The Last Easter Bunny

The Last of the Bunnies

Who likes Peeps? I feel like either you like them or hate them. Or both. My dad had this theory that Peeps should be left on the counter for a day or two to harden. Of course with 5 kids they never attained the perfect consistency. I don't know if I like peeps, but now that my cavities are filled I can eat them. This morning I wondered where the rest of the happy pink bunnies had gone to- my mom sent them for Easter and they seem to have hopped out of their package to somewhere.
I think that everyone should check out the peeps website. The super cool music featured there was playing in the background for inspiration during this post.
I learned this peeps fun fact on their website It would take over 172 Million Peeps bunnies end to end to circle the moon. then I realized. My bunnies were probably realizing their destiny. Well dad, that last peep was the perfect consistency. Here's to you, and the last Easter bunny. I think I should tell you that I ate the last easter bunny. As Danielle was sitting in her high chair eating her baby cheetos I ate it. It was perfect- not to soft and not too hard.

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Danielle Walks and is awesome

Well I was going to try to pick up everything and get the lighting all right before I posted a video of Danielle walking for Jen. But I didn't. You see this way you can appreciate Danielle's baby chores. Emptying her toy bin, throwing all the fabric on the floor, emptying the bin of bottles, carrying towels from the laundry pile or bathroom to where they belong, the floor. Also taking all the shoes off the shoe rack. My chores start during her morning nap. Here she is featured wearing her teething biscuit from this morning.
Danielle has been walking since she was 10 months old (although I think her first step was earlier and she wasn't a pro until later). Now she loves to walk around stores in the mall. Yesterday she did laps at the Baby Gap. and on Sunday she does circles around the whole building. It is fun to see how proud she is of herself just for walking.
There you go Jen!

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Why? How to get more Personality Tests

I love Personality Tests - Not online matchups. Darn.
So why are most personality types also associated with dating websites? This week Danielle is recovering from her ear infection so I've been watching Dancing with the Stars online and holding her. (otherwise she just cries- it's sad)
This results show they had the couples analyzed with someone who does the Duet personality profile.
Of course I am driven to take the test. Who doesn't love test after test about themselves? I found the test on perfectmatch.com and it's free, but I don't really want to join.
Reasons not to join

1. What if the website says John isn't my perfect match?
   
2. someone stole my credit card number. And possibly my identity. I hope they wouldn't mess up my test or log in as me and go on dates.
3. I hate making up new usernames.
4. Why can't I just call that lady from the show?
5. Priscilla Presley's psychic service told me it would "bring new change into my life" and I don't like change.

Well maybe some of these reasons aren't legitimate. But I still might have to take the test. It is just too exciting. Does anyone know how I can take more of these tests without online matchup services?

Well here they are- my perfect matches. I don't know if it is scary or depressing or good. Maybe all three.

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My Breastpump.

The Ameda elite

I will have a hard time saying goodbye to my breast pump. I finally decided it was time to stop when Wendy said in her email to the mommies that she wanted advice about pumping. I emailed her that she could borrow my pump then felt so liberated- I felt free and I decided if that was the way I felt I was probably done pumping. Now I am only pumping once a day so I am going down semi gradually. I am grateful I was able to get a pump that is meant to last a long time. We looked everywhere for a pump and it took so long to get a good one and come to terms with needed a breast pump since nursing wasn't an option. And now I am giving it to the next mommy (for a while). That was always the plan, get a pump lots of people can use. That is why I recommend to everyone the Ameda Elite. I will tell you about some of it's features since it is awesome.

• It can maintain a milk supply. I have been pumping for a year minus two weeks. That is amazing. Claire on America's next top model could really use a pump like this and she wouldn't be having problems.

• It comes in a tackle box. So people will ask you if you are going fishing. Then they are very embarrassed.

• It grossed out my gay boss at Williams Sonoma. Should I include this on my blog? I think so.

• It is quiet. Most people are shocked and astonished. They should be. It is awesome.

• It is hospital grade. So it is good for multiple users- I would recommend not sharing until you are done nursing.

• It costs just as much as it would do purchase formula for a year, but you get to feel good about breastfeeding. I was pretty happy to be able to give my daughter breast milk even with all the ordeal we went through trying to go to every specialist in Utah about breastfeeding. I got sick of telling the story before I moved to Philadelphia though, oh well.

I was thinking today that I should take some photos of it and post them on the blog. Then I realized how weird that would be. Which is exactly why I am doing it. Because my breast pump is one of my best friends. Or something catchy like that. It has been with me even when Danielle wasn't. I will only be using the pump until April 8th, when it will go to live with Wendy for a year or so. Then maybe someone else will have a baby. Maybe me actually. Hopefully I will be able to nurse. Now there is some birth control.
So I say goodbye for now, breast pump friend.

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Danielle went to the doctor yesterday because my mom told me it wasn't normal for a baby to seem to have a sore throat because she makes a face when she swallows. OK she had a fever of 103 and an ear infection. I felt bad for getting mad at her because she was crying all day and just wanted to be helped but still kept crying and I was just at the end of my rope.
Aren't parents supposed to sense when a baby is sick? Being a mom makes me feel stupid sometimes. Even with all these books sometimes I just think I will never be able to figure this out. that's what being a mom is to me.
I know it takes time to learn and I probably shouldn't really blog about things like this but I want to. That is Danielle's first ear infection and the doctor was like- good job! P.S. I wasn't actually the reason that she's never had an ear infection before but it still felt good. Almost as good as it feels knowing she should feel better tomorrow.
I never thought about how much you care about this other person, and you feel so guilty if you don't do everything perfectly. Of course no one is perfect and I am just learning, but you are emotionally invested. My theory is that some of the emotional investment is probably from hormones- not only do you love your child, also if your child is sick, you don't get any sleep and you are miserable all day. It's really humbling.

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