I never got the Paul love. I was always a George fancier. I totally envy deb the hair brushing.

We're also holding off on egg whites until one, and may make it two on nuts. And she'll have chocolate for the first time in her first birthday cake.

Sail, starting a table.

Cashmere, it was really spooky. No teeth no teeth no teeth. I kept peering, she kept politely letting me. I made an appointment with her ped in London - what the hell no damned teeth? - and the night before, my mellow lamb was cranky and throwing 'tude. Next morning? She had a mouthful of teeth, in both jaws, something like eight or nine, IIRC. They all came in together.

In regards to Sir Paul, I've been preening over Jo and my genetic connection since yesterday. I got to brush George Harrison's hair without realising, and when he turned around and called me "luv", I turned into a Warner Brothers cartoon. So nice to know that, while neither of us can be rattled by a mere celebrity, an Icon is a different thing and we both went fangirl.

Of course, George was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sexy.

First day of training done. I slept too little last night.

Also? Brother I used to borrow money to now hesitates borrowing to me because I haven't kicked out our cousin. Wonderful.

I have a friend from Maine who is allergic to shellfish. It's very sad, poor lobster-loving girl.

My sister was really sensitive to citrus as a baby. She'd even get a rash from something with citric acid.

Daniel, sleep~ma. How long is the training for again?

Sail, I'm in Vernacular, Table 22.

The only allergy Jo had as a baby nearly killed her, and it was apparently inherited. She was virulently allergic to insect venom, especially mosquito venom.

Sara's teething pretty fast, too, Cashmere -- she's thirteen months and she already has two of her bottom molars, plus the top four in front and on the bottom. And boy, does she like to use them.

Wow, no teeth at fourteen months would have freaked me out, Deb. Sooo cool that Joanna met Sir Paul!

We're also holding off on egg whites until one, and may make it two on nuts.

We always held off till one on both of those, with all three kids, but I never waited longer since none of them (and no one in my family) have food allergies. Sara already loves peanut butter crackers. (And chocolate, which her softie of a daddy likes to sneak her every now and then.) She's also addicted to Goldfish and Nilla Wafers already.

Weirdly, it never even occurred to me to not give Joanna anything because of allergy development fears. I mean, that is, it never occurred to me that anyone would develop allergies that way, because I'd been born with all mine, courtesy of mother who not only had two kinds of cancer when pregnant with me, but who was also into her forties.