He does have 3 teeth ( with more coming)....Ouch! and has been biting me for a few weeks. He does it almost every feeding. I guess I am just not sharp enough with my NO BITING!!! when he does it - and I have been hesitant to do the push him into me thing --- Ok - really running out now LOL!

My son is 9 months - is taking solid foods (baby foods and a bit of table food) He refuses to drink formula and I'm not ready to wean him anyways. I'm not sure what to do about his biting me but it is getting so frustrating. He does it as a sign that he is done or doesn't want to nurse at all but also sometimes I think he does it for amusement because I jump of course and then sternly say "NO" and then he laughs :glare: Does anyone have any advice on how to get him to stop biting? Or if I do have to wean him - how to do it since her really objects to formula? He is a bit underwieght at 15pounds 12 oz and the Dr is concerned for his growth. I hope this all makes good sense - I am rushing out the door and will check back later. TIA!

My recommendation is to have a near death experience so that your body will make a last ditch attempt to procreate as quickly as possibly....and voila! double ovulation :D at least I think that is how it happened with me ;) I have no idea why I had twins - never expected it. I would agree with the PP about the fact that having twins is not all it's cracked up to be. Yes, it's very special and cute and all but all those rainbows and puffy clouds fly out the window when those kids are keeping you up 24/7 (or very close to it). I literally had 2 1/2 hours of broken sleep per 24 hours for the first 12 weeks of my twins' life. That's no joke - it was the hardest thing I have ever endured in my life.

My daughter's name is Sabrina but we call her Bina so as I was going through my kids names thinking of what I should use - this just came to me. I've often thought of changing it to something more inclusive of our whole famly. I like '5Chickadees' Because I love the chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee song of our state bird and because I have 5 kiddos

Oh good grief....:tongue_smilie: Good thing I like grammar - I have lots to learn :001_smile:

ooohhhh.....subjunctive mood - didn't know about that one. We are only up to 5th grade here :D

I'm going to say the correct one is "were" because "everything" is plural Example: Olivia "was" eating breakfast. The girls "were" eating breakfast. So, that is my guess.

Once a week for bath towels and hand towels unless obviously dirty or smelly. Kitchen towels the same but I don't use my kitchen towels to wipe up food or wipe dirty hands on - only something that is clean and wet so I don't see how I would need to change them every day.

:lol::lol::lol: truly.... I think I would have been rolling on the floor

:iagree: I couldn't agree more. The resting times are most precious

Thank you all for your input - I appreciate all of your honesty and advice :001_smile: I went to the Pedi today to do the urinalysis and pick up the orders for the thyroid test and x-ray - and also to speak with the Dr. Well, DS decided not to pee in the alotted time I had to wait there but I did talk to the Dr. She was very open to explaining what her reasoning was for further testing. The nurse really misrepresented the Dr.'s thoughts during our phone call. It was not because the 2 levels came back low (but within normal) that she wanted further testing. She said this was just the next step if the blood work came back fine and since she confirmed that his numbers were ok with endo - she is fine with his blood work. If the blood work had come back any differently then we would be doing different things. She said to me very specifically today - as of now we have no indication that anything is wrong - we are just making sure we cover all the bases so that we don't miss anything. :001_smile: I knew I liked her. I think that I will go through with the 3 tests she asked us to do and meet with the GI but can't really imagine doing anything more invasive than that unless something changes with him.

I was thinking that as I was on the phone. If I were a bolder person I would have asked to speak to the Dr. I was also just trying to absorb the info at the moment. After I hung up I chided myself for not being more assertive - there's always tomorrow for that dream to come true ;)

Agreed - This is why I do like my Pedi. She is thorough and checks everything out. She does not bother with scaring me - she just does her job. Although right now - I could do with a little more information and reasoning. We are going in tomorrow so I will be able ask my questions then. The only thing about being as "good" as she is - is that she really doesn't appreciate the parent questioning her. Seems to me that she takes it as an offense because she knows she is doing what is in the best interest in the child - not the parent. She is fiercely protective of the patients in her care -(which is a good quality to have in my mind) but sometimes it does leave a parent feeling like they've just broken some cardinal law by questioning her. kwim?

You know - I never really thought about it until now - because I am not close with my father's side but my Dad is short statured and so is his sister - my aunt. Other than that - everyone is fairly average. No other indicators that he is in any way unhealthy. Yes, he wakes frequently to eat still and doesn't eat large quantities. But he does eat and he does sleep - just not as much as I wish. He is super active and strong and hitting every milestone ahead of time (all my other kids were late on most everything) I think he is doing wonderfully. He is a very happy baby. My Dr. is very mainstream - and truthfully - I guess I am more of a mainstream Mom than I like to admit but this may be a crossroad for me and this Pedi.

THANK YOU! for saying that! I thought about that myself! As for the diagrams - well, you're right massively complicated - even the "simple" diagram... I don't have enough rudimentary knowledge to decifer even those. But thank you anyways :001_smile: