*Baby Corner*

[chri'stina 190]

Hi girls....Kavi's first birthday party was a lot of fun, I will post pictures soon.

[Vi Mazzella 4]

Thank you Eveline and MzMo1102

Yesterday I sent the pictures to my family and my sister told me that my dad said that he is really sad 'cause they are not with me during this special time of my life (I'm super close to them). It made me really sad.... I miss them so much . Hopefully they will get to see the baby still in the belly but I have a feeling that she will surprise us. My parents are arriving in NYC 2 days before my due date

Have a good night girls!

Vi

[MzMo1102 0]

Thank you Eveline and MzMo1102

Yesterday I sent the pictures to my family and my sister told me that my dad said that he is really sad 'cause they are not with me during this special time of my life (I'm super close to them). It made me really sad.... I miss them so much . Hopefully they will get to see the baby still in the belly but I have a feeling that she will surprise us. My parents are arriving in NYC 2 days before my due date

Have a good night girls!

Vi

You're welcome

I could imagine how hard it is with you being apart from your close family especially during a time like this. Hopefully, they do make it in time just before Sofia's arrival but all the best to you!

[Eveline 9]

@Vi: I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll wait for your parents to arrive. After all, you're a first time mom, it's not uncommon that baby will be late.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Vi, what a cute belly!!

Caro,

Seeing that co-sleeper just reminds me of a pack 'n play - which you can actually fold up and take with you guys everywhere - so it would be a better investment in my opinion. My sister had that in their room for their daughter's first 16 months while she was still being breastfed. I think if the baby sleeps in the room with you they can hear your breathing and be just fine. Plus, you'll only have steps to walk rather than a hallway. I'm not one for the baby sleeping in my bed - my sis said she actually found it scary at times when she would be breastfeeding the baby while in bed in the middle of the night - she said there would be times when she had fallen back asleep and there was the baby sucking away but getting restless. She said after that happened it made her get out of bed and sit in another location, feed the baby and go back to bed for safety's sake.

Just my 2 cents.

PS - we were so sure we were having a girl that we hadn't even thought of anything for a boy - and there he was dingaling and all. So, you can kind of say that pregnancy is like a box of chocolates cuz unless there's some genetic engineering, you never know what you're gonna get - (until you see the Ultra Sound).

I'll look into the pack n' play

hehe we'll see what it is (can't wait to find out!). Boy or girl either will do, as long as it's healthy we're good. I'd love to have one of each

Saludos,

Caro

Edited February 3, 2009 by JVKn'CVO

[Eveline 9]

I would also suggest a packnplay. some come with a 'bassinett part' where you can adjust the height of the part baby sleeps on. There's a weight limit on it though and babies tend to get heavy rather quickly (both my kids tripled their birth weight in the first year).

[Nessa 23]

@ vi: cute belly. it's getting big!

yay for kavi's party. can't wait for the pics

water: 8oz per hours is absurd. i can't imagine drinking that. on my good days i drink 4 L (weekends usually), but on week days I probably drink 2 L. It is important that you drink more than usual because the baby absorb the water you drink first thing, then the rest goes for you. So don't worry about the baby not getting enough water, worry about you not getting enough worry.

One thing I learned when I used to dance, you should never get to a point where you're thirsty. That means your body is dehydrated. Drink water every now and then, even though u don't feel the need.

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Another thing about water is it really, really helps with keeping you from getting constipated. I learned that the hard way. Plus, I don't just drink water. I drink different water based drinks, gatorade, kool-aid, etc. You really want to stay away from carbonated drinks, even carbonated water, because they contribute to constipation. I also learned that the hard way. I drank a 2L bottle of ginger ale in 2 days. It stopped me right up. My doctor actually told me to drink 80 ounces of water a day. I'm not good at the math so I'm not sure how that translates to gallons or liters. I do know since I started doing that I don't have any problems with constipation anymore.

[Eveline 9]

80 oz is about 5 quarts. 1 quart is a little less than 1 Liter. I guess it can be done but it still is a lot of water to drink. I was having trouble with 4 quarts (1 gallon) and I was about to explode

[Bootylicious!! 2]

80 oz is about 5 quarts. 1 quart is a little less than 1 Liter. I guess it can be done but it still is a lot of water to drink. I was having trouble with 4 quarts (1 gallon) and I was about to explode

Oh tell me about it. It took me a good 2-3 days to work up to the 80 ounces. I thought I would never make it. Now that I've gotten up to that I sometimes even drink more than that. I found it's easier to do when I drink numerous different things during the day. I was trying to stick with just water and I could never get that much in. Once I switched to drinking a bunch of different things throughout the day it just seemed to come a lot easier. I know I don't always drink the best options, I still have to have sweet tea at least once or twice a week, but at least I'm getting my liquids in. I do make plenty of trips to the bathroom though. I think the main reason they want me drinking so much is because I'm having twins. It seems everything is exaggerated because of that.

[chri'stina 190]

Here are some birthday pics...unfortunately I didn't get many of him smiling that day lol. I think he was mostly wondering what was going on. He loved all his gifts though, he even got a cute white play guitar from someone that looks like a real guitar, just small.

He wasn't into smashing the smash cake very much. To be honest I didn't care about the smash cake but did it anyway. It came free with the cake, I think they always give you a free one with a cake order for a 1st birthday.

I also wasn't so excited about the cake options they had at places, so I went with Mickey Mouse and it turned out very cute. The party was very fun!

Kavi isn't walking yet. He seems to love crawling. I think he could stand if he wanted to(without holding onto anything) but he seems to get scared by it and won't do it yet. We hope soon!

[Nessa 23]

aww so cute

[chri'stina 190]

thanks I can't believe I have a one year old!!

[chnst 6]

awwww Happy Birthday Kavi! He is sooooo adorable!!

btw: what's a "smash cake"?

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Kids at their first birthday traditionally get their own cake, separate from the other cake that everyone else eats. Usually they just smash it, hence the occasional name.

Edited February 3, 2009 by Wacken