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| 07:25pm 14/05/2008 |
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As I've mentioned, I work at a daycare. Recently, a couple of the parents had babies. I bought a little outfit for each one, and a card of congratulations. I got thank you cards from both families, but this one touched me very much. I've never been sure of how this family feels about me, so it made me feel wonderful to get such a lovely note.
"Jena,
Thank you for the cute little dress. I was surprised when I came home to see the dress. Also, thanks for all the thoughts and prayers throughout the pregnancy (it worked!). Thanks for all the great care and love you give to ******* every day - it makes it easier to be away knowing he is in great hands. :) Thanks for everything again!"
D'awwww.
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| 10:28am 13/05/2008 |
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There may be nothing sweeter than nursing your little man, who for some reason has decided he belongs under the blanket (not playing peekaboo, just chillin'), and seeing a little hand stick up out of the blanket and gently stroke your chest. :)
I love motherhood. |
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| 05:47pm 11/05/2008 |
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Happy mother's day to all of the hardworking mamas out there!
Also, a poll: who on my flist smokes? Who doesn't? Who's quit recently? Just curious... |
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| (Almost) The Best Day Ever,... or, I Freaking Love Summer! |
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| 07:48pm 02/05/2008 |
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The day started off with a bit of a hitch: I got my first contact from Matthew in four months. I was hoping, in my heart, that he would never contact us again.
Ah, but then! My very own gay boyfriend took me to the lab to get some bloodwork done, and it took almost no time at all (I had been expecting a long wait). We went out to breakfast afterwards, and HE PAID!
Then I went to work, and only 5 of my 8 kids were there. They all left early -- I was out at 4:55 (normally I have children until 6pm). The weather just happened to be incredible.
Off we trucked to Richard M. Nixon park, where we took a 1.5-hour-long hike with the kids. They weren't even in strollers, they walked themselves! We saw bounties of birds, turtles, frogs, and impossibly long, gelatinous coils of tadpoles in the making (frog eggs). In the middle of the path, we all laid on our backs to enjoy the sunlit canopy in its budding lushness, a verdant celebration of the summer to come. Katty grabbed for Jed's hand on portions of the hike, and the cuteness nearly melted me as they stumbled along, hooting their joy to the forest, hand in hand. (yes, I snapped a picture on my phone.)
Then I came home. I live in the "scary ghetto" -- a neighborhood that Brodie's mother FREAKED OUT about. She claimed that we were putting our children in danger and threatened to have Katerina taken away from Brodie, and "cried the whole way home" because a nice drunk man walked up to her and said G-d bless.
My loud, rowdy-ass, "dangerous crackhead" neighbors piled two platefuls of food up for our family -- chicken wings, hot dogs, tuna-noodle salad. I never got this sort of treatment in the suburbs!
So now, here I sit, sipping at my water (I've been drinking about 90 oz. day and -- though I'm scared to write this for the public, and don't want to jinx myself -- my acne has seemed to get itself under control, for now... also, with the lack of using any acne products), ruminating on just how good life is at this moment.
I love you, summer, I'm so glad you're back. *hugs summer til its coruscating guts pop out*
ETA: I finished off this spectacular evening by being within reach of RuPaul's amazing ass. YES. |
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| 10:29am 01/05/2008 |
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music: portishead - machine gun (FUCK YEAH!)
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May is Teacher Appreciation month, or maybe there's a week of may that is Teacher Appreciation Week, or something, but my boss needs a picture of me to put on the wall for some display thing. I need help deciding which one to post! (No, I'm not doing an LJ-cut, it's 2 pictures -- deal.)
Should I post
this one...
OR
this one?
thx in advance! :)
ETA: Eventually, I will post a substantive update. Promise. |
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| 11:54pm 26/03/2008 |
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mood:  horny music: Amy Winehouse - wake up alone
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Okay, my friends. I will admit it.
I am in love with Amy Winehouse.
it's okay in a day, i'm staying busy
tied up enough so I don’t have to wonder where is he
got so sick of crying
So just lately
when i catch myself i do a 180
i stay up, clean the house
at least i'm not drinking
run around just so i don't have to think about thinking
that silent sense of content
that everyone gets
just disappears soon as the sun sets
his face in my dreams, seizing my guts
he floods me with dread
soaked to the soul
he swims in my eyes by the bed
pour myself over him
moon spilling in
and i wake up alone
bothers my heart
i'd rather be restless
the second i stop the sleep catches up and i'm breathless
got this ache in my chest
cuz my day is done now
the dark covers me and i cannot run now
my blood running cold
i stand before him
it's all i can do to assure him
when he comes to me
i drip for him tonight
drowning in me, we bathe under blue light
his face in my dreams, seizing my guts
he floods me with dread
soaked to the soul
he swims in my eyes by the bed
pour myself over him
moon spilling in
and i wake up alone
and i wake up alone
and i wake up alone
and i wake up alone... |
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| 10:38pm 21/03/2008 |
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11x2 = me, today
...and I had to be at work at 8am to receive my Pediatric AND Adult First Aid/CPR certification for both the AAP AND the Red Cross. I'm going to need an extra wallet just to contain all of the damn cards. I AM A FUCKING BABY-SAVING MACHINE, BITCHES! |
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| 02:34am 25/12/2007 |
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Happy day, and stuff. Enjoy your giftmas. Or whatever. lol.
Brief update: I started working part-time at a daycare 3 weeks ago, so far it's been a blast. So... woot. Jedidiah is all over the place as a fearless adventurer, usually super happy, and charming the hell out of everyone all of the time. I am still in an almost entirely dreamy relationship (sparsely dotted by nightmares of betrayal & frustration). I've been greatly enjoying exploring rural Pennsylvania once more; there is so much beauty to drink in, still. I'm somehow very busy.
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| 12:51am 07/10/2007 |
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Hey there. The lovely ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) nhyrvana posted this on her LJ, so I figured I'd spread the love.
She picked seven random interests of mine, asking me to explain them. If you'd like me to pick seven random interests of yours and ask you to explain them, feel free to ask in the comments!
1. the snakebridge
The snakebridge was part of the Iron Horse Park, which was about a block away from my first apartment in Tucson. I used to take my dog Suzy for walks there several times a day. I have many fond memories of chilling out there with gaggles of friendly bums and my puppy. Once a homeless man gave me a huge handful of change, because "you and that puppy lookin' fine." ROFL. The snakebridge is just that... a big old walking/bike bridge with fangs, glowing eyes, and a rattle at the end. It rocks. It makes me ache for Tucson.
2. nakey butt tummy time
We don't do much of this anymore -- Jed doesn't really do "tummy time", we more have nakey-walking-around time now. Airing out the butt is good for keeping babies' tender little bums healthy, and I think Jed looks super cute naked, so. There ya go.
3. breastfeeding advocacy
I'm about as close as it gets to being a boob nazi without actually being malevolently insane. Like it or not, I feel that breast is best--this is fact, not opinion--and if more women are better informed & better supported, breastfeeding will become more and more popular. I think it is important to give babies the best start possible and breastfeeding is a key element of providing that good start. I would love to become a lactation consultant.
4. colorful tea diapers
Colorful Tea diapers is a business owned by my friend bio_stilettoes. Not only does she make adorable, affordable stuff, she is an amazingly kind, hard-working, good-hearted young woman who has sent me SO many beautiful freebies. Seriously. Buy her stuff. Damnit.
5. not owning a television
I haven't owned a television in over two years and I don't miss it one damn bit.
6. lush greenness of home
Now, I ache for the desert. When I lived in the desert, I longed for the moist thrumming verdancy of rural Pennsylvania. It is so green and beautiful here. The humidity kills my skin but it's almost worth it. I love being surrounded by a golden-green haze of sunlit leaves. I feel so at peace when I look up into a sunlit canopy.
7. showerhead upgrades
LOL. This answer is TMI so stop reading if you are faint of heart. I like fancy showerheads with nice massage settings so that I can more efficiently masturbate. There, I said it. Don't like it? I don't care! :D |
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| 05:27pm 30/08/2007 |
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My baby is one! I find it difficult to believe...
Well, I'm watching two babies right now. I may post again later, about our Ocean City birthday adventure and how weird it is to have a one year old. |
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| 11:37am 26/08/2007 |
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I can't believe that my baby is going to be ONE YEAR OLD in just a few short days! It is surreal. I almost feel as if the pregnancy and labor happened to a different person--it seems like the distant past, and at the same time, just yesterday...
Jed has been a big bundle of cuteness lately. He has become much cheerier overall since the ear infections stopped, and the clinginess that I feel resulted from hospital-induced trauma seems to have finally dissipated. In recent weeks, he has become VERY affectionate. Instead of just desperately flinging himself at my breasts all of the time, he'll tumble off of a pillow onto his side next to me and will grab at my nose, nuzzle my face, and "kiss" me (read: open his mouth and descend upon my kissy-face mouth). At random, he will crawl over to me and place his head in my lap for a very short time, or, while standing, will "walk" over to me (cruising on furniture) and throw himself at me in a big bear hug, wrapping his arms around me and burying his face in my neck. It is so very cute and heartwarming.
He loves to play peekaboo, or throw a ball back and forth with me, or pretend to talk on my cell phone... or use a spoon in lieu of a cell phone! He LOVES yogurt and eats a minimum of 3 cans a day, refusing to eat anything else. I feed him constantly. He will at least chew on other things, though -- among his favorites are garlic hummus, steamed dumplings, and green beans.
He's still pretty scared to walk, although I can tell that he wants to. He will hover at the very edge of a door frame and just stand there, feet firmly planted, arm reaching, as far from the door frame as he can be while still holding on. He stands unassisted very well, cruises on walls and doors with ease, can crawl not just forward but sideways and backwards... but he's just not quite confident enough in himself to walk yet. I'm not too worried about it, just trying to offer encouragement and praise when I can tell he wants to walk.
He doesn't like sippy cups, but loves when I give him water from a "big boy" cup. He opens his mouth and sucks until the water gets into his mouth then draws back in delighted (and I think feigned) surprise, grinning broadly at me as he swallows and water dribbles down his chin. Sometimes I let him play outside with a plastic tub of water filled with spoons and toys, and he loves to drink out of small ladles and stuff -- it's adorable watching him use a small ladle as a cup! He has a really adorable, flailing, limp-wristed wave and will often wave with both hands at anyone and everything. When he sees a spoonful of yogurt heading for his mouth, he bounces up and down, which is hilarious and adorable -- and gets messy, because it's tough maneuvering spoonfuls of yogurt into a moving target! He loves his bead maze and is gradually getting better and better at moving the beads through the hills and loops of wire.
EVERYONE who spends a lot of time with him comments on what a happy, well-behaved baby he is, and more than one person has told me that he is far preferable in demeanor & behavior to most babies. He really is a great kid. I am curious to see what the future holds -- because I don't really feel that I have shaped his behavior in any way, I think he is just good-natured. It will be interesting to see if that changes..
In summation, I'm having a great time raising him. It is about a thousand times more fun than I ever thought it could be. Pictures to come soon, promise! |
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| 09:41am 25/08/2007 |
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:(
I miss Tucson.
I could be having so much fun right now, WITH Jed. Like, the Childrens' Museum would be within walking distance. I would have friends.
But Jed would have to be in daycare unless I lived with whatevernerd.. and here, he doesn't have to be in daycare. *sigh* So I guess it's worth it, not to be in Tucson. |
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