ps. One of my students keeps doing exercises before we are ready to do, and I find myself using the same tone with him as LO, e.g. 'no, no, not yet...'; once I even mentioned that 'mummy was very tired today', and they all looked confused for a minute - oh, well!
lol!
***Back from lecturing. Went well, in large part because the students weren't required to say anything.
Thanks for your comforting words, everyone; let's hope the next in-class analysis will go better.
***(actually, I started this yesterday. I really hope what I wrote yesterday is still up to date! I suck--I'm sorry!)***
I just read through the last few pages, and saw that I was ridiculously behind. I found a post I wrote that asked questions that had already been answered, and asked after sick babies after they were all healthy again. Except for little F,
SK. Is the Gavison working?
For Lucy, Gael and Martha--happy belated birthdays!!!
Rowan--I think it's great that you're going for a c/s. Those tears sound nasty! And I really don't think you'll find the healing period that hard. I broke the rules ALL the time--I couldn't wait for my OH to carry the things I needed, so by two weeks in, I was carrying things over 10 lbs all the time. Not that that is perhaps the wisest advise to give you, but still, you will not find yourself as helpless as the doctors make it out to be. And I agree, take your meds,
especially the anti-inflammatory ones. Killing the pain is one thing, but reducing the inflammation is really important.
And I'm glad that your mothers' group has such lovely women in it. I stopped attending the activities of mine almost immediately of because I don't have time. And I hope you had a lovely massage!
Borboletta--Poor little T and the shot! How did it go? I think we got all of ours in one go--I don't remember them breaking them up. Or even giving us any at 9 months. Sounds like Texas is "kinder," b/c J received them all at once at 12 months. He was fine though. We gave him Advil immediately upon returning home because he always has a headache afterwards, and then he was fine. I'm the one who has to hold him because Eric is the one who can't do it. Though all you have to do is show J something shiny afterwards, and he's forgotten about it. Did you get the flu shot, too, while you were there?
J's walk looks like the cowboy walk. It's the diaper, I assume. But he's taken to walking around with his arms behind his back, which is so strange, because my father does that too! And I'm pretty sure he doesn't remember him much from 7 months ago!
I wish J were a snuggler. Or would even just sit still! I've figured out a way to be able to work and take care of him at the same time, though. I put a footstool at the end of the couch, so he can climb up and go as he pleases. All dangerous things are out of the way, too, so he can just romp around me while I work (I always work on the couch with my laptop).
J holds onto my legs in the kitchen too, but it's really annoying. He'll come in front of me, wrap his arms around both legs and whines until I pick him up. So, yes, J does hold onto my legs in the kitchen, but it drives me freakin' insane. Does T hold on differently?
To all those with one year olds--J turned 13 months yesterday, but I've started to lose track. I think of him as one, not 13 months. Most people apparently stop counting in months when they reach 24, but I guess I'm not very good at counting...
Leeze in particular--are you continuing to count in months?
Angel--what gorgeous pictures! I'm always so glad when you post them (well, when anyone posts them). I never go on FB (my feed is always about my cousin who is always posting about the AWESOME time she just had doing this and doing that... Drives me insane. Is there a way to block her?) And yay for Dom almost crawling!!! I think that once they do the "creeping" (where they pull themselves along), it's actually considered crawling. He's probably going to get pretty darn fast at it. Is it Seb who rolls all over the place? That might explain why he isn't crawling just yet--why would he need to? But do they show any signs of imitating each other? J decided he had to do a lot of things by just watching his cousin, who is almost 2 now.
SK--I'm glad the Gaviscon is working--it was about time you got a break! And your husband is really in the trenches with you right now--that's pretty darn great. Though that whole MIL thing--"no way!" would be my answer and I think your solution is a great one. Do you know if your MIL is asking to be involved, or if it's coming from your OH? And did I understand this correctly--by June (if things continue as they do) you expect to be back to the weight you were in your TWENTIES??? Oh man, I would give
anything to be
that thin again, but that would require losing approx. 60 lbs, not just 40!
Claire--I realized that I shortened your username to Claire, but Storm still says "Clairey"--which one would you like me to use? I'm so sorry that L's b-day didn't go well, and I'm sorry about the loss of your family friend. But I bet the party is going to be wonderful. And I hope you manage to find time for the three of you soon. Would you go somewhere, or just hang around the house?
Kosh--I'm glad that things are going even just a "touch" better. It's a step in the right direction! I hope you're feeling better, too.
Storm--has L's fever gone down? We had the same problem with J--he had a fever of 102 on and off for two days. He had no other symptoms, though, and when the fever stopped, he was right as rain.
Okay, posting this NOW, so I don't forget.
although I'm now stressing about doing all the prep fo this and making her cake etc etc.
x
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. He is such a snuggler. And he loves to be around us. He will not explore the house on his own. I will be washing dishes and he will be around the area or trying to hold on to my legs 
