Fourth of July

It's been a long time, but I better post about Fourth of July festivities. On the third, everyone went over to Maryann's about 4 for the water slide and bounce house. Some people camped out (lots of trailers haha) and we had campfire dinner. 

On the morning of the fourth, we went back over for campfire breakfast. Around noon we took the boat down to the river. The party at the Norris's started at 6. Paul and Ryan won the watermelon toss again. 

The fireworks started around dark. It was the scariest year for things flying into the people watching! Aizy doesn't like the sound of fireworks. 

The rest of the story

To back track a bit, after Paul was done with Costco, he got dinner for Aizy and him and came to the hospital. My mom took her home after 8:30 and Paul stayed the night. Aizy had a late night and an early morning; good thing she had napped Thursday! 

I signed the paperwork for the procedure and then waited until they'd be able to squeeze me in. I'm not entirely sure what time it was, but I think it was about 9:30 when I went down to pre-op. The anesthesiologist talked to me about a spinal block vs being put all the way out. They recommend the spinal when pregnant so I went with it. He said there are often side effects of shaking, headaches, nausea, etc. but you've gotta do whatcha gotta do. They took me to the OR about 10 I think? Paul went to the waiting room an MaryAnn met him there. {mom and Aizy were still at home.} in the OR they moved me to the table, numbed my back, and gave me the spinal. I felt good for about 15 seconds. Then things went down hill. I was on my back, which isn't always a good idea when you're pregnant anyways.  And I felt like my head was lower than the rest of my body. I couldn't breathe and I just felt horrible. I couldn't tell them what I was feeling because there were not words for it. I said I need to sit up so they pulled me up (can't move from waist down) and held me for a minute. They said my heart rate was in the 140s and my blood pressure dropped, I think into the 80s. I started dry heaving. I kept thinking "Take it out. Take it out," about the spinal, because if that's what it does, I didn't want it. But they got some other drugs in me and I was ok. So they positioned me with some pillows under my right side and I was ok after that. I didn't feel my kidney and I didn't feel like dying. Finally felt good. The urologist said he didn't see the stone but he would bet money there was one, not just the baby squishing my ureter. He said all kinds of backed up stuff drained out when he got the stent in. Eww. 

I left the OR at 10:50 with minor shaking from the spinal block. I was in recovery for an hour to make sure my blood pressure would stabilize and that my body temp would regulate itself. I felt great. Super weird with the whole numb thing, but great. 

When I got back to my room, Paul, Aizy, Maryann, and Mom were there. Paul took Aizy home and showered and brought me clothes. I ate some food, and when I could walk, I took an excellent shower; I did not smell plesant!! 

Aizy got to ride from the car to the door with Mom and got a sucker. She wil probably want this be a habit now haha. 

So I'm all good now. I feel the stent in my bladder and sometimes it hurts when the baby pushes hard against my bladder. I have read some awful posts about stents when pregnant and how they get super painful as the baby gets bigger. {Dr Allen mentioned I would be uncomfortable. He did not give me details!}

I have a follow up Thursday with Dr Allen and I will ask what the procedure it to get this out. Is it the same day I deliver? Or a later date? 

After I got home, Paul took Aizy to the ward campout. She had another late night and an early morning and fell asleep on the way home! 

Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

{My mom came down on Tuesday and was headed to Utah Thursday for a wedding. But things did not go as planned!}

Thursday morning I woke up feeling kind of gassy (tmi haha) but I went visiting teaching, to a park with my mom and Aizy, and then came home for lunch. And my pain started. I thought I pulled a muscle in my right side, so I was leaning to the left trying to stretch out the pain. It did not help. I put Aizy down for a nap, said bye to my mom, and called the dr. The nurse called back and said I should come in- since I've had UTIs and it could

be kidney pain, it was worth checking out. So I called mom (luckily she was like 2 miles away) and she turned around and came back. She stayed with Aizy while I had an appt. The dr said the baby was probably squishing my ureter causing pain and blockage to my kidney but I would just have to deal with it (basically). So I went home, they were going to test my urine for another infection. Once I got home, things got baaaaad. I had to have my mom call Paul cuz I needed a blessing. I felt a little nauseous and I really am not sure where Aizy was during all of this... Paul got home around 4:30 and brought Mark. They gave me a blessing. Paul left with Aizy to go to Costco for food for the ward camp out. And then I got even worse. And threw up. And told mom to take me to the ER. 

Because I'm pregnant the ER transferred me up to labor and delivery right away. They hooked me up to an IV and a fetal monitor. Apparently I had been having contractions but didn't know because all I felt was my right side pain. The baby was ok, her heartbeat would go up but she was ok. Not strong contractions. 

{I hate IVs. They hurt. My hand is still sore!}

They took their sweet time giving me pain meds. They gave me demerol. Two doses and it did nothing. The nurse said I would feel like I was floating and I would feel great. False. Nothing. 

Then they hooked me up to a PCA (patient controlled administration) and I could click the clicker once every 10 minutes. It was fentanyl. It was good; At first. I had an ultrasound (that hurt) but they didn't see a stone. My ureter was dilated and my kidney was swollen. With the drugs, they let me sleep for 3 hours and then would strap the fetal monitor on for 30 minutes. The second round of sleep, the pain meds weren't working much. I could still get up and walk around but uncomfortably. 

At about 7 Dr Allen came in and said the urologist would be in to talk to me about a stent because I hadn't passed a stone. The urologist came up and talked to me about how it works. He didn't have an opening in his schedule but it's a short procedure so he could squeeze me in. I went down to pre-op around 9:45 and was out of the OR at 10:50. (The OR is a whole experience of it's own!) 

I went to recovery for an hour then back up to my labor and delivery room. When I got there, Mom, Paul, Aizy, and Maryann were there. I still had effects from the spinal tap but the pain from my kidneys was gone!!! Woo hoo!!! After some food and a shower, I was discharged around 4.

There will have to be another post on the rest, I could go on forever :) 

Aizy funnies

I think on a daily basis, I have some funny and darling story about my Aizy! I need to do better at remembering and recording them. 

Aizy has put her arm on my shoulder and said "you're my best mom." At first I didn't know what that meant but I have realized she means best friend. So. Sweet! Yesterday she told me I was her friend. I said "I thought I was your best." To which she replied, "no Vaughn is my best. You're my friend."  Haha 

Last night I was showering with Aizy and she was playing on the floor. Then she is sitting on the drain with her legs spread. I asked what she was doing and she said going potty! Hahah gross but at least it was right in the drain!!

Recently she has been talking to the baby. I would say in the last two weeks she has really grasped that there is a bag in there. She asked the other day if she could show daddy "her baby" and if he would hold it. {it's her baby. Not mine} I ordered the baby some darling newborn shoes and when they came she held them up to my tummy and said "hi baby. These are your shoes!" (Imagine in a voice of a small child talking like adults do to babies haha) She has asked if the baby will sit in the back by her. This came up during sacrament meeting for some reason this week haha. Last night she said "hi baby! Hi, you're so cute baby!" again in that same silly voice haha. She says hi to the baby daily and gives my tummy kisses. I love that it is making sense now! 

Tonight she was playing doctor with me. She kept saying "do you have your feelings" haha but I think she meant "how are you feeling!"