hard things

Hard things we've done in the past few months/year:

Had kid #5

baby in NICU - TJ caught pneumonia and had to be in the hospital for an extra week. He was pretty sick looking for the first couple of days but then looked better after a blessing and help from antibiotics.

Pubic symphsis separation and hip dislocated? - this is the most pain I've ever been in. Nothing even comes close. My muscles in the pubic area tore and I had what my OB thought was a displaced hip. Not sure of that diagnosis but I couldn't walk. It hurt to move, especially to roll over or get out of a car. Couldn't sleep very well. It was hard. I was in pain constantly for about 2 months. It got better after but 12 months later I'm still not quite whole. This is after PT and seeing a sports medicine doctor.

RSV - Right before Christmas, TJ caught sister's cold which turned into RSV. He was only in the hospital for a few days but his poor lungs are compromised from the pneumonia.

Mastitus - Caught this as TJ caught RSV. No fun.

Infected toenail -Jojo got an infected toenail

Hives - Jojo was put on antibiotics for her toenail. She reacted to the antibiotics and had bumps all over her body.

Coronavirus - We have been dealing with coronavirus since March. It's affected church activities and meetings, school, social life, and a lot of our daily life.

Earthquake - We awoke one morning to the whole house shaking. It was a little scary and unnerving.

No work - In March, Thayne's office was closed down due to Covid. We weren't sure if it was going to be 2 weeks or a year. It was a little unnerving. Luckily we have savings and weren't worried about losing his business. A lot of businesses have gone under this year. It also affected us 6 months later when we had no recalls.

Homeschool - I never thought we'd be homeschooling. But schools shut down and we had all the kids here at home. It was tricky and stressful at times but we tried to make the most of it and still learn. 

Cancelled vacations - I know this isn't a big deal but we love our family vacations. We haven't been able to travel like normal but have tried to make the most of it and do closer things and still make memories together as a family.

this is life and we still love it....

We've done a lot of hard things this year. Some we are not through yet. I pray we will will be able to do it and still find joy in life and not let the stress of all of it get us down. We are tough and we can do hard things!