You've Probably Already Guessed This But...

I am taking a break from blogging. School is busy right now and I just can't do blogging, school, and adequately take care of Cooper, so something has to go and it has to be blogging. I may drop in every so often to say hi or post a picture, but for atleast a couple more weeks I will be absent. This is may way of taking some of the stress off myself. I apologize for taking so long to make my "official announcement." Have a nice day :)

Welcome to the World Olivia Faith!!!

My friend Mama Bear gave birth (naturally and drug-free) to a beautiful 7 lbs 14 oz baby girl last night! Mommy and baby are doing wonderfully, as is the proud Papa Bear!

Birth Control: My Latest Discovery

About 8 weeks after Cooper was born I had the Mirena put in. For those of you that may not know, the Mirena is an IUD, or Intrauterine device. I thought this was this was the perfect solution because we really didn't need another baby, and my only options for BC were the progesterone-only mini pill or the Mirena because I was breastfeeding. I am an awful pill taker (Cooper is proof of this). So I opted for the Mirena. I don't have to do anything and I don't have to worry about it for 5 years!



So for the past year or so I have been completely in love with my choice of BC, even recommending it to friends! Until I got to the reproduction chapter in my Anatomy & Physiology book. It discussed some forms of BC and how they work. I was not happy at all with what it had to say. Evidently, although the Mirena does prevent the egg from being fertilized to some extent, it also just won't let it implant!



I firmly believe that life starts as as soon as egg and sperm are joined into the zygote. So to me, this is pretty much murdering any babies that might be trying to form. This is unacceptable. I am so upset with myself that I didn't do the research BEFORE I allowed the thing to be put inside me. I read the Mirena pamphlet front to back, but of course they aren't going to tell you this! JoEllen and Jessi pointed out that because I still haven't really had a period, I don't even know if I've ovulated or not, so I can't know if anything happened or not. I feel better about it because of this and I'm trying not to make myself sick over it, but its hard not be at least a little mad at myself. I want the thing gone, plain and simple. I will not be using the pill either because it does the same thing. I don't need to get pregnant right now mostly because of school, but at least I won't be killing anymore babies.

And the Winner is...

The winner of the $15 worth of Plum Organics and/or Revolution Foods from EcoMom is....

Congrats Ryan and Amanda! I will be contacting you shortly to get you in touch with EcoMom! You have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Thank you to all those who entered!!!