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PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!

Date: 1/21/2010 10:54:34 AM
Author: vizsla
sabine-

thanks so much! i basically have the same baby as jacks! we do all of those things, swaddle, white noise, dark room, etc.. but he still suffers from that 45 min monster, which is why most of the time it is so much easier to hold him and get him thru that sleep cycle transition than putting him down by himself and fighting to get him back to sleep for another hour. he does sleep for 1 to 2 hours during the day if held. p.s. have i mentioned how much i love dr.sears? sometimes it seems like he is the only one who understands a high needs baby.

c is on nutramagin and bm (ive eliminated milk and soy) and zantac and prilosec, it just doesnt seem to help w the reflux. while i dont want to rush anything im really looking forward to him getting bigger and growing out of these issues.
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viz~T was intolerant to diary and corn and had terrible reflux so I can totally relate. She unfortunately didn''t really grow out of it until after 14 months...but she DID grow out of it. Will he sleep in the swing? T took all of her naps in the swing until probably 5 months. Being upright and moving really helped her. Also, if you don''t think what you''re giving him is helping tell your doctor because they can prescribe something else. Just like with adults, some meds just don''t work for certain people. Since T had such a terrible time with food intolerance they assume my next will as well so as of Sunday I''m on a no dairy, no corn diet to get those things out of my system for when he arrives. I''m already miserable! The things we do for our kids!
 
Date: 1/21/2010 1:17:22 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 1/21/2010 11:50:34 AM
Author: Blenheim
I''m feeling frustrated. My mom was complaining earlier today that we''re not able to get together for dinner anymore now that he has a 8pm-ish bedtime. I told her that a lot of my friends (meaning you guys
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) implement 7-7:30 bedtimes for their babies, and we specifically chose a later 8 pm bedtime so that we are able to go out and have dinner with people. It just needs to be on the earlier side, which I know that she can do all but one or two days of the week. But she''s acting like we can''t even get together for a 6 pm dinner with an 8 pm bedtime, and so she now wants to meet for breakfast on Saturday morning so that she''s ''able'' to see us. I''m fine with breakfast, but seriously! 8 pm is not unreasonable on our part. Right?!?
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Hunter goes to bed at 7pm! I have had some family members be poopy jerks about it too, when I have said we couldn''t go places because we have to be home by 6:30 for wind down, nursing, bedtime. It hurts when they say such things, but I ignore it as best as I can because I know that he does better with an earlier bedtime. How is G sleeping at night? Our world changed when we moved his bedtime earlier, if he naps poorly in the afternoon he is in bed by 6:30. No one says anything now though because they spent some time at our house and witnessed a) how easy he falls asleep when we put him down at 7, and b) the meltdown and hour or more of crying/nrusing/crying/nursing that happens if we miss the window by even 30 minutes.
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Complete and total ditto. Except that my friends are less understanding and STILL give me grief about not taking Amelia out to hang out with them in the evenings. Hello...she''s 22 months and you''re STILL giving me grief, especially AFTER you''ve seen points A&B that DD named above?

Now I just think they''re morons.
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Thank God both our immediate families totally support this.

Blen, 8 pm is HIGHLY reasonable if you chose that bedtime so you can have dinner with your mom. Highly.



On a different note, glad to see PS still has the cutest babies around!
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My in-laws always make a big deal about Tayva''s bed time (which is between 7 and 7:30). They want to go out for dinner at 6:30 or 7 and we refuse. We usually try to go around 5:30 but even then last time we tried to have dinner with them at 5:30 they didn''t show up until 6:15!
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My BIL always tells DH that we need to "train her" to stay up later so we can hang out. Nope. She does great with an early bed time and quite frankly sometimes her going to bed early is what keeps me sane!!
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Date: 1/21/2010 1:39:18 PM
Author: TravelingGal


On a different note, glad to see PS still has the cutest babies around!
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So true. so true!
 
Blen - I don''t think you are being unreasonable at all! I''ve had the same issue with my parents and Sunday dinner. My mom cooks a big dinner and we all eat together, which is great. However, sometimes dinner isn''t until after 6:30, which doesn''t work well with Calvin''s bedtime routine, which we start between 7 and 7:30. And like DD, we''ve had to deal with meltdowns when we miss that window. I''ve spoken with my mom about it, but I don''t think she really understands. I think the attitude towards sleep was MUCH different when your folks were raising us...not that that makes it alright, but it may explain it a bit.

CC - I see a resemblance in our boys as well. Not sure what it is - but I definitely see it. The two of them would have a great time together, shrieking their little brains out. My favorite is when Calvin scares himself. I read about SMA through your FB page a million years ago, and all I can say is wow. I never knew such an awful disease existed. It is so heartbreaking.

Gah, was going to write more, but must feed Calvin.
 
TGal- Thanks for the response. Funny thing is, I have NO good reason for feeling like I need to wean her off of these things other than what all the books say (China nailed it)! We use the Kiddopotamus swaddles and I dont see how she could ever get out of them! She is snug as a bug! So for now, we are going to work a bit on crib sleeping for naps, but otherwise take it easy.

Viz- eek- sorry to hear about the abcess! I am terrified of ending up with one. Were you able to keep up your milk while in the hospital? Doesn''t seem like it would be possible, much less pleasant, to pump on the side you had surgery. And i completely identify with wanting a dark room and stiff drink! You are certainly not alone there! Hope the sleep issues get better! Sounds like a lot all of the babies here are having sleep issues right now! Sorry to hear your leave is coming to an end
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. Charlie is such a cutie-patootie! Love him!

Anchor- sounds like you''ve gotten some great advice already. But Ellie had baby acne for a while and I just made sure to wipe her face down with a warm washcloth (just water) several times a day and it cleared up nicely.

Fiery & PG- thanks. I''ll try to be better about just trusting myself
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Blen- good luck with your bedtime issues! I''ve had to "discuss" keeping things mellow as bedtime approaches with DH because he loves to be crazy with Ellie. Hopefully grandpa will tone it down a few notches! We, too, are working on an 8pm bedtime. I think that''s completely reasonable.

Mandarine- glad you had a bit better day and a shopping trip! I think Mama needed a little retail therapy! Yeah, I didn''t know that babies would regress either. Just when you THINK you''re getting things figured out... And yes, I have lots of friends that say their babies went 7p-7a early on. One mom of three says they did it at 6,8,and 10 weeks respectively
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China- Ha ha! I WILL step away from the books now! They are driving me bonkers and stressing me out!

November- ooooohhhhhh...Olivia is such a doll! You just convinced me to bite the bullet and do the professional pics! She looks SO sweet!

Tao- Evan is adorable! Too funny that he worked his pants off! Boo on going back to work Monday.
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EBRee- what a sweetie! Love that pic!

LL- too funny re: swaddling until college. That sounds good to me! And I actually have 2 woombies for Ellie but haven''t used them in a while. Maybe I will give them another try. I guess I kinda forgot about them
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. Calvin looks so cute listening to his daddy!
 
Lysser- I saw you voted on FB, thanks! It is heart-breaking. Sad part is she appeared totally normal/healthy when they brought her home. Everytime I felt overwhelmed by O, I would think of Scarlett and just be thankful he was healthy, even in the middle of the night. She''s so beautiful though and a great joy in their lives.

Natalina- I told this joke earlier, so forgive the repeat. But we swaddled O till he was 4.5 months and at Christmas time my aunt was like, "How long are you going to do that for? I can just see O on his wedding night: ''Now honey, here''s what I''m gonna need you to do. You just wrap this long piece here behind my back..." Seriously died laughing.

So my nanny just sent me a txt picture of O''s first time in a swing at the park. So cute but it made me sad. It''s the first time since I came back to work that I felt like I was missing out.
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Wow, lots of posts since I was last here!

Sleep regression -- Claire never seems to do anything long enough for me to know if she''s regressing or not. It''s more like she operates in week-long phases and then moves on to a new phase. Some phases involve better sleeping over night than others. Last night she fed at 10:10, then woke up at 1:45 a.m. I was like, "No you didn''t!" and gave her a pacifier and she went back to sleep. That''s actually never happened before -- that she woke early and then took a pacifier. Then she was up for a real feed at 4:45. 6.5 hours between feeds is on the shorter end for Claire, so I hope she ups it soon. Maybe the 10 p.m. feed really is too late for her and that whole dreamfeed thing will never work.

My mom and I took Claire out to the mall, where we experienced Tao''s worst nightmare: Claire cried and cried, probably because she was too hot. So my mom tried giving her a bottle of breastmilk, but either the nipple wasn''t working or Claire wasn''t taking it (so my mom attempted to loosen the top of the bottle, which as you can imagine didn''t help with the nipple and just made milk spill everywhere). She cried more and refused the bottle when I walked in the room, so I tried to stay away, but eventually I just fed her myself. I wonder if she is too aware for somebody else to give her a bottle with me nearby now. I got a whole bunch of tops that I''m hopeful are work appropriate. I hoped to get more pants but only got one pair that definitely isn''t work appropriate but made my (enlarged) butt look good.
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So I keep going back and forth about working. Claire''s day in daycare won''t be too long -- on a typical day, DH will drop her off at 9 and I''ll get her at 4:30. That''s an hour or two less than most kids with working parents spend, I think. Plus we''ll have her over the summer and school holidays. But still, I really think I''d rather be home. Or maybe I''ll get back to work and enjoy my AP classes (new to me this year) so much that I want to stay a little longer.

Blen, definitely crackdown on grandpa!

China, I''m going to vote now!


I want to reply more but I''m realizing my window to work out is getting away from me, and if Mandy can squeeze in a workout with twins, then I should be able to too!
 
Thanks for the input, all. I just felt like I was going crazy after that conversation with my mom.

We''ve had bedtimes ranging from 6:30 to 9 pm depending on his age and other considerations (wakeup for daycare, for example) and it''s never seemed to make too much of a difference in how easily he falls asleep or how well he sleeps, but sleep has been getting consistently worse since we moved and I think a lot of it is from a general breakdown in bedtime routine and from later and later bedtimes. We were averaging 0-1 wakeups per night, and we''re now up to 3-4.

George used to fall asleep around 8 pm over at my mom''s if we had dinner there, and then we''d eventually transfer him into the carseat, where he''d fall back asleep, and we''d then bring him over here. But lately he hasn''t been falling asleep over there. I just really think he needs more consistency at bedtime, and I thought that 8 pm was a good compromise. I can''t imagine the grumbling if I said 7!

Plus with an 8 pm bedtime, grandpa has no excuses for 10 pm rough-housing. Oh - I don''t think I mentioned it last night, but George woke up around 10 pm and grandpa came running to see if he needed someone to play with him. I sshhhhed him, and he said something about how he didn''t realize it was quiet time and left. I got him back to sleep within minutes by being quiet and calm, who would have thought?
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PG: AHHH! You are better then me...I probably would have dropped everything I had and ran for the car! E used to go to bed at 10-10:30---I think it was too late for him he now falls asleep at 9 and is sleeping better.

China: I''m telling my nanny to not tell me of any "firsts" I''m dreading going back to work because I know I''m going to miss out but I figure if she doesn''t tell me that he stood for the first time or laughed or whatever...I can just pretend it happened for the first time when he is at home with me and my husband. I know others on here have daycares that follow that same rule.

Blen: Sounds like your mom was trying to guilt you into changing bed time. I''m glad you didn''t. The early bedtime is better for George (and for you!) from what you have said. About Grandpa''s overstimulating the child....same thing here. My parents watched the baby overnight about 2 weeks ago and when he woke up at 4 a.m. my mom said she walked in and my dad was trying to get Evan to smile and play with him....My mom yelled at my dad and she finally got E to go back to bed. I know they mean well and love our Little ones...but
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Phoenix - on the daycare thing, we put Kyle in daycare at 9 weeks, and I actually think he has enjoyed it and learned some from it. At about 4 months old he started really watching the other kids, and it kept him entertained most of the day (can''t imagine what I would have done with him all day home alone to keep him happy). It''s also kept me sane, but that''s another side. I say give it a try for this semester. The hours, and also having all summer and holidays off, should help give you the time you want to spend with Claire. I remember my AP classes
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I am sooooo behind!

LOVE all the cute pics, everyone!

Mandy: I hope the boys start giving you a break!

I don't know who else to respond to, but I'm here, Mommies!

So last night Piper slept in her bassinet from 11pm to 4am, then ate, and went back down until 6am! I was so excited. She'd had two feedings a night (one at 1am and the other at 3), but lately had been forgoing the second one, but still waking up and fussing at about 3am, so I'd bring her into bed with us. She seems okay with just one middle of the night feed.

Re: bedtime, I have a ? We tried doing her bath at 7pm, and then I'd go into the bedroom to nurse her until she fell asleep, but she just won't fall asleep until 10:30 or so, so I started nursing her at 7pm, quick nap until 8:45 or so, bath time then another feed at 10:30 (the gap between would be her not wanting to go to sleep), and just putting her back down in her bassinet to let her "talk" to herself until she fell asleep. Is this too late? The 11pm bedtime sucks a bit, because I would eventually like some DH time, but whatever, she's sleeping.

Re: AF. My period came almost on my 6 week pp anniversary on the dot. I also just ovulated (I still have some OPKs around, and well, I missed peeing on sticks, it's not an easy habit to break, letting ovulation go without TTC). Why??? I want to be one of those gals with no period for a year! I really do miss being pregnant, I had a great pregnancy. I told DH that I want another one right now (ask me at 3am), forget waiting until she's 5!

Here is Piper at work, doing her job.
 
Crapbag, here we go:

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Amber

So cute!!
We are in the same boat as you Amber---We also say at least once a week that we want another one. I had a pretty great pregnancy (I''ve already forgotten my morning sickness from day 1 til week 23 or whatever) and a really great delivery and recovery and he''s such an EASY baby....but like you, once in a blue moon he''ll do something nuts and I''ll be like, "never mind!" I think we will start trying for number 2 sometime next year.

Also, do you think that bathtime is stimulating her too much? Maybe that is one reason why she isn''t falling asleep at that time....My DH showered with E last night (who normally falls asleep in the shower) but last night he was up until about 10:00-10:30 (normal bed time is 9:00). I''m thinking the shower was too stimulating for him so won''t be doing that again!
 
Thanks for voting PG! They are in 6th place right now, so close. The blog about Scarlett breaks my heart.

Amber- HAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA! Crapbag!!! Love it. "Do you even know what a banana hammock is?" How old is Piper? I know some moms were successful with early bedtime routines, but it never made a difference with O till lately. He was consistently on a 3 hour schedule till 9 or 10 at night so I never was able to do the routine till now. Keep trying but I really think it doesn''t matter at this stage. But that''s my experience! Obviously Mandy and others have had great success.

I still haven''t seen AF. I loved being pregnant, but I am in no hurry to do it again- mostly b/c I can''t imagine having a newborn and a toddler right now. Also, since I work, I want O to have as much of my attention as possible. But considering a month ago I wasn''t even sure I wanted another one, we''ll see! And Amber, you are cracking me up about POAS.

Tao (or whoever about "firsts"). Yes, the nanny isn''t going to tell me unless I ask but I asked her to send me a picture of him in the swing. I didn''t think I''d care!!!!
 
I wanted to pop back in to tell China I voted. Scarlett''s story is so sad! what a beautiful little girl. I really hope they win. Will be praying for Scarlett.

Hey- how did you all find each other on FB? I was holding out on starting a page, but finally just did. So I know like nothing about it. I''m like a 90 year-old trying to find my way around! But I''d love to get in with all the PS''ers!
 
Also- Piper is a doll! Look at all that hair! My Ellie is so jealous!
 
Thanks everyone!

Natalina, she''s starting to get that newborn mullet, of so attractive. Although, her receding hairline in the back is the reason we noticed a red birthmark at the base of her neck/hairline, so woohoo on being bad parents who wash her hair daily and didn''t notice.

Tao, great tip, I should try that.

China, it was between crapbag and crapweasel, I was going to go with crapbag because I heart Paul Rudd. Also, I voted, too.
 
I feel like I practically live here! I post waaaay too much....

Amber--E has the same red birthmark on the base of his neck/hairline...weird.

Natalina: I just started using fb after I had Evan....You can look me up and then find people that way if you want.....I'm Lynsey Diaz and my pic is a black and white wedding photo

ETA: Voted!
 
Tao- thanks! Will check it out after Ellie gets to bed tonight!
 
awww, I love sleeping babies!!! What a cutie Amber!!!

CC, I voted!
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Gotta go eat dinner! Will report tomorrow on tonight's events. I posted some pics in FB of what I think the boys are up to and how they are joining forces to not let mommy sleep
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THANK YOU EVERYONE for voting!!!

Mandarine- Those pics of the boys plotting are hysterical. I often tell people that O is trying to kill me.
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But since you've got two, you win! They do look like they are up to something.

Natalina- I'm friends with Tao on FB. If you find her, my picture is of O in an orange shirt and a football next to him. My initials are AB. Come find us!

ETA: Nat, think you just found me. If not, I just friended a total stranger with a cute baby that looks like Ellie!
 
I sent a bunch of PS people suggestions to be Natalina''s friend on FB, hope it''s okay!
 
Got Natalina! woohoo, I love having the PSers on FB, especially for pictures!

China, O''s picture in the park is so cute! He''s so big already!!!!!!


Amber and Tao, Lucas and Alex both have a red birth mark there too! Daddy has it too!

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Regarding having a second (third) baby. I was up for it...then sleep regression knocked on my door
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...hehe. I still think I would go for a third...DH says no way!

Today DH was telling me he thinks there should be a way to stick a bottle to the crib so that when they''re hungry they can feed themselves. He was apparently discussing this with his friend that has a 3-month old also.

I asked: ''like a Hamster?"
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Men!
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Date: 1/21/2010 9:44:05 PM
Author: Mandarine



Today DH was telling me he thinks there should be a way to stick a bottle to the crib so that when they''re hungry they can feed themselves. He was apparently discussing this with his friend that has a 3-month old also.


I asked: ''like a Hamster?''
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Men!
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Mandy, that is the funniest thing I have heard all day! Thanks for the laugh! :)
 
Calvin has a red birthmark too! I think it is called a stork bite. I think.

CC - I tend to a be a researcher and I was really surprised to learn about SMA - something so important that I knew nothing about. I'm sorry to hear about your friend and her daughter. Just heartbreaking. On a much lighter note, Y&R sure has gotten good. My Mom has been watching for years and years. She hates Sharon. HATES HER. It is pretty entertaining.

As for solids, I think avocado mixed with a bit of BM is going to be his first food. My bestie recommended First Meals and I just got it. I plan on making Calvin's food - I'm still at home with him and I figure there is no reason I can't do it. Save some money on baby food and make fresh stuff. I also have the Babycook and I'm kind of excited to use it. Any mamas here make their own baby food? Suggestions for books or helpful websites?

Mandarine - I loved the pics of the boys - and your commentary was great! And LOL at your DH. Boys.
 
Wes has those red marks on the back of his neck too. Arent they called stork bites? I think theyll fade.

Amber, Piper "doing her job at work" has me 'awwww'ing over here!
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What?!, youre still peeing on sticks?!? hahaha Amber youre so silly
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I love it.

Tao, wow, in the next year! I think about having another babe too, but Im not ready. Unfortunately I dont think Wes is the easiest baby. He doesnt like to spend a lot of time sitting on his own, or even sitting with me playing with him. He likes to be held while Im walking around the house, and then its hard to get anything done. I love him to pieces though! And I hope things get easier for us!

Wow, such cute babies!! Love everyones pics, Ebree, LittleLysser, November, gosh I cant remember who else now, but
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Who mentioned the Woombie, that thing looks pretty cool. i think Wes would like that, he always wants to stretch around but then it wakes him up. When are you supposed to ween off swaddling though? I tried having him nap today w/o a swaddle cause he was struggling it and I didnt want him to get too worked up and then overtired. So he slept two naps unswaddled today. They lasted 40 mins and 20 mins. Not bad I suppose? The other naps were on my lap... oops! He's just so snuggly.

Eta: I finally joined FB, gonna search for some of you guys! Amber I think I can find you...
 
Date: 1/21/2010 9:44:05 PM
Author: Mandarine
Got Natalina! woohoo, I love having the PSers on FB, especially for pictures!


China, O''s picture in the park is so cute! He''s so big already!!!!!!



Amber and Tao, Lucas and Alex both have a red birth mark there too! Daddy has it too!


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Regarding having a second (third) baby. I was up for it...then sleep regression knocked on my door
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...hehe. I still think I would go for a third...DH says no way!


Today DH was telling me he thinks there should be a way to stick a bottle to the crib so that when they''re hungry they can feed themselves. He was apparently discussing this with his friend that has a 3-month old also.


I asked: ''like a Hamster?''
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. He said ''Exactly!!!'' (excited that I understood what he meant!)


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Mandy, thats awesome! hahaha
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Lysser- What's First Meals???? I have that Baby Cook thing too and plan on using it. I did get a book to go with it, I will check it out and let you know. Are you waiting for 6 months? I was planning on it, but O is definitely meeting all of the signs, so we may go ahead in the next week or so. How funny, I love Sharon!!!! I call my mom every morning on the way to work so we can catch up. I tell her about O and she tells me about Y&R and Oprah.
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ETA: Mandarine, that is hysterical!
 
Hey cool! I just found a few of u on FB. I *think* I sent requests to Ebree, Tao, Amber, Lysser, Mandy.

My pic is me and little Wes. My first name is Erin
 
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