Hello Mudduh Hello Fadduh: ILX Rolling Parenting Thread

There's been quite a lot in the news lately about the effects of adopting a child of a different race but I haven't really caught up with it.

i have two mates at uni who were adopted from other countries to parents of a different race. they are both awesome, happy, well-adjusted etc. and i live in a fairly conservative city.

soon he figured out a quieter transition into sleep.

After months of this not wanting to go to sleep, tonight he gave me a little fuss and then after I left the room said, "Goodnight." and that was it! I should have posted to this thread a long time ago apparently.

Your redhead is so cute!

Thanks! He knows it, too, and tries to use it to his advantage.

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And yes, obviosuly, I read this thread, often for "professional development."

We're suffering from parental guilt right now because we won't let the dog up on the new couch. I hope we can be as strong as you two.

One thing that's really cool is when the baby wakes up but doesn't need anything. We heard Sarah a few times in her room babbling and babytalking and laughing to herself.

*sometimes "a while" felt like hours -- it wasn't all a bowl of brady bunch

Us: "What about the Muslim scripture class?"
Her: "No, I hate that guy!"
Us: "What? Why?"
Her: (looking incredulous) "He's an Indian, man!"

Finding that if we just ignore the crying, he goes back to sleep (after some time of torture) and so do we. Not an easy answer.
We're suffering from parental guilt right now because we won't let the dog up on the new couch. I hope we can be as strong as you two.

We just did this. She rarely wakes up but this night she woke up twice. I went the second time and foolishly picked her up and then read her a story. She was happy, of course, until I put out the lights and attempted to go away. I didn't want to but did leave her alone, crying. She did so for four minutes and then fell asleep. Man, I felt guilty.

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In her mum's arms, after a taxing week (Pam in the hospital since Monday) - finally appeared last night at 10:41pm.

(Sorry if you can't click through on that image - I've made all the baby pix friends'n'family only after some dude wanted to use a pic of Ava for some corporate CD-ROM!)

Good call on the peach, Beth - her skin is like some kind of special, elusive peach you can't quite touch, it's that soft. She's still reddish. A good couple of weeks before she attains Ava's birth pallor, I reckon.

TG was only 12 days early in the end (despite warnings of possible intervention since late September) but she did need to come out - only 4lb 10oz (2.1kg)! The placenta was unusually small.

She's squeaking away at the fireworks right now.

Here is a message to all of yous - REALLY relish the days when you can lift/airplane your children one-handed/at all, because the become un-airplane-able REALLY quickly...or...this is the tale of the 90 lb 7 year old and his father's ruined spine.

Congratulations Pam and Mike. Watch out Mike, you're seriously in the minority now :)

he came out of the room - he won - I lay down with him until he fell asleep.

He used to be so easy to put to bed. I used to be done by 8:15 -- now it's almost 10 before I have any time to myself.

For those who do not frequent the Knitting Thread. This is a picture of me and Ophelia in a... DRESS THAT I KNITTED. HURRAH!

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Honestly? It has more errors than stitches. ;-)

Ava loves her sister:

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This thread is very good for me to come on to when I start to get a) miserable about being pregnant and b) terrifed about being a parent.

I have no interesting parenting stories emanating from Castle CJ this week, except the discussion in the car on the way to school this morning which went something like this :

Me (listening to Radio 2 on car radio) : Oh, it's "Children In Need" next Friday!

Eldest daughter : I can't watch that on telly, it's too awful.

Me (making sympathetic and concerned face) : Aww, do you get sad because of all the children who have such difficult and unhappy lives??

Eldest daughter ; No, it's cos Fearne Cotton presents it, and she's rubbish!

i want the coyote skateboard shirt!