lips in his hands. Sometimes bites my shoulder. I firmly say: NO and move him away. Even if it's during a bottle. He definitely understands NO as sometimes he puts his head down as if to say: aw shucks. Cute but I don't laugh so he won't make a game out of it. No means no to me and we don't play with biters. So I can understand some of what you are going through. hugs! Love the pic of the two of you!!! SOO adorable and filled with fun! YOU ARE A GREAT MOM. Some people, pardon my french, can go screw. Don't listen to them.
Steph - TTC? YAYAYAYAYAYAY! Hoping we both get pg soon and can go through the journey together!!! much luck and hugs! I'm done with all my shopping too, just about all wrapped. Poppy is really good with the tree. Just looks at it. I do have to remind him not to touch but he immediately backs away and finds something else to do. phew!
Rebekah - so glad Amelia's rash is clearing! yay! So glad things are going well!
AFM: as I said, pneumonia and a fractured nose. sigh. going to a pain clinic for my low back/tailbone/hip pains. need a partial knee replacement. I'm falling apart!!!!
but I'm ok.
Poppy is doing GREAT! Remember when we had such troubles about napping in the crib? Well, I stuck with it and now he naps like a champ. NO CRYING! just turns over when I put him down awake, moves around a few minutes and then falls asleep, without a peep! It took about 4 days (just like my mom said, I guess she was right!). The first day, the 2 naps, I went in after 5 mins of crying, but didn't pick him up, just patted his head, shushed him and kissed his head but no actual talking; the 2nd day, waited 15 minutes and only went in once on the first nap. The other 2 days, I let him cry. Sounds mean and it's not for everyone, but he only cried for 20 mins tops. Now we go into the nursery, we rock for a few mins to calm down, I put him in his sleep sack (he helps!) and down he goes. And he takes 2 1.5-2 hour naps a day! then he has his last bottle at 8pm, asleep by 8:30, sleeps through until 7:30, sometimes 8! such a good boy!
We have ANOTHER tooth! this makes 7, and more coming in. Poor kid is maniacal about chewing/drooling.
Our christmas party....apps: antipasto/cheese/crackers/nuts. dinner: homemade sauce, homemade stuffed shells, chicken with wine and mushrooms, salad and homemade rolls. Dessert: whipped cream tiramisu (no eggs), mini cherry cheesecake bites (any fruit topping could be put on top), soft italian biscotti's (family tradition, hand shaped cookies, shaped like figure 8's twists and rings - glazed with sprinkles on top), and M&M cookie bars (holiday m&m's of course!). The shells and chicken dish I made up ahead of time (still have some shells frozen).
I'm almost finished crocheting him a full santa suit. Just working on the hat now, once done, we will take him to santa and have him wear that on his lap! hahahah. I sent you all in a pm the xmas card I sent out. In lieu of mailing you guys one, there is it in email!
I know there was more to say.....hmmm... got some ovulation sticks for this month, hoping we can catch the eggy and not be sick (me last month!). If it is negative, then in Jan, I will be getting a shot in my back to help the pain, but can't do it if I'm sick or pg/ Otherwise I originally was supposed to get it tomorrow but no can do if you are sick.
ok, time to go, hubby is grumbing for dinner. So strange, I get in my pjs now when we feed poppy upstairs in our room then we move him to the crib when done in his room. they we stay upstairs. So we basically go to bed at 8pm every night! lol!
hugs to you all!!!!!!!!!
Beth
I can't say what fixed it as I didn't think some things were working. We used a mixture of EVERYTHING. 
Upon last nights bath I even used drops of vinegar which one of the Dr.'s mentioned 2teaspoons per inch of water. I'm also doing keifer, some thick antifungal butt paste, the nyatatin cream and bum drop water drops that have herbs in them to wash the bum with. SOMETHING is working. 
At least her bottom isn't bleeding anymore. I was getting frustrated and felt so bad for her. It HAD to hurt terribly. Praise God for that!
we know he is doing it intentionally, so we do discipline him, but Jo may simply be playing and you should go with your instinct about that. It's definitely something that goes along with this age though. Oh, joy lol! So sorry about your snarky coworker, what a 
and how dare she!! You are an AWESOME mom and don't feel guilty for one SECOND. We all do what we can. Heck, I'm SAHM and my kid doesn't get probably half as much outdoor mommy time as Jo, mostly because i was preggo but still...you are doing an awesome job!!
. I know that I will be boo hooing in the car the whole way there (yes we are driving). I told my hubby that we will need to leave at like 4am on Sunday so we can make it back as early as possible. I will be ok. 
