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My Daughter’s Birthday Part II

As I prepared for my daughter’s first birthday party, I wanted her to be able to celebrate with my favorite kind of cake: Chocolate!  She could make the judgment if she liked it as much as I do.  I impose all sorts of things on my daughter, like the ballet theme in her bedroom.  I was also going to impose a “pretty in pink” theme for her birthday party.  I would use a fresh raspberry puree to make a beautiful Italian meringue buttercream frosting for her birthday cupcakes.  However the frosting making and cupcake and special mini birthday cake frosting … Continue reading →

A Visit With Our Midwife

I had a wonderful experience with my pregnancy and with the birth of my daughter. I found a marvelously well informed and experienced midwife to attend my unborn baby and I. We planned and achieved a fabulously peaceful and intimate home birth. Through the course of my pregnancy and in the early weeks after my daughter’s birth, we developed a great relationship with our midwife; she really feels like family. I occasionally make an effort to drop by her home and office just to say hello and so she can see how much my daughter (and son) has grown and … Continue reading →

After the Birth

Once our daughter was born, I enjoyed several blissful minutes bonding with her and encouraging her to clear her lungs. Soon it was time to deliver the placenta. The umbilical cord was clamped and cut and the baby went to the nurse. I stepped out of the pool and delivered the placenta (it was easy and painless) into a stainless steel tub. My midwife checked it over to make sure it was intact, and after collecting a sample of cord blood, she put it in a plastic storage bag for the placenta encapsulation specialist (who came and processed my placenta … Continue reading →

Celebrating Papa’s Birthday

Today is my dad’s birthday. His grandchild (our son) calls him Papa. My dad is the father of seven daughters and only two sons. Boys were a novelty and hard to come by in my family so when my husband and I found out that my parents first grandchild was going to be boy, we knew my dad would be pleased. The first time our son “helped” celebrate his Papa’s birthday was on my dad’s fiftieth birthday and our son’s baptism. I asked my dad if it would be okay for us to have our son baptized on his special … Continue reading →

Sons and Daughters of World War II Veterans

Do you have an ancestor who served in World War II? There is now a lineage based genealogical society that you can join. The Sons and Daughters of World War II Veterans was designed for people who can prove family ancestry and lineage from an American WWII Veteran. There are some genealogical societies that require members to prove that their ancestor served in a certain war. The Daughters of the American Revolution is one example of these types of organizations. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will only accept members who are female, and who are at least eighteen … Continue reading →

What Names Run in Your Family?

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You don’t necessarily have to be a genealogist to notice that certain names in your family tree appear more than once. Obviously, surnames are going to be connected to a lot of people. Often, you will find that a first name, or a middle name, is handed down from one generation to the next. What names run in your family? I come from a huge family. I have honestly lost count of how many cousins I have. Both my mother’s side of the family tree, and my father’s side of it, come from long lines of very fertile people. It … Continue reading →

Researchers Make Discoveries About Causes of Premature Birth

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A team of researchers has found a genetic variation that seem to be associated with a risk of premature birth. Another team of researchers finds that premature birth risk runs in families. You may want to speak with your relatives to see how great a risk of premature birth runs in your family. Scientists in the United States and Finland published a study that they hope can someday lead to a test that would identify women who were are risk of a pre-term birth. One of the things the researchers looked at was human evolution. The scientific name for humans … Continue reading →

Join the Daughters of the American Revoution

If you have been looking for a genealogy organization to join, you might consider looking into the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is a non-profit lineage society dedicated to promoting patriotism, to preserving American history, and to creating better educational opportunities for children. This group is for women who can prove that they have an ancestor who was a patriot during the American Revolution. In order to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR, you must be female, and 18 years of age or older. You have to be able to prove that you have lineal, blood … Continue reading →

Christmas Shopping for Your Child’s Teacher

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the countdown to Christmas is on, and that means parents are under even more pressure to cram as much as humanly possible into a 24-hour period. For many moms and dads that means more Bah! Humbug! than fa-la-la-la-la, but such is the society-driven hoopla surrounding the birth of Christ. In addition to cooking, cleaning and coordinating school holiday concert schedules, parents must rack their brains to come up with meaningful gifts for grandparents, aunts, uncles, pizza delivery men and other major influences in their child’s life. What’s more, most of us also feel obligated to … Continue reading →

Buy Your American Girl Scrapbook Supplies For Christmas

I have a few nieces that are right in the middle of those pre-teen years. My daughter is still too young for that, but she thinks she is as old as they are. Something I always struggle with is what to get them for birthdays and Christmas. I ran across some adorable ideas recently on www.twopeasinabucket.com. Did you know that the American Girl brand makes great craft supplies for this age group? I didn’t. Maybe this is common knowledge, but what a great idea for Moms that scrapbook to share their fun with their daughters with one of their favorite … Continue reading →