Prayers Requested...

Well, it's never fun to have to ask for help, but we've been asking everyone lately. It seems that my hip pain has been getting worse and my fibromyalgia is flaring up on top of that. So, that leads to mornings like today, where I get out of bed, get Josiah, change his diaper, and then the minute Michael is supposed to leave for work I collapse on the bed in tears because I can't walk. *sigh* Needless to say Michael was a little late for work... but thanks to the help of my awesome neighbor (actually her son who came to help with Josiah all morning!) the rest of the morning went relatively smoothly. Morning's are the worst and night's aren't much easier... but usually the middle of the day if I can get going I can keep going for awhile at least.

We all know that God provides everything we need, all we have to do is ask. I can't tell you what a blessing my Regnum Christi team sisters have been to us. It's one of the most remarkable feelings in the world to know that you always have friends who are willing to sacrifice anything they have going on or anything they can just to come and help. I know God will provide, because otherwise I know He'd give me the strength to do it all myself- and that's not quite the case. :o) On a more positive note, Lydia seems to be doing fine, and doesn't mind that I'm sitting down and resting more! She's happily wiggling around in there. Just like Josiah was (and still is) we know she's worth it all.

Please pray that my pain will subside a little so that Michael can keep up his work and I can take care of Josiah. Thank you to the Milstead and Downs families who have been offering their beautiful older children to keep Josiah busy when I can't chase him around. He's SO HAPPY having all these friends over lately! I'm just glad he doesn't have to suffer for Mommy not being able to function properly at the moment. He just says, "Mommy has boo-boo legs" and he always asks me to "get a bandaid to feel better Mom" so that I can take him outside and walk around... and when I tell him it's not that kind of boo-boo, he says, "I kiss it and make it all better. I make you happy mommy" He's so sweet and he truly does make me feel better. I wish, if only for his sake, that I was better at this pregnancy thing...but, like I said, God always provides. And children like him? DEFINITELY worth any of the hassle, what an amazing gift these babies are to us, to everyone.