Friday, September 05, 2008
'How to make Yorkshire pudding
Ok, this is not an endorsement, because I haven't tried it, but my "how to of the day" widget displayed the link this morning and I didn't want to misplace it.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Quote of the moment...
In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
That explains a lot about our current political situation. Politicians do something ridiculous, and we all go, "Hmmmmm...." and stretch our minds to figure out how it could somehow be ok or mean something completely different. Either way they've got our attention.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
That explains a lot about our current political situation. Politicians do something ridiculous, and we all go, "Hmmmmm...." and stretch our minds to figure out how it could somehow be ok or mean something completely different. Either way they've got our attention.
Amoretti Giveaway!
You can visit Bekah Merkle's new blog and enter to win a Skirty and some snazzy bookplates too!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
So what are you reading?
I'm reading The Penguin Complete Father Brown, and I'm really sad that I'm 7/8ths through! I wish it was much bigger. :-)
Monday, September 01, 2008
Nathan's newest accomplishment...
is switching things from hand to hand! So far he only seems to switch from left to right, so we're wondering if that means he is right handed. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!
quotes
"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."
- Thomas H. Huxley
"You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do."
- Olin Miller
I've got three quotes daily on my homepage, and I liked these two today.
- Thomas H. Huxley
"You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do."
- Olin Miller
I've got three quotes daily on my homepage, and I liked these two today.
Friday, August 29, 2008
The countdown has begun
I've got a little pregnancy ticker on my iGoogle page now, and it tells me that I have 220 days until my due date. Of course, it would be normal to go a few weeks before or after that, so that's just an estimate or guess, but it is fun to count down even if it isn't a "set in stone" date.
220 days to figure out whether I want to move Nathan into a crib or toddler bed instead of the playpen next to our bed, and whether I want to turn our room into the nursery and the loft into our bedroom. The advantage to that would be that we would be between babies and the stairs.
220 days to complete three baby quilts. (Nathan's is almost done!) The other two, a boy and girl baby quilt, will hopefully get done this time before baby arrives!
220 days to wonder if we're having a boy or girl!
220 days to toss name ideas back and forth.
220 days to wait until we meet this little one face to face!
220 days to figure out whether I want to move Nathan into a crib or toddler bed instead of the playpen next to our bed, and whether I want to turn our room into the nursery and the loft into our bedroom. The advantage to that would be that we would be between babies and the stairs.
220 days to complete three baby quilts. (Nathan's is almost done!) The other two, a boy and girl baby quilt, will hopefully get done this time before baby arrives!
220 days to wonder if we're having a boy or girl!
220 days to toss name ideas back and forth.
220 days to wait until we meet this little one face to face!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
8 1/2
...weeks along, that is. :-) We're looking forward to welcoming our second little one around April 6th!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
C-Sections Shown to Increase Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
"New research¹ reveals that mothers giving birth by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk of their baby developing Type 1 diabetes in childhood compared to those having natural births, warns leading health charity Diabetes UK.
The research examined 20 published studies on children with Type 1 diabetes born by Caesarean section and found that there was a 20 per cent increase in the risk of babies born by Caesarean section developing Type 1 diabetes. This could not be explained by other factors such as birth weight, the age of the mother, order of birth, gestational diabetes and whether the baby was breast-fed or not.
On average 24 per cent of pregnancies in England are delivered by Caesarean section, which is significantly higher that the World Health Organisation's recommended rate of 15 per cent.²"
From this article here.
The United States has a Caesarean rate of about 30 percent, according to this article.
This article from Childbirth Connection looks at the factors going into that, including care providers who put a low priority on supporting normal labors, side effects of common interventions, and a limited awareness of the risks.
The research examined 20 published studies on children with Type 1 diabetes born by Caesarean section and found that there was a 20 per cent increase in the risk of babies born by Caesarean section developing Type 1 diabetes. This could not be explained by other factors such as birth weight, the age of the mother, order of birth, gestational diabetes and whether the baby was breast-fed or not.
On average 24 per cent of pregnancies in England are delivered by Caesarean section, which is significantly higher that the World Health Organisation's recommended rate of 15 per cent.²"
From this article here.
The United States has a Caesarean rate of about 30 percent, according to this article.
This article from Childbirth Connection looks at the factors going into that, including care providers who put a low priority on supporting normal labors, side effects of common interventions, and a limited awareness of the risks.
Friday, August 22, 2008
In Memoriam
more animals
My cat Oreo disappeared recently, and I've given up hope. I'm guessing she met her end. Such is life for an outside cat in the country. But she wasn't always an outside cat. I acquired Oreo about 10 years ago, and she was an inside cat then. And one of her favorite things to do was crouch in the dark and wait for me to go to the kitchen and get a glass of water at night. And she would spring.
I've heard that its good for you to have your adrenal gland stimulated. ;-)
iGoogle
If you don't have an iGoogle page set up, but you have a google account, you really should take advantage of it. I love my new iGoogle page! It is easy to customize, and I added widgets that give me a preview of my gmail inbox, let me play hangman, display quotes of the day, track Nathan's age (4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days old!), have to do lists, weather, and the latest? A great little widget that lets me post to my blog from the same page. Gotta love it!
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