Sometimes you just have to slow down....Right?

Well, since the last time I blogged I have had a crazy, fast, mind boggling life. It seems like I have been going 90 to nothing trying to get our house "home sweet home" cozy that I have forgotten to take care of myself! There is a good outcome and a bad outcome to this minor lapse of self concern. So, do you want the good or bad first? Okay, I will tell you the Bad first! It all started with a clumsy moment after dinner Thursday night that left my foot bloody. And for those who know me well, I FREAK out when I see blood. There is no middle ground when it comes to a blood oozing wound, especially on my own person! Anyway, I was clearing the dinner dishes when my clumsy preggo self tripped on the dining rug and haphazardly dropped the steak knife onto the top of my foot! OUCH and then blood! Lucky for me, my dear hubby is trained to deal with blood and guts so he took control before I lost my dinner. Thirty minutes later, a butterfly stitch and few tears....I was bandaged and only my pride hurt. The next two days were bearable, even though I walked with a slight limp ( it kind of looked more like a pregnant waddle intertwined with a ghetto fresh limp) !!! But just when things started to look rosy, things literally started to look fuzzy and black! That's right...my life is so unpredictable. I had just finished my makeup and hair for church on Sunday, when all of a sudden I began to feel hot and clammy and my vision turned to mush! I could not see a thing and I knew I was going down quickly. I managed to stumble my way to the phone to call Justin and tell him I was passing out so he could get home quick enough to help me and to be with Kinsey. It felt like eternity for him to show up, but it was only ten minutes from the time I called and he came in to find me on the floor in the kitchen and Kinsey sitting beside me. It was pretty scary and the most awful experience of my life. I was more scared for Kinsey than for me and I felt guilty thinking that as her mother I couldn't reassure her that I was okay. Anyway, I ended up going to the ER and found out that my body was dehydrated and that I had a small bladder infection. Great!!! Imagine my excitement, as they hook me up to a saline IV to replenish my body...oh have I told you all how much I despise IV's!!!! Yep....I cried like a big baby! Luckily, Justin held my hand and helped get through it. After 3 hours in the ER and a one hour trip visit in labor and delivery, we went home and the first thing I wanted to do was put my arms around my precious baby girl and never let her go! This is where the good outcomes plays out. I have learned through this experience that my family is by far the best and most precious thing in my life. Having a great husband to love and care for me is a dream come true. Our daughter is the most amazing little creation ever! I cannot adequately describe in words how much she means to me or how much meaning she brings to my life. The point through this rambling is that God brought me through this small trial to teach me how important each part of my little family is. We cannot function as a whole without each other and through this minor disaster our family is so much closer. We definitely couldn't have survived without my parents, they were here after Justin's phone call within minutes of my black out and took right over...helping fill in for me with Kinsey. I truly am blessed and sometimes I move so quickly through life that I neglect myself and the one's that mean the most to me. That is why I have decided to slow down.. what's the rush? The walls may still be bare and the floor still needs a good washing and not to mention the windows that need some sort of covering. But, it will all be in due time and it will be just the way God intended it be. I am looking forward to a positive step in the right direction. We only have 13 weeks until baby Grady is here and I plan on spending that time cherishing all the little moments that I have with Kinsey before life is once again on a two hour schedule:) Until next time, take care of yourself and love your family...PEACE, LOVE and the REESE'S!