Nov~Dec 2002 tots - Page 14

[lilyka]

Happy Anniversary.

What do I do for myself? I am learning French. I was doing yoga regularly but got a cold and haven;t done it since. I am teaching myself to play guitar. And I come here. :LOL

[lilmiss'mama]

solsticemama-- when i get done with the doula training I am doing online now i am going to start with ALACE too. I was hoping to make it to Tucson by May to go to the weekend workshop, but that doesn't seem like it is going to happen. So, I guess I will just start with the reading requirements first.

Thanks everyone for the compliments on my girls! I really put them up so you guys could have a look. Personally, I like to have a visual, so I thought others might too.

[kerc]

Originally posted by Brayg
I do walk w/Owen in the backpack nearly every day. It was rainy here Tues and Wed so we didn't get out. We'll go again today though. I like it. I'm down 10lbs but it's taken me a month and a half to get there. Ugh!

month and a half -- like 6 weeks? that's not terrible. from what i hear a realistic weight loss that you can keep off is 1.5-3lbs per week. Keep that walking up! and walking is something you can keep doing with multiple kiddos. (this from the woman who was -10 at her 4 week postpartum check up. baby was 9lbs +: ).

leah -- happy anniversary. have fun with dh.

my dh just had that surgery this week. he's unable to help me. Right now though he's on the deck supervising erin who is playing with dish soap and water. Umm, yeah she's soaking wet and it is sunny and about 45 out. My dh told me i would never win mother of the year for that one. I told him I didn't care. erin was having funa nd doesn't appear to be getting too cold. it's warm water after all!

[Brayg]

I lost 20lbs my first month when I lost weight before though. I was heavier then too, so maybe that has a lot to do w/it.

We didn't get on our walk today, despite the nice weather. Owen woke up at 5:30 this morning (about 1 1/2 hours earlier than normal) and we had toddler time class today till 11:00. He nursed and conked out at about 11:30. I had to wake him up at about 2:50 so we could go get Jacob from school. I'll shoot for tomorrow. :

-10 lbs? Wow Kristen!

[Mona]

hi mamas!

we went away for the weekend, and then when we came back dd got a cold. her immune system tends to be weak when she is in the midst of hard core teething, so i guess it isn't a surprise, but a total bummer. i'm getting it now too, so ugh.

let's see---- twidling. i do not let dd twidle the other nipple. it just drives me crazy. especially since i'm afraid she is going to hurt me. :LOL the nails! the nails! so i hold the palm of my hand over that nipple, and let her play with the rest of that breast. she also rubs, pinches, tugs at my tummy, back, arm, neck, ect. i try really hard to keep her nails trim, but still have cut marks all over my chest. : she does not do this while sleeping/night nursing, but rubs my back or tummy, which i love.

what do i do for me? um, not much. :LOL mdc, meditate, yoga, qi gong, writing....

food restrictions? lots of 'em.... i stay away from wheat, soy, citrus, caffine, no dairy of any kind.... suits me pretty well as i am mainly a raw food vegan. i had soy today, so i'll see what happens. dd's digestive system is better now that she is older, but her skin still breaks out if i eat the "wrong" thing.
i am jealous of you coffee drinkers. i have a decaf w/ soy milk latte every once few months. heaven!!!

dd's new activity is climbing. she can climb up the stairs, climb up into the rocker, ect. it is pretty exciting. she feels like a real champ when she does it.

oh, nick names--- lots of them. bugga (as in "bugga bugga boo, mama loves you.... :LOL) , monker (from monkey), bubba (from who knows where), katrinka (my mom's nickname for her)..... i guess that's it.

well, that's all for now.

[kerc]

sorry, that was ONLY minus 10 lbs. As in apparently the placenta weighed nothing or else I gained a lot during the first month. I'm not saying which :.


and mona, i agree watching personal satisfaction is great when it comes to climbing. That's what makes the "guess what mom, look what i can do" much more bearable when she's into everything.

in fact, that might be among my favorite parts of watching erin grow up. watching her gain the personal satisfaction of learning to do things.

[eilonwy]

a teensy vent...

Eli wants to potty learn. I can't do it right now, I just can't bend over and squat and chase him. I'm too tired, all I want to do is sleep! This is so frustrating for me, and I feel sooo guilty about it! Who ever heard of a kid being ready to learn before his parent? And why couldn't he have waited just three more months?!? He's been 'ready' for a long time now, but recently has decided that he hates wearing diapers and has taken to running into a corner and hiding, removing the diaper (he's gotten very creative about this, and can always do it unless the diaper is pinned on) and peeing/pooping. When he poops, he either comes and tells me about it or he picks it up and hands it to me. : The other day, he brought me a poop and said, simply "Yuck." I had to agree; that is pretty much the definition of "yuck". *sigh*

[Mona]

i had to laugh, as dd also hands me her poop
if i'm lucky it's not all over her. YUCH!!!!!!!

[Brayg]

sorry, that was ONLY minus 10 lbs. As in apparently the placenta weighed nothing or else I gained a lot during the first month. I'm not saying which

Gotcha! I was thinking -10 from Prepregnancy weight for some reason. :LOL

[kerc]

hugs to you Rynna, but just a reminder that in 3 months time it would be no better-- you'll have a nursing baby right and sure as anything you sit down to nurse that sweet one and, bam, Eli would want to use the potty.

man, i *wish* my dd was ready. I'm shopping for a potty and a booster (for the kitchen table) this weekend at goodwill. Just in case we're ready for the potty. We ARE ready for the booster.

[majazama]

I was trying to post some pics, didn't work, have to find some way.

[lilmiss'mama]

*mamajaza*- if you open a yahoo email account (which is free) you can post pictures using yahoophoto. That is what I did; it was easy, and I am no computer genius!LOL

[majazama]

I think I may have got it..... http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...3685&members=1

[tea olive]

oh, how pretty!

eilonwy, i'll have to agree with kristin's point though i did the same thing: clay was ready to train when i was huge with ruby and i waited. get yourself a sling and learn to nurse in it. i'll make you one if you would like. you are lucky your kid is so aware and able with his body. maybe you can just leave a door to the yard open for him or have him go in a shower stall (i wish i had one). that reminds me, i really want to put a drain in the middle of my bathroom floor. my kids like the baby bjorn seat on the big toilet with a stepstool.

ruby has been looking for her penis, and runs to stand at the toilet and leans in to pee. maybe i'll have to fashion a cone for her for when we are out a year from now.

though i always encourage other mammas to have a life, i admit i was taken aback by the direct question of what i do for myself. it seems like i'm always struggling for that. or struggling just to ride in the car alone or do any kind of grooming. right now i'm sewing two identical dresses for ruby and my friend's daughter because i was inspired to recycle a big hippie skirt. the other day i had a dress on ruby and i was nicer to her all day because she looked so pretty. though usually if i'm sewing i'm doing it for money, as well as cooking. i'm trying to pick up the guitar again. me and dh are ready to start a band but i haven't figured how we can both leave my kids for a few hours when they are asleep. i guess when we sheetrock the studio i'll actually think about it. every other monday i get out with some other homeschooling mammas. and my house is seventy years old so the projects mulling in my head are endless.....any kind of gardening and eating what i grow is one of my favorite things, though i haven't put my tomatoes down yet since i have a bed to build.

i spent the day grumpy and then went to kung fu with reed where ruby slept in the sling and i had no responsibilities and was unable to do anything productive for an hour and half. it is as close to personal meditation as i get for now.

[*solsticemama*]

Originally posted by casina

the other day i had a dress on ruby and i was nicer to her all day because she looked so pretty.

I have days too, where I wake up tired and grumpy and I dress ds in his extra adorable outfit just to inspire and remind me of patience and generosity in my mothering.

*Mamajaza* I can't see the pics tho I did get to your homepage. I saw a lovely blue background and titles to the pics but no pics . I'm working on getting our pics up too. Btw I remember way back when we were all in the LWAB forum and you mentionned that you sewed and quilted. Have you made anything for the new baby? What about posting some of your quilt pics. I'd love to see them.

We had a very restive night. I think ds must have woken about 10 times and several of those times specifically asked to nurse, the binky didn't do it. So I guess I was wrong about him nightweaning. Who knows what is unfolding in the universe of their little bodies. Too refined for us adults to fathom, I think.

Did y'all read the Soy article in the latest issue of Mothering?!!!

Ok mamas blessings

ETA Leah Happy Anniversary

[majazama]

I can't post any other pictures, because I just had a digital camera while DD's daddy was visiting. He's gone now with the camera, so I can't take more pics.

[Brayg]

Jasanna--I saw the pics. Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Haeven looks a lot like you.

I made a vow with myself (hope I stick to it) that I come online less. Our "big" computer is downstairs in the family room, but we spend most of our time during the day upstairs. I have a laptop with a wireless card, so it's just way too easy to sneak a minute here and there and come online. It's mostly just a waste of time, too. If I just stick to naptime for a while and in the evening for a while, I'll be fine. Wish me luck. :

I've also decided to try not to turn on the tv during the day. Owen's only 16 months old. It's not really like he watches it, but it's background noise, kwim? I'm tired of it--even if it is PBS, it's stuff we don't need. We listen to a lot of cds, but I'm getting bored of the same ones--gotta get more I guess.

I just came in from mowing the lawn. Just the back. It's nice and shady underneath the deck (we have a walkout basement so we use the area under the deck) and the grass was growing really fast. It looks nice and makes up for the walking we haven't done since Monday...well, sort of. :LOL

[kerc]

Originally posted by *Mamajaza*
I think I may have got it..... http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...3685&members=1

oh my gosh! she is just so pretty (as are you mama!). and you look so much alike. thanks for posting. so fun to have a face with your name!

and...I'm too trying to get offline more often. I feel too plugged in KWIM?

[*solsticemama*]

Originally posted by *Mamajaza*
I can't post any other pictures, because I just had a digital camera while DD's daddy was visiting. He's gone now with the camera, so I can't take more pics.

Aw shucks . I have a feeling that you have a way with beauty, YK, an affinity for the 'visual' and I'll bet your quilts are just gorgeous. I did finally manage to view your pics. Lovely. You and your dd both. And I agree, she looks alot like her momma.

[smaug]

casina- speaking of a cone for ruby, i almost ordered a female stand up pee tool from a camping catalog. it was like a plastic funnel with a little curve to it. so chics can pee standing up outside! when i was pregnant a few months ago (befoe i miscarried) i really felt 3 kids would do me in. i was just getting the groove of 2 boys, and then bam! another was coming. after a week of knowing it was going to happen, ready or not, i got real excited about another ragamuffin. then the miscarriage happened. i still feel that 3 must be so different from 2. specifically, how much you can get done alone. how did it change when you had ruby? and the same question to other mamas of 3 (or more) especially going from 2 to 3???