tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post6720997513891223261..comments2023-12-22T10:05:42.994-05:00Comments on Put Up Your Dukes: splat!keight dukeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887072283297653771noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-44941874470761598482014-01-20T21:38:51.704-05:002014-01-20T21:38:51.704-05:00Keight I was already smitten with your blog and by...Keight I was already smitten with your blog and by default you and your family...but to throw Charlie and Lola into the mix? wow... I shouldnt be amazed that i find kindred spirits on the interwebs :) We've loved Charlie and Lola since my oldest (9) was a toddler. She would do the voices and have us in stitches. And all my kids insist that we read the books in a British accent too...which I am happy to oblige :) Anyway, keep up the real life... :) Your blog brings a smile to my face each weekKelly Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595391363326839503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-49472534021810557122014-01-20T20:53:23.220-05:002014-01-20T20:53:23.220-05:00Now you have me wanting to find Charlie and Lola. ...Now you have me wanting to find Charlie and Lola. My son would only watch Chuggington for about six months straight from 18 months and up. He used to say certain words with a British accent. LOVED IT. "I con't!"Micaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456904366263894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-3022672465061097682014-01-18T12:31:45.731-05:002014-01-18T12:31:45.731-05:00I love Charlie and Lola so much I could throw up. ...I love Charlie and Lola so much I could throw up. Another show I think you'll need to check out is Rastamouse, which you can find on Netflix. The first time I saw it, I wondered if I had just dreamed it up or if I was in fact high; but my kids have straight mastered Jamaican accents, so it's worth the ten minute episode here and there.Tonihttp://fightinginsanity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-70299771692974157022014-01-16T16:31:00.256-05:002014-01-16T16:31:00.256-05:00Congratulations to your friends! And rock on VBA2...Congratulations to your friends! And rock on VBA2C momma! Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798842025735776242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-72525274359101079532014-01-16T14:21:14.786-05:002014-01-16T14:21:14.786-05:00I think a natural birth by surprise would be traum...I think a natural birth by surprise would be traumatic.... I chose, planned for, and succeeded in a natural birth and was still traumatized, but not bc of the natural birth part!!! Btw so happy for Juniper Joy's arrival!!! We want to hear the birth story, Debra Joy!!!SHOBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619890942936147416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-11313069502859317092014-01-16T14:18:15.354-05:002014-01-16T14:18:15.354-05:00I think natural birth by surprise would qualify as...I think natural birth by surprise would qualify as traumatic... and I would have a hard time recovering. I chose and prepared and succeeded in natural birth and was traumatized, but for other reasons, not the natural birth part! btw I'm so freaking happy about baby Juniper Joy... I want to hear the birth story, Debra Joy!!!Wading Patientlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162607310158772328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-50947617801380597942014-01-15T23:17:14.276-05:002014-01-15T23:17:14.276-05:00The Elaine dance was definitely my favorite part o...The Elaine dance was definitely my favorite part of this whole post.Sarah Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567446080885619248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-2985088118627090712014-01-15T18:06:35.854-05:002014-01-15T18:06:35.854-05:00"when my kids imitate some of the typical ame..."when my kids imitate some of the typical american shows "for their age", they tend to act like punks. sarcasm, rudeness, selfishness started creeping in bigtime. when we'd ask where they learned a certain phrase, it would usually be from these "age appropriate" shows."<br /><br />UGH I hate this!!! I don't even HAVE kids, but any time I am around other peoples' kids and their kid TV, or am just for some reason exposed to kid TV in some form, I am totally disgusted and annoyed and find myself wondering what happened to the feel-good, well-behaved PBS shows I watched as a kid. (you know, like a total old person despite being 25... "kids these days! sheesh!") how delightful that you have found something great to watch!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974119137861459963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-77678258594184894642014-01-15T15:40:42.088-05:002014-01-15T15:40:42.088-05:00My kids like Trotro (it's on Netflix, also has...My kids like Trotro (it's on Netflix, also has a British accent) and my son will talk with the British inflection. It is SO FUNNY. Like "can I have that one mommy?" said without the accent but with the correct inflection. And you're right about crappy cartoons. They all whine and whine until they get their way, and that is NOT how I want my children to act.<br /><br />On the vbac note, my second child (girl) was born 11.5 months after my first child (boy) and she was 10 weeks early. My son was a csection after pushing for 3 hours to no avail, and I was in labor with my daughter for 9 hours while they tried to stop my contractions (which I thought were Braxton Hicks for the most part, but occasionally got worse, then subsided, then got worse, etc.) and I went by ambulance to a hospital an hour away. I was 0 cm when I left hospital #1 (little did I know my cervix was thinning - the dr knew but he didn't tell me) and by the time I got hospital #2, I was 9 cm and pushed for about 20 minutes and out she came, perfectly healthy. I highly recommend "accidental" non-epidural births. 20 minutes after they stitched me up, I walked across the room and ate dinner. Much much easier than a csection recovery. If I had to do it again, I would choose a vbac with no epidural.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504225638122812110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-38741881594543386452014-01-15T13:22:13.175-05:002014-01-15T13:22:13.175-05:00Thanks for the love! (I guess I should go finish c...Thanks for the love! (I guess I should go finish changing my 2-year-old sidebar pictures now right? In case someone actually clicks on my link... :D) <br /><br />As the friend in question who gave birth to the 10.5 lb VBA2C baby, I want to say two things. ONE, the constant texting and encouragement from you throughout the whole process was awesome and empowering. Thanks for that. It helped keep me going. I still think it's kind of hilarious/amazing/providential that you randomly texted me that {first} day and asked if I was in labor, and I actually was. And, that you warned me things might not speed up just because my water broke. Little did I know, I still had 40 hours to go! Also, those ten-fingered emojo jazz should have been invented to celebrate 10 cm dilation. Perfect. #textmessagedoula<br /><br />And two, I still think it's ridiculously ironic that your other two friends definitely wanted an epidural, but things went so fast that they couldn't get one, while I definitely did not want an epidural, but things went so slow that I HAD to get one. Life is funny (cruel?). Ithappenedtoaharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380113148522080708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261923494451820843.post-12928981454380646892014-01-15T12:12:27.352-05:002014-01-15T12:12:27.352-05:00Ahhh!!! The "crappy t.v. shows" problem ...Ahhh!!! The "crappy t.v. shows" problem annoys me so! I am struggling with finding quality t.v. for my boys (unless I want them to be lazy, sarcastic, stupid, entitled idiots), and my oldest son LOVES television. While I do limit how much they watch, it is hard to find something even for that hour that is quality. My tween girls also can't find much to watch that is age appropriate, unless we want them chasing boys and beauty and finding their identity in those two things.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458588358275150729noreply@blogger.com