The new rolling ILX parenting thread, since the other one was getting unwieldy

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No, we had calculated the exact date! This is because I had quit the pill on O's borthday and knew when I had my period. So we sort of knew EXACTLY when the baby was conceived. heh Morning sickness *should* disappear at around 13 weeks, the OBGYN promised. (Or I'm asking for a refund. hahahaha) Next month we'll probably know the gender. Yes, I wanna know. :-)

― nathalie, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

Good to see Alice looking chipper!

― Madchen, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 16:26 (nineteen years ago)

Aw, Alice babykins!

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

AND spotty O!

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

my brother had the first baby out of all of us today.

girl, dark curly hair, seven pounds four ounces. she's gorgeous, photos to follow.

chuffed at being an uncle, but as there's no rolling uncling thread i thought this was next appropriate.

― darraghmac, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

Okay so I guess I'll just say it here: we got our referral for our adoption, about to accept it as soon as we get one more test result (which is why I didn't say anything before now, but I just kinda can't wait anymore so there). She's an adorable wonderful cool smart-looking little thing, just four months old this week, we'll probably be traveling early this summer *knocks wood* and then I can finally post some pictures, not yet though because it is illegal.

― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 12 April 2007 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

:-D

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 April 2007 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

Without trying to be flippant, I honestly think that if I ever became a father, it would be through adoption. I think it's an extremely cool thing your family is doing. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 April 2007 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

Are the pox gone, Nath?

Aw, wee Alice and her black eye! She looks as beautiful as ever, I'd love to have a cuddle with her!

― luna, Thursday, 12 April 2007 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

Congrats Haiuknym!

I would definitely love to adopt. but I still would want to have one too.

yay for Alice! (and Nath's in progress)

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 12 April 2007 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

Flickr doesn't work on my Macbook for some unknown firewall-based reason so I can't see all these lovely baby pix :(

But glad Alice's op went well.

Howie is doing well, he went to bed at 8.30 and my husband is down the pub so I am about to sit down with a glass of wine to watch Starsky & Hutch - a rare treat. He has been waking us in the night flailing his arms and legs wildly and crying out, but while he's fast asleep - doesn't seem to bother him, but hard for us to sleep through! So I'll probably be asleep after the first sip.

Oh, and he has baby acne so not such a handsome boy any more... hope it clears up soon!

― Meg Busset, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

Aw but baby acne rules!

― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

Surely not for the baby!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

Babies are the only ones who do not care about their own acne, Ned.

Wow there are tons of cute ILX babies.

― Sara R-C, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

Sara - this cuteness is what I was referencing the other day!! Out of control adorable!

― ENBB, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

Here come some more!

Ben flirting with a our waitress:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/441503488_c0fc8db231.jpg

Ben gets his first piano lesson from dad:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/446869309_45ad63659b.jpg

Owen after his bath (with Grandma):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/446869763_0a5e7d0255.jpg

― schwantz, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

last pic classic, nice comedy reaction shot by owen

― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

ENBB is right; I'd totally be wanting to reproduce again after looking at these pictures if I hadn't already caught my limit of babies.

― Sara R-C, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously. Let's take these two in particular, they're perfect and there's two of them! So sweet.

― ENBB, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

That is Owen's default look: surprised/fascinated.

― schwantz, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, maybe they'd play with each other when they got to be toddlers...? I love infants but it is when kids get to be 3 that I start to flounder. Even so, I'm done with the babies; everyone else can enjoy their reproducing, though, and I'll look on admiringly! (It's so clear that everyone is doing a better job than I am...)

― Sara R-C, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

That top Ben picture is an absolute gem!

― Michael Jones, Thursday, 12 April 2007 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, go on then - a couple more pics posted at http://pregbasket.blogspot.com

― Meg Busset, Thursday, 12 April 2007 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Aw Meg, he's just gorgeous.

― luna, Thursday, 12 April 2007 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

"Howie" = super-awesome name!

― schwantz, Thursday, 12 April 2007 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

OK - one more. I got home and my wife had taken this:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/457228887_34c16a387a.jpg

― schwantz, Friday, 13 April 2007 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

Oh the cutest smiles!

― Sara R-C, Friday, 13 April 2007 03:39 (nineteen years ago)

Oh Ophelia's chickenpox disappeared pretty quickly! As you can see in this picture she's back to her old self:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/453917167_115bac4125_m.jpg

Thanks for asking! :-)

― nathalie, Friday, 13 April 2007 07:24 (nineteen years ago)

What cuteness! I can't believe how big Ben and Owen have gotten already, and Ophelia's looking so grown up in that photo! Meg, Howie is indeed a little cutie, that photo of him asleep on you is adorable!

Excellent news of the adoption front, fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly for you.

I'm torn - I don't want to wish my pregnancy away cos I'm rather enjoying it, but I want squirrel to be here NOW! (I think it's very good timing to see lots of fluff as the reality of what we are about to embark upon is starting to hit home and it's good to be reminded of the benefits!)

― Vicky, Friday, 13 April 2007 09:13 (nineteen years ago)

ophelia probably has an ear infection. poor thing.

― nathalie, Saturday, 14 April 2007 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

Hi dere. Good to see Alice doing so well after her op and everyone else's kids coming on great too.

Here's one I took of Megan this morning. She's sitting up all by herself and now has her first tooth. She was 7 months old yesterday, I can't believe it!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/460409696_127c6171ca.jpg

― onimo, Sunday, 15 April 2007 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

OMG, she's getting big! She was only an ickle wee thing when I saw her! Also, she looks really like you.

(p.s. you have the same carpet as us)

― ailsa, Sunday, 15 April 2007 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

Quick update: test results perfect, referral accepted. Not sure when we'll travel but probably this summer, H in Addis will be taking me on a tour of Addis Ababa's best places. Happy happy happy, so happy and grateful. Terrified too, how does one do that whole little-baby thing again?

― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 16 April 2007 02:58 (nineteen years ago)

Start practicing now by waking yourself up every 3 hours, staggering around in the dark warming up bottles and such. Maximum congratulations to the entire Dimension 5ive clan!

― Jaq, Monday, 16 April 2007 03:48 (nineteen years ago)

You lucky man to meet H in Addis as well! Plz to give him my very best.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 April 2007 03:49 (nineteen years ago)

haha Jaq that's what I do now anyway with no babies in the house!

― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 16 April 2007 05:16 (nineteen years ago)

Can the next thread title be "Teh Cuteness"?

Cyrus has been wheezing. We've got him on albuterol. About to leave the kids with an Other for a week while we gallavant off to Seattle kidless. They'll be alright, right? We're leaving them with my stepmom, a retired pre-K teacher. They'll be fine, right?

― Maria :D, Monday, 16 April 2007 05:39 (nineteen years ago)

Stepmothers have a bit of a bad rap. Have you vetted her for wickedness and evil?

― Mark C, Monday, 16 April 2007 10:06 (nineteen years ago)

My husband will stay a weekend with his parents to see how she copes with being in a different place. Then next time she'll probably stay over without either of us. A bit scary. I see all these sharp edges (on tables) and steps looming; :-(

She's still a bit feverish, but not that much. She's also drooling and picking her ears from time to time. She'd definitely in a "bad funk" as she has these little tantrums. I think going to the doc is maybe a bit hasty but then I feel as though I'm neglecting her by not doing it. :-(

― nathalie, Monday, 16 April 2007 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

And OMG Megan has such pretty eyes!

― nathalie, Monday, 16 April 2007 11:38 (nineteen years ago)

Megan is gorgeous, mate. And I can see bits of both you and Mrs Onimo in there - she has a lovely innocent look with a touch of "don't mess" thrown in.

― Guilty_Boksen, Monday, 16 April 2007 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

Beeps after her first day at childcare:

woo!
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4859/daycaredayonebb4.jpg

wee!
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8805/hellokittyqs1.jpg

PHEAR TEH BEEPS
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/9035/pheartehbeepszs3.jpg

― sunny successor, Monday, 16 April 2007 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

She's just beautiful. I want to smooch her fat little cheeks.

― luna, Monday, 16 April 2007 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

Also, xxxpost - they really are a perfect pair - what a great pic!

― luna, Monday, 16 April 2007 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

Sunny, what a little cutie! Could she open her eyes a little wider?

Maria, don't worry. The boys will be in great hands. Your stepmum is lovely. I slept under her roof and came to no harm.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 01:29 (nineteen years ago)

How was it putting Beeps in daycare? I dread the day I will have to do it with Baby Nr II at six months. The first day I had to put Ophelia in daycare, I really wanted to cry my eyes out. And she was over a year old. :-( I felt so guilty because it wasn't really necessary. Now we are allowed to put her three days per week in daycare, but we rarely do. We always find a reason to keep her home. :-) That said, it's sometimes a relief to put her a day in daycare because it can be extremely draining to run the shop and take care of her. That's something I have to keep in mind when those tears well up.

Those Hello Kitty sheets! ME WANT! I want Beeps as well, what a cutie, but I know that's impossible. ;-)

A friend, who's also pregnant, not only smokes like mad but drinks gallons of coffee. The only thing she doesn't do is eat raw meats. And cheese, I think. WTF. It's her fourth child, so hey, I hope this one will be as healthy as her three others.

Maria, don't worry! (Yep, easier said than done.) :-) Hey Beth survived!

― stevienixed, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 09:16 (nineteen years ago)

Beeps is lovely. Our Tallulah is scoffing baby rice and banana porridge now (and rolling over - but not, thankfully, at the same time):

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/460631470_3ff9f527b5.jpg

― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 09:40 (nineteen years ago)

Beeps = beautiful! Can I set her up with Howie when they're older?

I want a girl next! Not for a while though...

― Meg Busset, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 11:25 (nineteen years ago)

The babies all just get more and more gorgeous!

Alice has been really unsettled since the op and any routine she had went out the window, but she is gradually getting happier again:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/462786580_91154b5565.jpg?v=0

Helping me with the crossword:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/462786584_ce0ab30fb5.jpg?v=0

― Archel, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 12:53 (nineteen years ago)

Archel, that is SO FRIGGING CUTE! <3

― nathalie, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

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