It's only Tuesday?

It's only Tuesday night and already we have had a c-razy week. It started around 6:00 am on Monday morning when Steve woke up with lower back and side pain. At first he thought maybe he slept on his back wrong but after getting up and trying to walk around he quickly realized it was more serious. He had me call his parents to put them on stand by that we may need them to come over and watch Cooper while we go to the doctor. Once on the phone he changed his mind and asked them to go ahead and head over. He couldn't even stand or walk at this point and even sitting down he was doubled over. While waiting for them to get here the pain was so bad he even got sick. Finally around 7:00 they showed up and he said he would prefer them to take him while I stayed home with Cooper. I really wanted to be there with him just in case it was something serious, but later he explained his reasoning. Cooper tends to get a little "out of sorts" and hyper if he gets off his routine and Steve was afraid if his parents were here all day and then we came home it would be chaotic and he wasn't for sure how he would feel. So then it did make a little sense and maybe he just didn't want me to see him in that much pain. Anyway, the only place open was the ER, luckily no one was in there so they took him back right away. Between Steve & his mom they called a few times to keep me updated. They got him back and started an IV, the doctor seemed to think it was a kidney stone but needed more tests. After a CAT scan they did confirm it was a kidney stone and thankfully it was passable size and right on his bladder so the doc didn't seem to think it would take a long time but some people go through this for days. Steve called around 11:00 or so and he made it seem like they would be releasing him soon. His mom later called back in an hour and said they wouldn't release him until either the pain meds kick in or he stops getting sick. I guess he was still getting nauseous from the pain. Finally around 3:30 they walk through the door and Steve goes straight to bed.
Once Cooper woke up from his nap we headed out to fill the 4 prescriptions they sent him home with and pick up a few things from the store since they recommend a liquid diet for a few days. Once we get home Steve wakes up and feels well enough to eat some soup. Then praise the good Lord, in Steve's words.... he gives birth! In other words he passes the stone. He feels much better, just a little sore but still decides to take today off as a precaution. And since he passes the stone, we really only needed 1 of the 4 prescriptions.

I wasn't for sure how Steve would feel today so my original plan was to get Cooper out of the house for a few hours and give Steve some rest. As luck would have it Cooper slept in today and we all got some much needed rest. Steve also felt much better today, again just a little sore and his appetite was back. Of course Cooper was all about Steve this morning, which is exactly why I had originally planned on getting us out. Instead we decided to stay home and have a lazy day. Steve has worked the past two Saturdays and has a conference all this weekend and Sundays are such a rush to make it to church it's been a while since we have done nothing as a family in the mornings. We did make it out of the house to Target, Lowe's, and Chick-fil-A. Chick-fil-A was only because we had a gift card, we are waiting on an ER bill now. We also had some good play time outside and it's looking like all is back to normal. We do have the stone in a baggie in our bedroom, although I will refrain from posting. It's amazing something so small causes so much pain. He's keeping it because he is supposed to make a follow-up visit with his primary care physician. So it's back to work tomorrow and hopefully a "normal" rest of the week.