Whirlwind week

The past seven days have been pretty eventful to say the least. Here's the story...


It started off when Jason and I headed to Canada for a baby shower and to visit his family last Saturday. It was Ben's first trip outside of Jackson, and our first trip with the new "reliable" car we bought last month (a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe). The day was cold and snowy, but we left early to get ahead of the weather and allow plenty of time for travel. We were on the highway rounding Ann Arbor when all of a sudden our car just stopped accellerating. Jason pulled over and tried to get us going again, but it just wouldn't accellerate. We decided to call AAA. Two phone calls, forty minutes on hold, and two hours later our tow truck finally showed up. Let me say, it is not fun being stranded on the side of the highway in a snowstorm with a newborn as semi trucks pass within inches of your vehicle. We were towed to a garage with no mechanic on duty and were left without transportation. We called Jason's uncle to come pick us up, but meanwhile the snow storm was getting much worse. There were so many accidents that he couldn't make it to us. We had to get a taxi ride to a hotel down the street where we spent the night. Our sister-in-law Audrey was able to pick us up the next morning and take us to Jason's parents. The shower was moved from Saturday to Sunday, and luckily most everyone was still able to make it. We ended up spending a nice weekend with Jason's family.




(Turns out, the garage our car was towed to is not too great. They charged me twice what our garage here does just to run the diagnosis on the car. They also lied to me about what other garages charge for the same services. The mechanic was rather rude on the phone as well. I'm sure we were overcharged for all the overall work too. I will be writing a not-so-nice online review.)


In addition to the car trouble, my body has been giving me trouble as well. Since July I have been having problems with my gall bladder, but because I was pregnant they could not do anything. The past couple weeks I have been having more attacks. Last week I had a really bad attack and was sick for three days, barely able to eat, which is not good when you are nursing a baby. So, I called the surgeon. I was scheduled for a consultation on Wednesday and had surgery yesterday to remove it. They did laproscopic surgery, which is an outpatient procedure that involves four small incisions. I am sore today, but feeling okay. My mom is here to help and Jason took off work. The hardest part is that I'm not allowed to pick up Ben for two days. Even when I will be able to pick him up again, I probably won't be able to hold him across my stomach for a while. I already miss cuddling with my baby! He's so precious!

So, this past week has been kind of rough, but I'm hoping the next few weeks will calm down. I have to go back to my internship next month and hope to enjoy my time at home until then. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Even though we have faced several obstacles in the past days, Jason, Ben and I are extremely fortunate to have wonderful family and friends to support us. Thank you all!