Enbwife | Monday, February 03, 2003 - 08:01 am     Wow - took me a while to find my favourite discussion topic. I guess this was moved from General Discussions...? Anyway, glad to hear Dylan is on the mend Danz. Poor Nate has a yucky cold and hates it when I try to wipe his nose. I'm using the Vicks Steamer in his room at night and it seems to work well. Now I think I've caught it since I have a sore throat. We both seem to be pretty happy though so that's a good thing. |
Julieboo | Monday, February 03, 2003 - 11:43 am     One word of advice, actually two words: EAR TUBES! If your babies start having ear infections, do not hesitate to get them. They were the single best thing I ever did for Ryan. I was all worried and hesitant at first, cuz who wants their baby put under? But it really is so fast, the actual procedure just takes a few minutes. And he has not been sick ever since! Prior to that he was miserable, took lots of antibiotics, even some injection called Rosefin. So there's my two cents for the day. |
Enbwife | Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 07:25 am     My friend had tubes for her daughter who always had ear infections and they worked for her too. She said she wished she had done it sooner. |
Julieboo | Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 10:39 am     Yep, ENB, I have found that's what all of my friends who have kids with tubes said. I too wish I had done it sooner. I put him thru way more (me too, with sleepless or sleep interrupted nights) with all the antibiotics and fevers, etc. that could have been eliminated with tubes. He did get ear infections after, but the tubes did their job, let the gunk out and he never had a fever or earache, etc... And I got full nights of sleep ever since! (He was 10 months when he got them. Wish he got them when he got circumsized!!!) |
Enbwife | Sunday, February 09, 2003 - 08:16 am     Ha ha... Nate has his 6 month Dr. appt tomorrow for shots etc. I'm interested to know how much he weighs now. He eats cereal twice a day and loves it. Next week I'll start him on vegetables. Saturday night Neil and I are going on our first "date" since Nate came along. My parents are babysitting while we go to our favourite Italian restaurant for dinner. We'll only be gone 2 hours but it'll be long enough for the grandparents to have fun with Nate without us around. I just hope he does okay because he's going through this thing where he cries a lot if I'm not around, even for Neil... we'll have to see. |
Bananaclip | Monday, February 10, 2003 - 11:53 am     We just bought a crib last night. Hopefully we will have the same type of success that Enb had! I tried letting Caden fall asleep on his own for his nap and he just screamed! I did finally go in to get him because I live in apartments and my nosy neighbors probably will call the cops thinking I am harming him. I don't know what I'm going to do! |
Egbok | Monday, February 10, 2003 - 08:22 pm     Yuhuru...what a doll you've got!! Just adorable! Danz...glad Dylan is feeling better. Gosh, wasn't it just yesterday that you were pregnant with him? Lisa...sure sounds like you and Enb are enjoying little Nate. I love checking in on all the TVCH babies progress!! BTW, I held a co-workers 4 month old today and I haven't lost my touch...I put that child right to sleep while holding her. The mommy was amazed that I did that...hee-hee!! |
Enbwife | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 07:34 am     Nate weights 19 1bs, 2 oz and is 27 1/2" long. Dr. said he's doing great - he's such a happy little guy. He's 6 months old today and such a joy! I couldn't imagine not having him in my life now. Banana - Nate's sleep issues was the biggest stress for me (besides breastfeeding)! When I finally decided to "sleep train" him, it was hard to listen to him cry but within a couple of days he got the idea. Now he sleeps 11 hours through the night and naps in his crib if we're home or anywhere if we're out, no problem. The book I read and followed "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" was excellent and really psyched me up to do it. This author says to not go in at all if they're crying but I followed Dr. Ferber's method and went in after 10 minutes to pat him on the tummy and tell him it's sleepy time. We didn't have to do that much.... The book above says if you have neighbours, tell them what you're doing so they know in advance. Again, it should only take a couple of days and then it's done. Sometimes I swear Nate is telling me he wants to go to bed... it's really cool. Good sleep promotes more good sleep. I can't recommend the book above enough. |
Bananaclip | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 08:27 am     Thanks, Enb! Okay, Caden goes to bed usually at 11:30 p.m. Will this sleep method work if I try to put him in the crib earlier each time? I don't know if I should change his bedtime or just work on getting him in the crib period. |
Enbwife | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 09:56 am     That's pretty late for him to go to bed, but I would work on getting him in the crib before changing the time. Send me your e-mail address and I'll explain exactly what I did with Nate - starting with naps first. I don't want to take up too much room in here. lisa@enbcom.com |
Jewels | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 12:59 pm     Glad to hear that everyone is doing well. I can't believe how old all the babies are getting. Pretty soon we will be celebrating first birthdays! Jenna is doing really well. She is a doll. She started sleeping throught the night about a week and a half ago, when she was 8 weeks old. She has only woken up in the middle of the night since then. It was been wonderful. My son slept throught the night at 7 weeks, so I was hoping she would do the same and she did! She sleeps from about 10:00 until 7:00 and then will go back down for another couple hours after she is fed. I really hope this continues.  |
Yuhuru | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 01:41 pm     Jewels I'm glad all is well GINVU |
Enbwife | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 07:41 am     Sounds great Jewels! It's so nice to get a full nights sleep. Enjoy. |
Lizadee | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 09:06 am     How old are our babies ?? And does anyone have any that are around my DS age ?? He is 19 1/2 mos.old His B-day is on July 4th everyone celebtrates his B-day LOL I also have a DD that is 13 And my oldest DS is 19 and moving out on Mar. 1st  |
Bookworm | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 04:22 pm     Wiggleworm is 18 months old. His birthday is Aug 19. He has a step brother who is almost twelve. And he will have another sibling this summer. |
Danzdol | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 06:54 am     hi ! I am glad to see that everyone is doing good and it seems all of the new mommies (myself included) are getting the hang of it pretty fast. I haven't posted much lately, we have been busy with work and we are also selling/buying a house! It's supposed to be fun but it's sooo stressful! Here is Dylan's official 8 month picture. I took him to our pool area and he was fascinated by the water and the palm trees..you can tell he was happy.
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Bananaclip | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:13 am     Enb, thanks for the sleeping tips. We are finally finishing putting the crib together because we didn't have a power drill. Danz, Dylan is so so cute! He has some hair now!!! When did it start growing? Caden's is growing slowly but he doesn't have as much as Dylan. Caden just turned 7 months. Here is his Valentine pic. I'm pretty proud how it turned out because I took it myself. I spent way too much on Christmas pics so my df was not giving in for Valentine pics.
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Julieboo | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:18 am     Those pictures are great! (So are the babies themselves!) Excellent job of photography! |
Lizadee | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:24 am     Your babies are just beautiful Wish I could share mine with all of you He just rec'd his 2nd haircut yesterday and oh my gosh they look about 3 mos.older It turned out wonderful my DH said to my Bubbus when we got home Oh Bubbus what did momma do to you?? LOL |
Yuhuru | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:37 am     Your babies are so beautiful (and handsome )!!!!!! |
Bakerygirl | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 12:58 pm     Ian's 4 months old. He loves his walker, he can go backwards in it real fast...
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Squaredsc | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 03:35 pm     aww, what cuties. |
Mygetaway | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 04:35 pm     I've never opened this thread before.. What cute pictures. I'll have to stop by here more often. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:09 pm     What adorable babies!! |
Egbok | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:56 pm     Bookie?? Are you having another little worm this summer??? Boy! If this is true, I've been out of the loop much too long.... |