Labor Day

Only 62 sleeps until Labor Day.

Yes I did the math correctly, 62 sleeps. Whats that? That is only April 30th you say? Well yes, yes you are right, that would be April 30th. Because April 30th is MY labor day!

On April 30th, 2006; I went to the hospital with the idea that my cervix would be one day closer to having a baby, but that would not be the day, I figured I would leave the hospital and go to Subway for super. I was starved! BIG MISTAKE. I did not get to eat anything good for the next 48 hours!

On that day, I started the long long process of labor. 22 hours long. I spend that time in quite a lot of discomfort and probably even more of it in pain. I had a needle the size of a nice long cucumber stuck into my spine twice, hoping for some comfort, with no such luck. I had more pelvic exams than you would care to know about. They were not one bit enjoyable. Even if my doctor WAS McDreamy. And at the end of it, I had to take one more long needle in the spine (which mind you made everything MUCH better) and then I had to have a major surgery. The end result was well worth it. But it was a long time coming. On May 1st, YES, YOUR RIGHT, THAT IS TIM MCGRAWS BIRTHDAY, I deliverd a healthy crooked nosed little girl whom is the love of my life.

So in honor of the work I did, the pain I went through and the months I let my body be a host, I am gonna celebrate MY LABOR DAY. I will be sending my sweet girl off to daycare and I will be crawling back into bed. I will probably read some, take a bath, shave my legs, paint my nails and even brush my hair. I may even take a little time to wallow in the self pity that my little girl is going to be one. But for the most part, I will enjoy just being me; baby free, non-mommy, body of my own, ME!

I put in my time off request today, and I can hardly wait!