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Well, I am really behind in blogging here, but to say that life has been a little crazy lately would be an understatement. Last Wednesday Aiden and I were out and about running errands. We had just been to Wal-Mart and were heading over to the dollar store to pick up a couple things. We were on one of the very busy main roads in town, with stores and restaurants on each side, and with 3 lanes each way. For some reason the traffic in my lane stopped suddenly (I couldn't see why because an SUV was in front of me) and so I had to stop quite suddenly too. Once I was safely stopped I then took my eyes off the car in front and looked back in my rearview mirror to make sure whoever was behind me was stopping too. It was then that I noticed another SUV racing up behind me and it wasn't stopping. I honked my horn to try get the person to notice that we had stopped, but I guess she couldn't hear. So I gripped the steering wheel as hard as I could and braced myself and was praying over and over "God protect us, God protect us". The lady did not stop at all, she plowed straight into the back of us which then pushed my car into the SUV in front. The rest is a little blurry in my mind, but Aiden immediately started crying and I turned around to see him covered in glass from the shattered rear window. He then actually got a little mad at me and started saying "no mommy, no mommy". Poor little guy, he must have been so confused and wondered why mommy would do all this. The other people in the accident got out of their cars and came to see if we were alright. I immediately started crying and told them that I was pregnant. They helped me out the car and we went around to get Aiden out of his seat. Miraculously, he did not have one single cut on him from the glass, just a couple mild burns from the straps from his carseat and he otherwise seemed fine. I quickly called Carl and told him (along with more tears) that we had been in an accident and thankfully he was able to leave work right away. The police arrived shortly after and once they found out that I was expecting they called an ambulance for me. The poor lady who hit me kept saying over and over how sorry she was and that she had just looked down for a moment and didn't see that the traffic had stopped. I said that it was okay and that it was such an easy thing to do, but all the while, I was just praying for the little one in my womb and that he was alright. Thankfully, the ambulance arrived quickly and Aiden and I were immediately taken to the hospital. They checked me out at the ER and wanted to know how I was feeling. I told them that I felt sore, but I was mostly worried about the baby and that I hadn't felt him move since the accident. They sent me up to labor and delivery and hooked me up right away to the fetal monitor. The best sound was hearing the little baby's heart beating away and that it sounded healthy and strong. Carl and I thanked the Lord. I had to stay hooked up to the monitor for 4 hours so that they would be able to see if baby was in any distress. I would have thought an ultrasound would have been best, so they could see the baby, as well as check that the placenta hadn't separated, but they told me that the fetal monitor is actually the most accurate way to determine if the baby is harmed in any way. At the end of the 4 hours the nurse said that our little boy was doing very well and that we could go home. Praise God! The already very long day was even longer when I had to stay in the hospital waiting room all tired and sore with a 3 year old who was hyped up from the days events, as well as being overtired because he missed his nap, while Carl had to run out and buy a new carseat for Aiden. Finally Carl came back to the hospital and put in the new carseat and we were on our way home, exhausted, but SO thankful for God's protection and grace that he poured out on our family. Two very specific ways, amongst many others, that we saw God really protecting us is that Aiden had NO injuries from either the cars impact or the rear window being smashed all over him and he didn't have a single cut! The other is that, for whatever reason, my airbags did not deploy. Baby could have been really hurt (or worse) had they gone off, along with the fact that I could have been really injured due to my Ankylosing Spondylitis in my spine and hips. We truly praise God for His care for us. So now we are waiting to hear about my car. It is almost certainly totalled, but tomorrow, we should hear for sure. My back and neck were sore for the first few days and then Sunday started to feel better. Yesterday, however, I started to develop terrible pain in my back and around my ribs and it really hurts to move. I am going to try get in to see my Rheumatologist and see what could be going on. I am praying that the accident hasn't affected my AS, and that it is just muscular pain that will heal.  The day after the accident we went over to the tow place to collect all the stuff that was in my car since we most likely won't see it again :(  Front end damage. Radiator was smashed, not sure what else was damaged in the engine.  The rear. So thankful that my Jettta was such a strong and sturdy car!  At the hospital just before we were discharged. Tired and sore (although I do look amazingly peppy considering the days events) but SO thankful that my little boys are OK!
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