Last night, in between multiple bathroom trips, I was woken up by a strange pain in my abdomen. After a few seconds, I realized that I was having a contraction. As I've never had a contraction without pitocin before, I panicked.
My first thought was 'Ow! This hurts! A lot!' My second thought was, 'I can't go into labor, I have that consumables shipment to get together!' Then I started thinking through how much time I'd have to send Brandon to various stores after we'd gone to the hospital, gotten the baby out, and come home again. I supposed that he could do it, but it would be a lot of trouble.
My third thought was, 'I can't go into labor, I don't have any good books to take with me to the hospital!' I considered that the hospital probably has WiFi and I could take my laptop, but really, there's no substitute for a good book.
Thankfully, the pain went away and I went back to sleep, at least until the next bathroom break. But now I've been put on notice and I have some things to do. Like go to the library.
That's awesome. Clearly this is your fourth child and not your first. But what books to have a the hospital is a very serious consideration. Don't blame you for that one.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're used to planned inductions, actually going into labor is a big surprise!
ReplyDeleteShe should know - I almost missed the fact that she was in labor with your kid brother, and I was in the business!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you're so close already! Good luck in these final days/weeks.
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