So my older daughter has drawn her first real object. This kid is the master of nothing but scribbles but has actually drawn something recognizable!!! Yay!!!!
An Elephant!!! drawn on 07/21/07
I’d be p.o.’ed!!
June 18, 2007 at 4:19 am (childhood, family, life, news, Uncategorized)
Toddler Served Margarita in a Sippy Cup
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) – Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee’s. The explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.
The restaurant staff accidentally gave Julian Mayorga a margarita Monday. He grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital.
“I wasn’t going to make a big deal about it,” the mother told the Contra Costa Times on Thursday, “but then he got sick.”
The apple juice and margarita mix were stored in identical plastic bottles, and the manager mistakenly grabbed the margarita container to pour the boy’s drink, said Randy Tei, vice president for Apple Bay East Inc., which owns the franchise restaurant and nine other Applebee’s in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Mayorgas will be reimbursed for their medical bills, and Tei said the franchise group’s restaurants will no longer serve apple juice and margaritas in similar containers.
“We absolutely believe it was an honest mistake,” Tei said.
The serving appeared to have been accidental, Antioch police Lt. Pat Welch said. Mayorga said her son is now doing fine.
She said the company has been very apologetic and offered free meals, but she added, “If they think I’m going back there, they’re ridiculous.”
What would you do if this were your child in this situation? I for one would do more than not go back to that restaurant. While I understand that accidents do happen, one like this is completely preventable and it shouldn’t have taken something like this to change the way they store these to completely different drink requests.
Which hurts worse physical pain or cruelty by others?
June 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm (childhood, family, life, pain, Uncategorized)
My sweet little girl recently pulled the baby gate down on herself thus slamming her head on the hardwood floors and the gate into her mouth. This resulted in a premature visit from the Tooth Fairy at the innocent age of 17 months 1 day. Ouch, Right?
This unfortunate event has got me thinking about others reactions to her missing a tooth until most likely 5 or 6. It is bad enough she had to endure losing a tooth in quite a painful way. Will other children notice this and tease her? Maybe, maybe not. Their parents will probably notice as will overs we meet. Kids are mean, but adults can be worse. She is a beautiful, kind hearted, soft spoken person. I hope that will not be tainted by unnecessary comments or double takes.
pray for baby kaleb!
June 7, 2007 at 8:32 pm (childhood, family, life, pain, Uncategorized)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm…id=197 879646
This is sad. Check it out if you have myspace and a minute. I don’t know these people but I got the link to their site in a myspace bulletin.
Here is a little from a blog entry on the site explaining the story:
Hello everyone…
I write you this message in grief in faith.
My son Kaleb was rushed by ambulance to the emergency room on Wed. after we picked him up from the babysitters house. At UCH they determined that Kaleb had a SubDural Hematoma (His brain is bleeding). He then was Bayflighted (helicopter) to Tampa General Hospitals Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on a Trauma Alert.
Doctors determined that Kaleb was shaken while at the homecare he goes to. He is suffering from Shaking Baby Syndrome.
When we first arrived at the hospital they put a pressure gage into his head to moniter the Intercranial Pressure (The pressure that the brain is under due to swelling and Bleeding). He wasn’t doing too well all day yesterday, his pressure in his head was ranging between 29-40 and the normal pressure is between 5-20. So doctors decided that the best thing to do was to put a tube into his brain to drain spinal fluid from his ventricle. This procedure was a sucess and brought the pressure down.
Today however, they did a Cat Scan and saw that Kaleb is now suffering from a stroke and has formed a new bleed in the brain.
I beleive in Miralcles! I believe that prayer works. I am asking you, all of my friends, whether you know me well or not to PLEASE pray for my little boy Kaleb. He needs a miracle and we need your help!
I know some of you may not believe in God… But he exists! And he’s already performed one miracle. Please I ask you, I beg you, to Pray for my little boy and my family. He is my everything.
montage of mommy’s day memories…..
May 14, 2007 at 3:53 pm (childhood, family, life, Uncategorized)
Lets see….
Mother’s Day 2004- I went into labor and had my older daughter. Pretty cool really! Well beside all the pain and pushing.
2005- While pregnant with daughter#2, my younger sister handcuffed me to her as a joke not knowing that they were not fake and there was no key. Three hours and a swollen and bruised wrist later, I was free.
2006- My husband didn’t get me anything because “Your not my mom, the girls are supposed to get you something”. Gee honey, they’re babies!!!
2007- We had the great pleasure of being pulled over by small town cops on the way to my grandmother’s house- one hour later, with $75 less dollars in the bank, for having a tinted license plate cover. What a joke!
Ah, Mother’s Day and the sweet memories it always bring. I can’t wait to see what adventures I will endure next year.
a note for my little girl…..
May 9, 2007 at 4:41 am (childhood, family, life, Uncategorized)
Tomorrow is your birthday. Your will be three already. I have cherish every day I have spent with you. It has all been so worth it. I am utterly amazed at how well you comprehend life. You have a soul wise beyond your years. You are compassionate and loving with the right amount of spunk. I can feel already that I will never need to worry about you with love. You have the ability to hold your own in any situation, even when you shouldn’t.
I want for you to love life. Enjoy your childhood. Dream. Never settle for anything but the best, and work hard to accomplish the best. Work hard but remember to embrace life. I can’t wait to see how much you will attempt. Its alright to fail, as long as you put your all into something. Don’t be afraid to speak your mind. Words are empowering.
I know you will go through a period where you will think I am awful. I hope one day you understand that I want the best for you and if it means occasional conflict between us, so be it. I do hope we maintain the kind of relationship where you can come and talk to me. I hope we speak about all the important things in your life, whether it be boys or education or just make-up and clothes. I want to be there for you and I will be as long as you let me in.
Life changes as quickly as the wind shifts. I know time will fly by, as it always seems to do, but I want you to know that my love for you will always remain constant and immeasurable.You are my baby, firstborn, my Taylor and you will always have a very special place in my heart. I love you always. -me
emotional, to say the least
May 7, 2007 at 2:24 pm (childhood, family, life, pain, Uncategorized)
This whole tragic situation has me sick. All I can think about is the grief my sister must feel and how this whole thing is not fair. I keep reminding her to eat, yet I can’t find my hunger. I understand that life isn’t fair, but come on. You can see the pain in her eyes.
Its easy to be angry. I’m angry at the 2 other cars that never stopped. I’m angry at the news for airing those pictures over and over and over again- which his family happened to always see. I’m angry that we might never know what really happened and that nobody will fully look into it. Mostly I’m angry that this happened at all.
I see my beautiful daughters and they help ground me. They are so young and sweet and exude so much love. They make me laugh. The make me feel happy. Knowing that Jimmy will never get to hear his baby’s first cry or touch it’s soft skin breaks my heart. Every milestone this baby reaches will probably sting my sister’s heart knowing that he missed it. I do think that this child will bring a comfort to her and his family as their Jimmy will live through this child.
Nobody know what the future brings and usually I find that intriguing. Unfortunately, these devastating things do occur. And when they do, everyone in the path gets shaken to the core. Things like this change a person forever.
Uncategorized « life, er something
April 30, 2007 at 3:27 pm (childhood, family, Uncategorized)
what does young parent mean?
April 29, 2007 at 6:50 pm (childhood, family, life, Uncategorized)
I am a self proclaimed young mom. I am proud of what I have accomplished despite the negative connotations associated with the term “young parent”. I’m sure you’ve heard the bad stereo-type about young parents, especially teen moms, and welfare, medical cards, no education, 12 kids by the age of 25…. blah, blah blah. They are pathetic.
I hate these stereo-types and love proving them inaccurate.
Is “young” based on age only or is maturity and inexperience thrown into the calculations of what properly should make it up?
There are just as many clueless, inexperienced, immature 30 year-old mothers as there are 20 year-olds. So why are the stereo-types namely pointed at those lacking in days on earth?
Does a college degree equate good parenting?
Does having a child prior to completing one’s education mean financial failure for all eternity? Sure kids complicate financial situations but I don’t believe the child can be to blame for one not accomplish goals. I think people who use their children for such excuses really didn’t have full intentions to finish their education and used the pregnancy, child(ren) as a scapegoat.
I found out I was pregnant my first year of collage. I am still in school perusing my dream. I believe my children give me more motivation to succeed. Many time I’ve wanted to quit and use them as my excuse but that would not be fair for them or me.
Is young parenthood part of ones genetic make up?
Statistically, the rates of a child born to teenage parents is tipped in favor of become victim to the same fate. So if you have a child as a teen, your child is more likely to become a teen parent as well.
Do teen parents have parental urges premature or do others just ignore this?
My mother was young when she started her family, as was her mother. My eldest sister was 15 when she became pregnant. She is an incredible mother. I was 18 when I was first with child. I found out yesterday that my 17 year-old sister is now pregnant. I have no doubt she will be an exceptional parent. You have to wonder whether we would have all gotten pregnant before 20 had our parents been older.
I’ve known I wanted to be a mother for as long as I remember. I was more certain of that than what I wanted career-wise. I will not let my decision to have children be an excuse for me to finish my schooling. And, my age, which I began my journey as a parent will not correspond negatively to my ability as a parent.
