A baby boy who was anxious to leave his mother’s womb was born in a parking lot outside Highlands Hospital in Connellsville, Pa., Wednesday.

Mason Matthew Parkinson, who weighed in at 5-pounds, 15-ounces, was delivered into his mother’s sweatpants, according to The Daily Courier.

“It happened so fast,” mother Rebecca Johnson told the newspaper. “I didn’t know what happened until he was in my pant leg.”

Johnson was on her way to The Uniontown Hospital but icy road conditions severely delayed her arrival. She asked her mother, who was driving the car, to stop at Highlands about an hour after leaving.

“I was having contractions on the way to Uniontown, but I told them to pull into Highlands or I was going to have the baby in the car,” Johnson said.

When the car arrived at Highlands and Johnson was in labor, her sister and mother left the car to fetch a doctor and a wheelchair. But they didn’t get back in time and little Mason was born at 8:55 a.m. after Johnson experienced “a really bad contraction.”

About 30 minutes later in the hospital, both Johnson and her newborn son Mason were given a clean bill of health.

SOURCE:FOXNEWS

When I look around my house it is hard to find something that does not require batteries. We buy our batteries by the 50 pk and put them in a bin in the garage when we are done for safe hazardous disposal.

Here is a compilation of some great toys that don’t require batteries.

Djeco “BASIL PULL ALONG DOG”

Basil the dog is a charming toy on wheels to accompany your child around the house. Basil is made of solid wood with white and brown spots on his lacquered body. His mouth has magnets that helps him hold his bone. Its tale and ears are moving when you take the dog for a walk. Super sweet pull along toy! For Children 1+ $49.95

Automoblox

This toy car is made at Solid maple wood with lacquer finish. The whole car comes apart and is interchangeable with other Automoblox vehicles. These cars come in bright colours which give each one their own style. There are 7 different models. $35 www.automoblox.com

Deluxe Mini Cube

These wooden play cubes are awesome. Each side has a new activity, which should keep any child busy for a while.

Children learn counting, cooperative play, alphabet, and eye-hand coordination. Plays on the floor or table top. Mini Rollercoaster Express, Pathfinder, Counting Abacus, Learn the Alphabet, and Fun Gears!
$129 @Brain Station

Land of Dragons by Haba

This is a great developmental toy for kids 2+. The blocks stack onto 6 poles that are glued onto a base. For younger children, the poles help with the concept of stacking. Older children can use the blocks too in combination with their own blocks.

I love the bright colours and great patterns. $40 @Moolka

Plasma Car

Our friend have this plasma car and they LOVE it! PlasmaCar is made from state-of-the-art, high-quality ABS plastics, rugged and durable. Kids will like its looks because it´s vivid, sleek and aerodynamic, just like a racecar. It´s so easy to operate; all it needs is a driver and a smooth, flat surface. Simply turn the steering wheel continuously from left to right and the car moves forward. Designed for kids aged 3+. $69.99 @Brain Station

Circle of Fun

This table is a bit pricey, but would be great to occupy your kids for hours. It may be ideal for at home daycare centers because more than one child can play at a time.

Four Puzzle Benches of Fun Activity! Puzzle benches connect together to form a Circle of Fun. Puzzle benches can also be separated for individual play. Includes Abacus, Pathfinder, Fun Fruits to Match, Magnetic Circle Express, Gear Panel, and Sculpture Mazes #1 and #2.

$349.99 @Brain Station

BRIO Track and Stack City Set

This wooden train set has many pieces of track that will add on and make it more interesting for your child. BRIO makes many cars and trains that will interchange on all of their wooden tracks. A starter set can be expanded into a full city later on.

Set includes blue engine, two passenger wagons, engineer, boy & girl, passenger station, built-in elevator and platform, newspaper stand, 2 warning signs, 2 trees, and interlocking track pieces. Total track length is 379.8cm. Layout size 121 x 86cm Reccomended for Kids 3+. $69.99@BRIO.net

Dado Cubes

Classic stacking blocks with a twist! These cubes have slits in the sides to allow your child to be more creative. Dado combines art and science as you explore architectural principles… proportion, balance, structure and color. Constructed horizontally, vertically or nested together, Dado invites visual spatial development and problem solving through design-centered, attention-grabbing fun! $24.95 @Sparkability

Scientists have been telling mothers for years that breast feeding helps their babies grow up to be healthier children.

But now a study has shown that breast feeding is good fot the mother as well.

A study of almost 100,000 women has shown that those who breast fed were 24 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack.

The US researchers say it could be because breast-feeding enables the mother’s body to get rid of excess fat built up during pregnancy.

Study leader Alison Steube of Harvard Medical School recommended that mothers breast feed for between three months and a year after the birth of their child - to be sure they benefit from the same effects.

She said: “Breastfeeding isn’t just good for babies - it’s good for mothers too.”

Dr Steube suggested that nursing a newborn may help a mother’s metabolism switch from pregnancy mode back to normal.

She said: “Pregnancy is associated with a number of things that you wouldn’t normally want to happen to your body.”

These includesd such things as storing more fat and having higher than normal levels of fatty acids circulating in the blood.

By breastfeeding, mothers can convert these energy reserves into nutrition for their infants.

This could help prevent arteries becoming furry or blocked - greatly reducing the chance of a heart attack.

Dr Steube studied 96,648 US women - all of them nurses - who gave birth between 1986 and 2002.

She found that those who had spent at least two years of their lives breast feeding were 19 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack than those who hadn’t breast fed at all.

Well there it is ladies…yet another reason to breastfeed. Not only does the baby benefit, but so do you. How can you go wrong?

SOURCE:DAILYMAIL