Time much needed

 I came to a realization that all mom’s need some time off for  themselves without kids. In fact the more children you have the more time you should get 😁. I was ok with not having time for myself when it was just alejandra plus I worked too, but now that I have two I can definitely  see the importance.

 Everyone has this persona that a stay home mom has it easy and that is far from the truth. Being on call 24/7  is draining and seems never ending. As a mom we wear multiple hats and multitask the shindigs out of a day. Sometimes we ask ourselves how in the world did we get that done , COFFEE  that is how. If we miss our cup of caffeine oh snap things are not going to happen.

I am thankful that I am a stay at home MOM but i do miss working and being around other adults without children, so you can say they both have their pros and cons. I am thankful and love watching my children grow up . There was a point in my life that I was told differently but thanks to the lord I am here with them.

I am working so hard to make some time for myself  but, what gets me is guilt. I know you moms feel me on this and it’s a mental obstacle for me because I know I need it but I feel guilty asking for it. I have notice that when I don’t get a break even if it’s once a month which I’m grateful for, I tend to be edgy with my kids and I hate that. It can be so overwhelming not taking a break, .It’s a working progress but in working on mommy time so I can be a better mother for my children and a better wife. Yeah let’s not forget about that 😉.

I am so tired but I tend to have my time at night when everyone is sleeping even if it’s for a few minutes. Tonight  I am actually baking lactation cookies. 

Goodnight y’all 

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

moms help

It is 11:30 p.m and I can hear my daughter moving around her bed while she sleeps, I forget how quiet the house can be when kids are sleeping. Have you ever been so exhausted that all you want so bad is to go to sleep and when that moment finally comes all your mind does is puke all those deep thoughts followed by a to do list and so on that you end up going down this rabbit hole and now your wide awake while everyone around you is sound asleep. the story of what i am currently living #thestruggleisreal

     I love being a mom and having one child to take care of was not bad at all. you tend to catch on pretty quick and they have all your attention , right. despite the complications of my health i was still able to enjoy her and lover her every minute. Then we decided to try for another after 2 years giving us enough time to treat my cancer and enjoy her.They say it takes a village to raise a child, well, i forgot i had left my village behind ugh...what was i thinking? that was the problem i wasn't. oh boy am i dealing with it now. i love my children and being with them all day is AMAZING but i am out number. It is hard to give them both attention specially when one is draining me night and day with no breaks. It is hard to get back in the groove with two children specially when one does not take naps anymore and the other is still in sleep training. it seems to get worse as he gets older, how is that possible? which explains my difficulties in finding time for anything else.

    My goal everyday is to try something new and see if it works from working in my office to getting them into a flexible routine etc. I have come to realize that the best time to have me time and get things done is at night while everyone sleeps and the house is quiet. i wish i too can be dreaming away. To all the moms out there please share in the comments with me what works for you as far as a routine? i love to hear from y'all

 

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Pregnancy number two

     On July 2019  my baby boy was born 8.2 lbs. I was 39 weeks when I was induced because my doctor was out of town and I was not wanting to go over on my due date. I was so ready for him to be born. Everything went smooth for the most part and my CBC hemoglobin was at a 7.2 I did not need a blood transfusion which was amazing but I did deal a difference from this pregnancy’s and my first.

     On my first pregnancy my CBC was at a 5 and had two transfusions before delivering actually all in one month. I did notice that my legs were slimmer and I looks like a pregnant corpse to a point which was weird to me but I barely gained 20lbs. 

     Second pregnancy I gained almost 30 lbs my legs kept their muscle tone and I felt great. No bone pain, ache or drugs . I still kept up with all my doctors and still did my natural path procedures. 

     In the end of my pregnancy my numbers were still lower than the 2018 spike numbers, even though they were somewhat coming to a spike it was hard to tell because of my hormones.

     After 1 month of postpartum I went to my oncologist to get checked and everything has returned to normal, my CBC was at a 9 ish but my IG’s were still heading up. I love my oncologist because we talked about options and I mentioned to her that I was done with doing bone marrow biopsy and I know that is the best way to find out if it’s the myeloma but I was done with getting my hips drilled. I had 5 biopsy in one year and that is enough to last me a life time specially when doctors have a hard time drilling on my hard bones . I had a lot of milk growing up what can I say. We agreed that unless it is beyond critical risk my numbers are all out of control ummm there might be a possibility of doing one but until then I will save my body from getting probed. 

     I began doing my magupuncture once a month in November and will be running another CBC test this month and see where we are and what we need to incorporated to my health. 

Thank you for joining me 

Sincerely,

Yvette Norris