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Archive for 8 March 2012
Due Date – Baby Watch Continues
Yep…today is suppose to be the day. HUMPH! Anyone who knows anything about ‘birthin’ babies’ knows that they do NOT give a flip what the doctor says, or what we would like, they are going to move on their own timeline, and to heck with everyone else. Unfortunately, that never changes as they grow. 
So, here’s the deal…. if Jr doesn’t going into labor on her own, then she will be checking into the hospital on Sunday evening, have one procedure done, can’t remember what it’s called right now, and if she and Spud don’t cooperate, they will be carrying on with inducement.
We really did think she would be delivering last week, because of the consistent Braxton Hicks and some dilating. But NOOOOOO…. Spud has decided to continue making Jr as miserable as any person who is 9 months pregnant, and more than ready to evict tiny person. While we at the doc’s yesterday, she did have one contraction, but it wasn’t strong enough, or of any concern to the doc. Apparently, his favorite position is pushing his hind end out and shoving his feet as close to her lungs as possible. Nothing worse than a whining pregnant teen (19).
While I’m at it, I really have to say Spud’s daddy has been amazing. I’m not real sure how he has found the patience, but he has been more patient with her, and her moods, than any daddy I’ve ever seen. He has stuck by her from the very beginning. It’s a shame more males don’t show such strength. Anybody can be a father, but it takes a special man to be a Daddy! Whatever happens in the future, I have NO doubt he will always be there for his son! They do plan on getting married. Shame they didn’t follow the ‘correct’ order of things, but oh well. I’ve learned a lot about him in the last week, and to say I’m impressed by his strength of character to overcome a great deal of adversity, it’s nothing less than amazing.
So, that’s where we stand at the moment. Yes, I will be going home, eventually. Next week, between Brat and myself, Jr will be able to rest up a bit, but then….reality will have to set in, and she and Daddy will be in charge. 
She hasn’t been sleeping too well the last few week. She thinks she’s going to get sleep after the baby is born.
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Funny isn’t she! *snicker*
So, we have a bit of comparison here…. my niece at 38 weeks, and Jr at 40 weeks.
Nothing To Celebrate
We Will NOT Be Silenced!
The Calls for Liberty Have Not Been Silenced
The Foundry
Call it what you want — a circus, a sideshow, or just plain old political rhetoric — but for the past week America has watched the media elite and some in Washington bend over backward to turn attention away from an issue that is fundamental to the future of this country: Obamacare’s attack on individual liberty. While those who favor its mandates may think they have changed the debate and quelled opposition, they are sorely mistaken.
It all stems from a decision by the Obama Administration to mandate that religious employers, including schools, hospitals, and charities, provide health care coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and contraception despite the fact that such coverage is in total contradiction of many of these groups’ core religious beliefs. Some have attempted to make this a debate about other issues, but despite their efforts, the core complaint about this anti-conscience mandate remains: The President’s policy is an unprecedented attack on all Americans’ rights as protected by the First Amendment. And those who prize religious liberty aren’t backing down.
