Tuesday, January 22, 2008

potpourri

Two things happened this morning: after the Little Mister got up at six to eat I actually fell asleep again (a very unusual occurrence)...and I had a very strange nightmare.

In my dream, I was just about to get into the bathtub when I noticed one of my teeth was loose. I touched it...and it fell out. I thought this was odd, so instead of getting into the tub I decided to go tell the Sergeant. When I walked through the bathroom door I wasn't in my apartment anymore, I was (fully clothed again) in the lobby of my high school, which had for some reason been turned into a shopping mall (the lobby, not the entire school; upstairs was still classrooms and such). This didn't seem strange to me, as dreams often make perfect sense while you're dreaming them.

Anyway, every time I tried to tell someone about my tooth falling out, another tooth fell out. Eventually I didn't have any teeth left in my mouth. Just before I woke up I was transported to a hospital, where they were going to surgically implant porcelain teeth into my mouth, a procedure I was told would result in excruciating pain every time I bit into something for at least five years. The surgeon was my high school chorus director.

Since I woke up I've been obsessively checking to make sure I still have all my teeth.

I hope I'm dreaming about teeth because of the Little Mister's first tooth and not because I've suddenly been granted a gift of prophecy.

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Yesterday evening we spent with friends, friends we've had since June 6, 2007 (the Little Mister's birthday). The mom and her youngest daughter (they have three daughters and two sons!) were roommates with the Little Mister and me at the hospital. Little Glory has the same birthday as the Little Mister, but she is the "older woman" (she's about 16 hours older).

I'm blessed to have for a friend a mother of five who can reassure me when I feel like I don't know what I'm doing, among other things. It's also way fun to see how incredibly different two babies -- born on the same day, in the same hospital, delivered by the same doctor -- can be. Little Glory sits up on her own for long periods of time, where the Little Mister tips over after ten minutes or so. The Little Mister rolls and scoots and gets around while Little Glory just sits, perfectly content, and cries if she somehow ends up on her tummy. Little Glory is petite and the Little Mister is solid. He doesn't look much bigger, but the weight difference is astounding! Little Glory thrives on the attention from her brothers and sisters while the Little Mister is overwhelmed by all the attention and so many little hands.

The interaction between the two seven month olds was priceless. They were both fascinated to be able to see and touch someone their own size, on their own level. The Little Mister kept reaching out to touch Little Glory's face, and she didn't mind at all. Once when they were sitting on the floor together Little Glory decided she wanted the Little Mister's paci...so she reached out and took it right out of his mouth and put it right into hers. All the adults were laughing too hard to interfere. My poor Little Mister was just shocked that she would do that. So as soon as she got it into her mouth he grabbed it right back. I could almost hear him saying, "That's mine!" He was protective (possessive?) after that, keeping one hand on the paci at all times.

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When we got up this morning I called DPW (I don't know what that stands for, but they're the maintenance people who come and fix things!) and, miracle of miracles, they're actually coming to look at the dryer tomorrow! This doesn't mean I'll be able to use my dryer any time soon, it just means that tomorrow I should be able to find out when I can use it again. If it has to be replaced it could be...well, I think last time it took more than a week to get a new one (our dryer broke in September and they brought us a new (used) one...but it took awhile). Hopefully I'll be able to do laundry in my own apartment sometime this month. :)

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Awhile back (I'm a slacker, okay?) Jennifer at Faking It gave me an award! My very first!



She awarded it to me (among others), saying "... and Dragonfly ... for sharing themselves and for always having a kind word for others: you all make the world seem a bit smaller and more cozy." Aww, shucks!

And I'm going to pass it on to Karen, for writing beautifully, and with heart. (If you haven't yet, read her post called The Sand Dunes. It's haunting and scary and will tug at the heartstrings of any parent.)

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And that's all. Now I'm going to wash the Little Mister's lunch off his face, change his clothes, and read him a book. :)


19 comments:

  1. Congratulations on the award! You DO warm up the web!

    I remember reading somewhere that dreaming of losing one's teeth is a sign of coming prosperity, but don't quote me on it, because it could also mean something entirely different.

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  2. Congrats on the award! And, awww...babies playing together. So sweet!

    Oh, and I hope Rima is right! That would be awesome! =)

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  3. Ooooh, my great friend in Italy where we last came from is a mother of five...it sure whittles down our own perspective on mayhem, doesn't it?
    Wow! Did you loathe your high school choir director or what?!
    Great choice for the award to Karen, btw -- she has been putting some amazing writing out there.

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  4. The tooth nightmare! A friend of mine once told me that was a recurring nightmare of hers and I was like, "Oh weird." Ever since I've had that nightmare myself every so often. It's something to do with the irrevocability of it all: once those teeth are gone, they're gone forever. They're not going to grow back.

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  5. Congrats on the award! Very well-deserved.

    Now, the dream is so very Toni Morrison.

    Emily

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  6. I think that dream is kind of about a loss of control. Or a fear of loosing control. I'm kind of a self-proclaimed dream analysis guru.
    Congrats on your bling! Yeah!

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  7. Well, if I can throw my analysis into the ring... I've read that many women dream of losing their teeth. It's believed to be about self-image. Maybe insecurity about one's appearance or how others see the dreamer. But that's just what I've read.

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  8. *blushing* Thanks! Really...I'm humbled.

    Good luck with the dryer thing. And let me know if you figure out DPW...like I don't have enough acronyms flying around in my head as a military wife.

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  9. Eeewwwww on the teeth dream. Those kinds of dreams freak me out!

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  10. Oh my gosh! I have had the tooth dream too! Many times I've had nightmares about losing all of my teeth. Isn't that weird??

    I did a quick google search and there are 100s of explanations. One of the stranger ones was: the "teeth falling out dream" must have to do with anxiety over children, because "animals carry their young around with their teeth."

    ????

    Maybe.

    Congrats on the award. It is well deserved :)

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  11. Congrats on the award. Well deserved.

    Did you check out what the dream meant on a dream website. You should. Maybe it "means" something. LOL

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  12. I've had tooth dreams where they crumble.... and I wake up frantic, checking and rechecking...

    Shudder.

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  13. You know...I remember reading somewhere that dreaming about losing teeth meant something. But now I totally can't remember what it meant. So I'll also just put it down to the Little Mister's teething :)

    Too cute about his friend and the paci!

    And congrats on the award. Well deserved, obviously :)

    Heidi

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  14. Congratulation on the award. How exciting!

    I know what you mean about how different babies can be. There were 3 babies born in our church within a month of each other (my son and my friends little girl within two days) and they are all so different. The youngest is 9 months and walking! My son is the biggest and not even standing yet. Just goes to show, you can't judge your kids against anyone elses, they all accomplish things at their own pace.

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  15. What a perfect award for you!Congratulations!

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  16. I heard similar things about dreams of lost teeth--that it means money is coming your way!

    Congrats on the award!

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  17. What a freaky dream. Do you always remember your dreams? I do, but my husband never does. I think it would be very sad to NEVER remember my dreams.

    Congrats on the award!

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  18. I have really weird dreams, too.

    How cute about Little Mister and Little Glory playing together! I also have a friend with a baby close in age (OK, we're 3 months apart,) and it's fun to watch them grow up together. Now that they're both over 1 year, they're starting to really PLAY together which is so fun to watch!

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  19. I have heard that every time you dream about your teeth falling out that you are actually grinding your teeth in your sleep. Makes sense, yes?
    Congrats on the award!

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