Sit-ups possibly banned?

I found this article on the sympatico home page this morning. It discusses the rising concern about sit-ups with the medical crowd and alternatives to performing the sit-up in a safer way. The article discusses how a regular sit-up, which is usually done on a flat surface, can cause strain on your spine and cause more damage than it produces good results. This article was found at: http://www.besthealthmag.ca/blog/post/watch-your-back-say-no-to-sit-ups

The 2010 baby plague

This beautiful little guy is my son, Boston, for anyone wondering :)
Ok, so maybe plague isn't the right word to use, but it sure feels like an infestation! I'm writing today to conduct an experiment of sorts, for my own interest and curiosity. I've noticed there are an enormous amount of women either already pregnant or planning their babies this year. I already know of 5 people who are due at the end of March/beginning of April, one woman who just had her baby mid-January and 3 women who just announced their pregnancies, all due in 2010. I also know of a few women who are attempting to get pregnant this year which, if they hurry, their babies will still be 2010 babies.

So here's the reason for this little post. I am wondering why so many babies in 2010? Is it a total fluke? Did some or all of these women plan to have children during the Olympic year for a reason? Is it a second child or a first child? If it's a first, why 2010? Why not 2009 or earlier, or even wait one more year until 2011? Is it superstition? Do you hate odd numbers? (I do, it's not that far fetched!!) And if it's your second (or third, fourth.....) child, did you plan your first to coincide with having your second in 2010? Is this baby a "surprise"? For anyone - did you want your baby's birthday to be the same year as the Olympics for a reason? Or is the 2010 thing just a coincidence?

I know it seems like I'm being overly inquisitive - however I'm just curious since I'm seeing a huge surge in babies this year and January's not even over. For those who are reading this, maybe you aren't expecting a baby but know someone who is and can shed some light on why your friend chose or didn't choose 2010 as an appropriate birth year for their baby. Maybe it is you that's pregnant and don't want to tell anyone yet, you can just say that it's a friend. And I don't want names of your friends either; please allow them to remain anonymous. Some of them may not be sharing the news with the world and I don't want that ruined for them. "My friend" is a totally viable term to use in my little experiment. Come one come all and give me your opinions, thoughts, and/or knowledge on this subject!! Can't wait to see results!

Planning a baby? Or already pregnant? This could be fun!

This is something I've always wanted to share with the world. It's of course just superstition to me but some people may take it very seriously. To the right you'll see I've posted the Ancient Chinese Birth Gender Chart. If you click on it the picture will enlarge for easier viewing. My friend and I like to look at it when we find out someone is pregnant or if we know the sex of someone's baby and we want to compare. I even read about this chart in my Everything Pregnancy book some time ago and it says that this chart has proven to be more than 90% accurate in predicting a baby's sex. We know of quite a few women that are due in March/April and have had fun looking at their charts. For the ones that we know the sex of, this chart is 100% accurate. For the ones we don't know, well, that's just fun to guess - and find out in a few months. All you do is compare the month of conception with the woman's age at conception and voila! It was accurate with my son's birth and I'm almost thinking of trying to plan future pregnancies based on this chart!! Of course I believe that that is up to God (and my husband's swimmers) but I think that if the chart IS accurate then it's a coincidence but a cool coincidence. One woman I know that just had a baby had a boy and the chart says that she would have a boy. Spooky!! Anyways I think this is a really fun chart and those that I have shared it with already think it's kind of cool. Whether you decide to totally believe in it or not is up to you. The link for this chart is at: http://mypage.direct.ca/j/jfeng/gender.htm

Introduction to my blog

Hi! I just thought I'd let you in on my dirty little secret - I am a HUGE reader. I am constantly reading whether it be on the internet, in gossip magazines (which I have scaled down to People magazine if the cover catches my eye in the grocery store), magazines which I subscribe to including Today's Parent, Parenting, and Canadian Living, and I do like to throw in a book here and there when I find time between raising my son and getting regular household chores done. (And sleeping!!)

During my constant reading I always find an article in which I think the world needs to know about. My articles really consist of random subjects including parenting tips, random helpful people, a good recipe that I used on my guinea pig husband, world news...... so on and so forth. This can be daunting since there is no set subject but also appeal to many different tastes as I cover everything but sports.

Included in my blog I may post some random thoughts for the day as well, since when I am not reading my mind is racing at the highest possible speed a mind could race. This is why I need the sleep previously mentioned.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading my blog about reading! And feel free to comment on any posts that catch your eye!