Bye Bye, Wisdom Teeth

I got my wisdom teeth taken out on Thursday morning. Ouch, ouch and more ouch.
The surgery went better than I had planned. I was beyond scared of the anesthesia but it wasnt as bad as I had anticipated. I remember hearing some of the things they were saying while they were taking out my wisdom teeth but it felt like it all happened within a matter of 2 minutes.
After getting them out, I was in no position to see my kids yet. My mom had them at her house and Davey suggested we go home and he would go pick up my medication and anything I needed at the store. I freaked out and told him I wanted to go to his aunt's house so that I wouldnt have to be alone at all.
Luckily, she was nice enough to let me stay there all day long while Davey was coming and going and doing things for me. He picked up the kids around 4pm and brought them to her house to see me.
Hayley has been such a doll and knows to be gentle around me. She tells everyone I had surgery on my mouth and they took my teeth out. Andersen doesnt quite understand the word "gentle" so I just have to watch what he's doing when he's around me. I slept from 11pm to 3am (waking up every hour in between then) the first night. It was horrible. My body would relax and I'd feel myself trying to fall asleep but my mind wouldnt shut off completely. I think I took this picture at 4am on Friday. I must've been pretty loopy to start taking pictures of my swollen face and post them straight to Facebook. :)

Davey's cousin, Kaitlyn, spent the night at our house Thurs-Friday so she could take Hayley to her summer movie for me. I was so thankful that she was willing to do that for me. It was such a huge help having her there. We ended up going back to their house for all of Friday because Davey had a bunch of homework and I was still in no shape to take care of my kids.

Last night, I actually slept for 10 hours, which was good and horrible. I'm glad I got a lot of sleep but when I woke up, I was in so much pain from not having any medication in my system.

Luckily, Friday-Saturday, Davey's other cousin, Gracie, spent the night with us to help out. I dont know what I would've done without her. Davey had left early to go golfing for Father's Day and I was in so much pain that I couldnt get up off the couch to feed my kids or get them ready. Gracie really saved me this morning. Davey's Aunt Ginger picked Gracie, the kids and I up around lunch time and we headed out to the Maughan's house for a BBQ after the boys were done golfing.

It was hard to watch everyone eating such yummy looking food but after a while, I got brave and munched on small chips and even ate half a hot dog. Tonight, I even went 8 hours in between my Hydrocodone, instead of the regular 4 hours. I know the healing is happening, it is just taking time and soon enough, Ill be back to normal.

I am so grateful to have such wonderful family nearby. Davey's Aunt Ginger is one of the most amazing people I know. She is always willing to help out when she can and my kids love her and her family so much.

I am so grateful for everyone who hs helped and continues to help with my recovery.

Davey's mom was such a help today in getting me anything I needed to eat during the BBQ. I will say that I don't always like to be waited on because I feel helpless and slightly dumb but she really made me feel cared for today. Thank you, Annette. And thank you to my mom and Ginger. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives who are always there for us.