| Monday, November 2nd, 2009 |
| 1:25 am |
I owned two adult size glasses. Dangy broke one of them by pushing it off the window sill. I looked at her very sternly and she immediately lifted her shirt, put her finger in her belly button and said, "bell bupt." Then she hugged me.   |
| Saturday, October 31st, 2009 |
| 12:45 am |
Metro Prom
I just realized I never posted pics from the Metrolink Prom. For those of you outside St. Louis, the Metrolinkis our local public transport train and for Metrolink Prom some number less than 200? people dressed in formal wear and rode around on the train. Dagny and I went with friends and had a great time.  The only shot of my full dress in which I am not lying on the floor... ( woot woot. all aboard! ) |
| Thursday, October 29th, 2009 |
| 8:49 pm |
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| 8:24 pm |
I have a one year old. wow.
Dagny turned one on Tuesday. I still cannot believe it. She is learning new words every day and I am always impressed. Today she said fish, day, and who knows what else. The kid is awesome. She now sings "baby, baby, yah. baby baby, yah" while signing baby when I put on Baby Signing Time. Cute cute cute. She loooves showing you her belly button if you ask. We had a pajama party on Saturday. I have nearly 800 pictures so i will only post a small fraction of that!  ( my one year old ) |
| Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 |
| 9:07 pm |
For me
I just got off the phone with Semilla. We are stoked about Metrolink Prom. While on the phone with her I kept asking Dagny to say "baby doll" to Semilla but she refused. As soon as I hung up she said it five times in a row and laughed. I believe she does it on purpose. Word tally: Mom (momomomomomomomomomomom) Thank You (Geh-Q and several other variants) baby doll (bee bee dah) baby ape (AP! AP! or OP OP when looking at a picture of an ape) cup (up) MUAH (when she kisses me) Poop (boop) Pee (bee) cracker (cackuh- all cookies, crackers, and cereal) book (boop) She repeats what I say a lot but not enough times to know it is meaningful. When I was on the phone with Semilla she said, "puppet." |
| Sunday, October 11th, 2009 |
| 8:58 pm |
I suck
I am not quite the worst drummer in taiko but DAMN I am in the running. I have been sick all week with migraines and a cold and am not feeling well and I felt so swimmy today. My brain feels like a fish tank. Bubbles and waving sea plants. I am not used to having trouble learning anything. Things usually come to me quickly but taiko is more difficult than I anticipated. My suckiness is only making me want to push harder. I am determined. Class started last month with nearly forty students. Today we were down to eleven! At school we use both trash can taiko and real taiko because they are expensive and the group cannot afford one for everyone. I finished making my practice taiko tonight. I used the skirt I wore to my father's funeral as the top material for inspiration. He was an incredible drummer and I think he would approve.  And some extra inspiration for me. This is another video of the group I am learning from. |
| Saturday, October 10th, 2009 |
| 4:17 am |
Maybe I'm crazy but...
For the past two weeks Dagny has been saying something very close to a baby "thank you." I can no longer think it is random. We say thank you a lot around here because I watch two toddlers during the day and I make sure everyone is polite and sweet. So almost every time Dagny hands something to someone or takes something from someone she says her little baby version of thank you. She says it probably about 30-50 times a day and sometimes it sounds pretty clear. Here she says it in the beginning right after I hand her the ball and she repeats after me when I thank her for giving the ball back to me. I know it is not perfect but I think it is pretty great for 11 months. In this one she gives me a very insincere "dyou" when she finally takes the ball (she was really thinking "leave me alone, woman!" but says it a little better when she repeats after me when I take it back. She has a couple other words but this impresses me the most because it is so polite. I also love it when I sing and she "repeats" in gibberish but in the same vocal pattern. So cute so cute! ( a couple pics of daggers standing at the bathroom sink ) |
| Thursday, October 8th, 2009 |
| 2:58 pm |
Cruel Animal Hospital
I recently ran into some representative from Jewell Animal Hospital at a festival. I was asking them where the animals come from and how much adoption fees run. The woman gleefully told me that the adoption fee for a cat is $150 and it covers, spay/neuter, shots, and declawing. I was shocked. I asked if they declaw every cat that is adopted out and they said yes. Before I could even say anything she got pissy with me. "It's not cruel. It doesn't even hurt them so don't even try to suggest it." Uhhh. Holy defensive. Having a conversation with her was impossible. So I told them I could not possibly support a shelter that regularly practiced animal cruelty and walked away. When I got home I looked them up and apparently they have pissed off quite a few customers as well. Reviews include: BAD VET-Smith misdiagnosed my puppy with dry skin when he really had mange. I took him back to her several times and it was always dry skin until I took him someplace else where they immediately gave me medicine for mange which relieved his itching almost immediately. He was miserable for months due to her stupidity.I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS VET-This vet is cold and expensive. All she seemed interested in was charging me for things without really looking at my cat or even seeming to like cats. The staff was unfriendly and only interested in collecting money.WORST VET IN ST. LOUIS-This vet is not good for your pets. She is cold, expensive and incompetent with routine things such as neutering (she almost caused my puppy to die with an incompetent surgery There are plenty of other vets in ST. Louis - do not use this one. If I could give her less than one star I would. This vet butchered my puppy during a simple neutering. He was cut all down his abdomen, she used staples, released him without any antibiotics and he became very infected. I took him back to her and she told me nothing was wrong. I then had to take him to emergency vet and then to another vet who was able to save him. He almost died.Included in the adoption fee was the surgery to spay and neuter both of our dogs. If I would have known what kind of mess this vet caused with my female dog, I never would have brought her back to this animal hospital to have the surgery. Both of our dogs had complications after surgery...meaning infections where the incisions were. We took them to our local vet, and he could not believe the "chop job" this vet preformed.That's just a few of the many horrible reviews. So, animal lovers, is there anything that can be done? Here is their website where they claim they have been "treating pets like jewels since 1949." |
| 2:53 pm |
Mana Milkies
 The three year old boy I watch brought over me book about giraffes. He was so excited he could barely sit still. Me: What is it, Christian? C: Mana, look, giraffe drink Daggy's Mana milk! (My name is Mana to him btw) So I look and he shows me a picture of a momma giraffe nursing a baby giraffe. We also have a book about different animals nursing and every time he looks at it he says, "Kitty drink Mana milk, Whale drink Mana milk..." So all milks are Mana milks. |
| Monday, October 5th, 2009 |
| 2:06 pm |
Trick or Treat Street
There is an annual event up the street from my house called Trick or Treat Street. I can't vouch for it's awesomeness but it is a block party that supposedly draws in thousands of kids. The neighbors decorate their homes, wear costumes, and pass out goodies. I have not decided what to do in the future for Halloween. Since we're vegan Tiny Diva won't be able to eat most of the candy she collects if we go Trick or Treating. I need to come up with some awesome way to barter the candy from her but then what do we do with it? Or should we just do something other than trick or treating? I know a lot of vegan parents throw a Halloween party every year but with D's birthday a few days before Halloween that is not probable and I do not want her birthday to be swallowed by Halloween either. It is a tough decision. Even if we were nto vegan I would not want her to have all that junk. She eats enough junk as it is. I have her costume for this year. I am dressing her like a Who from Whoville. I just bought a cute dress and some stripey leggings from Target and I am going to fix her hair all weird. It is simple and she will be comfy and she can wear the outfit on other days, too. |
| Sunday, October 4th, 2009 |
| 9:30 pm |
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| 9:16 pm |
Hello People
My phone is not accepting text messages for some reason. So if you need me call me or email me. |
| Friday, October 2nd, 2009 |
| 5:06 pm |
Good Week
 Daggers eating a banana split (banana, strawberries, almond butter, and soy ice cream) at sacha's house. We've been going on lots of playdates recently and it certainly makes life grand. We've been palling around with Anna (she's been watching D on Sundays for me. woot!) and her two cute little men Charlie and Blake. I think her parenting style and attitude is a lot like mine and she's totally rad. I think if they lived closer we'd probably see them a lot. We also met ashley and haylie who we will definitely be meeting up with again soon. last night we had dinner with Sacha (with a c right?) and her little beauty Veronica. Dagny made sure to lick everything they own. Seriously. She was obsessed with all the rubbery coasters. She was definitely interested in baby V. It is strange holding a little baby again and remembering how tiny and fragile Daggers used to be. Now she is all rough and tumble climbing up and down my furniture and wrestling with me. Dinner was delish and I love their house. Sacha is great company and I am so glad she lives right up the street. Tonight Ethan and sara are coming over for dinner. We have taco night twice a month. It is required of me to fix tacos twice a month because my tacos are righteous. Semilla and Srdjan were gonna come but Semilla is sickly and I hope she gets better soon. <3  |
| Thursday, October 1st, 2009 |
| 3:13 pm |
Doctor Stuff
So (for the last time!) I am changing Dagny's pediatrician. Our first ped was delayed vax and nursing friendly but the wait time neared three hours and I don't have three hours to sit around in a doctor's office with sick people and my baby. Our current doctor is not holistic whatsoever and she is completely ignorant when it comes to breastfeeding (most doctors are btw). It is causing problems and I want a doctor who understands breastfeeding and nutrition. Also the bus does not go to the current doctor we see and I would rather be able to just hop on a bus to take D to see her doctor. I am switching to Dr. Hollie in the CWE. She is right by Govinda's which is totally a bonus because we can have some Indian food before getting her checkup. Any of you working around that area email me and I will let you know the date and I can meet for a late lunch if you want. Dr. Hollie is supposedly everything we are looking for. I did not have the kids today (found out late last night_ and I got so much done. I still feel like I have an infinite list of crap that I am behind on but it is nice to check a few things off anyway. |
| Monday, September 28th, 2009 |
| 3:48 pm |
Just one
I want to get Dagny one toy and maybe some babylegs for her birthday but I cannot choose. I want one toy that she will love. I love wood toys and musical instruments (xylophone maybe?). She has no puppets so I keep thinking puppets. I don't know. It is so hard to pick just one thing but I don't think we need to do toy overload for a one year old. Any suggestions? Best toy ever for a one year old? Dagny's favorite thing right now is shadow puppets. We play every night before bed. I think I might try to incorporate this into her Pajama Party birthday. We are going to celebrate Saturday, October 24th around/after dinner time. I am making a cake but if we decide to do dinner it will have to be potluck because dinner is just not in the budget right now. So I am thinking cake and snackage. Anyone who wants to come is more than welcome to join the celebration. This is not a gift collection party. I just want Dagny to have a fun little "slumber party" surrounded by her friends and people who care about her. I figured we could do all of her favorite things like listen to music, sing song, story time with flashlights (bring a flash light if you have one!), etc. I will make invitations soon but I am waiting to hear back from justice about when her plane will arrive. |
| 3:10 pm |
Hard to see
Grandma and Uncle Chris just brought the sewing machine by. She told me her doctor said her cancer is not curable this time. Uncle Chris was wearing sunglasses but I could see he was crying. He could not even speak. He just stood there trying to be strong. She told me I could come by the house and go through the material and she has been telling me things she is leaving to people. Our family is nothing without grandma. She is the only person I call. She is the only person I go to visit. She is the only person who knows Dagny at all. I cannot even picture myself going to grandma's funeral. More people are going to be hurt by this than any death in our family. My father's death was hard on everyone but this is worse somehow. I could say she has lived a long, happy life but honestly she has not. She lived under the violent tyrant that was my grandfather for most of her adult life and when he left the cancers and health problems started rolling in. She is only in her 60's and should be in much better shape. I already lost one grandma this year... She is going to start chemo again but her doctor said it is too late to cure her.  |
| Sunday, September 27th, 2009 |
| 10:22 pm |
annoying.
Dagny is asleep but I can't put her in bed because the neighbors have sex so loud that it shakes my entire apartment. For those of you who know the layout here I am in the living room on the couch and I can hear them loud and clear. They are above my bedroom all the way at the back of the house. meh. it sounds like two drunk elephants trying to macarena. |
| 8:19 pm |
Take two
Today was my second day of taiko class. Dagny went to someone's house without me for the first time today. I was not nervous about anything happening but I did worry that she might cry the whole time. I want her and the family taking care of her to have a good time. The two hours without her is weird. At first I felt sick to my stomach. I have to laugh at myself. I don't think she could be with a better family. It's funny but our separation anxiety is probably about the same. At first it hurts then we get distracted. When she woke up she was a talkative Tiny Diva. She would not stop gabbing and squealing. So even though it might be weird, I think it is good for both of us. Class was much better this time. It was not as intense physically and I got to drum on a real taiko drum for the first time. It is a lot harder than it looks since it involves sounding good and having correct form. I hope I can get better. The long term goal is to try out to join the group. They meet a couple times a week and perform a couple times a month. I think it would be so incredible to join and have Dagny grow up with an awesome taiko playing momma. OH AND TINY DIVA IS 11 MONTHS OLD TODAY! Here is some video of D gabbing with me ( another video and some pictures ) |
| Saturday, September 26th, 2009 |
| 7:47 pm |
What goes up...
I went to the bathroom and came back to the front room where I left Dagny and found her sitting in one of my stripy chairs reading a book. It's great that she can climb so well. I am proud of her but she cannot get down so now I am nervous about leaving her alone even for ten seconds to pee. She has been climbing for a while now but usually she only climbs to sit next to me. I don't want her falling off of anything. Also there is a huge triangular space behind my couch that she couch fall into if she leaned off the back. I cannot find a triangular shaped table to fit that space but I really should start looking because it might work as a brain saver. |
| 6:31 pm |
well :/
Since I locked my flickr now all my blog photos are gone and I have to recode them all one by one to fix it. As everyone knows I totes have billions of hours available to redo all 3,500 picture (not kidding there is that many). So fuck it. The pictures will work from here on out but if you missed the last few posts or see older ones with broken photo links, sorry. Being a good mom is more important than a prettie blog. |
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