Again, I know this is really hard to watch and is graphic, but I feel strongly about everyone seeing this so we can educate everyone we know and put an end to the suffering.
Here is another clip of the Oprah show. If anyone knows how to find it in its entirety let me know!
Here is a video by Charlize Theron sponsored by PETA.
WARNING: This video is VERY disturbing, if the other videos were enough for you, you may not want to watch...
This is plenty. With all of these videos, I think I have proven my point... PLEASE help in sharing this information with others.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Happy Easter!
Better late than never, right?We had such a great first Easter with Cohen! He was spoiled by the Easter Bunny and got a firetruck Easter basket filled with fun goodies: the movie 101 Dalmatians, a giggling Elmo, raisins (which he chews and chews until I have to dig them out of his mouth because he never swallows the skin) and some clothes for summer including a swim suit and some sandles that he will be so cute in if it ever warms up enough around here!
Scott was very creative this year and sent me on a scavenger hunt for all of my Easter gifts! It was really fun and I was excited to get some yummy chocolate, the third book in the Twilight series, Eclipse, as well as a Rachel Ray cookbook! Good job Mr. Easter Bunny!I got him a basketball, a shirt, Easter treats, a framed picture of us and some "man" shampoo!
That morning we got a couple cute pictures of Cohen! The shadows are really bad, but we worked with what we had. (Cohen REALLY loves to walk around. He would love it if we would hold his hands so he could cruise around all day! He is getting better at balancing and is being creative with scooting on our wood floors without actually having to be on his belly. He can also get from his hands and knees to his bum. He is trying new things everyday!)
We hope you all had a great Easter Day!Sunday, March 16, 2008
It's Winter still here in Utah!
While most people are posting about going swimming, to the park and beautiful sunny summer like weather we are still having winter storms and there is still snow on the ground! So we decided to to embrace it! Last weekend Scott, Cohen and I went up the canyon to do a bonfire with Jen, Carter and Dylan! We roasted hot dogs and ate baked beans, chips, cookies and had hot chocolate. YUM!
We have so many great friends and really enjoy doing all sorts of the fun things with all of them. Jen and I were talking about how it looks like we only do things together because we never remember to take pictures with our other friends! We had a lot of fun with them while Carter was being a little pyro and Scott was a professional roaster.A few days later we went to Dylan's 1st Birthday Party! He actually blew out his own candle!
CHEESE! If you look closely you can see Cohen's two bottom teeth. This is the only picture I have been able to see them in. What cute boys! We are so lucky!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
9 Months Old!
Dear Cohen,
I think the months keep passing quicker than the last! You are now nine months old and as sweet and chubby as ever! Well, maybe not quite as chubby... you are now in the 68th percentile (instead of 85th) for weight at 21.5 pounds and in the 77th percentile (instead of 93rd) for length at 29 inches. Your head circumference is 17.9 inches which is in the 58th percentile, a good size for your body. Not top heavy! :)
Everyday you make me laugh with all of your many random quirks. You started learning how to feed yourself and have really fallen in love with Cheerios! Instead of picking up each Cheerio with your fingers you would lean forward and place your mouth on the tray and try to lick up the Cheerio! Maybe Izzy is rubbing off on you too much, but I thought you were being very resourceful. You also love seeing your reflection in a window or a mirror and you smile, blow bubbles, kiss and laugh at yourself. I think you recognize yourself in pictures now and you seem to be impressed with how adorable you are. You love to read books and your favorite foods right now are green beans, cheese and yogurt (that I sneak baby cereal into since you never have taken to it.) I love when you give me kisses by opening your mouth wide and rubbing your mouth back and forth on my cheek or chin while saying, "Aaahh!" You just started doing my most favorite thing! The other morning I was up with you early and I was cradling you in my arms and you started mumbling "Mom, Mamam..." It was the best feeling and sweetest thing I have ever heard, thank you...
Unfortunately, this week you had a mild fever that lasted a few days. We both have been really fortunate with you not getting a cold until this point. It was so sad to see you with aches and pains, you didn't want me to ever put you down and you were restless and whinny for days.
The only other times you haven't felt well was a few months where you had a hard time with your tummy and would randomly throw up everything you had just eaten. I just had to go slow with the solid foods to allow your stomach to figure out how to function properly, but you seem to be doing really well now!
I have really been trying to encourage you to crawl and so far you have started pulling yourself along the floor with you hands, but that is only if you absolutely have to. Generally, when you are on your tummy you lay your face on the floor in between your hands and cry which, I don't mean to sound mean, but it is really cute and it always makes me laugh. Most of the time you are just content with sitting up and reaching as far as possible in every direction for toys or you just sit there and wiggle your legs, feet and hands which many people find funny to watch. You love to stand and hold our hands and put one chubby little baby foot in front of another. We walk from room to room throughout our house and you get a little more balanced as we practice! I was really excited when you were sitting in your crib and started to pull yourself up to stand on the bar. You get a little frustrated with trying to decide what to do with your one bent leg, but you seem to be very proud of yourself and you think it is great fun.
Sometimes you chatter and babble and it truly sounds like some alien language that I just don't understand. I can tell that you will be very entertaining once you can speak "our" language. You love to brush your teeth, (or should I say chew on your toothbrush and then throw it on the ground). You are a really cuddly baby and just melt into me when I carry you around. You are experimenting with cause and effect and you love to drop things on the floor now. You seem to know when it will make a loud "clunk" and before it even hits the ground you flinch and squint your eyes! You love your pal Izzy and you are starting to love pulling at her hair. She is a pretty good sport and will just get back at you by stealing one of your toys and running off with it to the backyard. You now find diaper changes and getting dressed a complete waist of your time and show how much you disapprove by complaining loudly and stiffening your limbs every time even though I try and distract you with toys. You also love to point at things, which I find adorable, and you love when I point with you and touch our index fingers together. There are so many little things you do that I love, I could go on for a long time!
This morning I was cleaning the kitchen while you were taking a morning nap and I was looking around our house thinking about how I love that our home is filled with all of your baby stuff! A jumper, walker, high chair, a sippy cup and scattered Cheerios that you had thrown on the floor during breakfast, a box overflowing with toys, books galore, stuffed animals, an activity arch, baby blankets and a burp cloth! And that is just in the front room and kitchen! Our life is so full of the joy that being your mommy and daddy brings.
Happy 9th month to us!
Love,
Mama
I think the months keep passing quicker than the last! You are now nine months old and as sweet and chubby as ever! Well, maybe not quite as chubby... you are now in the 68th percentile (instead of 85th) for weight at 21.5 pounds and in the 77th percentile (instead of 93rd) for length at 29 inches. Your head circumference is 17.9 inches which is in the 58th percentile, a good size for your body. Not top heavy! :)
Everyday you make me laugh with all of your many random quirks. You started learning how to feed yourself and have really fallen in love with Cheerios! Instead of picking up each Cheerio with your fingers you would lean forward and place your mouth on the tray and try to lick up the Cheerio! Maybe Izzy is rubbing off on you too much, but I thought you were being very resourceful. You also love seeing your reflection in a window or a mirror and you smile, blow bubbles, kiss and laugh at yourself. I think you recognize yourself in pictures now and you seem to be impressed with how adorable you are. You love to read books and your favorite foods right now are green beans, cheese and yogurt (that I sneak baby cereal into since you never have taken to it.) I love when you give me kisses by opening your mouth wide and rubbing your mouth back and forth on my cheek or chin while saying, "Aaahh!" You just started doing my most favorite thing! The other morning I was up with you early and I was cradling you in my arms and you started mumbling "Mom, Mamam..." It was the best feeling and sweetest thing I have ever heard, thank you...
Unfortunately, this week you had a mild fever that lasted a few days. We both have been really fortunate with you not getting a cold until this point. It was so sad to see you with aches and pains, you didn't want me to ever put you down and you were restless and whinny for days.
The only other times you haven't felt well was a few months where you had a hard time with your tummy and would randomly throw up everything you had just eaten. I just had to go slow with the solid foods to allow your stomach to figure out how to function properly, but you seem to be doing really well now!
I have really been trying to encourage you to crawl and so far you have started pulling yourself along the floor with you hands, but that is only if you absolutely have to. Generally, when you are on your tummy you lay your face on the floor in between your hands and cry which, I don't mean to sound mean, but it is really cute and it always makes me laugh. Most of the time you are just content with sitting up and reaching as far as possible in every direction for toys or you just sit there and wiggle your legs, feet and hands which many people find funny to watch. You love to stand and hold our hands and put one chubby little baby foot in front of another. We walk from room to room throughout our house and you get a little more balanced as we practice! I was really excited when you were sitting in your crib and started to pull yourself up to stand on the bar. You get a little frustrated with trying to decide what to do with your one bent leg, but you seem to be very proud of yourself and you think it is great fun.
Sometimes you chatter and babble and it truly sounds like some alien language that I just don't understand. I can tell that you will be very entertaining once you can speak "our" language. You love to brush your teeth, (or should I say chew on your toothbrush and then throw it on the ground). You are a really cuddly baby and just melt into me when I carry you around. You are experimenting with cause and effect and you love to drop things on the floor now. You seem to know when it will make a loud "clunk" and before it even hits the ground you flinch and squint your eyes! You love your pal Izzy and you are starting to love pulling at her hair. She is a pretty good sport and will just get back at you by stealing one of your toys and running off with it to the backyard. You now find diaper changes and getting dressed a complete waist of your time and show how much you disapprove by complaining loudly and stiffening your limbs every time even though I try and distract you with toys. You also love to point at things, which I find adorable, and you love when I point with you and touch our index fingers together. There are so many little things you do that I love, I could go on for a long time!
This morning I was cleaning the kitchen while you were taking a morning nap and I was looking around our house thinking about how I love that our home is filled with all of your baby stuff! A jumper, walker, high chair, a sippy cup and scattered Cheerios that you had thrown on the floor during breakfast, a box overflowing with toys, books galore, stuffed animals, an activity arch, baby blankets and a burp cloth! And that is just in the front room and kitchen! Our life is so full of the joy that being your mommy and daddy brings.
Happy 9th month to us!
Love,
Mama
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Hannah Poling Case
Vaccinations and their benefits and risks are a very controversial subject so I have resisted the urge to post about this topic. I have done research on immunizations for years and feel that if you have any concern about whether it is the best thing for your child you should study the pros and cons and weigh the risks as well. One thing I have realized over the last few years is that parents have to take an active stance and research what surrounds our children so we can all be more aware and educated.
I do want to share a blog that I feel has some very good information regarding autism and immunizations. The blog is adventuresinautism.blogspot.com. If you have not heard about Hannah Poling and the eyes that her case is opening I recommend going to this site and watching the CNN video which was posted on March 6, 2008. This blog was written by a mom that has an autistic son and has a lot of incite into the correlation between vaccines and autism. There are also several other good videos and other information that has been posted since.
You can also find more information about Hannah and other stories like hers throughout the internet. If you have any questions, let me know.
I do want to share a blog that I feel has some very good information regarding autism and immunizations. The blog is adventuresinautism.blogspot.com. If you have not heard about Hannah Poling and the eyes that her case is opening I recommend going to this site and watching the CNN video which was posted on March 6, 2008. This blog was written by a mom that has an autistic son and has a lot of incite into the correlation between vaccines and autism. There are also several other good videos and other information that has been posted since.
You can also find more information about Hannah and other stories like hers throughout the internet. If you have any questions, let me know.
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