Day 116 - Sunday April 8, 2012

On this Easter Sunday we are so grateful for the atonement and for the great sacrifice of our elder brother, Jesus Christ.  Our hearts are very full and we are very thankful for all the many blessings and the tender mercies of the Lord.  We are daily grateful that our Bridgett is here with us.  We thank our Father daily for the miracles we are witnessing. We are thankful for each of you and the part you play in our lives.  Thanks so much for your love and prayers.  Speaking of prayers, please pray with us for Bridgett as Tuesday morning she will be sedated and undergo dental work for the three root canals and crowns that need to be done, as well as the build-up of the fourth tooth.  She will go to the dentist at 7 a.m. and hopefully it will only take two hours.  It will be wonderful to have it all taken care of and have her out of that pain.  It's hard to believe that she has made it almost four months with the pain of those teeth.  But, at least now the doctors feel that she will be fine during the procedure.  We had a good day.  Because of Bridgett's urinary frequency, she and I stayed home from church and everyone else went with Jenn to sacrament meeting.  For dinner we ate at Jenn's house and she was such a very gracious host.  We had a great time with the kids and visiting with everyone.  Bridgett was feeling a little better in the evening.  Evenings are usually the best time of day for her.  After dinner she took a nap at Jenn's and then we headed home a little after 7:00 so that Jenn and Tyler could get the kids to bed.  I think that Bridgett's pain was a little less this evening as well, as three times I heard her doing her little humming that she does when she is happy.  We are always so happy when her pain is less. Tomorrow is Bridgett's birthday, April 9th.  For those of you who haven't noticed, I always post the next day because by the time she finally gets to bed, I have to hit the hay as well!  I am a definite morning person!  I post early before she wakes up for the day.  Oh, funniest thing...because Bridgett aches all over I suggested that she take a bath instead of a shower.  I got the bath water ready and put in some special bath salts to help with achiness.  So she got in the bath and after a while asked how long she could stay in.  I told her she could soak as long as she wanted.  Several times we had to add more hot water.  After a bit she asked if she could sleep in the bathtub.  Not usually I said, but since I am in here with you it would be OK if you try to sleep.  Then in a few minutes...can you turn off the light she said.  I turned off the light so that she could see that it would be pitch black and she said that's fine.  Well, I can't tell if you're OK so the light has to stay on.  Do you want to put on that eye cover that you use for sleeping when it's dark I asked.  YES!  So, we got the eye cover and she just stayed in the bathtub for like 1-1/2 hours!  She was so much more comfortable soaking in the warm water and afterwards I think she felt quite a bit better.  It was really funny!