#baby dragoon811

[dragoon811]

My kid is great. She’s got a random magnet in her hand.

“Why do you have a magnet?” (Never mind where - it’s 6:42am, she just got out of my bed. Where did it come from I know will be a mystery forever.)

“I like it. It’s a kitty.”

“Yes, but *why* do you have it?”

“Well,” thoughtfully she replies, “it’s cute. And sometimes you just got to pick it up and hold it when it’s cute.”

Fair enough, kiddo. “Makes sense,” I tell her. Because it does. Perfect sense. It’s cute. You like it. Gotta hold it.

[fawkesy76]

From @whistling-banshee:

WIP Challenge 😁❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤😁🤩🤩Rules: tell us the titles of all the WIPs you are currently working on right now and a little about them. Then tag five other writers.

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1- Night Watch. Wolfstar - what if Remus was given away to the Scamanders as a baby? AU Set in the Grand Teton Mountains of America at the Kowalski’s little hotel - Snake River Lodge. The Potters and Sirius Black book for the Hols but things are not all they seem. The British Aurors are intent on searching the mountains for something or someone...

2- Beltane Fire. Sshg post war by several years. Snape and Hermione serve as the Green Man and May Queen, as the magical world struggles to undo the wounds inflicted on their land and their people by three successive magical wars. The fair folk walk the land for the first time in over a hundred years - dangerous and generous in baffling measures.

3- Time Immemorial. Sshg, time travel to Marauders era. Hermione is broken after the Battle of Hogwarts, and unfortunately she had a prototype time turner. Her mind can’t take it anymore and she is hurled back in time to 1976, and when she wakes up she has no idea of who she is.

@kattlupin @q-drew @viridiant @lhbeauty @dragoon811

No pressure - and anyone who wants to do it should :)

[neeliepsrecs]

The HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards Round 7: Fall-Winter 2014

Awards hosted here

BlackMoon/WolfStar (Sirius Black/Remus Lupin) Best Drabble "He Knows" by hikarievandar - Rated: G  Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "Leave the Children Behind" by cevennes 2nd Place - "We Might Fall" by queenkerosene - Rated: PG-13  3rd Place - "Full Moon" by hikarievandar - Rated: PG-13 Best Dark Fic "Love is a Four Letter Word" by REwrites - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 Best Comedy Fic "The Active Reader" by veeagainst - Rated: Mature/R  Best Alternative Universe Fic 1st Place - "You Saw The Clouds Above, But I Saw The Universe" by olivier_dathos - Rated: PG  2nd Place - "Evenings, Mornings, Afternoons" by illittorate - Rated: R  3rd Place - "John Wolf" by NeonDomino - Rated: T/PG-15 Best Romance Fic 1st Place - "Claim Your Broken Crown" by queenkerosene - Rated: PG-13  2nd Place - "You Can't Have It All (But There Is This)" by escribo - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Your Happy Thoughts" by NeonDomino - Rated: T/PG-13  Best Slash Smut Fic "You know nothing, Lupin" by Erised_Rain - Rated: Explicit/NC-17

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Hinny (Harry Potter x Ginny Weasley)

Best Drabble "What We've Waited For" by The10thWeasley - Rated: K+/PG Best Drama-Angst Fic "Faintest, Slimmest, Wildest Chance" by keeptheotherone - Rated: M/R Best Dark Fic "Illusionary" by Evander - Rated: Mature/R Best Comedy Fic "Respite" by LadyGuilt - Rated: T/PG-13  Best Alternative Universe Fic "And We'll be Chasing Stars" by conjure_at_your_own_risk - Rated: Teen and Up/PG-13 Best Romance Fic 1st Place - "Faintest, Slimmest, Wildest Chance" by keeptheotherone - Rated: M/R  2nd Place - "His Best Birthday" by lrthunder - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Getting It Off My Chest" by 17wilsonh - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Het Smut Fic "Waking" by HPTrio - Rated: Mature/NC-17 

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Romione (Ron Weasley x Hermione Granger) Best Drabble "Ron/Hermione-makeup sex" by divagonzo1 - Rated: NC-17 Best Drama-Angst Fic "Nearly Time" by StrongHermione - Rated: K+/PG  Best Dark Fic 1st Place - "In Sickness" by WeasleySeeker - Rated: T/PG-13  2nd Place - "Afternoon Delight" by inell - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "He Doesn't Care" by lrthunder - Rated: NC-17 Best Comedy Fic "Heart and Soul" by writergirl8 - Rated: M/R  Best Alternative Universe Fic "Love is accidental" by Creamy Chessnut - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Romance Fic "You Go First" by anotherkate - Rated: T/PG-13  Best Het Smut Fic 1st Place - "Afternoon Delight" by inell - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "First Time" by raskapuska - Rated: M/NC-17  3rd Place - "Ron/Hermione-makeup sex" by divagonzo1 - Rated: NC-17

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Snermione (Severus Snape x Hermione Granger) Best Drabble 1st Place - "Curiosity" by krissy_cits - Rated: PG 2nd Place - "He Wishes Her Goodnight" by elwhi - Rated: K/PG 3rd Place - "In Their Dungeon" by dragoon811 - Rated: NC-17 Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "We Were Ghosts" by ausland - Rated: M/R 2nd Place - "Another Dream" by dragoon811 - Rated: M/R 3rd Place - "Voldemort's Assassin" by etherian - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Dark Fic 1st Place - "The Sin Eater" by teddyradiator - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "Hermione's Blood" by The Jester Erebus - Rated: M/R  3rd Place - "The Blessings of Marriage" by araeofsomething - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Comedy Fic 1st Place - "Shampoo" by llorolalluvia - Rated: M/NC-17 2nd Place - "DADA Doodles" by alyssialui - Rated: T/PG-13 3rd Place - "Out of Practice" by dragoon811 - Rated: K+/PG  Best Alternative Universe Fic 1st Place - "Academic Affairs" by CRMediaGal - Rated: T/PG-13  2nd Place - "One Who Knew" by ausland - Rated: T/PG-13 3rd Place - "The Crafty Case of the Corpses That Weren't Corpses" by Ladymage Samiko - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Romance Fic 1st Place - "Another Dream" by dragoon811 - Rated: M/R 2nd Place - "The Assistant" by Ataraxie - Rated: M/R  3rd Place - "Know It All" by SweetTale4u - Rated: M/NC-17 Best Het Smut Fic 1st Place - "A Chateau, A Masquerade Ball, and An Ugly-Arsed Painting of Swans" by onecelestialbeing - Rated: M/NC-17 2nd Place - "But Who's Watching the Watchers?" by teddyradiator - Rated: NC-17 3rd Place - "Hallucination" by llorolalluvia - Rated: M/NC-17

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Threesomes+ (any threesomes or moresomes) Best Drabble "You Just Never Know" by lumosed_quill - Rated: NC-17  Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "Charming Our Hearts" by starduchess - Rated: R 2nd Place - "Eadar da theine Bhealtainn (Between the fires of Beltane)" by mae_linda - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 3rd Place - "It Takes Three" by sdkshelly - Rated NC-17 Best Dark Fic 1st Place - "Hilarious" by SoftObsidian74 - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 2nd Place - "The Third Brother" by Evandar - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 3rd Place - "An Old-Fashioned Punishment" by halfbloodmalfoy - Rated: NC-17  Best Comedy Fic "Worth It" by lumosed_quill - Rated: NC-17  Best Alternative Universe Fic 1st Place - "Red Strings of Fate" by Aviici - Rated: M/NC-17 2nd Place - "Legacy" by lrthunder - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Good Girls" by IMTrouble - Rated: NC-17 Best Romance Fic "A Dragon's Heartstring at the Core" by tryslora - Rated NC-17 Best Smut Fic (any combination) 1st Place - "Lunch With Friends" by inell - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 2nd Place - "Charlie Weasley's Fuck Autobiography" by traintracks - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Gentleman in the Streets, Demon in the Sheets" by tamlane - Rated: NC-17

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The Dark Side (Death Eaters/Snatchers) Best Drabble 1st Place - "Timed to Perfection" by alisanne - Rated: PG 2nd Place - (no title) by kuilanvampire - Rated: NC-17 3rd Place - "Drawings for Death Eaters" by sofknowseverything - Rated: G  Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "Mark of Cain" by deslea - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "A Road Less Travelled By" by jules_meghan - Rated: NC-17 3rd Place - "Il Die Illa Tremenda (Libera Me)" by etoilecourageuse - Rated: Mature/R  Best Dark Fic 1st Place - "Rasasvada" by ibuzzo - Rated: M 2nd Place - "Best Served Cold" by melusinahp - Rated: NC-17 3rd Place TIE - "48 minutes, 30 seconds" by abyss_valkyrie - Rated: PG-13  3rd Place TIE - "Mercy" by etoilecourageuse - Rated: Mature/R Best Comedy Fic "The Art of War" by lary - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 Best Alternative Universe Fic 1st Place - "Even good guys still get paid (so watch your back and keep the blade)" by ibuzoo - Rated: M/R 2nd Place - "Veela Agreement" by aleysiasnape - Rated: PG-13  3rd Place - "The Present" by tellmesomethingnew - Rated: T/PG-13  Best Romance Fic 1st Place - "Mark of Cain" by deslea - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "Fire on the Mountain (Run, boy, run) by barefacedbandit - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Veela Agreement" by aleysiasnape - Rated: PG-13 Best Het Smut Fic "Not Necessarily a Girl's Best Friend" by tamlane - Rated: NC-17 Best Slash Smut Fic 1st Place - "Bloody Potters" by lumosed_quill - Rated: NC-17 2nd Place - "Mouthy" by entrenous88 - Rated NC-17 3rd Place - "Shattered Fancies" by crmediagal - Rated: M/NC-17 Best Femmeslash Smut Fic "When She Crooks Her Finger" by Lillielle - Rated: Explicit/NC-17

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Weasley-Prewett Love (Weasley-Prewett family) Best Drabble "Scoundrel" by tamlane - Rated: Explicit/NC-17 Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "Two Can Keep A Secret" by pauraque - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "Playmates" by ragdoll - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "In the Family Way" by torino10154 - Rated: NC-17 Best Dark Fic "730 Days" by SweetTale4U - Rated: M/NC-17  Best Comedy Fic NO NOMINATIONS THIS ROUND Best Alternative Universe Fic "Inescapable" by TarnishedArmour - Rated: R Best Romance Fic "Just One Wish" by dragoon811 - Rated: K+/PG  Best Het Smut Fic 1st Place TIE - "Let the Ritual Begin" by ely_baby - Rated: NC-17  1st Place TIE - "The Right and Proper Way" by lokifan - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "Catch Me If You Can" by ragdoll - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Comforts of Home" by torino10154 - Rated: NC-17  Best Slash Smut Fic "Spark" by starstruck1986 - Rated: NC-17 Best Femmeslash Smut Fic "A Wedding Day Diversion" by gamma_orionis - Rated: Mature/R

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Rare Pairs (any pairing not already assigned a ship/group) Best Drabble 1st Place - "Come back here, darlin'" by divagonzo1 - Rated: NC-17 2nd Place - "Nightcap" by roelliej - Rated: NC-17 3rd Place TIE - "Because You Love Me" by torino10154 - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place TIE - "Teamwork" by bleedingangel84 - Rated: PG-13 Best Drama-Angst Fic 1st Place - "Her Soul Cried" by flyingharmony - Rated: R  2nd Place - "D-Day Minus Zero" by huldrejenta - Rated: PG 3rd Place - "Amortentia" by TheNextFolchart - Rated: T/PG-13 Best Dark Fic 1st Place - "Willingly Given" by sassy_cat - Rated: NC-17 2nd Place - "A Fejedelem" by nathalieweasley - Rated: PG-13  3rd Place - "Entangled Swan" by Hawkflight - Rated: NC-17 Best Comedy Fic "To Love A Wand" by I'mGoodAtFanfiction - Rated: M/R Best Alternative Universe Fic 1st Place - "Manners Matter" by Samantha_kathy - Rated: Teen and Up/PG-13 2nd Place - "Slip Free of My Grasp" by lumosed_quill - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "Kismet" by reikokatsura - Rated: NC-17 Best Romance Fic 1st Place - "Need" by starstruck1986 - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "A Pleasure to Meet You" by gelsey - Rated: PG-13 3rd Place - "Just a Fling" by savvyshka - Rated: NC-17 Best Het Smut Fic 1st Place - "Staying In" by alisanne - Rated: NC-17  2nd Place - "Unprofessional Behavior" by inell - Rated Adult/NC-17  3rd Place - "Come back here, darlin'" by divagonzo1 - Rated: NC-17  Best Slash Smut Fic 1st Place - "Drunk Love Baby" by Evander - Rated: Explicit/NC-17  2nd Place - "Unguarded" by birdsofshore - Rated: NC-17  3rd Place - "The Benefits of Charity" by praevarus - Rated: NC-17  Best Femmeslash Smut Fic 1st Place - "The Secret Truth" by articcat621 - Rated: NC-17 2nd Place - "The Turned Page" by mrs. milfoy - Rated: M/NC-17  3rd Place - "Dusk of Summer" by ReginaCorda - Rated: M/R 

[sturdy-nerdy-stitchery]

I am knitting in a Canadian Starbucks with @dragoon811 until bulk Barn opens and I can buy candy! The baby is sleeping...for now...

[cosmicdisastr]

rn now I'm in the "slowly developing a cough" stage, you know the one where you're throat is dry but not raspy and it feels like it's just a little harder to breathe but not so much that it's debilitating? That's where I'm at and it's terrible. It's in its baby stages....but it's coming....I know it... @dragoon811

[dragoon811]

Kids are weird.

My 4yo was settling into bed: stories read, tucked into her flower quilt (which apparently makes her a flower fairy).

“I love you, mommy”

I love you too sweetie

“Mom? Can I feel you bones?”

(Record scratch) what???? Feel my bones?????? 😬

[dragoon811]

More from my little weirdo…

She’s sitting there drawing and chanting “the feast beast! the feast beast!”

[dragoon811]

Weird thing to say to your toddler: “Toddler, go put your brain in your room, please.”

[dragoon811]

guess whose child is complaining about ear pain and is refusing to take any pain meds

[dragoon811]

Toddler is currently singing that “and I dance dance dance” song but it’s “and the gorn gorn gorn”…

[dragoon811]

Parenting:

Made one child apologize to the other for…. *checks notes* throwing French fries into her bath.

[dragoon811]

I have had a shitty week. Can someone manifest me some good vibes?

Sunday started nice. Monday was a holiday (Family Day) so I got some extra weekend. I was looking forward to it - then Elder Child crawled into my bed just past midnight with a fever.

Monday she stopped eating after lunch (two bites of banana), but was drinking water.

Stayed home Tuesday to help her combat the fever. Wednesday morning she had no fever so my daycare lady was able to take her and I went to work. She kept me updated etc all day.

My gut didn’t like how much she was sleeping so after work I decided to take Elder Child to the children’s hospital. Convinced my husband to pack me a bag, thinking they’d throw Tylenol at us and we’d sit in the waiting room for 8 hours to be told it’s an ear infection/sinus infection…. But I got home to her and her fever returned. (And my period started. JOY.)

Loaded her into the stroller, threw myself in, and off we went! Waited in line at triage.

Triage called us, we weighed her, we talked. And I said I was concerned because she hadn’t eaten, the fever was back, my sister was diabetic and I was starting to worry because when she was sleeping I couldn’t rouse her easily, and her breath smelled and basically asked them to check her blood sugar.

So they did. (This was NOT an enjoyable experience for Elder Child.) it was at 2 - new to how Canadians measure shit, I’m really glad the little screen added in red: “CRITICAL LOW”.

The nurse made a phone call and stressed, surprised, that Elder Child was alert.

Upon the second attempt at a reading because it was low, Elder Child was more prepared. She kicked, she fought, she puked all over herself, and bolted for the emerge doors.

Ok. Skip a second test. (Note: I did not pack spare clothes.)

We were taken right back to a room in the emergency wing. Unsettling.

Then a flurry of people - a lady trying to help Elder Child adjust and calm down. Nurses. Doctors asking questions. (Another note - I have not slept well in 2 weeks, am hearing impaired, and now overwhelmed and scared. Not a good combo.)

Gave Elder Child a nasal spray to calm her (this resulted in another bolting for freedom, also thwarted), another blood check….and once the spray started to work, we tried to prep her for an IV/blood draw.

This was ALSO strongly disliked. More holding her down. I did a lot of crying.

We went through the symptoms - tummy hurting, drinking some water but hadn’t peed in like 6-7 hours, fever, sleeping constantly, not eating. Ended up doing ultrasound, X-ray. Ten bottles of blood (and she FREAKED). Finally got her to pee. Yes, she peed on me.

Refused food. Refused popsicles. Refused juice. Started IV - first sugar bolus. Then hydration. We named the IV robot Frank. Elder Child, loopy from the spray, patted it and told it it was doing a good job. Also, during our walk to ultrasound, said she was Frank’s pet puppy and he was taking her for a walk, see her leash? 😅

Spent the night. (Another note: my daycare kept her sister until bedtime. And we arranged to take her as soon as she woke up because we cannot trust my husband with her care.) Lots more holding her down and blood checks.

Also please note: Elder Dragoon wails and screams when distressed. She was very distressed. I felt really sorry for the staff because I couldn’t calm her.

In the morning she managed to eat a bit! Yay! Tried to disconnect the iv - sugar went down. Hooked her back up. Spent the day trying to get her to drink 100ml of apple juice.

Ended up discharged at almost 4pm - diagnosis: fever, causing hypoglycemia. Apparently kids don’t have as much stores as adults and the fever was burning through what she DID have.

So I spent today waking her every 4 hours and getting her to eat or drink. It took her an hour to drink half a juice box. But by dinner today she was improved and actually had food. And accepted popsicles.

Still have to get her eating or drinking again in about 20min. Then set the timer back.

I just want a full REM cycle of sleep. I am SO fucking tired.

[dragoon811]

Toddler: “do I have a gorn?”

Me: “what?”

Toddler: “do I have a gorn dolly?”

Me: “no, honey.”

Toddler, crestfallen: “you didn’t get it for me yet?”

🤣 #ded

For reference:

[dragoon811]

Today I was telling ToddlerDragoon about comiccon, and that we could go in costume. So, I said, if there's a character you'd like, let me know so I can start making it. This child, sweet child... Out of all of her favourite characters and shows, she longs to attend as a simple cow.

[dragoon811]

Look who’s officially 8 months old!!!

Crawling, making lots of noises, climbing, pulling to stand, and cruising - so mobile!! We’re in trouble 🤣

[dragoon811]

How is she 7 months already?!