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Recommended books

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

A great book about postpartum depression written by somebody who would know from experience is Brooke Schields’ “Down Came The Rain.”

Aunt M. recommends Dr. Dobson’s “The New Strong-Willed Child.” It changed the way she talks to her children.

A friend’s favorite book is “The Sinner’s Guide” which is available from TAN books.

An excellent, comprehensive, balanced book about vaccinating or not vaccinating children is Aviva Jill Romm’s “Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent’s Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives”.

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Catherine says “David come out”

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Dear friends, family, and other random people:
    David George Edward Dashjr decided to come out early! He was born at 10:05 AM on Saturday, October 20th, in the year of Our Lord 2007 (just shy of 1 month before he was due) measuring 18½” (46½ cm) and weighing only 5 lbs, 11 oz. He has dark brown hair and is very healthy, despite being born nearly a month early: Corinne’s water gradually broke throughout Friday, and we were surprised by David’s birth early Saturday– all of a sudden he was coming out, and was born in our bathroom before the ambulance could get here! We then rushed to the hospital, where he and Mama will be staying for the next two days (at least). They won’t let Catherine in, so she and I will be spending a lot of time together. Her new favourite phrase is “David come out” :)

Love,

Luke, Corinne, Catherine, and David Dashjr

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Our family’s boycott list

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

I finally wrote this out for a family member to avoid hurt feelings and wasting her money since she loves to buy us things and can’t read our minds.
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Washable toddler diapers

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

For future reference:

Gerber All In One Waterproof Trainers
Gerber webpage

Cheapest price so far (same as at Babies R Us if I recall correctly, about $7):
Store webpage

The Google link:
Google search results

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Catholic Motherhood book collaboration idea

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Please email Corinne at corinne_book@dashjr.org if you can help with the following more than praying:

I was reading Sheila Kitzinger’s book “The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth” this morning when I realized how offensive parts of it are to us. I am writing to ask for your prayers and any other help you can give me so that we can publish a pregnancy and childbirth book written by and for Catholic mothers.

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Just in case they don’t print it…

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Hello,
Babies R Us gave us a free Babytalk and American Baby in their gift box and I have to say that Babytalk is much better, even without looking at all of the negative letters to the editor in your magazine. I couldn’t find a way to write a letter to the editor easily like I could on the letter to the editor page of Babytalk. Your magazine pushes bottles, vaccines, and expensive needless things like the classifieds – what a waste of paper! (more…)

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Thank God!

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

US Delegation at United Nations Scolds 
UN Agency for Promoting Abortion
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Thank God for friends!

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Steve recommends this site: http://www.christthekingabbey.org/

Thanks for sharing your spiritual wisdom and letting us feed you and playing with our daughter today! We hope to welcome you back soon.

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Links to close tabs

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

I need to close most of the tabs on my Konqueror window so here are some links for my benefit, if not yours:
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Benefits of pregnancy

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

1. The unborn baby cannot verbally complain about food he is fed. He cannot refuse to eat what the mother passes on to him.

2. No diapers to change yet!

3. The mother can sleep for a few months. If she keeps herself hydrated and eats right, she should not have a big problem with going to the bathroom a lot at night.

4. The mother has a huge reason to eat healthy: no smoking, no drinking alcohol, no taking drugs (this includes most if not all pharmaceutical drugs), no junk food, less fast food, no caffeine . . . more healthy food, more clean air, more water, more vitamins.

5. People like to give things to pregnant people. I could list a lot of things people gave to us during both pregnancies and I might if someone asks in a comment.

6. No cumbersome menstrual cycles for the mother for several more months, especially if she will breastfeed her baby.

7. Many dreams, and a great time to become closer to God in time for the baby’s Holy Baptism (for babies who will be raised as Roman Catholics).

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