After 8 days in the hospital, I finally got to come home on Thursday. I wanted to call everyone and let them know but I still get out of breath so I figured this would be faster! I know some people didn't even know I was in the hospital but everything happened so fast that we were just taking it one day at a time since we didn't know when I would be going home.
For those of you who didn't know, I started getting sick on Saturday, Nov 4 just feeling crappy and sore. I wasn't getting better and was getting dehydrated so I went to the doctor on Wednesday at which point I was admitted to the hospital (St. Joe East). Throughout all of this, the baby has been doing fine. Hearing her heartbeat in the hospital brought a smile to my face even when I was feeling miserable. She did amazing throughout all of this and for this we are very grateful. I'm was only 31 weeks along when they admitted me so we were not ready for her to arrive and it appears that she will be staying put for at least several more weeks! They did another ultrasound while I was there and she is doing just fine.
It turned out that I had a bad case of double pneumonia and it just took me a little longer to recover due to the pregnancy. A week of IV fluids, antibiotics, and rest have done wonders. I'm still on antibiotics and worn out but doing much better. I appreciate everyone's thoughts and concerns while I was in the hospital and am glad to be home. Other than having the girls, I hadn't been in the hospital since I was 9 and I've never been as sick as I was. The nurses and doctors were excellent and several followed up on me after I was no longer their patient because they moved me from labor & delivery to the antepartum floor or doctors who were no longer on call but who had seen me when I was admitted.
Our parents and my brother & sister-in-law were amazing (and still are) with helping out with the girls and trying to keep them in their routines even while our lives were pretty chaotic. I cannot thank all of them enough for all of their help. Most of all, I cannot thank Michael enough for everything he did and the nights he slept on the hospital couch so he could be there when I needed him. Throughout all of this, he kept our lives going and did everything he could and more for both me and the girls.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
It's a Girl!
We had our ultrasound on Wednesday morning and found out that we were having a girl. (Click on the picture to enlarge) Megan and Isabelle were there and got to see the first pictures of their baby sister. She is measuring just right and everything looks good with an estimated weight of 14 ounces. We also got to see all four chambers of the heart beating away.
My next appointment is this Friday with a new doctor. My midwife for this pregnancy, who also delivered Isabelle, passed away last Friday night after a nine year battle with ovarian cancer. She caught her last baby on Thursday at 10:53 am, saw patients all day Thursday, and died on Friday at 10:54 pm. She took only a few breaks from work throughout her fight and would see patients a day or two after her chemo treatments. She had such an amazing outlook on life and I feel very lucky to have known her and that she was there to catch Isabelle. You can read more about Beth at http://www.bethsbirthingcenter.com/ and read an article from the Lexington paper at http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/health/12360329.htm or
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/obituaries/15372101.htm
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Update on 6/27
Had our first prenatal visit with the midwife today and heard the heartbeat, 163 bpm.
Click here to listen to the heartbeat
Click here to listen to the heartbeat
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