They say childbirth is not for the queasy. I agree. There's a lot of liquid. There was a plentiful supply of hlorking. Thank goodness for chairs and OJ. Here's a few more things from the birth/hospital stay for which I'm thankful:
Orange Italian Ice
A plentiful supply of towels
A small, purple rattling hippo (who switched from demonic to angelic depending on the mood)
Caffeine
5AM traffic (or, more importantly, the lack thereof)
Regular butt pressure
Cloud Cult (A band. A damned good band. 6-7 hours and they did not grow tiresome.)
Heated blankets/pads
Attentive and caring nurses (Sara G. you are DEFINITELY a rock star and Otto would not be where he is without you. Thank you!)
Ipods and mini speakers (thank you Mr. E, you were a lifesaver with that Xmas gift)
Centimeters
Packing beforehand
Epidurals
Fantastically skilled and amazingly calm and collected doctors (I don't know where my family would be without you Dr. Cobbs or Dr. Kumar and for that I am eternally grateful)
Comfortable, heavy chairs
$8 guest trays
Late night cafeterias and non-smelly turkey sandwiches
The kindness of others
The support and love of close friends and family
Fans
Things which I am not thankful (and would rather not endure again):
Helplessness and powerlessness as either blood pressure/heart rates drop or your child is rushed to the NICU with a 'respiratory concern'
"Natural endorphins" and post-surgery shaking
Nurses who feel like they know better
The term 'get some rest' at 4AM when they plan on coming in every two hours for the next 10 hours.
The 'worst case scenario' speech
People without an inside voice at 7:30AM after a blissful 3 hours sleep post-20+ stressful, labor-filled hours
Smelly celebration meals (more on this to come)
The fear and sadness that comes with not knowing whether I was about to lose two of the most important people in your life
The shattering of the illusion of being 'ok' when attempting to answer a simple 'how are you'
Heat instead of AC
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