Come on out ladies!!! It's update time!

MarinaAndCharlie'sMommy · #1 April 9th, 2011, 08:54 AM

Okay mommies, how are things going with your LO? Anything new or exciting? Let's see some pics! Pregos let's see some belly pics or u/s pics? How are you feeling?

Well, as for us, Marina turned a year old on March 16th. It's amazing how fast she's grown! She's walking and talking up a storm. Her new favorite word is "no" but I don't think she fully understands what it means. It's so cute when she says it though, at least for now, hahaha! Lately one of her favorite things to do is climbing the stairs, which gives this momma a good workout, lol! Thank goodness for baby gates! We are ttc #2 and am hoping it won't take as long as last time. I'm trying not to get too obsessive with it, but that's hard. I've been focusing a lot on getting healthy and working out. Joined teh Y and do classes on my days off. Zumba is definately my fave! Anyway, that was longer than I expected, but things are pretty good here! Here are some pics of my sweetie playing at the park with her friend Booker.

And my favorite one

karenwalter · #2 April 9th, 2011, 04:45 PM

Marina is so cute! I love those funny faces she makes. It looks like she has so much personality

Things are good here. Connor is almost 15 months! He is really a toddler now getting into things, walking everywhere, and wanting to explore all the time. I really love this age and am enjoying every minute!!

We won't be TTC until Connor's around 2 so it's still a while out, but I can't wait to snuggle another little baby. For now though, I'm just enjoying my time with Connor.

My sister is getting married next Saturday so Connor is in the wedding and gets to wear a little tux. It is seriously adorable and I can't wait to see him in it.

I haven't been around as much because I'm still working on my master's and the classes this semester have been more intense than the rest of them. So I've been busy with school. I'm still working part time 2 days a week. I think that's all with me

Here's some pics:

Wednesday at Disneyland:

2 weeks ago at the zoo:

KCMomma · #3 April 9th, 2011, 05:06 PM

Hello everyone! Paige is getting so big I can hardly remember exactly how old she is!! She will be 2 on June 10th so it's right around the corner. She is obsessed with Elmo so she will be having a Elmo themed party! I've already started planning. She's talking more and more and putting more words together! She runs all over the place and climbs the stairs like a champ! We were TTC#2 for 8 cycles and FINALLY got our BFP this time around. SOOOO, Paige will be a big sister come this December!! Pending this is a sticky one this time around. I'm really nervous, but trying to remain calm and relaxed. I'm only 5 weeks now so it's super DUPER early. So if everyone could say a prayer for me it would be MUCH appreciated!!! Anyway, there is a new pic in my siggy and I will post a few more.

MommaLee · #4 April 9th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Love the updates!

We are doing well...I really only get on during work (bad me) cause at home if I try and get on the computer Julie crawls over and starts pressing all the keys. Not much going on...we will do kindermusik over the summer...i've been working on weight loss and we have no plans for another for awhile.

Celry · #5 April 9th, 2011, 05:42 PM

A&E are almost 20 months. They both just started saying sneaky "neaky" this week. Their new favorite activity is throwing heavy objects down the stairs. I don't think DH believed me when I told him what they do. Today he was watchign them and they threw a wooden stool down the steps. It was so loud and scared him to death.

We can't leave these 2 alone for a second since they work together and are into everything. They are fun, but tiring. We've entered our terrible twos. They want to do everything I don't want them to do and don't want to do anything I want them to do. There are fits of outrage that can be frustrating, but sometimes it's also hard not to laugh.

We've been NTNP since A&E were about 11 months. AF didn't come back until the beginning of January though, so we've only been trying for 3 months. I've had really late O and a terribly short LP each month, so I don't think we'll be getting prego on our own. Our insurance is really bad now and we'll have to pay almost all our maternity expenses out of pocket. Because of that, we'll probably wait until this summer to start acupuncture again and then ttc starting in August. We'll NTNP between now and then, but with a short LP the chances of me getting prego are slim.

LuvsPecanPie · #6 April 9th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Logan is going to be 8 weeks old tomorrow! I cannot believe it's been 8 weeks since this little man came into our lives. In the last few weeks he's begun to smile (though I can't seem to get it on camera!), coo, and "stand" on our laps. He's absolutely amazing.

Since he was a preemie, we too all the sleeping for granted. We had a rough few weeks in the middle, but we started a routine last Sunday, and he's done really well with it. Looking forward to him skipping his middle of the night feeding very soon though! You can do it Logan!

I go back to work in 2 weeks, which is breaking my heart. My MIL will be staying with us to watch him until I'm on summer break in June though, so at least he won't have to start day care quite yet. He's an absolute love and I'm trying to soak up every last minute that I'm at home with him.

No TTC #2 for us for at least 2 years! I'm getting an IUD put in in a few weeks. I'd love to have another closer in age to Logan, but it's just not in the cards financially. I'm quite content with my little booger though. I'll post updated pictures tomorrow

jensma · #7 April 9th, 2011, 06:30 PM

my little dude needs to slow down. He is 10 days away from being 6 months old! He is sitting up, rolling all over ad so close to crawling! We're about to be in big trouble! lol We put his walker together last week and he's already running around the house and thinks using it as a bumper car is really funny. We started solids at 4 months so he's had just about everythign now and likes almost everything. He is such a clown and has a wonderful personality. We're still working on his sleeping arrangements, but its getting better I guess. He is a true mama's boy and is especially interested in mama's computer and camera (but of course!) I'm pretty sure he's over 26" now and over 16 lbs. We took our first road trip over spring break and are looking forward to a few more trips coming up over the next couple of months.

I am on day 7 of my first PPAF cycle. We're NTNP...mostly b/c I refuse to go on birth control. I will be SHOCKED if I do get pregnant again anytime soon, but we'll see. And the way we DTD i'm sure I'll be in the TWW. lol

Gosh we have a good looking bunch of babies in this group. I can't believe how fast they're all growing.

lets see...how do i pick just a few current pics when I live with a camera in my hand:

fromustobaby · #8 April 9th, 2011, 06:41 PM

Kaiden is doing great, he is so smart, he loves opening and closing doors, and he can even put the central vac tube in the hole now...he is walking everywhere and climbing on everything...I have half a heart attack every day, I think

He's waving at everyone and everything, he gives high fives, and he loves stop signs (weird, I know

)...he is not much of a talker as far as words go, but he babbles a ton...he is starting to finally talk a little bit...he shakes his head no when he doesnt want something, and says "nah nah"...and today, Matt came into the restuarant we were in to eat breakfast and I swear he said "hi da da"...then tonight when I came into the living room where he was playing with daddy, he said "hi da da" again...he knows da da - I think, but not ma ma...

oh and he LOVES his toothbrush, if we say toothbrush, he runs squealing into the bathroom and just giggles until he gets it...

We got incredibly lucky and conceived #2 on our first try, I'm incredibly grateful, but I feel like I haven't "earned" it (if that makes any sense)...

I've had a few things that are worrying me right now, mainly that I had an U/S at the REs and was measuring 5 weeks 6 days last Friday (right where I thought I was)...but then at the OBs on Thursday, they gave me a surprise U/S since I didn't have a LMP to go by (so they wanted to date the pregnancy)...and I was only measuring 6 weeks 1 day...which means that baby bean only grew 2 days worth in 6 days...I'm pretty worried about it...

Trying to just deal with it until April 21, when they do another U/S to make sure that baby bean is still growing in there...but, its messing with my head right now...

anyway, here are some pics

Sam914 · #9 April 9th, 2011, 07:24 PM

Hey girls! Great to hear from everyone!

Michael is (almost) 15 months and almost 1 year but his adjusted age. I believe he tips the scales at around 21.5 lbs and is just so darn adorable. He's got 6 teeth and is crawling, cruising, climbing and doing everything you can think of except walking on his own. He's starting to let go of things and stand on his own for a short short time before he sits down but he's learning something new everyday and getting closer. Unfortunately, he's not saying any real words yet... but hopefully soon.

Hm, as far as TTC 2 we're NTNP... i'm ready but logistically its not the best time right now so if it happens soon then awesome but if i'm not due until next spring then thats fine with me too

My sister is due in October so i'll have newborn snuggles soon enough!

jensma · #10 April 9th, 2011, 07:48 PM

Tonya, hang in there. You know as well as anyone that measurements are sooooo hard to get at that stage! Just the tiniest half a millimeter can throw you off up to a week. Ts&Ps with you anyway though

Sam congrats on the new niece or nephew! How exciting!! Gotta love newborns too. I'd be happy to have a baby next spring as well...realistically to have them a year and a half apart would be perfect but since it took me SO long to have tyler i figured we better just see what happens.

fromustobaby · #11 April 9th, 2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jensma

Tonya, hang in there. You know as well as anyone that measurements are sooooo hard to get at that stage! Just the tiniest half a millimeter can throw you off up to a week. Ts&Ps with you anyway though

Sam congrats on the new niece or nephew! How exciting!! Gotta love newborns too. I'd be happy to have a baby next spring as well...realistically to have them a year and a half apart would be perfect but since it took me SO long to have tyler i figured we better just see what happens.

thanks, I know in my head, but its hard in the moment...but I'm dealing ok cause Kaiden keeps me occupied

Kate- it took us a long time to have Kaiden and the only time I had a "good O" (based on progsterone) was by taking Clomid...so, it might happen sooner rather than later

Lyz · #12 April 10th, 2011, 05:40 AM

I love all the updates but I'm not seeing ANY BELLY PICS!! I need my preggo belly fix

Bella is almost 18 months and I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Time really does fly. I was just saying last night" oh my god, we're going to be planning her 2nd birthday soon!!!" Bella is great though. She had her first plane ride last week and it went perfect on the way down but coming home was a different story. You know when you are on the plane and there is "that kid" that screams the whole flight? yeah, that was Bella

She is starting to run around, she loves to jump and walk up slides (scares me to death!) She is really starting to talk and says a different word everyday. Her favorite is "lets go!!!" it's very cute!

We've decided to push off TTC #2 another year (originally we were going to start trying July). We are trying to get financially stable to afford 2 in daycare (which is a mortgage payment, might I add!!). Part of me is sad, but part of me is ok with it because having 2 scares the crap out of me! We have 2 more vacations planned this year and I can't wait! One is a week trip to the Outbanks (North Carolina) end of June and back to Disney World over Thanksgiving.

JustLiz · #13 April 10th, 2011, 08:21 AM

Yay Marina and I have the same birthday!

Des is just over 6 weeks old now. He gained almost 4 pounds in the first month after losing a bit in the first couple of days. He was 11 pounds 14 oz and 23 inches at his appointment 2 weeks ago. I would not be surprised if he has gained another 2 pounds since then. His fat rolls are incredible! He is cooing and grinning up a storm these days, especially when he poos! Lol

He also rolled over front-to-back a couple of times but can't do it consistently. He's a wiggly little guy and always wants to be moving. It's wearing me out a little but so cute!

Sleeping is not going so good, but it's ok. I'm ebf and still getting up every 2-3 hours many nights. He eats fast and falls asleep right away after most times though, so I'm surviving.

It's hard to imagine having 2 of them, but I am planning on ttc again when he's about a year old. Just got a script for the mini pill.

Sota · #14 April 12th, 2011, 12:40 PM

Aww seeing all these cute babies makes me ready for mine to come! Well, not really, I want at least 10 more days, but at this point I am not sure I will last that long!

I have a peri visit today and start NSTs. I am also going to see if he will take me off work. I wanted to work up until the end, but I am just sooo tired and worry if I keep trying to work it will make the babies come sooner. We still have a few things left to do, but I think we are almost ready. Here is a pic from my work shower a couple weeks ago:

~Caroline~ · #15 April 13th, 2011, 12:03 PM

Julien is 5 weeks old today. It is true that time really goes sooo fast. I can't believe he's over one month old.

We had a lot of trouble with breastfeeding. I tried and tried and he wasn't gaining weight at all and was always crying because he was so hungry so we ended up switching to formula. I still feel guilty about it but he's doing so much better now, he's like a new baby.

Sleeping is difficult. He sleeps ok at night (3-4 hours stretches) but he definitely doesn't sleep enough during the day so he's always tired. We're trying to work on that but it's not easy.

And here's a picture:

hearts.0nfire · #16 April 13th, 2011, 02:30 PM

Aww all of your pictures are so cute!!

Darcy turned 4 months old yesterday. We had a joint appointment today (her 4 month my 2month) and she is 25 1/2 inches long and 14lbs. She's been babbling a lot more lately and she tried peaches today. Even though I want to get her in her own room she's been sleeping through the night plus some during the morning which is good for me since i'm so exhausted. I'm going to be 9 weeks tomorrow and we had another ultrasound today and I got to see the heart beating which made me feel a lot better. We're going to Chicago next month and I can't wait to tell my family since they don't know. Here are some pictures of Darcy and 1 of the turkeybean.

::MummyToTwo:: · #17 April 16th, 2011, 10:56 PM

I've become a lurker :s

Summer is 2.5 and we are defiantely in the terrible 2's... this girl has some SERIOUS 'tude!! She is totally into princesses right now! today she asked us to only call her Cinderella...

we went to Disneyland last weekend and she LOVED it!! she has finally started to stack on the pounds and now tips the scales at a whole 24lbs! LOL!! she loves preschool. Yesterday she started drawing faces in her circles! I am so proud!

Ashton is 9.5 months and is into EVERYTHING!!! he is taking steps but at the moment he only takes about 10 before he drops and continues crawling around. He said dada - his first word a few weeks ago.

I can't believe how fast time flies!

We are NTNP as we have a huge move coming up in October!

here are some pics:

Pebblesbuddy · #18 April 19th, 2011, 06:40 PM

Kylie is doing great. She is almost 9 lbs! yes my little 4.5 pounder is almost double her weight. She is gaining like crazy and doing awesome. She wakes up 3 times a night every 3-4 hours and then is up in the morning for about 3 hours. She then takes 2-3 naps and will be up around 6pm at night for 2-3 hours. She has a great schedule going on and once I get a nap in I feel great. She was really fussy but is starting to really look at things and be a happy little baby. I love that she is smiling now and focusing on her toys. Btw she is almost 2 months old! Where has time gone?! Make it stop. She get's her two month shots this week and I am so not looking forward to it. But she is doing so great and she is seriously a very easy baby. She is spitting up a decent amount when she is awake and was taking Zantac, but I noticed no difference so I stopped giving it to her. I am sure the doctor is just going to say at this point if she is gaining then to not worry about it. Here are some pics of my little sweetie.

We are doing WHAT?!

Kylie wearing an outfit mommy wore when she was a baby

What is on my head?!

Modeling in her sleep

Secret weapon moby. Put screaming/crying baby asleep instantly

FINALLY found a paci she likes. The MAM paci. Love it!

Oooohhh!

CandaceDianne · #19 April 20th, 2011, 06:32 AM

Oh my gosh, all the babies and not-quite-babies are so cute and getting SO big!!!

Lilyan is 10.5 months and is crawling, standing, and cruising around. She loves books, thats her favorite toy. She loves to read to herself and when she is read to. She is just really the most easy going baby and has such a great personality....always smiling!

We are WTTC until she is 3-4 years old, so I am going to get an IUD!

This was taken a few weeks ago.

JustLiz · #20 April 22nd, 2011, 09:26 AM

Here are some pics - finally got to upload them to my computer! My little bug is not so little at all! He weighed 15 lbs last week at 7 weeks old. We'll get his official weight at his 2 month doctor visit next week.