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?

It’s always one thing to read about someone having a bad day on a blog, everyone comes together and says kind things to that blogger. Right? One blogger took this to the next level when she decided to tell the world that she was pregnant with a terminally ill child.

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Everyone felt horrible for this pregnant woman, only problem is she lied. Yes, she actually lied about this terminally ill baby. In fact there was no baby. The blog was called, “April’s Mom” and it is no longer active because once she came clean bloggers took action.

This woman, Beccah Beushausen, was also a social worker, who should know better than to say such stories. Bloggers became outraged and demanded to know exactly who this blogger was, unfortunately no “crime” was commited so nothing will happen.

The mother of the abandoned newborn left in an empty, but blood soaked hotel room is finally speaking out. Before she spoke though a friend said she never did anything wrong, she did what she though was right. Now she is stating she never really left the baby alone, she was

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in the room next door listening. Ummm, this does not mean anything. Am I right?

This newborn was left, by herself in the middle of a bed with umbilical cord attached, blood everywhere and not a single person in the room. The story gets worse too, before giving birth she actually had oral sex with a guy the night before and right before that smoked cocaine before that. Later she gave birth, the crying of the baby is why the police were called.

Anderson and a “John” met in a West Springfield motel room. “There the defendant smoked crack cocaine, not with the John, but by herself. She then had oral sex twice with the John.

She got spooked though when she knew the police would come because she has a warrant out for her arrest. So that’s when she hid in the hotel room next door and waited.

“The person in the adjacent room heard the child crying. West Springfield police were alerted, they saw a child lying in the bed with the umbilical cord and placenta on the sheets.”

Anderson has been charged with infant abandonment and reckless endangerment. But Anderson’s court-appointed attorney, Stephen Newman, says the facts are being misconstrued. He says she hid in a motel room next door until she knew the baby was safe. He says someone was always with the baby. “She was in the area at all times, someone was in the area at all times,” said Newman.

“She said she could hear the baby was fine, could hear the police say they were taking her to Baystate Medical so she knew the baby was being cared for,” said Newman.

What do you think of all this? I do believe she abandoned the baby, she wasn’t in the room and even after the news got the story she wasn’t going forward. What about a father? There’s still no news of him.

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Okay ya’ll, spill the beans! What are you excited about doing this weekend? The kids and I will spend the weekend having fun in the

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sun, unless the pollen gets too bad, it seems a little one is allergic to something in the air. Last weekend we hit up the zoo and discovered Little A just loves the baboons. That’s also where we discovered that he seems to be allergic to something in the air.

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Last weekend “UP” came out, for those that haven’t seen it I think your kids will like it. Now it is a bit long but if you see it in 3-D it’ll be worth it. I had my 2-year-old tearing up at two parts, the others couldn’t help but keep watching.

Remember, it’s an open chat so you have the floor. If you can’t think of anything here’s what has been mentioned on Babylune this week:

-Abandoned baby left in a hotel room

-Abandoned baby left in a box

-Wednesday I posted an Ice Cream Pic

-Another Baby died of the swine flu (H1N1)

What’s on your weekend to-do list?

Did you all see the baby shaker game apple iphone introduced this past week? It has brought on a lot of controversy and I can understand why. I mean sure games are fun but when you shake a baby this is NOT

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something to laugh about. Thousands (if not millions) die a year due to this type of stuff, no wonder people complained.

The Baby Shaker game is so bad for some that I won’t even post it here, but I will leave a link. (Click Baby Shaker above) The object is to shake your phone, aka the baby as fast as you can to get it to stop crying. There’s even a timer on the top to say how fast you shut the baby up.

Apple iphone and Sikalosoft have both apologized for this game. Here’s what Sikalosoft said on their site:

Yes, the Baby Shaker iPhone app was a bad idea. You should never shake a baby! Even on an Apple iPhone Baby Shaking application. In case you are unaware Baby Shaker was an Apple iPhone application that was greatly lacking in taste. It was approved by Apple for download upon the iPhone. However, it was later taken down because it was a baby shaking video game! While GTA is a video game that pushes the limits, it is still yet to have a baby shaking mini game in it.

Here’s what Apple Spokesperson said:

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said Thursday that the game was “deeply offensive” and said it should not have been approved for sale. “We sincerely apologize for this mistake,” Kerris said in a statement.

The game has since been removed from the apple store. What did you think of the game? Offensive or are people too sensitive? I think it was definitely offensive.

Walmart has once again been the victim of a crime, larceny. Just how did this happen? Sure, we all think okay so someone walked out with a roll of toilet paper or stole some gum. This is not the case with these baby crooks, they resorted to using carseats to confuse the alarm.

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The crooks in Havelock, NC, decided on April 2nd to walk in and use a baby carrier as their way of stealing. There were two men and one woman involved in this bit, oh and one carseat. No one has stated if there was really a baby in the carseat or not or if it was empty. But Walmart has discovered that two blue ray DVD players and a GPS machine were taken out of their packages and stolen. The packages were left empty in other areas of the store.

It sounds like the carseat had a blanket over it, many employees won’t think of uncovering a blanket when a parent is involved in fear of waking the baby. By using this ploy they could’ve easily have hidden the devices inside the carseat with the blankets over the top and walked out. There is footage of the three making several trips to the car and back to Walmart. The car the police are searching for is a black or dark Nissan/Toyota. Call 447-3212 or www.havelocknc.us if you have any tips.

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Some of you have emailed me asking why I don’t write about Casey Anthony anymore. First, no I haven’t forgot about poor little Caylee, in fact I can’t wait to write the judges decision at the end. As for those non-believers, I’m sorry you don’t believe she did it and I know there is no way of convincing you

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They are actually at the courthouse today so there should be even more news later on. But for now here’s the latest and if you know of more please leave a comment letting others know.

-  Judge Stan Strickland is the one proceeding over the case and has just refused to meet with Casey’s defense team in private. They wanted to meet with the judge about their strategy for her, they wanted it to be kept a secret. Not to worry though, that didn’t fly. Why didn’t it fly though? Ummm, Jose Baez, Casey’s attorney actually filed the request in the wrong case file. ooops. The judge feels either way there is no basis for this and did not grant it anyways.

-  Casey’s Friend questioned by Jose Baez- Casey’s longtime pal, Kiomarie Cruz was questioned by her attorney about selling her story to the highest bidder. You may recall she sold it to the National Enquirer a while ago. She was scheduled to meet this week. I can’t see how interviewing Kiomarie would ever help Casey’s case now. This is the pal that stated when they were younger they’d go to the woods to bury their dead animals and this was the place they found Caylee Anthony’s body. Maybe they are trying to see if they will be able to make her a non-credible witness. Who knows. If she does do the stand, which of course she will, it’ll only hurt Casey. (works for me)  Course it seems her lawyer (Casey’s) is trying to state that Kiomarie’s story is bogus. I tend to lean more toward Kio since her story seemed to be very accurate and even found a body. He is claiming Casey never wanted to GIVE UP her child and even if she did the grandparents would’ve taken little Caylee. I guess this would make one ask, “Okay so why didn’t they? Why was she murdered by her mother?”

-  A ton of other key players in the case will be interviewed throughout the week by Jose Baez. Some of those players are jail officers, the investigators and a few others.

-  It seems no one is allowed to visit Casey Anthony at the moment. There were rumors that there was going to be a funeral with just the family so they could mourn Caylee together, but that’s just a rumor according to the corrections department.

“The Orange County Corrections Department has received no requests and has no plans related to any ‘in-person family visit’ with Casey Marie Anthony. Our agency has no intention of providing any special treatment for inmate Anthony or any inmate in our custody.”

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Remember last year when I wrote abotu a Florida woman going in and kidnapping a baby boy from the hospital? She was caught, the baby delivered to his parents and she was arrested. Jennifer Latham, age 40, the kidnapper pleaded guilty Feb 10th and will now be facing the decision of the court. How long will she go to prison?

She could actually face a 30 year prison sentence, some say this is too harsh. What do you think? Read the quote below from the Orlando Sentinel:

She had first lost custody to her ex-husband in 2003, Myers said, and that left an enormous hole in her life.

The day of the abduction, Latham had been watching her sister’s children, went home and showered, felt empty, then walked into the maternity ward of Central Florida Regional Hospital, where she had years earlier given birth.

She changed into nurses’ clothes, lifted a baby from his mother’s arms then a few minutes later walked out with the child hidden in a bag.

A hallway security camera snapped photos of her leaving, the bag tucked under her arm.
 

I don’t know about you but I’d feel much better knowing she was behind bars for a long while.

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Many have emailed me and asked if they knew why the two newborns died at the Miami Hospital and finally there is a small answer. The babies got Pseudomonas bacteria infection and died from it, a third baby also got it but is recovering. The strange thing is each child came down with a different strand of the infection.

According to Microbewiki:

Pseudomonas bacteria can be found in many different environments such as soil, water, and plant and animal tissue. Many different species of this bacteria are opportunistic pathogens that affect humans, animals, and plants. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, called the “epitome” of opportunistic pathogens, almost never infects uncompromised tissues; however, it can infect practically any type of tissue if that tissue has some type of compromised defenses (Todar).

Just to give you all a name to the two babies that passed away: Anthony Malinconico, 7 days old, and La’ziea Skinner, 21 days old.

Here’s what medical people are stating:

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Pseudomonas is a largely water-borne pathogen that can attack weakened patients within three or four days of hospitalization. - Dr. Carol J. Baker, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He went on to state the following, “A healthy full-term baby, whose immune system is more developed, would have more success fighting a pathogen like Pseudomonas.”

The bacteria, Baker said, is ”among the most lethal” that can infect a weakened infant.

The fact that the three infants were infected with different bacteria strains, Baker said, leads her to believe Miami Children’s is not dealing with an outbreak of the bacteria. If all three were infected with the same strain, she said, it would be more likely the bacteria was spread by a health worker or poorly sterilized equipment.

Baker said: `This is just coincidence, not an epidemic.”

I got an email today from The Rosen Group, they are going to have an article in the May issue of ShopSmart on baby accidents. Did you know over 64,000 children under 5 get hurt from things that could’ve been prevented every year? Frightening if you ask me.

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BATHING
Not Safe: Using a baby bath seat. Toddlers sometimes slip through the leg holes and often try to climb out of or over the seat. The seat can also dislodge and tip over.
Safer Bet: Bathe your toddler in an adult or toddler tub with a small amount of water. And never turn away from your baby during bath time, even for a second, even when you’re just filling the tub with water.

BOUNCY SEATS
Not Safe: Placing a baby bouncy seat on an elevated or soft surface. Your baby’s movement could rock the seat to the edge of a counter or table and cause it to tip over or fall to the floor. And soft surfaces are a suffocation hazard if the seat should tip.
Safer Bet: Put the bouncy seat on the floor.

CHANGING TABLES
Not Safe: Using a changing table with only two or three side barriers. In the split second it takes to turn away to grab a diaper or wipe, an active baby can roll over and tumble to the ground.
Safer Bet: Changing tables with barriers on four sides of the top comply with voluntary safety-testing standards. Always use the safety straps on the changing table or pad, and never leave your baby unattended even for a moment, even if you’re using the safety straps and you’re sure your baby is secure.

WALKERS
Not Safe: Using a walker. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended a ban on walkers, and they are banned in Canada. These products can allow babies to scoot into danger and might even delay their development. Despite the name, a walker lets a baby simulate walking but doesn’t really help her acquire the skills she needs.
Safer Bet: A stationary activity center—an all-in-one, molded-plastic play station that doesn’t have wheels— is a safer way for your baby to have fun and get a little exercise.

HIGH CHAIRS
Not Safe: Relying on a high chair’s tray instead of using the safety belt. It doesn’t prevent your child from standing up and possibly falling out of the chair or slipping under the tray.
Safer Bet: Fasten the safety harness, even when your baby is in a reclining position. Also, your child should always be in your view when she is sitting in a high chair.

STROLLERS
Not Safe: Skipping the stroller’s safety straps. The stroller can tip and kids can bolt out of it unexpectedly. Also, you never know when you could hit a bump that could cause a nasty tumble.
Safer Bet: Be sure to use the five-point safety harness on your stroller even if you’re just wheeling your child up the block or strolling slowly.

STORAGE
Not Safe: Overloading a stroller with packages and bags. Hanging heavy bags or a purse on a stroller’s handles can cause it to tip over and injure your child.
Safer Bet: Store your stuff in the basket or storage area underneath the stroller. Check the product directions for weight limits so you don’t overload that area.