First Day Back at Home

Well, we have been home for about 36 hours now, and Matt seems to be OK. He is still really weak, and he isn't feeling completely fabulous yet. But, at least we are home! I am trying to stay on top of his medicine (and there is a lot of it!) to make sure he takes everything he's supposed to take when he's supposed to take it. I'm also trying to keep his spirits up, which can be a daunting task at times! My brother and his family came down for a couple days, which really helped in that area! New faces just seem to provide lots of conversation that is completely unrelated to Matt being sick. That gets his mind off of things by itself! But then you add 2 more little ones to the mix, and I think it is next to impossible to be sad or down! Plus, I had some badly needed girl time with my sister-in-law over some long overdue vino until about 2am last night! That definitely helped my mental state, which will, in turn, help Matt's as well!

We are trying to adjust to this whole blood thinner thing, too. It seems like there were so many warnings about what to watch out for and what to avoid. It's almost like he's made out of fragile china and has to be handled with kid gloves. I know that's not the case, but on the heels of 21 days in the hospital, I think it's safe to say we are a little paranoid about something else going wrong. Every little twitch or pain that Matt has makes him nervous. I don't think he fully believes the doctors when they say that he doesn't have to worry about the clot breaking loose and traveling somewhere else since he's already on blood thinners. So, he's really paying attention to every tiny little thing he feels, just in case it may be a sign that something bad is going on. I just keep reassuring him that he is OK, and that if something really is wrong, he'll know it. I also keep trying to tell him that he needs to find a way to let go of some of his stress, and let God do his worrying for him. But, he's really having a hard time doing that. So, if you say a prayer for him today, please ask God to help him with that! Stress is the LAST thing he needs to spend his energy on right now!

As for me, I am about to head out to brave the Christmas Eve crowds to finish my Christmas shopping! Finish???  OK, who am I kidding? I've barely started! AHHH!!!! But, I have started! So, that is definitely a plus! But, I'm pretty sure today is going to be a long day for me! In all of this craziness we've been going through, I just really want tomorrow to be as normal as possible for Matt and the kids! So, I plan on shopping til I drop (and dragging my mom along with me!), coming home to wrap EVERYTHING (with the help of Lindsay and Blake, of course!), and then making sure everything is ready for tomorrow. Oh, and I will also squeeze in about a million prayers of thanks that we are home so that I even get to worry about running around like a crazy person shopping at the last minute! God doesn't always answer your prayers the way you want him to, but I am SO glad that this time He did!!