Joph!Follow

Tare!

Yeah, he went down about a month ago and I'm getting him in about another month. Actually, I spent this past Saturday driving four hours down to see him, spending four hours with him and driving four hours back home.

No wild orgies, I'm afraid. I've been working on weekends and lack the enthusiasm to work nine hours and then go out before working another nine hour day. The funny thing is my side work is for my mother (in a round about fashion) and she keeps calling and saying how much she needs me to work on Friday night and Saturday, etc and then complains that she thinks I should be going out more now that Jophiel Jr is out of town

Why? You offering?

It's kind of weird but it comes and goes. I can't deny that it's nice to come home and lay down on the couch undisturbed But I think it's easier too because I know he's coming back so it's not like I need to wail and gnash my teeth at a cruel world who tore my son from me.

Right now, my biggest concern is finding him part-time daycare for when he's in kindergarten this fall.

He was still alive last I visited him He didn't really want me to leave, but he's not miserable or anything. I think he just misses actually being "home" with his room and all his stuff, etc. Kind of like when you're on vacation for a while and kind of feel done with it and are looking forward to leaving the hotel.

Good luck with that. I found pre-18mths to be a ***** for finding daycare. Most people aren't really interested in watching infants, it seems. I lucked out and found someone private who is close to my work and had a great relationship with her for years, but she's not near Joph Jr's school so that won't work.

I called a nonprofit referral service who is sending me a list of providers (both private and centers) in the school area and I'm guessing I'm going to wind up taking the first available person and then start being picky after that. I just need to get the kid set up for school right now -- I can keep looking after the fact.

I keep telling myself that I'm not the only single working parent who's ever had to send their kid to school so, if they can figure it out, I can too.

Snob.

Just throw him or her into a cat carrier with a Speak 'N Spell while you're at work. It's pretty much the same thing

They're all perfect in utero. Wait until it's born and can't even manage to suck down 2oz of milk without producing 5oz of vomit. Tell me how smart your kid is then

Bottle. We started with every intention of breastfeeding but he just didn't want anything to do with it. We even had a member of the La Leche Fascist Milita come over and try to make it work. All the while with a newborn who wasn't gaining weight and was extremely cranky and upset with the world that wasn't feeding him. So we decided to cut our losses and went to formula and he immediately started gaining weight and sleeping actual naps instead of half hour catnaps before the hunger woke him up.

Bottle, of course, also holds the advantage that I could feed him easily at 3am without pumping, etc. Not that I disavow breast feeding. It's obviously the "best" choice when it works... it just wasn't working for us.

Only with my mom.

Thank you! I'll be here all week. Insert you own "Jophiel's Mom" Skeet-tacular joke here. You know you want to.

Send some down though. I'll make a nice cup of cocoa and let you know what I think. You Canadians store milk in bags, right?

Unless you mean the formula. And let me tell you, it's God awful. Same thing for 95% of the baby food though Geber made a "Healthy Harvest" blueberry and banana blend that was to die for.

Tastes like ricemilk.

So what's THAT taste like?

Chalk, mixed with milk and pinch of lemon essence.

Lovely.

Oh, you evil man.

/shudder

NO!

I will not be letting hubby read that post.

Sure, if I want teats down to my knees, nothing like two brats hanging off them.

He thinks it's incredibly hot too, so I might then be expected to put out in more ways than one.