OK, promised blipla that I would, will do it now before I have second thoughts and wimp out!

Weight: 169 pounds

BMI: 24.2

I gained a lot this pregnancy!

My goal is around 130-135 which was my pre-Gil weight. I’m not going to diet at all, just eat healthy. Altho I will be using the Tandem Nursing Diet I guess.

OK, hitting save now before I lose my nerve…

You will be sucked dry by a leech. I’d stay away from swimming holes, and stick to good old cement. Even if it does hurt like hell when your toe scrapes the bottom.

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die? brought to you by Quizilla

(nod to LikeWowMom)

nak

gil at the breast all day!

this boy is gonna be huge! nurse and nurse and nurse, then he seems to be dozy, sleeeeeepy, then thirty seconds after I gently unlatch him he’s awake, vocalizing and rooting, madly attempting to eat his fists. so back on he goes.

I’m definitely catching up on all my reading….

sweet little kitten boy.

bede wanting to nurse pretty much whenever he notices gil so I’m just a milk-makin’ queen today. the girls have been playing some elaborate make-believe on the sofa and endtables today with basically every stuffed animal and doll that they own. with drawings, sheet/pillow castles and pretend apple pies. they seem very happy. bede has been alternating his time between his faux magnadoodle, his nursies and his maisy books.

so, all told, it’s a nice cozy fall day. i think i’ll make potato-onion soup for dinner, it’s just the sort of day for it.

Mass grave of women and children in Iraq

Article about the evidence for Saddam’s trial.

“Among the dead are pregnant women, even a young boy still clutching his ball, whose bodies were ploughed into their earthen tombs by bulldozers.”

thanks Uncle Kevin and Aunt Erika, and cousins Charles and Patrick, for the lovely puzzles/blankie/monetary consideration that we received from you a few days back!

Love you guys-

Gil and everyone else

You are Merino Wool.
You are very easygoing and sweet. People like to keep you close because you are so softhearted. You love to be comfortable and warm from your head to your toes.

What kind of yarn are you?
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1. YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (Name of first pet / Street you live on):
Jennifer Council

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (Name of your favorite snack food / Grandfather’s first name):
Cheeto Garland

3. YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME: (First word you see on your left / Favorite restaurant):
Happy Chelino

4. EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS: (Favorite Spice / Last Foreign Vacation Spot):
Basil Bahamas

5. SOCIALITE ALIAS: (Silliest Childhood Nickname / Town Where You First Partied):
Squidget Norman

6. “FLY Boy” ALIAS (a la J. Lo): (First Initial / First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name):
P Gle

7. ICON ALIAS: (Something Sweet Within Sight / Any Liquid in Your Kitchen):
Kiss Lemon

8. DETECTIVE ALIAS: (Favorite Baby Animal / Where You Went to High School):
Kitten McGuinness

9. BARFLY ALIAS: (Last Snack Food You Ate / Your Favorite Alcoholic Drink)
Chip Mudslide

10. SOAP OPERA ALIAS: (Middle Name / Street Where You First Lived):
Anne Barnes

11. ROCK STAR ALIAS: (Favorite Candy / Last Name Of Favorite Musician):
Hershey Hooker

A sweet little boy, asleep as usual:

in contrast to this profile pic where his head is still molded from being born.

Stopping Epidural In Labor Conveys No Benefit

Sure, sure, great. Pity it’s untrue. The article says:

Compared with continuous use of epidural drugs, discontinuing such medications during labor did not dramatically reduce the need for forceps delivery or other types of “instrumental” delivery, the authors note. Moreover, this practice did not reduce the risk of fetal positioning problems or improve the baby’s appearance at birth.

Notice it says “did not dramatically reduce”. It does in fact reduce it.

But here’s the really important part of the study:

In contrast, stopping the epidural drugs early did seem to increase pain.

Uhm, duh?

A fluffy entry:

Telescope game

And I see that Bjork has a new album out (well, new in August), don’t tell DH. He has a thing for petite elfin brunettes. Notice I am neither petite nor brunette, but a guy can dream, I guess:

Bjork - Medulla