CHENGDU, China - A Chinese policewoman is contributing to the country’s massive earthquake relief effort in a very personal way -- by breastfeeding eight babies.
A newspaper in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, devoted a special page to the 29-year-old woman, calling her a “hero.”
The woman from the quake-ravaged town of Jiangyou has just had a child herself, the Western Urban Daily said.
She is nursing the children of three women who were left homeless by the quake and are too traumatised to give milk, as well as five orphans, the report said.
The babies who lost their parents have been put in an orphanage which does not have powdered milk, it said.
An estimated 50,000 people were killed in the May 12 earthquake, China’s worst natural disaster in a generation.
SEE SOURCE ARTICLE HERE.
Making milk truly is a superpower! This woman is my hero!!!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Woman Breastfeeds EIGHT Babies!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Help Me Decide!
Thanks, Sarah
18 Months Old Today
Today marks two very special occasions. One I knew immediately, that my daughter is eighteen months old today, and the other I didn't think too much of it until another lady celebrated her anniversary... today marks eighteen months of breastfeeding. One and a half years. It's hard to believe it. I've been very blessed that my breastfeeding experience has been blessedly uneventful. Breastfeeding has been relatively painless... I think. I seem to have a high pain tolerance. And I've never had to deal with Mastitis (thank God!)... my sister had it with two of her four children and it led to her weaning her youngest at around 8 months. That would've been heartbreaking for me. I cherish this experience. It's a blessing! I've only had plugged breast ducts on three or four occasions. If I'm right that can lead to Mastitis, but I've always been able to catch it immediately and relieve the clog very quickly. Anyhow... here is a photo taken yesterday of my daughter on the eve of her 1 and a half year birthday.
PS: Do you know how difficult it is to get an eighteen month old (or a toddler of any age, for that matter) to sit still enough for a photo to turn out clearly? Plus I use the digital feature on my camera and IT STINKS!!! Here's to praying for a better camera. Maybe I'll win one? LOL. That would be nice! ;)
PPS: Sorry you all have to read my complaints about the camera so much. It takes great footage, but the photography sucks. *sigh*
Breastfeeding Fact O' The Week
Tandem Breastfeeding
Do you need to wean in order to become pregnant again? No, you do not. Although I am sure there is a small percentage of women who must in order to become pregnant, but it is far from impossible.
Some women might worry that if they breastfeed a toddler then there won't be enough milk for the new infant. This is not true. In fact, our breasts are amazing things. They will create enough milk for two children at any volume. Tandem breastfeeding often helps to meet the needs of two children. The older child will not be left out and will get that one-on-one special nursing time with mom, too. You'd be surprised at how often this is practiced all over the world.
For more information, click here or here.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Pray for Lauren
If you get a chance, please go to Lauren's Blogsite and send your prayers her way. Lauren is an outgoing preschooler who has a brainstem tumor which is said to be inoperable. But we all know that our God is the God of miracles!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Scripture Sunday
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”- Hebrews 6:10
I Just Realized...
I was just thinking. Anna is now 25 pounds and 18 months old. That means she has only gained 5 pounds in the last 12 months!!! (She was 20 pounds at 6 months!)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Happy Panda!
Can you believe that I've already received the stuff I ordered from Happy Panda earlier this week? They are all such adorable outfits! I'll share pictures hopefully tomorrow of Anna in them... then much later I'll take better photos and email them off to Happy Panda. Anna is going to model the new Fabulous onesie.... it really is fabulous. It's so cute with a little diamond on the butt!
Anyhow, here is what I received in the mail today:
1 Fabulous onesie... it's so adorable. I ordered it 12-18 months and it fits perfectly on my 25 pound, 32 inch daughter. They make these clothing for the tall/chubby baby. Gosh, I could've used these clothes when my daughter was a rolly polly 20 pound 6 month old lol!
Next, I got this Tagless Beach Panda onesie. I should've also ordered it 12-18 months, but I'm just not used to ordering that smaller size. I ordered it 18-24 months, but I'm afraid Anna won't fit into it until winter lol. Oh well. It sure is ADORABLE!
Then I got these pants. I ordered these also 12-18 months. They seem short, but I haven't tried these on yet. If all else fails, I'll save them for the next baby (if that baby ever comes along!)
Then I got this adorable halo hat. I got it for a friend who just had a baby. But I swore it would be itty bitty but it even fit on Anna's big noggin! Do you know what that means? Even if your baby has a huge head, like Anna had as an infant, she could STILL wear hats!!! I'm excited about that!!! Man, I wish I knew about Happy Panda when Anna was an infant!
Thanks Bediboo & Pink With Sparkles!
I just found out that I'm winning this adorable Hot Pink Flower Growth Chart from Bediboo! It's adorable! I'm so lucky! I've been wanting to get a growth chart for my daughter. Thanks to Pink With Sparkles and Bediboo!
Bediboo also has a thousand more adorable products at their store! Go check them out! :)
Crazy Weather
Yesterday was in the high 80s and today is supposed to top off at 95 degrees! Then the day after that is in the eighties and from there on out it's supposed to go back to rainy and in the 60s! The weather here can be so strange! One day extremely hot, the next cold and rainy. I was about to go through Anna's clothing and weed out the winter clothing, but after looking at the forecast, I think I will put that off for a while.
Favorite Foto Friday
This week's theme is "Fun in the Sun"! This photo was taken of my daughter in August when we went to the ocean. She was 9 months old at the time. You can click to enlarge the image. I created this collage last summer, that's why it says Beach Baby on it. I just now added my blog name for safety's sake.
Oh yeah... YES she DID eat the sand lol! :D
You can see other FFF posts at Kiss the Frog 4 Me.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Our Adventures at the Beach
Today we went to the beach. I'm so sad that I don't have any photographs of the day. I left my camera behind. :(
Anyhow, it was really warm at the coast and we were sweating while walking towards the ocean (we had to park quite a ways away). But once we got closer the wind was blowing and it was actually pretty chilly. I put on my sweater and put on Anna's long sleeve swim shirt from Land's End (very helpful). Anna loved the water and the sand. She ran through the water (the very shallow surf) and picked up wet sand and threw it over and over. After about fifteen minutes she was very chilly and was shivering. So we left. We went and rinsed off under the outdoor showers. Anna did not like that. She screamed! I stripped her, showered her, and put her in warm clothes very fast. We stopped at a little pizza place on our walk back and ate. It was very yummy pizza. Anna refused to stay in her high chair and kept escaping from her seat. So I set her on the chair next to mine, but she kept standing up. After a few moments the worst thing happened--she knocked the chair backwards while she was standing on the chair and facing towards its back. She and the chair fell to the ground (the CONCRETE ground!) For a split moment she laid very still then started crying. I scooped her up so fast. She was crying, but not a single drop of blood. I started crying. I should've seen it coming, I thought. I was crying, she was crying. I'm sure it was quite a scene. I just felt so bad. What if she was injured and I couldn't see it? She didn't even bleed. Even the bruise that is now on her forehead is quite light... big, but light. It doesn't make sense to me. I can only think that the Lord was protecting my little monkey once again! So we quickly left. We decided since Anna was doing better we should spend a little time in the games. Paul played DDR and I followed Anna as she wandered around. On my way out I put fifty cents into one of those toy retrieving machines and won Anna a little dolly on the first try! We then walked back to the car and drove home. Exhausted, fully, and paranoid (or at least I was the paranoid one). I kept checking to see if Anna was still breathing lol.
I guess that serves me right for watching so much "Bones" lately. I just watched an episode where the victim had a hematoma under her skull.... and to top it off I learned about a family who lost their 18 month old son the other day to RSV. Please keep them in prayer. The little boy has a twin brother. He was in the car, started to cry, then "fell asleep" but really passed away. I couldn't imagine that. It would be so hard!
Ok... enough Chatty Cathy for now. Good night. I'm exhausted.
Going to the Beach
Today we are going to the beach... obviously it's just barely after midnight now and we'll need to get some sleep first, but that's what we'll be doing today. I'm excited. I love the ocean. It's probably one of the best places on earth. It's calming. It's wonderful. I love the Oregon Beach. It's been so long since we've gone to the ocean. I think last August was the last time we went.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Wordless Wednesday: Disneyland
These are photos of our trip to Disneyland in February 08. My parents received a settlement after my brother's death and we decided to spend it as a family with a trip to D-Land. Click to Enlarge.
Anna and mommy on the carousel x2, our family with a giant bug from A Bug's Life, Anna on Snow White's stoop.
Anna and me with Pooh at the character breakfast, Daddy and Anna with Eeyore, Nephew Cade with Chip or Dale (don't know which is which), Capt. Hook threatening my nephew Cade.
Anna and me with Alice... the only character she wasn't afraid of, Daddy and Anna with Chip or Dale... she was afraid of him, Anna and me with Minnie... Anna was afraid of their big masks, Paul, Anna, my nephew Case and niece Alayna.
NO! THAT DOESN'T GO IN YOUR EYE!
Grrr! My hubby always seems to leave around tacks, same with the rest of the family (MIL, FIL, Brothers in law...) and whenever Anna finds a tack, do you know what she does? She puts the sharp point up to her eye and says, "Eye! Eye!" Why does she think those things go in her eye!?
