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alece — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:17:00 -0000

i enjoy that show, too, although i've never gotten a chance to see more than a handful of episodes.

i'd still love to have an alias marathon with you someday.

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Amy S. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:18:00 -0000

Hi Frankl,
Jack has been a great baby so far. He is so cute and cuddly and content most of the time. The girls just love him. Kate is very good at holding him and feeding him. She's even tried burping him (with help) a couple of times. Emma is also good at holding him and she always wants to make sure he's OK. Jack mostly sleeps a lot and eats right now. He's a good eater and he's done pretty well at nights so far. We're very blessed by him.
As for me, I've had some issues with my health since he's been born but I'm finally feeling better this week and I'm on the mend. Have you been on Facebook lately? I did several updates there when I wasn't feeling well. You can check that out if you have time. Basically, I developed really high blood pressure once we were home, my feet were hugely swollen and from bloodwork we found out that my kidneys weren't functioning normally. We weren't sure if it was all due to some sort of postpartum hypertension or if my lupus was acting up. I had more tests done and found out that the lupus was OK so the best we can determine is that I had postpartum pre-eclampsia. Very strange. I was on bedrest for a few days right after getting home from the hospital and then was told to rest as much as possible after I was done with bedrest. It was really hard and frustrating for me to be on the couch when I had 3 kids to take care of. Luckily, my mom was here and she and Matt took care of everything that I couldn't. I am feeling much better now. My kidneys seem to be back to normal and my blood pressure is back to normal and my feet are no longer swollen. I'm even healing well from the c-section. I can finally drive again and do more of my normal daily activities. We're very thankful for all of that. If we hadn't already decided, I'd be wondering about having more kids. I don't think I would want to face these complications or different complications with another pregnancy. I had a tubal done during my c-section and now we're extra glad that I did.
Emma wants to go outside now so I better go. Talk to you later!
Amy

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gitz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:59:00 -0000

I thought the same thing about each of those characters on each of those
shows! Watching Spy Daddy sing on Eli Stone was just too good!!! I was so
bummed that Eli Stone was cancelled... I loved that show. I think we both
may have the same tv addiction...

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Mandy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:56:00 -0000

Sydney Bristow, oh how I miss you. I don't watch Brothers & Sisters, but I
do watch Eli Stone, and I still say "It's Jack!" every time I see the guy
who played Jack Bristow. And then there's the Heroes guy who was Weiss, who
was also the pilot on LOST.
Man, I watch too much TV.

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gitz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:51:00 -0000

ditto. admittedly, some of them are copied illegally, but I have them. sydney bristow just makes me happy.

do you watch Brothers & Sisters? because it took me forever not to see Uncle Saul as Evil Sloane.

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Mandy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:48:00 -0000

Oh. My. Gosh. Not only will I watch them with you, I'll bring them to you.
Have all of them on DVD. No joke.

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gitz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:46:00 -0000

If you're down with watching all 5 seasons of Alias, I'll let you move in.

:-D

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Mandy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:43:00 -0000

Awesome! I'm also happy to marathon LOST, The Office, Grey's, The Mole, or,
well, pretty much anything, really.

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gitz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:39:00 -0000

Riley is a Maltese... and ornery and sweet little maltese :)

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gitz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:39:00 -0000

you can come watch a marathon anytime :) it's my best activity!

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Chere — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:39:00 -0000

Riley is SUCH a cutie! What kind of dog is he?
I find myself doing that "wandering" thing quite a bit - I'm sure my future clients are very lucky :)

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Mandy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:38:00 -0000

You are so flippin cute, Sara. May I come to Iowa and watch a J&K+8 marathon with you sometime?

My friend Angela really loves this show, but like you recently, I haven't seen it yet. I'm sure it's lovely, though I think watching that many kids at once might just give me the birth control to change my mind about kids once and for all!! :-D

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:25:00 -0000

! She's pretty intense... maybe they think you LOOK alike :) Actually, her good points is that she's super organized and really wants the best for her kids... it's jut the obsessive part that gets the better of her!

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:22:00 -0000

"better them than me." ~My sentiments exactly!!!

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:21:00 -0000

Sometimes all the craziness makes for the best stories, too ;)

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Amy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:21:00 -0000

I have never seen this show, however I did just finish her book. Actually, before I even knew who they were (a few months ago) a girl at work came in to tell me that she watches this show and the mom and I are EXACTLY alike. ugh. After reading the book, and hearing from others, I hope I am not totally like that. I'll have to watch one day and see for myself.

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:20:00 -0000

Well, he's certainly melted mine a few times. :) Thanks!

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:20:00 -0000

I think it's so cool to see how the kids even parent each other a little bit... it's amazing how that happens in big families.

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:19:00 -0000

It's addicting, isn't it?!?

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:19:00 -0000

Seriously... that's exactly what I was doing when I posted the title. Just a fun word :)

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:18:00 -0000

Aww, you're so nice to think I turned out well... just wait til you meet me in person :) j/k! I'll let my mom know you think she's cool 8-)

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:24:00 -0000

It's easy to keep him clean... since I can't go outside, he never goes outside either!

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:24:00 -0000

Ha! I LOVE that you know what times they're on :) Maybe little Jack will get in on the action soon, too? How are you doing? Adjusting to life as the mom of 3? :-D

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:17:00 -0000

I saw that on Oprah when she was interviewed... I thought she was kind about it, really.

And yep, mom somehow kept us all wrangled :)

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gitz — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:16:00 -0000

I know, I sometimes think Kate is so mean, but with all those kids I don't think I'd be too peppy either :)