Thursday, August 14, 2008

The First Word

Drumroll please . . . . . . . .


BUBBLE!!
It was first expressed in the bath tub, and later repeated for dish soap bubbles. We were trying to get it on video, showing him bubbles and saying the requisite "Bubble. Bubble! You can say it. BUBBLE!!" Of course He declined to satisfy our requests.

However, when I replayed the video for him to see himself, he looked up at us and quietly whispered...


"bub-buh"



(sigh......and melt......)

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Business of Being Born

The Business of Being Born
Its a documentary.

No, its not gross. Its AWESOME.
Rent it right now from Netflix .
It's only 87 minutes of your life, but worth it.

Remember, birth is NOT A SICKNESS!

With a consistent rise in C-sections and a ridiculously high rate of infant mortality in the United States compared to other developed countries (behind Canada, England, New Zealand, Portugal, CUBA!), we have to ask ourselves...why is this happening and how can we change it?

I think this is a start: