Complications with the wife's pregnancy

[DriverzInc]

Hey guys,

I know many of you are like family to us, and I wanted to let you all know that my wife has been put on bed rest (she's 26 weeks pregnant with our first child). I'll be in the shop a much as possible, but if you PM or email me and I miss it, please ask for Justin, and the guys at the shop are doing everything they can to keep up with your every day needs.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

[tones2SS]

Very sorry to hear Jon. I will keep you and your wife in my prayers.

[youthpastor]

Sorry to hear that Jon- Alyssa and I will be praying- keep us posted

[Flash68]

Hang in there Jon. Best wishes.

[Track Junky]

Prayers and best wishes Jon. My wife was on bed rest with our first 12 years ago. Hang in there!!

[Sieg]

Positive thoughts for the three of you. :thumbsup:

[ccracin]

My prayers are with you Jon. Take care of family first. I'll be in touch with you guys soon. :thumbsup:

[DFRESH]

Jon, Cassie and I will be praying for a safe delievery and for the help and support you need during this time. Let me know if there is anything we can do for you guys.

Doug

[GregWeld]

Hey Jon --- Real sorry to hear that... I sure hope all goes perfect in the long run!


Now for the Todd part....



You ship my wheels and tires yet? :rofl: :rofl:

[Shmoov69]

I'm sorry for you guys, I WILL be praying for you!

[wiedemab]

I'll be thinking of you guys. Hopefully this is just a little bump in the road.

[cees67]

my first is three months old and it truly is a miracle.....My brothers first child came after four months of bed rest and is now a healthy , wild three year old. be there for her and it will all work out!!

[DriverzInc]

Thank you all for the prayers, and good will. My wife and I were up a lot of last night, the medication they have her on is to slow down the contractions she's having, which for a short while were only 7 mins apart, but the medication has them only coming once or so an hour. Unfortunately the medication makes her (and baby's) heart rate increase, she describes it like drinking a pot of coffee) and that has us a little concerned for baby's health. Doctors assure its okay, but you know my wife works with Autistic kids, and over medication at this point worries both of us. We'll see how she does for the next week, and if the contractions subside, I think we'll be okay. If not, she'll be on bed rest for the rest of her term, which is April 21st. Sucks because it will eat into my wife's time off once Sophia (our baby) is born. Doctors say Chelsea can go on disability for a short while, which will help us out. My wife is the bread winner, so we'll need it.

Thanks everyone for listening, and I'll keep you all posted.

[Rybar]

Good luck with everything Jon, I know it can be a stressful time but just listen to the Dr's and Nurses especially at the hospital when it's time. They know what they are doing and will take care of you. Just be positive around the wife so she doesn't stress out.

Great name, we gave one of our twin 5 month old daughters the same name for her middle name. :thumbsup:

[Track Junky]

Hi Jon, I realize this is a sensative and personal matter and hope this isn't to personal of a question, but any idea what may have caused the early contractions?

In my case, when my wife was 5 months pregnant with our first born she was T-boned in an intersection where a 96 year old woman hit the gas instead of the brakes at the stop sign. According to witness's somebody had to jump into the older woman's car from the passenger side and pull her leg off the excellerator because she was still full throttle after she pinned my wifes Blazer up against the adjacent corner stop sign. Thank God the woman was driving a 1970 Opel.

The impact from the accident broke the placenta loose and long story short we had an emergency c-section at 7 months. Hope all goes well.

Best Wishes

[waynieZ]

Jon My wife and I will keep your wife and baby in our prayers. Stay strong.

[Ron in SoCal]

Prayers and good thoughts for you and your family Jon. I know what a tough time it is, but stay positive. Hopefully it's just a speed bump and you and the wife will have lots of funny stories to tell all the grandkids...:)

[GregWeld]

Who says having kids is all fun!? :D

Having two myself.... and having had friends with some serious complications (one friend actually had a stroke giving birth)... I know this is "worrisome" stuff. We all are pulling for you Jon. It will go fine.

Now -- Do you think your wife will be able to help me... 'cause I have way worse issues than autism! :woot:

[mexMan]

Jon, I'll be praying for your wife's and your baby's health, hang in there, the guys are here for you and I'll be here for you too. I hope everything gets together the way it should, my prayers are with you and your family Jon. :thumbsup:

[bdahlg68]

Jon, I hope it all works out well. Been through alot of difficulties like this myself and praying for our first child still. Technology is really amazing these days (as is medicine), so every week that things stay OK increases the odds in your favor. Too bad your stress level isn't likely to reduce in step with this. Best wishes, thoughts and prayers all heading your way.

[rwhite692]

Hi Jon, Hang in there, Our family will keep yours in our thoughts and prayers, -Rob

[The WidowMaker]

my thoughts and prayers are with the three of you!

my first was a complete roller coaster and it really stole the "fun" out of the pregnancy. 5 weeks in the hospital and 3 surgeries later we thought we were done, but we've been tossed back in as of last month. the worst part is waiting to hear back from the damn docs.

just know that everything will work out in the end! every headache and heartache is worth it when you see them smile.

[64pontiac]

Hope everything goes as well as it can. My wife is pregnant too and I can't imagine what it would do to a guy to have to deal with that. Hang in there.

[Cris@JCG]

Jon- My prayers are with you & your family..

[tones2SS]

Hey Jon, how is your wife doing? I hope all is well.
I will continue to keep you, your wife and baby in my prayers.

[DriverzInc]

Just an update guys. Wife has been put on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. She'd not due until April 21st. So my life has gone from 12 hour days at work, to 7-8, and then home at 5 to cook, clean, dishes and laundry, groceries, etc. No biggie, but definitely a change. I've figured out some quick microwavable stuff that I can put out in the morning for her for lunch. Instant Mac n' cheese, and other stuff like that. Biggest change is she's now on disability, so that cuts her income in half. Next few months are going to be tough, but glad we have good friends, and family to help. Hopefully with tax season, business picks up, and makes up for some of it. Maybe the new website will start bringing in some business.

Thanks again, guys, I'll keep you all updated.

[Sieg]

Hang in there Jon! I've been splitting shifts between work and home due to illnesses and a death in the family for three weeks now, it somewhat helps put things in perspective.

Work smart, deligate, and put a fresh saddle blanket on Justin. :thumbsup:

Positive thoughts for your family and business!

[tones2SS]

Hang in there Jon.
I'll continue my prayers for you, your wife and baby.

[DriverzInc]

Hi guys, just an update. Mom and baby are doing well. Contractions are kept at bay, or reduced to 2 or 3 every hour at the most, sometimes less, sometimes more, but weekly check ups tell us baby Sophia is doing very well. We've only been back to the hospital once in the past 3 weeks when Chelsea woke up with some piercing type pains, but after a few hours there, everything checked out. Wife and I watch a lot of TV, and my mother-in-law comes over every Friday night to help me catch up with house chores. Doing a lot of cooking myself, which I enjoy, but my repertoire of pasta, BBQ, and stir fry are exhausted. Chelsea goes off the medication in 6 weeks, as they say that is when Sophia's lungs will be fully developed and able to survive in the outside world. At that time, we've heard of women going straight into labor, and of women who continue to carry full term, so we'll see, and I'll keep you all updated. Thanks for letting me "blog" about it here, its somewhat therapeutic for me to do so.

I want to thank you all for your emails, text messages, phone calls, and prayers. Chelsea and I are very grateful we have the good friends and family we do to help us through this. Thank you everyone.

[awr68]

Sounds like things are gretting a bit better and that's great news! You and your family will still be in our thoughts and prayers! Keep us posted!

[tones2SS]

Sounds like things are gretting a bit better and that's great news! You and your family will still be in our thoughts and prayers! Keep us posted!

Exactly what Tony said. Hang in there.

[Sieg]

Glad to hear a positive report Jon. :thumbsup:

[DIGI-TAILS]

Good thing to hear..... you will still be on our prayers... :)

[waynieZ]

That sounds like good news . Keep the faith.

[CFster]

Jon, good luck to you and your family. Sounds like things are stabilizing so that's good.

My ex was on bed rest with our first son (in the hospital!) for almost a month with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia before they took him out via c-section five weeks early. Then he was in the NICU for another two weeks afterwards and she was still in the hospital as well recovering. A stressful time and the worst part of it was the waiting. That and seeing my wife doped up on magnesium sulfate for a week - that stuff is nasty.

The site looks good though. I had no idea you guys sold suspension and brakes too. Hopefully it will mean some more revenue for you guys.

-Colin

[Gandalf]

Hey Jon - just stumbled on this thread. We're thinking of you and your family and wishing you all the very best. Take care of your family - the rest has a way of sorting itself out, even if it often doesn't look that way.

Cheers bud,
G.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Good thoughts and vibes sent from the left coast,hope Chelsea is resting comfortably...:yes:

[Coursey]

Jon,

I hope all is well.

You will be in our prayers

-Wesley

[Matt@BOS]

Jon, I always forget to ask how your wife is doing whenever I swing by the shop. Hope everything is going smoothly right now, and continues that way.

Wishing you the best,

Matt