Kitten_Ciao's shout trail with Pepper Jelly - Help.com

Thank you so much :D

I don’t get on here often because we gave up internet at home (not like I would have time anyway)…we put ourselves on this huge debt payment plan, and that includes no internet expenses to get things paid off. So I have to go to the library to get on the net…and I don’t do that often!

Great to see you here; thanks so much for the shout!

My kids are growing soooo fast!! My daughter is in tap dance and just had her first recital… how awesome! Baby of course, is growing fast. He’s already 7 months old and crawls all over the house. He gets so happy when he’s able to crawl to where he can see someone (who in the past he’s only been able to hear)…like crawling from living to kitchen…sees me at the stove and gets this huge grin :D

Hey Pep! Just saw your reply on Thep’s post and it reminded me that we haven’t chatted in ages!

How are you doing? How are the kids? Bet the baby is growing like a FLOWER (I hate it when people say ‘growing like a weed’ - lols).

I’m not here much either. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. :)

The year is nearly half gone already…sheesh! Enjoy the moments, my dear friend. :) They pass quickly.

Happy Holidays!

You’re quite welcome! :D

All is good. No complaints worth talking about.

I have a flare up on my hands again. *sigh* I have no clue - it seemed to be gone and then back again. It’s exasperating because it somewhat limits what I can do. I guess I have to be patient for a while longer.

The bears are good. Papa had a bit of tension on the job but it has turned a corner. Now it’s just office drama. :) Baby is all excited about Christmas…counting the hours! lols

Hope all is well with your beautiful family too!! :)

Thank you :D

Been doing okay lately??

How are all the bears?

Your reply about how much you love your ‘older’ hubby nearly made me cry! Blessed girl! You’re all very blessed!

LOL…not feeling so super, but happy :D

Living on one brain cell lately. My house is getting more and more “icky” as each day passes. Can’t keep up with things. But it’s okay; it will be a short time in my life to have someone whose head fits in my hand and who curls up on my chest.

How’s it going, Super Mom? :)

Thank you for your prayers. It seems as if everyone is doing well now.

Nope, it’s not hard for me to let someone else take over. When someone puts dishes away wrong or something, I just leave ‘em til I’m ready to use ‘em. My mom did fold all the shirts the wrong way, though, and I had to redo them…LOL (They fit better in the drawers folded my way…sheesh!)

I’m tired, too; but it seems like I’m still able to go. I do take a nap when I can during the day. He’s a week old, and I think I’ve taken a nap 4 days out of 7. Of course, weekends will be hard since the other three are home

I don’t feel that tired at all, actually. I think it has something to do with the combination of the fact that I only gained 16 pounds along with the fact that I had a midwife, who made the experience so much more wonderful than the doc I had before. The doc just yanked on the umbilical cord to get the placenta out. The midwife spent 20 minutes massaging it all out. I think that the doc left some b/c of the amount of bleeding/clots/cramps that I had with previous pregnancies versus this one. Also, the whole birth process was better with a midwife…she was a coach, teacher, friend, support. And I actually feel pretty good!

Do you remember early on when I thought I was preg with twins??

Well…as it turns out, I had TWO bags of water. The first one broke when I first realized my underwear were wet and went into the hosp. The second one broke just before Bax came out. I also had a “pool of blood” on top of my placenta that was unusual, apparently. After he was delivered, I just bled like crazy. They thought it was a torn uterus or something, but it wasn’t…was just that pool. (as in: an excess amount)

Sorry ’bout this shout; it seems graphic :/

Hey Pep!

I’m so sorry that your babies are sick! Awww! Jaundice isn’t unusual, as you know. Still… And to have all 3 of the other kids sick and on antibiotics…wow! I’m glad that your hubby has time off so he can help you out with taking care of things. Sheesh! Have you managed to get any real rest since having Bax? Don’t exhaust yourself! I’ll be praying that everyone recovers quickly.

That’s something about the phone call. :) The best laid plans… Whatever is meant to be, will be. The kids survived the waiting room. It might have been easier on them than being with someone else and wondering what was going on.

Bax is a good sized baby! A fully baked bean! lols

I’m glad that your mom made the attempt. :) Is it hard for you to let someone else take over in your house? Some women are very territorial. I’m that way, I think. No, I know I am. LOLS! Hubby has been pointing it out to me lately. As soon as he walks into the kitchen, he hears ‘can I get you something?’ ‘what do you need?’ ‘are you hungry?’ He tells me he is a big boy and he can help himself. :D I have my own way of doing things, though. Certain dishes for certain purposes, my own way of organizing everything, etc. I’m sure a lot of it is my OCD. :)

God Bless You! I was so tired for the first few weeks. I don’t think I could have done all that, Pep. You really are Super Woman! Sheesh! It took months for me to regain my energy. And the stitches…yowwwwwwwwwwwie! :O

I noticed that Sans made a post. :) He says he has seen a photo and the baby is awesome! lols But of course!! I had no doubt whatsoever!

Take good care of you! Everyone will be healthy again real soon - that’s my wish!

Oh, and also: I haven’t made an official post yet. I don’t seem to have more than a few minutes a day to check back to help, so I didn’t want to have a post that I would have a hard time getting back to.

We went to the doc yesterday. Bax had jaundice…but his numbers were down yesterday (just as I expected; more milk came in)

And my other three have had snotty noses, so since it’s the middle of flu season, decided to have them checked out. A sick baby is no fun.

So, the other three have a mish-mash of ear infections; throat infections; sinus infections; upper respiratory infections…they are all on antibiotics now and are not allowed to touch Bax until they are finished with the medicine

Yes, God did take care of us.

Even in that Clay called our friends at 5 AM to come pick up our kids. He called the wrong number, though (their house phone that they turn off) and so they didn’t answer.

It was a blessing anyway, because Clay would have tried to take the kids to their house and would have missed the birth

It did kinda suck that our kids had to sit in a waiting room from 2 in the morning until 6 in the morning, but it was okay

Bax was 7lbs 9 oz and 19.5 inches long

Clay is off work for 10 days of actual work days (because his schedule includes weekends) plus his regular days off, so that’s good.

My mom did come up over the weekend and helped a bit…but I always feel as if I have to “perform” for her…so I was cooking and keeping up with laundry and house messes. Didn’t really get to rest much

Yes, it did all work out well. After being so stressed about ‘what if’s’ for two weeks or more… :D

Yes, I did decide on acupuncture because of your shout. I figured that if you had it done to help you at 10 cm, it would not be a bad thing; and you said that it really did help. So…thanks for that :D

I’m signing off. Will shout again later

See how well it all worked out. :)

You made it to the hospital in time.
Natural delivery.
No pain meds.
Beautiful, healthy baby Baxter was born!

Now, I would say that God had His hand in this the whole way through. He did, after all, give us ‘free will’. You chose to reach out to an acupuncturist and you got the reassurance that you needed.

I know the kids are thrilled. You have a living doll in the house! What a wonderful experience this is for them. And for you all as a family. You are very blessed, Pep. :)

Did you think of the acupuncture after my shout about the acupressure? I wonder if that led to the thought? I know I couldn’t believe it either! Walking when I was 10 cm dilated? I wouldn’t hesitate to seek it out for pain relief. I’m a strong advocate for alternative approaches.

Serendipity & synchronicity! Your hubby just happened to be at home sleeping. lols You didn’t even have to call him, Pep. :) Your son was off the hook - he didn’t have to deliver his baby brother. It all worked out like it was planned. I think it was HIS plan! :D

My hands are finally nearly healed so I might be able to work on the blanket soon. :) It has been back & forth for so long that I hesitate to say it’s going to completely clear up now. I don’t want to jinx myself. :P

The doc did say that it might have been a severe reaction to ‘tea tree oil’ which is a real popular fad right now. A friend of mind was using it for something and she handed me the jar to look at it because I’d never heard of the stuff. According to doc, even a few seconds of touching a residual amount on the outside of a jar is enough to cause a nasty reaction in some people. Huh! So maybe….I know I won’t be going near the stuff ever again. I’ve been dealing with this problem for months. Anyhow, I’m looking forward to getting into my crafts!

Did you make an announcement post, Pep? If so, can you send me a link? I missed it. :/

Do you have some help for a while so you can get a little rest? Does hubby have some time off from work? I’m sure the kids will do whatever they can to make things a bit lighter on you. :)

Take it easy. Rest up! Enjoy!! :)

:)

Thank you. My three older kids can’t keep their hands off of him! I’m amazed at my two oldest, who just want to love him. My oldest (son who is 10), says, “I love him more than anything in the world.”

Nope, wasn’t planning acupuncture. Have never had it before. Figured it couldn’t hurt, considering that there are so many other (non-natural) ways to induce labor that the midwives were pushing us toward. The midwives also said to “go for it.” I’m a firm believer, now!!

No drugs. 1 am, I felt wetness. Thought, “Oh brother” (been having lots of discharge this preg for some reason). Was too exhausted to get up and started to doze off. Felt it again half an hour later or so and this time, HAD to get up

Went to bathroom, had small amt of blood. Sat there for a while, wondering how worthwhile it would be to wake husb…another spot…decided to wake him and just wake him.

He said, “let’s go” and we decided to just take the kids with us because it “could be” a false alarm.

Took the kids. Not a false alarm. Dilated to 5 (still), but fluid leaking.

Kids stayed in a waiting area, I did feel contractions this time. Felt my first contraction at 4:30 I guess the machine measures contractions and the highest is 120 in contraction intensity. Everyone was surprised that I was hitting contractions of 100 and breathing through them. Soon after, though, I was screaming.

Just before he came out, I said, “I can’t do this. Give me some pain meds.” I was told no…too close to delivery.

Then I said, “I can’t do this. I really can’t do this. Take me to surgery.” LOL

Right after I said that, he was born.

So, I actually labored (and FELT contractions) for 1.5 or 2 hours this time.

Have you counted all the fingers/toes yet? :)

What was his weight?

Wow!! I’m sitting here with teary eyes! Congratulations, Pep!! Ohhh…I welcome little baby Baxter. :D Everybody must be so excited! The kids?? I bet they are just so happy to have their baby brother here. :)

Awesome! Were you planning the acupuncture all along? Acupuncture, acupressure - amazing stuff! :)

How was it? No drugs? Not so bad? I know you are happy it’s all over with now and you have your precious bundle at last. :)

Are you in the hospital still or are you home already?

lols @ baked bean! :D

Hi Kitten :D

Had an acupuncture treatment yesterday. Acupuncturist said, “You will have your baby in 6-12 hours.”

Ended up having my baby 13 hours later :D

This morning at 6:07 AM. Beautiful baby boy.

Apparently, all the swelling and misery I was feeling had to do with a pool of blood that was on top of my placenta; and it was blocking things up a bit…but all is okay now.

Thanks for all your suggestions and your reply to my questions. I did read them, but I wasn’t really feeling up to replying…then I went to have acupuncture and began to feel things happening right away. Had some blood 9 hours later and went to hosp. Labor pains started two hours before he was born :)

Why do I feel like I didn’t answer you? :)

I’ll add a few thoughts and hope they don’t complicate or add to your own worries.

IF you stay at home and wait, there can’t be any pain meds if you eat anything within ‘x hours’ before delivery because of the risk of aspiration. As far as I know, this hasn’t changed any over the years. :) It’s the same reason why people are instructed to not eat/drink after midnight prior to scheduled surgery. So, if you have ingested anything and then go into labor, there won’t be any question of taking something for the pain because it just won’t be allowed.

I’d probably be looking for some help from someone trained in accupressure for pain management. I was only able to walk while far along in labor because the ambulance attendant used accupressure. He touched a certain spot on my back in a certain way and there was NO more pain, Pep. It was amazing! I don’t think that it has to be a choice between pain meds and nothing at all. Maybe your midwife/doc can refer someone. There’s also meditation - check out mentally which is easier said than done. :)

You know, I have to say this, Pep - It’s wonderful to have faith and trust that God will take care of everything. And He will! BUT, God helps those who help themselves. Our relationship with Him is interactive. We are meant to be active participants in life.

IF you put all of the responsibility in God’s hands and don’t actively take steps (with His guidance), does that mean you will blame God or be angry with Him if things don’t turn out so well? Faith is a partnership, Pep. Just my view…

I’m probably not the best person to consult about this. :D Seriously, Pep…God’s hand & man’s plan or man’s hand & God’s plan? Who knows? Maybe it’s God’s hand and God’s plan either way. As you say, God gave gifted people to this world to be helpers (doctors, etc) in our lives.

I was rather ignorant during my pregnancy. I didn’t know any of those statistics. I only knew the exact date of conception and the date she would be born if she fully baked. The doctor argued with me that she would be here a week or so later. I told him he wasn’t there when she was planted and I knew the due date better than he did. Well, he was wrong! But even when I went into labor, he said it was probably ‘false’ and he’d see me in a week or so. lols As you know, I did have a complication and didn’t even know of it until I went to the hospital. And, I had been to my last doctor’s visit the night before!

Is it at all possible that he is wrong about this due date? If not, and you are truly overdue, what is the longest ‘overdue’ that one of his patients has been? Is it possible to be monitored if you decide to wait a few more days? If it’s considered a high risk at this point, won’t insurance cover for early admission into the hospital so you can be under watchful eyes?

I’m in favor of waiting and letting Nature take its course. You know…full moon’s pull on the 7th (Monday) and all that old wives stuff. Tomorrow, Saturday, Monday - is there a true difference if it’s decided by God?

BUT, 12% odds and growing is scary Pep. As I pointed out in my little story above (or I think I did), complications can occur at any point and you may not know about it. I don’t think anyone can ever count on a ‘routine’ birth.

I’m in favor of med-free but, again, the delivery may not be textbook perfect. I mean, not to give you the shivers Pep, but I know of a case where there was an emergency cesarean without meds because there was no time. I think that’s the WORST scenario if we’re talking pain, eh?

My daughter’s delivery was so freakin’ scary that all of the attendants huddled together in the corner of the delivery room (including the anesthesiologist!!) because they wanted no part of a potential lawsuit. The doctor had to use unconventional methods to get my daughter out in a hurry! The pain was horrendous! But, as you say, we get over that. The memory fades and we thank God for our beautiful, healthy bundles and move on.

Okay, after being so windy, here is what I would suggest.

Check into the hospital to be constantly monitored while waiting. If Baxter goes into distress, there can be an emergency delivery. Otherwise, you can wait awhile longer without feeling afraid that you are doing the wrong thing.

Who knows? The issue of pain meds might be taken completely out of your hands, Pep. Baxter could decide to join the world all of a sudden and make a speedy (I’m late!) entrance. OR, maybe there will be a need for cesarian and you’ll have no choice. After all, he is still growing! :/

Meh…uncomfortable and feeling crappy just in that you feel that way with pregnancy. It’s not enough to really be complaining about :)

It just takes me a dozen steps to “get going” because the groin/upper thigh muscles have pressure, so when I stand up, I have to wait a second before taking a step and then I “waddle” for a dozen or so steps…then the muscles loosen up and I feel okay :)

The anxiety is the worst…just waiting and wondering when is driving my little “pre plan everything” brain bananas :)

I got a call this morning from my midwife and I may post about this issue, not sure yet. He’s overdue now (I’m in my 40th week). And I’m 40. Apparently, women who are 35-39 have a 1.5% chance of stillbirth. After 39, it doubles to 3%.

Factor in the “overdue” part…after 39 weeks gestation, those women who are over 39 experience a tripling in the stillbirth rate: 9%

Each week after 39 weeks, the numbers just go up significantly. (ie: along the lines of 9% in the 39th week and 12% in the 40th week, etc)

Okay.

Here’s my dilemma.

It says in the Bible that God knitted you together in your mother’s womb. I feel as if God’s hand is in my womb right now. I feel STRONGLY that babies are much happier/healthier when they come when THEY are ready; not when it’s convenient for the medical community/parents/etc.

I am opposed to pain meds during delivery, and I know that with induction, the contractions are much worse…probably necessitating pain meds.

Though I did have my water broken (technically induction) with my daughter and didn’t use pain meds. It was bad, but I lived.

Pain meds cause lots of problems that can be long term for both mom and baby

Also, induction can lead to complications: more babies’ heart rates drop during inductions; more chance of tearing uterus/cervix/etc.

Finally, “forcing” a baby out is just…ick, to me

On the other hand:

I do believe that even though God made my son and he is protecting him, God also made humans with brains/technology/reasoning abilities…so the statistics that the midwife gave me are not to just be taken lightly.

They want to induce on Saturday or possibly even tomorrow.

So what do I do??

Sorry to dump all this on you…LOL

Just thought I’d get any insight that I can.

Like I said: I may post about it, too…not sure yet

Awwww! I’m sorry you’re feeling so crappy, Pep. :( I’m sure it’s uncomfortable. You’ll be fine once big, bouncing, baby Baxter makes his entrance into the world. :)

I’m glad all is going okay with the tests. He’s a stubborn one! :) I bet hubby is getting anxious too!

This is so exciting. The holidays will be even more special for you and your family this year with the special addition of Baxter. Much to be thankful for!

We’re keeping you in our thoughts and prayers here. Every day now, Papa and Baby Bear ask if Baxter is here yet. :) I tell them he is still baking and not quite ready.

Yeah…maybe, huh??

I feel crappy. I’m having these horrible cramps in my groin and lower back from the pressure (he’s a heavy and big baby)

And I can barely move around…hopefully it’s soon! :/

My official due date is Nov 1 or Nov 3 (one midwife says one and the other says the other date). However, based on the fact that I delivered all three of mine on the “early” side, the midwives were hoping that I would make it to my 37/38/39 week, so they told me that mid October would be ideal. So I said that was my due date.

Well…now I’ll most likely be OVER due! LOL

So…had a non stress test yesterday. Apparently, I’m having some mild and non rhythmic contractions. (I don’t even feel them…but it must be so because I’ve been dilated 5 cm now for over a week)

Also, baby’s heartbeat is fine.

Have an ultrasound to just “check on things” Friday and another non stress test.

Then, have appt on Tues., 11/8 If he hasn’t come by Tues., we will talk about dates to induce. I think if that is the case, we will choose Fri., 11/11

But

I think he’ll come on his own before then!!!!

Hey Pep!

It looks like Jelly Bean might be waiting for the pull of the full moon after all. :)

How are you feeling?

By the way, how’s the snowman? :D

Ahhh, the magic of the world through kids, eh? :)

Thank you, Pep. My rose-colored glasses are a bit cracked but they still work! :)

It is hard. Yes. I bonded but I felt so inadequate and frightened at times. So many what ifs and they all had to do with her. What if I couldn’t give her what she needed when she needed it? What if I was not a good mom? What if I couldn’t support her or provide a safety net? I felt very, very insecure! One day, I had trouble feeding her. I was so anxious that I just had nothing. I took a warm shower to relax and hoped it would help but nothing seemed to work. Hubby had to go out for some formula and I felt so awful. Dumb I know! Such a little thing! But it was huge at the time. :/

My mother ignored whatever my brother did. It was so strange. Like ‘twilight zone’ strange! :D Seriously! I remember he tied me up one day with my hands behind my back and he was pulling me all around the yard like a farm animal. :/ My mother was outside doing yard work and I was screaming for her to do something…to make him stop and untie me… She acted like she didn’t even hear me. The more I yelled to her for help, the more he laughed. I felt like I was in a horror movie. Unbelievable, but true!

Yes, Pep, just like with you. Another page that is similar, eh? :) My parents never allowed me to say anything about anything to anyone. I had a life altering injury in a car accident when I was 12. An older sister was the driver. She lost control of the car on ice and just took her hands off the wheel and disappeared! lols She literally laid down on the front seat and said ‘get down - we’re going to crash’. I was in the back seat looking at an empty driver’s seat! Nobody was at the wheel! I thought about jumping into the front seat and trying to do something but I had my very little sister next to me and couldn’t leave her unprotected. Anyhow, my parents would not even consider filing a claim against my sister’s auto insurance because they didn’t want her rates to go up. I was temporarily paralyzed and they were worried about her insurance rates! What can I do but laugh about those things today? I don’t know, Pep. Maybe it’s part of the reason I lost my voice in life and stayed silent about so many things so many times.

I know you understand what that’s like. I probably should have gone for therapy too! I tried when I was finally out on my own but my psych (a very prominent one!) turned out to be a perv and was later taken to court by other patients for molesting them during counseling sessions. :/ I told myself the counselors had more troubles than I did! :D

Jeez, Pep, I’m so sorry. I’m really dumping it tonight! I’ve never spoken about a lot of this stuff. I’d rather talk about the blessed event that’s about to happen. A new life is coming into this world and we all know that it’s a sign of God’s opinion that the world should go on. :) With each generation, the world is getting warmer, healthier, more loving and more responsible for the rejecting all that is ugly and hurtful. :)

I’m sure that you have a beautiful world; you seem like such a beautiful person!

I know: it’s hard to have PPD…especially later when you think about it and realize how much you love your kids. It’s hard to imagine that you could have ever felt anything other than life giving love for them; but I had a really hard time bonding with my daughter in the early days :(

I’m so sorry about your brother…that’s hard :( I don’t blame you a bit for the carrying around of the knife. Did any of your family members give you grief? My family members were mad at me because my brother attacked me….they expected me to NOT go to court; etc. It was ridiculous

Thanks for sharing that, Pep. Yes, she was wrong about Sebastian. I would still have named her that if she had been born a boy. :) It wouldn’t have stopped me. It’s just an example of how warped things can be for some people. It always make me count my blessings that I don’t see the world in such a distorted, vulgar way. My world is rather beautiful. :)

We share the same pages on so many things, Pep. My brother put me into the hospital when I was younger. Cracked ribs. I was there for 3 days. I openly carried a knife in a sheath on a belt loop. :) I have experienced debilitating OCD and the list goes on and on. So yeah, it’s rather common for someone to have at least one mental issue to deal with.

I probably had PPD and just didn’t know what it was at the time. I do recall feeling like my life was over when my daughter was about 3 months old. I felt so guilty feeling that way because she was such a blessing in my life and I loved her so much. Still…I felt so fatigued!

Brb…

Going to go and look at my daughter’s snowman

Ya’ know…I knew a guy in college named Benny. He was mentally retarded. When I thought about naming my son Bennett, I knew he may also be Benny, and that thouht killed me…would I always think about Benny from college??

But no. My Bennett/Ben/Benny is MINE…he’s a completely different person. So your mom was so wrong about Sebastion, too :D

I didn’t know that stat about mental illness. I know that I have depression on occasion from my youthful experiences. My brother beat me up and put me in the hospital in 2000 and I carried a knife around in my pocket because I literally saw him around every corner. Finally saw a therapist and got on anti depressants.

Also had PPD with my first and second children, and had to be on antidepressants.

And I’m on them now, to prevent PPD with Bax. (I took antidepressants with Bennett for the two months before he was born and then for a year afterward and never had PPD)

For sure. Over 26% of the US adult population has some sort of mental issue. An interesting statistic: Non-hispanic whites are 30% more likely than non-hispanic blacks to experience mental illness in their lifetimes. :)

Thanks! I like the name too! When my mother heard that name, she said ‘Oh no! Not Sebastian!’

- why not Sabastian?

‘I once knew a kid named Sebastian and he was GAY’

:) Yup! The wonderful, whacky world of family disssssssssfuntion! lols

Yeah, most of us on help probably have family issues. Most of the world, actually, has family issues…

I love the name Schuyler Sebastion :)

Yes! I remember. My own family isn’t much different. They wrote the book on dysfunction. :)

That’s awesome - if my daughter had been a boy, we were going to name her Schuyler Sebastion. :) I guess she lucked out, huh? :D

Thanks, Pep! :)

Wish I could do a string of hearts….

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Valentine Rose. Beautiful :D

Nope. You don’t offend me

I’ve told you about my family in the past. They are just one messed up clump of people…ALL of them (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents) with the exception of my Granny who passed away almost two years ago and my cousin whose a quadraplegic that I mentioned earlier. They were the only sane ones in the bunch

LOL…I know that’s not a reason :)

We know one of his names will be Louis, after my quadraplegic cousin. We are not sure about a second middle name at this point, but if we do, it will be after my one brother; and we don’t really care much about the repurcussions; though they will come, unfortunately :/

Royal, like that… :D

I don’t think we will ever have another child. We are older (40 and 55) and there were fertility issues before I got pregnant this time. We had given up on having another child (had tried about three years ago and had miscarriages) and were thinking about adoption…when I got pregnant. Truly a blessing from God.

But.

We won’t take precautions to PREVENT pregnancy ;)

I hope I didn’t offend you with my honesty, Pep. But really…it has been my experience that ‘pissed off’ people will be ‘pissed off’ over one thing or another. There is just no pleasing people who thrive on being ‘pissed off’. Inadvertently ‘pissing them off’ is actually feeding their need to be ‘pissed’ and a roundabout act of kindness. :) Ahem!

Break the chains, Pep! Break dem chains!

I love your daughter’s name! It isn’t popular around here. In fact, I have never met a ‘madeline’. :) I gave my daughter the middle name ‘Rose’ because she was born on Valentine’s Day.

I DO like the two ‘middle name’ thing! Hey! Excuse me! Prince William was born William Arthur Philip Louis! And, no, I’m pretty certain he is NOT Mexican! :P Your names are ROYAL, my dear!!

I’m so not in favor of trying to please others with the names you select. I mean, Pep…what will you tell your son when he is older and wants to know why you named him such-and-such? ‘Well, I named you that so the crazies wouldn’t be pissed!’ :D Nooooo!! lols THAT is not a good reason at all!

It’s the luck of the draw, eh? Who says this will be your last child? :) The others can stand in line and wait for another blessing to happen. MAYBE by then, they will deserve their names to be used. Just MAYBE! :D

*grandpas’ names….

as in the first name of both grandpas

That is a really good idea about picking one letter for the kids like that. And I like those names that she picked :) I’m a bit of a non traditionalist, I guess, with my kids’ names.

Although my daughter is Madeline Rose. When we picked the name Madeline, we hadn’t heard it before…and now there are tons of Madelines. :/ But there are more Madisons, so that’s good

So, you like the two middle names thing? My mom complained that we gave our youngest two middle names (his middle names are his grandpa’s names)…she told us we were like a Mexican family to give our kid two middle names :/

So…not sure about two middle names for Bax., but William and Louis are the names of my cousin who was a quadraplegic. We were very close and Anthony and Todd=my brother is Todd Anthony…

But, if we named him after my one brother, Clay’s brother would be pissed; and my (psychotic) brother would be pissed. And my family who supports my psychotic brother would be pissed…so we’re not sure

Sorry about that - I clicked twice. :/

Oh wow! 11/1/11! Cool indeed! :D

Ah! 3 names! I like that! I love the name ‘Baxter’. It isn’t one that I’ve heard or seen often. :)

Awesome names! A close friend came from a very large family. The siblings all selected one letter to begin the names of their children so there would be no competition or repetition of names chosen for their babies. :) She named her own kids Alvin, Alton and Allen. It worked well for them. :)

Oh wow! 11/1/11! Cool indeed! :D

Ah! 3 names! I like that! I love the name ‘Baxter’. It isn’t one that I’ve heard or seen often. :)

Awesome names! A close friend came from a very large family. The siblings all selected one letter to begin the names of their children so there would be no competition or repetition of names chosen for their babies. :) She named her own kids Alvin, Alton and Allen. It worked well for them. :)

Oh.

And if we ever had another boy (!!!!) LOL

We would name him Bastion (Sebastion shortened…) LOL. Guess we just got stuck on those weird “B” names :D

My dad’s bday is Oct 31. But I really don’t want to have a baby on that date…lots of family issues; and my family doesn’t celebrate Halloween

Other than that…no other dates. But 11/1/11 would be kinda cool, I guess…

Yes, we’ve chosen a name, but not settled on a middle name yet….

Baxter Louis or Baxter Louis Anthony or Baxter William Todd…

Baxter matches our other sons’ names: Baylen Clayton, Bennett Alfred James; Baxter Louis…Bay, Ben, Bax

Thank you! About half way there, I guess. :)

Old wives tale would say 3 days before/after a new moon or full moon. That would put you at the 7th. Still….I doubt you will go beyond the 3rd, eh?

Any other birthdays around that time? Have you chosen a name?

Wow. Hopefully that doesn’t happen again and you will be all cured after the ointment!

I doubt I will be going until the 10th, too. I think it will be in the next few days…

It just happened out of the blue with nothing different going on. No clue. It’s just a very bad case of eczema. I do have reactions to several things - latex, plastics, nickel, etc. - nothing that I was handling before the breakout. I started a new med but I can’t imagine that would be a contributing factor as it was confined to the palms of my hands. Anyhow, the doc prescribed a huge tube of the ointment and a refill to keep one on hand in case of future flare-ups. It isn’t contagious….just painful and annoying as heck! :)

Well, I guess slow is good. At least everyone around you is ‘expecting’ too! lols Lousy pun, I know! :) heheee

The next full moon isn’t until the 10th. :) I doubt you’ll be waiting that long!

Wow. That sounds horrible! Do you know why they got so sensitive all of a sudden?? Did you have some sort of allergy??

Yeah…IDK what happened to going “super fast,” either…but I have felt nary a contraction and I’m at 5 cm…

So maybe I don’t go fast so much as it SEEMS that way, since it comes upon me so “fast…” (ie: I don’t feel contractions until the very end)

Yayyyyyyy!! But sheesh, Pep!! lols What happened to going quickly? This little one is taking some time, eh?

I’ll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and all goes well, my friend. Have you been in touch with the doc?

Yea, they became super sensitive all of a sudden and I’ve had a wicked time of it. I tried handling it myself for far too long and that meant I had a fool for a physician! :P I finally smartened up and went to a REAL doctor! lols I’ve been applying a prescibed ointment and it’s helping tremendously but it will be a few weeks before the hands are completely healed. *sigh*. I don’t mind so much now that I know there is progress but it’s keeping me from doing things that I want to do (like crocheting!).

It’s close… :D

I’ve been dilated 5 cm for over a week. And I’m stalled, I guess.

Don’t worry ’bout the blanket; it’s very kind of you to make one :) I hope your hands are okay…didn’t know that there was something wrong with them :(