Back to Reality

Ever since I was put on bed rest, I have felt as though my normal every day life was put on hold.  I was stuck in my house while the world went on living their lives as normal.  It was hard to know I was missing out on family and social gatherings with friends, church and things as simple as going out to eat or shopping.  Things have slowly returned to normal or the "new normal" for us, but total normalcy would not return for me until we were able to attend events with our friends and family, return to church, and go out to eat as a family. This past week we got the ball rolling with a trip to Chattanooga and our family outing to see Santa and eat dinner. We continued the momentum and took the babies to church for the first time.  It was hard work, but we were able to make it to the 9:30 am service on time. Everyone at church was so helpful in getting the boys unloaded, signed in, and into the nursery.  They were all well behaved in the nursery during the service, too.  It felt so great to be back. It is possible to live a normal life with 4 children 2 years old and under although at times I haven't been so sure it would be.