Cat's out of the bag!!

Did everyone notice the new countdown?? 

We are expecting!! Some of you already knew this but most don't and we are super excited! The good news, I haven't been as sick with this little peanut. The bad news, I've already encountered some bumps in the road. Last week I started bleeding and thought I was experiencing a miscarriage. We went to the doctor and I was diagnosed with a partial placental abruption (placenta peeled away from the wall) so I have been on partial bedrest and am trying to take it easy. The best news: I'm healing nicely and will be able to get back to normal life soon! 

Now, maybe I can be better about keeping this blog updated now that I am feeling a little better and entering the second trimester soon!

It's one of those days!

It's a PJ day! We've been so busy over the holidays and life just doesn't seems to slow down, so I am staging a BOYCOT in my house. Honestly, I am not leaving. I will stay in my sweats all day. The boys are still in the their PJs and I feel just fine about it. My house is a disaster! Laundry is piling up and I just need to tackle it. 2 people have already called to see if I want to do anything NO NO NO! 

Here's my list of things to clean (life y'all care, but hey!)

Loads of dishes...scary!

Kitchen floor

Clean up the clutter

Wipe basboards/walls (only if the handprints are visible :)

Clean the bathrooms YUCK!

Vacuum

Take the darn christmas tree down

Laundry, laundry and more laundry

Prohibiting Untested Products for Children

I heard of this a few hours ago and I was very skeptical, but after reading New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit from the LA Times, I'm feeling a little angry.

Now don't get me wrong, my wife and I have three children and we wouldn't dare put them at danger, but this law is going to put my wallet in danger and a lot of small stores and manufacturers out of business. The law was signed by Congress last year and begins to take effect on February 10th, 2009.

Read more about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC and the actual act here.

From the act:

The new legislation imposes an additional third-party testing requirement for all consumer products primarily intended for children twelve years of age or younger. Every manufacturer (including an importer) or private labeler of a children’s product must have its product tested by an accredited independent testing lab and, based on the testing, must issue a certificate that the product meets all applicable CPSC requirements.

After having read some of this, it does appear that the restrictions don't fully take place until 90 days after the CPSC releases the third-party laboratory accreditation requirements for that category of product. In short, everything that is government approved will have a special tracking label to prove that it is safe and can be successfully placed in my child's mouth.

I found a partial schedule here, and it stretches into September of 2009, but I don't see clothing specifically mentioned. I'll need to learn more about this.

Sen. Robert Bennet (R-UT)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT 2)