Gather ’round, folks, for a tale from the rollercoaster ride of awaiting motherhood. Imagine this: waiting for your little one feels like preparing for the biggest event of your life, but without the commercial breaks.
Here’s the scoop: my husband was grinding away in Idaho while I was hitting the books down in Texas. We had this whole plan to move once the baby arrived, but it all hung on hitting that due date target. We even had to book a flight and reserve a seat for our yet-to-be-born baby. Talk about getting ahead of ourselves, huh? To stick to our timeline, we opted for induction.
After hashing it out with our doc, we locked in a date and then came the waiting game. Finally, the big day rolled around… or so we thought. Turns out, the hospital didn’t get the memo. Can you believe the nerve-wracking wait for that call? Two whole days slipped by before they finally buzzed us, and wouldn’t you know it, it was at 3 in the morning! They didn’t even bother to call again! When we returned the call, they hit us with the news that the bed was already taken. Talk about a letdown!
After another day of waiting later, we were on high alert for that phone call. And when it finally came, we pounced on it like hungry lions. With our bags packed full of essentials, we made a beeline for the hospital faster than you can say “contractions.” But before rushing to the hospital, we made sure my tummy was full, ’cause there are many stories of keeping a mom-to-be on an empty belly for quite a long hour, sometimes even for a 48-hour stretch. It was a warm summer morning, and we realized this might gonna be the last time we’re sitting in our car and enjoying the gentle breeze out of the car window. A long journey ahead, maybe a lifelong one.
Once we arrived, I settled into a room while my husband wasted no time in snagging a spot by my side. It was around 6 in the morning, and he wasted no time in announcing, “I’m hitting the hay. Who knows when I’ll get another chance?” Classic move, right? But not before snapping a quick selfie of us in the moment.