July 9th, 2008
I continue to read more cases like these and it makes me simply nauseous. I don’t know if my radar is tuned into finding stories like this (or perhaps it is just my Google feed?) or if my eye just catches things like this now because I know what alcohol does to a fetus.
Like the article in Strollerderby states, New Zealand police responded to a domestic violence complaint only to find a heavily intoxicated woman who was nine months pregnant. She had been drinking with her partner for eight hours.
The man was arrested for assault but police did not know what to do with her…should they arrest her for endangering her child or refer the case to Family Services?
In the US the only state that a pregnant woman can be prosecuted for endangering her fetus through drugs is South Carolina.
Tags: , alcohol, drinking, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, pregnant, womanShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 8th, 2008
AJ comes home from camp every day singing a new song. Currently his favorite is Baby Bumble Bee and he loves to lick his hands to the action of lickin’ up my baby bumble bee…He thought it was great that I knew the next line and chimed in with…”Ewww I feel sick! I’m puking up my baby bumble bee!” Read More
Tags: , camp songs, how to, summer campShare This
By Marcie -- 1 comment
July 8th, 2008
I have mentioned Night Terrors several times before because AJ had (and still has occasionally) horrible Night Terrors. They are fairly common in young children but many parents don’t know how to deal with them. I know I didn’t and they scared me half to death when he had his first few.
In yesterday’s Parent Hack’s post about Night Terror’s a parent suggests a Replacement Dream as a way to calm her child. Unfortunately, we have been told that this is not the way to deal with a night terror and all the Read More
Tags: , 6 steps, bed, children, crying, how to, night terrors, nightmares, parent hacks, prevention, REM, screaming, Sleep, symptoms, toddlers, treatShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 7th, 2008
Nicole Kidman has reportedly given birth to a baby girl. Her publicists states that Kidman gave birth Monday morning, July 7 to Sunday Rose Kidman Urban who weighed 6 lbs 71/2 ounces.
Keith Urban, the father, was by her side.
Kidman is also the mother of two other children by adoption, Isabella and Connor.
Tags: , birth, isabella connor, keith urban, nicole kidman, sunday rose kidman urbanShare This
By Marcie -- 1 comment
July 7th, 2008
In a frenzy of rumors it seems as if former boxer, Chris Eubank , relinquished his two teenage children, Christopher and Sebastian in November of 2006. The adoption was apparently finalized a year ago this month. The children are living with Irene Hutton in Las Vegas.
Eubank’s ex-wife, Karron, gave her blessing to the adoption and still lives with their daughter, Emily, 14, and son, Joe, 11.
Hutton met Eubank in a hotel lobby in Paris where they became good friends. He then flew the boys to Las Vegas for a summer holiday. The boys loved their time there and after flying home decided, with Eubank, to return. Read More
Tags: , Adoption, boxer, boys, chris eubank, las vegas, relinquishment, teenageShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 6th, 2008
July 6, 2005 from Yahoo Groups
“Good news is that court is on the 22nd!!!!! Bad news is that we have the tough Judge!”
All smiles today!
Marcie
Tags: court, judge, russian, yahoo groupsShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 6th, 2008
Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. ~Anthony Brandt
Tags: Adoption Quote, adoption-quote-of-the-week, QuotesShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 5th, 2008
Kimberly Emelyantsev pleaded guilty June 20. She was originally charged with first felony murder for the death of Nikoli, her adoptive son of only several months. She pleaded guilty to a lesser felony charge and will face up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced August 8.
She stated that she dropped the boy on his head out of frustration…he was fussy. The Tooele County prosecutors dropped child abuse charges related to the other child, a 4 year old.
To read more from A Child Chosen:
Emelyantsev’s Misubderstood?
Murder and Abuse Charges
From other sources:
Woman admits to child-abuse homicide in death of infant
Adoptive Mother Pleads Guilty in Infant’s Death
Tooele Mom Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse Homicide
Nobody is Forgotten
Russia Brutilzes Children, Doesn’t Care
Adoptive Mom Admits to Baby Dropping
Tags: , 15 years, A child chosen, abuse, Adoption, adoptive mother, adoptive son, baby dropping, death, dropped, Emelyantsev, head, homicide, murder, nikoli, pleaded, pleaded guilty, prison, Russia, sentenced, special-needs, tooele, tooele countyShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 4th, 2008
Sit quietly in your house and listen…just listen. What does it sound like? What noises are there? Perhaps Fireworks?
Now, really listen. Is there a washing machine or dryer running? Is there a dishwasher running too? What about a phone ringing in the background or even next door? Read More
Tags: , Question of the week, soundsShare This
By Marcie -- 0 comments
July 3rd, 2008
Before AJ began taking Clonidine to help him sleep and before we even tried Melatonin we purchased a weighted blanket from Southpaw Enterprises. We can’t live without it in our home. We use it every night, on long car trips, and even when he needs to calm down in the afternoons. Read More
Tags: can't live without, Sensory Integration, weighted blanketShare This
By Marcie -- 4 comments
Recent Comments