June '04 Mamas - is it really February? - Page 9

[Mummoth]

Balancin1.. it says 'account is private'

QoC he's a cutie!!! I'm jealous of the hair! Caitlins' got a cleft chin too!

Okay, I'm off to take diapers off the line & probably into the dryer. It's sunny here, but its COLD!!! They'll be nice & fressh & stain free now, though.

[Mummoth]

[Balancin1]

Mum--indeed it was. ops: I've fixed it.

[eilonwy]

Aren't we a chatty bunch? But then, we always have been, haven't we? :LOL

Julie-- I'm with the others, totally in awe of your sewing skills. That carrier is so incredibly freaking cool!! I mailed that box today, btw. I can't remember if I put the note I wrote into it or not, but it basically said that everything has been in storage for the better part of a year, so while it was clean when it went it, it probably needs to be washed. Oh, and not all of it is labelled "12 mos" but I'm sure you know by now how little the tag actually means. BeanBean wore it all around the same time last year.

I am sick. I ran a fever last night, and when BooBah and BeanBean started climbing on me while I was trying to rest, I literally burst into tears. I just couldn't deal with anything, my sinuses were aching and I was so freaking tired I just wanted to pass out. Mike was not thrilled with it, and I just wanted to kick him because he's such a whiny brat when he's sick and I haven't been sick for ages, why the heck can't he get off the computer and deal with them when I am? : It's just not fair. He called off work this morning, ostensibly to help me with the kids because I'm sick, and that was really nice of him but he yelled at me when I asked him to wake up (at, get this: 11 am!) and actually keep our son from running after me bare naked when I went to bring the car to this side of the street.

Anyway, I ran a whole bunch of errands, even though in an ideal world I would have slept all day; they had to get done and I couldn't refuse the opportunity to do them without BeanBean. I didn't get to take the long trip I've been meaning to make to Manning's to look at fabulous yarn. I could have, but I was just so freaking tired after going to the post office and the bank that I thought I might pass out behind the wheel.

BooBah talks a fair bit. It's pretty freaky to me, truth be told. BeanBean had many more words at this age, but they were less sophisticated and less clearly enunciated. It's almost like she waits until she's got something perfect before she'll say anything. She still scares me a bit. :

I think a big part of the reason that she scares me is that I was really looking forward to enjoying her babyness so that I wouldn't crave another baby too soon. She's moving so quickly, though, that I feel like she's already "leaving" me. I'm secretly glad every time she gets upset when I leave the room (well, not glad, but not miserable) because it reminds me that she is still a baby who needs her mamma. When I see her trying to walk, or hear her talking I want to burst into tears and get pregnant right away, and that would just be a bad scene all around.

I tried those Instead cups for AF. I think it's too big for me. I was just really curious about it. I like the idea, you know? I've been thinking about trying a Keeper or Diva Cup or something like that, or maybe Sea Pearls. I really like the idea of non-disposable menstrual supplies to go with non-disposable diapers, you know? And I'm keen to do anything which will maximize airflow and thus minimize unfriendly growth. Any suggestions?

Over in WAHM Well, I'm sure that there's a sticky delineating the rules for discussing a business on MDC. I really ought to get my butt over there and read it, too. :LOL I think that you're allowed to recommend products that you don't make (i.e. my comments about the sling Liessa made for me ) but not things you make for profit, unless it's to describe or make a general recommendation (i.e. "try wool covers" rather than "try my wool covers at www.mysite.com"). I think that you have to pay to have a business link in your sig. I could be wrong about any of this, though; it's all stuff I've intuited from prior conversations. At any rate, if you start selling carriers and I start selling soakers, we'll talk about each other. Deal? :LOL

Vaxing-- I get a lot of flack for not wanting to give the kids a dozen shots at a time. Sorry, but I need to know what's going in, and I want it going in one at a time. BooBah didn't have a single reaction after any of her shots, and I'm convinced that it's because a) I waited until she was 6 months old and b) I waited a week between each shot. BeanBean ran a fever the first few times and it made me so miserable not to know exactly what was making him sick.

Mike really wants me to let him on the computer. I have so much more to say!! Ah well. I *will* be kicking him off tonight. He played that game last night while I was sick and miserable and dealing with the kids, and he had the day off and four hours (yeah, it took me that long to go to the post office and the bank ) with just BeanBean and I totally need the break more than he does. : Okay, I need to chill. More later!

[rubelin]

Hey mommas Been having one of the worst weeks of my life. I've been wretchedly sick since last Thursday (and did my gall bladder cleanse on Friday night), then Ben got sick by Saturday night and then Kieran had it by Sunday. I felt much better yesterday but now my sinuses are hurting again and I'm so scared it's turning into a secondary infection.

Julie, that is gorgeous! And I love the name. I'll try to write more on the Yahoo group when my head isn't so fuzzy

Gosh I always feel so bad when I can't manage to respond to all of you. I end up just closing the page so often cause I don't want to be rude by leaving anyone out. I feel guilty for reading along while not being more a part of the group, on my big lists it's not so noticable but here it seems so obvious. sorry to whine, I'm just having a rough time and not knowing where I belong anymore.

[dharmama]

sorry to whine, I'm just having a rough time and not knowing where I belong anymore.

You belong right here!!!!

[Smithie]

Indeed, Robin. No obligation to "give" here by posting all the times - we have no dearth of posts! :LOL

[Doodlebugsmom]

Gosh I always feel so bad when I can't manage to respond to all of you.

Oh my, Robin! I don't think any of us respond to everything. That would be near impossible! Don't worry about it.

Rynna, I hope you're feeling better today!

I didn't have time last night to get a pic posted of my little man's legs. I'll do it this weekend for sure. You guys will get a big kick out of seeing how insanely chubby they are. The rest of his body isn't chubby at all, just big. (Ok, maybe his arms are a litttle chubby!)

[dharmama]

QoC and balancin ~ GREAT pics!!!

balancin~ we have the same foam squares in our play area....it's been coming in handy now that she's pulling up but not realizing that she actually has to hold on in order to stay up.

[3girlsmommy]

I've been sick AGAIN! I don't think I've been sick this frequently in my life! UGH! I need to get my butt over to the health food store. They have people on "Duty" to help you figure out what your needs are and what will help. They're great! I really need to strengthen my immune system but I need to make sure that it won't effect breastfeeding. Lily's got a yucky nose again too. I need to find some vitamin C powder and make her a solution to help her. THe only ones that aren't sick are my dh and MAddie. THey both have immne systems of steel!

Cute pics to all who have posted!

Robin- I feel guilty too about not responding to all the posts. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed I just don't post anything and then I feel left out.

Julie- I like the new name> Eccept the first time I read it I thought it said Twain Ron and thought it sounded weird. : When I saw it again I realized what it actually said and liked it.

I gotta figure out how to squirt saline up th ebaby's nose w/out making her too mad. Wish me luck!

[eilonwy]

Originally Posted by 3girlsmommy

I gotta figure out how to squirt saline up th ebaby's nose w/out making her too mad. Wish me luck!

If you do, please let us all in on the secret. I hated doing it to BeanBean when he was tiny, but it needed to be done so much. He was always so unhappy! Luckily, BooBah didn't have her first cold until a few weeks ago and it was very mild so we never had to get the snot sucker out for her.

[Mummoth]

Babancin1, nice pics! The dogs must be endlessy entertaining for her!

I set up a physiotherapy appointment for Caitlin. I could've waited & gotten one covered by healthcare, but the appointment would've been the end of March!!BY using our extended health coverage (we pay 20%) we get to see someone March 2nd. I had the choice of going to her office ($40.) or having her come here ($60.) For me to drive to the appointment would cost at least $5 in fuel, so for the extra $15., I'm havng her come here. I beleive we'll get more value out of the visit here. Roland can play while we have the appointment & Caitlin will be more comfortable in familiar surrondings. I'm totally trying to justify it now...because really I'm just afraid of driving :LOL

LaLeche League today & I signed up to bring a snack... gotta go bake a batch of gingersnaps!

[mattjule]

Robin- I agree with Erin, you belong here! I don't respond to everyone either-lots of my posts are "oops, by the way so and so, that's great news!"

I like hearing from you, if you only have time to post about yourself, that's fine with me.

big to all the sick mamas! Being sick sucks. I always feel like I'd rather die than be sick and home with kids to take care of.

Talking...this is the part where I start to feel like my kids are deficient. They aren't talkers. Seriously. Ro just makes baby noises. They aren't words. Tain's language is a bit garbled and he still gets confused and he's almost 3. I don't know, I try not to stress about it and generally I don't since my whole philosophy with them is to let them be babies/kids and not push them to do things. I am not implying any of you push your kids, just that I would have to push mine to get them to do those kinds of things at the stage others are. Does that make any sense?

Tain rubbed me so much last night that I had a dream I was in a room filled with flies. I pretty much went ballistic with a flyswatter, it scared my dh a little and when I woke, Tain was rubbing my arm.

Ro is starting to pull himself up more. Ew, he's pulled up on Tain's potty-gotta go!

[Mummoth]

When I do the saline thing, I hold Caitlin laying upside down on my legs, so I'm actually letting it drip down instead of squirting up. She still doesn't like it, but I think a drip is less disturbing than a squirt... maybe thats just my perception, though :LOL

Okay, cookies... for real this time.

[eilonwy]

Originally Posted by mattjule

Ro is starting to pull himself up more. Ew, he's pulled up on Tain's potty-gotta go!

: BooBah did that the other day, while I was in the bathroom. I was totally grossed out, and she laughed at me. :LOL

[3girlsmommy]

Well I got the saline in w/out any problems and so I thought ok now I'll just suck it all out and it won't be a big deal. Wrong! She was so mad but I got so much out. It was gross! And now she's all conjested again. She's so stuffed up that it's starting to back up into her tear ducts. I think I need to break down and get her a decongestant. Poor thing she's ready to go to take a nap but she can't breathe and I can't keep torturing her w/ the buggie picker. I think I hate it whan my babies are sick more then when I'm sick.

[3girlsmommy]

Oh I keep forgetting to tell you guys about my new playgroup!!! A bunch of MDC moms just started a playgroup in my area! Last week was our first official playgroup. There were kids there ranging in age from 12 weeks to 5 1/2. We had so much fun> It was so nice to be around a group of women where I felt like I fit in. Everyone was breastfeeding, most of the use cloth diapers and they all use a sling! The other thing that was so nice was when we were getting ready to go all the kids and mommy's picked up and no one yelled!!! It was just great! They're all coming to my house tomorrow!

[Kathryn]

I completely went balistic on my mom yesterday. Didn't really mean to, I just did. She saw me changing Dakota's diaper and she had to say it. She said "you just need to be a better mom and not let her sit so long in her diapers, you need to learn to change them more often" This is not the first time she's said something rude like this to me about Dakota's rashes. I went off on her and told her it had nothing to do with changing her more often, it is a milk allergy, a citrus allergy, a wheat allergy, a SOMETHING allergy! I yelled at her and told her she was being a brat and she needs to keep her freaking nose out of my business. : I really was kind of mean, but she does this kind of stuff all the time and I'm honestly sick of it. Sometimes (most of the time) I just hate my family. I need to move to Europe or something. Far far far away. She also was telling me that I need to stop TTC because 3-4 years in between kids is the "right" age distance and I should just accept that. : I told her that that may be the right age distance for the rest of her family, but that's not the right one for me and my family. She just continued to flap her trap. Gah. Why did I have to be born into such a mainstream annoying, rude, arrogant, condecending family!!??

BTW, Mummoth, I will eventually PM you back. :LOL

On a good note though, Dakota has started this really cute smile. She's become a huge ham within the past 3 days or so. If you look over at her she closed her teeth, cocks her jaw to the side, and smiles with her eyes all squinted up. She looks like Popeye. :LOL

[Kathryn]

Originally Posted by 3girlsmommy

Oh I keep forgetting to tell you guys about my new playgroup!!! A bunch of MDC moms just started a playgroup in my area! Last week was our first official playgroup. There were kids there ranging in age from 12 weeks to 5 1/2. We had so much fun> It was so nice to be around a group of women where I felt like I fit in. Everyone was breastfeeding, most of the use cloth diapers and they all use a sling! The other thing that was so nice was when we were getting ready to go all the kids and mommy's picked up and no one yelled!!! It was just great! They're all coming to my house tomorrow!

Ahh.. no fair. I wish I could come. There's only a bunch of annoying mean parents where I live. I could go into Austin, but I don't know my way around and I would get lost. :

[Queen of Cups]

Rynna - I Instead Softcups. I used them for about a year and a half before I got pregnant. They do take a little getting used to, though - the first cycle you use them is prettymuch practice. The ladies in my local AP seem to favor the Diva Cup over the Keeper, but I haven't tried either.

I'm sooo exhausted! Killy woke every hour last night (and bit me one time during the night!), and at 6am wasn't falling back asleep so we got up and went down to the living room to play. We did nap together on the couch between 7:30-9:30am, so that helped a little. His top left tooth is almost completely through the gumline now, so I guess that was the problem. The right one is still just under the gum, though, so I'm worried I have more troubling nights ahead. Nights seem to be either hit or miss - either they're great or a disaster, but nothing in between.

I don't have my class this afternoon because I'm doing a traveling exhibit tonight - which is a nice change of pace for me, but its a lot of lifting to get equipment loaded into my car, unloading at the site, reloading in the car, and then tomorrow morning I have to return it. Whew!