Exhale and Expand

You know that day after a stressful and/or busy period of time when everything is finally starting to settle and everyone finally relaxes into sleep enough that the whole house actually seems to exhale?  That day when the kids sleep in so late that you know that there will be laundry to be done because the little bladders can't handle this but you don't even care because they've been through so much that you know they finally feel secure and calm enough to really sleep so you let them?

I love that day.

Today was that day.

Sort of :)

The kids slept in, so this morning was good, but I'm still feeling strained.

I think what I'm feeling is that old familiar adjustment period.  That balloon labeled "Normal" is expanding again to include something new.  This time New Normal needs to make room for two tubes on the Bear and continuous feeds and pain management meds ... plus "Mom, can you come help me find this gray hinge-y Lego piece?" from the Master Builder downstairs.  He's very very good at hearing that I can't do that right now, but I really really hate saying it.

 Life will settle in again, I'm sure if it ... but it hasn't yet.

But He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak

So I'll be okay.