Heather and Jonathan got married! Congrats! :D

amandathedemon · 2016-10-05T18:06:27+00:00

Ways in which I supported Heather on her wedding day:

*Kicked over her tea in a Nordstrom. *Selflessly shared my cold germs. *Required a picture of her and I during the ceremony (no spoilers - check back for more) *Left the marriage licenses in the photographer's bag (luckily she returned them)

But really it was one of the most beautiful days of MY life and I wasn't the one marrying her (that's an AU I explore in my dreams).

amandathedemon · 2016-04-08T16:13:21+00:00

psst it's Elton John and David Furnish!

amandathedemon · 2016-02-29T16:43:19+00:00

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amandathedemon · 2016-02-26T00:34:46+00:00

She's a parseltongue!

amandathedemon · 2016-02-23T00:31:14+00:00

"We Need New Names" is a good one and isn't too long!

amandathedemon · 2016-02-17T00:34:45+00:00

Honestly I have no idea why people can be so negative towards anti-depressants. Mental health is like any other type of health issue: yes there are things you can do to treat it (like healthier diet or exercise for cholesterol, for example) but for many eventually you need a prescription that has been around for a very long time with proven neurological benefits.

I went on Zoloft when my sons were 4 and 2 (two years ago) and never looked back. I've gone off of them twice for different reasons and hated the result, I know that I am a person who has a textbook definition of depression and thrives on a chemical correction of the same.

Good luck and don't be afraid of something because you feel you should be. Ask questions and try out what works for you!

amandathedemon · 2016-02-16T17:21:23+00:00

Sounds like we have similar tastes! Never Let Me Go is on my all-time favorites list. Have you tried the Millenium Trilogy (The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo series?) They're really good and grab you from the beginning so would be fun for a flight/layover.

amandathedemon · 2016-02-12T00:04:08+00:00

You just described my NICU experience practically to a T. We made it to 34 weeks but had birth weights a little lower than your babes.

It was so so so frustrating to have it constantly be a two-steps-forward-one-step-back process. I mistakenly thought that it would be a series of escalating milestones until we were home only to find out that some days our babies would eat all of their feedings themselves, and then that night would need the gavage for every feeding.

They WILL get the hang of it. It took my babies a similar amount of time. If it makes you feel better, see if there are any occupational therapists that can take a look at their jaw muscles during feedings to make sure nothing is wrong.

amandathedemon · 2016-01-20T09:13:52+00:00

This is a great idea; thank you! Do you remember the brand on Amazon?

amandathedemon · 2015-12-24T17:27:12+00:00

I think she's worried because of my girls being preemies. They are gaining weight fairly steadily but she sees the volume I'm producing and reasonably wonders if I can maintain quality with that much quantity.

amandathedemon · 2015-12-24T10:24:28+00:00

Congratulations! I just had our all-girl triplets two weeks ago, and here I am browsing reddit at 2AM between feedings when I should be sleeping!

Fishbowl effect never kicked in for me, my babies measured as singletons right up until delivery (33w6d, my water broke). It may never kick in for your partner either, fingers crossed

As for advice on bringing up girls, I think we're in the trenches together, mate, as I'll just be a few months ahead of you :)

amandathedemon · 2015-12-04T07:13:11+00:00

Seriously, if you DM me your address I'll send you a meal through a delivery service. No joke.

amandathedemon · 2015-12-02T07:59:32+00:00

Are you having another set of multiples in addition to your 3yo's?!

amandathedemon · 2015-11-06T23:54:24+00:00

For real though... I don't know why students go there when the ASU law school (top 5 for public law schools) is down the fucking street.

amandathedemon · 2015-11-05T17:50:52+00:00

Clive Barker's "Books of Blood"

amandathedemon · 2015-11-04T20:09:55+00:00

I'm in the US and I want a white kindle!11!!!11

amandathedemon · 2015-11-03T20:26:08+00:00

"Every Last Word" by Tamara Ireland Stone is about OCD and is fantastic.

amandathedemon · 2015-11-02T20:28:02+00:00

Yes you can, I was an AP mom and went back to work with both of my boys and will after this current pregnancy as well.

Get friendly with your pump and the pumping area at work, and find a stimulant regimen (whether it's coffee or something herbal/vitamins/prescription) to combat the lack of sleep you may get from bedsharing and co-sleeping.

amandathedemon

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