[Angelaosaurus-rex]

About yourself, your kids, your job, or whatever!!

[LisanAndy]

Myself-Just taking care of my girls and doing lots of research about military stuff.

My girls-Taylor will be 27 months tomorrow and is always active and definitely has a mind of her own. We're going through the "I need to test mom in every way possible but I still am sweet and cute so try not to laugh when you discipline me" stage LoL. She's so smart.. she knows most of her ABCs, knows all her colors, knows all her shapes, can count to 10, is mostly potty trained, dressers herself, and talks in sentences. Rylie's 9.5 months old today! She's cruising, feeding herself, only has 2 or 3 bottles a day and she won't even finish them. I caught her trying to eat cat poo yesterday!!! Luckily, I caught her in time! She tries to eat every little thing she can find which can be scary. Taylor never went through that LoL. She's standing alone for 10 seconds or so at a time. We just lowered her crib the other day. She's now letting her anger show when she doesn't like something LoL. I can't believe she's going to be 1 in about 2 months!

[Angelaosaurus-rex]

If you have any question about military stuffs I might be able to help out with some. It would be so awesome if your DH and Kate's would be stationed in the same area!!! I would be way jealous lol but it would still be cool!

WTG Taylor! Holy monkeys she's a smarty pants for real!!! I just boasted to Chris about her and he's all that's really great.. do I know her?? LOL!!

OMG Rylie tried to eat cat poop!!!!!!!!! You have to tease her about it when she's older lol!!!! I'm glad you caught her in time. Landen was pretty bad about that around 7-9 months. I swear he would find the one thing I missed.

[Oriyan]

Myself: Not much to update here. lol.

My job: I am looking for a new one. They hired another incompetent doctor. I am tired of working with bad doctors.

J.J: is doing GREAT! We just transitioned him to his crib full-time and he is wonderful. It seemed to have been what he wanted. He has been having sleep problems the last 6 weeks and now hes in his own room and sleeps great! He also LOVES day care. He is the happiest baby in the world there. Makes me happy knowing there are so many people there who love him.

[Angelaosaurus-rex]

Ugh that sucks I hope you can find a better job soon!

That's great he is sleeping so well on his own.. I am jealous lol Landen is 15 months and still wont! Its no surprise every one loves him at daycare... I mean seriously how could they not!

[~*sierra*~]

Myself - preggo. start night class in a week or two (guess i should figure out which it is eh!), trying to complete two other correspondence courses. i'm missing working lately, since i get hardly any human contact other than my dh and my FIL. plan on going to some classes at the gym for both the exercise and the human interactions! lol i'm the MOH for my sisters wedding in march so i'm busy planning buck&doe, bridal shower, bachelorette.....thank goodness she'll be married in two months, its like a full time job being her MOH! its fun though, and it will be nice to go to dominican.

My dog - chile is a bit fat from not going on walks. she also has bad breath. i should be brushing her teeth......

[*krista*]

We find out the sex of the baby next Tuesday! I should probably post a poll or something...

[Angelaosaurus-rex]

Sarah I hate not working for the same reason. Whats a buck&doe??? What does your dress look like???

LOL @ Chile having bad breath!!! Have you told her about the baby yet??


KRISTA YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BOY!!!!! I can't wait to really find out!!!

[IamMom]

ME: Working....getting ready for it to get busy (tax season yeah!) and its getting ready to be DH's busy season here in another month too (we didn't plan our careers well on that note). We just got a double jogging stroller and I'm going to get my arss out there as soon as it warms up and NOT end up with Type 2 Diabetes....oh and I just got my second AF in 23 days....***?!

Kids: I just posted a little update about them, but they are wonderful...Harrison has been having "dreams" lately that he tells me about and its freakin' hilarious what 3 1/2 year olds dream about...and by God do not ask many questions or try to get clarity on things cause he'll look at you like you have 4 heads and get pretty annoyed that you don't get what he's saying. Nora is the very happy, quiet, silly, and lovable...the perfect baby! She puts up with alot of "Lovin'" from her brother.

DH: I think - *cross your fingers and pray* - that he's going to cut his hair off...he said today he's going to try to go get a hair cut today that looks like a mo-hawk mullet and then wear it like that to work Saturday and Sunday and Monday and then Tuesday get it all shaved off for real! YIPEEEE!! This better be true....I've said he could do the mohawk thing if he promised then to shave it after....I hope this doesn't backfire in my face

[**Jenn**]

Me: Not much going on with me. Pregnant and uncomfortable but nearing the end before I know it! We've been super busy with Christmas and Liam's birthday and car shopping and my little sister's upcoming wedding but things should settle down soon. We're going to see a car (minivan actually) tomorrow and hopefully we can get it!

Liam: He just turned 4 on December 30th! I can't believe how the time has flown by. He's doing great. He can write his name and is anxious to start preschool this fall. He loves to learn and just soaks everything up! It's so funny the things that he comes out with. He loves trains, cars, airplanes, etc--basically if it moves he loves it. LOL He's also very creative and loves to draw and write and his new thing is drawing people. He's my sensitive boy but loves the rough and tumble stuff too.

Lochy: He is my handful, the one who will give me all my gray hair! LOL He is definitely my limit tester and will push to the very end. But right after he is being his most difficult he'll come up to me and put his hand on my face and ask "Am I your sweetie pie Mommy?" So of course he just melts my heart too! He's completely potty trained and has been for a few months now. In the past week or so he's even been going all by himself! He's so independent and can't stand to have anyone help him. He identifies his numbers and can count to 10 and also knows the ABCs and can identify just about all the letters. He loves to color, draw, and anything that makes a mess. LOL He, like Liam, is also a huge snugglepuss and loves to cuddle! I think he's going to have a hard time when Lila is born even though he constantly gives my belly hugs and kisses and calls her "My Lila."

[ShannonMVT]

Originally Posted by **Jenn**

But right after he is being his most difficult he'll come up to me and put his hand on my face and ask "Am I your sweetie pie Mommy?" So of course he just melts my heart too!

OMG, are you kidding me? How can not just melt into a little puddle when he does that? That is so sweet!

I like these updates. Keri, Show us pics of this mohawk thing when he does it!

Me: We are almost done with our kitchen. It has taken soooo long. But it looks really nice!
As of yesterday I have been sad about the fact that we won't have another kiddo for quite a while We need medical intervention and lost our awesome insurance before. I won't pay out of pocket for that when we have other obligations to spend the money towards Jack now. I really wanted to have at least 2 kids not too far in age but who knows if that will even happen. But I need to accept it now, it is just hard.

Jack: He is awesome! We had 2 really bad sleeping nights, but I think he is teething and that is to blame b/c things have been much better the last 2 nights. He is working on pulling himself into a standing position form sitting, by himself. Everyday he just gets smarter and more rambunctious. He is finally taking the initiative to roll on his own, but only when we are in the other room. He loves people, and shouting, and laughing. I Already mentioned he was talking up a storm. Some days he just chills though and doesn't talk much. Seriously, he is so friggin adorable it is just sick. He still doesn't like the taste of solids or water, but eventually he will actually eat solids instead of play with them, LOL.

[Frozendesire]

Gotta love updates

Me/Us - Nothing much is new. My business has slowed down and I haven't done much with it since the Christmas "rush". I need to get some new fabrics and make up some new shoes and get some baby leggings made. I think it needs some new products up to get some attention. I don't think I'll be doing diapers (they just weren't my thing as in I couldn't make them haha) so I'm going to stick with G diaper inserts, baby wipes, shoes, and leggings.

Curtis - He's almost 3! I can't believe it. He is a wonderful little guy. Very well behaved and so creative. He dances like a crazy man, and acts out everything he hears or sees. His speech is getting so much better. It's great. He's fully pee trained. #2 is giving us some issues... but hopefully that will come soon. I have totally backed off the issue and we'll go back to it later. There is no point in stressing and pressuring him when he's just not ready. I'm just happy that he's got the pee thing down

Dustin - I also can't believe he's turning 1 haha. Boy this last year has really flown by. He's SO close to walking it's not even funny! He just needs to let go. We practice every day haha. His new thing is dancing on the couch. I'm surprised but he's only fallen off once (My bad, I'm ALWAYS there) and now he knows how to properly go off, bum first. He loves crawling up on Curtis bed and he can no get down himself instead of always yelling for momma haha. He's saying Mum Mum Mum now I think he's getting that that's me? Not totally sure though. He always shakes his head no when he's doing something wrong but just keeps on doing it haha. He's only got two teeth on the bottom but he's working hard on the top two. One poked through a while ago but it seemed to have gone back down. Poor guy. He's still nursing but not for long periods of time and not very often. He gets milk in either a sippy or bottle. He's on homo milk now. I guess that's all. He's SUPER attached to me and hates when I'm on the computer, cooking, cleaning or anything that doesn't involve him haha. He's still doing horrible at sleeping.. but we're getting through it.

[♥Ashley♥]

Me: Im doing okay. Im REALLY REALLY sick of the ttc thing and want it to be over with now. I cried the whole way to work this morning because im just sick of it, im so young and healthy and im p i s s e d that we have to go through this. I feel bad for Jason alot. I have this gut feeling that my RE wont get any answers from my tests, and ill be one of those people who has the word "unexplained" in my medical file. I feel like I am NEVER going to see a pregnancy test that has a nice dark pretty line on it...always those ugly extremely faint lines that quickly turn negative. Im sorry that turned into a vent somehow...but you asked for an update! Also, if I dont get a BFP this cycle....I will have to do my HSG (useless test for me in my opinion) and ultrasounds in the next couple weeks.

In non ttc news, Jason and I sold our boat so we have free'd up ALOT of money that we were paying per month for that thing (Jason wanted to sell it to pay for childcare and all the costs that come along with a baby, i thought it was so sweet he came up with the idea and we had one fun summer with it so it didnt really bother me).

[ShannonMVT]

Me: I am doing okay. Finally not sick, hooray! I think I need a little mommy break soon though, I love Matthew so much but mommy needs a few hours "off duty" so I hope I can figure out a way to get that every once in a while soon. Especially a date with my Dh, that would be awesome.

Matthew: he just learned to army crawl but doesn't do it very often, he has to be pretty motivated. I can see where his first tooth is about to come through soon! He jibber jabbers all the time and it is so cute to hear him "talk". I wish I knew what he was thinking, haha.
I am taking him to the pedi GI specialist today so I'm nervous/excited about that.

[sara~b]

Hmmmm... Everyone elses kids sound so much better than mine today!

Me: Still laid off but not minding it. I barely make ends meet on unemployment but I'm so glad I can stay home with Gem and not pay daycare and not have to go out in this yucky weather! Still feeling great pregnancy-wise, no morning sickness, no nausea, no poo problems and the bloating is gone. I have my next appointment Monday. Wedding budgeting and planning is starting to annoy me again. I'm dying of impatience waiting for my W-2's to come in so I can finish my taxes. School also starts Monday. I'm going back for my Bachelors (graduated in May with my AAS). I must be crazy for thinking I can do this while pregnant, working, running and raising Gem! Speaking of work, I start using my real estate license on Wednesday! I'm so excited to start earning a second income and hopefully transition over to a new career where I can have more flexible hours! I'm still running although a lot less. My last run the day before my BFP was 8 miles and today I'm only planning 3. It's amazing how fast pregnancy has stolen my fitness!

Gemma: She's going to be FIVE in March! OMG! She's so wonderful some days and a holy terror the next! She tells me she's hungry every 10 minutes but all she wants is junk food! I just made her mac n cheese for lunch and it took her almost an hour to eat the little bit I gave her but she already asked me for a popsicle! She still won't stay dry all night. I quit buying pull ups and just put towels down in the bed. i figured it has to get uncomfortable being wet at night but she just gets up, changes her own PJ's, throws the towels on the floor and then goes back to sleep! I'm starting to lose my mind with her! I can't believe she'll be starting Kindergarten in the fall! She's definitely ready though. She can spell probably 25-30 words and she can sound out alot more. She can count to about 40 before she messes up. She plays dress up constantly and loves games on the computer! Someone, somewhere along the line, let her watch Family Guy and now she throws a fit every time I flip by it! I refuse to let her watch anything but preschool shows! Every once in awhile we watch wheel of fortune, jeopardy or deal or no deal together. I guess that's about it!

[Kristen_at_the_lake]

Not sure how many of you remember me, but I'll come out of lurking to update

Me: Just hanging out at home with Leo for a couple of weeks. I've been working 1 or 2 days per week on remodeling the store I work in, but now the electricians are starting on Monday so I have to stay home until they're done. I am applying for a full time job in another city...please cross your fingers, hope and pray that I can at least make it to interview.

Leo: Just had his 15 month appt yesterday (he's 16 months now). He's 32.25 inches tall, weighs 21 lbs 9.5 oz, and has a head circumference of 18.75 inches. He's made good jumps in the percentile rankings from his 12 month visit and the doctor is happy. He says "dat" "Umma" (momma) and "Dada." He signs for more when eating. He walks forwards and backwards and goes up and down the one step in our living room holding onto the furniture that is near it. He's working on his top two eye teeth now (has 4 molars and all 8 front teeth in already).

I guess that's it for now. I'm sorry that I don't post here very often, sometimes I'm just not sure where I fit in...it has nothing to do with you all, but the fact that I was in here for hardly any time before I got pregnant and didn't really get much of a chance to know you all.

[SandKmommy]

Myself-Tired from major lack of sleep the last week, and about to explode because of Seamus, I wish we could just get an answer/him into preschool so he'd be out of the house and I get a break from him

Kids- Kieran is really sick and teething at the same time, fever last night was 103.5, all through the night it was 101.5-102.6 and same today, right now(2hrs after tylenol) its 100.1 so maybe it will break today and I will get my baby back. Seamus is...well he's Seamus, he has an evaluation at the public School next week to see if he has a delay/qualifies for the free preschool through the school.

[..Christine..]

I'm still adjusting to having a newborn! Lyla takes most of my time (wait takes all of my time..)! If she's not nursing, she's crying or wants to be held. The doc said she's got colic ....She's been sleeping pretty well at night. We had two nights where she slept all the way through.....Now she's back to waking up about once..I am not getting much done these days...laundry, housework etc- it all gets ignored!

I am conflicted about whether or not to go back to work early- I don't want to leave her yet- so it seem I may take 12 extra weeks not paid and stay home with her until April- I want to be a SAHM so bad but it just won't work....that's all for me for now....nothing new- just enjoying every minute with my baby girl!

[Mars]

Of course we remember you Kristen.

ME: Not much going on except I'm looking to buy a new car and finalizing Amara's get-together details. Work is going ok.

AMARA: She's growing up too fast. She's becoming more confident at letting go and walking. And, she's chattering up a storm. I have her 1 year appointment coming up and I'm excited about it. I'm curious to see how tall she is and her weight.