March has been one hell of an ass kickin for us.
I'm a pretty emotional guy. I cried when the ant dies in Honey, I shrunk the Kids. March and been testing my sanity. Starting with the worst thing that could happen to a lifter. Go to a meet and you can't lift. Which turned into the sickest I have ever been in my life.
Which then lead to everyone else in the house getting sicker than hell. After all the sickness was taken care off, Odin started having night terrors between 1-3 am and would wake up screaming. The disrupted sleep cycle grew from there. After a couple weeks of middle of the night screaming, Odin decided that going to bed wasn't his thing anymore. Shannon and I were taking 1-2 hour shifts trying to get him in bed. Usually succeeding around midnight or 1 am.
Then shit hit the fan when my neck randomly decided to get so fucked up I couldn't turn my head either direction with out horrible pain. The pain was made worse by lying down. So, obviously I stopped lying down.
It's been almost 2 full weeks without a nights sleep and usually waking up from my 1 or 2 stints of sleeping sitting up with crazy stabbing pain in my cervical spine. Needless to stay I'm a little extra sensitive.
Now for the crying part. Most of you know of Shannon and I's son Odin and his up hill climb. (Check it out here if you don't)
On Tuesday of this week, I dropped Odin off at his new daycare. It's his second week there. He is usually crusty when I drop him off because I wake him up to take him there. I usually hand him of the Crystal the day care lady, say bye, and head to work. On this day it was different.
I handed him off, he cuddled in to her, I said "Bye bud, see you tonight". He looked at me right in the eyes and said "Bye" waved.
I stood for a second. Mouth open in shock. I left the house and got half to my car ans started to cry. I think it was a combination of lack of sleep, my hormones all fucky because I haven't been able to lift a weight since the Arnold's and that was the FIRST TIME Odin has shown me personally that he understands what I am saying and that he knows what the proper reaction to it is. This is huge for Shannon and I and Odin. I wasn't sure if he would let us in his world. Odin is a smart kid. He shows it in his use and knowledge of electronics like cell phones and tablets.
Next Wednesday Odin turns 3. I have a feeling this will be the craziest year of our lives. And he squats too deep
