I honestly think that it took Madison until now to fully recover from her seizure and hospital stay.
She is finally back to her normal self talking and smiling and blowing bubbles.
she has also added a couple of new things to her repertoire of favorites.
She has been sitting on her own pretty well and discovered the words "bla" and "dla" yesterday, as well as some other sounds that i cannot make out completely.
She is reaching and crabbing everything and trying to bite or suck on it.
Yesterday she pulled my shirt and tapped her dad's arm to get our attention while we were sitting next to her watching TV.
And she finally figured out that if she stretches her arms while getting dressed instead of fighting us it makes life a lot more easier.
I am still overprotective and paranoid and watch over her every second.
when i get a free second i will post some pictures from our trip.
E
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Back home
Here we are back to rainy and crappy NYC. The weather in CA didn't treat us very well also. It's good to be home after such long and stressful vacation.
So far everything is back to normal. We haven't had any scary episodes, the flight back was pretty uneventful.
The whole drama in San Diego,however, put everything in very different perspective for me. I cannot stress about the laundry or the dishes, about what has to be done around the house or what i want to go do. My little girl is more important and she comes first. Her nap times are more important than phone calls or visitors, her being happy and healthy is a priority far before what's cooking for dinner or we want to take a trip.
I cannot anticipate her crawling or speaking or eating solids. Every day is a battle and a miracle in itself. I now enjoy every second i spend with her without thinking " oh, i have to make that telephone call" or " i need to fold the laundry". Everything can wait.
On a funny note i now see pregnant women and feel nostalgic for the days i spent with my child still in my womb. I think i am ready to have another one. And I think it would be good for Madi to have some company as well. I would probably like to wait till after the summer though, because my big belly doesn't enjoy he heat.
E
So far everything is back to normal. We haven't had any scary episodes, the flight back was pretty uneventful.
The whole drama in San Diego,however, put everything in very different perspective for me. I cannot stress about the laundry or the dishes, about what has to be done around the house or what i want to go do. My little girl is more important and she comes first. Her nap times are more important than phone calls or visitors, her being happy and healthy is a priority far before what's cooking for dinner or we want to take a trip.
I cannot anticipate her crawling or speaking or eating solids. Every day is a battle and a miracle in itself. I now enjoy every second i spend with her without thinking " oh, i have to make that telephone call" or " i need to fold the laundry". Everything can wait.
On a funny note i now see pregnant women and feel nostalgic for the days i spent with my child still in my womb. I think i am ready to have another one. And I think it would be good for Madi to have some company as well. I would probably like to wait till after the summer though, because my big belly doesn't enjoy he heat.
E
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy mother's day to everyone who is and ever will be mom.
It is the most wonderful and most horrendous feeling ever- being a mom.
The past four and a half months have the most wonderful moments of my life thanks to my little girl who makes every day a new miracle.
But for the past few days being a mom has been horrendous and scary.
Madison had a seizure last Thursday and spend a few days In San Diego Children's hospital being poked and tested, kept hungry and sleep deprived. There has been nothing harder to watch and live through. Just seeing her little body surrounded by numerous doctors and nurses with needles and IVs and not being able to do anything is mind numbing.
she is now doing fine. She will be on medication for a while. It's a medication that prevents seizures and in the meanwhile she will continue to be tested and poked and probed. The EEG and MRI in the hospital showed nothing wrong so we don't know what caused it.
She is now back to her normal happy self but very tired and sleepy- side effects from the medication.
The feeling of seeing your baby like that is ineffable and i wish that no one ever have to go through it.
Happy Mother's day!
E
It is the most wonderful and most horrendous feeling ever- being a mom.
The past four and a half months have the most wonderful moments of my life thanks to my little girl who makes every day a new miracle.
But for the past few days being a mom has been horrendous and scary.
Madison had a seizure last Thursday and spend a few days In San Diego Children's hospital being poked and tested, kept hungry and sleep deprived. There has been nothing harder to watch and live through. Just seeing her little body surrounded by numerous doctors and nurses with needles and IVs and not being able to do anything is mind numbing.
she is now doing fine. She will be on medication for a while. It's a medication that prevents seizures and in the meanwhile she will continue to be tested and poked and probed. The EEG and MRI in the hospital showed nothing wrong so we don't know what caused it.
She is now back to her normal happy self but very tired and sleepy- side effects from the medication.
The feeling of seeing your baby like that is ineffable and i wish that no one ever have to go through it.
Happy Mother's day!
E
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