The past couple of days have been q.....oops, almost said the 'q' word ( Read more... )

I got my final marks for my Breastfeeding class:

99.4% on my assignments (66% of my final grade)
96.3% on my final exam (33% of my final grade)

Another "A" for meeeeee :-)

And once my Herbology final exam arrives at the school and is graded, I'll have only ONE class left to do.

One!

I got a phone call this morning to tell me that the former pastor of our church (and good friends of our family) had lost everything in a house fire on Saturday, just days after his birthday and one day after his wife's birthday.  As far as I know, no one was hurt or killed but it's so upsetting to think that they lost everything :-(

Charlotte was ( Read more... )

I had to stop taking one of my happy pills because when I went back to the doctor for a refill, he told me that it was a category C drug and was really shocked that I was still breastfeeding while taking W *and* C.  It's been about a week since I quit taking it and I can't believe how anxious, panicked, teary, and hopeless I feel even though I'm ( Read more... )

Charlotte came over to me tonight and was making her usual whimper/whine/point to let me know she wanted to nurse.  I keep making the "milk" sign, trying to encourage her to sign instead of whine, yanno?  So today I had her sitting in my lap facing me and I was trying to get her to sign "milk" and I saw her making the sign for "more ( Read more... )

I thought Charlotte was eating her cheerios.

Nope.  She was eating dry cat food, and then she came over and asked to nurse.  So if breastmilk is served with dry cat food, then what do you think she would like to have with the soggy pieces of her board book?

I swear, I do feed the child, honest I do.

  After three agonizing flights, I finally landed in Saskatoon and walked into Jack's arms.  We landed a litlte late and it was nearly 3 a.m. by the time we got home.  As we got out of the car we could hear Charlotte crying through our open bedroom window and very soon, all three girls were awake.  Kim brought Charlotte out into the dark living ( Read more... )

I was watching "Monster's Inc" and doing my school work when Liz called and said, "My son is picking you up right now. we've got a birth."  I asked her if I had time to change and she said no, just bring your stuff with you.  Her son Brian drove me to where Liz and her hubby were having dinner, met up wtih her in the parking lot and we sped out of ( Read more... )

* I arrived.  My shuttle to St. George lost my reservation but I was able to get another one right away.  More than 2 hours straight driving, but the a/c felt great and I was able to lean my head against the window and sleep a little.

* Dani and her partner picked me up, along with Dani's 20 month old son G.  He is such a love, said hi to me right ( Read more... )

The dog has been left with Grandma and Grandpa overnight.
Shopping is done.
Jack is sleeping off a killer headache.
Pizza is ordered.
Julia and Kim are already in the pool.
And I just spent twenty minutes nursing Charlotte, laying on the bed like a mother cat while she crawled and climbed and suckled.  She's now settled in my lap tummy to tummy, playing ( Read more... )