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Chapter 28: The Morning Sickness Blues

December 16, 2005

7:15pm

Kevin came in the apartment just as I was singing my praises to the porcelain god in the bathroom. Morning sickness was nipping me in the butt and I couldn't shake it off.

Kevin came in the bathroom as I was finishing throwing up.

"Hey, I bought some 7-Up, saltine crackers and more ginger tea. Need a hand?" Kevin asked as he helped me up and helped me walk to the kitchen. I sat down in a chair and he opened up a can of soda, grabbed a pack of crackers and handed them both to me. I started sipping on the soda and nibbling on the crackers.

"So, you're done with work for four days?" I asked.

"Yep, so I can help around the house while you take it easy," he said.

"That would help. The vacuuming needs to be done as well as the dishes, the dusting and the laundry."

"Consider it done. So, have you had time to finish those songs you were working on?"

"Sort of. Between running to the bathroom and sleeping I think I finished at least one song. When I'm feeling better I'm going to take it to the record company and shop it around."

"That's good. Well, I'm going to get started on the dishes," Kevin said as I rushed to the bathroom. When I got there I started getting cramps as I threw up. After I finished throwing up I felt like I had to go to the bathroom. I pulled down my pants and saw blood. I panicked and called for Kevin. At that time I got real pale like a ghost. Kevin came in, took one good look at me and called 911.

St. Luke's Medical Center

10:00pm

Here I was in the high risk ward again. I was running a fever, had severe dehydration, and still had some cramping. Kevin called my dad who came straight from work to sit with us. Roni came in to check on me.

"You feeling any better?" Roni asked.

"A little bit," I said weakly.

"Your color's starting to come back a little so that's a good sign. I'm going to take your vitals and listen to your heart and lungs okay?" Roni said as she started taking my pulse. After she was done she gave the thumbs up.

"Your temperature's gone down, your blood pressure's looking better and everything else to starting to become back to normal again. Aunt Mary's going to be in soon to do an exam so sit tight," Roni said as she left the room.

I started to worry that I lost the baby but I tried not to think the worst. Then Dr. Racer came in with an ultrasound machine.

"Since you had some bleeding and cramping I want to do an ultrasound just to make sure everything's fine, okay?" Dr. Racer said as she squirted some jelly on my stomach and put the wand to it. Soon we heard a heartbeat and saw the baby on the screen.

"The baby's still there and has a heartbeat so our prayers have been answered. There's no scarring or tearing so that's a good sign," Dr. Racer said as I breathed a sigh of relief as did my dad and Kevin.

"Well, the prognosis is good but this pregnancy of yours is high risk so we'll be keeping a close eye on you. I'm restricting you to bed rest for a couple of months so no working, you understand?" Dr. Racer said as I nodded.

"Good. A couple more days here and then you can go home," Dr. Racer said as she left the room.

After two days in the hospital I went home and straight to bed. I was going to follow the doctor's orders and hope that everything turns out alright.