{"id":1333,"date":"2012-01-13T07:54:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/doinglifetogether\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2012-03-03T10:08:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-03T15:08:38","slug":"beyonces-and-jay-zs-babys-over-the-top-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2012\/01\/beyonces-and-jay-zs-babys-over-the-top-birth.html","title":{"rendered":"Beyonce&#8217;s And Jay Z&#8217;s Baby&#8217;s Over the Top Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beyonce and Jay-Z had a baby girl! Congrats to them. Always glad for a healthy birth!<\/p>\n<p>But apparently not everyone is overjoyed with the circumstances surrounding this birth. According to <a title=\"Beyonce \" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2084878\/Beyonce-baby-Blue-Ivy-Carter-taken-home-1-3m-hospital-stay.html\" target=\"_blank\">MailOnline<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A rumored 1. 3 million was spent to renovate a New York hospital for their birth experience.<\/li>\n<li>A bulletproof door was put on Beyonce&#8217;s room<\/li>\n<li>The couple hired their own security<\/li>\n<li>The windows were darkened with special drapes so no one could see through<\/li>\n<li>As the couple moved freely, other new parents had to make adjustments for them. The NICU window&#8217;s were darkened with tape and curtains hung so Beyonce and Jay Z could move about with no one seeing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reading about this celebrity birth made me want to begin a charity. It was too much and over the top. Prepare yourself now for the onslaught of pictures once photos are released!<\/p>\n<p>Former Destiny Child songmate, Kelly Rowland, bought the baby\u00a0 (Blue Ivy&#8211;yes that is what they named the child!) a Swarovski crystal bath tub!\u00a0 <a title=\"Beyonce\" href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/jacketcopy\/2012\/01\/what-should-you-give-jay-z-and-beyonces-baby-books-oprah.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Insider <\/a>reported that Oprah bought the baby a trunk of children&#8217;s book&#8211;this was probably the most sensible gift. Dad Jay Z bought a $20,000 Posh Tots Fantasy Crib and\u00a0 a $15,000 high chair. Other gifts include a handmade golden horse from a Japanese jeweler. The list goes on. Fox news in Chicago estimated that Blue Ivy received\u00a0 more than 1.5 million in gifts.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s a baby people! She doesn&#8217;t know the difference between a plastic or crystal tub! How about suggesting people donate money to a great cause in honor of her birth.<\/p>\n<p>Then there were the tweets, also over the top: <em>Blue Ivy spelled backwards is Eulb Yvi, Latin for Lucifer&#8217;s daughter.<\/em> Does that include her last name? Which by the way, what would that be&#8230;Blue Ivy Z?<\/p>\n<p>The excess on display is crazy&#8211;where are the Occupy Wall Street people when you need them! Oh wait, <a title=\"Occupy Wall Street\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/11\/11\/jay-z-occupy-wall-street-t-shirts_n_1088132.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jay-Z\u00a0 launched a line of Occupy Wall Street themed t-shirt<\/a>. Is anyone else confused?<\/p>\n<p>After seeing all of this, I just had to stop and pray that this child has some kind of normal life. The excess on parade is staggering.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonce and Jay Z can spend their money any way they want.\u00a0 I just find it fascinating that Occupy Wall Street parks themselves in front of financial institutions whose purpose it to make money, while Jay Z markets a line of t-shirts,<em> Occupy All Streets<\/em>, that puts profit in his pocket. I wouldn&#8217;t care except that I don&#8217;t like media lecturing me on the evils of Wall Street while the darlings of Hollywood flaunt their excess with no similar treatment. Aren&#8217;t they the very people the occupiers don&#8217;t like. Most people can see the disconnect.<\/p>\n<p>But I digress&#8230;. back to Beyonce and Jay Z. I wish them and the baby well. They have much to consider raising this child&#8211;the excess, entitlement, constant scrutiny and lack of privacy and fame, all will make parenting difficult. Let&#8217;s pray they\u00a0 get a grip on all this excess and be sensible parents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyonce and Jay-Z had a baby girl! Congrats to them. Always glad for a healthy birth! But apparently not everyone is overjoyed with the circumstances surrounding this birth. According to MailOnline: A rumored 1. 3 million was spent to renovate a New York hospital for their birth experience. 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