Things N Says

My little smarty-pants 23 month old talks up a storm, so to speak.  Only we don't always understand him.  I might recognize one word out of every seven, particularly if he is very excited.  However, the other day, he found a cup, held it up to me, and said rather emphatically, "I need some milk!"  Usually, he speaks in one or two work phrases, so this was quite impressive.   


It is also fun when he "reads" Goodnight, Moon to himself or, now, to me.   He says lines such as "Hello moon" and "All gone, moon."    It's very sweet to listen to.  He really gets into it.  


He says "thank you" frequently.   Next we need to work on adding "please" to his vocabulary!

Waiting another couple of months. . .

As much as I'd like to be pregnant again, we are waiting another couple of months.  There are some factors to this decision that I will not completely go into right now, but a less personal reason is that I am running my very first 5k race in a couple of weeks.  This is an amazing thing for me.  My modest goal is to finish it, and maybe not come in last.   I can run (with some periods of walking) 5k in about 45 minutes.   Today I hardly did a mile because allergy congestion (coupled with dust in the air) prevented it.  It is a hope that this will not prove to be an issue for me on the morning of the race.  


The race will take place two days after N's second birthday! 

Cycles

In thinking about getting ready to conceive again (hopefully our final and successful attempt to complete our family. . . there is another child waiting for us, I know), I thought I would post about my cycles as of late.  


When I have been somewhat regular in terms of timing of my cycles, they have been 31 to 32 days long (with some variations, usually longer).  In August, I got my period several days ahead of when I expected to get my period.  I did the math, and I was exactly 28 days - four weeks - after my previous period!    Wow!  I have never been that "normal" while not on birth control.    


The thought that passed through my mind was that it might be a fluke.  Now, I am not so sure about that.  August, September, October, November, December and now January, I have gotten my period every 28 or 29 days.  Really, I have never been so regular for so long! 


I am trying not to get my hopes up, but this will make it somewhat easier if we try to start trying to conceive again in the next few months.  

MTHFR Mutation?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908276/ I have not been tested, but I wonder if in part there is a connection . . . with N, I was taking lots of extra folic acid before he was even conceived. Should I be tested before we try again?

N at 19 months

Today N is 19 months old. In only five more months, we will be celebrating his 2nd birthday. It is hard to imagine.

Among his favorite foods is plain greek yogurt. He loves it and begs for more. Last week, his dad gave him a Cheeto. N discovered that he also loves processed foods with MSG and and other dubious ingredients.

As N grows older, I miss his older brother even more, if possible. Sam would be almost four years old now, and N could have been expending his incredible amounts of energy chasing after his big brother.

We participated in the Wave of Light again last night. I will post a photo of our candles soon . . . I have so much to write tonight, but my living little second son is constantly hungry, and is demanding more "num-num!!"

Lawsuit Ads

A few of these ads existed on the internet three years ago, but always in conjunction with Paxil (one of the SSRI family of drugs.)

About two months ago, I was shocked by the ads I started seeing on occasion on tv (and I don't even watch tv much anymore because N knows how to change the channels!) The ad first caught my attention not when they mentioned more SSRIs such as Prozac (fluoxetine), but when they mentioned Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in conjunction with not just Paxil but with fluoxetine. I was really shocked. Part of me said this: "Maybe it wasn't all just in my head!"

I told my husband about it. I think he is still somewhat tempted to go after someone, but then later, it just gets too upsetting to think about.

Kindness Project Day

The MISS Foundation is having a Kindness Project Day on July 27.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kindness-Project-tm-from-the-MISS-Foundation/120389111377780

I still haven't figured out what my personal project is yet. Any ideas?