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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Monday, November 28, 2005 - 1:29 pm
Cinnamongirl are you still around? I checked back in this thread and noticed that in June you said you were 3 months....that means that it should be anytime right? How are you feeling?
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, November 28, 2005 - 3:29 pm
I understand Spit. Lately Nate has been much more into Daddy and went through 1-2 weeks of telling me "I don't like you" about 15 times a day. Neil would tell me not to let it get to me, but somedays it would and I would almost cry. Other days I would just say "well I like you"... He got over it pretty fast and is back into being loving towards me again. I think it's just a stage.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 28, 2005 - 3:33 pm
Lisa, there will be many "stages" LOL All you can do is provide a loving environment and good advice to them. They get to choose what to do with it. From following your posts from the time you talked about being pregnant with nate, I'd say you are doing both of what you have control over very well. VERY cute picture of the two of you in your profile!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 28, 2005 - 3:45 pm
See, I think they do that kind of stuff to us cuz they know, even if they aren't quite aware of what they know, that no matter what they say or do to us we won't stop loving them and we'll always be there. They know we aren't going to yell back that we don't like them and lob a toy at them so we're safe to take thier negative emotions out on. From their perspective whats the worst that's going to happen? We'll say you hurt my feelings and they'll give us a hug and kiss and everythings all better. Really they're not all that different from us, except that they haven't learned yet how to deal with their emotions and the right way to express them. And when he says he doesn't like you or doesn't want anything to do with you it could be something like he's mad cuz you didn't let him go outside to play. Hehe, my kidlets are 7 and 9 and I'm still wondering why the heck they didn't come with an instruction manual for decoding what the heck is going on inside their little heads!
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 6:16 am
   It's Starr's big day.    WISH STARR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERE!!
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 5:06 pm
Yes my baby girl is 1 today.... sigh... I feel so happy and sad at the same time. She's no longer a baby. She had a great day and is just so sweet. I'll post a b-day pic of her soon.
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:45 am
Here are 2 photos.. one of Starr eating her b-day cake at her 1st b-day party; and one of her in her new outfit my mom bought her for Christmas.

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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:46 am

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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:51 am
Awww..she's a cutie!! 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 8:28 am
That cake must have been sooooooooooome good, Lisa.LOL Cute Christmas girl, too. Bet you can't wait for all the excitement.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 8:47 am
She's getting so big. I love her little Christmas outfit! And yep, she's a cutie!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 9:52 am
what a sweetheart..thanks for sharing
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:48 pm
She's just so beautiful, I can't believe how big she's getting. One question though ............ who is she flipping off in that first picture? 
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 4:59 pm
JMM - soooo funny! I never even noticed. Neil and I had a good laugh over that one. I wanted to share some good news... no, I'm not pregnant... I reached my 35 1bs at Weight Watchers on Monday night and have only 12 left to lose until I get back to goal!! Yippee. I feel so proud of myself. I want to be a hip, cool mom of two and I feel like it lately. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 6:12 am
Wow, congrats Lisa! That is wonderful!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 6:17 am
WTG Enbwife..that is a great feat. I am sure you couldn't be called anything other than a "hip, cool mom"
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 6:25 am
Great news Lisa.....I can take those 12 lbs off your hands (or hips or butt or wherever) if you want. Just give them to me slowly OK! 
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 6:43 pm
Sure Spit... thanks!!
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 5:57 am
Happy holidays! Congratulations, Spitfire...and Escapee...and Lisa...and I'm sure I've forgotten somebody! Starr and Nate are so cute! Nate looks like such a little man with his haircut. Spitfire, your boy is so sweet-looking, I love his red hair! Escapee, you asked how you get any sleep with two kids. Maybe this is the wrong answer, but I didn't realize until I was sometimes down to 3 hours of sleep a night, how much it affected my patience and mood. I would put Rowan to bed at 9, stay up a couple hours with Ada feeding/fussing, put her down in crib finally, go, "Great! Now I can do laundry" at midnight, then Ada woke up an hour later, that meant another hour of feeding, back in crib at 2 am, then I'd wake up at 5 am to get ready for work. No help from DH who works nights, and he would always beg off because he doesn't breastfeed anyway! Ada completely fought/refused the bottle. You think you're getting stuff done by staying up after the baby finally goes to sleep, but if you lose it the next day because you are sleep- deprived, it's not worth it. Get every bit of sleep you can get! I now realize if I get less than 4 hours of sleep, I am a total detriment.
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 6:03 am
On a lighter note, here are some pics of my tots....Rowan seems like a real big boy now, maybe I shouldn't be in the "New Parents" section anymore! We attended his first Christmas program this year, he's the present on the very end!

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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 7:31 am
Escapee, I forgot to answer the other part of your question-- How to get sleep! I just always make sure they both get up at the same time each day (7 or earlier due to work) and on the weekends make sure Rowan gets lots of activity before lunch, a walk or play at the park. Ada gets so excited tagging along that they are both ready for naps around 2. I was pretty lucky that even as a baby Ada and Rowan napped pretty much at the same time. Or even if Ada doesn't think she's ready, I put her in her crib when she's tired and it's naptime and let her figure it out on her own (drops off in 10 or 15 minutes). The checking in every five minutes that I did when Rowan was a baby just didn't work with Ada, so I had to learn to just leave her alone!
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 8:59 am
Kimmo, The kids are just so beautiful and their smiles just light up their whole face. I can't believe how big they are getting, especially Rowan. It seems like he's grown 6" in just a short time. Thank you for sharing these great pics with us.
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 10:49 am
Great pics Kimmo. It's amazing how fast they grow. I agree with you about the sleep issue... and it does get better as they get older. Some nights now I get a solid 7 hours of sleep, but I'm up with Starr around 5am now...urghhh. Merry Christmas everyone. I just snuck away for 15 min. before we head to my sisters for the festivities. The kids had a great time opening gifts this morning, and we've just stayed inside and played all day. I'm happy to be heading out soon.
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 11:50 am
Thanks, Jackie and Lisa! Rowan has grown so much. We just watched a home movie my BIL made from last Christmas-- Rowan still looked like a baby then, I wanted to cry at how much he has changed! After chiming in about sleep and just leaving Ada alone, guess what happened last night-- She was up until midnight as if it were noon! Nursing is not the sleep-inducer it used to be. I can remember not caring about getting sleep with Rowan and having just 2-3 hours a night, and not getting cranky, which makes me feel worse. I hate the "Which one do I neglect now?" feeling. That's also getting better as Ada gets bigger. Lisa, I feel for you getting up at 5 a.m.-- Next week I think I'll have to get everyone up by 5 to get us ready for a wonderful daily bus ride to work at 6:45 or 7! Too bad we can't afford two cars (DH drives us but has a schedule change starting Jan 1).

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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 8:26 am
Happy New Year to all you new, not so new, and expecting parents out there. I hope 2006 is especially good to all of you. We're heading to my sister's again today for my niece and nephew's 1st birthday party. They were born 1 year ago tomorrow (Jan.2). So this is the last party for us, then back to routine, normal eating, and hopefully down to goal weight in a few months. 
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