My Back!

    My back has been out for a month now.  I know it seems like because I couldn't do anything, I should be on the computer constantly but...lying down and typing don't actually mix well.  So it's been a long while since I've updated the blog.
 
    While in massage therapy class (7 years ago), my instructor used to tell me that my IT bands were too tight. When I had Little E  my midwife told me that my pelvis was tilted forward and that it was hard for Little E to come down the birth canal.  Just one month ago, a chiropractor here on the island told me that my back was sore because my pelvis was tilted, so he popped it back.  He then told me that my IT bands were very tight.  Just a couple of weeks ago, a small Japanese acupuncturist told me in broken English that my pelvis was tilted and my IT bands were tight...

I guess I should start listening!!

   The chiropractor indeed helped in many spots, but my pelvis muscles were not going to give in that quickly, hence the intense pain after he corrected my pelvis.   I was on my back for about a month whenever I could get there.  As soon as Little E went down, I was icing my back and lying down and watching The Closer (2 seasons worth). But acupuncture and prayer changed everything!  I began going to a Japanese establishment here called Tokyo Acupuncture and after the first visit, I thought...this isn't enough, I need muscle relaxants!

   Well, trying to get medical care on base is kind of a joke when you're a civilian... We started praying hardcore about it and I went to another acupuncture visit...still not much improvement until the second day after...I went on a monday and woke up on a Wednesday feeling completely different.  I could move, bend, lift and sit! Amazing!  I guess my cousin Stephen isn't so crazy!

Aquarium

 We spent last Saturday at the Okinawa Aquarium!  It is the second largest aquarium in the world (the first is in Atlanta, Georgia) and it houses 3 whale sharks!  Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the ocean.  We had a grand time - such an adventure and we ended up getting year passes (once you go twice, you've paid for them).  Little E loved every part of the experience (except for the hour and a half drive to get there) but especially the dolphin show.  I can't wait for people to come visit so we can take them!

Yes, I was going this fast...okay, okay, it's kilometers!

The misters outside the Aquarium

Little E did NOT want to touch anything.

Little E and daddy watching fish.

The big tank!

Our lunch...a curry hotdog and a chicken pita.

Outside the Aquarium...right on the East China Sea!

At the dolphin show

Little E wasn't very excited about getting splashed by dolphins!