organ donor

Last night I was talking to a friend who was celebrating another year of life because two years ago, she received a new set of lungs. She called it her “Breathe Day”. I congratulated her of course, and I let her know that I’m an organ donor and that it’s because of people like her I became one…so that someone else may have a second chance at life. She told me every organ donor can save up to 50 people. 50! Isn’t that amazing? How even in death, we can save others? 

Precisely this Monday, Michael and I were watching a rerun of Extreme Home Makeover and they were remodeling a home for a single mother who lost her teenage son in a car accident. He was an organ donor. So before they revealed the house, they took her and her two daughter’s to her late son’s high school, and surprised her. Standing 3 feet away, was the 22 year old girl who received her son’s heart. You can imagine how emotional that was. Here was this lady, meeting this family who were saved by her son. What a bittersweet feeling. 

Of course, I couldn’t help but think about me and my family. God has already decided when to take me home…and if that were to happen prematurely, I would want Michael and my daughters to meet the family who’s life I saved. I want them to be thankful for the gift of life. To thank God for this life I was able to save. And to remember, that though I’m gone, my heart, the heart God gave me, will be pounding in someone else. 

So I encourage you to become an organ donor and save lives! To learn how, click Organ Donor

party planning

I can NOT believe that almost two years ago, Emery was born. I can’t. Feels like just the other day I was in South Miami Hospital giving birth to her. Crazy! But anyway, her second birthday is just around the corner and I’ve started one of my favorite things to do. Party Planning!

You all know I love decorating and planning events and I really enjoy doing themes. Like for my baby shower while prego with Emmy…the theme was “nesting” with cherry blossoms and birds everywhere. I always said I would never do a character themed birthday for my children. And yet, here I am, trying to decide whether to do a “Nemo” themed birthday, or a “Dora” themed birthday. Geez…if it was up to me, I would do some cute owl or fairy theme. But I can’t deny Emmy that fun and the excitement she displays with these two characters. 

So now I have to choose between these two: The explorer. Or the orange fish. I’m leaning toward one more than the other. But …

WHAT DO YOU THINK? 

OR

seeker friendly

The reason I first started this blog almost 2 years ago was to share my thoughts on a book I was reading at the time-Sex God by Rob Bell. For a while now, most of my posts have been about my family and though I love writing about them, I do miss sharing my personal insights and thoughts. 

Main reason for that is because honestly, I don’t know who’s reading this blog and that daunts me. And secondly, because when writing in a public blog, one becomes vulnerable. I’ve been “seeker friendly”…lol. But I will start posting some thoughts and things that are important to me like trying to live naturally, vaccines and of course, God. 

So I guess what I’m trying to say is… 1.) I will be writing more personal blogs 2.) you may not like what you read 3.) sorry if anything I write displeases you in anyway 4.) keep reading my blog. :)

Playlist #2

So I added a new widget, my playlist! It’ll be changing according to what I’m listening to at the moment.

Right now, it’s Greg Laswell. Here’s one of my favorite songs from him. 

Playlist #1

Wanted to share one of my favorite songs! 

What it sounds like by Ian McIntosh 

shoes, broom and guitar

Here’s another video of Emmy. Part 2 of “Can you say…”

She does some stuff she’s learned to do around the house. It’s a bit long, but I hope you enjoy it! :)

Can you say…

I was finally able to upload the video! 

Here’s a video of Emmy possibly saying your name. I’ll be posting a video of Ella soon. :)

ENJOY!

twilight…

I’m going to post a Twilight quiz for my Twilight girls. :) 

Let’s see how much you really know….

Stay tuned! 

busy

Ehhh…So I know I’ve been slacking lately. Big time! Mainly because of 2 reasons. One. Our internet connection at night goes crazy. Ah Embarq! And two. I’m reading 3 books at the same time.

But, I have much to blog about. Emmy’s 21 month update and Ella’s 5 month update. Videos, pictures, etc…

Posting a video today. stay tuned…

No worms

It seems I need to apologize for saying, “Stupid pool. Stupid parasites living off my daughter…”

Turns out it’s not the parasites causing Emmy’s poop to change colors daily. We’re not sure what is. She’s no longer pooping white stools, but the color changes everyday. Her diet remains the same, as she’s a picky eater. So I’m a little hesitant to say that food is causing the constant color changes. 

Anyway, we were told by her ped to give her yogurt this weekend and if she continues to poop the way she’s been, we’re to take her to the ped on Monday where they will do more tests. So we’ll see what happens….

Keep you posted!

Resistance Movement

Vaccines: A license to kill is doing a Petition: A universal declaration of resistance to mandatory vaccinations. 

I know many of you are adamant about this topic. But if you’re not, please sign this petition. To find out more about it, click PETITION

Here is some additional info I found to be useful! 

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LIST OF VACCINE FILLERS: Officially administered by design with every vaccine provided to the public -

In addition to the viral and bacterial RNA or DNA that is part of the vaccines, here are the fillers:
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum phosphate
ammonium sulfate
amphotericin B
animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain,
dog kidney, monkey kidney,
chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg
calf (bovine) serum
betapropiolactone
fetal bovine serum
formaldehyde
formalin
gelatin
glycerol
human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)
hydrolized gelatin
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
neomycin
neomycin sulfate
phenol red indicator
phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)
potassium diphosphate
potassium monophosphate
polymyxin B
polysorbate 20
polysorbate 80
porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein
residual MRC5 proteins
sorbitol
sucrose
thimerosal (mercury)
tri(n)butylphosphate,
VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells
washed sheep red blood cells

*This data is available via: www.mercola.com
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/03/07/vaccine-ingredients.aspx

These additives are given without public knowledge or consent. Merck, the monster pharmaceutical giant in the US produces the vast majority of vaccine supplies & are protected from prosecution by Federal Statutes imposed under the former Bush administration. 

Analysis of vaccine additives

1) ALUMINUM (two variants) – directly linked with Alseimer’s Disease

2) AMMONIUM SULFATE – an inorganic chemical compound used a fertilizer and “protein purifier”; known to cause kindey & liver damage, gastrointestinal disfunctions

3) AMPHOTERICIN B – an “antifungal disinfectant”, damages the urinary tract, bowels, heart functions,

4) RE-CYCLED ANIMAL TISSUE (multiple) – the building blocks of Mad Cow Disease

5) FORMALDEHYDE – used as “a preservative & disinfectant”, known to cause cancer, chronic bronchitis, eye irritation when exposed to the body’s immune system

6) MSG – now known to cause cancer in humans

7) PHENOL – a highly toxic disinfectant dye, attributed to liver, kidney, heart & respiratory damage

8) PHENOXYETHANOL (ANTIFREEZE) – proven to have extreme neurotoxic side effects

9) THYMEROSAL (MERCURY) – This additive alone was the catylist for another recent Class Action Lawsuit organized by mothers of children born with Autism & the many related behavioral disorders associated with it. Autism is now occurring at levels never seen before in history, 1 in 67. The average used to 1 in 20,000.

WHAT.

I saw this picture posted on the iBasan’s blog and I just HAD to share this…

WHAT THE HECK are these people thinking?

Where’s the love and clemency? 

Unbelievable!!!

Poop Happens

(Got this title from an email Alex C. sent me. Always a crack up. lol)

Well, while we wait for Emery’s test results, I might as well share what’s been going on with her. So Tuesday morning, while changing her diaper, I noticed her poop was white. White? I thought it was unusual, but didn’t think much of it. What I did notice, was that she hardly ate breakfast which is her biggest meal of the day. Also, I noticed she wasn’t even eating her usual goldfish and fruits during snack time. We left to Target to do some groceries, came back home and while Emery was playing in the living room, I saw her suddenly stop in the middle of the room, said “uh-oh” and then we heard an explosion. Michael changed her diaper with again, white poop. And no less then 5 minutes later, same thing happened. Well, Wednesday morning, she had some yogurt for breakfast. That was all she wanted. And during lunch time (Michael always comes home for lunch) we said, “if this continues, we’re taking her to the doctor.” 

After Michael left home for work, I did some research online and googled “white poop” and grabbed my cell phone as soon as I saw the words “rare. liver. gall bladder. bile duct. disease.” Called the ped right away and we took her in. After answering A LOT of questions, we were asked to collect stool from Emery and take it to the lab. Michael was away in church at the time Emmy pooped and I had the honors of  collecting it. lol. Michael filled the remaining 2 containers with yesterday’s poop. 

But anyway, during the visit, we were told it could be a parasite called Giardia Lamblia that is causing all this. After coming home, I researched it and found out there are two ways she could have gotten this. One, was by drinking water containing the parasite. Or two, handling infected animals. I knew it couldn’t be #2, so I had to settle with #1. And I read these parasites are found in swimming pools, rivers, lakes, etc. Which reminded me why we waited till Emmy was one to take her to a pool. She’s been to a pool 4 times in her almost 2 years of life. Went just last Saturday. And can’t say she’ll be going in one any time soon. Stupid pool. Stupid parasite living off my daughter.

Still, I can’t be sure it’s the parasite causing this, but she’s not showing any other symptoms like pain and fever. All we can do is wait. Results will be ready in 42-72 hours. Considering the weekend, we’ll most likely hear something on Tuesday. So we’ll keep you guys posted as soon as we find out. Praying it’s that nasty parasite and not something worse like her gall bladder. And again, thank you guys for your concerns, texts, and prayers. :)

4 month update

So my Ella is now 4 months old. (I forgot to write a 3 month update, so there’s much to write about.) Here’s an update on my little one.

- A week ago, she was weighing 13.8 lbs which puts her in 50% percentile. And was 24.5 inches, which puts her in the 75% percentile. Peds encourage, and would like to see babies doubling their birth weight by 4 months and I think she made it. Her 4 month check up is scheduled to be two weeks from now so we’ll see…

- She’s now eating between 5.5 and 6 ounces of milk still every 3-4 hours. She no longer needs to be burped which is great because feeding time is much quicker.

- She’s mastered rolling over. She first rolled from her tummy to her back when she was 2 months old. And has been rolling over from her back to her tummy for about 3 weeks now. That surprised us because it’s usually done between 5 and 6 months. (Emmy mastered that when she was 5 months.) 

- She’s becoming more independent. The first two months, she wanted to be held all the time. But she spends a lot of time now on the floor, bouncer or bumbo seat without complaining. She entertains herself with toys, her hands, her feet…anything she can get into her mouth. She’s also entertained by Emmy. They look at each other and looks like they have silent conversations. lol. It’s really cute to watch.

- She smiles a lot! A lot! Not kidding that she just needs to make eye contact to smile at you. lol. And her smile is awesome. She smiles so big looks like she’s gonna eat you. :) so cute!  She giggles a lot too.

- She’s developing fine motor skills. She now grabs everything in front of her face. I can no longer text while holding her cause she’ll yank the phone or start pressing letters. lol. She loves reaching for our faces too. Always grabs my nose and tries to put it in her mouth. Or she’ll grab Emmy’s hair. Really funny.

- She’s drooling a lot! She goes through almost 5 bibs and 2 onesies a day. Pretty gross. But at least it doesn’t smell bad. haha. 

- And finally, she continues to sleep well. She now goes to sleep around 8-8:30 pm. Wakes up at 2 am to eat. Goes right back to sleep. And wakes up every morning between 8 and 9 am. 

So that’s a quick update on Ella. Here are some pictures of little skye:

Ian Mcintosh

So we got in the car yesterday and Michael pops in a cd and says, “I think you’re really going to like this guy.” And sure enough, I LOVED it. He knows me well.

This guy is amazing!! Reminds of me a bit of Paper Route and Sigur Ros. 

If you enjoy electronica, ambient, indie music….You’ll love him. 

Check him out:  Ian Mcintosh

Moooo Video

Here’s the video of Emmy looking at the cows. :)