Dec07 thread for May04 Mamas -- just waiting for a new Ducette... - Page 20

[fiddlefern]

Woo hoo! Welcome Jasmine! What an empowering birth story. I am so happy you got your homebirth, and UC to boot! Enjoy your babymoon!

And Heather, I thought I was going to die of cuteness with the thing shared oy. Either that or pick up my monitor and hug it and rock it back and forth. Oh my gosh, the cuteness.

[Miss Juice]

Beautiful birth story, indeed :

And Heather, I don't know how you stop yourself from just eating HJ. Seriously! :

My hat is off to anyone who is still cosleeping with a maybaby! Caitlyn was off to her first ever sleepover at a friend's house, and Allison moved into our bed for the evening. I forgot about the nighttime acrobatics! DH finally fled around 4:00 this morning, but suffice it to say (initially typed slay, pretty accurate too) that the adults did not get much in the way of sleep. Looks like we'll be moving into 2008 loving :

Speaking of, anybody have plans for the evening?

[elsanne]

Ah, juice, bummah for no sleeps. I still sleep with miss Sol but she's not so acrobatic, methinks.

Our plans tonight include a bonfire outside, and some burning of paper ala juice. Y'know, write things on there, and be done with them, or send them up as wishes for 2008. we shall see. Today I have a private bellydance lesson, yay yay, for my chiropractor's wife and daughter, which money will go right back at them in the form of adjustments. I am being treated for this neck o' mine and I am so glad. I'm in a lot of discomfort.

The bunny has stickers on her nose and ears. Wonder who put them there.

Last night Viet brought home a movie, and in it was a passionate steamy scene, and I turned to Viet and said, that couple doesn't have children. It was a stupid movie that was all about drugs, sex, and rock n roll. I could not relate, anymore.

[jstar]

no plans here. one friend is having a party starting at 8 and i think 2 years ago i took isaac and stayed til 10ish. but that doesn't sound like fun at all these days. putting both kids to bed at their normal time sounds like more fun

i sleep with isaac occasionally and he's alright. but ebin woke hourly last night from 12 til 4 (grrr). and then luckily he slept, but i set my alarm for 7:30. two nights ago ebin slept for FIVE hours and my boobs leaked all over the place. thankfully i was dead as a stone that whole time - it was the first 5 hour stretch i've slept in gawd knows how long. boy, i needed that

i don't know when i'll nightwean ebin. i think a large part of night nursing *is* habit. my ped is pretty much in the 9 months+ they don't "need" to feed all night. but that's easier said than done. ebin doesn't actually pause to nurse that much during the day because he's so distractable and busy now. so i think he feeds at night because it is quiet and he gets hungry. i'll probably wait til 16 or 18 months or so. i think it IS easier when you can tell them why the nursies are going night-night. i think it is like jet-lag though. your body gets used to eating at a certain time. and when you fly around the world you're starving for lunch at 3am but your body can adjust after a few days

my long-winded way of saying i look forward to maybe sleeping in a YEAR or so

a bonfire sounds like fun but i think it will be waaaaaaay too wet here. i hope your neck starts to feel better elsanne!

[mcsarahb]

DH and I and my brother are going to a movie, then coming home and hanging out until midnight, prolly. Although it's more fun to watch the apple drop when it's live (i.e. on the East Coast), and we're at Central time right now). The fire/burning of old carp sounds fun. Maybe we'll try it.

We had a great afternoon on the beach eating a picnic and playing in the sand with Lily. Gorgeous and sunny! Doesn't feel like New Year's at all.

Lily is in the acrobatics club. She started sleeping in her own bed (right beside ours) at about 18 months, which coincided with nightweaning. She is now in her own room, since about, oh, 4 months ago?

Ducette - Loved the birth story! Sounds like you were so focused on the baby and calm! Way to go, mama. Your doula sounds great.

Think I might go make some lemon bars...mmmmmmm...

S.

[KKmama]

ooh! ooh! I get to start the new thread!