Caden Feeding Himself

First attempts at feeding himself--as you can see, it got a little messy!

Very sad--but trying to be open-minded....

I came across this article on MSN today, and my first thought was shock and indignation at a meaningless death, then admiration for a boy who stood up for his convictions, (however misguided), and then I wandered into suspicion, wondering if the boy was overly influenced by a zealot relative. What do you think??

Boy dies after refusing transfusion over religion
14-year-old Jehovah's Witness thought treatment would make him ‘unclean’

SEATTLE - A few hours after a judge ruled that a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness sick with leukemia had the right to refuse a blood transfusion that might have helped him, the boy died, a newspaper reported. Dennis Lindberg died Wednesday night at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, his father, Dennis Lindberg Sr., told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Hospital spokeswoman Teri Thomas said she could not confirm or deny anything about the case at the request of the boy’s legal guardian, his aunt Dianna Mincin.

Earlier Wednesday, Skagit County Superior Court Judge John Meyer had denied a motion by the state to force the boy to have a blood transfusion. The judge said the eighth-grader knew “he’s basically giving himself a death sentence.”

“I don’t believe Dennis’ decision is the result of any coercion. He is mature and understands the consequences of his decision,” the judge said during the hearing. “I don’t think Dennis is trying to commit suicide. This isn’t something Dennis just came upon, and he believes with the transfusion he would be unclean and unworthy.”
Doctors had given Dennis a 70 percent chance of surviving the next five years with the transfusions and other treatment, the judge added.
Doctors diagnosed the boy’s leukemia in early November. They began chemotherapy at Children’s Hospital, but stopped a week ago because his blood count was too low, the Skagit Valley Herald reported. The boy refused the transfusion on religious grounds.However, his birth parents, Lindberg and Rachel Wherry, who do not have custody and flew from Boise, Idaho, to be at the hearing, believed their son should have had the transfusion and suggested he had been unduly influenced by his aunt, who is also a Jehovah’s Witness.
The aunt has declined to talk about the case.
The boy’s father told the Post-Intelligencer the ruling shocked him but after visiting his son later Wednesday, he decided not to appeal. He said doctors told him Wednesday evening that the boy, unconscious since Tuesday, had likely suffered brain damage.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Walking!!!

He's a Walking maniac!

More steps...

Watch those lil' feet go!

Daily Pop News.....

A few regurgitations from my pop culture obsession......

What My Next Maternity Shots are Going to Look Like.....

Rock on Christina, rock on!!! (Even though I know she's probably airbrushed all to heck--it still takes some guts!!!)

The Latest Buzz from In Touch:

The take on this from the ever-so-blunt mouth of Perez:

"In Touch
Weekly is reporting that Britney Spears is sperminated!!!! And music producer J.R. Rotem is the daddy, the mag claims. On November 14, Britney Spears allegedly confided to her friends in e-mails that she was four weeks pregnant, In Touch claims. Brit told pals that she was sure the father was J.R. Rotem, whom she’s had an on/off relationship with since her split from K-Fed in 2006. On November 16th, the mag claims Unfitney proudly e-mailed a copy of the ultrasound to her inner circle. “She seems convinced that having another baby will turn her life around — and she believes that J.R. will make a great father,” the mag reports. “She does like having a man in her life.” When asked about the pregnancy, J.R. confirmed exclusively to In Touch that Britney is carrying his child. “It’s true,” he says.
For real???? He really said that???? Was he joking?????? We’re going slightly insane right now. This can’t be true! But it SOOOooo could! Wow. Wow. Wow.
Our head is spinning! We hope this isn’t true. Please God, let this not be true.
The LAST thing the world needs right now is more children from Britney Spears!!!! "

And finally, on The Hills front--Shady Spencer's shady sister!!! :) Spencer Pratt’s sister, Stephanie, was enjoying a nice, normal, private life as a college student…until she decided to insert herself in The Hills drama and angle for screen time. Now, the dark secrets of her past are coming back to haunt her and shame her family! Like that mug shot?
Yup, in 2006, Methface Pratt was arrested for drugs and shoplifting. Making the family proud!

Here comes Santa Clause....

So much to write--so little time. :) Things have been busy around here lately! We made it through the bebe's first Thanksgiving, (I will post pics when I can), and are now gearing up for his first Christmas!! We've already gotten some of his presents, including a mac-daddy ball pit that I am so psyched about!! I'm gonna have more fun in it than he is! We put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, which I had been itching to do....this afternoon while trying to get dinner together for the Lil' munchkin, I noticed he was being suspiciously quiet. Never a good sign. So I stick my head around the corner to find him crouched down in his playpen with his back to me. At this point, it's certain that he is either filling his diaper, or doing something he's not supposed to be doing. The room was stench-free, so I assumed the latter was the case. Sneaking around to see what he was up to, I found him chewing on the fake berries that we used to decorate the tree! He had a branch in between his teeth like a chubby little squirrel. Of course, with all this craziness about the lead paint in things, I (like a true first time Mommy), freak out. Completely. I scrubbed his mouth out with a washcloth, made him drink half a sippy of milk, and watched him like a hawk for the rest of the evening. Silly goose. I'm hoping it takes a lot more than an occasional nibble on a fake berry to upset his tummy. All's well so far...



We went to Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time over the weekend--we had a freakin' blast!! The bebe's bestest 'Auntie' AS, (and also his personal favorite, JS), were hosting a bday par-tay for my fave lil' diva, and we were invitees. The Baby Daddy was just getting home from a weekend of hunting, so the bebe' and I headed out by ourselves. They had everything--even tot sized video games, which the bebe' had a fit over! I can see the beginning of a Baby Daddy-like addiction here.....
The bebe has been walking more than ever lately. I'm going to post some new vids when i get them up and running. He still hasn't just 'taken off' though--we're stutter-stepping around, but only when he sees something he wants... Otherwise, he just finds it easier to crawl to get where he wants to go. I don't blame him--guess he gets his laziness from me. :)

My Son's Future Wedding Invite... :)