Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[lesondemavie]

C seems to already want to stand. She's constantly pushing up to standing position with her two feet when we hold her hands in sitting position. Please don't walk early little C 🤞🤞🤞

Gag - I just love that baby laugh. C has been giving little chuckles for a while and she found her giggle this past week. It's better than the first time I heard her heart beat. She unfortunately also found playful shrieking at the same time. So vocal this girl!

So I was watching C today she's looking so big and grown up - smiling, laughing, demanding attention, sitting and standing with help, bringing toys to her mouth with her hands and I realized...my little newborn is gone! I have a baby now

 

[DobbyForever]

Reading but not responding. Smoke from the fires is getting to A and me. Poor kid. Nowhere to run either, my whole family lives in the bay and is in the red unhealthy zone.

 

[second.time]

But as exciting as it is ... things get SO MUCH harder when the baby can move around! I know I'll miss these easy days of A. just staying put. Part of me is excited but part of me is like, oh no, here comes the chasing stage ...

So much this. 😂
My first son was walking by 9 months. I don't mind crawling early.. but Elliot can wait until he's like 18 months to walk. 🙈

Wow, nine months! I can't remember how old my older son was when he started walking but I'd remember if it was that early.

With my first kid, DH and I could keep everything clean, but now there are so many tiny toys scattered around. I have to work with my son to pick up tiny objects. Our doctor told us to just give him a toilet paper tube and anything that fits down the tube is too small for the baby.

Dobby, that's scary ... I'm so sorry. I've been watching and worrying for everyone affected by the fires. I so hope you all stay safe and take care.

 

[DobbyForever]

Ty my brother is up at UCB and their air quality teeters between unhealthy, very unhealthy, and hazardous with no forecast of getting better. He walks all over the place, too. I'm trying to get him to at least go to my mom's, it's still bad there but far better than UCB.

 

[lesondemavie]

Ugh my sister is near Berkeley and her lungs don't need more crap in them with all the smoking and vaping she does. We're near the Canyon 2 fire, but south with clear skies and they have it mostly contained now. My heart just breaks every time I see the deaths climb from those fires up north. My SIL just bought a home last year in Santa Rosa. It's still standing for now, but life will be different around there for a long time to come.

 

[DobbyForever]

Second yeah Idk how you recover as a community from that. Is it contained now? Yesterday it was zero to minimal contained. And yeah the death toll plus the missing persons . It was over 200 missing last night

 

[Weebles]

Catching up here..

Thank you all for your kind words. It's been several years but as I think about having a sibling (closer in age) for D I've been thinking about my own brother more.

It sounds like we all need to start thinking about baby proofing! I can't believe our wee little babies are on the verge of mobility already! My son never crawled and went straight to walking at a year old. I'm trying to give D lots and lots of tummy time so hopefully I'll have a crawler, I just think it's so cute.

As far as her current milestones, she grabbed a toy for the first time yesterday. It was so cute, she didn't reach straight forward but rather swung her shoulder back, almost winding it up I guess to gain some momentum. You could tell she was working hard by the look on her face. She's batted at toys before but this was so exciting for her. She hasn't rolled over yet but I'm sure it's coming soon as now she props herself up on her arms.

Lesond, I feel the same way. I was looking through photos on my phone and getting a little sentimental over it. She's such a big girl now and her personality is coming out.

Dobby and lesond.. I hope you and your families stay safe. That's so scary.

 

[DobbyForever]

They do grow up fast. My coworker was flipping through my baby album on my phone and she kept commenting how crazy it was that he grows up so much from picture to picture. I was like don't remind me!!!

Ty we're good just all of us are super sensitive to air particles so going outside or opening windows is a no go. Just walking to my car I got a headache.

 

[DobbyForever]

Oh and A has been such a good sleeper all week: 7-4 then 4-6. But last night he slept from 8 to 6am! I actually had to wake him because I needed to get him ready for daycare

 

[lesondemavie]

Last I read as of this morning Tubbs fire spread last night but was previously considered 10% contained, and Nun fire merged with another smaller fire and was maybe 5% contained. Conditions should be better today and Friday so hopefully we'll see better progress FX

I think when the Canyon 2 fire broke out we were all just terrified after hearing about all of the devastating fires up north. Homes were lost but it doesn't even compare to what's going on up there and we're now at 60% containment.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Sorry to hear about the ladies (and your families and friends) affected by the fires in Cali.

Back in the day, I waited for a long time for him to ask me out. He used to a lot moodier (we assume cuz of hormones), but I still hung around him cuz I figured something was better than nothing. Then, I started to realize it wasn't gonna happen, but I'd given him most of my 20's by then and it was hard to emotional disconnect. We did "break up" a couple years ago, but were back at it 2 weeks later. (lol) And now we're here. Maybe I'll find my backbone again soon, but for now, I don't wanna rock the boat too much.

It's nice to hear everyone's LOs are get stronger and are closer to being mobile. Alex still doesn't like his tummy time, but he's come so close to rolling over a few times. And I can tell he wants to sit up on his own. Hopefully soon. : )

 

[DobbyForever]

I hear ya. Things are going well so why stir the pot. If you're happy, do you. I'm surprised you feel comfortable asking for a second kid vs label. A kid is a lifelong commitment/connection while a bf/gf can always breakup. I'm saying that as encouragement that you can do it when you're ready because he is clearly committed to his family with you. So don't be nervous but also just do it when you're ready.

That's great that Alex is showing signs of sitting and rolling! I barely get to do tummy time with A because he's at daycare all day . When he comes home he is to exhausted for it. It broke my heart because I could tell he missed me. I had to put him in my ergo carrier and every time he fell asleep and I tried to set him down he would cry for me. I just hate it because he gots so sweaty and warm in both my sling and ergo which is odd because I got the cool air mesh for that exact reason

I'm really irritated with my district. The air here has been unhealthy all week and will continue through the weekend. But they won't close the school tomorrow even though kids and staff are getting sick because it would create a burden on our working families to provide childcare. Which fundamentally makes me angry at the idea that someone cannot literally care for their child.. Which I get why. We're a low income county generally so it's two working parents often with multiple jobs, but it really pisses me off when you endanger your kids. I had a group running around in the smoke for an hour in my complex until they stopped because they started getting dizzy and coughing. Like where the f* are your parents?! I get I can't judge but ffs this is their health. I'm packing up A to go to my mom's because their air is out of the red zone starting today and nagging my parents until they take my brother a mask.

Anyway sorry for my 4am pumping rantings. A has been stirring for 20m and I'm praying he lets me finish pumping/falls back asleep. Because I really would love this 8pm to 6am sleep schedule to stick. Esp since I start work on Monday. Which I don't look forward to. I got sick just going to a meeting for two hours because the rooms make me sick and now the air.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Dobby that's horrible.. I'll be praying for you.

Pretty that's so exciting that A is almost rolling over!!

P has been doing great on the new formula. She's drinking between 21-24oz daily now and she's sleeping from 8pm to 7am with one feeding in between usually around 4am. I'm hoping to get rid of that once and get 11 hours straight. She's such a great baby and she's so happy all the time. We signed her up for the dedication at church the first weekend of November and I got her a coordinating outfit with DH and I so we can get professional pictures there and use them for our holiday cards.. I cannot believe Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner!!!

 

[lesondemavie]

Dobby that's ridiculous. They closed schools around here for the fire and the air quality probably wasn't half as bad as it is up there!

Gag that sleep sounds amazing. C teased me with two nights of 1030 to 530, but the past few nights/days she's been constantly on my boobs! I feel like she's spurting. Either that or she knows I'm taking them with me to work on Monday

 

[DobbyForever]

You ladies are sweet it's really not my problem. The quality is clearing up so I imagine come Monday (my first day back) they'll be back to outdoor recess/things will be ok. I just like to complain

Gag that is so awesome! A did that for a few days 7-6 with one wake up at 4, and now as long as he doesn't skip a daytime meal he's 8-6 without feeding. He'll wake and grunt but put himself back to sleep. I hope the pictures turn out nicely! And seriously it's crazy how the holidays are creeping up on us

Aww leson I agree maybe a spurt? Misery loves company that we both go back to work in two days. Idk actually on my way to my classroom now to prep

 

[Weebles]

I hope you ladies have a good first day back to work! I was so so sad when it was time for me to return. I still wish I could be a sahm but it's gotten a lot easier.

I would love for d to sleep through the night even just once! She sleeps her longest stretch before midnight which is while I'm still at work so I haven't gotten anything more than broken sleep for weeks on end. She still won't sleep on her own either, not even for naps.

 

[DobbyForever]

Weebles sorry to hear about the broken sleep I'm with you. Being a sham would be nice. At least until they start school. Sigh

So I had to have a guy arrested for flashing A. I can't even.

 

[second.time]

Dobby, what happened? That's terrible! Flashing anybody is horrible enough, but seriously, who flashes an infant? I'm so sorry. What a hard week for you.

 

[DobbyForever]

Yeah idk. He is either mental or on drugs but idgafs. And the restaurant was packed with kids just 5 minutes later. But the time I registered what was happening and made the conscious decision it was time to put my CDT training and yellow belt in krav to good use, a guy put himself between A and the asshat and chased him out. SO would have probably sliced his dick off. I just hope I don't have to go to court. It's like one thing if it was me but how dare you and who the hell is that f*ed up to do that to a baby. Thankfully A was facing away/is 3 months old. He cried because I was getting heated on the phone with 911, but the guy never reached the stroller thanks to the manager. But ugh I wanted to puke and I was shaking. And I'm a little disturbed at how many people found it funny/laughed. Unless it was uncomfortable laughing idk.

 

[second.time]

Yikes, that sounds so stressful and frightening. Clearly the guy wasn't in his right mind but targeting an infant like that is just terrifying. I'm glad someone helped you two out, and I'm sorry other people were laughing. I would guess it was shocked laughter, but people should have made sure you and A were OK instead of just laughing it off.