Red Robin Baby

My story isn’t that interesting but here it goes. it’s long. Read all of it to understand.

My due date was July 26th. On July 19th at 11pm I went to the bathroom and noticed I had lost my mucus plug. I didn’t think anything of it because I’ve heard women lose them super early and it doesn’t necessarily indicate labor. I went back to my room and told my husband. His response - “that sounds disgusting, are you in labor?” 🙄 I said no and tried going back to sleep. I texted my mom that I lost it and she replied back around 7am the next morning. We live in another state so she was really worried about missing the birth. We went back and forth all morning about wether she should come out or not since the past 2 weeks I kept telling her to hold off until it got closer to my due date since I didn’t have any signs. We finally decided that she should get on a plane, that same day, so she wouldn’t miss it.

I continue to enjoy my morning and clean the house to prepare for my husbands parents to arrive. Apparently, they had drove 3 hours the night before to come and see the area so they’re familiar with where we live and they know how to get on base once I went into labor. They’re older, close to 80 and their first time in the area. They didn’t tell us they were coming because they didn’t want to be a bother.

Now it’s about 10am and I notice I’m cramping but nothing crazy, just figure it was Braxton Hicks. I’m hanging out with my in laws and waiting for my mom to fly into Seattle.

Fast forward to 5pm and I’m cramping like a mother f$&@r 😩😩😩 these cramps hurt. My mom texts me from the plane “are you doing ok?” My response - “I think I’m in labor but I’m just gonna ignore it until you land😂”

We pick her up and we all meet up with my husband and go to Red Robin. I know I’m in labor but this meal is about to be so damn good I can’t tell them I’m having close contractions 🤷🏼‍♀️

All of a sudden I feel something in my stomach... bubble guts.. the Hershey squirts. I run to the bathroom thinking I have to shit but there’s too many people in there and I knew it was gonna be bad. I try to hold it back until they leave the bathroom. I let out farts but I didn’t poop... I peed. Or so I thought.

I go back to the table like nothing ever happened. But then it hits me... i thought I peed myself. I run back to the bathroom and check myself and try to pee again. I know damn well this isn’t pee but I keep questioning it anyways 🤔🤔

I go back to my table and announce my water broke. My moms jaw drops and waves down the waiter and asks for the check. I’m not going nowhere until I finish my fries 🍟

We get to the hospital and I’m leaking water everywhere like Niagara Falls on steroids

I got an epidural and had Tommy July 21, 2017.

The reason the top part is so drawn out because that was God’s work putting my mom on that plane when I kept telling her to wait and my in laws driving 3 hours the night before (we had no idea).

They were all there ready to welcome Tommy to the world 🌎