Storm--the conversation was so amazing because it made me realize that while I seem to have conversations all day long with J, it's typically J barking orders at us, or us telling him to do things, or him telling us stories, but never such an interactive one where he was asking me a such a serious question and then told me such a sensitive thing. We are, of course, back to constant talking but nothing on the level as that moment.
I can't believe that non-pregnant women took the chairs! I'm always astonished when I hear stories about that (and am always surprised that there are so many of them!) What's this little tutu program? They have to wear tutus and fairy wings? Do they at least come out of the course knowing how to grant wishes?
Re: low iron--Angel, I didn't realize you had it too! I'm sorry! I've never had it, I don't think. But my periods are absolutely non-existent again, so maybe I have an
overabundance of iron! I'll bottle it and send it off to you and SK.
Borboleta--I'm a complete computer and any other type of tech freak that I'm the one everyone in my family and OH's family comes to to fix things. Even my new p-doc wants me to show him how to get books onto his tablet!
Charlie--you, too, can get S to cuddle with you? Am I the only one who doesn't have a cuddly kid? The closest we get is J lying down on me to watch some reality tv (for some reason, I've decided that this is appropriate tv for J. That, and nothing else, except for Pocoyo). Even while we watch, he'll lie down on me, and I'll think how lovely that is, and then he sits up a second later and say: "Mummy and Jonah wake up!" Then he'll lie back down for a second and say: "Mummy and Jonah have a rest." So up, down, up down, up down... Not exactly peaceful, and in no way cuddly.
I'm sorry about losing your grandparents' house, but the heirlooms sound lovely! When my parents go, I'm going to be shipping a whole whack load of heirlooms out here; my sister's home in TO looks so lovely because she can just walk into my mum's house and just declare she's taking something. (My mum doesn't care; she has
too many gorgeous things.)
Oh, and that story of Charlie and Sophia is lovely! We're trying to get J to hold the kitten properly, and it's hit and miss. The other day, he picked her up by her back leg. That, obviously, was a major miss.
AFU--well, I just called the hair dresser's again. The colour is still no where close to what I wanted. I let my hair go without a washing from Wednesday until now (I like to let the natural oils balance out in my hair so I can go for even longer), but I just went swimming with J and was forced to wash it. It is still brown with really obvious wide blonde highlights! Grrr! Before, I just told myself it was dark from being oily (you have to go through a yucky period before the oils even out and I can leave it for a long time), but when I finished drying it, it was still brown! So, I called the "good salon" again, but the same colourist is going to try to fix it, and because she screwed up once, I don't trust her to do it again. But, I'll have to remain positive and give her a chance. Thing is, I even brought in pictures this time, where my hair is obviously blonde all over! ARRGGHHHH!!! Plus, I am so tired of app'ts. I feel like J spends more time at the day home than with us these days!
But we did go swimming. J was great; he was very serious, which is how he is in all new situations and experiences, but he didn't cry or get upset once. He was even shivering because he didn't want to immerse his body too far into the water, but even with the shivering, he didn't want to go home. A few times he ended up underwater on accident, and he took it totally in stride. I hope he'll be a water rat like me. All of this was in preparation for his swimming lessons which begin in February; I didn't want to spring swimming on him at the beginning of a totally foreign class. He only melted down when he was cold afterwards and I couldn't get either of us dressed fast enough. OH is coming next time to swim and help out at the end.
I really hope that being that cold doesn't turn him off of swimming. Still, the pool was lovely and warm, and in the beginning, you're not really cold yet. I hope he grows to enjoy swimming. I loved/love it. Charlie--aren't you the one who swam competitively? You must love to swim as well.
Tea is also a cup of tea so isn't that confusing!
. Can you take a picture when she does that? So cute
!!! But still better than 4am 
After last year, I told him that he either needs to decline or N & I go w him. (There is no career benefit for him, you see.) He sent me an email w his trip itinerary on Tuesday....way to late for us to find reasonably priced tickets. He's trying to make up for it by taking over all N & household duties yesterday & today & he's walking on eggshells waiting for my temper to flair. I'm tempted to fork out $900 & surprise him w news that we'll be joining him..
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