Witness one of the youngest computer antagonists in action!
First, Baby A displays her weapon of choice:
Next, watch as she swiftly advances on her target:
This is a reminder to never underestimate the destructive power of a five month old. This morning, Baby A was playing in bed next to me while I was working. She cannot crawl yet, so she uses the “rollie-pollie” method of getting around. Two rolls and she was within reaching distance of my laptop. In less than 20 seconds, she managed to turn off my wireless card and held down down the power button long enough to shut down the laptop. Thankfully, the document I was working on was saved to my network file server.
Sure, she may look cute now…but beware! Her undpredicatable nature and primitive dexterity prove to be a dangerous threat to technology. It’s rumored that there are more of these “tech terror tots” out there. In addition to the benefits of working at home, this is proof that there are dangers as well. Mom will be reporting on that shortly.
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I’ve been working from home since April 2006, and have had to come up with many creative ways to juggle work tasks, home maintenance, and kids. Web Worker Daily (Author Leo also has 6 kids!) wrote: 10 (MORE) TIPS ON DOING PRODUCTIVE WEB WORK WITH KIDS IN THE HOUSE and I found myself nodding in agreement with several of the tips, especially:
2. Team up with your spouse. It really helps to have a great, supportive spouse. My wife is a teacher, so she needs to do work herself, so we take turns working at the computer while the other keeps the kids at bay. Take the kids outside, or take them to a park, or read to them, while your spouse does some work. Then switch.
I am fortunate that Dad also works from home so we take turns as our schedules allow. He is self employed, so he has more flexibility and takes care of the daytime needs. I usually take a lunch break with the kids, and he uses that time to make calls and send e-mails. We also are big believers in working early and late, when the kids are in bed.
It’s not always easy working from home with kids, but with creativity and flexibility, it IS possible.
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What does one do when they’ve neglected their blog for a very long time? I feel the need to delete everything and start over. However, even though my posts are few, it would be a shame to erase some of my thoughts from the last two years.
I will leave it all and do my best to continue where I left off.
Ah…December was a crazy month for our family. My mother was stricken with a mystery illness which left her unable to move and full of pain. She was hospitalized on and off until a wonderful Rheumatologist diagnosed her condition: Polymyalgia Rheumatica. She is taking oral prednisone for the next two years and is doing great.
We found out I was pregnant again on Christmas Eve! After 18 long months of trying and teetering on a diagnosis of “unexplained secondary infertility” my doctor decided to order an HSG (Hysterosalpingogram) to rule out any problems after my D&C in June 2004. Everything was clear. We got pregnant the same cycle. Due Date = September 6, 2006
The New Year came and went and let’s fast forward to March. March 9th we heard the baby’s heartbeat via doppler. March 11th I was not feeling well and had some gas type cramping. After that unpleasantness passed, we tried to listen to the baby. We couldn’t find her heartbeat.
On March 13th my doctor confirmed via ultrasound that our precious little girl had died sometime around Sat. the 11th.
We were 15 weeks pregnant. We have been grieving the loss of our sweet Sarah.
We decided to undergo testing for RPL (Recurrent Pregnancy Loss) and finally found that I have developed an autoimmune disorder that can cause blood clots to form in the baby’s placenta, hence cutting off the oxygen supply to the baby.
We went on vacation to Florida and found out I was pregnant again. I am taking Lovenox injections and baby aspirin that will hopefully prevent another tragic loss. I am due at the end of February and so far all is well.
There is SO much to update on the work front. I will do that shortly in a separate post.
Ah…Mom is back to blogging! 
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