On Tuesday, Ben and I almost celebrated our 5th anniversary in the ER. Earlier in the day, Amelia had gone to the doctor to get one more urinalysis done to make sure her infection was gone. The doctor called me later and said they found sugar in her urine and she wanted a new sample by 5 p.m. to confirm if there was really a problem or if it was just a bad sample. It was after 2 when she called, and Amelia was down for a nap. Getting a sample from Amelia has not been easy. In fact, it has always ended in a catheter. So the doctor called again at 5 to see if we had any luck and of course, we hadn't yet. She then informed me that she wanted me to take her to the ER that night to get the test done. What?? I was sure this could wait until the morning. If there really was a problem, Amelia would have been exhibiting some sort of symptoms. Luckily, the doctor called the ER and talked to the doctor there, who said they were on a 2 hour delay to see patients (of course) and he recommended that we not drag Amelia there and wait for several hours and to just take care of it in the morning, unless she started acting sick. So thankfully, Ben and I were still able to have a lovely evening out to dinner at this great Italian place in Old Town while my mom watched the girls. When we got home, we found ourselves cheering on Amelia in the bathroom when she finally produced a sample for us in the cup. (We also discovered that she has amazing will power to hold it in for several hours). We've never been so enthusiastic about pee before. A romantic ending to the day.
We brought the sample to the doctor's office the next day and of course, there was no trace of sugar.
We spent our 4th anniversary just home from the hospital with Ethan. I know the hospital is not a romantic place!!! Good thing you didn't have to go in. The girls look darling. We miss you guys.
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