Well, it's a good thing this baby seems content where she's at. We had a really BAD weekend. It all started on Friday when Brett was diagnosed (over the phone of course) with H1N1. We didn't want to take any chances, so he didn't even really come home except for to walk into the garage & get the bag I packed for him. We sent him to our friend's lake house that they only use in the summer until he felt better. Kendall is only a week out from getting vaccinated so we didn't want to take the chance that she would get it, and we didn't want him staying with his mom since she'll be taking Kendall when I go into labor so we didn't want them to get sick either.
I called my mom hysterically, terrified that if I go into labor Brett couldn't be there or around the baby. She came up immediately to be with me in case that happened.
Brett started feeling better and we thought we were in the clear when I woke up at 4am on Monday morning with awful GI virus symptoms - coming out both ends, I'm sure you don't need any additional explanation. I very quickly became extremely dehydrated & weak, and the OB on call suggested that I come in to Labor & Delivery at St Marys to be put on IV fluids. Brett's mom came over to be with Kendall and my mom and I headed to the hospital. Monday was awful - I couldn't even keep 2 little ice chips down. They ended up admitting me overnight for observation and to continue the fluids. Finally the second anti-nausea med seemed to do the trick, and by Tuesday morning I was able to keep down some clear liquids. It got better from there and I was able to go home around lunch time. There must have been something in those IV fluids, because ever since I've been home I've been on a mission to get things done! Maybe my "nesting" realized it lost a few days and wants to catch up...
Needless to say, we hope to not ever repeat the events from this weekend (by the way, everyone - docs and all- believe what Brett had was the same GI virus that I did, NOT H1N1. He's still going to get the vaccine this week just in case).
On a lighter note, here are a few fun pictures that I had on my phone from recently prior to getting sick.
When I got Kendall in for her H1N1 vaccine, I prepped her that it was going to be medicine in her nose, not a shot. We talked about "sniffing" it in, etc. When we got into the clinic, she got a bit freaked out about it & held her hand like this the whole time. She kept telling me, "Mommy, mines nose is ALL better." :)
Cheering on the last Badger game:
Reading a book in her chair (she put the hat on herself):
We were able to hit the park one last time for some fun - we were the only ones there so we had the run of the place! :) Here she is showing off climbing the rock wall:
And of course she had to walk the "beam":
I know some of you can't wait, but I'm hoping not to go into labor for awhile... at least until Saturday or even next week sometime. We just need to continue settling in and resting before the next chapter begins... we'll keep you posted!
I called my mom hysterically, terrified that if I go into labor Brett couldn't be there or around the baby. She came up immediately to be with me in case that happened.
Brett started feeling better and we thought we were in the clear when I woke up at 4am on Monday morning with awful GI virus symptoms - coming out both ends, I'm sure you don't need any additional explanation. I very quickly became extremely dehydrated & weak, and the OB on call suggested that I come in to Labor & Delivery at St Marys to be put on IV fluids. Brett's mom came over to be with Kendall and my mom and I headed to the hospital. Monday was awful - I couldn't even keep 2 little ice chips down. They ended up admitting me overnight for observation and to continue the fluids. Finally the second anti-nausea med seemed to do the trick, and by Tuesday morning I was able to keep down some clear liquids. It got better from there and I was able to go home around lunch time. There must have been something in those IV fluids, because ever since I've been home I've been on a mission to get things done! Maybe my "nesting" realized it lost a few days and wants to catch up...
Needless to say, we hope to not ever repeat the events from this weekend (by the way, everyone - docs and all- believe what Brett had was the same GI virus that I did, NOT H1N1. He's still going to get the vaccine this week just in case).
On a lighter note, here are a few fun pictures that I had on my phone from recently prior to getting sick.
When I got Kendall in for her H1N1 vaccine, I prepped her that it was going to be medicine in her nose, not a shot. We talked about "sniffing" it in, etc. When we got into the clinic, she got a bit freaked out about it & held her hand like this the whole time. She kept telling me, "Mommy, mines nose is ALL better." :)
Cheering on the last Badger game:
Reading a book in her chair (she put the hat on herself):
We were able to hit the park one last time for some fun - we were the only ones there so we had the run of the place! :) Here she is showing off climbing the rock wall:
Grandma Sue brought over some crackers & "silly cheese" for a snack - we had some fun with them:
Last but not least, Brett & I are really excited (especially after our awful weekend) that we got a new iPod Nano (the new version that shoots video). I'm not kidding, below is the box it came in. The little white box in the bottom right corner is the actual Nano box. A little bit of overkill?!? It's a nice sized box, so we'll reuse it, but what a waste!!!
I know some of you can't wait, but I'm hoping not to go into labor for awhile... at least until Saturday or even next week sometime. We just need to continue settling in and resting before the next chapter begins... we'll keep you posted!
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