Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
>

> She likes rice. Rice doesn't solve the problem. If you have a tasty recipe for
> rye-based baby food, that'd work, though.
>
> Phoebe

I'm glad you're smiling. Sometimes it is best to just post a specific
question and not give the why behind it a chance to bring out social
commentary. I'm still getting used to the pinched looks I get for my
life with baby. I'm an oddball, and people seem pretty tolerate of it,
but be an oddball with a baby and all their reactionariness comes out.
I've gotten comments about how he'll turn out ranging from homosexual to
murderous marine (because I don't cut his hair, don't mind pink stuff on
him...and he has such a "girlish face" people call him her even in
Builder Bob outfits... and have him do very physical things, "hardening"
things, which he loves and never acts sore or injured from, and I let
him get very muddy and grubby. Even if it is only 50 out, and his
sleeves are soaked, any happy running child who screams when it is time
to come in is warm enough to stand 30 minutes outside). I just sigh and
remember I live in the kind of place where people say, without a blink,
that there are more mentally retarded children born from "mixed"
marriages. A mother needs the heart of mama cat and the hide of hippo.
Best of luck.
blacksalt