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Good and Bad News....But baby is ok.... Posted: 04-01-08 16:16pm
Well, let me start off with the best
news....I felt my baby move on Friday! Im
only 17 weeks but I am pretty small so I
have been feeling these "farts in my
stomach kind of thing" lately. Maybe a
couple times a day now. Its so thrilling.
Now I can feel my belly and totally see it
while laying down of course. Its like a
little ball in there and its so
cool....Its amazing and just makes me soo
happy.
Well here is the bad news. Daniel (my
hubby) had an accident while cooking with
a gas grill. Fumes must have been
lingering cause someone carelessly left it
on and when he turned it and out the match
to it the entire thing blew up in his
face. He has 1st degree burns on his
entire face and neck and forearms. He has
no hair on his head, no lashes or
eyebrows. His eyes have been swollen shut
for the last couple of days. He looks
like a horror movie character. But today
they removed his lashes, which melted and
fused his eyes together. So now he can
see. His corneas are scratched and he will
need to wear sunglasses for awhile. But he
has NO PERMANENT damage. His face wont
scar and all his hair will grow back. SO
thank the lord for his blessing. It could
have been very bad.
He will probably be able to come home
today or tomorrow morning. Now more bad
stuff. While I was in the ER with Daniel
and while he was getting air vac'd to a
burn unit in Phoenix (we live in mesa)
someone stole our only car. Yes you heard
right our car was stolen. SO here I am
without a car and in another city. I cant
get to him even if I wanted to. SO i have
been taking the bus and borrowing friends
cars to see him on my lunch breaks. It
has been one hell of a roller coaster.
But we have great car insurance and have
awesome family and friends so things are
not as bad as they sound or as bad as they
could be. Its just great that hes ok. I
have had a hard time holding it all
together. Im so emotional with this baby
it has been hard. But its what I have to
do. Im sure if he was very seriously
burned I would have lost it, but hes ok
and thats why I havent completly freaked
out.
Wow Im not sure why it all happened at
once but it did. SO hopefully our luck
will look up for us. Thanks for reading!
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tiamccoy819
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Posted: 04-01-08 19:36pm
Aww im am so sorry about your husband, and
your car being stolen. Did they find your
car yet??
I will keep your family in my prayers, and
Im glad everything is ok with the baby.
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 04-01-08 19:46pm
Feeling those kicks is such an amazing
feeling! I'm glad everything is okay with
the baby. So sorry to hear about your
hubby & the car though
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Jules
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Posted: 04-02-08 02:45am
Oh wow - what rotten luck you've had! I'm
so glad to hear that your husband will be
okay, I can only imagine how painful it
must be for him though.
Your baby must be saying, "Don't worry
mommy, it'll all be alright!"
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rosejackson
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Posted: 04-02-08 04:52am
It's the best feeling to feel your baby
move. Glad everythings ok with the baby.
I'm sorry to hear about your husband
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Rosie H
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Posted: 04-02-08 09:49am
Thanks for the kind words ladies! Its
much appreciated. He came home last night
and we were able to get a rental car until
ours is found. No word on the car yet
though. Hubby is doing good. Hes not in so
much pain anymore and his eyes arent
closed shut so he can see. He just looks
scary. He would probably frighten a small
child...poor baby.
Im soo happy hes home now. The baby is
still moving about. Hey when will he be
able to feel the baby? I can but its
still hard to tell the difference between
normal movements and the baby. I usually
have to feel it happen a couple of times
to know its the baby.
But I would have to be a little bigger
right for him to feel?
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chrissy721
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Posted: 04-02-08 10:52am
awee, I'm sorry about what happened to
your hubby.
If your husband pays really close
attention he might feel something. My
husband was always too impatient at the
beginning. I'd put his hand on my belly
and I'd point out all the movements and
he'd just sit there and then get tired of
trying to feel it and take his hand away.
That's when I'd always get a big kick,
haha. Now my belly moves all over the
place so it's hard not to feel it.
Do the doctors think your husband's face
will heal completely or do they think
he'll have a bunch of scars? I hope he
heals good. I have lots of burn scars on
my arms from when I worked at a fast food
place and got splashed with hot oil. They
aren't too noticeable, but you can see
them still.
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Rosie H
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Posted: 04-02-08 16:16pm
Hes is expected to not scar as long as the
burns dont scab really bad. So we need to
keep it moist until hes completely healed.
They said it could take up to 6 months for
his skin to even be the same color. Some
parts are white, red, brown, and yellow.
SO they said his skin colors will be
really splotchy. But the burns arent deep
enough to leave long lasting scars. I hope
this is what will happen. Hes really
scared. He keeps telling me not to look at
him and he wants to cover all the mirrors.
It pains me for him to be scared. Hes a
handsome man. But scars arent a big deal
to me at least. I still love him the same.
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chrissy721
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Posted: 04-03-08 07:53am
awe. tell him not to mess with the scabs
or they will scar. It's hard I know cuz
they itch probly, but they'll probably
heal pretty fast. He can wear a skin
toner or something, like foundation. They
do make it for guys and it's not easy to
tell they are wearing make-up. It'll just
even it out some. I think AVON has
something for men like that
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Rosie H
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Posted: 04-03-08 14:17pm
yeah...hes just so proud you know. I like
that about him but sometimes he hurts his
own self. Today hes doing much better.
There are already some spots that are his
normal skin again. And we have been making
sure to keep it nice and wet. No scabs
yet. His eyes are the worst though. He can
drive now without too much trouble so
thats a good sign.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 04-03-08 14:31pm
That's good he is doing better
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Posted: 04-04-08 07:45am
Glad he is doing better!
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Rosie H
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Posted: 04-09-08 09:56am
they found our car. On Monday night I got
the call. I guess someone was joy riding
in it and then took it to a lake and
burned it. The towing company said it was
a shell of vehicle so it sounds like a
total loss. Hopefully now the insurance
company wont take there sweet time. We
have a rental until the end of the month
but thats it. Im just gla dthat they found
it so soon.
Daniel's doing great. Only his eyes are
still very sensitive to artificial light
and sun (just about everything, LOL) He is
expected to have his full eyesight by next
week and then he can also go back to work.
We have decided to go on a weekend trip tp
Payson in our rental van. We will just
drive up north and explore. Maybe go
shooting and fishing. The van is huge so
we just lay mats in the back and sleep in
there. This will be our trip together
before baby. He works weekends so this
will probably be our only time to go on a
weekend trip. I am soo excited to go. We
have never camped or gone on any trips
with just the two of us. We are always
with family or friends, so this will be a
treat.
But other than that he and I are doing
great. Oh yeah I had to have an abcess cut
and removed from my leg last night. I am
soooo tired right now. I have only had
like 3 hours of sleep. But the lump was
getting bigger abd bigger so the er just
chopped it out. it hurts like hell though.
They had to put packing in it cause it was
so deep. And just think this just started
on Like Sunday night! Well Im glad its
out. I cant afford to be sick!
Well ladies thats all for now. Thanks for
listening.
