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[flea]

The morning's tragedy: Took the scones out of the oven, they looked overbaked but not too bad. mr. flea bit into his - "honey. these taste weird." I try mine. Yes, I put a tablespoon of baing soda instead of a tabespoon of baking powder. You'd think I'd know better, I've been making these for years ... completely inedible.

Casper is very book-read-y this weekend. Current favorites are Hairy MacLary and Eyes, Nose, Fingers, Toes.

Thinking about breastfeeding. I think I'm going to stop pumping at work. If I'm going to spend all this time at night nursing, I don't need to be pumping during the day, too. This weekend has been a bit of a cry-fest as we get Casper back down to 2 night wakings - she'd crept up to three again. Two is sane-making, 3 is not.

Child clothing rant: we went looking for a plain zip-up hoodie sweatshirt for Casper. Old Navy had tons of jackets, fleece or not-fleece, but all the girl ones were pink, or black with "so cute" in pink down the arm, or blue with "princess" in pink, and puffed sleeves. All the boy ones said "Old Navy" in huge letters, or were covered in sports logos. To Sears, similar problems. I bought a Carter's (boy) navy hoodie, the hood lined in red, with a modest-sized "1st and 10" on the breast. $10. Doesn't anybody make gender-neutral children's clothes? I wanted a plain red or blue hoodie - no logo, no nothing. I know LLBean and Lands' End make them - in fleece - for $25. Why must inexpensive children's clothes be gaudy and tacky? Why is unisex simple design only for those willing to pay extra? Why must all boy's clothes be plastered in sports logos - surely a plain navy or olive or red jacket is "masculine" enough?

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[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

Why must all boy's clothes be plastered in sports logos - surely a plain navy or olive or red jacket is "masculine" enough?

Arrrgh! I hate this. Also, if I wanted Little Bird to be a walking ad for Old Navy, I would push him into sports early and we'd get PAID for it.

Hanna Anderson has GREAT hoodies, etc., but they're so spendy. We occasionally drive out to the outlet to check them out, and there's a couple Land's End outlets by me, too. What's Casper's size? I'm thinking about going out there in the next couple weeks to find a winter coat for LB, and I'd be happy to check out a wishlist for you. Their outlet prices are GREAT. I'm talking $10 for women's wool pants, etc.

We just got the miniboden catalog, and omg. The cute! They even have plaid pants for boys, a major "want!" trigger for DH.

PS: if you stop pumping and you don't have already candidate to pass the pump along to, should we ask minim_calibre if she wants it?

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the offer on the Hanna outlet, but I am trying to RESTRAIN my impulses to buy buy buy, you empowerer! Or at least get my mother to do it for me.

That is a good idea about the pump. It could follow the b.org wedding sixpence around the country after a suitable interval... (I am, very ridiculously, SAD about giving up pumping. How crazy is that!?!)

Plaid pants for LB are making me sing "LB is a punk rocker..."

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

I was really sad about giving up pumping -- it was such a measurable, quantifiable kind of mothering, and mothering is NEVER quantifiable. Who counts kisses and silly stories? (Today I told LB, when he asked why his ghost sticker was smiling, that ghosts are happy because they never have itches and they never have to brush their teeth.)

It took me a year after stopping nursing before I could throw out the last of the frozen breastmilk (which by that point was two years old.)