Wow! It's been over a week since I've really posted and that long since I've stayed OP. UGH!!! Up, down, Up, down, Up, down is all my scale has done for a LONG time!
I have gotten in virtually no exercise (for me anyway) - only 210 minutes since Tuesday when I returned. I really need to step it up - literally!
Last Friday I was up early, listed Ebay, finished packing, ran to Build a Bear to get a 'baby girl bear' and a 'birthday bear'. I picked DD up at school at 11:30, brought her home to change, ate leftover chinese for lunch while waiting and waiting and waiting for DH to get home to take us to the airport. Made good time despite it being balloon fiesta week. Dropped bags at curb & went to the gate. DD needed ice cream - I resisted Baskin Robbins!! I spent an hour walking the airport before grabbing Quiznos salads to take on the plane. I ordered a chicken 'something' salad, no cheese, but ended up with an angus beef with cheese. UGH!! ate anyway, but didn't use any of the dressing. Plane was EMPTY!! MAYBE 30 people, so I ate then moved and stretched out for about an hour & a half nap. DD did the same (so did nearly everyone on the flight) DBIL picked us up curbside in Tampa (glad I brought the bunge cords to hook the bears on the big suitcases to pull them) Got to DSis house about 9 & she was still at the hospital. DBil left to meet a friend so DD & I unpacked until DSis came home, then we talked til about midnight.
Saturday up at 6 for Garage Sales (my Dsis does this every saturday), stopped at Panera to buy bagels & get coffee. I had 1.5 bagels w/ a smidge of rf cream cheese. Showered, picked up, etc. DSis & I left for Hospital & DD went w/ KT (DSis younger dd) & KY(her DD). At hospital, nothing was happening yet, talked to the Dr. in the hall - they put DNiece2 in Friday night, started Cervidil, did nothing, started Pitocin at 7 a.m. Saturday, still nothing. So DSis & I went to the mall for lunch - Chick Fil a grilled w/ cf diet coke. I bought the Dad to Be a gallon of sweet tea & 10 small cookies in a bucket for them, then bought 4 bigger ones for DD & KT. Back to Hospital - still nothing even though they broke water around 1 p.m. Around 7 Dad to be and I ran to get food - I split a philly cheesesteak w/ Dsis (but they were HUGE!!) and had 2 fried mushrooms. We stayed until almost 11 p.m. I finally convinced DSis that she needed to get a bit of sleep as did Dad to be - DNiece2 was sleeping soundly through most of labor due to pain killers & then epidural.
So, we got to bed around midnight. I got up at 2 a.m. to call Dadtobe and was to wake DSis if anything was happening. Nothing still. DSis woke at 3 wondering why I didn't get her up and we then had to head back to the Hospital - she just couldn't stand it! At this point DNiece was really in labor, but due to drugs, was sleeping through it. at 6 I went to the cafeteria & got breakfast for Dadtobe, Dsis, DD and myself. I had a croissant w/ ham, egg, cheese, but 2 hashbrowns. UGH!! Tired does that to me. Due to drugs, DNiece didn't know when she needed to push (she was sleeping), so the nurses left her. Finally around 7:15 shift change was over & they woke her to push. She had no feeling below waist, so had to hold her legs bent while she pushed. Ashley was born Sunday morning at about 8:50 with a VERY VERY pointed little Cone Head! 6 lbs 9 oz, 21.25 inches.
We finally went back to DSis around 11, napped for 2 hours, then had to get ready for KY's first birthday party. By the time we got home from there, we were EXHAUSTED!!!!
Monday DD worked on her homework while DSis & I ran errands. Bagel for Breakfast no lunch. Then we all went up to the Hospital. Monday night we went to Ale House for Dinner. I ate WAY TOO MANY chicken nachos!!
Tuesday morning we packed, finally went to see DNiece at home after they released them and then DBil took us to airport in Tampa (4 HOURS before flight time). We ate at TGI Fridays - fried green beans, fried Mac & cheese & Potato Skins (now theres a good helping of healthy, diet food!!). That was our only food for the day & we left about half of each. Spent almost 2 hours walking Laps in the airport. Then played phase 10 & had Starbucks. The flight to KC was almost full but we had an empty seat so we could stretch out a little - DD wanted to play more cards. Had only an hour in KC where we sat on the floor & played, then the flight from KC to ABQ was PACKED! I ate a few of the 'plane crackers' SW now has. They are AWFUL! Somewhere between a ritz and a saltine with no flavor at all!
Finally home and didn't even unpack, just got out necessities and off to bed.
Julie... I'm glad you're back. 
Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone.... 
What a tragic loss.
Julie,
