This morning I left my phone in my room and went about the morning. After I put Heidi to bed I checked the phone and had a text from Emily. The text said my dad was headed to the hospital. He woke up with serious pain and thought his hernia had burst and would have to have surgery. There was a lot of worry and phone calls made between all the family to get all the information to everyone. Mark and Mom stayed with Dad until his surgery. I finally decided that I needed to go to Vegas and be with them so I called Kirk and he agreed so Heidi and I jumped in the car and set off. I was feeling pretty sick with the pregnancy but I think my adrenaline kicked in and helped me feel better. They figured out that he had a perforated bowel. Dad called all of us before he went in to surgery to say goodbye (just in case) which was kinda scary. He wasn't thinking very positively so the rest of us had to do that for him.
By the time Heidi and I made it to the hospital he was out of surgery but everyone was still waiting in the lobby to see him. He was really groggy because of the anesthetic so he needed some time to relax.
We still haven't told anyone that we are pregnant so feeling sick and being starving all the time is hard when I am with everyone.
We were finally able to see Dad and he looked terrible. His surgery went well but he was pretty miserable and in a lot of pain. Heidi and I stayed the night at Amy's and spent a lot of time in the hospital the next day then headed home.
Dad is recovering and stayed in the hospital for about 5 days. He has to have a colostomy bag and had a scare in the hospital because they took him off his heart medication but they got that figured out. He has a home nurse that comes everyday and he really is getting better everyday even though he still feels like it is the end of the world.
The day we came home was our third anniversary so I am glad we were home for that. We are going to Salt Lake for our anniversary and Kirk's birthday so we didn't do much celebrating but I am glad we were there to be with him. He made me this little surprise for me. So sweet!
I can't believe I get to be with him for eternity. He is the greatest and I am definitely the luckiest girl in the world.
I am so grateful to the doctor's and nurses that took such great care of Dad. It was a very scary time for all of us but the Lord was there and helped us with comfort and love for each other. I am so grateful for my family and how we all come together at times like these.
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You're preggers!
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