July Happenings

I was pretty excited about the fourth of July. I think that fireworks are my favorite holiday related activity!! Shad and I have been looking forward to having Brinley see the "big ones" for the first time! Last year we just did a few little ones in the road for her. I don't know if I posted about this before, but when I was pregnant with Brinley (about 3-4 months) I started having a lot of pain in my lower back all the way down to my knees. I would tell my OB about it, but he kept telling me it was part of pregnancy. After two years of pain and not being able to really walk, run or pretty much do anything I went to see a chiropractor. I found out that my right hip was about an inch above my left hip. The difference caused my SI joint to be "locked". It is the joint that helps you walk, run, bike ect.. It was in that position for so long that it is now diseased (has arthritis in it). So, I have to be careful with what I do. It took about a month to get my hips back to where they should be, a very painful experience. So, back to the fourth. I was outside weeding when I stood up and I couldn't walk. I was in an extreme amount of pain. I was able to get it to subside enough so we could go see the fireworks. Brinley was scared by the loud "BOOM" at first, but after she got use to the sound she LOVES them. She kept saying BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM! She was so tired by the time we got done that she crashed on the way home and nothing would wake her. I tried taking her to see the hot air balloons on Monday. I was still in a lot of pain so we just went to Shad's office. It turned out to be a pretty cool experience. One of the hot air balloons had to land right next to Shad's office. Here are some pictures of it. Now anytime we go to Shad's work Brinley says, balloons? I had to wait to go get my hip put back in until Tuesday. I went to another chiropractor because the one I usually go to office was closed. The one I went to couldn't get it back in place. Wednesday morning I went back into my regular chiropractor and he was able to get it in!!! Yeah, he said it was 1/2 inch out of place. I am not looking forward to my his spreading during this pregnancy. Wednesday night I was feeling pretty good. I decided I would grill some chicken, make pasta and some salad. Little did I know either the bag of salad or the tomatoes would cause Shad and I to be up puking all that night and sick all the next day! Brinley only ate the chicken and pasta and she didn't get sick, which I am sooooo grateful for! She was so good all day on Thursday. She even took two naps!! Poor Shad was so sick. He and I took turns watching Brinley while the other one slept. It actually worked out really well. I am just grateful we are both feeling much better!