I’m so very happy that today was exactly what it was. Brady and I stayed in bed a little bit longer, and had coffee and muffins for breakfast. We got the kids up for breakfast, bathed them, dressed them, and headed to my parents for the afternoon. We rocked a quiet, relaxed day there. My mom and I ducked out quickly to Costco for one simple purchase, but otherwise, we were home and fairly restful all day.
Its not a secret that our family has fallen out of the habit of going to church. While I honestly would say that we have lots of good reasons, with all of the busyness of our life, it boils down to it being really really hard to get back in the habit! Today we were feeling good in the morning, and thinking we should really make an effort to go today. But I’m SO glad we didn’t, because Rowan is cutting teeth and is SO screamy and weepy and out of sorts, poor kid. There would have been no way to have him in church, even remotely quiet.
Another silly thing that made me feel content about having a quiet day is my silly pain. I’ve been fighting with this epigastric pain for a month now, and now, over the last few days, I’m having a lot of cramping as well. The cramping isn’t anything special, or over the top painful. I’ve had cramps a thousand times in my life. But with the amount of pain medication that I’m taking these days, I can’t help but wonder whats going on in there, and how its managing to get its way past my meds. What kind of shape would I be in if I weren’t on my medication?? I’ve often heard it said that if there is a real problem, pain medication won’t cut it. I’m starting to wonder if we’re there.
Tomorrow morning, I’ll go for an ultrasound, in hopes of getting some answers. I don’t know what it could all be, but I know of a few small possibilities anyway. I’m honestly hoping they find something in there, so I can have a direction to go in to find recovery. I suppose, if they don’t find anything, we’ll have at least ruled a few things out. Either way, I’m greatly anticipating my scan, and hopefully getting some results in the next day or two. I feel like, in the last yearish, I’ve had an incredibly painful pregnancy, and an incredibly painful month postpartum. Its also as though Solomon’s delivery was the easiest, most comfortable part! Time for some more of that comfort.
So because of those few factors, I’m so thankful that today was relaxed, and quiet, in good company. It seems I can do very little that doesn’t upset my muscle, or whatever is getting upset in there. Spending the day with my feet up is really nice when there are extra people around to chase the kids 🙂 So thanks, family, for all you do!