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March 24, 2008
If It Ain't Broke...
...but it is. Robbi's "water" that is. At 5:30 this morning I was abruptly awoken with the news that either her water had broken or she had peed all over herself.
I pointed out that, given her advanced age, it was likely the former option. Given the opportunity to smell the liquid in question, I had the strong impression that it was, indeed not pee, but rather amniotic fluid. It smelled to me like the beginning of time.
We called the Chester River Hospital Center and nurse Jen told us to come on in.
Robbi's due date is still 10 days off, and both of us have assumed (for no good reason, I suppose) that she is going to be late. So we haven't packed a bag and haven't really prepared emotionally or otherwise for the "going to the hospital" part of this. Even though the water had broken, we had the sense that the baby's arrival was still weeks off. So we got dressed without much urgency and arrived at the hospital about an hour later.
We rang the bell at maternity, and were admitted.
Robbi was promptly stripped bare and ordered to bed in this fetching little getup.
She has been poked and prodded, tested and examined and we have learned that the baby is, indeed, preparing to make its entrance into this world sometime today or tomorrow.
Here's what we know about the baby so far. It has a heartbeat and it moves from time to time.
The nursing staff is wonderful and we feel in very good hands. We're both excited but still in disbelief that this is happening now. I'll post updates as I can.
Posted by bogenamp at March 24, 2008 07:28 AM