Parenting after Loss or Miscarriage ~ February 2011

[forshelby]

Audax - I made my new sling by knitting it with chunky wool and giant needles. Looks awesome!! I'll see if I can upload a picture or something. Good luck with the househunting! It's only natural to feel anxious about SIL's impending birth.

Angelfish - Poor Honor, I hope she's feeling much better. How far along are you now? Exciting!

Kit - BAHAHAHA.... pmsl at the cellophane stuffed sock. That's so cute. IKWYM about fighting for your parenting choices. I haven't read that book but I do try to just do what feels right to me. I don't like to leave Axel to cry, but after 12hrs solid (no exaggeration there) the other day I just had to put him down and have a cry myself. It's hard, but I just don't think my gentle parenting is getting through to this boy. Sadly I think he actually NEEDS to be allowed to have a bit of a spaz on his own for a few minutes before he will calm down. It's awful, but I can't see any other solution. Bugger, I'd dangle him from his toe upside down if that's what he wanted to settle! (lol.... not really but you kwim!)

Tegam - How gorgeous she's waving.. awww.

BW - Oh I know that feeling.. it's such a battle isn't it?

AFM - Sorry I haven't been keeping up, been doing battle over getting my clinical notes from the hospital. You probably are all aware now that I have them, after me shouting it from the rooftop in the woohoo room LOL. I'll get a picture happening somehow.. Hmmm. Someone with a bubby girl please ask for one, I'm dying to see one in pink! Haha.

In other news, DP had been slacking off for a while there. If he left the house, I stayed home with the baby, but if I leave the house- I have to take the baby with me. I'm ALWAYS with the baby! Not that I don't want to be, but geez... it'd be great if DP would just watch him for a few mins instead of sitting on his butt drinking beer while I run around like an idiot. He's been better though the last few days thank goodness.

We've started Farex in his bottles, Axels, not DP's.. lol. He seems to really enjoy it. He's not too keen on any spoon action yet though, but he will eagerly suck pureed pumpkin off my fingers. I'm waiting a bit longer to continue with solids, so far it's just taste-testing. I feel ok with that.

I think that's about all that's been happening here.... it's hard to think straight with all the hospital stuff swirling around in my head. That file is a terrifying, yet strangely entertaining read. Call me morbid.