Tragic

I found this on one of Lora's blogs and was intrigued. Most of it fit me perfectly with a few exceptions. Take the test so I can find out with which famous vixens I'm friends.

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz ...

You Are a Marilyn!

You are a Marilyn -- "I am affectionate and skeptical."

Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.

How to Get Along with Me

* Be direct and clear

* Listen to me carefully

* Don't judge me for my anxiety

* Work things through with me

* Reassure me that everything is OK between us

* Laugh and make jokes with me

* Gently push me toward new experiences

* Try not to overreact to my overreacting.

What I Like About Being a Marilyn

* being committed and faithful to family and friends

* being responsible and hardworking

* being compassionate toward others

* having intellect and wit

* being a nonconformist

* confronting danger bravely

* being direct and assertive

What's Hard About Being a Marilyn

* the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind (This is me in a nutshell)

* procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself

* fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of

* exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger

* wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right

* being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations

Marilyns as Parents

* are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty

* are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence

* worry more than most that their children will get hurt

* sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries

1 month young

It's hard to believe that our wee Keira has already hit this most important of milestones, until 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, 6 years, 13 years, 16 years, 18 years, and, gasp! 21 years, but we won't get ahead of ourselves. Here she is posing for pics and exhibiting some diva behavior.

We took a stab at the first bottle on Sunday night. She didn't like it very much. The Medela nipples are very long and skinny and my boobs well, aren't, so I got her some new bottles with fatter nipples and an air valve yesterday and she gulped an entire one down last night. Kyle is going to try the new bottle tonight so we can see if the problem was truly the equipment or operator error. Kyle and Liam have gotten to spend a lot of quality time together lately. Liam is really becoming a big help to Kyle and has started taking instruction better when they do a project instead of just playing and being in the way. He helped clean up all of the pool toys and gear and store them for the winter and even helped change the oil in the Saturn this past weekend. He is such a little man now!! We took the kids to a Halloween egg hunt on Sunday and met up with Chris, Kerry and Riley who are visiting from Texas. The hunt blew. Too many kids and not enough eggs, and too many crazy parents that cheated for their kids and carried them quickly around scooping up as many eggs as they could even though the organizers told parents not to help. Losers. Liam got 2 eggs and Riley got none! Oh well, Liam had fun on the playground with his friends from school. Rare family photo op! Wish we could all hang out more often.

Go State!!

Thanks to Erin, the kids got to root Penn State into 3rd place in style!! I love the second picture of them both looking at Kyle who's trying to make them smile.

Kisses from daddy.

Bathtime Buddah!

Swinger

Once again Jen and Eric win the prize for first Drexel Crew peeps to hold the new baby. Thanks so much for visiting, bringing tons of gifts, and for sending the great pictures. We'll see you in Reading in December for sure.

"Sleeping Beauty"

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We never bought a swing when Liam was born. I don't know why, we just didn't. It probably would have come in handy on those evenings when he decided to cry for a few hours straight for no reason. We had no intentions of buying one for Keira either, but the nice folks at Kyle's work gave us a gift card for Babies R Us and she got a little fussy on Saturday, so we bought one on a whim. She really likes it and it comes in handy when Liam is being demanding or something needs to be done and she needs to be entertained for a bit. It's also very comfy for her to nap in, especially since she has a little cold and the doctor told us to keep her elevated while she sleeps.

Trying to focus. "This is hard work!"

Liam's amateur photography entitled "Thee Wee Chubby Toes."