From Mommy to Mom to Mother

Mommy to Mom to Mother

LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS

IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN.


MOTHERS



Real Mothers don't eat quiche;

they don't have time to make it.


Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils

are probably in the sandbox.


Real Mothers often have sticky floors,

filthy ovens and happy kids.


Real Mothers know that dried play dough

doesn't come out of carpets.


Real Mothers don't want to know what

the vacuum just sucked up.


Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'

and get their answer when a little

voice says, 'Because I love you best.


Real Mothers know that a child's growth

is not measured by height or years or grade....

It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother...


The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.


14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.


16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.


18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.


45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.



The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that

she carries, or the way she combs her hair.


The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,

because that is the doorway to her heart,

the place where love resides.


The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.


It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she

shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

Prayers for Zala

This post is from Zala's mom. I knew her awhile back and reconnected on Myspace. This little girl needs a lot of prayers.

Here is Kenda's Myspace page. Just click where it says Kenda.

Zala's Diagnosis

I know that I posted this as a bulletin, but I just wanted one more way for people to know Zala's story...still working on how to start her fund raising treatments will be around $150, 000 total...I'll let everyone know when we get it all started...any help or info is appreciated...

Well, after 9 months of testing and research we finally have a diagnosis. For those of you who don't know, my youngest daughter Zala started having seizures in May of last year and has had 16 total since. Since the seizures started, she has lost some of her speech and has had difficulty walking. She has had several tests ran, including a CT, MRI, PETscan, upper GI, and several basic blood test, all with normal results. Since she was born she has devel..oped at a normal rate, except for the fact that she is small for her age. Seeing how I'm 5'1" and Dad is 5'6", that is no surprise. She has seen several specialist, all with no answers, until now. She was seen by a genetic specialist.. about 3 weeks ago. Dr. Basinger ran about 10 different tests with symptoms matching seizures and regression. These were only to be the first tests, as she had more to run if they all came back normal. On Thursday February 5th, I got the call. They confirmed that Zala has what's known as LATE INFANTILE NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS, sometimes referred to as late infantile form of Batten Disease. I will not go into great detail of the symptoms. If you google the disease, you will find all you need to know. The prognosis for the disease is fatal. Children don't typically live past 8-12 years old. At this time, there are no treatments available in the US, but China is offering a treatment that seems.. to be helping. The disease is very rare, only 4 cases in the state of Texas including Zala. We are staying positive, I know that my God works miracles and his hand is on the situation. We will be starting a website for her and be doing fundraising to collect money for future treatments, as they are very coslty. Many people are praying for her, and she can use all the prayers she can get. I will try to keep everyone updated, as things possibly change. Thanks in advance for all the support I know she will receive. If anyone has questions, please feel free to ask.

Quick Update on Zala

Zala had her eyes checked, and they are perfect. She also had a swallow function test, and it was perfect as well...what a blessing.

About a week ago Zala lost her ability to walk. She is now crawling and scooting to get around. She has lost most of her speech, but likes to yell stuff alot, it's like music to my ears.

Please continue to pray for her, as we are believing in full healing.

Life before my pregnancy

I just wanted to write a real quick post. Some people don't know how hard I struggled to get pregnant and stay pregnant. I always get "it was so easy for you." No, it was not easy at all. My husband and I met in 1997. We first became pregnant in 2002. I was not even aware that I was pregnant. I wound up in the hospital in September to find out I was pregnant but, was in the process of loosing it. That one was hard but, I made it though. It helped that my sister in law just gave birth and I had my nephew to love on. But, it was also hard at the same time.

In September of 2004 I found out I was pregnant after taking a HPT. My husband and I (boyfriend at the time) were very excited. I got an OB and started doing everything I needed to do. Had to go to the health department to confirm pregnancy. She told me it was positive but, faint. I had no clue what that meant. I told everyone I knew. Then two days later my husband went to work and I started bleeding and cramping. I knew then what was going on. September 25th I had my second miscarriage.

I had to go for a follow up ultrasound to make sure everything was removed during the DNC. It was during that ultrasound even though she wasn't supposed to the tech told me I had a bicournate uterus. She explained to me as best she could what it was. She was also surprised that I wasn't told in 2002 about it. It was a blessing that she did because my OB wouldn't have told me. I had to ask her about it. In November of that year I had to have surgery to remove a 10 cm cyst from my left ovary. I was cut like a c-section.

In December of 2005 Randy and I got married. We had a small but, beautiful wedding. We have had a lot of ups and downs. Even separated twice in 2007. But, we worked everything out and in 2008 we started our life again. September 2nd 2009 I found out I was pregnant again. I didn't want to believe it. I even held off a couple of days. I tested around 5:30 am and it instantly popped up pregnant. I went in for an ultrasound a week or so later. I heard the heartbeat of my beautiful "bean". I was so happy that day. The tech there informed me that she thought my uterus looked more like it had a septum. And that the baby implanted in my uterus instead of on the septum. She explained if that happens you will loose the baby because it can not get the things it needs. So ladies if you are TTC and have not had any luck. Or STC like I did please do not give up. You never know when it might happen.