Instructions for Caring for Baby

This one, I was sure was ok.




This one will be really hard for Kevin to understand why it is wrong.



Ummmmmm....isn't this how everyone does it???



I have to agree with this one. I don't agree with tv right on the crib, maybe a flat screen built into the crib.

Are Dumb People Making my Baby Dumb?

When you are pregnant the doctor (and everyone else you know) tells you what you can and can't do that will harm or help your unborn child. These days you can't eat soft cheeses, lunch meat, particular seafoods, and too much of anything is not supposed to be good. Oh, and you can't drink alocohol or caffeine or smoke like our parents did when they were having children. But now I am beginning to wonder about other things. I believe some research needs to be done on whether or not interacting with "dumb" people is harming your unborn child's future of being intelligent.

It is one thing for each of us to have to endure the conversations on a daily basis with "dumb" people, but could it be harming an unborn child to have to hear those conversations from inside the womb? I know that when I watch "The Girls Next Door" on the E! Channel that definitely makes me lose a few brain cells. Or when I read my US Weekly every week, that doesn't help my intelligence. The real question is: Do I have to give those things up too while I'm pregnant? Are these shows, magazines, and interactions with lesser intelligent people harming my baby? Should I be reading Wall Street Journal like Kevin or watch nothing but the History Channel?

Then again, I really don't want my child to be boring and only interested in politics and world matters. To have a balanced life I feel like a person should have a serious side as well as a side that has guilty pleasures like "The Girls Next Door". I think for now, I will continue to watch my fav shows, read my juicy gossip, and not turn my nose up to the lesser intelligent around me, but if anyone finds research on this matter please let me know. I will take a chance until the facts are proven.

Vacation Time

We went to Freeport in the Bahamas. It was beautiful as most places in the Caribbean are, but it was also very quiet. We stayed in the Xanadu Beach Resort, that was once owned by Howard Hughes. It is a large tower that was built in the late 1970's; however, we were 2 of about 15 guests. The other 15 must have found the very cheap night rate that we did as well.

It was not a bad place, but it was vacant and eerily quiet. Kevin really enjoys places that make him feel like he is still in the 80's, and he was once at the Xanadu in the 80's, so he probably felt right at home. We accomplished what we had hoped: relaxing, getting some sun, and as Kevin calls it "unplugging" from the World.

We really enjoyed it and I would suggest it to anyone who likes to be alone on a quiet island. Freeport does have a town center that was pretty happening though. There was a band that played on weekend nights and they were really good. Good time had by all.

Introducing the Baby Bump

Well, I promised my sister Tara that I would not hide my baby bump from the World. It's not that I want to hide it, but I don't want people to view it if they don't want to see my increasing belly. All my family is in Texas though, so I guess if they want to see me and baby bump Beckwith grow for the next few months, then this is for them. I guess this will be the first of many belly shots that I will post, so view at your own risk.

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That second picture is a camelia not the baby bump. Just in case anyone was wondering. I know it isn't very big yet, but it is there. Due October 12th!!!!

Spring is in the Air

Well its my favorite time of year in Savanah. It's just warm enough to wear a tank top, but not so hot you don't want to go outside. Of course, with the beautiful weather comes the sand gnats, mosquitos, and tourists that drive 5 miles per hour no matter where they are. Those tourists forget that although they are on vacation, I am still working and running late as usual, and it makes me so mad for them to be driving so slow when I am trying so hard to speed to get to work only 10 minutes late instead of 20 minutes.

Back to the positives of Spring. Our front yard is nothing but azeala bushes and they have bloomed for the first time in 2 years. They are so beautiful and there are so many of them. Camelias are a big thing around here too, so we have few of those too. So, enjoy the start of springtime in Savanah with me as you view these pictures. Close your eyes and imagine the warm sun, soft breeze, and the lady at the bus stop down the street yelling at the bus that has already taken off.