chemistdaddy's Blog

Hi all.  Just a short post to update.  Misty and Kyle are recovering very well.  It's hard to believe that 2 weeks ago, I almost lost them.  This is going to be a wonderful Mother's day.  The only "setback" (if you even want to call it that) is that Misty was planning to get her catheter taken out Monday, and found out she has to wait another 2 weeks.  The Dr. said her bladder was so bad that it will need a month to heal.  I am putting a link on here to an article the Alton Telegraph (our local paper) did on Misty and Kyle. 

 

http://www.thetelegraph.com/articles/misty_13931___
article.html/anthony_saint.html

 

 

Hi All.  I know you have been dying for an update, so here it is.

My wife, Misty (mnmfarmer)  was scheduled to go in to the hospital on Monday morning to try something called an External Aversion, which is basically trying to manipulate the baby into a head down position so it could be born normally (since he was breach).  The doctor tried three times and on the third time, for some reason I got very weak and almost passed out, so they had me sit down and we decided to go ahead and do a c-section.  I was embarrassed about almost passing out, but in the end, it turned out to be OK. 

 Misty's c-section started out OK and myself and Misty's mom were in the operating room with her.  About 10 minutes in, the baby was out, but was rushed past us and into the resucitation room next to the operating room.  We could hear him crying and knew he was breathing, but even with a c-section, the mom and dad get to see the baby right after it is born.  About 5 minutes later, the doctor told Misty that her placenta had grown through the wall of her uterus and that she would have to do an emergency hysterectomy right then.  They put her completely out and ushered her Mom and I out of the OR.  In the mean time, I was asked to go to the nursery and talk to the Pediatrician.  She told me that due to the stress of the delivery and everything rupturing that the baby had lost some blood and would have to be airlifted to Children's hospital immediately.  At less than 2 hours old, he got his first helicopter ride.  If that wasn't bad enough, they came down to update us about Misty and said she had lost a LOT of blood and that she was in very critical condition.  It was very touch and go for both Misty and the baby.  Misty was in surgery for 6 hours and recieved 16 units of blood.  We almost lost her and by miracle alone, she pulled through.  Once baby Kyle was over at Children's Hospital, he was evaluated and determined to be OK.  They were afraid that the loss of blood would affect his brain.  Misty was put in the ICU for 24 hours of observation and then sent back to the OB room.  Kyle spent 48 hours at Children's and I went over to get him on Wednesday morning.  He was discharged right after noon.  I brought him back to the hospital to finally unite Mommy and Kyle.  Misty did not get to see or hold Kyle in the first 48 hours of his life because she was in surgery when he was flown to Children's Hospital.  It was a very tearful and joyful sight.  Misty was discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon and is home now.  She is under strict orders to rest.  Her mom is staying with us and helping too. 

 To make a long story short, I came very close to losing both my wife and my newborn baby, but through the prayers and support of many people, they are both here at home today.  I'm trying to attach a picture of him.

 

Mike (chemistydaddy)

Good Morning Everyone.  I thought I'd give this another shot.  This time I want to talk about music.  Music has always been a big part of my life.  My mom could sing and play the piano.  My dad however, could only "play the radio".  LOL.  My parents love country music, especially bluegrass.  Growing up, our vacations usually consisted of trips to Nashville to go to Opryland and see the live shows at the Grand Old Opry.  I started learning musical instruments at a fairly young age.  In grade school, my mom taught me to play the piano.  I took lessons in Banjo and guitar.   I played Tuba in band and learned to play bass guitar for jazz band.  I liked bluegrass music growing up but once I got into high school, all my friends thought I was odd for liking it, so I distanced myself from it (darn peer pressure).  Now that I'm older, I've started getting back into it.  I'm a big fan of some of the old and a lot of the new.   Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, The Dillards, Nickel Creek, Allison Krause and Union Station, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, etc.  I kick myself in the butt now for letting that love for bluegrass go for almost 20 years.  I still have a banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle, but I am very very rusty trying to play them. 

I guess I said all that to say this.  Does anyone else out there like Bluegrass music? 

Today is my 35th birthday and to be honest, if it wasn't for my wife (and my mom before I met my wife), I would probably be resigned to eating PB&J or Raman Noodles every day.  I love to watch the Food Network.  Some of my favorite's on there are Paula Deen, Alton Brown, Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri.  I decided recently that I wanted to learn to cook, and not just cook, but to cook like a proffessional.  For my birthday, my wife bought me several culinary textbooks, and being the avid reader I am, I hope to read through them and practice and become a much better cook.  Don't get me wrong... I have no intention of quitting my job and becoming a chef, but I guess you could say it would be a dream job for me.  I've tried a few things; a couple pies, chicken in cream of mushroom soup, gumbo and white chili.  Some turned out better than others, but the important thing was, I loved doing it.  Anyone else enjoy cooking?