Well now that I've successfully scared the crap out of everyone and I'm pretty sure put on a hospital suicide watch, I'll get on with my story. As I was saying... in what might be considered by some to be the most selfless and unwavering act of marital loyalty ever, I continued to endure horrific back pain and held off on drinking the labor tea until Sunday so Nick could work ...
The Labor: Part I – I Get Delirious
Spoiler alert... it's a girl! Yesterday, November 29, at 3:58pm Hadley Marin joined our already estrogen-wealthy family, ensuring Nick's slow yet inevitable descent into Hormone Hell. I tell you this up front because I'm running on two hours sleep and I have no idea how many posts this momentous occasion might get milked into. I'm most likely going to veer off into some ...
While I’m away…
It's official. December 6th at 11:30am the red curtain (aka my uterus) will part and Mayer Child #3 will make his or her debut onto planet earth. While I'm spending my 5-day vacation in Percocetville catching up on celebrity gossip, Nick will have a lot of one-on-one time with the girls. A thought which makes me a little uneasy considering when I left for a girls' weekend in ...
There’s no place like hospital. There’s no place like hospital. There’s no place like hospital…
Remember in college when you went on spring break and stayed out until 6am and woke up still drunk at 9am only to crack open another beer and start all over again? For the first couple of days you felt like a cross between David Hasselhof and Superwoman... nothing can stop me! But then somewhere around day three something goes wrong. You wake up in a pool of your own vomit ...
Nick’s details about mopping the uterus
This week on Saturday, Hannah was finally given permission from a kind God to expel the awkward mass of baby from her body, thus ending the battle for control of her gait and urinary continence. She is one step closer to fulfilling her purpose on earth, as I have gathered since meeting Hannah. The slow trickle of interest I received from other women was destroyed quickly once I ...