I just wanted to echo MMM's sentiment. I am still amazed at how frequently I learn new things or am reminded of something really cool and/or important by you ladies. I know I don't contribute much and am not always a ray of sunshine, but I appreciate this group more than I can put into words. 
Maela - Thank you for sharing Jaim's birth story!
zoebird - I'll third the skin brush. I don't use it for exfoliation, but Calvin begs me to brush his skin when I'm using it. He loves it! Your upcoming moves sounds so exciting - I'll be living vicariously through you
An embarrassingly late
to Teo.
On the bed-transitioning front, we are in no hurry to get Calvin in his own room. My goal is to have no more than 3 children in the bed at once (including a 3+ month pg belly as a child), meaning my general goal is to have Calvin (and most likely #2 with him) in a different sleeping space from us by the time C is 7-8yo. Of course, our eventual bed solution is three mattresses (1 King with a twin on either side) on the floor of a sleeping loft, which I realize is really not an option for most people.
Calvin's bed actually just came in the mail yesterday. He fell asleep in it last night, but gradually made his way across and we woke up on the other side of the big bed together
Glad to transition him out of the hammock, though, as he is starting to get too heavy for it.
On the TTC front, AF came a few days ago and so we are officially not avoiding this cycle. My last cycle was wonky with a short LP and spotting for 4 days before AF, so I'm concerned that a pg this month would result in another m/c, but at the same time I don't want to take a bunch of supplements before my body has had some more time to even itself out... Feeling
but wishing I could be a bit more 
about the whole thing.
Maela - Thank you for sharing Jaim's birth story!
zoebird - I'll third the skin brush. I don't use it for exfoliation, but Calvin begs me to brush his skin when I'm using it. He loves it! Your upcoming moves sounds so exciting - I'll be living vicariously through you
An embarrassingly late
to Teo.On the bed-transitioning front, we are in no hurry to get Calvin in his own room. My goal is to have no more than 3 children in the bed at once (including a 3+ month pg belly as a child), meaning my general goal is to have Calvin (and most likely #2 with him) in a different sleeping space from us by the time C is 7-8yo. Of course, our eventual bed solution is three mattresses (1 King with a twin on either side) on the floor of a sleeping loft, which I realize is really not an option for most people.
Calvin's bed actually just came in the mail yesterday. He fell asleep in it last night, but gradually made his way across and we woke up on the other side of the big bed together
Glad to transition him out of the hammock, though, as he is starting to get too heavy for it.On the TTC front, AF came a few days ago and so we are officially not avoiding this cycle. My last cycle was wonky with a short LP and spotting for 4 days before AF, so I'm concerned that a pg this month would result in another m/c, but at the same time I don't want to take a bunch of supplements before my body has had some more time to even itself out... Feeling
but wishing I could be a bit more about the whole thing.
). My underwear is old and holey... And I am SO tired of having to watch what i wear to make sure it works well for bfing discreetly. I never was much of a dress-wearer before having kids, but now I can't wait to wear them again. I had a brief couple of months when i could wear thejm this summer because maev wasn't really nursing during the day anymore. It was so nice!! I also can't wait to carry a purse again someday. right now my wallet is just a pouch that came with my diaper bag. 
It looks really fasionable when i run to the store real quick while dh watches t6he kids. 
He's only four. He was adopted by our friends a couple of years ago. so he had arough start already, and now there's this. He had eye cancer and now it is in his arm. Please think good thoughts for him...
), I bought this great pair of black suede knee-high boots with a killer heel. naughty boots. Boots I wonder if I'll ever wear again. Even a great pair of shoes isn't working for me - carrying a baby or chasing a toddler in shoes like that? So even getting past nursing doesn't feel like the real issue. I'm just trying to figure out how to feel like myself for the long parenting haul in front of me. Because fenton will probably continue to wipe his nose on me for the forseeable future 
but anyway i am stopping in with something light and diverting. let's say i want a non-frumpy sweater (per our earlier discussion). we know that even if i get pregnant like today i will not be showing for sweater weather. so what would you suggest?? linkies please 
price range negotiable but ideally 60 or under.
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