An Eventful Evening

The past few days, and Friday night especially I had increasingly bad shoulder pain, but in my back by my blades. It got horrible Friday night and I couldn't find a position to make it better. Also, about 5 minutes before I decided to take a hot shower, to maybe relieve some pain, I got a really bad pain in my right side, kind of a stabbing pain in my abdomen that lasted about 30 seconds that didn't subside until I stood up and walked around. I was really worried at that point so I called my old family doctor and she advised me that with the shoulder pain, the abdominal pain, and my strong family history of endometriosis (a big risk factor for eptopic pregnancy) that I go to the ER. Mind you, I had no bleeding, but Jacob and I decided we shouldn't chance it.

We got to the ER and everything turned out to be great, thank God. They said I did the right thing coming in, but everything looked good. I DO have a subchorionic bleed so they gave me RhoGam (for my negative blood type and in case of the blood mixing) and nauseau medicine and hydrated me because I was too nauseaus to eat or drink anything the past 2 days except occasional nibbles and sips. I am measuring between 5w5d and 6weeks, the heart was beating, and everything looked good! Here's our first ultrasound that will cost us every limb we have (and probably the cats' too) when the bill comes:

 On that note: I don't regret going at all. I know that things could have easily been on the other end of

the spectrum and turned out horribly, yes I may have jumped the gun as I had no bleeding, but it could have been the beginning of a painful night and the only way we would have ever know was going into the ER that night.

In other news: My hormones are off the chart.

•  At the hospital I was terrified of the needles- something I haven't experienced in years. I literally could not get myself to relax once I saw the needles.
• I cried today at Burger King when the cashier told me they were out of Cherry Icees, Jacob had to tell her Coke was fine (It is NOT FINE!!)
• I watched an episode of Intervention and sobbed through three quarters of it. My goodness!

Hope everyone is ready for 2011! Love, the Christians- Jacob, Jess, Cricket, Courage, and the Sweet Pea growing in my uterus!