Hi ladies.... where is everyone? Hope everyone is ok. I thought I would start a new thread since its been so long and its soooooooooo far back. LOL.

Ds is doing really good. We're trying to get him on a schedule. Last night he fell asleep at 930, woke up at 330, asleep at 4, and then woke up at 7. YES!!!!!!!!!! Im sooooooooooo excited. :bouncing: Hes done that a few times now. But seems to get all screwed up if hes kept up during is late evening nap. We were having problems with the inlaws just showing up when they wanted, expecting to play with DS. They would show up at 830 at night. :eek: So DH laid down the law, no more visitors after 6 pm. And if its a full day visit, DS still goes down for his nap. Im tired of the inlaws trying to be in control of everything. Especially my MIL. Im 28, DH is 31....... we are adults. But I dont think shes figured that one out yet. :rolleyes: Its like she thinks we cant make up our own minds or make decisions on our own. I swear. They had a family reunion this past weekend that we didnt go to.My MIL kept saying, "Youre gonna go." And we cant kept saying, "No were not." Well we went to DHs Gramas on Sat. to see some of the family. DHs Grama asked if we were going. I said,"No. We cant make it." And she said,"Really? Karen (MIL) said you were gonna go. She was making you." Oh really? The nerve that woman has....... And the real kicker: When we got home there was a message on our answering machine that said," Hi its Mom. Just seeing if you made it over to Gramas yet." I dont need someone telling me what to do. And then in 2 weeks its the fair. Thats a big deal here in this one horse town. LMAO. Well I have some friends coming from Fresno to go with us. My MIL is going to watch DS (BLESS ME LORD :angel: ). She wants me to leave him with her over night so that I can have fun with my friends. I dont think she would wake up to take care of him. Besides she would probably be outside smoking the whole time. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Well enough of that. Thanks guys. :p

Soooooooooooooo. How are the babies doing? How have they all been after the shots? DS was fussy for about 3-4 days. But hes good as new now. Im sooooooooo sad that hes growing up so fast. In size 2 diapers and 3-6 mon. clothes. Makes me want to cry. Well I better go. I need to put him in his crib. Im doing that for his morning naps. Still dont want him outta my room. But I know that I have to someday. :confused:

Take care ladies. (((((HHHHHUUUUUGGGGGSSSSS))))) to all the babies.

Heather

Hi There! My computer has been down, but I am up and running now so I am HAPPY! :bouncing:

DS is doing great! I am strictly feeding him breastmilk and he is now over 14 pounds! He was 7 pounds 5 ounces when he came home from the hospital. They are shocked at his gain since he is only eating breastmilk. He is my little piggy! He eats around 5-7 ounces at each feeding! :eek:

He does not cry a lot at all. We are also trying to get him on a schedule, but he is doing well at night. I feed him for the last feeding at 11:00..then he wakes at around 2am to eat and them goes until around 7:30am. DH and I have shifts worked out so I have been getting plenty of sleep.

He is wearing size 1 diapers and 3-6 month clothes! He is officially 7 weeks old today...growing up WAY to fast for mommy!

It seems like just yesterday we were all talking about how far off our deliveries were!

Other then this we are doing very well. I have been out and about. He goes for his 2 month shots on May 28th...any suggestions with that one? I am scared to death!

duplicate...sorry

hi ladies
amber
i know the agony of having a mil mine babysat for us on saturday night i was so uptight but at least she did the routine i asked her to thank god. sam is sleeping real well from about 8/9pm through till 3/4 am for a feed then through to 6/7/8 am. tonight i am going to try and set his clock a bit better by waking him at 1130 for a feed hoping he will then go all the way through if it does not work i on't wake him again as it is not something i really want to do but my mom suggested doing it the once may set his clock so i will try it. he is having 6 ounce bottles. last week he was 12 pound 2.

skeeter
sam had his injections last tuesday he cried for a short while and so i gave him some calpol (baby paracetamol) and he was fine he did sleep a lot for the next few days but since yesterday he is straight back to his usual alert self. it was not nice to see his little face go purple from crying at the second injection the one for meningitis c, but i know i am protecting him in the long run.

anyone scared of sids? i have this fleeting worry about sids as sam is so precious and i am so scared of anything happening to him i read as well it is more likely to happen between 2 and 3 months right where sam is now i pray my little one is safe forever.

i am taking sam to baby massage tomorrow i will let you know if it is any good.
also are any of you going to start weaning at 4 months?

We were having problems with the inlaws just showing up when they wanted, expecting to play with DS. They would show up at 830 at night.

I hear you on that one!! People don't realize that bed time STARTS at 7 around here (bath time, feeding, rocking, etc) and that she usually goes down at 9:30, at which time I don't want people here. I want to enjoy my evening (wash bottles, do laundry, oh happy joy :rolleyes: ) not entertain!

The other night we were supposed to have an afternoon cookout. Well, they didn't even SHOW UP till 7pm! They then proceeded to cook ribs, which takes 2 hours. We didn't eat till 9:30, they left at 10:30, and left ME with the mess!! At one point I thought I had got DD to sleep but she started fussing, everyone jumped at the opportunity to go get her, thinking that if she woke up it must be Ok to socialize. Um, NO. I don't want her out in the noise and the lights getting passed around like a hot potato. Can we say over stimulating? I said no one was allowed to go get her, and next time, they better come over earlier if they want to see her. Dinner time is at 6, bed time is at 7. My house, my rules. I'm sure I'll never hear the end of that one. :rolleyes:

also are any of you going to start weaning at 4 months?

Nope. Before I had to start supplementing I had planned on breastfeeding exlusively (no solids, as per the American Acadamy of Pediatrics) until 6 months, and then on to 12 months. Now I'm just struggling to get by after having started to supplement. I know a lot of women, who once they start supplementing, end up quitting all together because of supply issues, so I've been pumping and nursing like a mad woman. It's exhausting, but I hope it pays off!

But other then that, she seems to be doing better. We had weight gain issues, but with the few ounces of preemie formula that she's getting she seems to be taking off. We have another weight check on Wed, and I see the lactation consultant tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed.

Weepyone- I am terrified of SIDS. 3 years ago I lost my 3 month old nephew to SIDS. It was horrible. So unexpected. I can't bear the thought of having my baby out of my room because of this.

We have not had the nerve to let anyone babysit for us yet, not even family! They are all begging but we have not said yes yet. It is too scary!

No weaning for me either. I am exclusivly pumping and bottle feeding without supplemental formula and "hopefully" can continue for 6 months.

see i had problems bf because i was ill and that is why sam was delivered by c section urgently and prematurely, so he is being bottle fed although i had a small supply for 3 weeks so he got some breast milk. i notice lots of baby food in the uk starts from 4 months but i just read about some method of weaning where if you start at 6 months baby can eat finger foods and does not need purees.

last night sam fed at 730 and was asleep for 930 i woke him at 1130 for a feed hence he slept till 5am when i fed him he then went hrough till 730 yey hopefully waking him this once has now set his clock. we went to baby massage today it was nice to meet other moms they all bf and seem to look down on me, well it was not my choice not to bf i had planned to bf all through my pg but i did not know i was going to be really poorly and would not be successful, i used to think women who did not bf did not try but everyone at the hospital and my midwife all praised me and said i had tried so hard but it was not working. or maybe they don't look down on me and i just feel like they do because i feel guilty i could not provide for my son.

Bf is a lot harder then ANYONE ever told me it was. I got infections, then had to go to pumping bottle feeding. Had I not met with the most wonderful lactation consultat ever, I would have just quit all together. One this she told me was that I should never feel bad or inadequate for not being able to feed my son "from" the breast. Not only that but I was not sure if I was able to make enough milk. Luckily I was, but I would not feel bad at all if I had to give him formula.

It seems to come easily for some women, but not me.

or maybe they don't look down on me and i just feel like they do because i feel guilty i could not provide for my son.

That's how I feel now that I have to supplement with formula. My supply was so poor that DD wasn't gaining weight or having wet diapers, and now that she's actually thriving with formula supplement I feel terrible that I can't do it on my own.

thanks ladies i suppose i am doing what is best for my baby making sure he gets enough to eat and this happens to be from the bottle at least he got all the milk i had even if it was only 3 weeks worth.

i am off to the church tonight to see about getting sam christened. my mil said when i told her "we don't do that in our family" so i said "well we do in mine and he will be going to church school too" :rolleyes: i think she forgets this is my child not hers she can keep her self righteous opinions to herself :D

Good morning ladies........ or late afternoon.....for you UK ladies. LOL. :wave:

How is everyone today? Pretty good here in sunny ol California. I had to use the air conditioning yesterday. Hopefully I wont today. UGH!!!!!!!! We pay far too much for electricity. Oh well.

Ds is doing good. I cant believe how much he is growing. I have a question tho........ is anyone having trouble with baby wanting to have tummy time? DS hates to lay on his tummy, so we have to do it several times a day. We have tried the whole toy thing & laying on the floor. Ive tried it in his crib, on my bed. And he still doesnt like it. And Ive noticed that his head is slightly flat. And that freaks me out. I dont want him to end up in one of those helmets. But I cant hold him all day. So Ive been using our front carrier, which he only likes for a while. But he loves it when Daddy wears it. LOL. Im going to get this head rest made by Bobby. Its called a ****** Nest. Soooooooooo hopefully that works. I pointed it out to his doc last week and he said that it wasnt bad and it would straighten out on its own. But Im reading horror stories online. Guess thats what I get for trying to worry myself. :rolleyes:

Well no in laws in 2 days!!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!! :bouncing: Not much to say there, except Im soooooooooooooooo happy. LOL.

And to all of the ladies who have had problems BFing. I completely understand. I pumped until 3 weeks ago. I still get teary eyed wishing he would have BF. But its ok. I know that I am still a good Mommy no matter how he feeds. Some people just think they are superior. And they will never truly get it.

WEEPYONE- Get that baby christened. And dont let anyone tell you otherwise. :angel:

Well Im off. DS is starting to get fussy. Oh by the way he slept from 830 till 400 this morning, and then 430 till 730. YAY!!!!!!!!

Heather

has anyone given any thoughts to going on holiday/vacation with their baby? i am not sure if i go abroad i would never be able to take a steriliser but i heard you can buy disposable sterile bottles now. i am not sure how ds would manage with the heat or a flight maybe we will take a short break here in the uk but i bet the weather will be crap. anyone got any thoughts on helping me decide what to do for a holiday?

My DS has Congenital Torticolis Which is a short muscle in the neck. He keeps his head turned to one side mostly ~ his head is getting a little flat on one side to. We are going to physical therapy and have to do stretching exercises with him. It's difficult. :rolleyes:

I am still BF. He eats every hour sometimes :eek: But he is now 13 lbs at eight weeks. I am trying to get him to take a bottle of breast milk but he hates it. I want him to take them so mt mother in law can babysit once in a while.

First off I want to see to you ladies who are BFing, GREAT JOB! I wish I could have done it, but my milk supply never showed up. But I realized it wasn't meant to be and hopefully I can with my next child. All that matters is my child is eating and growing..which he has no problem doing!!!

Ok..I'm starting to think whoever said "When the child sleeps in it's own room in it's own crib, he/she will sleep through the night." Yeah thats crap. LOL. Lastnight we decided to put my ds in his own crib in his own room, he slept from 10 to 130 then 130 to 4 then he work up at 530 for some reason, so I let him sleep with me and he slept from 530 till 9! I don't know, maybe I need to wait and see if it gets better but..I think people have been lying to me! lol.

You ladies have some good size babies. My son is 10lbs 15oz at his appointment last week and he's 9 weeks old today! He's long and skinny though, just like I was when I was little. He's growing out of his NB and 0-3 month onies but his shorts and pants STILL are big on him! Just like another lady mention on a different thread, I do wish they did the clothes by weight and not by age bc they are not so accurate!

My little man got his shot last week and was cranky for three days. I got so flustered bc I couldn't do anything to calm him down. My fil claimed he was acting this way bc out central air broke and he was hot. I'm like "No he just got 4 shots in his little boy..he doesn't feel good and it's comfy in here, I don't need to have the ac on anyways" and he's like "Well he's hot, those shots are not making him fussy". OMG! WHAT A MORON! My in-laws took him Monday to Tuesday and he slept his normal times (the one above) and my fil seems to think he has like a "magic touch" or something. I told him that's Jr's usual sleep pattern but you know he's god and can do everything. Then he told us we need to start puttin him in his own room bc he was sleep better. We were going to try, and we did but he slept the same.

Like I said before, life would be better without in-laws!!!

Weepyone - Defintely get your baby christened! My dh family would never forgive us if we didn't. I feel bad though, I'm not and I'd love if I was so, me, dh and ds were. My dh grandmother made a gown for him so we have to do it no matter what. She doesn't know though that we will be doing it methodist and his family is catholic. Oh well. But do what YOU believe in, don't listen to anyone else!!

Glad to hear everyone is doing pretty well and so are the babies!! Rooters Mama, I hope things get better with baby! My son loves to look to the left but I thought it was normal. He does go to the right once in a while but from what I've learned in my birthing class, babie's natural instanct is to turn it's head to the left then to the right. Idk..confusing! But good luck and I hope things get better.

Well I need to go and pick up my little boy's pictures! I have lots of relatives asking for them! Big hugs for the babies!!!!!!!! :bouncing:

Hello ladies...... how is everyone? Everything is pretty good here. DS is fussy right now. But hes usually napping right now so Im sure hes really tired. UGH!!!!!! Well he stayed with my inlaws yesterday while DH and I went to go do some shopping. It was 94 degrees yesterday!!!!! OH my!!!!!!! :eek: So his schedule got all messed up again. Hes just not gonna be a baby that does well with change. And they are watching him next Sat. too. Oh well. :rolleyes: I cant stay at home always. Im sure someday he will get used to this. LOL. How are the babies? Hopefully good. Well I bought the ****** Nest for DS. Hopefully it will work to fix that slight flat head. My good friend was telling me that her son had the same problem and it fixed itself. So Ive got my fingers crossed. DD didnt have that. We still put babies on their tummies to sleep back then. Well I better go. I need to fix dinner. DH will be home soon from work. Take care. And Happy Mothers Day if I dont post before then.

Heather

Hello everyone, :wave:
You guys sure have been a blessing to me. My ds is sleeping right now, so I have had a chance to catch up and even post a thread. He is happy and healthy. I am happy, and nervous at the same time. In his first 6wks after birth, my DS has already,dealt with jaundice (3days) back in hospital, 3 separate doc. visits to have his foot pricked to check for more juandice, a 4 day bout with thrush, and a neighbor's loud and raggedy lawn mower that scared him out of his sleep and left him screaming big time, couldn't put him down for the rest of the day. At times it seem really scarey,but I am glad, that I have been with him and caring for him through it all, unlike with my 1st son who was premature and in NICU. I was there alot, but not like i wanted to be.
Enjoy your little blessings! :angel:

sam has started sleeping through he is almost 10 weeks. last night i fed him between 7 and 8pm then he fell aslep and was in bed when he finally settled at 10pm and he did not wake till 5am for his next feed, then after that i woke him at 8am for his next feed. he is now doing 5 bottles at 6 ounces in a day and his masive growth spurts have slowed, he is thriving. he is also able to lift his head and shoulders from the floor and i am sure he is about to start rolling over, he is babbling away and smiling he is so rewarding now and i love him to pieces. i am feeling really good today :) just in case you could not tell lol. dh and i are out tonight with friends for an indian meal. oh and to make me smile more i still got another 4 months off work yey, we are so busy with baby massage classes and mother and toddler group and getting weighed and shopping and planning sams christening life is really busy but fun at the moment i hope you all feel as happy as me today even though the weather is dull and wet here today we had a good week of sun and i am glad summer is on it way yey :bouncing:

Hey ladies!!

Had a wonderful weekend, went to Nags Head friday to saturday evening and got a hotel room on the beach. A lovely gift from dh and ds!! I came home today from my parents and dh had bought me flowers and card from him and one from ds! I cried when I read ds of course lol. I'm so tired from this weekend, ds loved the ocean though - he even feel asleep on the beach! He's been fussy today but I think it's bc he's tired and we've been on the go ALL weekend. TOmorrow will be nothing but relaxation!! I'm pooped. I hope you ladies had a wonderful mothers day!!

Anyone else paranoid about torticollis now? I am. I know it's stupid to be!! I looked up pictures and compared them to ds lol. I don't think he has it but he likes putting his head to the right ALOT but he does put it to the left! I'm also worried about flat head! uh. I put him on his side when he's sleeping at night put he rolls back to his back -- no matter what I do. Even if there is a rolled up blanket behind him!

The other day ds learned how to roll to his side!! It was very exciting. I looked over and he was on his side, all on his own:-D He's also growing out of his 0-3 month clothes. I put on some 3-6 today and they fit perfectly! Guess it's time to move up in size:-D It's so sad, he fits length wise just right in 3-6 and the rest is a bit big still. HE's so long!!

Well I'm going to go to bed, I'm SO tired and luckly the tornado watch has expired so now I can sleep without worrying!

HAPPY MOMMIES DAY FIRST TIME MOMMIES! AND SECOND - THIRD- FOURTH - and bless your heart if any FIFTH!! lol.

mj
i am so jealous of your break at the ocean, i am planning a small holiday in the uk probably cornwall on the beach but i would have prefered to go abroad some where warmer and nicer but i can't be done with taking sterilisers etc on a plane so it will have to wait till next year. i have started to fear flat head syndrome too and ds is growing out of 0-3 clothes to even though they say they fir up to 14 pounds and ds is only 12.8 he fits some of his 3-6 months clothes.ds slept through from his 10 pm feed till 5.45 this morning yey we are nearly there in sleeping through :D

but i can't be done with taking sterilisers etc on a plane

Hey Weepy, why not get a microwave steam sterilizer? Mine is an Avent one, and is very portable. All you'd have to do is get a hotel room with a microwave (which is what we're going to do this summer).

thats a good idea north, but i also worried about the heat ds getting out his routine if there is a time d ifference and mosquitoes. i suppose i could do france?

I was worried about the sun exposure and such with ds but I just had to remind myself he had sun lotion on and always wore a hat! Very important. The mini vacation was rough though, can't to DO much with a still somewhat newborn. Though the ladies at the front desk of our hotel offered to watch him lol. But I don't know them so of course I didn't. They couldn't get enough of him though. Everytime we walked out the door -- they were right that snugglin him and awing over him. We make alot of friends bc of ds!! :D

Oh yeah and ds slept from 9pm to 3am then 3am to 6am lastnight..sooooo nice!! Starting to get longer legs of sleep -- I LOVE IT! :bouncing:

thats a good idea north, but i also worried about the heat ds getting out his routine if there is a time d ifference and mosquitoes. i suppose i could do france?

We live in Florida, and there is not a building in this state that doesn't have air conditioning. LOL. My husband likes it COLD in our house, so DD is usually in an under shirt and a sleeper... during the DAY, when it's 90 (plus) degrees outside no less. She has no problems going from inside to outside, I just make sure to dress her appropriately, and like MJ said, always bring a hat and sunblock.

As for skeeters, I saw a bouncy chair made by Eddie Bauer that had a screen on it that zipped up. It was only 40 bucks at Babies R Us (a popular baby super store), so I'm getting that for summer. We're going out west this summer for a big 4 wheeling camping trip, and between the bouncy seat with the screen and her playpen (which also has a screen) I think she'll be fine. If not, there are a lot of hypoallergenic products that repel bugs that are safe for babies, like grape seed oil with a drop or two of lavender essential oil, or Avon's Skin So Soft (in the spray form).

north air con in europe :rolleyes: you must be joking lol. a trip further afield would be too far.

we went to baby massage today sam loved it and they have a sensory room there too.
i am booking the christening tonight. and sams childcare willbe booked friday.
sam slept from his 10pm feed through to 5 am, just another hour would be perfect, i am so proud of my little boy. at 10 weeks he lifts himself up on his front so his chest and head are properly upright and he keeps moving his legs like he wants to crawl. see he will be a footballer lol (soccer player).

i got af back today :nono: back to normal hey. i forgot what it was like.

hope you are all well :)

Hi all :wave: Im Tanya, new here, just found this board. I have a daughter, Gia that was born 3/3. I also have a son that a year and 1/2, Brody. I got lucky, she sleeps LONG! Shes out by 9, wakes at 4am then is back out 430 to 8! :D She will be my last

Welcome Tonya!!
I have a son, my first child born 3/1 at 37 weeks due to pre-clampsia.
He weighed 6lbs 7oz and was 19 1/2 inches long!!

He's currently over 11lbs and 23 1/3 inches..hes going to be tall:)

Well ladies I had a AWESOME night lastnight. Ds and I went shopping all day (which he was in a great mood all day) and I think after going to my parents house and all the shoppin' he was pooped! Well he fall asleep at 915 woke up at 215 for a feeding then went right back to sleep till 9am!!! I mean he woke up at 4ish when dh was leaving for work for his pacy but thats it!! I feel like a million bucks this morning:-D I hope he continues this, but then again whenever I take care of him all night -- he sleeps so well ..it's bc he likes me better lol.

Do dh and I got in our first really big fight..you know the one were someone ends up on the couch for the night. I've been so mad bc he comes home from work and either plays on the computer, the video game or goes over and hangs with his buddies from work. So I haven't been saying anything bc I know he works so I didn't want to bother him. Well it just got to the point the other night when he took the first night feeding and REFUSED to get up bc he was "to tired" (been drinking with the guys!) and I just let loose. I swear ladies I was like mintues from leaving for the night. Well needless to say I slept on the couch and dh, well I don't think he was to bothered for a short while bc he stole all my pillows lol. But we've made up since then and he's helping out ALOT more. I mean he wonders why I'm cranky alot? BC IM SO TIRED! I take ALL the feedings and whenever the baby is fussy I HAVE TO try and calm him down. I think when I told him he was doing the same thing his father did to him when he was little, his smacked him right the face! Ah, hopefully.

Well I need breakfast and ds is already down for his morning nap. Trying to get a schedual going, which seems to be working out well. I mean he's in bed at night between 830 and 930 no matter what! So we offically have a bed time:-) I need to clean our guestbed room..my sister, bil, niece and grandmother offically move down here next saturday!!!!!!!!!! IM SO FRIGGIN EXCITED! My sister and niece still hasn't meet her nephew and my grandma hasn't got to meet him either. I'm overjoyed and so are my parents. I miss them all so much!

Hope everyone is doing well!! :wave:

Well it just got to the point the other night when he took the first night feeding and REFUSED to get up bc he was "to tired" (been drinking with the guys!) and I just let loose. I swear ladies I was like mintues from leaving for the night.

I turn into a raging, flaming, ranting, lunitic when my husband does that to me (and he has!). I wake him up anyway. No way in hell I'd let him sleep if he pulled that crap. LOL

But on the bright side, Ava slept EIGHT hours last night!! :eek: I feel like I could climb Everest this morning. I put her down at 10:30-ish, and she slept through till 6:30!! I was so confused when I woke up at 6 and all was quiet. It kinda freaked me out. So I brought her back to bed and we went back to sleep till 10!! *happy dance*

mj
i feel for you i have the same problem with dh playing battlefield on the p.c i am always threatening to cut the plug off the thing :rolleyes: well dh is feeding ds now as he is out tonight watching the football :rolleyes: dh never seems to hear ds cry in the night either :rolleyes: deaf fool. i am so tired today will get an early night i think.

sam weighed 12 pound 14 today he has a lttle cold too meaning his sleep was disturbed last night i had to give ds little sips of water from his bottle on 2 occassions but other than that he slept from 10 till 5. i have brought hungry baby sma formula hoping this will take him through till at least 6 wishful thinking hey. :yawn: hello tanya :wave:

summer must be nearly here big brother starts tomorrow :bouncing: i know i am sad lol. hope you are all well :)

Good morning ladies......... :wave:

Welcome Tanya. :) I am a Mommy of 2 kids. My daughter Amber is an angel in Heaven. She passed away when she was 2, would be 12 yrs old now. :angel: DS, Colin is now 11 weeks. He was born 3/1, weighed 9lbs 3 oz and was 21 3/4 in long. At his 2 month appointment he weighed 15 lbs 9 oz and was 24 in long. OMG!!!!!!!! :D Hes going to be my corn fed boy. His Daddy was a football & baseball player and wrestler. LOL. So maybe I will get my sports boy. We'll see. Congrats on your new baby!!!!!!

Well I think sleeping babies are wonderful. DS slept the more last night than ever before. He fell asleep at 7, didnt wake till 4, then fell asleep at 445 and didnt wake till 845!!!!!!! :eek: Dont know if he was extra tired or what. But its sure did me alot of good. Well AF is back for good. LOL. I had one last month that started on the 23rd and lasted 6 days. Well I started this month on the 14th and the first 2 days were spotting. Since then Ive been bleeding like a stuffed pig. Ive had to change my pad or tampon every hr. Anyone else having that problem? No lie, yesterday I went thru 5 pairs of panties. UGH!!!!!! Sorry if thats TMI.

Ds is now up to 6 oz at every feeding. Im also trying to stop the cereal in his bottles. I think the reflux is much better or gone. He spit up this morning once and that was the first time in weeks. Hes down to 2 bottles with cereal. So Im keeping my fingers crossed. Id rather just feed it to him. Hes been eating it once at night. Id like to turn that last bottle into a morning feeding. So we'll see.

DH always drives me crazy. LOL. He just doesnt do it the way I want it done. I know thats not fair. Im really anal. LOL. DH hasnt got up to feed DS since we were in the hospital. Now when he works nights he feeds him when hes off cause hes up. But once he said that he would take care of DS so I could sleep. Yeah, he slept thru his cries. DS woke me up in another room. :eek: DH is getting better. DS loves when Daddy feed him his cereal. LOL. Its too cute.

Well the in laws havent been over as much. We did go over for dinner day before yesterday. DS didnt want to eat his cereal so my MIL fed it to him. She was like,"See Grama can do it." UGH!!!!!!!! She always says crap like that. Then the Mothers Day card she got me said,"For the New Mom on MD". She still doesnt acknowledge my daughter. I think I may have to pound it in to her head. I know alot will say that she meant that for my son. But she always goes out of her way to ignore DD. I mean come on, all of her co workers and friends think DS is my first child. I love when I say,"Oh I have a daughter as well." I just hate that she cant recognize her. She may not be here. But she is my daughter and I love her just as much as DS.

Well I tell ya, it must be in the air about DHs. LOL. I was ready to leave mine yesterday. He can be such an ***. I was telling him that all of the bills from DSs birth are coming in. I have about $400 worth so far, plus $900 for a root canal that I had done and now have to get the crown done. Plus $1500 in taxes. (Dont ask. LOL) He only works 14 days a month. Hes very lucky to work that and make $50k a yr. He doesnt realize it. Well I asked him to work a few days of overtime to pay for the bills. He went off. I mean come on. He plays paintball, golfs and gets video games all the time. What do I do? I get my nails done every 2 weeks. Which I cancelled my appt. yesterday. Anyways, I put all the bills in his face and said I was done. Long story short........ he now knows what all needs to be paid and said that he will work the overtime. Skip forward to this morning....... he calls to tell me that he won a brand new DELL computer from work. We just bought a $1500 computer at Christmas and have another already. So hes gonna sell it to a guy at work for $400. YAY!!!!!!! NOT. Hes gonna keep the money for his paintball game in Sept. I didnt even get anything for Mothers Day cause we are so broke. I think hes being selfish. Even though he works hard. Still. Soooooooooooo I dont know what to say. He just pisses me off. Anyways......

Well I better go. DS is asleep again. It must be the heat. Its been around 100 degrees here. I need a shower. LOL.

TTYL, Heather