an "ug" sort of post...

I try not to whine very often on here, because that's what my journals are for. :)
But... such is life and I know all you dear female (and mostly Mommy) friends will relate, so here goes.

This has been a tough week! Not necessarily for my family, but just for me. In may ways I feel very much like my friend Heather has felt on her blog... like I'm drowning.
Between rushing Rachel to the ER last week, then dealing with Ethan's stomach flu directly after, then getting his Asthma coming in full fledged, due to allergy season and then today, finding out he not only has to have the surgery to remove his adenoids, but ALSO has to have tubes put in both ears. Eek!

I'm constantly amazed at how well Jason and the kids handle stress like this so well. They just move on, keep ticking and take life one day at a time. I think I handle it better when I'm not pregnant, but being pregnant I feel like this emotional side of me is taking over, full force. I'm lucky if I can grab 3-5 hours of sleep each night and in the morning I'm faced with two very hyper kids that want to go, go, go and never stop.
I feel like my prayer life is all I have, spiritually speaking, because I'm at the point where I'm barely able to get decent, solid Bible time in. I do read it, but its like a Psalm here, a Proverb there, one short verse to take with me through the day, but nothing in depth and I SO miss that.
I'm longing for the day when these health issues are at least mostly gone.

The thankful part: Rachel is very healthy (right now) and I'm so thankful to God for that. Ethan has totally impressed us with how well he's taken to the big boy potty and that's helped life also. Jason's job being local has been... amazing, to say the least. He's home every night by 5:15 and is so helpful and takes the kids to the park while I finish dinner prep or just clean the house in silence. :)
So, although its rough, I do have lots to be thankful for. I need to focus on that.
The thing I have to remind myself of is, its okay to cancel life for a while and just be here, together. Ethan has the personality that loves to be busy, on the go and constantly learning. So when life has to stop, he has a rough time with that.
We've been creative during this down time though -- He can spell him name out on paper, he now knows his birthday and our address and he's learning Bible verses as well. Haha, something to show for it.

OK... the post might have been dull for you to read, but it just helped me better my attitude. :)