Mapi and the baby.

Sorry I haven't posted in over a week. Hopefully you have been able to keep up with our excursions on Shaun & Sarah's blog at www.bylerblog.wordpress.com We have been super busy running from place to place. Eating with and meeting friends. We get back to the house and I'm too tired to even think about blogging.
Last night we had a bit of a scare with Mapi and the baby. We got home around 12:30AM after having dinner with some friends. Mapi went to bed right away and not an hour later she woke up complaining about stomach and back pain. She started walking around the bedroom and was crying in pain it hurt so bad. She was very concerned about the baby. She took a few TUMS and drank some tea and soon after vomited. She felt a little better. But then it started getting worse again. She ended up vomiting a second time. She felt a little better and tried to lay down while I rubbed her back. I assumed it was just something she ate and it would pass with time. She was still in extreme pain but managed to sleep for a few hours. The pain woke her up again around 5:30AM. Again she vomited and we decided to call the doctor here. Her mom had a friend whose husband is a gynecologist here. So we called him up and he met us at his clinic. He checked the baby's heartbeat and asked Mapi about her pain and he told us here was sure the pain had nothing to do with the baby and that the baby seemed to be in good health. He then gave Mapi a shot of something to settle her stomach and pain in her back. It was injected into the arm and I thought Mapi was going to pass out. She was okay when the nurse first put it in but she injected it so slowly and after awhile Mapi started to go nuts. Finally the nurse pulled it out with only a little left and she was ok. Mapi said her back and stomach pain was gone but that her arm hurt. After she rested a little the doctor sent us home and told us to make an appointment to get an ultrasound of her abdomen to see what was causing the pain. He said it could be her gall bladder or pancreas or something in that area. He was really nice and didn't charge us anything for his services just the cost of the medicine. We went home and then got a little sleep and went to get the ultrasound around 10AM. I was a little concerned about the whole "healthcare" in a different country but the doctor and nurse for drawing blood and for the ultrasound were phenomenal. Usually they have to dig around to find any veins in Mapi's arm but this nurse hit it right away and she was done in no time. The doctor that did the ultrasound was super nice and explained everything along the way. As soon as he started it he said he could see that she was in extreme pain. He said she has about 10 - 12 gallstones. Just as the first doctor had suspected. He then went on to check out the baby and make sure everything was ok there. It was so emotional to see the him/her again. Mapi's mom was in with us and she started to cry she was so excited. Then he switched it to the 4D ultrasound so that we could see the baby more clearly. That was amazing. What a feeling to see your baby so clearly for the first time. We can't wait till we can hold him/her in our arms for the first time. Mapi's mom wanted us to find out the sex of the baby but we had to tell her no. She was a little disappointed but I think she is, just as we are, happy to know that the baby is fine. They recorded the whole session so we now have a copy of our baby on cd. I posted about a 2 minute clip of it for you all to see and meet baby Byler! I ask that you keep Mapi and the baby in your prayers. Mapi has to be careful of what she eats she she doesn't inflame the stones more. The doctor gave us a prescription for her until she is able to see our doctor at home on Monday. The whole thingonly cost $70. Not too bad. Today we are just resting in the house so Mapi isn't so stressed out and so we can catch up on the sleep we lost last night. I'll try to post some more pics of the things we've been doing...especially our trip to Machu Picchu. It's been a great trip thus far aside from the events of last night and this morning. We just thank God that everything is good with the baby. We love you all and hope to see you soon.