What keeps me up at night...
Even though the impending birth of my new offspring is months and months away, my mind has been racing lately as to how to cope with going to the hospital to have a child when they are not ammenable to having your other child there. We don't really have friends in the immediate area. So either we find someone that can come out, we find someone in the interrim, or Peter leaves me alone at the hospital and minds Ingrid. The last I really don't want to happen. This scenario has been running through my brain for a solid 2 days now and Ican't sleep tonight for thinking of it.
Here's what we've thought of so far...
- My sister has expressed interest in coming out to help/visit when the baby is born, but the snag is, will she be here when it happens?
- Seeing in Janusz can come out for us if he's not working a lot or at all. I find this a hard prospect not because I'm reticent of him, just he has no license and I'll probably need to go to the doctor and stuff a bit and what if something happens, yadda...
- Finding a doula that can stay with Ingrid...
- Seeing if another family member that doesn't have a job will come out...
- Finding a friend who likes kids and is jobless to come out...
So here's what I think. It's sad that I can't seem to make friends with people who have/like kids enough to feel comfortable asking them to stay with my daughter. I don't make friends that easily anyway. The last person I met that I thought I connected with with regards to childcare never called me back or anything after I called and tried to get together.
Of course, it's after 1am, and I'm likely being overdramatic due to lack of sleep. Still, I worry.

The Bombshell ~ Nov 12, 2009 at 2:10 AM