Calcium.

I know my 16 faithful blog readers love hearing about my health, so here is one tale about me and calcium.


When I was nursing my first baby, I got super bad carpel tunnel syndrome. Turns out it was a calcium deficiency. At another time I asked my then chiropractor about my wrist that was in pain. He asked if I slept with my hand all curled up. I didn't know/ notice. He said I think you do if you can sleep with your hand straight, it will help the pain dissipate. It's hard for me to do, I often trap it under my pillow so it can't curl up. Over my childbearing and lactating years I've learned if my wrist and hand are curling up/ withering up while I sleep, I'm A. Not getting enough calcium, and B. probably need to switch back to a liquid calcium. Liquid calcium is truly disgusting, so I try to get away with pills, which its fine when my body is only providing life for me. When I add another human being to the mix capsules don't work. I also try whenever possible to hold my babies with my thumb next to my fingers, but that doesn't always work, sometimes I have to use my opposable thumbs as they were evolutionary made to be used, even if it hurts my wrist. (I think that is the wrong tense of evolution.)

New pjs

I bought baby A new jammies. His first new jammies, the rest have been hand me downs. Best part they were on clearance because its the end of the season. But only the end of season on the store racks, it's going to be cold at night for another three months.

Momma

This girl has two babies today, and she tells me it's a lot of work to feed two babies at the same time. I'm sure it is. Here she is modeling her nursing coverup.

New Ages

My kids have all hit milestones lately.  Is December still lately?

Here are the pictures I've tried to take of them.

At 7, now in first grade, he was self conscious of his mom taking his picture.

 At 4, within view of a mirror, she was ready to strike a pose or twenty.

6 months old, sitting, crawling, eating mush, as happy as ever.

They all look so old lately, what happened?

New trick

Mostly for grandmas, baby A has a new trick. He has had is tongue as far out as possible, none stop since Wednesday. Something about his well baby visit taught him said trick. He loves squash, and apples. He tolerates bananas, refuses pears, and barely eats blueberry mush. I'm terrible about recording things this baby, poor third baby. Less to remember him by but more forgiving love from mama.

Seven and Art

I have a few thoughts, that interconnect.
A few weekends ago, after my husband I finished watching a movie, he was flipping through our ten channels that come through the tv antenna.  I'm not sure why we do this, if we would just go to bed immediately after the movie we would be so much more rested.  Anyway, he ended up on the documentary about two artists.  It made me think of a lot of things, mostly I miss art in my life. Crafting seems much easier with small children around, but its not really the same thing. Mostly because I can finish a craft much quicker, and because it take less creativity.  The last time I took an art class I was in my second semester at college.  I didn't take anymore because of the massive amount of time it took.  I was a busy girl in college, in my four years, I acquired a husband, a child, and a degree. The documentary made me think about that, you only have so much time, especially as a mom, so a lot of things get put aside in hopes you don't miss much of your children.  You hope you can always come back to other interests as they grow up, but you can never come back to their infancy and early childhood.
When we lived in salt lake, we (my children and I) went to the art museum bi-annually, it was only 20 minutes from our house.  My daughter was still at the age that she was easily contained in the stroller, and my son loves art too.  My four or five year old (depending on his age) and I would discuss what we like and don't like.  It was salt lake so its not a huge museum but it was a good size for small kids.  I guess we need to find the art museums around here.
My son is like me when it comes to art, no one would look at our art and think it was the best for our skill level, but we love to create it.  Our art is often messier than those around us, but we still enjoy it.
This week, my son checked out a book about art from the school library.  It came with a note, "Lesli you might want to check the content of the box, before he reads it."  I checked it was fine to me, it was art, but I guess some parents would mind.  I don't know it wasn't scandalous, the book had a few pictures of Italian religious art, where the angels/humans don't wear much more than a sheet.

Baby blankets

My older two kids both had/have special blankets they sucked their thumbs. So far I haven't had luck with any blankets with this latest baby. But it is TIME, the other kids "found" their blankets around age 6 months. Like I said no luck, until today! I was wearing this tshirt infinity scarf and he loved it all day. I was about to cut up another tshirt right after bedtime, but then I thought.. Wait, this baby takes a pacifier, the others didn't, this baby still takes naps at church, with said paci. He only takes the paci in church, in the carseat, and after his dinner while he is waiting to be put to bed. But still! Maybe I don't want him to have a blanket. Then again it's so wonderful to have a security blanket for bed, babysitters, car trips, immunization, and such. What to do, what to do?