OUCH! Is the first thing that comes to mind when I read a woman had just given birth this morning to a 13 pound baby
girl.

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While this is a great thing I can’t even picture carrying a baby of that size. Thankfully she delivered by caesarean and not vaginally.

The pride and joy’s name is Chelsea Rose Mackay and she was 13.8 lbs, another baby in the hospital was born weighing less than 2lbs. Talk about a difference, in the article written by Fox News they have a side by side comparison, Chelsea looks as if she’s 6 months old.

The Australian mom, Danielle Mackay,

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that gave birth says she knew her baby would be big just by the size of her stomach. She went on talking about her diet she was on while pregnant and I must say it sounds really good.

News.com reports:

Ms Mackay said along with her hard working partner, Paul Mifsud, she ate a diet of stockman’s tucker and also snacked on icy poles while pregnant with Chelsea but never imagined her bundle of joy would be this big.

I did look up the meals of Stockman’s Tucker and it has fresh veggies, meats, stews, etc. It all looks really healthy and as for her snacking on icy poles, I’m not sure if they are the ones by Nestle but here’s a pic of what they look like and they do look good. Nestle’ Poles are 99% fat free, gluten free and natural colors.

How many of you have a child that absolutely loves the slide? I had three babies that loved the slide and a fourth that was terrified. Thinking of the slide reminds me of my

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first child’s 1st slide, he was just about to turn 2 so we got him his own little one. Course it was small enough that we could have it in the house or outside, which made it great when the weather was bad. But I remember he’d just sit on the top of that slide and read books, or pretend to anyways. Today, even though he’s 12 he still goes down but only on the big twisty ones and normally with one of his younger siblings.

Here’s a pic of the youngest going down the slide at the office picnic we went to last week. Doesn’t he look like he’s having a blast? You wouldn’t know a few minutes prior to this he’d fallen down and hurt himself. Happy Wordless Wednesday!

In a bizarre case of child support someone is found not to be the baby’s father, but it gets stranger than that. In

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Marysville Ohio a woman, Marie Davis, gave birth, however it would not be her name as mother on the birth certificate.

This other woman, Coriene Cooper, was the name on the birth certificate and would raise the child. That is until she would try suing John R. Knasel for child support after they split. But he knew the truth and while they raised the child together he knew the child was not only not his but not her child either. Should he pay support? Why or why not?

The case is now in court, so far Knasel plead not guilty, Coriene Cooper plead not guilty and Marie Davis has plead not guilty. Marie Davis, aka Marie Godwin is being charged for Medicaid fraud and tampering with records. Coriene Cooper, aka Coriene Ilse is being charged with Medicaid fraud, grant theft and 8 counts of tampering. Finally, Knasel is being charged with one count of tampering.

But now lets talk about that baby that has grown up and is now 16-years-old. Cheyenne Knasel probably has known since he was around 10 that his mother wasn’t really his mom and the story behind why the switch happened. By reading what he’s said to the press it sounds like he has a good heart and doesn’t fault either mother.

“My mom Coriene, was helping Marie out by helping take care of me when she couldn’t do it. And in my eyes, that’s not wrong. It’s like helping a friend,” Cheyenne said.

No news on what will happen with either lady or Knasel.

A mail carrier in Ohio was doing his usual route when suddenly he stopped at a house he normally just passed by.

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The baby girl looked healthy despite being covered with blood and her own waste, Herron said. Her umbilical cord was still attached. She has pale skin and black hair and weighs about 7 pounds.

Currently the baby girl is being called, “Baby Samantha” and she’s doing just fine. However, had this mailman not noticed her she could’ve had a different outcome. The police are searching for relatives of this baby girl, but so far no word if that has happened. It has been stated that if they do not find anyone she will go into foster care.

As for what the mailman has to say to these parents:

“I wish whoever this baby belonged to would have dropped it off at a hospital or to a fire department because the baby was in the direct sun and who knows how long she’d been there,“ Herron said.

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I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when I read the following story. (it happened at the beginning of the month) I mean

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Well they weren’t exactly hurrying to get to the hospital. They stopped off to collect their winnings. How much did they win? $250,000. No they may not be rich but they sure can afford some new baby clothes and diapers for a while. I guess this baby wanted some expensive onesies and made sure to wait just long enough for mom and dad to pick up that money.

So if you would’ve found out that you had just won a huge chunk of change from the lottery and went into labor, what would you have done? Now, just how lucky are you? Congrats to the happy couple who, at least for a while, does not have any big finances to worry about.

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Many people are making guesses as to whether or not Jon & Kate will ever get back together or try working their problems out. Over the past week some noticed Kate still

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wearing her wedding ring, now this isn’t weird at all since many times women love to keep their bands regardless. (hey a woman loves her diamonds) However it seems to be Jon giving people questions now, on Friday he was spotted actually not wearing his wedding ring. Course she did tell People Magazine in an interview that taking off her wedding ring would upset the children too much, so she could be keeping it on for them. But isn’t that false hope if they are headed for divorce?

Oh wait, if you look close enough in this picture at Just Jared, you’ll notice he is actually wearing his band but not on his left hand. That’s right, Jon has the wedding ring off the marriage hand and on the other.

When should one take their wedding rings off their hand? Before or after the divorce?

I just got done reading a story that spun interest to me and my husband but also many questions. Have ya’ll heard of

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Brooke may hold the answer to the fountain of youth some say, others aren’t so sure. Some wonder if she’ll contineu to age and just look like a baby, if she’ll out live her family members, etc. Either way, the family of Brooke are just curious as to what has caused her to stop aging/growing but state they love her and wouldn’t change anything about her. At a young age they noticed she stopped growing and even today she looks as if she were a toddler but is actually 16 years old. The family tries giving her a normal life and even have her enrolled in the public school system. However they have no clue what she is actually comprehending.

Brooke does not walk or talk, she does use her arms to scoot as you can see in the video below (this was from 2005). The doctors have done several tests on her to try to figure out what is wrong, but still no answers.

Her paediatrician, Dr Lawrence Pakula says:

She still has baby teeth and her bone age is estimated to be that of a 10-year-old, but she’s never been diagnosed with a known genetic syndrome or chromosomal abnormality.

Her mother states she acts just like a teen:

“She loves to shop…just like a woman.” When they do hit the stores – with Brooke in a stroller - other mothers will stop and ask how old Brooke is. Stating the fact that she is sixteen would be startling and would take a whole lot of explanation so her mum says, “my system has been to turn year into months. So, if someone asked today, I might say, she’s 16 months old.”

Before you begin thinking this is probably just something genetic, she has two older sisters and a younger one. Her other three sisters are all aging and growing perfectly normal, she’s the only one that has stayed small. She’s been through numerous surgeries and at least 4 close calls, but each time her parents state that she’s pulled through even stronger than the last. Hopefully they can figure out what is wrong with Brooke, but in the meantime she definitely has a family that loves her dispite any hardships they’ve all been through. I’m sure she’s been through a lot during her childhood with all those hospital trips and testing. Any thoughts?

(click on the links to see pictures of Brooke Greenberg)

How many are you going or are about to go through the potty training stage? I have four kids so I know that this is

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one of those very trying stages and by trying I mean everything, stress and trying everything. Well, Pull-Ups understands those trials and they know we have our ups and downs moments and would like to help. How will they help you? Simple, they are not only doing this giveaway but they’ve created a reality video clip of 6 families going through the potty training stage.

Each of these families have gone through a different method, I have tried each but with Little A I did attempt the way Isa did it. Course he isn’t trained yet but I’m definitely going to try once again as I think he’s wanting to now, he does sit on his potty every day just to watch tv.

Now for the GIVEAWAY:

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Prize: The kit contains a package of Pull-Ups, a copy of Pull-Ups PTP Member Jen Singer’s new book, “Stop Second Guessing Yourself: The Toddler Years,” and other potty training resources. Oh the winner gets to pick pink or blue.

RULES: Head on over to the Potty Project and tell me which family sounds more like yours? Oh and one thing you are or have tried doing.

Deadline: July 2nd

We all saw what we figured we would on the last airing of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 Show this week, that they’d announce a divorce. Now that they’ve announced the

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Here’s what Kate told People magazine:

“On a good day, I feel relief,” Kate says, curled up in a chair in her living room. “On a bad day, I feel failure.”

Kate told them this on the day the kids were happily making Father’s Day Cards for Jon and drawing hearts all over them. Kate would not seen at the house on Father’s Day by the press.  Here’s what she actually said during the show:

“Over the course of this weekend, Jon’s activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children,” Kate Gosselin said. “While there are reasons why it was appropriate and necessary for me to initiate this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss those reasons at this time, in the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably between Jon and myself.”

Now it wouldn’t be fair to print what Kate said and not Jon, here’s his response according to the:

“I was hurt by the statement Kate made last night about the divorce.

I have always done everything I can to protect our family.  This weekend, I was home with the kids for four days, just being a dad. No nannies, just the kids and me. In fact, with the exception of Aaden’s visit to the doctor, I couldn’t have imagined a better way to spend Father’s Day weekend.”

Does anyone know what his weekend activities were? If she was meaning Father’s Day I thought he was with them? Even the media has pictures of them all together.  Maybe it was over Aaden getting hurt, not sure. Either way it looks as if this is about to become the world’s biggest news story.

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Many rumors have flown around the net today over the whole Jon & Kate Plus 8 announcement last night. For

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One of the boxes from what the Associated Press reported was the one saying they have lived separate and apart for at least 2 years. Now of course if this were true it would mean the couple haven’t really been together like the show has aired. Or it could mean they have been apart and just in different rooms of the house, ie Kate in the room and Jon on the couch or playroom. We know he also stayed with his mom for a bit, not sure how long that was.

Course TLC has made a statement in regards to this denying the whole thing stating that the documents were misleading. I mean they wouldn’t want to lie to everyone either. I bet if they were lied to during the taping this might be grounds for a lawsuit on the Gosselin’s part.

TMZ.com has posted what they believe was misunderstood:

We now know what Kate checked on the divorce papers, which are confidential. There are two grounds for a no fault divorce in Pennsylvania — the first is waiting 90 days after the papers have been served. Then, if both Jon and Kate agree the marriage is “irretrievably broken” … the divorce can proceed.

And there’s a second option — that they have lived separate and apart for 2 years. But that doesn’t mean they have been separated for that long. It means she must wait 2 years from the moment she considered the marriage kaput and began living separately (if only in different bedrooms). We’re told the real separation between Jon and Kate is very recent and Kate checked the box just to get the clock ticking.

It does seem strange but since everything is sealed I’m guessing they don’t want anyone knowing what really went on and what’s what. TMZ did go on to state she checked both because she wasn’t sure if Jon thought the marriage could be saved or not. Was Jon having second thoughts? I’m not sure but there have been pics of Kate today at a gas station wearing her wedding ring. I doubt this means much though, women love their jewelry.

One more thing, it was announced today by TLC that the show will be on a hiatus for at least a month.