I was Shocked! Shocked, I Tell You!!
 

You have to admit, showing an enormous yet pert boob is a good way to encourage moms to breastfeed.

I was Shocked! Shocked, I Tell You!!
 

and for daddies to start taken an interest in reading about their children.

I was Shocked! Shocked, I Tell You!!
 

It would have to be a hairy man tit for me not to want to see it (NSFW or Home or anyone who is squeamish)

Pumping while on business trips...
 

I'm traveling internationally for business next month, and I'm still pumping for the lil' realitybitesmyboob. Any suggestions on getting the milk back to lil'one? Em will be joining me after 4 days, but I want to send the juice back to em, so I don't have to carry it on vacation... and I HATE to throw it out.
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I'd bring a cooler and keep it cold, not frozen. How long will you be gone? BM can be kept for up to 8 days as long as it is refrigerated. Don't freeze it, though because then you need to use it if it defrosts. Make sure you date the storage packets and then discard what ages too long and bing the rst back and freeze it.

Pumping while on business trips...
 

I'm going to be traveling for business for 4 days and then Mr. RB and the little one are joining me. We are vacationing for another 8 days.... I guess I could store it in a fridge, and then use it for the little one when he gets there... but I'm sure I'll want to bring some back.... oh well. Thanks.

Pumping while on business trips...
 

I am loathe to say it, but you could just dump it and Realitybabe could get freezer stash while you are gone. If you do send it, remember, it will keep at room temps (72*) for 10 hours no problem - all those antibacterial properties at work - so a few hours not being chilled would be fine.


Anyone have a decent nanny contract I could have? It's not for me personally (I am the nanny). Texas-centric would be preferable, but I'm sure anything could be adapted.

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Hey, I usually just lurk here, but here's my kid on his first birthday, and one on the fourth of july. Just a proud papa wanting to share.



http://static.flickr.com/62/210356220_cadad25a95.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/58/210356219_00d841e2e7.jpg

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Awwwwww, cute. And he's got a magnificent mane of Landonesque hair.

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Yes, very cute. Except for the fact that he looks a LOT like his daddy (don't you think?).

If I were home I'd post one of my newly-one-year-old fella, too.

tm

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How do you know what str8's mailman looks like? That's just random.

Awww....cute kiddo. Mine has 1/4 the hair and twice the bulk.

I hear newly-turned 1yos are this season's must-have accessory. I'm so fashion forward.

Since we're all sharing...
 

This is my son. He's not yet a year (7 months) but he's quite fashionable.

http://home.comcast.net/~elbastardocalvo/C2IMG0007.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~elbastardocalvo/CIMG0012.jpg

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That's just adorable. He's great, Alex!

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What did they make with the pepper? We need answers on the food board.

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That went into our dinner. He's just starting on rice cereal. He thoroughly enjoyed licking the pepper, though.

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Pay attention! It's green peppers that are problematic, not yellow.

Adorable kid, as are the others who have been featured here.

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http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42bcb179...Yjl7EButRhub4d

http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42bcb179...Yjl7EB.GGEJQwj

They're actually from about a month before the first birthday, which was now almost a month ago. Hmmm. I guess it's true what they say about the second and subsequent kids not getting photographed as much.

tm

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Your oldest looks like trouble, and your youngest is adorable. Those are great pictures.

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Well, all kids are trouble in their own ways. Younger son seems to have my personality, so we'll have to see.

And I'll pass along your sentiments on the photography. They were taken by a high school friend who's an avid amateur photog (sharp eyes will notice that they were taken with film, not digital).

tm

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The pics disappeared?

Before, when they were there, my sharp eyes told me they were not taken by a point and shoot. Although I shoot film, still, for anything but snapz, you can get the same effect with a dSLR--that is, dial down the depth of field so the background is out of focus. That's what makes the pictures "pop". Wonk? More thoughts?

BTW, which one is Thor and which one Magnus?

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:rolleyes:

Pic of Vietbabe
 

I'll share too. Can't link it but go to:

http://www.heatherbarrphoto.com/flash/index.html

go to "flash version"
go to "galleries"
go to "children"
Vietbabe is the third picture from the left.

:)

Here's an old shot:

http://www.gailneilsonfacilitators.com/images/8s.jpg

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I'm still seeing them on my screen, but it's entirely possible that Yahoo photos doesn't like the remote linking.

Thor is the baby. You do realize those aren't their real, actual names, right?

tm

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I'm with Burger in the no-seeing.

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I saw them for a bit . . . maybe there's some caching issue, so the link dies after a bit. Dunno.

I figured they were their real names . . . but one never knows on the internets.

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Film can have a deeper "richness" of color. Sometimes, it's more saturation, sometimes, it's greater range of tonality.

You can do almost as much with depth of field and light levels with a digital SLR these days as you can with film at a reasonable price point. As an example, the Nikon D50 or D70s, or the Canon Rebel digital SLRs are both excellent amateur cameras with many of the same capabilities that professional cameras have.

But for color, you need far more pixellation, memory, and more scanning than most people can afford or want to afford. To really imitate or better film, you need a minimum of 10 megapixels, full frame scanning, and anywhere from $5-10,000 for just the camera body.

I still use a film camera for my art shots, but I'm thinking of changing over to the Nikon D50 one of these days.

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I'm looking at the d50 as well, but the 6.1 mp CCD is cause for hesitation. the recently-released d80 has 10 mp, though at a stiffer price point.

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My neighbor has the D50 and it produces amazingly sharp prints with very good coloar saturation, even on a very cheap color inkjet printer. The 6.1 is really enough for all but a pro or the most hardcore amateur, at least until the 10 mp cameras come way down in price.

But this comment is based on my budget, not yours. Bottom line, if I could afford it, I'd lay down the $12,000 for a D1 and a much faster lens or two. But that's cause I'm an idiot when it comes to toys.

ETA I just looked at prices and saw the D2X has come down significantly in price. It's only about $4,000-5,000 now.

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The d80 is not a whole lot more than a d50 ($800 for the body, I think), though you can get a good body/lens set for the d50 for $600 or so.

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Hmmm. I may have to rethink my purchase. One nice thing about Nikon is that their full range of lenses will work with the digital body, so the lenses I have now won't be obsolete.

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Sony Alpha? The Minolta Maxxum D5 replacement for $900.

And, Wonk, I'll save you a post: No, it's not Nikon or Canon, so serious photographers won't take you seriously.

eta: oops. I was looking at the kit version of the d80. The prices are a lot closer (900 vs. 1000) than I thought.

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The Nikon has the Sony CCD in it, which is part of what makes it a great camera. I think Nikon has superior optics, but really the main reason I am firmly committed to Nikon is that I already have a decent investment in their lenses.

The Minolta is a good camera. I doubt that most people would be able to tell the difference between a good shot with the Minolta and one taken with the Nikon. The big difference other than optics is that the Nikon has better auto and special program modes, so it's more forgiving of amateurs like me.

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We have a bunch of NIKKOR lenses and accessories, so leaving the Nikon fold isn't really an option.

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Well, there you go. I have a set of Minolta lenses . . .

I'll bet you ditched a lot of windows software when you went Mac, though . . . :D

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Speaking of Macs, my daughter's just died on her for the seventh time in three years. I'm beginning to think of Macs as the Italian sportscars of the computer world.

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I'm beginning to think of your daughter as a mac wrecker.

I have had four in 17 years. All became obsolete before they failed.

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I've been on the Mac since 1984, with the 128k Mac, so I've been here all along...

Child bracelet
 

My 2-year-old just ripped apart my 5-year-old's gold bracelet that was a present from the grandparents on her first birthday. Doesn't appear to be fixable. Any ideas where to look for a replacement (I checked Fina)?

Dammit
 

That was supposed to have been a reply not a new thread. Apologies.