Today I rear-ended a van. Really hard. Not on purpose of course, I was behind the van at a yield sign about a mile from work and I watched the van start to pull into traffic and I looked to the left to make sure I was clear to go and stepped on the gas pedal only to slam into the van that decided to hesitate and not pull into traffic as I had assumed. (Holy Run-on sentence...) But it's not just any van. It's a van driven by an 80 year old man (totally not exaggerating here) who is on his way to visit his very sick wife in the hospital. So there we are on the side of the road, the older man on his way to the hospital to see his sick wife who is "not doing well", the pregnant, shaken, guilty momma (that would be me), a van with no damage, and my cracked bumper. This sweet old man insisted he was fine, the van was fine, and there was no need to call the police. I insisted that we at least exchange names and numbers, so we did that much. After I got to work I called my doctor's to inquire about whether or not I needed to be seen- I was told that I needed to go to Labor and Delivery immediately. Fortunately, my office is across the street from a hospital (and yes, this would be the same hospital that the wife of the gentleman I hit is in) so I went over, they had me under observation for about 2 hours and released me. My back and my neck are sore and I have a little bit of soreness/tenderness through my abdomen (I think from the seatbelt), but otherwise I am fine. Then after lunch, all of a sudden I start getting the visuals from a migraine and by 2pm I have a full blown migraine. I can't wait to see what the rest of the week has in store for me. Hopefully this Monday morning is NOT indicative of the rest of the week ahead of me. Especially since my ultrasound for more measurements is on Thursday. I really want good news during that appointment.
Speaking of our baby, I have gotten some good news~ I am negative for the seven most common mutations on the gene causing Cystic Fibrosis. Woo hoo!!! I did test positive for one of the TORCH infections, but fortunately what matters is WHEN your exposure was. After further tests, they determined that it was not a recent infection and that I could have been exposed to it up to a few years ago, hence having no affect on our baby. This was a BIG relief as this particular virus can cause severe mental retardation, brain defects, blindness, and deafness. Of course, it's not enough for our bubbly little genetic counselor to just give us good news and call it a day, she has to remind me that explaining the echogenic bowels does bring us back to my (and I quote) "high risk for Down's Syndrome." So we'll see what the ultrasound tells us on Thursday. We go back and forth every week about the amnio. One week we are totally set on doing it, the next we say no, no, we don't need to do it. I guess it will be a surprise....
At least I have my crazy little boy to make me laugh....
3 comments:
What a cute picture!!!! I am SO glad to hear that the tests came back fine. What a relief for you and your family. I'm sorry you got into an accident. I did that. I was behind someone and assumed they had gone already while I was looking the other way and then hit them in the rear. It stunk. :( Everyone does it (and I wasn't even pregnant!!!). lol I hope all is going well!! Take care this week. :)
Hey Claire!
I am so glad you are okay after that little fender bender, at least the man was really nice about it!
What good news about the tests too and hope the rest of your week goes smoothly!!
Wow! So glad you are okay after your accident. How awesome that the older man was so very nice about the whole situation. The test results are very encouraging, and I know you guys must be breathing a sigh of relief as you eliminate a few more possibilities off of your list. I'll be praying that the rest of the testing has good outcomes and that you have a fantastic week (despite the rough beginning!). :)
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