I started a list a while back while driving down the road one day. Yes, I multi-task while driving... I even *GASP* put on makeup while driving to school in the morning. They just recently passed the "no texting while driving" law around here and although I am afraid of getting the $500 ticket for doing it, I still do. Can they really know without a doubt that I was sending a text if it's not on my phone and they never actually saw me doing it... because I can text with the phone in my lap while never taking my eyes off the road. Pretty suave, right? I'm sure many people have their opinions on it and I'm also positive many of those opinions differ from my own. Let me just say that I would NEVER endanger my son. Yes, I do some of these things with him in the car, but I really am careful about it. I stop what I'm doing if there is oncoming traffic heading my way and all that other stuff.
Anyway, back to the list! I would insert the infamous blogger line "I digress" here, but I won't because I never have before and I'm marching to the beat of my own drummer tonight. THE LIST!! So, as I was driving one day, the sun was blasting into my car and directly into Brayden's eyes. Being the awesome mom I am, I contorted my body into positions I didn't know were possible in order to jump into the line of fire for the sake of my son's young and unscathed eyes. This got me thinking about what other things I do as a mom that I never imagined.
Of course, we are all aware of some things we do as moms that we didn't know about until they actually happened. Then there are the things that people tell you that you will do when you become a mom. All women pretty much know that you will get peed on and thrown up on once you enter the world of motherhood. This list isn't about that. This is about the stuff you didn't know...
WHAT NO ONE TOLD ME BEING A MOM WOULD MEAN TO ME
I live for that smile!
I'm sure there is more to my list, but I actually lost the list a long time ago and just remembered there even was a list a few minutes ago. So, I made this one from the top of my head... and that head is pretty tired and empty right now... so... As I mentioned in my earlier post, Brayden woke up with 102 this morning. I got it down with Motrin, but this afternoon it spiked up to 103. The doctor's office was already closed for the day so an appointment was out. Luckily, his pediatrician is open on Saturday mornings, so we will be heading out in the freezing cold tomorrow morning to see the Dr. I brought him to the doctor on Thursday afternoon for a lowgrade temp (100.1) and an extremely bad cough because his new daycare had a recent case of RSV. The RSV test came back negative and the dr. said it was just a common cold. Common cold, my ass! I don't know about you, but I don't think a common cold is the cause of a temp of 103. Brayden was admitted into the hospital around this exact time last year for pneumonia... a few days before his 6 month birthday. He was running a high temp but had absolutely no other symptoms. They admitted him because they did a CBC and his white count was 21,000. The X-ray showed pneumonia even though we were told his chest sounded clear. They always say his chest sounds clear... how do they not hear the rattling with their stethoscopes that I can hear with my ears and feel with my hand on his back?!?! I've just about had it with doctors. They think they know EVERYTHING and I'm beginning to think the ones I see for Brayden know NOTHING! I hope they never come across this blog, cause then that may be a little awkward. But if they do happen to come across it, I hope they know now that I mean business and I refuse to let my son's health be F'd around with anymore.
Anyway, I really didn't mean to go off on that tangent, but it happens. Sometimes blogging makes me realize I have a lot more on my mind that I thought. I've recently changed over to my own domain, doresdiaries.com and will be getting a blog makeover very soon, I hope. I'm really excited about the new changes and hope you will like them as well.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be back with an update after we see the doctor. I pray my baby doesn't have pneumonia and that he is not admitted. But if that's what it takes to get him well, I'm all for it. He hasn't had a full week of being healthy for the past 6 months and my heart just breaks for him.
- That I would do funny dances and make funny faces until I dropped from exhaustion just to get a smile from my baby boy.
- That I would actually have concerns about my little man if he missed a scheduled poop.
- That I would be terrified of all cars on the road while driving because I am carrying the most precious cargo in the world! (I've gotten much better about this... but for awhile I would hold my breath and pray if I was near any other cars)
- That I would actually cup my hands under Brayden's mouth to catch his vomit rather than him being covered in it.
- That I would be drenched in sweat in under 3 minutes EVERYTIME I took Brayden to the Dr's Office, Portrait Studio, etc.
- That I would do anything in the world to take his place when he is sick.
- That I would be the most over-protective parent on the planet. (I don't know how this happened... I've always been laid-back, but he makes me a nervous wreck!)
- That I would actually remember to give Bray his vitamin daily and his antibiotics and 3,000,000 other meds... and never miss a dose! (I've never been the organized type)
- That I would laugh and give my baby hugs and kisses when he dumped a full bag of rice on the floor after I had spent 8 hours cleaning that day.
- That we would have to hide the 4-wheeler out of sight unless we plan on riding Brayden around for 3 hours or longer. Believe me, it's easier to keep riding him than deal with the never-ending fit he throws from having to get off.
- That I would be THE mom that gets the looks from people for not being able to control my son in public. My mom's wish came true... except I'm getting it 10x worse than she ever imagined having it!
- That one little boy could turn my whole world into something I never imagined! Everything I do in my life is for him and I am amazed that I had a part in the creation of the most perfect angel there ever was!!
I live for that smile!
Anyway, I really didn't mean to go off on that tangent, but it happens. Sometimes blogging makes me realize I have a lot more on my mind that I thought. I've recently changed over to my own domain, doresdiaries.com and will be getting a blog makeover very soon, I hope. I'm really excited about the new changes and hope you will like them as well.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be back with an update after we see the doctor. I pray my baby doesn't have pneumonia and that he is not admitted. But if that's what it takes to get him well, I'm all for it. He hasn't had a full week of being healthy for the past 6 months and my heart just breaks for him.
