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East Coasters - Stay Safe!

We are all keeping our eye on the weather and news channels, many just to see what will happen to our coastlines and popular cities. For some of us, we're watching because of family and friends who will be directly impa…
Olivia's Birth Story

No new mom ever feels completely ready for the birth of their first child, but I was feeling pretty good about myself by the time I hit 30 weeks. My husband and I had finished our childbirth class and our childcare cl…
Spencer's Birth Story - Graphic

This is a note from mom: This birth story is a bit graphic, so if the thought of blood loss (and lots of it) is something you can't handle, you may not want to read any further. At about 11:20 pm Tuesday night, I went t…
Hello Baby Stella!

January 24th, 2007 our second daughter was scheduled to arrive via repeat C-section. On the 22nd, our bags were packed and ready to go as I was delivering in my home town about 40 minutes away. I planned to drive in on…
My Scariest Mom Moment Ever

So, my mother kept my children while my husband and I unpacked for a full day, and she was bringing them up to the new house that day. I got a phone call that day that made my heart absolutely stop. Side note: My mom…
A Day in the Life of MedicMark: Child Abuse With Pics

Medic 2181: Respond code 3. 30-month old girl with severe burns to her feet and legs from boiling water. There is nothing worse than being burned and I am hard pressed to come up with a call that's worse than a severel…
When You Adopt Transracially...Taking Off the Rose Colored Glasses

So I will come clean and tell you that the ER part of our latest adventure was particularly brutal. Repeatedly, personal info was spoken over my child, "is their *no* family history whatsoever?". Finally my nine year…
Making Emergency Kits for Family and Pets

With all the bad weather lately, I've been thinking, maybe I should make up an emergency kit just in case. So, I'd like to share the list of things I will be putting in my emergency kit. Now, I did a little research an…
Kids and Cell Phones -When is Too Young?

My daughter and her friends are all around 10-11 years old. I would venture to say that at least a a dozen children in her class have a cell phone. And while they are not allowed in school, some of them bring it (turn…
Family Safety -Does Your Child Know What to do in an Emergency?

by Mama Fox My mom emailed me this morning after she heard of a 3 year old who called 911 after her pregnant mother fainted. I looked up the story, which happened over the summer. Her mother just the week before taught…