One amazing week
So I now have been back in Idaho for one whole week. This was not your average, run of the mill week for me. So here is what happened if you weren't in the know...
My mom and I drove from Fort Morgan to Twin Falls last Monday. We stayed over night there, my dad met us and then in the morning we drove out to Clover to drop off all my stuff. The people there was amazing! They were so happy I was there and helpful and nice. Everything I could have asked for. About 10:00 we headed back out to the cars to drop off my uhaul and get back to Boise. I had left my cell phone in the car and when I got back to it there was a message from Dotty, my sister. I checked it and it wasn't Dotty, it was Dave, her husband. He called to tell us Dotty was in the hospital and we needed to get there as soon as possible. I called him to see what the problem was, Dotty had gone into preterm labor and it wasn't looking very good. So we hopped in our cars and drove like crazy people to St. Al's where Dotty was at. It took just about 2 hours to get there. When we got there I found out that the baby was in position to come out, and Dotty was dialating. They had her all drugged up in hopes to slow down her body and keep the baby in as long as possible. You have to remember that Dotty was only 24 weeks pregnant (5 months). At about 3:00 they decided that Dotty and baby were not getting any better so they had to take the baby out. So she had an emergency c-section at about 3:20pm on Tuesday June 28th. The baby weighed 1 lb 5 ounces, or 600 grams. She was a good color, just really small. In the NICU they put her in a womb type environment to make her think she was still inside the womb. I have never seen anything like it my whole life. It is amazing what modern medicine can do. They named the baby Kalli Paige Hancock. We were told that she will stay in the NICU until her due date, which is October 17th- 4 months! Since then she has had heart surgery and continues to do well. She is just the smallest thing ever. Dotty and Dave took some pictures of her...when I get a copy I will post it.
I am an aunt....That's so crazy to think about. I don't feel ready for children, and Dotty's not that much older than me. I guess I am growing up. And to feel so connected to something is so weird. I know it isn't really mine, but at the same time I am the only aunt that child has here. Dave's sister living in Oklahoma city. I know this next four months is going to be so hard for my sister and new husband, but all we can do now is continue to pray for little Kalli.
They let Dotty go home on Saturday. A lot of people know that Dotty and I have not had the best sister relationship, but seeing her go through this has really changed my perspective on things. She is the only sister I will ever have. I just hope we can continue to do better with one another. There was one point while she was in the hospital where she asked me to stays with her. That meant so much to me, I don't think she will ever know how much. I am so glad that I am only going to be living 2 hours away intead of 13. Things are starting to look really good for me. Who knew that would happen?
My mom and I drove from Fort Morgan to Twin Falls last Monday. We stayed over night there, my dad met us and then in the morning we drove out to Clover to drop off all my stuff. The people there was amazing! They were so happy I was there and helpful and nice. Everything I could have asked for. About 10:00 we headed back out to the cars to drop off my uhaul and get back to Boise. I had left my cell phone in the car and when I got back to it there was a message from Dotty, my sister. I checked it and it wasn't Dotty, it was Dave, her husband. He called to tell us Dotty was in the hospital and we needed to get there as soon as possible. I called him to see what the problem was, Dotty had gone into preterm labor and it wasn't looking very good. So we hopped in our cars and drove like crazy people to St. Al's where Dotty was at. It took just about 2 hours to get there. When we got there I found out that the baby was in position to come out, and Dotty was dialating. They had her all drugged up in hopes to slow down her body and keep the baby in as long as possible. You have to remember that Dotty was only 24 weeks pregnant (5 months). At about 3:00 they decided that Dotty and baby were not getting any better so they had to take the baby out. So she had an emergency c-section at about 3:20pm on Tuesday June 28th. The baby weighed 1 lb 5 ounces, or 600 grams. She was a good color, just really small. In the NICU they put her in a womb type environment to make her think she was still inside the womb. I have never seen anything like it my whole life. It is amazing what modern medicine can do. They named the baby Kalli Paige Hancock. We were told that she will stay in the NICU until her due date, which is October 17th- 4 months! Since then she has had heart surgery and continues to do well. She is just the smallest thing ever. Dotty and Dave took some pictures of her...when I get a copy I will post it.
I am an aunt....That's so crazy to think about. I don't feel ready for children, and Dotty's not that much older than me. I guess I am growing up. And to feel so connected to something is so weird. I know it isn't really mine, but at the same time I am the only aunt that child has here. Dave's sister living in Oklahoma city. I know this next four months is going to be so hard for my sister and new husband, but all we can do now is continue to pray for little Kalli.
They let Dotty go home on Saturday. A lot of people know that Dotty and I have not had the best sister relationship, but seeing her go through this has really changed my perspective on things. She is the only sister I will ever have. I just hope we can continue to do better with one another. There was one point while she was in the hospital where she asked me to stays with her. That meant so much to me, I don't think she will ever know how much. I am so glad that I am only going to be living 2 hours away intead of 13. Things are starting to look really good for me. Who knew that would happen?
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