Got to write an entry

Well, it’s not as if it’s a CHORE to write an entry, it’s just that latey, I haven’t known what to say!  Last night, I downloaded The Dead Zone to this computer, and the kid’s computer, because the site I like to watch it from puts it up in 2 parts.  Well, Becca closed out ALL the windows on the kid’s computer!  Grrrr.  Darn it.  And it’s not like I can DO anything about it but stew, except she did it so nothing would interfere with HER movie.  GRRR.  Plus, I don’t know that she knew what she was doing, though from her demeanor, I get the feeling she did know.  Oh well.  Really, there’s nothing I can do about it. 
The kids are watching RV, which is pretty funny, except for the part where they have to empty the septic tank.  Which isn’t very realistic AT ALL.  And it’s so not funny.  I can’t even stand to watch.  I missed half the movie last night because I came in here at that part, and stayed. 

I need to run to Walmart today.

OH, that reminds me!  Okay, so the reason I need to run to walmart is to get more metamucil capsules.  Why?  Because the main ingredient is a galatagogue.  So, the other day, I ended up going about 4 hours without pumping, and when I was finally able to pump, I got TWO ounces out of the left breast!  I have NEVER gotten 2 ounces out of either breast, ever, not even after 4 hours, which led me to believe I have insufficient glandular tissue.  So now I’m wondering, is the METAMUCIL causing me to grow more glandular tissue?  I was hoping the goat’s rue would help with that, but it never did show up.  I guess I should hunt down the order number and call to find out what’s going on with it.  The order number is just way back in my notes, lol.  At least I have a phone I can call from though!  One of the lactation consultants on MOBI (mothers overcoming breastfeeding issues) said that any galatagogue should eventually build breast tissue, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s the psyllium (primary ingreditent in Metamucil) specificially that’s doing it, because it’s my latest effort, and the one woman who recommended it said she was able to get to an exclusive breastfeeding relationship (Jerry hates it when I use such a technical term, I guess it sounds silly, or stilted…but those are the words they use, and I’ve picked up on it.) using Metamucil.  I need to send an email and see what the other ladies think.  Not that I want to go 4 hours iwhtout pumping or feeding, but… it happens, you know?  I honestly wonder if I am making enough milk, because I am getting to where I can pump a good 3/4ths of an ounce an hour, and I’d like to see more, but it seems to be on par with what a lot of other women are getting…  it can be hard to tell sometimes, and of course, the bigget she gets, the more she seems to need. 

OH!  I also almost forgot!  I can FEEL a tooth coming in on top of that baby’s mouth!  She’s teething, and I must say, seems quite miserable as a result, poor baby.  I can’t believe she’s teething already… but Sammi got her first tooth at 5 months, Shabree at 6 months.  Sigh… Alex is growing up WAY WAY too fast.  I can’t stand it.  Such a happy, sweet little girl.  She makes me laugh.  She makes me happy and I love her so much.  She was crying last night as Jerry was holding her, and Sammi just snatched her out of his hands (she does that), and when Alex realized it was Sammi holding her, she quit crying!  Those two are (hopefully) destined to be best friends.  They already have this bond, I can’t explain it, but they just LOOK at each other, and you can see it then.  They make each other very happy.  And Sammi…she held Alex like that for ten minutes!  She’s very patient when it comes to her younger sister.  Of course, when they’re both older and possibly vying for toys… it could be a different matter entirely, but I hope they’ll play together cooperatively and get along.  I may be hoping for too much, but we shall see, I guess.  Sammi already has older sisters, so has to share as it is.  But then, I’ve seen Sammi just grab a binky out of Alex’s mouth and put it into her own, so it’s not like because Alex has it, it’s sacred.  And Sammi didn’t even really like binkies until Alex had them.  Oh, she’d pick up one of hers every great once in awhile, but now that Alex has them, she WILL take them and put them in her mouth.  I do tell her that she’s too big for binkies and that they’re the baby’s, but it really doesn’t stop her much. 

I took the younger 4 to the park last night, and some girl that Sydni knows got off the slide at the top and slid down a pole that attaches it and anchors it.  Oh I YELLED at her… "No, no no!  Do you SEE the bad example you’re setting for her?"  Meaning the 2 year old who was watching.  Those kids all climb on TOP of the play equipment, and do all sorts of unsafe things.  It makes me SO MAD.  I asked Sydni if she ever does that, and she said, no, she was too scared to do that.  Oh good.  I should ask Shabree the same thing, she’s rarely scared of anything.  I was glad to come home, though I must say, Alex finally took a nap while we were there.  She doesn’t nap much, nor for long.  I hope it’s just the teething that’s causing it, though the sleeplessness has its own problems, but she’s only getting like 30 minutes at a time, a couple of times a day.  She’s still a pretty happy baby though.  I just don’t get it, why she doesn’t sleep.  I’ve even given her tylenol to see if it would help her sleep, and it hasn’t.  Makes NO sense.  The girls must have put her down, because I can hear her crying now.  I guess I’ll wrap up so I can go check on her.

Wow…so much for not having anything to say!  LOL… I guess I shouldn’t go so long without an entry.  I do have more than I thought to say.