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…these two American kids will be born in the heartland – TONIGHT!!

I got a phone call from my friend Meredith, who is pregnant with twins, Jack (L) and Irene (R), who said that she will deliver via c-section today. She’s only 35 weeks pregnant, but after today’s doctor appointment they decided it was too risky to wait until the scheduled c-section on the 17th as she was already showing signs of preeclampsia and Jack is still breech. She may even have to be put out completely for the procedure 🙁 Pray that isn’t the case and that all goes well for mom and babies! They should be at a relatively healthy weight. As of last week, Meredith reported that Jack was at 5.13 lbs. and Irene was 5.7 lbs.

By the way, after years of infertility (and failed “fertility treatments”), Meredith and her husband achieved this pregnancy through NFP and NaProTECHNOLOGY. They have been working with our local Creighton Model Fertility Care clinic along with a very pro-life doctor in St. Louis. Read her testimony at NFP Works!!

Check out Meredith’s website

In honor of the beginning of my very favorite time of the year see my posts from early this year about last season’s Heisman Trophy winner Superman Tim Tebow whose mother was advised to abort him after she contacted amoebic dysentery and fell into a coma when she was pregnant with young Timmy:

How ‘Bout that Gator?
More on the Super Sophomore and His Super Mom

Go Gators!!!

Check out these baby Gators! I found some old pics of me and my two younger sisters all decked out in our Gator gear.

For a good laugh check out Hitler as #1 GA Fan and #1 FSU Fan (language warning). Naturally I found them both hysterical.

Soldier: “Sir, there is a problem in Florida, there is this Beast they call…..Tebow.”…

Hitler: “Quiet fools, I have summoned Chuck Norris, nothing can stand in his way.”

Soldier: “Sir, Chuck Norris tried to tackle him, but was killed instantly by the collision.”

For many Sarah Palin’s family situation only adds to her appeal, especially among pro-lifers, as John McCain’s VP running mate. Not only is she the mother of five (a relatively large number by today’s standards), but Palin and her husband Todd chose life for their 5th child, son Trig, after he was prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome. This is significant considering that roughly 90% of unborn children diagnosed with Sown syndrome are aborted in the U.S. today.

But for those who have some concerns about how she’ll juggle the pressures of such a demanding position and her duties as a mother to a child with special needs (an objection I’ve heard more than once) this is from a May article on Palin a month after Trig’s birth:

Three days after giving birth, Palin returned to work in her Anchorage office, accompanied by Trig and her husband.

This was not a mother’s typical visit to the office to show off the new baby; instead, she was serving notice that a child of special needs would not hinder her professional commitments.

“It’s a sign of the times to be able to do this,” she said. “I can think of so many male candidates who watched families grow while they were in office.

“There is no reason to believe a woman can’t do it with a growing family. My baby will not be at all or in any sense neglected.”

Somehow I don’t think she would have accepted McCain’s nomination if she thought it would seriously inhibit her ability to mother her children. She also seems to have a very supportive husband who will help with the parenting duties as I’m sure he already does. Besides, Palin has that kind of no nonsense that suggests she would have no problem telling the powers that be when she needs a break or to make adjustments in her schedule to better suit her number one job of wife and mother.