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[TBoneTX 43,401]

Here is convenient ordering information for your Pre-Owned Toilet Seat for this week's National Days, order today man:

 

Mon., January Many'th

National Cheese Lovers Day = cut the cheese at will from atop your brand-new POTS

 

Tues., January Many'st

National Hugging Day = hug your loved ones and strangers after ordering a new POTS today

 

Wed., January Many'nd

National Blonde Brownie Day = delicious confection comes smeared all over your new POTS

 

Thurs., January Many'rd

National Freedom Day = you are enslaved -- ENSLAVED -- unless you order a POTS today

 

Fri., January Many'th

National Compliment Day = compliments flow like water after you order a POTS today

 

Sat., January Many'th

National Opposite Day = distinguish yourself from the unenlightened by buying a POTS today

 

Sun., January Many'th

National Spouses Day = show your love to all your spouses by ordering them a POTS today

 

The first Many (only!) customers to mention this ad when ordering will receive a handsome 0.000001% discount off full retail, $i man.  Get your POTS today, whee man!

[Scottish Mernymph 512]

So far so good with college related stuffs! Including a roller-skating session Friday night as my 'workout homework assignment'
Helped my friend move house at the weekend, she couldn't afford to hire a removal team so her sister, bro-in-law, their daughter, her husband & myself pitched in & got it all done.

Current emotional state: battling to stay afloat!

Check out these nutters....

....guess what I'm doing on Sunday🤯
(if anyone feels they would like more info on how to support me/sponsor me-although I'm defo not soliciting here-NOTHING TO SEE HERE MODS then you can of course pm me for deets)

 

[rrobin0609 387]

11 hours ago, Scottish Mernymph said:

Check out these nutters....

My younger sister did that with some of her friends last year. She liked it and my parents got lot of pictures of her looking ridiculous to post all over the internet. I don't think she's doing it this year though.

[Ontarkie 13,944]

On 1/20/2020 at 1:36 AM, TBoneTX said:

Beware the dreaded First Manymester, shudder man.

"Aloysius McGillicuddy DA-Man."  Got it, first try, si and whee man!

"Sleep when the baby sleeps," yeah right man.

Big fallacy that we got snookered on, too, live & learn & sigh man.

When Mini-D. sleeps, you & PRG will race around doing all other non-baby stuff, trust us man.

The only two pieces of Baby Advice that we got that were dead-nuts on* were, see man:

     *and from the same amigo, too

        1.  Children will change your schedule, si man

        2.  They grow up SO FAST, savor every moment man

Actually, a Many'rd piece of advice came from Mama T-B. herself, see man:

        Many.  You have NO IDEA what's coming [financially, medically, stamina, sleep-lack, stress], no man

And, in general, general wisdom man:

        Many.  Children make strong marriages stronger but can strain weaker marriages, if for no other reason than you don't sleep for the first Many (2+1) years, truth man

 

Surely the unparalleledly experienced Ontarklar will weigh in with her sagelike insights, si man.

(Fecund parturient Ontarklar!  Fecund, FECUND parturient PARTURIENT Ontarklar!)

Meanwhile, best wishes to DA man, PRG, and mini-Aloysius McGillicuddy, si man and ma'am and pre-man man.

@DaveAndAnastasiaThe Tornado never slept and I mean never. She screamed bloody murder all day and all night. Doctors kept brushing me off. I ended up taking her to a Chiropractor. He did an adjustment and she slept 2 whole hours straight. Was the best sleep of my life. Turned out she had silent reflux. Where do they come up with these names she was far from silent. Turns out they call it that for when they don't projectile vomit across the room.

My biggest advice is trust mommy instinct they do not lie. I told the doctors the Tornado had reflux and wanted something for it. They got me in asap, but I had to outright tell them or they just kept brushing me off. 

 

On 1/20/2020 at 1:42 AM, TBoneTX said:

1.  Money, $i man (not too late to enter the POTS business, probably man)

2.  More money, $i and $igh man

Many.  A GOOD pediatric clinic, many same- & next-day appointments available man

Many.  A GOOD night clinic, beyond hours of good pediatric clinic mentioned in Many above man

Many.  For boys, Huggies diapers, cheaper than Pampers man

             Luvs OK, Costco brand presumably OK, try small samples of cheaper brands without expectation man

Many.  Ask friends who get newspapers to save you the diaper et al. coupons from coupon sections, 

                adds up to a serious $Many00s in savings over the Many-year ([2+1]-year) diaperhood phase man

Diapers change as fast as you can blink. I tried the cheaper diapers with every kid. Somehow they always disappoint me. First 4 kids Huggies was the way to go. Last two it was pampers.

 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

34 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

@DaveAndAnastasiaThe Tornado never slept and I mean never. She screamed bloody murder all day and all night. Doctors kept brushing me off. I ended up taking her to a Chiropractor.

Person leading the childbirth class we were at on Saturday mentioned one that specialized in infants and toddlers.

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My biggest advice is trust mommy instinct they do not lie.

Is there daddy instinct?

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Diapers change as fast as you can blink. I tried the cheaper diapers with every kid. Somehow they always disappoint me. First 4 kids Huggies was the way to go. Last two it was pampers.

I think between a few different places "create a baby registry" gift bags we've got about one day's worth of diapers in various brands, so I guess we'll try them all and see what works best for him before buying a gigantic box from Amazon (that presumably will last two or three days) ...

 

Mama-Dave had five of us, even if it was about forty years ago, and did spend a lot of time taking care of my sister's two until a couple years ago (too expensive to retire in Denver), so we should have someone around who's not just guessing and googling on this for a bit ...

[Scottish Mernymph 512]

12 hours ago, rrobin0609 said:

My younger sister did that with some of her friends last year. She liked it and my parents got lot of pictures of her looking ridiculous to post all over the internet. I don't think she's doing it this year though.

Glad to hear it was a good experience for her

[cdneh 3,112]

We have weather, anyone close to NWA heads up. Like they haven't been talking the face off this for days. I have schlepped  in to town to get stuff, and remembered to get gas for the heater, so at least if the ice takes the power down we won't freeze to death the first day.

 

And I got pulled over by highway patrol. Got me dead to rights as well, doing about 65 right where the limit changes to 40. He looked about 16 (everyone does these days it seems).

So he took the relevant paperwork and went back to his car, and I am sat there with his lights flashing and all the other traffic going around me, like a dope, thinking boy oh boy this is going to be one spendy ticket.

A warning. He gave me a blessed warning. Sheesh.

 

I've been talking with my friend in NL. She is in Mt Pearl, and they got 70 cms of snow Friday last. The Army is on her street today shoveling people out.  Her front door was filled in right to the top, so she went out of the house through the kitchen window to try and clear it.  Can't complain here.

[NikLR 13,220]

Nephew has silent reflux. Had to nurse or bottle sitting up.  Sister a hole from the epidural and had to lay down as much as possible.  Not a good combo with a 4 year old as well. 

Kiddo had reflux and projectile vomiting (rather like mom during pregnancy.) Recieving blankets!! Never enough!!! Best thing ever.  You'd never know she had a hard time feeding the little Michelin tire.  Couldnt walk forever she was so chubby. Lawl. 

I think nola did cloth diapers.  We did pampers.  

Gosh... its been so long. 

[Ontarkie 13,944]

23 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Nephew has silent reflux. Had to nurse or bottle sitting up.  Sister a hole from the epidural and had to lay down as much as possible.  Not a good combo with a 4 year old as well. 

Kiddo had reflux and projectile vomiting (rather like mom during pregnancy.) Recieving blankets!! Never enough!!! Best thing ever.  You'd never know she had a hard time feeding the little Michelin tire.  Couldnt walk forever she was so chubby. Lawl. 

I think nola did cloth diapers.  We did pampers.  

Gosh... its been so long. 

i think she did too. Cloth is only money saving if you plan on having more kids. If just one it tends to cost way more. 

 

[cdneh 3,112]

My kids are 42 and 46, so I think any advice I'd give would be hopelessly outdated. I remember a bout of croup and colic at the same time just for good measure with the oldest. Some kind soul lent me a Snugli, I don't know if they still have those, but I popped him in that and carried him everywhere.

[TBoneTX 43,401]

On 1/20/2020 at 9:09 PM, Scottish Mernymph said:

Current emotional state: battling to stay afloat!

1.  Stay busy, which you're doing SM ma'am

2.  Violent fizzicle (this should the the spelling) exercise, which you seem to be doing SM ma'am

We have confidence in you, si SM ma'am.

On 1/20/2020 at 9:09 PM, Scottish Mernymph said:

how to support me

Pssst... the Pre-Owned Toilet Seat industry... shhhh SM ma'am...

[TBoneTX 43,401]

9 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

we should have someone around who's not just guessing

Smart DA man!  Smart, SMART DA man!

9 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Is there daddy instinct?

When they get older and Mommy doesn't understand one of their needs or problems, then man.

One thing, crucial man:  When Mini-DA begins following you around to emulate you, cooperate, si man.

[TBoneTX 43,401]

4 hours ago, NikLR said:

nola... its been so long

Where did Nola-B. ma'am disappear to, huh man?

[TBoneTX 43,401]

5 hours ago, cdneh said:

I got pulled over by highway patrol. Got me dead to rights as well, doing about Many right where the limit changes to Many.

Wild uncontrollable break-lawing Eh ma'am!  Wild, WILD uncontrollable UNCONTROLLABLE break-lawing BREAK-LAWING Eh ma'am!

5 hours ago, cdneh said:

A warning. He gave me a blessed warning. Sheesh.

He accepted your alert explanation that, in P-math, your speed of Many comported with the limit of Many, that's the explanation man.

Savvy Eh ma'am!  Savvy, SAVVY Eh ma'am!

[TBoneTX 43,401]

Scintillating repartee since the above, yawn man.

Out-spit it (if in Canada, oot-spit it), si and eh man.