Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

[Guest guest]

oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the hospital.livie's got

another ear infection,yes another one.i think i'm at the point of diagnosing

them myself.if only i could write the prescription i'd be all set.she's on

pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i had her there last tuesday and back

again this past friday.they had her on prelone which is a form of predisone but

she could only stay on it for 3 days.little did i know it will stunt her growth

if she stays on it too long...what's next??

lynne

[Guest guest]

I've been thinking... & Livie's aunt ( & friends!), you guys should look

into buying one of those scopes that can sense fluid in the ear & then based

upon the color is reads on the scope you can tell if the ear is red, fluid,

etc...We have a thermoscan ear thermometer, and I love it! I've considered

buying one of the ear scope thingys because I sometimes suspect an ear

infection & hate to drag them into the dr's office only to be told no, the

ears are fine (don't get me wrong, I'm glad no ear infections), but recently

our 5 yr old came home from school early with an ear ache - SO, we went the

Dr (dragging Abby & her 3 yr old sis,) to discover that the ear ache was due

to more teeth coming in! If I had that ear thing I could have avoided

cramming the four of us into an office the size of a bathroom! Just a

thought...Kimry

[Guest guest]

Livie! You are giving your aunt a heart condition, girl!

I don't know about you, Lynne, but I cannot WAIT for summer! Bring on that warm and dry weather! We've got to keep these kids healthy!

C./subscribe/Plagiocephaly

----- Original Message -----

From: DOLY1023@...

Plagiocephalyegroups

Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think i'm at the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the prescription i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i had her there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on prelone which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3 days.little did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too long...what's next??lynne

[Guest guest]

Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group. We are hot on the trail towards

getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has been extremely

helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since joining the

group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned a week ago,

concerning something like a case study in which the comparison was made

between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very interested in

seeing the like.

Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may not be for

everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil and crushed

garlic. We have monitored all of our " garlic babies " closely and each one

has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in the ear

followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after we found one of

our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the meds he

was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for many years and has

a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

-----Original Message-----

From: DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the

hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think i'm at

the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the prescription

i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i had her

there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on prelone

which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3 days.little

did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too long...what's

next??

lynne

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[Guest guest]

Oh my! 2 sets of twins!! We only have one set and what a challenge! boys?

girls? frats? identical? glad to see you here.. : ) diane

Stan Kessler wrote:

> Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group. We are hot on the trail towards

> getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has been extremely

> helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since joining the

> group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned a week ago,

> concerning something like a case study in which the comparison was made

> between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very interested in

> seeing the like.

>

> Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may not be for

> everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil and crushed

> garlic. We have monitored all of our " garlic babies " closely and each one

> has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in the ear

> followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after we found one of

> our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the meds he

> was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for many years and has

> a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

>

> oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the

> hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think i'm at

> the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the prescription

> i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i had her

> there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on prelone

> which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3 days.little

> did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too long...what's

> next??

> lynne

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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> Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already

> registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here:

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>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Stan! Glad you're here!

Twins must run thick in your family. And only a year apart from each other!

You guys are NUTS!

Here's a link to that article I think you mean

http://www.neurosurgery.org/journals/online_j/feb97/2-2-3.html

I'm hunting around right now to see if there is anything new out there. If you

ever find anything interesting and it's not already posted, please put a

shortcut to it in the Links section at the community pages.

Thanks!

C.

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Subject: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

Author: Plagiocephalyegroups

Date: 4/25/00 8:58 AM

Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group. We are hot on the trail towards

getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has been extremely

helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since joining the

group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned a week ago,

concerning something like a case study in which the comparison was made

between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very interested in

seeing the like.

Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may not be for

everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil and crushed

garlic. We have monitored all of our " garlic babies " closely and each one

has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in the ear

followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after we found one of

our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the meds he

was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for many years and has

a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

-----Original Message-----

From: DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the

hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think i'm at

the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the prescription

i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i had her

there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on prelone

which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3 days.little

did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too long...what's

next??

lynne

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[Guest guest]

Diane and others:

Both sets are boys, both sets are fraternal. Set 1 are now 8 years old, set

2 are 7 months old. Plus we have one single who is 3 years old !!! Three

for Five !!!

We get the usual basketball team jokes ...

Stan

-----Original Message-----

From: Diane!!! [sMTP:diane@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 9:02 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

Oh my! 2 sets of twins!! We only have one set and what a challenge!

boys?

girls? frats? identical? glad to see you here.. : ) diane

Stan Kessler wrote:

> Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group. We are hot on the

trail towards

> getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has been

extremely

> helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since

joining the

> group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned a

week ago,

> concerning something like a case study in which the comparison was

made

> between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very

interested in

> seeing the like.

>

> Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may not be

for

> everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil

and crushed

> garlic. We have monitored all of our " garlic babies " closely and

each one

> has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in the

ear

> followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after we

found one of

> our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the

meds he

> was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for many

years and has

> a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my

Easter....

>

> oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the

> hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think

i'm at

> the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the

prescription

> i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i

had her

> there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on

prelone

> which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3

days.little

> did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too

long...what's

> next??

> lynne

>

>

>

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forget.

> Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni

already

> registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends

here:

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>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Lord, I must have been sleeping at the keyboard. Wouldn't make much sense if

you were contemplating putting helmets or bands on your 7 year old twins, would

it?

C.

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Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

Author: Plagiocephalyegroups

Date: 4/25/00 10:37 AM

No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd set is 6

months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

Stan

-----Original Message-----

From: Crain [sMTP:acrain@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:00 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re:RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

Easter....

Hey Stan! Glad you're here!

Twins must run thick in your family. And only a year apart from

each other!

You guys are NUTS!

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[Guest guest]

No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd set is 6

months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

Stan

-----Original Message-----

From: Crain [sMTP:acrain@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:00 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re:RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

Easter....

Hey Stan! Glad you're here!

Twins must run thick in your family. And only a year apart from

each other!

You guys are NUTS!

[Guest guest]

Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

marie

At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd set is 6

>months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

>

>Stan

>

[Guest guest]

And I wonder what our odds would be if we tried for a girl...I always joke that

I might end up with two more boys.....

marie

At 10:06 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>Diane and others:

>

>Both sets are boys, both sets are fraternal. Set 1 are now 8 years old, set

>2 are 7 months old. Plus we have one single who is 3 years old !!! Three

>for Five !!!

>

>We get the usual basketball team jokes ...

>

>Stan

>

>

marie Scalzo Curry

Contracts Compliance Program Mgr.

Contract Performance Group

408/527-5716 phone

408/526-4487 fax

800/365-4578 pager

Cisco Systems, Inc.

email: acurry@...

170 W. Tasman Drive

San , CA 95134

http://www.cisco.com

[Guest guest]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!

I am bowing before you! You and your wife must be so busy!

How old are all of your little kiddies?

Kendra

Stan Kessler wrote:

Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group.

We are hot on the trail towards

getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has

been extremely

helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since

joining the

group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned

a week ago,

concerning something like a case study in which the comparison

was made

between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very

interested in

seeing the like.

Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may

not be for

everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil

and crushed

garlic. We have monitored all of our "garlic babies" closely

and each one

has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in

the ear

followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after

we found one of

our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the

meds he

was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for

many years and has

a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

-----Original Message-----

From:

DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

Sent:

Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject:

Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

oh poor baby!!her first easter and

it was spent in the

hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think

i'm at

the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the prescription

i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i

had her

there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her

on prelone

which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for

3 days.little

did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too

long...what's

next??

lynne

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[Guest guest]

3 is a tough age. I can see your dilemma. If you send him out for playtime

(like to a playgroup or some such thing), he might feel ostracized by the

family. But, you aren't exactly in the position to have a playgroup at your

house (a bunch of 3-year-olds NO WAY!)

To be sandwiched between 2 sets of twins that always get the coo's and comments

has got to be hard. But, like you said, the 7 year olds are getting to the age

they can be out of your sight for a bit playing at the neighbors or whatever.

Can you or your wife trade off with the 3-year old and the twins for things like

trips to the grocery or drugstore or stuff like that? Where the 3-year old

would have your undivided attention, if only for an hour?

I am not speaking from any kind of insight. I've a 7 year old and a 9 month

old. Multiples are not something I've been blessed with. (and I do mean

BLESSED!

C.

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Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

Author: Plagiocephalyegroups

Date: 4/25/00 11:46 AM

marie and others,

The older boys are always a new frontier for us, being our first. As they

get older they become less physical work-more mental and spiritual work

however.

To share experiences, right now it is not the older three boys that exhaust

us, it's the amount of caretaking time the babies require that tires us.

Twins in general are tough from the perspective that there are often two

coming at you with the same need/desire at the same time. HOWEVER, they

have and had each other to play with all along. We did not get out a lot

with the first set of twins, even less with the second. But they had each

other to play with. It's the single child in our family who is very lonely

and has no peer to play with. He talks often about any number of the Pooh

entourage coming over to play with him-until recently when he sadly

announced that they were stuck in the TV. Sigh-sometimes it tears me up

that I CANNOT give the amount attention all my children want and/or need.

Sometimes it feels like an unsatisfactory pat on the head is all they and I

get on a given day.

Stan

-----Original Message-----

From: marie Scalzo Curry [sMTP:acurry@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:25 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

Easter....

Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

marie

At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd

set is 6

>months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

>

>Stan

>

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marie and others,

The older boys are always a new frontier for us, being our first. As they

get older they become less physical work-more mental and spiritual work

however.

To share experiences, right now it is not the older three boys that exhaust

us, it's the amount of caretaking time the babies require that tires us.

Twins in general are tough from the perspective that there are often two

coming at you with the same need/desire at the same time. HOWEVER, they

have and had each other to play with all along. We did not get out a lot

with the first set of twins, even less with the second. But they had each

other to play with. It's the single child in our family who is very lonely

and has no peer to play with. He talks often about any number of the Pooh

entourage coming over to play with him-until recently when he sadly

announced that they were stuck in the TV. Sigh-sometimes it tears me up

that I CANNOT give the amount attention all my children want and/or need.

Sometimes it feels like an unsatisfactory pat on the head is all they and I

get on a given day.

Stan

-----Original Message-----

From: marie Scalzo Curry [sMTP:acurry@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:25 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

Easter....

Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

marie

At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd

set is 6

>months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

>

>Stan

>

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Three births, five children; one word: procrastination!

Ben and Sam are 8 years old. is 3. and are 7 months.

Goodnight -boy, goodnight Sue Ellen, goodnight Jim-bob ...

Stan ...

-----Original Message-----

From: & Kendra [sMTP:kbgarv@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:38 AM

Plagiocephalyegroups

Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!

I am bowing before you! You and your wife must be so busy! How old

are

all of your little kiddies?

Kendra

Stan Kessler wrote:

> Hi! My name is Stan-I'm new to the group. We are hot on the

trail

> towards

> getting a DOC band for at least one of our twins. It has been

> extremely

> helpful to read through the numerous emails I've received since

> joining the

> group. I am interested in finding the journal article mentioned a

> week ago,

> concerning something like a case study in which the comparison was

> made

> between treated and untreated plagio cases. Our ped is very

> interested in

> seeing the like.

>

> Also, concerning ear infections. I know home remedies may not be

for

> everyone, but we have used a concoction made from warm olive oil

and

> crushed

> garlic. We have monitored all of our " garlic babies " closely and

each

> one

> has recuperated wonderfully after placing a couple of drops in the

ear

>

> followed by a small cotton wad, NO meds. We did this after we

found

> one of

> our first set of twins (yes, we have 2 sets!) was allergic to the

meds

> he

> was given. My wife had worked in a health food store for many

years

> and has

> a natural interest in herbal remedies, etc.

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: DOLY1023@... [sMTP:DOLY1023@...]

> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:36 PM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: Re: Re: Guess where I spent my

> Easter....

>

> oh poor baby!!her first easter and it was spent in the

> hospital.livie's got another ear infection,yes another one.i think

i'm

> at

> the point of diagnosing them myself.if only i could write the

> prescription

> i'd be all set.she's on pediazole and xopenex for the breathing.i

had

> her

> there last tuesday and back again this past friday.they had her on

> prelone

> which is a form of predisone but she could only stay on it for 3

> days.little

> did i know it will stunt her growth if she stays on it too

> long...what's

> next??

> lynne

>

>

> -

>

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>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

Stan,

you have a and , we have a and !

marie

At 11:49 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>Three births, five children; one word: procrastination!

>

>Ben and Sam are 8 years old. is 3. and are 7 months.

>

>Goodnight -boy, goodnight Sue Ellen, goodnight Jim-bob ...

>

>Stan ...

>

>

marie Scalzo Curry

Contracts Compliance Program Mgr.

Contract Performance Group

408/527-5716 phone

408/526-4487 fax

800/365-4578 pager

Cisco Systems, Inc.

email: acurry@...

170 W. Tasman Drive

San , CA 95134

http://www.cisco.com

[Guest guest]

yeah, we have the same sense of humor over here too! : ) diane

marie Scalzo Curry wrote:

> And I wonder what our odds would be if we tried for a girl...I always joke

that

> I might end up with two more boys.....

>

> marie

>

> At 10:06 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

> >Diane and others:

> >

> >Both sets are boys, both sets are fraternal. Set 1 are now 8 years old, set

> >2 are 7 months old. Plus we have one single who is 3 years old !!! Three

> >for Five !!!

> >

> >We get the usual basketball team jokes ...

> >

> >Stan

> >

> >

> marie Scalzo Curry

> Contracts Compliance Program Mgr.

> Contract Performance Group

> 408/527-5716 phone

> 408/526-4487 fax

>

> 800/365-4578 pager

> Cisco Systems, Inc.

> email: acurry@...

> 170 W. Tasman Drive

> San , CA 95134

> http://www.cisco.com

>

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>

[Guest guest]

hey Stan, if you want to talk to other people (mostly women I'm afraid) about

twins, or maybe it's old hat for you.. but lots of people have twins and a

" lonely single " ..

http://www.thebabynet.com/boards/list.htm?collapse=0 & num=11 &

diane

Stan Kessler wrote:

> marie and others,

>

> The older boys are always a new frontier for us, being our first. As they

> get older they become less physical work-more mental and spiritual work

> however.

>

> To share experiences, right now it is not the older three boys that exhaust

> us, it's the amount of caretaking time the babies require that tires us.

> Twins in general are tough from the perspective that there are often two

> coming at you with the same need/desire at the same time. HOWEVER, they

> have and had each other to play with all along. We did not get out a lot

> with the first set of twins, even less with the second. But they had each

> other to play with. It's the single child in our family who is very lonely

> and has no peer to play with. He talks often about any number of the Pooh

> entourage coming over to play with him-until recently when he sadly

> announced that they were stuck in the TV. Sigh-sometimes it tears me up

> that I CANNOT give the amount attention all my children want and/or need.

> Sometimes it feels like an unsatisfactory pat on the head is all they and I

> get on a given day.

>

> Stan

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: marie Scalzo Curry [sMTP:acurry@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:25 AM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

> Easter....

>

> Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

>

> marie

>

> At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

> >No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd

> set is 6

> >months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

> >

> >Stan

> >

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Stan:

I can relate to your worry about not giving each child the attention they

crave. We have four kids, and only one set of twins, but all are under the

age of 4 1/4. Oldest girl is almost 4 1/2, second girl is 20 months and

identical twin boys are 8 months. The boys were born at 29 weeks (two weeks

before Michala turned 1!).

The girls are remarkable in their love for the babies. Thankfully they do

not act out at the babies when they are upset with us. It is impossible to

be there for each one. We try to make special time for each of them, and

many, many household chores are left undone!! I'm sure you know!!

Best of luck with all of your guys. Adding a problem like this is tough -

it takes a huge amount of time to make sure you have all of your bases

covered. I hope you have family/friend/church support. I know with our

guys I am thankful that this is the worst of our problems!

Hope you find all of the info you need!

Sue

----- Original Message -----

From: Stan Kessler <skessler@...>

<Plagiocephalyegroups>

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:46 PM

Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

> marie and others,

>

> The older boys are always a new frontier for us, being our first. As they

> get older they become less physical work-more mental and spiritual work

> however.

>

> To share experiences, right now it is not the older three boys that

exhaust

> us, it's the amount of caretaking time the babies require that tires us.

> Twins in general are tough from the perspective that there are often two

> coming at you with the same need/desire at the same time. HOWEVER, they

> have and had each other to play with all along. We did not get out a lot

> with the first set of twins, even less with the second. But they had each

> other to play with. It's the single child in our family who is very

lonely

> and has no peer to play with. He talks often about any number of the Pooh

> entourage coming over to play with him-until recently when he sadly

> announced that they were stuck in the TV. Sigh-sometimes it tears me up

> that I CANNOT give the amount attention all my children want and/or need.

> Sometimes it feels like an unsatisfactory pat on the head is all they and

I

> get on a given day.

>

> Stan

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: marie Scalzo Curry [sMTP:acurry@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:25 AM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

> Easter....

>

> Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

>

> marie

>

> At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

> >No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd

> set is 6

> >months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

> >

> >Stan

> >

>

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stan i have to say i feel just like you alot of the time! i feel like i dont

have ehough time for each child and that i have spread myself to thin so to

speak

christi

-----Original Message-----

From: Stan Kessler <skessler@...>

Plagiocephalyegroups <Plagiocephalyegroups>

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:43 PM

Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my Easter....

>marie and others,

>

>The older boys are always a new frontier for us, being our first. As they

>get older they become less physical work-more mental and spiritual work

>however.

>

>To share experiences, right now it is not the older three boys that exhaust

>us, it's the amount of caretaking time the babies require that tires us.

>Twins in general are tough from the perspective that there are often two

>coming at you with the same need/desire at the same time. HOWEVER, they

>have and had each other to play with all along. We did not get out a lot

>with the first set of twins, even less with the second. But they had each

>other to play with. It's the single child in our family who is very lonely

>and has no peer to play with. He talks often about any number of the Pooh

>entourage coming over to play with him-until recently when he sadly

>announced that they were stuck in the TV. Sigh-sometimes it tears me up

>that I CANNOT give the amount attention all my children want and/or need.

>Sometimes it feels like an unsatisfactory pat on the head is all they and I

>get on a given day.

>

>Stan

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: marie Scalzo Curry [sMTP:acurry@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:25 AM

> Plagiocephalyegroups

> Subject: RE: RE: Re: Guess where I spent my

>Easter....

>

> Wow! And we thought we had our hands full with one set of twins!

>

> marie

>

> At 10:37 AM 4/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:

> >No, no wait a minute!!! First set of twins is now 8 years old, 2nd

>set is 6

> >months, and we have our lonely single who turned 3 in January.

> >

> >Stan

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

i've oftenthought of buying an ear thingy especially lately..when steven was

an infant they weren't around or else i was too broke to buy one.i wonder

though how effective they are...if she does have an ear infection whcih seems

weekly now and with every tooth she pops through(related to teething?) i'd

have to take her there and have a prescription written anyway because they

never believe the mom(or auntie in this case).if only there were an m.d.

after my name.

[Guest guest]

please don't feel like you are not giving them enough attention,no matter

twin or not.i have decided that when i die i will have death by guilt written

on my tombstone and all working mothers,and i onlymean those who work outside

of the home,because ALL MOTHERS ARE WORKING MOTHERS,can relate to that

saying.i always feel like i do not give sufficient attention to my

children(including the baby on loan to us,as we call livie) because i do have

to work outside my home.my boys have always been in daycare because that's

what we have to do in our house and they understand that.we are actively

involved in their lives with sports and scouts and school and feel they will

grow up just fine.i have nightmares that they won't.

[Guest guest]

we have a joseph age 11(what a difficult age) a steven spelled with a v age 7

and olivia patricia age 8 months.1 dog,1 cat,1 tired husband and 1 very tired

wife.