Last night, I was thinking of the days when my apartment was a mess, the kitchen not getting cleaned for days, the floors never got swept... but I might watch five episodes of the X-Files in one day.
Last night, I wasn't sure which was better--having the time to clean the house now, while Elijah plays with his toys and Cheerios in the playpen, or lying around nursing and watching things and reading and... not even getting my email done.
Heh. I think I prefer now. The house is clean, the floors are swept, I get dinner made most nights, Elijah and I have nice lunches together, and we go for walks. And the guilt sure is much reduced :p
But a growth spurt day of nothing but nursing would be enjoyable just about now. I haven't finished the X-Files yet.
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Yesterday's shopping trip was bafflingly successful. I had a Harry & David gift certificate from Christmas (thank you guys--you know who you are. I hope :) ) so we ran off to the mall to see what we could find. Harry & David yielded a wonderful travel tea infuser thing, and the most bafflingly amazing smokey mozzarella cheese dip ever o.O
Also some cranky old woman who whined at the woman behind the counter for the chips on the shelf not all being close to the front. And then she sneered at everyone who mentioned tea that wasn't PG Tips of all the boring-ass dessicated tea leaves in the world. WTF.
Here are the candidates for highlight of the day:
Getting $700 worth of suits, shirts and jackets from S&K for... wait for it... $45. S&K was going out of business. They were desperate. It was aweseome.
or
Going all through the IKEA Showroom and Marketplace without buying anything.
I'm not sure which is more amazing :)
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Right now, we're watching Dragnet. One of these days, I'll remember that Dragnet was before the Miranda Rights were instituted, and I'll stop being surprised.
I doubt I'll stop being surprised by the bad acting, the dizzying back-and-forth camera work, or the naivete of the victims.
Elijah has finished his Cheerios and is actually watching Dragnet. He's showing more interest in television now than he has before. I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. He seems to like high colour and/or high contrast, and movement.
It's probably time to get serious with the Your Baby Can Read DVDs. That would be easier if I could get them to play in the PS2--Elijah is definitely more interested in watching things on the television screen than on the computer screen. I'm wondering if there's some sort of difference in his physical ability to see the different screens.
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I haven't kept up with the baby book. I know I should. And maybe when the basement is done and there's a crafts room set up, or maybe if I ever get the house cleaned up, or maybe if I got organized enough to cook enough meals in a day to feed us for a week, or, or, or... sigh.
I do have things recorded here in this blog, and lots of pictures and videos.
It'll do.
What I will do when the basement is ready and there's a room for my sewing machine is: I WILL make a quilt out of Elijah's old clothes. I still intend to do that.
Showing posts with label baby book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby book. Show all posts
Monday, August 24, 2009
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mostly Communication
Communication
Brian and I are definitely intending to use ASL to communicate with our son before he can speak, but I'm wondering also about nonverbal communication systems that are used with autistic children, such as PECS. Can a baby perhaps communicate even earlier by pointing to pictures? Is that a skill that might develop before the ability to use hand signs?
There seems to be an understanding in the world of working with autistic children that a lot of the undesirable behaviour--such as aggression and meltdowns--comes from an inability to communicate, and so alternate forms of communication are developed. Why is this not more routinely done in the world of normal children?
Today
I had an appointment with one of the midwives, today. Laura. Laura is great; she's tiny and energetic. I hope she's the one on call when I go into labour. She told me to get Evening Primrose Oil in capsules and take 3 of them, 3 times a day. Ugh. I HATE swallowing pills, but if it's considered helpful, I'll do it.
She confirmed that the baby is indeed running out of room to dance. I was amused.
Otherwise, today, I've slept, eaten a lot of bad pizza, and mostly just sat around, writing long journal entries in a private journal. And cold water is a godsend.
Baby Book
I bought a baby book to copy from, and a notebook to copy into. I need to install Photoshop on my laptop and do some page designs to put into it. We also got a calendar sort of thing designed for tracking baby's first year; it's cute but not overly cute. It has realistic rather than cartoonish animals on it.
Brian and I are definitely intending to use ASL to communicate with our son before he can speak, but I'm wondering also about nonverbal communication systems that are used with autistic children, such as PECS. Can a baby perhaps communicate even earlier by pointing to pictures? Is that a skill that might develop before the ability to use hand signs?
There seems to be an understanding in the world of working with autistic children that a lot of the undesirable behaviour--such as aggression and meltdowns--comes from an inability to communicate, and so alternate forms of communication are developed. Why is this not more routinely done in the world of normal children?
Today
I had an appointment with one of the midwives, today. Laura. Laura is great; she's tiny and energetic. I hope she's the one on call when I go into labour. She told me to get Evening Primrose Oil in capsules and take 3 of them, 3 times a day. Ugh. I HATE swallowing pills, but if it's considered helpful, I'll do it.
She confirmed that the baby is indeed running out of room to dance. I was amused.
Otherwise, today, I've slept, eaten a lot of bad pizza, and mostly just sat around, writing long journal entries in a private journal. And cold water is a godsend.
Baby Book
I bought a baby book to copy from, and a notebook to copy into. I need to install Photoshop on my laptop and do some page designs to put into it. We also got a calendar sort of thing designed for tracking baby's first year; it's cute but not overly cute. It has realistic rather than cartoonish animals on it.
Friday, July 11, 2008
First Post, and Baby Book
Hi guys. This is Coyote, or MistaCat, or whatever you want to call me. I hope to be clever enough to keep this blog for at least a couple of years, as I think it will help me record important information, or at least information I'll be happy to have in another 20 years.
I'm not going to go over the details of my pregnancy up to now. At this point we should only have a couple of weeks to go, but could have as much as a month. Until the little boy is here, this will be a pregnancy blog--so expect to hear about cravings, muscle aches, emotions and such things.
I would like to direct your attention now to the little link at the bottom of the post which says "Comments". Please, click that, and post comments! I like comments and they're a good way to communicate with me if that is your goal :)
I plan to make a physical baby book. I've got the design and materials in mind, but I need help with the content. Please, using that wonderful comment button, let me know what you think would be good things to put into a baby book. I've looked online for guidelines, and no one seems to have any. I've looked at commercial baby books, and I like them, and would like to have one to copy from, but they're at least $17 and $17 will buy quite a few diapers. So! Help me out. What would you like to see in your own baby book, from when you were a baby? Or your baby's, if you have one?
I'm not going to go over the details of my pregnancy up to now. At this point we should only have a couple of weeks to go, but could have as much as a month. Until the little boy is here, this will be a pregnancy blog--so expect to hear about cravings, muscle aches, emotions and such things.
I would like to direct your attention now to the little link at the bottom of the post which says "Comments". Please, click that, and post comments! I like comments and they're a good way to communicate with me if that is your goal :)
I plan to make a physical baby book. I've got the design and materials in mind, but I need help with the content. Please, using that wonderful comment button, let me know what you think would be good things to put into a baby book. I've looked online for guidelines, and no one seems to have any. I've looked at commercial baby books, and I like them, and would like to have one to copy from, but they're at least $17 and $17 will buy quite a few diapers. So! Help me out. What would you like to see in your own baby book, from when you were a baby? Or your baby's, if you have one?
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