Monday, April 18, 2011

What did YOU have for dinner 6 years ago???

We were at Applebee's.  I had the honey barbecue chicken with mashed potatoes. We had some kind of dessert, probably a chocolate cake or brownie with ice cream with chocolate drizzled all over.  Yum oh yum, It was an excellent meal, my favorite Applebee's dish at the time.  I had leftovers though, because I was a wee bit distracted.  I also had doctor's orders to eat a "light meal."  We were also running a wee bit behind to our 7pm check in at the hospital.  It was time to be induced!!

Earlier that day, I had lunch with some friends. They brought Goodcents over, yum!  At our mid afternoon doctor's appointment, Dr. Snider came in and said, "Well, I'll see you back at 7 tonight, we are going to induce."  I freaked out!  I had been on bed rest for high blood pressure for 2 weeks, it was only 2 weeks from my due date, and this shouldn't have come as such a shock to me!  We quickly sprung into action, making phone calls and last minute preparations.  Eric went back to work to wrap stuff up, and I went home to have a freak out panic attack because this was REALLY happening RIGHT NOW pack and let our friends and family know it was go time.  Yes, 2 weeks out and I hadn't even packed!  I even made an appointment for a massage. I wanted her to work on the pressure points for labor. I foolishly thought this was help move things along more quickly. 

It was a long night, with nurses coming in to bug me, check vitals on me and little man, and all sorts of things hooked up to me.  This was my first hospital experience, and I was slightly overwhelmed!  And a long night led to a much longer day....

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