Thursday, October 30, 2008

Cora Kathleen (part 1)

Well. It's a bright beautiful October morning and we have a baby! She was due December 3rd, but I had a feeling we weren't gonna make it all the way to her due date anyway. Here's the story:

Monday I felt something shift and felt like something was different, but never having done this before, didn't think it was out of the ordinary. I figured it was from the yoga I had done that day. I had just had a baby shower on Saturday and a couple of the attendees noticed I was different from even Saturday.

Tuesday morning about 8:30 or so, I got up, had a little cranberry juice, went potty, and started my pre-natal yoga. I was just doing cat's breath when I felt like I peed my pants a little. My thoughts went like this:
Oh crap, I just peed my pants.
Oh crap, it's not stopping!
Oh crap, I gotta get to the bathroom!
Oh CRAP, this is my water breaking!

Then, very quickly, my brain started telling me all the things I needed to get done and organized and canceled before we went to the hospital. I was supposed to record background vocals for a friend that day at 11, so she was the first one I called. (In retrospect, that should have been the Geek, but I was on a roll!) The pets needed taking care of. The two people I was supposed to meet with from Craigslist on Wednesday to buy baby things from had to be called. I hadn't washed a stitch of baby clothes! We had no car seat to bring her home in!

So...I finally called the Geek and told him to come home, my water had broken. He rushed right home while I wrote a list of things I needed to take to the hospital and threw a load of of baby clothes in the washer. A shower, wait for the clothes to dry and off we went!
Blissfully on our way to the hospital! Little did we know...
To be continued...

4 comments:

Kendra & Tobin Kirk said...

I know your in a hospital and all and...you know...just had a baby but don't leave me hanging! Gimme Part 2...LOL....

Congrats again!

The Velvet Trunk said...

Girl, she's BEAUTIFUL and I mean BEAUTIFUL!!! You don't see many newborns that look gorgeous! So excited for you two!!

love and hugs!
-Mel

Thesupermanns said...

Praise GOD!!! Cora is here! What a beautiful name she has. I am so glad all is well and i know you are recovering and its not easy ( i will let you tell the story in part 2). can i come to the hospital tomorrow and bring the car seat and give you a hug and meet the little bundle? I will call Matt....CONGRATS!!!! Take care of yourself while there and let them take care of you.....

Elizabeth Wickland said...

CONGRATULATIONS, Matt and Nana! She is beautiful and I am SO HAPPY for the new addition to your family!! I'm on the edge of my seat for part 2 of the story!

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