Believe it or not, my 3yo took this picture of Gage!

& then this is my oldest dd, thinkin' outside the box... hmmm, my eyes water when i cut onions, what could i possibly do.... hmmmm...

i'm an auntie again!
Baby girl F arrived today around 3pm & i feel huge *relief*.
Steph & i both lost our little ones in 2007 & now, in 2008, we are both cuddling fresh wee ones in our arms & it feels *right*.
Gotta go, Gage needs mama.

Here are 2 of my favourite baby carriers. i feel like i've always got one or the other tied on. i'm so glad Gage is a snuggly baby & so content to be breathing his yummy breath on my neck.

Tonight is awana. i feel like such a horrible person, but i love awana nights. Neil & i can take the 2 littlest ones & wander around the grocery store & get what we need... Awana gives me a chance to breathe & visit with Neil with less interruptions. & then there's all the positives for the littles ~ they're making some pretty nice little friends & they're learning their bibles ~ Seems like a winning situation for all of us.

Canada's Bill to Protect Pregnant Women, Unborn Children Moves Ahead

http://www.lifenews.com/int647.html

Hurray!

There's a bill called Bill C-484 (second reading next week) & it's attempting to criminalize attacks on unborn children.
The paper quoted Joyce Arthur as saying, "If the fetuses are recognized in this bill, it could bleed into people's consciousness and make people change their minds about abortion."
i remember the first time i stumbled onto Ms. Arthur's website... (of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada)... Honestly, i couldn't believe what i was reading. i remember being heartbroken and talking to Neil about it. Her articles were full of hate ~ & it was obvious that she held the God i love in complete contempt, many of her articles a direct attack. Neil said, "y'know, it's good that you read that ~ now you know where some people are coming from, but let it go now... Don't go back there..." & i never did.
i hope that this bill passes. & i hope that the recognition of "fetuses" as human beings (what else could they be??) *does* 'bleed into people's consciousness and make people change their minds about abortion'.
Apparently, 72% of canadians polled agree with me.
It won't affect the legality of abortion... but i'm thinkin' it's a step in the right direction.