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Wow, I'm really behind on these! Sorry! I honestly can't say how the intuition formed, I just...knew. Both times. I did have girl dreams with both pregnancies, but in my gut I knew for sure that my first would be a boy, and then later, I just had that same feeling with #2. I honestly don't know if there will be any girls in our future -- I just kind of feel like I'm a Boy Mom!
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When Owen turned one we started getting the question from everyone -- "when are you having another?" The beginning of motherhood was hard for me. Owen didn't sleep and I was exhausted, underweight and yeah, EXHAUSTED.
Just after he turned one I did start thinking about it, though. I was still nursing a lot and my period hadn't returned, so I figured my body wasn't ready yet. By the time he was 14 months we were both ready for another, but my body hadn't gotten the message yet. So frustrating! Finally at the end of the month, it came back, and we were lucky to conceive right away.
Like you, I would NOT have been ready around 10 months. I think you'll know when you are ready, just like I did. -
I would sleep in!! I would make it a pamper me day: massage, pedicure, some shopping. I love being a SAHM, but the luxury of browsing in a store and trying things on is now pretty limited to his attention span :)
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I am SO SORRY. I've been there...more than once with him...and there's no other way to say it: it sucks. I'm not sure if I ever wrote one comprehensive post about what we did for sleep, but I'm sure I've touched on it (or, you know, complained) a lot. I know this doesn't help, but he didn't consistently start sleeping 12 hours through the night until 12ish months.
We are actually going through another small sleep regression with him right now during naps. Up until last week it was 1.5-3 hours and lately? 34-45 minutes. UGH.
Basically, it sucks, and then it gets better. And then it sucks again. We were not blessed with a great sleeper from the start, and it sounds like you're in the same boat. I'd be MORE than happy to share our ups and downs with you in detail if you'd like. Just email me at tlmoments (at) gmail. -
I guess that all depends on your relationship with them, and how comfortable you would be sharing the news of a miscarriage if that were to happen. We told our immediately family pretty much right away both times, but waited to share the news with grandparents, aunts and uncles etc. until closer to the three-month mark.
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I don't talk about his job because of privacy issues, although I think some people have figured it out :)
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding was a favorite of mine. Once I became pregnant I also liked Your Pregnancy: Week by Week
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Sorry this took so long, I kind of forgot about Formspring. Oops! Owen only just started kind of walking, and since it's been summer I've just left him barefoot 99 percent of the time, and put Robeez on him at the playground. Once he's officially walking (I've read it's better to learn without shoes) I'm probably going to look into Striderite.
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Hi! I wrote this post a few months ago detailing how I've been doing my shopping http://theselittlemoments.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/food-budget-revisited/
If you want anything more specific feel free to email me. It really has helped us a ton and I'd love to share what I've learned. -
Remember that every body is different, but for me, I felt gross and fat for at least 8 weeks. After that, I was able to wear most of my pre-pregnancy clothes, although for awhile none of my pants fit right and I had to buy a dress a size up for a wedding we attended.
For me, breastfeeding such a large baby certainly did take the weight off, as well as daily, sometimes twice daily, power walks with the stroller. Breastfeeding does make you super hungry, though, because you're burning a ton of extra calories. DON'T SKIP EATING! Just make sure you're refueling with healthy options. I actually ended up losing too much weight, became run down and cranky and ended up on a high potency vitamin regiment that brought me back to normal. Good luck! -
First off, I feel you! Those early weeks are rough! And while some doctors may caution against bed sharing, many support it. There are two sides to every arguement, you know?
I never thought I would co-sleep, but Owen was a terrible sleeper in the beginning, and sometimes the only way to get a decent stretch for everyone was to bring him in bed with us. Sometimes he would sleep on my chest, then as I got better at nursing lying down, he would sleep next to me on his side, the two of us belly-to-belly.
I was fearful in the beginning that I would accidentally roll over him or smother him with the blanket, but I found in reality I was always very aware of where he was. I would avoid heavy blankets, though.
We part-time coslept for months. Even when he moved into his crib around 3 months, I would usually bring him in with us around 3ish or so just so we could all go back to sleep. And now, when he wakes around 6, he comes in bed for an hour while we nurse and doze.
I have not found that co-sleeping made it harder for him to sleep on his own, too needy, or any of the any arguements against it. He is a loving, well adjusted kid who sleeps (most of the time) through the night in his own room. I like the closeness it gave us and for us, I think it worked out. Maybe our next kid won't need to cosleep, but if they do, I would be ok with it again. -
I used windows movie maker, then uploaded it to vimeo. Nothing fancy but I love how it turned out!
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It's my name haha! I try to keep Facebook and the blog separate unless we've built a relationship outside of the blog through email, etc. Have we chatted before?
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It's so hard not to compare, isn't it! I always compare him in my head with other babies his age. He started with dada at 8 months, then mama followed. It's really been within the last month or so that he's been talking up a storm.
And while we know what he's saying, I'm sure if he looked at you and said "window", you'd have no idea what he was saying. All those words aren't totally clear to everyone yet. Except for mama, dada, Elmo (ha!) and DOG!!! which he likes to shout. Everyone gets that :) -
I brought my razor with me to the hospital when O was born for my first post-birth shower. Yes, I do.
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Is this the same person who asks That Wife? It's such a funny question. Do I burp? Yeah. A lot? I don't think a *LOT*. I learned how to burp on command back in middle school at a sleepover, though. Classy.
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My MIL and I have been on a long journey of acceptance with each other and I think we've finally come to a good place. In a way, she's never "let go" of him and I think sometimes she challenges me as the wife v. the mother.
I hate to say it, but now that I am a mother of a boy, I KIND of get it. I mean, I hope I can be a wonderful MIL someday, but I understand why they feel like no woman can love their son like they do. -
I'm actually working on a big budget post! I hope you find it interesting :)
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I have bought a few purees from Earth's Best and saved the glass jars for food on the go. Small Tupperware works too. Invest in a soft travel lunchbox and an cool pack for perishables.
I like to freeze things like mashed peas and sweat potatoes in ice cube trays. They make perfect portions and if you're out for awhile they defrost by eating time.
I also like the Tiny Diner place mat that sticks to any table and rolls up small for travel.
Keep a spare bin in your bag along with a spoon.
And extra wipes :)
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Molly’s Bio
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SAHM to the yummiest and chunkiest little boy. Wife, shoe lover, Starbucks chai junkie.
