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22 December 2008
19 October 2008
TWIB Presents: Candidate Babies!
As you may have been able to guess from our last few posts, here at twib, we love us some babies and we love us some politics. We love these two things even more when they're combined. Therefore, we now bring you candidate babies!
(And we are using "babies" in its most loose sense, to mean roughly "children who are cute".)
Volume One: The Democrats
Joe Biden's babies are all grown up, but that won't stop us from posting this sweet pic of Beau Biden, who we love.
But Joe's grandkids are pretty adorable. Here he is with one of his granddaughters. She looks a little pouty, but I'm sure Joe will cheer her up.
In other news, according to a November article in Vogue, the Bidens' granddaughters have had a sleepover with the Obamas' daughters, Sasha and Malia. SWEET.
Speaking of which...Sasha and Malia are freaking adorable.
On the campaign trail in Indiana:
On the beach with their dad:
The whole family:
Coming Soon:
Volume Two: The Republicans
(And we are using "babies" in its most loose sense, to mean roughly "children who are cute".)
Volume One: The Democrats
Joe Biden's babies are all grown up, but that won't stop us from posting this sweet pic of Beau Biden, who we love.
But Joe's grandkids are pretty adorable. Here he is with one of his granddaughters. She looks a little pouty, but I'm sure Joe will cheer her up.
In other news, according to a November article in Vogue, the Bidens' granddaughters have had a sleepover with the Obamas' daughters, Sasha and Malia. SWEET.
Speaking of which...Sasha and Malia are freaking adorable.
On the campaign trail in Indiana:
On the beach with their dad:
The whole family:
Coming Soon:
Volume Two: The Republicans
18 October 2008
This Week in Babies Who Still Love Obama
Emily and I went to an Obama rally last week. Some babies also went. You can now see them here.
These babies have Obama shirts and excitement
Nom baby loves Obama
Recent-nom baby also loves Obama
Getting a closer look
And a video. This baby LOVES clapping.
These babies have Obama shirts and excitement
Nom baby loves Obama
Recent-nom baby also loves Obama
Getting a closer look
And a video. This baby LOVES clapping.
20 August 2008
This Week in Morning Sickness
The New York Times reports that an old wives' tale may be true.
Apparently, an international study found that women who suffered severe morning sickness were the most likely to deliver a baby girl. In fact, the odds of having a girl were 80% higher among women with morning sickness so severe it required hospitalization than among asymptomatic women or women with very mild nausea.
Apparently, an international study found that women who suffered severe morning sickness were the most likely to deliver a baby girl. In fact, the odds of having a girl were 80% higher among women with morning sickness so severe it required hospitalization than among asymptomatic women or women with very mild nausea.
09 July 2008
This Week in Mamma Mia, That's a Lot of Babies
Yesterday in St. Paul, sixteen babies were born in seventeen hours The link has a video of the little ones, in case you're looking for, you know, an addiction.
This Week in Baby Addictions
According to a new study in the journal Pediatrics, babies' smiles make their mothers' brains fill with happy hormones. Specifically, seeing pictures of babies smiling, especially their own babies smiling, released a surge of the hormone dopamine, pretty much the same effect on the body as using drugs or alcohol.
While some of the conclusions drawn from the research reek of New Momism:
it does offer an interesting evolutionary perspective. I have often wondered why I tend to squeal with glee at the sight of a delighted baby.
Babies are, let's face it, kind of obnoxious sometimes. Getting you addicted to them might be their only chance at survival.
While some of the conclusions drawn from the research reek of New Momism:
"This is the mechanism by which you come to be consumed by your baby," Montague says. "All good mothers are addicted to their newborn babies. They will do things above and beyond the call of duty."
it does offer an interesting evolutionary perspective. I have often wondered why I tend to squeal with glee at the sight of a delighted baby.
Babies are, let's face it, kind of obnoxious sometimes. Getting you addicted to them might be their only chance at survival.
01 July 2008
This Week in Illegal Babies
Madeline Holler writes about her illegal home birth.
Home birth, as such, isn't actually illegal anywhere in the United States. No state (or district) prosecutes women who give birth outside the hospital, at home or any other place. Twelve states and the District of Columbia prohibit direct-entry midwifery (the kind of midwives who will deliver babies at home, as opposed to certified nurse midwives, the majority of whom deliver babies in hospitals).
Although the American Medical Association has passed a resolution condemning home birth as a practice. I'll spare you the history lesson, but a lot of maternal death (as well as the politicization of abortion) resulted from 19th century doctors thinking there was no way a WOMAN could know more than they did about birthing babies. So, really, nothing new.
But it still totally blows, to put it eloquently. Particularly because most studies in countries where many (or most, as in Denmark--80%!) women give birth at home show no difference in outcomes for women and their newborns.
Home birth, as such, isn't actually illegal anywhere in the United States. No state (or district) prosecutes women who give birth outside the hospital, at home or any other place. Twelve states and the District of Columbia prohibit direct-entry midwifery (the kind of midwives who will deliver babies at home, as opposed to certified nurse midwives, the majority of whom deliver babies in hospitals).
Although the American Medical Association has passed a resolution condemning home birth as a practice. I'll spare you the history lesson, but a lot of maternal death (as well as the politicization of abortion) resulted from 19th century doctors thinking there was no way a WOMAN could know more than they did about birthing babies. So, really, nothing new.
But it still totally blows, to put it eloquently. Particularly because most studies in countries where many (or most, as in Denmark--80%!) women give birth at home show no difference in outcomes for women and their newborns.
20 June 2008
This Week in Freaking Huge Babies
WXII 12 out of Winston-Salem, NC reports that a woman gave birth to twins weighing a total of 23 pounds:
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BIG THAT IS?
Sean William weighed 10 pounds, 14 ounces, and Abigail Rose weighed 12 pounds, 3
ounces – a combined 23 pounds, 1 ounce.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BIG THAT IS?
This Week in Obama Babies
Obama's the democratic nominee. Mostly. Emily and I have made no secret of our love and adoration of the next president of the United States, and neither have these babies:
The middle one is my personal favorite. Because if someone asked me, "Are you voting for Hillary?" I would respond EXACTLY as that baby did. Don't tell my current employer (which endorsed Sen. Clinton, and is oh-so-generously providing the internet I'm using to write this very post).
The middle one is my personal favorite. Because if someone asked me, "Are you voting for Hillary?" I would respond EXACTLY as that baby did. Don't tell my current employer (which endorsed Sen. Clinton, and is oh-so-generously providing the internet I'm using to write this very post).
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