Eventful Weekend

For everyone else this past weekend was Labor Day Weekend, but for me it was the weekend of MY WEDDING! Planning and having a wedding in general is exhausting, but being 24 weeks pregnant while doing all this takes even more out of you! I was extremely worried about how things would be especially with my flare happening a few weeks ago. I honestly thought my dad would be pushing me down the isle in a wheel chair!

Friday, I went to therapy, which was a good thing. I was feeling good by Friday afternoon and I was ready for the weekend. We had our rehearsal Friday evening and we all went back to the hall to decorate. Needless to say when 11pm rolled around I was calling it quits and ready to go to bed! I knew Saturday was going to be a long day. When I went to bed my back was bothering me a little bit and I was really hoping I would be okay when I woke up Saturday morning.

I woke up at 7am on Saturday. I was a little stiff and so the first thing I did was take my medicine and iced for 20 minutes. I put on my back brace (to wear until I put on my dress) and I started to get worried when I was moving slow. I tried not to think about it because mornings are usually the worst part of my days. My bridesmaids did a great job at helping me. They made sure I was comfortable and relaxed as much as possible. The ceremony was pretty quick and after tons of pictures we were on to the reception. At this point, I was finally feeling alright.

I wanted to enjoy myself as much as possible because it was MY wedding day. I had Tylenol Extra Strength, ice packs, my back brace, and pillows all for back up when I needed them. Of course, I ended up needing almost all of these things. I kind of wish we had a camera for when my sisters were trying to help me put on my back brace in the bathroom with this big huge wedding dress going everywhere. I also ended up sitting on the pillows most of the night for support. I came prepared and I survived!

My night was even later on Saturday. The limo didn't come and get Stephen and I until midnight. A lot of people were asking how I was still standing and honestly I asked myself the same thing. I have no clue! I'm a trooper, I guess.

Sunday was a different story. I struggled hardcore getting out of bed that morning. Stephen and I stayed in a hotel and let me tell you our hotel was huge and that was the longest walk ever to the reception desk! I took my medicine as soon as I got home and I went back to sleep. I felt a little better waking up the second time around. I spent most of my day recovering from my eventful weekend.

It is now Thursday and I have been recovering all week from my wedding weekend. Therapy definitely helped on Tuesday. I had a massage and they got most of the knots out of my back and my legs. I think most of my pain from my flare is finally gone. I'm mostly just achy and tight/stiff now. I'll take both of those any day over the pain I was experiencing.

Even though I am just now starting to feel better from the weekend, everything turned out better than I expected! I was prepared for the worst, but thankfully I was lucky. It was a beautiful wedding spent with amazing family and friends. I can't wait to get our pictures back and share our wonderful day with everyone! My wedding will definitely be a memorable one!