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  1. I had 4 and had 2 removed. There was room for the other 2 and they came in with no issues.
  2. Let her go without anything on from the waste down, take her to the potty every so often and reward successes with candy. :)
  3. We currently use Abeka (due to DD possibly going to a school next year that uses that curriculum), but MUS is my favorite.
  4. I won't talk you out of it because I like it ;) but I will say that my DH and I don't agree on YE vs. OE so we are very open with out DD that diifferent theories exist and she can make up her own mind about that when she knows enough about the subject. We do use Apologia and enjoy it.
  5. I'm sorry I don't have time to read all the responses, but I've had 2 babies who have had issues very similar to what you're describing. The first was due to a dairy allergy. Make sure the mom eliminates ALL dairy (read every label of every single thing she puts into her mouth, including vitamins, etc.) for AT LEAST 3 weeks, 4 would be better. The strictness and the time period are very important. My second baby had similar issues and I thought it was a food allergy again, so I tried eliminating all major allergens and it didn't help her. That's when the doctor diagnosed her with Acid reflux/GERD. We gave her a low dose of a baby-safe medication for it and 2 weeks later, she was a completely different baby-a happy baby! We were able to wean her off of the medication by 9 months of age (by the time she started being upright most of her waking hours) and she is completely fine today. From what my doctor said, this is a fairly common issue in babies. I hope the pastor's wife figures out what's wrong. I remember crying daily out of frustration and helplessness. And I felt so terrible for my babies because I knew they were in pain.
  6. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. I agree, that price is outrageous. I've never had that kind of experience at our Goodwill store (I've been to 2 in our area). I've always thought their prices were very good.
  7. It depends on the age of the girl/boy, imo. For younger teens, it would mean "be girlfriend/boyfriend", for older teens/young adults, it would mean "go out on a date". I think.
  8. Our laundry room is upstairs by the bedrooms. I love love love having it up there. IMO, it makes my job so much easier. I've never had an issue with flooding (in the 8.5 years I've had a washer/dryer in my home).
  9. Crying when laid flat; sucking can also be painful. Sometimes the infected ear(s) will have a bad smell.
  10. That is very sweet! I can relate- my MIL is one of my closest friends and her opinion means so much to me.
  11. That's funny. DH works from our home (unfinished basement) and we sometimes joke that he should use Ikea as his office because it's probably warmer and quieter there.
  12. One of my DD8's weekly assignments is to look up some words in a dictionary. However, she usually does not understand the definition. Does anyone know of an online dictionary that uses simple definitions for children? Thanks!
  13. I had one with my DS who is now 2. They discovered at 37 weeks that he was breech. They wanted to do it ASAP before he got any bigger as he was already measuring large for his age. I went into the hospital and they put in an IV as a precaution (didn't hook it up to anything though). Then they did a quick ultrasound to make sure he was still breech (he was). Then the doctor, with the nurse's help, did the version. She positioned her hands a certain way over my belly and pushed in a forceful, but careful way. It was definitely uncomfortable and felt like a lot of pressure, but it was not at all painful. I'm surprised your doc told you to expect pain. DS turned within 10 minutes, so it was successful. They did another ultrasound to confirm, but I felt him flip, so I knew he was head down. I had to stay for maybe an hour for observation and then I went home. I went into labor the next day. I don't know if it was due to the version or not because my babies usually come early anyway (although he was the earliest) and he was 9 lbs 10 oz at birth so I'm glad I didn't go to 40 weeks with him. I was very glad I had the version and was able to have a successful non-CS birth. I recommend you give it a try! Good luck. ETA: I have a very low pain tolerance. I had epidurals with 2 of my labors and only didn't have it with the 3rd because the baby came too quickly and I had no choice. I'm not sure if it depends on the skill of the doctor or the position of the baby, but it looks like different people will tell you different things about the pain level of a version. You may not really know how it is for you until you try it.
  14. I went to college in Urbana/Champaign, so I can give you a bit of insight about it (or at least the way it was 8 years ago). It's basically a college town. There is very good public transportation in the town due to the university. Cost of living is low compared to Chicago area. I'm not sure how it compares to other places, but outside the university, the town is middle to low class. I read a statistic somewhere that there is a high percentage of people there living below poverty level. I'm not sure if college students were included in that statistic.
  15. My 8.5 y.o. can: unload the dishwasher, wipe table/counters, sweep, wipe down sinks, empty trash, take out recycling, dust, change sheets, do laundry including folding and putting away clothes (I usually break this up for her into a couple days though otherwise it's a lot), set the table, help with lunch/dinner, make breakfast for siblings (cereal). She doesn't do all of these every day though. It varies on what the current needs are.
  16. My DD8 is doing Preparing this year and we are both really enjoying it. She is able to do all the work, but it's stretching her (and she's an advanced reader). I would like her to be 10 before we do CtC because I think she'd get more out of it. So I voted for Preparing :)
  17. Try playing "say it slow/say it fast". That really helped my DD4 bridge the gap between knowing sounds and actually blending them. If you're not familiar with this, just say a word, like "sun". First say it slow (sss uuuu nnnn) and see if he can guess what the word is. Then you can say it fast and have him say it slow, one sound at a time. DD4 thought this was really fun and we would just play it randomly during the day.
  18. Yes! We have a whiteboard cabinet and the whiteboard in it is large. We use it daily and I love that I can write the memory work for the week on the top and leave it and there is still plenty of room below it for whatever else. DD would MUCH rather do her work on the whiteboard than on paper.
  19. My daughters (8 and almost 4) share a room and love to listen to stories on CD before bed. What have been your kids' favorites?
  20. I completely know how you feel. What you have described is most days for us. I feel like I'm either pushing the littles into the other room so DD can concentrate or I'm sending DD to her room to do school work so she is not distracted. This year has been SO hard for us. The 2 year old does not like to be away from mama, but when he is with mama, he just distracts and makes messes (which is fine for a 2 year old, but I just don't have the time and energy to deal with it like I should since I have to school DD). DH and I are strongly considering sending our 8 year old to the local Christian school for a year or two. This way she gets the education she needs and the little ones get a mama who can focus on them and let them be little (and not mind the messes and distractions so much). We fully intend on bringing DD back home when the little ones are a bit older and can keep themselves occupied better. I'm not saying that's what you should do, but just letting you know how we are choosing to deal with the situation. Both DH and I agree that homeschooling is best and it is our long term goal, but at this point sending the oldest to school for a bit is best for our family. Some things that have helped around here are making a schedule of specific activities each person will work on during school time and streamlining our curriculum (we recently discovered HOD and love it).
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