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| Puppy Love |
Although I wasn't up for much, I took Kristen to get our nails done on her birthday. I go to the same nail place that my mother-in-law and her friends go to. The people that work there know me pretty well, even though I maybe go in there 4 times per year. While we were getting our nails done, several of the ladies were talking to me about my pregnancy. They all seemed surprised to find out I was due the next day and assured me that I still had awhile because I didn't look miserable enough. Hah!
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| 4 days before my due date. I was huge!! |
That night, my sister went out to eat with her boyfriend and friends. She invited us, but I was too exhausted to go. Instead, my hubby and I stayed home and decided to rest up and watch tv. I ate a bowl of Lucky Charms* around 8 and pretty much vegged after that.
At 10, Chris and I put on the season 4 finale of Sons of Anarchy. The show is super intense any way, but it was even more intense than normal. About 15 minutes, they showed a dog fighting scene that was too much for me. But that didn't matter, because I all of a sudden felt wetness. As I realized what was happening, I said "Oh my gosh", to which my husband (who was completely engrossed in the show), said "I know, right?!?". I responded with, "No, honey. I think my water just broke!". After repeating it about three times to my shocked husband, I got up and ran to the restroom. Part of me wanted to make sure it wasn't just pee, even though I knew it wasn't. Chris turned off the tv and started running around the house like a mad man. We had been packed for weeks, but he was gathering everything and putting it in the car. I changed clothes, called my parents and my sister and went to the kitchen to make myself a peanut butter sandwich.
At this point, I had not had any real contractions. So while Chris was rushing around, I decided that I might as well get some protein in me because I knew it would probably be a long time before I got to eat anything else. I was standing at the kitchen counter, eating, when he finally finished. He just looked at me and said, "this is not how I thought this was going to go." True, 80% of women start contractions before their water breaks, but my instincts had kicked in and I knew I had a little time.
To Be Continued....
*I used to eat Lucky Charms all the time while pregnant. I used to call my baby the little Leprechaun because it was the only thing that I could eat that didn't give me miserable heart burn. :-)
