One down...

Okay, I finally got the name and number of a pediatrician who comes highly recommended. I have others as an option but I have been waiting for this one. I heard he adores children and is incredibly doting, which is what I hear about most pediatricians but there was something about him that really made me want to contact him. So that's one thing I can cross off my list now.

Having a nice long list of options to choose from when considering where to take your child for medical care made me really think about something today. For a couple of month's Pampers united with UNICEF to run this campaign where if you buy specially marked diapers, one woman in developing country's gets a vaccination to protect her and her newborn against tetanus. They raised over $45 million and seeing news like that makes me really happy. I take it for granted sometimes that I can just go to my doctor's appointment and expect to be given exceptional care when in actuality there are many other's in our country, yet alone our state who can't expect the same kind of treatment. I was speaking to one of my fellow juror today and he told me that when his wife was first expecting the doctor told her that her due date was between
April and July. I was absolutely astounded! I questioned him about the ultrasound. During my first ultrasound, they told me down to the day how old my baby was inside of me. I remember it clearly the ultrasound tech saying, "You are 7 weeks and 2 days along." But all he could say was that because his wife was on Medicaid, she didn't exactly get the best kind of services. How awful is that? As a woman who is about to be a mother, I truly feel that every expecting person should get the same kind of treatment. Everyone deserves the same kind of attention.

Insurance is so incredibly high today hardly anyone can even afford it anymore. And we are supposedly one of the richest nation's? That is why there are so many among us without health coverage. Shouldn't that be a basic liberty for every citizen? I hope with this upcoming election, things will really be brought to the light and something will change. Hope is eternal and you definitely need it when you're ushering in a new generation. I'm very excited that my baby is going to be born around that time in November. It's a very good sign!