Free at Last!

What a whirlwind of a week we have had! After being released from the hospital following Braden's birth, I started having severe headaches. After spending last weekend in agony with the headaches, I went to my doctor on Monday. Turns out my blood pressure was high, so the doctor prescribed some medicine and sent me home. I felt better for a couple of days, but bottomed out on Thursday...started feeling dizzy, blurry vision, headaches back. It was late in the afternoon so the doctor sent me to the hospital. Upon arrival, my blood pressure had sky rocketed. I was admitted to the hospital on Thursday night and was finally released Saturday afternoon. The doctors are thinking I had a case of "post partum pre-eclamsia". I never had problems with my blood pressure during either of my pregnancies, so this was very puzzling. I am now on a double dose of the original medication the doctor prescribed.

The hardest part about all of this was having to be away from my family. Josh was a rock and held down the fort while I was away. We were also lucky to have my sister-in-law and nephews visit - the cousins were a great distraction for Riley and Debbie was a huge help as well! I also couldn't have gotten through this ordeal without my mom. She stayed with me at the hospital until 1 am the first night, making sure I was settled before she left. Since Josh had to be at home with the kids and trasport them to school and the doctor (Braden's 10 day follow-up), she stayed by my side through all the testing and kept me company over the two day stay. Thank you mom!!

I am so relieved to be back at home and spend time with my family. I'll be back soon to post more pictures of the kids.