hey Martha, I know your exactly right. I didn't buy the book yet. I will definitely keep it in my mind. I went and bought a book last spring called "Mother Nurture" its about taking care of "You" (the mommy). I haven't read that one yet either =-(
It is great to get advice from other though. I really appreciate everyone's input on this. Its nice to be able to vent to other mom's who know what its like to be a parent. We had a really good weekend with Katy. She was very nice and not to whiney. I actually enjoyed myself. This morning she slept till 7:45 when my dh went in to get her up. The morning was much smoother than I expected it to be. She did start to gag a few times in the morning and when we got to Lori's but I put her in Lori's car and got her buckled in and she seemed fine. Gave me a big hug and a kiss. The thing that disturbs me is that she said to me "I want to throw up". (Before she got in the car). I told her to take some deep breaths and that she wouldn't throw up cause she had nothing in her tummy. After that she seemed OK. Then she did her usual "I don't want to eat anything today!". I told her that it was her choice to eat or not. I just don't understand this stuff. Very puzzling. I have an appointment with the kenisiologist on Wednesday (she wanted to start with me first). Lets hope this gets some stuff fixed too. Well that's it for now. Thanks again! Sam -----Original Message----- From: doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 7:08 AM To: canada Subject: [canada] Katy "Thanks for the book tip. I'm going to run out this weekend and see if I can pick up a copy. My only problem is that I never have time to read" Sam, you might want to think about just trying the idea out on a simple issue at home before you get the book. As you say, who has time to read! It's probably best if you focus your energies on one or two strategies and give them time to see if they're going to help Katy or not, rather than trying a bunch of different things all at once. When I've tried things in the past with my children, I've found that it can take a full month or more to determine if it's actually going to work for our family or not. Eventually, I think you'll find an assortment of tactics that work for your family. What works for one person might be a disaster for someone else. And each child, even within families, is different. Remember, for most of these issues, there are no rights or wrongs, just finding the strategies that work. So, all the advice you hear, from your family, friends, psychologist, this list, me (LOL), etc.. etc..., is just things we've found to be helpful - they are not necessarily RIGHT. Some might help your family and some may not at all. Tuck it away in your mind and try different things at different times. I can tell how much you love Katy and want to find ways to help her and I know you will figure it all out. Katy is soooo lucky to have you for her Mommy. Martha Mom to Hayley (6) and Rachel and Sam (3) --- You are currently subscribed to canada as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% --- You are currently subscribed to canada as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
