Due Sept 2017

[gingmg]

Mrs Chicago- Haha! My baby is covered in toys often as well. He had a tin on his head this morning. Its fun and absolutely chaotic all at the same time. Yea, getting out is so challenging! It's a wonder how I get anywhere.

Good luck Amber!

 

[AshNAmber]

Thanks ladies.. See that's all I think about is him having someone to bond with. I think it's so sweet when you see 2 LOs together. I know its going to be a challenge. But I know the out come is worth it. Trent is such a good baby. So my mom told me my next one will be hell lol. Even when Trent has his moments of just out right crying. I start crying because I know this won't last forever. One day he won't have to cry to tell me he is hungry he will just get his own food and so forth and so on. So I'm loving every minute that I can.

I know what you mean having stuff take up room for no reason. I have a 4moms bouncer just collecting dust because Trent doesn't like it. I don't want to get rid of it yet in case the next baby likes it. One good thing about back to back babies. Not much to buy except clothes and my parents already have another crib for me lol

Oh I'm the Ash part of my name lol.. I wish I could change my name. I was with my ex when I made this name and we were trying. I had so many post and friends with this name decided to just keep it.

 

[Savasanna]

Chicago - Chloe just started spinning as well! It's funny because Chloe is technically a month older than V, but they're actually at the same developmental point as C was early and V was late. I remember when you shared the phone after Valentine was born thinking that it looked like Chloe, and she was "5 weeks" old at the time! haha

Ash - Yea, the bond is cool. Like I said, I think it'll be fun to be so close in age when they get a little older. Sometimes I feel a little guilty because Nora still requires so much of my attention, so I feel like Chloe gets the short end of the stick. Sometimes I wish Nora were a tad older as I wouldn't have to be in baby mode with her, you know? And obviously it's tough because Nora hasn't worked through her sleep struggles yet - so we've had entire nights where one of the babies was awake at some point.. I don't love the constant "WHOA! Irish Twins" comments we get.. or, with us, people will assume that one child is mine and the other is my wife's (i.e., we're friends with children instead of a family). So there are challenges.. but there are going to be challenges at any age.

I hope it happens quickly for you - TTC sucks. haha

 

[MrsKChicago]

Ha! It figures, I finally get lazy and shorten your name and I get it backwards.

I'm glad we have an attic to store all the stuff between kids. It'll be weird selling it off after Val outgrows it all. We only really have room for one big baby container in the living room, so the jumperoo will replace the Mamaroo.

Honestly, even with 2.5 years in between, Val gets a lot less attention than Teddy did. I think it's just a second baby problem.

We had friends warn us that Teddy was a trick baby, and that #2 would be a terror, but so far Valentine is even more easygoing. The friend who warned me the most said we should start selling my eggs since we clearly make magic babies.

Isn't it funny how development lines up for late and early babies? And Valentine was so much later than most late babies, even, and she's such a big girl. She's pretty average developmentally for her actual age, though.

 

[AshNAmber]

Thank you.. Ugh the TTC train. Glad I'll have y'all here so I don't drive my BF nuts.

I'm so afraid I'm going to slow Trents growing/ progress down because I always want to hold him. I know he needs his tummy time and such but I feel like he gets that enough at daycare right?? He can hold his head up pretty good when sitting on my lap and if I carry him from room to room he has the hold on down pat with holding his head. I tell him all the time he such a big boy. I wish there was a way to share a video. Trent "said" I love you at 9wks. No one believed me until I finally got it on video

 

[MrsKChicago]

Aww, cute!

I'm a firm believer that babies are meant to be held. Tummy time is good but babywearing or holding baby on your chest works the same muscles. You can't hold a baby too much, if they were meant to be independent they'd be born walking.

 

[gingmg]

Ash-oops! Sorry! I actually remember that. I'm with you- hold away, it only lasts for so long. And it's not going to be all that long from now that we will be wishing that we were holding them again.

Ahh the guilt this time is no joke! That's been my biggest struggle! It's so hard to feel like they each are getting the attention that they need and deserve. I would have thought having this much of an age gap would have made everything easier but I'm finding it comes with its own set of struggles. Not that I wish anything was different though, it's just a lot.

 

[Savasanna]

Even I say hold away - and I'm like the opposite of an attachment parent!

Your baby will learn to roll over/crawl/walk just fine. Holding them isn't going to stunt their growth, and whether you want them to or not they're going to become 12 month old and want their independence in a heartbeat. Get those snuggles in while you can!

(Also - I totally use the "they get tummy time at daycare" excuse, too!)

 

[AshNAmber]

Yall sure know how to make a girl feel better

Ging I'm sure you are doing an amazing job and your babies know that keep your head up

You know I thought TTC with just a LO already would make TTC less stressful. Thought ok I wont think about it as much and I have other things to focus on.. Yeah not so much. I mean yeah when I'm home with him I'm absorbed by my home things. But at work this is all I'm thinking about

 

[Babybump2017]

Haven’t had a chance to read previous comments since i last checked in but just wanted to really quickly post for advice really - I’m honestly considering starting to wean Layla.. she will be 4 months on Christmas Day. She’s always been such a good baby, and still is, but she’s waking and crying for feeds every hour and then crying for more when it’s gone, I cannot keep up! I’m thinking some baby rice in the mornings to help bulk her out for the day?! She’s always been on hungry baby milk from about 2 weeks old because she use to be the same as a newborn with the crying every hour and this has worked up until now! Opinions, I’m guessing no one else is in this boat?

 

[AshNAmber]

Haven’t had a chance to read previous comments since i last checked in but just wanted to really quickly post for advice really - I’m honestly considering starting to wean Layla.. she will be 4 months on Christmas Day. She’s always been such a good baby, and still is, but she’s waking and crying for feeds every hour and then crying for more when it’s gone, I cannot keep up! I’m thinking some baby rice in the mornings to help bulk her out for the day?! She’s always been on hungry baby milk from about 2 weeks old because she use to be the same as a newborn with the crying every hour and this has worked up until now! Opinions, I’m guessing no one else is in this boat?

Girl my son has been on Rice cereal since he was 6weeks. OnceI noticed that milk wasn't cutting it any more I went and got that. He went to his 2nd month check up and I didn't say a word. Hid pediatrician said he is perfect hight and weight. I started off with a half a table spoon we are up to 1.5tbs in 5oz of milk. He has it in the am before I bring him to daycare and at night before bed and he sleeps all night. Feed that baby. Who the hell can live off liquid

 

[Tess08]

Great to hear everyone and their babies are getting on so well 😊 Zack is a really happy baby too. He sleeps amazing too. Goes down at 8 and gets up at 8. Everyone told me aswell that coz my first was such a good baby my second would be a nightmare but he’s not so I wouldn’t worry too much!

Ash I saw u saying you are using the shettles method for a girl so best of luck but I just thought I would mention it actually happened the other way round for me lol! With my first we had sex on the day of ovulation and had a girl then with my second we had sex 3 days before ovulation and had a boy so I don’t think I have much faith in it lol.

I really want a third but we’re going to wait until Zack is 1 and then we are just going to NTNP because I don’t think I could cope mentally with the torture of TTC again 🙈 x

 

[AshNAmber]

Tess- I guess there is truly no way to "pick" lol.. No matter what just hoping for happy and healthy. If we have a girl we're done (according to me) If its a boy we will try one more time. BF wants 3 either way. I'm glad your baby is doing so.well.

AFM: I have felt like complete crap since yesterday. Anything I smelled made my stomach turn, I had a headache and was running a slight fever last night. If I sat up to long it made me nauseas along with some mild cramping. I know its to soon to be anything pregnant related.

Hope you ladies are doing well

 

[Tess08]

Tess- I guess there is truly no way to "pick" lol.. No matter what just hoping for happy and healthy. If we have a girl we're done (according to me) If its a boy we will try one more time. BF wants 3 either way. I'm glad your baby is doing so.well.

AFM: I have felt like complete crap since yesterday. Anything I smelled made my stomach turn, I had a headache and was running a slight fever last night. If I sat up to long it made me nauseas along with some mild cramping. I know its to soon to be anything pregnant related.

Hope you ladies are doing well

Yeh I don’t think there’s any way to choose but hey, no harm in giving it a go eh!

You are lucky your BF wants 3 lol! My hubby is happy to stop at the 2 we have because he always just said he wanted to keep going until we got a boy. I always thought I only wanted 2 but I’m defo not ready to admit I’m done having babies just yet. So my argument to him is that if Zack had been a girl, he would have made me have another to try for a boy so it’s not fair for him now to say we aren’t having another since I really want a third lol. I told him if he is 100% certain he doesn’t want anymore then he can go and get the snip because I’m coming off my pill when Zack is 1 and if I end up pregnant he only has himself to blame haha x

 

[Tess08]

Tess- I guess there is truly no way to "pick" lol.. No matter what just hoping for happy and healthy. If we have a girl we're done (according to me) If its a boy we will try one more time. BF wants 3 either way. I'm glad your baby is doing so.well.

AFM: I have felt like complete crap since yesterday. Anything I smelled made my stomach turn, I had a headache and was running a slight fever last night. If I sat up to long it made me nauseas along with some mild cramping. I know its to soon to be anything pregnant related.

Hope you ladies are doing well

Yeh I don’t think there’s any way to choose but hey, no harm in giving it a go eh!

You are lucky your BF wants 3 lol! My hubby is happy to stop at the 2 we have because he always just said he wanted to keep going until we got a boy. I always thought I only wanted 2 but I’m defo not ready to admit I’m done having babies just yet. So my argument to him is that if Zack had been a girl, he would have made me have another to try for a boy so it’s not fair for him now to say we aren’t having another since I really want a third lol. I told him if he is 100% certain he doesn’t want anymore then he can go and get the snip because I’m coming off my pill when Zack is 1 and if I end up pregnant he only has himself to blame haha x

 

[Babybump2017]

I agree ash!

I went and bought baby rice today and she literally sat chewing the spoon until every last bit was in her mouth! Have you introduced your son to first stage flavoured jars yet? Or just baby rice for now? I’m thinking in a week or so introduce the 4 month onwards flavoured jars .. if she’s on solids she’s on solids surely!

 

[gingmg]

Babybump- so sorry to hear about your sleep struggles. I totally can sympathize, I went through some rough patches like that with my older son. It's so so hard! Everyone handles sleep differently, but I got through it by cosleeping, that way I didn't have to fully wake up and I felt much more rested. For us it wasn't food or supply related though but had more to do with waking up in between sleep cycles and not knowing how to fall back asleep without nursing. Hope the rice cereal helps and that you get some better rest soon.

 

[Savasanna]

I think we're going to start on some purees at some point this month. Chloe has a pretty strong neck so I think she'll be ready soon. She sits with us at the table every night while we feed Nora, so she's been watching her eat for months now. She can sit independently in the bumbo, and we've just recently started putting her in the high chair. At this point I think I'm going to hold out a little while longer, but I'd say we're going to start soon.

 

[Babybump2017]

I think if they’re ready why hold off like the health visitors tell you to. A babies hungry you feed it surely! I bought Layla some country vegetable flavoured baby rice today. So she can have her first taste of flavour for dinner today

Ging- luckily I meant she’s wanting food every hour throughout the day. She still sleeps 9pm-9am every day. Touch wood she’s very easy to get down each night. In her cot, light off door closed and that’s it until 9am the next day, sometimes 10am and the other day she woke up at midday so it isn’t affecting her in the night but day time I just know she’s ready for proper food to bulk her out. She’s been almost eating the spoon as well as the food on it lol

 

[Savasanna]

Exactly - I'd say Chloe's neck is *almost* ready. Maybe her first taste will be Christmas? Oh, or maybe the day after, ie one year from the confirmation beta. That could be fun