Archive for February, 2010

From the moment we learn that we are going to have a new child, us moms begin to worry about that child and I’m sure that even after my children have children of their own I will still worry.
If my children sleep in later than usual I always worry and I go check on them. [...]

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My baby has a fully functional circulation system and uses her lungs to mimic breathing. However she will not take her first breath until after she born as before birth all of her oxygen is received from the umbilical cord. The average baby at this week is about 2 lbs and 14 inches long. It [...]

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Another week of homemade dinners coming up! I realize that we make french fries often but according to my husband these are healthy fries because we fry them in Olive Oil. It is a good thing that greasy foods causing acne isn’t true or we would need adult acne treatment with all the fries we [...]

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Luckily my family doesn’t get sick very often however us cautious moms worry about allergens and germs in our homes. I find myself washing our pillows often and replacing them each year. Still, wonder how many germs my family is sleeping on.
The Today Show recently aired a segment about pillows and germs. Very valuable information [...]

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So even though this was a week ago I thought I would blog about it anyways.
Our valentines weekend started out on Friday evening when JJ gave me a beautiful necklace that is pictured on the left. He gave it to me on Friday night because his request is that I wear it on all [...]

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It is fun to watch my hometown host the Olympics but I’m sure it would be way more fun to be at home right now. I was talking to my Mom and sister on the phone yesterday and they mentioned how they got to meet Alexandre Bilodeau, the olympic athlete to win Canada’s first gold [...]

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Michelle Duggar the famous mom of 19 children gave birth to her youngest child while she was just 25 weeks pregnant due to preeclampsia. While the baby requires a lot of medical care it is amazing that the technology we have can give babies this premature a chance at survival.
I am grateful that both Sariah [...]

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On Friday Utah’s public transportation had a little promotion to help people consider using the bus and trains to help reduce emissions to provide cleaner air by making it free for one day.
Since JJ takes the bus the school, Sariah and Bekah are always excited to see a bus go buy so I decided that [...]

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I am a Canadian living in Utah. I am from the Vancouver area so I miss the ocean and trees. I am a stay at home mom to two beautiful girls, Sariah and Rebekah. I love to learn more about and practice Attachment Parenting and you could say I'm kind of Crunchy. I use cloth diapers and believe in child led weaning. I continually try to live a 'green lifestyle' to show respect for this Earth that our Father in Heaven created for us. I have been married to my husband - JJ for 4 years. JJ is from Tennessee and in his first year of grad school (BioChemistry PHD program). JJ and I both come from families of 5 children and we hope to have a big family as well! Want to contact me? email me at jj.melissa.lee@gmail.com