She's already gotten the main benefit of disease resistance, Kate. It seems to me the important part is that she's a beautiful baby with two great parents who love her. The rest is just details.
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Jun 18, 2012 2:37:34 pm PDT #15407 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Amy - Jun 18, 2012 2:38:05 pm PDT #15408 of 30001
Because books.
amyth, how is Mairead pronounced? I love the name and I've always said it one way, but I think I'm wrong.
amyth - Jun 18, 2012 2:38:54 pm PDT #15409 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Rhymes with parade!
Amy - Jun 18, 2012 2:39:36 pm PDT #15410 of 30001
Because books.
Ah! I was saying "read" as in "to read a book". I like the actual pronunciation, though!
billytea - Jun 18, 2012 2:41:13 pm PDT #15411 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Biyi wasn't able to keep up with breastfeeding Ryan either. Needless to say, he's turned out pretty well so far. Especially these days, it's really a pretty minor thing whether you breastfeed or bottle feed. More important is that what you're doing works for your own family.
Kate P. - Jun 18, 2012 2:44:44 pm PDT #15412 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
amyth! *tacklehug* I miss you too! When are you going to come visit us??
in my mind there's enough stress involved with being a parent, especially for the first time, that adding more unnecessarily is a bad idea.
So much this. See also: why we are doing disposable diapers instead of cloth.
amyth - Jun 18, 2012 2:44:57 pm PDT #15413 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
All the kids in daycare call her Raidy because they can't pronounce her name, so she's taken to calling herself that. Her latest (because two-year-olds are nothing if not impatient narcissists) is to say, "WHAT ABOUT RAIDY?" if we aren't getting to something fast enough: her yogurt, getting her out of her carseat, whatever.
Kate P. - Jun 18, 2012 2:47:56 pm PDT #15414 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Aw, you guys. I'm so glad I finally talked to you all about this. Seriously, if bottle-feeding and formula are good enough for Ryan, and Sara, and Epic, and lots of other totally awesome Buffistas and Buffista kids, then Rose is going to be just fine. Thanks for helping me keep my sanity, y'all.
Kate P. - Jun 18, 2012 2:49:01 pm PDT #15415 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Her latest (because two-year-olds are nothing if not impatient narcissists) is to say, "WHAT ABOUT RAIDY?" if we aren't getting to something hast enough: her yogurt, getting her out of her carseat, whatever.
Ha! I love it. And I tremble just a little bit in thinking about Rose being that age...
DavidS - Jun 18, 2012 2:49:54 pm PDT #15416 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Man, why did I wait so long to talk about this here??
Let this be a lesson to you! Seriously, the hivemind is an excellent resource for parenting as well as fic recommendations.