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  1. We had the same thing where our 'other' name changed pretty much every time, even with a boy-girl-boy-girl pattern. We never used any of our oldest's 'girl name' Our second's 'boy name' is our third's middle name -- the middle name she would have had became too popular due to a TV show ... it was a family name, and my cousin, who tends toward trendy names, was happy to use it. Our third's 'girl name' was what we were going to use for #4, but dh's cousin has that name and we picked another family name (with a slight alteration) for her.
  2. It is a medical term and one that they look at to work on mitigating risk NOW of poor health in adulthood. As some here have pointed out, it is possible for someone in that range to still be healthy and active, and it sounds like you're already working toward that with him. One thing I'd probably pursue with a specialist (like the nutritionist) is a body fat calculation ... this might give you an idea of what you're actually working with. My cousin's ds was flagged as mobidly obese at the age of 5, and by the charts, it looks that way -- his BMI is in the 30s. But further testing showed a body fat percentage of just 12%, which is actually on the low-ish side of normal (I think normal is between 8 and 22% for boys) ... the child is just a tank (a big tank -- at 7, he's over 5' and is something like 125 lb) -- his dad is disappointed that he tried, but didn't particularly like football. His sister did test high in body fat (30%) and they had special aerobics classes, cooking classes, etc. for her (that were fun, she really did like them) to help reinforce healthy habits. More information might be useful in deciding whether he's completely fine, just built outside of normal parameters, or whether it might be a good idea to get more help to make sure he takes care of any health risks now.
  3. How old is she? 12? I don't think you need to honor this request. She'll get over it. We were even in the position of having our name 'stolen' ... dh's uncle's dd was born 8 mo before our dd and they used our 'if it's a girl' name ... so we picked something else. If they'd been over a year or two apart, we would have used the same name anyway, but having cousins with the same first and last names within a year of each other (the only children born into the family within that year-long period), it seemed a bit much. Dh asked his sister on our oldest's middle name and our youngest's name (the replacement name), just as a courtesy because she's one to get upset about such things. She did end up using the same middle name with her ds, but the cousins are 12 years apart, so nobody even notices. If she has a dd someday, I could easily see her using a different form of dd's name, but hypothetical baby will be much younger than my dd (she was at least married by the time dd came along). I was inclined to use them anyway.
  4. :grouphug: Now breathe. There's a reason that you're given 9 months to get used to the idea. Everything will be ok. :grouphug:
  5. Congratulations! What a big accomplishment! I went to our squadron's Mitchell ceremony this year (they do one a year with everyone) ... it was quite the touching event. My oldest is hoping to finish before the next one ... he's almost done with his Goddard (first C/CMSgt.)
  6. Where we live, both of our close HEBs are within Austin City Limits, so now we have to pay a fee/fine if we don't use reusable bags. But they've had ones on sale for 20c that are similar to the plastic ones -- they tend to be not so big that they get too heavy to lift out of the cart. I also have the dollar reusable bags with handles like the old paper bags -- as long as they don't do the milk in there, I can fit a lot of groceries without them getting too heavy. I actually like to bag my own groceries. Working at the commissary as a teen, I was trained to get things in efficiently, but also to pack things according to function and/or temperature, which they don't seem to teach anymore.
  7. My brother and older dd were thumb suckers. I learned from my mom just to leave it until they were ready. Both were about 8 when they just decided, and that was that. In both cases, they were the only sibling (out of 3-4) to suck their thumb, and the sibling who needed the least orthodontic intervention.
  8. Another vote for SAS shoes. I have to wear orthotics in most of my shoes, so sneaker-types shoes are all that work. SAS has shoes that are as comfortable as a sneaker, but look much dressier. I wear the traveler right now, but like the support of a boot, so am saving up for a pair of Alpines ... I tend to be rather frugal as well, and will wait until my next trip to San Antonio to hit the factory store (they have a great free tour that my dc love).
  9. It's not always simple. I have brown hair and brown eyes dh has brown hair green eyes -- dc are brown hair/ gray eyes, blonde/green eyes, auburn hair /grey -green eyes and brown hair blue eyes.
  10. Depends on the child here. My oldest is pretty responsible and conscientious. Even though it WILL be expensive, I could really use the help. There are times when I'm double-booked, and instances where I'd like to go do something, but the kids need a ride somewhere. Having him drive (still a year+ away) will be a help. Especially since it's looking more and more like his best option might be full-time college at 16, but probably still living at home. One community college campus is within walking distance, but he may well exhaust his options next year as a part-time, non-driving student. He's more interested in courses at other campuses at the CC/possibly local campuses of 4 year universities. Public transportation is nearly non-existent where we are (there is one bus that runs a couple of times a day from the CC campus), he will likely have/need a job, too, so having him drive would make life easier. My second has opted for public high school. I'm not sure that she could find her way there and back yet, so it's a good thing that she'll have a bus to ride. She has a terrible sense of direction, and not always good judgement. She knows this about herself, and she and we are leaning toward her being older when she gets her license. Probably the summer between high school and college, as it is a life skill that I would like for her to have before she leaves home, especially given her current college choices and career ideas. My third is the one who will probably enjoy having his license most. He'll likely be at the right age around the time his brother is leaving, and may well become my replacement driver. The baby ... too soon to tell yet. Her siblings will likely be gone by the time she's old enough. She'll probably go to ps or maybe cs for high school. Right now, I look at her ADD and say no way, but where she is now will only be half her lifetime then.
  11. We were surprised when we refinanced last fall ... we didn't really need to show any additional info. We were with the same lender and completely current with no late payments, though. Ours was a conventional with more than 20% equity too, so that might account for it. They just sent us a pack of papers to sign (some had to be notarized -- we needed DL for that).
  12. My first two were both posterior. My oldest was born that way ... only 8 hr. labor 30 min of pushing. I am tiny (was under 100 lb .pre and post pregnancy. Back labor wasn't fun but hey were more concerned withthe placental abruption (partial.-- location made doctor believe vag. delivery safer) -- everything went well ... other than mentioning that's why the back labor was so bad and that he wanted to see what was going on. My second was posterior through labor (8 hrs. again) and then flipped and made her way out without me even pushing (almost a nurse delivery).
  13. Well, ours has been broken since Christmas. Before that, ours ran an average of 1.5 times a day... 6 people -- 2 adults 2 teens 2 elementary aged
  14. I love these. I can only find them in bags, which is good sometimes, but I also do Twinings Earl Gray loose tea.
  15. With the expressway going through Daniel Island, apparently the commute isn't that bad. I grew up in N. Charleston -- near the Air Force Base, then near the paper mill, then on the old Navy base. There is so much history in and around the city -- I really took it for granted as a kid, but to have grown up with the old forts and plantations and the old city itself ... now, I think back and just ... wow.
  16. Thus was the way of the social classes. It's possible that a Duke would suffer some social repercussions, but it was ruin for the lower classes. Not fair, but the way things were. This would have been true not only of orientation but of all sorts of other things. I had a great uncle who couldn't get a job because of strabismus .... he could actually see well, but just his appearance was enough.
  17. Hmm, yeah I thought it was usually the other way around (CP then shingles), but it sounds like Children's thinks that your theory is plausible. Who knew? I hope that you get some answers and that she gets some relief.
  18. Even in the 1990s as a household servant (nanny), my relationship with the family was not particularly chummy. They really were 'bring them down at 6:00 if we're not otherwise occupied so we can pat them on the head and send them back' parents, and unless there was an issue, they really never talked to me, either. They had no idea what was going on in my personal life, that's for sure.
  19. It wasn't in my day, either ... but no soliciting rules in apartment complexes, etc. were already in place. Growing up military, I had friends who could never really sell ... no door to door in their neighborhood, and family hundreds or thousands of miles away. (We were always in housing, where door to door was allowed.) I have girls who live in apartments far from family now, and some of them are the ones who love selling the most, but they really only get to sell at booths.
  20. We never sold any Shout Outs... I was cookie mom for several years that we had them and couldn't get rid of a case with a troop of 15 girls. Last year, I only had 4 girls and had to double up as troop leader and cookie mom and I just wouldn't order them (we don't do any pre-orders in our council -- it's all stock in hand, so a huge guessing game all season). We're selling lots of Lemonades this year because our council is switching bakers from ABC to Little Brownie. I don't dislike the Lemonades, but I like the Savannah Smiles better. This is our last week of sales ... I'm so ready to be done ... but breaking in a new cookie mom meant getting cookies late, so we still have more boxes than I'd like left to sell. We have a booth tomorrow, and not much troop stock, so I may bring cookies to check back in.
  21. The ones that they were most concerned about when I was working in a medical office were Hep B vacc and a TB test. I don't know for sure that that's all they ever asked about (I had all of my standard vaccs so it wasn't something I noticed), but the Hep B and TB came up repeatedly in the paperwork, etc. This was just for front office (billing, insurance, appointments, payments), so the back office staff may have had more.
  22. higginszoo

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    Seems pretty quick, doesn't it. Everyone grieves differently, and unfortunately, sometimes people choose less than healthy ways. I agree to ignore her on FB for now so that you and she can each get through this time in your own way, but you still have a way to maintain/re-establish contact with your nephew later.
  23. Not for us. (And we generally do vaccines on the AAP schedule.) There's just too much conflicting data and not enough of a history to be sure that the positives outweigh the negatives, or if it even does what it's supposed to. My dc are at very, very low risk for HPV at this point. As they get older and the risk becomes greater (though we'll always teach and recommend behaviors to minimize risk), and as more data becomes available, we'll include them in the discussion/decision. For now, we (and their doctors) aren't sure that the perceived benefits aren't overshadowed by possible risks.
  24. I have a family member who held off on vaccines with her second son after her first showed signs of autism. He showed some signs anyway, and she did decide to vaccinate him, but I believe that she went with a selective schedule, separating the components as much as possible, using safer formulas when available. His autistic symptoms never developed like his brother's, though both are productive, accomplished young men now.
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