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Danzdol

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Birthday update.......well we sold our house and we are living at a relative's vacation house while our new house is being renovated sooo Dylan's behavior went from very happy, social and playful to very clingy, fuzzy and "loner" kind of behavior. THis made me extremely worried about his upcoming bday with a lot of people.

On his actual bday-June 3rd- we had just the grandparents over and put him in his diapers on top of a plastic and gave him a cake (that I baked.....yum) to do whatever he wanted with......he cried and did not want to get dirty and would barely touch it with one finger as he made yuck faces with his face. It was funny but I wanted him t really get into getting dirty with the cake. It did not happen. He also had a fit when we sang the HAppy Bday song even though I have been singing it for the last 6 months.He did not want to be friendly to anyone but me and his daddy.

For his actual bday party which we did on the 8th with everyone, we did it at the clubhouse party room where I live temporarily now and had BARNEY come with a clown. BArney did a show with his songs and the clown did games with the kids with a ball, parachute , balloons and face painting. To my surprise, Dylan was in a very good mood. He behaved pretty good considering all of the people that were there. He even tried to grab BArney, although he was apprehensive of getting too close.

When we sang Happy bday he looked around startled and busted out screaming when we sang the last...."happy bday to you". It was cute. I guess a lot of kids do that.We had him in a walker because he is not walking yet and it gave him a chance to be on his own walking around without getting dirty crawling or being in a stroller or arm in arm which he hates (unless it's mommy and daddy). He seemed to enjoy that.

I had a relative do his Barney bday cake and it was beautiful and I decorated the place with purple and yellow balloons. The only other BArney thing we used was the tablecloth for the food table. Everything was solid colors. I did not want to go BArney crazy.

Everyone love the party because it was cozy and there were about 12 kids there.

I will post some pics as I get them.

Danzdol

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Let's try this......

"This cake thing is gross..........."


"No , not that song again!"


"This is what I like, pool party!!!!!!" Dylan, 2 days before his birthday at his cousins house.

Danzdol

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone please delete the pics above, they came out too big and I want to resize them and try again. It will not let me delete the message.

Danzdol

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry ,got it.............I will try again with smaller pics........

Danzdol

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, one more time if not I will try later......

"This cake thing is gross..........."
1,a


"No , not that song again!"
2,b


"This is what I like, pool party!!!!!!" Dylan, 2 days before his birthday at his cousins house.
3,c

Danzdol

Monday, June 16, 2003 - 09:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Never mind this is the only one that comes out!

"No , not that song again!"
b

Enbwife

Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 07:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's funny Danz. Glad he enjoyed his b-day. When are you moving into your new house?

Things with us are okay. Saw the Dr. and now have a dermatologist appt on Monday and an alergist appt in August. I guess we'll get to the bottom of this skin problem eventually.

Little Nate has decided he absolutely does not want his morning nap anymore!!! He's up there whining his head off for me to get him.... urghhhh - it's so frustrating because I know he needs to sleep, but he just stands up in his crib and cries until I get him. Then I don't know when he's going to sleep so it's hard to make plans. Man oh man - I wish I could figure this one out. If I go out in the car he'd be asleep in 5 minutes, but he won't sleep in his crib anymore!

I'm looking for daycare providers. So far I've met with two and spoke with quite a few. The two seem really good, so Neil's gonna meet them next and I'll make a decision soon. It's so expensive around here! $45 per day!!! Anyway, gotta go back to work on Sept.2 so what can I do?

Hope everyone is well - are there any new babies to hear about?

Bookworm

Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 11:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
There will be a new one soon. My due date is June 24, but went past the due date by almost 2 weeks with Wiggle. So don't hold your breath.

Enbwife

Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 07:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Any news Bookworm? You must be so excited! Only 3 days to go!!!! Keep us posted and good luck delivering. :)

Bookworm

Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No news yet! Waiting, waiting, waiting...

Tabbyking

Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 09:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i say the 23rd, at 6:11 a.m. a boy, 7 pounds, 13 ounces, 20.5 inches long.


how'd i do? LOL

Bananaclip

Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No Bookworm, maybe you are right Tabby!

Danz, what a sweet picture! The party sounded like lots of fun, I should have crashed it!

My little guy has started walking so he is into everything. The things he finds on my floor disgusts me! I vacuum everyday and he still find hairballs to eat! It's so GROSS!

Kimmo

Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations, Bookworm! :) Hopefully!

I was over 8 days past my due date with Rowan, and then was induced because "they" wouldn't let the baby go more than 10 days past, out of fear of the baby getting too big or something.

But then a co-worker said most of her babies were born a month past their due date, which made her think some people are just meant to gestate longer. Weird thought!

Bookworm

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 04:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Still no baby... :(

Texannie

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 06:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How are you feeling Bookworm?

Danzdol

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bookworm I was actually 2 days late with Dylan........can't wait to hear your news!

Bookworm

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 07:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well it looks like this baby will come more than 2 days late.

I am feeling okay. A cold front came through yesterday and the temps have dropped from mid 90s and high humidity to mid 70s and low humidity. That has made a world of difference. My back is a little sore today, but I held Wiggle more than I usually do. Thanks for checking on me everyone.

Enbwife

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Any news Book??? We went on away this past long weekend to visit friends. The drive was 8 hours and Nate was amazing! He did so well and slept great in the playpen at their house. He was such a perfect angel they are now talking about having kids of their own... hee hee...

Bookworm

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just posted this today in my folder. I will paste it here too, because I know people are wondering...

Hi everyone! I'm back from the doctor. NC was working so Mom and Wiggle came with me. This doctor said 1 cm and 30% effaced, which is going the wrong direction from last week. I know the dilation is based on finger width, so that all depends on the size of the doctor's fingers. Not sure about how they figure effacement.

Since this is officially 41 weeks (one week over) we also did a nonstress test today. For that they just strap some belts with monitors on them to my belly and I sit in a recliner and push this button when I feel the baby move. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes and the read-out was good.

Then they sent me to another office to get another ultrasound to ensure the amniotic fluid was still at a healthy level. That also checked out fine. At the ultrasound the radiologist took some measurements, many of which read as between 39 and 40 weeks rather than 41. But she estimated the weight at 8 lbs. 8 oz. (give or take a half a pound). Wiggle was 7 lb. 5 oz. so this one is bigger.

The doctor has me scheduled for induction on next Tuesday. I go back in for another check up next Monday to see if I have progressed enough to keep me overnight that night. However I am hoping that scheduling is for naught and a baby comes this weekend. That is what happened with Wiggle. He was scheduled for induction on a Monday and he came on Sunday afternoon.

So in any case we will have a baby within seven days, one way or another.

It's supposed to be in the 90's and humid over the next 2 or 3 days. So I will be cranking up the air. I am glad that tomorrow is my long day at work--don't have to pay for that air conditioning. I most likely won't check in tomorrow until Wiggle goes to bed (around this time of night), so don't get too excited when you don't see me around.

Lisa, Wiggle has a horrible time sleeping anywhere besides his crib. We are going to try to get the new baby to be more comfortable sleeping in other places. It's really limiting on our social life when we have to be home by his bedtime unless he is at Grandma's (he will sleep there).

Twiggyish

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hoping little baby is soon!!

How about music? We put a little "boom box" in our daughter's room and played all kinds of classical music and children's music (wee sings). She LOVED it and would go to sleep quickly. It not only kept her in bed, but it helped sooth her to sleep. She is very musical to this day and I think maybe that helped!
One more thing, I turned off the music if she got out of bed and turned it back on when she stayed there.

Enbwife

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 05:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hang in there Book... I can't believe you're still working! Your situation sounds a lot like mine with Nate... I had the stress test and the ultrasound to check fluid, but mine was low so they induced me that day - yuck! It was also horribly humid here the month I had Nate! I'll be thinking of you and that big baby in your belly waiting to come out... :)

Bookworm

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 08:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
We do use music to help Wiggle go to sleep. He has a variety of music that he listens to when he goes to sleep. I haven't tried turning it off when he leaves the bed though. That's something I will try tomorrow.

Lisa I am only working 12 hours a week and it is office work, so not strenuous. Today was my last 8 hour day until August. If I happen to still be pregnant Monday, I will work that morning for a few hours but I don't expect that to happen.

Kimmo

Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 12:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow, that's interesting how you both got tested for fluids and such when you were overdue....As I said before, my clinic made it a practice to just induce if you were nearing 11 days past your due date. Then, as it turned out, when they finally broke my water (when the pitocin wasn't doing anything), it seems I had an unusually generous amount of fluid for Rowan to float around in! Weird to think.

I think it was because of working full-time that I didn't go into labor-- I was putting all my nesting instincts into preparing my workplace for maternity leave! :( We had gotten everything ready for the baby way before then, though.

Here's hoping for a baby over the weekend!

Kimmo

Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 12:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
No pictures lately, except for birthday cutie Dylan...In honor of Bookworm's upcoming birth, here's one of my Rowan baby when he was born 18 months ago:

Twiggyish

Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 07:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
awwww how cute!!