PS Mommies Thread!

[qtiekiki]

sorry puffy... My thoughts are with you, mr puffy and Brady.

 

[lili]

TGal--
Hehe, A probably just stared at the cake placed in front of her huh?
I can tell you that J will go hogwild w/ the cake. She just loves mushing everything in sight.
She''ll pick it up very cautiously and then squeeze her hand really fast and tight over it just to see the food ooze out of her fingers

Makes for a very very messy eater.

Re: food.
J seems to like the same thing A does (cheerios, puffs, yogurt, string cheese, avocado).
So A might like the freeze-dried (not frozen) mango and strawberry.
Hmm...another thing you might want to try is udon. We gave J some when we took her out and she was eating it faster than I can feed her.
Don''t know how nutritious udon is, but it''s probably not that bad since it is made of wheat.

I gave J some whole milk this pass weekend, just to see if she''s allergic to milk.
Put it in the cup w/ a straw like her milk and water. She seems to know if it''s water or milk since she looks at the cup to see what it is before drinking it.
She took a few sips and that was it. Don''t know if she''s full or didn''t like it.
We''ll see.

I don''t know about the association w/ putting whole milk in a bottle, but I''d probably put it in a sippy just because I''d want to wean her of the bottle eventually.

 

[TravelingGal]

Puffy, I am so sorry!

You are not a bad mom! You probably know by now that my opinion is that kind of stuff happens to even the best of moms! It was an accident.

And Brady somehow manages to look adorable even all wrapped up. I hope he feels betters soon.

QT, thanks girl!

 

[lili]

Oh no...I''m so sorry to hear Puffy.
My thoughts are with Brady, you and mr puffy.
Lots of dust that he''ll be back to his healthy self.
Keep us posted.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2009 5:27:02 PM
Author: lili
TGal--
Hehe, A probably just stared at the cake placed in front of her huh?
I can tell you that J will go hogwild w/ the cake. She just loves mushing everything in sight.
She''ll pick it up very cautiously and then squeeze her hand really fast and tight over it just to see the food ooze out of her fingers

Makes for a very very messy eater.

Re: food.
J seems to like the same thing A does (cheerios, puffs, yogurt, string cheese, avocado).
So A might like the freeze-dried (not frozen) mango and strawberry.
Hmm...another thing you might want to try is udon. We gave J some when we took her out and she was eating it faster than I can feed her.
Don''t know how nutritious udon is, but it''s probably not that bad since it is made of wheat.

I gave J some whole milk this pass weekend, just to see if she''s allergic to milk.
Put it in the cup w/ a straw like her milk and water. She seems to know if it''s water or milk since she looks at the cup to see what it is before drinking it.
She took a few sips and that was it. Don''t know if she''s full or didn''t like it.
We''ll see.

I don''t know about the association w/ putting whole milk in a bottle, but I''d probably put it in a sippy just because I''d want to wean her of the bottle eventually.

OK, I''m a dork, I bought frozen. I never bought freeze dried fruit before. Do you buy at TJ''s or at the regular market?

So J seemed fine? No allergies? I''ve given Amelia eggs, strawberries, and milk (not all at once) and so far, no allergies.

 

[lili]

Yeah, at TJ''s.
I''ve tried the blueberries, strawberries, and mango.
She luvs the strawberries and mango (the mango is really sweet....hubby and I actually finished the bag when we said that we''ll taste it first for J )

I hope she''s ok with them.
She didn''t get any rash (around her mouths and upper body -- can''t say everywhere since she''s got rashes on her legs -- which I think is just her eczema) or diarrheas when she eat those thing.

How do you prepare your eggs?
Hardboiled or scrambled?

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2009 5:35:09 PM
Author: lili
Yeah, at TJ''s.
I''ve tried the blueberries, strawberries, and mango.
She luvs the strawberries and mango (the mango is really sweet....hubby and I actually finished the bag when we said that we''ll taste it first for J )

I hope she''s ok with them.
She didn''t get any rash (around her mouths and upper body -- can''t say everywhere since she''s got rashes on her legs -- which I think is just her eczema) or diarrheas when she eat those thing.

How do you prepare your eggs?
Hardboiled or scrambled?

OK, I looked for them, but couldn''t find it. Is there sugar added? I''m trying to stay away from sugar added.

I take one egg, add whole milk and lightly wisk. I use a small pat of salted butter (although I may switch to unsalted, but the salted adds nice flavor without adding additional salt) to grease the pan and then scramble up the eggs. It''s actually pretty good. Amelia didn''t love it, but she ate it. I figure the girl needs all the fat and calories she can get, hence the butter too.

 

[janinegirly]

Puffy, I''m so sorry! Please keep us posted on B..poor thing, but that is a very easy thing to have happen.

TGal: I think it''s fantastic you''ve received such great specialist referrals. It allows you to look at things with reason rather than panic and comparing (like I normally do). I think Amelia sounds like she''s doing great and yay for the foot being a-ok!

Lili: love the photo, what a cutie smile!!

As for my little C, she''s doing well. A little tooth has popped through (it''s sharp!) and she''s rolled back to front, and close to goign the other way. She''s not doing it regularly, but at least she''s finally rolled. 6 month appt went well, she''s still a petite little thing but tracking the same as always. 25% for weight, 50% height, and border 50/75% for head. I asked him what he thought of her ears and he said they''re fine. They still look like they stick out to me, and maybe he was just saying it to make me feel better, but other than that, all''s good! She still hates veggies so it''s been mostly cereals mixed with fruit, but hopefully we''ll up the solids now that she''s over 6 mo''s!

 

[lili]

Date: 4/6/2009 5:39:35 PM
Author: TravelingGal
OK, I looked for them, but couldn't find it. Is there sugar added? I'm trying to stay away from sugar added.
I take one egg, add whole milk and lightly wisk. I use a small pat of salted butter (although I may switch to unsalted, but the salted adds nice flavor without adding additional salt) to grease the pan and then scramble up the eggs. It's actually pretty good. Amelia didn't love it, but she ate it. I figure the girl needs all the fat and calories she can get, hence the butter too.

They usually hang those freeze-dried package on the shelves where they stock the nuts and berries.
ETA: No sugar added...only ingredient is the fruit.
Oh, not all TJ's all the same. Some will carry some items that other TJ's don't.

Ahh....that's how hubby prepare the eggs for J too.
She'll eat it w/ a little ketchup.

 

[TravelingGal]

Thanks lili, I will look for them again.

Janine, sounds like C is doing great! Gotta love that first little chomper!

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Jas12 - Congrats on starting on your house - I''m so excited for you!

DD - I am insanely jealous of Burk and Jas12 too talking about their beautiful homes. If it makes you feel any better I live my IL''s and probably will for at least another year before we have enough saved to even think about building/buying. Good luck to you!

Tgal - I''m glad A''s appointment went well.

Puffy - Oh I am so sorry to hear about B! Accidents happen so don''t feel like a bad mom (((HUGS))). Give that sweet little boy a hug and kiss from me.

Janine - Yay for the first tooth! James is still working on his.

I know I''m behind but I need some PS dust too. It looks like one of my oldest friendships is coming to an end. I started a thread for some advice about "T" and I confronted her via email yesterday and her response was not good

I was very nice and basically just asked if everything was okay at home and her reply was a page and a half of insulting me and accusing me of being a bad friend

I did reply to defend some of what she said but I''m basically speechless. We''ve been friends since 7th grade so this is really tough. No response from her yet.

It SNOWED here today. It''s APRIL for heaven''s sake! I am so ready for spring!

Anybody else lurking the preggo thread to see when Baby Blen makes his or her big arrival? I know I am

 

[sasa]

TGal, yay on nothing wrong with Amelia''s foot and her crawling!

puffy, It''s not your fault, accident happen. If you can prevent it then it won''t be accident. Seeing B''s hospital photo made me cry, I know exactly how you feel. Hang in there, buckets of get well dust sending your way. *big HUGS*

Diva, sorry to hear about your friendship coming to an end. I hope things will sort it out on it''s own between you and your friend.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Attention friends...introducing T''s new ride!

 

[Burk]

Puffy~I am so sorry! Poor B!

You are NOT a bad mom-this was an accident. Try not to beat yourself up and focus on getting him better. My thoughts and prayers are with you! ****HUGS***

Everyone else-I''ll be back later to catch up.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Burk, I missed her a lot. It was sad seeing babies around her age but I KNOW I would have not had as much fun with her in tow. We leave on Wednesday for our next trip. Yikes! This is with her. Going to test out the new portable dvd player. Good luck with the lot! Hope you get it!

Jas12, welcome back to work. Glad the transition is going smoothly! Yay for you building too! I wish we had a basement. Most NC homes don''t unless you build on a hill (walk-out).

DD, I am not building or getting a new home even though I do wish mine was a tad bigger. We are planning to build another garage with an apartment above it (DH''s office will go there but just in case one of our parents ever need to move in with us or something) in the next couple years. At least you have a career

trade offs I guess.

Lili, SIL sent me pics but they are on shutterfly so I don''t think I can bring them over (won''t let me drag the pics to my desktop). We got them matching hoodies. Haha. When she gives me a kiss (w/o me having to ask) my heart bursts. It is the best! Do you remember T''s first b-day cake pics? She squeezed it too. Haha.

TGal, no cake? Haha. Yay for a healthy foot. That girl has given you some stress huh? You remember be telling you I was 16 or 17 months before *I* walked and I am fairly normal

My sister was around the same age. Some kids just take their time. ENJOY it! So I got the BOB. A bit over my budget. haha. At least REI had the 20% off sale. In the end it was between that and the Baby Jogger City Elite which was MUCH plusher. But I do like the look of the BOB plus it is a REAL jogger if DH ever wants to utilize it. Also (as you know) resale here is pretty good. However does the seat sit up more than 45 degrees? She seemed uncomfortable.

Puffy, OMG! I am so sorry! Please don''t blame yourself! Nothing good will come of that. I am thinking of you guys and hope B recovers quickly. Major hugs from the Tacori family! What a heart breaking picture!

janine, yay for C''s tooth. Sounds like her 6 months appointment went good.

Diva, sometimes friendships evolve and it just doesn''t work yet. Sucks though! Yuck for snow! It was 72 here today but it is suppose to be cold tomorrow

 

[pavelover]

Can''t stay long but just wanted to say Puffy you guys will be in my thoughts and prayers! I hope B has a very speedy recovery, and I''m sorry you guys have to go through all of this.

 

[Jas12]

Puffy: Just wanted to give you a virtual *hug*. I agree with Tacori, guilt serves no purpose. It was an accident. period. Keep us updated on his progress.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2009 8:42:44 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Attention friends...introducing T''s new ride!

Woo HOO! Now why did I know you were going to cave and get it? Seems like you had your heart set on it. Plus I LOVE that color...it is my fave one. I didn''t have the option when I bought them in Oz. Can be used for a boy or a girl and it''s just a sweet stroller. I''ll bet you will be able to sell that one at a premium too - not too many of those floating around.

Do you have the straps tightened all the way? The BOB has 3 levels of recline. If you unlatch the straps, that puts it at 70 degrees. Straps latched but not cinched should be 45 degrees, and the most upright is with those straps cinched. It still isn''t 90 degrees upright (Amelia slouches in hers too) but it is a jogging stroller and I think it''s safer for them to be reclined a bit (just my theory).

So do you love how it pushes and steers?

 

[neatfreak]

Puffy-I hope little B has a fast recovery! You are not a bad mom-accidents happen!!! Thank goodness he will be ok-that is the important part.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

TGal, loves how it pushes. Love it. LOVE the color! It is so freaking cute. I should have gotten it a year ago. Oh well. I am worried about the recline. Hopefully I don''t have it on the most upright b/c I could tell it bothered her. She kept trying to sit up. Otherwise hopefully she will get used to it. It is heavy but will sit most of the time open in my garage. REI is awesome BTW. Put it together AND showed me how to use it.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2009 9:47:00 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
TGal, loves how it pushes. Love it. LOVE the color! It is so freaking cute. I should have gotten it a year ago. Oh well. I am worried about the recline. Hopefully I don''t have it on the most upright b/c I could tell it bothered her. She kept trying to sit up. Otherwise hopefully she will get used to it. It is heavy but will sit most of the time open in my garage. REI is awesome BTW. Put it together AND showed me how to use it.

Well, double check it and let me know. I think mine is pretty upright. If it is fully upright and she still doesn''t like it, I can''t imagine it would be a terrible thing to use a little cushion or something to prop her upright. It''s not like it''s a carseat or something.

She will enjoy it more once her feet touch the footrest I think...she''s in that awkward height for the seat, as is Amelia.

I''ll go downstairs to check mine right now....

 

[TravelingGal]

Tacori, I looked at mine and I would say upright it''s at about 25-30 degrees. The first recline is at 45 and the second (and most flat) is at 70.

The buckles are on the side. You''ll see two sets - one on the back of the seat for the full recline and on the sides of the backrest for the minor recline.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Thanks TGal. I''ll check it out. Hopefully it can come up some.

 

[iluvcarats]

Puffy

Oh how awful! Lots of dust for a speedy recovery for B, and HUGS for you.
Accidents happen. Ditto - don''t beat yourself up. You are a great mom.
Hang in there!

 

[mrssalvo]

Puffy, please don''t beat yourself up. Accidents do happen and it was an accident. Sending prayers for you and Little B and for a speedy recovery. He looks precious even all bundled up!

tgal-yay for Amelia crawling and the good news regarding her foot. That is too funny about her not eating cake! I''d probably keep trying milk with the sippy and not put it in a bottle but if memory serves me correctly I think I did put milk in my daughters bottle when I took her off formula. I didn''t take her off the bottle right at 12 months like they say to but I do think she was using sippy''s only by around 14-15 months or so. that was almost 7 years ago though and I don''t really remember..lol.

Jas12-glad your first day back at work went well and congrats on getting started on your house!

burk-good luck with the offer on the land for your new house!

tacori-welcome back! we missed you. LOVE the new stroller. I''d splurge if we were having any more kids and get one myself.

lili-J sounds like she''s a pretty good eater. It''s great she''s doing well with the milk. Jake can eat foods made with milk like mac and cheese and not have a reaction. it only seems to be when he eats yogurt. I only gave him whole milk once and his skin broke out and I haven''t tried it again since. he goes back to the dr. in a couple of weeks so I''ll see what they say. his skin is actually pretty clear and almost healed up from the soy yogurt I gave him last week.

sorry if I missed anyone.

here''s a pic of jake doing his "so big" hands.

 

[mrssalvo]

here he is "signing" more. It's the only sign he actually does and of course it would be in regards to food! My daughter was eating spaghetti o's and I let Jake have a bite and he signed for more...funny kid...

 

[snlee]

PUFFY, oh no! I am so sorry to hear about B. How heartbreaking. You poor thing and poor B! You are NOT a bad mom! It was an accident. I wish B a smooth recovery and hope that you can bring him home soon. How long will you be at the hospital? Let me know if you need anything. Keep us posted. HUGS!

TACORI, welcome back. Glad you had a great trip. It''s good to spend some quality time with DH. I''m sure it was difficult to leave Tessa and I''m SURE she missed her mommy! Love T''s new ride!

BURK, yay for making an offer! Good to low-ball. Lots of dust!

JAS12, hope your first day back at work went well!

LILI, D is doing pretty well sleeping in his crib, although he sometimes takes awhile to fall asleep. He isn''t officially STTN though. Some nights he does a good 7-9 hours and others he''ll wake up a few time. No more middle of the night feedings. It''s getting better.

TGAL, great news about A''s foot and yay for crawling!

JANINE, yay for C rolling and her first tooth! Sounds like she''s doing great!

MRSS, Jake is so cute! When did you start teaching Jake baby sign language? I read you can start at around 6 months so I am thinking about starting soon.

 

[puffy]

just a quick update....
first, thank you all for the well wishes for my little guy.
he is doing better. he is as happy as can be. if he wasn''t all bandaged up, you would not thin that anything was wrong with him. the docs say that he SHOULD feel no pain from this. they used some super high tech bandage where it is only applied once and as the skin heals, the bandage just slips right off. he will be there indefinitely though, but the nurses are pretty sure that he should be out by wednesday, which would be the PERFECT birthday present for me. he is a charmer and the nurses LOVE him to pieces. he has nurses from other floors coming by with balloons for him. some patients who aren''t even in the burn clinic know him.
it''s still pretty heart breaking though, but it''s getting easier. he saw me crying today as they were checking his dressings, and after he came over to me and rubbed my head and gave me a kiss and said "i''m ok." it sounded more like....''i k'' but still pretty cute.
thanks again for all the well wishes. hope everyone and their babies are doing well.
i LOVE jake''s pics by the way....SO HANDSOME!!!
back to watching my sleeping baby.

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Puffy,

Many prayers and happy thoughts to you and your baby. Everyone has accidents come up. Don''t beat yourself up over it, instead focus on the blessing that he''s going to be just fine!!! I just love his little face!!!

****
Tacori,

Tessa scored a nice new ride!! Hope you find a way to get her sitting up more.

****
Mrs. Salvo,

Jake is too cute with his signs!! He''s gotten so big. I remember the first baby pics you posted... babies grow so fast!

Love his light hair!!

 

[Jas12]

Puffy--So glad B is cheery--that''ll help you get through it! Will he need a skin graph at any point ? Do they expect permanent scaring?

MrsS--that pic of Jake doing his "big" hands is so adorable! What a little monkey. He reminds me so much of Co. "more" is his fave sign too.

Tacori--luv T''s new ride!!