On the morning after Christmas 2008 we went to check on a horse (Honey) we were planning on moving to a better location. We were concerned about the care she was getting there.There was a bad winter storm with freezing weather and no way for Honey to get her feet out of the muck and no shelter for her. Surprisingly, it turned out that there was a baby horse born there the night before (Christmas day)! But the owners of the farm were off the island for Christmas. There was nobody there to help the baby and mother. There was no food or bedding in the stall and the baby couldn’t stand. We got the baby on it’s feet and put some nice bedding down, then came back the next morning to feed mom again. Hopefully the owners came back home the day after that. I had to leave the island but have seen the baby a few times since. She survived but is kinda ugly now. LOL

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Ways to stop a crying baby; learn how to soothe a crying baby with infant colic in this free child care video with parenting tips for newborns and infants.

Expert: Alisha Folkman
Bio: Alisha Folkman is a mother of two and has worked at the Verde Valley Medical Center for nearly five years.
Filmmaker: Dixon Gillette

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Find it at www.borntoflyonline.com OR www.aplacetoremember.com

The song “The Promise,” is also written by Cindy Claussen
Vocals by Elisabeth Cloven
Composed by Dave Meumann

Born to Fly–An Infant’s Journey to God
Twenty-three years after her son Nathans stillbirth, Cindy Claussen was filled with a need to write this story of hope and healing.

Designed with soft colors and simple illustrations, the pages of Born to Fly An Infants Journey God, contain Nathans conversation with God as he hears his fathers strong voice and experiences the sensation of his Mothers warm touch for the first time. “I will kick her so she knows I love her too,” Nathan tells God. When Nathan shares with God that he is not feeling well and is growing weary, God wipes His eyes and tells the child that soon he will fly. “I will fly? Will my mother fly with me?” Nathan asks. “Someday,” God assures him. The simplicity of the story is what makes it so powerful.

Born to Fly is indeed a little treasure that is sure to leave its delicate imprint on your heart.

A review of the book by CJ “Mom of 3 on Earth and 4 who fly” Having suffered a stillbirth two months ago, a bereavement nurse gave this book to me today. It couldn’t have been published at a better time. It is so poignant, touching and beautiful. It made me cry, but it is a healing cry. My husband and friends were equally moved by it. I am ordering it for my angel baby’s grandparents and will tuck my copy safely away in my memory box like the treasure that it is and review it from time to time for heartwarming hopefulness. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone who has suffered the loss of a precious baby through miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Here is Mason in his final checkout, during his third week of lessons with Infant Aquatics. Learning to be safe in the water is an essential life skill. Infant Aquatics not only teaches water safety and survival skills, but offers continuing classes to teach parents how to enhance the skills learned in the initial phase of lessons, “Fundays” for 2-4 year olds, and stroke development classes for advanced students. Visit www.infantaquatics.com to discover the difference between being comfortable in the water and loving to swim safely.

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Learn tips and advice on how to deliver a baby in the backseat of a taxi cab in this free instructional video clip.

Expert: Laurie Fremgen
Contact: www.lauriefremgen.com
Bio: Laurie Fremgen, CPM, has been a midwife since 1996, attending 5 to 7 births a month and providing full prenatal, birth, and post partum support through her practice, Austin Midwifery Services.
Filmmaker: EV studios

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Dr. Jennifer Ashton tells us about a 6 month old baby girl from Haiti, who was severly injured during the earthquake in Haiti.

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Learn how to teach an infant about pop-up breathing while swimming from a professional swim teacher in this free swimming lesson video.

Expert: Samantha Raffio
Bio: Samantha Raffio is a certified swim instructor who has been teaching the love of swimming for a decade.
Filmmaker: Madison Paige

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What began as a routine birth on Christmas eve became a medical miracle. Hattie Kauffman reports on the story of a mother and newborn baby who were brought back to life in the emergency room after delivery.

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Learn how to teach an infant to go underwater while swimming from a professional swim teacher in this free swimming lesson video.

Expert: Samantha Raffio
Bio: Samantha Raffio is a certified swim instructor who has been teaching the love of swimming for a decade.
Filmmaker: Madison Paige

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Mason, 9 months, is in his third week of private survival swimming lessons with Infant Aquatics; and even a heavy jacket, shirt, pants, shoes and water-packed diaper, can’t drag him down. Infant Aquatics offers the highest quality baby and toddler swimming lessons across the U.S. There is a difference in infant swimming programs– check out www.infantaquatics.com for information on a truly comprehensive learn to swim program for babies and young children.

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