Monday, December 12, 2011
Rowen's story in words.
The night before, I didn't make it to bed until midnight. How are you supposed to sleep when you know you are having a baby in mere hours?? I woke up for a trip to the restroom (thinking about how glad I was that THAT side effect of pregnancy was about to end!). When I got back in bed I tried to think about anything but my delivery in the hopes that I could fall back asleep, but it was in vain. I laid there for the next 2 hours agonizing over all the details of the day I hoped to go perfectly, and then I cried thinking about how amazing my other kids birth days were, and then I said maybe the longest prayer of my life. By the time my alarm went off at 5am, I was feeling pretty calm - but crampy - and was really excited to make the 3 minute trek down the street to AF Hospital. We were scheduled to check in at 6:15 am.