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[eatmypixiedust]

Hello,

My bf called me around 12:30am or almost 1am. He was headed home from work and got on the freeway onramp. He spun out (due to the rain) and did a 360 and hit the center divider. I thank God that he was not hurt and that no one was hurt. There were no cars around him at that hour. He exited the freeway and slowly drove down the pass that he always drives (through the canyon). He made it to the bottom of the hill and called me. He used 411 on his cell phone and called a tow truck company. They told him it would be several hours until they could assist him.

I have AAA and I decided to give it a shot and see if they could assist him. The lady I spoke with was so nice. She said wherever I go, they will go and that if I drove to where he was, they could help out. I was so relieved! I hopped in my car and drove over to where he was. I hugged him right when I got out of the car and said I was glad he was okay.

We waited almost an hour for the tow truck to arrive. It was drizzling a bit hard and we were freezing. I eventually waited inside my car and my bf took a blanket from his trunk and gave it to me to keep warm.

The tow truck arrived and put his car up on the bed. They towed his car back to the house.

My bf is going to call the insurance company today. His suspension is messed up and his driver's side wheel (it also messed up his door a bit). He also has a dent on the right side of his bumper.

We got home really late (almost 2:30am). I called into work and said I would be late (I was only 1 hr late). I hope my bf can find a good body shop.

 

[tinkermell]

Hello,

My bf called me around 12:30am or almost 1am. He was headed home from work and got on the freeway onramp. He spun out (due to the rain) and did a 360 and hit the center divider. I thank God that he was not hurt and that no one was hurt. There were no cars around him at that hour. He exited the freeway and slowly drove down the pass that he always drives (through the canyon). He made it to the bottom of the hill and called me. He used 411 on his cell phone and called a tow truck company. They told him it would be several hours until they could assist him.

I have AAA and I decided to give it a shot and see if they could assist him. The lady I spoke with was so nice. She said wherever I go, they will go and that if I drove to where he was, they could help out. I was so relieved! I hopped in my car and drove over to where he was. I hugged him right when I got out of the car and said I was glad he was okay.

We waited almost an hour for the tow truck to arrive. It was drizzling a bit hard and we were freezing. I eventually waited inside my car and my bf took a blanket from his trunk and gave it to me to keep warm.

The tow truck arrived and put his car up on the bed. They towed his car back to the house.

My bf is going to call the insurance company today. His suspension is messed up and his driver's side wheel (it also messed up his door a bit). He also has a dent on the right side of his bumper.

We got home really late (almost 2:30am). I called into work and said I would be late (I was only 1 hr late). I hope my bf can find a good body shop.

Oh my goodness Pix!!

I'm glad that your DBF is OK!!!!

 

[staley7580]

Hey guys!! Ugh. I feel like CRAP. I have been having contractions pretty steadily the past few days. They get going good.. and then they stop. Which is good, it IS a few weeks before we want them to come. But it is making for an uncomfortable time for me right now.

Pix.. Im so glad your bf is okay!

Bernice.. I am going to try the Organic milk as soon as we open it, I dont recall if I have ever had it before. But in general, it is the texture and thickness of milk that just icks me out.

Meanwhile.. Im just sitting here on my sofa with my legs crossed.. Trying not to pop out any babies on the floor.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

And drinking gallons of water, too, I hope?
That can help with the contractions.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Pixster, thank goodness your BF wasn't hurt, that sounds really scary!

And I'm totally surprised that AAA helped out when he wasn't one of their customers, that is cool!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

But in general, it is the texture and thickness of milk that just icks me out.

Have you tried non-fat milk? That's what we drink now. I was raised on 2%, and always thought low-fat and non-fat milk looked really weird, sort of... thin. Does that make sense? Like white water.

We always had 2%, except when we had whole milk once each child stopped nursing and switched over. (Whole milk is WOWEE good!)

Anyway, when DH's heart stuff started, I started buying non-fat for him in a small container. But every once in awhile we'd run out of 2% and I'd use the non-fat for the boys. I was stunned when they never noticed the difference!

So now I buy only non-fat, and life is much simpler.

 

[staley7580]

And drinking gallons of water, too, I hope?
That can help with the contractions.

Yep... TONS of it! Im figuring that is most likely what was going on. I have been slacking on the water.. That, and I am just so BIG, having tons of contractions at this stage is just kinda what happens. My dr. said not to worry about them unless they were coming every few minutes for at least an hour.. I swear Im not going in until my water breaks though. I dont know.. Im flipping between.. They are NEVER coming out.. to, OMG!!! They are coming!! SOON!. But mostly, I feel like they are never coming out.

 

[staley7580]

Have you tried non-fat milk? That's what we drink now. I was raised on 2%, and always thought low-fat and non-fat milk looked really weird, sort of... thin. Does that make sense? Like white water.

We always had 2%, except when we had whole milk once each child stopped nursing and switched over. (Whole milk is WOWEE good!)

Anyway, when DH's heart stuff started, I started buying non-fat for him in a small container. But every once in awhile we'd run out of 2% and I'd use the non-fat for the boys. I was stunned when they never noticed the difference!

So now I buy only non-fat, and life is much simpler.

I have... and yes.. Its like white water to me! I have deep seeded milk issues. My parents used to make me sit at the table until I drank ALL my milk. Even if it was all warm and nasty. I always swore I would never do that to my kids... Not that I would ever HAVE to.. They drink milk like its going out of style!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Yep... TONS of it! Im figuring that is most likely what was going on. I have been slacking on the water.. That, and I am just so BIG, having tons of contractions at this stage is just kinda what happens. My dr. said not to worry about them unless they were coming every few minutes for at least an hour.. I swear Im not going in until my water breaks though. I dont know.. Im flipping between.. They are NEVER coming out.. to, OMG!!! They are coming!! SOON!. But mostly, I feel like they are never coming out.

They're gonna come out all right, but hopefully not for a few more weeks.

Of course you know I didn't go through natural childbirth, I had c-sections. The docs felt that my uterus wouldn't withstand contractions and could rupture. When I went into the hospital to have DS8, and I was in the hospital gown and getting hooked up to everything, I started having contractions. Then after several minutes they really started to HURT! In a panic I told the nurse, "I think I'm having contractions! I'm not supposed to have contractions!" (I'm picturing my belly splitting open and my child and all my organs spilling out, LOL!)

She looks at me like I'm freakin' NUTS, and says gently, "It's OK... You're in a hospital." Oh. Right... DUH!

But one of my friends described childbirth. She said, "It felt like I was passing a dinner plate!" Oh my!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I have... and yes.. Its like white water to me! I have deep seeded milk issues. My parents used to make me sit at the table until I drank ALL my milk. Even if it was all warm and nasty. I always swore I would never do that to my kids... Not that I would ever HAVE to.. They drink milk like its going out of style!

Oh HECK YEAH! We were big milk drinkers in my family.

So was DH. In fact, DH was so cute on our first date. The waiter came bearing a wine list and wine glasses, asking if he could take our drink order, yammering on about his own recommendations. When he finally stopped talking DH said, "I'd like a large glass of milk, please."

All at the same time I was so impressed that DH wasn't trying to impress me, relieved that I wasn't going to be talked into trying wine (which I don't like), glad that he clearly speaks his mind regardless of what anyone thinks, and charmed that he loved milk!

 

[staley7580]

They're gonna come out all right, but hopefully not for a few more weeks.

Of course you know I didn't go through natural childbirth, I had c-sections. The docs felt that my uterus wouldn't withstand contractions and could rupture. When I went into the hospital to have DS8, and I was in the hospital gown and getting hooked up to everything, I started having contractions. Then after several minutes they really started to HURT! In a panic I told the nurse, "I think I'm having contractions! I'm not supposed to have contractions!" (I'm picturing my belly splitting open and my child and all my organs spilling out, LOL!)

She looks at me like I'm freakin' NUTS, and says gently, "It's OK... You're in a hospital." Oh. Right... DUH!

But one of my friends described childbirth. She said, "It felt like I was passing a dinner plate!" Oh my!

OMG. How funny!! A dinner plate?? SCARY!!! I have never gone into labor on my own, so we are both a little on edge with knowing when it is actually REAL. I guess its when they REALLY start hurting.. but hopefully I figure it out before a baby pops out!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Apparently she wasn't that far dilated when the doc first checked, so he disappeared and told the nurse to call him when she got to 10 (or whatever.) I don't think they'd even given her any meds yet, and about 10 minutes later she was really grunting. She asked her DH to get the doc, and he said, "But he said ~" and she screamed, "I am passing a DINNER PLATE HERE, get the doctor!"

Turns out she had dilated to 10 and ready to rumble in just minutes, which is very unusual. The baby's head was on it's way out by the time the doc got there!

 

[staley7580]

Oh HECK YEAH! We were big milk drinkers in my family.

So was DH. In fact, DH was so cute on our first date. The waiter came bearing a wine list and wine glasses, asking if he could take our drink order, yammering on about his own recommendations. When he finally stopped talking DH said, "I'd like a large glass of milk, please."

All at the same time I was so impressed that DH wasn't trying to impress me, relieved that I wasn't going to be talked into trying wine (which I don't like), glad that he clearly speaks his mind regardless of what anyone thinks, and charmed that he loved milk!

Awesome!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Another friend started having contractions in the middle of the night. She realized she hadn't shaved her legs in awhile and didn't want everyone noticing her hairy legs, so she hopped into the shower and was shaving between grunts and groans. I just picturing her making sure her dang legs were hair-free! Even her DH thought she was nuts!

We sure get some funny ideas at this time, don't we?

 

[staley7580]

Apparently she wasn't that far dilated when the doc first checked, so he disappeared and told the nurse to call him when she got to 10 (or whatever.) I don't think they'd even given her any meds yet, and about 10 minutes later she was really grunting. She asked her DH to get the doc, and he said, "But he said ~" and she screamed, "I am passing a DINNER PLATE HERE, get the doctor!"

Turns out she had dilated to 10 and ready to rumble in just minutes, which is very unusual. The baby's head was on it's way out by the time the doc got there!

I can remember my dr. running down the hallway to catch Alex. No one expected a fist time mother to push a kid out in just a couple of minutes.. but I DID it! My friend asked the nurse if she had ever delivered a baby.. she said no, and my friend was like.. Well, you better get ready, because here he comes!

With Mikalah, it was just dh, and the nurse with me.. I was pushing, and no one was watching to see if maybe, just MAYBE there was a baby coming. I was like.. Hey!! I can feel a BABY COMING OUT! Mikalah was TOTALLY CROWNING, and no one had noticed! To top it off, I had pneumonia, and every time I coughed, she came out a little more. Again.. Here comes the Dr. screaming into the room.. STOP PUSHING!! I am NOT PUSHING!! She is just coming out!! OMG. I just shoot babies out like rockets.

 

[staley7580]

Another friend started having contractions in the middle of the night. She realized she hadn't shaved her legs in awhile and didn't want everyone noticing her hairy legs, so she hopped into the shower and was shaving between grunts and groans. I just picturing her making sure her dang legs were hair-free! Even her DH thought she was nuts!

We sure get some funny ideas at this time, don't we?

Totally! I was reading about a woman that was in full on labor searching for socks to wear.. The only ones she had clean were Micky mouse socks, and she was to embarrassed to wear them!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

OMG! I hope you told your current OB this information, it's good to know!!!

Yeah, my leg-shaving friend actually VOMITED her baby out. She had, of course, pictured it being this wonderful moment, really bonding with her DH and new baby. Instead she was violently ill, and every time she tossed cookies, the baby popped out further. She didn't even know the baby had been born because she was heaving so bad. She felt like she missed the whole thing. Poor thing.

 

[staley7580]

HA HA!!

Stupid Micheal Phelps.. I hope all his freaking sponsorships get pulled. To bad he only got a three month ban, it should have been WAY longer. Jerk.

 

[staley7580]

OMG! I hope you told your current OB this information, it's good to know!!!

Yeah, my leg-shaving friend actually VOMITED her baby out. She had, of course, pictured it being this wonderful moment, really bonding with her DH and new baby. Instead she was violently ill, and every time she tossed cookies, the baby popped out further. She didn't even know the baby had been born because she was heaving so bad. She felt like she missed the whole thing. Poor thing.

Yeah.. she knows!

OMG. Thats funny. Sad, but funny.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Totally! I was reading about a woman that was in full on labor searching for socks to wear.. The only ones she had clean were Micky mouse socks, and she was to embarrassed to wear them!

I was watching... oh geez, what's that morning show with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford? I don't usually watch morning TV, but I was feeling crappy so crawled under a blanket and flipped the TV on.

Anyway, they were talking about Valentine gift ideas. The first thing I saw was Fundies, which is apparently underwear built for two; one gigantic pair of undies with 4 leg holes.

They mentioned a trend of getting yourself waxed and then having Swarovski crystals glued to your skin, "in a red heart pattern, your sweetheart's initials, or even a skull and crossbones!"