Reading this letter makes me sick to my stomach. This was the absolute worst thing I have ever experienced and I still can't wrap my head around the accident. I am so thankful that God and uncle Gary kept Amelia and I safe... God is so good!
Pregnancy Week: 33
Baby Amelia Grace,
It has been a long time since mommy has written! I
am not nearly as dedicated to this as I thought I would be; hopefully,
this isn’t a sign of what is to come with my goals of writing to you. Things have been absolutely crazy as of late and I haven’t made this a priority as I know that I should. Where to begin?
Mommy decided to roll her car with you still inside of me on the morning of December 27, 2013. It was the scariest moment of my life and I was so worried that I harmed you! Not the easiest phone call to make to your daddy, might I add. We were on our way to my Uncle Gary’s funeral and mommy had her cruise control set going way too fast around a curve. Although
the temperature outside seemed extremely warm for December, the road
was still slick and mommy lost control when a deer ran out in front of
her.
Time stood still as the Suzuki first veered sideways and then proceeded to roll down the hill and into a ravine. We had amazing guardian angels watching over us, baby girl. So many things could have gone wrong, but, miraculously did not.
- The passenger seat floor mat flew up and landed on top of the driver side window. This prevented all the glass from cutting mommy as the window shattered upon impact of the roll over.
- Even though it was the end of December, there was no snow on the ground and the temperature was actually really nice (probably mid-40’s).
- There were so many trees that we could have hit as we rolled down the hill, but we managed to miss them all.
- The airbags never deployed which would have caused more damage to us both.
- Unlike most pregnant women, mommy was a nut about wearing her seat belt and had done research on how to properly place the belt to lessen impact on you in the event of an accident.
- The car landed on the driver side which meant that mommy wasn’t suspended by her seat belt and she could easily maneuver into a more comfortable position while we waited for help.
- Somehow, mommy’s cell phone landed right within reach to call for help. We were hidden by trees and brush in the ravine and cars could not see us from the road. Mommy’s open purse also fell right next to her without any of its contents being spilled.
Because I rolled the Suzuki, we were not given our hospital preference and had to be taken to the trauma center, UNMC. Mommy
was able to call daddy from the squad and have him meet us there (even
though he was already all the way to the Gretna exit on his way to us!). The ride to the hospital was the worst half hour of my life. You
decided to be stubborn and did not want to move for me no matter what
tricks I tried and the EMTs did not have the proper equipment to detect
your heartbeat. I spent the whole ride convinced that I had lost you before I even got the chance to hold you.
Thankfully, once in the ER, the doctors found your heartbeat right away. We
were admitted overnight to the OB floor as mommy had irritated her
uterus and was having contractions every two to seven minutes. Mommy sent daddy back to work after everything calmed down end eventually Grandpa Keith, who met us in the ER as well, left too. Grandma
Jamie and Grandpa Doug arrived once we were admitted to OB and didn’t
leave our side for several hours (Grandma Jamie would only agree to
leave once daddy was back for good). Daddy got off of work around 5:00 and mommy sent him home to take care of the dogs before he returned to stay the night. Throughout the day and night, we had several visitors. Corie, Andy and baby Jacob visited us for about an hour and Corie even did mom’s nails to help her relax. Maggie
and baby Carter, Makayla, Grandpa Keith (came back!) and Grandma
Carole, Aunt Cheri and Cousin Jill… they all stopped in to check on us. Everyone
was so worried that you would make your debut into the world at 31
weeks!!! Once again, God and our guardian angels were on our side… we
were able to check out of the hospital the next morning and spent all
weekend lounging around with daddy at the house.
The best thing to come out of the whole ordeal (other than you continuing to “cook”) was mommy’s BRAND NEW SUV!!! Daddy
wanted mommy to have the safest and best vehicle around to keep you and
I safe, so he purchased us a top-of-the-line Dodge Durango. This was mommy’s dream car and she never thought she would own one. Of course, mommy cried she was so overcome with happiness and knowing that you would be safe in the car with her! You really do have the best daddy ever.
We finally purchased a crib and dresser for your room about two weeks ago. Granted,
they are both still in boxes in your room, at least they are there and
we are getting closer to being ready for your arrival! Your
baby shower is next Sunday, so hopefully we get lots of things checked
off your nursery list and mommy can start pulling things together. Aunt
JoAnn, Grandma Jaime and Great-grandma Carole are coming down in two
weeks to paint and help tie in all the different elements in your room. Mommy is SO excited to finally get things done and feel like we are prepared for you to come into our lives!!!
I think that is enough excitement for now… until my next letter!
Love you more than you will ever know,
Mommy
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