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Originally Posted by doudat
 Tired: add me to the 3pm tired club... And I'm definitely not pregnant.
Romi likes books too. She likes to control it though, and often has it upside down and refuses to flip it around! |
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Originally Posted by finn'smama
I have to show you guys this pic
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Originally Posted by St. Margaret
Just wait until they all get really into books. Sophie has been a book lover for months and months and we spend hours every day reading Green Eggs and Ham and all our Barefoot books and library books (I had to get board books from the library just to mix it up for my sake!). Whew! My new mama friend asked me how I fill the time (she's leaving her job to sahm full time) and I thought for a sec and then laughed when I realized I read all day long... right now Soph is headed to the book shelf going "booka booka" so I bet I'm going to be called into service soon... I have all these books memorized, it's so funny. I used to have swaths of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet and Lord of the Flies memorized, from teaching them over and over all day... now it's But Not the Hippopotamus
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Originally Posted by koofie
BTDT and still do. Abby is happy with most any book, but Ari has her favorites, which are not always my favorites. Plus, she can read well enough now that I can't paraphrase long books - she corrects me
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Originally Posted by Debstmomy
I know I no longer post on this thread, but I wanted to share with you all that Wildthing & I met up yesterday & I caught the most adorable picture of our girls, and just had to share with you Mama's. Abbygail is on the right. Enjoy!!!
Hope everyone is doing well!!! debstmomy & wildthings 4/07 girls!!! |
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Originally Posted by LilMomma83
I went back to work FT hours ("PT" position lol) because we just weren't making it on DH's income, I found a REALLY nice home daycare for Johnny though...he loves it, he cries when we leave lol. She's seriously really great though she wears him, rocks him to sleep, is totally cool with CDing (her son is in PF's so she can handle anything lol). It really is going very well (though of course I'd rather be home). that sounds like a great daycare situation! i have friends that dream of that kind of setting! how lucky for you (and johnny) He's EVERYWHERE LOL!!! He's picking up a lot of words in English and a few in Spanish, and some sign language (from his DCP). He's totally animal obsessed lol...he especially loves cows (I think because he went to a dairy farm recently and the calves were sucking on his hand...sooo cute!!!) man, i wish i knew another language to teach the boys... that's great that he is learning 3! I think the PPD is finally stable--I almost increased my meds in the beginning of June when I started working FT again, but held off, and I feel pretty good again...so I'm thinking next week I might even be able to decrease slightly! YAY! that's great! We have been TTC #2 for a few months now with no luck (not preventing--since Johnny's birth lol) I think it might be how much he's BF (even though my cycles are pretty regular)...so I guess it's just a waiting game...but, it's so hard not to be jealous of the people I know who are pregnant, especially my SIL who has a baby younger than Johnny and "didn't want" the baby she's 5mos pregnant with. Oh well...some day, right? |
: We finally got them all in a pen and new coops built, but one or two always fly out. The boys are heading out to the hardware store, so it's naptime for Scarlet and some online shopping for me! 
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Originally Posted by MaxiMom
Hi! Good here, just busy. We got Max into Tae Kwondo class and have been keeping him out of the house (too much video watching!), going to the park, swimming at the lake, county fair, etc. etc. Today I'm glad to stay put, it's exhausting taking the two out all the time, even with dh.
Looking forward to canning here, but everything is late this year due to the weird weather, and chickens pecking what I'm growing. : We finally got them all in a pen and new coops built, but one or two always fly out.Scarlet took a nose dive out of the car yesterday - has a big scrape on her head, but at least no huge bump or bruise today. She's pretty tough. The boys are heading out to the hardware store, so it's naptime for Scarlet and some online shopping for me! Welcome back, LilMomma! |
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Originally Posted by koofie
Well, we're officially homeless! We closed yesterday and are here at mom's... and I got a job! Now we are 2/3 - sell condo (check), get job (check), but house (not check).
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Originally Posted by mclisa
So I grabbed her favorite "Good Night Moon" and read it to her. It was dark (thank goodness for memorization!) so I'm not sure she could even see the pictures, but it did get her mind settled to go back to sleep.
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Originally Posted by krismarie
man, it's raining here again. every.day. i actually hung out laundry today b/c it was nice and sunny, only to come home to drenched clothes! lots of storms, lots of rain! many places in vermont have already beat their rainiest summer record.
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Originally Posted by krismarie
man, it's raining here again. every.day. i actually hung out laundry today b/c it was nice and sunny, only to come home to drenched clothes! lots of storms, lots of rain! many places in vermont have already beat their rainiest summer record.
not much else going on here. just feeling really behind with everything and feeling pressure to start putting up food. been slow around here--how is everyone?? |
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Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle
Koofie- where did you get a job? Good luck with the house hunting- hope it's fun!!
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Originally Posted by doudat
We had a glorious and *gasp* sunny weekend!!! I was thrilled to have blue skies and warmth after all the rain. But today it's back to same old, same old, rain, cold, miserable
:.We had a BBQ at our house over the weekend and it was lovely :. Kids and adults had a great time and everything went fairly as planned. Liam is not the most social little boy, I'm starting to wonder about his social skills. He doesn't engage with other kids, you know? He gets really territorial and I often see him slap or push other kids who are coming too close. I wonder about it, dh thinks he's fine, and he is fine with us. Time will tell I guess?Romi started giving kisses freely over the past week, noise and all! Big "muah's" all over the place, now I see why everyone here thought the phase was so cute, it really is the sweetest thing! ! She doesn't really talk all that much yet, but no worries here, I know she's fine. |
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Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle
here too. It's been sooo wet. Is that why my tomatoes aren't ripening? I did, amazingly grow a cucumber though. I've NEVER been able to grow cucumbers in my garden and I've tried everything; sure enough, I ate one today. However, the weeds around the corn, zuchinni and cukes are CRAZY! I can hardly walk through it. I think my peas are done too, I haven't been able to keep up.
My house is a mess and my mw comes tomorrow. My sis is still here visiting so that's been great, but I'm feeling really behind too. The laundry is a disaster. I have a show this weekend and I'm slow on a commission. I've been napping in the afternoon with Axel, so that's taking up some time. |
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Originally Posted by lunabelly
Hey Mamas,
I'm so tired of the stinkin rain! We did have two mostly sunny days this week. Was it sunny in VT, too? Seamus and I spent one day in NH with a friend, and it was so good to be out! I've given up on using the laundry line. |
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Originally Posted by krismarie
how was your move?? how is living on this coast going so far? i read bits of your blog-- i got a kick out of your writing.
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Originally Posted by jocelyndale
Oh, and on a less mopey note, here's a pic of Ronan and his favorite things.
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Originally Posted by finn'smama
Arlo does a lot of babbling and adds new words every once in a while, but mostly just incoherent babbling
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Originally Posted by jocelyndale
I'm visiting family in the Philly area.
I love DH's folks, but I'm kinda lonely up here during the day. DH telecommutes, so Ronan and I head out during the day to see new things. We went to the Zoo yesterday. And I didn't see a single other baby being worn or breastfed. And while I'm not getting in other folks' business about what they do, it just made *me* feel isolated. Anyhow, it was kinda weird to not even see a Bjorn or a Snugli, y'know? It's an old zoo, too, and most of the buildings (and many exhibits) aren't easily wheelchair or stroller accessible. I had Ronan in the Ergo so he could see stuff and pushed my backpack around in an umbrella stroller (easy to lift up and down steps). I just felt conspicuous. And while I don't mind being visible, I did feel lonely. And it's like that almost everywhere up here--the mall, the coffeeshop, etc. Maybe all the AP/NFL folks are off in a super secret NFL/AP sanctuary. Ronan and his favorite things. |
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Originally Posted by koofie
Well, we're officially homeless! We closed yesterday and are here at mom's... and I got a job! Now we are 2/3 - sell condo (check), get job (check), but house (not check).
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Originally Posted by krismarie
ouch! glad she only has a scrape! kaylo got stung by a bee on his eyelid two nights ago and it's still swollen tonight! woohoo!! finding the house is the fun part! |
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Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle
here too. It's been sooo wet. Is that why my tomatoes aren't ripening? I did, amazingly grow a cucumber though. I've NEVER been able to grow cucumbers in my garden and I've tried everything; sure enough, I ate one today. However, the weeds around the corn, zuchinni and cukes are CRAZY! I can hardly walk through it. I think my peas are done too, I haven't been able to keep up.
My house is a mess and my mw comes tomorrow. My sis is still here visiting so that's been great, but I'm feeling really behind too. The laundry is a disaster. I have a show this weekend and I'm slow on a commission. I've been napping in the afternoon with Axel, so that's taking up some time. |
You'll catch up when you can.|
Originally Posted by doudat
We had a BBQ at our house over the weekend and it was lovely :. Kids and adults had a great time and everything went fairly as planned. Liam is not the most social little boy, I'm starting to wonder about his social skills. He doesn't engage with other kids, you know? He gets really territorial and I often see him slap or push other kids who are coming too close. I wonder about it, dh thinks he's fine, and he is fine with us. Time will tell I guess?Romi started giving kisses freely over the past week, noise and all! Big "muah's" all over the place, now I see why everyone here thought the phase was so cute, it really is the sweetest thing! ! She doesn't really talk all that much yet, but no worries here, I know she's fine. |
. This is such a crazy learning time for our little guys, I figure it will smooth out after a while.|
Originally Posted by jocelyndale
I'm visiting family in the Philly area.
I love DH's folks, but I'm kinda lonely up here during the day. DH telecommutes, so Ronan and I head out during the day to see new things. We went to the Zoo yesterday. And I didn't see a single other baby being worn or breastfed. And while I'm not getting in other folks' business about what they do, it just made *me* feel isolated. Anyhow, it was kinda weird to not even see a Bjorn or a Snugli, y'know? It's an old zoo, too, and most of the buildings (and many exhibits) aren't easily wheelchair or stroller accessible. I had Ronan in the Ergo so he could see stuff and pushed my backpack around in an umbrella stroller (easy to lift up and down steps). I just felt conspicuous. And while I don't mind being visible, I did feel lonely. And it's like that almost everywhere up here--the mall, the coffeeshop, etc. Maybe all the AP/NFL folks are off in a super secret NFL/AP sanctuary. Oh, well. We've been to the Garden State Discovery Museum twice. Ronan really likes it. We have a membership to our little discovery museum back home and they have reciprocal admittance. That's cool. We're going to try the Please Touch Museum in Philly tomorrow. Oh, and on a less mopey note, here's a pic of Ronan and his favorite things. |
I know how it is, I still get comments around my little town, "are you STILL carrying her around in that?". I actually saw one mama at the county fair with her babe on her back. We had a silent nod of appreciation for one another. Love the picture!
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Originally Posted by lunabelly
The actual moving part was easy-- except saying goodbye to my mom; that wasn't easy at all.
I just feel really disconnected from my friends right now. I've made some new friends, but meeting new people is really tiring. I feel like Anne of Green Gables, waiting to meet my bosom friend. I think I'm just bummed out right now because dh and the big kids have been gone for three weeks. I'll perk up again. Seamus and I are going to Wenham today, on the coast. I'm looking forward to seeing the beach-- even if I have to see it through the rain! :I'm glad you like the blog. I started writing it for my CA friends, but I think more people in MA are reading it. |
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Originally Posted by finn'smama
Hey ladies! We just got back from a 4 day camping trip. Probably the last of the season, since we're moving in 2 weeks and we need to get packing!
It was great, but the weather is sucking here too, lots of rain and not nearly as hot as it usually is in August. Arlo had a great time at the beach. He was really easy going and just toddled around playing in the sand and hanging out with the bigger kids. He's got some words, but we have friends with a girl only 2 wks older and she is practically talking! It's so crazy...she repeats any words and her voice is so tiny still. Arlo does a lot of babbling and adds new words every once in a while, but mostly just incoherent babbling : |
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Originally Posted by jocelyndale
I'm visiting family in the Philly area.
I love DH's folks, but I'm kinda lonely up here during the day. DH telecommutes, so Ronan and I head out during the day to see new things. We went to the Zoo yesterday. And I didn't see a single other baby being worn or breastfed. And while I'm not getting in other folks' business about what they do, it just made *me* feel isolated. Anyhow, it was kinda weird to not even see a Bjorn or a Snugli, y'know? It's an old zoo, too, and most of the buildings (and many exhibits) aren't easily wheelchair or stroller accessible. I had Ronan in the Ergo so he could see stuff and pushed my backpack around in an umbrella stroller (easy to lift up and down steps). I just felt conspicuous. And while I don't mind being visible, I did feel lonely. And it's like that almost everywhere up here--the mall, the coffeeshop, etc. Maybe all the AP/NFL folks are off in a super secret NFL/AP sanctuary. Oh, well. We've been to the Garden State Discovery Museum twice. Ronan really likes it. We have a membership to our little discovery museum back home and they have reciprocal admittance. That's cool. We're going to try the Please Touch Museum in Philly tomorrow. Oh, and on a less mopey note, here's a pic of Ronan and his favorite things. |
i bet they are around somewhere...it's probably just hard to find em.|
Originally Posted by lunabelly
Seamus does a lot of incoherent babbling, too, and my FIL keeps asking me what he's saying.
I guess he thinks I understand because I respond as if I understand.I feel the same way here. I've never seen another person with an Ergo and only a few tiny babies in the bjorns. Seamus and I are quite a spectacle at the grocery store when I wear him on my back. So many people comment about it, too-- positive stuff, though. |
that's funny that your FIL thinks you understand.|
Originally Posted by MaxiMom
We got Max into Tae Kwondo so he could branch out a little, socially. He's fine with kids and adults he knows, but is slow to warm up. Even tonight at Tae Kwondo class, he had a frown and his hands on his hips when we got there. He kept telling me he was "not in the mood" for it today. . This is such a crazy learning time for our little guys, I figure it will smooth out after a while. |
(Okay, so the Nat'l Parks pass just sends me off on wild goose chases, er . . . hikes. But there are no places up here in NJ where I feel safe hiking with just the urchin.):
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