Father's Day

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Last week we were in Florida for a family vacation to Disney World. I'll post more on that latter and put some of the few pictures up. I want to focus on my Father's day story. Journal style:
Robert and I flew home Saturday the 19th in the evening. Emily made a great Fathers day breakfast of creamed eggs and toast. Yummy. I got ready for church and was starting to feel yucky. I tricked Robert into driving me to my parents house so I could celebrate with my Father. On the way over I was saying to Robert "I don't feel so good". Sure enough I brought all the wonderful creamed eggs back up. Thankfully Robert was able to pull into a parking lot before the gross stuff ended up in the car. We got to my house were Robert told me to go take a nap while he cleaned up my mess in the car. Robert is the Best Husband EVER! I said hello to my dad and sorry I can't go to church with you I think I have the stomach flu. Robert went back to his house to spend some more time with his dad. Around 12:15 in the afternoon I knew something was not right. I was having pains in my stomach mainly on my right side. I called Robert and had him take me to the Er. We went to the Er first who then sent me to labor and delivery. They checked to make sure I was not in labor. Lucky for me and the baby I was not. She had a strong heartbeat and was enjoying her normal routine of using me as her trampoline. I was in a lot of pain but knowing that my baby was just fine gave me a sense of peace. I'm sure all those prayers for me helped keep me calm as well. We were sent back to the Er were they put in an iv and took a lot of blood. By then we all were thinking I either had really bad constipation or appendicitis. Being pregnant makes testing very difficult. The doctor first sent me for an ultra sound where they found some free floating fluid but never could see my appendix. My blood test came back with elevated white blood cells. The doctor finally said I needed to have a CT scan. We were a little nervous since CT scans can be damaging to the baby. Lucky for the baby all of her major organs have already formed so the risk was a little less.
Good thing they did the CT because they were able to see my appendix and I indeed had appendicitis. They got me into surgery within an half hour of having the CT done. The surgery went well and I'm now appendix free! I had to stay over night and half the next day at the hospital. I could not have asked for a nicer hospital staff and I felt like they listened really well to me. I had my own room with a bathroom which was so nice. My mom stayed the night so that Robert could go home. Did I tell you my mom turned 50 on Monday morning. Way to spend your birthday! Robert looked so tried and stressed out by the end of the night.
I feel so blessed that my parents were in town and that Robert had Sunday and Monday off of work. I have great in-laws that prayed for me and were willing to come stay with me as well Robert brought me a movie from red box, In style magazine, and red roses. He really is such a sweet man.I'm hoping to feel well enough to drive to Utah with Emily and Robert on Friday.