<p>Kitkat, I think it got missed in the baby stories, but congrats on a decision! Now, forgive my ignorance, but I have no idea what the scotty dogs signify?</p>
<p>I’ll be mailing out the rejections that I can find today…</p>
<p>Scotty dog is Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>We are mailing our rejections too. Two of them need to be done online. </p>
<p>Glad to do it but a little sad - some of them were very nice choices.</p>
<p>Who is deciding today???</p>
<h1>1 son - 6 1/2 weeks early, 5’8" 18 inches - no drugs because of the preemie factor- went home with me - he was fine.</h1>
<h1>2 son - tried to come 10 weeks early, came 2 weeks early 6’8" 20 inches.</h1>
<p>Doctor said that was a trend, I was now officially high risk and suggested hubby get snipped. He got indignant(what if I ever wanted more kids…)in the immortal words of that redneck guy “HERE’S YOUR SIGN” and we were divorced 6 years later. (he DOES have more kids now too hehehe).</p>
<p>I knew no matter how many kids I had I was never going to have my little princess.</p>
<p>Oh no moutains! Projectile vomiting? None of that here. But DS didn’t sleep through the night until he was 11 (years). I kid you not.</p>
<p>Sounds like I have one of the kids from the virtual college advice thread.</p>
<p>And we are getting almost as silly as we are over there.</p>
<p>Happy May Day! We made it.</p>
<p>And since Owlice isn’t up yet, I will unfurl the banner! </p>
<p>We have hard boiled quail eggs, panne au chocolat, cappuccino and for the really celebrating, a bottle of Amoretto. We also have deviled hens eggs and the most heavenly potato salad.</p>
<p>And playing softly is, of course, Vivaldi’s Spring played by live musicians. </p>
<p>Happy May Day Vigil Lounge.</p>
<p>For those still waiting, vigil, of course goes on.</p>
<p>Mmmm, love hard boiled quail eggs. Yessss! We survived and May 1 is upon us. And now, the waiting begins (first, it’s finding an H, then labor, then college apps, then waitlist limbo…must be called life). </p>
<p>Mythmom - I’ve take projectile vomiting compared to twins (sorry, operahorn). MIL has twin sisters, H’s sister has twins and now H’s niece has twins. Eleven years until he slept through the night? Yikes. I am now grateful for the 3. :)</p>
<p>CMU is such a great school!!! Have no regrets, kitkat!! </p>
<p>Man, I missed a lot; that’s what I get for sleeping!!</p>
<p>S was 9 lbs and a month early; still had glistening fine fur all over, torso, legs, arms, face. Water broke, labor induced, epidural (yee-haw!), forceps. The doctor pulled him out and plopped the wet, screaming kid on my stomach in one smooth motion, with the command, “Hold this!” barked at me. I’d been happy to be pregnant and loved my baby while still in utero, but seeing him that first time, holding his slippery self – teary just thinking about it. Like falling off a cliff into a deep well of motherlove. He was the beautiful thing I’d ever seen; I couldn’t get over it.</p>
<p>Thank goodness, because the news this morning that he hadn’t done last night’s math homework…! Grrrrrr. AND he tells me that he doesn’t have to study for tomorrow’s math test, because he already knows all the material. My reply, “So I can expect that you’ll get a 90 or above, right?” “No, Mom, that’s impossible!” Yeah, right. You’ll be studying tonight, kid!</p>
<p>At 2 weeks, his head circumference was 36.5", at 12 months, he weighed 30 lbs, 10 oz., and at 14, he’s 6’1". Maybe more, because I swear, some days it looks like he got taller overnight. He was a huge baby (looked like The Hulk next to others), toddler, kid. I learned he could read when he was 22 months old; he was sitting in his high chair. Don’t know when he started. Hyperlexic; goes with the neuro-non-typical wiring in that kid’s head. </p>
<p>Party day today! You all have your grass skirts for the luau, yes?</p>
<p>Yes!!! I’m glad the festivities have already started!! Fabulous, mythmom!</p>
<p>Now I have to get ready to go to work. Party well! I’ll be back later, but am rejoicing and wait-list-vigiling even though I’m off doing (~~~~ sigh ~~~~) other things.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s true. And then he discovered he could just listen to his Harry Potter tapes.</p>
<p>And may I say that because I drive 80 miles a day and H drives 1/2 mile a day to his office in town (that’s round trip) he is the saint who got up with S every night! Kind of makes up for the money problems, don’t you think?</p>
<p>Well now I just wait with bated breath to hear DS has handed in his papers on time! I’m not kidding about that either. Underneath the dye must hair must now be pretty gray. Having a kid with ADD at Williams is like watching a high wire acrobat. Hm. Maybe I should have encouraged him to go to a less rigorous school? Too late. He loves it.</p>
<p>My point? Life always steps in with the next anxiety. But for right now? Let us enjoy the Vivaldi and cappuccino.</p>
<p>Vivaldi, cappuccino, baby stories/reminders of how madly we love our kids, quail eggs, AND words of true wisdom from mythmom - what a nice start to the day!</p>
<p>And trust me, there is a limbo song, and S2 knows alllll the words, and once started, will sing it in a sort of human-tape-loop (there’s an image that dates me) for hours on end. Anyone who wants to propose new lyrics suited to the waitlist, feel free.</p>
<p>Good morning, all. Thanks for the cappucino. I’m not really a coffee drinker, but will splurge on a cappucino every now and then. I’m ready for our barbecue/luau, but will probably just have to be there in spirit. Too much going on this week!</p>
<p>I’m a little late to get in on the labor stories - but mine were luckily fairly uneventful. Also, my kids were not especially large or small - D was 7 lbs, 12 ozs. and S was 8 lbs, 2 ozs. and both were born just a few days early. </p>
<p>Oh, I have to go! It’s just going to be one of those days!</p>
<p>Congrats to your son on CMU, Kitkat! What a great choice, and what a great feeling to have it decided.</p>
<p>No exciting labor stories here, except that we almost didn’t get to the hospital in time with S, because my H insisted on waiting till the end of the basketball game he was watching. I kept prodding him, saying, “You know, the contractions are kind of getting really, really close together.” I couldn’t tell you who was playing, but he could and could probably tell you the score, even 18+ years later.</p>
<p>Happy May Day, everyone! Congrats to all whose kids have made their decisions, and sympathies to all who remain in vigil mode.</p>
<p>As promised, I bring to our party my handmade sparkly, crystal and sterling silver bracelets in every bright color of the rainbow. If there are any men here, they can take one for their partner. They are truly beautiful, and you may take your favorite.</p>
<p>I am wearing a delicate one 24/7 that is called Inspiration Blues. It contains my favorite blue 6mm rounds - capri, zircon, sapphire, light sapphire and aquamarine. It has half a dozen silver beads with special meaning to me - flower, star, cube/flower, faceted, moon, and with oblong faceted connecting beads. I am wearing it to help remind me to follow a healthier path, and so far it is working beautifully.</p>
<p>I have poured a glass of orange juice into a Lismore Waterford goblet and I raise it to you all!</p>
<p>Shopping? Shopping? Does Gladmom have a website she would like to share with us???</p>
<p>I actually have a today-only mini-vigil going on. My son’s new Apple laptop is going to be delivered today, so I can’t go anywhere–even in the shower–until it comes. My S will be so thrilled because it’s getting here before he expected. I lovelovelove how you can go online and tell exactly what day your stuff will arrive.</p>
<p>My S has planned a program on paper and can’t wait to get his hands on the new computer to test it out. </p>
<p>All is so very, very good.</p>
<p>Good morning, vigil-annies! Cappucino…YUM!! Thanks. I can use it after the little kitchen fire we had this morning. No real damage, and an exciting story for 1st grader’s Show and Tell!</p>
<p>Have you all been following the Meta-thread? I can’t remember when I have laughed so hard. Of course we all know WHY it’s so funny… I don’t think there is any way I could ever ask a serious question on CC again for fear I will find it used as fodder for (admittedly hilarious) mockery!</p>
<p>kitkat: So far I am only making the jewelry for myself and gifts. When my jewelry drawer gets too full to close, I’ll think about selling some! A couple of people have seen pieces that I have worn and might order one. That would be a pleasure.</p>
<p>My computer vigil has ended! Thank you, Fed Ex. I feel as though my S is truly on the way to his new college life.</p>
<p>I shake, though, with the knowledge that he will be so far away at Stanford. Well, when we go on our vacation to Cali this summer, we will thoroughly check out the campus and the surrounding area. We’ll address the cell phone and banking questions. And we’ll buy him the bike that everyone says you need to negotiate campus easily and quickly. My H has relatives where we can store the bike until he returns for the first quarter in mid-September. Maybe after I have checked out the area, I’ll feel calmer. Also, having relatives not too far away is reassuring. </p>
<p>I’m looking forward to venting my fears on this or other appropriate threads come September while remaining serene and confident with my S.</p>
<p>Re the meta-thread: My S actually commented on how I have been laughing for days while sitting at the computer. After all of the deadly serious FA threads, we need those belly-laughs!</p>
<p>Another Bradley mom here, Gladmom. Time for a Bradley reunion.</p>
<p>Gee, I was in the mood for quail eggs. Crisp bacon, anyone–I</p>
<p>brought lots.</p>
<pre><code> Meta-thread: That first post about the Polynesian Inuit had me burst
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<p>out laughing in the library!! Spent yesterday moving furniture and can’t </p>
<p>keep up with meta thread.</p>
<p>Too true about the belly-laughs, gladmom. Your jewelry sounds so beautiful and special. Let us know if/when you will be taking orders! Wow, Stanford!! You must be very proud. And a little nervous with him so far away. So very nice to have a chance to check out the environs this summer, and have relatives in the area!</p>
<p>gladmom - I love the description of your bracelets - one day you’ll have to post a photo of some jewelry samples - you know we would all love to see what you have created.</p>
<p>I had forgotten the your S is going to Stanford - congratulations. I don’t blame you for being concerned about the distance. I’m sure he’ll be fine, but it’s still far from home. You’ll have a great time checking out the area this summer, and you’ll be able to get all those annoying little details out of the way and won’t have to worry about it when your S is moving in - very smart!</p>
<p>jnsq - I love the Meta-Thread! I don’t think I’ve contributed to it at all, but it’s hysterical. </p>
<p>Thanks for the crisp bacon cottonwood - just the way I like it! Bacon is one of those things that I love but never cook, so I do appreciate it.</p>