I can't believe it's been 18 years since my precious baby girl was placed in my arms. She was 3 weeks early and totally caught us off guard. I was in a child birth class about to watch the video about labor and my water broke as soon as we sat down on our pillows. I didn't know what was going on, I was so scared. I went to the bathroom and the instructor came in to talk to me. As we were talking, another Mom from the class said "excuse me, but you have your microphone on and we can hear everything." I was so embarrassed.
Our insurance wouldn't cover us at this hospital so we had to LEAVE the hospital to drive to another hospital over an hour away. Imagine the police officer who pulled us over one block away from the hospital. He told us he would "let us go this time". That was a riot. I ended up being in labor 23 1/2 hours. 30 minutes away from a c-section. I was determined that was not happening. The first thing the nurse said was "what a little peanut". That stuck and I've called her that ever since.
You have so many hopes and dreams for your child when you first hold her in your arms. I am so very proud to say that my daughter is amazing. She is so loving, giving, caring and has amazing morals. I couldn't be more proud. I boo hoo'ed several times today when I was able to stop and breathe and think about what was really happening today. I ran around all day trying to make everything perfect. My pain was pushed to the back burner so that today could be as special as I could make it. I'll pay tomorrow but it will 100% have all been worth it. Next step on the emotional roller coaster...Graduation. I'll need stock in Kleenex.
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