This pretty much represents all of the pictures I took in January. Pathetic. First up, I was stressed out and busy at Hazel's party and didn't take a single picture. Luckily, Ross stepped in a took a few. But, birthday #4 is going to be poorly represented. *sigh*
AND THEN!! the Sunday after Hazel's birthday (January 3, the day that will live in infamy), I woke up with a bum back/leg. Come to find out, I herniated my L5 disc. Awesome. Thus, I spent most of January trying to lie down. Except that it didn't always work because (a) I have a kid and (b) January is the busiest time of the year at work. I sucked it up enough to go to work and that was about it. I knew I was in trouble when Hazel clapped because "mommy is getting up". Little did she know, I was just getting up to pee. 2010 will be the year of the bad mommy*.
I had an epidural cortisone shot on Friday. The dye they shot into my back was apparently made of battery acid and snake venom but the cortisone was fine. Or I was still in pain numbness from the dye. Anyway, I can take my pain killers and anti-inflammatory meds again so I am doing better (or at least adequate) and tired of being a gimp. My right foot is regaining some feeling and movement but still trips me up. A lot.
Moving on. I have a few pictures.
Hazel's birthday party. I did not get a cake made but Costco came through and we decorated it with Playmobil mermaids.
Hazel loved everything she got for her birthday (half of which we stashed away for later)
Wig from my work white elephant party. Our maintenance guy ended up with it and did not want it (shocking) and was kind enough to let me have it. As expected, Hazel loves it.
She made a snowman at the library story time. We love the library. Dang, I should have taken a picture of Hazel and her new library card.
Swimming lessons are not going well.
Unicorn horn. She is obsessed with unicorns and made herself a horn from Play-doh.
Happiness at going to a tea party with Auntie Michelle (who was kind enough to take the Hazel while Geoff took me to the hospital to have a giant needle stabbed in my back.
And that is it for January. I vow to not let pain nor numbness slow me down in February. You hear that sciatica!! I am done with you and your lameness (ha!)*Currently, she is not feeling great, with a vicious cough and has been throwing up from the coughing. I am tired of changing her, washing her and her clothes and whatever she spits up/barfs on so I am back her cough into a garbage can. It has been working great because I can just rinse it out. Still, I feel bad. But, she seems happy with the arrangement.
6 comments:
Ick. Ben is having back stuff going on, too. So not fun.
Okay, the unicorn horn is very very clever and the maintenance guy-donated wig is stinking cute on that girl.
Glad you blog so I can hear what you're up to.
Take care. I would bring you soup if I lived w/in 1,000 miles of you.
Sorry about the back....sounds horrible! I love her unicorn horn. That is dang cute! Good luck with the swimming lessons. Haidyn still hasn't taken lessons, I'm hoping to get her in later this year. The older kids each had to take level 2 twice before they got it.
Here's to a better month in February, healthy children, and to pain-free, normal walking for one and all!
love you,
Anne
I thought the party was fun, the Costco cake was the best one that I have had from there.
I'm sorry that your back is still not doing well.
I love that she looks so smug with her horn. Like she is saying, "ya I know my horn is awesome, what's it to you?"
Hopefully she is done puking today, because that was just plain gross and sad.
Hope your leg continues to improve. What is happening with swimming? Usually you have to watch that she doesn't just leap in. The wig is great. I can't believe the maintence guy didn't like it... but his loss is Hazel's gain. Hope her cough improves. Is it allergies again?
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