We stored the gate away for about a month; after all we couldn’t return it and it wasn’t gating (see previous post about the child gate). Recently we switched my son to a twin bed and he has taken to getting up several times a night and wandering around the house, just because he can. It makes me very nervous and I haven’t been sleeping well.
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Archive for June, 2006
Child Gate not Child-Proof – UPDATE
Thursday, June 22nd, 200634 Weeks Pregnant, All is Well
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006Its been an eventful pregnancy. Most of it imagined and emotional; the fear of early miscarriage. The larger fear of a second trimester miscarriage. I have stressed about killing the baby after spending an active day at Disneyland. I also entertained the irrational fear of the baby being a hermaphrodite and my most recent concern was about having a c-section because the baby was breech.
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The Pond, again
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Yes, at the same Father’s Day BBQ my son fell into the pond – no not fishing or trying to retrieve the ball. His big sister must be ‘first’; the first one in the house, the first one to be buckled, the first one to get dinner. Her reasoning is because she is bigger. We are trying to teach her patience, but since she will usually run to be first her slower brother is second by default.
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My Son, the Fisherman
Sunday, June 18th, 2006When I told the story about the first time my son went fishing I expected it to go something like this:
My husband and son, 9 years old, left the house at 5 am with their packed lunches. They had a great time together out on the lake and came home with a tiny little prize. We took lots of pictures with my boy and his fish.
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Baby Earthquakes
Monday, June 12th, 2006I felt the shaking. My husband didn’t since he was walking at the time. At first I thought the cat jumped on the couch. But I couldn’t find the cat. Then I went to the local seismic websites to see when the latest earthquakes were.
So I spent 3 minutes finding the right site. Clicking on all the “recent” earthquakes to find the nearest one, a 2.0 nearly 2 hours away from us. Usually a 4.0 is even hard to feel.
I give up and close the site, thinking I imagined it. . . . . and there it is again!!!!! Another baby earthquake.
The baby must like strawberries. I hope the shaking settles down and I can get some sleep.
Child Gate not Child-Proof
Monday, June 12th, 2006Hands-Free Gate by The First Years – Product Review
We went to a friends house and noticed she had this nifty little gate for her daughter’s bedroom. Since I am pregnant the idea of stepping over a gate is less appealing. But I needed to find something that would keep my daughter in her room while she was being punished and her younger brother out. He is capable of opening doors now, even with the baby-proof doorknobs. So keeping him out is quite a challenge. He loves her so much!
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