Well hopefully today is the beginning of a good day. Thursday night Lane's bottom tooth finally broke through. I was thinking that would be the end of the madness but I was wrong. Friday morning I had an appointment to have my back looked at. It has been really bothering me since I fell. Heather had said she would watch Lane for me. I felt bad leaving him knowing he wasn't feeling good but he was excited to see Heather so that made it easier. Logan went to school. As usual I was unhappy with the doctor I got to see. The thing about having to go to an Army hospital to be treated is that you never know what doctor you will get and there are new doctors in and out all the time. Well I have had back problems for years and in high school an xray was done on my back so I know how messed it is normally. Just ask my mom, my back looks nothing like an average person's back. It's shaped more like an S! So I tell this doctor my problem and he has me bend over and move my arms and I have to tell him where it hurts. That was my exam. He said well I'm sure you didn't break anything because you are able to move ok so I don't see any need in having an xray. Ok that's fine. Then I tell him about what I was told about my back in high school and he tells me to stand up so he can see if my spine is straight or not. Well picture this...I have on a sweater with a tank top under it...he tells me to bend over...without pulling my shirt up...and he says, "well your spine looks perfectly straight to me!" But on the plus side he did refer to me physical therapy which will be off post so that is good. That way I will have a chance for someone other than a non-caring Army doctor take a look at me and see what he thinks. I just want to not hurt anymore...I'm sick of not being able to do stuff because my back flairs up. I mean come on, I'm 25 I shouldn't be having problems like this!
When I got back to pick Lane up he was sleeping. Heather said he had been out of it the whole time I was gone. Which was only 35 minutes! She said she could tell he didn't feel good. He just had no energy. When I got there he just crawled into my lap and wanted me to hold him. He never falls asleep in my arms but all he wanted me to do was hold him. The more Heather and I talked the more worried about him I got. She though I needed to take him to doctor just to make sure he wasn't getting dehydrated. So I did. They said he was fine and I just needed to give him lots of fluids. I was a little surprised that they said no formula but they did. They said if he was still like this on Monday to bring him back. But today he seems to feel better and so far no more diarrhea!
We ended up going to Amy's last night to have pizza. While we were there Aaron called. He was doing good. A little frustrated at some things that were going on there but that is really nothing new. This unit hasn't been his favorite unit by a long shot. But oh well, you can't always have everything you want! For some reason God has put us here. We are certain of that. We have tried to get out of this place way to many times only to be told no. I told Aaron that even though we may not understand it, God has his reasons for placing us in this place and he will take care of us and get us through it. So far he has not let us down and I know he never will. Just please keep Aaron and the other soldiers in your prayers. We are 4 months in now...wow! Hang in there babe...we will get through!
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Hey there! I was reading the comments on my blog and was going to let you know that we are about an hour away from pigeon Forge and probably 2 hours from Knoxville, Tn. One day we will catch each other on the IM and explain it better. As far as Matthew, Ya never know what the Lord has in store for him. With Physical therapy and the support circle he has, he may be out there hiself one day. Nothing is impossible with the Lord's strength. His recovery sounds amazing. He will continue to be in our prayers. I will pass along the info on his sizes, although Mikey has faithfully been following his recovery on your blog. :) Stay warm!
Sorry to hear Aaron is having a rough time wit his unit! You know, David is going through a difficult time in his first command position. He's miserable, to say the least! The only thing that gets him through his long days are knowing that God has him there for a reason (he's still trying to figure that part out though) and the hope that he finds in God! I hate to see him so miserable and down all the time, but at the same time I know God has big plans for him.
Send Aaron our love and we can't wait to hang out with you 2 again one day!
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