I read a very interesting article titled: "Is India Doing Enough For Its Children?". The first article paints a very sad picture to the reader, stating that a 17 year old mother was taken to a wooden shack moments after giving birth to her premature son. Since she belonged to a poor community, which believes a woman to be impure moments after giving birth, neither the poor woman, nor her son received any medical treatment, causing the newborn to die just two month after birth.

Even though India has improved economically over the years, the article points out that they hold a shocking 20% of the world’s mortality in children.

Even more shockingly, the article points out, half of these deaths occur within the first month of birth. Since both, the mothers and children lack nutrition, this is one of the main reasons for such high mortality rates.

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When I was younger, like high school and college younger, I dressed up every day. I had my hair done, make up perfect and my clothes were always matching from head to toe including purse. I was young and had money to spend. I spent $100.00 per pair of Lucky brand jean, I wore nothing but Dillard's and The Buckle and as long as I kept my grade point average a 4.0, my grandparents paid my Buckle credit card every month.

Then I got married and now have 4 kids. I cant remember the last time I bought ME something. It seems like when I go to the Mall, I see something for everyone else and don't get myself anything. There have been many times my husband has taken me shopping and said buy whatever and I walk out with bags full.....of clothes for my kids.

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One thing that I really want to do differently from my parents is stress the importance of physical activity.  My mom didn't start exercising until I was in high school and that was only because she wanted to lose weight, not because it is the heart healthy thing to do.

We have them at The Little Gym for a combined age class tumbling/gymnastics class.  We got into gymnastics because it was the activity starting at the youngest age in Charleston, and we needed that outlet since the girls were always with me or with a nanny--I wanted them to get used to having authority figures other than me or the nanny.  More Here...

The twins are now 2.5 months old.  We live 15 minutes from my in-laws.  They have been to see the twins a total of THREE times, this includes Christmas.  Sad, just sad.  My MIL kept telling people how we just needed to hire someone to help out since she works and can't help out a lot.  I figured she just doesn't want to help.  So I never asked her to come over and help. 

After my mom left from helping, we hired someone, to my MIL we hired someone since she seemed to be telling everyone that's just what we needed to do as if it was any of her business or she really knew what we need as a family.  But, my MIL hasn't been over a single time since we hired someone.  I DON'T want her to come over to help.  I want her to come over to be a grandmother, to hear how excited the girls get to see her, to develop a loving relationship with her grandchildren.   

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