Good morning ladies!
Whooooaaaa... I feel so weird this morning!!! Had to do the glucose test this morning and the weird fuzzy drink they had me drink made me sleepy and dizzy. Really flying high on sugar right now!
Thanks for your comments about the blanket and such...

Really, I'm happy and grateful you asked to see all that, you're amazing ladies, we've shared a lot during the last months and I'm so honored and happy to share that with you! You're a blessing! *smooch**hugs* Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!
It's so great to see so many posts this morning! I missed you guys!
Carolyn,
Hey sweetie! Sorry DH's wee-wee was sore yesterday....

but you,re right, it's small compared to the needles and ER!

Still, I've heard that it's no longer necessary to stick a q-tip up a man,s urethra to do the clam test. Apparently, a blood test is all they need now. Ah, well, maybe you shouldn't tell him!

I guess AF hasn't shown up yet, the bad bad girl... I'll keep dancing!
Miracle,
Sorry to hear you're still super busy at work... awwwww I really miss your posts girlie! Have you had any other unpleasant interactions with that cow you have to call a colleague?

DH doesn't really rub my belly, no. I think there's many reasons. One of them is that he probably thinks it's no use; the baby usually stops moving when someone puts a hand on my belly, or even when I lift my shirt to look at my belly in case I would see something move. Sure, I'd like him to be a bit more interested by my belly, give it kisses, talk to it, but he's just not like that. The baby is real to him, but he's the kind of man who'll wait to meet him in person before getting attached to him. He's still very demonstrative and tender, but I think he prefers rubbing my two other bumps...
Law studies?? WOW! That's a fantastic project!!!! AND YOU START WEDNESDAY? Will you have to leave your job? Whoa, this is a complete surprise! GO GIRL!!!!

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Lee,
Thanks for your kind words, you're very sweet. You're so right, and I didn't expect it, not that much, but the struggle to conceive really makes a difference when you prepare for the baby's arrival. The pregnancy itself is sometimes a bit unreal to me still, go figure, but the preparation, that's something else. I just could not assume I would see a stroller and car seat in my house one day, and to see it there... it just hits you again and again. I keep everything crossed so the wonderful ladies on this thread can all experience that one day.
For the taste meditation, I prepared 5 tiny bowls with lime juice (sour), dark chocolate (bitter), salt+water, brown sugar+water and tabasco. We began with the salt, and we dipped a q-tip in the liquid, closed our eyes, and explored the taste by putting the q-tip on the tip, sides and back of our tongue, and on the blind spot in the middle. Then we shared the images, colors, impressions, thoughts, sounds, chakra activations we had experienced, and so on. It was fascinating to see how each person, in turn, experienced similar or completely opposite things while exploring a taste. It was very basic, but it showed me how going back to the basics can sometimes have powerful impacts on people.
As for your teenager, wow, it's a toughie... first off, you seem to have done all the right things from the start. That young woman is very lucky to have a sensitive and skilled person like you and DH by her side. You,re in the tricky part; she's betrayed your trust and you want to give her a second chance, but you now know that she's betrayed you once. I think it's a very good thing that she's admitted to stealing to you, and in other foster families. However, I think it would also be fair that she understands the consequences of her actions. The tricky part is that you don't want her to understand that bad things happen when you admit that you did something wrong. But you can sure learn that, when you did something wrong, you have to face the consequences of your actions.
Why don't you pose that dilemma... to her? I'm sure there would be a way to have a normal, non-blaming conversation, and just tell her that you're faced with a dilemma. That, on one hand, you do want to give her a second chance, and you don't want to send her the message that you've turned against her because of what she did. But you're also faced with the fact that she stealed in the past, and she stealed again this time. It's your house, your stuff, and you don't want things to happen behind your back and now, you have no way of knowing if it will happen again or not. But at the same time, you know it might hurt her feelings if you start putting locks and hiding your stuff or become too controlling. In a word, you're a bit stuck. So, what would she do if she were in your situation?
The conversation you've already had with her suggests you can find the right tone, and a way to get to her (kudos to you girl!!!). That way, she'd participate to the decisions instead of just being imposed a change of atmosphere or behavior in the house as the result of what she did and said... Please, keep me posted about what you decided and how it went, because I'm very curious about this. Good luck!
Angie!
So great to have news sweetie!

:D Yipee! LOL I agree with you; Carolyn should definitely kiss it better, LOL!

Ya naughty minx!

Sorry about the situation at work... hey, I think it's okay to feel that way. Yes, we're lucky to have a job, but still... that doesn't mean we have pleasant ones, certainly not every day! I'm sending you LOTS of good vibes darlin'! How is DH? Does he have any plans for the next weeks?
Okay ladies! Time to work a little... I've been buried under a pile of emails at work!

Lots of typing to do!
Take care lovelies, and I'll be around today! Then tomorrow... off to the convention and back on Friday!
Love,
Sophie xxox