Rabbit(and any other "moms")Please give us newbies the advice!!! I look forward to any words of wisdom!!!!
Karen--Good luck on the test!!! Remember, it isnt the end of the world if u test positive..Of course, I only cried 3 days when I did each time!!! LOL...Really, good luck and dont stress!!!!!That is way too cold!!! I whine about 30's here!!!!
Lauren--U r doing great with the pumping..3 oz is all I can get on top of what she takes for 15-20 minutes..What pump do u have??Dh surprised me with a Medela Pump in Style he ordered after researching pumps..I had a small Medela but it isnt fast or efficient enough for me to go back to work...He is soo good to me....and soo funny!!!!!!!Havent opened it yet...Call the LC whenever..they are great!!!
Also, my weightloss happened after 1 month...I had only lost 8 lbs when I got home..That darn pitocin and the stress of labor gives U extra fluid!Dont weigh again until 1 month...DH was happy cuz the OB said since I was soo healthy, and did soo well with this pg and delivery, I could get pg in 6 months!!!!
Elisa--We will soon be pros!!!!Glad to see u around!!!!!
Kaylee did much better last night...DH put her to sleep at 8pm and she stayed in her own cradle until 11pm..then went back into her cradle at 11:30 and woke up every 2 hrs after that but didnt cry and went back to sleep...Rabbit is right...the book says that U should put them in the crib to play and make them see it as a happy place also...but I am spoiled to the ease of just reaching and feeding!!!!!
Thanks for the warm welcome wishes. I am looking forward to positng. I love to read about the babies. Now that I think that we might be ready it is nice to hear the stories. I don't know if I will ever "be ready" I think I can just be well prepared *smile*
KarenK....how far along are you?? I am not even pregnant and I see things that I would just love to buy and hold onto until that day comes.
LBH...Wow...sounds like your sleep schedule is all crazy. Are you a stay at home mom or are you planning on going back to work? I saw that you went on an Royal Carribean cruise what ship were you one. I just loved the cruise. Very excited to plan our next one. As my husband jokes maybe we can get pregnant on the cruise and bring home a little souviner...*smile*
Sorry for sooooo many questions but since I am new I am trying to read old posts and catch up.
Sophie..We went on a cruise for our honeymoon and it was wonderful. What cruise line are you going on. We went on Royal Carribean and it was great. We went to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamacia. Very beautiful. We have already starting planning our 1 yr anniversary. We plan to do another cruise. Bad thing about cruise is there is soooo many temptations when it come to the food. They have healthy stuff but boy do they have bad stuff. Like LBH I did the ShipShape stuff too but I didn't lose weight I gained but it was worth it.
Well hope everyone has a good day and the new moms get some rest.
Tab- We were on Enchantment of the Seas. We went on the Western Caribbean cruise. It was great, but we had been dating 7 months at the time and DH had already made the plans, so I shared the room with him and his brother!! LOL, it was funny, because they both got really ill, I didn't. We think it was the stuffed lobster...another good reason I don't like seafood!! Probably the reason I lost and didn't gain was because we could never stay awake for the midnight buffet!! In fact, the night of the grand buffet, we actually set the alarm clock to get up and see it, and take pics!! We didn't get to eat anything, because first you go and take pics, then they let you back to eat! We took pics, and went back to bed!!
Unfortunately I have to go back to work. I really don't want to, and it tears me up to think of it, but we can't swing it right now. In 2 yrs. we're hoping that our debt is paid off and I can stay home.
RR- I have the Medela PIS. The wife of the doctor my mom works for gave me hers. I just bought all new tubing. I would've bought it if she didn't give it to me. I probably would've gotten the backpack model though. I love it soo far. I've been trying to pump every few hours today. Right now I'm only up a couple feedings, so I'm not freezing any yet. I guess once I get a day up I'll freeze it. Do you have a bottle warmer? I have a Safety 1st Dawn to Dusk bottle warmer. It has a cooler with an ice pack to store a couple bottles in, and then the heating unit. I haven't used it yet, since I just started pumping.
Elisa- Welcome back, good to see you!! Hope you find a better job soon, the market is soo bad.
Karen- Thanks! Your DH has bad taste!! I mean, he made the right choice with you, but if he thought I was cute...geez, you'll never have any competition!!
Well, gotta wake up my little man to feed him, it's been quite awhile! He takes after his mommy in that he loves his sleep!!
I'm going on a Holland America cruise. 14 days in the Caribbean! We went for 10 days to Mexico last year and I did lose 5 lbs. So I'm looking forward to another loss this time. The last time, however, I didn't realize 24 hr. room service until the very end!
Everyone here sounds great! I'm looking forward to hearing more about the new and expectant moms and other lives in this group.
Lots of posts today! I've been doing research on student loans for ds today - school is so expensive!
Lauren & RR - so glad I didn't tick anyone off!! Whew! I wasn't sure if I should say anything, I just know when I am at my sister's it's really a pain in the patoot.
Lauren - I wouldn't worry about that weight loss yet either. ~ glad to hear Peter is a good sleeper so far. ~ that ship shape thing you did on the cruise sounds great. Is that the one with all the choices for dining? I've been doing a little cruise research.
RR - One little sleep funny to share. I can remember after bringing ds home from the hospital, I'd wake up at night and watch him because I couldn't wait for him to wake up! He slept through the night real early also. I'm sure you're thrilled to hear that...
Elisa - hello! Yeah on maintaining your weight and good luck on your job hunt.
Sophie - what a long cruise! I've been looking into maybe a 3-4 day one.
Came down to check my e-mail and decieded to check in here too. Lots of posts in the last couple of days, so I'll have to keep the reply short since I have to go to WW soon.
Have been doing better using the book journal, although Sunday was ugly, I went way over points and they were really bad for you stuff. Oh well, yesterday I was back on track but today I'm really under because I have an upset tummy and the runs . Hopefully all will go well tonight. I have been eating in front of the TV too much with K gone, I just don't like eating at the table by myself unless I read which is just as distracting as watching TV. Does anyone else have this problem?
LBH & RR - I'm with Liz all your stories (and my sister's) make my appretiate the beasts .
Rabbit - Congrats on working out when you didn't want to .
Liz - I'm with you on the "D" word. Good luck jump starting your losses.
Elise - welcome back! Sorry about the job situation, good luck finding a new one.
Soph - Welcome. Good luck loosing for your cruise.
Tab - Welcome to you too. You can never ask too many questions.
Karen - Hope your test went well .
Well gotta go send a couple of e-mails before I head out. It started snowing about an hour ago and we're supposed to get a couple of inches. Of course K is down south where it's warmer and I have to shovel snow
Whew, I am so exhausted!! I went shopping with MIL today and Alex made out like a bandit!! She was having fun spending money and I was having fun letting her. We now have a lot of stuff for his room. I got the Outer Space stuff from Pottery Barn Kids. We got bumper pads, wall decorations, the cutest night lite shaped like a rocket ship, the dust ruffle and 2 sheets. I decided not to get a quilt 1) it's expensive and 2) you can't keep it in the crib. I figured why bother. Now I have to get cracking on that room. It would really only take a couple hours to empty it out but trying to get DH to help has been a pain. Maybe now he will help.
I don't have the test results back yet but I am hoping they are OK!! That drink was like flat Sprite, yum!! I HAVE TO START GOING EVERY TWO WEEKS NOW!!!! Can I say that that makes me SO nervous!! Yikes. My hands start shaking (my classic nerve sign!) at the very thought. I was reading my Week By Week guide the other day and it said: Start thinking about delivery... I think: It's a little soon isn't it? Next line in book: You are 2/3 done. Me: No, I still have two more weeks in my second trimester. Book: Next week you will be starting your third trimester. Me: AAAIIYYYEEEEE.........
Tab: I am due May 1st and MIGHTY nervous!! That is so much closer now than when I found out in Sept!! The cruise sounds like it was fun. We thought about a cruise but DH gets seasick and I am terrified of drowning. I don't think we would have a good time. (Dare I mention that DH and I met when we arranged to go Scuba Diving!! I was working on getting over the fear but it just didn't work!!) Have fun working on that little "souvenier".
Lauren: Hope things are going better today. I was showing my MIL those bouncy vibratie things in BRU today. She thought they were great. I told her to put the word out for me!! Also for a swing........... A pack 'n play........... Never hurts to let them know what you like. Hey, you are too cute!! Just blush and say Thank you nicely!! No putting yourself down!!
RR: Is the pump you were talking about an electric one? I've read that a dual electric one is the best especially if you need to pump quickly for going back to work (which will be my case since my time at work is billable, I have to be careful with it).
Rabbit: One of the most trying times I can remember being with one of my friends was when she would try to put her child to bed at night. He would scream and cry for HOURS...it was hard to listen too for me, I can only imagine what it was like for her. That is one of the things I am really dreading. I hope he goes to sleep nicely.
Oh, good news from the doctor today. He was really happy with my weight. He says if things keep on like this I will give birth and loose wt. I sure hope so. I also haven't been very hungry the last few days so I had lost a pound today from my last visit.
OK, I've written an entire novel here so I guess I will go now. Have a great evening.
GOod MOrning!!!
It is 4:16 am and me and Kaylee are "playing"..This is the only time she is wide eyed and not wanting to go back to sleep...I laugh cuz when i rock her she closes those eyes and laughs.WE are having clothes problems with onsies cuz the 3-6 months are way too big(her arms come out the neck) and the 0-3 are too short..I am just using the "sacks" with socks!!!!She gets soo needy and hungry acting right before the grothspurts.. happened at 3 weeks and now we r at 6 weeks.She is making me nuttier than when pg!!!!
Karen-The room sounds great!!!Scan a pic!!!!
Tech--Dont envy that snow shoveling!!!Of course, I have never done it!!!!
Gotta run!!!
RR
Made it through another night...man, this mothering stuff is hard work!! Mr. Peter did not want to settle down last night, so we headed to bed at 11:00. DH came home from his officer's mtg. at 11:30, the Chief wouldn't shut up, so he took him and fed him a bottle and hung out in the LR with him so I could go to sleep. Not sure when they came to bed! Woke up at 2:00 or so to DH feeding him again. I heard him fussing, but must've blocked it out!! Geez, what kind of mom am I?! Poor DH looked soo tired. I got up with him at 4:30 and gave him the last couple oz. of that bottle. Then we got up at 7:00, when DH came to say goodbye. He ate all 3 oz. I had pumped!! So I put him in the little portable bassinet in the LR and pumped some more. Got 5 oz. total!! WooHoo, it's soo exciting. Can't wait til I get enough to start storing it away in the freezer. Guess that's not gonna happen unless I'm faithful about pumping every couple hours, after I feed him. Hey, it's good practice to make sure I'm getting plenty of water in too!
RR- Petey tends to be wide awake at around 5:00 too! That's when I used to wake up to pee while PG, and I'd feel him awake too. Can you get some of those snap extenders for the onesies? They're like bra extenders, but for the crotch of the onesies. My landlady came over last night, chomping at the bit to see the baby, and she asked me what I wanted, because she wanted to get us something. I told her honestly, I just need more 0-3 onesies! Turns out I have way more 3-6 clothes than 0-3!
Called the pediatrician's yesterday and made a few appointments. I don't know if it's just NJ or all over, but the doctors are striking for one day on Feb. 3rd...possibly for the week, because of the ridiculously high malpractice insurance. So instead of a 2 wk. appt. on the 6th, we're going this Friday, then not until the 4 wk., then 2 month. That's how they schedule them. That's fine, because the LC wanted me to take him at 1 wk. to be weighed anyway, to make sure he gained back enough. He was 8.3 when we left the hospital.
Karen- Cool on all the stuff you got! You'll definitely have to post pics when you get it decorated!! Wow, I can't believe you're at 2 wk. appts. already!! Time flies, huh? Before you know it, you'll be holding your little munchkin!! I had the orange flavor drink, and thought it was fine. It wasn't flat, just not quite as bubbly as orange soda. We have the FP Kick n' Play bouncer. I like it...Peter's not impressed yet! We haven't used the swing yet, because we don't have batteries!!
I finished the tortilla chips yesterday, not going to be buying any more of those for awhile. I don't seem to stop.
Tech - thanks! ~ good luck at your weigh in. Mine is tomorrow and I'm not showing a loss yet on my scales. ~ I eat dinner in front of the tv all the time when no one is here. I know it's not the best idea. ~ enjoy the snow!
Karen - sounds like a great shopping trip! ~ Oh no on your friend. Don't worry, that doesn't sound typical.
RR - you're having so much fun!
Lauren - sounds like thing are going well. Nice that you've got dh there to help out. (seems kind of alien to me, I did it alone).
Well just completed a 5 mile walking trip over a 90 minute period..pushing the stroller and singing...Little munchkin grinned half the way and slept for the other half soo I kept on pushing..The weather is soo great....72degrees!!!She has been soo irritable if we stop moving and then smiles when we move..Hmmmm...could having a hyperactive mother spoiled her in utero????? This is an easy way for excercise!!!!
RR
Got the thermostat fixed, apparently when I was trying to reprogram it, I somehow locked it!! Thank goodness the instruction manual was online. I was afraid it was gonna be stuck on 58 all day. That's what it had been programmed for when DH & I were at work all day.
RR- Geez, nothing like jumping right back in, huh?! Did you work up to that, or just do it?! Don't stress your body.
Well, Peter has to go to the pediatrician today. Mom said he looks more yellow, and I noticed his eyes are more yellow than they were. The nurse said it would probably be best not to wait until Friday, so we're going at 5:15. So DH has to leave work early because the car seat base is installed in his truck. I have one for my car, but it's not installed yet, and I can't drive for 2 weeks anyway. I hope he's OK.
Hope everyone is doing well. I've been cleaning like a crazy woman for the last hour because we are having another closing on refinancing our house tonight. They screwed up the paperwork on the last one. It's nice that they send someone to the house but I really wasn't in a cleaning mood!!
Lauren: I sure hope Petey is ok. Sorry things were not as smooth last night. At least DH is able to help you with him. I'm not sure mine will be doing much other than telling me what to do.
RR: Whoa, that was some walk!! 72 degrees? OK, make the rest of us jealous!! I was just happy it hit the thirties today and got out of the teens!! It's snowing here but not accumulating (YIPPEE!!).
Rabbit: Well, at least the temptation is gone!! Those are one of my favorite things right now with lots of CHEESE. Thank goodness I haven't been all that hungry lately.
Well, the doctor sent us to the hospital for a billi test because she said he looked too yellow. So we went there and I bawled my eyes out while they stuck his little heel. He took it better, just cried a little. Anyway, his level came back 18.2, the doctor said anything over 17 he'd have to be admitted. They wanted to admit him tonight, but the hospital didn't have any pediatric beds open. We have to be back there at 7:00 tomorrow AM. They'll admit me and Peter for 24-48 hrs. I'll keep you all posted when I get home.
Lauren--I am soo sorry for Petey and U!!! Please keep us posted if U can somehow...I will say a little prayer that he will be out quick and back at home...
I have found the trick: Johsons soothing night time bath!!! I bathed little TOots in that and then warmed up some baby lotion and massaged her back, legs and arms while singing to her and she ate and slept at 3 hr intervals last night never crying!!! In fact, she ate at 6 and is sleeping quietly now while I wash clothes, and straigten up the house!!!!(with the monitor on)
They stress infant massage but I never thought of doing it at night!!!! Dh woke me up to check on her after 2.5hrs to make sure she was breathing..I almost beat him!!!!
We are gonna stroller trip again today if the weather holds(rain)
Have a great day!!!We are going to the store to get some new diapers(hate pampers) and the MD said I can put Eucerin lotion on her dry face and neck!!!!
RR
Probably the reason I lost and didn't gain was because we could never stay awake for the midnight buffet!! In fact, the night of the grand buffet, we actually set the alarm clock to get up and see it, and take pics!! We didn't get to eat anything, because first you go and take pics, then they let you back to eat! We took pics, and went back to bed!! 
I really don't want to, and it tears me up to think of it, but we can't swing it right now. In 2 yrs. we're hoping that our debt is paid off and I can stay home.
Hope you find a better job soon, the market is soo bad.
So I'm looking forward to another loss this time. The last time, however, I didn't realize 24 hr. room service until the very end!
We now have a lot of stuff for his room. I got the Outer Space stuff from Pottery Barn Kids. We got bumper pads, wall decorations, the cutest night lite shaped like a rocket ship, the dust ruffle and 2 sheets. I decided not to get a quilt 1) it's expensive and 2) you can't keep it in the crib. I figured why bother. Now I have to get cracking on that room. It would really only take a couple hours to empty it out but trying to get DH to help has been a pain. Maybe now he will help. 
Geez, what kind of mom am I?! Poor DH looked soo tired. I got up with him at 4:30 and gave him the last couple oz. of that bottle. Then we got up at 7:00, when DH came to say goodbye. He ate all 3 oz. I had pumped!! So I put him in the little portable bassinet in the LR and pumped some more. Got 5 oz. total!! WooHoo, it's soo exciting. 
He took it better, just cried a little. Anyway, his level came back 18.2, the doctor said anything over 17 he'd have to be admitted. They wanted to admit him tonight, but the hospital didn't have any pediatric beds open. We have to be back there at 7:00 tomorrow AM. They'll admit me and Peter for 24-48 hrs. I'll keep you all posted when I get home.
