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

[youngmamttc]

Hi everyone! Its been a while. River is now 23 weeks so almost 6 months. Hes in 9-12months clothes and weighs about 18lb. Hes very tell and enjoying his food a lot. He has 3 meals a day and still won't drop any bottles . Why are our babies this old already?! He was my last baby so I'm feeling very sad about it this time around. It needs to slow down!

 

[DobbyForever]

My mom and I think he is teething but idk. I don’t feel teeth when we “brush” his “teeth” (wipe down with a gum wipe. But he is drooling and mouthing and wants paci more and randomly whimpers so who knows. My mom swears she sees something in the bottom

Oh young congrats! I know they grow up too fast!

 

[lesondemavie]

So C had her first bite of food and not on my terms at all. I told DH we could make sweet potato and give her a little bit this weekend. Well we went to target so I could find pants that fit (I’ve given up on fitting back into my old clothes for now), and when I came out of the fitting room, DH had three jars of organic baby food. I checked the ingredients and literally the only thing in them is the food (carrot, sweet potato, and apple) so I let it go (even though I wanted to make our own) but had to send him back for stage 1 (he had stage 2). I wanted to have her in her high chair and video her first bite with a baby spoon and make sure we had no more than a tsp and I wanted to try sweet potato or avocado first and maybe mix a bit of breastmilk in, but before I knew it DH was on the couch next us with a big metal adult spoon giving C a bit of carrot *sigh*. DH was so happy. He’s literally been asking when we could do this every day for the past 2.5 months. I’m letting it go and he promised we can do it my way next time, but still a bit bummed.

 

[DobbyForever]

Oh leson hugs i’m So sorry it wasn’t on your terms but glad you are taking it in stride. There will be plenty of firsts including first time in a high chair or first with a baby spoon

Ex has decided making my life hell is his new strategy to get me to drop child support it is so exhausting

 

[second.time]

I'm sorry, leson. At the same time it's sweet that your DH is so excited. But I know it's hard to have things go a different way than you planned. It does make me laugh a bit to think of him using a huge spoon like that. Was Charlie happy with it?

My DH is a wonderful parent but occasionally he cracks me up. I gave him overalls to put on over A's onesie when we were leaving the house and he was like, "Oh, do you want me to put this on instead of the onesie?" I don't know when he's seen people walking around in overalls without a shirt on underneath. We do live in the south but still.

Dobby, I'm so sorry. That's just terrible. You and A deserve to have that help and support. I hope you're able to be surrounded by support from your friends and family to help you navigate this.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Sorry things didn't go how you wanted them to, Leson. Sometimes that's how parenthood goes though, right? At least it was probably cute and funny to see.

And sorry that your ex is being such a dick, Dobby. Stay strong and just lean on your family and us when you need to.

I've decided to start Alex back on baby cereal, but just one serving a day. And then maybe try a tiny bit of actual food around new years. He has his first optometrist appt next month. And BD finally asked what I wanted for XMas. I listed a few things and then asked for a sibling for Alex. He kinda rolled his eyes and scoffed, and then we started talking about child care and kindergarten and whatnot. The fact that he didn't say "he'll no" is probably a good sign. Ugh, I don't wanna go back to work. I would seriously love to be a SAHM until all my kids are in school. But I'd settle for a new baby and 18 months of mat leave. lol

 

[DobbyForever]

Second that is funny! I have seen it but only on men when it’s blistering hot or like trying to be sexy farm girl

Pretty look at those eyes!!! I hear you I never thought I would want to be SAH but now that I have A I could totally lol

Afm off to the doctor A has a fever and is projectile vomiting.

 

[DobbyForever]

A grabbed his bottle from me and fed himself so not ready

 

[DobbyForever]

Went to see Santa today!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Merry belated Christmas, everyone!

As of the 21st, Alex was 14lbs 13.75oz.

Had a couple shitty days before Christmas, but the actual family gatherings went well. We didn't spoil him too much and he got a fair amount of clothing to grow into.

So, since we're so close to 2018, what are everyones' goals for the new year? I'd like to lose at least 50lbs (to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight), get out of debt, procrastinate less, and hopefully convince BD to get started on baby #2. lol

 

[DobbyForever]

Aww cute pics! Love his festive hat! Sorry about the crap days but glad things turned around.

A graduated out of physical therapy today! I was so excited. He was spoiled at Christmas by everyone as was I. My parents gifted me a loan so i’m so much less stressed knowing I can pay my bills and not have to pay them back. No idea where we are with weight since it’s been 2 weeks since it was checked. He’s been non stop sick since late October. We’ve had like four of five fevers in two months. Thankfully all just colds but man. He’s learned to hate his nose Frida and boogie wipes are now on my amazon subscription list.

My resolution is to do what’s best for A no matter how hard that may be. His dad is annoying me as usual but whatever

 

[lesondemavie]

Such cute photos pretty and Dobby!

Here’s C meeting Santa and in her 5 month photos:



Goals for 2018: Besides being the best mama I can possibly be to C, I’d like to survive all of the out-of-state weddings and ttc#2 (honestly I’m not sure I can achieve both of those goals but a girl can dream). I just received the promotion I’ve been working so hard for, so that can be checked off my 2017 list!

 

[DobbyForever]

Awww look at that huge grin in her 5 month photo! Love! Congrats on the promotion! And fxed for ttc #2! Crazy how time has flown and some of us will be trying again.

 

[second.time]

What beautiful photos! I'm glad everybody had a good holiday season.

Lesonde, wonderful news about the promotion, and best of luck to everyone TTC this upcoming year ... hope it's a smooth journey and leads to healthy, happy pregnancies.

I'd like to lose my last 5-7 pounds to get down to pre-pregnancy weight and more importantly make exercising a regular habit. I'm also trying to slowly shift to more vegetarian/homecooked meals.

Christmas was good for us and flying with two kids wasn't as terrible as I was expecting. We had short connections both times (30-40 minutes) and it made things suspenseful, but we had just enough time to change diapers/use the restroom and then run on to the next plane. In a way it helped to not have to situate ourselves and keep the kids entertained in the airport, just jump from flight to flight and then land safely. Everyone was very nice to A.!

He's on the verge of six months. I think he's about doubled his birth weight, putting him at around 16.5 pounds. Still crawling, pulling up to standing, babble-talking. He loved meeting his older cousins and aunts and uncles. I'm feeling really content with our family lately.

 

[DobbyForever]

Boo! So quiet surprised we didn’t get many 6 month updates

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I was totally gonna post, but then, you know, mom life. lol

This is what I posted on FB: "He's 16lbs 4oz (7390g) and 27.5in (70cm) long. That apparently means he's in about the 26th percentile for weight, but 85th percentile for height. And his head circumference is in about the same percentile as his height, so it looks like we have a long, lean little man on our hands at the moment. He seems to be enjoying the homemade purees I've made (carrots, peas, sweet potato, butternut squash), except for avocado. He's very good at rolling over, but not so good at remembering he doesn't enjoying being on his stomach. lol. He likes swimming, he's getting a lot better at grasping for things, but still needs to work on his napping. He's currently dealing with some seasonal, infant eczema, but a change in lotion and fewer baths should help with that."

In other news, we're looking into daycares. So far, I've only found 2 in the area that take 12 month olds. One is really nice, $1474/month, 1 caretaker for every 2 infants, but they only take 6 infants at a time. So, we're gonna put Alex in the wait list, but we wont hold our breath. The other is pretty alright, $1610/month, 3 caretakers for 10 infants, and they currently have 3 spots available in July. My mom was nit picking a bunch of stuff about the 2nd place, but BD and I don't see any major issues.

Just tonight was the 3rd time that we've DTD since Alex was born. We've used a condom every time and I still haven't gotten my period, but I took a pregnancy test the other day. It came back negative, but I don't feel 100% myself these days. Maybe I'll give it several days and take one again. We're not TTC yet, and it's probably just wishful thinking, but these things happen. lol

I know Gag asked this on the FB group, but I'll ask again on here: anyone already thinking about 1st BDay parties? I'm currently considering a Ninja Turtles theme. We'll have vanilla cupcakes, dyed green, with frosting in the 4 different colours. The nice thing about a summer BDay is you can probably do a BBQ, but having pizzas would go with the theme better. I dunno, we'll see.

 

[DobbyForever]

Awww cute pics! Glad all is going well! If you really want the first place, be pushy. They more they know you want them the better it will be/more likely you will get o

A had his 6m yesterday. He’s still itty bitty. 16 lbs 2.4 oz and 24.75”. Got some allergy tests done as I suspect he is allergic to my dogs, and I would need to rehome them. Ex didn’t show and gave me some stupid bs excuse. Just over him

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Oh, boy. So, he's still being a garbage person?

 

[DobbyForever]

Yup lol

 

[second.time]

Pretty, your guy is so cute! So tall. What a handsome string-bean!

Dobby, our babies are similar in size. Good to have somebody else with a more petite baby so I feel less alone. I'm sorry your ex is still being terrible; I hope that situation gets better and easier.

My little A. is doing well. He's small ... about to drop off the charts for height. I spent a while feeling awful about it but I know I'm doing my best for him and he'll probably just be a shorter guy naturally. I've just embraced his size now that I know it's not anything I've done or can "fix."

He crawls like crazy now, just zooming around the house. He also pulls up to standing all the time and loves "walking" when we hold his hands. I think people are surprised by how mobile he is, especially since he looks a little younger than he really is. I am feeling the crunch of not having as much free time and I get touched out easily ... DH is a great parent but A. prefers me. I'm just trying to enjoy these baby days.