Little Milestones

Well, today was a milestone in a couple ways. First of all, today marks one week that I've been in the hospital. If you asked me when we got here, I never would have thought that I would make it even this far. I was sure that either the baby would be born or I would throw myself out a window by now. :) Seriously getting over the initial hump of physical misery and mental boredom was huge. But the transfusion did wonders for my feel-good factor and I'm starting to feel more myself again. This is going to sound totally stupid, but I never realized how much of a part your blood plays in absolutely everything in your body. I mean, I've taken biology so my brain knows the logistics of it, but I never truly understood that it is utterly impossible for any part of your body to do its job or feel good without enough blood. It was weird and really gross to have these bags of blood hanging over my head and running into my hand, but I'm so glad that we live in a place where clean blood is readily available!

Milestone #2: I took a SHOWER today!!!!!! Seeing as the last time I showered was CHRISTMAS, it was long overdue. They were too afraid that being up for that long of time would be harmful for the baby, so I was only allowed random sponge baths. So today, I stood in the hot water and sang for the whole floor to hear. Never in my life have I done anything so completely luxurious. Granted, I was only allowed 5 minutes, but it was heaven. If the Lord was looking for a way to help me count my many blessings, he has outdone himself. :)

I have said it before and i will for sure say it again, but our greatest blessing has been all of you. In situations like this, I know that it is frustrating that there is so little that can physically be done to help, but this horrible experience would have seemed beyond our strength had it not been for our friends and family. I am not exagerating when I say that we can literally feel your prayers and are lifted by your support. Even the smallest things like text messages and blog comments are the cheerleading section that keep us going. For me especially, (a mothering control freak) knowing that there are so many people looking out for my family and my husband allows me to feel the peace I need to recover. A million thank you's!