When It Rains, It Pours....

Andrew, Benny, Aydan, and I have had a very eventful week to say the least....and it still is only Thursday! On Monday afternoon I had an appointment with my regular doctor just as a little check up before Aydan arrives. It was supposed to be a no big deal appointment and my doctor, Dr. Shine, just wanted to see me about a month before his due date. So, I went to my appointment and no more than three minutes into the visit she looked at my chart and was alarmed at my blood pressure reading. She came back in the room with another blood pressure pump and checked it again. It was still high. Then she wanted my OB's number and went to call them. When she came back she told me that instead of me going to the OB's office I would have to go straight to the hospital. Now, this whole time I was feeling completely normal and totally shocked.

Andrew was at his big golf tournament event for Citrus College and so I felt really bad but I had to call him and tell him to meet me at the hospital. They checked my blood pressure about every five minutes, took my blood for tests, and a urine test for protein. It was pretty intense but sure enough my blood pressure went down and they sent me home after a few hours. All of the tests came back just fine and Aydan was perfect. My OB doctor, Dr. Morrison, was at the hospital delivering a baby at the same time I was there. He came in my room and asked that I come to his office first thing the next morning.

When I went to his office on Tuesday morning my blood pressure was high again! 160/100! Yet again, I felt perfectly fine and normal! They had me lay down for a little bit and then it went back to normal. When Dr. Morrison came in he told me that he was putting me on bed rest and that I needed to take it easy. He said I have hypertension and that I cannot work. The only real sign I had of this was the fact that my feet have been swelling but other than that I thought I was doing really good! Andrew, as always, has been very supportive and reminds me daily that God will take care of us.

So today, which is Thursday, I woke up to our little Benny being very happy and cheerful but when he turned around he had a bald spot on the back of his left hip! Somehow in the middle of the night he had a grand ol time of biting himself to complete baldness! I was shocked! He's never had any behavior like this before! I checked him over and over again, no bugs, blood, or dandruff. What is going on with my little dog! We called the vet and they said he could have just gotten a little bug bite or a little irritation and went to town on it. We bought him some medicated shampoo and are praying that he doesn't continue this little biting episode.

Then this afternoon, I went to have lunch with Andrew and as I was walking to his office I saw the civic parked in front with the driver's side window down. Now, Andrew has been known to make fun of me for being to paranoid about locking things up because he has a much more trusting spirit about him that people won't rob him. :) So, I went in his office and asked him why he would leave him window down. He said he had no idea what I was talking about. We walked outside together and sure enough it was not only down but broken! It would not roll up as we turned the car on and pressed the window button. We drove together to Pep Boys and spent a fortune today on our little Honda Civics window.

Man - to say the least - I am very tired for my first week of bed rest....and I would love to have a very blessed and stress free day tomorrow! Keep us in your prayers! :) Love to all and thank you for all of your support. Aydan sure feels it - trust me he dances a lot!