October 13, 2009

Well, I had been sick as a dog, thinking that the Vicodin they gave me for pain was causing it. Whoa was I wrong. Turns out I was 6 weeks pregnant... All I could think was "really?? now?"
It's not a whole lot of fun to have morning sickness, or all day sickness in my case, with a broken collarbone. And now, I can't have anything for pain except tylenol. You have got to be kidding me! Needless to say I felt pretty sorry for myself, again looking at the glass half empty. I wasn't able to go back to work because the company doctor wouldn't release me. So now, I am on disability, I have horrid all-day morning sickness, I can't even dress myself, and I have to wear the most uncomfortable figure 8 brace for the next 6-8 weeks! How was I supposed to look at the positive?

Here are the positive aspects of all of this now that I look back on it all:

1- God created a precious life inside me, and we are going to finally be parents :)
2- Since I am on disability, I don't have to be sick at work, where there isn't a bathroom very close to where I am
3- I am getting waited on hand and foot by a very sweet and understanding husband.
4-I got to get a new car, and sold my beater truck that doesn't have power steering, and even if I could drive it for a few more months, the steering wheel doesn't move and my belly wouldn't fit in there soon anyway.
5- We ate out a lot and I got to choose whatever I wanted :)
6-Family and friends came to visit and helped out with Diamond and such things.
7-I got to steal Eli's recliner for a whole month!
8-I got a much needed vacation :D
9-Bubble baths, lots of them
10- I am going to be totally fine in just a few weeks, because I am young and healthy, and God heals those in need.

So even though I was pretty pathetic for those 7 weeks, I realized all this other stuff and it doesn't seem like it was that bad anymore. And if I can deal with a broken collarbone for this long with no vicodin, I'm sure that a few hours of labor can't be that bad... right?