Let's check in

[lauren9317]

How's everyone's week been? For some reason I can't wait for February to be over. I want to start a brand new month! And my kids will be 3 months old in early March, so that's exciting. They are smiling a lot, especially Natalie. They are starting to be a bit more interested in toys. This morning I sat Nathan in the bumbo seat which was adorable. Natalie wasn't quite ready for it, her head was bobbing around too much.
We don't have too much planned for the month of March. Just excited for the babies to keep growing and doing new things!
How is everyone? Here's a picture of Nate in the Bumbo.
Lol- I was using the voice text thing and it wrote "me in the Bumbo" instead of Nate. So then I laughed imagining me trying to stuff myself in a Bumbo seat.

[amellis2]

Lauren, you're killing me with that "Me in the Bumbo." Now I am thinking about me in a bumbo.

The girls are doing good. I have to figure out something for naptime because they are fighting it hard and not napping until 3:30PM. Which means they don't wake until 6PM. Which means they don't go to bed until super late. Not acceptable.

They talk so much and say things that I didn't think I would ever hear a 2.5 year old to say.

I bought this fake eggs that can be dyed in regular Easter Egg dye. They bring them up and say, "It wants to hatch!" WHAT? WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT? I love it.

I have decided to go to grad school when the children start VPK not this fall, but next fall. I have 18 months to get my s*** together. I am going to be seeking my Master of Library Science and I haven't decided if I want to be in a public library or doing Archival work. It's pretty awesome to even consider it and I am super excited.

DH and I are going to be taking a few days vacation without the kids and I am ready for a break. I love them so much, but I with them non-stop and will welcome the short break. DH and I didn't a honeymoon, we have gone on 3 dates in the last year, and we haven't gone on a vacation together in like 5 years. I am looking forward to being able to see my friends and go to a few museums without having to worry about two temperamental almost 3 year olds.

ETA: I am also vaguely considering being done with kids.  Part of me wants to do the homebirth thing, and to potentially have a son, but I think those could be considered selfish reasons for having a baby.  The girls will have each other.  And I don't think I could put myself through this again.

[kimandross]

This week has been crazy. I keep thinking today is Monday. Quinn's birthday was yesterday, I can't believe he's 6! 2 hands!! My parents just left today. We went to Magic Kingdom on Sunday, and Hudson did surprisingly well. He napped in the stroller, so glad he's finally big enough for the City Mini. I ADORE that stroller. Don't know how I've survived without it, ha.

Hudson is finally gaining pretty consistently. He's up to 12lbs 11oz, he gained a 1/2 lb in the last 2 weeks and all his tests have come back good. His pedi is happy and the GI doc is happy, so I'm happy! Although I've always been pretty confident that he's just a slow gainer. He'll catch up eventually. I do get pretty annoyed at people always asking me how old he is and if he was a preemie. Oh well, he's just my pocket sized baby.

[mrsmew]

I like reading all the updates!

Lauren, love that pic. What a sweetheart. I remember the getting interested in toys stage - Ellie was a hot mess for the first 4 months until she could actually grab onto a toy herself. Then it was a whole new ballgame, lol.

amellis - yay for a break! I'm sure that will be so refreshing!

Kim - I can't believe Quinn is 6. And I feel you on the City Mini love. Ours is looking rough because I have put MILES on that bad boy. Now I have to figure out what to do about double stroller or not, etc, but man I love that City Mini.

Ellie has been suuuuuuuper whiny and clingy lately and my patience is wearing thin. Of course this also came at a time when I have a crapload of work to do (I do contract work from home) and I need her to be a little independent, but somehow she just never gets my memos to act accordingly. So it has been a stressful week and I've been pulling lots of late nights to work while she's asleep. My mom is coming tomorrow for a couple days which will help, although it stinks I'll be working most of the time she's here.

I also have not had any time to plan for Ellie's 2nd bday party, which is 2 weeks from Sunday. Yikes!

Other than that Ellie is awesome. Amellis, she's like yours - every day she says something new and I'm all, "whaaaa-? Where did you hear that?!" It's awesome. She also started singing which is about the cutest thing I've ever seen/heard. The other day she was dancing around the house singing "Let It Go" and I almost died.

In non-kid news my sister moved to Japan for 7 months as of today. She's going to be singing at Tokyo Disney. I'm wicked proud of her but also crazy sad because being back near her was the best part of being back in FL. I'm going to miss her so much.

[sara76]

I like reading the updates too:)

Mrsmew I can't imagine how much you miss your sister. The time will fly though as it always does.

Right now I wish I could stop time. I'm at a good place this week. I'm back at the gym which instantly puts a more positive outlook on my day, just knowing I can go gives me more energy. It feels good to be sore for reasons other than pregnancy or surgery.

Ben is becoming a really easy baby and Amelia has officially adjusted to big sisterhood. In fact I'd say she's super proud to be a "big sissy". This is following some weeks of tears on both of our parts so I can say we've both earned some serenity.

I can't wait to watch Ben grow more and become more interested in her. On the other hand even though I adamantly don't want any more children, I do get a little sad everytime I realize this is my last baby and the last day they're going to be this small. My nephew is graduating high school this year and going away to college and it seems like he was born yesterday so I know it's going to go by even faster with my own.

[lauren9317]

Yay for updates!

[etteyam]

Lauren, Nate looks so adorable! I can't wait til I can bust out the bumbo for DS.

Sara, you go, girl! I, too, have started working out and it feels great! I also signed up for my 1st 5K in May.

Amellis, I'm jealous! Im not sure when H and I can go away on vacation by ourselves. We havent been on a date in months!

DS is 8 weeks old and is growing like a weed. We're not doing well in the sleep department, though. His naps are so short and at night, he starts out in the swing and ends up sleeping on the bed with me. He still wakes up every 2 hours to eat.

I go back to work next week. I can't say I haven't been looking forward to it. I love the time I spend at home with my boy but there's really not much we do since he still sleeps a lot. And I've been missing some adult interaction. I'm just worried if I can keep up with his appetite. Right now, he takes 4 oz in a bottle every 2.5 to 3 hrs. I remember when my girls were that age, they were only eating 3 oz. So I'm setting my BFing goals to 6 months and just take it day by day after that.

[alzi]

Oops I updated in the other thread. But it's in there!

[babybchbum]

Triston is doing fantastic with therapy. He now says please eat eye and go. He says more on occasion. He will even say go after you say "ready set.."

He signs eat more please all done and thank you on occasion.

Owen is cruising on everything. He will pull up on his walker toy and push it across the house. I will have 2 walkers/runners soon.

[mrsjason]

Ahh, it's nice to read everyone's updates and seeing what's going on unsay to day lives

Brit is no longer a good sleeper. It sucks big time. He was sleeping through the night for about two months and mysteriously he now wakes every 2-3 hours for the last month. Ugh. I miss sleep! That coupled with my h's crazy work schedule which essentially leaves me as a single mom in dying for a break.

We were also due to go back to FL over spring break but the thought if traveling by myself with two and getting out of our day to day routine was enough for me to cancel our trip. We were also planning to go back for Easter but I think we'll save all our travel for the summer.

For the most part it's not bad having two but I feel like I have a weekly break down from lack of sleep, lol. I think baby number 3 is NOT gonna happen. Ha.

[lauren9317]

Sorry to hear about Brit's changed sleeping habits! Hopefully it's just a phase? And I hear you about not wanting to travel. We'll be going on our first little road trip with the twins in late April, just to my parents' house in Jax but I'm already nervous about getting out of our routine. Also not sure where in their house there will be room for all the stuff we'll be bringing that the babies need!

As for my update, things have been going pretty well. Natalie and Nathan turned 3 months old last week. I am hoping they'll do something exciting soon like hold their heads up for a long time period or better yet, roll over! I need to stop being so impatient!

I am starting to want to do something about getting my post partum belly to stop looking like I am still pregnant. It bums me out. I actually think some I it is just bloat from me not drinking enough water anymore. So I'm gonna start trying to drown myself in water and see if that helps at all.

[babybchbum]

Lauren- 100oz of water a day will help tremendously. I just don't know how you would manage to pee in your routine with 2.

It is okay to not love your PP body and it is okay to not bounce back right away. Remember your body did some amazing things for the last year. Heck I'm 10 months PP and am just now able to make time to go on a walk and do something about my body

Owen is trying so hard to walk. Everything is a walker these days. He gets very frustrated when his brother is being fed and he isn't.

Triston is having a hard time with transition right now. Hoping to get him with an ABA therapist in the near future.

[lauren9317]

Thanks, and you're right, it will be hard to find time to pee so much! Not looking forward. I've been noticing that I barely pee during the day as of now which is crazy! I also find it hard to remember to drink a lot as I'm not thirsty very often. Plus I'm doing so many hands on activities with the babies so I don't think to stop and drink water. But I gotta try. Pretty sure a lot of my belly bump is water weight. It's happened to me in the past, I had a thing in about 2005-6 where I felt that I always looked pregnant and water helped so much. Although 100 oz sounds daunting, lol!

[lauren9317]

Oh never mind, 100 oz would be about 6 btls of water which is not bad. Phew.

[sara76]

Lauren when I lost 30 lbs before kids a huge part of it was the 64 oz of water each day. Also I was hardly eating anything but anyway... I'm trying to drink a lot of water too.
So Ben started a sleep strike last night. He's been sleeping on his belly since he was 3 weeks old. Starting last night he rolls onto his back violently the instant you put him on his belly. Then he flails and screams. He's been rolling for 2 months so that's not new. This angry thing is. But if you are paying attention to him he's super super happy. And wide awake. He finally slept last night from 11pm-1am. Then kind of from 3-4. Then 7-9. This is not like him. He's starting to grab toys so I guess it's a milestone regression. I wish I was less tired though. Amelia's getting cheated today. She just wants to play and I feel spent. However she is SUCH a good girl. Ben is in his swing and she's playing with her toys and when he starts fussing she goes to him and he smiles so huge and she gives him a different "baby toy" to play with and he's good for awhile. God I love her.
And him. Even though he slept like crap last night he's beyond adorable and gets more so each and every day.

[babybchbum]

Sara 4 month wakeful maybe? But I totally agree about the milestone sleep regression too

[sara76]

Mar 12, 2014 10:49:10 GMT -5 babybchbum said:

Sara 4 month wakeful maybe? But I totally agree about the milestone sleep regression too

I think it's a double whammy. He also slept amazingly the 2 nights before so I think it's also related to growth. The 2 days/nights before last he was completely soaking his bed with each diaper change. Tells me he was taking more in in order to grow. I'll find out Monday at his appt. I expect him to weigh in as a giant.

[amellis2]

I have been trying to drink more water, too. And less carbs. And I have been so flipping angry and hungry all the time. If I did like Paleo or Atkins, I'm pretty sure I would be in prison. My Macros for Tuesday were 50/20/30 Carbs/Fat/Protein. I AM MISERABLE.

I am dumping my heart Rate monitor. I have my right stats in it, and it is coming back with an insane amount of calories. Like, 1 hour of spin = 1100 calories. I am so pissed off that so far every massive effort I have given to lose the weight has backfired. I need to loose legit 100 lbs. That will take at least 2 years and I have lost 6 months of that time by counting the calories I had burned off of a heart rate monitor.

[babybchbum]

Mar 12, 2014 15:50:36 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

I have been trying to drink more water, too. And less carbs. And I have been so flipping angry and hungry all the time. If I did like Paleo or Atkins, I'm pretty sure I would be in prison. My Macros for Tuesday were 50/20/30 Carbs/Fat/Protein. I AM MISERABLE.

I am dumping my heart Rate monitor. I have my right stats in it, and it is coming back with an insane amount of calories. Like, 1 hour of spin = 1100 calories. I am so pissed off that so far every massive effort I have given to lose the weight has backfired. I need to loose legit 100 lbs. That will take at least 2 years and I have lost 6 months of that time by counting the calories I had burned off of a heart rate monitor.

Thyroid issues?

[amellis2]

My Gyn checked my thyroid back in June. He said they were normal. My mom says I need to take this information to an endo, because even if they are normal on a scale they maybe not be normal for me.

[babybchbum]

^^very true! But then again you may be holding onto the weight because you aren't eating enough

[sara76]

Mellis I need my carbs too! I never meet the 50% recommendation. Ever.

[amellis2]

I thought that babybchbum. I upped my calories and then gained more. I'm sidelined right now due to a bone spur, so I have trying to keep it at 1700 calories/day and we went for a walk last night. Plus side, I burn more calories walking in a boot than regular walking.

I have a bitch of a headache today. Nothing has helped it so far. Water, tylenol, coffee. WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS TO THEMSELVES??

WHY AM I DOING IT. *eats toast*

[sara76]

I used to think that not eating enough was my problem. Then I did that diet. I was barely eating 500 calories a day and losing 5 lb a week and a ton of fat too. I don't fool myself with that anymore. It's what you eat. And exercise for fat burning. Both of which are so hard to right while being "mom" all day.

[mrsjason]

Marissa - I am dealing with the same thing as you. Actually I weighed less when I left the hospital with Brit. It sucks because I work out HARD 5 days a week and eat clean, meaning no processed foods and small portions. But in the last 6 weeks I have gained 2 lbs. it is beyond frustrating and really defeating to be honest. Buuuttt, I went in for blood work (after it came back normal TWICE since having Brit) and my TSH was 28. Well no wonder why I am so fucking tired and can't lose weight. My TSH should be 1. My meds were adjusted last week and I'm impatatiently waiting to see results.

So my advice is to get tested again. If you have Hashimotos like I do your thyroid can be all over the place. Depending on when you get your blood work done it could *falsely* be correct.

[sara76]

Mrsjason I'm seeing my Dr for a checkup Wed. She'll go over my bloodwork. She already reviewed it and sent me a message on the portal saying my thyroid is normal but cholesterol is high. Wednesday she'll go over it in more detail. I may skip the appt though. H was going to keep the kids at home with him but now he won't be here and it's senseless to go toting them bc I won't be able to focus at all. But I think once we get settled in our new place and I find a Dr I'll start being more demanding about checking my thyroid. No matter what I do I can not budge the scale. And it's heavier than when I left the hospital with Ben also. Wahh

[etteyam]

Mar 12, 2014 9:05:24 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Lauren when I lost 30 lbs before kids a huge part of it was the 64 oz of water each day. Also I was hardly eating anything but anyway... I'm trying to drink a lot of water too.
So Ben started a sleep strike last night. He's been sleeping on his belly since he was 3 weeks old. Starting last night he rolls onto his back violently the instant you put him on his belly. Then he flails and screams. He's been rolling for 2 months so that's not new. This angry thing is. But if you are paying attention to him he's super super happy. And wide awake. He finally slept last night from 11pm-1am. Then kind of from 3-4. Then 7-9. This is not like him. He's starting to grab toys so I guess it's a milestone regression. I wish I was less tired though. Amelia's getting cheated today. She just wants to play and I feel spent. However she is SUCH a good girl. Ben is in his swing and she's playing with her toys and when he starts fussing she goes to him and he smiles so huge and she gives him a different "baby toy" to play with and he's good for awhile. God I love her.
And him. Even though he slept like crap last night he's beyond adorable and gets more so each and every day.

I make myself drink 1.5 gal of water everyday so I can pump enough milk for DS. I have not seen the numbers on the scale go down It's disheartening since I lost 25 lbs right away within the first 2 weeks ( I had a lot of swelling), and the remaining weight hasn't started to come off.

[amellis2]

Mar 13, 2014 22:27:47 GMT -5 mrsjason said:

Marissa - I am dealing with the same thing as you. Actually I weighed less when I left the hospital with Brit. It sucks because I work out HARD 5 days a week and eat clean, meaning no processed foods and small portions. But in the last 6 weeks I have gained 2 lbs. it is beyond frustrating and really defeating to be honest. Buuuttt, I went in for blood work (after it came back normal TWICE since having Brit) and my TSH was 28. Well no wonder why I am so fucking tired and can't lose weight. My TSH should be 1. My meds were adjusted last week and I'm impatatiently waiting to see results.

So my advice is to get tested again. If you have Hashimotos like I do your thyroid can be all over the place. Depending on when you get your blood work done it could *falsely* be correct.

Thanks.  I know I need to be my own advocate in these situation, but I don't do it.  I let the doctors boss me around.  I am 85% sure something is wrong.  I am exhausted when I wake up after a good nights sleep, my knees creak so much it grosses Luis out (I know I have talked about that in the past to you.) AND the hard time losing weight.  I will see if I can find an endo here.