Gypsy Riot: Rock Out With Your Skulls Out

Gypsy Riot: Rock Out With Your Skulls Out

I thought I was having a stroke

So Thursday I took my daughter's temperature at around 5pm and she was back to normal. I was so relieved! Later that night at around 10pm I took her temperature again and she was back at 101. What in the world is happening? Mostly I worried because she is so young and because she does not have her shots. So I gave her tylenol and started to breastfeed her and decided that I would take it one step at a time. Suddenly my left arm started to feel uncomfortable (this is the side I was feeding her on) so I thought maybe it's the baby's weight on my arm I finished feeding her and the discomfort continued. It then turned into numbness which continued on to the left side of my head, left shoulder, left side of my back, left side of my face and left leg. I also got an intense pain in the back of my head. I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE!! And I was home by myself with two babies. My husband who is a police officer was working the fireworks display and I couldn't reach him. I waited! And it kept getting worse. I called my Mom and a friend in case something happened they could call 911 if I couldn't. Finally I remembered my aunt in law lives nearby and I called her! She was right over! My husband finally called and told me to call an ambulance. I waited because the kids were up and I didn't want to leave them without putting them to sleep. ( I took a chance) By the time they were asleep my husband came home and drove me to the E.R. they performed a CAT scan, blood work, EKG and they came back negative. I still have the symptoms when I m not numb, my left side gets cold or the numbness is replaced by pain. My leg gets heavy and walk with a slight limp. The tips of my fingers feel odd. Sorta numb but not all the way. I have to go see a Neurologist and get an MRI and I have to see a regular doctor for the results of LIME titter. I am stumped I don't know what this could be and I am scared about what it can be.

My 3 month old is sick

So I started work as scheduled. I was on the phone every few hours checking if the baby was eating and she wasn't! I finally got home after what felt like days and she would not take the bottle. I breastfed her and gave her a break. I tried to get to take the bottle again for about two hours and nothing! She was frustrated and tired and so was I. Finally I just gave up. I went to get them both ready for bed and noticed she was warm so I took her temperature and it was at 101.7 pretty high for a 3 month old. I debated if I should call the doctor. She seemed happy and alert so I decided I would call in the morning. When I spoke to the doctor about the fever amongst all our other issues she suggested I bring her in because she is so young. So I did. When I brought her in I find out that due to a scheduling error I was given the wrong appointment for her shots and she missed her 2 months shots! Oh my God!!

The doctor said that she was now at risk of contracting a bacterial infection and so on. I wanted to make sure she was ok because she had a high fever and cough so we had to take her to the E.R. My poor baby! They had to use a caterer to get a urine sample and they had to insert the needle in her arm for an ivy in case she had to stay. I never heard a baby scream so loud. It broke my heart! Thankfully everything was normal. Until the next day when her fever spiked to 102.3. Luckily my husband would be staying home with her but I wanted to stay so badly but since it was only my 3rd day back at work I had to go. I was an hour late.

This is My Mom Life: Headed Back To Work

This is My Mom Life: Headed Back To Work

Headed Back To Work

So in a few more days I'm headed back to work. My daughter is nearly 3 months & my son is nearly 23 months. I will be working part time Tues, Wed & Thurs.'s until September. It's going to be tough being away from my babies. My daughter just started to eat baby food she is doing really well. I will continue to breastfeed for as long as I can. My lunches will be spent pumping at work to try and keep things going. She still does not like taking a bottle. I tried giving her breastmilk & water in a bottle & she refuses to drink. She would rather go to sleep then drink out of the bottle. I hope she get's used to it fast I'm concerned that she will loose weight. I need to loose the baby fat not her.

Registered Sex Offender Wins Mega Jackpot

It made me sick to my stomach to read that a registered sex offender won last weeks 57 million mega millions jackpot. According to the article the ex-con's rap sheet includes assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, and breaking and entering. He will take a $34 million payout. I think that someone with his sick tendencies having money makes for a very dangerous situation. Shouldn't there be some type of rule that disqualifies these individuals from winning the lotto? What do you think?

Is Your Mom's Love Unconditional?

I have been debating whether or not I should start this blog. I pondered about what I was going to write about and thought I would never be able to come up with anything. I will start by letting you know how my mom life began. I am married for the second time to a wonderful man who coincidentally I met online 3 years ago. Things moved along so quickly from the 1st time I spoke to him to the decision of moving from my NY after living there for 20 + years and moving to NJ to the moment I handed him a home pregnancy test on our 6 month anniversary to let him know he was going to become a father. We just got married and I am now the mother of two beautiful children a boy who will be 2 in August and a girl who will 3 months in July (yes. things are still moving fast around here) I work full time as an underwriter for an insurance company and I do not have much time to socialize. Since I seem to do everything online nowadays because the babies keep me extremely busy I figured maybe I would make some online friends. I love every moment of being a Mom. I chose the name "This is my mom life" because I feel that when my son was born a new life began. I guess you can say I was re-born with him (maybe that sounds corny) but we were in the car one day. Not to make things somber but I have often feared dying and I remember one day my husband was driving & I was sitting in the back seat with my son & as I watched him sleep I realized I would exchange my life for him without hesitation and I understand now why people say that a mother's love is "unconditional" because I will always love my children no matter what! Do you believe your Mom's love is unconditional?