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Toddlers Today's MomsTalk Archive Hi ladies, Joy here. Well Josh goes for his surgery on Monday and we will be in the hospital most of the week so keep us in your prayers. The surgery is about three hours long so I am nervous about him being under the anesthetics that long. He is doing well otherwise. I was happy to read that he wasnt'the only one with a temper. He is standing by himself for a few seconds at a time but I think that the surgery is going to inhibit his walking any time soon. Also I have a new concern. A nurse told me as casual as can be that Josh has "tied" tongue and that he will have to get it clipped. When you look at his tongue you can see that he doesn't have much of a tip. but I researched it on the net the other day and anyone who had this problem with their child said their babies had a horrible time eating and nursing. Josh has always nursed great and certainly eaten great. I think i am worried the most because he doesn't really say the "da da sound ver often or very clearly. Do any of you know much about this? i ma feeling fine with the baby, she is kicking lots! and we finally found a place to live. Hopfully dh will move everything while I am in the hospital. Wouldn't that be nice. I really have to go but if I get a chance I will post tomorrow to do some personals. Sorry this is soooo selfish. All my love to everyone Joy Joy and Josh email: stan.kita@sympatico.ca Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 06:53:26 (MDT)) Thank you everyone for not judging me. I have lost friends over this. But then, I guess maybe they weren't really friends. I lived in Scott Valley which is a ranching, logging community. There is alot of infidelity around here. I only know a handful of people who have been faithful, yet it was the ones who were not inicent that were the worst. I sold my house and moved closer to my family. It is so much better. I only live about 30 minutes from the valley, but it makes all the difference. My family was really upset with me for awhile, but now, my Mom and oldest sis cannot go 24 hours without seeing Riley. I'm done trying to get Monte's head out of his *#!. At least when Riley is older and asks why, I can say that I tried to work it out. I see him in town everyday I go in. It hurts to see him, but less and less now. He works for the County. He works with children who have been neglected and abused. His group uses horses as therapy. I used to volenteer and I had two horses in the program. It's a good program, but I can't help and wonder about the irony. Plus, some of the supporters of the program tried to help him not pay child support. Anyway.... Thank you all. I've got to get the boys ready to go out and pay their horse a visit. p.s. this is balloon faire weekend here. Yesterday they were flying all over the place. Riley was squealing and coving his mouth with his hand. It was hysterical to watch. We are going to watch them light up tonight. Shelly & Riley 17 months Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 13:19:01 (MDT)) Hello everyone! I am a Mom of 2, one who is 14 mths, and the other is 12 wks (in my tummy). I stay at home and don't have ANY family or friends to help with babysitting, so only my husband and I take care of Elijah. When I attempt to leave Elijah in nursery at church he cries and cries. I can never leave him in there for a full service because the attendants get tired of listening to him and come and get me. Question - will this EVER get any better? It has been going on for months, and I am starting to get really worried here. The new baby is due to arrive in April, and there is no way that I can handle them both. Please, can ANYONE give me some advice or helpful suggestions??? MaryC Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 14:59:12 (MDT)) Hi all! It's Moriah. Hope you're having a nice weekend. I am - sort of. Yesterday we left Alex with my MIL & we went to the movies to see Sixth Sense. Disturbing movie!! Had some gross parts. Shelly - that little boy in it reminds me so much of Taylor it was really hard for me to watch. The movie ends on a better note though so at least that was okay. Alex woke up this morning with a 102.4 fever. I gave him Tylenol & now it's down to 99.7 (rectally). I think it's an ear infection because one of his ears is draining (he has tubes). His repiratory status seems fine - which is always the big worry for Alex. So I'll monitor him closely today & if need be I'll take him to the clinic. They scheduled Alex for his hospital time (trial decannulation) on October 5. We're so nervous! What the plan is: He'll go in on the 5th & go under antesia (sp). They'll use scopes to check out his trachea & a scope to check out his nasal passages. Then they'll put in a really small trach & plug it. If he breaths okay then we'll stay in the hospital for a few days for monitoring, then come home for about a week with the small trach still in place. If he does fine that whole week then we'll go back (just an office visit) and they'll take the trach out all together & let the hole close. If for some reason he doesn't breath okay on his own then they'll put back in the same size trach he has now & we'll come home on the 6th. PRESSURE! We so badly want him to "fly" with out the trach but I don't want to get my hopes up too much. Getting rid of the trach would make such a huge difference in Alex's life. No more constant suction, he could make noise and all the Dr's agree that it's holding him back developmentally. So keep your fingers crossed! That doesn't even mention once again the trauma that Geoff & I are having taking Alex back to the hospital :( Well I've got to go. Sorry no personals today! Chat again soon. Moriah & Alex (almost 1) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Sunday, September 26, 1999 at 11:10:31 (MDT)) Well hello there ladies! Guess who this is? Tracey and Dillon although he is not actually right here with me typing right now. He is off in his uncle's room with all of his friends, all of his uncle's friends that is, not Dillon's. Well we went to church this morning and I had to teach a class and it was allot of fun. It was 2nd-5th graders and they did try themselves just like we used to do but it really was fun and I get to do the same thing next week. Let's see what is going on here with us. Not a whole lot to mention. Dillon has started with the seperation anxiety when we are at church. We will drop him off at the nursery and he will start screaming but he is fine after just a few minutes so it is not all that bad after all. Taylor is supposed to be in there with him but she likes to go in with Blake instead. They are going to go ahead and let her stay in there so she will be in that classroom until she is 7. The teacher told me today that she asks who wants to say the closing prayer and Taylor raises her hand and says it. Is that just not the cutest thing that you have ever heard in your life. I wish that I could be there to see her but unfortunately I am not. I am having such a good time with church now and my life really seems to be turning around for the best. This is the happiest that I have ever been and I think that everyone can tell. Well it does not look like my brother and SIL will be getting back together but we are not going to worry about it. Whatever God wants to happen will happen. I know that some things just are not meant to be so we will see what happens and then go from there. Dillon is getting in 2 more teeth so that will make 14 for him and then thankfully on 2 more to go. Luckily we are all through with his shots until right before he starts school. We got the Chicken Pox vaccine that so many people do not want to get and I am glad that I already got it for all my children because they just made it a law in Texas that your child will have to have it before they can start school. I knew that would happen so that is why I got it for my children. Anyway, How are all of you doing? I miss you all so much and I don't even have time to take notes when I come over here so it is like I do not even know what is going on. I will check in this week and I will see what is going on. I love you all so much. Tracey and Dillon email: ttelger@yahoo.com Sunday, September 26, 1999 at 14:42:05 (MDT)) Hi, it's Michelle and Riley (I have to put that because there are 2 Michelle's again). I just wanted to thank everyone for the advice on Evan's bedtime. Lisa and Crystal, we've used both your suggestions and things are going great. It's 9:30pm and I actually have time to myself!! WooHoo! He does stand at his bedroom door and yell... quietly for more than 45 mins (wanna watch tv, over and over) or (wanna come downsturs), or(wanna hug), that one gets to me because how can I refuse? But I do because I know it's just a ploy coming from my ever increasingly scheming 2 year old. Smarter than I'd ever thought! LOL OK, picture this. My little puppy dog/Cave man Riley. Why you ask... He walks like a little cave man, hey, it's still new to him, and he carries one of his SOCKS hanging out of his mouth. It's hilar! He's so funny, also, his 3rd word, CUUUUUTE. Because when he wears a hat I tell him he's Cuuuuute (cute). Terry says he's going to have a HUGE head if I keep telling him he's cute. OH WELL! On to personals... Kelli - Have a great day tomorrow. I too love taking lots of baby pics in the fall. Do you scrapbook for Elizabeth? Joy - I've been away for a while... how come Josh is having surgery? I'm praying for you, and wishing you well. Shelly, wow, what a hard situation to be in. Monte doesn't know what he is missing, not seeing Riley, he sounds so cute. But... maybe that is for the better. You wouldn't want Riley exposed to a woman that doesn't want him around anyways. When Riley is bigger you could always tell him he's your special little guy and that is why you two get to spend the week-ends together while the others go away. It's special time just for the two of you. By the time that he is old enough to ask for more details than just that, he'll probably be old enough to understand the real situation although I know it will be hard. Take it one day at a time. Yes, everyone makes these mistakes, of course we wouldn't judge you. Moriah, that's awesome news about Alex! Very stressful for you. I'm praying for the best on Oct 5. Mary - WELCOME! Does your area have any Mom's and Tots groups that you could join together? Maybe that way it will be easier to adjust to being left alone. By the way - this is a prime time for separation anxiety. My Riley has never had it before but at 12 months, now he's awful. Hey, you'll do fine. You'll definately have tough days with 2 but the good by far out ways the bad. I have 2 boys only 16 months apart and I wouldn't change that for the world. Good Luck. Michelle and Riley email: mwells@telusplanet.net Sunday, September 26, 1999 at 21:29:58 (MDT)) Good morning ladies! Aren't Monday's just a joy?? NOT!!! It's SARAH here. Man, weekends go way too fast! We had a nice one though. HANNAH's getting another molar in so she was a little bit clingy this weekend, but not terrible. She's getting sooo close to walking. She'll stand there on her own for several seconds, and then take about 2 steps and that's it! She gets so excited. She's so adorable!! :) She had her year appt on Friday. She was 21 lbs. and 30 inches. I decided not to get the Chicken Pox Vaccine at this appt. Dr. said I could do it whenever. She said it's not mandatory. What are your opinions on this??? (LISA B.) I need some advice!! We went and saw Sixth Sense on Saturday night. What a fantastic movie!!! The little boy in the movie reminded me so much of my little nephew. I cried almost the whole movie. I think alot of the reason for my crying is because we saw my uncle and cousin there. It was my uncle who's son just died. They came to the movie not knowing what it was about. :( Needless to say, he didn't enjoy the movie. OK, enough about me...on to personals: JULIANNE - I'm glad COLTON's getting over his seperation anxiety!! :) LORENA - WELCOME!!! DAWN - Cute email you posted. MICHELLE - Hey, Happy Belated Birthday to RILEY, too! :) I'm glad EVAN's getting better at his naps! :) CRYSTAL - Sorry to hear about DARREL's fall! I'm glad he was okay! Only a couple more days!!! Aren't you excited??!! I would like more pictures. KELLI - How was your trip to RMNP?? You had some great weather!!! I love watching the changing of the trees!!! We have property in the mountains and go up there in the fall. It's BEAUTIFUL!!! It's funny you said that about HANNAH sleeping on the weekends! I get up with HANNAH on Saturday morning's and DH on Sunday's and the rest of the week (he's so awesome!!) Anyway, of course Friday night was the only night she woke up once and then was up at 7:00am instead of 9:00 like usual. FIGURES!! :) BETH - How was shopping??? HANNAH's always been a size bigger. JOY - Good luck with JOSH's surgery today. When I read your post this morning, I said a little prayer for JOSH and mommy and daddy. I miss the feeling of HANNAH kicking. She used to kick ALL OF THE TIME!!!! She also had the hiccups all of the time!!! Congrats on the new place. SHELLY - The balloon fest sounds cool! They have that in a nearby mountain town here every year, too. That is pretty ironic about MONTE!!! MARY C - WELCOME!! Congrats on your pregnancy! I'm sorry but I can't help you out. Good luck with ELIJAH!!!! MORIAH - How is ALEX feeling?? I'll be thinking and praying for ALEX for Oct 5!!! (Mommy and Daddy too...it's gotta be hard on you guys!) That movie was good huh? TRACEY - HEY GIRL!!! I got your email. I'll respond later!! I'm sorry things didn't work out with your brother!:( I'm glad you're so happy!!:) Well, that's all for now. I've already written a monster post! Talk to you all later! Sarah and Hannah (1 year) email: smoore@geatoir.cfer.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 07:44:05 (MDT)) Happy Monday from LisaB. Max's fav book has several "booms" and it and he started calling that book "boom" last week. Now EVERY book is "boom" - LOL! He now hands DH and me books to read to him. I can tell his favorites as I have to read them to him 4-5 times in a row before he'll get another book or move on to something else! Max has started laying in his crib, asleep, tossing and turning, whining, crying, etc. DH feels sorry for him and often gets him so I'm afraid we might have to do the dreaded Ferberizing again. Are these the night terrors you read about where the child just has a bad dream, fusses without waking up, and then goes back to sleep on their own? If so, I can hopefully convince DH that this is normal and to just let Max sleep and work through it versus waking him. JOY: Best of luck today with Josh. I've also heard that if a baby is tongue-tied bad it has to be clipped ASAP so they can nurse and eat. I think I read somewhere that it'll often correct itself but I don't know if that's true or not. Effie with Noah - an oldie on BT - had to get her son's tongue clipped and she indicated it was quick and relatively painless (Noah was real young at the time). MARY C: Welcome! I would try to east Elijah into having other caregivers. Maybe you can stay and play with him in the nursery for 5-10 minutes until he gets engaged with a toy or the other kids and then leave. Also the playgroup idea someone mentioned is a good idea! MORIAH: Best of luck with the trial decannulation. It would be so great if Alex gets the trach out - what a birthday present! Too bad he'll be in the hospital on his birthday though :-( MARY C & TRACEY: Our church has a nursery but it's not staffed. I therefore only go to church about twice a month as Max wears me out trying to keep him entertained and relatively quiet for most of the ceremony. There's a mentally retarded pre-teen girl there who adores Max and generally sits behind us. She'll get him playing peek-a-boo, giggling, trying to crawl over the pew, etc. DH doesn't like to go to church and I don't force him (as then he would only go for the wrong reasons) so I generally only go if I'm feeling up to wrestling with Max or if Max is taking a nap (then I leave him home with DH). MICHELLE: Riley the Cute Caveman sounds adorable! I guess he already has a Halloween outfit, huh?! SARAH: Max got his chickenpox/varicella vaccination and didn't have any problems with it. The AMA estimates there are 3.9 million CP cases a year with 10,000 hospitalizations and 100 deaths. 10-30% of vaccinated kids will get CP but only a mild case. CP is generally mild in kids but is a big health risk to adults. Another Mom at daycare choose not to vacinate her son. I figure I'll give Max every available vacination (as long as the benefits outweigh the risks) as I would hate for him to get sick, be hospitalized, etc. when a simple little shot and a few minutes of pain could have benefited days of suffering. LisaB & Max (13 months tomorrow) email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 08:31:19 (MDT)) OOPS - PREVENTED days of suffering ... not BENEFITED! LisaB Monday, September 27, 1999 at 08:32:09 (MDT)) Thanks Michelle and LisaB for your advice as to my little dilemma. Elijah loves to interact and play with the other children in the nursery - as long as I am in the room. As soon as I try to sneak out, he starts bawling. I think I am going to have to put up a notice on the church bulletin board for an occasional babysitter, so I can try to get Elijah used to being around other people. I have been putting it off for too long. Does anyone know how many teeth kids get? Elijah has all the bottom ones and 4 top ones. Every time he is cutting teeth, he gets diarrhea and I want to know how many more we have to go through that with. It is real messy, not to mention smelly. Thanks again for all the responses! MaryC & Elijah email: marythom@webtv.net Monday, September 27, 1999 at 10:43:53 (MDT)) Hello everyone. I had a great weekend. Golfing was fun on Saturday--perfect weather. Dh made me mad by golfing 18 holes on Sunday with a friend, but I left him with Colton when he came home and went with my neighbor! We went to the store on the way home, since I didn't see any need to hurry home. It is his birthday today and I didn't have a card yet. I got him golf lessons for his present. I signed myself up too, so we will be taking them together. Colton was such a sweetie all weekend. Saturday he cuddled and giggled in bed with me when he got up. He has tickle spots on his lower back. DH and I took him to the park and then out for ice-cream. Boy can he eat ice-cream. There was a little girl 18 mo there too and they started playing together. It was so cute. This morning when he got up DH carried him over to see me. Colton put his arm out and gave me a hug. I just melted. I had better go and get some work done today. My boss took our dept out for a 2 hour lunch--with dessert--yum yum! I spent an hour earlier setting up a screen saver from the internet so I have not accomplished much today. Beth: Did you have fun shopping? I stopped at some garage sales this weekend and found a snowsuit for Colton use around the house and at day-care for only $3 and several other outfits. Michelle: I hope Even starts napping better for you. Sorry to hear he is causing so much tension between your DH and you. I don't know why they think we should know just how to handle every situation perfectly. Good luck. Kelly: Did you have a fun time seeing the colors on your picnic? Our leaves are just starting to change. I love the fall. Did you see any wildlife? It sounds like a great spot for a family outing. Joy: I will keep Josh in my prayers today. I hope everything goes well and that he does not need to be in the hospital for long. Moriah: I will keep you and Alex in my prayers also. It sounds like a big milestone for you all. Tracey: It was nice to hear from you. Way to go Dillon with all those teeth. Colton still only has 4! Sarah: I have decided to wait until Colton is older to get the chicken pox vaccine. Law requires children to have it by the age of 3 here. However, there is a big controversy about the way it is made--from aborted fetus-- that many doctors here won't give it. My doctor supports the vaccine but I have decided to wait. Lisa: Colton has favorite books too. I just went and bought 2 more copies of his favorite because he has torn up the original already! Julianne & Colton 14mo email: jjones@batts.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 12:31:26 (MDT)) Hi ladies, guess who? Megan and Ben here! I miss talking to you guys so much! We are almost in the final countdown to one year old! I don't have time to post right now but wanted to say hi and I'll get back here within the next few days. I briefly skimmed posts and saw many of you talking about the chicken pox vaccine. My sister works for Merck Pharmaceuticals in the vaccine division. That vaccine is their "baby" so to speak. Anyway, she is out of town until Sunday but I can ask her any questions you guys want me to and relay the info. I am planning to get it for Ben but probably not at his 12 month check because he's not around any other kids. Julianne, I've not heard anything about it being made from aborted fetal tissue. Did you mean the vaccine was cultured using aborted fetal tissue? That doesn't seem possible but I'll be sure to ask my sis. Well, gotta go. Benjamin is fussy today with a runny nose and fever. Talk soon, Megan and Benjamin (11 months on 9/29) email: dtandmm@slkc.uswest.net Monday, September 27, 1999 at 13:13:26 (MDT)) Hi gals. Don't have much time, but wanted to thank you for some input on the CP vaccine!! Also, has anyone heard from STACEY??? I wonder if she's a mommy again? Talk to you all tomorrow! Sarah again Monday, September 27, 1999 at 13:28:49 (MDT)) Hi it's Moriah. Hope everyone is doing well. My 2 cents on the CP vaccine. My pediatrician is hugely in favor of it especially for Alex. She says any kid should have it & kids who have any additional health concerns HAVE to get it. She says that if there's a vaccine then there's no sense in letting the kids suffer through it & since there are complications that can go along with CP why take the chance? Just in general I think that vaccines are very important. I know that my view is scewed but a shot is NO BIG DEAL. I know the kids cry but it's over quickly & it's for their best interests. As far as the vaccine being made from aborted fetuses I have no info on that and I don't want to start an abortion discussion as that's just too hot of a topic. Oops I just fell off my soapbox LOL Well my 2 boys (Geoff & Alex) are napping. Alex pulled a real nice one yesterday. He didn't nap once. Then he fell asleep at 7:00 & that was it. Then of course he was up from 2:00 on. I made Geoff do night duty for once as I was exhausted. Hey Sarah thanks for the card!! That was really sweet! Hi Megan! Thanks for everyone wishing us luck next week. I know that I can always count on you guys for prayers & support. Well I guess I better get something done. The house is of course a mess. I start my job tomorrow (this time I'm calling ahead to remind her). Chat again soon! Moriah & Alex (almost 1) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 14:00:02 (MDT)) Speak of the devil! It's me Stacey! Sarah, I was skimming quickly since I have not had time to catch up and I saw the last post was you asking about me. Actually, no, I am still not quite a mommy again yet. After all the scares of preterm labor I had, this one took all those instructions about staying put to heart. However, we decided she can't stay inside forever we are going to try to coax her out tomorrow. I go in at 6AM to be induced. I am a little nervous, but it should be fine. Wish me luck everyone! This is so different from Franchesca who came early and quickly with no meds or anything! I hope you are all doing well, I miss you terribly and will try to check in, or maybe have DH check in for me and let you know when this one is born! Stacey, Franchesca, and Alexa (coming soon!) Monday, September 27, 1999 at 14:06:06 (MDT)) Hi Everyone, it's Judy!! It's been several weeks since I've posted and I really miss you guys. This pregnancy is getting tougher on me. The bigger I get, the more tired I get. Elijah seems to have gained 10 lbs, but I know it's not him. Ha ha!! I have 4 weeks to go and 3 weeks until maternity leave. Hooray!! Thanx to all of you who gave me your suggestions about Elijah going to my Mom's on Fridays. It was very helpful and we will continue his schedule this way. If I can get this baby into the same KinderCare that Elijah goes to, I will probably have the baby there 5 days a week because he won't know any different. If I changed Elijah to 5 days at KinderCare, he would miss his Grammie because he's older and would be able to tell the difference. I'm responding to posts that are a few weeks old, so I apologize if some of this is outdated. Megan and Ben - Have you been able to calm Ben's startling as he falls asleep. I feel so sorry for the little guy. I hope he grows out of it soon. It's terrible to feel scared at such a young age. Julianne and Colton - I'm glad Colton didn't cry when you dropped him off at daycare (9/17/99's post). It makes it easier to leave knowing he's not so upset. It's also great when the teachers give you more detail than just saying he had a good day. Sarah and Hannah - Thanx for the definition of Roseola. Crystal and Darrel - I was so pleased to read your post about how much you love to work with children. You're doing great work and those children are blessed to have you in their lives. Beth and Allison - That must've been so tough on you when Allison didn't want to go to sleep w/o daddy. I've been so desperate and frustrated when I couldn't figure out what to do to comfort Elijah. Maybe you could ease into her going to sleep routine so it's not so hard the next time DH is on travel. Dawn Fields - Hi old friend from the PT board!! You must have been the other person with a son named Eli. My Elijah just turned 17 months last Friday. Erica is way ahead of Elijah on talking. That must've been such a thrill to hear a complete sentence!! E has a vocabulary of about 5 very unclear words!! Moriah and Alex - DisneyWord (FL) is my favorite place for vacation. I didn't think I'd bother going with Elijah and this baby for about 3 years, but since Alex enjoyed it so much and being one, maybe we won't have to wait so long!! Mary C. - Hi. I'm also on the PT board. Hopefully I can remember that it is you and Dawn who also have Eli/Elijah baby's. After awhile, the dropping off routine won't be so traumatic and he'll love being there. It finally changed after a few weeks for Elijah at KinderCare, but he likes it now. Keep reminding yourself that it will get easier. Judy and Elijah (17 months) email: jhintz@manu.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 14:23:10 (MDT)) Hi everybody! Riley is down for his "daycare wore me out" nap. My oldest is home sick today. He swears he didn't get any sleep last night, I think he just needed a mental day. Sometimes I forget that I'm not the only one who needs them. We chased hotair balloons Sun. a.m. Taylor and Jesse helped one team deflate, so they had a good time. Riley was going nuts over the ultra-light airplane who kept buzzing right over our heads. It was a fun weekend. My nephew drove me crazy. He is 13 and thinks it's his job to boss around the younger 2. My sister and I each have a 6 year old. I'm taking time away from my nephews this week as I am to the point where I want to slap that 13 year old mouth right off. Does anyone else have problems with older siblings or relatives? My son and my nephew (11 & 13) are constanlty putting down the 6 year olds and hitting etc. I can't take it anymore. I know my children will fight, but I want them to have respect for each other. Yesterday, I made Taylor clean Jesses room, for being rude. I don't know whqat else to do. Oh well... Moriah- Rectal thermometer huh?! Wouldn't Mom be proud of you!!!!!!!! LOL (We used to give our Mom hell for all the times she used one of those things.) Michelle- Thanks for the good advice. Using our time together as a "special weekend" is a very good idea. I know it will be hard to tell Riley the truth when he is older, but I've never been one to tell fairytales. I had to finally tell Taylor, he was 10, about Monte. He was mad at Jim for not moving home with the new baby coming. So I had to set him down and explain why he and the new baby didn't have the same dad. Thank God, I have such a good solid kid. He understood, accepted it, and decided we had better love Riley twice as much. Where did you come up with your name Riley? Sarah- I got both my younger two the vaccine. Taylor went to Chicago with my Dad in 94. While he was there, he came down with the CP's. They could not come home, as it is illegal to fly contagous. So my Dad had to get a room and take care of T. I was in CA and could not afford to fly out there. To make it worse, T had a horrible case, he had them down his throat, in his ears, in his rectum, not one inch was left. He had been exposed at school and I sent on the trip not knowing. Talking to a crying, sick little boy on the phone at midnight and seeing the pictures my dad had taken, convinced me. I thought if T had them so bad the others might get them that bad too. It's a personal choice, but I think it's a good one. Study all the info, and do what you think is best. Shelly & Riley Monday, September 27, 1999 at 14:31:47 (MDT)) Crystal and Darrel here. I got a new job and started the job today. I'm still working at a day care, so I'm real happy about that. I work with the infants, and I love it so much. They all get individual attention, and I love them all. They're such a great joy to me. I hold them, play with them, and rock them. We have one baby who's a Downsbaby, and she is just so happy all the time. I know that we're not supposed to play favorites, but she's a favorite of mine. A lot of it is probably because my youngest brother had Downs, one his was so severe that he had a lot of heart problems and died soon after birth due to heart failure. He would be six years old by now. Yes, I'm getting very excited about DH making it here this week. The day after tomorrow. I practically have ants in my pants. I've been staying up late and waking up at the crack of dawn the past few days because I've been so excited about it. Unfortunately, I have to work on Wednesday because I just started this job. It would look bad if I took a day off so soon, but the babies will keep me happy and on my feet the whole day. I'll be leaving a message on the aswering machine and a note on the door for him. Hopefully, he gets here then because he hasn't called yet, as he said he would before leaving. Crystal and Darrel 13 months email: cjeanmurphy@yahoo.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 20:06:09 (MDT)) Hello Ladies, I have missed yall! Kahne here, I am at MIL's right now, DH and I finally have our own place. It is ssooo great. Cat is doing all right I guess. The transition is tough on her, and she hasnt been sleeping well at all. She already knows what "goin to grandma's" means. She has done so many new things in the past few days. She now says "bye bye" and waves, she plays "patty cake", and really claps! She is sarting to be more careful about who she calls "mama' or "dada". For grandma she now says "guh guh". Too cute! I dont have too much time, so I havent had the chance to read over personals. Sorry guys! I miss all of you! And the puter will be at our home soon, so I will be able to talk more! Be back soon!!!!!! Kahne and Cat 9 months email: skcx2@fnbop.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 20:21:18 (MDT)) Hey everyone! What a great chili day here in Colorado! I just love cool, crisp days! Time to break out the hot chocolate! It's supposed to snow overnight, but the ground is still pretty warm so I doubt it will stay long. Elizabeth is doing pretty good. She's becoming more and more independant as she gets older. I guess that's a good thing... I think!? Joy, I have been thinking about you all day! I hope Josh is doing well! Let us know! I am looking forward to hearing from you soon! Take care! MaryC, Welcome and congrats on the expected arrival! I am a SAHM of a 14 month old little girl and have only left Elizabeth for a total of 4 hours at home and then on Sunday's for an hour for Sunday school (We haven't made it to both church and sunday school together yet... I have just as bad separation anxiety as Elizabeth does :). The last few times I have left Elizabeth at the nursery at church, she whimpers a little at the beginning and at the end. Here's just a suggestion: Maybe speak to a nursery worker and ask if they mind coming over to your home a few times so Elijah can get used to him/her. Everyone else had great suggestions too. I hope it gets smoother for you and for Elijah. I know it's hard!!! Moriah, How is Alex's fever doing? I hope everything goes as planned and even better on Oct. 5th! I am sending positive thinking your way! Tracey, It's so good to hear from you! I am also so glad that you are so happy!! You really sound like it from your post! Church and fellowship does wonders for your soul! I'll be looking forward to hearing from you again soon! HOw long until you get your phoneline bacK? Michelle, Yes, RIley sounds like a sharp little fellow! You are going to have to keep a close eye on that one! LOL! Sarah, I completely agree with Moriah about vaccinations! Elizabeth got her CP vac at her 1 year check up. She had a little rash from it and was fussy for a day or two, but other than that, no big reaction from it. My DH had a really bad case of Chix Pox when he was young and he said he doesn't wish that upon anyone. I also agree w/ Moriah that the shot is really no big deal and a lot better than having to deal with a case of Chix. Pox. Yes, shots are very dreaded... heck, I HATE needles, but I am going to get the chicken pox vac soon (I never had CP). Okay, I'm done preaching. :) Our trip to RMNP was fun... it was just SOOO windy and SOOOO crowded! It seems to be getting more and more crowded each year!! We are going to go back sometime during the week. Oh, that is SO sad that your uncle and cousin went to see 6th Sense. I know it must have upset them terribly! LisaB, Poor Max tossing and turning in his sleep. I am sure he's okay and I think it is pretty normal. I do understand how your DH feels... it so hard to just sit there and watch. Elizabeth has done this before. I think maybe it was a bad dream or a bad case of gas. I have heard of little ones having night terrors. I don't know much about that, though. I hope he begins sleeping soundly again soon. Julianne, Elizabeth just loves ice cream, too! That is such a great present you gave DH! Hmmm... gives me an idea! Stacey, I am so glad you posted! I was wondering about you! I wish you a speedy delivery and restful recovery. Restful? what's that, right? LOL! Let us know how things are going! You are in my thoughts! Judy, I have been thinking about you too! Take it easy during your last weeks! Leanne, how are you doing and feeling? Patty, did you get your PC back? How is Jarin and school? Hope you get back here soon! Helen, How did your hectic weekend go? Is DH back from Germany yet? Tonya, How are you feeling? HOw are the kiddo's doing? Louise, Have you figured out what kind of cake you are going to make for James? Not too much longer until he's one! Sue, HOw are you doing on your new meds? Have you noticed a difference? I hope you are doing good! Crystal, it sounds like you have found a new job that you are really going to enjoy! Congrats! How's it going w/ no smoking? You can do it! Kahne, YEA... you're in your new home! Glad you'll be joining us again soon. I have want to say hey to Beth, Cynthia, Dana, LisaM, Becky, Lisanne, Missy, SarahG, Rita, Debbie, Romaine, & CathyG... I hope you all are doing great!! Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Monday, September 27, 1999 at 22:55:12 (MDT)) Hi everyone, Louise here. I'm feeling frazzled becasue I've had the weekend from hell. I won't go on too much because I'll depress myself and bore everyone, but my uncle has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and they've just discovered a brain tumour as well. He's 57. As he's divorced from my Aunt, he lives with my Grandma who's 87, and he does everything for her. So she's not only facing the imminent death of her son, but will have to have her life turned around completely when anything happens as she will have to move 200 miles and live with my Mum. My uncle is my Mum's twin so she's devastated. I know this sounds really awful and incredibly selfish, but she has been driving me mad all weekend - I do understand how difficult this is for her and we all need to support each other(and my Uncle)through this, but her grief is taking the form of being incredibly possesive over James - she keeps dropping in (I'm not good with drop in visitors, even family) and whisking him off for trips in the car and bringing him back really late. I feel mean even saying this as I know she needs the comfort he gives her, but I needed to vent a bit! Hope you don't think I'm too horrible, this is just one of those stressful times. Anyway sorry to be so depressing! Onto a few personals: MARY - welcome! I know how hard it is to leave a baby who's crying. My son was exactly the same, he just didn't settle at all in day care when I was working, in the end I was lucky enough to change my work to doing some freelance work so I could be at home more. I know you're with him most of the time, I would suggest trying to leave him for short whiles with people he's already familiar with so he 'builds up' to spending longer stretches. James is now much better at being with other people (part of the problem was that I was't convinced that the sitter was doing all she could to settle him, so it was a bit different). Good luck, keep us posted. MORIAH - I will be thinking of you all on Oct 5th. This must be so hard for you, but I'm sure Alex will continue to thrive and surprise you all with his resilience. SHELLEY - you sound like you've had a tough time. Of course your boys are your first priority, but don't be too hard on yourself. LISA B - James also whimpers and is restless in his sleep. I've found that if I go in to him I disturb him and 'properly' wake him up and he gets a shock, so we just leave him to re-settle himself (it's rarely hard crying). Once or twice though he has woken in a real fright as if he's had a bad dream. As far as I understand it, with night terrors the baby seems wide awake and is screaming in fear but isn't actually fully conscious and usually falls back to sleep once they're lain down and soothed - a bit like sleepwalking. Apparently I had them as a child and I was a sleepwalker too! I think that restlessness without real yelling or screaming is more likely just to be dreams/light sleep/some discomfort such as gas or teething maybe. JOY - I will be thinking of Josh and you all - I am sure he will be fine. CRYSTAL - wow, you must only have about 24 hours left?!! You must be so excited and a bit nervous! Congratulations on the job. KELLI - I have always wanted to visit Colerado, it must be so beautiful in the Autumn! (sorry - Fall!) I've only got another month until James' birthday - and a month to give cake baking a go! Help! By the way, I have definitely never had snickerdoodles, but cinnamon and sugar cookies sound yummy - are they easy to make? Hi to everyone else I've missed, Louise & James Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 03:46:24 (MDT)) Hello everyone from Julianne & Colton. I was sure glad to get to work today. DH was driving me nuts yesterday. I had decided to return to the women's Bible study group this year. I went last night--only was gone for a little over an hour. DH told me that he hoped I enjoyed it because it was the last time I was going. He had taken Colton to visit his parents who had come back from a month away. After that he had to go to our shop because he was expecting a delivery of parts. Evidently Colton was crabby and not being very easy to handle when DH had him at the shop. It was past his bedtime and the poor kid was tired. I don't know why he didn't just leave him at his mom's and I could have picked him up from there. He was all ticked off too that I had not made him a b-day cake or any homemade cookies. Needless to say I was baking him a cake at 10pm last night! It was a mix from a box that just required water and included a packet of frosting--no special treatment for him!! Colton as always was just fine for me. As soon as I got him in the bathtub and began his nighttime routine he calmed right down and was happy and good. You would think Dh was going to melt if he had to give Colton a bath! Anyway, I am done whining now. Megan: Please get the correct info regarding the ch pox vaccine from your sister. I got my info from our nurse at work. Moriah: Have a great 1st day at work. Stacey: I hope everything went well with the birth of Alexa. Judy: It was great to hear from you again. I am glad that everything is going well with you. I wish you the best in the last few weeks of your pg. Shelly: Good punishment for Taylor! Crystal: I am happy for you finding a new job and getting work with the infants. Wow, one more day and your DH is home. Have fun. Kahne: It was great to hear from you again. I am glad that your are enjoying your own place. Kat sure is learning new things now. Enjoy. Louise: I am sorry to hear about your uncle and the difficult time your mom is having dealing with it. It is better for you to vent on us than at your mom so feel free to let it out anytime. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers. Julianne & Colton 14 mo email: jjones@batts.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 07:49:53 (MDT)) Hi from LisaB. The Max Monster woke up at 1:30 am - was standing in his crib crying. DH thinks Max is "not feeling well" and therefore won't let him cry it out (this is the same man who tells me to let Max cry it out when HE'S gone out of town and doesn't have to listen to him - LOL). Anyway, Max nursed for about 15 minutes and was then just tossing and turning. I walked around with him for about 5 minutes to calm him down and then he quietly sat in my lap and I rocked him to sleep. He woke up when I put him in his crib but didn't cry or fuss - just played with his lullaby toy for about 20 minutes before going to sleep (which of course kept ME up). Then the little stinker woke up at 4:30 for the day. Needless to say I'm dragging. STACEY: Best of luck today with your induction! SHELLY: What a horrible chickenpox story :-( I'm glad Taylor understood about Riley and Monte; he sounds really mature for his age. It's too bad your nephew is so obnoxious. I have a 13 and a 11 year old niece and both of them are great with little kids and their younger siblings (they have the typical fights but aren't disrespectful or critical of the kids). I guess I'm pretty lucky, huh? CRYSTAL: Congrats on finding a full-time job in an industry you love! Too bad though that you had to start just when DH is coming home. I bet you are excited!!! Does the new daycare let you take Darrel there like the old one did? KAHNE: Welcome back! I'm so glad you have your own place now. LOUISE: I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle and I completely understand about your Mom - I would probably feel the same. You probably want James around to comfort you at this difficult time. For those of you that remember Shanna from BT - her little Annie is having surgery next week to remove her extra kidney. LisaB & Max (13 months today) email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 08:03:16 (MDT)) JULIANNE: I'm sorry DH wasn't being very dear. Men just don't realize all the stuff we do EVERY single day while also watching the kids. I hit the post button without posting the ONE thing I really wanted to tell you all. I go for a CT scan of my sinuses on Monday morning and then to the ENT doctor on Thursday to schedule surgery for my nose. I crushed it flat against my face playing basketball in the 8th grade. They rebuilt it then but after 20 years I have a "deviated septum" (one side of my nose is collapsing into the other and blocking off that nostril). They plan to straighten my nose and roto-rooter out my sinuses at the same time (due to chronic sinus infections). I'm dreading this BUT once it's done and over with DH and I are going to start TTC #2!!!!!! So, maybe in just a few more months, Max will have a little brother or sister growing inside of me. And once that baby is born I plan to become a SAHM! I'm SOOOO excited!!!! I told DH that I'm getting my nose fix and HE needs to start working on getting decent internet service at home so I can continue to chat with all my buddies after I quit work (our "hickville" phone lines are so horrible that it takes forever to access anything and then the lines pop and you lose the connection). LisaB Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 08:10:39 (MDT)) Crystal adn Darrel here. Just checking in before going to work. DH is supposed to be home tomorrow, so, yes, I'm very excited. But I'm also a bit nervous. We haven't seen each other for nearly 6 months, so we don't know each other. Doug and Darrel don't know each other, either, so we all have to get to know one another again. But, the way I see it is if we can accomplish this, then we can do whatever it takes to stay married and be good parents to Darrel and any other child we choose to have. Yes, I can take Darrel with me, but I still have to pay childcare at this day care. It's $93 a week, so I'd rather have some one else take care of Darrel while I work. I'm looking for a day care that can take Darrel so I would have no problems with having to find a sitter, but I'm taking Darrel right now. I had a sitter, but she called this morning and canceled out on me. My back up sitter found a job, and I couldn't get a hold of my other back up. So, Darrel is coming to work with me today. As for the crying out at night but not being completely awake, Darrel does that, too. I let him continue to cry. I sleep in the same room with him, so when he cries and thrashes about, I have to stay as quiet as possible so I don't wake him completely. I'm not sure if it's night terrors or just teething, but, unless it's something serious, it's best to let a child work it out on their own. After a few minutes, Darrel calms down. With night terrors, they are often seen in people who sleep walk. As with sleep walkers, it's best to not wake a child who is having night terrors. During night terrors, a child is still asleep, which is the main difference between the terrors and nightmares. Children normally outgrow night terrors. It talks about night terrors in "What to Expect..." I don't have my book with me, so I don't have the complete details. I'll have more info tonight after work. Stacey: Good luck with the induction. Well, that's all for now, as I have to get ready for work and get Darrel ready for day care. I'll talk some more tonight. Crystal and Darrel 13 months email: cjeanmurphy@yahoo.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 08:35:41 (MDT)) Good morning ladies! SARAH here. It's snowing like crazy here this morning. It's actually very beautiful!!! HUGE snowflakes. I'm so lucky I have an office with a window so I can see outside! HANNAH took 4 steps yesterday!!! I missed it though. DH told me about it. HANNAH only had 1 45 minute nap yesterday and was in the BEST mood last night. Then she didn't want to lay down last night. I put her down at 8:30 and she tossed and turned so finally I brought her in bed with me about 9:45 and put her back in her crib at 10:00 (cause she just kept playing with my hair and talking and I needed to get to sleep - DH was at work) I loved her playing around but thought I'd better put her back in her crib and she fell right asleep and slept through the night again!!:) MORIAH - You're welcome!! Thanks for the info on the CP Vaccine!! Good luck with your job today! STACEY - Thanks for checking in!! Good luck today!!! :) JUDY - Only 4 weeks to go? Hang in there!! :) SHELLY - Thanks for the info on the CP Vaccine! CRYSTAL - I'm glad you love your new job!! KAHNE - Good to hear from you! I'm glad you're all moved in. I'm sure CAT will adjust soon. KELLI - Thank you too for the info. I know, I felt just awful for my uncle and cousin. Thanks for your concern!! LOUISE - I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle!!! Please vent to us anytime...especially in times of trouble! LISA - Thanks for the info on SHANNA and ANNIE! Man, you must be exhausted! Good luck with your surgery, too. Congrats on TTC#2 after surgery!! JULIANNE - Sorry DH was not being so nice. Happens to ALL of us! Well, that's all for now. Talk to you all soon!! Give those babies.....toddlers kisses!!! :) Sarah and Hannah (1 year) email: smoore@geatoir.cfer.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 08:44:44 (MDT)) GOOD MORNING everyone! Elizabeth is still asleep so I have some rare time to myself!! Gosh, it's so nice and quiet right now. Louise, I am SO, so sorry to hear about your uncle. I know you must be so very upset! I totally understand about your feelings about your mother. I am thinking about you! I will have to post the recipe for snickerdoodles for you... they aren't to difficult. Julianne, Boy, sounds like your dh needs a wake-up call. I hope that you DO continue to go to Bible study if that's something you enjoy! You need to go for yourself and I would think DH could handle Colton 1 night a week!! Good luck on the situation. LISAB, Good luck on the surgery!! My step-dad had sinus surgery about a year ago and doesn't have near the problems that he did before. I hope that this really helps you! YIPPY!!! I am SOOOO excited for you and your news about TTC after the surgery!! Okay, give me the baby-bug, why don't ya? And that's great that you will be able to do what you want by staying at home. Yes, You will definetly need internet connection at home!!! I would go through LisaB withdrawels! LOL! I am so happy for you! Congrats! SarahM, YEA for Hannah taking a few steps! You know, Elziabeth STILL isn't really walking! She will take 3 or 4 steps here and there but that's it! I'm beginning to worry a bit. That is so sweet about Hannah playing with your hair and talking to you last night in bed. Elizabeth does that, and sometimes I think it's a ploy to keep from going to bed. Isn't it pretty outside! I just love snow! Well, I hear my munchkin. I can't believe I made it here this early. You all take care and have a great Tuesday. Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 09:09:12 (MDT)) Judy & Elijah / Kelli & Elizabeth - Thanks for your input. I think I feel more pressure for Elijah to be okay in nursery because of the upcoming baby. Only 6 more months to go. Think it can happen? My church is currently undergoing a construction project where all the Sunday School classrooms and nurseries are going to be expanded. They are a bit cramped now. I'm looking forward to the changes. Maybe that will somehow make a difference, Kelli = the nursery workers are different from service to service (3 a week) and from month to month, so there are alot of attendants. I think if I could just find a regular sitter, that might help to alleviate the problem. My son Elijah is a tempermental little boy. He can get so cranky and irritable. He'll only let a few people at church hold him and if anyone else tries to bother him, he'll push them away and get very upset. Sometimes it gets embarassing because they are only trying to be nice to him. He does not like to be touched or even talked to. But yet at home when I am crying (hormones), or pretending to cry, he will hug me around the neck, pat my shoulder, give me kisses, and talk to me in his own little baby language. Isn't that so precious? Only Mom and Dad get to see that side of him. He does not warm up too well to other people. Is that pretty common? MaryC & Elijah at 14mths Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 09:35:15 (MDT)) Good morning from Rita. Boy did I have fun last night - NOT. Larry had gone out to run a few errands and I was feeding Amy her dinner. I didn't notice that Maddy had gone behind the couch. I soon heard her crying that she needed help because she was wet. She was not only wet, but also messy. I had to get her into the bathroom and take care of Amy at the same time. I towed Amy's highchair to the bathroom door so she could see us while I stripped Maddy down and cleaned up the mess. It was awful and I missed a spot in the livingroom that she stepped in later. UGH! Thank goodness for carpet cleaners! We did not give Maddy an option this morning, we sent her to daycare in panties. It is more than obvious that she knows when she needs to go! Louise - I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. I would agree that your mom is probably having a hard time with it. We'll keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Stacey - Best wishes for a speedy and easy induction! Lisa B - I would be so excited to have the surgery done, since I know what would come after! You had better get a good internet connection! Do they have cable or DSL connections available in your area? We have a cable connection at home. It was easier to get that than to have the phone company come out and put in another phone line. (It takes a long time to have that done out here since we are overinundated with phones and PCs). Sarah - Snow? We are having a heat wave and unfortunately alot of wild fires out here. Moriah - Good luck on the first day of work! I know how hard it is for you and Geoff to have Alex back in the hospital (and on his BD, too). I hope that it goes really well and that the trach comes out for good. We will be sending positive thoughts and prayers your way on the fifth. Joy - I know that you won't be reading this, but I wanted to let you know that we are also praying for Josh. Julianne - Sorry that DH wasn't so dear. I hope that you can keep going to your Bible study group. I am at the point where I need to find something to do to spend a little time away from the house on a regular basis. Well, I have to get back to work. Take care everyone! Rita & Maddy email: ritad@home.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 10:41:34 (MDT)) Hi Mommies, it's Judy!! We have a decision to make in a few months about daycare and I'm looking for input from everyone. Elijah is currently at KinderCare Mon. thru Thurs. and with Grammie on Friday. The new baby will be at KinderCare starting in January and they only take infants 5 days a week (no part time). There is a price break at 3 days a week for Toddlers. Should we change Elijah's schedule from 4 days to 3 days, get the reduced tuition, have Mom watch him on Fridays, and have David take the other day of the week? He will be 20 months by the beginning of January. We're moving in the Spring and will be on a completely different schedule after that. Here are some personals: Louise and James - I'm sorry your Uncle. I wonder if your Mom is fearful of her own mortality, especially being his twin. She may be so afraid of dying herself that she's spending as much time as she can with her grandson. It sounds like a tough situation on all of you. This board is a good outlet for you to vent, cry, whatever. Does your Uncle live far from you? Julianne and Colton - I hope you'll continue to go to your women's bible group. It sounds like it fulfills a desire for you and that's important. Maybe DH can plan a fun activity with Colton so they can have fun together. Lisa B. and Max - It is hard to listen to your child crying in the middle of the night. I seem to be able to endure it a bit better than DH. Fortunately, if DH is already asleep, he'll usually sleep through it!! As long as I know Elijah isn't in pain or have a dirty diaper, I'll try to let him cry it out so he can figure out how to get himself back to sleep. He does pretty well since we haven't interfered. Your nose surgery sounds painful. My brother was very uncomfortable during his recovery, but he's very glad to be able to breathe and not wake himself up from snoring. Your plans for #2 are exciting, especially being a SAHM. Crystal and Darrel - I was surprised to read it costs $93 per week for daycare. We're paying $238 per week for Elijah at KinderCare. We live in Gaithersburg, MD, which is considered the DC Metropolitan area. It is expensive here. We'll be paying an additional $238 for this baby too. That'll start in January when I go back to work. Thankfully, it will only be for a few months until we move to Cumberland, MD, where I will be working part-time and daycare costs are less expensive. Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!! You must be so excited to see Doug. I hope your reunion and adjustment period goes smoothly. Sarah and Hannah - Those first steps are such a thrill!! Mary C. and Elijah - Your Elijah reminds me of my E when he was 13 and 14 months. He didn't like other people to hold him and would cry and reach out to me to "save" him. He would get upset at anyone who talked to or smiled at him. It was a little embarrassing, but I know I didn't teach him that and I had to respect his feelings. It was a phase and he's not like that so much these days. I think being a KinderCare has helped him with being comfortable around new adults. Judy and Elijah (17 months) email: jhintz@manu.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 11:02:17 (MDT)) OMG!! UGH @#^$^%*#@^& Can you tell I'm pissed???? BTW - it's Moriah. Well I was SUPPOSED to start work today. But I called this morning 1/2 hour before I was to be there & someone else answered the phone & said the lady is out of town all week. WHAT?? This lady is wacko! The real pisser is that Alex had 2 Dr. appointments today that I had to reschedule (at not very convient times I might add) just because I thought that I shouldn't call this lady back & rearrange her. Can you believe the gall? I tell you she & I are going to have to have a chat or this just isn't going to work out. UGH! My SIL came over last night & we scrap booked. I finished the little album that I had started for Alex. Now I have a bigger one to do of his whole 1st year. Plus one to do of our trip to Disneyland. What a fun hobby! Shelly - yes mom would be proud! LOL I need an ear thermometer. I think Alex's ears are finally big enough for one. Kelli - Alex's fever disappeared after the 1st dose of Tylenol. STRANGE! He was fine all day. I did take him to the Dr yesterday morning to have him checked out though because of the antesia next week I have to be super vigiliant that he's not the tiniest bit sick. Dr. couldn't find anything wrong. Oh well - better safe than sorry. Louise - I'm sorry about your uncle. I also see why you're annoyed at your mom. I hope that things get better soon. BTW - snickerdoodles are the BEST! Julianne - Oh don't even get me started about the hubby's not taking care of the babies!! Last night when my SIL came over to SB Geoff was doing nothing but wathing TV - but could he take care of ALex so I could relax?? NO! I had to stop every 2 minutes to suction then it was time for Alex's dinner & Geoff would not feed him. So I had to stop & feed Alex. I was so annoyed! He of course was oblivious. MEN! Can't live with em' can't flush em' down the toilet! Sarah - I can't even imagine you're poor uncle watching that movie! The part with the little girl must have killed him. I'm still bothered by that. Lisa B - WOW TTC #2!!! I won't be doing that for a couple more years. You'll make such a great SAHM. BUT you MUST get this internet access thing worked out - GOT IT? LOL Stacey - sending contracting thoughts your way! Hope Alexa makes a quick desent! Well I better go do the dishes (well after I go check in at BT to wish Shanna good thoughts!). Chat again later. Moriah & Alex (almost 1) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 11:03:20 (MDT)) Hi everyone, I'm new to the page, but recognize a few people from my pregnancy days!:) My son Alex is just one, (09/17/98) and I've just found that I'm pregnant again! I'm nursing Alex, and had hoped to let him wean himself. Anyone been through this? What about tandem nursing? Thanks for the advice! Sarah Wellman email: swellman@knightpiesold.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 12:41:56 (MDT)) It's Moriah again. I'm begining to feel like I should have just stayed in bed today! 1st the whole job fiasco, then I went to lunch with my SIL & they brought me the wrong item (plus it was one I'd never touch!) then we couldn't wait because she had to get back to work so we ended up sharing her lunch. Then to top it all off I just got a call from the MRI department (Alex is getting an MRI) trying to schedule it with me. The thing is that babies have to be under antesia to have an MRI so our Dr's are supposed to be coordinating this so that it's all done at once on the 5th. Well this bitch knew nothing about it & when I tried to explain she got snotty so I ended up screaming at her & telling her off. She hung up on me! UGH! Now who knows what will happen. Bitch! One more little thing - the BTMT board is down. As you can see I'm in a fine mood. Moriah & Alex (almost 1) email: geoffandmoriah@msn.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 14:54:05 (MDT)) Hi - I'm new here so I wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 34 year old SAHM who's most wonderful daughter turned 1 last week. Does that qualify me to post/read here? lol Looks like a great group! Enjoy!! my favorite parenting site on the web: http://www.parenthoodweb.com sally email: smilin_001@yahoo.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 15:51:06 (MDT)) Good evening everyone. I never even had time to post today. I went to town first thing this a.m. and then started the laundry. My Mom came awhile later and took Riley and I out to lunch. Then the 1st grader came home, one hour later my 6th grader came in. We went to ride their horse. Jesse (61/2) is starting to ride on his own. But today, China felt naughty, and ran away with him. She was only trotting and cantering slowly, back to the gate. Her way of saying "enough is enough". I was cracking up. Jess has decided he hates her, but still wanted to pick her hooves clean. It was a fun way to end the afternoon. Moriah- hang in there honey!!!!! I'm telling Jackie next time I talk to her to start praying for Alex. I haven't filled her in on the latest surgery yet. Mom and Dad Robison just bought a new place closer to all of us. I'm really excited to see it. MaryC- Riley, 17 months for 3 more days, cannot stand for anyone to even look at him. If he is in the grocery cart and the bag girl says hi, he loses it. I have only one proffessional picture done of him. Why? Because he screams his head off everytime I try to get him to sit for a picture. Yet, at home, he is sweet and happy. I have to explain to people that he has major stranger anxiety. I can see that it upsets some people. But what can you do? Do you ever try to take E into the service with you? I'm not one to give advice though, I stopped going because of how hard it is to get all three of mine to act.LOL Thanks again to everyone commenting on my situation. I feel alot calmer about it now. SHELLY & RILEY Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 21:29:49 (MDT)) Hello everyone! Elizabeth has started climbing. She knows that I don't approve either. She will look at me straight in the eyes and smile great big. Then, the minute I look away she starts climbing. When I say, "Elizabeth, You aren't supposed to be climbing. Get down." She sass's me with some jibber-jabber and continues to climb. If I get up and start going over to her, she immediantly gets down and get's this really cute little innocent grin and procedes to give me a hug. It's cute, but I try not to let her know that. Great, she's learned my weakness! Rita, Wow... what an evening you had yesterday! I bet you were glad when DH arrived home! Judy, I think that is so stupid that the daycare wouldn't take part-time infants! WOW.... $238/wk. I didn't know daycare was so expensive. I have never really looked into it, but I know that a friend down in Colo. Springs pays about $125/wk. I thought that was bad! Moriah, Man, I'd be steaming too about the lady at your work! How unorganized, unprofessional and just plain rude she has been for not letting you know that she'd be gone! That is such a bummer about lunch today! And Dh not giving you a break while you worked on your scrap book... What a day you've had! Okay, you need a break! I hope tomorrow is a much better day for you!! SarahW, Welcome and congrats on your pregnancy! Sorry, I can't help you with your problem, but I am sure someone here can. Where was everyone today? I miss you all! I better go now! Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 23:26:27 (MDT)) Good morning everyone. Colton is starting to say a few more words now. Monday he said "baby" and yesterday he said "daddy" for the first time instead of "da-da". Both Dh and I looked at eachother and said "did you hear that?" It was a good parent moment. He also said my sister's girl's name "Mary" yesterday when she stopped over to see my mom. He must be getting some more teeth in. He is hardly eating--just drinking his bottles, and doing lots of dirty diapers! Luckily he gets most of them out of his system by the time I get home! I saw my friend who had the triplets yesterday. She is doing really good. She only sees them for a couple hours in the evening but will get to see them more next week when she can drive. They will be able to come home in 1-2 weeks. I think she is going to have a real eye-opener then. She is pumping and they are feeding everything she pumps to the babies so far. She will not be able to b-f all 3 directly because she would be feeding every hour! LisaB: I hope Max feels better and slept better for you last night. Good luck with the nose surgery, it sounds painful, but what great things to look forward to when it is over! Thanks for the Shanna/Annie update. Sarah: Wow, snow already. Do you ski? Sorry you missed Hannah's steps. Rita: Yuck--I felt so sorry for you when I read about the mess Maddy left you behind the couch! Moriah: I can't believe the trouble you are having with your new boss. She needs to realize some professionalism is called for. Yeah for finishing your scrapbook album. Too bad your Dh couldn't help out a little so you could relax and enjoy a few hours of fun. I hope you have a better day today. SarahW & Sally: Welcome. Kelly: How cute about Elizabeth and her climbing. Yes, they sure know how those smiles and hugs can make us forget they were being naughty. Crystal: Have a great DH homecoming. See ya later mommies & babies. Julianne & Colton 14 mo email: jjones@batts.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 06:55:19 (MDT)) Hi, it's Birdie and Noah again. Thanks everyone for inviting us over. We miss you guys. Noah's cold seems to be better. He's still a little stuffy. Right now he's watching teletubbies. What a crazy show. He has these giant stuffed pillow like teletubbies from Bradlees. They are bigger than he is. he wrestles with them all day long. It's pretty funny. Julianne- Only the best in this house. Hahahaha Beth, Sarah, Crystal, Patty, Kelli, LisaB etc...- Thanks for the invite to the other side. Crystal- Isn't DH due home like any second now!!! You must be pretty excited. Moriah- Have you started your job? How is it? Great news about Alex. I'll be thinking of you guys next week. What a terrific birthday present for Alex to get his trach out. Disney sounds awesome. Everyone told us that Noah wasn't old enough to enjoy things like that. We've taken him to Busch Gardens and Story land and a couple of zoos and he's loved all of them. What do they know. I haven't been able to retrieve the pictures yet. I always have trouble. I'll keep trying. Take care everyone. Birdie and Noah (10+months) email: LJU777@AOL.COM Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 07:36:19 (MDT)) Good morning ladies. SARAH here. It snowed like crazy yesterday, and then is supposed to be 65 today!! CRAZY COLORADO!! :) That's why I love it here! Well, nothing new to report, so on to personals: KELLI - E climbing just cracked me up with her jibber jabber! LOL RITA - Heat wave???? I bet you guys are ready for some cooler weather! MORIAH - Oh girl!!! I sure hope you have a better day today!!! BTW, I can't believe your so-called boss!!!! SARAH WELLMAN - WELCOME and CONGRATS on your pregnancy!!! SALLY - WELCOME!!! Thanks for the website! I'll check it out after I post! JULIANNE - I'm glad your friend and the triplets are doing good. Man, I can't even imagine!!!! No, I don't ski! Can you believe it???!!! I'm a native and have only been skiing 1 time!!!! BIRDIE - I'm so glad NOAH is feeling better! I know the other ladies are sick of hearing me say this, but HANNAH loves TELETUBBIES!!! She watches it like 3 times/day! :) Well, I better get some work done. Hope you all have a GREAT day!! :) Sarah and Hannah (1 year) email: smoore@geatoir.cfer.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 08:08:42 (MDT)) Shelley & Riley - I do usually keep E with me during the song service (which he loves), and then I attempt to put him in the nursery. Generally I have about 20-30 minutes before they come and get me, so I atleast get to hear some of the message. It isn't a total waste of time. I wish I could go horseback riding. It sounds like so much fun, especially when you know someone that has horses! Where I am from, you have to pay for an hours ride along a trail. You don't go where you want to and you follow a bunch of other horses. Exciting, huh? Judy & Elijah - I wish I could give you some input as to your Daycare dilemma. I'm a stay at home Mom, so I don't even have to worry about that. It sounds like a big headache just trying to figure it all out. You have my heartfelt sympathies. I'm just trying to stay sane while Elijah gets through all these phases. I'm glad to know that my child is not the only one going through them. On a personal note, I think I will stop posting for awhile because I feel like I am so out of it being pregnant and all. Most everybody is able to write such long posts where they include just about everybody and I feel like I can't do the same right now. I don't want to offend anyone by my short messages. Does this make any senses or is it my extremely sensitive hormones speaking? MaryC & Elijah Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 09:13:15 (MDT)) Good morning, Mommies: Dawn, here. I was out of the office yesterday and I see there was a lot of activity on the board the past two days. I can't catch up. But I did skim. I see that Erica is not the only one who cries out in her sleep. I always wondered about it. She sleeps in the bed with me so I usually just reach out and rub her back and she calms down and goes back to sleep. I wondered about it because it seemed amazing to me that she would have "nightmares." What could she possibly be dreaming about? The worst thing she watches on television is the Teletubbies. I must admit they are strange looking, but not frightening. She's been doing this for the past three months. She is 16 months old today and started this around the time Eli (my three month) was born. I somewhat contributed it to him coming into our life. Perhaps she was dreaming that we kept him and got rid of her. I don't know. But, now that I see it's normal, I'm not too worried about it. JUDY - Hey, Judy. Glad to hear you and Elijah are doing well. Yes, I have an Eli, now. Whenever I say his name, everyone always ask me if it's short for Elijah. But, it's just Eli. As far as talking, Erica has been saying a few words since she was eight months. "See" was her first word. And still her favorite. Since her first sentence last Wednesday, she has also said "Where you at?" to Grandpa when he was talking with her on the phone. I believe Eli is going to talk early also since he started baby talking at 6 weeks. I contribute this to the fact that their mother and father both talk non-stop all day so I think they can't help but be talkers. CRYSTAL - Congratulations on the new job. You sound as if you really enjoy working at the daycare. I know I'd probably like a job like that also. I can't imagine anyone NOT liking a job where you are around children all day. Unless they are screaming all day. But the funny thing is, since I've had my children, screaming doesn't seem to bother me anymore. KAHNE - Congratulations on Cat saying "bye-bye". I remember when Erica first started saying bye. She use to wave like a beauty pageant contestant when she did this. Then, at about 12 months, she started waving backwards and saying bye. And now, she finally got it together. LOL MARY C - Erica does the same thing. It is a rare occassion that she goes to anyone other than me, DH, grandma/pa, and Aunt. I was really shocked one time when she went to my cousin. AND, she allowed my cousin to walk away with her. I was completely out of sight for over ten minutes and she was OK with this. However, my cousin, has a degree in Child Care and has worked in a daycare for over ten years. I guess she is just good with children. I have to run, Mothers. I hope everyone has a great day. Dawn email: fieldsd@ahp.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 09:43:09 (MDT)) SARAH here. Just checked posts and wanted to tell MARY there's nothing wrong with short posts. Please don't leave. We don't mind short posts!! :) OK, that's all....REALLY!! Sarah again Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 09:45:08 (MDT)) Hi from LisaB. Max did better last night - slept from 9pm to 4 am. It's still not as good as it was a few weeks ago but at least he didn't wake me up at 1:30 again - LOL! The sitter cut a 1/2 hour off his afternoon nap (which she said he DID NOT like at all!) and I kept him up playing an extra 15 minutes before bed time. SARAH: Congrats on Hannah's steps! MaryC: Stranger anxiety is normal at 14 months. Eli just doesn't like people he's not familar with right now. I can't blame him - I would rather be around friends than to walk into a room where I don't know ANYONE also! Please continue to post. I enjoy your posts, comments, and advice, regardless of how many people you post individually to! :-) RITA: I'm so sorry to read about your un-fun night. Maybe I should just stick to one, huh?! There isn't cable, etc. out in our boonies - just a crappy telephone line (downloads at 28.8 or slower and there's a lot of static on the line). Our provider we kept from our old house has local internet numbers all around us BUT not for our phone exchange so it would be a long-distance call. The provider hopes to expand to our phone exchange soon and upgrade the lines somehow (this techo stuff is WAY over my head). If that doesn't happen I guess the kiddos and I will just make frequent trips to the local library to post as I REFUSE to give up my friends (esp. the ones that have been there since my preggo days!). JUDY: I would go ahead and change his schedule as it's only for a few months, isn't a big change (already adapted to KinderCare and being with daddy), and it'll save money for your move! SarahW: Max is 13 months and started weaning himself about a month ago (is down to just morning and evening feedings). A co-worker's son just turned 8 months old and weaned himself last week. On the other hand, Patty's (a regular poster who's on a "leave of absence") 13 month old is nursing as much now as he ever did! I would try to BF as long as you can but think it would get very uncomfortable once your belly starts sticking out a lot. Plus, if you wean then you will have colustrum for the new baby and your milk will adjust to meet the new baby's needs (versus the baby getting more "mature" milk due to your oldest keeping the milk production going non-stop). Then again, your milk may just change on it's own when you're pg regardless of if you are nursing to be "perfect" for the infant! Did I help or just confuse you more?! SALLY: Welcome! KELLI: Max crawled up on the couch himself over the weekend and was so proud of himself. The problem was he then wanted to STAND and WALK on the couch - KIDS!! He also crawled up the stairs for the first time Sunday (I never have him in the basement so this was his first opportunity and he went up the entire staircase on his own - with me right behind him ready to catch him if he lost his balance). LisaB & Max (13 months) email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 10:30:03 (MDT)) Gosh, I'm soooo forgetful anymore. Max skipped his morning snack Monday (another Mom brought in brunch and he ate that instead). I was packing up his diaper bag Monday night and my mommy brain got confused - I not only left out a snack for the next morning but also forgot to pack him any lunch! The sitter watches the kids at her Mom's house and found some spaghettos in her Mom's cupboard to feed him (so she didn't have to call and have me run to the store, buy some baby food, and deliver it - all over my 1/2 hour lunch). I felt so silly when I picked Max up last night and she told me this. Then I forget to post in today's post that I forgot his lunch ... maybe I should just close my office door, let people THINK I'm working, and just let my brain rest so it might actually start working again. LOL!!!! I'll talk to you guys tomorrow ... unless I forget to, that is! (Hey, I've lost my memory but I still have a sense of humour now, don't I?!) LisaB Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 10:37:37 (MDT)) Hey all, long time no talk. I have been reading as I can, but haven't really had time to post. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go shopping on Saturday since Allison woke up with a yucky stomach virus. I did however, stop by 2 second hand stores on the way home on Friday and found 2 outfits. One is an adorable Gymboree outfit that looks brand new. I was excited about that one. I came down with the sickness on Sunday night on was off work on Monday. I didn't even feel like getting out of bed so I didn't log in from home that day to see what you ladies were doing. DH has it today so he is at home sick right now. Luckily it's just a 24 hour thing and seems to pass pretty quickly. Now a few personals Moriah - your new boss kind of sounds like a flake. Isn't this twice you were supposed to start and she forgot about you?? I'll be praying for Alex and his upcoming surgery. Hopefully the trach will come out soon! Kelli - the aspens souns so pretty and Elizabeth sounds so cute with her "jibber jabber". I think we have a couple of sassy little girls on our hands. I bet they would be great friends if they ever got to meet! Lisa B - its good to hear that you are not the all organized super mom that I was beginning to think you were. Glad to hear that you have days where you forget things as well! LOL. it gives us all hope :-) Mary C - we don't care about short posts. WE know how hard it is to keep up here so don't worry about addressing everyone. We love hearing from you regardless! Sarah - wow snow!! It's still in the 70's and sometimes the 80's here during the day. We don't usually get snow here until Dec. or later! Birdie - glad to hear Noah's cold is better. Julianne - Glad to hear your friends triplets are doing well. That is great that she's pumping for them currently. Is she going to continue to do this and supplement as needed once they come home?? Shelly - the horses sound fun. DH want to own a farm with horses someday. He used to ride all the time when he was young and really misses it now. Sally and Sarah Wellman - Welcome! Judy - WOW!! 238/week. That's quite expensive! My daycare is only 60/week!! Not sure what you should do, if you need the price break then I would probably drop Elijah down to part time, as the new baby is not going to realize the difference anyway. It may just be a pain in the butt picking them up and dropping them off on days when they are at different places. Rita - YUCKO!!! I don't envy you of the little present that Maddy left for you behind the couch. Hopefully she will train soon so you won't have anymore incidents like that one. Louise - I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. I will be praying for you family. On a brighter note, the recipe of the week on the Recipestoday.com is an impossibly easy chocolate cake. You might jump over there and take a look at it to see if you want to attempt that one for James' birthday. I really miss Patty! I'll be glad when her computer is back in commission again. Well, I had better get back to work. You ladies have a great day and I will talk to you later! Beth and Allison (16months) email: bobwite@msn.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 12:36:02 (MDT)) Hi everyone! I am jumping over from BT to ask a question, hope it is okay. I have recently weaned my son from his bottle, and when I did so I started him on whole milk, now he is having terrible runny stools-is this normal? I have an older DD but I can't remember. It is slowly geting better, but his poor little bottom is so red! Or could it have been to many raisins? Thanks for your help! I am looking forward to moving over here in a few short weeks! Christi & Caleb (11= months) email: mama9598@yahoo.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 13:07:11 (MDT)) Hello from Helen&Amanda! Amanda is very busy emptying out my folders on the floor- hope DH decides what he is doing w/this 'office' of his or I will!!LOL! DH got back from his trip and trying to get himself back to normal- 6hour difference and 7 hour flight so he is all messed up. He had a blast, was with the big wigs in the 'worsteiner'(sp?) tent at the race- eating like a king!!! He brought me back a t-shirt and some for the kids too. Amanda has been getting up at night the last couple nights- hope its a temporary thing!! She is getting quite the little personality- waving to everyone- smiling- all teeth and nose wrinkled and eyes shut! Was playing hide and seek in the curtains at Penny's yesterday- peeking around the corner-squeeling, smiling and running to the other side-over and over- amazing I left with the right sizes.Loves to walk around the store out of the stroller and point to everything and ask 'that'??? MORIAH- Hope Alex's operation goes well. JOY- Hope Josh's goes well too! LOUISE- Sorry to hear about your uncle. KELLI- My weekend was very busy- movies, mall, pumpkin picking, planted my mums outside, sleepover-etc, etc.. and of course hockey- Amanda enjoyed watching everyone skating around. SHELLY I have a 11&13 year old and when the seem to get bossy I make it clear that I am the mother and they can play and supervise but I do the disciplining-- and there is absolutely no teasing-- which Amanda is developing a temper for- and loves to exercise those lungs!LOL! SARAH&HANNAH-- Snow- how pretty- love snow. LISAB- Have fun trying for #2!!!!!! SARAH&Alex--&---SALLY-- WELCOME!!! Helen&Amanda@ almost 14mos(#3) Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 13:20:44 (MDT)) Hello all, Katy here Just wanted to say hi to everyone. Our computer is back up and I'm so glad!!! We'll be having Liam's birthday party this week so that more people can come. It should be fun. I guess I'll be posting here more often. Hope everyone is doing well. Katy and Liam email: princess__bride@hotmail.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 17:13:13 (MDT)) Crystal and Darrel here. Some personals before I forget- MaryC- I'd like for you to stay. We don't care about long posts or that everyone is included. In fact, lately, I've been doing very few personals and just addressing issues in general. Don't worry about posting novels or staying completely caught up. Not all of us can. Some of us wor full time, go to school, and/or have more than one child to look after. Christie- Darrel had runny stools when he first started on whole milk. After a couple of weeks he was fine. Also, teething can cause it, too, and your child is at the age in which more teeth come in. You're more than welcome to join us now. No word from DH yet. Not even a message at work or on my parents' voice mail. I called his unit this morning, and the guy I spoke with said that DH was there yesterday but may have left last night. If he did, he can be here anytime now, between now and sometime tomorrow, depending on whether or not he's driving straight through. Hopefully he'll be here soon. That's all for now. I'll post again tomorrow after work. Crystal and Darrel 13 months email: cjeanmurphy@yahoo.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 21:07:56 (MDT)) Hello everyone! Elizabeth and I are doing great! Her new favorite word to say is "star". I have those glow-in-the-dark stars stuck on her walls and ceiling and she just loves them. I've had them up for a couple months now, but I guess she is just now really taking an interest to them. Whenever she sees a star in a book or on TV, she'll get all excited and say, "Ahhh, Tar!" Elizbeth loves to play with all the canned veggies, fruit and soup. Well, Monday morning she dropped one on her big toe. OUCH! I didn't think it was that bad until I looked at it Tues. morning. My poor baby had a red and blue toe! Tonight, she took a few more steps... I think maybe her toe was too sore to walk the past few days. She just seems so scared to walk. When DH and I sit down with her and try to get her to walk back and forth to us, she really reaches for us and has this scared look on her face until she has a hold of us. Julinanne, Elizabeth said "daddy" instead of Dada for the first time about 2 weeks ago... It's just so sweet, isn't it? I hope Colton gets those teeth is soon! Poor guy! It must be so hard for a baby to teeth. Birdie, SO glad Noah is getting over his cold! He sounds so cute wrestling w/ the Teletubbies. SarahM, HEY! So, Hannah is a Teletubby fan, huh? Elizabeth doesn't watch them, but she sure loves Barney. I think I could recite every Barney song! Isn't it cute to watch our babies go crazy over these funny looking creatures! But I think Elizabeth's all-time favorites are the Veggie Tales! I even like watching them! You don't ski and you're a native? What's the matter with you? I guess I'm not much better... Dh & I moved here 5 years ago because I loved to ski. Well, I haven't been once yet! MaryC, Yes, your extremly sensative hormones are speaking! Hey, I'm just kidding! :) I'd love to see you stay! LisaB, Good to hear that Max is sleeping a little better. Now, if he would just sleep like he was before... I have to agree with Beth, it's good that you forget too sometimes! (You must be brunette?) LOL! I hope you don't forget to post to us tomorrow (or today, rather) either. And, I'm glad you do still have your sense of humor. Beth, Good to hear from you! So sorry to hear that you all had the crappy stomach virus this past weekend! Will you be able to go out this coming wk.end to shop for Allison? I bet our girls would sass each other all day long! They would be so cute together since they seem to have the same personalities. Hey, when exactly did Allison begin walking? Elizabeth is 14 1/2 mo. and has taken a couple steps here and there to my and dh's nagging, but that's it. I am beginning feel like she's never going to walk! Christi, Hi! Well, any change in diet could cause a looser BM or even diarrhea. But, to be safe, you should call your doctor to make sure that Caleb doesn't have a milk allergy. Did your Dr. recommend going switching whole milk? Usually, a year is the recommended age to switch over. Has he had any milk products before like yogurt, cheese or ice cream? If so and he's done well on these items, then it's probably not a milk allergy. It could be that his body is just adjusting to the change. ALSO... if Caleb is teething, this could very well be causing the runny stools. ELizabeth's stool is always a bit more runny when she teeths. I use A&D ointment and change her VERY frequently to avoit diaper rash. I hope this info helps! AND if you are ever in doubt, call the doc! Let us know! Helen, Hi! Boy, you sure had a busy weekend! Glad DH had a good time. Amanda sounds alot like Elizbeth with her grinning, squeeling, smiling and asking, "that?". Elizabeth asks what everything is about 50 times a day! Katy, Wow! Liam is already a year! I hope you guys have a really fun time during his b-day! Happy Birthday Liam! Crystal, hope you hear from Dh soon! How's the new job going? Patty, GET BACK HERE!!! I hope you and Jarin are doing great! We miss you guys! That about does it for me! I hope you all have a good nights' rest! Take care! Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 23:03:02 (MDT)) Hi from LisaB. The sitter told me this morning that Max loves Elmo. She has Sesame Street on in the morning and Max will play and ignore the TV until Elmo comes on and then he drops everything to stare at Elmo! He has a Elmo video at home but doesn't seem to pay much attention to it so I thought it was pretty funny that he's so into Elmo at her house! Max slept better again last night but was Mr. Grumpy Butt last night, esp. during dinner. I finally just nursed him for 5 minutes about 1/2 before bedtime and then he was happy again and we could do his regular bedtime routine. I guess maybe he just wanted his security blanket - me, or rather Mr. Boopy! PATTY: I miss you also and hope you get that computer fixed and back on line soon. BETH: I'm glad you and Allison are feeling better. I love second hand stores and am also a HUGE fan of garage sales. I've bought maybe 5 outfits total for Max - the rest were presents or I got them used. He has a ton of nice clothes (Baby Gap, Baby B'Gosh, Carters, etc.) and I've spent probably less than $300 total (and have enough to last the first 2+ years of his life). KELLI: Yep, I'm a brunettte but DH keeps telling me that I have "blond tendencies" - LOL! BETH and KELLI: I think I used to be fairly organized before I got pregnant. I lost about 1/3 of my mind during pregnancy (I think I vomited it up) and lost another 1/3 during delivery. I'll be a blundering idiot by the time I have another baby!!!! I still haven't gotten the bulletin board up in my office I moved to 2 months ago and therefore have e-mails, memos, etc. taped to the wall (because I can never remember to call maintenance to put up the board). Then I forgot Max's lunch Tuesday and yesterday I went to renew the truck license only to realize, after driving clear across town to the license bureau, that I forgot my personal property tax receipt (which Missouri requires for renewal). So now I get to go back today - on the absolute last day to renew when the lines will be a mile long. Gosh, I really miss my pre-Mommy brain sometimes! I do remember, however, that Beth and I BOTH used to always get to work and realize assorted parts to our ISIS pumps were at home so at least I know I have some company in the absent-minded department - LOL (although Beth has seemed to get better and I obviously haven't)!!!! CRYSTAL: I can't believe DH didn't call to tell you when he was leaving, when he thought he would get there, etc. How irresponsible :-( Then again, maybe he's trying to be romantic - show up, surprise you, and sweep you off your feet for a big Scarlett O'Hara/Rhett Butler type kiss. Regardless, I hope you don't post today because he makes it home and you, him, and Darrel get to spend quality family time together (but you MUST post tomorrow to update us!). KATY: Happy birthday to Liam! LisaB & Max (13 months) email: lisa_lab@hotmail.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 07:22:50 (MDT)) Please call DHS and tell them Birdie is the worst mother ever. Last night after I had made dinner and shut the oven off I let Noah come into the kitchen with me. I usually do once I am finished cooking. He tried to pull up on the oven door and I figured it was okay by then. It wasn't!!! he burned the tips of 3 of his little fingers. they turned white and now have little tiny blisters on them. He cried for about 30 minutes. I had them in cold water and that helped alot. I decided to take him to the walk in clinic even though I knew there was nothing they could do. I gave him infant tylenol and that also helped. he's really fine and doesn't act like they hurt but there are still 3 little blisters on his finger tips. I feel so terrible about it. My poor little guy was hurt and it could have been prevented. I had touched the oven and it wasn't that hot to my touch but I guess for his little fingers it was. I can tell you this, although it's too late...it will never happen again. Birdie and Noah (10+ months) Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 08:23:19 (MDT)) Thanks so much for all the positive responses! After reading them, I felt encouraged to continue posting. I really do like to read the posts everyday and wish I was able to respond more. Yesterday was such a yucky day and today is only a little bit better. I feel so irritable and grouchy. I really hope that this doesn't last too much longer. I'd like to be a nice person again. Poor Elijah, having to deal with a hormonal mommy. Here are Elijah's stats. - E started crawling at 10 1/2 months, walking at 11 months (exactly), and has a vocabulary of maybe 5 words. He does "talk" alot in his own little language, and it's real cute watching him wave his arms around while he is talking. I took him off the bottle at 11 1/2 months, and got him on a 9:00 bedtime schedule by 12 months. Now he sleeps from 9:00pm - 6:00am (approx.). QUESTION - I've been having a real hard time getting E on a set feeding schedule. Anyone having problems with this? He gets breakfast about the same time every morning, but he doesn't always care much for lunch or dinner. He does snack during the day, I tried feeding him meals, but at most only get a few bites out of him. Should I just give up and let him continue to eat as he pleases? He does get plenty of milk and juice during the day. Should I even be concerned about his eating schedule? Please, any advice would be helpful. MaryC & Elijah Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 08:42:21 (MDT)) Good morning! This is just a short hello! I've been trying to read and catch up with the posts. Just haven't had much time! I had food poisoning this week, it was terrible! Luckily, it was only me that got it. Isaac has been quite a character lately, he loves to tell people step by step directions how to do things. It's usually nonsense, but it's pretty funny. Take care ladies- I'm thinking of you all! Sarah g email: gat_men@hotmail.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 09:09:14 (MDT)) Guess what I did last night! I drove a back-hoe for the first time in my life. It would have been easiers if I didn't have to hold Colton on my lap too. DH needed to move some trucks around the yard--that no longer run and since none of his buddies had shown up yet I got the honors. Just one more thing to add to my resume, ha ha. Colton ate really good last night so that made me feel better. He just kept stuffing it in. Yeah. My Grandma's back is feeling better so she watched him a half day yesterday. When he woke from his nap she was there. She said he was so happy to see her that he played with her and ignored his toys for over 2 hrs. She just loves watching him. Birdie: Colton loves wresting with his HUGE stuffed wolf. But wresting with daddy & mommy is even better. We have to watch out though, that little sneak likes to bite and poke at our eyes! Sorry to hear about Noah's burnt fingers. I know how awful you feel when you caused/could have prevented a boo boo. The only time I didn't check Colton's bottle when he was a baby he burnt his mouth. I felt so bad I cried worse than he did. LisaB: Good work on tricking Max to sleep longer. Beth: Sorry to hear you missed your shopping day, but am glad you are feeling better. Carrie is planning to keep pumping and even breastfeed part of the time. However, she will have to suppliment. Christi: Welcome. My son tends to have runny stools when he is teething. He did not have them when I switched to Vit D milk. Each child is different though. Helen: I can just picture Amanda waving and smiling with her whole face--cute! Crystal: I hope your DH made it home today. Kelli: Elizabeth and the stars sounds cute. SarahG: Hope you are feeling better after your round with food poisoning. Yeah, tomorrow is Friday--I just realized that I don't have a sitter lined up for the weekend yet! Julianne & Colton 14 mo email: jjones@batts.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 10:27:21 (MDT)) Hi Everyone, it's Judy!! I just got a call from KinderCare that Elijah was bitten by another child on his shoulder. He's got a red mark but the skin didn't break. I called the pediatrician to see what I should do, if anything. The nurse said they probably washed the area with soap and water. If the skin had broken, I should put an antibiotic ointment on it twice a day. I'm a little upset about it, but I understand that kids do that. Elijah did it to another kid at Gymboree a couple of months ago, but he bit the kid's hat, not skin. The Asst. Director said the biter was scolded and brought into the office to sit. She couldn't tell me who did it. I wish E could tell me. I have a suspicion of one kid. He's a cute kid. but very tough. He and E were invading each other's space yesterday when I came to pick him up. David is coming home from working on the Cumberland house. He left early yesterday morning and will be back tonight. I miss him, but I sure did enjoy having the entire bed to myself. My pregnant body is so large and difficult to move. It was so easy to simply roll over and not bump into David. I also didn't have to wake up to his snoring either!! Question for everyone: Sometimes, in the evening when I'm getting E ready for a tubby, he'll have a poop diaper. I clean him up first, then bring him into the bathroom w/o a diaper on. When I turn on the water to begin filling the tub, he'll pee. I gamble every time I do this w/o a diaper on, but I figure he's going right in the tub, so why soil another diaper. Here's the problem. I discreetly hold a paper towel ready to "catch" the pee. I hold the paper towel down low to the floor, but he cries when he sees it. I tell him it's ok and say Yea, that was good and I clap my hands. I don't want to do anything to upset him when it comes to peeing. I don't want to create possible training problems later on. Any suggestions? Here are my personals: Moriah and Alex - Do you know when you'll get to start your job? I'm hoping to find time during maternity leave to put together Elijah's baby book. I love doing that kind of stuff too. I hope your week has been improving since the Tuesday from hell. Sarah Wellman and Alex - My sister has six children ranging in age from 17 to 9 mos and she's basically been nursing that entire time, so tandem nursing is doable. Sally - You're qualified!! Kelli and Elizabeth - I'm not sure why KinderCare will take Toddlers part-time, but not infants. I think it would be better for E to stay full time and the baby part-time because the baby won't know the difference but E will. Isn't it amazing how a person so young can manipulate us so well!! Julianne and Colton - That must be so thrilling to hear Colton say words. Elijah is not forthcoming with talking. He comprehends well and hears well, so I'm not too worried. I guess he's just waiting for some reason. My mom says she was worried about her oldest grandchild because he took so long to talk-almost two, but when he started talking, he talked perfectly. Maybe E is doing the same thing?! I'm glad your friend with the triplets is doing well. Mary C. and Elijah - You don't have to keep up with everybody. It's a monstrous task to keep up with this board AND the PT board. If I weren't so slow at work, I wouldn't get to post nearly as much as I do now. You can always read and post whenever you feel up to it or if you have a question. About the lunch and dinner schedule: KinderCare takes care of the lunch schedule for me because all the kids eat at the same time. I like to keep him on a regular schedule, which is easy to do during the week, but it's a little harder on the weekends when I'm running errands with him. I would ask the ped for their advice. Lisa B. and Max - Thanx for your input about daycare. I can sure relate to the forgetfulness. I'm glad I'm not the only one!! I blame mine on the pregnancy. Christi and Caleb - I'd have to ask my pediatrician about that one. When I transitioned Elijah from formula to milk, we still used bottles and used ½ of each. He didn't have a reaction, so we gradually went to all milk. We waited until he was over a year because I read that was the time to do it. I hope his little bottom clears up soon. It's so hard to wipe his little butt when I know it's causing him pain. Elijah recently had a severe case of diaper rash because of Bactrim, an antibiotic he was taking for an ear infection. Katy and Liam - I remember you from the BT board. Welcome!! Birdie and Noah - You're a great mommy and Noah will be ok. I felt like the world's worst mommy when I left Elijah at his old daycare that day when the sitter's 10- and 8-year old boys ignored him. He was standing in the middle of the room, all alone, his bottom lip curled to start crying, and waving goodbye to me. That was his last day there and I'll never let anything like that happen to him again either. Sarah G. - I hear food poisoning is THE worst. I hope you're feeling better!! Crystal and Darrel - I hope you and DH are having a joyous reunion!! Judy and Elijah (17 months) email: jhintz@manu.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 11:35:33 (MDT)) Good morning from Rita. Things have been busy lately. This going back and forth between work locations is taxing. I have also been on-call for jury duty this week, so I have to check in twice a day to see if jurors are needed and be prepared to drive back home to the courthouse. What a pain! Larry was working a big computer trade show yesterday and had to go out to dinner with clients afterward, so we three girls were on our own. I really didn't want a repeat of the other night, so I fed Amy right away, put Maddy in a diaper and got them both into the stroller and we headed out to McDonalds for dinner. Not very healthy, but we got out of the hot house (still having Indian Summer) and I got a little exercise in. There were so many other "single" parents there with the kids, so I didn't feel so bad. I remember how sure we were that Maddy would not be eating fast food all the time like so many kids do. We actually don't do it very often, but I always feel a little bit guilty. Birdie - No, you are not a bad mommy. I am sure that Noah has already forgotten it. Things are bound to happen - we can't prevent everything! Katy - Happy Birthday to Liam! Only a few more babies from the original group to go... Lisa B - Parts of your brain will return, trust me. You need them when you add that second baby into the mix. Becky - I hope that your back is feeling better! The Ren Faire was very HOT. The layout is great, but we couldn't stay too long since Amy did not like the heat. Let me know when you are coming down to San Leandro and I will let you know when I am on my way up to the outlets. Well, I have to run down to our little store here at work and get a BD card. Take care everyone! Rita & Maddy(33 months today) email: ritad@home.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 11:36:06 (MDT)) Hello everyone, and thanks for all of your help with my question! I did speak to my Dr about the whole milk, at our 9 month check. He said because Caleb was such a big boy (I don't think he is that big)that if we wanted to try to wean him to milk when we started cups that would be fine, but wait til atleast 11 months. We did do it very gradual, and he has had yogurt and cheese (and I am ashamed to say even ice cream)so I know it wasn't a milk reaction. At any rate, it is over now, I am waiting for more teeth, but am not holding my breath, he got his first 2 at 4 months and didn't get any more til he was 9 months. So, thanks! HELEN--isn't that the cutest face you have ever seen? Caleb has started one like that where his nose scrunches up and his eyes are just little slits, when he is feeling really goofy he also sticks his tongue out. How can you not laugh at that?!? Thanks everyone for the welcome, I will probably jump back and forth for the next few weeks. Have a great day! Christi & Caleb 11+months email: mama9598@yahoo.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 13:25:11 (MDT)) Hey everyone! Well, it's almost Friday! I am here a bit early today, but decided to go ahead and post and say "hi". Actually, Elizabeth is being way too cute today and you guys are all I have to brag to at the moment. In the mornings when Elizabeth first wakes up she usually talks to herself and has "Elizabeth" time for about 15 minutes. This morning, the first thing I heard her say was, "OH WOW, Tar!" It was so cute. She just loves her stars! Then, after I changed her diaper, she got up and saw her scooter and I swear she said, "What is thaaat?" Of course, she knew what it was, she just got real excited. If that is really what she said, then that would be her first sentence. Oh, and then while I was preparing her breakfast I asked her, "Elizabeth do you want to eat breakfast?" she fussed and crawled over to her highchair, pulled up (still fussing) and said, "I wanna eat. Eat!" Atleast that is what it sounded like. I don't know if she was really saying complete sentences or not, but it sure sounded like it. She now says "snack" after she gets up from her naps now too. It's so cute! Gosh, the kid loves food! I just wish I had her metabolism!!! :) Elizabeth is also really into doing the "itsy bitsy spider". Everytime DH or I sing that song to her, she puts her fingers together and "climbs the water spout" and then she does, "down comes the rain" and then puts her hands up to make a circle for the sun. She does it all at the perfect times during the song. She is also just beginning to move her hands around during the "Wheels on the Bus" song. I wish I learned things as quickly and easily as little kids do! LisaB, Elizabeth LOVES Elmo, too!! She thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread! I think we are going to take her to that new movie, Elmo in Grouchland soon. I don't know if she can sit through the whole thing though. Okay, YES you still have a brain!! If you lost some of it during pregnancy, then it must be back because you are always "with it"! I have to tell you that I was just so excited when you told us the news about TTC #2! It's so apparent that you are a wonderful mother to Max and I think you will be such a terrific sahm w/ your two babies! I know I have said this before, but I still don't see how all you work-outside-the-home mom's do it. I have a hard time with keeping the house up, laundry, dinner, etc. with just one child. Coming here get's me motivated though with all the working mom's doing it all, inside and outside the home. Anyway, we all are forgetful, some more than others. You, my dear, are certainly on top of things more than most! Birdie, NO, you are not a bad mother! You are a very loving, doting mother to Noah and just remember... you are the BEST mother for Noah. BUT I completely understand what you are feeling. Not too long ago, Elizabeth hit her head real hard and felt terrible! I cried right along with her! MaryC, They say that a child Elijah's age only needs 3 tbsp. of food per day. I would just keep offering him food with out being pushy. Here is how I keep Elizabeth on a "feeding" schedule: In the morning after waking she eats a good breakfast around 8:30 - 9am: usually about 1 cup oatmeal, a little banana & grapes and juice/water. I will give her a small snack of Cheerio's at around 10:30. Lunch: (noon)a whole turkey and cheese sandwich cut up well w/ a sippy cup of water. After nap (about 3:00) I give her a snack (usually a graham cracker and fruit and juice/water). About 4:30 she usually has a 9 ounce bottle of whole milk. Dinner at 6:30... what ever we eat and a fruit. Then another 9 oz. bottle right before bed at 10pm. BUT... Elizabeth eats like horse! Sometimes, she will eat as much as me at lunch and dinner. I swear my child has a hollow leg! I give her 3 full meals and about 2 to 3 snacks a day. SarahG, YUCK- food poisoning! I really feel for you! I had that not too long ago and it's not fun! I hope you get over it soon! Julianne, Cool... you drove a back-hoe! Fun! Judy, I am sooo sorry to hear about Elijah being bitten! I know you just felt awful and angry! On Sunday, when we picked Elizabeth up from the nursury, she was crying SO hard. The nursury worker said she fell and bit her lip. Well, when I looked at her, her lip was twice the size of normal and really bloody. On the way to the car, I was very angry and was telling Rob that we will never take Elizabeth back there (YEs, I was WAY over reacting!) Anyway, to make a long story short, I know exactly how you feel and it's so hard to see our kids hurt! I don't know about you, but I got bent out of shape and over such a little thing as a fat lip! I hope Elijah is all better now! Okay, I am now done with "A day in the life..." The next chapter will arrive soon. Until next time... take care and kiss those babies (I mean toddlers) for me. Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 13:58:22 (MDT)) Hello from Helen & Amanda!!! My little peanut is 14 months today--boo!Hoo!! They do have to grow- I know!!She is having a late nap today- wouldn't earlier and fell asleep twice in the car and woke right after- hate it when that happens! SARAHG-- Sorry to hear about the food poisoning- never had it- knock on wood- hope your back to normal-- :o) BIRDIE-- Hope Noah's fingers are better- Amanda touched a pot cover straight off the stove and also burnt 3 finger tips- cried and cried then fell to sleep and me rocking her, eyes filled with tears, it hurts us so much when we could have prevented an accident- yes it does make us more alert in the future- don't feel bad- it was an accident. :O) :O( CRISTI-- Amanda went with me to school to get my DS&DD and was smiling that scrunched face for everyone comming in and out waving her hands-- so cute aren't they!! Amanda at her 10 month visit was given the OK to start on milk, but wouldn't drink it until 12 mos unless I mixed it w/formula. All doctors seem to have their own guidelines to follow-- she was 22lbs then. Gotta go get supper started--LATER!!!! Helen&Amanda@14mos today(#3) Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 14:10:13 (MDT)) Helloooooo out there, fellow mommies! I'm back, finally! (It's Patty and Jarin.) Our computer came back, but then we couldn't hook up to the Internet. Then the guy fixed that and we had a storm that knocked out our power lines. I've missed you all so much! Jarin is being his normal monster self. LOL. He is into EVERYTHING! I can't take my eyes off of him for a minute. My house looks like a tornado went through it every night. So much fun to clean. He now has another ear infection and sore throat. I swear he has been sick ever since I went back to work. Makes me very sad. I see that he is not the only one who has begun waking in the middle of the night. I hear him several times a night, but he usually only whimpers for about a minute and then goes back to sleep. However, it wakes me up and I lay there listening until I'm sure he's back asleep. Right now he is so stuffy and has such an awful cough. I hope the antibiotics help him feel better soon. Seems we have a problem with our email - it cannot receive long messages or large files. So, for all of you forwarding me things (which I love, please don't stop!), just please don't send any files that are large. Apparently some of you have much faster and better computers than I do. LOL **Sarah: Thanks for the kisses for Jarin from you and Hannah. He loved them. =) **Julianne: Jarin's smiles and grins also brighten my day. I love him soooooo much! **Beth: I love to shop for Jarin too. So much fun looking at all the cute baby stuff. **Michelle: Hope Evan is going to bed earlier for you now. **Joy: I will be thinking of you and hoping that Josh's surgery goes very smoothly. **Moriah: Same for you and Alex. I hope everything works out great and the trach can come out soon. Sorry to hear about the lady for your job. She doesn't sound too organized (?) I hope you get everything worked out for Alex's MRI. **Tracey: Glad to hear you and all the kids are doing well. Too cute about Taylor saying the prayer. **LisaB: Thanks for missing me! Sorry to hear Max is doing all that waking up. LOL at DH not wanting him to cry. But, hey, since I was gone all week - you can't blame Jarin's influence! heehee. I also hope everything goes well for you with your surgery. Congrats on getting to try to #2 soon. I know you will LOVE being a SAHM. I miss it so much. **Stacey: Looking forward to hearing about when Alexa finally decides to join you! =) **Louise: Sorry to hear about your uncle and your grandma. You are not awful. Feel free to vent - that's what we are all here for! **Rita: Sorry to hear about Maddy's "accident". Doesn't sound like too much fun to clean up. =( **Kelli: Thanks for missing me! Elizabeth sounds so cute climbing and then hugging you. What a riot. They sure figure us out quickly, don't they? Jarin gets into stuff too and then just looks at me and smiles. Melts my heart and sure makes it hard to say "no". **Birdie: Jarin loves Teletubbies. He even picked up an outfit at Walmart that was shorts and a shirt. He carried it around the whole time we were there. It was on Clearance for $3, so of course I had to buy it. LOL. I saw those big pillow Teletubbies at Kohl's the other night. Jarin thought they were so neat! I hope Noah's fingers are better soon. I'm sure you felt terrible, probably hurt you more than it did him. **I hope to talk more often now. This dumb thing better not go down anymore. Doesn't it know I need my TT fix every day? Take care everyone. Patty and Jarin - 13 months email: tematheny@ctlnet.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 18:47:45 (MDT)) Crystal and Darrel here. Wor is going well. I got Darrel to take a nap at day care today, and he slept on a mat instead of a crib. He seems to enjoy being there. I'm glad because I'll probably continue taking him there. Still no word from DH. I'm not worried about him. I know he's okay. He won't call when he'll be a few hours late, so how can I expect him to call when he'll be days late? He said he'd be here by Wednesday, and it's now Thursday, almost Friday. So typical of him. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with him. Well, this is his last chance, anyway. If he continues to be such a jerk, he can find some one else to be a jerk towards because I won't put up with it much longer. He has until January 1 to straighten up and until Sunday to call me, at least. If I don't mean enoough to him to call when he'll be late, then I obvioously don't mean enough to him to stay married. That's all for now. I'm not really in the mood to talk right now. If he happens to call or mae it here tonight, I'll hop on real quick just to let everyone noow. bye. Crystal and Darrel 13 months email: cjeanmurphy@yahoo.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 19:22:49 (MDT)) Hey! Guess who? Yep, me...AGAIN! Aren't you thrilled!! HA! Not! Anyway, not much going on here. We went big-time grocery shopping tonight. DH held Elizabeth's hand and walked with her almost the whole hour and a half while shopped! She's probably going to sleep REAL good tonight. Since it's been SOO long since I last posted (yeah, right!) I only have one personal tonight: PATTY, Welcome back, stranger! I was sure glad to see your post. I also stay awake for eternity when Elizabeth wakes up in the middle of the night. So, sweet little innocent Jarin tears up the house, huh? Why does that sound so familiar? Hmmm... I wonder? LOL Poor little guy... another ear infection and sore throat! I sure hope he gets better REAL soon! Happy Friday! Hope you enjoy your weekend! Kelli & Elizabeth, 14 1/2 months email: rkncs@aol.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 22:43:09 (MDT)) |