| I finally did it! I started a new blog. Effective immediatly I will no longer be posting here on Xanga. I've moved into the real world of blogging and hopefully Joe will be joining me in my blogging efforts... making it a family blog! Check us out! http://we3liebs.blogspot.com Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my wedding blog it was alot of fun and I recommend for anyone getting married to blog! |
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| GOOD NEWS: Joe and I have picked out names for the baby! BAD NEWS: We're not telling anyone until the baby is earthside! WHY?: Everyone has an opinion and people are less likely to make rude/ugly comments about a cute little baby. Plus it's fun to make people wait! We promise they aren't weird. HINT: The initials will be JAL or MAL (we're not telling which is the boy and which is the girl!) P.S. the video below is just for you to watch... comment as you wish! |
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| There is a birth film revolution currently sweeping across America. As women become more conscience of their bodies and what they are capable of the film industry has started to respond with the development of the Motherbaby International Film Festival Cocurated by Debby Takikawa and Diana Paul. "The Motherbaby International Film Festival (MIFF) is a showcase of the best and most amazing films about pregnancy, birth and babies. MIFF screens only soul nourishing, eye opening, woman empowering films from around the world." Over 25 films were presented at the 2007 festival in Portland, Oregon. Here is a short listing of the films I'm interested in viewing: - A Clear Road to Birth directed/produced/edited by Judy Seaman
This is the premier video on natural, drug free, unassisted birth. It is revolutionary and confidence building. - A Midwife's Tale screenplay by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
“A Midwife’s Tale” is an extraordinary film based on the diary of Martha Ballard. Author, Laurel Ulrich spent eight years deciphering Martha’s diary that was written during the 1770’s. This beautiful film incorporates Martha Ballard’s story and scenes from Laurel Ulrich’s research." - Breast is Best
In response to a decline in the number of women who breastfed their babies, Norwegian society reaped the benefits of the government’s promotion of this video. Norway now has 100% breastfeeding success. - The Business of Being Born
In this candid and eye-opening documentary, director Abby Epstein and producer Ricki Lake explore and question the way American women have babies. Shocking facts (to men and women alike), regarding the historical and current practices of the child birthing industry, interweave with stories of couples who decide to give birth on their own terms. - What Babies Want
What Babies Want is an award-winning documentary film exploring the profoundly important and sacred opportunity we have in bringing children into the world. Filled with captivating stories and infused with Noah Wyle’s warmth as narrator, the film demonstrates how life patterns are established at birth and before. The documentary includes groundbreaking information on early development as well as appearances by the real experts: babies and families. - You Just Have To Talk to the Man
Granny Midwife, Margaret Charles Smith (1906-2004) attended over 3,500 births without ever losing a mother. She lived and worked in rural Alabama, in a town devoted to Jim Crow and the KKK.
There were many other great films screened at the festival if you want more information about them visit their website at www.motherbabyiff.com Nearly one third of all US babies arrive by cesarean section. The US is ranked 42nd in the world for infant mortality and 31st for maternal mortality. Some think there is a better, safer, less taxing way to give birth. These people will be at MIFF screening new films, sharing important research and giving gentle, time-honored tips to ease the next generation onto the planet. |
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| What do these three bands have in common? 
The are going to be playing Walnut Creek Ampitheater this summer. Of course the concert is June 10th so I doubt Joe and his 9 month pregnant wife will be attending but everyone else should go in our place. It will be awesome... no doubt about it! |
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