Hey, bitches. I once got into a lengthy online discussion with somebody about my lighthearted use of the word "shikse" to apply to myself...I suppose "Dr. Cox said it," was not the strongest argument I could ever make, but, hey, fellow Homicide fan. I mean, I had read it meant "blemish", but I was totally kidding. I suppose I appreciated the tip in case I was talking to somebody who didn't know me, but I still think that person needed to take the pole from his um, tuchis. The Wire message boards are scary for so many reasons. Tep, hang in there. Gud, "for once," is the worst.

Back from Annabel's checkup. She's now 97th percentile for height, 60th for weight, having shot up several inches while barely gaining any weight since her last visit.

For her speech, while the doctor isn't extremely concerned, saying that probably half the 18-month-olds she sees have less than five words, she does think it's worth checking things out so we can intervene early if there's a problem. So she's referring her for a speech and hearing evaluation at Children's Hospital. She didn't dismiss my concerns about autism out-of-hand, and said it would be worth trying to sign her up for the UW study--if she's normal, she can be in the control group, after all. But she says that most of the children she's ended up diagnosing with autism spectrum disorders had exhibited some kind of behavior, usually a lack of interactivity, that raised warning flags for her earlier on. Annabel's behavior has always struck her as normal and age-appropriate, so if there's any problem delaying her speech, she thinks it more likely to be the tongue tie or even a slight hearing problem.

If I ever have another kid with tongue tie, I'm just going to have it snipped in infancy to spare myself the angst.

Argh. i don't know what I am doing at work and I am screwed.

Story of my life. This morning, I get "Get me a tape dispenser." Okay. How do I pay for it, is there somewhere specific you want me to shop, is there anything else I should buy? Finding those things out could take me all damn day. Perhaps I should consider being less obedient and just go ahead and get stuff done. That way I wouldn't end up feeding 300 form letters through the printer, one at a time.

Happy Birthday, Cash! I'm really glad you were born.

Congratulations to Bobby on his first hits. Stud.

Fall Associates arrive today. Orientation binder-o-rama. Tax form scanning whoop de doo. A full on training hootenany.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASH!

Happy Birthday, Cashmere!!!!!!

he called the office, found out that his second-in-command thinks it's wonderful and that it's also 35 pages, and decided I didn't need to read it to him. I had to make a few minor edits and it's all done.

Yay!

Now I'm plotting for a nap.

DoubleYay!

Good news Susan. Glad Annabel is doing fine.

I remember after CJ had his spinal surgery, we were so cautious about every little thing that seemed out of normal. Even though he was our second child, the 6 year age gap had dulled some of our memoried of what was normal.

Happy Birthday Matt!!!

I'm still trying to wrap my brain around dealing with another month without my assistant. Somehow this time is harder than the previous 6 months. I had so much pinned on "she will be back in October". Gah.

Dude. Peanut butter and applesauce sandwiches are GOOD.

Also, I just sold my desktop computer. I miss him already, but the $1500 in cash I got for him is a very reasonable trade.

ETA: Oh! And I'm so glad Annabel is doing well.

Happy Birthday Matt! (Repeated from Movies)

Susan, that's a good response from the doctor. Have you thought about your plan of action if you get Annabel tested and she's fine? (I assume you've thought about the alternative.)

Wish me luck - we are doing our first day-long roadtrip tomorrow in Greece and with baby. We've done a 6-hour jaunt, but this will be closer to 10.