25 weeks. and an ambulance ride.

I don't know if i've ever talked about my SVT. It is when your heart races abnormally for no reason other then the electrical system in my heart is jacked up.

It has been happening more often now that I'm pregnant. This week alone... 3 times. But last night it wasn't converting on its own, even after doing all the usual tricks, so Naz called the paramedics. When they got to the house they didn't seem to think there was too much going on with me. I was pretty calm, just sitting on the couch. But when they hooked me up to their machines and saw that my heart beat was over 260... we started talking about options. Though I didn't want to have to go into the ER, they felt it was best for the baby to go in and get checked out... they couldn't leave me in the state that i was. And my heart going the fast for much longer would ultimately put her into distress.

So in goes the IV, and out goes little Joy Joy for yet another ambulance ride (this time with the sirens on). On the way to the hospital it went down to 230 but it wasn't converting. When they got me in and saw the doctor... we tried some more non-medical ways to get the heart to convert, and it was now over an hour that it was going nuts. I was going to have to have the Adenosine.

Of course our only concern was for the little girl. This whole time they were monitoring her, listening to her heart.. and the nurses even got to see her move through my skin. She was giving them a show for sure. After they cleared that the adenosine would be fine for her... and they talked it over with Naz as well, they hooked it up. I've had it before... and it is not fun, but not painful. It basically restarts the heart. It feels like there is a house on top of you... and then the house begins to squeeze your whole body. It only lasts for a few seconds but it feels like an hour... waiting for your heart to start again.

With my heart rate back down to a more normal 80.. they took us up to Labor and Delivery to monitor the baby girl. The upside to all of this, was that we got to hear her little heart beat for a whole 25 min. It was nice and strong and normal; and she was so active, moving around and kicking. It was time to go home.

Today I will be taking it easy. Though these episodes are not painful, it does take a lot out of me. And the worst is feeling the phantom feelings that its back again for the next day or two.

There is so much to do in the 15 days before we move. We painted over the weekend and it is looking great. We just need to finish her room and then we will be done with the paint. Onto cleaning and organizing...and getting the carpets cleaned. (after my day of naps of course)

Sunday we had our first bradley birth class. It was really fun to get to be with other couples going through the same things as us, and being able to all talk about our little girls and boys. The class was really encouraging and I think it is going to be such an asset.

baby: Considering what happened... she's a champ. My only prayer is that the adenosine won't have any lasting effects on her. We were assured that it won't... but it's still hard to think about. I've been so cautious to not take anything...and here they are giving me a drug that stops my heart for a few seconds. It is all in God's hands and not mine. He is mighty to save.

me: i've talked enough about me.