Daddy I Miss You

My daughter called my father-in-law grandaddy, and I cried. I cried and cried and cried.... on the inside. (Later, I cried at home.) I miss my daddy. He was a wonderful daddy and and he loved his grandchildren. Unfortunately, he never had the opportunity to see my kids. So when I heard her call him grandaddy it tore me up on the inside. I miss him, but never more than I do now. She will never have the opportunity to meet my dad. My wonderfully complex dad. Mr. tough as nails soft as dough on the inside.... I miss you daddy.

We Have Healthcare Reform….. No dancing in the endzone just yet.

Over the weekend Nancy Pelosi and the Whitehouse celebrated the passage of healthcare reform by a vote of 220-215. Time to break out the Kool and the Gang mp.3/record right? Wrong. Unfortunately for the White House, this is one of many hoops they must jump through in order to get passage of this reform bill. But the President can pencil this one into the win column, because the big challenge is approaching. The Blue Dogs in the Senate and Joe Lie-berman stand to bite the President on the backside once again and put the public option out to pasture. ( I know President Obama is ruing the day he campaigned for Joe Lieberman.) Add a Christmas wish of a deadline, and the next few weeks will continue the high drama that is known as Capitol Hill.

Even if this thing passes I wonder what we are actually getting. Is everyone getting insurance? And if so, which plan are we getting? Are we getting Blue Cross Blue Shield lite? Will my employer opt out of the wonderful plan I currently have and pay into the "public" option? Will I be able to get birth control pills paid for under this version of legislation? Will the Democrats have the balls to bypass the Republicans and the Blue dog Democrats and just create Medicare part E, as in healthcare for everybody? Or will the President go gimmicky and offer to cover pets so that he can get everyone on board? (White House, feel free to add the pet option.) Either way, those who aren't covered will have some sort of coverage, and ultimately this is Obama's goal. Maybe he can write that win in pen.

If you are interested in reading the actual bill click here.

Getting older

Today is my 33rd birthday. I never thought I would say this, but being in my thirties isn't so bad.

Infant Nutrition Center(blog tour)

As a young mom, I had no clue how to do the necessary things for my baby. I had decided that I was going to breastfeed, because it was "best" for my baby. My mother attempted to nurse me, but she said it didn't "work" for her. (In other words it was difficult, she was a first time mom, and breasfeeding without a lactation consultant frustrated her.) So I had no one to consult on how to do what I needed to do. I knew that breast was best, but why? Now I am a web officiando, so almost everything I don't understand I google. It would have been awesome to have had a website like this in 2005 when I had my first baby. http://www.infantnutrtioncenter.com/ would have been a godsend.

Having a trusted medical resource when searching for infant feeding information is a good thing. The video and the articles are excellent and informative. View the webcast launch here. I am looking forward to seeing what new things they will post in the future. If the infant nutrition video is any indication, this site will become a bookmarked staple.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by momcentral on behalf of Mead Johnson. Momcentral sent me a giftcard for taking time to participate.