Re: Lana's baby;

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Lana,

She's growing up so fast!! Cruising at 6 months is amazing.

started around 9 months I think.

I am amazed every day at the new things learns. He was

" standing " with us holding onto him for balance at 4 months. People

were amazed.

I got a lot of flack at times from my parents about feeding him solids.

My father kept pushing me to put " baby cereal " into his bottles starting

at only a few weeks old!! He told me this is how they got us to sleep

through the night. Now it seems not so strange I may have gluten

intolerance.

Now he's 17 months old and at Christmas I was feeding him his NT formula

(I lost my breastmilk =( ... ) and my dad had commented earlier about

when we were going to wean him already. My god-mother, who is a nurse,

wasn't there to hear that. That night as we were all sitting in the

living room and was having a last bottle before bed and she said

" I am so glad to see you are still letting him nurse!! Too many people

cut them off before they are ready " . =)

I plan to home-school him also though I really am not sure where to

start. Right now we are working on words. He has very good

comprehension and I can ask him to get something or point at something

(nose, ears, etc) but saying the words is still a challenge for him. He

did nail " Uh oh! " the other day.

Maybe I need to feed him some fish eggs!

Dawn

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>

> She's growing up so fast!! Cruising at 6 months is amazing.

> started around 9 months I think.

>

Yeah, you're telling me! But now I'm starting to understand why one of the

women in my AP Mom's group said early cruising/walking isn't as good a thing

a you'd think (she had one *walking* by 6 mo, the other by 7 mo)...

> I am amazed every day at the new things learns. He was

> " standing " with us holding onto him for balance at 4 months. People

> were amazed.

>

It really is so much fun to watch. When did he get his first teeth? I

was very eager to see Sam's first one arrive - it just poked through

yesterday and I was sing-songing and dancing all day. She started teething

at 6 weeks and we FINALLY have something to show for it, albeit tiny and not

all the way grown in yet.

The thing Sam is constantly amazing people with is that she barely makes a

peep when we're out. She's just quiet, observant and sometimes happily

babbles or squeals to herself or others. Even her most awful days (the ones

where she was teething a lot), are nothing compared to the average infant

I've met. I feel very lucky to have such a well adjusted baby.

> I got a lot of flack at times from my parents about feeding him solids.

> My father kept pushing me to put " baby cereal " into his bottles starting

> at only a few weeks old!! He told me this is how they got us to sleep

> through the night. Now it seems not so strange I may have gluten

> intolerance.

UGH. My Mother was the same way. She was like " my little brother was

getting meat at a few weeks old, a little bit of cereal won't hurt her " .

Then again, she was also the one saying " just give her a **** bottle

already and give up breastfeeding " - it " didn't work " for her and it seems

she was rooting for my own failure at it (we weren't without bumps in the

beginning, but everything is smooth now). She was always on my case about

something (especially burping - if Sam needs to burp she'll let me know,

otherwise I don't bother!) I'm SO glad I don't have to talk to her anymore.

> she said " I am so glad to see you are still letting him nurse!! Too many

> people

> cut them off before they are ready " . =)

Thank goodness you have someone with some sense in the family.

> I plan to home-school him also though I really am not sure where to

> start. Right now we are working on words. He has very good

> comprehension and I can ask him to get something or point at something

> (nose, ears, etc) but saying the words is still a challenge for him. He

> did nail " Uh oh! " the other day.

Hehehe, what did he do that he " uh oh " ed about?

-Lana

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Yeah, you're telling me! But now I'm starting to understand why one of the

women in my AP Mom's group said early cruising/walking isn't as good a thing

a you'd think (she had one *walking* by 6 mo, the other by 7 mo)...<<

Just wait until the boundaries no longer matter! I could keep him

contained by making sure there wasn't a new handhold for cruising. Now

he's running full speed around the house, still really clumsy but he

doesn't care. We went to Whole Foods early this morning, no one really

there so he could run around like crazy! He was even grabbing things

and putting them in the cart. I couldn't believe it. LOL. Of course I

will hate that soon enough.

I also can't seem to keep him pudgy, he's been moving a ton since he was

pretty young and he eats well. =)

I think maybe these " amazing " things are due to good diet and other

parents would see it as well if their kids weren't overloaded with

sugars and cereals etc. It's kind of sad when you think about it!

Maybe all the babies are supposed to be like this. He hardly cries or

fusses. I remember caring for cousins and friend's babies and they

would scream and fuss all the time and nothing seemed to make them

happy. Of course is also vax free.

is very laid back, not generally fussy at all even when teething

though he can get cranky and REALLY drools. He started teething around

4 months. Had his first tooth cut through just after Christmas 2007.

He was screaming a bit but we got the Hylands teething remedy and he

settles right down. Now he has just about an entire mouth full of

teeth, just has two molars working their way in and just about to cut

through. He is just now 17 months.

just repeats things i say. So he builds his block towers (very

tall now and sometimes elaborate!) and if they fall I say " uh oh! " to

make light of it so he doesn't cry. He used to get VERY upset that his

tower fell down especially if he knocked it down trying to build it.

Now he gets frustrated if he cannot get each block to line up exactly!!

Wonder if it's because he's a Virgo? =)

His vocabulary is growing and some words he says amazingly well. He

says one sentence... " Hi Dad!! " whenever he sees his daddy (definitely a

daddy's boy). He waves all cute and coy to me but wont' say hi Mom

though I am the one who taught him " Hi " and the waving. The waving took

longer so maybe he thinks I prefer it. He only says Momma or mommy when

hurt, scared or tired usually! He meows in a perfect imitation of the

cats and tuts at them with his tongue just like I do when I call them.

He says " Uh oh! " a lot when I come in the room right now but I think

it's because that's the new word. I am working on Yee Haw, which he

kind of mimics. He does say " bobba " when he wants his formula and " dat "

when he points at things. I heard that males have better comprehension

than vocals at first and girls are the opposite but who knows! I can

sing the song of one of his toys and he will go get it and he loves to

boogie and recognizes specific songs he likes with just a few notes.

(Eagles of Death Metal being one of his favorite bands!).

What amazes my our extended family is not just the development and his

laid back, happy baby attitude but also that he will eat lots of healthy

food and has no real taste for fruits (baby food fruit). He loves a

banana, avocado, tomato etc but if offered some organic baby food fruit

he will taste it and turn away. My mom won't cook for him and so it's

jars when he visits but he won't eat that, he'd rather have peas or

carrots I guess. =) he also loves the pastured butter we have and will

eat tiny chunks of it without anything else!

He also takes his CLO without a problem though I just keep putting it in

his formula. He also likes sour things including kombucha, yogurt and

kefir. He shivers and then begs for me. It's adorable!

I tasted the NT formula a few times and it is kind of sour so maybe

that's why. =)

I miss the baby days though, he hardly wants to be held or cuddled now.

It's all about walking walking and doing it HIMSELF! =) I want to get

pregnant again but my cycles are off and that's freaking me out =(... I

am hoping going gluten free will help stabilize my issues so I can fix it.

Dawn

>

> Yeah, you're telling me! But now I'm starting to understand why one of the

> women in my AP Mom's group said early cruising/walking isn't as good a

> thing

> a you'd think (she had one *walking* by 6 mo, the other by 7 mo)...

>

> > I am amazed every day at the new things learns. He was

> > " standing " with us holding onto him for balance at 4 months. People

> > were amazed.

> >

>

> It really is so much fun to watch. When did he get his first teeth? I

> was very eager to see Sam's first one arrive - it just poked through

> yesterday and I was sing-songing and dancing all day. She started teething

> at 6 weeks and we FINALLY have something to show for it, albeit tiny

> and not

> all the way grown in yet.

>

> The thing Sam is constantly amazing people with is that she barely makes a

> peep when we're out. She's just quiet, observant and sometimes happily

> babbles or squeals to herself or others. Even her most awful days (the

> ones

> where she was teething a lot), are nothing compared to the average infant

> I've met. I feel very lucky to have such a well adjusted baby.

>

> > I got a lot of flack at times from my parents about feeding him solids.

> > My father kept pushing me to put " baby cereal " into his bottles starting

> > at only a few weeks old!! He told me this is how they got us to sleep

> > through the night. Now it seems not so strange I may have gluten

> > intolerance.

>

> UGH. My Mother was the same way. She was like " my little brother was

> getting meat at a few weeks old, a little bit of cereal won't hurt her " .

> Then again, she was also the one saying " just give her a **** bottle

> already and give up breastfeeding " - it " didn't work " for her and it seems

> she was rooting for my own failure at it (we weren't without bumps in the

> beginning, but everything is smooth now). She was always on my case about

> something (especially burping - if Sam needs to burp she'll let me know,

> otherwise I don't bother!) I'm SO glad I don't have to talk to her

> anymore.

>

> > she said " I am so glad to see you are still letting him nurse!! Too many

> > people

> > cut them off before they are ready " . =)

>

> Thank goodness you have someone with some sense in the family.

>

> > I plan to home-school him also though I really am not sure where to

> > start. Right now we are working on words. He has very good

> > comprehension and I can ask him to get something or point at something

> > (nose, ears, etc) but saying the words is still a challenge for him. He

> > did nail " Uh oh! " the other day.

>

> Hehehe, what did he do that he " uh oh " ed about?

>

> -Lana

>

>

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On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Dawn <blaidd1@...> wrote:

> Just wait until the boundaries no longer matter! I could keep him

> contained by making sure there wasn't a new handhold for cruising.

Waahhhh, she just figured out today how to stand up using the wall (flat,

flat, flat as can be)! Oh man, am I in for it or what?

> I also can't seem to keep him pudgy, he's been moving a ton since he was

> pretty young and he eats well. =)

>

Sam isn't pudgy either. She's actually got my figure - she's *very* hip-py,

thin waist, but has tons of fat on her thighs, butt and arms as well as some

on her cheeks. She even has little breast buds. I just can't help but

thinking how cute they are.

> I think maybe these " amazing " things are due to good diet and other

> parents would see it as well if their kids weren't overloaded with

> sugars and cereals etc. It's kind of sad when you think about it!

> Maybe all the babies are supposed to be like this.

I really think you may be right. The most fussy babies I know are the ones

whose mothers have the worst diets.

> Of course is also vax free.

Yeah, so is Sam - so that very well may have something to do with it.

I think the whole attachment parenting thing might have something to do with

it too... Most of the babies that come to our AP Moms group are really

docile too.

> He was screaming a bit but we got the Hylands teething remedy and he

> settles right down.

The Hylands tablets work well for us most of the time, but sometimes she

just needs momsicles (I put frozen breastmilk cubes in her nuby nibbler).

What amazes my our extended family is not just the development and his

> laid back, happy baby attitude but also that he will eat lots of healthy

> food and has no real taste for fruits (baby food fruit). He loves a

> banana, avocado, tomato etc but if offered some organic baby food fruit

> he will taste it and turn away.

While Sam is still predominantly EBF, sometimes if she wants a taste of

something I'm having and it is a baby acceptable food I'll give her one (or

if we're over her friend's house for dinner who is 9 months and starting

solids, she'll get a taste of what she's having). She doesn't even really

like bananas, I think they're too sweet! The only food so far that she's

actually keen on is avocado. One of my favorites too.. soo... that may have

something to do with her bias. <G> For the most part she's happy with her

milk diet though, so food is a rare thing. I think her desire for

occasional solids is more a jealousy issue than anything else.

> I miss the baby days though, he hardly wants to be held or cuddled now.

> It's all about walking walking and doing it HIMSELF! =) I want to get

> pregnant again but my cycles are off and that's freaking me out =(... I

> am hoping going gluten free will help stabilize my issues so I can fix it.

>

Awww - yeah, I don't get much cuddle time anymore since she discovered

crawling. That is, unless she's nursing. Hopefully you get your issues

sorted out - maybe whatever fixes them will help you be able to nurse this

time - I've heard a lot of women who had trouble nursing the first time

having no problems at all the second time.

-Lana

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My friend who was an experienced babysitter said if they start to walk,

just keep pushing them down. LOL! You're in for it! They're so much

trouble when they get mobile!!!! I wanted my first to walk early (she

did at 11 months) and then realized that she would walk, but not the

direction I wanted her to! Of course she was a child of SAD and

vaccinated from the second week as well. Poor little baby.

My kids both loved artichoke hearts cooked until soft. Fresh, not

frozen or canned, of course! Also dd loved lemon wedges, which was a

lifesaver when we tried to eat out. As she got older she also loved

French sorrel. She loves sour things!

[Guest guest]

Oh funny you mention the lemon wedges! LOVES those and also

limes. He bites into them then scrunches up his face, shivers and does

it again and again!!

He is a fascination to the other diners LOL. First they are like " look

at those awful parents letting him play with that " then their faces

change to " oh my god... he likes the way it tastes!! " .

Dawn

[Guest guest]

This is a cute thread (another mamma) but seems like a personal conversation

no?

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Dawn <blaidd1@...> wrote:

> Oh funny you mention the lemon wedges! LOVES those and also

> limes. He bites into them then scrunches up his face, shivers and does

> it again and again!!

>

> He is a fascination to the other diners LOL. First they are like " look

> at those awful parents letting him play with that " then their faces

> change to " oh my god... he likes the way it tastes!! " .

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have found that this list occasionally has people who converse in a

personal manner. Actually, it is one of the things I like about this list.

Then again, I've been here, what, 3 1/2 years? So maybe I'm just used to

it.

As far as I understand the tags this list uses, this doesn't technically

qualify for the OT tag as we are discussing diet. Here's a good post on the

tagging system used here:

/message/103950

" The OT tag is for off-topic posts and rarely gets used because we

define the list topics broadly. If your post has anything to do with

health, it is very unlikely that it would be considered strictly

off-topic. "

Hope that helps!

-Lana

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 6:20 PM, LoBue <LoBuevents@...> wrote:

> This is a cute thread (another mamma) but seems like a personal

> conversation

> no?

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I was squeezing some fresh lemons into lemonade a few weeks back and Sam was

so totally interested I gave her a whole one. I used to love lemon rind

tea, and she enjoyed sucking on it so much I think she will too...

I sure hope she gets into the sour stuff - that way it'd be more than just

me in the house that eats it!

-Lana

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Dawn <blaidd1@...> wrote:

> Oh funny you mention the lemon wedges! LOVES those and also

> limes. He bites into them then scrunches up his face, shivers and does

> it again and again!!

>

> He is a fascination to the other diners LOL. First they are like " look

> at those awful parents letting him play with that " then their faces

> change to " oh my god... he likes the way it tastes!! " .

>

> Dawn

[Guest guest]

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:33 PM, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

> My friend who was an experienced babysitter said if they start to walk,

> just keep pushing them down. LOL! You're in for it! They're so much

> trouble when they get mobile!!!! I wanted my first to walk early (she

> did at 11 months) and then realized that she would walk, but not the

> direction I wanted her to!

LMAO!

> My kids both loved artichoke hearts cooked until soft.

Ooo, now that sounds tasty... I'm going to add that to the list of things to

intro her to. I'm planning to do the whole homemade babyfood thing -

between the little food mill I have and the nuby nibbler she should be set.

Maybe I'm strange but I'm really looking forward to eating her food. <G>

-Lana

[Guest guest]

Hi -

> This is a cute thread (another mamma) but seems like a personal

> conversation

> no?

This group is a community -- many members have been here for years --

so it's only natural that personal conversations spring up.

Particularly when they have an obvious relation to the main subject of

the group, as this one does, it's not at all a problem. I'd even call

it a good thing. And new members are always welcome to join in!

- (AKA The Dread List-Owner )

[Guest guest]

Lana,

It's not strange at all! Wait until she tries to feed you. That's

's latest thing. He wants to share his food with mommy and

daddy, cats and dog too if we let him. =)

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi Lana!

In the NT book and baby stuff on the website they mention developing the

" sour pallette " over say the sweet one I grew up with I guess! It took

me a long time as an adult to learn a taste for sour things and still a

battle to give up the sweet ones.

I can say that what I found normal sweet 10 years ago I could not stand

now, bleck! And I am hoping as I give up wheat and sugar it will be

easier this time around. =)

My son loves plain yogurt, lemon and lime, kombucha and probably tons of

other things I haven't tried. Oh he also adores raw cheeses including

very sharp cheddars! I would imagine your daughter will eat what you

eat, as does for us at least until they are older.

Have you heard of kids around 2 - 5 or so refusing to eat anything but a

few foods?? I won't tolerate that kind of behavior so if it happens it

will be a battle but I wonder if it will even be an issue as the

children I know who did that were raised on sodas, mac & cheese out of a

box, mashed potatoes out of a box and fast food chicken nuggets! =)

None of which is allowed to have.

Dawn

Lana Gibbons wrote:

>

> I was squeezing some fresh lemons into lemonade a few weeks back and

> Sam was

> so totally interested I gave her a whole one. I used to love lemon rind

> tea, and she enjoyed sucking on it so much I think she will too...

> I sure hope she gets into the sour stuff - that way it'd be more than just

> me in the house that eats it!

>

> -Lana

>

> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Dawn <blaidd1@...

> <mailto:blaidd1%40pendraig.com>> wrote:

>

> > Oh funny you mention the lemon wedges! LOVES those and also

> > limes. He bites into them then scrunches up his face, shivers and does

> > it again and again!!

> >

> > He is a fascination to the other diners LOL. First they are like " look

> > at those awful parents letting him play with that " then their faces

> > change to " oh my god... he likes the way it tastes!! " .

> >

> > Dawn

>

>