Two weekends ago Mr. T and I volunteered to help out The Delightful Scollards by staying overnight with their 7 lovely children while they snuck away for the weekend. We went Friday night to supervise supper and then proceeded to do what all good babysitters do...watch a movie! Then jammies went on and teeth got brushed, prayers were said and off to bed they went. After all the little ones were tucked in, Mr. T made a bee line to WalMart to secure some much needed ice cream. Ice cream and coffee are two gifts straight from heaven for tired grown ups.
We got ourselves ready for bed and our heads had just hit the pillow when my phone rang around 10:00 pm. "Who could that be?" I wondered.
"Hi, it's me. My water just broke and my husband is out of town. Can you drive me to the hospital?" How do you say no to that? "Absolutely! I'll be right there!"
I threw my clothes back on, nursed the baby, grabbed the thermos full of coffee Mr. T had just made and headed out the door. A series of twists and turns landed us in the hospital where I did my best to entertain her three cutie children in the waiting room until Grandma and Grandpa arrived. I was armed with only a colorful carpet, used to play a version of "Twister" and a boring book filled with words I couldn't pronounce, as much of it was written in Spanish. Although I know a little Spanish, my skills start to get a little rusty after 11:00 at night.
Grandma and Grandpa arrived and I headed back to the Scollards and stumbled into bed about 1:00 am and endured the next 5 hours of restless sleep. (Too much coffee perhaps.) The next morning we took 7 Scollard children and our 1 baby to the park and responded to innumerable, "Watch me!" and "Spin me!" requests. Then lunch, rest time and, of course, another movie. Next supper and then we were on our way home, where I fell asleep on the couch at 8:00, went to my bed at 8:30 and sleep like a rock until 7:00 am.
It was an adventure. And unbeknownst to us, the following weekend would provide another exciting evening.
Oh, and that sweet little baby made it into the world just fine. Mamma did a great job and Dad made it in the nick of time to welcome his new daughter!
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