All Parents Have Hard Times

I am sure that even the world's best mother and father have those days when everything bugs them, everything seems hard and things just don't go their way.  I am by no means discounting the difficulty every parent has at some point BUT sometimes I feel like I have it harder.  Trust me, I know that sounds bad.

There are lots of good days.  Jackson wakes up between 530 and 7 (on the weekends) usually.  Sometimes I can get out of bed, pick him up, change him, feed him and then play without too much pain.  It is usually pain I can overcome. 

There are some bad days.  Days when I hear him crying and it takes me a while to get out of bed, then I have to take a hot bath or shower to loosen up my joints.  Then I can shuffle to his room and hoist him out of the crib.  He will cry and fuss the whole time I am changing him.  I struggle down the steps to feed him and play (which is him playing and me laying on the couch).

I know lots of parents have these days too and I pray theirs are spread out farther than mine are.  You probably are thinking...where is your husband?  Have him do some of this.  He does a lot.  He has to work so early sometimes he cannot help.  But his definately pulls his share at night.  Doesn't Lupus go into remission?  Do all Lupies have these problems with infants.  I should mention that even though Jackson is just under 10 months, he is HUGE!  He weighs almost 25 pounds and he is practically walking.  He is so big I have to take 2 trips into daycare, one with just him then one with his stuff.

Today's Blessing:  Spending time with my boys at our community snow day.