tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post2528336585362314566..comments2024-03-18T19:36:44.170-04:00Comments on the underwear drawer: hopefully it will be more like a "Toy Story 3" than a "Godfather 3"Michelle Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-59618166951080793262012-01-31T05:28:50.619-05:002012-01-31T05:28:50.619-05:00Congratulations on your pregnancy! I'm a very ...Congratulations on your pregnancy! I'm a very long-term reader of your blog and I've been inspired to say hi at this point because your descriptions of Cal often remind me of myself as a kid ("Nicole <i>has</i> social skills, she just chooses not to use them" - my first grade teacher). I'd never presume to advise you on how to make this decision but I will say that I really wish my parents had invested more effort in removing me from my comfort zone and had given me lots of opportunities to socialise (as you are clearly doing). That first grade teacher recommended that I not be moved up a year exactly because my social skills needed improvement, but my parents did little to help me develop them. I just didn't understand other kids, to the point that I was 19 before I realised that having a conversation should mean you show an interest in the person you're speaking to! I'm a resident now, I have many enriching relationships and I can pick up on cues from facial expressions and body language (!), but all those things I worked on as an adult. I wish you every luck in finding a happy middle ground for Cal.Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-60874902127594891602012-01-22T09:34:46.970-05:002012-01-22T09:34:46.970-05:00Congratulations on baby number 3! I was just wond...Congratulations on baby number 3! I was just wondering, any interest on doing a post about how you and Joe handle child care issues? I don't mean this in an annoying way. It's something that my husband and I have always dealt with as we started having kids when we were a medical resident and a law student, and we have had various bumps in the road. I am always interested in how other dual-working couples (with long hours) choose to manage child care and how their solutions work for them and their families. Congrats again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-5479975905770508742012-01-21T21:58:26.137-05:002012-01-21T21:58:26.137-05:00Its odd but my mom and all of her siblings had 3 k...Its odd but my mom and all of her siblings had 3 kids...perhaps that is the best combination? I'm the youngest of 3 and its awesome having two older sisters to show me the way. Plus, I'm pretty sure third child is the favorite so your fetus is in for an awesome life! :D<br /><br />Also on the skipping grades front, my sisters and I were all skipped grades (Indian parents > dragon lady anyday) and it was largely because we were too bored and thus getting into too much trouble in school. Worked out well for us I think.Zeeshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491866975186721103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-22249146561765929962012-01-21T14:41:36.965-05:002012-01-21T14:41:36.965-05:00Kids say the darnedest things! Rocks...LOL! Cong...Kids say the darnedest things! Rocks...LOL! Congrats! If it's a girl , maybe u can name her Roxanne (Rox!)aliendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943953235357596536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-23167538507882865182012-01-19T12:44:08.806-05:002012-01-19T12:44:08.806-05:00actually, i think the picture is showing the fetus...actually, i think the picture is showing the fetus with knees folded, and then feet, something like this: http://www.netterimages.com/images/vpv/000/000/007/7154-0550x0475.jpg. Traditionally you can tell gender at 20 weeks on sono, but soemtimes it can be as early as 15 weeks on 3D ultrasound. But this sono looks like it was done at 12 weeks 4 days so it's a bit early for gender predicting.<br /><br />(Yes, Michelle, I couldn't resist. I'm post-call.)<br /><br />Congrats on the baby!!Sarada Kakinadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731358800798149132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-29754386601134032152012-01-18T22:43:21.362-05:002012-01-18T22:43:21.362-05:00You can just say "first trimester screening.&...You can just say "first trimester screening." (It is sometimes known as the Ultrascreen but that is the brand name.) The NT combined with the blood test for PAPP-A and free betaHCG is the first trimester screen. If you do a sequential screen then you are also doing a second trimester screen and inputting the values from the first trimester to complete a sequential screen. (You asked for help. :)) Yours in obstetric nerdiness.<br /><br />P.S. Congrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-617677078077609522012-01-18T20:40:38.248-05:002012-01-18T20:40:38.248-05:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745180756245347235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-354306113689332962012-01-18T20:08:24.072-05:002012-01-18T20:08:24.072-05:00Love your title...congratulations on baby #3! And ...Love your title...congratulations on baby #3! And isn't there some kind of unwritten law that says you'll always find out you're pregnant again just after you give away all of your baby stuff? That seems to happen to a fair number of the people whose blogs I read.medrecgalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-72283199993361390752012-01-18T18:17:31.209-05:002012-01-18T18:17:31.209-05:00The hardest part of baby #3? Going from "man ...The hardest part of baby #3? Going from "man to man" to "zone" defense. You're outnumbered! Congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-39272764448509143582012-01-18T12:29:59.405-05:002012-01-18T12:29:59.405-05:00Hi and congrats on number 3!!!
I skipped a grade, ...Hi and congrats on number 3!!!<br />I skipped a grade, or I should say I studied 8th grade curriculum at home while I was going in 7th grade at school. Took the 8th grade exam at the end of the year, scored better than all the 8th graders, and went straight to 9th grade. I can tell you one thing... one way or the other, there will be an adjustement. It is not so easy to be always the nerd of the class, and it is not easy to be the youngest of the class as well! Would it be possible to allow Cal to go to second grade for a few hours a day to see how he is doing with the other kids and the curriculum, and then decide? Just a suggestion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-50133019253510081242012-01-18T10:53:35.659-05:002012-01-18T10:53:35.659-05:00Hahahaha I really can't stop laughing about th...Hahahaha I really can't stop laughing about the boys' response to the ultrasound photo. Best of luck with your decision with Cal, I'm 23 and in no place to give advice about kids and skipping grades. Whatever you decide to do, Cal sounds like a smart kid and I'm sure he'll adjust well.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957870218750281678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-82697598581057528862012-01-18T10:00:04.248-05:002012-01-18T10:00:04.248-05:00that was the exact school situation we were in. i...that was the exact school situation we were in. i mentioned in my last comment that my daughter's teacher thought she should skip 3rd grade. the school system was K-2nd, and then 3-5 was at a separate school, so it would have been the PERFECT time to make that move. she'd had a combo first-second grade class, and had worked with the advanced 2nd graders during her 1st grade year, so she already knew those kids and it would have been less noticeable if she just jumped back in with them as a 4th grader. but then the principal at the new school was so down on it and gave us the run-around etc., and we just ended up doing 3rd grade (till aforementioned strike and the homeschooling year as a result). <br /><br />i'm assuming you're not mentioning gender of #3 intentionally? i've never seen such a clear ultrasound...things have come a long way since my baby was born 12 years ago. it's a bit unnerving how vividly you can see into the womb! so exciting. happy for you guys ♥Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637947893196880480noreply@blogger.com