When I first became pregnant with Rylee I lost a lot of weight just like I did Connor. But I wasn’t as sick. The weird thing with Rylee’s pregnancy was that I couldn’t eat meat.
For those who know me well, I eat meat. I would try and but I would gag and couldn’t get it down. All I wanted was vegetables and some fruit. But they had to be frozen or fresh. Canned fruits and veggies would make me sick.
At this time Spencer finally was able to get a CNA job after passing the Arizona State Boards for Nursing Assistants and was able to be certified. But the only places hiring were nursing facilities. And we were right back to him making the same amount he was before.
By the time Rylee was born we had no money what’s so ever. I look back now and think, how ever did we survive? Well because I am stubborn I guess. We had a couple of years of medical bills piling up because of Connor. And some of those bills were because of double billing or having us pay money we shouldn’t have after calling our insurance. (Which was $600 a pay check and Spencer was being paid weekly and only making $12 an hour)
We again were denied any help. Which again was just a trial to strengthen me I am sure. And again don’t feel entitled to getting help, but is sure was hard paying fast offering and having our money go to someone else and needing help ourselves. But that was the human in me. And look we are alive and well for the most part anyway, today.
Rylee, just like Connor came on her due date. I was in labor but couldn’t feel the contractions. I went in because I could feel some pressure. I had a feeling I needed to.
When I was hooked up to the machine that tracks contractions the nurse asked if I could feel anything and I said no just some pressure. And she goes ok, having contractions but not feeling them. She was puzzled.
Rylee was born within 1 1/2 hrs. I had to do it without an epidural because the team was in an emergency c-section (it was like 3:30 am). And in hindsight it was a good thing because apparently I react badly to epidurals.
They gave me a shot to help relax me so that I could just push her out because I wasn’t getting any breaks in between contractions which I started feeling just before she was born. That shot costed us $849.00. If I would have known that I would have said no! Her birth was $2000 out of pocket, with insurance.
When Rylee was born and the nurses took her away to do all the tests, they wouldn’t bring her back. (I think they thought I was a teen mom because they were acting really weird toward me). I finally had to call them to tell them to bring her back to me because she hadn’t eaten all day! It was the weirdest thing!
My recovery this time was so much better. I was ok physically, probably because I didn’t have an epidural. But soon we found Rylee to have some problems with eating and staying awake…
To Be Continued 
Adventures in Carrolling 