Holding Pattern
While I'm in the holding pattern for a date for stent placement in my left internal iliac vein, my eldest daughter turned FIVE on Sunday, 9 February. Yep. I feel like I'm the parent now who says "where did the time go?!?" But honestly, the days are LONG AF and the years are short! For real. However, my blog post today isn't about the crazy train of staying home full time. I was going to tell Vera's birth story. Another crazy train. My original due date was February 13th, 2015. But as it we reached February, it was looking like I would deliver closer to 7 February. I was hoping for a Valentine's baby 💝. I planned to work until I went into labor. 😐 A decision I look back on like, WHAT?!?! That was crazy! I was in the OR that Monday with (TWO) lead vests/aprons on assisting with total hips and knees (about 6-8 surgeries). I was getting up at 4am to round on hospital patient's then head to see patients in clinic the rest of the we...