My two tots are two.
My post is late – it should have been up last week but my best friend had an emergency C-section.
On October 9th.
So my new niece, will share her birthday with The Nuggets. What are the odds?!
In the aftermath, it’s humorous. But at 11:55am, I received a text from my forever friend, informing me she needed prayers as she was going in for an emergency C-section. I kind of freaked out. I knew she’d been having nausea and her ribs were hurting the past few days but she contributed it to heartburn and normal pregnancy woes (baby in the ribs). Other than that, her pregnancy was perfectly perfect. Uneventful and totally normal.
I immediately responded with a request to call her, which was denied as she was being prepped for the C-section at that very moment. I waited anxiously for an answer from either her or her husband with reassurance of both their safety.
When I finally got to talk to her, I was already on my way to the hospital, with or without permission to visit. When I saw her, I cried. I felt stupid, I shouldn’t be crying, she should be crying. She is the one that just had a baby five weeks early and had absolutely no idea this was coming. I was worried. It was good to assuage my concerns, tears of relief.
When it was all over, The Hubs actually teased me, he thought I was being an overly dramatic woman. He didn’t realize that Erin had no leading symptoms of preeclampsia. And she might not have gone to the doctor, if it wasn’t for her regularly scheduled OB appointment that morning. She later told me that her labs showed her liver and kidneys were operating well below normal. Maybe I am overly dramatic sometimes but Erin is part of my family and there is no way I want to grow old without her.
Even though preeclampsia is a “common” worry for preggo ladies, it is a real reason to worry. The Mayo Clinic has a great information page on it. It is most common in first pregnancies when women think it’s just part of pregnancy. Educate yourself.
Thankfully, I don’t have to worry because Erin is well and so is her new daughter, Vivienne Cate.
So The Nuggets will share their birthday with the sweetest little peat, my best friend’s daughter. What are the odds?!
Welcome to the world baby girl – you are so loved.
XOXO
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