A few stories

I wanted to post a few funny stories from this past week before they slipped from my memory:

-About 2 weeks ago I was at the OB for a checkup and my Dr. asked what my plans were for the weekend.  I told her that we were planning to go visit my sister in law and her family up in Pelican Rapids and that we couldn't wait to see them.  Immediately the smile she had on her face turned into a frown.  She said that she would be very worried if we decided to drive 4 hours up north with how far along I was in my pregnancy.  I hadn't even really worried about it, although my mom had mentioned she was concerned (mother always knows best!).  Dr. Mattson said that if I went into early labor that the closest hospital, Fergus Falls, would not know what to do with me and it would result in a helicopter ride right back down to the hospital.  After much lamenting, Pete finally called and told Amanda.  I felt so sad.  But...on Sunday morning at 6 am as I was being told I'd be in the hospital for at least 48 hours I was counting my blessings!  Pete mentioned to the on call perinatologist about our prior plans and he laughed and said "you'd be on a spendy helicopter ride right now!"

-I never mentioned in my previous blog about my dancing partner.  That is, my IV tower.  Boy, was I glad to get that thing removed last Tuesday.  I stubbed my toe on it a thousand times, got it kinked and tangled all the time and felt like I was unplugging/plugging it in all the time.  But still, it was my dancing partner and I'm sure whenever I'm back in the hospital we will be serenading once more!

-When Pete was about to leave before I spent my first night in the hospital, I asked him to take me for a spin on the wheelchair around the floor just for a change of scenery.  He went out to the lobby to get a wheelchair and thought he'd ask the nurse if it was ok.  She said, hmmm, I don't think that she has "wheelchair privileges at this point, but let me check".  After checking she said, "yep, no wheelchair privileges yet".  Pete came back in with a silly grin on his face to tell me this and we both got a good laugh out of the deal.  When I left my room on Wednesday evening, I sure was happy to see a wheelchair waiting for me.  It was the first time I left my room since Sunday!