Archive through September 15, 2003
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Archive through September 15, 2003
Happymom | Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:00 pm     Danzdol, I have 3 kids, one is 9 and she still doesn't eat meat, none of it, not even fish or poultry. (Funny thing is, her older sister's best friend of 2 years has the same birthday as my 9 year old, this best friend has the same vegetarian eating as my 9 year old!) She never would eat baby food meat except for those little hot dog looking sticks in the baby food jars. She only ate those a few times. The only other time she ever ate meat was as a toddler/young preschooler ... she would take one bite out of each chicken nugget/tender. That's it. She doesn't eat eggs either, so protein is a bit of a challenge. She drinks smoothies with cottage cheese added. (I used to use tofu but cot. cheese has more protein.) When I make french toast, I really soak it a lot. She doesn't eat nuts, but will eat peanut butter. Anyway, your son may never eat meat. But I do have a suggestion for the meat, you could let it simmer in broth or soup or some type of sauce for awhile to get really soft, although it won't be as soft as baby food. Re: the bottle, we have some cups where the handle is the straw. Maybe that will work, maybe that is the straw cup mentioned above. good luck! |
Kimmo | Friday, August 08, 2003 - 03:09 pm     Mmmm, ENBwife, ravioli is a good idea! I actually made a ground beef food that Rowan is taking to pretty okay, he just needed to try it a couple of times. For the cup, we just use a regular Gerber sippy cup and also little juice glasses, but he drinks most out of the sip cups. Unfortunately I bought a bigger Gerber cup that looks like a sports bottle, all Rowan does with this is shake it to make the liquid come out! Ugh. I bought it hoping to encourage drinking MORE, not less! I have heard that the straw cups are really good, too, I'm thinking of getting one for Rowan to drink smoothies out of, as breakfast has been a total bust lately (though he will eat waffle sticks). Ack! This morning I undressed him to find his chest, back, and neck covered in rash-- Apparently roseola, and this is the last vestige of it. He did not seem sick at all this week, a little sniffle but no fever (the books say roseola is marked by a high fever). But also marked by intense crankiness, and Rowan was horribly high strung yesterday-- He screamed and cried at the least little thing he didn't get, and would not calm down like he normally would. I wondered if that meant he was sick, but physically he seemed fine. Strange. Stayed home today! |
Ophiliasgrandma | Saturday, August 09, 2003 - 09:42 am     Never buy dresses or tops with collars on them for baby girls. Because of a lack of neck on the baby's part the collars will not lie flat, they will always turn up. Just a word of advise from the old granny. |
Enbwife | Saturday, August 09, 2003 - 11:02 am     I made spaghetti with meatsauce the other day and gave some to Nate. He loved it and ate as much as I ate. It has veggies, meat and pasta so it's a great food-source. He's had it every day for dinner the past 3 days (ha ha)... Hope Rowan is feeling better soon Kimmo - don't you hate it when they're sick? Hope you're doing okay too. |
Kimmo | Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 12:12 am     Mmm, spaghetti! If Nate likes it, why not 3 nights in a row? I cooked wagon wheel pasta for Rowan to eat in his now age-inappropriate baby food (shredded chicken and flaked fish), in an attempt to make it more like the "big boy food" he obviously wants-- Though he still likes the liver dish (cubed) and the ground beef. I'm going to go get more different kinds of pasta to add to the mix. I think Rowan's feeling better-- Last night Rowan was itching like crazy, pulling at his skin like he just wanted to take it off. I called the clinic to find out how much kid's Benadryl I could give (3/4 tsp for toddlers). The PA told me I could give Benadryl, but didn't tell me how much! The nurse said she had not heard of roseola making babies itch (which I hadn't either), so really I don't know what Rowan had. The rash is almost gone now. Have you noticed when you want to read up on rashes, there is practically nothing to read? Frustrating. We played with Play Doh today! I think that helped Rowan *not* play with his food at meals. No throwing today I got a little plastic tub to play water games in, hopefully this will help Rowan not play with liquids at meals, either! I wish I could get Rowan to eat fresh fruit. When I cut it, as in apple or melon, he sticks out his tongue and takes the fruit off of it. He eats the Dole fruit cups and I don't cut the fruit differently....Ack! I know he likes the taste, but not enough to actually eat it. This is why I am heading toward smoothies, but I know that's avoiding the problem. Help! |
Enbwife | Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 10:54 am     Have you tried grapes or bananas Kimmo? Nate loves them the most out of all fruit although he is a fruit hound and eats 4-5 a day! It's Nate's 1 year birthday today!!! This time last year I was lying in a hospital bed trying to get over the shock of the past 22 hours!!! Hee hee. We've had a great day today - we went to stroller club, then had a great lunch then played with his new toy from mommy & daddy, and now he's napping. When he wakes up we'll go out to a pool. Fun! The big b-day party is Saturday. I'll post pics after that. |
Bananaclip | Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 03:12 pm     Happy 1st Birthday, Nate! I can't believe our babies are one already! Can't wait to see the pictures. |
Yuhuru | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:58 pm     Happy Birthday, Nate !!!!!!!!! |
Kimmo | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:56 pm     Happy birthday, Nate! Yay Rowan ate round slices at first, then gets turned off by how liquid they get (he is a slow eater). I then cut it into quarters lengthwise, but they were just as slimy that way. I've heard you can grind up graham crackers or Cheerios to a powder to coat the bananas so it is less gross in this respect.... I'm just paranoid about giving him a banana whole! And grapes. Ugh. I know if I had been less paranoid to begin with, I wouldn't be having this problem. But I should try grapes again. And coat or not cut the bananas.... |
Danzdol | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:58 am     Happy late BDAY NATE!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for the advice. I am going to look for the straw cups. If I spend any more money on different types of sippy cups my husband will kill me! I bought a RED one the other day that he likes but he likes to throw it around and chase it as it rolls. I run behind him "No DYlan, drink not throw!" BUT I went to a restaurant the other day and they gave me a styrophoam cup with a straw and although he did not suck it he was intrigued by the straw and would put it to his mouth so maybe it will work. I made adult macaronni and cheese and he ate almost an entire adult bowl of it! I was paranoid of the noodle size but he would take up to 4 at a time and did good.He still does the cheddar goldfish and now I gave him the GErber cereal bars for the first time and he loved that yesterday! I will also try to start sneaking in the meat. The other day I made him 2 eggs with rice and I mixed it all up and he would let me feed it to him but stayed with it for about 25 minutes in his mouth without swallowing just like he does with the meat. I guess it's a matter or having patience. I just get all freaked out that he is going to be 3 and mommy is still feeding him purees........ Oh and Kimmo- he will not eat bananas no matter how I slice it or mush it..he pushes my hand away. Maybe he is just going to be a picky eater. On the bright side..he took 5 steps this morning by himself. From the bed to a chair that was near it. I was so happy! So cute.... |
Kimmo | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 03:31 pm     About the sippy cups-- Did I mention that I was on a baby food list that talked about little cups at Wal-Mart that have a straw sticking out of them already...So that's not a sippy cup, but more like a straw. I just keep telling myself, "We are having problems now, but it's not like he's going to be 20 and eating puree." I hope! With the next baby, I am going to start solids early and keep it up. They say the window of opportunity is 5-8 months old and introducing real solids after that is a challenge. I waited until at least 10 months before introducing real big pieces/chunks. Never again! Danz, how neat with the walking! It is very cute |
Enbwife | Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 08:06 am     We were affected by the blackout from 4:15 pm thursday until 2:00pm Friday so we postponed the b-day party until the weekend, unfortunately. Drag! Nate really likes to feed himself and I have become way less paranoid about the size of food he eats. As long as it's soft and can be mushed by him in his mouth, no problem. He loves mac & cheese too Danz! Nate started walking the day after his first b-day. It's cool - he'll just get up and walk across the room. Very unsteady and lots of falls but he's doing it. |
Danzdol | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 08:35 am     I got some new funny pictures. Dylan and his cousin Aila constantly fight over each other's pacifiers. I finally captured it. IT's so cute. The other one is the one time I was able to take him to the beach this summer. I cannot believe that I did not get around to doing it more often.
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Bananaclip | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 09:33 am     Danz, those pics are so cute! The last pic looks like a magazine ad or something. It's a great picture! |
Kimmo | Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:47 pm     My baby just got glasses, so I thought I'd share a picture. He's by no means close to wearing them all the time as needed-- 5-20 minutes a day if lucky!
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Kimmo | Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:50 pm     Okay, can't upload now, will do it later.... Anyone have any tips on getting the glasses on? I'll be looking for a strap, but what to do besides encouraging and modeling the behavior? Everyone in my family wears glasses. I wear mine all the time. I didn't think it would be so anathema to Rowan to wear glasses. Help! |
Enbwife | Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 12:10 pm     Hey guys, it’s been a while… I’m back at work – started on Tuesday. It feels very strange to be amongst adults all day and not have a little guy to look out for. Nate did extremely well at daycare the first day and didn’t seem to miss me much. I think it was harder on me than him. I had a good cry on Monday night!! His first b-day party was a huge success and a blast! I’ll post pictures of him and his little cousin soon. We had a BBQ and some went for a swim in the pool. The kids did great without their afternoon nap. Such fun! I weaned Nate 2 weeks ago without any problems. Now I’m just after him all the time to drink his milk up. He’s also extremely steady on his feet with walking now. Amazing! My baby is growing up so fast… Hope you’re all doing well. |
Froggiegirl621 | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 01:07 pm     Hey all you parents out there! I know you'll appreciate this adorable picture of my 5 month old nephew. How cute is he?
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Enbwife | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 08:08 am     Very cute! How sweet. Our family is adjusting to me being back at work. Nate is doing very well with daycare - we just have to figure out how to make his nap longer... Any ideas? He's waking up earlier in the morning, I think to see me before I go to work... so he's not getting as much sleep as he's used to. Which means I have to move his bedtime up which is sad because I don't get to see him for very long each day. I'm sure some of you can relate... |
Kimmo | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 11:21 am     Lisa, it is tough working and having a wonderful baby. For the first two months I felt awful. I kept thinking, "Why am I PAYING people for getting the privilege of taking care of my baby, whom I would much rather stay at home with myself?" Anyway, I am still loath to put Rowan to bed early even though I know it's for the best. I get home at 6 and if I wanted him to get 12 hours, that's when he would have to go to bed! He just wants to play and spend time with the family. I am slowly inching backwards from 9:30 and hoping for the best. On the weekends I let him sleep in as much as he wants to gauge how much sleep he seems to really need-- He hardly ever sleeps more than 2.5 or 3 hours past the time I usually get him up (at daycare he gets a 2-2.5 hour nap; before he moved to the toddlers room, they let him nap as long as he wanted). It makes me think if he needed to sleep, he would-- But there is the spending time with mommy thing. It is sad. When does Nate take his nap? I would just see what happens on a weekend if he naps as much as he wants, or sleeps in as much as he wants, and figure out how many hours that was...And if you are close to giving him that much sleep, I'd think that was okay. |
Kimmo | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:58 pm     Tyler looks cute hiding! He's grown. (His name *is* Tyler, right? ) The picture reminds me how I read somewhere about how every mother should sit their baby in a stockpot and take a picture of "Baby Soup"! I never did it, though. The idea just seemed awkward. |
Froggiegirl621 | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 04:54 pm     Yep...that's Tyler! What a big boy he is!!! He's a little over 5 months old in that picture and a bit shy of 20 lbs.! My sister put him in the bucket and he was standing up, holding onto the sides, then he fell in and she thought he looked so cute so she grabbed the camera. I have a feeling he may skip crawling all together and just start walking! |
Enbwife | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 06:51 pm     Thanks Kimmo. I moved Nate's bedtime up 1/2 hour to 7:45 and he slept longer in the a.m. these past 2 mornings (until 7:15ish)... He naps around 1:00 pm and today his nap was just over 1 hour which is a huge improvement. I'm a big believer in good sleep promotes more good sleep, so I will continue with the earlier bedtime and see if it makes a difference... He was so happy tonight and we were having so much fun, it was hard to put him to bed... but I'm off for the weekend now (woo hoo). Here's a pic of Nate at his b-day party. I think he ate too much cake (ha ha)!
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Bananaclip | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 11:32 am     Nate is so handsome! Beautiful eyes! |
Danzdol | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 11:52 am     WOW- what eyes! He is adorable! |
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