Well.. its been slightly narrowed down...

Giovanni (woot!) and Nos Anti.. I'm aiming for the Nos to be the pack preist.. a zealot, who revels in the Sabbat as a way of justifying the atrocity that is her physical persona.

The Giovanni should be fun.

Apparently.. life sucks right now.

The internet is still down. And likely won't be back up until Friday at the earliest, possibly even Monday. Dipsh*ts at AT & T to blame for that one.

Saw the Neurologist on Tuesday. He did the same tests everyone else has done, except placed a tuning fork on my big toe to see if I could feel the vibration. Scheduled for a 3-day ambulatory EEG starting Tuesday the 16th. As of this point, no driving. I have to go six months without a seizure before they will allow me to drive again. That will make things interesting when Byron goes to work.

Plans for now? Work. Try not to be depressed about all the crappy stuff going on right now. Look forward to Hawaii in May, and Phoenix in June.

mood: disappointed

Renee is in the hot tub with Byron.. Elizabeth is sleeping on the couch behind me. Its a good day. :)

Mstrss Minion got up at an ungodly hour this morning... but thankfully was kosher with staying out of the living room until 8am. She gleefully woke the house up after discovering that Santa had delivered her the first three books in the Twilight series as well as stuffing her stocking to the point were I wasn't sure the hook would hold it! She made out like a bandit again... and still has at least three more sets of presents to open before its all over.. Grandpa's house, Her Dad's house, and then Grammies with the Auntie Katie for New Years.

I go back to work on Monday.. until Thursday, and I'm happy to do that. It'll be good to get the distraction, and I'm hoping that Byron will find stuff to keep himself busy at the house while he's there alone.

I wanted to thank all of you that have reached out to Byron and I during this difficult time. I don't make friends easily, and those that I have tend to be of the very close variety. I have spoken to some of you, and intend to call some more and likely won't call some of you. If I don't call please don't be offended. It is a difficult time.

Despite the fact that Byron's dad and I didn't always agree on everything, he was a good man. I will miss him and his smile.

If I came with a warning label, what would it say?

I'm not sure which is worse...

the Fact that Jefferson Parish has allowed Steven Segal to actually become a Deputy Sheriff,

or

That I know where Jefferson Parish Louisiana is....

That is all.

Okay... Here's some Halloween pictures.. We took Mistress Minion out with my boss' kids and they had a blast. We went to a neighborhood that gets really into it.. they where having a block party, there was a haunted house, lots of people with really elaborate and fun decorations. Minion made out like a bandit.

( Woooot! )

This next picture is of Elizabeth.. in one of the best, if not the best, piece of clothing she owns. It was inspired because of a comment from Sons of Anarchy in which a character made reference to a wife beater onsie.

( Boy Beater )

mood: amused

I will save you all with a cut..

( Lethal amounts of cute ahead! )

Went back to work yesterday morning..

It went really well. It felt more normal. It was a Monday, and I was opening like I used to do before I went on leave. Granted it was a bit slow, and there where a couple of times I got a bit teary eyed.. but other then that it was a good day.

I've decided not to go part time and ease back into full time. I think it will be more natural for me just to go with what I was doing.. returning to an old, and loved, routine.

mood: working

Anyone out there in LJ land ever read any of Kathy Reich's books?

I'm infatuated with Bones on TV, and need some new reading material...

Well.. I start work again tomorrow.

I'm happy to be working again, and look forward to it. But I'll miss the time with the baby.

Bleh..

Woke up this morning looking like Angeline Jolie after going 10 rounds with Mohammad Ali.

Apparently, I had an allergic reaction to something last night. Either something I ate, inhaled, touched, or was bitten by. Its better now.. not as visibly swollen as it was this morning. My lips are back to a normal size.

Got some meds.. we'll make a decision tonight on if SoCon is still happening for either of us.

mood: distressed

Watched "Milk" tonight.

It was good.. depressing at the end, but good. Wish there were more people like him today.

It was interesting recognizing some of the people in the film. By name only I knew Cleve Jones.. I worked for Names project while in San Diego for a short time.

I recommend this movie.

To Bring you this report...

Hello.. I'm sending this from the command post deep within the Quaratine Zone of District 9 & 3/4.

Since Sunday, residents have been stricken with .... (pause for dramatic effect) THE FLU!

(waits for initial overrated and totally uncalled for panic to subside)

Thats right.. the flu has attack half of the population of 5885 S Del Rey Ave... though it seems to have avoided infecting the youngest resident and her mom (WOOOT!)

Doctors believe that the quarantine shouldn't last past friday for the school aged, but no clue as to its affects on the adult.

Plans for Ontario may be altered...

Stay tuned.

*We now return you to your Regularly Scheduled Programming**

mood: weird

Awww...

My boss announced Elizabeth's birth in our quarterly newsletter. Today she forwarded me a reply from one of our clients congratulating me and looking forward to seeing me back at work.

I find it so funny to look back at my time in school and how I was adamant that I absolutely did not want to work in small practice.. that I didn't want to deal with the crazy people. Little things like this just cement how much I really am enjoying this atmosphere, and am likely not to leave it anytime soon.

mood: loved

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I'm still gigglin..

mood: giggly

Okay...

So all this hubbub over what the President said about West's actions at the VMA...

If he hadn't have acted like a JACKASS he wouldn't have been called one.

Get over it.

Elizabeth weighs 9lbs 3oz today.. granted that was with clothes and diaper, but she's picked up some weight from the 8 12 she was last week.

The pediatrician said she looks fine, he doesn't believe she is undernourished at all, and informed me that sometimes breastfed babies take a bit longer to get back to their birth weight.

He also mentioned that he doesn't think she needs to be supplemented, and that we should only wake her up to eat if she's gone 4-5 hours without eating. As long as diapers during the day are full of faint yellow to clear colors then she is hydrated enough and getting enough to eat.

So we'll be continuing to take her to the pediatrician instead of the other doctors.. and its nothing to do with the resident who I am usually seen by. He will make a great doctor some day, but right now he is at the whims of his attendings, and I don't like the choices they've made for me or for Elizabeth.

mood: calm

Or "How my doctor's might be fucktarded."

So... Elizabeth's last doctor's appointment was annoying. I needed a good break from life and we went up North for the weekend and hung out with friends all weekend long. It was totally awesome.

So back to the doctors. At her last doctor's appointment she only weight 8 lbs 12oz. By textbook, she's supposed to be back at birth weight by two weeks of age. She's not eating every two hours, she eats.. every... 2 to 6 depending on the time of day and how much she ate at the last feeding. She's been progressively awake longer, as the days go by, which is to be expected.

Doc says he believes her to be undernourished (despite the fat rolls on her squidgy cheeks and arms and the double chin)... and that he wants us to feed her every two hours, if she's sleeping we're to wake her up and make her eat. On top of that he wants us to supplement with high calorie formula every other feeding. Then he recommended I go to a Lactation consultant.

Consultant wasn't thrilled when I said she was being supplemented... We are working on increasing production through herbal remedies.. a yummy tea, oatmeal, sleep, and fenugreek.

So here's the problem... if I am supposed to wake her up and make her eat, am I not screwing with her internal clock? Babies won't sleep if they're hungry... unless they are at the starving malnutrition point.. my baby is by far, not starving. I was discussing the issue with doctor Mom, who brought it up, and it just feels like I'm setting her up for an eating disorder. If I keep feeding her regardless of when she's hungry on her own, how will she ever know when she's hungry? And I'm taking her out of her normal metabolism set routine to put her on my routine? I'm confused on how this is healthy for the baby. She's not underweight.. She was an above average weight to begin with. She is showing signs of being more developed then a three week old should be... awake for long periods of time, holding her head up fairly well (not totally mind you, but pretty damn good), those things...

Soo... tomorrow we have an appointment with a pediatrician, to get a second opinion and to talk to a specialist about this. It just doesn't sit well with me, and I want to get someone's input who only sees babies and children. Don't get me wrong, Family Practice doctors are awesome, but they have to know so much as they treat from infancy through to elderly... thats a huge amount of stuff to keep track of. And some older doctors don't put too much weight in breastfeeding, apparently they don't believe that babies could possibly be getting the nutrition they need. *grrrr*

Annoying to say the least.

mood: annoyed