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My name is Kris Marie. When I first joined helium I was newly married and pregnant with our first child. She's growing up so fast its not even funny. We now have another little one on the way. I love to read and write, is why I ended up majoring in "literature

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The path toward acceptance when a pregnancy takes you by surprise: 2 of 51

Six months ago I learned one of the most important lessons of my life. I love my daughter. Of course at the time I didn't know she was a girl, just my baby. My little baby... I still couldn't believe it. I'd found out that I was pregnant just a few weeks before. I'm not going to say that I was destroyed when I found out, or ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Inappropriate names for children: 1 of 12

Naming your baby is an important decision. It's a decision that I don't think other people should play a part in. I've seen family members insist on a child being named after a dead grandparent. I've seen friends and family cut down names that there is nothing wrong with just because they don't like it. It is the parents dec...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Diapering Should you use disposable diapers instead of cloth during the holidays?: 1 of 5

I am not going to sit here and say there is really one right answer to the question of which type of diapers to use during the holidays. What works for one family very well may not work for another. When it comes down to it, you have to be the one to sit down and weigh the facts of which route is best for you and your indivi...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Diapering Cloth diaper reviews: 2 of 8

I was one of those people completely against cloth diapers. My husband was cloth diapered and had a more balanced view of it. I received some Gerber prefolds at one of our baby showers to use as burp cloths, and I remember him telling me afterwards that maybe we could use them around the house to save some money. I said ok w...
Society & Lifestyle > African & Middle Eastern Culture The Maasai community: Living in the past: 1 of 3

Maasai are a proud people. They command respect. Of course, they have every right to this. But who are they? The Maasai are a tribe found in both Kenya and Tanzania. Traditionally they are herders. Those that have gone to live in cities take other jobs, but usually only as guards and the like. Like other tribes, some have co...
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Do Catholics believe that other Christians can be saved?: 13 of 28

The question of whether one will be saved is usually associated with Protestants. When they ask if one is saved they mean, "Do you know Jesus? Are you going to heaven?" They believe that once you have stated a certain formula this is true. As Catholics we know that salvation is really a process. It makes it difficult to conv...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Diapering Which are the best diapers: Huggies or Pampers?: 2 of 4

Let me start off by saying that while I was pregnant we took the advice of several others I know and stocked up on different brands of diapers. We had a diaper themed shower which helped. I think we had five or six different brands involved, not counting the cloth ones we received. I'll tell you up front, if you're expecting...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Diapering The dos and don'ts of using baby powder on baby's bottom: 2 of 4

Growing up the smell, or sight, of baby powder was one of the first things I saw to be associated with babies. I saw the stuff everywhere. I never really thought too much about it, other than it was just something everyone used. It was just part of having, and diapering, a baby. Honestly I didn't even think too much about it...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Transitioning baby to whole milk: 1 of 2

Most of the advice I have seen about transitioning to whole milk has been aimed at formula fed babies. However, not all babies are on formula. Mine certainly wasn't. Thankfully I knew of a few good sources for breastfeeding moms or I would have had a much harder time with this subject, and its still not easy. There is a huge...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Knowing how often to nurse: 5 of 8

Knowing how often to nurse is both easy and difficult at the same time. I think the hardest part about it is listening to what others are telling you. Everywhere you go someone has something to say about it. Magazines tell you one thing. Nurses at the hospital tell you another. The pediatrician may say a completely different...