Before I dive into this post, lets get one thing clear…I’m not pregnant. There’s not a flicker of desire to become pregnant. If I were to become pregnant, I would use all 9 months to eat marshmallow fluff and then complain incessantly about how I can’t even fit into the Liz Lang maternity clothes from Target.

That being said, I’m a strong proponent of stem cell research and solutions and am so happy our president is making strides to progress the study of steam cells. Currently, Cryo-cell offers some amazing opportunities to collect and preserve stem cells. From banking your baby’s cord blood, to collecting monthly menstrual blood, there are risk-free and pain-free ways to harvest stem cells which have been used to treat more than 70 diseases, including malignancies, anemia and metabolic and immune system disorders.

Their current offer makes harvesting and storing stem cells a more affordable option for parents looking to protect their children. No doubt, it’s an investment, but an investment that may pay for itself many times over through the course of your child’s life.

The site encourages interested women and expectant parents to “compare us” because they know they offer the most advanced services at the most affordable price that could one day save your child’s life.

Oh, my sweet, wonderful, beautiful blog! How I’ve missed you! I’ve barely been able to spout off at all during the past week and I’ve missed blogging terribly, so I’m excited to jump back in with this week’s Four Foods on Friday.

1. Olive oil. What kind do you prefer to use?

I buy Bertolli Extra Light Olive Oil. It’s not light in calories, just a lighter olive oil flavor. It also has a higher spoke point, so it’s great for sautéing.

2. Meatballs. Do you make them from scratch, buy premade cooked or buy premade frozen?

I’ve been making them from scratch with spinach, feta cheese, and an egg to bind.

3. Do you use napkins at home? Paper or cloth?

I don’t like the texture of paper napkins, unless it’s the expensive kind, so we use paper towels. Generic Target brand, of course.

4. Share a recipe for a white sauce.

I don’t have a recipe for white sauce, but I have a recipe to make your favorite white sauce extra fancy!

Champagne Sauce

To every 2 cups of your favorite cream sauce, add approximately 2 tablespoons of reduced chicken stock. Simmer and whisk sauce for approximately 20 minutes. Prior to serving, add 1/2 cup of champagne, stir and serve.

I’m very particular about certain things, and fabric shower curtains are an absolute must in my house. Vinyl shower curtains usually have tacky designs and the plastic smell lingers forever, not to mention that you can’t change or clean them as easily as you can fabric. I admit to having several different fabric shower certains for each bathroom in the appropriate color schemes and switching things up whenever the bathroom decor gets boring.

What’s the appropriate reaction when you hear about a 13 year old father?

I was immediately disgusted, then pissed off about the lack of sex education world-wide, and now I’m just completely creeped out about the whole situation, but none of those reactions seem…kind? compassionate? Especially when there’s an innocent baby involved.

It’s one thing for a child to have teenage parents. People can overcome that. Hell, my parents were 19. But when parents are in elementary school you have to wonder if there is any hope.

The story of the mom that was expecting sextuplets but delivered octuplets is getting more and more bizarre.

It’s now being reported that the mother has six other children, four boys and two girls, including a set of twins. A family acquaintance appeared on the CBS Early Show and stated that the mother is young and living with her parents. There doesn’t seem to be a husband or boyfriend in the picture.

There are so many things that I personally think are wrong with this story, beginning with why, when she already has six children which she obviously can’t support since she’s living with her parents, would she choose to undergo fertility treatment? And why does our medical system allow such unnecessary procedures? And why is this birth considered a medical miracle when it’s really a medical disaster waiting to happen?

The whole situation just disturbs me.

UPDATE: This mother is a hot mess. A neighbor is saying that all 14 babies are from a sperm donor!