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By Amy @ http://www.and1moremeansfour.blogspot.com/
As i sat at work after announcing my 4th pregnancy in 4years absorbing the ashtonished looks on the faces of my colleauges i didn't really panic about the forthcoming arrival that would be making its way in the new year. I mearly shrugged off the comments of ' you must be mad' or'don't you have a t.v?' to answer that question yes i do have a t.v but it is mainly tuned into cbeebies or playhouse disney which is not the best stimulating viewing for any adult. It never really occurred to me that my family was about to grow by 1more.For 9months my lump grew again like it already knew what was going on, poor body it must think that its duty in life is to be pregnant all the time, and slowly but surely baby grew and moved more and it never really occurred to me that baby was ever going to be here. Being pregnant is all i've known for 4years and it was not being pregnant that felt strange. The weeks zoomed by and finaly after getting to 40weeks i realised that anytime now i would be adding another bundle to my family. But still my sleep deprived, i'm a mum of 3 under 3 brain was not computing that i was having another baby, 41weeks came and here baby number 4 was born after a long labour and a bit of a fright due to tiredness from both of us.Babies are so wonderful when first born so warm, so smooth, smelling so strange yet so wonderful, a scent that fills your senses with love and warmth and makes you feel so satisfyed that all the pain and discomfort had produced such a wonderful thing. Lying there as baby was being checked over produced a huge flashback of my other births, my mind swimming in wonderful memories of first glances and first holds and first feeds, spending hours gazing at my new arrival taking in every detail of their face, how perfect and tiny each finger and toe is and how amazing that that little person has been living in my tummy all this time.Fast forward to 3am day one and my eyes open to the sound of crying and then my body registers that i feel like i've been run over by a steam roller and spent yesterday riding a hard seated bike. My shoulders ache, my back feels like rubber, my head is banging and dont even mention my private parts and i look over and see this beautiful little one yelling at me for food it finaly hit me, i'm a mum of 4 under 4.......now what ?!
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Celebrity Baby Names
Celebrities are not like everyday people. They have busy schedules, driveexpensive cars, and wear jewelry that others can only dream of owning. Maybe itis because celebrities are so far removed from normal life that they often givetheir babies unusual names.
Some names are just a little different. John Travolta and Kelly Preston havetwo beautiful children. Their daughter's name is Ella Bleu. Their son's name isJett. Jett is different, but anyone who knows anything about John Travolta knowshe has a love for flying. Gwyneth Paltrow, pregnant again, came under scrutinyfor naming her first child Apple. While it is unusual, it is somewhat cute, likein the "apple of their eye." Chris Martin, her husband, tired of the controversyover the name Apple, has jokingly stated their second child, whether male orfemale, will be named Banana. Another cute name is Dandelion, the name of KeithRichards' daughter. Julie Roberts recently gave birth to twins - a boy and agirl - and received flack over the names she chose. She received almost as muchgrief over the choice for her daughter's name, Hazel, as she did the moreeccentric choice of Phinnaeus for her son.
Many people speculated what Madonna would name her first child. Lourdes Mariaseems a fitting name for child who's mother's name is Madonna, but she oftengoes by Lola. Her son is named Rocco, which sounds a bit like a cartooncharacter, but at least it is a tough sounding name. Actor Casey Affleck andfiancé Summer Phoenix recently had a son namedIndiana August, which leads one to wonder what state and month their son wasconceived in. Toni Braxton has two sons, Denim and Diezel. While both usefulproducts, they make somewhat strange names for children. Rob Marrow decided itwould be cute if he named his daughter Tu Simone Ayer, calling her Tu Morrow.Wonder if she will think it is cute 20 years from now? Actor Jason Lee named hisson Pilot Inspektor, but magician Penn Jillette may have topped them all. Henamed his daughter, Moxie Crimefighter, saying "because when she's pulled overfor speeding she can say, `But officer, we're on the same side, my middle nameis CrimeFighter."'
If you think it is a new trend, think again. Back in 1971, David Bowie andhis then wife Angela decided to name their son Duncan Zowie Heywood Jones. Hesoon became known as Zowie Bowie. Cher named her children Chastity Sun andElijah Blue.
The Phoenix family is well known for their unusual choice of baby names.Summer Phoenix's siblings are the late actor River Phoenix, actresses Rain andLiberty Phoenix and actor Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin felt his name was so out ofplace with his siblings, that when he was four, he decided to change his name toLeaf. By the early 1990's, he had reverted back to using his birth name. Anotherfamily infamous for their choices of baby names is the Zappa family. Frank'schildren are Dweezil, Moon Unit, Ahmed Emuukha Rodan and Diva Muffin. While manypeople think that Dweezil is his given name, his birth name was originally IanDonald Calvin Euclid Zappa because the hospital refused to register the nameDweezil. Always called Dweezil, when he was a child, he wanted to make the nameofficial and his parents took him to have it changed legally. Paula Yates,former wife of Sir Bob Geldof and girlfriend of late rocker Michael Hutchence,also had a knack for giving her children unusual names. Among her brood are FifiTrixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa, HeavenlyHiraani Tigerlily, and Little Pixie.
Some celebrity baby names make sense if you know the story behind them.Eurythmic's Dave Stewart named his son Django after jazz guitarist DjangoReinhardt. Stevie Wonder named his son Mandla Kadjaly Carl Stevland, howeverMandla means "powerful" in Zulu and Kadjaly means "born from God" in Swahili.Helen Hunt just gave birth to a baby girl she named Makena'lei Gordon. The nameMakena'lei is from a friend's dream and means "many flowers of heaven." Gordon,an unlikely girl's name, was to honor of Helen's father, television directorGordon Hunt. Nicolas Cage just named his new baby boy Kal-el. Because Nicolastook his stage name of Cage from comic book character Luke Cage, he decided toname his son Kal-el after one of his favorite comic book heroes. Kal-el isSuperman's kryptonian name.
So, do the children like these unconventional names given them by theirparents? In some cases, they do. The Phoenix's seem to love theirnature-inspired names and the Zappa children seem to have had no ill effectsfrom their eccentric names. However, some children tire of the peculiar namesquickly. Zowie Bowie had had enough of his moniker by the time he was 12 andasked to be referred to as "Joey." Although Dandelion Richards does not seem toobad, she has since started referring to herself as Angela. Recently, PeachesHoneyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof has been the most outspokenabout the odd choice her parents made in naming her. She has been quoted assaying, "I hate ridiculous names. My weird name has haunted me all my life."
While having an unusual name might be difficult for any child, the celebrityof a child's parents may enhance it even further. Thankfully, celebrity childrenwho decide they don't like their given names can switch to a nickname or eveneventually have their names legally changed.
Julie Parker is a successful writer and publisher providing valuable tips and advice on finding the top baby names, unusual baby names, and baby name meanings. Her numerous articles offer thoughtful tips and valuable insight into baby naming. Check out the "Top 100 Baby Names" list from the last 6 years.
Please feel free to visit our online shop at- www.babycareangels.co.uk
Some names are just a little different. John Travolta and Kelly Preston havetwo beautiful children. Their daughter's name is Ella Bleu. Their son's name isJett. Jett is different, but anyone who knows anything about John Travolta knowshe has a love for flying. Gwyneth Paltrow, pregnant again, came under scrutinyfor naming her first child Apple. While it is unusual, it is somewhat cute, likein the "apple of their eye." Chris Martin, her husband, tired of the controversyover the name Apple, has jokingly stated their second child, whether male orfemale, will be named Banana. Another cute name is Dandelion, the name of KeithRichards' daughter. Julie Roberts recently gave birth to twins - a boy and agirl - and received flack over the names she chose. She received almost as muchgrief over the choice for her daughter's name, Hazel, as she did the moreeccentric choice of Phinnaeus for her son.
Many people speculated what Madonna would name her first child. Lourdes Mariaseems a fitting name for child who's mother's name is Madonna, but she oftengoes by Lola. Her son is named Rocco, which sounds a bit like a cartooncharacter, but at least it is a tough sounding name. Actor Casey Affleck andfiancé Summer Phoenix recently had a son namedIndiana August, which leads one to wonder what state and month their son wasconceived in. Toni Braxton has two sons, Denim and Diezel. While both usefulproducts, they make somewhat strange names for children. Rob Marrow decided itwould be cute if he named his daughter Tu Simone Ayer, calling her Tu Morrow.Wonder if she will think it is cute 20 years from now? Actor Jason Lee named hisson Pilot Inspektor, but magician Penn Jillette may have topped them all. Henamed his daughter, Moxie Crimefighter, saying "because when she's pulled overfor speeding she can say, `But officer, we're on the same side, my middle nameis CrimeFighter."'
If you think it is a new trend, think again. Back in 1971, David Bowie andhis then wife Angela decided to name their son Duncan Zowie Heywood Jones. Hesoon became known as Zowie Bowie. Cher named her children Chastity Sun andElijah Blue.
The Phoenix family is well known for their unusual choice of baby names.Summer Phoenix's siblings are the late actor River Phoenix, actresses Rain andLiberty Phoenix and actor Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin felt his name was so out ofplace with his siblings, that when he was four, he decided to change his name toLeaf. By the early 1990's, he had reverted back to using his birth name. Anotherfamily infamous for their choices of baby names is the Zappa family. Frank'schildren are Dweezil, Moon Unit, Ahmed Emuukha Rodan and Diva Muffin. While manypeople think that Dweezil is his given name, his birth name was originally IanDonald Calvin Euclid Zappa because the hospital refused to register the nameDweezil. Always called Dweezil, when he was a child, he wanted to make the nameofficial and his parents took him to have it changed legally. Paula Yates,former wife of Sir Bob Geldof and girlfriend of late rocker Michael Hutchence,also had a knack for giving her children unusual names. Among her brood are FifiTrixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa, HeavenlyHiraani Tigerlily, and Little Pixie.
Some celebrity baby names make sense if you know the story behind them.Eurythmic's Dave Stewart named his son Django after jazz guitarist DjangoReinhardt. Stevie Wonder named his son Mandla Kadjaly Carl Stevland, howeverMandla means "powerful" in Zulu and Kadjaly means "born from God" in Swahili.Helen Hunt just gave birth to a baby girl she named Makena'lei Gordon. The nameMakena'lei is from a friend's dream and means "many flowers of heaven." Gordon,an unlikely girl's name, was to honor of Helen's father, television directorGordon Hunt. Nicolas Cage just named his new baby boy Kal-el. Because Nicolastook his stage name of Cage from comic book character Luke Cage, he decided toname his son Kal-el after one of his favorite comic book heroes. Kal-el isSuperman's kryptonian name.
So, do the children like these unconventional names given them by theirparents? In some cases, they do. The Phoenix's seem to love theirnature-inspired names and the Zappa children seem to have had no ill effectsfrom their eccentric names. However, some children tire of the peculiar namesquickly. Zowie Bowie had had enough of his moniker by the time he was 12 andasked to be referred to as "Joey." Although Dandelion Richards does not seem toobad, she has since started referring to herself as Angela. Recently, PeachesHoneyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof has been the most outspokenabout the odd choice her parents made in naming her. She has been quoted assaying, "I hate ridiculous names. My weird name has haunted me all my life."
While having an unusual name might be difficult for any child, the celebrityof a child's parents may enhance it even further. Thankfully, celebrity childrenwho decide they don't like their given names can switch to a nickname or eveneventually have their names legally changed.
Julie Parker is a successful writer and publisher providing valuable tips and advice on finding the top baby names, unusual baby names, and baby name meanings. Her numerous articles offer thoughtful tips and valuable insight into baby naming. Check out the "Top 100 Baby Names" list from the last 6 years.
Please feel free to visit our online shop at- www.babycareangels.co.uk
Where To Find Cost-Off Coupons For Baby Products
If you are a coupon clipper, and if you are looking for ways in which you can save money on products for your baby, there are some pointers that you should keep in mind. By keeping these facts in mind when you are searching for ways in which to save money on food, clothes and toys for your baby, you will end up with more money in your pocket both now and down the road into the future.
Of course, one ready source for price saving coupons is the newspaper -- the local newspaper. On a regular basis, these publications carry a nice selection of different types of price saving coupons.
Parenting magazines are also a steady and reliable resource for cost-off coupons for products for your babies. (In addition, these publications also provide a wonderful resource in their articles on different issues relating to babies and children. Thus, obtaining these magazines can serve a parent's interests on many, many levels.)
When you are marketing for different types of baby products -- food, clothing, toys and the like -- check to see if the actual product that you are purchasing has a cost-off coupon attached right to the product. In this day and age, there are many instances in which a product will include a cost-off coupon for immediate savings.
The Internet is also a wonderful resource for people interested in looking for cost-off coupons for baby products. There are now even websites that have been established to provide people specifically with an array of different types of coupons, including cost-off coupons for baby products. All you need to do is access these Internet venues, look through their catalogue of available coupons and print off exactly what you are looking for and what you need. In no time at all, you can have a batch of coupons that will allow you to save a great deal of money on products for your baby.
Through the use of cost-off coupons, a parent can save literally hundreds of dollars each and every year on products for their baby. The savings that can be had by using these types of products can be significant over time to be sure. Of course, with so many people living on tight budgets, the savings that can be realized through the use of cost-off coupons can actually make a significant and important difference in a consumer's life.
Please feel free to visit our online shop at- http://www.babycareangels.co.uk/
Of course, one ready source for price saving coupons is the newspaper -- the local newspaper. On a regular basis, these publications carry a nice selection of different types of price saving coupons.
Parenting magazines are also a steady and reliable resource for cost-off coupons for products for your babies. (In addition, these publications also provide a wonderful resource in their articles on different issues relating to babies and children. Thus, obtaining these magazines can serve a parent's interests on many, many levels.)
When you are marketing for different types of baby products -- food, clothing, toys and the like -- check to see if the actual product that you are purchasing has a cost-off coupon attached right to the product. In this day and age, there are many instances in which a product will include a cost-off coupon for immediate savings.
The Internet is also a wonderful resource for people interested in looking for cost-off coupons for baby products. There are now even websites that have been established to provide people specifically with an array of different types of coupons, including cost-off coupons for baby products. All you need to do is access these Internet venues, look through their catalogue of available coupons and print off exactly what you are looking for and what you need. In no time at all, you can have a batch of coupons that will allow you to save a great deal of money on products for your baby.
Through the use of cost-off coupons, a parent can save literally hundreds of dollars each and every year on products for their baby. The savings that can be had by using these types of products can be significant over time to be sure. Of course, with so many people living on tight budgets, the savings that can be realized through the use of cost-off coupons can actually make a significant and important difference in a consumer's life.
Please feel free to visit our online shop at- http://www.babycareangels.co.uk/
If You're A Parent Then Parent Well
One of my biggest frustrations in life is seeing parents who do not know how to parent. I believe strongly that being a parent is one of life's greatest privileges. However, with this great privilege, like all other privileges, comes great responsibility. One of our greatest contributions to our society and to the generations that come behind us happens in the way that we parent are children. What could be more important than learning how to parent and doing it well?
You've all been there and seen it. A bowling alley late at night. Beside your lane are parents that look like kids themselves. They are enjoying beer and way too many cigarettes. You would never guess they were parents unless you saw their young children wandering around them in between frames. You know without looking at your watch that it is way too late for children that young to still be awake let alone out in public. You can't help but wonder as their parents get drunk while ignoring them what kind of life the children lead and what kind of parents they truly are.
My desire to inform people about the realities of parentingg began as a scene much like the one I just described happened as I bowled with friends one night. I went home to where my children were safely in bed after having been tucked into bed with their favorite story by their father and I just had to wonder what the lives of those neglected children would be like in twenty years compared to the lives of my own children twenty years down the road. I couldn't help but think of the great role that a parent plays in the growth and development of their children.
If you are a parent, then please, please learn how to be a good parent. Take classes, read books, or get counseling. Do whatever is necessary for you to become the kind of parent that your children so desperately need in order to grow up as healthy, smart and successful people. The future of your children and even their children depend on the kind of parent you will be. Realize that raising children is one of the best privileges you could have in life. Take that privilege seriously and give your children the time, attention, and love that they need. The day you become a parent is the day that life stops being all about you. So please, if you are a parent or ever plan to be one, act like it. The whole world will be glad you did.
You've all been there and seen it. A bowling alley late at night. Beside your lane are parents that look like kids themselves. They are enjoying beer and way too many cigarettes. You would never guess they were parents unless you saw their young children wandering around them in between frames. You know without looking at your watch that it is way too late for children that young to still be awake let alone out in public. You can't help but wonder as their parents get drunk while ignoring them what kind of life the children lead and what kind of parents they truly are.
My desire to inform people about the realities of parentingg began as a scene much like the one I just described happened as I bowled with friends one night. I went home to where my children were safely in bed after having been tucked into bed with their favorite story by their father and I just had to wonder what the lives of those neglected children would be like in twenty years compared to the lives of my own children twenty years down the road. I couldn't help but think of the great role that a parent plays in the growth and development of their children.
If you are a parent, then please, please learn how to be a good parent. Take classes, read books, or get counseling. Do whatever is necessary for you to become the kind of parent that your children so desperately need in order to grow up as healthy, smart and successful people. The future of your children and even their children depend on the kind of parent you will be. Realize that raising children is one of the best privileges you could have in life. Take that privilege seriously and give your children the time, attention, and love that they need. The day you become a parent is the day that life stops being all about you. So please, if you are a parent or ever plan to be one, act like it. The whole world will be glad you did.
My first post
Hi everyone and welcome to my first post of my new blog, waa hey!!!
I'm going to be blogging about parenting, baby care, shopping and everything kids related basically, i hope to be able to share some invaluable information, links, articles and posts. I'm also going to be charting the progress of my newly opened baby webstore
www.babycareangels.co.uk which has been a struggle to get going but hey, i got there in the end.
I'm going to be blogging about parenting, baby care, shopping and everything kids related basically, i hope to be able to share some invaluable information, links, articles and posts. I'm also going to be charting the progress of my newly opened baby webstore
www.babycareangels.co.uk which has been a struggle to get going but hey, i got there in the end.
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