Guest post from Elizabeth at www.rockabyeparents.com

We live in a world of technology.  We can go almost anywhere and still be in contact with others.  In this technology enhanced world Facebook has become a household word.  It seems that everyone has an account, and if you tell someone you don’t have one they’ll likely look at you like you’ve grown a second head.  Facebook has become an obsession for many.  We get on multiple times a day to see what new posts and comments have been made.  Our children are no different and many of them get a Facebook account at a very early age.  We would hope that the only Facebook friends our kids have are ones we approve of, but how do you feel about them being friends with their teachers?  Teacher and student Facebook friendships have become a hot topic over the past few years with advocates for both sides.

Technology is an important part of education and many teachers choose to use it to the full extent in the classroom.  Is it really necessary to incorporate Facebook though?  Some teachers feel that Facebook is the best way to communicate with students and their families.  Teacher David Roush feels that, “Email is becoming a dinosaur.  Letters home are becoming a dinosaur.  The old methods of engaging our students and our parents are starting to die.”

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I always thought that being a single mother was impossible until now - I am currently 8 months pregnant now, without baby's father.

So here's the list of awesome successful celebrities who were raised by single mothers that boost my confidence, showing me that impossible things can morph into possible situations.

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I started having stomach pains around 4:30am Thursday, Oct. 6. At first, I thought I had to poop but after a few failed attempts, I realized that what I was feeling were contractions. By 6:00am, I was timing them and getting things ready in case we needed to head to the hospital.

Around 7:00am, I woke DH up and told him we needed to start making our way to the hospital. My contractions were about 6 minutes apart and lasting a minute by 8:00am, and painful enough that I had to breathe through them. We left and got to Cedars around 10:00am.

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Jenny and I are both just about to die with whatever bug we're both sick with. She has a follow-up with her pediatrician tomorrow early in the morning so I decided to have her sleep with me because I just washed her bedding yesterday. I figured we'd both sleep in my bed and be sick, then I'll wash my sheets tomorrow.

I've heard of people doing the whole co-sleeping thing, where you sleep with your baby - why! I can't sleep with my baby. She's driving me nuts! I'm waking up every ten minutes with her kicking me in the gut. Around midnight I woke up about every five minutes with scratches all over my neck. I was so out of it - it took me almost twenty minutes to realize Jenny was shredding me to bits. I've had to go dig up her mittens and turn the air way up so she doesn't get overheated. Now she's latched onto me - yeah okay it's super cute and everything - but every time I move her she does it again. I don't want to crush my baby. Plus, we're both sick so she keeps coughing on me.

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