Caregivers

My husband and I are going on a date this Saturday. To a movie and dinner.

I am as excited for this date as I was for our first date.

I am getting my hair done today. I did my nails last night. We have a babysitter.

I realized that this is the first date we have been on since February 4th. 5 months ago. It was three days before I went in for my first surgery.

We have been so caught up in nursing me back to health, getting back in our routine with the baby, etc that I think we forgot about "us" as a couple.

As I started to feel better I would try to take the baby for a while to give him a break, but I never thought about that fact that maybe - just maybe - he would want to spend time with me.

The surgery is just as stressful, maybe even more so, for the caregivers. They feel the frustration of not being able to "fix" the problem, not being able to take away the pain. They have the sleepless nights. They go through it with us.

I am going to say thank you today, especially to my mom, grandma, father, and sister - all of whom came through big time as caregivers during my surgeries.

And thank you to my husband - even though he doesn't read this blog - I love you and appreciate everything you have done and continue to do as we find our way into normalcy. I am so grateful to have you by my side, holding my hand.

And I can't wait for Saturday!!!!!