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16811. Jenerator - 9/30/2005 11:31:16 PM Well, my 9 pound 14 ounce baby is here and she is too cute! She eats constantly and makes funny noises and is a delight.
I can't seem to knock the infections, though. First the staples got infected (all 14 of them) and now it seems that I am fighting either some sort of bladder infection or mastitis. That's probably too much information, all I know is that my whole body hurts and it shouldn't.
Last night I was hovering at 104 degrees while trying to nurse. I thought I was going to die.
I am just glad she's here. She's a doll. 16812. judithathome - 10/1/2005 12:04:50 AM So happy to hear your baby is here and sorry about all the problems you're having. I'm sure the joy you feel at having a healthy baby cancels out the grief at your own discomfort, though.
16813. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 1:13:57 AM CONGRATULATIONS, Jenerator!
I hope the fever and physical misery goes away soon. 16814. judithathome - 10/1/2005 1:15:15 AM Arky! We are in dire need of a trip to Arkadelphia! When is that that thing at New Washington? 16815. wabbit - 10/1/2005 1:22:02 AM Congratulations, Jenerator! I hope you feel better soon. 16816. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 1:28:04 AM Oh please y'all come any time, Judith! It's usually the first weekend in November, but I haven't gotten any information at school on it yet, so I'm going to call them. 16817. wabbit - 10/1/2005 1:40:23 AM Mags,
Spunky and I lost a wonderful cat a couple years ago, and adopted two from the local humane society. One of them popped a screen out of the kitchen window and took off for the woods. She came back to the window regularly, so she knew she was supposed to be on the other side, but it was a few days before we managed to trap her. Meanwhile, we trapped the local tomcat and four female Spring kittens (+/- 5 months old) I had them all neutered and got them rabies shots before releasing them again (they were too feral to adopt out). We got two other neightbors involved as well, and they each captured two females with Autumn litters (4 and 5 kittens, all female). All were spayed and got rabies shots and were adopted (they were young enough to adapt). As of two months ago, the former tom and two of the four Spring kits were still in the area. There were feeding stations set up for them and shelters so they can get out of the winter weather. The moral of the story is that we probably prevented forty-odd kittens from being produced the following year.
btw, our escaped cat is healthy, happy and still with us. All it takes is patience. 16818. Jenerator - 10/1/2005 2:27:13 AM Thanks everyone.
Looking at my little girl does provide relief, but I do want to feel better so I can be more active. I have lost 15 pounds just since Monday, if that's any indication of how sick I have been.
Faith was/is a long baby at 22 inches. It's hard to believe that a week ago, she was in my abdomen!
Dylan has had a hard time adjusting. He misses me and has been acting out at daycare. Of course I am overwhelmed with emotions and so even the mundane can make me cry. Dylan's sadness breaks my heart. I just hope that he gets through it all. I have to tell myself that some jealousy is normal for him to feel. 16819. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 3:08:33 AM I know it must be a challenge for him and it must be hard to see him feeling sad, but he'll adjust quickly and become a very loving and protective big brother very soon, I bet. 16820. judithathome - 10/1/2005 3:33:55 AM The moral of the story is that we probably prevented forty-odd kittens from being produced the following year
Our village has about 300 feral cats and in one year, that can mean 2,000 more will inhabit the village.
We had an organization come (Feral Friends) and present us with a proposal to work with a local vet to spay and neuter the cats...providing traps and having residents take the cats to the vet for the procedures and releasing them back into the wild (village) where they will eventually die of attrition. I thought this was a fantastic proposal...the vet would charge the village $45 for each cat's treatment, including shots. Well, one of the buffoons on the council decided we should table the suggestion and here we are, one more cycle later, more feral cats and more little families later...and nothing has been done.
Some of the villagers balked at having to bring them back to the neighborhood, saying they'd rather have them killed. To me, the idea of them being released back made sense because they could keep other cats away and would keep the mouse and rat population at bay. 16821. marjoribanks - 10/1/2005 3:55:02 AM Congratulations, Jenerator. 16822. Magoseph - 10/1/2005 2:20:37 PM It is a relief to have news from you, Jen--thank you for taking the time to come to the Cafe. Arky is correct in saying that Dylan will adjust quickly to the new situation, especially if he can participate in Faith’s care. As for a possible mastitis, the first baby's grandmother gave the following advice: change the baby’s position in taking the breast and leave the milk dry on the affected one. It may sound like an old wives’ tale, but it worked for both babies. 16823. Magoseph - 10/1/2005 2:49:55 PM Wabbit and Judith, thank you for posting about the feral cats. A meeting with three women is in the works, thanks to busybody Flexy who has finally found the way to get his wife involved in neighborhood affairs. 16824. Macnas - 10/3/2005 12:39:00 PM Jen, good on you girl, keep your chin up and here's to a happy and healthy mother and child. 16825. Macnas - 10/3/2005 12:43:27 PM And because it's Monday, and Tommy Cooper still rules..
Two cannibals eating a clown.
One says to the other "Does this taste funny to you?"
A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide
dog. He picks the dog up and starts swinging it around his
head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?'
'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'
"Cos it's strange, isn't it. You stand in the middle of a library and go 'Aaaaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone
joins in.
So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah."
I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died.'"
"So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my
boss rang up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I
swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said "You've
been promoted again.'And I swerved again.
He rang up a third time and said 'You're a managing director.
'And I went into a tree.
And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to
you?'And I said 'I careered off the road.' 16826. Magoseph - 10/3/2005 2:05:04 PM Hahaha, Mac--who's Tommy Cooper?
16827. Macnas - 10/3/2005 2:24:25 PM English comedian, died a few years ago. On stage actually, just fell down in the middle of a routine, everyone thought it was part of his act.
A lot of it is just old music hall type gags, old hat to some. But he always made me laugh, and I like his word play jokes, as that kind of thing appeals to me:
"You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving
today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice."
He would do the most awful magic tricks, and just looked funny. I remember watching him on television as a youngster, the set was totally darkened, all you hear is him walking to one side of the set, then he sighs and says "its dark in here", after a second he walks over to the other side of the set, "......its dark over here as well".
While I like more barbed, sometimes surreal modern comdedy too, like The League Of Gentleman, Cooper is one of my very favourites.
"So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I
picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?
And a voice said 'You are.'" 16828. Magoseph - 10/3/2005 2:29:51 PM I have to look him up on-line--I need that kind of comic relief since my life seems to me right now a surreal one. 16829. thoughtful - 10/3/2005 2:33:58 PM Congratulations Jen! Best wishes on the new baby and I hope you're feeling much better really soon. 16830. wonkers2 - 10/3/2005 3:12:54 PM Congratulations, Jen, from W2 and the Cap'n!
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