Chris came home from another weeklong FEX early Saturday morning. Unfortunately I missed his call and had to wait until I awoke at about 0500 to call him back and tell him I was coming to rescue him. The poor guy was very sick, so I made him promise to stay up so I could make him a hot toddy, and then he was welcome to go back to sleep.
I think he had a good week for the most part, aside from being sick. The spirits have been high since the boys found out what MOS they received. Chris has a copy of "web orders" that tell us we need to report in Florida by November 22nd and he actually starts class on January 22nd.
This means I have made serious plans. Scuba diving lessons, dance lessons, etc. We need to get these things in while we still have time!
I surprised myself when I chose to wait up and watch C-SPAN as the government shut down on October 1st. It was an annoying blame game that disrupts way too many plans for us military folk and dependants. Since many parts of government are shut down, many parts of the military are, too. We are supposed to move in 30 days. We may not be able to set up our move or get going because the government shutdown also shut down the Traffic Management Office. When they start back up, it could take two weeks to make appointments. We try so hard to plan out our lives, but it never goes like we think it will.
It isn't worth dwelling on it now, because we can't change things.
My night last night was amazing. I could have just sat there in bed, eating french fries, but instead my husband called me frantically, "YOU NEED TO GO GET KAT!!!" The spouses were out of town, so I am one of the closest neighbors to my very pregnant friend, Kat. And baby girl had decided it was time.
Kat was already having contractions two minutes apart when I got her in the car. Luckily, Janice was able to stay with her two-year-old. I tried hard not to speed too much on the way to the hospital. Once we got to the Emergency Department though, I walked through the door and threw up my hands, in a very cliche way yelled, "We're having a baby!"
The staff didn't seem as excited as I was, but they got her in a wheelchair and upstairs.
Kat is a serious trooper. She was having contractions about two minutes apart and exam revealed she was already at 6cm. They didn't think she would be able to get an epidural, and her husband was hours away.
With her previous child, she had gone through 29 hours of labor. It was rightfully so that she was very scared and in a lot of pain, but when the time came to push, she was ready. Soon she was dilated to 8cm and her husband said he was still two and a half
hours away. I asked him if he wanted me to tell her and he said, “No. Tell her
that I’m on my way and I’ll be there as soon as I can.” He did not make it for
the birth of his first baby girl, but like anything in the military, you
improvise. I put him on speakerphone and set the phone right next to her head,
and he talked her through it, along with lots of cheering from the staff and I.
It was such a special time I will never forget. I couldn't help but tear up when on speakerphone, Tim said to Kat, "I'm right there with you, baby." I almost lost it, and then realized I don't get to do that because Kat is the one having the hard time at this moment. I tried to lighten the situation by telling Tim, "Kat shaved her legs for me!" Which he replied to with, "She never does that for me!" Kat was really a trooper, pushing very hard for about an hour before Natalie came into our lives! She was perfect and had lots of hair and big dark eyes. Weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces, just 1/2 ounce less than I weighed when I was born. She was born at about 0010 and let out a big cry with some stimulation.
Kat is such a good mom. Took Natalie right away and snuggled her right up. Her first words to Natalie were, "There's my baby girl!" She looks just like her mom, which is only fair because Jake looks like Tim.
I hung out for a while but knew she probably wanted some alone time with Natalie, so I held Natalie for a minute and took a couple of photos with her. She weighs next to nothing. She snuggles so well already. She didn't even cry when I held her.
Needless to say, I love her already.
I had to tease Kat, telling her I would quote her later when the excitement was over. During contractions she muttered a few words I shouldn't type here. Once again, I will say that she is my hero. Two natural childbirths in this day and age is pretty rare, even if this one was not by choice.
It was such a special time I will never forget. I couldn't help but tear up when on speakerphone, Tim said to Kat, "I'm right there with you, baby." I almost lost it, and then realized I don't get to do that because Kat is the one having the hard time at this moment. I tried to lighten the situation by telling Tim, "Kat shaved her legs for me!" Which he replied to with, "She never does that for me!" Kat was really a trooper, pushing very hard for about an hour before Natalie came into our lives! She was perfect and had lots of hair and big dark eyes. Weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces, just 1/2 ounce less than I weighed when I was born. She was born at about 0010 and let out a big cry with some stimulation.
Kat is such a good mom. Took Natalie right away and snuggled her right up. Her first words to Natalie were, "There's my baby girl!" She looks just like her mom, which is only fair because Jake looks like Tim.
I hung out for a while but knew she probably wanted some alone time with Natalie, so I held Natalie for a minute and took a couple of photos with her. She weighs next to nothing. She snuggles so well already. She didn't even cry when I held her.
Needless to say, I love her already.
I had to tease Kat, telling her I would quote her later when the excitement was over. During contractions she muttered a few words I shouldn't type here. Once again, I will say that she is my hero. Two natural childbirths in this day and age is pretty rare, even if this one was not by choice.
Well, I think I have used up my energy for the day, so it's back to nappy-time for me. Still not feeling great and definitely didn't get enough sleep last night!
