Count your blessings (like having two working hands)

Just a little update on how things are going right now, and because I usually write down the funny things the kids do, and it is by far easier to type with my left hand than write, I will just share.
The saying you don't fully appreciate something until it is gone is so true in my life right now. Have you ever truly thought about how you would do all the many things, that you need two hands for, with only your non-dominant hand. I am quickly finding out how hard it is especially as a mom. I am finding out I can do more than I thought just out of pure desperation too. Take changing a wiggly 2 yr olds poopy diaper for instance. I have figured out a way to manage. I give Gunner a sucker and Malia's two hands as my other one. Malia has been so good to help in any way she can, and she has to put up with a lot from her tormenting little brother. I give her a sucker after she helps. Well yesterday, she came running to me crying saying Gunner ate her sucker. I said "how did he get it"? She said, "I only set it down for a second and he grabbed it and ate it!" Just then Gunner comes in the room just as serious as can be and says rubbing his tummy, "it was yummy!"
I have had my many really frustrating moments too. Just not being able to or feeling able to get ready, like washing my hair with left hand, while trying not to get my right one wet. Or doing makeup and hair or filing my nails which are so long and driving me crazy! It's just too much effort! Or filling up the kids sippy cups because the lid is on too tight, or trying to fix lunch and can't get the yogurt lid off, or trying to put Malia's sock on, when she is so frustrated, and I get so frstrated because I just couldn't do something as simple as put a little sock on. Or today when Malia was doing one of her many clothing changes, and gets the tying bow around her sleeping beauty costume in a knot around her neck, and she had pulled so hard it was in a tight knot. She was freaking out because she couldn't get it off, and I of course could not get it off. So I had 3 choices, let her costume just hang around her neck for 2 hrs until Ian came home for lunch, or call him to come home or call grandma. So grandma willingly came over to undo a knot. It is hard and frustrating to have to ask for help with stupid things I should be able to do myself. I guess I am just lucky to have family live so close and so willing to help. I can do some things just a lot slower, like dishes, or folding clothes, or picking up. I am really lucky to have a very willing husband, that is doing everything right now, but with that I feel so guilty that I am doing nothing, so then I get into my little depressed stage and think the accident over and over and how stupid it was, and all the what ifs. But I know I just have to get over it, it is done. But then all I have to do is think of all the fun things that we were going to do in Mexico and that about makes me want to cry too. Although, snorkeling was one of the things we were looking forward to, and now there have been 3! shark attacks right around Zihuatenejo/Ixtapa area in the last month. I don't know how excited I would be to snorkel even if I could! There are still lots of things we can do, and like I said before, it will just be nice to get away just Ian and I for the first time ever since we had kids.
So as I get into my little pity party mood, I know I just need to remember how blessed I am that it wasn't worse, because I know there are a lot worse things that we could be going through, and that I have a wonderful husband and family that I love so much! And a great ward that has helped and brought much appreciated dinners and cookies! I am over the worst pain and off the pain meds, so I can actually function without feeling hazy or seelping all day. And I know this too shall pass.
Here are my little helpers who love to sweep!

And my hand that is turning a lovely shade of green and purple.