This is the photo of a couple who thought that they had everything together, little did we know we were about to embark on a week long journey that would teach us to always expect the unexpected. Being my first child, I had NO clue what was going on. People kept on asking me if I had contractions and I often looked at them with confusion. No one can truly describe to you what a contraction feels like. You will not know what to expect until you feel them for yourself. Trust me when I say that you will know when you are having them! On Monday, April 14 at 3am I woke up with awful pains and woke John up. He told me to try to go back to bed and relax. HA! Five minutes after he said that to me I looked at him and said, "Are you awake?". Of course he was. We both got up and got ready for the hospital. We were so excited. John put on his "daddy outfit" that he wore at every doctor's appointment. It consists of his nice slacks, button down shirt, and black cowboy boots that he wore at our wedding. The best part of his outfit is the first sonogram picture of Emma which he secured in his shirt pocket. John called the doctor and went to get gas for the car. (I have a bad habit of leaving my car on empty.) We loaded up into the car and were both smiling from ear to ear. This was going to be the day! When we arrived at the hospital and checked in with our nurse she immediately said, "You look too happy to be here." Uh oh... See my happy, naïve smile below..
After my exam she told me that I was having contractions, but I was not dilated. After two hours of observation, John and I were sent home. We were so disappointed. All we wanted to do was meet our baby!Not only were we not able to meet our daughter, those darn contractions kept getting more intense and did not stop... for four more days. Why didn't anyone tell me that contractions could last a full week? I am going to write a letter to all the authors of the baby books that I read during pregnancy! I can honestly say that I worked extremely hard for my baby girl, it was truly a "labor of love"! John had to work pretty hard as well, any one who has ever been around me while I am sick or injured knows, I am a huge baby when I don't feel well.
It was such a weird week, we had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday where we were let down again as I was reminded that I was having contractions, but no dilation. My doctor just smiled and told me that I was one of the "unlucky" ones.We ended up scheduling an induction for Friday of that week just in case my labor did not begin by then. After that appointment, we stopped for Mexican food. The owner came over to our table and asked me to not have my baby in his restaurant. Then the waitress introduced herself and gave me unsolicited advice, " Go home and get lotion and massage your nipples"... AWKWARD... Can you please just take our drink order?? Needless to say, we really enjoyed all of the advice and knowledge that everyone shared with us while we waited for Emma!
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