Let me tell you it was a long and winding road that led to my birthday, Friday, December 5, 2008. My mommy was induced Thursday night around 6pm. Daddy took her to The Cheesecake Factory for one last supper before going to the hospital. Mommy had a portobello mushroom sandwich and Daddy had fish and chips. They shared (well, Mommy ate most of it) a piece of vanilla bean cheesecake for dessert with a side of hot fudge. That was delicious!! So like I was saying, Mommy was induced. She was having contractions every 12 minutes but didn't even realize it. They proceded to get worse throughout the night, but no progression of me coming out anytime soon! They gave Mommy some medicine, but it wasn't helping. By the time the contractions got to a minute a part, the doctors gave Mommy the epideral. She felt a lot better. All day Friday I didn't want to budge! Hey, it was nice and warm and cozy inside Mommy...why come out to this cold weather in Chicago? By 4:30pm, the doctors told Mommy and Daddy that they could do a C Section because it didn't look like I was cooperating! Mommy said yes!
Mommy and Daddy went to the operating room, and Mommy started to feel the operation. She wasn't happy, and the doctors weren't either, so the doctors decided to put Mommy to sleep for the whole operation. Wow...I was causing a lot of craziness! Anyway, by 5:49pm I was introduced to the world! Mommy and Daddy were reunited in the recovery room, and by 9:30 I got to see Mommy. We were so happy to finally meet eye to eye. :)
We stayed at Loyola until Monday afternoon. It was quite an expereince. All these doctors and nurses were taking care of us around the clock, but by Sunday night, Mommy had had enough. She was ready to go home to our apartment. Soon enough the morning came and the doctors released us. We were in Daddy's truck and on our way back to Lewis by 2:30pm. Then the fun really began!!
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Wow! I didn't realize you had such a time of it! How is your pain- is it managable? I hope you are doing well.
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