So, to celebrate summer finally arriving in Seattle, I bet you are expecting me to show you pictures from our friends boat or from the golf course, right? Yeah... original plans fold when you are 8.5 months pregnant (disability #1) and dislocate 3 ribs (disability #2). Clearly, I am the pregnant one, but my (insert incredibly nice adjective) husband decided that he might like to dislocate a few of his ribs. Whoops. And not only did he dislocate them but he played an incredible amount of golf AFTER dislocating them thinking "it was no big deal." (MEN ARE STUBBORN).
Basically he moved the equivalent of 2400 pounds in bricks for a friend... no big deal as it was broken up in to 60 pound chunks, but put some strain on the old back. After that, he helped his mom weed/chop up stuff manually in her yard which meant MORE twisting/using the back. THEN, he decided to hit about 250 golf balls the following day. Fast forward to the 4th of July and he wakes up feeling like his back hurts from all of the above, but "it's no big deal" and he'll be fine to still play 18 holes of golf while carrying a bag walking the course (Again, MEN ARE STUBBORN).
And then the muscles were so tight, they dislocated the ribs. And the muscles in his back remain pissed off so one won't pop back in. Painful? Yes. A little silly? Definitely. A grumpy husband? Absolutely. A hilarious pair that can't really do much? For sure. (As a sidenote, he will be fine- just has to stretch a ton, heat it, and try to get the muscles to loosen up that will allow the doctor to pop the last rib back in to place)...super painful but it will heal.
So since we were such a pair, we really didn't do a whole lot this weekend, at least not what we had planned to do which was, as I mentioned, golf and go out on the boat with friends. Instead, we did the following:
Went to a farmers market where we got fresh juice and veggies and walked around a bit in the sun. This was followed by other random errands (including Costco which was pretty awesome since everyone was outside and not at Costco). We then played some cards together in the sun outside which was really nice and we read books/relaxed together. We are usually running and going here and there so this was actually a nice change of pace.
The next day, we ventured out to the beach. Laying on hard ground actually really helps Justin's back feel ok so this was a great plan. We took a picnic out there and got some sun. About 2 hours in, I started to feel really uncomfortable (physically, not to mention the fact that I felt ridiculous in a little bikini at 8.5 months pregnant...but that's another story). So, we left after about 2 hours but it was so nice to be at the beach for a while.
Gorgeous view of the water.
We came back home, went on a short walk which was good for both of us (helps to stretch his back and helps keep the baby down in me/helps with my hips) and then we grilled out and ate on the patio. All in all, despite our disabilities and our change of plans, it ended up being quite a nice weekend! Now, the goal for this week is to get that boys back popped back in to place....
