Saturday, August 23, 2008
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home baby! Last night was the first night in over a week that I was able to spend in my own home and not in a hospital. It was nice to be in my house with my wife, my son, and the dog. Our stay at Gwinnett Medical was good, I mean we were treated well and all but nothing is as comfortable as your own home. Of course over the next several weeks we will spend plenty of time at Gwinnett Medical checking in on Ashley but at least we get to come home afterward.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Going home
Today we get to go home from the hospital. We have been blessed over this past week to have had some wonderful nurses and techs like; Maria, Ms. Danielle, Kenza, Ms. Denise, Laura, Ms. Maria, Judith, among others. They have really taken care of Melissa. I am extremely proud of how she has handled this situation. She is one strong woman. Although she has gotten frustrated at times she has kept a good spirit about herself, laughing and joking with the nurses. I know she is ready to go but we will miss these lovely ladies. We are looking forward to this slight touch of normality to our lives by being in our home, our house, our bed, our channels on tv, our WII, you know what I mean?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ashley update
This is a quick update as Ashley Nicole Troxell now has a web presence at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ashleytroxell
She will be posting regular updates, pics, and more so click on the link and check it out.
She will be posting regular updates, pics, and more so click on the link and check it out.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Baby Update
Just a quick note to all who have asked, both baby Ashley and momma Melissa are doing well. Ashley is breathing 'room air' which means no additional oxygen is required. Melissa is still battling some blood pressure issues yet is hanging tough. Melissa was able to hold Ashley for the first time last night which really made her feel better. We also got to see Ashley's first bath. Pretty cool and amazing stuff. All I can say is that we really are feeling the love of God through friends and family. Very humbling. Thank you!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
The Fat Boys, My Glasses, and a new Baby
When you read the title up there I'm sure you were like "huh?". Well read on playa. On Thursday my pregnant wife went to her regular check up at the doctor's office. They said her blood pressure was a little high so they admitted her to the hospital for some observations. Next thing we know we are spending the night. They said we should be checked out the next morning. My thought was "cool I can still make my 2:00pm tee time".
Fast forward to Friday. Tests are being run and I notice we aren't leaving nor looking like we will be leaving anytime soon. Tee time gets cancelled (no big deal as the fam must come first). Come about 4:30ish the doctor arrives with the statement "looks like we will be doing a c-section tonight" (he had more tact than that but I couldn't tell you what he said). So after a little while of getting over that shock we make arrangements for Greg 2.0 who was at school. He gets picked up by some really great friends so I know it is like he is with Allstate, in good hands.
The nurse comes in with my new outfit. Nice greenish colored scrubs. I put them on and my first reaction when I looked in the mirror was to 'beat box'. BBBRBRBBRBRBRB Stick'em, Ha HA Stick'em. Oh yeah I was thrown back to The Fat Boys and their movie The Disorderlies where they played orderlies from a hospital. Yes I thought of The Fat Boys, not E.R. or Grey's Anatomy, or even Scrubs, The Fat Boys. My brain just works different than yours.
Ok let's get to the O.R. I come in and they got Melissa all ready for surgery which I would NOT be assisting with, I mean I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before. I sit down hold her hand then make sure I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING, you hear me? ANYTHING. All I wanted to see was her hand in mine and Melissa's face. During the procedure you hear stuff but I am talking to Mel making sure she is doing okay. The doctor on the other hand is talking about The Dark Knight. Yes he was, BTW a great movie. So I hear the baby come out and she is just a screamin'. That is good since she was so early. They ask if I want to see her and I said I do but I don't want to see anything over there (pointing to my wife's lower extremities). They were like aiight bet. Before they took Ashley (she did not have a name at the time but that has since been rectified) they let us see her. I was like cool, Mel cried...touching moment.
Here is the fun part. During reconstruction Melissa dozes off. At this time I have no one to have a conversation with, Melissa is out and the doctor has since stopped talking about Batman. I now start to pay attention to sounds. I hear a distinctive suction noise similar to the one you hear at the dentist that sucks up the saliva. Yep you know what they are sucking up, not a good pic. I hear the doctor struggle with something then say oh I got it. Then I hear them naming parts and where they go. Now I remember a marketing campaign that referred to chicken nuggets at fast food places as just parts and they said "parts is parts". Well it ain't true with fried chicken and it ain't true with my wife (or any other human). During these conversations the doc said something like "lets put the uterus back in", for me this is bad.
I sit back to wave the nurse over, I let her know I feel a little light-headed. She asks if I am ok and I was like "yeah I think but I feel a little..." I don't remember really finishing the thought. Next thing I know I am in outer space. Out there somewhere with Marvin the Martian, Buck Rodgers, and Will Robinson. My eyes are open yet I see nothing, I am just floating awaiting a Jedi to fly by and catch me. As I start to land back on earth light starts to eneter my sight. Still not knowing where I am I realize I am being pulled everywhere like Stretch Armstrong. Once I gain the knowledge of my whereabouts all I can see are my glasses on the floor. I am still being pulled but all I can think is "I need my glasses, there they are". Out of the corner of my right eye I see a stick enter my nasal area, pop, ammonia. Yeah baby ammonia, that'll bring ya back. Well not exactly it took three of them sticks to do the trick. During the ammonia fest all I could still think about was my glasses. I was then pulled into a wheelchair and wheeled out. They put me in the recovery room and right there next to the bed was... my glasses. I placed them on and started to laugh. I thought about the fact that I have a perfect record. I have two kids and to reference a Fat Boys song I had a Wipeout both times.
Fast forward to Friday. Tests are being run and I notice we aren't leaving nor looking like we will be leaving anytime soon. Tee time gets cancelled (no big deal as the fam must come first). Come about 4:30ish the doctor arrives with the statement "looks like we will be doing a c-section tonight" (he had more tact than that but I couldn't tell you what he said). So after a little while of getting over that shock we make arrangements for Greg 2.0 who was at school. He gets picked up by some really great friends so I know it is like he is with Allstate, in good hands.
The nurse comes in with my new outfit. Nice greenish colored scrubs. I put them on and my first reaction when I looked in the mirror was to 'beat box'. BBBRBRBBRBRBRB Stick'em, Ha HA Stick'em. Oh yeah I was thrown back to The Fat Boys and their movie The Disorderlies where they played orderlies from a hospital. Yes I thought of The Fat Boys, not E.R. or Grey's Anatomy, or even Scrubs, The Fat Boys. My brain just works different than yours.
Ok let's get to the O.R. I come in and they got Melissa all ready for surgery which I would NOT be assisting with, I mean I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before. I sit down hold her hand then make sure I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING, you hear me? ANYTHING. All I wanted to see was her hand in mine and Melissa's face. During the procedure you hear stuff but I am talking to Mel making sure she is doing okay. The doctor on the other hand is talking about The Dark Knight. Yes he was, BTW a great movie. So I hear the baby come out and she is just a screamin'. That is good since she was so early. They ask if I want to see her and I said I do but I don't want to see anything over there (pointing to my wife's lower extremities). They were like aiight bet. Before they took Ashley (she did not have a name at the time but that has since been rectified) they let us see her. I was like cool, Mel cried...touching moment.
Here is the fun part. During reconstruction Melissa dozes off. At this time I have no one to have a conversation with, Melissa is out and the doctor has since stopped talking about Batman. I now start to pay attention to sounds. I hear a distinctive suction noise similar to the one you hear at the dentist that sucks up the saliva. Yep you know what they are sucking up, not a good pic. I hear the doctor struggle with something then say oh I got it. Then I hear them naming parts and where they go. Now I remember a marketing campaign that referred to chicken nuggets at fast food places as just parts and they said "parts is parts". Well it ain't true with fried chicken and it ain't true with my wife (or any other human). During these conversations the doc said something like "lets put the uterus back in", for me this is bad.
I sit back to wave the nurse over, I let her know I feel a little light-headed. She asks if I am ok and I was like "yeah I think but I feel a little..." I don't remember really finishing the thought. Next thing I know I am in outer space. Out there somewhere with Marvin the Martian, Buck Rodgers, and Will Robinson. My eyes are open yet I see nothing, I am just floating awaiting a Jedi to fly by and catch me. As I start to land back on earth light starts to eneter my sight. Still not knowing where I am I realize I am being pulled everywhere like Stretch Armstrong. Once I gain the knowledge of my whereabouts all I can see are my glasses on the floor. I am still being pulled but all I can think is "I need my glasses, there they are". Out of the corner of my right eye I see a stick enter my nasal area, pop, ammonia. Yeah baby ammonia, that'll bring ya back. Well not exactly it took three of them sticks to do the trick. During the ammonia fest all I could still think about was my glasses. I was then pulled into a wheelchair and wheeled out. They put me in the recovery room and right there next to the bed was... my glasses. I placed them on and started to laugh. I thought about the fact that I have a perfect record. I have two kids and to reference a Fat Boys song I had a Wipeout both times.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
EDGE has launched!
Today August 10, 2008 marked the offical launch of EDGE the brand new Fusion Student Ministry. First official day and we had 31 students. Amazing! From my perspective the day went well. We had some challenges yet I believe overall the day was awesome. Today's topic was "What is Your Worldview?". I can't wait to see how these students' views change and adjust over time. Next week can't come soon enough. If you are a middle school student come check us out. We meet every Sunday North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA at 10:30am. Visit us on the web at www.myspace.com/fusionedgeSaturday, August 9, 2008
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