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Dear Elliana, My sweet little girl, I love you so much. The instant that pregnancy test had two lines I began to fall in love with you. As the weeks progressed and my belly grew I began to love you even more, if that was possible. I just knew that you were a girl, long before the ultrasound ever said so. I had bought you a cute pink baby book since I was so sure. You loved when I read to you. You would sit still except for pushing your feet into my ribs....
There are common phrases that get tossed around when you are near a baby. It's typical for people to stop and gawk all gooey eyed and say things like "you're baby is so adorable, so well mannered." They can't help themselves. Especially if they're older people. But then I also see plenty of young people, kids, teenagers, or young couples who can't resist staring at a baby. And there is a fascination we human beings have when it comes to age. We're always curious how old...
So when my wife and I were first married, we didn't intend on having a baby right away. So moving to a different state and not having very many friends and with it only being the two of us, she felt lonely. So on one of our trips to visit her family in North Carolina we found out about some kittens that needed to be adopted, we ended up adopting a brother and sister pair of kittens. For the few months that we had the cats, it was great, and they weren't a problem. And the...
Awareness is raised for many good, important causes. Trying to stop the spread of AIDS. Promoting racial equality and harmony. Ending world hunger.Yet they all stem from one core cause: life. They are attempting to sustain and improve the quality of life for people. If I could dedicate a month to raising awareness, it would be for the sanctity of human life. Every stage of life should be respected. The beginning of life is just as important as any other point in a per...
As we all know, each month has a birth stone. I was doing some research into birthstones, for a gift I'm planning, and figured I would share...January Gemstone: Garnet February Gemstone: Amethyst March Gemstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone April Gemstone: Diamond May Gemstone: Emerald June Gemstone: Pearl, Moonstone, AlexandriteJuly Gemstone: Ruby August Gemstone: Peridot, Sardonyx September Gemstone: Sapphire October Gemstone: Opal, Pink TourmalineNovembe...
Today, while listening to the radio at work they read the top ten baby names for 2011. As an expecting mother, I thought it would be great to share the list with other moms too! Take a look...Girls1. Isabella2. Sophia3. Emma4. Olivia5. Ava6. Emily7. Abigail8. Madison9. Chloe10. MiaBoys1. Jacob2. Ethan3. Michael4. Jayden5. William6. Alexander7. Noah8. Daniel9. Aiden10. Anthon...
Being born a premature baby is not smooth sailing. Premi's, another name for premature babies, encounter many diseases, disorders, and sicknesses because their body or immune system has not had enough time to develop. I myself was a premature baby. I weighed a mere Two pounds and twelve ounces at birth and was kept in the hospital for six months until my immune system was strong enough for me to go into the real world. Many people are not aware of all of the things premature ...
They say there is a correct way of doing things. Being from a large Catholic family I am very aware of this. It has been instilled in me from a very young age. Even as a small girl in my Catholic school uniform (knee highs and all) I can remember chanting little songs, "First comes love. Second comes marriage. Then comes Amy pushing a baby carriage." But what happens when you try that route, and it just doesn't work for you? Is that it? Is your happiness over? Do you s...
Why now also children are found in hotels and tea stalls?why child labour is not taken seriously? Why people are hiding crimes of the one's who doing that crime? Why some people are encouraging child labour?...
The mother pressured to have an abortion. Needing love. Living without parents. Needing love. Infertile, living without children. Needing love. Adoption awareness.Try to see it from a new perspective; all these children...So many parents, desiring children. This is a time to look for the opportunity for love when the situation, as a whole, seems so desperate. Adoption awareness deserves its own month, because it is the answer to three main questions, being, "This is...
her beauty is that of an angel her love can make any one want to run mad but yet i keep thinking not the thought of her beauty nor the single smile that i wish i could keep away from the memories of last night oh how i wish it could just be washed like the very rain that drops with the cold hands of the night, oh dear if there was an atonement of words i would have seekerd for one to atone for the past event of last night still which is very fresh in my mind like the bea...
Who is that sexy momma strutting her stuff in those nice khaki pants? Oh, yeah, it's me! It's only taken me 18 months to get back to my pre-pregnancy pant size, and I'm gonna milk it for all it's worth! Granted, I don't totally look like I did before Little Toots started growing in my tummy; my hips are wider, my feet are bigger, and my boobs are, well...let's just say they look like they had been feed bags for a year. But, today, alleluia , praise be to the treadmill! Today,...
Something my wife always says to me when I get angry or upset, and I show that emotion and we're in front of our baby girl, is that I have to be careful not to let her see that. I don't always pay attention to it. And sometimes, I don't even feel that agree with my wife when she gets on me about blowing up in front of the baby. But lately I've been thinking about my actions, I've been thinking about the kind of father I am and the kind of father I want to be. And I'm begi...
A while back I wrote a similar post about what every woman should know about their man during pregnancy, and so I thought it would be interesting to put together a similar piece about after the pregnancy.My wife and I welcomed our daughter into our lives back in February. She is now nearing seven months and there are a lot of things I've discovered being a father in that time.1. My wife had a c-section. And I think that changed a lot of things that I thought would h...
If you're pregnant or recently had a baby, you've probably found out by now the importance of wearing the right sized bra during your maternity period.But what is the right bra to wear during or after your pregnancy? With so many companies and choices, where do you start in finding the right fit?As an Editor at Stage of Life, we did some looking around and ended up talking to our friends at Bare Necessities. They're ...
What this summer brought me was joyous cries and not so joyous cries. This summer I found out I had an addition to my family, haven't found out the sex yet. We are drastically hoping for a girl. I found out it was time for me to fly out the nest and be fully grown with little to no help at all. What this summer really brought for me is stress. My family is usually all together and synchronized,but this summer we have had so many arguments and complications. It gets to be str...
I struggled with infertility for 14 years. After long years of heartache, disappointment and fears of never being a parent,we were blessed with the gift of life from my best friend. Her and her husband came to Jon and I as a family and offered to be a surrogate for our remaining embryos. Sharing the journey of surrogacy is a whole different tale that perhaps I'll tell later. This however, is the story of our daughter's birth.Ántonea's arrival into the world was much a...
When My daughter was first born I had no clue what I was doing or what the difference in one product could mean for the health of my child. I had a wonderful mother growing up but she never had time to teach me basic things that may seem natural to most people. She was a divorced single mother who worked around the clock. Johnson and Johnson’s sensitive skin formulas have been a lifesaver over the years for my two children. I had no idea how many allergies and sensitiviti...
This school year I was pregnant with my now 5 month old son Daniel. Being pregnant changed my life as a teenager for good. I couldn't do what I wanted anymore because I knew there would soon be someone that I would have to care for besides myself. Everything from my mental to physical state changed from the moment I found out I was pregnant. My body went through many changes that I didn't expect to happen so quickly! I was sure in for a big surprise and reality c...
The Wall Street Journal has an article entitled "Push for More Pregnancies to Last 39 Weeks." A must-read for any expectant mother, it details the reasons why scheduling an induced or C-section delivery for no medical reason prior to 39 weeks can cause harm to the baby. And they do mean 39 weeks exactly--even 38 weeks and 6 days is not long enough for some babies, who need that extra day...
I have always thought that C-sections were crazy. I think my wife and I both thought it would never happen to her. We were both pretty confident that with our first baby, she'd be able to push her out fine without having to depend on much medicine to intervene the process. But as many mothers and fathers out there probably know, we can't always get it the way we want it.Our story is that we began the labor process around 8 on a Tuesday morning, and my wife laid there i...
As I now write this, my wife is hooked up to machines, she is all drugged up, and we are waiting for our baby to escape the womb. I have this feeling of being just another father, another husband, to go through this experience. I do have to say though, that for each man, it must feel very unique, the first time. We can't all look at this situation lightly, and leave it at that, that if thousands of other men and couples can survive this, then we all can. Though this is tr...
I think that Marriage isn't ffor everybody.To get Married I believe you should be in love and be happy together, Because you have the rest of your life to live with him/her.Marriage is very easy to get into but hard to get out of.My suggestion is to make sure that you and your spouse is happy with each other and in love,if not you and him/her are not a good match.Teen Marriage , I don't believe in that , I think that they shouldn't get married young even if you get pregnant f...
In a matter of weeks my wife and I will be welcoming our child into the world. We have been getting the house ready, and we are trying to be as prepared as we can. We live in Illinois, and we all know what the weather has been like in this part of the country this winter. Her greatest concern is that with having the baby in February, we are in the middle of flu season. So this means that if anyone is remotely sick, or if they've come in contact with anyone that has been o...
So my wife is about eight months along in pregnancy, she is due in the middle of February. We're excited, and the baby is excited also appearantly because she's constantly kicking her mother, like she's saying " I want out, I want out!" This past weekend we got the crib put together and the changing table, and so we're basically done getting the baby room together, just some odds and ends now. So I wanted to share some insights perhaps, on what you should know about your m...
Dear New Mother To Be: Just like you; I read and reread every What to Expect book, notebooks prepped for diapers, hair ties ready for breastfeeding reminders, clothes washed in Dreft & organized, "Baby Einstein" movies queued up, and LaLeche League on speed dial. I was ready to receive Mommy of the Year Reward before my sweet Ella even entered the world. All of the TLC Baby Stories, books, and birthing classes did not prepare me for the near death experience after deliverin...
Expecting and New Parents...I wanted to share Stage of Life's free, universal goal setting worksheet for new parents or anyone who recently had or is about to have a baby. Whether you use it as your "New Year's Resolution To-Do" list or as a tool to kick off fresh start with your new baby, this 10-step worksheet will help get you proactively thinking about the goals, possibilities and opportunities ahead.[b][url=http://www.stageoflife.com/Portals/0/MyLifeRewards/Store...
When I was in the recovery room, the childbirth class was on their tour of the hospital and stopped at the room next to mine. We said hi to the teacher as she led her poor unassuming victims by and I had to bite my lip to keep from screaming "everything she tells you is a LIE!" Here's what I would say if I taught that class.1. When you enter the hospital, you will be strapped down with about 15 different cords. I had wires coming from nearly every body part, including my ho...
The gift I would really like this holiday season is peace of mind. I am the husband to a pregnant wife, who is really picky about how everything should be. The issue at hand is that in the condo we are renting, we are preparing to get the baby room ready, yet there is a problem. There is an odd smell coming from that room. It doesn't really bother me, but it extremely bothers my wife. She gets paranoid that it could be something hazardous and perhaps a mold is hiding som...
Entertainment Weekly recently reported that Lionsgate is planning to adapt the bestselling book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" for a movie.EW says Lionsgate intends "to give it the 'Love Actually' and 'Valentine's Day' treatment," which means it will be "a ...

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