This is the dawn of.... New Zodiac??

 You may have heard the whispers about the "New Zodiac" ......... well... the whispers are true... but are they right!?!?!?

First........ they tell us that our favorite little dwarf planet is no longer a PLANET?!?!?!?!

And because one Scientist (or a group of them) got a bug up their butt and decided to discriminate the poor little planet ... and no one calls FOUL ....  poor little Pluto gets the boot...

They are just like BIG BULLIES in school picking on the littlest kid cuz he's different!!!  Well, :::kicks them in the shin!:::  I stand up for you Pluto!! 

AND NOW!!!  NOW ... some Astronomer who realizes .... suddenly ... that the Earth and Sun have moved (wow - imagine that!!! We are suspended in space and not sitting on some pedestals in the great Giant's office) ... and because they have moved we MUST take into account how the constellations have moved in comparison to this Astronomers nose........ er.... the placement of the Earth and Sun.   Regardless ......

These are the original Zodiac Signs.....

And now ....  they have shifted dramatically and added a 13th sign!

The New Dates:

Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20

So ... based on the NEW Dates..... My husband ...who was a Gemini... is now a Taurus!  I am no longer a Cancer, but now a Gemini .... my eldest, Calahan, is no longer a Capricorn but is now a Sagittarius..... Noah is now a Capricorn instead of being Aquarius .... The Princess is still a Leo ... Nathan who was the very END of the Aries dates, is now at the beginning - so he stays the same.  And lil Kaedyn changes from a Virgo and becomes a Leo!... well, to give that last one credit, he does look like a little Lion...

BUT STILL!!!!

I always wanted to be a Gemini instead of a Cancer.....  I got tired of  ... "What sign are you?" ... "Cancer" .. "What? You have cancer!?" ...  ::smacks forehead:::   If anyone thinks that is really funny, needs to be shot...  but that's just my personal opinion...

It took me awhile to really embrace my Cancerness.... and ... I LIKE IT ....... I am the nurturer!!  SO DO NOT CHANGE IT!  Gawd....   I realized that Cancer fits me like a glove and ... seriously ......

The guy who got the bug up his nose and decided everything should be changed, including adding the sign in that the Babylonians DISCARDED .... admittingly knows NOTHING about Astrology ....... just Astronomy ......

Seriously!?!?!?!

I'm making a picket sign!!!

Here are a few links:
Huffington Post - New Zodiac
Voices - New Zodiac, Don't Switch Yet
Live Science - New Zodiac

TO QUOTE MY STEPMOM:  " Astronomers must have time on their hands. Do something important"

My Unique Flowers ... the blog...

I started a new blog last night... MY UNIQUE FLOWERS

Here is the first Entry......

Tuesday, December 25, 2007
My Unique Flowers.....

In 2004 I attended a genetics conference in San Antonio TX .. and I was in a lecture where some kids got up, well, not kids per-say... but some adults and young adults with "Special Needs" got up to talk...

One point they got across was, they don't like the terms "Special Needs" and "Handicap" ... they are just who they are... and if you are going to categorize them... refer to them as "Special Flowers" ... or something like that... because they are no less beautiful then everyone else, they are just different...

That made me think... about my own child...... Children now...

And how I have chosen to raise them... despite the "special needs" that they have..

Yes....... I am the mother of Special Needs Children.... each in their own way... I don't love them any less because they are not "perfect" ... in fact... maybe I love them more :)

Please add me to your favorites as I introduce you to my children, discuss their progress, concerns, illnesses, worries, and general life. After all... they are my Unique Flowers... like snow flakes... no two are the same.. each special in their own way!

I just decided I needed someplace where I could really get out my feelings, concerns, updates, fears, etc on them....

Where has this day gone??????

Nathan in the ER yesterday

Trying to get pictures of his swollen head - but it's hard to see on the pictures. It's the left side of his head .... so on this picture, of the back of his head... it's the side closer to his crib piano...
On this one... it is the side over ............ ----> there.... see how his eye is a little closed?

It's 4:30..... Dennis is getting off work...

and me....... I got NOTHING done today...

Nathan's nurse came over today.... his head has increased 2 inches since July 10th. But according to the *chart* he's fine... I'm telling you - his head looks way off... his nurse says so, his OT... the DR... I could cry :(

Knowing the "complications" they found while I was pregnant.... and KNOWING I was about to have a special needs child on TOP of the one I already have, which was on TOP of Calahan with his major ADHD, and bleeding disorder (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/idiopathic-thrombocytopenic-purpura/DS00844)

I have NOT felt like I am the parent with TWO special needs kids...

Until now.....

All this time I've spent so much time being worried about Noah... and now... I have to split up my worrying abilities (is that possible? maybe I just have DOUBLE the worry now... or triple, throw Dennis in there and it's quad!! ... who cares about me, I am too busy worrying about every one else.............)....

So... Hello, I would like to introduce myself...

I am Annissa, I am 31 ... and my life is ruled by two of my children. See, they are unique... they are miracels.... they go to the DRs a lot...

So - what are Nathan's issues?
He has a large, wide soft spot.... http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030615/2547.html
He now has hydrocephalus ... http://www.hydroassoc.org/information/infant.html
Which is cause by the ... Dandy Walker Syndrome he has...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dandywalker/dandywalker.htm
http://www.geocities.com/murat_yil/dandy.html

Just incase anyone is interest....

He also had a 2 Vessel cord during pregnancy.... http://www.birth.com.au/class.asp?class=6610&page=6#2

And he has a ... Hypospadias
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_hrnewborn/hsp.cfm

AND...... last but not least... a soft cleft palate (& high palate) http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Cleft_Lip-Palate.htm & http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/cleftlip.html

Incase anyone wanted to read anything tonight...

Today's Photo Session

Even though - physically I'm exuasted ... I pushed myself to go. I really hate these stupid flare ups of mine. Every joint hurts, every muscle hurts, my head hurts, I can't seem to wake up, my back is hurting bad... I had a very hard time straightening my back, and walking right now. UGH!!

But it hasn't stopped me since I was 16, and it's not going to stop me now... it might slow me down... some ....

Anyway - I managed to push past it and get to the park on time :)

Here are a couple of the pictures... for the rest, check out http://moonnstarmemories.blogspot.com/

Look the NICU Buddies are screwing around!! NO KIDDING... (Devin :left: was 1lb 7oz born at 23 weeks ... born a month before Noah and due the month after Noah. Noah :right: was 1lb 12.2oz and born at 33 weeks) This is entitled: "Auntie Sarah stuck my hand in my pocket..... I don't know why"


Tianna's Mom says these look like those orphan cat & dog pictures... LOLOLOLOL.. with the big eyes

Here are a few of the serious shots - but not the ones that made my top 25... you'll have to click on the link for those! LOL...

It's too early to be annoyed!!!

I am involved in the Disorders of Chromsome 16 foundation... due to the fact that Noah has MT16 (Mosaic Trisomy 16) ... this is an awesome site, and has been my anchor in Noah's life and especially the pregnancy.

After talking to the genetic DR at about 19 weeks pregnant... he gave Noah no hope, none. He told me "he will be so mentally and physically delayed..." .... that ... "it wouldn't be worth it" ... and he HIGHLY encouraged me to "interrupt" the pregnancy....

I'm sorry... my child did not ask to be born, nor did he ask for this genetic disorder.... why should I punish my child by killing him before even giving him a chance to live.

Yes I am Pro-Life, BUT..... that is for myself. I believe in certain situations it is up to the mother, but.... I am Pro-Life.

Anyway.... I told this DR no, and then he had the balls to look at my now ex husband and ask him ... I was thinking... it doesn't MATTER what he says........ luckily my ex agreed with me.

Anyway.... my Mom is doing a Power Point for school on Noah (it could be on any subject chosen) ... and she sent it to me asking if I would change anything - there were a few things... but then I noticed she also sent me an email with a web addy saying "Did you know about this?"

http://www.genzymegenetics.com/pdf/publications/gene_pdf_publications_mcdermet.pdf

And I hadn't know about it.. at first I thought it was cool, but then I realized that A: it paints the site in a somewhat nuteral light, although making some more negitive comments... like.... #2 in the Conclusions.... "(the stories on the website) my not provide a complete picture for prospective parents" ... they are calling the website biased.... the DOC16 ...

In a way HELL YEAH WE ARE BIASED!!! These are our children!!!

BUT........ is it fair to genetics DRs to paint a picture so grim that you lose all hope for the survival of your child!?!?!! That isn't biased at all. Based on a few medical studies, trained in thought on negitive negitive, negitive. What about the positive things????

When I said to that DR when he was telling me that Noah would be so mentally and physically delayed he would have no quality of life..... and I said "that is not necessarily true" he caught my eye line and bore his eyes into mine, and said "He will be mentally and physiclaly delayed" ...

And although, Noah IS delayed.... he was making it sound like it would be to to the point where he would be at an infant mantality forever.

Noah is mildly delayed - unless pointing out a few things he has trouble with.... with just looking at him.... you may think he's 3 because of his size ... but he is so smart and spunky and he is awsome!

And it just really annoyed me this morning... humph :(