Heather, I didn't hear from the agency yesterday. I do know that Darren was off, but I'm glad to have today off as these bills are crying for attention, not to mention the companies wanting my money!

Glad to hear about sis's job! Thats awesome!

Good morning everyone

Cottage - Catching up on posts. I do so love that pumpkin/bean soup. Thanks Beachgal. Have fun making pies.

Kara - What a wonderful education your children are getting.

Ruth - Get out by Lake Ontario for a while. At least you don't have to drive across Toronto on the 401.

Nessa - enjoy your puppy. How much does he weigh now. We lost our Golden Retrieve in May after 16 years. She was such a perfect dog that I don't know if I can deal with having a puppy again.

Cyndi - the colours must be beautiful your way. We camped in Woodstock,N.H. at the beginning of Sept. but the leaves haven't turned yet. Drove all over N.H. and Vermont. Hiked a trail at Smugglers Notch and even visited King Arthur.

Me - too excited We are down to picking new counters. DH built all our cabinets from scratch and it doing everything !00% himself. Its been a long time between heart surgery, mil sick and passing away and herniated disc, etc. So picture Barefooted Contessa's kitchen - every close too it.

Pretty hard to keep on OP here.
Sophie

Girls! 14 posts by 8:30!! How am I supposed to get anything done?

Cottage - want to swing by our house? DS and DH need haircuts bad...poor shaggy boys.

Kara - good to see you around! Beautiful pictures!!

Ruth - have a fun and safe trip :)

Cyndi, Lori, Rdw1, Nessa, - Hi! Have a great day.

Gonna - I have to get my eyebrows done as well...I just can't seem to ditch DH and DS long enough to get it done!

Heather - Congrats to your sister!

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Same ol' same ol' today. I need to make an appointment to get my hair cut....I'm almost embarrassed to go, though as my usual too thick hair has gotten really thin with pregnancy. I've been having such different side effects this pregnancy compared to my last.

Last night was a book study - it turned into a religious debate between DH and the family pastor. Thankfully they are good friends and were very respectful of each other. A family friend was at the book study as well, and made some comment to my FIL that she "thought her kids were bad" when DH mentioned that he used to be an avid atheist. Some people. Anyway, beyond that, it went well. The book, The Abolition of Man, even though it was written in *I think* 1933 was just a wonderful look at problems in modern education.

Good morning,

No time for personals busy day at Work!!!

Kara, thanks for sharing the pictures glad to hear that you'll are doing good. I remember Rome what fun!!

Hey, did y'all notice that Kara's girls are wearing chicky shirts? :love: How cute! They're little skinny 3FCs!

Just went through yesterday's daily and wanted to post--

Barb, I hope you aren't in much pain! What a lot of tooth work. Hope it's quick and painless. :hug:

Jenski, so sorry about your tooth. Hope you get help very soon. Can you imagine those poor people back in the day when they had no meds or antibiotics??? :fr:

EofAZ, I'm so glad you liked the pics! I have a whole album with a ton more on my Facebook. I'll PM you the link. if you want, I'll post a pic of snow shoveling this winter to remind you why you're lucky to live where you are. ;)

Cyndi, your tattoo is gorgeous. Is it on your clavicle? Do you find that hard with work and stuff or does no one notice?

MurphMitch- Question for you. Our new baby is going to be delivered via c-section like his brother. I was wondering if new mothers ever request to breastfeed their babies before they fall asleep in recovery?

My LLL mentor told me it would be wise to ask, as some babies can go for hours before their first feeding.

Morning Girlies..

I can never figure out why I get flushed cheeks whenever I stay up all night and into the next day.. haven't gone to bed yet and my cheeks feel like they are on fire, lol..

Hope everyone is good, I'm updating my myspace from my laptop, and playing my music and on here on my desktop.. call me a computer addict.. I just cannot sleep.

Hi Loriann! Thanks for thinking of me. Good luck with your desk clutter!

Laurie, hope your soup turns out fantastic this weekend! It's definitely soup weather here.

Nessa, is Hannah a pup, too? The pic you posted yesterday was so adorable!

Nice to "meet" you Rikki! I'm vegetarian, too! Go veggies!!! :carrot:

Have fun at the salon, Gonna! Not my favorite thing to do, but definitely necessary.

Congrats to your sister, Heather! It's fun to celebrate with family!

Sophie, I love Ina Garten's kitchen!!! In fact, I could just move into her house! Hope your counter-picking goes well!

Zeff, how have you been feeling? You're almost there! Got any names yet???

Hi Pearl! Hope your day goes well!

Jellybean, I have no clue about your cheeks but I hope it settles down for you!

I'm off to bed but I wanted to check in this evening. Have a good afternoon and evening all!

Kara

Yoo Hoo, Nessa! I thought I'd share with you! I just spoke with the management and they upped the amount of dogs we are allowed to have to two! There's a sheltie I've got my eye on!

Originally Posted by :
I'll post a pic of snow shoveling this winter to remind you why you're lucky to live where you are.

:lol:

When I start getting home sick I visualize the snow packed at the end of a driveway after a plow has just gone through and it snaps me out of it. Please do PM me with the link, I would love to look at the pictures.

Well so far so good today for me. I'm on plan so far with food, took a walk during lunch and managed the longer route (3 miles) in spite of the heat. When the sun is hot I literally select my route based on how many points of shade there are on it, today was one of those “where is the shade” walks. Tomorrow I’m going to get up and do the dreadmill before I come in. It’s suppose to be 92 and that just makes it unenjoyable. If I wait until after work then I won’t put as much effort into it so I’m always better off getting it done in the morning.

I have a 5:30 hair aptmt this evening to get the roots back under control. I’m feeling a little like Peppy-la-pue at the moment. So this evening should be under control as far as food is concerned, not much time after I get home to get into trouble. That is always helpful.

Hey all, I just got a call to show up for work tomorrow. It's a temp position lasting about 2 weeks. Pay is good!

Kara - I'm feeling good...big, but good. :) Past all the bad parts of pregnancy and just enjoying it now. We're going with Connor - you should like that one especially!

Lori - Congrats!

Originally Posted by zeffryn:
MurphMitch- Question for you. Our new baby is going to be delivered via c-section like his brother. I was wondering if new mothers ever request to breastfeed their babies before they fall asleep in recovery?

My LLL mentor told me it would be wise to ask, as some babies can go for hours before their first feeding.

It depends on the baby. In our unit c-section babies are always brought to our nursery to be checked immediately - some need oxygen right away as their lungs are more moist. Fluid doesn't get squeezed out with labor. If baby checks out OK, we would most certainly get baby back to mom. Those first couple hours are when baby is most awake and will usually breastfeed well. After that, a lot of babies are very sleepy and hard to arouse. Of course sometimes there are other issues with baby like low blood sugar or inability to maintain their temperature. On a side note, our moms are usually not very sleepy after a c-section and find it hard to relax & fall asleep in recovery. I would let your nurses know what your wishes are. They are usually happy to comply if they are aware.

Thanks for the reply. I wanted to know if it was even possible before bringing it up to the nurses.

When I had a c-section with DS1, I was brought to recovery and DS was brought to the nursery. He checked out fine, but I was made to wait in recovery - even though I wasn't the least bit tired - for three hours! I kept asking if I could just go back to my room and see my son and husband, but no. :( DS was very hard to arouse when I was finally allowed to try to BF him.

Our patients are in recovery for close to 3 hours too, but we always take the baby up to mom that are willing and able to feed them right away.