Fall 2013 babies check in

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We haven't done one of these in a while, unless I missed it!

@jalapeñomel @publius @rex swizz pennypenny Velar Fricative magpie irish glauren sookie alpineslide winecheery greekypie SallySparrow cincodemayo anelms geek96 holly116 MrsAxilla


How old is your baby now?

Height/weight/head circumference?

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?

What milestones has baby reached so far?

What kind of activities does your baby like?

How are mom and dad doing?

[cincodemayo]

Feb 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT -5 @envinoveritas said:

How old is your baby now?
5.5 months


Height/weight/head circumference?
approx 27 inches & 19 lbs. He's a big little guy


How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
He's doing well, nursing more than normal right now as he's trying to fight off a cold. We've tried random solids here and there-some cereal, avocado, banana, and pears. 


How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
Still a bad sleeper. He usually is up 3-4 times per night but we are just having trouble finding a groove-what time to put him down, etc. And he NEEDS the boob to fall asleep 99% of the time.


What milestones has baby reached so far?
He FINALLY rolled over on Feb 7. He did back to front first, and then this weekend did both. He has been sitting well unassisted for about 2-3 weeks as well. But he has a lot of padding/weight holding him to the ground. 


What kind of activities does your baby like?
loves when I stack his blocks, still loves his activity mat, playing the music on his jumper


How are mom and dad doing? Good, we went on our first overnight away from the baby for Valentines Day. It was such a fun night. 

[Velar Fricative]

How old is your baby now?

4.5 months.

Height/weight/head circumference?

A couple of weeks ago she was 11 lbs 15 oz, 25 inches tall, and I can't remember her head size but it was average. She is a string bean and I have my concerns about her weight but her pedi says she's fine.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?

It's chugging along. She is still EBF and I have good days and bad days with the pump and usually have to pump outside of work to make enough for her. I think once we start solids I am going to let up on the bedtime pumping and supplement with formula if need be. We are thinking of starting solids in about a month, can't believe it!

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?

The 4MW lasted 2-3 weeks and it sucked. Then she began sleeping well, which was great. But she got sick over the weekend (during crib transition no less) and DH and I are zombies given how much she has woken up the last couple of nights. Before she was sick, the first night in the crib went great so I hope every night thereafter was just shitty because she's sick.

She's getting better with naps but still crappy overall. Either she catnaps in our arms, in her daycare crib, or in the car.

What milestones has baby reached so far?

She is a roly poly! It's hilarious to watch her roll back and forth especially when she does it the moment we look away. She's got better grips on things. She's squealing and trying to use her voice for more beyond crying. I keep thinking she's teething because she's been a slobbery mess for months but nothing yet. I feel like she really wants to sit up unassisted but she's not there yet.

What kind of activities does your baby like?

She is warming up to the jumperoo. She loves the kick and play and some Fisher Price learning puppy thing that DH hates because it's annoying lol. Any toy that crinkles is fun for her. She is starting to pay attention to (and play with) the books we read to her, and loves when we sing to her.

How are mom and dad doing?

We're doing fine. We make a good team. I really want my libido back though but I feel like crap about my body.

[rex]

How old is your baby now?

-5 months on Thursday.

Height/weight/head circumference?

-at her g.i. appointment almost 2 weeks ago she was 13.5 lbs. down to 28th% now. we go back to the gi on Friday so I'm overly optimistic that maybe we've hit 14lbs and are finally maintaining a curve instead of continuously dropping off of it height I don't know exactly. head at 4m appointment was 41.8cm (81%). the kid is built like a lollipop.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?

-she is on neocate now and WOW. I feel like I have a normal baby now. she actually shows hunger cues and likes eating. plus all these other negative symptoms are gone. I can't believe it.

-she has the solids readiness signs all of a sudden but I'm still waiting. I have started thinking about it though and checking out different brands for dairy/soy free options for when we are out somewhere and thinking about when we will start. it will likely be around 6 months because I am wanting to do BLW. she was trying to grab a piece of pizza out of my hand the other day and had her mouth open. clearly she doesn't realize pizza is poison for her!

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?

-I plead the 5th so no one hates me

What milestones has baby reached so far?

-sitting independently, does "happy baby" pose, can roll back to belly but refuses. still not belly to back but she has the motion she needs to get started. she's trying to squeal and i think i heard one today. she also yells at us lol definitely teething but HATES cold teething toys. she's also SO grabby. I can't hold anything and she grabs at our faces.

What kind of activities does your baby like?

-she loves bouncing, her jumperoo, looking in the mirror, sitting, chewing on Sophie, sitting in her bumbo...

How are mom and dad doing?

-I personally feel like I'm losing my mind being at home. I think I need some time out by myself to reset. I haven't had any time alone in MONTHS and it's making me crazy. I'm also really sick of being stuck inside and doing the same damn thing everyday. I've reached my limit with winter I think. I always get this way and then spring comes and I feel normal again.

[sookie]

How old is your baby now? 3 months or a day shy of 14 weeks.

Height/weight/head circumference? She's 23.5" and was 11lbs 5oz as of last Monday. She seems massive compared to when she was born (20" and 6lbs 10oz)!

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? She's a great eater! She nurses wonderfully and has no issues switching back and forth with bottles and boob, so I'm pretty thankful.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? We haven't hit the FMW yet, but the three month growth spurt made me want to die. She's a pretty good sleeper (went from STTN to one, rarely two, wake-ups at night), but during that spurt she was up nonstop.

What milestones has baby reached so far? Smiling, some giggling, and accidentally getting herself on her stomach from her back. She didn't mean to do it the two times it's happened that we've seen, and it's hilarious to watch her get annoyed when she realizes she ended up there. She's also definitely found her voice. If we aren't paying 100% attention to her she'll start blabbing away and make us focus on her again. It's pretty cute.

What kind of activities does your baby like? Sitting up (with a little help), standing up (with help), "watching" the Olympics, staring at her mobile in the crib, playing with her feet, attempting to put her whole fist in her mouth, and looking in the mirror.

How are mom and dad doing? We're good. DH is apparently already getting interested in a second one soon, so I'm staying 10' away from him at all times.

[AlpineSlide]

How old is your baby now? he will be 3 months next week

Height/weight/head circumference?  at the 2 month appt he was 24"/14#9oz/? I can never remember head measurement. I'm guessing he's well over 15 pounds now. I can't remember which was which but he was 89, 90, and 91st percentiles.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? EBF and I think we're doing ok. He is gaining weight like crazy. I noticed he has a heart shaped tongue/tongue tie about 2 weeks ago (confirmed at LLL meeting last week). He makes a smacking sound (not clicking) while nursing, but I don't have any pain. DH and I are discussing what to do about the tie since it isn't causing nursing issues at this time. I don't want to wait too long to have it clipped if necessary, I think it'll bleed more the longer we wait. Will he have trouble relearning how to use his tongue after the clip? Will he have speech problems if we leave it along? IDK what do.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? Haven't hit the FMW yet. I feel lucky with his sleep generally. He'll give a 5 hour stretch to begin and then 2-3 hour stretches after that, so it's roughly 2 or 3 wake ups but I think that is to be expected. They are quick too, so I don't mind.

What milestones has baby reached so far? Awesome head control, smiles all the time, can hold toys, starting to reach for things (improved hand eye coordination)

What kind of activities does your baby like? baths, looking at books/listening to me read, activity mat for brief times

How are mom and dad doing? I almost never cry now I was a hot mess for the first 2 months, crying for no reason. Dh and I have our moments where I feel like he doesn't help enough. We're struggling honestly, I tell myself I love him but he makes it easy to hate him at times

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[magpie]

How old is your baby now?
4 months

Height/weight/head circumference?
Not sure, her 4 month appointment is Thursday. She weighed 13 pounds last week!

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
No solids yet, just breastfeeding. It seems to be going well. I'm pumping about 12-15 oz per day at work and that seems to be more than enough to keep her satisfied at daycare.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
We had a bit of a regression (FMW?) in the past week, but she seems to be getting back to normal. For a couple of days, she was waking every 2-3 hours, but she's been back to her normal 7pm bedtime with 1 wakeup at 2-3am for a few days now. Knock on wood that it's over.

What milestones has baby reached so far?
Smiles, laughs a little, grabbing things is getting better, decent head control and some new vowel sounds. She has also been squealing. Oh and today she rolled from back to side. No other rolling so far though. I know it's not technically a milestone, but the biggest change is that she has been way less colicky, more predictable in her moods and A LOT more fun to be around.

What kind of activities does your baby like?
Drool, play her piano, go on walks in the stroller, stand (with help, obviously), making silly noises/having "conversations", listening to H play guitar.

How are mom and dad doing?
Pretty good. I've returned to work, so the days are a lot more hectic, but overall it has been great. We've been a little sleep deprived, but we're hanging in there.

[Jalapeñomel]

How old is your baby now?  4 months!

Height/weight/head circumference? 13.6 lbs, 23 inches no idea about his head

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? He's still eating every 2.5/3 hours.  No solids until 6 months for us

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? He is now getting up at least twice a night.

What milestones has baby reached so far? lifts his head, intentionally reaches for things, puts his hands/fists in his mouth, smiles and laughs (yeah!)

What kind of activities does your baby like? Flirting with everyone, the snail on the mobile, the butterfly on the activity mat, "flying" above my head, the kitchen

[thejackpot]

Feb 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT -5 @envinoveritas said:

We haven't done one of these in a while, unless I missed it!

@jalapeñomel @publius @rex swizz pennypenny Velar Fricative magpie irish glauren sookie alpineslide winecheery greekypie SallySparrow cincodemayo anelms geek96 holly116 MrsAxilla


How old is your baby now? 4 months 3 weeks

Height/weight/head circumference? 17lbs 11.5 oz....95th percentile for height and weight

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? Still only on bm, I have supplemented a few bottles here and there to keep up. We won't do solids until 6 mos.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? We co-sleep and I haven't noticed any differences in her sleep this month. Most days are pretty good. 

What milestones has baby reached so far? She loves to squeal! She is always reaching for things and she loves her hands. She is sitting up with help. She is a super smiley babe.

What kind of activities does your baby like? She likes to grab books while I am reading. She likes music and she tries to sing if you sing. She loves to be held  

How are mom and dad doing? We are good. Our days are super hectic between having two kiddos and being back at work. We thought we were going to have a date night but it didn't work out. I want to plan a night out soon.

[rupertpenny]

Feb 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT -5 @envinoveritas said:

We haven't done one of these in a while, unless I missed it!

@jalapeñomel @publius @rex swizz pennypenny Velar Fricative magpie irish glauren sookie alpineslide winecheery greekypie SallySparrow cincodemayo anelms geek96 holly116 MrsAxilla


How old is your baby now?

Height/weight/head circumference?

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?

What milestones has baby reached so far?

What kind of activities does your baby like?

How are mom and dad doing?

B will be six months on Friday!

14 lbs 4 oz and 25 in at her last appointment 2 weeks ago.

I've been feeding her purées for the last two weeks. She hates green food (avocado and green beans), but likes everything else (Apple, carrot, banana, sweet potato).

We did survive the 4MW with some sleep training at 5 months. She STTN for about a week but has gone back to two wake ups. I wish she would only wake up once, but it is sooooo much better than it used to be I can't complain much.

In the last few days she has been fussy and only seems to like taking walks and eating solids. I think I bore her

We are doing well, but I'm ready to go back to work in March.

[rupertpenny]

I forgot milestones. She wants to roll all the time which makes diaper changes challenging. She is also babbling a lot, especially when she is tired, and is getting really good at manipulating objects. She can also sit by herself now.

[anelms]

How old is your baby now? 17 weeks!

Height/weight/head circumference? No official measurements until 4 month appointment next week. But he is about 15lbs by our guesstimate

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? No solids yet. He has reverse cycled so he only takes 5-10oz of breastmilk from 6-4 while I'm at work and then nurses every 2-3 hrs all night. While I wish this wasn't the case I'm rolling with it.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? I haven't noticed a big change yet but we are up a lot anyways to nurse so I don't know that if will.

What milestones has baby reached so far? He is rolling and doing much better at tummy time. He can reach his feet now. He is very social; smiles and talks to everyone, has found his voice and loves to use it.

What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves music time with dad and looking at the baby in the mirror currently.

How are mom and dad doing? We are good. I'm tired but functioning and dad is enjoying his last month if paternity leave

So excited to catch up with all the fall babies!

[SallySparrow]

5.5 months. Ish. Do I qualify for MOTY if I know the month changes on the third, but have otherwise stopped counting?

16 lbs. 26 inches. No idea about head. Someone asked yesterday if she was 1 year old. It's giving me a complex that I have a giant baby.

Eating sucks. She barely takes any of her bottles the last week or so. Except at night when she should be sleeping. Loves "real" food now. Especially squash and peas.

Sleep. Is. Terrible. She went from being an awesome sleeper to waking up 5-6 times a night. I don't know what to do. I am literally so tired that I can't see straight.

She's rolling and can sit up unaided for brief periods. She's really gotten obsessed with the pets lately. She loves her jumperoo thing.

Mom and dad are a hot mess. This not sleeping thing is no joke.

[irish]

How old is your baby now?
20wks / 4.5 mths

Height/weight/head circumference?
14lbs 5oz and 26inches long.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
Good. Still have the morning bf with a 3oz supplement. Then 3 more bottles of 7/8oz. No solids yet, waiting til close to 6mths.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
Good. Has napped well during the day for the last couple of months. She STTN mostly now but there have been nights recently that have been disturbed by her cough and cold. She does wake during the night but settled herself back to sleep. I've kept the morning bf (which doesn't even fill her!) so that I can bf her MOTN during the cold.

What milestones has baby reached so far?
She rolled from her tummy the other day. As I type this she's on her playmat trying to twist herself to go back to front... It's not working! She has found her feet but hasn't got them to her mouth yet. Reaches for anything that takes her fancy - phones, remote, toast, toys, hair...

What kind of activities does your baby like?
Chewing on fingers (anyone's!) and fabric! Winter Olympics fan too. Enjoys the baby carrier I have (which is crap so looking to get a good one). Loves rattles and mirrors on her playmat.

How are mom and dad doing?
Ok. Could be better. I'm feeling trapped at the moment. Think it's cabin fever and lack of adult conversation. We haven't been out together in months and I think we need to get this. Hell, I need a night out!! He's had nights out whereas I haven't. And I resent that he gets a break from kids when at work.

[holly116]

How old is your baby now? He turned 5 months on Monday.

Height/weight/head circumference? At his four month appt he was 26 inches and I think 15 1/2 lbs. long and skinny.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? Nursing has been a breeze this time around. We tried oatmeal for the first time Monday night and he loved it. We'll do that once a night for a little while. I mix it with formula and scored two free cans from the pedi when we were there for DS1's well visit yesterday.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? I think (whispering) we're back on track, which is what I consider two night wake ups just to eat. FMW was rough, combine with vacation and an ear infection, it seemed to last forever and I was half zombie by the end of it.

What milestones has baby reached so far? He rolls over and is sitting pretty well assisted. He giggles and coos and in generally a super smiley baby.

What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves watching the older two and particularly thinks his older brother is so funny. I've out him in the exersaucer a few times but mostly, he loves just rolling around on the ground. He's in the process of discovering his feet.

How are mom and dad doing? We're doing great. I feel super close to my DH right now and although it's a crazy life, I love where we're at as a family.

[kdubs923]

How old is your baby now? He'll be 4 months on Friday... 17 weeks I think?

Height/weight/head circumference? He weighed in at 12lb 13 oz on Monday for a sick visit, we'll find out lenght/head at his 4 month appointment next week

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? Not bad! We had a bit of a nursing strike when I went back to work a few weeks ago, but we're mostly over it. He has an ear infection which started a new strike, but I think we're through that one now. He nurses when we're together, and he gets 2 or 3 bottles of formula on daycare days

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? He's been a great sleeper, but has been waking more frequently lately. I believe this is due to the ear infection because he wakes at 4 hours on the dot when the Tylenol wears off... Not sure if he'll return to his once or twice a night wake up or move right into the FMW

What milestones has baby reached so far? Um. Am I MOTY if I don't know what milestones he should be at right now? He definitely has found his hands (and ears, feet, mouth), he's constantly chewing on his fingers, and always talking. He's started blowing raspberries & giggling on occasion. It's the best sound in the world, but he really makes us work for the giggles!

What kind of activities does your baby like? Eating hands, hanging in his swing, kicking his legs, standing (and bouncing from sitting to standing), FP Kick & Play piano, and just hanging out in his high chair and talking while I get stuff done in the kitchen

How are mom and dad doing? We're OK. We mostly make a good team (when he's not dying of a man cold) and he's super cute with Sam. I feel like I kind of suck as a wife because of a lack of, ahem, intimacy lately, but I wake at 5:15 on work days (or today, 4:30 because that's when DS woke up to eat & then my alarm went off by the time I could get back in bed) So I honestly go to bed as early as possible. DS and I get home around 6, we play a bit, do bath, books, nurse, then bed. DH and I eat dinner somewhere in there, sometimes before DS' bedtime, sometimes after depending on the night. Then I get bottles & daycare stuff together. And it's literally my bedtime. We don't end up hanging out together much. DH says he understands but I still feel like I'm a crappy wife.

[mdana]

Can I join? N is an October 2013 baby.

How old is your baby now? N is just shy of 4.5 months, I stopped keeping track of the weeks.
Height/weight/head circumference? At his 4m appointment on the 10th he was 14lb4oz and 24.25 inches.
How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? Still EBF. We tried reintroducing a bottle last night and that didn't go so well. No solids yet, although I'm getting antsy to start (mostly just to see his reactions).  We'll be waiting till 6 months though.
How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the 4MW? Sleeping is so so.  He had been STTN since about 7 weeks, and in the past week or 2 has been up 2-3 times/night.  I'm guessing this is the 4MW.  He naps pretty well, usually better for H than for me though.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He can roll front to back, I think he's working on back to front but not quite there yet.  He can sit for 10-15 seconds at a time unassisted but generally flops over pretty quickly.  Excellent head control, reaches for things, etc. It's so cool to see what he'll do next  He is super smiley and giggly, which is a blast.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves to watch the fan go around, enjoys kicking and pulling stuff on his activity mat, loves to chat with H and squeal constantly.  He really enjoys sucking on his hand and chewing on his finger- I think teeth are coming soon. He's very flirty when we're out, I love it!
How are mom and dad doing? We're doing pretty well, all things considered.  We were able to get out for a date on Saturday, it was wonderful.  I think we need to work on taking more time for the two of us, but overall I think the parenting thing has brought us closer together and given us more appreciation for the other. 

[bazinga]

DD is a late November b-day, but I consider her a fall baby. Can I play?

How old is your baby now? She will be three months on Sunday. It is so weird to type that. How is she three months already?

Height/weight/head circumference? At her two month appt, she was 22 inches and 9 lbs 11 oz. She had some troubles gaining weight at first, but we are on the right track now and she is doing great.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? She is a good eater. She isn't very good at breastfeeding. I have been using a shield since pretty much the beginning and she tends to fall asleep on the boob a lot. I have been pumping and we have been supplementing with formula since she was about a month old. She will suck down a bottle like a champ though.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? Not too the FMW yet and I'm a little nervous about it because she has been such a good sleeper lately. She usually goes down around 730 or 800 and sleeps until about 200 am. She will wake up to eat and then go right back down until about 5 or 530. We would like her to sleep in a little later than that, but can't really complain. We transitioned her to her crib about a week ago and she has been doing great in there. Sometimes we have to go in and replace a nuk though.

What milestones has baby reached so far? She has been smiling and cooing for awhile. It is so cute to make her smile and talk "with" her! She has recently discovered her hands and loves to study them. She isn't the greatest at tummy time and we need to work on that more. She is able to roll to her right side and we find her like that in her crib sometimes.

What kind of activities does your baby like? She likes her activity mat. She loves bath time. She likes when we play with toys/rattles in front of her.

How are mom and dad doing? We are doing pretty well. We both love being parents and can't believe we have such a sweet little girl. We could probably use some more us time and should make that a priority.

[geek96]

How old is your baby now? 5 month 1 week

Height/weight/head circumference? At 4 months he was 25.5 in 16 lbs 10 oz and was 95% in head circumference.  DH went to this appointment because I had the stomach bug.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? No solids yet, waiting until 6 months.  I started work this week and so far he has taken less than 1.5 ounces a day while I am gone.  Luckily I am able to nurse him on my lunch break since I live so close.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? He has been going down earlier and earlier.  We are lucky to keep him up until 7:30 these days.  He wakes at 4 am to eat and back down until 7-8:30.  ::dodges stones:: Not sure we had a 4 month wakeful.  I never noticed any changes in his sleep.

What milestones has baby reached so far? He has started sitting up for a few seconds in the last 2 weeks.  I can see he is trying to get into a sitting up position for laying down as well.  It kind of reminds me of doing crunches.  Rolled belly to back maybe twice. We are still working on that.
 
What kind of activities does your baby like? Exersaucer, standing up and "dancing" while I sing to him, and babbling.

How are mom and dad doing? Honestly, we are struggling.  I always wanted to be a SAHM and we are working on that.  With our tax refund we should be able to pay off most of the student loan.  Now that I am working we are using all my salary to pay off our car which only has 8k left.  Once that is done we will be much better.  Part of the issue is that we work opposite shifts with hardly any childcare help.  I work 8:30am-4:30pm and DH works 3:30pm-12am.  My aunt is taking DS from 2-4:30 each day.   DH sleeps <6 hours and has DS all morning and when I go home I have all bath/bedtime/wake up duties and chores.

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[glauren]

I love these!

How old is your baby now?
4 months last week 


Height/weight/head circumference?
26in, 16lbs 9oz, 17" on Monday


How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
He isn't super interested in eating these days - he'd rather look around at EVERYTHING. No solids yet, but (flameful!) we plan on starting at 5 months.


How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
 I think the FMW is over? Maybe? If so, it lasted a month  
It's taken us 2 hours to get him to sleep these past few nights, but he's only been up twice and only to eat - which is a HUGE improvement. We started putting him down on his side the other night (flameful?), and it's seemed to help. So did ditching the Sleepsuit.


What milestones has baby reached so far?
He is so close to so, so much! He rolled belly to side before getting stuck on the Boppy the other morning, he's super close to back to belly, sitting for a few seconds at a time, almost laughing, grabbing with pretty good accuracy, scooted/wiggled to get to a toy yesterday...shit's about to get real over here!


What kind of activities does your baby like?
 He LOVES music - specifically when I sing to him. He sometimes coos along, sometimes listens, but stops whatever he's doing regardless. I wish I loved anything as much as he loves me singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider! Another flameful: we have a walker and he loves that thing. 


How are mom and dad doing?
 Really well. I have a pretty demanding job, and H is great at picking up the slack. We alternate bedtimes and wake ups which helps us keep our sanity - although that month of being up every hour or so was tough. I'm lucky that he's so hands-on and amazing with E. We're a great team so far! If E's bedtime starts going a bit smoother, we should be able to eat dinner together in the evenings again which will be amazing.

[glauren]

Feb 19, 2014 7:44:15 GMT -5 SallySparrow said:

5.5 months. Ish. Do I qualify for MOTY if I know the month changes on the third, but have otherwise stopped counting?

16 lbs. 26 inches. No idea about head. Someone asked yesterday if she was 1 year old. It's giving me a complex that I have a giant baby.

Eating sucks. She barely takes any of her bottles the last week or so. Except at night when she should be sleeping. Loves "real" food now. Especially squash and peas.

Sleep. Is. Terrible. She went from being an awesome sleeper to waking up 5-6 times a night. I don't know what to do. I am literally so tired that I can't see straight.

She's rolling and can sit up unaided for brief periods. She's really gotten obsessed with the pets lately. She loves her jumperoo thing.

Mom and dad are a hot mess. This not sleeping thing is no joke.

My 4 month old is the same size as your 5.5 month old - verdict: not giant!

[anoushka]

Feb 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT -5 @envinoveritas said:

I don't post much, but I'd like to play. My DS was born in November.

How old is your baby now? Three months

Height/weight/head circumference? Not sure about height or head, but he's 11 lbs 5 oz.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? He's allergic to milk, so we feed him 4-6 oz of Nutramigen at a time. It smells terrible, but he seems to like it.

How's it going with sleeping? He's not a very good sleeper at all - a couple of times he has slept for a 5-hour stretch at night, but mostly he only does 3 hours at a time still. He also still won't sleep in his crib at all. I'm reading the Ferber book now, but I think he's still a little young for that.

What milestones has baby reached so far? Smiling, tries to hold bottle when eating, likes to sit up assisted 

What kind of activities does your baby like? Rainforest play mat, "dancing" in my arms to music, peek-a-boo

How are mom and dad doing? We are beyond exhausted. Sometimes DS clearly wants to play and it's all we can do to sit him with us on our bed and try to stay awake. It seems like it will be a long time before this gets better. I want to work out and try to lose more baby weight, but it seems impossible at this point.

[soozy87]

How old is your baby now?

15.5 weeks

Height/weight/head circumference?

We will find out for sure at his 4 month dr. visit, but we weighed him at home around 3 months and he was 12.5 pounds and about 23 inches.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?

It is going alright. I am still pumping most of the time but I have been able to keep up with him for the last 2.5 weeks! We have not tried solids yet, waiting at least until we get the dr's advice.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?

Sleeping is going much better. The night he turned 3 months he slept through the night. Since then he has done that maybe 40% of the time. So, we are all happy!

What milestones has baby reached so far?

Smiling, sleeping through the night, close to rolling

What kind of activities does your baby like?
He really likes to be outside, playing on his activity mat, baths

How are mom and dad doing?
We are doing well, much better now that we are getting more sleep!

[jaybird]

How old is your baby now? 3.5 months

Height/weight/head circumference?
At her 3 month appt she was 13 lbs and 24.5 inches. Not sure about her head but it's always been about 90th percentile.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
Still EBF, though she was diagnosed with allergies about a month ago. So far I've cut out milk, soy, nuts, and eggs so hopefully that'll help. It's been hard to determine what she's allergic to since she's generally calm and happy. Her only symptom is bloody stool. We're going to hold off on solids for a bit, though whenever I eat she's started trying to grab at my food or will stare at me and make exaggerated chewing motions.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
Though last night was rough, she's generally okay. Haven't hit the FMW yet.

What milestones has baby reached so far?
She coos, giggles, and blows raspberries. She's getting a bit more tolerant of tummy time but isn't close to rolling. She reaches for and grabs things.

What kind of activities does your baby like?
Sitting facing someone and "talking" to them is her favorite. Mirrors, mobiles, her oball rattle, books, and basically anything she can grab and bring to her mouth. She's starting to like the kick and play, but I wish you could turn the music off and just have piano.

How are mom and dad doing?
I was offered a course that I couldn't say no to and started teaching a few weeks ago. I was a bit nervous but it's been so nice to get out of the house and be around adults (even undergrads). And it's the perfect amount of time; our babysitter comes for 3 hours, twice a week. DH and DD bonded during all of the snow days we've had recently, so at least they were good for something! She gives him huge smiles when he comes home, will take a bottle from him a bit better, and no longer gets upset when I leave them alone.

[sporklemotion]

I'm not sure if I count, but I think E is only a couple of days behind sameoldash's daughter, so I'll chime in, too!

How old is your baby now? 2.5 months

Height/weight/head circumference? At her 2 month appointment, she was 9 pounds, 6 oz. height was 21.75 inches. IDK head circumference. She is little!

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? She eats whenever we let her. No solids yet.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW? Night sleeping is improving. Naps are tough. We do a long drive every day, and she dozes on me in the late afternoon. She will stay up for hours if we don't force naps.

What milestones has baby reached so far? Smiling, cooing, pooping fewer than 10 times a day. She has good head control and tracks objects well. She has started to use her hands better, but I am not sure how intentional it all is. She sucks on her fists and seems to swipe at/kick toys.

What kind of activities does your baby like? Staying awake, looking at her zebra toy, playing the smile game, nursing

How are mom and dad doing? Pretty well. Dad is doing great-- he loves E and is very patient with her. I am settling in a bit, but still feel touched out a fair amount of the time. I have been tutoring a bit at night, which has given me a nice break, but it has also made me reluctant to leave DH with her to do things just for me, and I am dying to do something to make me feel better about my appearance-- get my brows done, go shopping, etc.. MIL was supposed to babysit last weekend (this would be our first time out without baby since her birth), but she backed out the day before because of the weather, so we had to change our theatre tickets. I cried over this for a while-- I had been fantasizing about the night out for a while. I know I need to ask my DH to do more, and we should find a professional sitter who will be more reliable, but we haven't done it yet.

[oswin]

How old is your baby now?
3.5 months

Height/weight/head circumference?
23" last time I checked, 14lbs 6oz last week, no idea on head measurements

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
No solids yet. BFing is going pretty well, though I'm having trouble pumping enough to keep up with her. She just had a huge growth spurt.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
Not too bad, she's been up twice lately. She has a big feeding between midnight and 2am, and then a tiny feeding at 4ish. I'm trying to get her to drop the second feeding, because it's clear that it's more habit than nourishment. I've read about half of the Ferber book so far. We're not exactly sleep training, but lately at bedtime we do let her fuss and cry for a bit because usually she quiets down quite quickly. No sign of the FMW yet, I'm dreading it because I'm already exhausted.

What milestones has baby reached so far?
She just started rolling over! Strangely enough, she's rolling back to front and only in her crib. I actually suspect she can only do it with the help of her feet on the bars of the crib. I saw her use them to push herself all the way over once (otherwise I haven't actually witnessed it, just found her on her tummy). 

What kind of activities does your baby like?
She's having fun practicing sitting with help and in her bumbo. We also have some great conversations consisting of funny noises. She also likes pretending to crawl - spending time on her tummy and flailing like she's trying to go somewhere.

How are mom and dad doing?
I'm exhausted. During the months since she's been born, I've been sick more frequently than I can ever remember. No sooner do I finally stop coughing and sniffling than I get another cold, sometimes with a fever at the beginning. It's awful. The pattern seems to be that I start feeling better, then I start working out, then when I go through a couple of particularly bad nights of sleep my body succumbs to illness once again. It's so frustrating. I have no life because I have to go to bed at 9pm, and with an evening pumping session I get maybe an hour of free time to relax per day. DH is doing better because he doesn't have to get up (there's not much he could do to help most nights since it's usually feeding), but he's frustrated at how boring our life has become. So we're struggling, but it's totally worth it. I love seeing DD grow and get more active and interactive.

[minzy]

Feb 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT -5 @envinoveritas said:

How old is your baby now?  5 mos this week

Height/weight/head circumference?  I think she's right at 15 lbs... not sure about the height and head circumference at the moment.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?  She does not seem interested in food yet and I am planning on waiting until six months anyway.

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?  Her sleeping at night is awful.  The four month wakeful is ongoing.  She does not have trouble falling asleep, though... just a little whimper, sucks her hand, and out.  Little blessings.

What milestones has baby reached so far? She has been rolling front to back since about 3.5 months... and she just went back to front this afternoon.  She "talks" a lot.  She will "stand" if you hold her... is sort of sitting with support for brief periods of time.

What kind of activities does your baby like?  Her playmat, exersaucer, swing, looking at her sister, smiling at us and in the mirror.

How are mom and dad doing?  We are good, trying to make time for the other, and we went on a (very short) date last week, wooh!

[Jalapeñomel]

Oh my baby is still so small...I hope he catches up!

[rex]

Feb 19, 2014 17:54:04 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Oh my baby is still so small...I hope he catches up!

our babies are basically the same size. he's fine

[winecheery]

How old is your baby now? 5 months and a week

Height/weight/head circumference?  Let's see, she was 25 inches and some change, 12.5lbs, and I forget her head circ at her 4 month well care. She's probably 13lbs now for sure.

How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet? Good!  BF still tries my patience at times, but it's so easy overall.  I feel like sometimes my milk isn't enough for her, but then we went ahead and introduced some purees last week, and she LOVES them.  I wanted to wait til 6 months on the dot, but she had been showing signs of readiness for a month and finally I gave in to DH, who was rooting for her.  She loves sweet potato, oatmeal, and bananas so far, not so much avocados.  I am enjoying making the purees. 

How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?  We survived!  lol It lasted maybe 2 weeks??  After it ended though,  her sleep was kind of wrecked.  We had an entire month of crap sleep.  So, we bumped up her bedtime, ditched the swaddled arms, and tried Ferber for a number of reasons and it was awesome for us.  She goes down within 5-10 (max) mins of mild "complaining" or just quietly rolls over and sleeps.  She'll wake up once a night with a poopy diaper though lately, which is bizarre, but I have heard this happens to some babies right around the time they start solids (??) and if she's hungry I feed her and she goes back to bed on her own.  It's pretty great. If she wakes up at say, 6am and we don't want to get up for the day she gets to snuggle with us til 7:30am  Anytime before 6am is back to the crib! Naps are not awesome, although in the past few days she has decided she wants to take her first nap of the day in her crib (YAY) without any training at all, so maybe she'll naturally make that happen.  She naps in her stroller on the go.

What milestones has baby reached so far? rolling both ways and therefore choosing to sleep on her tummy, sitting on her own (though she topples over, and still leans forward a lot) some solids, grabbing all the things, babbling like mad, working towards crawling…she scoots backwards and actually can go forward but not very far.  She's close though!

What kind of activities does your baby like? She enjoys when I sing her the alphabet.  We signed her up for swim class, and her and DH enjoy that together.  She freaking loves eating her Sophie these days.  Also anything that lets her feel like she's in control makes her happy; seeing how things work, playing peekaboo with a blankie, etc.  She also loves people watching; we took her to the zoo because she gets really happy around animals, but the hoards of children were what got her really excited.  And she still loves being worn in the Becco and going for hikes, or just being out in the world.

How are mom and dad doing? Really well.  Sleep training obviously has helped us get better sleep, and therefore makes us less grouchy, and much kinder to each other.  We are really enjoying DD in this stage overall, and being a family.  And I think that we make an effort to be intimate and affectionate as husband and wife, so that's always a good thing too.  We had a date the other day and it was awesome!