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

[DobbyForever]

Gag that is so awesome!!! What’s the diet? I swear I eat clean but I have plateaued . I hope your pictures turn out well! Also excited to hear about her 4 month

My only worry is I know they don’t give vaccines to sick kids so I need him to kick this to the curb soon

Second that’s frustrating. I think babies judge fullness by volume so you might end up with a cranky baby who spits up or vomits if you push feedings on him he doesn’t want. Your pedi might suggest fortifying his milk with formula or cereal. Or they may not be concerned at all.

Thanks ladies. Despite spewing out his decadron he seems to already be transitioning into the cold stage. I’m conference day one down so I just have two more long days then the week off. I hate that he was at daycare for ten hours today and will be again tomorrow

 

[Weebles]

Glad A is starting to feel better Dobby. Hope your long days pass quick

Awesome job Gag!

My little D is still... well, little. She's between 12 and 13 lbs at 5 1/2 months old so she's just itty bitty. (My auto correct wanted that to say titty birth, just thought I'd throw that in there, lol). She's almost trippled her birth weight though so all is good.

Still no rolling over! I've started "helping" her do it but now she just fusses so I do it for her. She's the friendliest baby though and has quite sense of humor. Raspberries have been near constant for the past week and she started doing them in between wails when she cries.. Waaaa thpppppt. Waaaa. Thppppppt. Which was hilarious and I couldn't help laughing but later I felt bad for it. She's pretty much started insisting I share my glass of water with her and I think we're going to start introducing her to solids soon. I have to work Thanksgiving so will miss dinner and I'm paranoid some family member will decided she needs mashed potatoes or something when I'm not around. We might start the weekend before because I would be devastated to miss it but I really wanted to wait until 6 months.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Dobby I'm doing a semi-keto diet.. it's carb cycling.

That's good that he is already going into the cold stage.. P is dealing with a cold after I got sick two days ago.. Her nose is runny and she's very congested. I turned the humidifier in her room on high and I'm hoping that helps. I feel so bad 😔. I'm hoping this clears before Thanksgiving next week.

 

[second.time]

So his latest measurements put him in the 30th percentile, but I think they accidentally added a half-inch to his height. The pediatrician didn't seem concerned at all, said he'd been growing about the way they expected and that measurements can be off, etc. She also suggested starting him on cereal when he seems ready. He was rolling around so much on the exam table that they had trouble getting his head measurements, so I think his mobility/motor skills are doing OK. I'm considering feeding him some sweet potato to see how it goes and backing off if he doesn't like it.

Gag, we had a lot of success with the nasal spray for congestion. It helped him breathe easier every time. I hope your little one feels better soon!

 

[Weebles]

I second the nasal spray. Little Remidies makes one that is pure sterile saline. It really helps to loosen up the stuffiness.

 

[DobbyForever]

Aww bummer yeah tbh unless the humidifier is right in his face it doesn’t help him. I agree saline drops or spray helped a lot.

Second i’m glad doc isn’t concerned! 30 sounds great A is only 15 hehe

 

[Flueky88]

Gagrlinpitt just be careful. V started with cold symptoms last Friday. Tuesday she started wheezing. I'd been doing saline spray and humidifier. Took her to Dr yesterday and she has bronchiolitis. So just keep an eye that things don't progress.

Dobby sorry he is in a smaller percentile but he's come a long way. I'm sure a growth spurt is right around the corner.

Weebles I'm sure she will roll over soon. V can roll back to front but not vice versa. Honestly I wouldn't want to miss her first solid food so is do it earlier, but do what you feel is right for you. It's hard to believe our little girls are 5 1/2 months isn't it?

V is so tall. She isn't on preemie or adjusted growth chart. She is in 90th percentile for height and 75 for weight by her actual age. We are tall so I didn't really expect much else. Excites to get accurate measurements at 6 month check up next month. She is sick but doing better. Her coughing has slowed down since doing nebulizer.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Good job with the weight loss, Gag.

Hoping all the LOs who are under the weather get better soon.

Alex has his 4 month appt tomorrow morning. I'm estimating he'll be about 25" and a little over 13lbs. I've started giving him a little oat cereal 2-3 times a day since Monday and he seems to be taking it pretty well. And you can tell by his poop that he's eating something other than milk. It went from mustard yellow to dark olive green. lol

In other news...
- Canada has decided to start offering up to 18 months of mat leave, in addition to the 12 month option. The only downside is you'll only get 33% of your usual pay when you select 18 months, instead of 55% with the 12. It's too late for me to get in on that, but I definitely will next time.
- BD was jokingly bitching about how he has no money the other day. Whilst doing that, he mentioned he'd like Alex to grow up with a dog and that he knows I'd like to try again for a girl. I can do without the dog, but I can't wait for another baby. ^_^
- We're heading to Florida tomorrow night. We had a funeral in a town 6 hours away last weekend and Alex seemed to deal with the drive fairly well. So, fingers crossed this won't be a friggen shit show.

 

[DobbyForever]

Hf in Florida! Hope Alex tolerates the trip. A has green poop now, too! And is way more regular. It makes me laugh haha. Excited to hear how his appointment goes!

Lol about maternity leave I need that Willy wonka meme do tell me about you semi paid longer than a year maternity leave

You said you would like to try soon, right? Sounds like bd is excited about another kid

Super cute pics!

Forgot who has first food concerns. Can you bring the hammer down? My mom will joke about doing things but she knows if she doesn’t respect my parental decisions there are consequences. My grandmother has not seen A because wouldn’t confirm she has a tdap and when she tried to chirp at me that my dead father was rolling in the grave I shut her down hard and fast and didn’t talk to her until she sent the tdap. You shouldn’t have to be worried about things like that . Hugs

 

[Weebles]

It is crazy Flueky! Time is going so quickly now, especially since I've been back to work. Or maybe it's because they are out of the sleepy newborn phase. Sounds like V is all caught up size wise and I'm glad she's feeling better!

That pic of the two of you is just adorable pretty. I just love the toothless little smiles. NY is starting a new paid maternity leave in 2018 which offers 8 weeks of job protected paid leave at any time during the first year and... I will qualify for it. I'm so tempted but it would be very frowned upon as I already took off 12 weeks.

Dobby, that was me with the first food concerns. Thanksgiving is my major holiday to cover this year so I won't be there. My own mother fed my son yogurt when I wasn't looking (at one month old!) so I'm just paranoid it will happen again with D. I don't think jokes about things like that are funny at all and family not respecting boundaries is so stressful. I've promised myself I will be respectful when/if my own kids have kids. Glad your granny came around though after realizing how serious you were.

But I think I'm just going to start her this weekend. She's obsessed with watching us eat and if I pick something like Avacado hubby can tell everyone we are trying one food at a time and family will loose interest trying to feed her knowing it's not a first. He said he's willing to not even go at all and just skip it this year but I'd feel bad. I'm getting kind of excited about it.

 

[thexfadingpat]

That's exciting that some babies are already trying food.
Elliot will be waiting a while still as I firmly believe in zero food before 6 months. And even then I do BLW- 6 months minimum, must be sitting on his own, must have lost the tongue thrust reflex, able to use pincer grisp, etc.
Elliots still got a long ways to go.

 

[DobbyForever]

Oooo fun! Can’t wait to hear how that goes! Definitely sounds like she is ready

Sorry about the yogurt yeah I would start ahead of time too

I started having A spend short amounts of time in his superseat but idk if he is ready sometimes he slumps. Not always but enough to make me think i’m Jumping the gun

 

[second.time]

Dobby I know A.'s head wasn't touching the top of the measuring tape so I'm sure he's more in the 15th-20th percentile for height. Your A. wasn't huge at birth, right? It sounds like he's growing a lot and doing wonderfully! The main reason I even worry about my baby is because he started out big and then got small. I think it sounds like your guy is growing at a perfect rate.

I let A. try some baby food, rice cereal with breastmilk and also sweet potato. He sits on his own a little bit (tripod style) and doesn't have the tongue thrust and seemed to like his food. My DH and older DS loved getting to finally feed him.

But I'm probably backing off for a while, at least until he gains some more weight. I was under the impression solids might help him gain but then I read that rice cereal could actually have the reverse, because it fills their tummies more but isn't as caloric, so I don't know. It is fun to see him enjoying his food but I'll probably back off for a while.

 

[DobbyForever]

Ty second! He was super small, not even 1st percentile. But I worry because his weight no longer matches his height. I’m going to stop fortifying his milk tomorrow because he’s pretty much caught up at this point

That’s awesome that DH and DS got to help feed!

I thought the new thing was to avoid rice cereal and go with oat cereal. My pediatrician said oat has more calories and nutrients, and I read rice contains minute amounts of arsenic

 

[thexfadingpat]

Yea, rice cereal is pretty bad to be honest.
I don't do baby cereal- if we give oatmeal at all its steel cut oats once they're big enough to feed it to themselves.

 

[Weebles]

As long as your baby is growing on a proper curve the percentiles really don't matter. Babies come in all shapes and sizes. Second, I don't know how I missed you were having some concerns with A, it's hard not to worry about our little ones. Hopefully he catches up soon and I'm sure he will.

Feeding D was so much fun. I mashed up an avacado and thinned it a little bit with some breast milk. She loved it. Her face was all scrunchy and sweet while she smacked her lips. She was guiding the spoon with her hands and even tried to eat straight from the bowl so I think she really liked it. We were all laughing and it was just a really precious moment.

I've been looking into making our own baby foods and DH is super into the idea. I might even make our own infant cereals but my only concern is iron. I think that's the reasoning for the rice cereals, because they are fortified.

 

[DobbyForever]

But that’s what I mean he is growing exponentially in weight but not growing much in height. They used to be growing steadily together. So i’m worried about him packing on oz and setting him up for obesity later.

Lol i’m Always having issues over here. It’s one shit storm after the other but I am so lucky they are small storms and I am so grateful for my son

Her first food experience does sound precious! I haven’t given much thought to anything about food. I’m only adding a tsp of oat cereal to my bm because of the gerd. But I know kaiser’s policy is exclusively bm or formula until 6 months plus A is definitely not showing signs of being ready

If you’re going store bought Earth’s Best rice and oat cereals have the same iron content

 

[second.time]

Dobby, I think a lot of babies have a slight mismatch in height and weight? Just anecdotally my siblings and I were pretty small in height but little butterballs in weight. All of us grew up to be pretty thin. But of course your pediatrician would know best. Going from 1st percentile to 15th is wonderful! He's really moving up!

I didn't know that about rice cereal! I don't think I fed it to my older DS, we mostly focused on fruits and veggies. I'll probably just toss it.

Weebles, I'm so glad you had a good experience! Sounds like she's ready for solids. So sweet.

 

[DobbyForever]

Yeah idk I haven’t actually talked to the doc about it yet haha but like his pants and socks are still 3m but his bodysuits are 6m. Or like he has to wear 6m pants and I have to roll them up

Ty it was a lot of tears but i’m thrilled with his growth

 

[Weebles]

DS was 10th percentile for height and 90th for weight and he was adorable! He always chubbed up before a growth spurt, lol. He's still kinda on the short side but slim now that he's mostly grown.

And D... Her feet are HUGE. She needs toddler socks I guess since the 12 month ones are too small. And she's got long legs too I think since I am having to roll up her shirt sleeves more often than not.

And.. I don't understand baby clothe sizes. I get 3-6 and 6-9 but where does just a 6 fall?