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  1. If you were going to spend a year (maybe 2) living in the area near DC, what American History program would work well? 3rd and 6th grades. (With a 4 year old and new baby to tag along.) Easy/open-and-go is preferred, since I will have littles to tend to. It may work better to make my own, of course, so if anyone has ideas to help with that, I would love some input. We haven't covered a lot of American History yet. My oldest did Adventures in US History by MFW, but we've been following chronological history since then.
  2. I haven't stopped thinking about Nathaniel and Benjamin. Praying for each of them.
  3. Quick update for those who care: Our 24 week ultrasound showed little girl to still be growing slightly ahead of her due date. (I think their dates are a few days off, but as long as she stays ahead, that doesn't bother me!) They didn't see any circumvallate placenta! They still did note the marginal insertion of the cord. The midwives aren't really concerned about that, though. We will have another ultrasound at 32 weeks. They actually have 3D machines at this hospital, and it is so cool to watch! They are very generous with pictures, too. Last time we were able to show our kids the flowing umbilical cord fluid and watch baby girl swallow, too. So precious!
  4. 6 degrees here, with -13 wind chill. Icy, snowy roads. Not fun when you have to get out in it!
  5. It would be helping her out, in fact, but the original intent is to help me out. 6 months pregnant now and not getting smaller, LOL. I DO need more help around the house than my kids can give me. They work well under enough pressure, but are very slow workers. Hopefully the teen will be able to work while we are schooling, too.
  6. Well, this is hypothetical at this point. But is an option in the next year. So for those purposes, let's say a family of six, housing budget of around $3300, most likely homeschooling and would want easy access to the city for field trips, etc, but still wanting maybe 2000 sq ft in a house, plus a commute of under an hour. Thanks! ETA: clarity
  7. We've had Lands End, which were super, and last year they all had Kamiks. Thankfully I bought big enough that they can still wear them; they never complained of cold feet in either brand.
  8. Yeah, I can see how D.C area is vague. I'm not familiar with it at all. Work could be at Ronald Regan Airport, regular business hours.
  9. If your family had to relocate near D.C., what areas/neighborhoods would you look at?
  10. We are considering hiring a young teenager to help twice a week with housework. Maybe 2-3 hours each day. What tips/advice do you have? I'm hoping to cover the following jobs: pick up toys on main/basement level, dust, vacuum, mop, clean cat box, wipe kitchen counters, windows, bathroom counters/mirrors/toilets, trash, wipe doorknobs, baseboards, light switches. Is that reasonable? TIA!
  11. We once were taken to a rental house that was a split level in a good neighborhood. The house was dated, but not terrible. Very dark inside from the position of the lot and all the trees. It had a slight odor, but we were trying to be polite and traipsed through. One strange room had no windows and the carpet was being replaced. In another of the darker rooms, there was a stain on the floor, and my husband reached down to investigate it. It was black mold, growing on the carpet. The agent non-chalantly shared that the house had an issue with mold and it was getting addressed! I was so stunned that I practically ran my kids out the door. My girls have asthma, and I'm allergic to mold. I still can't believe that the company okayed that house to be shown!!
  12. Well, I have confidence in the tech and facility, although I've never been there before. It is a very high rated place. But I still didn't get much reassurance of implications, beyond a few words. Maybe a few words are all they could offer. Anyway, I'll anxiously wait for the next scan in 4 weeks, and be hopeful that what they thought they saw has resolved itself, or it was never there in the first place. It's hard, though, the waiting and thinking and not knowing.
  13. I can share what our ultrasound was like just two days ago. Beforehand, they sat us down and went through all the genetics (because of my age). I think they said there are several markers for DS - at least 7 or 8. And 1 marker does not raise your % chance of DS. Our scan was very detailed. The sonographer measured the head and torso circumference, went through each chamber of the heart, with bloodflow, measured femurs of each leg, upper arm bones of each arm, fingers, toes, looked at the kidneys, the stomach, diaphragm, placenta, umbilical cord, took some profile pictures and looked at facial structure, along with the gender identification. I know they also look at the back of the neck. I may have forgotten something. It was very detailed, and I think between the scan and then waiting for the doctor to discuss the results/look at the placenta again, it took an hour and a half. Hope that helps. The office we went to did offer us a chromosome blood test, an alternative to the amniocentesis.
  14. As far as second opinions go, I'll keep that in mind. I'm hoping my midwives can shed some light on what the conditions/implications/management needs to look like. Or whether there was an actual firm diagnoses given. I see them next week. As far as the very little information I have, via internet searches, these particular suspected things (Circumvallate placenta and marginal insertion of umbilical cord) could mean nothing, or could restrict growth to a dangerous point. I have no problem with additional scans, but it would be nice to have confidence that what they say they see is actually what is happening. 4 weeks seems like a long time away right now. But, I know that God has complete control over this process, so I can trust that baby girl is taken care of.
  15. First things first, we have a little girl! We had our 20 week scan yesterday, and it raised a few question marks. The placenta may have some "funny little things" about it (direct quote from the OB). Neither of the two seem to be a firm thing - the first could just have been a part of the cord. Either could affect health/growth. They want to monitor us with more scans, spaced 4 weeks apart. So, getting closer to my question....Ultrasound technology isn't infallible. In fact, every time I've had a weight estimate before birth, they've been wrong. So what says the anecdotal evidence of the Hive? Has ultrasound proven to be an accurate diagnostic tool in your experience? And, please, no bad stories about placenta conditions! I DO NOT need/want extra stress over this. I am trying to stay calm/peaceful in the midst of this uncertainty.
  16. My kids have been to a pulmonologist regularly. They did breathing tests - like "breath into this tube and try to blow all the candles out that are on the computer screen." Then the dr administered albuterol and they re-do the test. Pretty painless. As far as taking albuterol, I was told 2 puffs every 4-6 hours, BUT, if it didn't seem to be working well within twenty minutes we could give another. I'm not sure how that would translate for adults. I'm so sorry you are still feeling awful. Hopefully you can be seen ASAP in case you need stronger treatments. Nebulizers can be great when albuterol isn't cutting it.
  17. Just a quick update. Vet visit gave us the all-clear. No bladder/kidney issues at all. Bloodwork is all good. She hasn't lost any range of motion, though she might have a touch of ouchiness in her joints. Vet gave us a supplement for that. Anyway, we've confined her to the basement level of our home, and she hasn't peed outside her litter box that we have found. So it's most likely behavioral. It's a little sad that she can't join us throughout the house, but I think it's for the better. With the basement blocked off, it's keeping our dog from messing on the carpet down there. And it's helping my allergies and my 7 year old's allergies. Win-win. :-)
  18. I'll definitely try the attractant. Another poster suggested the additive to the litter we have - I'm going to order that. I really don't want to go with daily meds. The vet we will see also goes to our church - we've known them for awhile, so I'm hoping they will be understanding about not wanting to spend buckets of money. Our cat is very much "my first fur-baby" though, so if there is something wrong, it's going to be a hard process. Especially with all the extra emotions during pregnancy.
  19. Yikes. I hope my cat is being finicky too! She goes up and down the stairs all day long. My 89 year old grandma was here for a visit recently. She mostly sat in the living room recliner, which looks directly at the stairs to the bedrooms, and she commented that the cat went up and down the stairs more than anyone in the house! I have noticed her trying to jump and missing on the first go a few times, but mostly she seems to be in great shape.
  20. Yes, that is correct. Half our basement is finished, but there is a large storage area that is unfinished. There is not really room on the main floor for a litter box...if we did add one, it would basically have to sit in the middle of a room. But thanks for the suggestion. I will seriously consider adding more boxes. Of course, that would be even more of a challenge for me to make sure the people responsible (kids and husband) keep all of them clean. (I don't mess with the litter while pregnant.)
  21. Okay, to the vet we go. Friday morning. Hopefully she won't have any issues. In the meantime, I have her confined to our basement storage area. She will get very lonely in there, but it's the only place where she won't ruin things. Plus her litter has always stayed in there, so maybe it will help.
  22. Help! My 12 year old cat is driving me crazy. :cursing: She has, on occasion throughout her years, peed on piles of clean laundry that were waiting to be washed. It was usually her sign that something was off in her world - litter, water, food, etc. Lately, she has repeatedly peed on random items left outside our laundry room - which happens to be a small space between a family room and garage. So basically all the things have been in the family room. About a month ago it was the girls' dresses they had left on the floor from dress-up, then two weeks ago it was my 7 year old's NEW backpack with ALL her school things in it (many had to be tossed). Last week it was blankets, another backpack, and today I found it covering two plastic bags with new winter clothes in them. I'm just not sure what to do with her now. Is there some way to discourage/dissuade a cat from doing this once they start? Just to be clear - we thought her initial complaint was new litter, but that has been remedied. She has plenty of access to food and water. She absolutely knows where her box is and goes in her litter box. I'm just left here wondering..... :confused1:
  23. Yay for cooperation! Mine allowed me to drink a large half sweet/half unsweet tea from Chick-fil-A this morning! I still had the mid-morning "I gotta close my eyes NOW" feeling, but I feel so much better! Maybe I'll just have to get Chick-fil-A tea every day.
  24. I'm late to this party, but I'll commiserate. I'm allergic to coffee, first of all. BUT, I've been unable to drink tea in any form since getting pregnant. Ugh. I'm sure that contributes to my frequent napping. It surely doesn't help!
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