Bed Rest…

Was where I was at this time a year ago! As I have been sitting back and reflecting on the last year, it amazes me… AMAZES ME what can happen in a year. I can remember the look on David’s face when HE made the decision that it was time for me to go on bed rest. My parents were in town for my shower which was on June 16, 2011. The day of my shower My Mom and I had gone to a couple of garage sales, and Target. By the time we were getting ready to leave for my shower, my feet had swollen beyond the point of return. Up until this point, mostly when I was working, my feet would be swollen by the end of the evening, but after putting them up for a few minutes, the swelling would go down. But, this time it was not happening. I went to my shower, and literally sat on the couch with my feet up the whole night. I felt like such a slug but everyone that came was awesome and so understanding. I was certain that by the time I woke up the next morning, that my feet would be back to “pregnant normal”. Ummm… NOPE! They were still insanely swollen. So David made the executive decision of me going on bed rest. You can read more about it here…BED REST – 2011

It is amazing how so true the phrase “Hind Site is 20/20” is! At the time I thought David was being ridiculous. I was sure that he was overreacting and that I was going to be fine. But, my amazing husband was so concerned about me that he even took the following 3 days off of work so that I could be on pretty strict bed rest. He was amazing the whole time, and Tucker was such a trooper as well.

I know that Heavenly Father was with me the whole time. It was just a start (little did I know at the time), to what was the most difficult time of my life so far. However, as difficult as it may have been, Heavenly Father most definitely carried me through it. I can remember the difficulties of being on bed rest, but honestly, when I look back I remember the good things. I remember the great time that I was able to spend with just Tucker and I while David was at work after that first week of bed rest. I remember what an amazing husband David was (and still is), by not only going to work every day, but also coming home and cleaning the house and making dinner. I remember how much closer it brought Tucker, David and I together. It actually set a really great ground work for Bailey to join our family.

I didn’t think that reflecting on everything as I blog about it now would be so therapeutic. But dang, it is actually really good for me. Sorry that there aren’t a lot of pictures to go with these posts. These are most definitely for my journaling purposes, but I hope that maybe my experiences can help someone somehow. I  also enjoy anyone and everyone’s thoughts! So SHARE THEM!