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keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago Hi Everybody,
My name is Katie and I am 25 years old. I work full time and I have a 9 month old daughter named Nina. I really like reading, movies and science. I am looking for some other moms in my area (Mesa) to hang out with. I have had some difficulty finding a playgroup and this group sounded really neat in the AZ Republic article. I look forward to chatting with all of you! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago If you loved Pride and Prejudice, you will probably also really like the other Jane Austen novels - Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion (my favorite), Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey. Recently I read Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham and it was excellent!! I am always looking for a good read too! Oh yeah, BTW the Harry Potter books are soooo great and about 100 times better than the movies. Happy reading everyone! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago My favorite thing so far is the superyard XT - it's like a really big/tall playpen. I even got a two panel extension for it so my daughter has this huge closed in area to play in and I know she'll be safe. It's great for when I need to put away groceries, cook dinner, etc and I can't watch her every second. She started walking yesterday!! I am so excited!!! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago Hey! I am just doing the finger foods too with my daughter, who is 9 months old. My problem is, she doesn't really seem to like ANYTHING. I have tried peaches, bananas, watermelon, peas, carrots, little pieces of turkey, rice.... She does really like those flavored puffs though and sometimes little pieces of bread. Should I just keep giving the stuff to her and eventually she'll like it? Is there any trick that I can use? I am also a first time mom. Pretty cool that our daughters are about the same age, Kristyn! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago I think that the main thing that helped me get through was peppermint tea. For some reason, the smell/taste of peppermint would help me feel a little less nauseous. Also, I would usually leave a banana or something next to my bed so that I could eat it immediately when I got up because being hungry just makes you more nauseous (unfortunately). I basically stuck to a bland diet of bananas, bread and butter, peppermint tea, cucumbers, and the occasional yogurt. It was a hard three months but just try to take deep breaths and make it through the next wave. I hope that it settles down for you soon! I didn't have any more nausea after 12-13 weeks. Take care! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago That's interesting, Shelice. What kinds of foods did your bland-eaters like? I might try some of those with my daughter! I tried the peas again today and it was a no-go. She does love bread, however. Another problem that we have is that although she is 91/2 months old, she still has NO TEETH!! It's crazy. So, she's very limited on what she can eat. She also had colic for 2 months as a newborn at which point we switched her to hypoallergenic formula, which cured it. So we are very restricted by our pediatrician on what kinds of foods we can give her (because of her sensitive stomach). I can't wait until she can start eating more table foods! It will be nice to sit down and eat together. | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago I love Starbucks too! I don't get it every day though because it's so darn expensive. My favorites are: White mocha, peppermint mocha, pumpkin spice latte, gingerbread latte...mmmm. Just plain coffee is good too of course - cream, no sugar! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago Hey Shelice,
It's hard because when I was that age I think that I read a lot of girly type books like the secret garden and little women. I do remember really love "A Wrinkle in Time" and that whole series by Madeleine L'engle. Also, The C.S. Lewis series is good. I have heard the the Horatio Hornblower (adventure on the high seas!) books are good. You might also try the classics like Treasure Island or Mutiny on the Bounty. How exciting! I can't wait to read some of those books to my little girl! Right now we are stuck on the "touch and feel" series, hahaha. "Touch the baby calf's velvety fur." | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago I currently live out in east Mesa, but work in central Phoenix which is a long drive!! I was born in Virginia, and have lived in Baltimore, Boston, Seattle, Tucson, and now here! My hope for my daughter is that she doesn't have to move around and change schools as much as I did. | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago We had some fire ants show up on the SECOND floor of our house!! Ack! I put out some of those ant bait stations and they worked like a charm. A few hours later, the ants were swarming around them and eating all of the stuff inside. The next day, they were gone! I know that you can put those things outside too if you want to. I really hope that everything is okay with your son! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago As I am writing this, "Baby Boom" is on TBS! What a great movie! Diane Keaton is so wonderful in it and it's a great view of the compromises that moms make for their kids. Check it out everyone! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago I live in East Mesa and have a 10 month old daughter. I am not a stay at home mom though, so I could only meet on weekends or afternoons. Maybe we could form a play group! | |
keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago Hey All!
In response to the poll, I definitely couldn't have gotten through any of it without my husband by my side. He was so calm and reassuring and he made me feel safe. I totally went for the epidural though and it was GREAT!!! I remember being in so much pain for so long and then after the epidural it was gone in about 5 minutes. I didn't feel anything after that. I pushed my daughter out so quickly and my doctor wasn't there yet so they actually had me sit there with her head crowning for like 10 minutes waiting. I remember the nurses looking at me in amazement saying "That's one hell of an epidural!!" They finally had to pull in a doctor from the hallway to catch Nina because my body just starting pushing her out for me basically. I guess every birth is different.
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keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago We had our little girl a little over a year after getting married. We always knew that we wanted to have kids right away and we dated for 5 years before getting married so we were ready for it! I am so glad that we did. It is weird to have a lot of friends who are my same age still in young person/party mode but I was never really into that anyway. I guess every couple has their own perfect time. But really, whenever you have a child whether expected or not it's great and you'll never regret it.
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keightey7Joined: 8/31/06 Posts: 285 | Posted: 2 yearss ago Maybe this isn't applicable because she may be too young for this but I saw some photos the other day of a little girls' party at "Mrs. Potts Tea Party" in Mesa. It was ADORABLE!! They get the girls all dressed up in evening gowns and have a formal tea service. I am so going to do that...but probably when she's 6-8 years old. I am not sure for a two year old!! My daughter's 1 year is in a couple months. Any ideas for that? I know that she probably won't remember it, but what did everyone else do? Sorry I don't have any good answers for you, Lakia.
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