First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[LiverpoolLass]

Lauren - I got a letter through about Tyne's imms today! Ours are the 27th June. Eeek! :/

Aww Cornwall can still be fun I'm sure, its your first little holiday with Beau - think of it that way! Make sure you do fun things and take loads of photos, and fill her baby book with details of her "first holiday" and make Daddy sodding feel bad that he missed it coz he was busy getting ripped off in nightclubs in Ibiza!!

Sarah - Yay for blogging! I love your style of writing, you're a natural Mrs!!!

Make sure you add Google Friend Connect and/or Networked Blogs and Bloglovin so that people can follow you! I can invite you to the facebook Mummy blogger group if you like?
Its a great place to get followers, make bloggy friends, get tips and advice and post your articles for comments.

Aww I'm sorry Isabelle's jabs were so upsetting

Blog Secrets - don't forget not to tell any of the girls on the blogger groups about my secret media request website! Those bitches keep all their secrets to themselves, I ain't sharing mine!! I only told you girls coz you're nice!! lol.

AFM - You've prob all seen on FB but Tyne slept through the night for the second time last night!!

I know its not quite as good as some of your babies are doing but hey, for Tyne its AMAZING!!! lol.

Also - he's learning to control his arms more and its soooo cute! If I hold my palm up, he puts his palm on mine and kind of slow high 5s me!! SO CUTE!!!

 

[I Love Lucy]

I've been slacking in this thread since I've been spending a lot of my free time reading, watching movies, or sleeping. Aiden seems to be going through a growth spurt so I've been really tired and grumpy lately.

Sarah - Cloth is so addicting isn't it? I've actually been looking at diapers myself but I blamr DH since he's the one telling me we need more. I think he is starting to get a bit of an addiction himself.

Sorry about your SIL.

Hayley - Really hope you're able to find your own place soon. I know my mom gets on my nerves after being with her for a day. I can't imagine having to be with her all the time. Especially since my mom seems to behave a bit like your mom with the competition thing. She actually told me last weekend that she loves Aiden more than me!! I wonder if our mother's have any idea how they come off with their behavior/comments.

Awesome Father's day gifts for Jon. You really went all out for him.

Lauren - Glad you had a great time at Alton Towers. I love amusement parks, it seems like it's been forever since DH and I have been to one.

Sorry you didn't like your mom using the sling. I always find it interesting what stuff ends up bothering us since some of the stuff we don't expect to does.

Lindsey - Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great time at the cabin!

AFM - Aiden had his 2 month pedi appointment last night. He now weighs 9 lbs, 14 oz and is 22 1/4 inches long. He also had his vaccines which I hated. I thought DH would stand by Aiden so I wouldn't have to watch but he didn't so I stood by Aiden so I could rub his shoulders and do my best to comfort him while he was getting his shots. He did great with the rotovirus vaccine which was just a liquid he had to drink. The shots on the other hand were awful. I was holding my breath waiting for his reaction. I actually thought we were going to get through them without any tears since he didn't even seem to notice the needle at first but that only lasted a couple seconds because then he started screaming. The worst was when he looked up at me with tear filled eyes like he was asking me why I was letting the nurse hurt him. That just broke my heart and so I started tearing up then. I was able to hold it together better then I expected though. I just kept telling myself Aiden needs me to be strong because if I'm a hysterical mess then that is probably going to make the whole thing more scary for him. Afterwards I cuddled him and he calmed down rather quickly and by the time we were out of the office he was asleep. About 10 minutes after getting home though he woke up so I changed him and he probably cluster fed for 2-3 hours. Not sure whether the vaccines contributed to that or the growth spurt I think he's having. Last night was one of the worst nights with him sleeping, he was so noisey that I spent a lot of time awake. So this is yet another day where I'm tired and grumpy.

In other news, I've been having AF like cramping so I'm thinking the witch is on her way. Go figure, I end up being stuck with AF while EBFing. I guess that will make planning for TTC #2 a little better. We're thinking March 2014 at the earliest.

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Brittany - Thanks! I hope we get too move soon too. My mum has been much better lately but she still irks me at least once a day - today she's taken to telling me not to pick Tyne up in a certain way and telling me off for calling him silly nicknames (We have different senses of humour! I joke around and call him things "Meat head" - she doesnt see the humour and has a go at me for being mean!)

I'm glad Aiden is doing so well at his check ups. Well done for staying strong for his imms! Bless him. They dont have to drink anything for the injections here, how on earth do they get a little baby to drink something?! Is it in a bottle?

I've been meaning to ask - what does AF stand for? *dummy!*

Also - HEY we might end up pregnant together again! Our plan is to start TTC #2 around March 2014 too!!! hehe!

 

[MrsHippo]

Hayley, I think af means period... Aunt flow or something??

I can't believe you girls are taking about baby number 2 already lol. I'm not planning on having anymore - might change my mind one day in the future but not anytime soon.

Brittany sorry to hear your getting signs of your period starting. I am on the pill now, can't remember what it's called (I'm in the bath ATM and don't fancy getting out to check!!) but it's supposed to be the equivalent of the injection. My doctor said I will either have a very light period or no period whatsoever while I'm on it as you don't take a break. Which I'm happy with.

Hayley, yeah I'm going to go all out on the 'beau's first holiday' thing. He should feel bad about going away!!
Also, I won't say anything to the bloggers group. If I'm honest I probably won't speak to them anyway unless I'm commenting on one of their posts. Even though I've opened up to you bunch, normally I keep to myself. Anyhoo, I didn't even realise you had a website?? Obv I knew about the Alan sugar thing but that's it. Have I missed something lol??
And yey for Tyne being good at night for about a week Beau started waking up between 3 and 4. Which I didn't mind but I kinda liked the 8 til 8 thing although last night she slept until 8.

Beau has been super cute just recently. When we talk to her... Well, baby talk... She talks back!! And smiles when she does it. Oh and earlier, I was hoovering the bedroom while she was on her beanbag in the living room minding her own business, sucking her hand (I kept poking my head round to make sure she was ok).. Well I walked in once i had finished and she just smiled at me and started cooing which almost made my heart melt. It felt as though she was genuinely happy to see me so I had to pick her up and give her a cuddle.

 

[I Love Lucy]

AF = Aunt Flow which is another name for a period. It took me forever to figure out all the abbreviations on this site so don't feel dumb, Hayley.

The rotovirus vaccine was given in a medicine dropper. He was doing a good job swallowing it himself but some babies will spit it back out in which case they need to put the dropper in the side of the cheek so they have no choice but to swallow it.

It's exciting thinking about TTC #2 but it scares me at the same time. I think DH is more excited to get started then I am which I was not expecting at all. I was originally thinking in the summer next year but DH suggested winter this year! I think we'll probably meet in the middle with spring but it's going to depend on how things are going at that point on when we'll actually start TTC. I definitely don't want to be dealing with MS on Aiden's first birthday so don't want to start too soon in case we fall pg right away again. Ugh, I don't even want to think about dealing with MS while I have Aiden to take care of and all the other things I hated about pregnancy. It's definitely keeping all broody feelings away.

Lauren, that is so cute that Beau talks back to you. I love when Aiden and I have our "conversations".

 

[doggylover]

LaurenIsabelle does a lot of the talking at the minute too, it's amazing and don't worry, I leave Isabelle alone in a room in her bouncer all the time when I'm doing things. Usually with two dogs lounging too!

Ttc#2 are you kidding me?! We still haven't even had sex yet so it would need to be an immaculate conception the way things are going!!
I don't even know when we will start. It took us a year to conceive Isabelle, so I plan for it to take that long again. I would like to get back to work for a while to restock the savings that we will use this year, but then again if I can't find another teaching job I think we'd be better doing it sooner rather than later. It's something that we need to think about carefully, but not until well into next year!!! We do want at least three though, but we have plenty of time, touch wood!

Blog followers: I managed to add networked blogs, and will have a look at the others. So many gadgets, my mind is half fried!!!

Brittany: I wish Simon would tell me we need more cloth!! I would happily buy more! But I think we probably have enough now if money was no object I would buy many, many more - I think I'd hit the 100 mark easily!!!!
Sorry that af is on the way I am also counting on ebf keeping it away for a while. It's too much hassle unless you are ttc then it's kind of a big thing, but as I said we won't be ttc for a while yet!

Rotavirus: I think my dr was saying yestday about it, but I was fretting so much that I didn't take it in. They will give her whatever they give her when we go!

Afm: Isabelle was super sleepy today, I guess a side effect of her imms? So we didn't do much at all,then when we went to my mums for dinner she woke up and was grumpy as anything. I'm worried that my family think she is a holy terror as she always seems to be grumpy when they see her they don't get to see her best side.

Also, my BIL took some pics of us and Isabelle a few weeks ago and OH MY GOD. I am so fat in them, it's horrific. My face is ENORMOUS I hoped we'd get some nice ones, but I hate any that I am facing the camera in

 

[doggylover]

Oh and Hayley I'd love an invite to the fb group, and of course I won't mention your trade secret

 

[MrsHippo]

I need to get this off my chest!! I apologise in advance.

So Adam has left today for Ibiza. Before he left he goes 'will you be ok?' -then I burst in to tears. No I will not be ok!!! He is out on the piss all weekend paying fucking 56 pounds to get in to a pissing night club and I will be stuck in a caravan, in the rain, being a mum. Does he get it? No!! He starts with the old 'why didnt you tell me this months ago' - I f*ing did!!!! Last time we had this conversation - straight after he paid and then a few weeks ago!!!!! Is he forgetting he was part of that??? THEN told me I am crazy. Then he ''felt bad'' ...then started telling me I need a break with my friends. WHAT FRIENDS???? They don't give two shits about me at the moment and have made zero effort to see me.... well, speak to me!!!!

Then to top it all off I see on facebook, his friends going on about how ''this is where it starts'' and so on.

Annnnnd to put the cherry on the cake. Weather is still saying RAIN all weekend where I will be driving 7 hours to go to. I don't even know why I am bothering going.

God, if I havent felt shit enough for the last couple of weeks - today has to be the worst!!!!!

At this very moment. I hate my life Beau is the only thing good thing in my life at the moment.

 

[doggylover]

Lauren I'm so sorry you're feeling so crap. I know how much you've been dreading Adam going away (and seriously, where was he when you discussed this before?? Must have had his earplugs in?!) and the weather being crappy for you break is just a kick in the teeth.
If it helps any, as a geography teacher, I hold little stock in what the weather forecast says

And my friends are pretty shit too. Even the one who also just had a baby. It's always me asking her if she wants to do something, to the point where I feel like I'm pestering her. None of the others make any effort - I've had to invite THEM over to me for lunch on Saturday. I know I didn't see them a lot before Isabelle was born, but because I worked so far away I had no time during the week to do anything

I think a lot of us have realised how shitty our friends are. Since they aren't ready for kids they aren't interested in us and ours. What awesome friends....

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Baby Number 2 - I am DREADING the thought of being pregnant again, I absolutely HATED it and like Brittany said - the idea of all that extreme morning sickness all day with a baby to look after too?! UGH!
But...I like the idea of a) having kids close together in age so they have a play mate b)getting all the stages out of the way together - it'll be like a little baby production line! Potty train Tyne, then potty train number 2....all done! Tyne starts school, number 2 starts school - all done!! I hate the idea of doing it like my sister has where shes FINALLY done with all the bed wetting, has them both off to school - and then shes starting back at the beggining again!

And c) most importantly - I'm 31!! :/ If I want more, I need to do it NOW!!!!

Our plan is TTC #2 just after Tyne's 1st birthday - coz lets face it, we were lucky last time but this time it could be a year or more!! If we have a girl - we'll stop at 2 coz I don't like the idea of having boy, girl, girl incase Tyne feels left out among too many girls (ALL girl cousins too!) and I don't like the idea of having boy,girl,boy coz it feels all mixed up!

If we have another boy, then we'll TTC #3 in 2015 - coz I think boy, boy, girl is nice coz the girl will be the baby and have 2 big brothers to look after her - and 3 boys is nice coz they will all be friends! hehe! I gave it all FAR too much thought - Jon just nodded along!!!

Lauren - The website thing is how I get a lot of products to review. You send out media requests and brands offer you products to review! Its www.responsesource.com
But you need a little following and a few sample reviews first just of products you've bought yourself etc, so they can see your reviewing style!

Aww I'm sorry you're feeling so low. Don't be hard on yourself though, I think you were bound to feel like this when Adam left - you've been dreading it for so long, it was definitely going to be hard for you and it doesn't sound like he's handling the situation very well at all.

I know its SO bitchy but if I were you I would avoid his contact while hes away - no answering phonecalls, no texting back. He chose to go away and leave you both, let him sodding worry that something might have happened to you while he's buggered off!!! I know its cruel but I would do it coz I'm a bitter twisted cow like that

I'm sure once you get to Cornwall you'll have fun.

Brittany Aunt flo makes sense! ha! Doh!

Jon is way more excited about TTC #2 than me too, isnt it weird?!! He is always talking about wanting another one! I think its coz he just wants the sex since I cannot be bothered atm lol!

Sarah - I've added you to the FB group. I hope Isabelle is ok today?
Aww I'm sure the photos arent as bad as you think. I know how you feel though - my face has BALLOONED since pregnancy :/

AFM - Tyne slept through again, 3rd night now! woohoo!!!

I started my baby weight diet today at last - its not going well, I'm frigging STARVING!!!!!! lol.

In other news, my mother is DOING MY BRAIN IN!!! She has been home all day, I have had loads of blogging to do all day (paid posts!) - she knows this.
Tyne has refused sleep ALL day - each time he finally asleep - she WOKE HIM UP!!! Either by deciding she wanted to take him out in his pram (he always wakes up when he comes home) or just be generally being loud and annoying, picking him up out of his bouncer, etc.

So I have literally not had a minute to myself all day because each time she woke him, she only wanted him for 5 minutes then handed him back to me.

And then - at literally 8 pm on the DOT (Jon finishes work at 8 and is home by ten past) - she comes and takes Tyne off me to "give me a break"

WHY take him just as Jon is coming home anyway?!!!! WHY not "Give me a break" at any other point during the day when there was nobody else here?!!!
WHY take him now when I don't need you and when his Dad might want him?!

Plus of course now when I'm moaning to Jon about my hard day and how Ive had no time to myself, I look like a sodding liar coz she's got him and he probably thinks shes had him all day!!

ARGH!!!!!

 

[MrsHippo]

Friends are shit!

Hayley, sorry to hear about your mum. I'd be p*d off too. I'm sure some people purposely try and wind us up!

If I'm not all upset as it is. I just realised that I never gave him his Father's Day card so it messes up the whole 'you've been my daddy for X amount of days' thing.... :'(

 

[doggylover]

Lauren, don't feel bad about that, he chose to go away on his first Father's Day, so tough luck! Plus, he'll never know

Hayley, I can only imagine living with my mm when I have Isabelle so I can only imagine you annoyance, all of that sounds like stuff mine would do (eg yesterday at her house Isabelle is crying. I said "she's tired" my mum "she doesn't look tired" and takes her outside (?!) it took half an hour to get her to stop crying and go to sleep after she started squealing when outside. So what does my mum decide? Well, she told my dad last night that Izzy is getting "very petted" on me ie clingy. Erm...firstly a nine week old can't be clingy. I'm the only person she really knows and cares about! Secondly, even if she is clingy to me...so what?! I'm her mother!
I don't think they get that their version of help is often not helpful.
Thanks for add to the fb group. I also bookmarked that website you used. I need a lot more on my blog and a lot more followers before I think about that though!

Do you lot go to any baby groups? I don't know if we talked about this before? Well, I want to go to baby sensory, and there are a few near me but I chose one on a Friday. I have emailed them and phoned the two numbers twice, left messages, and no response. It annoys me so much! How can you expect to run a business like that?!?!
So I'm just turning up. It says "visitors welcome but please phone in advance to reserve a space" well if you answered your bloody phone I would!!

 

[doggylover]

Oh seriously, my mum was just on the phone telling me she needs to come and see Isabelle more because she needs to get used to other people, and have a close bond. I jokingly said "yes so she's not too clingy..." And my mum said, deadly seriously, "exactly. Twice yestday she was handed to you and just stopped crying"

What do you expect?!?! I'm her mother! And also, total rubbish. She screams just as loudly when I hold her as anyone else. I often worry that she isn't attached enough to me when I can't settle her when she's crying!

Honestly the woman is insane.

 

[MrsHippo]

Oh no! I tell you what, I don't envy your relationships with your mothers!! I'm glad mine lets me get on with what I want to do and how I want to do it but same time, is always there when I need advice.

So, I was up at 6:00... After only 3 hours straight sleep. I couldn't sleep for the life of me, beau became really snuffly around 2am and couldn't breath so was crying. I had to get her up to use saline drops then gave her some milk. Good job I have a couple of cans of redbull lol!! Don't think I can endure the huge journey I have without it!!

Feeling a bit better today though. Hayley, I'll be keeping contact to a minimum. He should feel bad about leaving us... It's not fair. Anyway, he never sorted out roaming on his phone so can only use FaceTime and text when connected to wifi. I sent him details on how to turn it on from abroad but he'll only get that when back in a wifi area. But I want him to feel like HE missed out, not me. So I'm determined to have a nice time. Rain or no rain.

Do today we will be using the seat bit of Beau's pushchair!!! We took her out in her carrycot yesterday and I felt really sorry for her. 1. She looks too big for it now and 2. She likes looking around and sitting up. She can't do that lying down it's currently at my mums so I've asked Charlotte to pick it up on the way here.

I bumped in to our neighbour yesterday (one who lives below us, has been there as long as we have) and he goes 'I hear your moving, will be sad not seeing you all around anymore' if everyone was like him, we wouldn't be in such a rush to move!!!

Oh and OMG I found THE cutest little Marc Jacob shoes and rain coat and rain hat for Beau yesterday!! When I get on the laptop next week I will so be showing you!!

Well I'll prob not be on all weekend, depends on signal and stuff where we are. If I don't, hope you all have a lovely weekend xxx

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Sarah - Ugh sounds like your Mum and mine are very similar! Why do they have to second guess everything we say?!
I swear its like my Mum just can't STAND me being right about anything with the baby, its like she has much more baby knowledge so she always has to second guess what I say - if I say he's tired she says he's not, if I say he's thirsty she says hes not. Etc etc.

My mum makes similar comments about Tyne being too clingy to me, too. I'm SICK of having the "Babies this young can't be clingy" conversation with her. I'm wasting my breathe.
But like you say - even if he IS clingy to me, so frigging what?! I'm his MUM!!!! I swear its jealousy that he's not clingy to her!!!

I haven't joined any baby groups yet - mostly because I'm hoping we'll be moving back to Devon soon so I don't want to go to a group and get to know people here if I'm just going to be moving. But I def want to join some in Devon!

Let us know how baby sensory is, its sounds good! How annoying about the organisers though :/

Lauren - Hope you and Beau have a lovely time in Cornwall!

OMG I can't beleive Beau is moving into her pushchair seat already!! I can't imagine Tyne being ready for that for a while! He's still got miles of space in his basket - I can't imagine him being able to hold his up straight in the pushchair, it always lops to the side after a minute or so! lol.

Let us know what you got up to in Cornwall!

AFM - More run ins with the Mother this weekend!!

Tyne had a bad few hours yesterday afternoon/evening - he just kept REALLY screaming for ages, and it seemed like he was in pain. He'd be wanting cuddles a lot and be sitting quite solemn (he's usually very playful and smiley) and then he'd suddenly scream as though something was hurting him.
He was drooling loads, and when I gave him his bottle or dummy he was really chewing on the teet - so I thought he must be starting to teethe
I felt his gums and couldnt feel anything much but they did feel quite hard - and there are a few little white specks that I can see in there.

I sent Jon to the pharmacy and he got some teething gel - in the meantime my Mum came in, and started insisting that he's not teething! Saying his cheeks would be red and he'd have a high temperature and he's FAR too young etc.
Ugh she drives me mad!!! I mean - maybe he's not teething but its her attitude, like she has to act like I'm SO stupid for even thinking it and insisting that I can't possibly be right - I know somebody whose son is only 6 weeks old and she's been told by a Dr that he's teething already so its not like its impossible to teethe at 11 weeks?!

They're going away on Tuesday for a week, I am literally counting the days coz she is cracking me up atm!

Tyne has been sleeping well all week which is nice - he went 6 hours straight last night, woke and had a bottle at 6:45 and then went back to sleep again until 9:45 - lovely!

Aww his laughing is REALLY coming on too! I was bouncing him on my knee last night singing nursery rhymes and he started REALLY chuckling away - its the cutest sound ever!!
Then Jon started doing "Round and round the garden" and he was in fits of giggles!! Everytime Jon said the first word of the song he started laughing away, like he knew exactly what was coming! SO cute!
I love that he's starting to play and interact loads!

 

[doggylover]

Aww Hayley I'm so jealous of his giggles!!!

Mothers if I had to live with mine I'd go mad! She's not so bad though, she just cares and I know that what she meant was that she's worried I don get a break from Isabelle- I don't want a break though! Ok sometime yeah it'd be nice not to be so relied on (usually on a bad day!) but I am a control freak and don't want anyone else looking after her.

So crappy friends alert:
Ha my friends round and I am now in tears. When my other friend was here and had her baby they didn't even look sideways at Isabelle (apart from one of them) they just ignored her. And then I pick up from the conversations that they make an effort to go and see my friends baby all the time, and they go for lunch etc. none of them ever invite me or ever make an effort. I'm so sick of it. I don't have that many friends (like 6) but I am sick of these four just making no effort with me. And I'm upset that they clearly don't have any issue with babies in general, they just don't want to see mine.

 

[doggylover]

Also, should have said Lauren I hope you have a good time in Cornwall and the weather isn't too awful!! At least you have your sis to help you with Beau if you're stuck inside all the time.

Baby sensory: I have to say I loved the class yesterday! I was sure Isabelle would sleep through it, or get really grumpy, need fed etc, but not at all! It was an hour and ten mins, and apart from the last ten mins, she was wide awake. We did some songs and played with things that make different noises/different textures etc. although she didn't interact much of course, but she was paying attention to everything going on around us, and after 30mins of structured time there was a 'free play' and I thought she would definitely start to get grumpy then, but she was happy as anything! Just the last ten mins or so when she was exhausted from the sensory overload and she started to fuss a bit. I gave her a feed, but she did about three sucks and fell asleep.

So would definitely recommend it. They have them all over the uk https://www.babysensory.com is the 'official' website for the different places.

 

[linzylou]

Well, our time at the cabin was great. Sarah was the perfect traveler, slept well, etc. Since we've been home our nights have been awful! Waking 4x a night. I had some errands to run yesterday and Seth volunteered to watch her...and he let her nap a total of 7 hrs! So needless to say, she was not tired last night. She was screaming in her rocker so I put her in the crib for a minute and voila, she was content! I've decided to make the transition to crib cold turkey. She's been spending awake time playing in her crib for the past two weeks so it's not totally foreign. Last night was still rough (I will not allow CIO) but I've decided to stick with it as she generally does not seem comfortable in the rocker any more. Seth is out with friends tonight so we'll see how night #2 in the crib goes. She's a lot more tired today (as am I!). Wish us luck.

 

[linzylou]

The crib is looking like a success. Night #2 she was doing 3 hour stretches, and last night she did a 4 hour one. No fussing at all. I'm feeding her and then lying her down awake with a paci, shushing her and patting her, and she's out. She's even sleeping later, and I think it's because her legs aren't squished like they were in the rocker. I can't wait until we're back up to 5-7 hour stretches! I'm really happy because I had so much anxiety about this transition but it hasn't been as bad as I thought.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Sarah - I think it helps that one of my DH's friends sisters makes cloth diapers so he doesn't mind spending money on cloth since it's going to someone he knows. Though bumgenius has new prints and I'm in love with the Irwin print so I went ahead and bought it. It should be arriving today so I'm excited. Who would of thought cloth diapers could be so addictive!

Aiden was so grumpy and fussy for almost a week after his shots so Isabelle's grumpiness could definitely be a side effect from those.

I haven't done any baby groups. I feel like I've barely had any time to do anything for myself since Aiden has been born with all the Indiana trips and the in-laws hounding me to do this and that. Really glad the baby sensory group was so enjoyable though. I'll have to look and see if I can find something similar around here to try with Aiden

Your mother would also drive me nuts. Sounds like she is jealous that Isabelle is so comforted by you and not her.

Lauren - First off, I'm so sorry you're having a rough time. I swear men just tune out anything they don't want to hear. My DH is the same when I complain about him wanting to sit and play his xbox all day while I take care of everything with Aiden. Hopefully the weather where you're going doesn't end up being bad and you can have a nice time.

Hayley - Sounds like we're planning about the same thing as far as gender goes. We're hoping #2 is a girl and then we will most likely stop at 2. If we have another boy we will probably try again about a year after #2 is born for #3 in hopes that, that one will be a girl. Of course, we wouldn't mind at all having 3 boys but we think it would be nice to have a girl too but we're only willing to try 3 times.

Sorry about your mother as well. At least she'll be leaving soon so you can get a break from her.

Also, I have been noticing the exact same behavior with Aiden this past week. MIL even said he had the white spots in his mouth which I guess are tooth buds. I have read that babies can get their first teeth anywhere between 3 to 6 months and in some cases babies can have teething symptoms for 2 to 3 months before a tooth even appears.

So cute about Tyne laughing. I can't wait for Aiden to laugh.

Lindsey - Glad to hear things are going well with the transition to the crib. I'm trying to have Aiden in his crib more but he will basically start crying as soon as his mobile stops going. Thinking we still have awhile before we'll be moving him in there permanently. DH doesn't seem to mind the idea of CIO but I am not okay with it.

AFM - Went out for a little bit by myself Saturday since DH had the day off. I really enjoyed having some me time but my trip out ended very badly since I got into a car accident. It was entirely my fault and I'm really embarrassed about the whole thing. My GPS fell off the windshield so I started fumbling around with that and ended up rear ending a guy at a stop light. Thankfully we were both okay and neither of our cars are damaged but I just feel stupid for messing with the GPS. I know better then to do that and I just wasn't thinking I guess. I'm just glad Aiden wasn't in the car because even though it was so minor I probably would have been hysterical if he was with me.

Father's day went well for the most part. Spent a little time with the in-laws so I had to be annoyed a little bit. MIL had to rant to me about how much she didn't appreciate the video I posted on Facebook with DH trying to get Aiden to say boob. She seems to think boob is a dirty word or something and that everyone is supposed to feel the same way. But after she ranted at me about how much she disapproved she said "but I didn't say anything". It's like you're ranting about it now so don't go patting yourself on the back for not commenting about it on Facebook. You're still making your opinion known. She also yelled at DH for something he did with Aiden which pissed DH off.

FIL also had to be rude. He was having a conversation with someone about something and I heard him say something like "That's because Brittany doesn't ever want to go anywhere". I still don't know what he was talking about. I think DH and I go out just about every other day or so around our house. Not to mention with all the Indiana trips lately. Then I guess they had a bonfire at their house recently so he asked me "What were you doing that was so important that you couldn't come to the bonfire". I told him I didn't know there was a bonfire because I didn't. But even if I did I don't know why he would expect me to go. I think DH and I have been to like 2 or 3 bonfires at their house since we moved in together almost 4 years ago. Plus I have a baby to think about and he's my top priority. He also made comments that I think irritated SIL so it wasn't just me getting annoyed with him.

Anyways, more exciting news. Aiden STTN last night!! He went to sleep around 8:30 and couldn't be bothered until 4:30. I tried to feed him at 1 when I woke up and again at 2 since he was moving around at those times and I thought he was waking up but nope. I definitely don't expect this to continue but it was a nice change from the nursing every 2 hours like he has been doing lately.