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Skriven 2008-10-17 13:59:57 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 15118 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: keeping cool
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> It pays not to be TOO predictable!

-> Probably, but sometimes it's so completly out of left field........

 hn> Well, he's a guy after all....sometimes
 hn> we just DO that! (grin)

And we just have to expect the unexpected.


->  hn> The good thing is that he can understand that
->  hn> lots of attention that used to be his alone will
->  hn> now have to be shared with little sister!

-> He's adjusting.  Last night he got to talk to grandpa via a skype web
-> cam set up.  Only problem with that is this morning he was asking to see
-> grandpa again after mommy told him to do something he didn't want to do.
-> He figured daddy and grandma would tell him the same but grandpa
-> wouldn't.  It blew over quickly tho.  He was ate all his breakfast
-> quickly and was ready to go out the door with daddy.

 hn> It's tough having to share attention
 hn> at that age!

Yes, so he get it in ways he can somewhat control.  Last nght we had
chicken schnitzel, German potato salad & green beans. Robert had about a
tablespoonful of salad, a piece of meat about 3"x3" and about 8 beans.
The potato salad was eaten first, with running commentary about how much
he liked it.  The chicken took a bit longer as he's learning how to use
a knife.  He also dithered around a bit, not giving full attention to
his food.  Then the green beans went--fast!  Afterward he told us how
much he really liked the meal.  I suspect it'll be a repeat tonight as
we're having pasta.

-> -> I had 2 in diapers for a while.  It was rough on me but we all lived
-> -> thru it.  The girls are 20 months, 2 weeks apart; Robert & Sarah are

->  hn> My mom had the four of us about a year apart each.
->  hn> that was tough on ALL of us (grin).

-> Try 4 in 2 1/2 years like Steve's folks had.  They had one in May of one
-> year, twins in July of the next and Steve in October of the following
-> year.  The last child was born 4 1/2 years later.  It's a wonder my MIL

 hn>  That's why Anne and I stopped after one!

Two were nice but the first year or so was hard. After Deborah got old
enough to be a play mate for Rachel, I was able to get more done.  The
year Deborah turned 2 was the year I did a lot of canning and freezing.
Some things had to be done over a couple of days, others took all day,
with signifigant breaks between steps.  I'd get some things done during
their nap time when I knew I could work uninterrupted.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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