We had a great celebration this year. First, my dad was here! And thank goodness he was. That morning my back spasmed and I was utterly useless for the next several hours and pretty useless for several days. The same thing happened to me when Parker was a little younger than Kate. I guess babies just don't mix well with my weak back. On the up side though, I remembered that even though the pain was excruciating initially, Tylenol and Advil did wonders. So while I was tempted to have Paul call in a prescription of Oxycontin (he later reminded me that back pain is out of the scope of dentistry, which I would have argued is debatable), I made do with the OTC stuff, remained immobile and let Grandpa take care of stinky diapers and hungry children.
I had been looking forward to dinner at an Indian restaurant that our Indians friends recommended and I wasn't going to let a little paralysis get in the way, so off we went. While we were there, we realized that Parker was not his usual happy self. He came and sat on my lap and was burning up. Poor kid finally got the fever that Kate had a week earlier and he was pretty subdued during dinner. Kate, on the other hand, had a great time. She loved the food and ate like a champ.
After dinner we went home and had cake. My request this year was a pumpkin roll. I was getting over a cold, so Paul blew out the candles for me.
I really felt the love- lots of calls, texts, cards and gifts. Paul got me tickets to see Wicked in December! I'm so excited I could squeal!!!
So while it was perhaps not exactly the way I would have chosen for the day to play out, it really was a nice day.
6 comments:
Happy belated birthday! Bummer you have been sickies and I swear since having Emmalynn I have tweaked my back like 3 times doing the littlest of thing! It's horrible though, so not a fun birthday present! Phil got me Wicked tickets for my birthday too and we just saw it last week. I LOVED IT!!! It was on my bucket list and I am so glad I FINALLY got to see it! I am so excited for you!
Happy birthday Snort! Tell Paul that I've prescribed you a"birthday re-do" RX. It's in the scope of my girls, so it's legit.
You look amazing!! Sorry for all the bad luck but glad brother Simnitt was there to save the day!
Also, is that your wedding ring on your pointer finger?!? *fingers crossed that you found it*
*scope of my work
Sadly, no that is not my wedding ring. The real one is still MIA. Paul got me that fake one when I was pregnant and my fingers were pleasantly plump.
Well it looks great. Maybe this next move will unearth the original
happy belated bday and thanks for always doing such a great job on your blog. We love to read it! xoxo Dakin
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