Hi everybody,
Thanks for the kind words. I do feel a little better about it as Arwyn seems no worse for wear. She took her normal morning nap and is down for her second... extended by DH after 35 min. (Thank you Daddy!)
Micky... I'm sending speedy process vibes over there for Jack. I know it is easy to get bumped up here for surgeries so I hope Jack's goes as planned. I am sure he will have a speedy recovery as they just seem to heal overnight.
About the
brushing... yes, we brush Arwyn's gums every night (when we remember :oops: ) with a special little rubber brush I bought. It is made by "Safety 1st" and it looks like a rubber toothbrush. She loves it... I think it feels good on her poor teething gums. I run it under very cold water and then brush her gums for a few seconds.
Andrea... Hang in there! I know it is very frustrating to battle 45 minute naps. I've been there and am still fighting them. I just resigned myself to getting nothing done while she naps. If I really wanted to get something done, I would just bring her and some toys to where I needed to get work done and that would become part of her awake time. It's a bit of compromise on the lo's part but she is part of the family and as a family, we need to get certain things done. It wasn't until I accepted this though, that I could stop feeling so stressed out about it.
And... I also have a child like yours who can survive just beautifully on a 30 minute nap. Enjoy her and her interactions with "strangers" because it is truly a wonderful thing. I love watching Arwyn with others because it is rare that I just get to look at her interacting as I am usually the one interacting with her.
Hannah... you fit right in! Don't apologize, you have nothing to apologize for! Like you, I jumped right in about 2 1/2 months ago and I can't seem to leave!!! I am totallly addicted. Never chatted or belonged to a forum before in my life and I am in here like a dirty shirt!
Karen... back to work in November? How old will Sam be?
I'm gonna do an introduction too... I'm Ankie
and will be married to James for 3 years next Wednesday. Arwyn is our first child (hopefully of 2) and we live in Burnaby, B.C. (next city over from Vancouver). I am an ESL and Learning Assistance teacher in an elementary school. I will be returning to work in March 2006. We discovered BW when Arwyn was 11 weeks old and have not looked back since.
Thanks again everybody for well, everything! I love coming here to see what everybody is up to and how their little ones are doing. I don't know what I would do without this avenue to vent, learn, cry, share... and the list goes on.
SO... how do we start a new thread as we fast approach 100 pages?