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Today is my birthday, but all the fun was on the weekend. On Saturday, Erik had to go into work early so Isabel and I went garage sale shopping in Pflugerville. I got some great books for Isabel for $1 and a new kite for $1. Then we had lunch at the insanely popular (and yummy) Pecan Street Deli.
On Sunday, Erik was unhappy. He stood around our ( Read more... ) -
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It's hot in the apartment tonight. It's only 27º (80ºF), but with 51% relative humidity it feels hot. Cold water makes condensation on the tap, and paper is damp. It feels like July in Ontario. Erik is out at a work thing tonight, and it's still half an hour until Isabel's bed time, so we are just hanging out. She is watching Blue's Clues, ( Read more... ) -
Nothing says "I hate you" like lead in the brain
Well, there's finally a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall on a toy we own. It's for excessive levels of lead in its paint, and of course the toy was made in China.
My mama-bear reaction was to get really mad at China. The whole country of China, and all 1.3 billion citizens. Isabel was watching Ni Hao, Kai-lan when I read about the ( Read more... ) -
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So, I started my Winter Diet at the beginning of this month. I am using Fitday software, which is a sophisticated calorie tracker. After carefully sticking to my 1350kCal/day goal for a week, I was up three pounds.
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I had an epiphany moment the other day when I went outside and realized that all the people I was looking at had been potty-trained by someone. On a busy day at the grocery store mall, I can spot hundreds of people. Each of those people represents someone's investment of even more patience, encouragement, perseverance, laundry, and cleaning ( Read more... ) -
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Well are in another difficult sleep phase. Up until a few weeks ago, Isabel fell asleep almost immediately after we put her to bed. Now that has drastically changed, and bed-time is a two or three-hour ordeal again. Erik and I have tried just about everything we can think of, from getting her back up out of bed and trying the whole routine again ( Read more... ) -
Failure to thrive community
A while ago I joined an internet group for parents with children who have been diagnosed with Failure to Thrive, and I've been getting back in to reading and responding to the messages. Some of the mothers have school-age children, but most of the posts are from people with babies and toddlers. It's unnerving to read post after post from mothers ( Read more... ) -
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I have had the same headache since Saturday!!!!! Look, headache, we are not friends. I know we know some of the same hormones, but that doesn't mean you can just come and hang out here whenever you want. All that ibuprofen is a hint just for you: go away! Don't make me get those ice packs out, because I will! -
Competent supervision
I am trying a new drug for the first time today. It's called Sinequan. It's an antidepressant, and according to rxlist.com, scientists do not understand how or why it works, which is unsettling. Anyway, the reason I am taking it is that it has an antihistamine effect on smooth muscle cells, meaning it blocks allergic reaction in the gut.
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Well. Despite the US fancy-pants private health-care system here, one still can't get a same-day appointment with a specialist. Ha! You have to wait three weeks just like in Canada! However, I did manage to find a same-day appointment with a physician's assistant, which walks like a dermatologist and talks like a dermatologist and seemed good ( Read more... )