Ah, poor Ellie. I hope she starts feeling better.

It's 0/0 where we say, "No no no don't go there, that's the bad place!"

Sorry about Lily's boobie issues, Ellie's ughy feeling and giggling madly over Crawling!Mal. Buffistas make good babies and good stories.

Harvey is currently engaged in expressing to me how very lonely and underappreciated he is. No one ever holds him. I can tell this by the vigor with which he is purring as I hold him. It's like a special treat that he gets to be held for just a few hours each day.

How did Max get to your place, and why are you calling him Harvey?

Poor Ellie! Lillian's in the exersaucer, plotting world domination.

Flea, the milk seems to be fine, so the next step in our plan of attack is, in fact, a sippy cup. The Nuby, to be exact. (It's the one we tried last night with the leftover milk, from which she drank about an ounce and a half.)

I think the full battle plan for tomorrow will be two Nubys and four 2oz bottles with the Second Nature nipple, which we had some luck with in the past. Right now, I've got her playing with a bottle filled with water and topped with the Second Nature to get her used to putting the thing in her mouth. (It doesn't spill, which is a bonus.)

My sister was a bottle refuser. I think she wound up just reversing her cycles and nursing when Mother was home. The lactation consultants at the U (who do not suggest the boob shaped bottle, saying no one they know has had any luck with it) said it can take up to two weeks for them to adjust, but that she won't do herself any long-term harm.

I hope Ellie is feeling better soon.

Good luck getting Lillian to take a bottle.

I think she wound up just reversing her cycles and nursing when Mother was home.

I had not thought of this, but it actually sort of makes sense. If she goes for a long period at night right now, she could adjust to doing that during the day. It would also mean less pumping for you, right? (It also means less sleep, so that's not so good, although I've heard some working moms say they actually like the nursing at night time since they are gone during the day.)

Lillian, Lillian, how do you expect to dominate the world on an empty tummy? Eat, babycakes.

The school's holiday party is today. I volunteered to hold down the fort while everyone else in my department went over, having just come back from vacation. ::pats own head::

Maidengirl, if you are still looking for help with her e-business/law paper, let me know. I might have access to all the right articles, and my BF from law school teaches this at (not named) University. He looks like Jon Stewart, which means that everything he says is funnier by association.

Thanks Sparky - I cobbled something stupid together last night. I read it again this morning and it is idiotic, but oh well. I have an A so far in this class, I can afford to goof one paper.

DH just called. His only topic was "I got a job" said in a little kid voice. Me thinks he is happy.

Excellents news MG!!!

How did Max get to your place, and why are you calling him Harvey?

You have a cat imitating an invisible six feet tall rabbit, and you call him Max?

ETA: Yay, MG!

Also, patience~ma to Plei and Stephanie. Getting better~ma to Ellie. Dunno what kind to send to Lily. ~ma, anyway.