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Kaylee ,'Serenity'


The Crying of Natter 49  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cashmere - Jan 04, 2007 5:48:29 pm PST #160 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

msbelle, would you consider putting him in pull ups until he wakes up dry? That getting up thing has to be hard on you.


msbelle - Jan 04, 2007 5:55:04 pm PST #161 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

yeah, you know we just got him pull-ups and I have still been getting up. I'm gonna stop.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2007 6:03:27 pm PST #162 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Putting Emmett to work

Um, when did Emmett turn into Legolas, and why are you forcing your two children to indulge in pipe weed?


sarameg - Jan 04, 2007 6:03:43 pm PST #163 of 10001

Also? While more laundry intensive than pullups, waterproof matress covers have improved immeasurably since I was a kid (which I remember like sleeping on a trash bag.)

It'll improve. It's probably mostly adjustment. Plus your devil toilet (I'm sorry!)


sarameg - Jan 04, 2007 6:08:05 pm PST #164 of 10001

A block of street (Abermarle?) in Little Italy here in B'more is being renamed Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi . A mouthful, but still. This town is proud of its operators.


msbelle - Jan 04, 2007 6:10:11 pm PST #165 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

we have a waterproof mattress pad, but still that is 5 sets of sheets I'd have to wash a week and I can't do a load on a week day - so no. it is gonna be some combo of wake up and pull-ups.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 04, 2007 6:10:11 pm PST #166 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Walgreens has some handy rubber mattress covers for reasonable prices if you want to hedge your bets and make sure nothing gets wet below the sheets.

I'd forgotten how handy George Foreman grills are—just experimented with some olive oil, Grand Marnier, and the seafood rub Maria gave me last Christmas as a marinade for salmon skewers. I like being able to field a good restaurant quality entree for $3.


sarameg - Jan 04, 2007 6:13:52 pm PST #167 of 10001

Want me to send sheets? (I'm only kinda kidding. It's a challenge I really can't quite envision coping with.)


msbelle - Jan 04, 2007 6:16:18 pm PST #168 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

nope. I have enough sheets. Not the willingness to deal with that as my reality. thanks though.


DavidS - Jan 04, 2007 6:29:39 pm PST #169 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Pull-ups are your friend, msbelle. Why you wanna get up at 2am to wake him up? He doesn't need to be changed in the pull-up until the morning. They wick the pee away from his skin. You got enough adjustments now without trying to fix bedwetting in a week. It could take months. (Easily.)

Aren't the pullups keeping it off the sheets? Throw a towel down on top of the sheet. Also, no drinking after 7!

Um, when did Emmett turn into Legolas,

He missed a couple haircuts and then grew about two feet taller. He shows no aptitude with archery. Yet.

and why are you forcing your two children to indulge in pipe weed?

Just the baby! And if she'd quit crying we'd wean her off.