Michelle Duggar is expecting her 18th child.
You may have heard of the Duggar family before: they live in Arkansas and have done several specials for the Discovery Channel on their family. Jim Bob Duggar was a car salesman, a politician and a realtor. Michelle is a full time mother and currently homeschools [...]

I saw an article yesterday about the clash between our modern culture and our biology. Basically, the author had interviewed a lot of women trying to conceive later in life and came to the shocking conclusion which many of us “older” women have already discovered: reproducing when you are nearing 40 is not as easy [...]

If I could do it all over again, I’d prepare more prior to the birth of my first child. I really had no clue how something as “simple” as having a child would drastically change my life! Having said that , let me assure you that I haven’t for a minute regretted [...]

German researchers claim that having a dog in your home during your child’s infancy, reduces your child’s risk of developing allergies. Their findings were based upon a 6 year study of 9,000 children and were published in the European Respiratory Journal recently. The findings show that having a dog in the home is associated with [...]

Within two years of graduating from college, I got married, and had my first child. Three more children followed quickly after and by the time I was 30, I had 4 children. I don’t for a minute regret having my children,(as opposed to the regret I have about marrying my ex), but the reality [...]

I just read and update this morning about Alaska governor Sarah Palin and her newborn infant son Trig. Governor Palin, 42, gave birth to her 5th child April 18th. I was impressed with the fact that she was still on the job the day she gave birth! According to press, the Governor [...]

I received a copy of So Smart Sights and Sounds DVD and was anxious to check it out with my son. The DVD is produced by so smart! productions. Their work has won 30 national awards for educational products.
The DVD was designed for babies ages 3 months to 36 months, and is divided into 6 [...]

I left my abusive, psychotic, ex spouse on October 6, 2001 with my 4 children and the clothes on our backs. Our exit was quite dramatic, and the drama continues even today, almost 7 years later.
As I began to heal and rebuild my life, I never would have thought that one day I’d be [...]

I first heard this “myth” from my midwife while expecting one of my children. The heart rate was 155 beats per minute and she accurately predicted I was having a female child.
Being the curious type, I asked her for more information. If the heart rate is over 145 beats per minute she [...]

Last night, several tornadoes touched down in our state and caused great amounts of damage. Tornadoes are somewhat rare where we live now, but we do get our share of hurricanes.
All of this made me wonder about my disaster plan–something the locals take quite seriously here. I confess I really don’t have one, which [...]