Andrea’s Weblog

Here are some pictures of what Elizabeth’s been up to. Welcome to Starbucks. May I take your order? Poodles can dine too Even silverware babies need naps First letters (My letter D followed by Elizabeth’s first attempt)

This was originally intended as Elizabeth’s 3 Year Check-up Update, but I just now found it in my drafts, and she’s been 3 for a couple months now! 31 lbs, 40.75 inches That puts Elizabeth in the 50-75th percentile for weight and above the 97th percentile in height! I haven’t written much about Elizabeth recently, [...]

It seems like there’s been a major recall several times a week for the last two months. Hazardous lead paint and magnets and now cribs suffocating babies. The latest crib recall was the result of 3 deaths and now a pack and now 425,000 play yards are being recalled due to an infant death. Co-sleeping [...]

Question: What do you get when you mobilize a national nurse-out in 44 states with over 2,000 participants in one week without the help of the national media? Answer: One pissed-off newspaper publisher The story: Through the power of the internet, there was an amazing turn-out for the Applebee’s nurse-out last week. Emails, message boards, [...]

We officially outed ourselves as lactavists this week. I got an email about a national nurse-out at Applebees on Thursday and signed up to coordinate an Augusta location. I spent the last day sending press releases, calling the media, making posters, and calling the sheriff’s department to be sure we could protest. Heather, my unofficial [...]