Indigo--okay, jealous. I always looked at the huge bank posters on the subway platforms in TO, which said exactly the same thing: start saving young. Though at that point, I thought--save what??? I was a student for 12 years, and even my most generous scholarship years wouldn't have allowed me to sock money away. Actually, the only money I socked away was to pay for taxes at the end of the year!
I love that you watch the real estate market! I have been doing that since I was a teenager (long, boring story as to why) and knew the value of a house by looking at it since I was 17. But while there was a housing boom here in Edmonton too, you could only make lateral moves. And this made you no money, of course. You could make your house all fancy and sell it, but whatever price you sold it at, you could still only move into a similar house in a similar neighbourhood at the same price because
everyone did the same upgrades and that upped the price of all houses to the same as yours. (Did that make
any sense?)
And sadly, even though the boom is over, housing prices never fell back to pre-2006 levels. Bah! Anyway, little N is very, very lucky!
I'm glad your sister is getting better. I missed all the troubles you and she were having (I think I figured out at one point that she is schizophrenic and went off of her meds?) You obviously know your sister best, and if your gut is telling you to go with your gut, then go with your gut.
"Gotta go"?
Well, that's a definitive statement about the book! Which one is it again? I didn't quite understand the title. I rather like GN Gorilla because with so few words, I don't have to say much.
And don't knock those Big Word Books and body part books! It looks like little N's building vocab and doesn't care about stories right now. Without our version of the Big Words Book ("My First 100 Words"), I think J's growing vocab would have stalled at a certain point.
So you're NOT going to TTC a second? Did you know how your husband felt before the BFN? But that was only 9 dpo! There must still be a chance for this cycle! Or are you one of the ones who got their first BFP at 9 dpo? A friend of mine knew she could test accurately at 9 dpo. I never saw anything before 12 dpo.
Leeze--I'm glad you found some mums! J loves older kids, too; if it's a boy, it's hero worship, and if it's a
girl, he is lovestruck, and just says "Hiiii!" to her and stares. Also, how are you? Are you still so painfully tired?
Angel and Charlie--J isn't cuddly either, unless on my lap, facing outwards as well. And he'll only stay for a goodly amount of time if OH is playing guitar for him, or if we're watching Pocoyo. But the story of Dominic and the planes made my heart go "awwwww!"
Angel and Borboleta--I was listening to some Pocoyo yesterday while making dinner and realized how much J has actually picked up from it. "See you soon!" is what Stephen Fry says at the end of each episode, and Pocoyo is where he got the "Hiiiiii!" from. Then there's "treasure," "key," "key hole," "Pato's cake" and "the Vamoosh," a word that will most certainly take him far in life. Have you guys tried "Max and Ruby"? I hate it, but J and his two cousins LOVE it.
Charlie--I'm afraid to say that year two goes by fast, too. Maybe even faster! I was weepy from November on (J's b-day is in Dec.) last year, though, so I completely understand. But the more you tell us about S, the more she sounds
so much like J! They are truly meant to be together. And her gorgeous looks and English accent will make J stare at her, dumbstruck, I'm sure, after he's said, "Hiiiiiii!" Can you post a more recent picture of her, or direct me to a FB one? I still can't figure out how to adjust my feed so I only see people (like you guys) whom I actually want to know about. And wow about the women at the play group! That's just cuckoo bananas! (And mean!)
And I also appreciate what you said about being an only child. I do always wonder during my brief broody periods if we could even afford another one!
Angel--Yay! Someone who will not leave the thread! How are the cards going? And S and D and the jealousy? Have you read up much on twins? They must have a section on jealousy, I would think. I don't think it's anything you can avoid or change, though, even between
non-twin siblings.
And I think I forgot to say that that is wonderful about D's walking and talking!
They say that children who walk later are typically more careful and steadier than those who walked early. And less accident prone.
Claire--It sounds like you've got a lot on your hands right now! How is your mum doing today? Is the wound any less sore? And how are you doing, coping with all of that?
SK--I'm glad you're feeling better!
Kosh--how is the new work going? Do you enjoy it as much as the last project, or is it about the same?
AFM--Well, all of you who might leave, you must at least come back like Indigo.
Yesterday my heart swelled as I watched J and his interaction with my parents on the phone. He actually held it properly to his ear and his mouth was in an excited "O" shape when he realized how a phone really works. When he calmed down from that, he said, "Grandfather!" So my mum passed the phone to my Dad. And J said "Grandfather!" again and began to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for him! Then he said, "Grandma!" Once she was on the phone again, he sang "Twinkle Twinkle" for her, too! And back and forth my parents' phone went, with J twinkling and twinkling over and over. He's also currently working on "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Mr. Sun."
Though I hope he has his Daddy's voice, and not mine!
So now it's my Dad that is heading towards an operation. He keeps on ending up in the hospital because of a bleeding prostate. It's happened so often that we don't worry much about it anymore, actually, except this last time was quite bad. My mum was a bit vague when I talked to her last, though. Either the operation is a go, or they're waiting until the next bleeding episode. But the episodes happen a lot, so it seems inevitable. My Dad is 76, so it's not surprising, but...
Okay, time to pick J up from the "Day House." XOXO
When my DH handed me the prenatals this morning, I told him to trash them because we're 1 & done & he let out a HUGE sigh of relief....
I want another, not because I didn't have a sibling, just because I have always wanted two, well more if I was younger and richer! That's just me. I have 2 good friends who were also only children and both of them only wanted one child, they think that been an only one was fantastic, so want that for their boy/ girl. 
for a good night of sleep
!!! None of their business!!!!
!! If he could say more words he would reply back but as it now he probably would say a, b, c ( phonetically speaking 
ladies!
and poor you with having to claen it all up! Oh and sleep in pregnancy, I never slept well at all. One thing I will not look forward to if I manage to get knocked up again! And yes we had our moment of passion last night!!
