Took my husband to the airport so he could fly back to Texas and go back to work tomorrow. The older kids cried last night and my youngest cried when we dropped him off this morning. I was feeling pretty sad myself and missing him but couldn't let it out since I had an upset baby already. I had five hours in the car round trip which by the time I got back to the house I was so ready to stretch out and ease the cramps in my hips and legs.
Pull up and have that moment of dread, my parents have gone to church and the darn door was locked. I spent five hours outside with the children. NIGHTMARE! So darn hot and so darn humid today, plus we both had on our pajamas so we could not really go anywhere else and just hang out or walk around. Total mood killer as if it wasn't bad enough.
So about 1 1/2 hours into the five I decided we would go for a drive. My hometown is one of the towns that was hit by the tornado in April this year. I had not been to the business district or out to where my friends "live/lived" and had avoided it because I knew it would be profoundly emotional. So of course the first place I turn (what an idiot I was already semi-depressed) I drive right out to have a look since we had to take a drive. You don't really notice much until you get right into the middle of it and then there it is total wipe out of homes and businesses. I drove down the street I went down every day going to middle and high school and all those houses were totally gone. I hit the schools next. My heart was burning by then, there it was all the lovely trees that had been there for generations were gone, the schools were torn to bits and since they are trying to open up in September the parking lots were full of construction equipment and supplies. Really if you didn't know it would mostly look like the area was under development with some older homes getting repairs. There were places where the grass had been ripped out, seriously crazy to think of how powerful that EF-4 was that tore through here, and my hurt hurt all over again.
Drove until I was almost out of gas and then stopped to fill up and drove back to the house to wait and wait and wait. They finally pulled up and I was so happy to get back inside. Did I mention that I didn't take any of my meds this morning because we left so early. Yep, you guessed it, totally sick outside. My feet were so swollen today too. I suppose I will have to call the OB's office tomorrow and find out what they think will be going on with my legs and feet swelling and cramping and my dizzy spells. I am hoping maybe it is just the hormones and not any other issues but I can pretty much predict what they will say.
So that was my day, how was yours? Still 8 weeks and 4 days and counting down to the big arrival. I will try to post my second pregnancy story soon. Hopefully this week.
Tornado relief is still ongoing, if you wish to contribute to my amazing hometown here is an organization working to help those who lost homes and businesses.
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