Bit the Bullet

The day started great. We watched Friends in bed, had Costco muffins for breakfast, and had a friend drop by with cupcakes. Dekker woke up for a lunch of grilled cheese and blackberries. Everything was fine! Dekker even had a berry beard.

IMG_0666However, I got horribly dizzy and faint again. Unshakeably so. I got really, really ticked. But as that so rarely helps a situation, I ended up in bed with my feet up for several hours while Brady put together the honey chicken that I’ve been sooo hungry for! When nothing cleared up and I was miserable a few hours later, we finally bit the bullet and headed to the hospital.

Long story short, we had really great nurses and doctors. Everyone was positive and interested, and everyone listened really well. I was hooked up to a cardiac monitor in five different places, a blood pressure monitor, and one of those finger monitors at all times. I also had my blood taken and an ECG, which was connected in ten places! After being hooked up to everything, running bloodwork and a urine sample (just try peeing in that tiny cups while hooked up to everything under the sun!) they decided I was dehydrated and put me on an IV. So I think that means I was hooked up to 18 things?! 17 at once, since I wasn’t on the ECG and getting bloodwork at the same time, but you get the idea. It was a little nutty. However, the saline fluid went in well, I only needed one litre, and they said I was probably good to go. I was pretty miffed about being dehydrated, since I drank TONS this morning! Two water bottles, a glass of milk, and a Gatorade. Dehydrated my ass. But  guess I could be a bit behind in it so hopefully I’m caught up and now I’ll just be diligent with it, as I am trying to be with my food.

Its been a crazy day. But the staff was great and my boys were sooo patient! Dekker was cooped up in that tiny room where he really wasn’t allowed to touch anything, for several hours! And he was awesome! Very tired, but good. He started doing this new thing where he pulls up his tshirt and smacks his belly. You think his mom is pregnant or something?! Anyway, a few photos for your interest.

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IMG_0676I have to just say about this last one that Dekker wasn’t fevering or anything but he was feeling really warm I guess because he was struggling pretty hard until we figured out he wanted out of his bunnyhug. Once he was out of that he fought sooo hard to get out of his tshirt, but he really didn’t feel warm to the touch at all! He eventually gave up but clearly his belly wanted to be aired out 🙂

All in all, it wasn’t a terrible day actually! The boys were great company, and I finally got some checking done. And right before we left, a doctor came in and gave us a quick ultrasound to check on baby. It was very fast but I saw lots of movement, which thrilled me.

Turns out our babys into fist pumping. Totally worth the evening in the hospital to learn just that fact.