a baby story!

have you ever seen 'a baby story' on tlc? when I was pregnant with double l, towards the end of the pregnancy, I watched the show everyday. I went into pre-term labor (one day I will write a post all about that adventure as it took place in california), but for now it just sets the stage for stating -- I was on bed rest, than "partial rest" for the last 7 weeks of my pregnancy. oh, yes -- the last 7 weeks! even though I went into pre-term, double l did not actually arrive until his due date! but I digress, this post is about my former "obsession" with 'a baby story'. I loved this show, actually I still like it. but I had to watch it, everyday. I worked from home during my bed rest, so I would ensure my lunch break fell later in the afternoon, so I could relax and watch it. I would totally get into these women's experiences and birth & just imagine the birth of my little one. I pictured walking up and down the halls breathing through contractions. I imagine my bub and I listening to our "birth playlist" (which we never actually made and just planned on listening to another one with classic, oldie songs) and then bub running into the hallway announce the sex of the baby (yep, we did not find out what we were having). I, especially, loved the last segment when they showed how the parents were living with their little ones. I noted on every episode how clean their homes looked. I just sat and watched the show, day after day, planning away. funny, not only because I should have known nothing goes along with the plan. HELLO! I just spent 6 days in a santa rosa hospital in labor. by the way, if you are new and not aware, we leave Pa! um, that was certainly not in the plan! but still, I planned. a natural birth, just like the ladies I was watching. I would breath through the contractions and not use any drugs.


sorry had to stop typing for a minute to laugh out loud at myself!!!

sure some of the ladies opted for pain killers and even some had c-sections, but I would just note those episodes as possibilities, but totally not going to happen.

I would sit on my big red chair and daydream through the episodes and enjoy every second of the show.

after the birth of double l, realizing nothing goes as planned, I didn't really watch the show. lots of reasons why, I was totally overwhelmed with being a new mother, I did not have time for months to watch any tv, oh and I wasn't pregnant anymore.

fast forward to this week, the obsession is creeping back. maybe because double l was napping, I was avoid cleaning the windows and actually sat down to eat lunch and turned on the tv. hey its on earlier now at 1:00. no, I am not pregnant. but honestly, I am really thinking about it. remember this post. well, the episodes I watched this week, where all about second and third children. no new moms, so again I became so interested in what would happen. how these ladies handled the logistics of getting to the hospital while having child care for the other children, how these ladies handle labor for the second, the third time around, and how the heck these women handled bringing these new little ones home...

I find myself bummed I will miss thursday and friday's episodes, because I will be in the office. hmmm, maybe I am ready to stop hitting snooze...