Riley Elaine...

Oh boy. My life has been super tiring lately. I don't even know where to begin. Let's start with school.

School:
It is literally going to kick my booty, but I'm doing well and my grades are pretty good which excites me. It is a long process with everything going on with research papers, and minor papers, and speeches, and quizzes coming up. I think I'm going to cry a lot before the end of this thing.

Work:
As of yesterday, the lead teacher (Mrs. Pat) in the green room (my room) has quit. Uh-ohhh! She was a grouchy old lady anyways who didn't care too much for the people there. She loved the kids, but not the older people who worked there. Oh darn. I think I'm going to see if they want to hire me full time come this summer so I can earn a little more than I do now. Anyways, that would be good. I just don't want my babies loving someone more than me!! :( :( Anyways, other than that it is going well. I had to take off yesterday for this reason:

Riley Elaine:
7 lbs. 12 ozs. 19 1/2 inches long. 3:58 p.m. April 12, 2010. My bestest friend's little girl entered the world yesterday after a tremendous scare. Lauren was doing great up until about 3 pm when the lady came in to give her an epidural. Apparently, Lauren's body couldn't take the epidural so they tried some other things but nothing worked. All of a sudden, the baby's heart beat disappeared. No one knew where it went, but they all knew that it wasn't good. They had to get that baby out before something tragic happened. I saw them wheel my best friend off to an emergency c-section and before you know, I was a big mess of tears and worry and fear. If anything would have happened to her, I don't know what I could have done. They wheeled her out at around 3:50 and the baby was plucked out of her belly at 3:58. Riley was crying and beautiful and perfect. A full head of dark hair and the squeals of a baby cat wanting dinner filled the nursery as the proud grandma (Tracy, my other momma) watched right beside her. Tracy even got to brush her hair which soothed her for about a milisecond. :) Lauren was sliced open in a hurry so it took them what felt like 6 hours, which was only about 1, to stitch her back up and put her back in her room. She hadn't even gotten to see her baby yet, but when she did, she was all smiles. Good thing she has enough hair for all those bows I had made for her. Lauren and Riley are doing great right now. I talked to Lauren about an hour ago and she sounded super tired which she said the doctors were keeping her all drugged up for the pain. Normal c-sections are planned out and carefully done, but with this case, they had to get the baby out fast. I'm so amazed at how my best friend for almost 20 years can be a mom. She will be a great mom and there are so many people supporting her and loving her. That poor Riley already has me wrapped around her finger and I can not wait to be able to play with her all summer long. As of right now, I have to finish this semester and then it will be Riley's time all summer long. I love my best friend more than anything and everything will change, but I know that everything happens for a reason and Riley is one of the best things that could have ever happened to Lauren. I love those girls more than anything and I am going to be the best Auntie Andi that anyone has ever seen!!!!

I love you, Lauren and Riley. Nothing can stop you now!! :)