On Sep 25, 11:17=A0am, whodunit <whodu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> agent starling wrote:
> > On Sep 20, 8:34 am, whodunit <whodu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Actually went to the ped. on Wednesday, but it's been BUSYBUSYBUSY
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> >> since then and I haven't had a chance to post! :-)
>
> >> Very good news on how much Sarah and Sam have grown since their one
> >> month checkup. At that time, Sarah weighed less than 8 lbs, and Sam
> >> was a little over 8...Sarah was in the 7th percentile for her age,
and
> >> Sam was in the 9th.
>
> >> On Wednesday, Sarah weighed in a 10.5 lbs and had moved up to the
31st
> >> percentile, while muscle man Sam had moved up to 12 lbs and the 49th
> >> percentile!! DH was delighted to see how much they'd grown in just a
> >> few weeks, since he worries so much about their weight, especially
> >> Sarah's, but the doc reassured us we are to keep doing what we're
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> >> because it's working! :-) (Breastfeeding and supplementing as needed
> >> with bottles of BM/formula mixture).
>
> >> Mixed blessing was that they both were due for 4 shots each (!!!) but
> >> a few days earlier the FDA approved some combo shot thing, so they
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> >> got 2 each!! :*) =A0It was so pitiful, they were lying side by side
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> >> exam table, talking to each other and cooing after the dr. was done
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> >> them, then those mean ol' nurses came in and double teamed them! :*(
> >> Sarah went first, and was smiling at the nurses right up to the
moment
> >> they gave the shots (very fast, but dang, those are long needles
going
> >> in my babies' legs sideways!!! :*( =A0and then she gave one of those
> >> screams where there's NO sound for a minute--poor baby, I comforted
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> >> right away and she only cried for a minute. DH turned pretty pale (he
> >> was never with me when Maya got her shots years ago) but held Sam's
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> >> as they gave him his shots--poor boy was traumatized a bit,
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> >> he was screaming that silent scream too for a minute while DH
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> >> him and then he was shaking all over and twitching like he does when
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> >> gets overstimulated. :*( =A0 Fortunately he was fine later on,
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> >> both babies were fussy and needed lots of TLC for the next few days.
>
> >> Sam has outgrown sharing the pack and play with Sarah at night (he
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> >> rolls all over her, and kicks, waking her up), so she sleeps there at
> >> night and Sam co-sleeps with me. It is working out pretty good as the
> >> babies go to bed around 10:30 or so at night, and sleep through the
> >> night most every night. Sam then wakes around 5 or 5:30 or so and
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> >> to nurse, and by the time we're done, it's Sarah's turn, and then the
> >> alarm goes off to wake Maya for school, so the schedule has settled
> >> down quite a bit. Feeding schedule is firming up too, although we
feed
> >> on demand whenever the babies are hungry or fussy or whatever.
>
> >> I'm doing pretty good, weight has stabilized pretty much, and
recovery
> >> from c-section is mostly complete, but I still have some trouble
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> >> up and down stairs, which is why the babies are still downstairs at
> >> night for now. Hopefully now that I can get out and about with the
> >> tandem stroller and the weather is cooling off a little bit I can
> >> get more exercise at the park across the street (104 acres) and
> >> strengthen those abdominal muscles so going up and down stairs
doesn't
> >> bother me so much. :-)
>
> >> Gotta get back to Sam now, everyone else is sleeping in this Saturday
> >> morning--Maya too, thank goodness, she woke me up in the middle of
the
> >> night with an earache (she's never had one, but has been swimming a
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> >> and I suspect forgot to q-tip her ears more than once)-gave her
motrin
> >> and she fell asleep next to me and seems to be doing fine. Hopefully
> >> it won't get worse, especially now that we've got to plan for her
> >> 8th birthday party in a few weeks! Can you believe so much time has
> >> gone by so quickly?! It's crazy, isn't it? :*)
>
> >> I've got some currents pics to post, I'll try to tinypic them later
> >> this morning. Maya's got a soccer game this afternoon around the
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> >> naptime, so that's when I may get to post them. They're cuties, my
> >> kiddos, I've gotta brag on that! :-)
>
> >> Hope everyone is having a great day today!
> >> {{{{{Hugs}}}}}
>
> >> Love,
> >> Carolyne in TX
>
> > Oh i didn't realize Maya played soccer, Lexie plays too!! She just
> > started her fall season and hasn't won a game yet, they have both been
> > tie games the first game was like 2-2 and last Saturdays game was
> > 1-1!!! UGH!! I hope they break this streak, they were undeafeated last
> > season!! (spring) =A0oh well we have to work on Lexie's aim!! =A0LOL =
=A0How
> > is Maya's team doing??
>
> > Clarice
>
> Okay so far--one tie, one rained out, one loss. =A0They aren't the most
> professional though--drives DH (HIGHLY competitive!) nuts, but he's
> learned to bite his tongue, LOL. :-)
>
> Oh, and Maya's been playing for 6 seasons now (spring/winter).
>
> Carolyne in TX- Hide quoted text -
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THey WON TODAY!! 1-0!!! WOO HOO!!!
Clarice
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