How I ever lived the "college life" is beyond me! It used to be nothing to go out, party, be in bed around 3 or 4 and get up for class (with a massive hangover) at 8. But now...ugh! Madison didn't have such a great evening. She started screaming at 5:30 and would not stop. We could tell she was in pain, and obviously with a 5 month old, you have no idea what it is that's bothering her. But we tried everything, a bottle, toys, putting her down for sleep, NOTHING! So we then called the on call doctor, which luckily was her's! He told us it was possible her ear infection could be back. Which a couple of weeks ago when I was told she had one, we had no idea! We knew she had a cold, but I was taking her in to make sure it wasn't a sinus infection. She didn't have any symptoms of an ear infection that were noticeable. But either way, he told us we should take her on in the the emergency room to be checked out.
Of course when we get there she calmed down! And after waiting for 3 hours we finally seen a doctor. He checked everything out and then told us that her throat was really red, a little swollen, and that it was up to us if we wanted to run a strep test...of course! So we had that done and then waited for another hour - ugh! First person we see after the test was taken was a nurse. She comes in and says, "So he wants you to call her pediatrician as soon as possible....." So of course I panic and ask, what's wrong?!?! She then looks at me strange and said, "nothing, the test came back negative". Apparently she was under the impression the doctor had come back to tell us the results and the phone call to Madison's doctor was just to let him know how she was doing. OK, well, don't put it the way you did.
So we finally got home about 2:30 am and in the bed at 3. Madison ended up being fussy so I let her sleep with me while Anthony slept in our guest bedroom. She was restless all night, so my 4 hours of sleep were really crappy! I'm not here at work and the coffee isn't strong enough.
I also think my little stinker is teething. But I found Momsicles online, seem neat. Frozen BM or formula, it's cold on their gums and taste good (to them!). It's hard to believe she'll be 5 months in 2 days. Last night at the office her hospital bracelet said she was 150 days old. :)
But now I'm just beginning to ramble. So everyone have a great day, and pray I don't fall asleep at work!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Much Needed Weekend
This weekend is definitely what I needed! After work Friday, me my husband and our daughter went on a little family outing. We did a little shopping then went to dinner. Madison, our daughter, was so good! So while at the shoe store I decided to buy her her first pair of Nikes. I also said I would never buy my child that young expensive shoes, but they were cute! :)
Saturday, Anthony, my husband, and I decided to celebrate our Valentine's. My parents watched Madison for us. We had a plan set on watching a movie and then trying a seafood place in town we've always wanted to try. Well we get to the theater 40minutes before the movies was supposed to start and they were still sold out. We didn't want to rush to eat and make it for the following movie so we just decided to take a late one. But instead of trying the seafood place, since it was over an hour before they opened, we went to our favorite Japanese place. :) We then just killed a couple of hours before seeing the movie, "The Vow". Which is a very good movie! Ending could have been a little better, but I guess since it's based on actual events, there's not really a lot you can do. It's a BitterSweet story for the couple that it's about, they tell you where they're at today at the end.
And yesterday, we did pretty much nothing, which was nice!
It felt great to be baby free for 6 hours Saturday. As much as I love my daughter, that's the first time I've been away from her for that long not being at work since she was born. So to have fun and do what I wanted felt good. I still always feel a little guilty for going out without her. But my mom keeps reassuring me that life doesn't stop just because you have children, and to just be lucky I have the support system that's willing to watch her. My parents are pretty great about spending time with her. Being the first grandchild, she was spoiled before entering the world. And they love to spend time with her.
But here I am now, Monday morning and at work...FUN! But I just had to put out there after my post last week about how much better I'm feeling about things today! :)
Saturday, Anthony, my husband, and I decided to celebrate our Valentine's. My parents watched Madison for us. We had a plan set on watching a movie and then trying a seafood place in town we've always wanted to try. Well we get to the theater 40minutes before the movies was supposed to start and they were still sold out. We didn't want to rush to eat and make it for the following movie so we just decided to take a late one. But instead of trying the seafood place, since it was over an hour before they opened, we went to our favorite Japanese place. :) We then just killed a couple of hours before seeing the movie, "The Vow". Which is a very good movie! Ending could have been a little better, but I guess since it's based on actual events, there's not really a lot you can do. It's a BitterSweet story for the couple that it's about, they tell you where they're at today at the end.
And yesterday, we did pretty much nothing, which was nice!
It felt great to be baby free for 6 hours Saturday. As much as I love my daughter, that's the first time I've been away from her for that long not being at work since she was born. So to have fun and do what I wanted felt good. I still always feel a little guilty for going out without her. But my mom keeps reassuring me that life doesn't stop just because you have children, and to just be lucky I have the support system that's willing to watch her. My parents are pretty great about spending time with her. Being the first grandchild, she was spoiled before entering the world. And they love to spend time with her.
But here I am now, Monday morning and at work...FUN! But I just had to put out there after my post last week about how much better I'm feeling about things today! :)
Thursday, February 9, 2012
A Blogger Once Again!
I've always enjoyed blogging. It gives me the release I need to get through some situations, and ever since MySpace became lame, I deleted my account and haven't blogged since. I've missed it! So I finally decided it was time to cave and start up a new one. YAY! Do I know if anyone will read this or become "followers"? NO. If they do, great, but just knowing that my words are out there for people to read if they want makes things feel better sometimes. I guess it makes me feel like I'm not bogging others down with my problems. If you come here and want to read, then you can. If you could care less, then that's fine as well.
So as stated, I like to vent my problems through blogs. Lately I've really needed a good vent, which is what pushed me to this. I've just felt out of sync this entire week. Exhausted, not wanting to do anything, and I have the urge to just drop everything and leave for a couple days. I've had horrible headaches, I've been moody, and just depressed. Years ago when I had the same symptoms, I went to the doctor because I was concerned about the headaches. I was having dizzy spells, blacking out, and wanted nothing but sleep. After numerous test and physicals, it was declared that I was just stressed out. So I ended the relationship I was in, stepped out of my supervisor position at work, and focused on me. It helped! Until I made some serious mistakes that I'm still paying for til this day; that's a blog for another day!
But my situation today? I have an amazing husband, a beautiful baby girl (5 months old on the 23rd), an OK job - it's temporary and not hard, pays the bills - and an awesome support group of family and friends. So I can't really figure out what's going on. I'm hoping it's just a funk that will pass when this weekend hits. There are a few things in my life that could get better, maybe that's what I'm stressing over. I've been waiting for that awesome career job since graduating college in 2010. I keep telling myself that all these interviews I'm doing and not getting calls backs are just God's way of telling me that those jobs aren't where He wants me to be. He'll provide when it's time.
I also keep going back to what our Pastor was talking about a few weeks ago. His sermon was about the path God wants you to take and what work He wants you to do in your life, and how to find out your path. I've wrestled with the decision on going back to school a lot lately. I truly feel like I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but it requires for me to get a different degree. If I didn't have my daughter, I'd be jumping to the chance. Right now I'm slowly weighing my options. But with each semester that passes I'm getting further away from what I want to be doing. So then I also think that's why I haven't landed the career job I'm looking for. Because all these business related jobs aren't what I'm supposed to be doing.
:sigh: I'm already feeling better! :)
I did, today, file my FASFA, and have the consent form for my previous University to send my transcript over to the potential College. So I'm taking the steps I need, FINALLY, to this done. I guess we'll just have to see what they say!
So as stated, I like to vent my problems through blogs. Lately I've really needed a good vent, which is what pushed me to this. I've just felt out of sync this entire week. Exhausted, not wanting to do anything, and I have the urge to just drop everything and leave for a couple days. I've had horrible headaches, I've been moody, and just depressed. Years ago when I had the same symptoms, I went to the doctor because I was concerned about the headaches. I was having dizzy spells, blacking out, and wanted nothing but sleep. After numerous test and physicals, it was declared that I was just stressed out. So I ended the relationship I was in, stepped out of my supervisor position at work, and focused on me. It helped! Until I made some serious mistakes that I'm still paying for til this day; that's a blog for another day!
But my situation today? I have an amazing husband, a beautiful baby girl (5 months old on the 23rd), an OK job - it's temporary and not hard, pays the bills - and an awesome support group of family and friends. So I can't really figure out what's going on. I'm hoping it's just a funk that will pass when this weekend hits. There are a few things in my life that could get better, maybe that's what I'm stressing over. I've been waiting for that awesome career job since graduating college in 2010. I keep telling myself that all these interviews I'm doing and not getting calls backs are just God's way of telling me that those jobs aren't where He wants me to be. He'll provide when it's time.
I also keep going back to what our Pastor was talking about a few weeks ago. His sermon was about the path God wants you to take and what work He wants you to do in your life, and how to find out your path. I've wrestled with the decision on going back to school a lot lately. I truly feel like I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but it requires for me to get a different degree. If I didn't have my daughter, I'd be jumping to the chance. Right now I'm slowly weighing my options. But with each semester that passes I'm getting further away from what I want to be doing. So then I also think that's why I haven't landed the career job I'm looking for. Because all these business related jobs aren't what I'm supposed to be doing.
:sigh: I'm already feeling better! :)
I did, today, file my FASFA, and have the consent form for my previous University to send my transcript over to the potential College. So I'm taking the steps I need, FINALLY, to this done. I guess we'll just have to see what they say!
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