A very good and bad day.
Mel Gibson screamed in the final sceen of Braveheart, “FREEDOM.” How amazing it must have felt for Angela today as she said the same word. Angela was discharged from ANW today because of how well she’s been doing. History shows that complications start to set in around this time in the pregnancy, which led to her original admission. We had a very good ultrasound today that showed that her cervix is as good today as it was 6 weeks ago when they sewed it shut. That was awesome news. They also measured the babies today. Everyone is growing as they would with a normal pregnancy. They all range from 8-10 oz. Angela is offically 19 weeks along as of tomorrow morning. What a good feeling to have the peace of mind that all of them are developing normally at this point. Medical technology is amazing. They could show us the lens of the eye. The fact that they can measure certain sections of the brain to evaluate development is so awesome. We saw them color code the blood flow through the four different chambers of the heart on the ultrasound today. We also got to learn the sexes, kind of. They were moving around so much, it was difficult to get a good view on baby “C” so we think that we’re gonna have 3 girls, 1 boy and 1 TBD. A huge sigh from dad. There had to be at least one, right?
I brought Angela home today, but had to make a stop along the way. We stopped at Handi Medical Supply in St. Paul for a wheelchair. www.handimedical.com Angela asked when leaving the hospital “Do you know a guy that might have a chair for me?” Handi Medical is one of my most loyal customers and I do happen to know a guy. Thank you to everyone at Handi for your support and interest in helping us out! We need a wheelchair because Angela’s doctor said that she would need one when we go to Tama this week. That’s right, we (as a family) will be traveling to Tama, IA this week. Here’s the bad news. Angela’s grandfather, Romayne, passed away last night. He had a very serious stroke last fall and had been in a nursing home since then. Things had turned south very recently for Romayne. To my surprise, Angela’s doctor said he felt it would be fine to travel the 4 1/2 hours to Tama for the funeral with the understanding that she may not over do anything, and that includes using a wheelchair whenever possible. I specifically asked him about attending so that it would be clear to Angela that she couldn’t attend, but he caught me a bit off guard, to say the least.
So, it was a good day for us, but also a very sad day. We’re comforted knowing that Romayne is in a better place now.
By the way, the smile on Meredith’s face was priceless when Mamma walked in the door late this afternoon. I will take that vision with me forever. Our next appointment isn’t for 2 weeks, so content on the blog might be a bit light until then. Thanks for reading and keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.
Heath, Angela, and Meredith