{"id":326,"date":"2011-01-21T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/01\/7-quick-takes-friday-36\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T16:09:23","slug":"7-quick-takes-friday-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/01\/7-quick-takes-friday-36.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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It appears that I\u2019m running seriously late again. Sorry, guys. I blame the Ogre; he\u2019s insisted on setting up a schedule in our house so that we have some order in our lives, and one direct result of the schedule is that he has taken over his study. Where the computer is. Can you imagine? The gall! So now I have to wait until his approved \u201ccease and desist\u201d time before I can blog.<\/p>\n

The things I do for the man I love.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, I give you this week\u2019s quick takes!<\/p>\n

#7<\/div>\n
I\u2019m on Painkillers!<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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I don\u2019t drink on painkillers, but this picture gives you an approximation of how I\u2019m feeling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
When I was on round 1 with these painkillers, in the aftermath of my broken toe, I checked and double-checked and triple-checked the safety of painkillers while breastfeeding. They\u2019re very compatible with breastfeeding, per Dr. Hale<\/a>. <\/div>\n
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If any of you breastfeeding mommies out there have not discovered the wonder of Dr. Hale, you must. He wrote Medications and Mother\u2019s Milk<\/i> and has spent his career understanding how drugs pass into maternal milk. It\u2019s fascinating stuff, and his website (via the above link) can give you info on just about any drug available, including OTC\u2019s.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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It occurred to me yesterday that while the painkillers may be safe for breastfeeding generally, there might be a risk involved since Liam is going under anesthesia in a week for his dreaded circumcision. So this morning I called the breastfeeding hotline on Dr. Hale\u2019s site.<\/div>\n
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Would you believe that an actual doctor answered the phone? This place is amazing! No phone operators, not even nurses, but actual doctors! Who answered after half a ring! She also explained the minimal amount of painkillers that enter the milk and the short half-life, and how if I wait three hours after taking the medicine it will have completely left my system and the baby will get none of it. She assured me that there is little to no risk of an interaction with the anesthesia but told me to find out exactly which medication they are using for Liam and call back to make certain.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m amazed. In this world of bureaucracy, this is nothing short of miraculous. And how cool that a doctor would decide to make this his life\u2019s work and completely revolutionize the understanding of the mechanics of breastfeeding, as well as what is and isn\u2019t compatible with it. Dr. Hale rocks. <\/div>\n
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#6<\/div>\n
Does Anyone Else<\/div>\n
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have trouble spelling the word bureaucracy<\/i>? Up above, it took me six tries before I got it right, and the final effort was after googling it. Then just now I spelled it wrong again. And had to look up above to see the correct spelling.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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What\u2019s with that word? I get that it comes from bureau<\/i>, but why? Isn\u2019t a bureau a chest of drawers? How does that relate to an organization of inept people following inept rules?\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Maybe if it was This Kind of Bureau<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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This is pretty cool, and I think it would fit right in with the rest of my \u201cfun house\u201d non-decor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
I could understand why that word came into common use to describe government agencies. But somehow I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what those who first chose this word had in mind.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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#4<\/div>\n
Speaking of People Doing Crazy Things<\/div>\n
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the Ogre and I have started making rosaries and jewelry! I\u2019m going to get some pictures up soon, and if you\u2019re interested we\u2019ll be selling some. And we\u2019ll custom-make whatever you want.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s surprising how much the Ogre loves it. He\u2019s really good at it, too; he made my mom, my sister and my second mom necklaces for Christmas, he made me a really cool bracelet, and he made Sienna a ring. All from scratch. He makes his own clasps too. It\u2019s pretty neat.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m sticking to the rosaries; I\u2019m good at those and not so good at the jewelry. I think this is a direct result of my decided preference for wearing hair ties around my wrist instead of bracelets. I mean, you can\u2019t pull your hair out of a baby\u2019s grasp with a bracelet, can you? Also, as it happens, I seem to be very good at making babies. So I\u2019m sticking to my strengths.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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#3<\/div>\n
Once Upon a Time<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Me, circa 2004, Rome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
around the same time this picture was taken, I used to be pretty good at writing poetry too. But whatever brain cells allow for the creative process that evokes poesis to happen apparently melt when you spend your days wiping bottoms, giving time-outs, and cleaning peanut butter off the furniture.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I\u2019ve been thinking about returning to it lately, but at the end of the day the absolute last thing I want to do is write or read poetry. What I really want to do is collapse in front of a comedy and fall asleep while watching it.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Has this happened to other mothers out there? Has something that you once considered a passion taken such a backseat to mothering that it\u2019s exhausting to even think about returning to it?\u00a0<\/div>\n
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#2<\/div>\n
Over at Jen\u2019s Place<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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I hope she doesn\u2019t mind my using this picture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
she asked the question, \u201cIf you could invite any eight people to dinner, who would it be?\u201d<\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s my not-even-remotely-thought-out answer (in no particular order):<\/div>\n
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1. Adam Baldwin<\/div>\n
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because he\u2019s a Hollywood actor who\u2019s a conservative. I\u2019d love to know what it\u2019s like to be the only sane person in a madhouse. Also, because he\u2019s awesome in Chuck.<\/div>\n
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2. Emma Thompson<\/div>\n
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because she\u2019s an incredible actress and I suspect she is a fascinating person.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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3. Fr. Thomas Euteneuer<\/div>\n
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because I would love to hear his thoughts on exorcism and spiritual warfare, and I would love to debate Harry Potter<\/i> with him. <\/div>\n
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4. Joseph Conrad<\/div>\n
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because when he got wound up during dinner conversations, he would make tiny balls with his bread and flick them at people unwittingly. And that would be hilarious.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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5. Dr. Susan Hanssen<\/div>\n
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a brilliant professor from UD, whom I adore. She makes conversations incredibly awesome, and can hold her own with absolutely anyone from any field.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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6. G.K. Chesterton<\/div>\n
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for levity, wit and brilliance. And because I know he\u2019d heartily appreciate my cooking.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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7. Richard Wilbur<\/div>\n
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because I love him.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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8. Shane McGowan<\/div>\n
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because I want to see his teeth in person.<\/div>\n
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#1<\/div>\n
Can you imagine the train wreck of a conversation that would follow, given this group of people?\u00a0<\/div>\n
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It would be so awesome. And then Shane McGowan could sing for us.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s it, guys! Go see Jen <\/a>for more quick takes! <\/div>\n
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