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lenora_roseNews to amuse: As of Good Friday, we have a fuzzy TARDIS in our living room!
Okay, for those of you who don't know: when I moved in, Colin wanted a cat scratching post the cats would scratch. So he made a wooden box about the size of a bar fridge & covered in carpet to sit in our living room. (it had a door in it and was used for storage). The cats loved it: used it and slept on top of it: the whole shebang. Now, obviously as time got on, this got, well, scratched up. It seemed due for replacement.
Plus, last summer we got an actual bar fridge, which between the renos and all, was sitting in the middle of the living room being a pain. Colin looked at that, looked at the scratching post, and noted they were the same size. So, he thought he'd build a replacement that, instead of being a mere storage box, would house the fridge. It ended up a bit bigger than really intended; some of that is the carpet, some Colin's overbuilding, and some just how it had to be. But the cats already approve. The door in the front isn't properly fastened yet, but it can be pushed into place and looks pretty good...for carpet. (lest anyone think my husband an idiot instead of just quirky, yes, of course the back is well-vented.)
Photos when Colin gets them onto photobucket.
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A minor worry: Joseph has been waking hungry in the middle of the night more often. This is sometimes considered one of the possible signs of getting ready for the start of foods other than milk/formula. Or, since he has none of the other symptoms yet, a sign I might be having supply issues again? I "ran dry" before his bedtime once this week and Colin ended up giving him a bottle. (Technically, since much milk is made on the spot, this isn't quite accurate, but I wasn't producing enough to keep him happy until the next let-down). While it was also a day I ate dinner late and might not have drunk enough fluids, I hate to think I'm running that close to the edge that a late meal or a bit more water could make an issue.
Grr. I hate stressing about breastfeeding. For one, after the first few weeks, it's been pretty easy 90% of the time, and going as it should.
Last: Likely nobody but me cares, but I made some amendments to the diaper post, most of which come down to: I recommend the AMP diapers more than I did. I had a look at their liners, and what they have is not only larger than the flannel liners made for me, but thicker and more absorbant. Not to say I can't use the homemade ones, but simply doubling them up has made the diapers leak significantly less. I still wouldn't use them for an overnight sleep, but I'm Much happier with them.
Okay, for those of you who don't know: when I moved in, Colin wanted a cat scratching post the cats would scratch. So he made a wooden box about the size of a bar fridge & covered in carpet to sit in our living room. (it had a door in it and was used for storage). The cats loved it: used it and slept on top of it: the whole shebang. Now, obviously as time got on, this got, well, scratched up. It seemed due for replacement.
Plus, last summer we got an actual bar fridge, which between the renos and all, was sitting in the middle of the living room being a pain. Colin looked at that, looked at the scratching post, and noted they were the same size. So, he thought he'd build a replacement that, instead of being a mere storage box, would house the fridge. It ended up a bit bigger than really intended; some of that is the carpet, some Colin's overbuilding, and some just how it had to be. But the cats already approve. The door in the front isn't properly fastened yet, but it can be pushed into place and looks pretty good...for carpet. (lest anyone think my husband an idiot instead of just quirky, yes, of course the back is well-vented.)
Photos when Colin gets them onto photobucket.
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A minor worry: Joseph has been waking hungry in the middle of the night more often. This is sometimes considered one of the possible signs of getting ready for the start of foods other than milk/formula. Or, since he has none of the other symptoms yet, a sign I might be having supply issues again? I "ran dry" before his bedtime once this week and Colin ended up giving him a bottle. (Technically, since much milk is made on the spot, this isn't quite accurate, but I wasn't producing enough to keep him happy until the next let-down). While it was also a day I ate dinner late and might not have drunk enough fluids, I hate to think I'm running that close to the edge that a late meal or a bit more water could make an issue.
Grr. I hate stressing about breastfeeding. For one, after the first few weeks, it's been pretty easy 90% of the time, and going as it should.
Last: Likely nobody but me cares, but I made some amendments to the diaper post, most of which come down to: I recommend the AMP diapers more than I did. I had a look at their liners, and what they have is not only larger than the flannel liners made for me, but thicker and more absorbant. Not to say I can't use the homemade ones, but simply doubling them up has made the diapers leak significantly less. I still wouldn't use them for an overnight sleep, but I'm Much happier with them.
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Date: 2012-04-13 02:09 pm (UTC)The cat post sounds fun!
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Date: 2012-04-14 04:30 am (UTC)