Life in a Nutshell
...at 12:20 a.m. could be a scary thing.
Unless it's your best friend's husband (you know, your best friend that is a week overdue with #6) asking you to come stay at the house until "Grandma" can get there from Fort Worth so he can get his wife to the hospital to have their baby!
DH fielded the phone call, and since I know her babies can come quickly, I ran around the house panicking for a minute until I realized that all I needed was my shoes (by the door) and my car keys (in my purse by the door). And I was off.
Lisa looked very calm, and they both hugged me as they left. "Grandma" showed up about 30 minutes later, and I went home and slept fitfully.
I know there are people suffering every minute of every day, but when your close friend is going through labor, and you know what that's like, it's hard to roll over in good conscience and sleep blissfully...
I called her house at 7:15 a.m. and talked to "Grandma" (actually Lisa's Mom) and she told me they had had the baby at 5:15 a.m. 8lbs. 9ozs.
Welcome, Maggie! (Magdalena Collette) *that's the update* :)
2 comments:
I always have a wave of panic come over me whenever the phone rings after eleven or before six am. I have never been the recipient of bad news, but when I was growing up my parents were several times. I'm glad it was nothing to worry about, relatively speaking.
Anon, I am the same way...
I actually thought it was my sister travelling from CT to tell me that she wasn't coming after all or something....
Yes, "Mama" we are having her come for Easter! And we are very excited!!
Love to all....
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