Today Hayden said "Pretty Mama".
That's it, that's my news.
I love my baby.
Ps Mama didn't shower today.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time to get out a little more
So Marcus and I are sitting on the couch last night and notice at the same time that "Iggle Piggle"gives us the creeps. For those who don't know, Iggle Piggle is a character from the (in my opinion acid trip inspired) show "In the night garden".
Anyway, Iggle Piggle is this creepy looking character which is sitting on a shelf in our basement staring us right in the eyes on a daily basis
So here is where we need to get out a little more...
The two of us start talking about what we would do if Iggle Piggle got up and walked across the room towards us. My first reaction would be to run (even though he is a foot tall). A stuffed toy is walking across the room towards me...I'm not going to assume he's friendly. Marcus says, he would first "give him the benefit of the doubt" but if he then sensed he was a threat he would "snap his neck".
LMAO.
Wow.....are you as worried about us as I am?
Anyway, Iggle Piggle is this creepy looking character which is sitting on a shelf in our basement staring us right in the eyes on a daily basis
So here is where we need to get out a little more...
The two of us start talking about what we would do if Iggle Piggle got up and walked across the room towards us. My first reaction would be to run (even though he is a foot tall). A stuffed toy is walking across the room towards me...I'm not going to assume he's friendly. Marcus says, he would first "give him the benefit of the doubt" but if he then sensed he was a threat he would "snap his neck".
LMAO.
Wow.....are you as worried about us as I am?
Friday, March 26, 2010
Ever notice?
Ever notice when you burp a baby there is always one small to medium size burp and then within a few seconds a second big monster one follows? lol why is that? I don't burp in twos.
This just happens to be top of mind as I was just burping Alex. I always think I'm in the clear when I duck away from the first burp but he always seems to get me with second burp 2 cm from my nose. Why do I always forget?
mmmmmmmm baby burps before breakfast.
This just happens to be top of mind as I was just burping Alex. I always think I'm in the clear when I duck away from the first burp but he always seems to get me with second burp 2 cm from my nose. Why do I always forget?
mmmmmmmm baby burps before breakfast.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Too much Dora?
Bate, bate, chocolate
Bate, bate, choclate
Mix your chocolate, chocolate
Bate, bate, chocolate.
Hayden calls all chocolate "bate" which means mix in spanish thanks to Dora. (thanks to Joanna letting him watch too much tv).
He also counts in Spanish now...two, for, cinqo, seiz, nine, tent"
Good one. Like this Canadian, Italian, Swiss, German isn't confused enough.
A few things I want to remember so just bare with my lists.
bubba: means please
Ta: thank you
Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuice is always juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuice. never just, juice.
ma: is milk
tees: is trees (with a lisp)
Tent: is ten
Up is down and down is up
Chin chin: cheers
Booooooots (Is Dora, her sidekick is named Boots). But never just boots. It's Booooooooots
The little accents kids have at this age is just too cute. So many words to even try to list but these ones make me laugh.
Side note: I pulled Hayden today from day care completely. No more full time for this kid, he's with me now! With less than a year left with these guys, I'm happy to have him home! (I'm sure I'll be eating my words at some point!)
Bate, bate, choclate
Mix your chocolate, chocolate
Bate, bate, chocolate.
Hayden calls all chocolate "bate" which means mix in spanish thanks to Dora. (thanks to Joanna letting him watch too much tv).
He also counts in Spanish now...two, for, cinqo, seiz, nine, tent"
Good one. Like this Canadian, Italian, Swiss, German isn't confused enough.
A few things I want to remember so just bare with my lists.
bubba: means please
Ta: thank you
Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuice is always juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuice. never just, juice.
ma: is milk
tees: is trees (with a lisp)
Tent: is ten
Up is down and down is up
Chin chin: cheers
Booooooots (Is Dora, her sidekick is named Boots). But never just boots. It's Booooooooots
The little accents kids have at this age is just too cute. So many words to even try to list but these ones make me laugh.
Side note: I pulled Hayden today from day care completely. No more full time for this kid, he's with me now! With less than a year left with these guys, I'm happy to have him home! (I'm sure I'll be eating my words at some point!)
Monday, March 22, 2010
LIFE!
Last night an 11 week series started on Discovery, called Life. LOVED IT! I don't even think you need to be into nature shows like I am to appreciate it. The cinematography alone is worth the watch. Oprah is the narrator and has a Morgan Freamanesq delivery.
There was one quote of many last night about parenting which I loved: "The soul of parenting is the capacity for sacrifice".
Makes you want to suck up sacrifice that much more when put like that, doesn't it.
A tree frog in the Costa Rican jungle lays her tadpole eggs under the ground. Once the eggs hatch she feels it's no longer safe for her babies, so she moves each of them (five), one by one on her back up a 100ft tree (shes the size of a finger nail) to grow in each of their very own personal pinapple plant. If she puts the babies together, they will eat each other. So five times up and down this huge tree and under the ground she carts her little babies around. If that's not enough, she now has to feed all five babies, so every few days for two months she lays unfertilized eggs into the pool of water (the tadpole is living in, in the pinapple plant) until the tadpoles become frogs and can hop away to repeat the cycle.
I bet she doesn't complain about sleep.
P.S Where is the daddy!
There was one quote of many last night about parenting which I loved: "The soul of parenting is the capacity for sacrifice".
Makes you want to suck up sacrifice that much more when put like that, doesn't it.
A tree frog in the Costa Rican jungle lays her tadpole eggs under the ground. Once the eggs hatch she feels it's no longer safe for her babies, so she moves each of them (five), one by one on her back up a 100ft tree (shes the size of a finger nail) to grow in each of their very own personal pinapple plant. If she puts the babies together, they will eat each other. So five times up and down this huge tree and under the ground she carts her little babies around. If that's not enough, she now has to feed all five babies, so every few days for two months she lays unfertilized eggs into the pool of water (the tadpole is living in, in the pinapple plant) until the tadpoles become frogs and can hop away to repeat the cycle.
I bet she doesn't complain about sleep.
P.S Where is the daddy!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
3 nights
3 straight nights of 11hr sleeps. Way too excited for my own good. I feel like a new person. That foggy feeling is gone! Wow, we really do need a good nights sleep to feel half human. I was getting used to being crusty and sluggish all the time, well no more!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPY!
On top of all of this bliss, Alex's naps are wonderful as well! Twice a day he will sleep for 1.5hrs and the third nap is around an hr. All this = REALLY happy baby (even when he's teething).
Fist pumping all over the place. (that's right, fist pumping! I'm excited!)
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPY!
On top of all of this bliss, Alex's naps are wonderful as well! Twice a day he will sleep for 1.5hrs and the third nap is around an hr. All this = REALLY happy baby (even when he's teething).
Fist pumping all over the place. (that's right, fist pumping! I'm excited!)
Friday, March 19, 2010
WHATAYA KNOW
The training worked! Alex slept until 6:30 this morning!!!!! I heard him wake 3 or 4 times but he put himself back to sleep each time within 5 -10 min tops. THANK YOU! With two kids under two I basically have not slept in two years. Hopefully tonight I get over the excitment (or habbit of waking) and sleep myself!!!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Too sleepy - Night # 3
To sleepy to explain but yes it is working but the events of the week are taking its toll.
Just
Want
Sleep
Just
Want
Sleep
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Night # 2
Ok.... it's working!
Last night he woke at 1:00am for about 30 sec and was back off to sleep. Then at 3:30am he woke and I sat with him until 5:00am. Sounds gross but remember the night before was for 3hrs. I'm pretty sleepy this morning, but he's still in la la land. I also noticed he responded better to my voice last night. He was happy I was around and would quiet or calm down when it was time for me to "shhh" him.
yawwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Last night he woke at 1:00am for about 30 sec and was back off to sleep. Then at 3:30am he woke and I sat with him until 5:00am. Sounds gross but remember the night before was for 3hrs. I'm pretty sleepy this morning, but he's still in la la land. I also noticed he responded better to my voice last night. He was happy I was around and would quiet or calm down when it was time for me to "shhh" him.
yawwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sleep training - Night #1
Ok....
So I received an essay of instructions for Alex. Don't do this and don't do that. Make sure you do this and make sure you do that. WHATEVER YOU DO NEVER DO THIS... etc etc.
Holy crap, a whole lotta how to's for something as simple as sleep.
As mentioned, all new to me because Hayden was in love with sleep from the get go.
Anyway, we had an annoying night. We were good until about midnight and then hell broke loose until 3:00am.
My instructions were to say to him "shhhh shhhhh shh" every 10 min but no sooner. Do not touch him, do not give him the soother, do not talk to him, do not pick him up and do not feed him.
Jesus.
So I sat in the chair in his room for three hours logging our actions and shhhhing him every ten min. His yells went from angry, to coos, to moments of silence, to anger, etc,
I was then instructed to not let him out of the crib until 6:30. At 6:00am when he woke up irrate and starving I say "screw you sleep nazi" and bent the rules after a night of sticking to them.
I was pretty pissed this moring until his first nap of the day. I put him down fully expecting to shhh shhh shh every ten min until he fell asleep but I didn't have to. He put himself to sleep with no trouble and did so again for nap number 2. Nap number 3 happens in the next hour so we. shall. see.
I then realized he slept straight from 3:00am until 6:00am. (I realize out of exhaustion but he never gave me stretches like that).
In the mean time I'm feeling positive, curious and pumped up for the unfolding events of tonight.
Come onnnnnnn sleep.
Stay tuned (ha! for those who actually care! lol) - Exciting stuff, I know.
So I received an essay of instructions for Alex. Don't do this and don't do that. Make sure you do this and make sure you do that. WHATEVER YOU DO NEVER DO THIS... etc etc.
Holy crap, a whole lotta how to's for something as simple as sleep.
As mentioned, all new to me because Hayden was in love with sleep from the get go.
Anyway, we had an annoying night. We were good until about midnight and then hell broke loose until 3:00am.
My instructions were to say to him "shhhh shhhhh shh" every 10 min but no sooner. Do not touch him, do not give him the soother, do not talk to him, do not pick him up and do not feed him.
Jesus.
So I sat in the chair in his room for three hours logging our actions and shhhhing him every ten min. His yells went from angry, to coos, to moments of silence, to anger, etc,
I was then instructed to not let him out of the crib until 6:30. At 6:00am when he woke up irrate and starving I say "screw you sleep nazi" and bent the rules after a night of sticking to them.
I was pretty pissed this moring until his first nap of the day. I put him down fully expecting to shhh shhh shh every ten min until he fell asleep but I didn't have to. He put himself to sleep with no trouble and did so again for nap number 2. Nap number 3 happens in the next hour so we. shall. see.
I then realized he slept straight from 3:00am until 6:00am. (I realize out of exhaustion but he never gave me stretches like that).
In the mean time I'm feeling positive, curious and pumped up for the unfolding events of tonight.
Come onnnnnnn sleep.
Stay tuned (ha! for those who actually care! lol) - Exciting stuff, I know.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
21+12
Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to mmmmm me, Happy Birthday to me.
People always ask, "do you feel older?" and all my life I would answer "nope" the same. Well the events of the last two years have taken it's toll and yup feel older! But I'm assuming that means wiser too. (Or maybe wise to the fact that I don't know much and realize this as time goes on).
A much needed night out was had last night at a local pub in the city. Alex was in his usual good (not so good) form after I put him to bed so Marcus and I decided to wait outside for our ride because my eye actually started to twitch listening to his nightly bed time rants. Thank goodness for my mama stepping in and saving the day for me. (moms should get gifts on their kids bdays as well).
I realized something while driving into the city, after chatting with Marcus and Adrian about "what they did for their past bday" and it was, to put it bluntly...boring and uneventful. How terrible is that? Since when did we loose the need to make a fuss for just one day out of the year! Let's face it, life is dull, uneventful, hard and repeats itself daily for the most part - so we need to MAKE A FUSS PEOPLE.
Make a fuss, go all out, be silly, forget about real life...just for one day.
I had to learn this for next year - hence the eye twitch.
Look out 34!
People always ask, "do you feel older?" and all my life I would answer "nope" the same. Well the events of the last two years have taken it's toll and yup feel older! But I'm assuming that means wiser too. (Or maybe wise to the fact that I don't know much and realize this as time goes on).
A much needed night out was had last night at a local pub in the city. Alex was in his usual good (not so good) form after I put him to bed so Marcus and I decided to wait outside for our ride because my eye actually started to twitch listening to his nightly bed time rants. Thank goodness for my mama stepping in and saving the day for me. (moms should get gifts on their kids bdays as well).
I realized something while driving into the city, after chatting with Marcus and Adrian about "what they did for their past bday" and it was, to put it bluntly...boring and uneventful. How terrible is that? Since when did we loose the need to make a fuss for just one day out of the year! Let's face it, life is dull, uneventful, hard and repeats itself daily for the most part - so we need to MAKE A FUSS PEOPLE.
Make a fuss, go all out, be silly, forget about real life...just for one day.
I had to learn this for next year - hence the eye twitch.
Look out 34!
P.S Thank the lord I didn't indulge the shots Adrian bought me. That would have hurt this morning. HURT!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Random personal thought
I'm not going to reveal to the world where I first heard this song becasue it's sameful. (ok, reality TV but I'm not going to say more).
Anyway, it's my new favorite song of the week. It takes me back to a very fond time with Marcus. Butterflies, first dates - I wish you could bottle that feeling and spary it around the house when things get heavy. It's funny how even though it does take me back when I listen to the lyrics of the song, the boys are weaved into my thoughts as well.
"This is the start of something good, don't you agree".
Enjoy!
"Follow through"
Anyway, it's my new favorite song of the week. It takes me back to a very fond time with Marcus. Butterflies, first dates - I wish you could bottle that feeling and spary it around the house when things get heavy. It's funny how even though it does take me back when I listen to the lyrics of the song, the boys are weaved into my thoughts as well.
"This is the start of something good, don't you agree".
Enjoy!
"Follow through"
First date - 2003
and....they're off!
I need you to play the "William Tell Overture" as I describe the events of the morning...
Background:
We thought it would be great to sign Hayden up for swimming lessons so after reciving the "how to's" from a good friend we were all set.
"How to's" you ask? - Yes "how to's" apparantly just picking up the phone on any given day to sign up for swimming lessons is not an option.
FIRST you have to get a FAMILY #
THEN you have to get a CLIENT # FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
and then....let the races begin.
Phone lines and on line register opened up this morning at 7:00am. I was told by a source to get the on-line and phone line reg going at the same time to "ensure you get through". You have GOT to be joking me...
So this morning at 6:58 I sat in front of my computer with phone in hand and hand on the mouse ready to get through. (insert music here).......
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 GUN SHOT
on
redial
busy signal
hang up
refresh screen
on
redial
busy signal
hang up
refresh screen.
I could just picture the other 100000000000000 mothers FRANTICALY trying to get through because the thought of entire spring and summer going by with nothing planned every Sat morning was NOT an option.
Annnnnnn they're off. Short legs hayden riding mama biafore rounds the first corner, but wait, neighbour down the street being road by red haired kid just takes the lead on the second pass, creepy guy in the fedora being road by cute little girl falls back and short legs hayden takes the lead.
30 min of the preverbial horse race and I got through....
30 MIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO
Out of spite I couldn't give up, so I didn't.
The things we do.....
P.S Side comment, I caught the boys flu last night and even after a night of hugging the toilet bowl I still had the strength to do this at 7:00am. Again, the things we do....
Background:
We thought it would be great to sign Hayden up for swimming lessons so after reciving the "how to's" from a good friend we were all set.
"How to's" you ask? - Yes "how to's" apparantly just picking up the phone on any given day to sign up for swimming lessons is not an option.
FIRST you have to get a FAMILY #
THEN you have to get a CLIENT # FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
and then....let the races begin.
Phone lines and on line register opened up this morning at 7:00am. I was told by a source to get the on-line and phone line reg going at the same time to "ensure you get through". You have GOT to be joking me...
So this morning at 6:58 I sat in front of my computer with phone in hand and hand on the mouse ready to get through. (insert music here).......
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 GUN SHOT
on
redial
busy signal
hang up
refresh screen
on
redial
busy signal
hang up
refresh screen.
I could just picture the other 100000000000000 mothers FRANTICALY trying to get through because the thought of entire spring and summer going by with nothing planned every Sat morning was NOT an option.
Annnnnnn they're off. Short legs hayden riding mama biafore rounds the first corner, but wait, neighbour down the street being road by red haired kid just takes the lead on the second pass, creepy guy in the fedora being road by cute little girl falls back and short legs hayden takes the lead.
30 min of the preverbial horse race and I got through....
30 MIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO
Out of spite I couldn't give up, so I didn't.
The things we do.....
P.S Side comment, I caught the boys flu last night and even after a night of hugging the toilet bowl I still had the strength to do this at 7:00am. Again, the things we do....
Monday, March 8, 2010
Diarrhea, constipation and puke...oh my!
Ready? Sing with me....
Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road
follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road....
If ever oh ever a poop there was the poopers of mine are ones because.
because. because, because because becauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
cause all of the wonderful poops there was.
We're off to deal with the poopers, the wonderful poopers of oz.
Hayden - Diarrhea running down his leg on to his foot. bight yellow - like the yellow brick road.
Alex - So contipated his head is about to pop off and he keeps throwing up because he's so full and backed up.
But right now... they both sleep.
Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road
follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road....
If ever oh ever a poop there was the poopers of mine are ones because.
because. because, because because becauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
cause all of the wonderful poops there was.
We're off to deal with the poopers, the wonderful poopers of oz.
Hayden - Diarrhea running down his leg on to his foot. bight yellow - like the yellow brick road.
Alex - So contipated his head is about to pop off and he keeps throwing up because he's so full and backed up.
But right now... they both sleep.
Friday, March 5, 2010
This one's for Hayden
Hayden just made me dance with him to "say hey I love you" about ten times just now.
(It's 9:15am).
A feel good song, worth a listen. H, this one's for you!!!
(It's 9:15am).
A feel good song, worth a listen. H, this one's for you!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Poke my eyes out
So I caved and hired a sleep consultant because getting up 6-8 times a night with a six month old is just ridiculous. So she has me fill out a questionaire and we have a phone call this weekend. Should be interesting.... In the mean time I type as Alex whines over the monitor for the third time since I put him down at 6:30 (it's 8:08). He's been crying for 8 min and I thought typing away would get my mind off of the fact that he's awake yet again and not a happy camper. Five more min of this b.s and I'll cave.
Poke my eyes out.
8:09 - 3 seconds of silence.
8:10 - still going strong. (I wonder if Hayden is waking up ticked)
I gave him tylonal before bed bc I thought his teeth may be bugging him AND he's so full he spit up.
8:11- still going. This is not a distraction
I'm a bad mother
8:12- I know if I give him a bottle he'll just fall back asleep... maybe I should, not feeling very strong.
8:13 - This min by min blow by blow is tourture
Now he's not only crying but hes fake coughing. Did i mention I broke my video monitor so I have no idea if hes upsite down, right side up...god maybe I should go in.
8:14 - quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet....quiet!! quiet! quiet! quiet! oh my god! QUIET! no sounds... a little moan...
8:15 - still nothing! moan... nothing nothing nothing nothing....whine....nothing.....
distracted by survivor...
8:15 - and....he cries again... nothing... nothing... nothing....
8:16- whine... nothing nothing
(breathing)
8:17 - I hear nothing! Is he back asleep?
crap... did i need a sleep therapist? LOL
8:19 and a full two min of silence. (for now)
maybe I AM the baby whisperer.
8:35 stir and whine
god i wish i had chocolate. Chocolate chips, man I would even settle for bakers chocolate. Why the heck don't Marcus and I EVER buy junk food? CLEARLY I need it.
8:37 silence
9:41 yelling
ok 10 min and then I'll go check him.
9:44 still yelling (clearly I have officially lost my mind documenting a blow by blow of my evening) - EVERY evening for the last six months by the way, did I mention that?
9:46- distracted from funny epi of the office - still yelling
9:48 - tappering, tappering.... (LOL I HAVE lost it - but this is actually helping).
Poke my eyes out.
8:09 - 3 seconds of silence.
8:10 - still going strong. (I wonder if Hayden is waking up ticked)
I gave him tylonal before bed bc I thought his teeth may be bugging him AND he's so full he spit up.
8:11- still going. This is not a distraction
I'm a bad mother
8:12- I know if I give him a bottle he'll just fall back asleep... maybe I should, not feeling very strong.
8:13 - This min by min blow by blow is tourture
Now he's not only crying but hes fake coughing. Did i mention I broke my video monitor so I have no idea if hes upsite down, right side up...god maybe I should go in.
8:14 - quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet....quiet!! quiet! quiet! quiet! oh my god! QUIET! no sounds... a little moan...
8:15 - still nothing! moan... nothing nothing nothing nothing....whine....nothing.....
distracted by survivor...
8:15 - and....he cries again... nothing... nothing... nothing....
8:16- whine... nothing nothing
(breathing)
8:17 - I hear nothing! Is he back asleep?
crap... did i need a sleep therapist? LOL
8:19 and a full two min of silence. (for now)
maybe I AM the baby whisperer.
8:35 stir and whine
god i wish i had chocolate. Chocolate chips, man I would even settle for bakers chocolate. Why the heck don't Marcus and I EVER buy junk food? CLEARLY I need it.
8:37 silence
9:41 yelling
ok 10 min and then I'll go check him.
9:44 still yelling (clearly I have officially lost my mind documenting a blow by blow of my evening) - EVERY evening for the last six months by the way, did I mention that?
9:46- distracted from funny epi of the office - still yelling
9:48 - tappering, tappering.... (LOL I HAVE lost it - but this is actually helping).
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Goals
Do you ever find if you don't set goals for yourself or make plans you just coast along from day to to day without any real direction? I know, an obvious conclusion but so easy it is to fall into the throws of day to day life.
Anyway, I have been wanting to get back into running since the day before I found out I was prego with Hayden. I was participating in the Run for the Cure, an easy 5k fun run for charity. About half way through the run I felt more winded than usual and wanting to walk the rest of the way. "Hey Mama" by the "Black Eyed Peas" was playing on my ipod and I wondered as I listened to the chorus - could I be pregant? Naaaa..
Well, I'm not pregnant anymore after two years of being pregnant so back into running I go! I set a goal to get ready again for the Sporting life 10k in May. This run is for Sick Kids and a fun event to participate in.
So there is my goal, killing a few birds with one stone. Back into shape(ish), donate some time to charity, and a goal to work towards.
Now...if Alex would only SLEEP AT NIGHT, the transition from couch to running shoes would be easier.
Let the training begin!
Anyway, I have been wanting to get back into running since the day before I found out I was prego with Hayden. I was participating in the Run for the Cure, an easy 5k fun run for charity. About half way through the run I felt more winded than usual and wanting to walk the rest of the way. "Hey Mama" by the "Black Eyed Peas" was playing on my ipod and I wondered as I listened to the chorus - could I be pregant? Naaaa..
Well, I'm not pregnant anymore after two years of being pregnant so back into running I go! I set a goal to get ready again for the Sporting life 10k in May. This run is for Sick Kids and a fun event to participate in.
So there is my goal, killing a few birds with one stone. Back into shape(ish), donate some time to charity, and a goal to work towards.
Now...if Alex would only SLEEP AT NIGHT, the transition from couch to running shoes would be easier.
Let the training begin!
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