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The Parenting Thread • Page 51

Discussion in 'General Forum' started by Fucking Dustin, Mar 16, 2016.

  1. Colby Searcy

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    For those that care and haven't seen yet
     
  2. Kingjohn_654

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    Is your middle name Alexander?
     
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  3. Colby Searcy

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  4. Colby Searcy

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    I think they're growing fond of one another
     
  5. Colby Searcy

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    Also it feels very weird changing my son's diaper after changing hers. Like it feels like he's too big for me to still be doing this
     
  6. awwgereee

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    It was incredible how old/big Shayley seemed after August was born. How is Ryker doing with the new baby? Does he like being a big brother?
     
  7. Colby Searcy

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    Sorry it took so long to respond, my mom and stepdad showed up!

    How far apart are yours again? I never remember and I'm sorry :(

    He's actually been surprisingly great so far! Which it's only been a day and a half so I guess we'll still see, but so far I've been impressed!

    He's been helping with everything! He likes putting her diapers in her pail, enjoys giving her her bottle, always says "Uh oh, baby crying!" And runs to her when she's fussing. He's even wanted to and will hold her... Until she fusses then he can't get rid of her soon enough:crylaugh:

    He's still being a bit aggressive at times but he's 2 1/2 so it's just gonna be something he'll have to learn.

    Overall, so far I've been very proud of him
     
  8. Colby Searcy

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    Now if we can only get Ryker to stop using Ella's pacifiers as they're his and also momma's breast pump parts as a Bugle
     
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  9. awwgereee

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    No worries; life gets busy!

    That's awesome that he's excited about helping out and seems to be adjusting to the change pretty well! He sounds like such a sweet brother :heart:

    I know for Shayley there was a little bit of an adjustment period both with learning how to behave around the baby and after the novelty sort of wore off, but he got over it pretty quickly. He was only 1 1/2 when August was born though, so I think that's why he didn't really understand at first that the baby was sticking around.
     
  10. Colby Searcy

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    He definitely can be, he's also very much a little boy lol!

    How are they together now? Love each other, and couldn't live without the other?
     
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  11. awwgereee

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    They're great together now! Sometimes when they're playing, they will both stop and start laughing at each other and my heart basically melts.
     
  12. DarkHotline

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    The little one is spending the night with me so her mom can go to work. She’s such a precious child, she’s constantly laughing and smiling. She was a little fussy at bedtime but she fell asleep in my arms almost as soon as I started holding her, it felt like that perfect family sitcom moment where the audience just goes “Aaaaaawwwwww”.
     
  13. Colby Searcy

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    Dude that's awesome! Glad to hear! Sounds like you're a great father!
     
  14. DarkHotline

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    Are children like natural alarm clocks? I was sleeping on the couch by her crib and sure enough, 6 AM rolled around and she decided to sing the song of her people.
     
  15. Colby Searcy

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    100% until they get to be about 3 months
     
  16. I fell asleep with the baby in my arms last night, haha. We always put her in a bassinet but you know how it goes at 2am. At some point I think her hand grazed my face and in my sleep I must have thought it was a bug because I freaked out and woke up super fast which totally startled her.
     
  17. ncarrab

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    My daughter was sleeping absolutely great in her crib for months but now she's teething and it's been a disaster. She'll sleep good for 3 to 4 hours in her crib initially, but then wakes up around midnight and she's essentially up for the majority of the night crying.
     
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  18. bachna84

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    Teething sucks :/
     
  19. bachna84

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    My son has had a double ear infection since March 1 and none of the antibiotics he's been prescribed (Cefdinir, Augmentin, Azithromycin, Sulfame) have been able to get rid of it. He had another follow-up this morning (his sixth doctor's visit in about the last six weeks) and we finally got a referral to an ENT specialist. The appointment is tomorrow morning and they're going to evaluate him and recommend a course of action. At the appointment today they mentioned that his tonsils were enlarged and they also mentioned the possibility that his adenoids would need to be removed in addition to him getting ear tubes, which I'm pretty sure is going to happen.

    All in all, he's been a wreck for the past month and a half and it's been so hard to see him like this! I'm hoping that tomorrow's appointment goes well and we can move toward getting him better.
     
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  20. ncarrab

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    My wife went as far as buying some soothing necklace or something on Amazon. Probably a scam, but worth a try, I guess.
     
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  21. Colby Searcy

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    We really do have some sort of connection!

    Last night she would not go to sleep after her bottle at 4:30 am. So at 6:15 am I just took her out of her bassinet thing attached to her pack n play and went to the recliner, propped her up on a Boppy on her back and held a WubANub in her mouth with one finger hahaha


    3 hrs of sleep is p great
     
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  22. bachna84

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    We'd always give our kids doses of tylenol and motrin right before we put them down for bed and it seemed to comfort them and help them sleep through the night. Other than that, I don't really have much advice there. We had a couple of those teething rings (I call them chew toys) that we'd put in the freezer and then my son would chew on them for a minute or so until he'd manage to lose it somewhere.
     
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  23. Colby Searcy

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    All of this sounds absolutely terrible. Godspeed to you and the little one!
     
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  24. ncarrab

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    Yikes, good luck! It seems my kids have ear infections like every month or so. Probably this Northeast Ohio weather...
     
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  25. Colby Searcy

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    For teething we would use brand new washcloths, moistened and stuck them in the freezer for like 20-30 minutes or so. He seemed to like them
     
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