Entries from June 2008

Poor Wittle Baby!

Date June 30, 2008

Get yourself beaten to a pulp by Hezbullah goons? Nary a word from the press at large. Hamas spend a bit of time using you as a soccer ball? Hardly a peep is to be expected for your troubles. (And not even one photograph, apparently!) …Read full story

Safely Feeding Babies – 10 Important Tips (plus 1 you already know)

Date June 30, 2008

I see many questions and myths shared about food for babies on parenting websites and blogs. The ones that are most alarming to me are those regarding food safety and proper food handling, and all the “my grandmother used to_______” …Read full story

Whoa, Baby!

Date June 30, 2008

You may have noticed that the media is fascinated with tracking stars and their invisible or not-so-invisible baby bumps and impending parenthood. You can also track them by going to the site http://www.celebrity-babies.com/. …Read full story

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt: Expecting Baby #2!

Date June 30, 2008

Magazine about the celebrity baby news. Lleyton Hewitt, Bec Hewitt. Lleyton and Bec Hewitt married in 2005 and had a daughter in 2006. The impending, athletic celebrity baby will join big sister Mia Rebecca, 2, who is already thrilled …Read full story

Baby in Bucket

Date June 30, 2008

A baby that was brought to a hospital by her mother inside a bucket has police investigating. The mom had no clue she was even pregnant until she found the baby in the toilet and quickly grabbed a bucket, placed the baby and placenta in …Read full story

Baby, Won't You Come Back With Me to My Swingin' Legal Pad?

Date June 30, 2008

Via the New York Times by way of Idolator, it’s:. [Insert Song Lyrics Here]: The Uses and Misuses of Popular Music Lyrics in Legal Writing, 64 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 531 (2007). This ostensibly scholarly article by Alex B. …Read full story

“Designer Baby” Free From Breast Cancer Gene

Date June 30, 2008

Britain’s first “designer baby” will enter the world without the gene that causes hereditary breast cancer after her mother underwent a controversial screening technique called pre-implantation diagnosis. Doctors screened embryos for …Read full story

The New York Times Magazine on the Baby Bust

Date June 30, 2008

You cannot simply start throwing benefits at a socially conservative society and wait for babies; were this an effective strategy, we would be seeing a lot more tiny Singaporeans. Pro-natalist incentives (which should probably be …Read full story

Bee My Baby Bedding

Date June 30, 2008

Bee my baby baby bedding from BD Baby Bedding. Terry velour,yellow and white gingham, black and white gingham, green plaid fabric make this adorable bee theme set brighten any nursery. In the center of the bumper is a cute little bee …Read full story

Chart of the Day: Young Baby Boomers and Earnings Growth

Date June 30, 2008

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released numbers on the labor market activity of the youngest Baby Boomers — those borns between 1957 and 1964, a group which includes Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. …Read full story