Hi All,

Well, Aunt M's daughter called said basically they're giving her a couple days, but she thinks she may not make it through to tomorrow. It's a sad situation, but Aunt M was very adament about her decision. Apparently she's had a bunch of infections, and the antibiotics gave her a yeast infection, somehow it got to her kidneys and that's why she needed dialisys. They said even after the dialisys, and her kidneys were better, the infections would come back again and it would just be a vicious cycle, so she clearly said NO. Vonnie is OK with the decision, because Aunt M lives with her, so she's been through it all. Aunt M's other daughter is having a hard time with it though. I'm sad that we will not see Aunt M again until her funeral, she was one of my favorite people in DH's family. She's just one of those people you can't help but love right off the bat. Vonnie said that she knows we had that baby and she was very excited for us. She's pretty sure FIL showed her pics of Peter too. Anyway, that's the latest.

Karen- I massage and pat his tummy, his back, I bounce him, swing him, everything!! :rolleyes: He loves to be bounced, but it doesn't always get the gas out. We do Mylicon (buy a couple bottles of that now!), and eat sitting up.
Does your dentist usually give you gas? No novicaine? I believe it's OK to have novicaine while PG, if they have to do it. My dentist has earned my trust, he's one of the few people that can give me a needle w/o tears! Although now that I've gone through childbirth, maybe I'll be better!! :lol:

Liz- :lol: My DH asked me what I wanted to do to. We were thinking about a nice Italian restaurant that we haven't been to yet, which happens to be a couple miles away, but we read the menu online and there's too much funky stuff on there. (RE: everything has mushrooms or something I don't like!) So I told him maybe Olive Garden, just give me soup, salad, and chicken parm and I'm happy! :lol:

Wanted to drop in and say Hi before I take off for Philly tomorrow. I'll miss Vday and our Anniv on the 17th (13 years). We did go out yesterday and saw Chicago (loved it!) and ate at Outback Steak and Oyster Bar (not the chain of Outbacks, this ones been a local austrailian restaurant for 14 years. We had our first date there - back in May of 1989. The alligator tail is really good!!!

RR: Weston would do that sideways crawl scootch thing when he was just a tiny baby. I had so much fun putting him on one side of the bed and watching him scootch all the way across so he could be next to me. I was just telling him about it the other day.

Karen: I think I need a Dentist visit when I return from Philly, think I have an old filling that needs replaced. You said you have 'issues' with Dentists. I have a friend who when she was 7 years old the dentist had a heart attack and died on top of her (no one else was in the room and it took awhile for anyone to hear her muffled screams. She makes every Dentist show her his health records and proof that he has a health heart and there must be 2 other people in the room at all times.....thats a valid 'issue' I'd say.

O.K. every have a great week and I hope I do well at Philly (both business wise and diet wise).

- jul
down 2 more lbs!! (didn't reach my Feb 12 goal but I'm close!)

Jul-Have fun in Philly!!!!Good name for it..sideways crawl scootch!!That is it exactly!!!

Karen--Sorry about the dentist..I go to a woman now with little hands soo it is soo much better..When I was a kid, my dentist was shot by the other dentist in the office and I was soo scared after that to go..Too weird how we hate dentists!! I got a full paid scholorship when I graduated high school for dental school and turned it down..My mom is still mad about that!!!I didnt want a profession where everyone hated U!!!!

Lauren--Have U tried the gerber bags with the avent bottles??Not too good a fit..I use the bags now with the playtex nurser and use the silicone nipple that looks just like the avent...She is doing better with the bottle now that I switched to #2 nipples..Sorry about the colic!!!! I am glad she doesnt have all that spit up and stuff...I give the mylicon before bedtime feeding and then maybe 3 times during the day when she "bicycles" the legs and fusses!!!..SOunds like your aunt has her mind made up..All u can do now is be supportive...

Liz--your husband sounds like he has a great sense of humor!!A chick flick sounds great!!!WE are hopefully--having #1 off to a friends, #2 sleeping early and soundly, #3 in her bed asleep and a great big fire in the fireplace with candles...Hmmmm...just a fantasy probably with 3 kids!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: A girl can dream!!!

Rabbit-Yeah for sticking with it!!!

Take care all..off to feed!!!
RR

Hi All,

Man, the mornings just fly by these days!! :eek: I can thank Mr. High Maintenance for that!! :rolleyes:

RR- I had a "sample pack" of the Avent bottles so I tried the disposable one yesterday with the bags it came with and it leaked...I lost almost an ounce!! :eek: I was soo upset I cried and vowed not to use that bottle again! :cry I have only been using the Gerber bags to store the milk, I pump into the Medela bottles, pour into the Gerber bags, and feed with the little Avent bottles!! How's that for variety?! I have a Platex Vent Aire bottle that someone gave me, was thinking of trying that, to see if it makes a difference. I actually got him to latch on for a couple minutes this AM, because i didn't have any milk stored and he was screaming and I was busting at the seams!! :lol: Finally he got frustrated and dozed off, and I quickly (well, as quickly as possible!) pumped so I wasn't dripping all over. That's the one thing I don't like about pumping is I feel like I'm a slave to the darn pump...every 3 hrs., and i don't even get that much. I wish I could consistently get 8 oz. per pumping, usually only get that in the AM.

Jul- Happy Anniversary!! Have a great trip to Philly! Hope you do well with sales and diet! :D DH & I want to maybe go to Philly this summer. I've seen too many food tv shows on Philly lately and my mouth is watering. :lol: I know you're there often, can you recommend lodging, etc.?

It's been a rough AM. Peter took his 2 AM feeding great, ate and went right back to sleep. Woke up at 4 AM and was kind of cranky, fussed at the bottle, finally took about 2 oz., but was gaggy/spit up'y. Couldn't get him to settle down, so in bed he came. DH & I spend the rest of the AM rubbing his tummy and back in our sleep! He was in and out of sleep. At 6 AM he took the other 2 oz., but was still gaggy. Thought he sounded snotty, and he had diarrhea this AM, so I called the Ped. office and the nurse called me back. She said sometimes they are just nasally, but take his temp and if it's 100.4 or higher, call back for an appt. today. If it's not, just watch him that he's acting normal otherwise. As long as he's taking a bottle, he should be OK. I'm just waiting for him to wake up to take his temp...kind of nervous about it, I've never taken a rectal temp before, just remember hating it as a kid!! She explained how to do it though.

Hope everyone's having a better day than me!!

just popping in to say hi. Not much new here. Leaving this weekend to visit law schools with ds. more later.

Rabbit

Question for you guys...a have two people that I need to get baby gifts for and they are registered at Babys R Us. I would like to just get them gift certificates cuz I'm not sure what they have/need at this point and I know how nice it is to have $$ to spend however you want. When I click to get a gift certificate off of the Babys R Us site it takes me to Amazon.com. Did any of you new mommies have any trouble using this? Also, I would prefer to send them a "hard copy" of the gift certificate because they don't live on their computers as much as I do and I don't know when they'd check their e-mail to find the electronic cert.

Any suggestions???? I'm slowly trying to advance into this new electronic, paperless era but having trouble letting go of the "old" ways. :D

Liz- I haven't used the gift certificate feature on BRU, or received one, so I'm not sure how it works, but BRU does go through Amazon, so that's correct.

Honestly, if they have registries online, and you can find something in your price range in their registry, I would purchase something from there. I was very frustrated that I didn't get a lot of the stuff that was on my registry. I made sure I chose a lot of stuff in all price ranges just for that reason!
Also, if they don't get a chance to go shopping before the baby's born, God only knows when they'll get a chance! I'm lucky I get a shower before DH gets home from work!! Just a suggestion... :)

Hi all!! Just a quickie for now. Alex is kicking on the laptop so hard I think he must be uncomfortable ( I know *I* am now!!).

Jul: Good luck in Philly!! Where is your show? Maybe DH and I could make a run to see your stuff. I would really like that!! OK, my dentist issues aren't that bad!! My pedi dentist used to hold my mouth and nose when I cried so that I couldn't breathe. My parents used to sedate me to get me in the door and I still held on to the furniture and the doorway so that they had to drag me in. They didn't know about the nose thing though. Dad says if he'd known I would've never gone back. I'm thinking "Geeze, the fit I threw wasn't a clue that something was wrong??".

Lauren: I'm sorry that Petey is so uncomfortable!! I wish I had some other suggestions but that was the only thing I knew of. I'm also sorry about your Aunt. I will keep you in my thoughts through this time. I like a little gas along with the Novacaine. Keeps my mind off of how much I am hating being there.

RR: I don't blame you for not wanting to be a dentist. I wouldn't either. The suicide rate is very high among dentist and psychiatrists.

Rabbit: Have fun at the law schools!!

OK, gotta go. Have a doctor's appt tonight. I should be finding out about the gestational diabetes test tonight so I'm a little anxious. Have a super evening.

Sigh.

I failed my diabetes test. Now I have to go see an Endocrinologist.

Yipee.

Hey ladies...Hope you are having a great week. Mine could be better.....but then again it could be worse :) I worked at home today, that was kinda nice for a change. It is still TOM and feel yucky! I did not weigh but did measure this morning, down another 1 1/2 inches so I won't complain :) DD is doing much better thank goodness. I did not get walk in yesterday so I played some BBall with DD, what fun! She did think her old Mom had it in her. Might do it again today, it is kinda rainy off and on so probably won't get my walk in. Next week I am going to add back abs, leg lifts, and a little arm weights.

Karen- I would rather give birth without meds than go to the dentist!

RR - Are you feeling better yet?

Rabbit - .5 is still good!

LE - Way to go on your loss!!

Liz - Funny ...we are doing the same for V-Day :) I had a hard time finding DH a gift so I had a star named after him...he is into the star thing :)

Good Evening!!!
My mom came today and gave me a 2hr healthclub break!!! I felt great!! Did the treadmill and weights and then had to hurry home cuz the support bra was getting tight and I knew it was feeding time!!!I then pushed Kaylee in the stroller and pulled #2 in the wagon to dance class this evening..I am feeling soo good!!!!Glad to be back at the club!!! lost 3 lbs since MD visit on Jan 27th....Horray for the breast feeding!!!!

Ellie--Inches are great!!! Congrats!!!

Karen-Good Luck at the Endocrinologist..I never had to see anyone else except for the Dietician and Diabetic nurse...Not too much longer and we are pulling for u!!!!!

Lauren--8oz???? I am jealous...I get 2 oz in the mornings@@@
Hope things pick up when Daycare starts..I guess it is because he isnt nursing U can get that much? Is he having latch problems??I was thawing out the bags and pouring them into the avent bottles..but now using the playtex nurser thingee..Not that old brown rubber nipple..the silicone one...U R doing soo well with the pumping!!!

Off to do clothes..She is sleeping in my arms and will stay asleep hopefully long enough for me to bathe!!!!
RR

I feel so silly....this is the second time I forgot to go to the second page the posts :) Just in case you were all wondering why I am always behind the 8 ball.

LBH - My DD had colic something fierce. I used Mylecon drops too. One of the few things that used to work was her Dad would put her up on his shoulder so that her belly was right on top and pat her back firmly. I couldn't get the same result. I finally had to put her soy formula.

Have a good evening!

Hi All,

Let me just say: HOLY SHOOTING POOP!! :lol: :lol: :lol: When I took Peter's temp yesterday, I was prepared for him to poop when I took it out, like I read, but he started pooping while it was in, and it kept coming and coming and coming!! :eek: I was like, NO, Peter, STOP!! Of course it was over everything and he got another bath. Then this AM, I did it again, because he hadn't pooped since last night, and I thought, I'll be smart, I'll keep him on his back, and with the wet diaper under him...it shot out his butt in a straight line and splattered all over DH's dresser!! :eek: Nothing even landed on his butt, that's how strong it came out!! EWW!! (I'm sorry, I hope this isn't too graphic for anyone!!) :lol: So I cleared everything off the dresser (which we're using as a changing table while he's in our room), and through it all in the wash. Put all the bottles and other things in a pot of boiling water. UGH...he's kinda sleeping now! BUT, at least I know how to get him to poop! I guess I just have to put him in the sink and do it or something!!

Ellen- Yeah, we do that, it helps sometimes.

RR- I went ot TRU last night because I needed more Newborn diapers, the Pampers I had in Size 1 are too big yet, and more wipes. I got one of the 4 oz. Platex Disposable bottles and some liners. Couldn't remember if you said you used the Gerber liners in the Platex bottles. He seems to be OK with it, but he's still not thrilled with eating. He's only eating a couple ounces at a time, but still having consistent wet diapers, and no temp (99.0) so I'm not too worried. I'm going to use only the Platex bottle today and see if that helps the gas problem. He did have 2 formula bottles last night, because I didn't have enough BM. He does not latch on correctly, doesn't like to take the whole thing in his mouth...been like that since birth, so it's not nipple confusion. I am thinking about calling a LC though, to see what they say. I tried the Avent nipple shield thing, and it worked briefly, but he still doesn't latch right.

Karen- Sorry to hear you failed the test. :( Do you have to go to just a regular endo? Are you near Union? My mom works for an endo there. She's a Certified Diabetes Educator, and she's really great at what she does, and he's a great Dr. too. I'll PM you his name and you can see if he's on your plan, if you want.

Have a great day all!

Good Morning!!!!
My mom taught me something great!!!(Professional moms--no laughing) If I put Kaylee in her bed to sleep rather than under my heals in the bassinet, she will sleep longer...She has been asleep 1.5 hrs and I have completed my 2002 family scrapbook, cleaned out the med shelf, eaten breakfast, washed dishes, hung up DH's hockey jerseys from last night etc etc...I think she would hear me and then when she whined a tiny bit, I picked her up...I have the monitor with me and she whines but returns to sleep quickly..What a concept!!!:dizzy: LET THEM SLEEP!!!!!!

Lauren--I am using the Gerber thingees in the Playtex bottle..I bought the playtex liners and they say great for freezing breast milk and they are much cheaper than Gerber..but...how do u keep them closed??? A rubber band??? clips???? I will keep with the more expensive Gerbers!!!!She couldnt latch to that flat rubber nipple soo that is why I bought the silicone one...Good Luck!!!!Sorry..but too funny about the poop!!!!!!When my friends triplets had gas when they were infants, she would use a q-tip and touch their little booties and it would make them poop and toot..I would laugh, but the thermometer is the same concept!!!

Gotta run...crying baby!!!!
BTW--If anyone wants to read am amusing site about a Dad writing about life with a new baby..it is www.ironycentral.com
I have giggled just reading it!!!I am only on week 8 but week 6 was hysterical!!!That mans humor reminds me of DH!!!!
RR

Good afternoon/evening ladies.

I am feeling much better about things today. After all, it's only 11 (gasp!) more weeks until he's here and I won't have to worry!! I'm more upset that he may have problems from this than that I will. I'm going to see the endo next Wednesday. I get a whole day off of work to go. (Looking for the bright side :D). I went to the veggie store today and stocked up. I should've been stocked up before...........

Lauren: Thanks for the offer but my doc gave me some referrals so I chose one close to me who is on my plan. The receptionist was very nice when I called for the appt so there is that in his favor!! I'm just not sure what I need to eat and what I need to stay away from (other than candy and sweets) for the next week. I'm focusing mostly on protein, fruit and veggies for now.

RR: Hmm, let sleeping babies lie instead of sleeping dogs!!

Ellie: Your not the only one who didn't realize that there were other pages!! I've done that a couple times.

OK, off to make dinner. Have a great evening.