by Lee-Anne Robert
After 42 weeks of pregnancy, two days of undergoing inducement and physical stress on the baby, my daughter was delivered via an emergency C-section. Oh, it was music to my ears when my gynecologist arrived in my hospital room at 4:30 a.m. and told me they were going to do an emergency C-section. [...]
Tags: birth, c-section, cesarean, labor, Pregnancy, prepare, recovery, rest, time, unexpected, unplanned
Posted in: Pregnancy
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by Royce Armstrong
“Dad, you’re going to be a grandfather.” My son was calling from his Naval base. He could have told me anything else on earth and I would not have been more surprised. At first I thought he was joking. I waited for the punch line. It was no joke.
He had come home on [...]
Tags: advice, anger, babysit, criticize, grandparent, Grandparenting, help, innocent, limits, love, new, respect, rules, spoil, unconditional, unexpected
Posted in: Grandparenting
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by Kate Hufstetler
Vacations are fun! Weekends with the family are nice. But, Late Night Adventures are “simply marvelous”. If you really want to shine in your child’s eyes on a more regular basis– try some late night adventures with them.
By late night I am talking about adventures that start from 10pm on.
Shouldn’t kids be in [...]
Tags: , adventures, excitement, fun, kids, late, magical, night, Parenting, unexpected, wake up
Posted in: Parenting
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By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
“I love you” are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child? Do you want them to connect one heart to another? Do you want to use these words to develop a level of intimacy [...]
Tags: daughter, express, eye contact, feeling, hear, love, meaning, name, non-verbal, Parenting, son, speak, touch, unexpected
Posted in: Parenting
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