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I think one pony tail is fine at any age, really.
Pigtails seems very little girlish.
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haha! That's pretty funny!
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My pool would never force that with the young kids, or insist on it. They encourage bobbing under the water, and if a kid won't do it, they'll try to wheedle him into it, but if the kid refuses, they'll say okay, you don't have to do it, and they'll make a note of it, and try again the next lesson. If by the end of the session they haven't done everything they were supposed to, they won't pass the class, but big deal- they'll have gained some experience, and they'll repeat the level the following year when they're more ready. In the meanwhile, they won't have been made even more afraid of water, afraid of swim teachers, afraid of lessons, etc. I would never allow my child to participate in something like what you described, and I would way rather them repeat lessons and/or learn a bit later than hate and fear the water.
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I went in for an ultrasound to confirm pregnancy when, according to my LMP, I should have been 7 weeks, but all they saw was a gestational sac.
My Family Doctor said I was more like 4.5 to 5 weeks along.
Several weeks later, went to first OB appt.; should have been 11 weeks, she said more like 9.
At "15" weeks, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and went to a maternal/fetal specialist for a high tech ultrasound. That guy moved my due date back 2 weeks. I've been right on target ever since :)
I'm 31 weeks (plus a few days) now and everything is perfectly fine :) Had an ultrasound today, baby boy weighs 4.2 pounds, due on November 12th!
Sometimes, our/their calculations are just plain wrong. It happens.
ETA: There was no heart beat at my first ultrasound, when I was 5 weeks. No bean. Just the sac and possibly the yolk?? At the 11 week (technically 9 week) is the first time we saw the heart beat/fetal pole.
Thanks for sharing this! They told you that you were even more behind at first than they said I am and it worked out for you, so hopefully it will be okay! :)
Continuing to send good thoughts your way. One week is so long to wait, your doc sounds wonderful. :grouphug:Thank you! And it sure is...but, hey, only 6 more days now! lol.
Thank you again everyone for being there and being so supportive!
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That's exactly what happened to me with our last pregnancy.
I'd had two mc prior to that pg, and I was terrified. HR was 85 at the first sono, and by my count the baby was supposed to be 7 wks.
1 wk later the HR was up and she turned 2 last week.
Praying, babe!
I really love stories like this! They make me feel more hopeful! I hope my story turns out the same way!
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So, a week ago there was nothing but a yolk sac.
Today, there was a fetal pole and a heartbeat! The gestational sac had grown more and the fluid had increased. This is all definitely progress and I'm very happy about it, because the alternative of no heartbeat would have been pretty devastating!
BUT I am also still pretty concerned, because the baby only measured 5 weeks 6 days, and going by my last period, I should be 7 weeks 3 days today. So that's pretty behind, I think, for it to be measuring, even though I ovulate around cd18!
And the heart rate was only 82, which I think is pretty low. When I looked up what a heart rate should be at 6 weeks I got a whole list of people saying their baby's heart rate at 6 weeks measured anywhere from like 100 to 130ish.
So, I still just don't know what to expect or think.
My doctor said again, "There's progress. I still can't PROMISE everything will be okay. I wish I could wave a magic wand and put you safely at the 12 week mark. But really all you can do is keep doing what you're doing- keep taking your progesterone and metformin- and hurry up and wait."
She was going to have me come back in two weeks to check it again. I asked her if she could maybe do it in one week instead as the waiting is really nerve-wracking and she said OK. :D
So, once again, I'll see what happens in another week.
Thank you for your continued prayers, good thoughts, well wishes, etc., and please continue to send them my way!
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Thanks! I finally dozed back off a bit but up again by 7. Guess I may as well just go with it and jump in the shower, have my daily cup of (decaf) coffee, and go about my morning. My appointment is at 11:30 but it's usually a bit of a wait so hopefully I will update by 1-1:30!
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Ooh how exciting!! Any time now!! :)
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:grouphug::grouphug: Hugs, I only had 2 in a row (one at 13.5 weeks that was really hard) I was scared the whole way through with my dd. Are you taking progesterone? They had me do that after the 2 misses. I pray that both of you blessings stay snug and safe for the entire pregnancy.
I'm taking an oral progesterone supplement. I requested my dr supplement me and she agreed to do so even though she didn't really think my levels were quite low enough to need it. It makes me feel better, though- more proactive or something. Because, really, early pregnancy is such a helpless time, and even more so when you've suffered previous losses!
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Woke up at 3 AM to pee, then got back in bed and tossed and turned for about an hour unable to fall back asleep because all I can think about is the ultrasound I have scheduled late this morning. So. Nervous!!!
Now it's a quarter to 5 and I've given up for now on sleeping so I'm lying in bed reading the forums on my phone. I am going to be so exhausted today if I can't fall asleep for a couple more hours but every time I try my mind just starts racing.
Ugh, I just want to know what's going on already. I feel like I'm losing my mind!! :willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly:
ETA: Update with ultrasound results here:
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:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:
I so get what you are going through and I've "only" had two losses in a row- about to find out about 7 hours from now if this one is viable. If it is, it'll be born right around my 40th birthday. If it's not, I so understand that feeling of running out of time and not wanting to quit trying but not wanting to face more heartbreak and fear.
It's so hard.
I just hope in the end it was all worth it, for both of us! That this is the time, and it all works out.
Thinking of you, hoping for you, and happy for you. Right now, you are pregnant and even though for people like us that is terrifying it is also wonderful. Congrats again!! :)
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I just let mine potty train when they're ready. I offer encouragement and such but don't force it. They've all potty trained while they were still three (although in my son's case I was afraid we were going to hit four lol, he really waited right until the end of that third year!) and for me it was less stressful than trying to bribe, push, or keep an eagle eye on the toilet habits of a disinterested two year old. And I'd rather change diapers and pull ups than do tons of extra laundry and/or clean up after a bunch of accidents!
Eta: stupid phone- I thought I edited my first post but apparently it was just reposted! Sorry!
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I just let mine potty train when they're ready. I offer encouragement and such but don't force it. They've all potty trained while they were still three (although in my son's case I was afraid we were going to hit four lol, he really waited right until the end of that third year!) and for me it was less stressful than trying to bribe, push, or keep an eagle eye on the toilet habits of a disinterested two year old.
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I'm a tiger when I want love, I'm a snake if we disagree.
If you name it, you can post the next lyric! :D
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Don't over think it. Just have fun with Kindergarten! :)
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My daughter has to practice guitar 15-20 minutes a day as part of her school schedule. Often we will do some morning work then I'll have her practice guitar just before lunch.
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Tell them that's fine as long as they understand you have a busy week with commitments you cannot get out of and they will have to entertain themselves during this time and put up with some noise and chaos. If they are good with that, you are fine with them coming. If they'd prefer to reschedule for a later date when things have calmed down soon, that's fine, too, but you just wanted to forewarn them.
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I'm with you! Not this current year but last year I decided to do the 52 Books In 52 Weeks Challenge WITH my daughter as read alouds and it was so much fun (even though it was hard trying to read every book aloud within a week lol). I read tons when I was a kid, so it was fun revisiting some of my old favorites with her, and fun discovering books I'd never read as a kid. We decided not to do the challenge again this year just because it was kind of hard/stressful picking books that were long enough for the challenge but short enough that we could finish it within a week and doing that week after week for an entire year... but we still read aloud together just for fun. :)
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I recently read The Read Aloud Handbook and liked most of it (some of it felt a little too lecture-y about not letting kids watch too much TV etc and went on too long about that, I felt). The book lists are great. I like the way they list titles, give descriptions, then list similar books and other books by the author, and give grade ranges during which each book should be read. And how the books are also broken down into category- picture books, wordless books, short novels, novels, poetry, etc.
I started selecting books from the lists for my almost 7 year old son, and he has liked almost every single one I read to him so far, and he's not particularly a book lover in general as of yet!
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I agree with you, Imp.
Me, too. :) And I'm a huge baby cuddler/holder and nursed my son for over a year and a half. Once in a while, you just need your hands free. It doesn't necessarily mean you're neglecting your baby.
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I am currently reading Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger:
"When Elspeth Noblin dies of cancer, she leaves her London apartment to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina. These two American girls never met their English aunt, only knew that their mother, too, was a twin, and Elspeth her sister. Julia and Valentina are semi-normal American teenagers--with seemingly little interest in college, finding jobs, or anything outside their cozy home in the suburbs of Chicago, and with an abnormally intense attachment to one another.
The girls move to Elspeth's flat, which borders Highgate Cemetery in London. They come to know the building's other residents. There is Martin, a brilliant and charming crossword puzzle setter suffering from crippling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Marjike, Martin's devoted but trapped wife; and Robert, Elspeth's elusive lover, a scholar of the cemetery. As the girls become embroiled in the fraying lives of their aunt's neighbors, they also discover that much is still alive in Highgate, including--perhaps--their aunt, who can't seem to leave her old apartment and life behind.
Niffenegger weaves a captivating story in Her Fearful Symmetry about love and identity, about secrets and sisterhood, and about the tenacity of life--even after death."
COMPLETE
1. Envy, by J.R. Ward (Fallen Angels series)
2. Kiss of the Highlander, by Karen Marie Moning (Highlander series)
3. The Ramayana, A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, by R.K. Narayan (with my daughter for school reading)
4. Dark Highlander, by Karen Marie Moning (Highlander series)
5. The Immortal Highlander, by Karen Marie Moning (Highlander series)
6. Spell of the Highlander, by Karen Marie Moning (Highlander series)
7. 11/22/63, by Stephen King
8. The Traveler, by John Twelve Hawks (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1)
9. Into the Dreaming, by Karen Marie Moning (Highlander series)
10. A Judgement In Stone, by Ruth Rendel
11. The Dark River, by John Twelve Hawks (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 2)
12. The Golden City, by John Twelve Hawks (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 3)
13. Forbidden Pleasure, by Lora Leigh
14. Relic, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
15. House Rules, by Jodi Picoult
16. Midwives, by Chris Bohjalian
17. Wind Through the Keyhole, by Stephen King
18. The High Flyer, by Susan Howatch.
19. Daughter of the Blood, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels Trilogy, Book 1)
20. Heir to the Shadows, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels Trilogy, Book 2)
21. The Host, by Stephenie Meyer
22. Queen of the Darkness, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels Trilogy, Book 3)
23. The Invisible Ring, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels series)
24. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James
25. Fifty Shades Darker, by E.L. James
26. Fifty Shades Freed, by E.L. James
27. Dreams Made Flesh, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels series)
28. Tangled Webs, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels series)
29. Goodnight Nobody, by Jennifer Weiner
30. Kiss the Dead, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series)
31. The Shadow Queen, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels series)
32. The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease
33. Ahab's Wife, by Sena Jeter Naslund
34. Shalador's Queen, by Anne Bishop (The Black Jewels series)
35. Sebastian, by Anne Bishop (Ephemera, Book 1)
36. The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger
37. The Good Sister, by Drusilla Campbell
38. The Lost Boy, by David Pelzer
39. Little Children, by Tom Perotta
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40. The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende, translated by Ralph Manheim, aloud to my son.
41. Smiles to Go, by Jerry Spinelli, aloud with my daughter.
42. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, to myself.
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My daughter did that last year (she was 11) and she really liked it at first and thought it was fun but it seemed she very quickly got bored with it and felt like she was playing all the same games over and over and over again. She never wanted to do it anymore. But I made her do it X number of days a week all year, she huffed and sighed her way through it, and this year when I watch her type something for fun, she doesn't use proper technique at all. Maybe I'll just wait til she's a little older (I think I was in 8th grade when I learned to type!) and just find and use a no frills thing. I don't know. Hope it goes better for your boys!
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I would email her, today, before she has another day of them being ridiculously excited, and before she brings forms by, and say something like:
"Hi,
I know this is going to be disappointing to hear and I hate to be the one to do that to you, but I know that if the situation were reversed I would want someone to tell me. The organization you received forms from that talked about so and so being "nominated" is an organization that is known for sending out phony or scam letters and junk mail as a means of getting people to spend money with their company and they really don't have the greatest reviews online. I have received such letters from them, too, and have heard of cases where these letters show up for nine year old children, even. I know the prospect of foreign travel is a really exciting one, so I want to suggest you look around online a bit and see if you can find someone with better reviews if travel is something you want to pursue for your daughter. There are other, similar opportunities that are more legitimate so this isn't completely bad news. Maybe just do some reading up on different organizations, and then once you've found one you are comfortable with (even if it ends up being this same one), I'll be happy to fill out any necessary forms for you. I just wanted to give you a heads up!"
I mean, I would definitely want to know if I were her!
First Guitar
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I couldn't even tell you what brand my daughter has, and she's had it for over a year lol. My husband went on Craig's List and bought her a used, half-size, acoustic guitar. Used because we didn't want to spend a lot of money on something we weren't sure she'd maintain an interest in, half-size because we thought it would be easier for her to handle at her age, acoustic because that was my preference over electric. If she sticks with it another year (it's been a year this month) and is still interested, we'll get her a full-size as she'll be almost 13 by then, and save the half-size one for my son in the event he decides he wants lessons at some point, too.