General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq. - Page 138

viet_mom · 07-07-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Anyone have a good suggestion for places to hunt for old-fashioned baby dresses -- you know, cotton, with a peter pan collars, smocking on the chest, puffed sleeves with eyelet trim, and matching pantaloons to go over the diaper? I am trying to find something very similar to my mother's favorite baby dress for me, which I wore in a number of pictures. You know, just in case the puppy is a girl.

Smocking, sailor necks, tiny flower prints, petticoats. Oh, the joys of Curls and Giggles. http://www.gigglesncurls.com

I would also try http://www.janieandjack.com

April Cornell used to have a ton of exactly what you're looking for but I don't see the famous infant dresses on their site anymore. http://www.aprilcornell.com

robustpuppy · 07-07-2005, 04:21 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions. Everything is so cute, but I am the biggest sucker for those vintage dresses on the site to which bnb linked.

Not the same style, but the stuff at Hanna Andersson is also really cute. http://www.hannaandersson.com/home.asp

Atticus Grinch · 07-07-2005, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Not the same style, but the stuff at Hanna Andersson is also really cute. http://www.hannaandersson.com/home.asp

Suggestion: when you have just given birth to the last of however many kids your rational brain has decided to have, send a letter to Hanna Andersson explaining that you are dead and therefore have no further need to receive her catalog. A word to the wise is sufficient.

robustpuppy · 07-08-2005, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Suggestion: when you have just given birth to the last of however many kids your rational brain has decided to have, send a letter to Hanna Andersson explaining that you are dead and therefore have no further need to receive her catalog. A word to the wise is sufficient.

Aha. I haven't ordered anything yet. I'll be sure to let the grandmother-to-be, who adores the stuff, know about it.

Now if I could just get freakin' Pottery Barn to leave me alone. I really hope the U.S.P.S. does not forward catalogs. Maybe those will get lost along with the important stuff that never gets forwarded.

spookyfish · 07-08-2005, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Now if I could just get freakin' Pottery Barn to leave me alone. I really hope the U.S.P.S. does not forward catalogs.

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Kramer: "Henry... can I get out of here now?"

Postmaster General: "Oh, oh. Sit a bit. Sit a bit. I mean, after all, I drove all the way up here from D.C. just to talk to you."

Kramer: "Oh?"

Postmaster General: "I even had to cancel a round of golf with the secretary of state. Do you like golf, Mr. Kramer?"

Kramer: "Yeah."

Postmaster General: "Kramer, I've been, uh, reading some of your material here. I gotta be honest with you: you make a pretty strong case. I mean, just imagine. An army of men in wool pants running through the neighborhood handing out pottery catalogs, door to door."

Kramer: "Yeah! Ha ha."

Postmaster General: "Well, it's my job. And I'm pretty damn serious about it. In addition to being a postmaster, I'm a general. And we both know, it's the job of a general to, by God, get things done. So maybe you can understand why I get a little irritated when someone calls me away from my golf."

Kramer: "I'm very, very sorry."

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Tyrone Slothrop · 07-14-2005, 01:39 PM

Five-year-old appropriate, or too boring for that age?

Trepidation_Mom · 07-14-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Five-year-old appropriate, or too boring for that age?

Well, I took the 14 month old to the zoo, and he thought the penguins were pretty boring. I don't think that helps you.

He did, however, find the bats and piranha fabulously entertaining. Particularly the bats. He fell asleep before we got to the alpaca, but I suspect he would have enjoyed the spitting.

viet_mom · 07-14-2005, 11:27 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Five-year-old appropriate, or too boring for that age?

I think any documentary would be boring at that age, even the cute little penguins. Unless they break out in song, dance or one of the penguins is jive-talkin, it probably won't work out.

robustpuppy · 07-15-2005, 01:06 PM

Too boring for a six-month old fetus?

ltl/fb · 07-15-2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Too boring for a six-month old fetus?

You have a potential disaster on your hands there. Take it home immediately and make sure it doesn't go anywhere (other than maybe somewhere fun, like shopping or sunbathing).

Tyrone Slothrop · 07-15-2005, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by Trepidation_Mom
Well, I took the 14 month old to the zoo, and he thought the penguins were pretty boring. I don't think that helps you.

He did, however, find the bats and piranha fabulously entertaining. Particularly the bats. He fell asleep before we got to the alpaca, but I suspect he would have enjoyed the spitting.

A word to the wise: 2 y.o.'s love otters.

pony_trekker · 07-15-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Five-year-old appropriate, or too boring for that age?

Definitely NOT APPROPRIATE!!!

Spoiler:
There were quite a few scenes of dead penguin chicks and adults that troubled my 10 year old.

Penske_Account · 07-20-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Definitely NOT APPROPRIATE!!!

How about a six year old who is into animal planet?

07-20-2005, 09:25 PM

#2 is here and even got a name on the 2nd or 3rd day. He was only 9#12oz at 38w - much smaller than we had thought, but still a fair size. Other than the kid, July has not been the stellar month I imagined: long story short....moderate spinal headache + high fever/infection of undetermined origin + second lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis = debilitating spinal headache, several trips to the ER, a vast amount of morphine (not nearly as fun as it sounds), 11 extra days in the hospital. Thank goodness for health insurance.

If anyone knows me IRL, please feel free to volunteer your toddler-sitting services before he finally succeeds in killing off #2.

robustpuppy · 07-21-2005, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by TexLex
#2 is here and even got a name on the 2nd or 3rd day. He was only 9#12oz at 38w - much smaller than we had thought, but still a fair size. Other than the kid, July has not been the stellar month I imagined: long story short....moderate spinal headache + high fever/infection of undetermined origin + second lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis = debilitating spinal headache, several trips to the ER, a vast amount of morphine (not nearly as fun as it sounds), 11 extra days in the hospital. Thank goodness for health insurance.

If anyone knows me IRL, please feel free to volunteer your toddler-sitting services before he finally succeeds in killing off #2.

Whoa. Congratulations and there, there, hope you feel better soon and aren't overloaded with insurance paperwork.

What is a spinal headache? Was this all connected to the c-section or just coincidental?