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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi All! Congrats to all the new moms! So cute and squishy! H is almost 8 months now. He's a very happy baby and smiles and laughs all the time. Such a joy! He is trying mightily to crawl but hasn't mastered it yet. He does scoot backwards and turn side to side on his belly, just can't seem to get th... |
by basil March 23rd, 2012, 10:13 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: Veggie Moms - What do your kids eat?
Hi! Not a veggie. DH and I are pescetarian at home so we eat a lot of seafood. We have started giving some to DS now that he's eating solids. We get salmon from Costco. It's wild salmon, individually frozen, no funky color or whatnot added. The easiest way to cook it is just roasted in the oven. We ... |
by basil March 23rd, 2012, 10:01 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Veggie Moms - What do your kids eat? Replies: 12 Views: 427 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Happy Birthday, Skye! What a beautiful picture and cute pink dress! Hope she feels better soon! PT - glad Ava is doing so well. Hope you get to go home pretty soon. Skippy - Sorry about Evan not wanting to eat! Hope he picks it up soon. Kunzite - you must be so excited. Can't even imagine. Twins! Ha... |
by basil December 11th, 2011, 7:21 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers
Re: pumps - I got the PIS from my health insurance. I didn't get a choice. I probably would have gotten the Freestyle if I was buying it myself, but the PIS is fine. As far as logistics, I got the fax number of the medical supply company and DH faxed the prescription from the hospital. They delivere... |
by basil December 6th, 2011, 9:34 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers Replies: 37613 Views: 1393232 |
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by basil December 6th, 2011, 4:28 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Oh, dear dear dear! I am so far behind. I love all the pictures though! Anyway, I am so far behind because I have been so sick! I thought last year with the immunocompromised-ness of pregnancy was bad. Daycare is worse. So far I have had 2 colds, the flu for 4 days (despite the flu shot) and most re... |
by basil December 6th, 2011, 11:11 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
DC - great pictures of S's baptism! Love the gown. Glad you're feeling better! DS - congratulations in advance! how exciting to be a grandparent! Skippy - beautiful pics as always! Glad the eczema is getting better. Kunzite - Congratulations on #2! And happy birthday Oliver! So sorry to hear about y... |
by basil November 11th, 2011, 1:25 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: Negative attitudes about breastfeeding...
I haven't encountered any negative attitudes but that's based on a few things. First, my son is only 3 months and it seems more socially acceptable to breastfeed a young infant rather than an older one. Secondly, my mom breastfed me and my brother for 11-12 months each, and my cousin has a 2 year ol... |
by basil November 11th, 2011, 1:07 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Negative attitudes about breastfeeding... Replies: 86 Views: 1895 |
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Re: Building a house?
I know you all are right, but the problem is I can't buy a house and update it, because all the houses have already been updated! Example: the strongest contender house is 15 years old, recently updated by current and original owner. The kitchen is nice but just really not what I would have chosen -... |
by basil November 2nd, 2011, 7:29 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Building a house? Replies: 20 Views: 533 |
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Re: Building a house?
Diamondseeker - Daily?? Wow....I could swing once a week, but couldn't do daily. Lizzy - thanks for the input! I may be the same way. I generally enjoy agonizing over purchasing decisions, but it might just be too much right now. |
by basil November 2nd, 2011, 5:58 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Building a house? Replies: 20 Views: 533 |
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Re: How do be a better housekeeper, or let it go?
Thanks all! I will address the housecleaner idea with DH again... However, I think 75% of the problem is keeping up with things day-to-day...No one can keep the counters clean if there is mail all over it! No one can keep the back hall clean and vacuumed if there are shoes all strewn about. No one c... |
by basil November 2nd, 2011, 5:55 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: How do be a better housekeeper, or let it go? Replies: 26 Views: 706 |
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How do be a better housekeeper, or let it go?
I've never been neat person. My major conflict with my mother growing up was over this issue. My husband is not a neat person either. It is the major conflict in our marriage. I would LOVE to be neat. It makes me so happy when my house is clean and organized. I can't do it though. I'm sort of a yo-y... |
by basil November 2nd, 2011, 12:39 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: How do be a better housekeeper, or let it go? Replies: 26 Views: 706 |
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Re: Building a house?
Rainwood - Thanks so much for your description of the process! My DH isn't really into these things so he would defer the design decisions to me. I can forsee some conflict over budget though (i.e. I want an upgrade and DH thinks it isn't worth it). I think we can weather it though, we don't usually... |
by basil November 2nd, 2011, 12:09 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Building a house? Replies: 20 Views: 533 |
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Re: Building a house?
Thanks, soocool! Were you glad that you went through the process? The neighborhood has town water and sewer so I don't think we'll have to do the perk test, etc. We're in no particular rush to move, just within the next year or so. We would be working with the builder who built some of the houses in... |
by basil November 1st, 2011, 12:14 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Building a house? Replies: 20 Views: 533 |
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Building a house?
Has anyone ever built a home before and want to share experiences?? DH and I are looking for a new house. We're currently renting after not being able to decide where we wanted to live. But we'd really like to move in the next year or so to be in a better neighborhood for our son to play outside onc... |
by basil October 31st, 2011, 7:41 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Building a house? Replies: 20 Views: 533 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Skippy - adorable! It almost looks like Miles is giving the "live long and prosper" sign! DC - Poor S! I hope she feels better soon! H has been stuffy but no fever, yet. I don't know if it's the upright posture that H likes while sleeping, or the movement. I think it's probably the movemen... |
by basil October 31st, 2011, 6:30 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi! Trying to type and nurse so I will be brief. Skippy - eczema is far out of my specialty to be honest...steroids in general are usually only dangerous if used chronically, so I wouldn't worry too much about using the cream occasionally if it will make him more comfortable. But definitely not long... |
by basil October 29th, 2011, 8:25 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi all! Skippy - We are dressing H up as Darth Vader...and our puppy will be Yoda. It's kind of dorky but the idea of my sweet baby as an evil villain is pretty funny to me. We'll probably try to take some pictures this weekend. Are you dressing E and M up? There must be a lot of fun costumes you co... |
by basil October 27th, 2011, 1:32 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Allie - Love that grin on C's face! He looks so excited! Moxie - good to hear from you! That's awesome that L is sleeping so well overnight. I feel the same as you about the naps - I never know if he is going to wake up in 10 minutes or sleep 3 hours. So when he goes to sleep I run around doing my c... |
by basil October 21st, 2011, 10:19 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: When did your baby start sleeping through the night?
Thanks for the advice, Skippy! We have the snugabunny swing too, but it's downstairs in our house. So I use it for his naps. He still won't fall asleep in it by himself, but I think it helps him stay asleep longer during the day. He had a lot of trouble napping when we were on vacation and we didn't... |
by basil October 19th, 2011, 12:39 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: When did your baby start sleeping through the night? Replies: 129 Views: 2408 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi everyone! Aw, Skippy, what beautiful gowns! Congrats on 6 months! I can imagine it's really hard to go out with two, and with the neutropenia I'm sure it's better to stay home anyway. I hope little Evan outgrows it soon! It's nice of your DH to spell you for a bit for a walk. Sometimes it makes s... |
by basil October 19th, 2011, 12:14 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: If You Felt You Needed an Apology . . .
My husband does this. We don't fight but about twice a year, but then it's all out. Both of us yell say things we shouldn't. I'm never proud of my role in it either. Once we've made up, I apologize specifically for those things ("I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said XYZ, I didn't mean it"), an... |
by basil October 19th, 2011, 8:05 am Forum: Hangout Topic: If You Felt You Needed an Apology . . . Replies: 38 Views: 975 |
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Re: Questions to ask a daycare? (aka Bella's mommy freakout)
One thing that was important to us was staff turnover. We chose a place where the teachers had been there 10+ years each to minimize the chance that he would be constantly getting new teachers. I imagine this might be even more important in your special circumstances. Good luck! |
by basil October 17th, 2011, 1:35 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Questions to ask a daycare? (aka Bella's mommy freakout) Replies: 22 Views: 609 |
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Re: Cruises?
We did a cruise for our honeymoon. Initially I was against it, since I didn't think of myself as a "cruise person". I'm not very social and I don't like hokey things and I'm pretty independent. But neither DH or I had the energy to plan something big during wedding planning, and the cruise... |
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Re: When did your baby start sleeping through the night?
Thanks for the bump, Skippy! It was nice reading through this at this point. My son is 2.5 months. From week 5-week 8, he slept four hour stretches. Waking up once to nurse and then quickly go back to sleep. I found that quite manageable. Then he got a slight cold and we went on vacation so our rout... |
by basil October 15th, 2011, 7:58 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: When did your baby start sleeping through the night? Replies: 129 Views: 2408 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Skippy - great news that the OTs think Evan will catch up! Where are all the other newborn mommas?? Pic of the day. He has my green eyes!!  
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by basil October 15th, 2011, 3:51 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi all! Pupp - Oh, that's my worst fear about H getting sick from daycare! I'm glad he is adjusting so well though. And lucky you to have grandma available. I still don't know exactly what we're going to do when this inevitably happens to us. Sorry about your DH being insensitive. I think it comes o... |
by basil October 14th, 2011, 10:30 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |
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Re: How has your ring size changed?
I was a loose 5.5 when i got married. in the latter part of my pregnancy, the size 6.5 temp band i bought wouldn't even go on my finger, so who knows what size i was. now, 2 months post partum i'm a normal 5.5 - my rings don't spin as much as they used to, but still fit comfortably. so there is hope... |
by basil October 10th, 2011, 8:38 am Forum: Hangout Topic: How has your ring size changed? Replies: 34 Views: 802 |
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Re: Deeply sad I will not have a daughter.
While I obviously love my son to pieces, I know I would be sad if we stopped here, or if a #2 turned out to be a boy too and I didn't have a daughter. I don't think I'd have been as sad at not having a son, but I don't know. My reasons are the same as yours - I love my relationship with my mom and I... |
by basil October 6th, 2011, 1:57 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Deeply sad I will not have a daughter. Replies: 70 Views: 4185 |
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Re: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!
Hi all! I'm going to catch up quickly - visiting family and H is napping on DH's chest :) Skippy - glad to hear your boys are doing well. Aren't baby noises the cutest?? I clip H's nails with fingernail scissors. I don't know if you're supposed to do that instead of clippers. I am used to delicate c... |
by basil October 6th, 2011, 1:44 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months! Replies: 15652 Views: 369190 |