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Toddlers Today's MomsTalk Archive I haven't been staying away on purpose, just been really busy preparing for tomorrow. In the morning we're driving into Point Roberts (just across the border into the USA) for an Easter egg hunt and lunch with my FIL and then back home for a Easter dinner here. My MIL is going to cook it. We decided to do it here since our place is much bigger than hers and then we don't have to end the night early because of Paige. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Now, I've been running around like mad cleaning and baking. I've probably gone way overboard, but that's nothing new! LOL Today Paige climbed out of her crib. I heard her making noise in her room and figured I could go up in a couple of minutes when I had finished what I was doing. Then I heard a thump and crying. When I went to open her door she was standing there with her blankets. I don't think the thump was her coming out of the crib, I think it was her headbutting the door (her newest game thanks to daddy!), she had pulled out some toys and they were behind the door. I can't say I'm all that happy with this development. I can just see her climbing out when she doesn't want to take her nap. AARRGGHH!!! Well, I should go, there's a floor needing a wash and a cake needing frosting. Happy Easter (and Passover) everybody! XOXO Rebecca & Paige 17 months email: burn@canadawired.com Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 02:23:38 (EDT)) Hi everyone! Paris here. I am back to reality. :0( I had a great trip back. Quinn was so good people were coming up and telling me how good she was on the plane. She was so cute at the airport, walking around and making all sorts of friends while we waited for the plane. And we were sitting in the front row so when people would come up to use the washroom, they would talk away to her and she just had the greatest time. We were really glad to be home though. She has been sleeping constantly which is nice. She hardly slept at all on the trip! I think she is singing the alphabet now. So smart my little peanut! :0) I'm so happy to be back at my computer and able to post regularly! I know you all must have missed me terribly! ha ha. Yes, I'm wild but I was on vacation! I'm a little tamer at home. :0) Anyway, I only read the posts from today and yesterday cuz there are just too many to catch up on. So, on to my personals. Patti: It takes way too long for the page to load. Last week was brutal. Today wasn't so bad actually. Maybe it's cuz they were redoing part of the website or something. Paula: I believed in Santa til I was 10! Okay, okay, I still believe in him! Why not. lol I think kids these days find out too young about Santa and the Easter Bunny. It's too bad cuz really it's only about 4 years that they really believe it. Sarah: Thanks for reminding me about the shots. I have to take Quinn and I keep forgetting cuz they don't do it at the doctor's office here. I didn't get the chicken pox vaccine for Alex but he had c/p at 8 months anyway. Peter had shingles. I'm not getting it for the other two either. They say it wears off and it's way easier if you get c/p as a kid. I thought I read that someone said their baby got 5 needles! Wow, here they put it all in one. They get tetanus, polio, diptheria, pertussis (whopping cough) and Hib which is influenza B all in one. So, that makes it easier. The measles, mumps and rubella is all in one too. Rita: I've noticed a huge change in Quinn too! She's looking more and more like a little kid now. Moe: That is just way too gross but pretty funny! lol LisaB: Quinn sits in a box. She loves it when people pull her around, she just laughs this huge belly laugh. It's way too cute. Cam: Adorable about kissing the sick feet. I've never heard of that book. My kids love Are you My Mother. I like that one too. :0) Misty: My son read his letters at that age too. I think if you work at it, anything is possible. Kids are like sponges at this age! Julianne: I have the Barney Songlight Rainbow which is just way too cool and Quinn loves it. I put it on sleepy time every night and it plays really softly for 9 minutes or something. She loves it! Alice: We have Family Day in Alberta in February so it makes for a nice break in between Christmas and Easter. It's a long time to go with out a holiday. Oh, thanks for emailing tech about the board being wrong. It was driving me nuts all day that I couldn't post! :0) Nina: Welcome! Cool job you have. I love your kids names by the way. Well, that's it for my post here. I'll be back regularly now that I'm home and back to reality. :0) Talk to you ladies soon. Bye for now! Paris and Quinn email: pariscosby@hotmail.com Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 03:15:51 (EDT)) Good Morning, Ok, I couldn't get on this page all day yesterday, I kept bringing up the Babiestoday page. I think I was going thru withdrawls. Well the Easter Bunny has come and gone and left a whole mess of chocolate in his wake. There were lots down low so that Caelen could participate, it was so cute to watch. Moe-Your boogie story was cute, in a disgusting sort of way. I always wonder when Caelen is putting his fingers in my mouth, where they have been. LOL!!! Sue-Isn't it amazing how babies are so open with their affection and their empathy? How adorable kissing the book. Julianne-Thank you for the Easter well wishes. It was fun, but we had to do it early as DH had to work at 8:00. Alice-Sounds to me that a star has been born. I don't blame him at all for wanting all of the attention, afterall I'm assuming that he was the cutest person there. Misty- Welcome. I dont think that your child recognizing abc's at that age is normal. How do you pronounce Ciaran, I love the spelling of her name. Nina-Welcome, I don't think that this is a board that wards off newcomers. I haven't been posting here very long, and everyone has been very friendly to me. Well I hope everyone has a nice day, and I will check back tonight. Bye for now, Paula & Kids (aka Easter Bunny) Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 12:28:26 (EDT)) Happy Easter, I tried to be the good easter bunny and have an easter egg hunt for Nathan, but he just didn't get it ( told you Paris) I didn't even try to hide them, I put and egg on every step going downstairs and basically a path to his "presents" but he walked right by them into the living room didn't see any presents (I don't know how he missed them the couch was almost full) and went back upstairs, DH had to actually point out the eggs to him. too funny LOL. It was nice I didn't have to cook this weekend, we went to my parents house yesterday for dinner, so we had leftover turkey and ham today. My sister was over today and took Nathan home with her for a "sleepover" it's soo quiet in here, it's weird. In case you all were wondering about the board yesterday just a "glitch" so sorry Paris and I did not get kicked off, as we had thought LOL. I e-mailed tech support and 5 minutes later it was up and running again. Any problems in the future ladies just ask me I'll get things done ha, ha. On to personals: NINA - Welcome! I know I welcomed you yesterday, cause I saw your response, must have been deleted in all the mix up on the board yesterday. Anyways, welcome again. lol REBECCA - All I can say is WOW you sure do have a busy day today, good luck keeping everyone sane ha, ha. I think maybe Paige is telling you she is ready for a toddler bed? PARIS - how can I actually have anything to post to you, we talked last night LOL. I posted some words of encouragement on your diary, hey what r friends for? In response to your post to Paula, I also believe in everything, how can your kids believe if you don't, and besides it just makes the holidays that much more fun, didn't we have kids so we could be kids again? LOL Sheldon dressed up as Santa last year and went around the neighbourhood giving out candy to the little kids, they knew it was Sheldon though, cause of his size and not too many black Santa's around ha, ha. Remember I was telling you last night how my throat was hurting well woke up this morning with a beautiful head cold, I feel like crap today, I mean this week has been just wonderful, what else can happen? That's why I wasn't on icq this morn. stayed in bed as long as I could. Oh I got some sun today, it was beautiful here, better than I thought it was going to be. PAULA - Well of course my baby was the cutest one there, but I tend to be a little biased, but thanx for the vote! PATTY - Don't worry, I don't think yours is the only one taking forever to load, but it is better today, I think they took some posts off. Okay, I'm off ladies, have a great night, back to work tomorrow, YUCK, when am I going to win that lottery? lol Bye Alice & Nathan email: alicita@idirect.ca Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 21:52:45 (EDT)) Colton had a great day today. We went to my IL's church becuase MIL was playing the accordian for special music. It's a really small church (less than 40 people!) so I was worried about how he would behave. He sat on DH's lap the entire time and was really quite. He was only naughty when he was eating his Froot Loops--he would put them on his toy elephant's trunk and then eat it off the elephant! He slept the entire time we were at the IL's. We had to wake him up to leave. I felt kind of bad that they didn't get much play time with him. He loved the Easter Egg hunt. I placed 25 eggs around the yard and he was away and putting them in his basket before I could finish telling him what to do. We got some fun pictures and video. I had to hide the basket tonight as he loves to dump the eggs out over and over in the house. There's no room to walk! Misty: Welcome Alice: Too funny about Nathan's nose hurting during the b-day song. Maybe he'll enjoy the Easter Egg hunt more next year. Nina: Welcome Rebecca: Ouch for Paige's new trick. DH's sure can teach our tots some interesting stuff. Colton still only tries to climb into his crib. Paris: Yeah for Quinn having more fun on the plane ride home. It always amazes me how many strangers will come up and start talking to Colton at the grocery store. Have a great night everyone. Julianne & Colton 21 mo email: dnjjones@altelco.net Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 22:19:23 (EDT)) OMG!!!!!! I've been experiencing pc problems and could not get on the internet for the last week. Then, I log on and my socks are now laying half way across the room. You all knocked them clean off. I make a comment about a WHOLESOME kids show, Paris tells a cute story about her "gay" son and the narrowminds come out. I guess I will no longer be posting here. You see, I'm Bi-monkeyial (attracted to monkeys) and in love with Zaboo. He unfortantly, is having a torrid affair with Tinkie-Winkie, the purple Teletubbie. You know, that sign on top of his head means he's GAY! Plus, Thank You for helping me to see which kind of Christain I am. The kind that spout love and all that happy horseshit, yet condemn someone different or the kind that has an open mind and loves ALL SOULS and MINDS THEIR OWN BUSINESS. GET THE PICTURE??????? This is all very stupid!!!!!! I am extremely opinionated and I will talk about anything I want here! Sometimes, I've offended some of you and some times you've offended me. But my friendships here are far too dear to let go. I went to school with a gay girl. She died a few months ago after having had 2 different liver transplants. I do not want to think of her as being in Hell. God loves us all! You who "tolerate" need to listen up at church a little harder! Alice***Good for you! Speak your mind anytime here, it's ok with me. Even if it's about me!LOL I'm very sorry about the miscarriage. I, myself, had one 12/96. Now I have Riley born 4/1/98. Kahne***You are honest! That takes guts! You once yelled at me for saying I was fat and felt ugly. I think about that everytime I start to get down on myself. Goodnight to everyone else! Oh, and thanks for sending us some sunshine. Shelly & Riley 2 yrs Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 22:32:35 (EDT)) Hi Everyone! Darleen here. OHHHHHH! So nice to be back home to reality! We are all exhausted! Nolan never fought going to bed tonight, and I know I won't fight going to bed either. Nothing like your own bed. What a busy week-end. We had to go to both parents of course. They only live 15mins from each other. Dh is from a family of 6, 14 (counting Nolan),neices and nephews. Nolan was frustrated by them. He is not use to being picked at and bugged. By the time we left Dh's parents, there was a sign of relief!! I felt sorry for him, but it's kind of hard to tell them to leave him alone, when they are between the ages of 1(Nolan) to 21 years old. So he gets lots of attention. Oh well, we get alot of adult conversation when we are all together. Then we went to my parents for an Egg Hunt, but we were late getting there so Nolan missed out on getting the chocolate. I was not the least bit upset at all. I would rather Nolan not have any chocolate. Nolan enjoyed collecting empty eggs and putting them in the basket. What a beautiful day here today. It's about time!! Personals: Paris: Welcome Home! I'm glad you had a better flight going home with Quinn. What a Party Animal you are! Yes I'm a little jealous. I wanted to go out last night, but Dh went out with the guys instead, and I sat and visited with his sisters. Oh well! Next month I'm going out with my high school friends. I'm looking forward to it! Sue: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a great day! Welcome Newcomers, sorry I forgot to write down your names. Sign of exhaustion!! Off to bed to catch up on sleep!! Have a great night everyone!! Darleen & Nolan email: jndsmith@sprint.ca Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 22:40:35 (EDT)) Had to post again, SHELLY - I LOVE YOU, does that mean I'm gay, ha, ha, anyways THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU, I HAVE BEEN HAVING A WEEK FROM HELL, YOU JUST MADE MY DAY. OH YEAH AND ABOUT THE WEIGHT THING LISTEN TO KAHNE, I was a tiny girl before Nathan, but since I just cannot get the weight off, DH would get very mad at me for getting down on myself, and now I don't care, I figure when I'm done having children I'll loose it then. But if I don't care and DH doesn't care then who cares ha, ha. You shouldn't either, love yourself for who you are remember all those super twig models can't have ice cream or chips or chocolate or Big Macs, Ha, Ha. I forgot to post earlier I am developing a new set of pics of Nathan if anyone wants them just let me know and I will e-mail them, Paris, Sarah, Patty and Julianne don't worry you get them even if you don't ask LOL Paula you get pics just cause you think my darling is soo cute. Kahne and Shelly also get pics cause you're my new best friends here. LOl Okay if anyone else wants them just let me know. k bye for real this time Alice & Nathan email: alicita@idirect.ca Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 22:52:26 (EDT)) Hi mommies. Happy Easter! Yay for the archive! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Jarin had fun today. He sort of got the idea of finding eggs, but was more excited about eating the candy inside them. He also really likes the ride on train we got him, but he has a hard time making his feet make it go, so he has lots of fun getting behind it and running while pushing it. **Moe: You are too funny. I am picturing you in the teen section buying bras. LOL. I'm not that big though, so I can't laugh too hard. My 34Bs are as good as they get. **Misty and Ciaran: Welcome to our site! I found that my second child who is 7 years younger than my first seemed to pick up more information more quickly because he was learning by listening to his sister. Also, she is probably remembering the letters from the book. My daughter and son both LOVED that book and we used to read it all the time. I don't know if it's normal or not, but isn't it great to watch them learn things so easily? I say keep at it and let her learn while she wants to. =) **Julianne:Yay for you good deals shopping. I love Paul Harris!! YUCK on cleaning up the dog's accident. Our cat has been having that problem lately (in his litter box, but he doesn't cover and it makes my whole house smell. So gross!!) I am so happy to hear you were such an angel as a teenager. LOL. Sounds like Colton had a great Easter. =) **Alice: Yay for you getting to sleep in AND getting up to a spotless house!! Sounds like a good DH today. =) Yeah, I definitely remember those teenage years, that's why I WON'T let her go alone to a guy's house. Hmmm, I think I was only a year older than she is when I ended up pregnant with HER. Think that has anything to do with my rules? LOL. That's too funny that Nathan didn't even notice the eggs and the presents. Jarin finally got into it when he found out there was chocolate inside. Hmm, a man after my own heart. =) **Nina: Welcome! Where do you live in Indiana? I am also in Indiana and also a licensed teacher - I teach Kindergarten here. I live in Huntington, about 45 miles west of Fort Wayne. **Rebecca: Uh-oh, now you're in for it since Paige can get out of her crib. =) **Paris: Welcome back to reality. That's great that Quinn was so good on the way home for you. I still believe in Santa too! **Hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Take care everyone. Ugh, work tomorrow! Patty and Jarin email: tematheny@ctlnet.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 00:26:52 (EDT)) Sorry Ladies, you will not understand my last post, but someone out there really hates me and she was using a lot of foul language and basically threatening me, so that was my answer. Anyways, admin deleted her post. Sorry to drag all of you into this. Alice & Nathan Monday, April 24, 2000 at 00:59:35 (EDT)) oops sorry they got rid of my post also. I just basically told her that i loved her guess they didn't like the sarcasm(spelling?) Anyways, sorry again alice & Nathan Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:03:20 (EDT)) Hi Everybody! First time on this site. Am I too early to be on the toddler site? My angel girl is just turning 11 months. I love to read what you have posted..it gives me some ideas about what to expect in the near future! Alice : I did catch your comments in response to the 'unknown' coward' before they took them away...goodness! Scrolled back to find out what sparked the hostility...everybody does certainly have their own opninions, and that's just fine. I don't think you said anything offensive to warrant such an attack from 'unknown'. Anyway, my little girl is an just a darling. Furniture walking and standing for brief periods of time by herself. Talking gibberish/baby talk. Loves to play with her friends, Tookie & Zeeke the cats! If I could, I would like to ask everybody when their little ones started to walk? I've heard quite a variety of ages. How about talking? ALSO - what is everyones' opinion on how far apart one should try to space the babies (a year apart, 2 years etc?) So many pros and cons! I can't decide which is best (I guess maybe that means I'm not ready yet?) Would love to converse with other SAHM's, Stats: 29yr old Been with adoring husband 11 yr, married 3 yrs. Hope to hear from you, :) maryann Maryann & Mia (11 months) email: dareandmare@sympatico.ca Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:40:01 (EDT)) Good Evening, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:42:04 (EDT)) Good Evening, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:42:05 (EDT)) Good Evening, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:42:06 (EDT)) Good Evening, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:42:07 (EDT)) Good Evening, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:42:10 (EDT)) sorry everyone, dont know what happened there, but I'll blame it on my pc. Well anyway, just a quick post as it has been a very long day. You know Turkey etc.. Alice-Glad to see that you got rid of that post. I actually got the undesired privalege of reading it, and quite frankly, I believe that "unknown" and her negative attitude is what is not welcomed on this board. That is all that I have the stamina for tonight, and once again, I apologize for all the space my stupidity took up. Good Night, Paula Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:49:45 (EDT)) Just wanted to let you ladies know that I appreciate the warm welcome. Just got home from work - it's 11:30pm!!!!!Second shift is tiring.... I will post tomorrow because my hubby is trying to sleep and the typing drives him NUTS!! later nina Nina and Sydney 2yrs. email: ninashoultz@hotmail.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 01:54:38 (EDT)) Hi everyone! Hope you all had wonderful Easters. Quinn totally enjoyed herself. All three of them were incredibly hyper from all the chocolate but it's all gone so Yay! LOL Well, it seems as though we have an Alice hater amongst us. I'm glad they deleted those entries, they were pretty nasty. There is no reason to be so hateful to someone you don't even know. As far as being unknown, this site tracks who is here so they will know exactly who wrote those messages. Every time I go into my diary, it says Welcome Back Paris. :0) No one is unknown on the internet. I'm glad it's that way. Anyway, not a very nice Easter attitude whoever it was. So, on to personals! :0) Paula: Having a little trouble posting? LOL I was having trouble getting the whole page to come in probably about the time you were trying to post. Sounds like you had a great Easter! Alice: Sorry the hunt didn't work out with Nathan. Quinn loved hers. I can't wait to see more pics of Nate! He's just so cute!!! Julianne: LOL about the eggs everywhere, my house was exactly the same. Shelly: You are welcome for the sunshine but I would like it back now. LOL Darleen: Sounds like a really busy but fun weekend. :0) Patty: I can never seem to remember if you spell your name with an i or a y. Anyway, sorry if I get it wrong sometimes. :0) Jarin sounds too cute with his train. Maryanne: Welcome. You can join us now, I don't think anyone would mind. My three walked all at different times. 15, 13, and 10 months. Talking was 2, 1, and 21 months. The middle one was the quickest. I think you should have another baby whenever you feel you are ready. Mine are close together but other people choose to wait longer. I'd say it's just a matter what you want. Either way is good. :0) Well, that's it for me for tonight. I am going to volunteer at the Auxiliary Hospital tomorrow in the next town over. My friend asked me if I wanted to and I would love to. We are taking the seniors to lunch. She needs help with them. I wouldn't mind working in that field so I figure starting out volunteering is a good way. I thought it was a senior's centre though not an auxiliary hospital. It will be a little more difficult than I expected but I think it's a good thing to do. So, I'll let you know how that goes. :0) Happy Easter everyone! Paris and Quinn (21 months) email: pariscosby@hotmail.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 02:00:41 (EDT)) Well Easter went fairly well. Saturday we had the big family picnic. My cousin is PG, and due today - so everyone was giving her advice. (Mostly they recommended the epidural.) I just recommended that she get on here, and read a few birthstories, and make up her own mind! I hate epidurals! Had one once, I will never do it again. (But then again I have been known to deliver a 9lb baby in under 2 hours (Tiana) Anyway - we had a huge family picnic, roasted hotdogs, had an easter egg hunt, and got out the pony for pony rides. The kids had a ball. Then today was church (of course), then dinner with the family - just siblings, not cousins today. So I am now just getting settled down, and back into the routine. I skimmed the posts, but I only have a few personals. Alice - didn't see my name on the list of pics. Nina - Welcome to the board. We always like to welcome new people (and sometimes offend the old ones - inside joke for everyone who posted last week) Anyway - I am a SAHM of 4, (3 DS 1 DD) DH is Rodney - aspiring stand up comic. Been married 7 years. Live in a small (but RAPIDLY growing) town in Utah. Rebecca - Oh no! kids outta jail now. There is no hope once they can get out of the crib. Next they learn to open the door, then comes the fridge (Marcus loves the fridge) They just grow up too fast - don't they. Looks like there were some tech problems while I was off line, so the rest of the posts are kinda a jumble. Also looks like most everyone got off for the weekend - or have been too offended to post. All I can say is Hey - it's only opinions. And it does relate to how we raise our kids. I am glad that everyone shared their veiws - good, bad, or "Not wanting to get personally involved" I think Alice and Paris have taken over the board tho - almost every other post is from one of the two - and that's not a bad thing - I just can't figure out how the two of you have time to talk on the phone - and write all these posts! I'll never keep up with you! Well, more later. Theressa Thressa email: labor_story@yahoo.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 02:06:27 (EDT)) Hey girlys!! Just thought that I'd post a quick HI to everyone. I've been reading but really wanted to stay out of the topic as I was practicing my moms rule about not having anything nice to say! LOL Hope everyone is well. Alex had a rough week. He had a problem with his trach - it got irritated & sort of infected. He had to have it cauterized. Worst thing ever!! Made me sick to my stomach & I've never felt so bad for him. Now he seems to have a respiratory thing so I think his surgery that was supposed to happen on Tuesday will probably be postponed. Who knows! Easter was good. I took Alex to the neighbors for a big egg hunt. He found one but when we weren't looking another kid found it again in our basket! LOL Kids are so funny at this age. We only stayed a few minutes as it was nap time & Alex was haivng a melt down. Then we had dinner for Geoff's family here (13 people). It all turned out good but now my house is a mess again. BUMMER! My MIL (BLESS her!!) had paid to have a service come in & deep clean my house. It was so great, but now it's covered in sticky finger prints. LOL One thing that I keep wondering - do all the boards have similar problems?? Saturday night this board must have been down becuase if you came here it actually went over to BTMT & anyway I read how they were afraid to come over her because all we did was fight. What a shame. Several times this group has gotten that reputation & it bothers me. I know that we all have the right to respect our opinions. But maybe in the future we can remember to be a bit more respectful of others in the process (NOT directing this at anyone - I SWEAR). I guess you could call me Rodney King "Can't we just all get along??" LOL LOL LOL LOL Hey Mary C - where did you get Moriah's name from?? I'm the only person I've heard of with this spelling! Anyway - I think you have impeccable taste! LOL BTW - for those who remember her Barbara, Stephen's mom says hi! She emailed me. Apparently she reads sometimes but doesn't post. She wanted to see Alex's new pics. Hi Barbara if you're out there! Well I need to go, I'm so tired & I need to email a couple of people! Chat again soon! Moriah & Alex (18.5 months) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 02:52:23 (EDT)) Hi me again, I know I said that I was done for the night, but I thought while I was enjoying a bit of quiet time... well you know. Moriah-Sorry to hear about Alex's infection. Keep us updated with his surgery schedule, he is in my thoughts. Barbara-If you're reading, a big Hello to you and family. Alice-I would love photos of Nathan. It is rather upsetting that people on the BT board are worried about graduating to this board. I will try and make a promise to keep my negative opinions to myself. To all of you browsing, I'm sorry if I have put you off of this board. Good Night, paula & kids email: pl.marshall@home.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 03:05:05 (EDT)) Hi everyone. I just wanted to stop by and say hello, and share a few cute stories about Caleb. We had such a fun time Sat. at an egg hunt at our church. Caleb was so proud of himself "finding" the eggs. We now have a bucket full of candy, what will I do with it? The Bunny hid eggs outside yesterday, what a bright idea, then it rained. So out we go, it was just a light drizzle, but then Caleb was mad when we had to come in. Somewhere we lost 2 eggs, we still can't find them. LOL I trust you all had a great day, and hope all is going well with everyone. Christi Monday, April 24, 2000 at 09:15:18 (EDT)) Good morning ladies...SARAH here. Hope you all had a great Easter. We had alot of fun. We went to my parents house. There was an Easter egg hunt for the kids, and HANNAH just had a blast!!! She was so cute yesterday. DH got her a big stuffed polar bear for Easter. He also got me ROSES!! What a sweetie! I was so mad cause I forgot to bring my camera to my mom's yesterday! UGH. I'm soooo bad about that! The rest of the weekend was very good. I ended up getting to go to the Avalanche game (hockey team-in playoffs) on Friday night with my brother. Had a blast!! Then Saturday night we had some friends over. Then on Sunday, HANNAH slept in until 9:30...so that was very nice! For all of you new mommies, here's a little info on me. I am 28 years old. DH is 26. We've been married almost 2 years and have a WONDERFUL daughter, HANNAH. We live in Denver, CO. PATTY - Thanks for the input on the C/P vaccine. I was thinking of you last night. I was laying in bed and couldn't get Bear ITBBH song out of my mind. OH MY!!!!!LOL MOE - I think they do get a milder case with the vaccine. MISTY and CIARAN - WELCOME!!! I love the name CIARAN! JULIANNE - I know the shot is required here before they enter Kindergarten. That's awesome you got the jacket sooo cheap! :) Poor TEQUILA!! :( ALICE - That was so sweet of your DH!!! I haven't checked my email yet, but I'd better have some pictures of NATHAN!! Wow, sounds like it was a nasty post by what people are saying. Sorry that happened! Thanks for your input on the shot. NINA - WELCOME!! REBECCA - I'm just waiting for the day HANNAH crawls out of her crib! PARIS - Thanks for your input on the shot. MARYANN and MIA - WELCOME! You bet..join now!! HANNAH started to talk when she was about 12 months. She would say words way before that, but started to make a little more sense. She started walking when she was 13 months. MORIAH - HI!! I'm sorry ALEX had to have his trach cauterized! That must have been awful! Well ladies, gotta go. Hope you all have a great day! Sarah and Hannah (19 months) email: smoore@geatoir.cfer.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 10:34:50 (EDT)) Hi Mums, Thank you for the warm welcome. It sounds like everyone had a lovely Easter. (Although it sounds like little Alex had a rough time...I don't know what exactly is wrong, but pls know that my thoughts are with him) I know that you're not supposed to 'wish time away', but listening to your Easter stories I can't help but look foward to next year when my little one will be able to hunt for eggs too! She did have her first taste of chocolate EVER, and boy oh boy! If that wasn't the cutest thing! Her eyes were as big as saucers and she couldn't get her little teeth into it quick enough! We have her on video with chocolate from ear to ear, and the drool just pouring down - great blackmail material during teenage years! Silly question...what exactly is DH? I'm thinking maybe Dear Husband? Darling Hubby? Something sweet like that? I've never posted on a board before, so I'm not quite up on my lingo! Well, it's a beautiful day here in Ottawa, Canada - finally!!! I can't wait to take my baboo out for a hike!! Have a great day everybody! Maryann & Mia (11 months) email: dareandmare@sympatico.ca Monday, April 24, 2000 at 11:23:37 (EDT)) Hi from LisaB. I missed the chat Saturday - I couldn't find the web site address at home and therefore couldn't get to the site. Max loves his big duck from MIL - he was dancing with it Sunday and then sat by it on the couch to watch the Easter Beagle video the sitter gave him. He also got some bubbles, a coloring/sticker book, and a stuffed Bear in the Big Blue House. Max finally figured out how to climb stairs by himself Saturday. He half walks / half crawls up the stairs, without holding onto anything, so you have to be RIGHT there to catch him when he falls. He still holds our hands going downstairs and hops from step to step. Max had a rude awakening Sunday. DH was smoking meat for Easter dinner and got the bright idea, since it was drizzling, to open the garage door and light the smoker inside. WELL, all the smoke alarms are wired together and he sat them all off. I went running from the kitchen to Max's room and he was standing in the crib with his little lip quivering, scared of the noice. The poor little guy! Then he fell asleep on the way to MIL after church so I laid him on her bed. I went back to check on him later and he had his face all pukered up like he was crying really hard but he wasn't making a sound - and he had tears rolling out of his eyes. I guess it scared him when he woke up and didn't know where he was. I felt awful for him. He did ok at the Easter Egg hunt. MIL hid 3 eyes in plain sight for him and told the older kids not to pick those up. Max found them pretty quick but then tried to pop the entire plastic eggs in his mouth - rather than openning them up and getting the candy out. LOL!!!! RITA: I think I remember you posting that the baby bash for July has been cancelled. Is that the one they were going to have in Chicago? SUE: Max also loves The Foot Book. How funny, Cam kissing the sick feet!!!! Happy belated birthday!!!! PATTY: Poor Jaime, being mistreated by the Evil Mother!!! MOE: From what I hear, the vaccine will either prevent a child from getting chicken pox or if they get the pox they get a milder case. There are various complications from getting the pox and therefore many people recommend the vaccine. The vaccine, however, is only effective for a certain number of years and pox are most dangerous to adults … therefore many believe it is better for a kid to get the pox and then be fully immunized for life. MISTY: Welcome!!! Ciaran sounds like a little genus to me!!!! Actually, from what I have gathered many kids learn words, colors, letters, etc. early on - they just don't have the verbal skills to demonstrate this knowledge. Max is 19 months and can identify the main colors but doesn't recognize any letters of the alphabet. JULIANNE: Good luck keeping Tequilla calm. NINA: Welcome!!! I think you'll find that this board wlcomes all newcomers!!! I'm 33, have a 19-month old son and am due again in September, have been married for 5 years, live in central Missouri USA, am a CPA and work as an assistant controller for the state, REBECCA: I guess it's almost time for a toddler bed if Paige is crawling out of the crib. ALICE: I hope you get over your cold soon. DARLEEN: I'm glad to hear Max isn't the only toddler that gets tired of cousins fussing all over him - LOL!!! MARYANN: Welcome to the site!!! Max started taking his first independent steps right around his first birthday. He still doesn't talk a lot. He has said probably 30+ words total but most are said 2-3 times and forgotten. His main form of communication is waving his hands around and grunting - LOL!!! I think 2 years is good spacing … probably just because Max will turn 2 just a few weeks before our next baby is due!!! DH is dear/darn hubby, depending on your mood!!! PARIS: You're a great person, volunteering at a hospital!! THERESSA: A lady at PT is starting a web page in honor of her son Ryan, who was born when she was 4-5 months pg and sadly didn't survive. I mentioned your web page to her and she was looking forward to checking it out. MORIAH: Poor little Alex. I hope he respiratory problems are better soon. I know you were really hoping to get rid of the trach soon - will this delay that? I know there was a big blowup at PT when I started posting there again a few months ago. If you talk to Barbara again tell her "hi" - I think of her often!!! I wanted to let you know Marci posted at PT this weekend. Her computer had crashed and she lost all her e-mail addresses so if you still have it, you might want to drop her a line. Little Meliah is now 11 weeks old and is doing great; she's up to 3 lb 10 oz and is at home!! CHRISTI: Hi!!!! It sprinkled on our Easter Egg hunt also! LisaB & Max (19 mo) & 19 wks pg email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 11:43:17 (EDT)) One quick note on something that has bugged me for a long time. If you don't have enough conviction to print your name with a post, then keep your comments and thoughts to yourself. I remember anonymous posts to Manon at PT, to Crystal at BT and TT, and recently to Alice here. I have been falsely accused of penning at least one of these posts and it sickens me. We all seem to have enough problems getting along some days anyway without some coward wanting to make a statement that they are too scared to be associated with ... especially when everyone then becomes suspicious of everyone else, trying to figure out who the mystery poster is. LisaB Monday, April 24, 2000 at 12:04:30 (EDT)) Hello from Rita The weekend was a mixed bag for us. We had a big party for my MIL's birthday on Saturday and stayed home yesterday and had our own egg hunt in the front yard. Amy is really growing up - she used to be so clingy, but she was visiting all of the relatives and letting people hold her. Her cousins didn't eat all of their dinners and I caught Amy going around and eating the ham, turkey and scalloped potatoes left on their plates. LOL - gotta watch this one! She did find some of the eggs that her sister didn't get to first. Her sister, on the other hand, was an absolute monster yesterday. I am thinking about banishing chocolate from our house. Welcome Nina, Misty, & Maryann. I am 37 and work fulltime outside of the home. DH is 39 and we have two DDs: Maddy (3) and Amy (15mos). Shelly - Zaboo and Tinky Winky? I had better not tell Maddy. We haven't seen that show in a while since I don't turn on the TV before dinner any more. Barbara - Hello to you, if you are reading. I certainly miss the crazy old PG days with you, Manon, Dana and everyone else! Alice - I would love to see Nathan's pictures. Rebecca - Time to take down the crib! Amy has tried to climb out, but her legs are too short to make it. One of these days I know that I will find her snuggled in with Maddy. Lisa - Yes, the Chicago thing fell through. It was hard to organize and the person doing it left...There has also been a little weirdness between some of the other boards which I am sure did not weigh in favor of having a big gathering. iParenting is encouraging smaller get togethers, but not backing them. Well, it's time to get to work. Take care everyone! Rita & Amy email: ritad@home.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 12:36:54 (EDT)) Good Morning to all. THe sun is promising a nice day here. Should be around 65. woohoo!!! I'm so tired of the rain. Our Easter was great. Tay got a new bike, Jesse, a fishing pole and a helmet and Riley got blocks and a fold out chair. The chair is for when we go watch T-ball, so he has one like Mommy. He thought hunting eggs was so fun, we had to keep hiding them over and over. I always get the plastic ones and fill them with candy, so he would find one and open it to see what was inside. Later we went over to the school field and flew kites. Riley would hold onto the string, but when he was done he'd just let go. So if you weren't watching, the kite got away. He played on the play ground and yelled whee everytime he came down the slide. It was a great day. My 2 cents on spacing out your babies is this, give enough time for each baby to be just that, the baby. If you can handle 2 in diapers then more power to you! I had my boys 5 yrs apart. There are pros and cons. They each got a lot of time with us to be the baby. But now, they go in different directions because of the age diff. I would have like to space them 3 yrs, but it didn't work out like that. We all know that Riley just kind've sneaked in. One pro, is that the older two are old enough to help. Tay can watch his younger bros pretty good. He can give Riley a bath while I do dishes and Jesse reads stories sometimes. Our older sis has 2 15 months apart and I don't know how she does it. THey compete for her attention constantly and all hell breaks loose when they don't get their way. But, that is not how every body else is. I know some of you have them close together and don't have the problems. Anyway, that's how I feel. Sorry if I made anyone upset with my last post, I was just trying to bring some humor into a sticky situation. Alice***E-mail me anytime! LisaB***Evertime I see a post form some idiot who can't sign their name, I think it's you!!!!!!!!!!! I say to myself "There's that LisaB again"LOL NOT!!!!!! I've never thought all that crap came from you! Hope your pregnancy is going well! Well, I just realized it is time to go to work and I haven't even showered! OOPS! Shelly & Riley 2 yrs. email: shelly@bobvance.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 13:06:14 (EDT)) Hello Ladies!! How was everyones Easter? We had a really nice weekened. We met are family in L.A. We spent the weekened at magicmountain and Universial Studios. Adriana had a really good time. She was very spoiled this weekened. Although she did get a rash. Im not sure what kind, but it seems to be gone today. Probably just a heat rash. She went on the little kids rides and loved them. Her Nana rode with her on them. We tried really hard to get her to take pics with the Rugrats and Tweety and Blue but she was too afraid. Anyways Im really tired from the trip. Its hard to walk for hours when your 6 months preggo LOL. Well, I have a question. How do you stop giving a bottle to you little ones? Adriana has one for her naps and bedtime but I dont want her to have it at all. The bad part is, is that she still wakes once in the middle of the night. Is there any advice? Well I hope you had a good Easter everyone!!! Tara and Adriana Monday, April 24, 2000 at 14:11:30 (EDT)) Hey..SARAH again. I saw TARA's post and wanted to respond. You and I sound like we're in the EXACT same situation. HANNAH takes one for her nap and bedtime, and also wakes in the night for one. I've started giving her a water bottle for the middle of the night, but am DREADING the other times. When my DH took her to the ped last Friday, she told us we REALLY need to stop giving her milk in the bottle when going down. So.....I'm wondering the same thing. HANNAH's not gonna like me taking the bottle away!!!!!!!! :( :( See ya! Sarah again Monday, April 24, 2000 at 14:22:52 (EDT)) Hello everyone! Jamie here. I went to houston last wednesday for Easter, than to SanAntonio, so I had a lot to catch up with when I got back. I hope I dont ruin anyones eyesight with this huge post. Gabriel had a wonderful Easter. We had the annual Easter picnin on saterday with my moms partners family, which is HUGE! 8 children, 22 grandchildren etc. Needless to say, it was chaotic but fun, Gabe experienced his first pinata, and did pretty well! We put packets of raisens inside along with the candy for the other kids because Gabe does not eat sugar. The egg hunt on Sunday was hilarious. Gabe got a small football in his easter basket, and at first was just interested in throwing it around. He throws really well, he puts the ball behind his head with both hands, and then launches it. Sometimes the ball just falls behind him, but usually it goes pretty far. Anyway, by the time he noticed the semi-hidden easter eggs, he would throw them when he found them! We ended up with about 20 mutilated eggs in the backyard. It was so much fun. SarahG - i am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. Im sending positive thoughts your way. Theressa - Im sorry youre disappointed. The same thing happened to me a couple of months ago, and it was so hard to get the thought og being pg out of my mind. Martha - I have to say that I dont beleive that being open about your opinions is egotistical, just honest! Self-confidance and conviction are not synonimous (sp) with arrogance. Shannon - Sorry I dont have any advice for you. Gabe has only eight teeth, and has always eaten like a cow! Moe - Mine didnt fall out, it got wavy! Strange. LisaB - I'm not pg again, just planning on it in the future. I re-read what I wrote, and understand how you got confused! I also wanted to let you lnow that I have great respect for your attitude. You seem very peaceful and level-headed, a rare combination these days! Alice - sorry to hear about the posts you received, it sounds awful. Your DH sounds very sweet, and I must say, after the week you have had, I am sure you needed it! I would love pictures of your family, especially after hearing how good looking you all are! Jenni - Congratulations on Nick walking! It was so weird for me the first time Gabe WALKED out of a room by himself. Terrifying, too! Rita - Isnt it exciting and depressing at the same time to see the baby disappearing, and the child emerging? The olny time Gabe looks like a baby anymore is in his sleep. Sarah - I will not give Gabe the vaccine until he is 14, if he has not gotten cp yet.C p is only dangerous (usually) to adults, and the vaccine is only 70% effective, while getting cp is 100% effective as an innoculation. Moe - Dont feel bad about the feet thing. I am always barefoot, and Gabe will sneak up on me and bite my toes! Nina - Welcome! I am new also, and really enjoy this board. My son is 14 months, I am 21, and there are lots of toddlers Sydneys age on this board, I think. MaryAnn - Gabe started walking at 11 months, but has not really started talking yet. This poses a problem, because his passive vocabulary is quit extensive, and he gets frustrated because he cant comunicate with words. Lots of grunts and screeching! He says car-car, which means dog, Da-da which mens daddy and whats that, and sometimes mamma, usually when distressed. Of course! I am going to wait until he is 3 to have another, because I think that due to his temperment and activity level, he will benifit (along with the next one) from more one - on -one time. It would be nice to have them close, though! Moriah - I hope everything works out well for Alex....want to trade Mil's? lol sorry this was so long, and excuse any typos, I have Gabe asleep on my lap, and can only type with one hand. Talk to you later, Jamie and Gabe (14 months) email: zeppelin2@msn.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 14:25:23 (EDT)) Hi Everyone Darleen here! Nolan is napping, so I thought I would do a quick post before Dh gets home from running errands. He has the day off! What a beautiful day here today in Ontario!! First nice day in a week or so. Question: For those of you that have a toddler around 17,18mths, when do the sentences start? Nolan is starting to repeat what we say to him. Please, thank-you,animal sounds,colours, and counts to three with help. Glad to hear everyone had a nice Easter with all there toddlers, and other family members. Personals: Moe- Do you have an e-mail address? I was just courious, you never post it, and I was thinking about e-mailing you to say hi. That's ok if you don't want to post it. E-mail me sometime when you are free! MaryAnne & Mia- Welcome to the TT board, I'm from the Toronto area. There are a few of us from Ontario. Christi-Welcome back! Glad to hear you had a nice Easter! Did the kids enjoy there Easter gifts, the bags you ordered for them? Sarah- My Dh is a Die Hard Detroit Red Wing fan!! Actually...... he likes any team as long as they beat out Toronto. He hates the Leafs! Sorry if there are any Leaf Fans! My nephew likes every team going, he collects all the different hockey shirts. He is 8. Well I'm off to go and do something outside while the weather is nice. We don't have a lawn to mow or rake, but maybe I will just go and play in the dirt. I hate being cooped up inside. I guess it is suppose to be nice for the rest of the week. I will keep my fingers crossed that Summer is on it's way. Have a nice afternoon!! Darleen & Nolan email: jndsmith@sprint.ca Monday, April 24, 2000 at 14:37:34 (EDT)) Good Afternoon, Just a quick note, Darleen-Caelen has just turned 18 months, and just in the last week has started linking 3 and 4 words together, it is so amazing to hear. It also helps his frustration level as he can communicate some of his wants to us. I am so JEALOUS of all of your pregnancy talk. I am going through a really rough patch of wanting to be pregnant, I am hoping that it will pass soon, or we may need to revisit to real estate market to buy a bigger house. LOL!!!! Hope everyone is well. Paula & Kids Monday, April 24, 2000 at 15:02:20 (EDT)) Hayley here. We had a nice weekend, although we had to pull Becca out of the church service we attended because she started screaming "twinkle twinkle little star" at all the quiet moments - lol! DH and I are going through this experiment where we're attending a variety of churches, synagogues, etc., trying to figure out if we like any of them. I'm Jewish, and DH is Unitarian, but neither of us is really practicing. We're trying to figure out how to give Becca some spirituality - to date, it seems like the services that work the best (i.e. where she is the least fussy) are those with the loudest, most rockin' music - don't be surprised if I end up joining a fundamentalist Southern Baptist church! Made dinner for my DH's parents, brother, sister in law, and daughter Sunday. Ham came out well - pretty good for a Jewish American Princess! DH left today for a 3 day biz trip - so Becca and I are on our own! Then I drop her off on Wed p.m. at inlaws so DH and I can leave for 3 days at Jazzfest in New Orleans - crawfish gumbo here we come! Alice - I'd love to see Nathan's photo's. Maryanne - Becca didn't take her first steps until 15 1/2 mos. - then it was instant running - she never went back to crawling. hayley and becca, 19 mos. email: hayley.thompson@citicorp.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 15:11:18 (EDT)) Hello, Everyone. My name is Jenny Rogers Barrie, and I'm the Internet Community Liaison for iParenting. As many of you know, iParenting's webmaster had to delete a couple of posts over the weekend because they were inappropriate. It's unfortunate when a discussion gets out of hand and crosses the line into personal attacks. Nothing good ever comes of these attacks; watching someone get flamed is difficult, but not nearly as hard as being on the receiving end of someone's cruelty. We want these boards to be a safe place where women can come together and talk about their children and their lives and, hopefully, build lasting relationships with each other. This is a community, so there's bound to be occassional strife. That's just normal. But when something like this gets so out of hand, iParenting may need to step in like we did this weekend. Please remember that this is your community. What you say and how you say it gives it form and substance. Should anyone have any questions--ever--please don't hesitate to e-mail me. Take care. --Jenny, iParenting.com Jenny Rogers Barrie, Internet Community Liaison for iParenting.com email: jenny@iparenting.com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 15:20:34 (EDT)) Me AGAIN!! Last time, I promise. I just read the last post by JENNI. I have kept my mouth shut through the whole thing, but just wanted to express how EMBARRASSED I am about the whole thing!! I wasn't involved in this AT ALL, and now I feel like I'm a 10 year old being scolded. I have been posting here for almost 2 years....and LOVE it!!! But, it's real embarrassing when people on the BT board are "scared, nervous, and turned off" about coming over here. I guess it just makes me mad this got SOOOO out of hand because it reflects on me, and I had nothing to do with it! OK, that's it. :) I usually try and keep my opinions to myself, but just couldn't this time. Hope you all are having a great day! :) Sarah again Monday, April 24, 2000 at 15:55:39 (EDT)) Hi mommies. My little sweetie Jarin is playing in Jesse's room right now with all of Jesse's action figures. Big surprise, huh? He is just so cute. What a little angel I have. He even slept until 7:30 this morning!! I think that was a first. (And now that I've told you all, it will probably be the last. LOL) **Maryann: Welcome to you and Mia. Jarin started walking about about 10 1/2 months, but he has an older brother to keep up with. He is saying some words now (at 20 months), but mostly only mommy and daddy understand. As far as spacing kids, I'm probably the wrong one to ask. heehee. I have a 16 1/2 year old, an 8 year old (will be 9 in June) and a 20 month old. My little one is also a chocoholic already. **Paula: Are you having a good evening? LOL. Sorry, I couldn't resist. **Paris: i am also glad the negative post was deleted. I take credit for emailing the webmistress and asking her to remove it. I'm Patty with a Y, but I'll accept either. LOL. Good luck with the seniors. **Moriah: So sorry to hear that Alex isn't feeling well and his poor trach! Sounds awful. Wow - your MIL paid for a service to come clean? She can send one to my house any time. LOL. My invitations came today. Love them!!! I'm with you girl, let's keep the nastiness off ouf board. Thanks for the update on Barbara. I remember her. She was so funny. =) **Christi: Glad Caleb enjoyed his Easter Egg hunt so much. We also have a missing egg somewhere. =) **Sarah: What a good DH to get you roses! Sounds like you guys had a busy, but fun weekend. I spent most of mine arguing with DD. LOL Oh, the joys of parenting a teenager. =) Glad I can make you think of me now when you see Bear ITBBH. heehee Jarin got two new Bear videos for Easter from my mom. **LisaB: Glad Max liked his big duck. Bad DH scaring Max with the smoke alarms. Jarin did the same thing about sleeping - fell asleep at MILs and I put him on her bed. He slept an hour and their dog ran in and jumped on top of him on the bed. Scared poor little Jarin to death. He was screaming his head off and was pretty grouchy for a couple of hours afterward since he usually naps 2 1/2 to 3 hours. **Rita: Sounds like you need to feed Amy more if she has to search for scraps left on other people's plates. LOL **Shelly: Sounds like all of your kids had a great Easter. =) Flying kites sounds like fun. I haven't done that forever. **Tara and Sarah: Good luck taking away the bottles. Jaime had one until she was 2 1/2. She was totally addicted to it. The Easter Bunny actually took hers away and left her the eggs and candy. She was suprisingly ok about it, but she was also older than your two girls. **Jamie: I love the way Gabe throws the ball. Sounds too cute. LOL at him thinking the eggs were mini footballs. heehee **That's it for me today. Personal stats for the newbies: I am 34, DH is 36 (37 next week) and we have three kids -Jaime 16 (from my first marriage), Jesse -8, and Jarin - 20 months in 3 days. I am a Kindergarten teacher in the morning and a SAHM in the afternoons. We live in Indiana. Take care everyone. Patty and Jarin email: tematheny@ctlnet,com Monday, April 24, 2000 at 16:15:39 (EDT)) Hello Ladies!!I hope all of you had a nice Easter. I so sick of food I could throw up. We went to the in-laws at 3:00 then my parents at 5:00. Of course, I had to eat at both places!!We went to church and my beautiful child was a complete BRAT! He kicked his brother in the head, slapped DH, Slapped me, threw my glasses down the pew, glass shattered everywhere by the wieght of my glasses..Just kidding. DH took him out it was a good thing otherwise he would have threw a fit about wanting communition like he did last week. Is there away to control a child in church?? ANYWAY. Misty- I would not say normal. Above normal, Yes. My older son was the same way. He knew his ABC's before 2 and could recognized many letters. AJ has no desire for books or anything. Each child is different so just keep up the good work. My older kid is a 10 year old in a 5 year old body. Julieanne - "Brown Sqirts" My eyes are still watering from laughing. I glad YOUR child was good in church, any suggestions for mine? Alice - Can you send your DH to clean my house? My DH will clean without being told but he will not do toilets!!I don't see why not it is his mess!! He must have bad aim!!LOL But I have to clean it!! Nina - Welcome! The more the merrier. I'm 35 I have 2 boys. AJ 20 months and Jalen is 5. Paula - I had the same problem. I kept getting on the BT board. By the looks of it I think they were cleaning up. Shelly - Your're funny. My computer was working and my socks blew off too. But at least they landed in the laundry basket. My computer is in the laundry room. Patty - I can't believe you are still laughing. People think I am kidding but I am serious. I have a true story. Try and keep a straight face. I was on my way to work one day and I got in the parking lot. My body felt extra relaxed, loose etc. A little too loose...I forgot to put my bra on!!! HELLO!!I better go home and but the baby on. The sad thing is that when I told the girls at work...they laughed of course, "Oh we wouldn't have notice" can you believe it!! Hey I did not know you were a teacher, I work for a school district in the personnel office. We are in our recruiting season. What to come and teach in Western Kansas!!? Mary Ann - Welcome Theressa I never had the epidural. I heard too many stories. My first child was 7 pounds 4 oz. And AJ 9 pounds 1 oz. OUCH! Should of had one for him. I am a small framed woman, so imagine the pain. Moriah - I hope Alex is doing better. Lisa - Poor Max. That made my eyes tear. Boy I should have researched more about the Chicken Pox V. Now I feel bad about giving the poor child the extra shot. Sarah - ROSES you lucky dog? Tara - My older child was hard to break from the bottle. I did it cold turkey. We took his bottles to the trash (I switch bags) and said BYE BYE BA BAS. He cried for 3 days. But then he was fine. A little harsh but it worked. AJ did not even miss it. Darleen - About my e-mail address...I guess I didn't think anyone would want to email a "flat chested woman" just joking. I have 3 addresses. I will give you my home one and I will e-mail my work one. I tend to check the board more at work than at home. drowland@odsgc.net, feel free to e-me. I sent in my film and got a CD with it. When I figure it out I will send anyone a picture of my "Feet smeller, buggie feeder, slap-you-in-face" child. You probabley would not believe it by looking at his pictures Okay I am getting cramped up. See you all later. Moe and AJ Monday, April 24, 2000 at 17:18:09 (EDT)) Hello mums, Mia is napping after our hike through the greenbelt close to our house. It was beautiful! We're going backpacking in Algonquin Park in a couple of weeks, so carrying Mia (who weighs about 21 lbs) in the backpack is great practice! I'm having a heck of a time losing the weight after giving birth. I seem to be stuck at 13 lbs over what I used to be. Very frustrating. Somebody had a hair questions awhile back? Well, mine got very very thick during the preg., but about 2 weeks after birth it all started to come out! It was coming out in clumps! I thought I would be bald in no time. But, it seems to have returned to normal again, and new hair is growing quicker than ever. My hair is down to my waist, so when it was falling out, Everybody knew about it (you know, stuck to their clothes, stuck to the furniture, it was everywhere!lol) Jamie: Gabe sounds alot like Mia! Very active. Which is kind of why I would also sometimes lean towards having another when she's a little older - I don't know how I could keep up with her. Even though she's not independently walking yet, she sure can get into everything! Climbs like a little monkey! Tara: Boy, am I jealous! It sounds like you had a wonderful time over the holiday at Magic Mtn etc. You probably had great weather too, where it rained here in Ottawa the whole time! I can't wait to take Mia on some of those little rides at the fun parks! I think she's going to take after her mommy and be a little daredevil. Shelly: You make a really good point about spacing babes a little further apart. It sure would be nice to have a little helper. If I wait, Mia will be just a doll and bring mommy the baby powder...if I have a babe now, Mia will still be a doll, but will bring the powder over and bonk her sibling on the head! lol (she's already a little possessive about her mommy) LisaB: I think I'll be trying for two years apart. I really want them to grow up as friends - my sister and I were 3 yrs apart, and hated each other until we were 20! Congrats on the pregnancy! Question - did you find it hard to go through the first trimester with a young toddler running around? I was soooo tired during my 1st trim., that I can't imagine doing it again but with a toddler to keep track of too! Maryann & Mia (11 months) email: dareandmare@sympatico.ca Monday, April 24, 2000 at 17:31:28 (EDT)) Moriah - Hey, didn't you read the part of my post where I said that I wasn't coming back to check for any more posts addressed to me? LOL. I'm only too happy to answer your question. My DH and I place great faith in the Bible and wanted Biblical names for our children. We named our 21 mth old DS Elijah after a prophet and our almost 3 wk old DD Moriah after the name of a mountain mentioned in the Bible. It can be hard trying to find names that aren't real common or names that aren't real bizarre. Here's a thought: Instead of focusing on what our "rights" are, how about we place greater value on creating a peaceful harmonious board that all moms can enjoy. Bye! MaryC Monday, April 24, 2000 at 18:59:27 (EDT)) Hey everyone - Nina here. Sydney is sitting on my lap ticked-off as usual when i am on the computer!! Funny thing today - we went to Walmart SUpercenter and got groceries, etc. and when we went to checkout, she saw a HUGE Tigger balloon that was as tall as her. She was so mesmerized by it and had such cute reactions, I broke down and got it for her. I know, what a brat I am creating, oh well. That smile was worth 6 bucks. I am trying so hard to get everyone straight on this board - hard telling how long it will take me - I took notes today! (the teacher in me, i guess) You all will have to keep reminding me, I am sure. I can't believe so many of you are from Canada! My DH would die if he ever got to go to Toronto - huge city, hockey fans galore, cool buildings, etc. how could he not want to visit? We are both hockey fans ourselves. We used to go and watch our Indianapolis Ice play in the IHL league- before we kept producing children!!!hahahah We don't go very often now - babysitters get scared when they hear "3"!! Sydney has had a slight fever today - crabby as well. Look out for a cold or worse here! Now for personals: MORIAH: don't mean to pry but what happened to have a trach? My mom is a nurse and takes care of a girl who has one (private, in-home care). She loves the nursing field - more power to you if you can take care of that sort of thing - I would be a wimp. THRESSA: what exactly is BTMT and all that jazz? i am computer ignorant, i guess. DH is a stand up comic - never a dull moment at home, I presume??????lol MARYANN: my first two girls are 18mo. apart and it was worse than twins when they were little. now that they are 6 and 4, soon to be 5, it is well worth the harshness I dealt with earlier. my next one was three years almost after the middle daughter - worked out pretty well. RITA: How do you juggle working FT outside the home? opinions, comments.I work 32 hours, close enough to full time, and it is soooo hard. you should see my laundry pile!!!!! LISAB: I had my first child at the age of 20 - I wonder what it is like to wait longer (i see you are 33 with one and PG). I don't mean this in a harsh way at all!!! I am being completely serious! good luck to you in your pregnancy!!! TARA: This is what I read in a parenting magazine a couple of years back-- to get a baby weaned off the bottle try this trick: this is supposed to be done at bedtime in consecutive days...the first night, give the baby a bottle at night with 7 oz/ milk (formula, whatever) and one oz. water. the next night, 6oz. milk, 2oz. water, third night 5oz. milk, 3oz water....so on and so forth. it may take a week, but the baby will get sick of the stuff tasting more and more like water. this was recommended by Dr. Brazelton so it can't be all that bad.... HAYLEY: jealous as hell...seafood!!!!!!!! love it almost as much as an orgasm itself LOL!!!!!! SARAH: Avalanche game?? sounds like great fun - my husband would be jealous. PATTY: Sound like we have soooo much in common! I have three also and teach -- well, not currently. Just graduated last summer after a long bout with being mommy, student, wife, commuter, etc. glad that's over!!!! Hail to old IU!!!! I live in Indiana, too. South, though. I live about an hour and 15 min. south of indy. town called Westport. tiny. Heard of Columbus? that's where I work. Need any advice on teenagers, especially what they don't want you to know, just ask me - I work in a detention center, remember? we're talking worst case scenario here! If your teen is sneaky, I can find the secrets to the mysteries from my kids at work!!!!! mommy always finds out, right????lol. Is Jaime a boy or girl..girl, right?? Seriously - i can get the "low down" ahahahaahah. i love teenagers - so interesting. MOE: if i ever would have had the pleasure of producing a boy, poor DH, i wanted to name him Jalen - love the name. is it after Jalen Rose? our fellow Pacer basketball player!!!! Go Pacers! Kansas--there's no place like home! haha Hope to be on later all!!! see ya Nina and Sydney 2yrs. Monday, April 24, 2000 at 19:23:00 (EDT)) Hello from Helen&Amanda---- Just thought I would let you all know we've returned safely-- everyone did well with the long drive!!!!!! The Easter Bunny was good to us all- hope everyone is doing well. I really don't feel like posting at all anymore-- a simple comment about a little boy saying he was 'gay' and a comment about a TV show really brought out the 'best' in some of us----- I think it was Alice--- you 'listed' those that you felt supported you------ I don't think that was fair- I for one was not against anything anyone said- I really think this has been childish--- Later. PS-- E-mail me, anyone who feels like 'gabbing'-- I do miss a good conversation. Helen&Amanda@20mos(DS@14yrsDD@12yrs) email: MHIM27@worldnet.att.net Monday, April 24, 2000 at 19:23:13 (EDT)) Hi Everyone from Alice and Nathan, What a beautiful day here in Southern Ontario!!! Too bad I had to go to work. It is supposed to be this nice until Thursday and then rain all weekend, YUCK!!! Well I have a little problem maybe you guys can help me with, I don't know if Nathan has a cold but he has a lot of really hard boogies in his nose, (sorry to be so gross, i don't know how else to say it) anyways he won't blow, and I can't get them out, HELP!!!! WHAT DO I DO? On to Personals: MARYANN - Thanx for the support, I need it this week! Welcome to TT, I don't think we are too picky on ages around here, after all my son will be 3 in May and I'm still here LOL. I think you are right about maybe not being ready, if you really want to have a baby the age difference doesn't make a difference. There will be pros and cons with whatever age difference you have. So just go ahead and do what your little heart desires. OMG I just read your second post, welcome fellow Canadian, Paris will be so happy, she is the proudest Canadian I have ever met (she even drinks Canadian beer) Other Canadians that I know of are Darleen in Burlington, Ontario and Michelle I think she is in B.C., Myself in Mississauga, Ontario, and Paris in Barons, Alberta, there are a couple of new ladies who are out west, sorry ladies I forgot your names. I will e-mail the abbreviations, you are right DH is darling, dear, or dumb(whatever the mood that day) husband. PAULA - Nice post LOL. Yeah okay we'll blame it on the pc. Thank you for just posting for my sake, I really appreciate it. Hope the turkey was great! PARIS - Pay attention, Patty with a y, Thank you to you too for your support, my little investigator, had a busy day huh? How did the volunteer thing go? THERESSA - People were just not able to get on the board on the weekend there were some tech problems, don't worry we weren't fighting, I'm staying away from that crap. I also hate epidurals, but I had no choice cause I had an emergency c-section. I'm sorry I forgot to put your name on my list to send pics, that's why I shouldn't do that cause you are sure to forget someone, sorry, you definitely can get pics I just got to get them back from the photo lab. The only reason Paris and I can talk on the phone and chat on icq and post and e-mail is cause we don't do any housework, the kids run around doing whatever and we don't have a life LOL no seriously we talk late at night when everyone is in bed, Paris keeps me up all hours of the night (lol just kidding Paris) MORIAH - All I can say is lucky you to have such a thoughtful MIL, poor little Alex and Mommy you are a saint, Give Alex a big hug and kiss from Nathan and his Mommy. SARAH - Sometimes those DH's can really surprise us huh? I never forget my camera or cam corder, Sheldon tells everyone that I have stock in Kodak LOL. Sorry I haven't e-mailed, I could lie and say that I have been busy, but as you can see I have time to post on TT, I promise you will get pics and I'll e-mail you soon! LISAB - I am so sorry to hear about Max's terrible day! Give him a big hug from us, poor little guy. Lisa I think it is best if we all just ignore the mystery poster, let's not start something else here and anyways I have my little detective Paris "on the case" she has almost "cracked" the case. LOL RITA - Sure you can have pics, sounds like you've got your hands full!! SHELLY - Nathan has a chair just like Riley, so he can get in and out of it didn't want a disaster on my hands with him trying to crawl up and down the "big" lawn chairs. OMG Tay did you spell that right, I LOVE IT!!! Too funny about your post to LISAB LOL. I will e-mail you, and you can feel free to do the same. TARA - Sounds like you had a great weekend! Sorry, no advise on the bottle, I think I just lucked out Nathan always just wanted a cup like Mommy and Daddy, so he was about 9 or 10 mos. and wouldn't take it. Nathan would also wake in the night but I never gave him a drink I would just rock him and sing till he fell back to sleep, hope that helped. JAMIE - You're lucky to have such a big family for the holidays, we only have my parents and two sisters, the rest of the family is all across Canada. I will send Pics. HAYLEY - My don't we have an exciting life, Jazzfest in New Orleans, wow I'm jealous! I will send you pics of Nathan as soon as I get them, prob by the weekend. PATTY - I just read your post to Paris about emailing the webmistress and asking her to remove the yucky post, THANKYOU sweetie for looking out for me and all of us. MOE- My DH won't do toilets either, is this a guy thing? You know if he will clean the whole house then I can do the toilet, fare trade wouldn't you say? Well Sheldon doesn't have trouble with the "aim" thing, but now that Nathan is standing to use potty (has to be just like Daddy) he usually gets more on the floor than in the bowl. Oh, well. NINA - I noticed in your post to Rita about working F/t, it is hard but I think the key is organization, DH has to help that is a must, I used to have my own store, but it was just taking away too much time from Nathan so now I work a 9-5 for someone else, and I love it. It's better in the summer with sun out longer. Hope that made sense? LOL I AM GOING TO LEAVE SOME UNWANTED COMMENTS ALONE, FOR I BELIEVE WE HAVE ALL MADE OUR POINTS, AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For all the new moms here, am I just losing it or is there a lot this week, LOL, anyways some info on us: I am 33 DH is 30 Together for 10 wonderful years Married for 4 We have the most beautiful son in the world, Nathaniel, he is almost 3(in may) and we are currently trying for #2. We live in Ontario, Canada. Good-nite ladies, Sorry for the monster post Alice & Nathan email: alicita@idirect.ca Monday, April 24, 2000 at 23:53:49 (EDT)) Wow, what a busy board. Colton went to bed at 8 and I thought I'd get to bed on time too. Oh, well. Colton did real well at work helpin me distribute the flowers. My boss & co-workers thought he was a good little boy too. He even shared his animal cookies w/ my boss. Patty: I can just see Colton & Jarin guarding their eggs to nobody gets their candy. Colton will stuff him mouth if I thinks you are going to take his candy. Maryann: Welcome, Colton started walking 3 days after he turned 1. Since I am a working mom we are thinking 3-4 years between kids. Too cute about Mia & the chocolate. Moriah: So sorry to hear about the problems w/ Alex's tube. Christi: All the candy sure is a problem. Either hyper kids are extra padding on mom's hips! Sarah: Dh & I had troubles w/ the video camera--luckily I had really spread the eggs out in the yard so we had time for a battery change. Yeah for roses. LisaB: Poor Max getting scared by the smoke alamrs. Too funny aoubt trying to eat the plastic eggs. Rita: Don't you feed you little moocher? LOL Shelly: What a fun Easter you and your kids had. Tara: Sounds like Adriana had fun on the rides. I offically put Colton's bottle away almost 2 wks ago. He still asks for them though. Jamie: Too cute that the eggs looked like footballs to Gabe. Sounds like he had lots of fun w/ them. Darleen: Colton's just started saying 3-word sentences. All of a sudden DH & I will look at eachother and say "wow, that was a sentence!" Go Red Wings. Hayley: Opps for Becca singing during church. She just wanted to liven things up some. Moe: Glad I made you laugh. I think it helped that Colton was tired for church. Usually he doesn't last too long before we have to bring him to the nursery. Helen: Glad you had a good trip. Time to hit the hay, my eyes are so tired from looking at this small box! Julianne & Colton 21 mo email: dnjjones@altelco.net Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 00:45:58 (EDT)) Rebecca here... Maryann & Mia - welcome! Paige started to take her first few steps at 11 months, really walking by 13 months. She's still not talking all that much, just a couple of words now and then. I'm a SAHM also. Theressa - Doors and the fridge! Oh my, and I thought I was in enough trouble with the crib!!! LOL Tara - we just took Paige off her bottles completely this week. We started with the day time ones, then the morning, and finally the bedtime. She hadn't started asking for it yet and drinks really well from a variety of sippy cups. I do have to admit that she still uses her pacifier to sleep. Hayley - LOL at your little performer. I remember a few years ago being in a mall and there was a little boy singing Jesus Loves me, I thought it was the cutest. Maybe you can teach that one to Becca! LOL I would love any pics. If anyone has sent me an email in the last few days please bear with me. My system has jammed up and I can't seem to open them. We had a good Easter. We arrived late at my FILs and thought we had missed the easter egg hunt, luckily they decided to do it after lunch. I hadn't brought a basket (completely mindless) and didn't bring any eggs (thinking FIL would provide). We discovered that it was my FIL's girlfriends family doing the hunt and they had all eggs for their kids. I felt so stupid. They were relly great though. They insisted I join in, gave my a bag for the hunt, and one of the girls had even made a special goody bag for Paige. Needless to say I was glad since Paige loved the hunt. After we showed her the first egg she was a pro. I think she ended up with 3 dozen eggs. The older kids all split their bounty evenly but insisted Paige keep all of hers (I think they probably ended up with more anyways). It was so nice to be accepted with open arms by strangers. Paige really enjoyed herself and I have chocolate to last a month (hopefully, if I don't go overboard!). Dinner turned out really well. We tons of leftovers which means no cooking for a couple of days. Yeah! Our company didn't leave until 2am. We were playing board games and eating candy. It was so much fun. Looks like I lied, my email has just finished downloading. Just lots of pics, not that I'm complaining. I have some new ones of Paige, I just need to get my mom or friend to scan them for me. I'll let you know when they're ready. I think the last one I sent out was 6 months ago! Okay, I've rambled on for long enough and DH is trying to sleep. Talk to you all soon! XOXO Rebecca & Paige 17months email: burn@canadawired.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 01:58:34 (EDT)) Hi Everyone, Well you are all inspiring me once again. Do you really think 18 months is old enough to leave the bottle, LOL!! I think that it may be partially me that needs the bottle, as it makes me feel like Caelen is still a baby, and I'm not sure if I'm ready to loosen the cord. You watch, I'll have the only 18 yr old walking around with a sucky and a bah-bah. Nina-I think that it is me and Rebecca who are the other 2 Canadian's on the board, out here in BC, and I too love to drink Canadian beer. You're right $6.00 is worth the smile that these precious little one can put on their faces (I would have bought it too). How neat that your DH is a comic, I think I read in a post a while back that someone else's DH is a comic as well. Alice-YOu're right, enough is enough with the comments. Let's all just get on with the baby talk. LOL!!! With all the school teachers on this board, I'm starting to get really paranoid about my sentence structure. You'll have to excuse me, I know at times it can be atrouscious (sp?). And my spelling.... Oh well, my apologies. Well Ladies, have a good night. Paula & Kids Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 02:37:24 (EDT)) Hi everyone, Theressa here. Marcus was so fun today. I took him with me in the tractor, and even let him drive. (I was spreading manure, so I was only going about 1 mph (if that fast)) He put both hands on the whell, and when I turned, he put hand over hand, just like mommy. Then when gpa go home, he had to tell him all about it. (Some gibberish, one or two words you could understand, and alot of pointing at the tractor) He just loves to help, and tries everything he thinks he can get away with. Nina - SAHM (stay at hime mom) DD, DS, DH (dear, darling, damn - duaghter, son, husband) PG(pregnant) MS(morning sickness) MC(miscarry) BD(body dance-sex) AF(Aunt Flo-period) PT, BT, TT, PST, CT, etc (other boards ie TT Toddler Today) There used to be a dictonary of terms on here somewhere, but I can't find it now. Hope that helps. As far as DH being a comic and never a dull moment at home - try never at home. (Except to sleep) I help him work on his routines, and I get into alot of comedy shows free, so I don't complain. I went with DH to do a show abt 2 weeks ago in Twin Falls, ID - The guy he opened for was on TV last night. Thought that was pretty cool. (He was talking about Roseanne, and working with her.) Mary - makes me think of 7 brides for 7 brothers - Frank! LOL Maryann - I missed the question on Baby spacing - but I am not the right one to ask about that - mine are 13m, 22m, 16m, and 21m apart. Of course now there is going to be a huge gap, because Thad died. I want to have one again right away (emotionally) but am waiting (practically, and physically) But all my kids get along great. However - it is hard to keep the house clean. Alice - Thanks for adding me to the list of pics. Can't wait to see them. (always nice to put a face to a name.) BTW - did you have a D&C, or do I remember seeing something about getting one Tues? Let me know. Moe - Yeah! another vote for no epidural (beginning to think I was the only one out there.) Well, not advice on the church front. My kids ran thru the back(hallway), yelling "Look, mom can't catch us" They finally settled down later. Usually we go to church with my folks so we have 1 on 1 (4 kids, 4 adults) If I am lucky, they fall asleep. Loved the bra story. I used to work at an Auto Parts store. One day I totally forgot my bra. I usually didn't go out front - just worked the phone in the back, but that day I ended up making a sales call on one of my accounts. The boss noticed, and told me about it several days later. Wanted to know when I was going to do it again - he was a dirty old man. Needless to say - I never forgot again! Hayley - I've also done the different church thing. (not looking to convert, just looking to understand other peoples point of view) There are so many different theories and styles. It's enough to drive you crazy. Well enough from me tonight, time for bed. Theressa email: labor_story@yahoo.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 02:58:31 (EDT)) I thought my post was deleted by accident but apparently it was not. ALL it said was Thank You to everyone that was supportive, and for those that were not, we all have prejudices, me included, the important thing is that we don't pass them on to our children. All people are different, and have had different expirences and it is our job as parents to learn from others and pass the information on to our kids in a way that they can understand. For all of you that feel differently about me now, I hope knowing me for all this time changes your views and opinions of stereotypes. And iParenting, if this bothers you something is wrong. Helen, please don't leave. You have been a big part of this place since I have been here, and it would be strange without you. Moriah, so sorry to hear about Alex. You have to be the strongest person I have ever met. Alice, you are right, it is time to move on. Kahne and Cat 16 months Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 03:02:11 (EDT)) Hey girlys!! It's Moriah... Hope everyone is well. Looks like the riots have subsided so lets sweep up the sidewalks & put out our welcome signs & be friends again! OVER & DONE for me! Alex IS having his surgery on Tuesday. Hopefully it'll just be a "overnighter". So I'll try to post & tell you all is okay - actually I'll call my mom, she can call Shelly & then Shelly can post. His infection is way better so the Dr. felt the best thing was to go ahead & get the surgery out of the way. We had Dr. appointments all day & he was just so cute. Once again, I HATE taking him to the hospital!! Alex is just about the cutest damned kid!!! He has this new thing where he points at whatever (or whoever)he wants & screams. At night he yells at Geoff constantly because he just wants to "walk" between the 2 of us. Tonight Geoff had to get off the phone because no amount of distraction would stop Alex from screaming for Dada. Hey we are NOT complaining - let me tell you! When I see those sweet pointer fingers aimed at me - my heart melts!!! Just wait until he learns to point at things in the toy aisle of Target - then my credit card will melt! LOL My .02 on the CP vaccine. My Dr.s logic is that since most everyone is getting vaccinated, the chances of your child contracting CP like in years past is much lower. Therefore making the risk of them getting to adulthood w/o having it much higher. Alex did get the vaccine. On to the personals! Sarah: I'm always forgetting the camera!! Although on Easter I had it all loaded & out, but since I was doing the cooking/hostessing I wasn't in there taking pics. So later I realized that the only pics taken were with a Polaroid - UGH! You cannot really scrapbook Polaroids. Maryann - Welcome! Lisa B - thanks for the Marci update. I'll drop her a line. Poor Max - smoke alarms make lousy alarm clocks!! Misty - Welcome! Nina - Welcome! Trust me taking notes is the only way you can keep everyone straight!! LOL Alex has a trach for numerous reasons & you're not prying at all. In fact if you have ANY questions just ask - I'd rather answer questions than leave it to your imagination. (everyone who's read this 1000 times please skip on). Alex was born with several birth defects & very small. When he was in the hospital at about 5 months recovering from a surgery he contracted a harmful virus called RSV. He had to be placed on a ventilator to live. After several attempts he was unable to breath on his own so a trach was the only option. That was a year ago. Hopefully it will be coming out in the next month or 2. It's been a wild ride this last 18 months but I wouldn't trade it. Alex has taught us what strong is all about! Mary C - I did read that part but I figured that maybe you would at least lurk! LOL What's Moriah's middle name?? Mine is Lea Kahne & everyone - thanks again for all the kind words. Alex teaches me everyday how to be a better person. Not to mention that he taught me to never go to the grocery store in capri pants with big old stumble on your legs thinking that you're just going to run in & no one will see you stand still to notice! YA RIGHT! I'm sure that Dr wondered if I was on a shaving strike or what!! How embarrassing! Remember tomorrow at 11:55 AM PST to say a little prayer for Alex! Thanks! Well I've got to get in bed! I'm sleepy!! Chat again soon. Moriah & Alex (18.5 months) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 04:04:30 (EDT)) First of all, Moriah: Good luck tomorrow with Alex! He will be in my thoughts. Okay, Paris here. I have decided not to post here anymore. I'm sure most of you are relieved! LOL Anyway, there are various reasons for this. 1. I don't really feel as though I can express my feelings about things without people getting up in arms about it. My son was the one who said he was gay and it sparked a whole religious debate. I apologize for that, but I do not apologize for my beliefs. The last few days there have been things that I have wanted to say but am afraid to for what people will think. Like I didn't go to church on Sunday - am I going to get shot down because of that? It's just not fun anymore and I know that is partly my fault for typing what Alex said. 2. There are way too many people on this board and I feel like I may be leaving someone out or not caring about their lives cuz I skim things. 3. My time can be spent more preciously with my children instead of sitting on this computer for 2 hours. It's been nice to hear all about your little ones and if you would like to keep up with Quinn, I do have a diary on TT. I just feel it isn't really beneficial to me at the moment to keep posting on this board. Not that it isn't a great bunch of ladies. It is, it's just that I really don't have the time or the energy to spend worrying about what I say. If anyone would like to email me, it's pariscosby@hotmail.com I do check my email and it's easier to respond to one person at a time rather than 14. I'm sorry my comment about what Alex said upset everyone so much, that was never my intention. I thought it was funny. Anyway, I felt completely disheartened by the way everyone reacted and feel my time could be better spent elsewhere. Sorry to be so blunt, but it's the truth. Thanks for sharing your toddler moments with me - even if it was for only a short time and I sincerely apologize for upsetting the members of the board. Paris email: pariscosby@hotmail.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 05:45:16 (EDT)) Katy here Moriah- My prayers are with you and Alex as always!! Paris- I'm sorry that you feel you can't post here anymore. We here are usually a friendly bunch. Easter was good for us. Liam got a basket made up by my mom, one chocolate bunny and then four toy cars, 15 books and a sesame street video. Just a quick note on all the bad vibes that have been going around. I hope that noone is scared off by them. This is a wonderful board full of positive people. Now I don't post here as often as I would like, but I know most of the women on here and we are all basically good people. We have been together through our pregnancies, our babies year and now are together for the toddler years. I love these women and feel like they are my sisters. I want everyone who was there for me and is still there for me to know that I cherish you and hope that noone else will be scared off by a few narrow minded people. I hope everyone is doing well and has a good Tuesday. Katy and Liam email: princess__bride@hotmail.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 11:26:30 (EDT)) Hi everone and a special 'Gidday' to my fellow Canadian posters, eh? Sens lost to the leafs last night...boooooo leafs! WELL - I just learned a lovely lesson. Don't leave your message unposted in the middle of typing to go back to check the board for names. I just lost everything I typed! It was a least 15 mintues worth! Bascially.... Alice : I use warm wet clothes on hard boogies with Mia. Theresa : Very cute re Marcus on the tractor. I grew up on farm too, and Grandpa can't wait to take Mia up on the tractor for the first time. Your little ones sure are spaced close! You must have your hands full. I'm saddened to hear about Thad. Moriah : Thoughts are with you today - I'm sure Alex with be just feeling great in no time at all. Paris : Sorry to hear you are leaving. I'm new here, and find it a little overwhelming. It does take some time to read everything doesn't it? I really do like chatting with other mums though. I don't have a lot of friends with babies here in Ottawa. You shouldn't have to watch or worry about what you say. That's not right. But reading what has happened over the last week or so, does make me a little weary. CP vaccine - I'm undecided still. It's really nice to read everyone's ideas on it. I feel like we're overmedicating our children. Do they Really need it? Most of us had cp as a child, and we're just fine now. And I'm pro epidural. Definitely! Can't imagine having baby without one!! ta for now! Maryann & Mia (11 months) email: dare333 Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 11:44:46 (EDT)) Opps. Sorry, had the wrong email address....this one is the right one! I too would love any pictures of your beautiful babies! Maryann & Mia (11 months) email: dareandmare@sympatico.ca Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 11:46:11 (EDT)) Hi from LisaB. The Max Monster returned again last night. He was perfectly happy when we first got home but completely lost it when we sat down to eat. He refused to sit in the highchair, in a "big" chair, on DH's lap, on the floor, etc. - he just cried and cried. He wanted to sit on my lap, but cried there also and neither of us could eat. I had a pounding headache and was ready to start bawling myself when he climbed down, went to his high chair, let DH put him in it, and proceeded to eat all his dinner and then ask for seconds. The little stinker is just TRYING to drive me nuts - LOL!!! Actually, a 6-week old girl started part-time at the sitters yesterday and I think it threw Max's usual routine off so he was extra grumpy. RITA: Amy is becoming quite the social little girl, isn't she?! Then again, she'll have to be to keep up with Maddy - LOL!!! I miss Dana also and often wonder if she and DH were were able to work things out. SHELLY: Sounds like your boys had a happy Easter!! How funny that you had to keep hiding the eggs over and over for Riley! Thanks for your thoughts on spacing. We were planning for ours to be about 3 years apart too - didn't realize that we would get pg the FIRST time we tried!!! All my friends and family took forever to conceive their 2nd children so we figured it would probably take us a year also!!! TARA: It sounds like Adriana has a great Nana, riding the kiddy rides with her! Max voluntarily gave up his bottles around 10-11 months … he wanted to always use his sippy cup like his older buddy at daycare. I have a niece that's a little over 2 and she still takes a bottle at nap and bedtime - the only way my sister can get her to go to sleep!!! SARAH: Good luck getting rid of the bottle. JAMIE: A pinata for Easter is a great idea - I NEVER would have thought of that!! He sounds adorable throwing his eggs like a football. Thanks for calling me level-headed … but please realize I have my irrational moments just like everyone else (and they are definitely more frequent now that I have these raging pg hormones - LOL!!!). DARLEEN: Max is almost 20 months old and hasn't uttered a single sentence yet. He just says single words!! I hope you took Nolan out to play in the dirt with you!!!! HAYLEY: Becca was trying to liven up church, huh?! Max always does good in church during the first part, with all the singing. I have all the problems during the sermons, when it's really quiet and he gets bored. PATTY: I hope my new baby adores Max as much as Jarin adores Jesse … they just sound so cute together!! I couldn't get the announcement to open on the e-mail you sent me; can you please try to send it again? Poor Jarin, getting scared by the dog. Max also only napped about a hour on Sunday so he was a little grouch. MOE: I can usually get Max to behave in church as he's generally too sleepy to do much. My problem is that Max's cousins are OUT OF CONTROL. The 7 year old was playing with a little rubber ball in church Sunday … which went bouncing under the pews. Max can't understand why he has to sit and be good when the others are crawling around on the floor, etc. Then MIL likes to give Max her car keys to jangle (even after I've asked her several times not to and I give him quiet toys in church). UGH!!!! I had Max get the Chicken Pox shot. It's probably because I work for a public health agency, but I truly believe in using the immunizations that are available. If everyone immunized (except those who can't due to medical reasons) we could eliminate more diseases and wouldn't have to worry about our kids catching them as adults!!!! I'll love to see pictures of AJ when you send them out!! MARYANNE: The first trimester was hard but I just let everything at hope go during the week. My priorities were sleep and spending time with Max. We have a hour commute home at night so DH drove and I snoozed. I would do quiet activities with Max while DH cooked dinner (read books, color, play blocks, etc.). I would have to recline for 1/2 hour after dinner to keep from getting sick - and would often snooze then. I would pack up Max's diaper bag, pick up toys, etc. while DH gave Max a bath and then would go to bed at 8:30 (when Max did). I'm doing better now but I'm still in bed by 9 each night. Then again, I have to get up at 5 am!!!! MaryC: You probably won't be back to see this … but DH and I were discussing boy's names after church and he mentioned Ezekial (I know I'm butchering the spelling). Thanks goodness he was JOKING as that name is a little (ok a LOT) too unusual for my tastes!!! NINA: I work FT outside of the home and it's hard. Between work, eating, sleeping, and playing with Max my day is gone before I know it - LOL!!! I was going to quit after this one was born but just got a huge promotion and raise so I'm going to work another year or two. Then we'll have enough in savings for me to stay at home full-time until all the kids start school … and then hopefully work during school hours once they are in school. It's kinda funny, as I've often wondered what it would be like to have had kids at an early age like several of my friends did. I grew up in a fairly poor family and insisted on completing college and getting a "good" job before I would even consider getting married. I didn't get married until I was 27 and then DH and I wanted some time by ourselves before we had kids (plus the idea of a baby TERRIFIED him)!!! HELEN: I hope you continue to post here as I've really enjoyed getting to know you and hearing all about your kids. ALICE: I know this sounds gross, but … I shoot saline spray up Max's nose (I think it's called Little Noses, but I'm not sure) to soften things up and then either pick the boogies out (if they are near the edge) or use a wet Q-tip to try to get them out. He runs and hides if he sees the nasal aspirator so I can't use that anymore!!!! And BTW, please share your second for being able to stay up late enough to have these phone conversations with Paris - LOL!!!! I know she's in her 20s but heck, you and I are the same age and 10 was about my limit … even before I was pg. Am I just lazy or what???!!!! LOL!!! What type of store did you have? JULIANNE: You tell your boss and co-workers that we all ALREADY knew Colton is a good little boy - LOL!!! We didn't video tape the Easter Egg hunt as Max only had 3 eggs … but I did take lots of pictures!! REBECCA: I used to sing Jesus Loves Me to Max at naptime but quit … after we sang it one day in church, at the request of a little girl, and Max completely freaked out, thinking everyone was trying to make him go to sleep. LOL!!!! I would love to see pictures of Paige, if you get them scanned! THERESSA: How cute that Marcus likes the tractor. My BIL keeps trying to get Max to ride in the cab of the tractor with him when he feeds the cows but Max is terrified of the tractor. We have tons of cows in the pasture surrounding our house and Max runs from one window to the next, moo-ing at the cows (and we have to wave bye-bye to them in the morning before we leave for the sitters!!!). GOSH - you had me going for a minute, thinking you were posting ages rather than age differences!!!!! KAHNE: What a great attitude on accepting prejudices but not passing them on to our kids!!! MORIAH: I'll be thinking of Alex all day, until you post that he's back at home!!! I bet you guys LOVE to hear Alex scream as he couldn't for so long. So far I've been able to resist the toys at Target ... it's the kiddy book section that does me and my credit card in. LOL!!! PARIS: I'll miss you on this board. You haven't been here long but you quickly became part of the group. Please check in when you have a chance and let us know how you and Quinn are doing!! KATY: I love you too, sweetie! MARYANN: I'll send you pictures of Max, if I remember!! LisaB & Max (19 months) & 19 wks pg email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 11:49:50 (EDT)) Good morning ladies...SARAH here. It's supposed to be in the 80's the rest of the week! YEA!! :) HANNAH went to bed at 7:15 last night!!! She was sitting in the chair with me watching TV, and I looked down and she was asleep!! Very cute. I just wanted to keep her there with me!!! She was such a good girl last night! I'm going to a Children's Hospital luncheon on Friday, and it's dedicated to Stuart (my little cousin!) Should be VERY emotional!!! PATTY - You bet, I have a great DH!!!! :) MOE - Your church story cracked me up! :) LOL MARYANN - Sounds like you have beautiful hair! NINA - I take notes, too. That's the only way I can remember everything! Very cute how you bought the balloon! Totally something I would do!! :) I'm a HUGE hockey fan!! :) HELEN - PLEASE don't stop posting!!!! I love hearing from you and about AMANDA!! ALICE - There better be pictures!!! LOL JULIANNE - Sounds like COLTON was a good boy handing out flowers!!! Very sweet of him to share cookies with your boss! :) MORIAH - I'm thinking and praying for ALEX today!!! ++++++++ Thanks for your input on the C/P Vaccine! Makes alot of sense! PARIS - Sorry you feel you need to leave. Just one thing I want to say, not EVERYONE responded negatively to you. I'll look forward to keeping up with you and QUINN on the diaries page!!! Hope you all have a great day! Sarah and Hannah (19 months) email: smoore@geatoir.cfer.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 12:09:35 (EDT)) Moriah - Okay, you got me. LOL. I do lurk from time to time, even more so since the whole "controversy" started. See it wasn't all bad. My Moriah's middle name is Leigh. Is yours pronounced the same way or pronounced like = Lee uh? Lisa B. - This board is way too interesting for me to leave at the moment. What about Zeke then? It is derived from Ezekiel and is much easier to spell. LOL. Christi - I enjoyed reading your beliefs/opinons/views as they mirror my own. Thanks for sharing. Bye. MaryC & Elijah Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 12:38:38 (EDT)) MaryC: I just saw your post and must say ZEKE is not even a possibility. I knew a Zeke growing up and never thought much of him for various reasons ... so that name would just remind me of him! LisaB Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 13:35:07 (EDT)) Hello, Jamie here. I think Gabe may be teething, because yesterday he woke up from an unusual late afternoon nap (he usually takes only one in the morning) and was crying inconsolably (sp). That is very unlike him, and even nursing him did not make him feel better. Then, even more weird, he sat in my lap for over 20 minutes watching our Easter home vidoes. He NEVER sits still that long. I must admit it was kind of nice! I almost hope it is his teeth, because that is understandable, and if it isnt, something is wrong. How old were all out your kids when they got their first molars? Hayley - I feel the same way about church that Becca does...the louder the better! I also respect your openness about different organized religions. Sarah - I can relate to how you feel about the scolding. Moe - Sometimes I wish my computer were in the laundry room...my DH would never find me! Maryann - Gabe is a climber also. It makes a lot of people nervous, but i have to let him explore his world as long as it isnt life threatning. I tuly beleive that our society over-medicates. I have not given Gabe any medication, and even feel weird about his immunizations. The problem with western medicine is that you are taught to treat the symptoms, (fever, runny nose etc.) and not the underlying problem. By doing that you take away your bodies natural defenses, and in babies this creates a body dependent on medication to fight natural illnesses. I am by no means against all medications, I just think that we use it when it is not neccesary, and even harmful. Sorry to go on and on, this is just a topic I feel strongly about! (can you tell?lol Nina - I always have to take notes, and still get confused sometimes! Julianne - Too funny about Colton sharing animal cookies with your boss! Rebecca - isnt it a great feeling when people are so welcoming? It is such a good leaason to our children on how to treat people. Paula - I was lol at you r sentence structure comments. My husband is a horrible speller, and we were laughing the other day about what we are going to do when we have to spell things in front of Gabe. Im not going to be able to figure out what he is trying to say! Moriah - Gabe does the point and scream thing, also. I am glad he is trying to communicate, but man, sometimes it makes ME want to scream! I will be thinking positive thoughts for Alex. Katy - 15 Books! wow. One last thing. Has anyone else here become an exlamation point addict? I used to look at exlamation points as the equivilant to doting your i's with hearts, but now I can't seem to stop using them! HELP!!!! Jamie and Gabe (14 months) email: zeppelin2@msn.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 13:43:51 (EDT)) Hello from Rita Just got into work - had another doctor's appt this AM. Not bad news, but not good news either. Send me some positive vibes/prayers and I'll fill you all in as I learn more. Moriah - I'll be thinking of you guys this AM. Positive thoughts for a quick procedure and recovery. ++++ Nina - I try not to think about what I do - actually, my DH is great and we really are a team when it comes to cooking and caring for the girls. He doesn't do laundry, though. I have my first business trip next week, so we will see what kind of disaster awaits me...I have learned to be methodical about some of my chores: throw in a load of laundry as I head out the door in the AM, etc. I have to go into work early to get a workout in and I have one or two nights out a month at my scrapbooking club to get some "me" time in. By the way, I worked for ten years in criminal justice. I even supervised work furlough inmates for awhile. Lisa B - Yes, Amy is really opening up. She loves to tickle DH and me. Her little screech when she does this is so cute. And Tara's Nana is really great - she watches Amy & Maddy. Rebecca - What a great easter Paige had. Your FIL's girlfriend sound really nice. Sarah - I am flying in on Tuesday and out on Thursday. I have basically have Tuesday evening free. If it doesn't work out this time, I will certainly be coming to CO many times. Well, time to get some work done. Take care everyone, lurkers and all! Rita & Amy email: ritad@home.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 14:38:24 (EDT)) Hayley here. I keep losing my message in the middle of typing, so this is my last try! I admit it - I was weak last night and gave in - I took Becca to McDonalds! We had always sworn off letting her get fast food, but we were in the mall, walked by the Tubbys poster, and she was so cute saying "LaLa" and "tubbies", I gave in. Of course she would only eat the french fries - so I got the burger and milk, and subsequent indigestion! However, she now has a Dipsy toy for much less than Toys 'R Us! I read that McDonalds has become a toy store that also sells food, and it's true, judging by all the kids and moms there! Becca's been superfussy (relative for her) at her DC - the provider guesses that she knows DH and I are going on vacation and not taking her with us. Sad! Moriah - I'm thinking of you and Alex today - I know all will go well. Paris - if you're still browsing the board - don't leave - everyone here is an adult and we're all over this already. Your comment was completely innocent and taken out of context. Remember, everyone is entitled to their own political/social/religious view, but we sure don't have to listen to them if we don't want to. Remember why we're here - to talk about our toddlers, not to try and solve the world's inadequacies! Besides, I'm an old lady trying to live vicariously through your energetic adventures! hayley and becca, 19 mos. email: hayley.thompson@citicorp.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 14:38:47 (EDT)) Hi, my name is Christina and i am the mother of Alyssa who is 2 and a-half. I think that she should be potting training already, but my mom tells me that when she is ready she will tell you. Is that true? Also, she does not live with me at the moment, can that affect her now or even later? she lives with my parents for reasons that were my fault. I always worry that she will blame me for this. I am working on bringing her back home now and hope that she will not hate me for it. She does adjust well to changes, but it still bothers me that she will hold regrets towards me. Please advise... Christina email: c.zumrick@advantest.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 16:40:42 (EDT)) Hi mommies. Jarin and I were playing when I got home from work. I was crawling on the floor really fast and chasing him. He was laughing so hard he was snorting. It was so funny. He now tells me the sounds the animals make for cow, dog, cat, sheep, pig, duck, skunk (says "PU"), and he rubs his hands all over his face if you ask him what a worm does. Jaime reads him this book and when she gets to the picture of a worm, she says, "ooh, worm germs, worm germs," and rubs the book on his face. He is such a little genius. =) And I am not a proud mama at all. **Moe: LOL at your story of going to work free and loose. With my nursing breasts, that would not be a good idea as I think I would have little wet spots all over my shirt. Yes, I am a teacher. I can't believe you have to recruit teachers. It is still pretty difficult to get into our district, but of course, I am in a small town, not the inner city. Sorry, since DH is a state police officer, I guess we are stuck in Indiana for now. Not that I would go anywhere else anyway. I like it here. =) I would love to see pictures of AJ. And, I can't believe you have a Jalen! That's what I wanted to name Jarin before we came up with his name! **MaryC: Good idea!!!!!!!!! I had to laugh at you lurking. =) **Nina: Hope Sydney is feeling better and doesn't end up with a cold. I've heard of Columbus, but never Westport. Probably the same with you and Huntington, huh? I know when Fort Wayne Komets play the Indianapolis Ice, there are always lots of fights at the games. I've only been to a few, but it seems like every time I go, they are playing Indy. Ok, so now I know who I can ask about teenagers! I would die for advice sometimes. I went to the Teenagers Today board, but hardly anyone posts and when I asked no on answered. Jaime is a girl, she gets good grades, doesn't really get into trouble, is a Varsity cheerleader, works at Kmart, is the biggest slob you'll ever see when it comes to our house and has a mouth that doesn't quit! =) We had a huge blowout last week and she said (in front of another girl's mom!) "Just because you got pregnant at 17 doesn't mean I will!" I thought I'd kill her! LOL. So you like the Pacers too, huh? DH has tickets to the games (like a 10 pack, I think?) He and Jesse go to the games together. They love it. I love Jalen Rose! **Helen: I hope you change your mind and continue posting. Glad the Easter Bunny was good to all of you. =) **Alice: Not to be grosser than your question (heehee) but I dig out my kids' boogies when that happens. Hey, isn't that what long nails are for? Sorry guys!! LOL at Nathan getting more on the floor than in the toilet. Jaime is always complaining when she cleans her and Jesse's bathroom that it is way too gross to have to clean up the pee when Jesse misses the bowl. Hey, welcome to womanhood. LOL **Julianne: I bet your boss just melted with Colton sharing his animal cookies. How cute. Yep, get our little Easter egg "guard dogs" together and they'd both have mouths full of candy in order to prevent the other one from getting any. LOL **Rebecca: Sounds like you had a great Easter. That's wonderful that FIL's girlfriend's family was so nice. I bet Paige had a blast. **Paula: Don't feel bad - Caelen can walk around with his sucky and bah-bah and Jarin will be coming home to nurse during his free time. LOL. I swear I'm the only one with a 20 month old who still nurses. =) Today he got up and DH got him pancakes, so he didn't nurse this morning. Then he fell asleep on the way to get Jesse and didn't nurse before his nap. That means he will only nurse once today! I think it's a miracle!!! LOL at you worrying about your sentence stucture. Once I leave that school building, I only want to think about fun things - not worrying about sentences. So don't worry about stuff like that!! **Theressa: Don't you just love the long gibberish stories? Jarin was telling DH and me a big long story while he was jumping in his crib today. We were both cracking up as he just kept going and going.Yuck on your dirty old man boss. Didn't you just want to cringe? **Moriah: As cute as Alex is, you and Geoff better both be working and Geoff better be getting a second job to afford all the things Alex will point at and yell. LOL. How will you ever be able to tell him now? =) By now, Alex's surgery is over. I hope everything went well and you'll be home tomorrow. I was totally cracking up at you and your "shaving strike" at the doctor's office. You are too funny. **Paris: I'm sorry you won't be posting anymore. Sure you won't change your mind? You can always post when your little ones are asleep. =) **Katy: I loved what you said about "our" board. I feel the same way. =) **LisaB: I hope Max gets used to the new little girl at the sitter's. Jarin also decides that any time I try to eat is when he needs to be on my lap, making it impossible for me to eat. Ugh! I wonder about Dana too. Every time someone mentions those pictures we sent I think about her, since my name was right after hers on the list. I am going to scan one of the invitations Moriah sent me and then I'll resend it out to all of you. If you already got it, ignore it, but hopefully the rest of you will be able to open it this time. And yes, Jarin and Jesse ARE cute together. I am so thankful that they love each other so much. Jesse gives me lots of moments to catch up on my sanity by playing with Jarin. =) I really lucked out with him. He is a real treasure. My DH kept bringing up the name Abraham when I was pregnant for Jarin. I just kept saying No Way!! I'd be singing "Father abraham had seven sons..." every time I looked at him! LOL at Max being afraid everyone was singing him to sleep! heeheeheehee **Sarah: Rubbing in that weather again, huh????? Good luck at your luncheon on Friday. I'm sure it will be hard for you. I'd say I'd be thinking of you, but I will be in the middle of Grandparent's Day at school, so I probably won't even know my own name at the time! **Jamie: Jarin already has one set of molars. I forget how old Gabe is, but I think Jarin got them around 12-13 months. I am LOL at your exclamation point comment. Every time I post here, I notice myself using more and more of them. I, too, need to join Exclamation Points Anonymous.!!! **Rita: Saying a prayer for you. Hope everything is ok. **Christina: All kids are different when it comes to potty training. If she is showing any interest, then you could try it with her, but if she gets upset at the idea, I would say wait a while. Not sure what to tell you regarding the living arrangements. I hope everything works out and a the transition is as smooth as possible for everyone involved. **Ok, I HAVE to go make dinner. It is taking me way too long to catch up on here lately!!! Patty and Jarin - 20 months in 2 days email: tematheny@ctlnet.com Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 20:54:19 (EDT)) Hi Everyone from Alice and Nathan, Thank-you everyone for all your booger remedies, I think this is developing into a cold so I put the vaporizer in his room tonight. Okay, I need everyones HELP please. I went for my third blood test today in one week, I think it was Theressa that was asking about my D&C, anyways you all know that you have HCG in your blood when pg, so after the mc I was at 12(supposed to be 0 or at least below 5) the next day still 12 and then yesterday 9, now my doc says she wants another blood test, I'm thinking lady I've got tracks on my arms like a drug user, I would think it is standard practice to have a D&C after the mc, I just assumed that it would be this Friday, but she is calling me tomorrow and I haven't heard anything yet. The only thing that bothers me is that we are currently ttc so I don't want anything left in my uterus to mess up any further pg. Can you guys give me your opinions please!!!!!!!! If you guys remember the first time I posted was regarding toilet training Nathan, well he went the next day (remember the bribe mobile, Lisa) well he hasn't gone since, I think cause he got the car so he didn't bother, well he has successfully pooped 2 days in a row on the toilet, YEAH FOR NATHAN. Okay you guys are going to kick me off all I talk about is boogers and poop, LOL, exciting home over here isn't it? Personals: JULIANNE - how sweet of Colton to share the animal cookies with your boss, or did you prep him before, could it be raise time LOL REBECCA - glad you had a nice easter, that's what the holidays are all about when family and friends old and new can come together, so nice how everyone was so good to Paige. PAULA - If your not ready to loosen the cord with Caelen maybe it's time for a new baby for mommy? lol Don't worry Nathan is almost 3 and he still walks around with his blanket and thumb in the mouth. THERESSA - I loved that age when they are soo excited about their day, but just don't have the vocabulary yet to express themselves, I am sitting here picturing Marcus, and just smiling to myself, how cute. I also vote no |