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[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Wow, I just read how difficult the labor was - so happy you and baby boy are doing well now! We totally get it if can't pop in for this read-a-thon but I'm sure he will be a fun companion in the future with these!

[Jennifer]

Glad to hear you and Bastien are doing well! Hope to see you Saturday, if even for an hour or so.

[Vanessa]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Wow, I just read how difficult the labor was - so happy you and baby boy are doing well now! We totally get it if can't pop in for this read-a-thon but I'm sure he will be a fun companion in the fu..."

Same .

[Susy]

Hope to see you around today Elyse!

[Elyse]

I started reading earlier but went out to float so I finished listening to just now with a sleeping baby on me. From 62-100%. Back to Whisper!

[Kate]

Yay! So pleased to see you Elyse and glad you've managed to get some reading in.

[Stephanie]

So glad you and Bastien were able to join in!

[Jana]

Love that you and Bastien were able to join us today, Elyse! Hope you two are having a great day.

[Susy]

Glad you and Bastien could join us, Elyse!

[Susan]

How nice to see you here, Elyse! And Bastien, too. I hope you enjoyed your Readathon! See you next time if the stars align ;).

[Elyse]

**Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon Wrap-Up**

Total Time: 4:46
Time Read: 2:10
Time Listened: 2:36
Total Pages: 266
Pages Read: 119
Pages Listened: 147
Books Finished: 1
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Books Started: 2


Well, I didn't think I would get even this amount done so I'm happy. Here's looking at the Reverse Readathon in July! When Bastien will go from 12 weeks old to 26ish weeks old! (don't know the exact date yet)

[Vicki Willis]

Wow, that is an amazing amount of reading with having a new baby! Great job!
See you at the next in July (oh, and of course in the buddy reads).

[Stephanie]

I'm glad you had a good readathon Elyse! Hope to see you and Bastien for the next one!

[Susan]

That's fantastic, Elyse! I'm impressed with the amount of time you were able to read.

[Jennifer]

Elyse, great time and pages for you and Bastien! See you at the next readathon.

[Elyse]

Thank you all!

Hello from the home of a 6-month-old! Bastien is a busy little bee and he's basically on the verge of crawling. Then I'll really be in trouble! 🤣 He's been taste testing solids for 2 months and he loves food, just like his parents! He's a fan of yellow mustard and dill pickles, surprisingly! Anything we can give him to taste, we give him. Banana, avocado, kalamata olive, carrots, apple sauce, sweet potato, soy sauce, seaweed salad (we went for sushi the other night lol), mashed potatoes, cranberry orange muffin, etc etc! He's been to 4 restaurants and was only a little fussy at one.

He's also on the verge of being able to sit up by himself so he'll be able to sit in a booster seat at a restaurant and a shopping cart comfortably. He just spent the last 2 nights in his crib in his own room and that's going well-ish. He's fine in there but he still sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night. We've never let him cry excessively so when he wakes up fully, I nurse him back to sleep IDK if that's a bad thing lol. Some early mornings he won't go back to sleep so I bring him to bed and he usually falls back asleep for a couple more hours, we usually get up between 8:30-9.

We go to Mom's Club at the hospital I gave birth at every Monday and it's so fun to see all the other babies are different stages and to see how not unique Bastien actually is. 🤣🤣 Everything he does is new to us but so normal for a baby. Two of the babies are crawling and very social, I love it. It's babies up to one year, then you get kicked out. I have an ex-coworker who had a baby boy 2.5 months after I did and we're going to be hanging out.

And the neighbors are pregnant! We spied their trash before collection (lol) and they got the same bassinet we just finished using! Too bad! We're not buddy buddy neighbors like you see on TV lol. But I saw the wife yesterday and she looks like she's due in August/September. So we may get more buddy buddy next year! We're actually in a mostly older neighborhood so having another kid so close to Bastien's age will be great. Guess us introverts will have to break our silence lol.

Anywho! There's a readathon on Friday night! I will probably be reading some KU books as I signed Rick's Amazon account up for a free 30 days because I just cancelled mine, the deal I got lasted for a couple years and just expired. I'm not interested in paying $11.99 a month. I'll probably rejoin from time-to-time but I don't use it often enough to justify keeping it consistently. I'm reading and will continue that trilogy this week. I have quite a few Libby books out and a few Hoopla books out plus more borrows to use before the end of the month. Here's what I've got:


Rick Kindle Unlimited

[Cathy]

Bastien sounds fabulous!

I used to have a KU account, but in the last few years I only ever used the free promotions. I get them semi-regularly as a Prime member. I just got a free 3-month period and started Relic today. Let‘s see how far I‘ll get with the series until October! I think the current subscription fee for KU is too high… 🤷

I have been using Libby for a year now, mostly for audiobooks, and I‘m pretty happy with it! Just listening to A Marvellous Light.

Looking forward to next weekend! Although, as usual, I did not manage to keep my weekend totally free. Meeting a friend for a few hours. But I will join as much as I can.

[Elyse]

Cathy wrote: "Bastien sounds fabulous!

I used to have a KU account, but in the last few years I only ever used the free promotions. I get them semi-regularly as a Prime member. I just got a free 3-month period..."

Thank you! He is pretty fabulous but I might be biased. 🤣

Yeah, it seems like they only give deals to Prime members period (my husband isn't because we just use mine) or Prime members who have never had actual subscriptions. They give nothing to Prime members who have had long subscriptions. It's kind of BS.

I'm in the queue for A Marvellous Light! I love Libby and Hoopla! I have 3 Libby accounts lol. But only one of my libraries has Hoopla.

See you around next weekend!

[Susy]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Thank you all!

Hello from the home of a 6-month-old! Bastien is a busy little bee and he's basically on the verge of crawling. Then I'll really be in trouble! 🤣 He's been taste testing solids for ..."

Lovely to hear about Bastien! 💜
And you’re all prepped! I’m in a lazy month so we’ll see how that goes lol

[Leni]

Thank you for the update! Great to hear how you and Bastien are doing. (And no, nursing him back to sleep is not a bad thing. He's a growing boy with a tiny tummy. So much development going on! When he needs nourishment he needs nourishment. When he needs human contact he needs human contact. It sounds like you're doing great giving him what he needs. Good job!)

I use KU a lot, so I've kept my subscription. Although I was going to take a break from it, but then they offered me three months for the price of one when I tried to cancel. I should probably try to cancel regularly, see what they'll offer or if they'll give a "come join us again" offer after a couple of months. lol

[Ann A]

Oh, it's so fun to hear about Bastien! Happy to hear you're all doing so well. I can't join in this weekend, but hope to see you both in October - even though you'll likely be chasing your crawling son around!

[Cathy]

Leni wrote: "I should probably try to cancel regularly, see what they'll offer or if they'll give a "come join us again" offer after a couple of months. ..."

Definitely!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Thank you all!

Hello from the home of a 6-month-old! Bastien is a busy little bee and he's basically on the verge of crawling. Then I'll really be in trouble! 🤣 He's been taste testing solids for ..."

Little Bastien sounds so adorable, love the name :)

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Lovely to hear about Bastien! 💜
And you’re all prepped! I’m in a lazy month so we’ll see how that goes lol..."

Only prepped in terms of reading! But I don't think I'm going to really plan anything for food lol. Bastien has his 6-month appointment tomorrow and he has a meltdown a few hours after his vaccines so it's going to be a rough afternoon. Hopefully giving him some baby Tylenol this time will make things better! And I hope to get a good night's sleep tonight! lol

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "Thank you for the update! Great to hear how you and Bastien are doing. (And no, nursing him back to sleep is not a bad thing. He's a growing boy with a tiny tummy. So much development going on! Whe..."

❤ Thank you, Leni! I have found that after I'd taken advantage of every offer to return every time I've cancelled KU, they've finally stopped offering. Hopefully in a few months they'll offer another. lol

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Oh, it's so fun to hear about Bastien! Happy to hear you're all doing so well. I can't join in this weekend, but hope to see you both in October - even though you'll likely be chasing your crawling..."

Thank you, Ann! See you in October then!

[Elyse]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Little Bastien sounds so adorable, love the name :)..."

Thank you, Erin! He is pretty cute! Never Ending Story fan here! But a lot of people mishear and go "Oh Sebastian?" so I guess he's going to get that all his life. lol

[Jennifer]

Glad you and Bastien are doing well. I was wondering if it was a Never Ending Story reference :) Good luck with the 6-month appointment and the readathon.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Susy wrote: "Lovely to hear about Bastien! 💜
And you’re all prepped! I’m in a lazy month so we’ll see how that goes lol..."

Only prepped in terms of reading! But I don't think I'm going to really ..."

UGH I *hated* shot day with my son when he was a wee one. That emotionally drains! I get not prepping other than reading with a small one :)

[Susan]

Bastien sounds like a little cutie-pie. I hope he’s feeling better tomorrow. And you’ve got a nice assortment of reading to enjoy! See you in reverse ;)

[Vavita]

Oh! I would love to have another baby! Just to cuddle and play.
Enjoy your time with Bastien!

[Elyse]

Jennifer wrote: "Glad you and Bastien are doing well. I was wondering if it was a Never Ending Story reference :) Good luck with the 6-month appointment and the readathon."

Yes, it is! 😊 We liked the nickname Bast from The Name of the Wind and then I suggested Bastian from The Neverending Story but with an 'e'.

[Jennifer]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: Yes, it is! 😊 We liked the nickname Bast from The Name of the Wind and then I suggested Bastian from The Neverending Story but with an 'e'.

I love it!

[Elyse]

It's readathon night! This week I finished and am 10% through . I listened to and am 69% through .

Rest of TBR

Rick Kindle Unlimited




Last night wasn't the best sleeping for me. Good for Bastien. lol. It remains to be seen if the baby Tylenol will do the trick for Bastien's vaccine side effects. 🤞🏻 Supper is leftover steak tacos. I can't go crazy on caffeine because I'm nursing. A new league for the game my husband plays starts today so we'll be fighting over "me time." lol.

[Vanessa]

chuckle chuckle chuckle . Thanks for the laughs Elyse . Next year will be less hectic , because baby will have all his initial vaccinations and will have established a sleeping/ waking pattern .
The 2025 spring readathon will be yours !

[Elyse]

Vanessa wrote: "chuckle chuckle chuckle . Thanks for the laughs Elyse . Next year will be less hectic , because baby will have all his initial vaccinations and will have established a sleeping/ waking pattern .
T..."

Thanks Vanessa! Here's hoping!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Bastien sounds like a little cutie-pie. I hope he’s feeling better tomorrow. And you’ve got a nice assortment of reading to enjoy! See you in reverse ;)"

Thanks Susan! So far so good, the baby Tylenol seems to be working. And we made sure to keep his legs active so they don't get as sore.

[Elyse]

Vavita wrote: "Oh! I would love to have another baby! Just to cuddle and play.
Enjoy your time with Bastien!"

Cuddling is the best! 🤗

[Jamie]

I hope Bastien is feeling better by the minute! Have fun reading and give him some good cuddles as you do.

[Susan]

!nohtadaeR esreveR yppaH! to you and Bastien!

[Elyse]

Jamie wrote: "I hope Bastien is feeling better by the minute! Have fun reading and give him some good cuddles as you do."

Thanks Jamie He had a very good day! The baby Tylenol worked well! He always gets the good cuddles! 🤗

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "!nohtadaeR esreveR yppaH! to you and Bastien!"

Ow my brain! haha! Thanks Susan!

[Elyse]

Hour 1 Photo peep what Bastien's reading, if you can 😂: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9571AWA9...

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

We have started! Have fun!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Hour 1 Photo peep what Bastien's reading, if you can 😂: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9571AWA9..."

ADORABLE!!

[Elyse]

Opening Event Survey
1) What part of the world are you reading from today?
New Hampshire, USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
The Ruins, hoping it scares me to stay awake!
3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?
Didn't plan snacks but have leftover store-bought M&M cookies from last night's family gathering so them! I do have Ben & Jerry's ice cream too though...😋
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I have a 6-month-old boy who is on the verge of crawling!
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
Try and get as much "me-time" as I can lol

[Jana]

So glad you and Bastien are joining today!

[Susan]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Hour 1 Photo peep what Bastien's reading, if you can 😂: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9571AWA9..."

Too cute!

[Vanessa]

Susan wrote: "Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "Hour 1 Photo peep what Bastien's reading, if you can 😂: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9571AWA9..."

Too cute!"
Same. Is that the FACES book Bastien's looking at ?

[Vanessa]

Just enjoy the time to make progress on my summer reading .