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week 12

Well, one week into work and my body put me/us on hold. Starting Tuesday night, I began having very sporadic and sharp nerve-like pain in my back. It was so severe that I contemplated going to the ER at 3am.  I met with my nurse practitioner and she gave me a prescription for hydrocodone and physical therapy. It hurt. It hurt when I breathed, sneazed, when I moved, when I tried to nurse, sleep, walk… basically all the time. I got a referral from a friend to a chiropractor, who I met on Friday. He was great and I feel like I am finally on the mend. But it’s been a long couple of days. We’ve also had a few sleepless nights. Finley’s been unusually and particularly fussy in the middle of the night, which has been rough on Martin and me.  But, we’re on the mend, the sun’s out, and things are looking up!

This is Finley in the *magic* swing. On the highest mode, the baby can sway like no other. She loves it… and so do we!