Marvelous March

This month has been quite the roller-coaster. We closed on our house Tuesday, March 9th. That evening we were at the Emergency Room with Adelle because she'd hit her head on our metal bed frame and woke-up from her nap vomiting. We were there for five hours, holding our very scared little girl while the nurses took her temperature and monitored her, sedated her, and had her get a CTscan. She had to be stirring enough for us to be able to bring her home again, so we watched a lot of HGTV and a show with Marc Summers on how stuff is made. Wednesday and Thursday, Adelle slept forever from her concussion. She was very drowsy and had terrible mood swings where she'd be laughing and suddenly burst into crying and pushing us away. I spent those two days at home with Adelle, trying to get her better and help her to feel spoiled by my care. I felt very weak when I went to bed Thursday night, but it was just Adelle and I and I didn't feel like getting myself anything to eat or drink before going to sleep.

Friday morning, I heard Jesse up in the bathroom, so I popped out of bed and went to see him before he headed to the new house. I immediately felt very, very sick. My hands went clammy and my face grew hot. I was pale and shaky. I felt like I was having a heart attack. I thought of saying, "I'm going to die!" but I didn't want that to be my last words. Then, I thought, "Please pray for me," but that didn't seem like good last words either, so I said, "Just hold me," and passed out. Jesse said my eyes were rolling all around and my head was flopping all over. He said he sat me on my knees first, but I was unconscious, I don't remember that part. I remember coming to and asking him, "Are we on the floor?" And he said that we were. He covered me with towels because I was so cold, and he called the birth center. They said that I'd probably gotten up too quickly, was dehydrated, and needed more protein. This past week, it has taken all my effort to keep drinking constantly and get protein. I am sure with this pregnancy I am going to gain more weight than the last one because I'm not just eating for two, I'm eating to keep myself vertical.

Other than that, things are going well. Jesse's working around the clock to have our new home habitable by the end of the month. God has protected us from so many things that could have been much worse without His help and comfort. We feel blessed beyond measure to have us all healing and healthy for now and a new house that we've entrusted to Him. Oh, and yesterday, I took Adelle in for Easter pictures. I think they show that she's feeling much better for only being a week after her accident!