It's Valentine's Day today:) Our baby girl is ten days old today! It's hard to imagine that a little over two weeks ago, I was pregnant and in Cairo. So to recap, here are the highlights to the busiest, scariest, most amazing two weeks of my life:
Jan. 25th: First day of riots in Tahrir Square (we were just there on Monday, the 24th for a doctor's appointment-crazy to think about!)
Jan. 26th: Decided to leave Cairo so we could avoid having issues with Annabelle's passport if the government collapsed.
Jan. 27th: Ended up going to the hospital at 2am because of pain in my chest and back (early symptoms of HELLP Syndrome, but didn't know it). Got released from the hospital ten hours later. Had our last doctor appointment at 8pm to get a note saying I could travel.
Jan. 28th: Tahrir sqaure riots became really intense and communication was cut.
Jan. 29th: Left for Cairo airport at 4pm to get on a flight.
Jan. 30th: Made it on the last flight out on Entihad to Abu Dhabi at 4am.
Jan. 31st: Flight to Amsterdam, then to Dallas.
Feb. 1st-2nd: In Plano, snowed in. Noticed a huge bruise on my lower back (another early sign of HELLP Syndrome) and my back/chest pain was constant.
Feb. 3rd: Browsing in Borders, the pain was so intense that people started asking me if I was okay. I knew I needed to go to the hospital when I couldn't hide the pain anymore. Doctors found protein in my urine, low platelets in my blood, and high blood pressure. My face, arms, and legs were abnormally swollen and my liver was in bad shape.
Feb. 4th: Delivered Annabelle Grace Stone.
Feb. 5th: Held my daughter for the first time.
The Lord is to thank! He worked out every detail and got us through it all! We are truly blessed!
