Suzi, I'm so sorry about your mom's kidney. As has been said, bad kidney! Sending all kinds of calming and healing vibes your way.

Hec, how old is Matilda now? Would she like one of those baby exercise mats with the swingy things to ogle and bat at? Sara loved hers. And don't underestimate the hypnotic quality of those vibrating boncy seats. We resorted to that once or twice.

And JZ, I'm with everyone else -- what you and Hec are doing for EM is huge. I wish I could offer a pair of hands to help with baby-wrangling and car-repairing and cold-calling, because you all definitely could use a break.

We resorted to that once or twice.

Once or twice? Dear gods, we had Em in that thing constantly. The swing, too.

My nephews both loved the bouncy seats, as well as the swings. (Though the swings are kinda big, and might not work with your limited space...)

The whole vibrating thing seemed vaguely squicky to me. But the swing! Yes, the swing. Although Matilda may still be a bit wee for that. (If it's at all like the one we had.)

Sara went through a completely cranktastic period when she was about three months old. Not colic, just demanding. constant. attention. Jiggling, crooning, swaying, nonsense babble, whatever. It was very tiring.

Hec, how old is Matilda now? Would she like one of those baby exercise mats with the swingy things to ogle and bat at? Sara loved hers. And don't underestimate the hypnotic quality of those vibrating boncy seats. We resorted to that once or twice.

She's six weeks. We do have a bouncy/vibrating seat that she used to like but hasn't much lately. We've got a mat and dangly things but haven't tried that yet.

Sara went through a completely cranktastic period when she was about three months old. Not colic, just demanding. constant. attention. Jiggling, crooning, swaying, nonsense babble, whatever. It was very tiring.

This is what it is exactly.

But Emmett's keeping her happy now and JZ went to take the car. I'm checking in with my temp agency to see about interviewing for a long term assignment. Team Zmayhem has rallied round and is fending off the duck nibbles.

And as if to prove I'm full of slander, she's been pretty good all morning.

It may be that I've just been catching her in the arsenic hour coming home in the evening since I've been over in the East Bay most of the week.

Emmett declares her "adorable!" and has been calling her "foo foo cuddlypoops" (an Avatar reference).

Heeeee.

I like Emmett a lot.

(But if he starts telling Matilda that she's cute, but unfortunately, she's made of meat, you might have need to worry.)

Shit, Aims and Joe. I'm sorry. So much ~~ma heading southward.

Crapcakes, Miracleborns. Tons of ~ma to you, and shout if there's any way we can help.

~ma for the Miracleborns. That blows.