Saturday evening, March 21

The dr finally put me on a drug that went through my iv but lasted 6 hours.  And it was amazing.  I would later ask to to go home on it, but no such luck.

Saturday late afternoon, Betsy, Brittany and Jessica came to visit. And I had one goal, To pass gas!  For two reasons: once I passed gas, I got upgraded to a soft liquid diet or for me, I got to have coffee!!!  And the gas that was settling in my bones would have someplace to go.  

If you have ever had a baby, you have probably experienced gas settling in your bones and you know it is excruciating pain. 

So, the nurse suggested a few poses to get things moving. So me and the girls were moving me around in all these different ways, part laughing and part crying, and me mainly with my ass in the air.  Oh my!  It didn’t work but Jessica did give me some breathing tips that I think later helped.

We also got a wheelchair and they took me out to the courtyard. It was a nice day, even though I didn’t really feel like being out there. It was good to get some fresh air. 

And after all that excitement, it was time for a nap before Scott got back to the hospital for the night.  

Sunday, March 22 at 2:30am!!  I passed gas!!  I woke up Scott and called my nurse!  It was a reason to celebrate!!  (You got to love when your wife wakes you up to let you know she farted!)

Scott got me coffee first thing in the morning and even though I only had small sips, it was a amazing!!  This also meant that I could go home. And I was ready to see my babies!

Nikki commentary: I had a really nice nurse this day/night.  She brushed my hair and I just liked her.  We were the same age, same place in life, but she had 5 kids, one set of twins.

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