Earn cash as you plan. Get a $20 gift card for every 200 points with The Knot Rewards
Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Happy Birthday, little man. We love you so much!
My favorite money saving tip: I've earned more than $300 in gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, Southwest!) using SwagBucks for internet searching - and you can too! It's FREE and EASY!
Feeling especially thankful...(WOT)
...after Thanksgiving!
As you guys know, my grandfather has not been doing well. My grandma, mom and her siblings made the decision before Thanksgiving that if he wasn't able to breathe on his own and they were unable to wake him from the coma that they would have to take him off of the ventilators this week, which was exceptionally sad. Well, he ended up showing some improvement on Saturday, followed by a terrible night. We all were expecting him to pass away on Sunday - my family got together Sunday morning for mass to pray for him and then headed to the hospital to be with him. By early-afternoon, it looked like he was improving again. He has been up and down yesterday and today, but they are working on changing the treatments they are doing and hope to take him off of the ventilator this week still and are hopeful he can breathe on his own. Still a long way to go, but they never expected his lung function to improve at all, so it is pretty unreal.
So DH and I decided to head back to Baltimore Sunday afternoon since we didn't want to burn vacation time if things were looking up. We ended up getting rear-ended on the turnpike around Breezewood...traffic came to a stop quickly and the car that hit us just couldn't stop in time. We were all okay (I was so worried about the pup, since she was closest to the tailgate and the impact!) and there was no damage to our car...more to his bumper. A very minor accident, no real issue, etc.
Once we were back on the road, DH thought I should call my doctor and just let them know what happened, see if I should be checked out. I felt absolutely fine, but called anyway and they wanted me to come into the hospital....of course, we are still 2+ hours away and traffic was pretty heavy. We finally get to the hospital and once they hook me up to the monitors, I was having very regular contractions. They gave me lots of fluids (my first IV!) and it didn't stop them enough, so I had to spend the night and they eventually were able to stop them with medication and released us yesterday. The entire experience was beyond terrifying and I am so happy and grateful that this was the outcome vs. any of the alternatives.
I've been busy today catching up on work and the board! I missed you ladies!
As you guys know, my grandfather has not been doing well. My grandma, mom and her siblings made the decision before Thanksgiving that if he wasn't able to breathe on his own and they were unable to wake him from the coma that they would have to take him off of the ventilators this week, which was exceptionally sad. Well, he ended up showing some improvement on Saturday, followed by a terrible night. We all were expecting him to pass away on Sunday - my family got together Sunday morning for mass to pray for him and then headed to the hospital to be with him. By early-afternoon, it looked like he was improving again. He has been up and down yesterday and today, but they are working on changing the treatments they are doing and hope to take him off of the ventilator this week still and are hopeful he can breathe on his own. Still a long way to go, but they never expected his lung function to improve at all, so it is pretty unreal.
So DH and I decided to head back to Baltimore Sunday afternoon since we didn't want to burn vacation time if things were looking up. We ended up getting rear-ended on the turnpike around Breezewood...traffic came to a stop quickly and the car that hit us just couldn't stop in time. We were all okay (I was so worried about the pup, since she was closest to the tailgate and the impact!) and there was no damage to our car...more to his bumper. A very minor accident, no real issue, etc.
Once we were back on the road, DH thought I should call my doctor and just let them know what happened, see if I should be checked out. I felt absolutely fine, but called anyway and they wanted me to come into the hospital....of course, we are still 2+ hours away and traffic was pretty heavy. We finally get to the hospital and once they hook me up to the monitors, I was having very regular contractions. They gave me lots of fluids (my first IV!) and it didn't stop them enough, so I had to spend the night and they eventually were able to stop them with medication and released us yesterday. The entire experience was beyond terrifying and I am so happy and grateful that this was the outcome vs. any of the alternatives.
I've been busy today catching up on work and the board! I missed you ladies!
Happy Birthday, little man. We love you so much!
My favorite money saving tip: I've earned more than $300 in gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, Southwest!) using SwagBucks for internet searching - and you can too! It's FREE and EASY!
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Feeling especially thankful...(WOT)
((hug))
What a story! I'm very glad to hear that everything is ok now. Geez!
Oh, and thank goodness the pup is okay too! Phew!
Thank god they were able to stop your contractions.. your story is actually making me tear up! I'm sooo glad that all is okay and that baby M is safe, sound, and still in there!
Neverending T&P for you!
And I'm glad the pup is okay too!
OHMYGOODNESS KR!!! What a frickin' weekend!! But I'm so, SO glad for good news and good improvements! Lots and T&P to your Grandfather and your family during this time.
Thank goodness pups is safe and sound, too.
All that AND this car incident? Wow. But I've been that guy who accidentally rear ended the car in front of them because of sudden stopped traffic. It sucks and I'm sure they feel really, REALLY bad about it. I know I did!
Vibes to you and Baby M! You gotta make him stay in there til Feb - I'm not done shopping for him yet!
I repeat - what a frickin' weekend!! Glad to you see you around, hun!
Married 9/19/09
Me: 27 // DH: 31
TTC # 1 Since October 2010 (Not preventing since 2009)
October 2012: DH Dx: Testicular Cancer -- Left Orchiectomy
December 2012: F/U CT Scan -- All clean!
January 2013: Starting the adoption process!
T&P with you for Baby Mc, grandpa and your whole family.
What a weekend. I'm so happy everything turned out well for you though. That had to have been so scary. Continued health vibes for your grandpa and the little one.
Oh no for the accident and ending up in the hospital!! Glad to hear that Baby KRM is safe and sound! Continued H&H vibes for the rest of your pregnancy :-)
Dave & Jennifer 10.18.08
My Doha Adventures
Planning Bio
Sara, they weren't sure if the contractions were caused by the impact (I was wearing a seatbelt of course, but that can sometimes cause problems too) or just the stress of the accident, my grandfather, traveling. I have an appointment tomorrow with my doctor to discuss additional monitoring, stress, if we will be able to travel, etc.
Happy Birthday, little man. We love you so much!
My favorite money saving tip: I've earned more than $300 in gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, Southwest!) using SwagBucks for internet searching - and you can too! It's FREE and EASY!
Could you feel the contractions at all? Or was it only at the hospital that they realized that you were having them?
As a side note, I cannot believe you are already 27 weeks....time is flying!
Many {{hugs}} !
I'm so happy that all are ok.