ER

Spending Friday night in the ER is not how I pictured my week ending. So I've been sick all week, a cold. I've also had a migraine and vomitting. Through all of this, I continued to work since we're short staffed and I couldn't find coverage. That was my biggest mistake. Yesterday I was feeling pretty bad to start the day but went to work anyway. It was going ok, and then around 3 I started not to feel good at all. I took my break and though sitting for a bit would help and it would pass. That didn't happen. So I attempted to go back to work. I felt like I was going to fall over because I was so light headed that I went to the backroom to sit. I hadn't eaten in awhile so I thought I would try to eat something. Before I even attempted that, the vomitting started again. I spent the next couple of hours in and out of the bathroom, throwing up everything including water. I decided that something was majorly wrong and I was getting really worried about the baby. So Gary and I got ahold of my doctors office and they told me to get into the ER.

For the first time in my life, I entered the ER to be a patient. In 26 years, I've never had to go for myself and was hoping I could make it even longer. Thankfully it wasn't too long of a wait to be seen. If I had been 20 weeks along I could have gone and gotten a room and been in and out a lot faster. Instead, being 16 weeks I got to stay in the ER and wait. When I got into a room I got hooked up to an IV and bloodwork done. I had some pain and tenderness so the doctor ordered and ultrasound to check my gall bladder, apparently infections here are common during your first pregnancy. So after being swaddled in blankets and getting fluids and zofran pumped into me, we finally got to leave at 11pm. Results: really dehydrated, blood pressure high, and a low white blood cell count. Low count they are atributing to having a cold, and also why I'm not recovering from said cold as fast as I should. Now I have to discuss my blood pressure with my doctor on Thursday, which hopefully by then it will be lower. Doctor also doesn't want me working for 24 - 48 hours, so my 3 day weekend just turned into a 4 day weekend, and I'm beyond grateful for that. I plan on spending today on the couch, drinking water and relaxing.

When I got my ultrasound on my gall bladder, the tech snuck in some images of Baby J. By far this was the most incredible experience. Baby J was moving around, had a strong heartbeat, and just looked perfect. The tech said everything looked great and healty. Straight spine, the brain was in great developement, and we saw the little eyes. This changed everything for me. It made being so sick so worth it. Just catching a glimpse of my little one and knowing that she/he is healthy makes all my suffering worth it all.