1/5/11 – Blah

Well, besides work and the usual chaos that involves, we took it pretty easy today. We’re all feeling slightly better, and hoping to be fully cured very soon. Amelia seems completely normal again, so I’m not even sure she was sick. I really do think she’s just teething, and those dang teeth just don’t want to pop through! One of the many benefits of breastfeeding at its finest, otherwise I’m positive she would have been just as bad as Olivia!

I actually have a topic to write about today…There are reports coming out, debunking the original study that linked Autism to vaccines…and this makes me very happy. I know there are multiple reasons parents choose to skip/delay vaccinations in their children, but this supposed “link” always seemed to be the main. This always seemed absolutely ridiculous to me…to think that vaccinations, that EVERY child gets, could somehow cause a child to be autistic. I mean, I understand that it’s a heartbreaking, confusing disorder, and parents just want answers. But, sometimes there just aren’t answers. Look at cancer, there is no rhyme or reason to why one person gets cancer, and another person doesn’t. This is the same, there is no reason, and I wish that was better understood. Anyway, I’m hoping this will result in a rise in vaccinating families. Personally, like many others, I would LOVE to see the MMR vaccine split up, but that’s not going to stop me from protecting my children the best I can at this time.
Here’s a picture of Amelia, chilling in her chair!