So, yes, we are leaving the house, because it hasn't sold yet. We are leaving it furnished, as we will be staying with Mike and Annette (a huge blessing). Once the house sells, the moving company will get all our stuff and get it to Florida. My ward is coming in tomorrow and Wednesday night to pack up everything that's not furniture and stack it in the garage! I am so blessed to have so much help and so many people who love me! We also have friends and family who will be taking care of our yard so that the house stays nice...and hopefully sells soon! Please pray for the quick sell of our home, as we can't buy another one in Florida and "put down our roots" until it does so!
The day after we made "the plan", I took Grace in for her 2 week check up. She hadn't gained any weight since her 1 week check up so her pediatrician wanted me to breastfeed her and then we would weigh her again. This was to check how much breast milk she was getting from me in a feeding. Well, after weighing her again, I took her back in the room to get her dressed....and she stopped breathing, turned blue...holy cow, scared me to death! I yelled for the nurse, who yelled for Dr. McMillan. Dr. McMillan took her and she was breathing again. She checked her out and handed her back to me so that we could talk...and she stopped breathing again! So, long story short, we were sent up to Primary Children's Hospital to have her checked out. At Primary's, they did a spinal tap on my baby (a heart wrenching site that I will never get out of my mind), took lots of blood and urine samples and did a chest x-ray. They wanted the blood and spinal fluid to culture for 36 hours to see if she had any kind of infection. That first night was pretty scary as her body temperature had dropped and they couldn't get it up again. They had heat packs under her and a warmer over her. She wouldn't wake up...they referred to it as hypothermia. They think that she got so cold because they had her undressed for so long while they did the spinal tap and such. Because, she had her temperature taken that morning at her Dr.'s appt and she was just fine. So, they continued to monitor her and her blood and urine cultures for 36 hours. During this time, I discovered that I wasn't making enough milk to feed her (probably because of all the stress). The doctors encouraged me to breastfeed and then supplement with formula, but after talking with Trent, we decided that I was just under too much stress to try to continue to breastfeed. So, it broke my heart, but switching Grace to formula is what we felt was best for her and her continued growth. And, I must say, that she is thriving on formula and starting to put on weight! Yay!
After being released from the hospital, my sister and her husband informed me that the kids and I would be moving in with them until Trent got here to take us to Florida. My sister lives just a couple of streets away and seeing how we were getting things packed for Florida anyway, it was simple to just take our suitcases to her house. I know that some of you are thinking, "my gosh, lady, just get over it and live in your own house." But, I can't tell you how wonderful it's been to be at Mindy's house. The first two nights that we were there, she insisted on taking Grace for the entire night so that I could get some sleep. I hadn't really slept since before being put on best rest...and that combined with my postpartum had made me a complete basket case. And, with Grace on formula, it worked out that Mindy could give her her bottles. It's also been nice to spend this last week with my sister. It's going to be so hard to leave her and her family when we venture off to Florida, so this seems like the perfect way to spend our last days together. It really has been a huge blessing! I can't believe how incredibly wonderful Mindy and her family have been to us over these last few months. Mindy and I have always been close, and I never thought it was possible to love her even more, but the last few months have brought us even closer. So, yes, this time and "trial" has been so incredibly difficult for me, but wow, the closeness that Mindy and I have shared is a result of this trial that I will always be thankful for!
In addition to moving in with my sis, my dad, his wife, and my half sister's 2 daughters came for a visit. So, Mindy has really had a houseful, but it has been wonderful! It has really been a great week spent visiting and loving each other. And, thanks to meds and a little bit of sleep, I am doing a lot better, and continue to feel better each day!
Trent will be here Wednesday night (Aug 11). He and Karlee and Carson will take off in the van on Friday morning, bright and early, for the 3 day cross country drive to Tallahassee, FL. Grace and I will be flying out Saturday morning (Aug 14). So, we will beat him there, but we figured that driving cross country with a new baby who needs to eat every 2 hours would take a week, instead of 3 days. I'm glad to be flying, but also nervous to be flying alone with a newborn (how in the world am I going to go to the bathroom?) So, by Sunday night, our family will be together again, at Mike and Annette's house, in Florida! It will be bitter sweet, as we have so many wonderful family and friends here in Utah that we will be saying goodbye to. But, our family needs to be together...and everyone understands that! Hopefully once we get settled into a home in Florida, we'll have lots of visits from our Utah family and friends!!
Ok...so enough about that...here's some pictures!!
This is my friend, Amber's little Dillon and Grace. Dillon is 3 months and Grace was 10 days old in this picture!
First Stroller ride:
Oma and Grace Aug 1, 2010: 
Grace at Primary Children's Hospital Aug 3, 2010:
Cousin Britten and Erik came and gave Grace a blessing:
Samantha and Grace:
Grandpa Grimm and Grace:
Grandpa and Carson:
My beauty!
My next post will probably be from Florida...so stay tuned! We love you all!!
6 comments:
I just love to read your posts, thank you for sharing this amazing experience with all of us. I am sure we have all learned and have been touched by your love and spirit. Thank you!
I'm sad that we won't ever be able to get together with our babies, but I'm also glad you are going to be with your husband again. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. At least we'll have blogger right. lol. I'm glad all is going well for you and love seeing the pictures of baby Grace - she's a doll!
I hear snippets of how things are going for you from Holly at aerobics... we're all thinking of you and hoping things begin to go smoothly for your family. I'm glad to hear the Grace is putting on some weight. Breastfeeding is definitely stressful in itself, not to mention everything else you're going through. I bet it's a relief to know she's getting plenty now. I'm looking forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Good luck Tracy. We will miss you. Everything will be fine and will work out the way it's supposed too. I'm sure someone on the plane will help you. There will be a sweet, older lady who will be just dying to hold that baby girl while you go to the bathroom.
I'm SO glad that little Grace is doing better. Carolyn informed me you were up at Primary's and it broke my heart. I am glad you are going to be reunited as a family, but sad you guys are leaving. We will miss you, even though we hardly see you guys anymore! Crazy! Take care and I will see you tomorrow at Holly's.
I've been thinking about you wondering how everything was going. I can't imagine how hard it has been and all the stress you've been feeling. I'm so glad that your family will be all together again soon. I'll keep you in my prayers!
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