Re: SAHM?

[Guest guest]

Congrats and Lord's blessings to you during this fabulous time!

Kids are so much easier to take on trips when they are still in the

tummy! Now whenever we go out for the day with my two boys 3 and 14

months I feel like we are packed and ready to move out of state!! oiy!

I am a stay at home mom, but I prefer to be called " domestic

Engineer " . hehe! Like ee said, there are so many jobs we do at

home, those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the remote

at same time! LOL!! Seriously though, I was a SAHM when my first was

born with no difficulties and continued at home when second was born

with atypical bl cf. This is the only job I've ever had where I feel

I am using all of my gifts God gave me. For me, it is the best job in

the world and the most important one. It has been a blessing being at

home with 's dr. visits, castings, trips to iowa,

surgeries..yadayada. I can't imagine doing all of that, (not all was

normal for a mom with clubfoot baby) and having a job outside of the

home. It was a huge blessing to be able to do what we've done to deal

with 's feet. Lord bless you with this decision, it's a hard one.

Please don't worry too much about the LCF. do your research and talk

with us here online. We are all here to help whether we are starting

out in the journey, going through it still, or getting ready to walk

on our own! Use the knowledge of this board to your advantage. And

enjoy your pregnancy to the fullest. don't let fear steal your joy!

Lord's blessings,

severe atypical bilateral cf 10-09-03

Is this your first?

> Hey all,

>

> Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first

of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT

think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

remote

> at same time!

You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

[Guest guest]

i try not to do those while eating my bonbons....the smell is too

overwhelming!! lol

> those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> > open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

> remote

> > at same time!

>

>

> You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

>

[Guest guest]

hmmmmm.

i make jonah feed me the bonbons while hannah does my nails. sometimes i'm onto

the second hour of soaps though before they finish their chores, so i get

impatient and open the bonbons myself. always afraid i might break a nail when

i do.

naomi

Wold alicialwold@...> wrote:

i try not to do those while eating my bonbons....the smell is too

overwhelming!! lol

> those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> > open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

> remote

> > at same time!

>

>

> You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

>

[Guest guest]

hahahahahahahahaahahahahah! ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Thanks!

How I long for the days when kids are older! hehehe! Just kidding!

> > those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> > > open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

> > remote

> > > at same time!

> >

> >

> > You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I love the Domestic Engineer thing. Just today that wonderful " alumni

association book " is being published for my high school and they called to get

updated bio info. I had to laugh - it's been 25 years since I graduated.

Anyway, he asks me about my career, degrees and such and I give him all of the

data - BS's, Masters and such and he keeps saying " congratulations. You've

really done alot. " So then he says " do you have a job title? " and my response

was " Well, let's see. It's hard to pin down because I wear so many hats but

just today I've been a Child Development Specialist, a CEO, an accountant and a

Planner for our Non Profit, The Family Comes First. " There was silence on the

other end. For awhile. And then he says " so can you repeat that. I didn't get

it all " . ROFLOL!!!!!!

Chris

Re: SAHM?

Congrats and Lord's blessings to you during this fabulous time!

Kids are so much easier to take on trips when they are still in the

tummy! Now whenever we go out for the day with my two boys 3 and 14

months I feel like we are packed and ready to move out of state!! oiy!

I am a stay at home mom, but I prefer to be called " domestic

Engineer " . hehe! Like ee said, there are so many jobs we do at

home, those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the remote

at same time! LOL!! Seriously though, I was a SAHM when my first was

born with no difficulties and continued at home when second was born

with atypical bl cf. This is the only job I've ever had where I feel

I am using all of my gifts God gave me. For me, it is the best job in

the world and the most important one. It has been a blessing being at

home with 's dr. visits, castings, trips to iowa,

surgeries..yadayada. I can't imagine doing all of that, (not all was

normal for a mom with clubfoot baby) and having a job outside of the

home. It was a huge blessing to be able to do what we've done to deal

with 's feet. Lord bless you with this decision, it's a hard one.

Please don't worry too much about the LCF. do your research and talk

with us here online. We are all here to help whether we are starting

out in the journey, going through it still, or getting ready to walk

on our own! Use the knowledge of this board to your advantage. And

enjoy your pregnancy to the fullest. don't let fear steal your joy!

Lord's blessings,

severe atypical bilateral cf 10-09-03

Is this your first?

> Hey all,

>

> Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first

of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT

think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hahahahahaha! Yep! you're right there with me! Hopefully you

repeated it all and made him print that! haha! Too great!

> > Hey all,

> >

> > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

> home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first

> of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT

> think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you

guys did?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I meant to ask, how's laura adjusting in her casts?? jason is

soo ticked at me, he crawls around just crying at me. oiy I am so

done with these things. I hope he gets used to them pretty soon,

course, then we go and get another set..grrrrrr...

> > Hey all,

> >

> > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

> home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first

> of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT

> think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you

guys did?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

LOL yeah, is non too thrilled either. She keeps trying to pull up by

bringing her right leg around but she can't unbend the knee to stand up and she

just whines. And if she gets somewhere small where she's in head first, with

the casts she can't turn herself around by squeezing them in so she just whines

again. Poor thing. I wonder how many more we'll have but at least after this

set I hope the next ones put her feet at a better angle for sitting on the

floor!

I miss the shoes, too. And the showers. LOL But I do like not getting my legs

whacked while I try to feed her! LOL

Chris

Re: SAHM?

I meant to ask, how's laura adjusting in her casts?? jason is

soo ticked at me, he crawls around just crying at me. oiy I am so

done with these things. I hope he gets used to them pretty soon,

course, then we go and get another set..grrrrrr...

> > Hey all,

> >

> > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

> home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first

> of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT

> think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you

guys did?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

You mean you haven't experienced the sledge legs of death yet??

omigosh, these are 10 times worse than the bar I think. he cracks a

good one on my knee every time I feed it, I've got to put a blanket

over my legs before feeding him now. oiy!!

I'm sorry to hear she's struggling, but nice to know I'm not alone!

Hehe! Hopefully tomorrow we can both say, yay, they're back to

normal!

Have a great night, watch out for those legs!

> > > Hey all,

> > >

> > > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

> > home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due

the first

> > of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I

do NOT

> > think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you

> guys did?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

No I don't mind. We're taxidermists. Well, HE's a taxidermist. I'm just a

taxidermist's helper. The web site has suffered a lot of neglect the past few

months but if you wanna check it out go to

http://www.WildlifeRevival.Homestead.com

s.

-----S,

What kind of shop do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

> It's a huge trade off . We live very meagerly on one

income that trickles in from the little shop we have that's only

been open two years - and that we started off of nothing more than

my unemployment checks when I got laid off from my job a few months

before Everett was born.......I debate returning to work all the

time. I miss having a regular and adequate income, I even miss the

social contact, but over the past couple years I've

learned " adaquate " is one of those really subjective terms. I'd

like new towels but my old ones are adequate. .....ha ha.....and

an irregular feast or famine income just makes one become a) very

faithful and very creative. My dh said a while back that I " m a

good cook and I laughed cuz it's so not true, but he said, " Ya, but

look you can make a meal out of nothing! " LOL!

>

> Your foundation sounds great and you're a special woman to be able

to do that - it's something I don't believe I could do.

> s.

>

> ----- Original Message ----- I envy all of you who can stay home

and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do

I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit for

kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be able

to run the foundation full time.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You forgot Email, too!

s.

--- those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

remote

> at same time!

You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

[Guest guest]

Oh the rewards of older children! has become the resident dish

washer. I LOVE it.

s.

hahahahahahahahaahahahahah! ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Thanks!

How I long for the days when kids are older! hehehe! Just kidding!

> > those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> > > open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

> > remote

> > > at same time!

> >

> >

> > You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I went back to work f/t when ds was 8 weeks. I was very nervous

about the day care providing the care needed as far as putting bar

on/off - they did great. We did a lot of interviewing - A LOT. I

also have other " tricks " that I think helped his providers

understand the seriousness of everything, if you're interested in

hearing, let me know!

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti

Due: 1/8 ~ Straight Feet

> Hey all,

>

> Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the

first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I

do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of

you guys did?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A big Italian guy dressed in black carrying a violin case made them a visit? Or

just the subtle horse's head on their bed post?

s.

I

also have other " tricks " that I think helped his providers

understand the seriousness of everything, if you're interested in

hearing, let me know!

[Guest guest]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHEHOOHOOHOOHOOHOO!!!

Again the beauty of an internet group becomes apparent! You never

know what/who people are, but (if you're like me) you built a little

image in your head. And I can tell you, the image I had in my head

of your " business " was like a little craft shop where you produced

handmade whatevers--certainly NOT a taxidermist!!!! HAHAHA I'm still

laughing! I guess you do make " handmade whatevers " ...hehehe

Love the website, by the way. Just the right touch of humor!

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 23/7

PS--Okay, just EWWWW by the way!!!!

> No I don't mind. We're taxidermists. Well, HE's a taxidermist.

I'm just a taxidermist's helper. The web site has suffered a lot of

neglect the past few months but if you wanna check it out go to

http://www.WildlifeRevival.Homestead.com

>

> s.

>

>

> -----S,

> What kind of shop do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

>

>

[Guest guest]

silly me, how could I forget that? can you ever forgive me shawnee??

hehehe! Hope you are having a great day by the way...i'll catch up

tomorrow, I promise!

> You forgot Email, too!

> s.

>

>

> --- those soap operas can get so involved and it's a lot of work to

> > open a new package of bonbons while juggling the phone and the

> remote

> > at same time!

>

>

> You forgot painting our toenails!!! HEHEHEHAHAHAHA!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am a SAHM of three 8yrs 5yrs and 5 months all boys, 07-11-2004 dbb 16\7 I

couldn't imagine being away from them for very long even those days when you

could just lose it some times lol just kidding you all no what i mean,I love

being a SAHM and My husband took paternal leave and now after spending that time

at home with all of us he's having a hard time thinking about going back to work

in the New Year.

Jen mom to

SAHM?

Hey all,

Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with

your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be

born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to

work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

[Guest guest]

wish i could have been a fly on the wall for that conversation

hehehe...good for you!!!

michelle & grace

> > Hey all,

> >

> > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

> home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the

first

> of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do

NOT

> think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you

guys did?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> You mean you haven't experienced the sledge legs of death yet??

That is just too funny!!

[Guest guest]

Taxidermy (sp), no wonder you have such a good sense of humor hehe!!!

& Grace

> > It's a huge trade off . We live very meagerly on one

> income that trickles in from the little shop we have that's only

> been open two years - and that we started off of nothing more than

> my unemployment checks when I got laid off from my job a few months

> before Everett was born.......I debate returning to work all the

> time. I miss having a regular and adequate income, I even miss the

> social contact, but over the past couple years I've

> learned " adaquate " is one of those really subjective terms. I'd

> like new towels but my old ones are adequate. .....ha ha.....and

> an irregular feast or famine income just makes one become a) very

> faithful and very creative. My dh said a while back that I " m a

> good cook and I laughed cuz it's so not true, but he said, " Ya, but

> look you can make a meal out of nothing! " LOL!

> >

> > Your foundation sounds great and you're a special woman to be

able

> to do that - it's something I don't believe I could do.

> > s.

> >

> > ----- Original Message ----- I envy all of you who can stay home

> and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do

> I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit

for

> kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be

able

> to run the foundation full time.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

OH!!! It's so good to hear all of the wonderful messages from you all! And Jen

it's nice to know I won't be the only one with ALL boys!! lol I have a three

year old boy and our newest due in 5\05 is a boy too... Don't think I will have

another after this... Not to mention my 28yr old boy!!!! HAHAHA!!!!

SAHM?

Hey all,

Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with

your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be

born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to

work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

[Guest guest]

Thanks , that's just what I needed as my first email of the day! LOL!

Glad I could help you have a good laugh! Yes, there's a certain amount of

Eeewwww involved but those of us in the business perfer to consider it art.

haha And tell me who else had a year old baby who could say " Raccoon " ???? haha

s.

Re: SAHM?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHEHOOHOOHOOHOOHOO!!!

Again the beauty of an internet group becomes apparent! You never

know what/who people are, but (if you're like me) you built a little

image in your head. And I can tell you, the image I had in my head

of your " business " was like a little craft shop where you produced

handmade whatevers--certainly NOT a taxidermist!!!! HAHAHA I'm still

laughing! I guess you do make " handmade whatevers " ...hehehe

Love the website, by the way. Just the right touch of humor!

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 23/7

PS--Okay, just EWWWW by the way!!!!

> No I don't mind. We're taxidermists. Well, HE's a taxidermist.

I'm just a taxidermist's helper. The web site has suffered a lot of

neglect the past few months but if you wanna check it out go to

http://www.WildlifeRevival.Homestead.com

>

> s.

>

>

> -----S,

> What kind of shop do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am overpowered as well with the boys...LOL.oh the fun of wrestling, mud

puddles, soccer etc. I never pictured myself with boys and now I can't

picture myself without boys!

Mommy to (12-17-98) and

Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7

_____

From: Gore

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 8:25 AM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: SAHM?

OH!!! It's so good to hear all of the wonderful messages from you all! And

Jen it's nice to know I won't be the only one with ALL boys!! lol I have a

three year old boy and our newest due in 5\05 is a boy too... Don't think I

will have another after this... Not to mention my 28yr old boy!!!!

HAHAHA!!!!

SAHM?

Hey all,

Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home

with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and

will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will

be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

[Guest guest]

Me too! I cried when I saw the US with first son, I had no idea what

to do with a son...now I can't imagine being without my two boys.

They are so much fun and sooooooooo very busy!!! oiy!

> I am overpowered as well with the boys...LOL.oh the fun of

wrestling, mud

> puddles, soccer etc. I never pictured myself with boys and now I can't

> picture myself without boys!

>

>

>

>

>

> Mommy to (12-17-98) and

>

> Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7

>

> _____

>

> From: Gore [mailto:gore52@h...]

> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 8:25 AM

> To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> Subject: Re: SAHM?

>

>

>

> OH!!! It's so good to hear all of the wonderful messages from you

all! And

> Jen it's nice to know I won't be the only one with ALL boys!! lol I

have a

> three year old boy and our newest due in 5\05 is a boy too... Don't

think I

> will have another after this... Not to mention my 28yr old boy!!!!

> HAHAHA!!!!

> SAHM?

>

>

> Hey all,

>

> Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at

home

> with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of

May and

> will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think

that I will

> be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did?

>

>

>

>