Last week I was really stressed out and was experiencing consistent stomach pains. I was pretty sure they were stress-related but then thought for a moment, “Maybe it’s appendicitis! Maybe I’ll get to have an operation and stay at the hospital and sleep for a couple days! That would be amazing!”
So yeah, when appendicitis feels like your best-case scenario, life might be a little off-balance.
(Brin snapped this photo of me this morning. I look tired. BECAUSE I AM.)
(Also, my eyebrows need some work.)
My mom hopped on a plane and made what we’re referring to as a Mercy Trip. She saw that I was drowning and she came to lend a hand. Bless her. She has been picking up the pieces of this house and my heart for the past week and I couldn’t be more thankful.
Life is so good, though, even though the days are frenzied.
Picture day for Musical Theatre. So fun.
This sweet kid, learning to read and write and ride horses.
And THIS one. Home a bit for a few final months before Kindergarten. I hope she wears this hat on her first day of school.
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Dude. I know the best-case-scenario in-the-hospital thing. REST. It’s priceless. I’m so glad your mom could come and give you some help!
My appendix burst a week after having my third baby…. It was the best morphin induced sleep of my life!!
Last week my mama came to help me too… Equally as great! :)
I felt like that many of times. Even with upcoming baby, I keep joking with Dana that my bi-annual vacation is coming up. Two days in the hospital with baby sounds amazing! This is a life of a busy mom. I can remember being eager to get home after baby and with my third I didn’t even spend the night. With our fourth, a good friend suggested to “soak it in” and it was fabulous being loved in by wonderful nurses! Leading up to birth I have fantasized about mandated bed rest, going away by myself, even early labor. Again, life as a busy mom. Know that you are not alone! Beside you are other amazing, beautiful, strong, tired moms. I read your blog and am amazed by your inner beauty and strength. Praying this “Mercy Trip” with your mom allows time for self-care, encouragement and love. I think you are amazing, for what it’s worth…, and more importantly, God knows you are amazing and doing a great work!
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