The Baby Juggler

TO Cut or Not to Cut

We've hit yet another awkward baby stage.  The first was the strange male pattern baldness that occurred from about 4 weeks until 12 weeks of age.  Now it's the Toddler Girl's Grow-Out hair.  Her hair is no longer neatly short, yet we can't bear to cut.  She has some crazy cowlicks at her forehead area, making bangs seem like an inappropriate solution.  She has this SWOOP,

that I really love, but her swoop isn't long enough to stay neatly aside.  The ends sort of fly into her face.

So, we have a dilemma.  It seems as if we should cut, because she looks messy and unkempt much of the time, but we  will have to grow her hair beyond the messy point at SOME time in the future, why not now?  She won't really wear a clip or barrette for any length of time.

Sigh.  So what to do, Internet?  Do we cut?  Do we grow?

Effin' F

I am pissed.  I am SO pissed.

As I am leaving my place of employment and I have my family's best interests in mind, I applied for life insurance.

I thought it would be my brief dalliance with serotonin reuptake inhibitors or the ridiculous and tentative diagnosis of exercise induced asthma that drove me out of the best life insurance rates.  It was none of those things.  It was  the GESTATIONAL DIABETES.  You know, the little problem I had when I was pregnant with TRIPLETS.  That was completely controlled by diet. 

And not only did my rate increase, it increased MORE THAN HALF.  The original quote was $75 per month for a 20 year term, the GD quote (the standard non-smoker rate) was $130!!!!! per month.  This is significantly higher than my J, who is RATED at lower than standard with ehr individual plan.  I. don't. get. it.  And the agent tried to rationalize it that, hmmm, the difference is only $55 per month.   That's $1.83 per day, less than a cup of coffee.  Except that I don't BUY a cup of coffee each day.  I could send a small child to school in a third world country for less than that.  I could feed his/her family for one month for that.  I would RATHER spend the money on that, than being ripped-off for a disorder I no longer even HAVE and am unlikely to develop, especially in the freaking 20 year term of the life insurance.

I run 3-4 times per week, and if I haven't lost the last 10-15 lbs of baby weight, I'm certainly not obese.

Gah.  I'm getting more quotes and another exam and application completed through another company.   I haven't felt so defeated about something for a long, long time.

I got tagged- er the babies got tagged! Volume II

One of Noah's moms tagged Mini and Jr.  Our first tag!  Fun. 

Finally!  Mini

3 Things That Scare Me

1. Vacuum cleaners
2. The thought of never seeing a boob again
3. Some big dogs

3 People That Make Me Laugh

1. Mama
2. Apa
3. Mommy, sometimes

3 Things I Love

1. Boobs
2. Breastmilk
3. Shoes

3 Things I Hate

1. The idea of weaning
2. Breast implants
3. When mommy holds another baby

3 Things I Don’t Understand

1. Why I have to wear clothes/diaper
2. No.  No?  What's this "no" you continue to say?
3. Breast implants

3 Things On My Desk/Table (or my highchair)

1. Hair clips
2. Mommy's or Apa's wallet
3. My brother's trucks

3 Things I’m Doing Right Now

1. Playing at the zoo with Apa and my brother
2. Flirting with strangers from afar
3. Saying, "please, cracky" (meaning cracker, not crack cocaine)

3 Things I Want to Do Before I Die

1. Buy lots and lots of shoes
2. Get potty trained
3. Climb a tree

3 Things I Can Do

1. Pee-pee AND poop on the potty
2. Put two words together
3. Climb out of my crib onto the floor AND into my brother's crib.  Parteeeeyy

3 Things I Can’t Do

1. Wean
2. Wean
3. Wean, dammit

3 Things I Think You Should Listen To

1. Mommy sing (and Mama but she won't do it), especially I've Been Working on the Railroad
2. Laurie Berkner, my favorite is the Dragon Song
3. Apa sing off-key

3 Things I Think You Should Never Listen To

1. Thunder
2. Someone coming in the door and it is NOT Apa's voice
3. The vacuum cleaner

3 Absolute Favorite Foods

1. Creamy parmesean risotto
2. Chicken nuggets
3. Butter

3 Beverages I Drink Regularly

1. Breast milk
2. Breast milk
3. Sometimes I'll lower myself to cow/soy milk or water

3 Shows I Watched as a Kid

1. Bob the Builder
2. Thomas the Tank Engine
3. Erm...

I got tagged- er the babies got tagged! Volume 1.5

I got tagged- er the babies got tagged! Volume I

By Baby Juggler on You're it!

One of Noah's moms tagged Mini and Jr.  Our first tag!  Fun.

This is JUST JR.  I am going to publish this and do Mini's later...

Jr.:

3 Things That Scare Me

   1. Unfamiliar people

   2. Loud and sudden noises

   3. My mommy's breasts (bottles are for feeding, not boobs!)

3 People That Make Me Laugh

   1. Mama

   2. Apa

   3. Mommy kind of sucks at it, but occasionally

3 Things I Love

   1. Tractors

   2. Trucks

   3. Buses

   4. Airplanes

   5. Helicopters

   6. Boats (ohh, did you say THREE?)

3 Things I Hate

   1. Transitioning activities or adult supervisors (unless it's Apa coming to play)

   2. When Mommy takes my tractor away to eat.  Food?  Who needs food.  Tractors can support life's needs.

   3. When my sister plays with my trucks.  Everyone knows they are MINE MINE MINE.  Jr. doesn't share trucks.

3 Things I Don’t Understand

   1. Why I can't play with trucks ALL THE TIME.  Why do I have to stop playing with trucks to eat/bathe/use the potty?

   2. Why everyone the world over isn't as obsessed fascinated with trucks as I am.  Perfection is a truck in any form, glory be.

   3. French

3 Things On My Desk/Table (or my highchair)

   1. Can you guess?  Trucks

  2. Hippo lovey

   3. My truck book (or Teapot book)

3 Things I’m Doing Right Now

   1. Playing at the park with Apa and my sister

   2. Holding my tractor in my carseat

   3. Saying, "Hi, tracty."

3 Things I Want to Do Before I Die

   1. Visit John Deere and Caterpillar Factories

   2. Own my own truck, current preference being a tractor.

   3. Stop sitting down for meals (eating interferes with my truck schedule)

3 Things I Can Do

   1. Pee-pee on the potty

   2. Put two words together (this morning I said, "Apa come.")

   3. Erm, "drive" my trucks

3 Things I Can’t Do

   1. Drive

   2. Pee standing-up

   3. Drive

3 Things I Think You Should Listen To

   1. Mommy sing (and Mama but she won't do it)

   2. Laurie Berkner, my favorite is the Dragon Song

   3. Bob the Builder Theme song

3 Things I Think You Should Never Listen To

   1. The dinner bell, so to speak

   2. Someone coming in the door and it is NOT Apa's voice

   3. The vacuum cleaner

3 Absolute Favorite Foods

   1. Food?  People like it?

   2. What's with this question?

   3. Ummm... Milk?  Chicken tenders? Macaroni and cheese?  Hmmm... None of the above?

3 Beverages I Drink Regularly

   1. Cow milk

   2. Soy milk

   3. Water

3 Shows I Watched as a Kid

   1. Bob the Builder

3 Babies I Tag

   1. Natalie

   2. Emmie's boys

   3. Jamie

This post was accidentally and royally screwed-up by yours truly, then saved by the wonderful Ally!  Thanks, Ally!