Scrappers Talk Radio

Being pregnant for the first time is quite an adventure, especially when it happens sooner than expected. A few weeks after an intoxicatingly fun wedding reception, surprise! We’re having a baby!

After the initial shock and wide-eyed-what-do-we-do-now looks, we got used to the idea and the excitement for this life-changing event began to grow, as did my belly. And it’s quite a shock on your system. There’s the back pain, swelling ankles and itchy stretch marks. But when you feel and see your baby move and shift, those symptoms disappear for the moment.

But, you can never forget the first sharp pain of a contraction, especially when it happens while eating dinner in a nice restaurant and then trying to make it to the car without causing a commotion. Luckily, the hospital was just down the street, and as it turns out, I was there for two days while our baby slept