What a difference a year makes

Looking backwards

StorkCraft drop-side crib recall
This is making me crazy...Cannot get the website to load and the toll free # is constantly busy.You see, Little Man's former crib is a drop-side Storkcraft and I was thinking of using it for the Wee One when (s)he is born.But now -- not sure wtf will go on.Anyway, so i remember where it is -- my info on Little Man's former crib is:Stork Craft Mfg, IncRichmond Hill, BCModel 65607 Reg No.9179March 2, 2002Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 to order the free repair kitstorkcraft.com

What is it with laughing that leaves me in tears?
OK,So those who know me, know that I have issues with innappropriate laughter, especially when I am in a situation that is emotionally uncomfortable.But one of the other issues I've had for as long as I can remember is that if something really makes me laugh that I have to be careful because when I start really laughing, I will often then start crying.If I am unable to stop the crying -- well then it just goes to this deep emotional pit and I will turn from happy/amused to a level of sadness that I cannot even put into words.And then I will sob from the depths of my soul.I find it embarrasing and if I can tell I'm headed that way,

I need to rant... thanks to media frenzy
I am getting really sick of hearing about H1N1.If my friends and family are choosing to get the immunization -- more power to them. I don't fault people for choosing to get it nor do I think ill of those who choose to NOT get it.But I am bloody well sick of all the media frenzy about it... it's scaring the crap out of people.There was a news story today, which was sad. A 2-month-old boy died. They featured it in the beginning of the news under the header of "H1N1 Watch" (or something like that).My concern was that it was then stated, in passing, that it was not known whether or not the child actually died of H1N1 (but the parents said the c

So I have another stubborn baby
Those who knew me back when I was pregnant with Little Man may recall how frustrated I was that my baby chose to "play shy" during ultrasounds.Well, I've got another one - LOL!Had my 18 wk ultrasound today and the tech told me that the baby kept its legs closed the entire time.But what I do know is that I have a healthy, growing baby who was moving nicely. All the measurements are within the norm and everything looks great.The ultrasound pushed my EDD back on day to April 3rd. Though with a scheduled C-section I believe my OBGYN will take me in a wk to two wks before my EDD.If so, that would mean the earliest would be March 20th

Thinking about my Mom today...
My Mom died 5 years ago today.Making me, officially, an "adult orphan" as my Dad died in 1993.I do have a relationship with my birth Mom - but it's different because I didn't meet her until I was 18.Whereas the parents who loved me and raised me are both gone.Somehow, it seems a little easier this year. Probably because I am pregnant and instead of being so sad that they are gone, I have been thinking more about the fact that both of my parents would be THRILLED that I am having another baby.They were both big fans of children.They were foster parents for 13 years (which is how they ended up getting me) and they had 3