Nice:
New babies.
Big sisters.
Support of family and friends.
Blankets out of the blanket warmer.
Doctors and nurses with awesome bedside manner.
Doctors that introduce themselves with their first name.
Washing my hair finally.
New babies.
Low blood pressure.
Husbands that run out for non-hospital food.
Stool softeners (c'mon girls, you know this one counts).
New babies.
Staying a night longer because the baby needs to stay.
Friends bearing edible goodies.
Digital cameras.
Healing quickly.
New babies.
Not being pregnant anymore.
Not so Nice:
Belly staples.
NICU
IV's
Some nurses.
Warm prune juice.
C-Sections
Hospital food.
Hospital beds.
Staying a night longer in the hospital because the baby needs to stay.
Going home before the baby.
Medical tape residue.
Bleeding. Anywhere.
Watching mind numbing amounts of middle of the night tv.
Heel sticks and accu-chek.
Casts.
Friends bearing edible goodies (I thought I was going to be able to kick my junk food habit here in the joint...). :)
Sore nipples.
Not driving for 2 weeks.
Pushing the nurse call button a hundred times fast but thinking you're pushing the tv channel changing button. Oops.
You could never kick your junk food habit with me around :)
ReplyDeleteYou're just as much a trooper as Christopher is, Kristin! Ditto on the IV's and a bunch of that other stuff. But you never have to be pregnant again!!!!! I'm right behind ya...
ReplyDeleteToo funny!! At least you still have your sense of humor....that's nice!
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