but the trip was a lot of fun!! It was in New Orleans...Ok, I am guessing my milk must be changing....we are having squirt issues on both ends! Aaargh! lol! we go through about 4 diapers per changing setlol! and i forgot burp cloth today so have had to change clothes at least once
She'll adjust to the richer milk soon and then growth-spurt out of newborn into 0-3 months!
Then we'll start the circle again
She's so cute when she's hungry--she yells really loud and whacks at me with her fists (MMA potential maybe?
) then when she realizes she's going to get fed her eyes get really wide and bright, and she starts to kick her feet!
I want a cool brother too! 
lol!
Wait til I get my energies on! 
We'll see how long it wants to hang out! 
lol! (No pun intended on the "hanging out" bit 
lol)
How are you feeling today? 
My oldest is crying and screaming at everything today...dh says little girls start behaving irationally at an early age just like pms symptoms... Any truth to that or have you ladies studied this at all? OMG- I told dh if that is the case I am moving out when T turns 13 Aaahhh!
...always worked for me...hehe etc...and I'd even venture a third choice of donor just in case you need one asap Hmmmwhat else? Oh yeah- pre-made meals and movies and stuff for your bedrest days....
OMG- my dd's are driving me
In April, my husband fell out of the attic of the house while checking on why the ceiling was bowing in everytime the roofers put down shingles. The homemade ladder that someone had made to get up there kicked out from underneath him and he landed on the ladder (wooden 2x6's) and then the garage floor. We called 911 because his bum and legs were going numb. He doesn't have health insurance. So, the hospital bill was close to $5000. We filed a claim against the church's insurance policy to see if they would cover the fall since it was on church property (we live in the parsonage) and it was due to the ladder being faulty. They sent someone to take a statement and look at the ladder. Of course they took their time. While we were waiting for the insurance to make up their mind, the bill was sent to collections. 
So, a woman from the collection agency called me to varify address, and I told her the situation and told her we would start making payments the next month. She said that was fine. But before I could get the payment out the next month, we were served papers that we were being sued by the collection agency. 
And that if/when judgment is made against us they will garnish our wages (good luck getting mine, I don't have wages...). I hate that.
In fact, I am feeling this itchy feeling that there is a defammation suit in here somewhere...lemme think a minute or two on it...K, factors: church's ladder and church's parsonage (do you own the parsonage or does the church?) If it's the church then they are the ones that should be sued but I am thinking the insurance is seeing you as the one who will pay out because churches are non profits. So what you need to do is get a copy of the insurance policy - most policy's will cover a certain amount of injury liability that may occur on the property wether it is resident of or visitor, etc. Here's the deal - they are suing you because they feel they will get money out of you. I really can't see how they can do this. What you need to do is find an attorney that will represent you, either pro-bono, contingency, or counter sue for attorney fees. See my dh's first wife racked up some pretty hefty personal bills by taking out personal loans he didn't know about...well after the divorce my dh started getting collection letters and threats of litigation from her debt collectors. He simply ignored them and they went away- but even being a decade ago we still get the ocassional letter Collectors can be very sticky. But I think you need to jump out there and start looking for an attorney to rep! 
Jess- Wow, I bet your bro is one of your hero's huh?! That is very cool!
On fat...stubborn, eh?
FirstTry- thanks, she is pretty darn cute
After work, I sat in the car in the parking garage and cried and wailed at the top of my lungs, for absolutely no reason at all But I'd been wanting to do it for like an hour beforehand.
Jess- Wow, I bet your bro is one of your hero's huh?! That is very cool!
On fat...stubborn, eh?
FirstTry- thanks, she is pretty darn cute
I'm feeling pretty darn crazy!
Then, DH met me at the car. After I told him that nothing was wrong, he started fake crying, in an exaggerated way, so I didn't feel like I was the only crazy one. That just made me laugh
Nice to fake cry for you That's hormones hon, welcome tot he hormone club! Get used to crying for no reason I had my share- totally normal!
lol~) with tons of ice in it and just skim milk...cold seems to settle, but I have been getting this nausea thing when I eat Like I'm fine then just wanna hurl If I hadn't just had a baby I'd think I was prego How soon is it possible to get prego again?
AFM - I'm very upset!
Of course I sent a letter of defense explaining the situation, and I also went ahead and sent the payment. However, it was not $5000 - don't have that laying around, in fact that is more than 1/5 of our yearly income.
Well, I just received a hearing date and it is the same day of my ductogram.
So, I called the collection agency to see if they would take it out of litigation since I was making payments, and that I would be willing to set up a payment arrangement. She told me that they don't make formal payment arrangements. If the balance isn't immediately paid in full they always litigate.
Lovely....
So, I'm praying that God intervenes on our behalf, and that the court will reschedule. I cannot reschedule the ductogram because a doctor has to come from 150 miles away to do the procedure. He only comes at certain times.
Sorry this is so long. I'm just frustrated and don't know what to do. If they garnish DH's wages, how are we supposed to live?
Sigh...... sorry, I just don't have anyone to really talk to about this. DH just said that we will have to just have our wages garnished and do the best we can. He's probably having a better attitude about this than I am. I'm just so frustrated and embarrassed. If his wages are garnished, of course the whole Church Board will know, and they will 'talk' to others. And we will have to explain our personal business, and the whole town will end up knowing our personal business.....
Okay, I'm off to make my family supper and get myself in a better mood. Sorry I just dumped and ran.
K, strangeness now...I mentioned my appetite has been off. One reason I have been eating ice cream once a day is it is super cold...This morning I had a banana shake (NUTS! Then Jess tells me they are fatty
Coy! They say that when you are breastfeeding you are not able to get pregnant, but I know of several instances where women thought that and oops! They are pregnant again. My co-worker's birthday and his brothers birthday are 364 days apart! So anything is possible. He's the younger of the 2 and he's a twin! There are 2 sets of twins in his family both fraternal. Scary My best friend was in the process of weaning her number 1 off the boob and was frustrated because her period hadn't returned yet, so she goes to the Dr to get it induced, and he says, lets just make sure you aren't pregnant again, and yep, she was already pregnant. Her boys are 15 months apart (9 months of pregnancy + 6 months breastfeeding).
K, strangeness now...I mentioned my appetite has been off. One reason I have been eating ice cream once a day is it is super cold...This morning I had a banana shake (NUTS! Then Jess tells me they are fatty
You have to be having
K, strangeness now...I mentioned my appetite has been off. One reason I have been eating ice cream once a day is it is super cold...This morning I had a banana shake (NUTS! Then Jess tells me they are fatty
AFM - I'm very upset!
Of course I sent a letter of defense explaining the situation, and I also went ahead and sent the payment. However, it was not $5000 - don't have that laying around, in fact that is more than 1/5 of our yearly income.
Well, I just received a hearing date and it is the same day of my ductogram.
So, I called the collection agency to see if they would take it out of litigation since I was making payments, and that I would be willing to set up a payment arrangement. She told me that they don't make formal payment arrangements. If the balance isn't immediately paid in full they always litigate.
Lovely....
So, I'm praying that God intervenes on our behalf, and that the court will reschedule. I cannot reschedule the ductogram because a doctor has to come from 150 miles away to do the procedure. He only comes at certain times.
Sorry this is so long. I'm just frustrated and don't know what to do. If they garnish DH's wages, how are we supposed to live?
Sigh...... sorry, I just don't have anyone to really talk to about this. DH just said that we will have to just have our wages garnished and do the best we can. He's probably having a better attitude about this than I am. I'm just so frustrated and embarrassed. If his wages are garnished, of course the whole Church Board will know, and they will 'talk' to others. And we will have to explain our personal business, and the whole town will end up knowing our personal business.....
Okay, I'm off to make my family supper and get myself in a better mood. Sorry I just dumped and ran.
I've had a lot of experience with dealing with hostpital bills and so on. The best way to do it is call the billing department at the hospital, don't give the collection agency the time of day. They only get paid if they collect in full. So what you do is talk with the hospital themselves, ask to make up a payment plan and start paying them directly. Ask them to take your bill out of collection since you have been paying the bill (just a tiny bit at a time). When I had terrible insurance and had minor outpatient surgery the bill to me was 2500 (my deductible). I talked to them, and said, listen I'm unemployed right now, I can't pay that right now. They said no problem, how about $75/mo, and how about just paying $1100. I'm like that works for me! So I diligently paid them $75/mo and once I got a job again, I paid the rest off. Here is what they ususally do, they look at what the 'contracted' rate would be (had you had insurance), and then make you pay that. So please, tell the collection agency to suck it, and deal directly with the billing dept at the hospital. If you can, go there in person and explain the situation, I bet your bottom dollar they will work with you. Do this ASAP, so you can get the evil collection people off your back, and that hearing cancelled.
