http://beginnerbaby.com/blog Pregnancy, Delivery, BABY! Fri, 15 May 2009 17:37:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Centers for Disease Control has reported that nearly 40% of the babies born in the US in 2007 were from single moms.  This is a 26% increase since 2002, with a number that has more than doubled since 1980.  Of these unmarried mothers, the majority were in their 20's and ... http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=288 Little Ariana Harris decided to take Mother's Day seriously this year.  On May 10, 2009 she came into this world on Mother's Day - two weeks early and at home!  It was around 2 a.m. when Ariana's mother Catherine woke up realizing that although she wasn't due for two more weeks, ... http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=285 Finally, it's here!  The top ten baby names list for 2008!  Is your name on the list?  Is your baby's?  Find out what name finally kicked Emily out of the top spot for baby girl names!  We've posted our list on the new Beginner Baby Blog! 2008 Top Ten Baby Names   http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=281 When you imagine driving through New York, you are probably envisioning a taxi ride, stores, restaurants, child birth... what!?  Sure enough, a woman was raced to Mount Sinai Medical Center while delivering her baby.  But the little one was determined to be born on Fifth Avenue.  The mother was 33 weeks ... http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=278 http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=276   The winner of the cute hair beader from our April Giveaway is Bunny!  Congrats!   Our next giveaway will be announced in about a week, so stay tuned! http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=274 Enter Enter Enter, Win Win Win!  This is a lovely site with fabulous prizes.  Visit 5 Minutes for Mom for their Mother's Day Giveaways: http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=270 http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=268 I have had three children, with each birth completely different from the last.  My children were born in the hospital.  On the first, I let them tell me what I "had to do." By the last, I did what I wanted to do, realizing quite a few of their rules ... http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=263 http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=256