he had a cooking show around 5-8 years ago




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Baby Boy names that start with the letter A?

My brother and his wife are expecting their second baby in December. They found out today that it will be a baby boy. They’re looking for suggestions for a baby boy name that will start with the letter A, they want to stay with A’s because their daughters name is Abigail.

One name that is out is the name Avery, my sister-in-law had a baby about 7-8 years ago that was a baby boy who was born stillborn and she named him Avery.

The middle name will be John.




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I’m blessed to be pregnant again at 8 years. I want to try cloth diapers this time. What is the best all in one cloth diaper that goes from infant to potty trainer?




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Moving baby from our bed to crib?




My daughter is 3 months old. She sleeps in a snuggle nest between us. But she’s a big baby and has gotten too big and long for it. My mom says we should move her to her crib but I’m too scared. We have a baby monitor and all, but we’re still just so nervous about not having her in the room with us. Other than climbing in there with her, LOL, I don’t know what else to do or how to get over the fear. And this is my 2nd child. My first is 8 years old. With her, her crib was in our room so it was easier. That just isn’t possible in our room, now, though. How do I get over this being afraid? It’s really taking over my life and my ability to enjoy my baby.




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OK i asked about the cheating the other day after 8 years allow me to break it down further so i can get a better assessment. We ran off very young 9 years ago. we love each other so much she was 14 I was 17. We both quit school, the law got involved and we ran off like Bonnie and Clyde.

We went to California and the law followed, we had issues in Cali and I put my hands on her. Now that I’m older and i know that is so wrong so I’m no saint i can say I was an 17year old punk that did not know what was going on, and she was just a little girl that was confused.

We crossed the border in to Mexico and we were homeless for 3 months she never left my side. Then, I said enough. I decided to leave her with her mom in Mexico and i came back to the states to earn money to get her back. When i came back to the States i found out she was with another guy there. When i went to pick her up she was covered in hickeys but i told her to come with me because I loved her and I forgave her. After all did put my hands on her before that and I felt like I deserved it, for doing so.

We came back to the states and then she got pregnant with our first son Angel. I was bitter because she had cheated and i cheated. the law caught up to us again ans we ran off to Texas this time, She had a complicated pregnancy and after 5 months Angel was born premature and died. we had no money so we could not cover the hospital bill and could not bury him.

She hated me and blamed me because she said if i would not have cheated he would have lived. Shew said i put her through too much stress. I was torn and so was she. We got married later on that month it was very sad still remember after 8 years, but the law could no longer take me to jail and we could finally live in peace we loved each other. We hung in there and mender the heart ache and for a while things were good, almost 4 years after that our little girl came.

Our little thanks giving baby she is so beautiful. I got tired of living paycheck to paycheck so I did the sure thing and I joined the Army 3 years after that. we still had no issues and life seem so be getting better and better each day before I left to basic training we found out she was pregnant with our little boy. Once again we were so happy, and now I was gonna have a good job and I was finally going to maintain and give her all i could and have a solid house hold.

We had our ups and downs but after 8 years of marriage I went to war and she cheated. I’m am crushed. I even attempted suicide because all my struggles all of the heart ache was in vain. I forgive her I do!
I know I was not a good man, and maybe not even a good father but I have tried so hard for so long just to give her a better life.

We have a nice home 2 vehicles nice furniture all the things most people wish they had. she dresses in designer clothing and i worship the ground she walks on! I would cook and clean, do my own laundry and help her with the dishes, i gave her massages and lavished her when ever i could, I would even make her breakfast in bed.

I changed diapers, I tried so hard. Now she says she doesn’t know what to do she doesn’t say she loves me she gets defensive and cusses at me a lot, all i want is her to tell me she is sorry and that she cares, but no matter what I always get let down . I got blown up by an IED a week ago I took shrapnel to the face. I’m lucky that I am healing just fine and there will be little to no visible scars.

I got lucky and I am still alive but i honestly wish that I was not. The night before i asked her if she loved me and poured my heart out to her! but she just cussed and i cried my self to sleep. why is she doing this. I forgive her and she knows it we have a beautiful family, why is she throwing it all away?.

I would like to ad that she lied to me about her age back then and it was too late when I found out, we are only 4 years apart, we have been happily married for 8 years. I did not see this coming. I am now 27
I cheated once 8 years ago right before we got married I have never done it again and I have gone out of my way not to. there is so much you can do you can walk away say no, I just dont get it




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baby wearing shoes?




When my now 8 year old daughter was a few months old, she had to see a physical therapist for about a year. She told me that I shouldn’t put shoes on my daughter until she starts walking, and even then, don’t put them on unless she will be walking somewhere that would be unsafe if she didn’t have them on. Granted that was 8 years ago, I was just wondering if anyone else had ever heard of this. Is this still the case (seeming how advice for babies changes so often!)




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My dog’s info:
Age: ~8½ years old
Gender: Male
Weight: ~45 lbs.
Breed: Sheltie (Shetland Sheepdog (black/white/tan))

What’s been going on?
For the last few days, my dog has been acting very strange… For no apparent reason, even when he is nowhere close to anyone, he yelps really loud and runs either to the basement or the person in the house that was farthest away from where he yelped. This has been happening for 4 days now. For the last few years, he has had a small limp in one of his legs, but it was nothing serious. He would limp for a couple of days, and then be normal again…

For a couple of hours before he started this mess, he was limping really bad, but it cleared up for about ~15 minutes before he yelped… I am very worried about him… Ever since then, he has had this behavior…

Just a few minutes ago, my mom had him on her lap, and she was petting him, and all of a sudden he yelped and tried to get away. She held on to him and he kept yelping. She set him on the floor after a few yelps and tried to keep him still there too, but he kept yelping. She let go and he ran outside into the back yard and doesn’t want to come in… (sometimes he does that anyway)

Two days ago, he was laying down in his usual spot (behind the couch, next to the vent), sleeping, when all of a sudden, he was awake and he yelped really loud, and he ran outside as fast as he could. Later, when it was time for his dinner, I found him in our laundry room, where he had shoved his way behind our clothes hampers (where we sort the laundry) against the wall, laying down and shivering (I am not sure if the shivering was of being scared/in pain or because the concrete floor was really cold…) I had a hard time getting him to come out.

And other times, when we are petting him, he just yelps and runs away for a few hours.

Oh, and a few months ago, we found this small lump on his side and we thought it was just a lump of fat, and we are still pretty sure that it is…

What have I/we done?

When he’s not in a scared mode, we have (multiple times) started petting him, etc, and while petting him, feeling different places on his legs, neck, back, hips, chest, ribs, face, etc… He has not responded in a way that would suggest pain, just happy that we are ‘petting’ him.

A couple years ago, our vet had told us that if he ever seems to be in pain, to give him a baby aspirin twice each day, we have no baby asprin, so we are splitting a regular asprin in fourths (~81 mg, approximately a baby aspirin). It has not helped at all.

As I have said, I am very worried about him, and we are currently unable to take him to a vet… Any suggestions (besides going to the vet) are welcome. I just want him to get better…




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Please help me choose a career!?




I’m in the 2nd last year of high school this year, but I really need to get my options sussed out as we need to choose our subjects which we will need at university for our chosen course.

here are my options.

-Doctor(paediatrician – childs doctor)… its going to be a hard path ahead, good pay, arround 8+ years at uni however can work as a doctor dutring this time, good to help others, always interested in the path of helping children. Path Im currently decided on?
-take marketing at uni….will use for marketing sports brands, clothing labels etc or even celebrities or personalities. would be a funn career quite flexible and can change at most stages unlike being a doctor.
-take a course that has something to do with management..for a talent agency…something ive wanted to do for a long time.. but not really something i can count on and rely on as a sustainable career choice.
-something to do with working in a zoo or something similiar? maybe a vet?

What do you think about becoming a doctor/? would you ever take that path? why or why not?…

Also if you have any other ideas you think would suit my personality / style.. GO AHEAD =]

-definitely wants a career to do with children (nothing to do with schools however!)
-wants to be a leader
-good at management and promotion
-likes to see success
-wants challenges
-inpatient! (bad side of me i guess)
-wants to have a good start to life… eg. not having children too late, having a good home before age 25-30.
-loves to travel
-independent..
-female
-smart!




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I’m 27 and my sister is 28, we’ve never really gotten along very well but it has gotten worse since we have both had children, she has 2 and I have 1, I feel like I sacrifice so much to stay at home with my son where as she has a baby and then gives them to my mum to look after so she can go back to work and do courses and stuff, she doesn’t need to work (anyone who can get their nails done and hair done every couple of weeks and carry around designer handbags doesn’t need to work). But even when shes not working she is always palming her 2 kids off onto my mum, me on the other hand never ever gets a "break" from my son (my husband works away all week and is only home on the weekend) and because mum is so busy with her kids she doesn’t have the time for me and my child. Also my sister constantly takes money from my mum or gets her to pay for groceries or buy the kids new clothes and it drives me mad!!! I used to try and make an effort with her (calling her or going to visit her) but this year I haven’t and I don’t think she has noticed :( in the past 8 years shes been to my house 3 times, I don’t know what to do about the situation cause it keeps getting worse as we get older, our kids hardly know each other and my son doesn’t know her at all.




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Fathers, lawyers, attorneys, law students, custodial dads, PLEASE HELP! My husband is going to be going to court next month to try and get custody of his 12 year old son. I need ANY information I can gather on what we need to do, not do, and know before we go to court. Any secret Texas laws about custody? Just a brief history: My now husband was with the mother of his child on and off for the first 8 years of the childs life. It was not a good relationship. They often broke up. Now they have been separated for about 4 years. I am not married to him. During the course of the last 3 years the mother has moved around a lot, been fired from several jobs, gone through several short term relationships, and is now living with her mother. My husband and I have been together for 3 years. We both have stable, well paying jobs. We feel that he would be the best custodial parents because the mother is not very responsible. She does not spend time with him. Never buys him new things, or clothes, and never takes him places. She is not responsible with money and will more than likely never be able to send him to college when the time comes. She often comes to my husband for "extra" money in addition to the child support her is already paying. i.e. for clothes, school supplies, birthday/christmas gifts, etc. His son has openly admitted that the child support my husband pays her goes directly to her mothers bills because she also is apparently suffering financially. Sorry for the lengthy posting but we are DESPERATE. The child and I also have a really good relationship even though I am only the step-mom. I love him dearly and want nothing but for him to come live with us. I worry about his future if her doesn’t. Thank you to any one that can help me. :) Leah




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