Here’s the latest news from the CDC regarding the 2009 H1N1 influenza and pregnant women.

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm

I wanted to do another cookie party but there are sooo many October babies that want parties and with my oldest daughter/cookie helper gone on a photo trip…. its just not feasible at this time.   

However… I will be in my office Friday, October 30th (unless I’m at a birth) from 9:00 to 4:00 …so if anyone wants to drop by and show me costumes or kids I’d love to see you.

Maybe we’ll have cookies in January….

I’ve had several families interested in placenta encapsulation recently and I wanted to pass on some links provided by them. The first is the humorous side of placentas in a Time magazine article and the second is a “how to put your own placenta in capsules” kit.

www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1908194,00.html

http://placentabenefits.info/services.asp

Bon appetite. : )

We had some excitement Friday night, July 3rd, when a fire started in the wooden window frame at the opposite end of the building from my little suite. It’s believed the sun acted as a magnifying glass through the window starting the wooden frame on fire.
I got to see the firemen in action because I was meeting one of my laboring moms that night. The halls were full of smoke, the gas was off, the power cut and the carbon monoxide levels were high so it wasn’t an inviting labor spot. Fortunately she had a psychic baby boy because her labor stopped and he waited until Sunday to be born in the cushioned tub at Great Expectaitons.
It smelled like a campfire mixed with burnt popcorn in the halls for a few days and they still have air cleaner machines running …but in my world everything was back to normal pretty fast.

Here’s Shad and his family showing off the outfit his mom created. As you can see Amber is very talented both in developing great kids and t-shirts. I’m very proud of of all her efforts!!!

I showed my 7 month old granddaughter this picture and got a HUGE HAPPY SQUEAL of approval.