New Changes

So it has been over a month since I made my last posting. So, let me fill you in on what has been going on. I left England 20 December 2008 to begin the move back to America being 20 weeks pregnant. I stayed in Texas with my parents for the holidays while I waited for Justin to arrive back in America.
On January 3rd 2009 I was driving back to my mom's house from a short shopping trip and began having horrible pains in my lower chest, just were the ribs begin to separate. I didn't want to be the over reactive mom and go to the hospital with every little thing, so I told myself that I was fine and just tried to deal with pain I was having.
I went all week with horrible pain that eventually went into my middle-upper back. I continued to suffer through the pain and restless nights.
After a week of pain, I finally got to drive to Dallas to pick up Justin from the airport.(by the way, that was the most miserable and uncomfortable drive I had ever made) Once I picked up Justin we immediately drove the 3 hours back to Fort Hood to see my step-dad off for his 3 rd tour in Iraq.
Now, the real adventure begins. Monday the 11Th of January, Justin and I boarded a plane to travel to North Carolina to visit with Justin's family. After delayed and cancelled flights we finally made it late in the evening. By the time we made to Justin's parents home, I was feeling the worse I had all week. I began noticing random bruises all over my body, one on the inside of my leg the size of a softball and as dark as night. After seeing that bruise I decided it was time to got the ER.
We arrive at the ER around 11:30pm were the took me directly back to labor and delivery. The had be give a urine sample that ended up being nothing but blood. The nurses were constantly in monitoring me and Jackson. I had swelled up so bad that the name bracelets they give you in the hospital were bearing into my skin.
After being told I had preeclampsia and toxemia it was decided to deliver our baby 15 weeks early. After delivery I ended up with HELLP syndrome. I had to have 2 blood transfusions and I was on a magnesium drip for a long time. After 4 days in the hospital I was released to finally go and meet my baby boy who had been transferred to a children's hospital in Charlotte North Carolina.
Jackson is now 15 days old and each day is a battle for him. He does pretty well with breathing. He does need some help off and on, but for the most part he does well.
Our biggest challenge we face with his life is all of the bleeding that he had in his brain and swelling. This could potentially cause life long problems. Only time will tell with that.
This past Monday, 26 January, they began lumbar punctures on his tiny body to help with the problems that have accrued in his brain. Also, dad had to leave to report to his new duty station in Arizona. We should know in the next week or so if he will be allowed to have permissive TDY to come back to North Carolina for a few months to be with baby Jackson and myself.