Has my life changed since I have made time to read?

First I feel as if I need to say that under normal circumstances I absolutely love reading.  It actually relaxes me. It offers an escape from my every day life but this reading and blogging experience has been a difficult experience for me. It seemed as if I had to force myself to take the time to read anything. I honestly just didn’t have the time or energy to do it but I did it anyways for this class. Of course I read books that I thought would help me at the stage of life that I am currently in. With a new baby to take care of and a busy two year old my life has been changed upside down in the last couple of months. I still really love reading but I just didn’t enjoy it when I felt forced to do it on a weekly basis. Now that I am getting used to the changes in my life I now realize that I have to take time for myself or I won’t be a happy and healthy mother. I am now going to make a conscious effort to take time to read for pleasure even if it isn’t once a week. Whenever I get the chance to pick up a book I will.

Researching Vaccines

This week I have been reading about vaccines in Dr. Sears' The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child. I am getting ready to take my little Aubrey to get her first immunizations tomorrow and have decided to do some research about what they are going to be putting in her body. I wasn't concerned about the shots that Lauryn got but this time around I have been hearing a lot of bad things about the immunizations that they are giving on the news and in magazines. A lot of my friends and even my own sister has decided to not give their babies their shots at all. With Lauryn getting all of her shots I thought that it would be messed up if I didn't make Aubrey get hers so I decided to do my research and learn as much as I could about what they are giving her. She is getting all of her shots but I am going to be a little more involved in the process of what they are mixing together each time. I learned from Dr. Sears' book that they mix a lot of drugs together for the shots. Some can cause reactions in certain infants. As a parent it is so important to take the initiative to understand what is being put in your baby's body don't just leave it up to your doctor. Their is a lot of information in this book and I highly recommend it to parents.