I'm Back

Hello Bloggy Friends!

I took a little vacay from bloggin'. I didn't plan it or anything. I don't know I just didn't feel like bloggin' this week. It happens to the best of us, I guess. Don't worry. I will be back to buggin' you on Monday!

Hear Me Roar

I work at a home improvement store. Its a kind of store that sells materials that typically men do for a career or a hobby. Women do shop there in the more girly departments and then you have the women that do typical men jobs. Then you have people who shop there for presents for other people but they don't count in this post. I would never sexually discriminate any of them by assuming they CAN'T do their job just because they are women. It really amazes me how many customers come in and ASSUME that I can't answer their questions because I am a woman.

I have worked there for over 2 years so even if I had no prior knowledge in some areas I can now answer pretty general questions. Usually what I know helps the customer but sometimes I don't even get that far because they would rather have a man answer. Seriously, I have had people tell me this. WTF?

Anyway, last night at work I was suppose to be in my little room answering a phone all night. But they were short on cashiers and since I'm trained I did returns all night as well as answering the phones. I also did breaks at the service desk. I was quite the busy gal last night. So a guy walks in and starts asking a co worker a question about pellet wood. The co worker said 'I'm sorry I don't know anything about that you will have to ask her.' He then pointed to me. I heard the whole question so I start answering the guys question and he refuses to look at me! He is still staring at my male co worker like I wasn't even there! I'm a little shorter than these guys so I lean over, stand on my tip-e-toes and wave my hands in front of his face. He still refuses to acknowledge me. I don't know what his problem was/is with females but apparently he has one. While I was taking down his information he still absolutely refused to make eye contact with me. It was like he was embarrassed that me, a female, was helping him.

It really angered and disgusted me that people treat other people(women) this way.

Dreams

I decided to do Mama Kats workshop this week. I picked question #3 which is; Do you have reoccurring dreams? What are they about?

I picked that question because I think I have always been fascinated with dreams and their meanings. I remember when I was younger I use to own a dream journal and a book that told you about your dreams. I'm not really that into it now but I still think dreams are interesting.I actually have very distinct reoccurring dreams. I can only think of two different dreams that stick out as reoccuring, though. It might have to do with the fact that they scare the living GFzzD47!! out of me.

The first reoccuring dream that I have had was when I was about 18. I had just married The Asshole and we moved into a house that we were going to buy. That was until my dream started. It would start out just like a normal night would. We would go to bed. We would both fall asleep. Then something in the middle of the night wakes me up. Being the scardy cat I am(even in my dreams!) I just stayed in bed with my eyes peaking over top the blanket. Then all of a sudden I can see a shadow of a man on the wall in the hallway.He is slowly creeping down my hallway. I reach over to try and wake The Asshole up but he just wouldn't wake up. Finally, the creeping man reaches our room and....

I don't know how the dream ever ended. At this point I would wake up screaming bloody murder and crying. This dream happened over and over again for about a month. I begged and pleaded not to buy that house and we didn't. We moved to a new place. The dream stopped when we moved. Freaky, huh?

My next reoccuring dreaming is actually a little more recent. In fact it just happened last night. I keep having a dream about Gage sleeping in bed with us. Its not a peaceful awww dream. Its really scary. Its so scary that when Gage ACTUALLY does sleep in the bed with us I toss and turn all night. It starts out very real just like my other dream. We are all in bed. Adam, Gage and then me hanging on to the edge. We fall asleep. Yeah, I'm so boring we fall asleep in my dream. The next thing that I know I wake up and try to snuggle with Gage but instead I find that his legs are wiggy and wobbly. They have been broken. We broke Gage's legs. His arms are broken as well.

Then I usually wake up. The first thing I do is make sure Gage is fine. Sometimes I find his arms before his legs and I get really scared because you know arms are wiggly and wobbly.

I had that dream last night and right now I'm like a zombie walking around. I can't wait until naptime.

Swap It Up

I participated in a swap hosted by the Pink Potpourri. I actually ended up sending two packages out. One to Jen, my intended partner and one to Allie over at the Pink Potpourri. She had an even number of people doing the swap so she couldn't join in. It was her idea and that didn't fly with me so thats how that went down.

Anyway, Jen's package arrived via UPS last week. I was actually leaving my house and I saw the big brown truck stop on the other side of my house. I fell out of the car and took off running for that package. I was really excited. I think I had somewhere important to go because I had to ride with the unopened package for quite awhile! It was hard but I didn't want to endanger Gage's and my life so I waited until I got home.

So I get home, rip that baby open, and I did remember to take a picture before grubby toddler hands fondled everything. The only problem is that same exact day my memory card in my camera decided it needed to die on me. It kept saying unrecognized file format and if the picture actually showed up it had other pictures that I had already taken mixed in with that picture. It was a mess. Sadly, I don't have a picture of anything Jen sent me.

Since I don't have a picture I am just going to tell you everything that she sent me. Pay close attention and be really jealous.

1. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - I haven't seen the movie yet so I'm really excited to read the book first!
2. Forever Lily - FANTASTIC BOOK! I read it all that same day!
3. A book mark of a Church in Boston.
4. A black canvas tote bag - It can be used for shopping, the library etc etc.
5. Trader Joe booklet and RECIPES! - I'm not really the greatest cook/baker. I actually made the Cake Mix Cookies she gave me! They were delicious!
5. Pledge Multi Wipes/coupon - What an awesome way to get my lazy butt motivated!
6. Fill It In Puzzle book - I have been so addicted to it! I've actually opted for the book over the computer since I got it! I mean,come on, thats amazing!
7. A beautiful crafted Rose pen - It freakin' rocks and I have been using for the puzzle book!

I think thats all. I'm sorry if I forgot something, Jen. I LOVED everything and you were a fantastic partner. I'm so glad we got paired together. We have a lot in common and I'm glad I found your blog through this swap!

I would love to be involved in another swap soon! So get thinking about what to swap and when or if you know of one let me know!

Down A Narrow Lane

The other day we decided to go apple picking with friends.Last year around this time I went apple picking with the same friend and her son. It feels like a tradition now. I kind of like that. I didn't have too many traditions with friends growing up being that I was constantly moving. The apple orchard is actually right down the road. We could walk there but decided to be lazy(Am I really that lazy?!) and just drive.

We get there, lug the huge wagon out of the car(that the boys never even sat in!) and found out they changed their system from last year. You have to prepay for bag and then you just fill it up. Last year it was by pound. The cheapest bag they had was $8. It looked like a pretty small bag, though. These were some expensive apples we were about to pick. All of us came to the conclusion that you are pretty much paying for the experience not really the amount of apples. At first I was a little angry because I am a money saving fool and this seemed ridiculous. After awhile though I calmed down because it really was a great experience. Gage actually ATE apples. Gage will only eat chicken nuggets and he actually ate an apple. I would have paid $20 if I knew that was going to happen. Gage had a lot of fun running around with his little buddy. They climbed under the trees and walked through a pumpkin patch. The 4 adults laughed and talked about the wedding the friends just had. It really was a great time. Hopefully, we will still be living here next year to go again with them.

When we got home I realized that my little $8 bag wasn't really THAT little. It still wasn't worth $8 but it wasn't a small amount of apples. That bag can hold a lot of freakin' apples.I have no clue what to do with them all. I guess I can go on the3-apple a day diet but then I might hate apples FOREVER and wouldn't that suck? I could bake except I don't like apple pie and thats all I can think of to make. Thank Goodness Gage decided he likes apples now because he will be eating them for a few weeks.

How To Be Lazy

Adam took a personal day from work yesterday. All I thought was 'OMG HOW AM I GOING TO GET AWAY WITH BEING RIDICULOUSY LAZY!?'. Well folks, I think I mastered it. I'm going to share a few pointers with you in case your significant other surprises you with a sick day.

First think of a bunch of errands that need to be done but you have been too lazy busy to do. Tell him that its impossible to do with the baby and that you will stay home with baby. Remember to thank him! As soon as he walks out the door make sure baby is down for a nap and you jump back in bed and nap your little head off, too.
If your hunny comes strolling through the door while you are sleeping here is the best excuse for when you awake. You were going to make the bed but laid down for just one second and fell asleep. That makes it look like you are attempting to tidy up. You could probably throw in there you had a long night with the kiddo. Its usually true. Plus, if your sweetie is anything like mine he could sleep through a tornado so he never knows when the baby wakes up.

Next comes lunch. He is actually going to expect you to cook/make him something to eat. Like making one meal a day for him isn't enough! All you have to do is convince him that there isn't anything to eat except chicken nuggets that little man eats everyday for breakfast, lunch &dinner. Pop em in, watch him cook, throw some ketchup on. There you go.

So by this point you are probably starving and in need of lunch. Tell him that he messed up on the earlier errand running. He forgot something of dire importance and need. Now you have an excuse to go out and catch a lunch all by yourself - kid free! Don't forget to drive real slow and just take it all in that you don't have shoes flying at your head right now!

After enjoying your kid free lunch head home. Start some laundry. Watch some garbage on TV. I don't know. Make yourself look busy for a few more hours. Then announce 'Hey its 3:30. Personal day is over. You would be home from work by now'. Then put him to work cleaning and etc.

There you go. That was how I managed to stay lazy while Adam took a personal day.
Of course, I wouldn't take this seriously. Adam is reading over my shoulder laughing. He said I was caught red handed as soon as I pushed him out the door for errand running which I never let him do because he does indeed always forgets something.

Our Story

Smile, Its Becky asked the question "how did you and Adam meet?". Here is our story.

The year 2006 was a crazy year for me. I decided to leave my husband(I was married for 2 years) and I also met Adam, got pregnant, and moved to Rhode Island. I don't really like to talk about my marriage to Asshole. So I'm not going to. Just know that it ended bad in April of 06. Most of my friends were married including a friend named Holli. Her husband had just gotten back from Iraq in May. His friends were throwing a luau themed party. Holli invited us to come along.

That night was really fun. I danced on a truck bed, had a few keg beers, and played guitar hero. All through the night I kept looking at this guy. He looked so familiar to me but I couldn't place him at all. That was until I saw his friend, Boston. He was someone you just don't forget. He is crazy(like in a fun way). A year before this luau party I met those two in a bar called Blackhorse. It still blows my mind away that I met this guy a year before and now here is...Adam back in my life again. I don't know call me crazy but I think thats what you call fate.

I took that as a sign and from that point on in the night were inseperable. I shook my money maker on him all night. I had a great time at the luau that I didn't want it to end. So everyone decided to go IHOP for some food. Adam got my number and were texting like crazy to each other while eating. He even paid for my breakfast. What a fellow.

We finally said goodnight but our relationship didn't end there, of course. I think we saw each other every single day after that until he got out of the Army and moved back to Rhode Island. I was pretty shook up and sad because in the month that I had gotten to know Adam I just knew that he was the guy for me. We talked on the phone quite a bit when he moved away. After not seeing each other for a month Adam hopped out on a plane to see me. We stayed at the River View Inn in Clarksville, TN. He was only there for 3 days and by the end of the short trip we both decided that I would be moving to Rhode Island very soon.

About 3 weeks went by since I had seen Adam. My heart hurt and I didn't think I would be moving out there or even see him again. Thoughts crept in that maybe he was just a summer fling. That was until one day my best friend Ambur found out she was pregnant. I don't know why but that freaked me out because we had always had the same time of the month. So I took a pregnancy test not expecting it to be positive. I was wrong. It was very positive.

It really threw me and Adam for a loop because we had only known each other for about 2 1/2 months. I was still going through my divorce and we lived miles and miles away from each other. We knew that we could make this work because we really did love each other. So I packed my little car up with as much stuff as I could and drove from Tennessee to Rhode Island all by myself.

Christmas 07

So here we are a little over two years later. It wasn't always pretty but our love has made it through everything so far. We aren't married and we like it that way for now. I couldn't imagine not having Adam in my life. For quite some time I was really unhappy and hurting on the inside. Now I feel nothing but joy and love.

I love you, babe.

Stop Raining

Rain, rain please go away

My very good friend is getting married on the beach today

The 3 of us at the rehearsal. Nice face Gage.

Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

And the dreams that you dreamed of

Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow

Blue birds fly

Gage was fascinated with the guitar player singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". I sometimes sing it to him before bed. I'm surprised he didn't zonk out right there on the beach.

My Dad, My Hero

I have tried to sit down and write this a few times already this morning but I just end up tearing up and walking away. I know my tears are because I miss him so much and I pray for his safety at all times. I also think my tears are of anger and hurt. It makes me feel really selfish because I know what he has done and what he is doing is making things for the better.

My amazing Dad has been in the United States Army for 27 years. He made a sacrifice to our country that many people can't even begin to wrap their minds around. Not only did he make sacrifices but my whole family did as well. Growing up I think we were really lucky because he really wasn't gone all that much. When I tell people he is in the Army they imagine he was gone the entire time and never saw us. He wasn't gone that much. He went to Korea for a year when I was about 5. I don't really remember him being gone. I just remember I got a very beautiful doll when he came back. He went back and forth to Kuwait but it was only for weeks at a time. Around 7 years ago my Dad was ready to get out the Army. He had all his paperwork in and already had a job lined up. It was a scary time in our house because thats all we had known for our whole lives. Unfortunately, 9/11 happened and the 'War On Terror' began. My dad was stop loss, meaning he wasn't allowed to retire. Soon after my whole town began to become a ghost town. My dad left, too. His knees are horrible. He can barely run anymore(He did a half marathon last week though! Go Dad!). Even though he has been in for awhile and it has been his time to retire he doesn't mind staying. He wants to do it because its his job to do it.

Currently, my Dad is still not out of the Army. He is in Iraq doing his thing. He plans to hopefully retire next year when he comes back. I miss him so much everyday. I'm sad that he can't just fly up and see his grandson whenever he wants to. At the same time I have a enourmous amount of repsect for him. He really is my hero. He has taught me so many things by just being in the Army. Things that one day I hope I can teach Gage.

So on this day I think of my Dad. My very own superhero. He is ridding the world of terror.

Tip Of The Day

After drinking all of a medium ice coffee extra extra from Dunkin Donuts don't pick your child up and start spinning in circles. The result will be you throwing up all over the place. It won't be pretty.

Believe me.

You Never Needed To Know

6 Things you never needed nor wanted to know about me. Read them anyway.

1. If you offer me a piece of gum and I refuse don't get offended. I don't like chewing gum at all. I often forget I have a piece in my mouth and I end up swallowing it without even realizing. I don't know why but that freaks me out.

2. I have only broken one bone in my body so far. I broke my right pinky finger while bowling. It got crushed between two bowling balls. I had 8 stitches when I went in the ER. I ended up having surgery on it because I couldn't get my hand to straighten. So I got about 8 more stitches to top it all off. I have a huge scar going up and down my finger.

3. The first time Bush was running for President I made signs that said "Bush Is A Shrub" and posted them in my yard. I was only 14 at the time. My parents voted for him despite my efforts. I still really don't care for the man to this day.

4. I have weird anxiety about going to restaurants that I've never been to before. I get so freaked out my eyes blur and I can't read the menu. I have been to known to cry while attempting to order something. Adam is so used to it now he just orders for me if we go somewhere I don't know.

5. Speaking of food I use to HATE syrup. I couldn't even stand to look at the containers they came in. Just thinking about it would make my teeth hurt. I became pregnant and I couldn't get enough syrup. I still like it even if I did have to switch to the 'lite' kind.

6. If I don't write things down - like in a to-do list - I will not get anything done. I have absolutely no memory when it comes to those sorts of things. Whats really funny is I could probably tell you what you were wearing last Tuesday if I saw you.

So now that you know 6 random things about me is there anything else you want to know? Ask me some questions. They can be completely random questions or personal ones. Come on, do it!

BTW; I'm totally annoyed that this isn't a top 10 list.

Farewell Brady

On Sunday we were all amped up for the first Patriots game of the season. Unfortunately, the first football weekend was a very bad weekend for the Patriots. The Queens Fort Household is devastated. The New England Patriots hero, Tom Brady, got hurt in the 1st quarter of the 1st game in the season. He will be out for the rest of the season. It is all anyone is talking about over here in Pats land(kill me now, please). I thought Adam was going to cry and I bet he wasn't alone. I have a feeling many Patriot fans 'round the country felt the same way.


Everyone(media and other football teams) are saying that the Patriots season is over before it has even started. I say don't count them out. Tom Brady is an excellent QB but football is a team sport. Brady wouldn't be such a great QB if he didn't have great teammates year after year. They will pull through and everyone will realize that they can do it without that cocky little Tom Brady.

&&If you were wondering if I had made any progress on finding my eye candy among the players I have indeed. Wes Welker will be Ellsbury of the Patriots. He is number 83 and quite handsome.


Yumm. Yep, He will do just fine.

VMA

After watching a recap of the VMA's I just have one thing to say.

When will the world FINALLY get over Britney Spears?

Seriously.

I got over Britney two and half years ago when singing "Hit Me Baby" one last time with my gals. My hair is an ugly shade of red and I think I look wasted(I probably was) but I sure do smile while looking at it.


I lied I have two things to say. The VMA's gave me an extra episode of The Hills so I am a very happy mama today watching it. I can't wait another new episode tonight.

Stroppin' Away

"A plodder at twelve months will be walking a little, their first word will be yes, and their favorite toy is a teddy bear. A stropper will be running, their first word will be no, and their favorite toys will include your hair, the contents of your handbag, and the telephone - but only when you are talking on it."
-The Only Boy For Me, page 65

To be honest I was expecting Gage to be a nightmare when he was born. He wasn't. He was the easiest laid back baby I had ever seen. We could go to restaurants and out shopping with him. I felt really blessed and everyone kept telling me how lucky I was. I thought Gage was going be a "plodder" kind of kid. Then all of the sudden my baby turned into a "Stropper" practically overnight. The word 'no' magically appeared into his vocabulary and has been holding strong ever since. His favorite game is 'boom' in which he punches me with his tiny little fists. If I don't play along he pulls my hair really hard. I have Adam to thank for inventing that lovely game. He doesn't have long hair so I am training Gage to pull on his leg hairs which hurt just as bad I would imagine. He steals the phone and hides it. He goes to it when we are busy cooking or cleaning and dials random digits. Gage has already called 911 on it. I have a feeling he is the one who took my wallet and hid on me. If he can get into something he will. If he can't find anything to destroy he will throw himself on the ground and bang his head and feet. He can throw an awesome trantrum for being so little.

I really don't mind to tell you the truth. Life won't be boring with my "stropper". It makes me laugh(minus the hair-pulling). I don't think I would want it any other way. I love my stropper.

Bring it on.

Waste Of Time

So I joined EntreCard a couple of days ago. Its kind of addicting to go to sites and 'drop' your card. It feels like I'm in a secret society except that thousands of people use it.

Anyway, one day while I was 'campaigning'(Don't you love this secret society language?) I 'dropped' my card on this one moms site a few times. She is an Army mom and my heart goes out to all Army moms. So tonight I'm looking on my IRL(in real life, in case you don't know) friends blog and she was linked to her. This time though I noticed her blog had her name in it. I couldn't believe it! I actually knew this person that I just randomly started 'dropping' on! Thats a small world, right?

The only problem is this girl sucks majorally at life attempted to start rumors about me, wrote horribly ugly things to me, and wrote mean blogs about me on her myspace. She even made fun of Gage's name when she found out. WTF? I never really did anything to HER. She just didn't know my situation at the time and made false assumptions about what was going in MY life that she just didn't approve of. I didn't really care what she thought about me(we weren't even friends) but I will never get over how cruel and horrible of a person she was to me when it was none of her business to start with and she didn't even know what she was talking about.

Entrecard is really cool and all but I wish there was feature where you could get back your 'drops' because I regret wasting the last few days browsing her blog.

Don't worry guys I don't normally go around bloggin' about other bloggers that bug me but I had to make an exception because I just had like the worst OMGWTF moment.

Desert Island

I was watching the news this morning and everyday they ask a question and viewers send in their emails. Todays question was absolutely ridiculous to me. It was 'Would you rather be stranded with your pet or your significant other on a desert island?'. That to me seems like a no brainer. Given those options I would obviously pick Adam over BooBoo anyday. They both get on my nerves really bad but atleast one of them can actually talk to me back. I talk way too much to be stranded with someone who can only say bark. Of course, I love Adam, too. We could make tree houses and spear fish. That would be wicked. Anyway, Would you be surprised to know that more than 2/3 of Americans would pick their pet over their significant other?

If I actually got the choice to pick WHOEVER/WHATEVER I wanted to bring to a deserted island my first pick would be Gage given that this island has plenty of food and already built shelter. If it didn't then I would want to leave little man with my mom where he was safe.

The Dress

The Case Of The Missing Shoe

Lost/Stolen Croc
Reward if found.
Yesterday I was out shopping for a dress to wear to a wedding. On the third store, 10 dresses later, and a cranky Gage I was ready to call it quits. I looked down to tell Gage that we are finally going home and what do I find? A shoe has gone missing from his tiny footsie. Naturally, when something goes missing you start looking everywhere for it. I even got on my hands and knees and was crawling underneath all the racks we visited while there. I'm sure everyone there thought I was crazy. I was talking out loud about the lost shoe. I muttered under my breath 'theives' as I walked away from the dress aisle. I went up to the service desk and told them we lost a shoe. I explained that its his favorite shoe and he will miss it so much if its not found. They said they would page me over the intercom if someone turned it in. While I was waiting I decided to try on 4 more freakin' dresses. When I was done there was still no shoe.

I KNOW 100% without a doubt that Gage went in that store with BOTH shoes on. That only leaves me to believe that someone stole his tiny size 5 shoe. Why? I don't know. I don't understand. You need the left one. What good is one shoe? The left gets lonely without the right and the right feels the same way. His Winnie The Pooh jibbit needs to stare at the guitar jibbit on the other shoe. Its just the way it is. I'm so devastated by this. I'm not crazy...or atleast I'm not crazy alone because Adam feels the same way. Those shoes are pretty much the only shoe Gage has worn ALL summer. They slip right on and out the door we go. I'm going to call the store back today(and the other two just in case but I know it isn't there) to see if it might have turned up.

Hopefully, the shoe will turn up. If not thank goodness summer is almost over and its almost time to move on to another warmer pair of shoes.

Btw, I did finally find a dress. Its beautiful. I'm in love with it. I would marry it if I could.

Free Is Fun

About once a week something random will come in the mail that I got for free off of some freebies site. I am addicted to this crap. There is no way in the world I need these samples of coffee, shampoo, and girly products. I've gotten journals, pens, free postcards, wine posters, vote 08 pin, etc, etc. I could keep going. Its mainly just junk but sometimes I will get something in the mail that is awesome. For instance I got this really neat bowl for Gage from...I can't even remember the name but its great! I also got a really nifty potty training video that will come in handy when that time comes.

Tonight I did it again. I started going crazy signing up for free stuff. It kind of makes me excited to check the mail everyday. I love presents even if they aren't useful.

I ordered:
A free ice tray
A soy tea light
A Chinese silk woven hankerchief
An idea design book
Size 3 diaper sample
Tire Gauge

Here are a few sites I frequent for my habit:
Fat Wallet
Absurdlycool
Thunderfap

I think I should go to rehab for this. I am like seriously addicted.

Mother is God

I use to be a big fan of scary movies. The scarier the better was how I rolled. I don't know what has changed over the years but I cannot watch a scary movie by myself anymore. The other night we crawled into bed to watch the movie Silent Hill. Its a movie based on a video game. We were like 30 minutes into the movie and right when it was finally getting scary I noticed Adam rolling over on his side. I begged and pleaded for him to stay awake. He passed out like 5 minutes later. Damn him.

There I was lying awake in bed while my boys slept. The windows were open and people were being chased, burned, and dying on my television set. The off button on the remote teased me. My fingers couldn't bare to reach out and touch the remote. I didn't want to move out from under the blanket. Finally, it got to the point where I was so scared I was crying my eyes out. I kept telling myself that it was just a movie. It was far fetched and nothing could ever happen like that in real life. Still I was scared. I managed to calm myself down some but just then out of nowhere...

...my phone rang.
Man, did it ever scare me.

But I'm glad it did ring because in the movie the phones were broken and didn't get service. So I knew I was safe lying in between my boys under my warm blanket.

Birth Story

Rocks In My Dryer is hosting a Labor Day meme in honor of Labor Day. Her MEME is about the childbirth kind of labor.


How did you know you were in labor?
Me and Adam were sitting around watching the Sopranos and doing word searches. All of a sudden I had this sharp pain that literally made me throw my word puzzles across the room. They kept coming just like that. Being a procrastinator I still hadn't packed for the hospital so I start running around. Finally, I gave up out of pain and told Adam(who was still watching Sopranos) that we needed to go NOWWWW.

How long were you in labor?
The night I was going into labor RI was being hit with a Nor'Easter. We live 30 minutes away from the hospital and it was so windy. Trees were down everywhere. Including our planned route to the hospital. We got a little lost. By the time we made it to the hospital I was 8cm dialated. My labor only ended up being 5 1/2 hours from the time I felt my first contraction at the house until I had gave birth to my little man.

Where did you deliver?
I loved the hospital I gave birth at. I got to have a room that overlooked Newport Bridge and the bay. It was beautiful.

Drugs?
I had planned on having an epidural but I ended up having NOTHING because I was told the epi would slow down my contractions. I figured since I was already 8cm I might as well just go all the way.

Who delivered?
My doctor(we nicknamed him Dr.Low Talker), bless his soul, had to drive in the Nor'Easter. It took him over an hour to get there. At one point I told him I was going to kick him in his head. He put up with a lot from me that night. He is awesome.

Favorite Quotes Of The April 16, 2007:
I added this one but everytime we tell the birth story these quotes always get brought up because they are hilarious

"I am going to kick you in your head if you don't get your finger out of me!!!"
-Me yelling at my doctor

"Dr.Low Talker: Do you want to see your placenta?
Me: Are you freakin' kiddin' me? NOO!"