Ah, post-industrial life.
October 22nd, 2007
Things like this are the reasons we prefer to avoid processed foods, make our own babyfood, eat local and organic, avoid synthetic dyes and colors, and not buy tons and tons of cheap plastic crap from your nearest big box retailer. We live in the modern world, of course, which means an acceptance of some level of industrial-ness (is that a word?) in our environment and thus our lives. We can cut it out where possible, however. I mean, just the NICU exposure to pthalates in the IV bags and GI tube that went into his tiny body gets to me. Would Avery would have thrived without these modern interventions though? Our modernization comes at a cost, making every exposure a risk/benefit analysis. I mean, does dying ketchup green to make it more appealing to kids make it worth loading up said kids with food dyes derived from coal? Our bodies are designed to protect from and repair damage but they can only handle so much. We should be conscious of what we willingly expose them to.
Ok, rant complete.
and then there were 3
December 15th, 2006
Avery Eliot Reece Whittle is slightly less than a day old. He was born at 12:35 in the morning. He weighed 1372 g and measured 40 cm long. His apgar score was 9. Since this was only the 32nd week, they took him to the NICU. However, he did cry with his first breath and did not require assistance for breathing.
Here is a photo:
More will definitely follow but we are exhausted now.
