It’s no secret that I want another baby. I don’t know where that desire came from. I convinced myself 9 years ago, at the age of 22 that if I didn’t have another baby by the time I was 27 that I wouldn’t have any more. In January of that year, when I turned 27, I upped the anti to 28. However, that only left me 3 months to find a man, marry him, and get pregnant, and I’m good… but I’m not stupid.
Looking back, the age of 28 was not a good time to have a baby. Neither was 27. Even 22 and 20 weren’t, but I did, and look at what I have now.
Two healthy, beautiful children in both the male and female variety.
I had put the thought of another baby out of my head until I turned 30. It’s like I celebrated a birthday at a surprise Tasteful Treasures party surrounded by tons of sex toys and immediately I wanted a baby.
It’s never gone away.
A few months later, I discovered the mom blogging community and all of a sudden I was surrounded by women having babies, parenting, nuturing, and doing all these things that at 20 and 22, I was too dumb to know about, let alone do.
And now? The thoughts of carrying a child, nursing a child and witnessing all the first sometimes consumes me.
And please don’t put me near a baby. I go nuts. Because as I mentioned when I met Heather, I want to steal them… although I never would. I have no room in this house for another baby. Hence needing the husband, not only for his sperm, but for a second income for a slightly bigger house that would accommodate at least 4 children.
But, with all of those things comes alot of other things… like, oh, I don’t know… not sleeping through the night, having to feed the child myself, teething, diapers and diaper rash.
If you are fortunate to have children and never really had to deal with diaper rash, I want to be you. Samara was forever with the rash and it seemed like nothing I could do could change that, dimish it, or keep it under control.
I’m also someone who didn’t know that you could take a baby to the doctor for uncontrollable diaper rash. I assumed that it was something that I was doing wrong and that I was a horrible mother.
And through the mommy blogging community, I’ve learned of lots of things that I want when the new baby comes. Like slings? Yes, I think it would be so cool to wear my baby. And cloth diapering? This lazy woman actually WANTS to try that.
And then I learned about Vusion for diaper rashes. No, I didn’t try it.. for two reasons… (a) I don’t have a baby and (b) it’s by prescription only and I’m pretty sure Dr. Payne would look at me strange if I came in and asked him for a scrip for diaper rash cream when my youngest child is 9.
But he’s a pediatrician, so maybe it wouldn’t be the strangest request that he’s gotten.
I wish the internet was around when I had my children. A new mommy in today’s age has so much more information. They have a website that outline the symptoms and how to treat and manage it as well as a symptom checklist. I would’ve been to the doc in a heartbeat had I been able to read any of this.
And, yes, the internet was there and I was online but it was dial-up? By the time I would’ve found what I was looking for, she would’ve been 9.
And so, I’ve bookmarked this site as well. Because if I do have another baby, I’m going to hope that if he or she has the same problem that Sam did that the $25 rebate offer is still available. Because, all the other cool things that I want for my new baby are going to cost alot of money.
Thanks Mom Central for letting me know about this…I’ll make sure you get a birth announcement…
My children have outgrown the typical kids programs. Blue’s Clues and Dragon Tales was all the rage with both of my children. Samara was infatuated with Maisy. We hit the tail end of Dora, but we never watched Barney. (I just couldn’t do it.)
We’ve moved into Hannah Montanna, That’s So Raven, and well, Matthew rarely veers from the History or Science Channel (I now know more about the history of sneakers than most other moms, just so you know.)
However, there are occasions when I watch a four year old and I always find myself wondering what to do with her. My kids are self-sufficient. I don’t have to sit there with them and watch TV, although I do sometimes. Secretly, I love to watch Hannah and my favorite episode is when she comes up with the Bone Dance. (A side note to how dense I am… it took me awhile to figure out that the tune was actually one of her real songs.)
Jessica likes Sponge Bob. I take that back. Jessica loves Sponge Bob, but as with any other cartoon, there’s only so much Sponge Bob that I can take. And so, I look for new things that I can share with her. Shows that she would enjoy and I wouldn’t have the uncontrollable urge to gouge my eye out with a pencil while we watch and websites that she can peruse while she’s sitting next to me in the office.
I think I finally found a new one. To the point that I can’t wait until I watch her again, because I’ve found myself sitting here humming the tunes all morning.
Apparently, there was a costumed rock band in the ’60s called the Banana Splits. I have to assume this is true, because that was way before my time but, regardless, they’re making a comeback and will star in brand new comedy shorts and music videos on Cartoon Network beginning September 2nd.
They are called the Fab Four and they consist of a dog, a lion, a gorilla, and an elephant. I know that Jessica will fall in love with them.
The website is so colorful and offers so much for a child to do including the ability to call in (an 800 number no less) their favorite joke, great music (seriously. It’s good.), secret codes that they can check in daily to decipher a code, then solve a word puzzle to reveal a silly joke, fan mail, and the ability to join the Banana Splits club.
Watch for the Banana Splits on Cartoon Network beginning September 2nd, but you can check out the website now. And don’t lose track of time playing the Pie Toss. (Can you beat my high score of 7500?)
School starts in two weeks. Want to know how many books my kids have read?
Not the required two.
Not that they are going to be tested or required to write a report on them, but still.
Matthew chose two books from his list. The Hobbit and White Fang. Neither of them were comprehendable for him. He was frustrated.
So I told him, “Look, I don’t care what you read, but you need to read two books.”
And then The Dangerous Days of Daniel X appeared on our doorstep. I was excited as it’s by James Patterson, my absolute FAVORITE author. I mean, FAVORITE. I leafed through it before handing it to Matthew and sure enough, it was in true Patterson format… short chapters.
I’m a fan of short chapters because I’m anal when it comes to stopping reading. I can’t stop in the middle of a chapter, so if I’m nodding off, it’s hard. I’m funny like that I know.
But I think for kids, long chapters are daunting as well. So, I was excited to tell Matthew that they were short and told him about my experiences with James Patterson books… that, for the most part, they were quick reads. Only because they are so good that you can’t put them down.
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X was no different.
Matthew came in the room with me in the evenings to read. He would stop every so often to ask me a word, or what something meant, and I continually asked him if it was a good book.
I don’t know about your boy (specifically) but most don’t like to read. Matthew goes in spurts, but the #1 reason boys don’t like to read?
They find it boring.
Ask most MEN and short of the “articles” in Playb*y, they’ll tell you the same thing. ::grin::
On the whole, Matthew and I both liked this book. He told me as things were happening. There were a few nights that I made him put the book away because it’s bed time and Matthew is typically very methodical with his reading. If he says he’s going to read for 30 minutes, he reads for 30 minutes and then stops. Regardless of where he is on the page.
“One more chapter, Mom?” he would ask. Of course, I said yes. They were short.
And then he turned to me and said, “Mom, I don’t know how he does it. The chapters are short but at the end of every single one of them, he leaves you wanting to know more.”
And he does. He does it not only in this book, but with all of this books.
Now, take a look at this trailer and let me know if you don’t think your son would enjoy this?
Cool, right?
Majorly.
And I don’t even like that genre of books. But I, also, liked this one.
The only thing that I could recommend that might make it a little better is that there were certain things that I don’t think most 10 year olds know about. For example, early in the book Daniel is traveling, via Greyhound with an Atlas with him. Matthew wasn’t sure what an Atlas was, however, after I pointed out to him that an Atlas was a hard copy of MapQuest, and pulled one out to show him, he understood.
Maybe that’s just my kid because we do every thing on line.
Over all though, I highly recommend the Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson whether you’re 10 or 31 one, male or female. You’ll fall in love with Daniel and your emotions will rise and fall as you turn each page following his journey on closing in on his parents’ murderer before the Earth is destroyed for good.
If you’re interested in reading more about the Dangerous Days of Daniel X you can find more information here. Or pick up your own copy here.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get on my son to read another book in the next two weeks before school starts!
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