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Hello all, I have officially moved everything over to my new domain and designed/set it all up. You can find my new personal blog and 2 others at: http://andys-blogs.com My new page. Read Full Story

Pacifiers So many rumors... So many mysteries Heres a small compilation of information that I have read and found very informative. Are pacifiers good or bad? You decide! The Pros A way to soothe- The amount of time an infant spends crying increases from birth until about 6 weeks, when a baby cries for an average of three hours a day. “That’s a lot of crying stress,” says Cynthia R. Howard, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and... Read Full Story

As you know wednesday was my birthday. I turned 18. I know I know I haven't updated my stuff but, thats all on my list of things to do. So, late late wednesday night I followed through with my plans of getting a tattoo. We had Ethans footprints from when he was in the hospital printed in a baby book so, I decided (from Nikki's original idea) to get his footprint, name, and birth date. I originally wanted it on my chest but, I'm so tiny there wouldn't be enough room for the 2897987 kids were... Read Full Story

February 6th is my birthday and I will be 18. :) So much for my url =/ I will now be an 18 year old parent. Which is highly common. :) Sorry for such a short post. Not much time lately with Ethan being sick and work and home being dramatic and its almost my birthday. :) Read Full Story

Some people wonder if they make enough money a year to support themselves and a child. For those expecting... heres more to expect. Keep in mind the information below is based on surveys and averages. Your child may require more or less or you may make more or less a year. Recommended read. Dual-Parent Family Age of Child Housing Food Transportation Clothing Health Child care/ Education Miscellaneous Total Before-tax income: up to $39,100 0 to 2 2,500 910 780 370 460 840 630 6490 3 to 5 2,470... Read Full Story

Have you ever noticed newborns in car seats with their heads all the way over to one side? Have you ever wondered what it was doing to their necks? An important study in the September 2001 issue of Pediatrics measured how well newborns breathe in car seats. The researchers compared 50 healthy, slightly preterm babies (born at 35-36 weeks) to 50 healthy term newborns. Surprisingly, the amount of oxygen in the blood (and getting to the brain) declined in all of the babies in both groups as they... Read Full Story

Smoking kills. We all know that. I'm not going to sit here and tell everyone that smoking is bad and you shouldn't do it. I'm just going to point out the effects it has on people, Children especially.I would just like to put it out there that I do smoke. I do not under any circumstances smoke around any child or do I agree with smoking near or around any child. (Especially not in the car.) If I would sit here and say that you shouldn't smoke it would make me a huge hypocrite. I know it's bad... Read Full Story

I am going to attempt to make this post as unbiased as possible. However I am incredibly and utterly completely against abortion in any way shape or form. This may be "gross" to some but, unfortunately this is something you need to see. This is a 22 week abortion. Which is illegal but, still possible. http://abortiontv.com/images/jh9.jpg (I removed the actual image because its very sad and no one should -have to- see it.) That was the only picture I found that did not turn my stomach. It... Read Full Story

I was listening to the radio on my way to work and they were talking about people who shelter their kids from the media.(Television) Below are some articles from kidshealth.com . Personally I don't mind Ethan watching some TV. It keeps him content so, we can sometimes get the necessities done. My favorites are Go-Diego-Go and The Backyardigans. A new backyardigans episode came on three nights ago. It was all about them being Knights. It was so funny and cute. Nikki and I tivo'd it and watched... Read Full Story

I became really really interested in Baby Sign Language when one day I was playing with Brie and I asked her to say please and she took her hand and rubbed it in a circle on her chest. And I asked her again to say please... Nikki said, "That is how she signs please. Its sign language." I was amazed. So, I pulled up youtube and typed in baby sign language. It is so cool. I went to some sites and looked at some books and I actually learned all of the basic signs that you would teach your baby... Read Full Story