My 4 Little Pickles: May 2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mother's day

The day started off like any day in my house. Me arguing with Emma about her clothes. Then I realize I sound like my mom. I got the girls these two cute dresses. I wanted them to wear them. Well, Emma was cool with that part but she wanted to wear this striped sweater... Not my finest mommy moment. But at the end I let her go out with this sweater. I just need to remember that she's old enough to get dress on her own and that she can pick out her own clothes. This is very evident when I pick her up from school in the afternoon. Not sure what the girl will be wearing. I just smile and give her a big hug! (I'm turning into my mom) YIKES! I want her to have a mind of her own and wear what she wants. She's totally girlie. Loves the skirts, dresses, lip gloss, nail polish, purses.... etc.... I'm SOOOO toasted when she gets bigger!

Anyway, back to mommy day events. Gar made reservations for 9:30 a.m. for brunch at Fireside Grill at Lorton Station. We went there last year and it was good. (or at least I thought it was) We got there and we got seated near the door. Which annoyed me. We waited for like 1o-15 minutes for a waiter, which was okay. So, I got up to get some fruit for the girls. Well, I got the fruit and in the middle of the restaurant I slipped and fell. Well, 2 staff people came to help me up. Here I am on my ass in the middle of the restaurant with people staring at me. I got back to the table and told Gary what happened. He said it was the shoes.. I was like no, I slipped on a wet spot. Well, Gary gets up to get the girls food and breaks 2 plates. I'm sitting with the girls waiting to see if a manager is going to come by to see if I was okay or if a waiter was going to get our drink order. NOTHING.............. (still waiting)

Finally, our waiter comes up. He gets our drink orders and it takes him about 10 minutes to give us our drinks. The food was okay. Every time I got up to get something to eat I was walking really slow and cautiously. Still no one from management came to see if I was okay or anything. (Maybe I'm just overly concerned that they should be concerned you know. Here you have this pregnant lady who slips in your restaurant and NO ONE comes over to check to see how you were) and people saw it because 2 people helped me up. So, we pay the check and leave.

When we got home I took a nap... (Which I totally needed) I was keeping a eye on the baby to see the movement and how much movement. My lower back was killing me from the fall. So, the more I thought about it that night... The more and more pissed I got.

So, Monday I decided I was going to call the restaurant to let them know that what happened. And to let them know that I think their staff should have handled this a little differently. So, I did.. I called and spoke with a manager (who really pissed me off even more) I told her what happened and that I think her staff needs to be a little more aware of what happened. You have this pregnant woman who falls and no one from management comes over to see if I was okay or anything. NO RESPONSE or that the staff didn't get a manager immediately. It wasn't like I was in the back corner of the restaurant it was in the middle of the f**king thing. I told her that I WILL NEVER COME BACK THERE because of this experience. I don't think she knew what to say to me. I know I should have said something there but at the same time I feel like that the staff should have been MORE on it... can you say lawsuit.. Not that I would but dang people! She told me that the general manager will be in on Friday and talk to the everyone about it. I was like fine whatever.

So, am I wrong to think they should have reacted differently?

The Pickles

Gary - we met online back in 1998. He moved down here from Connecticut in 1999. He asked me to marry him at the Jefferson Memorial. Got married September 30, 2000. (love the year because we will always remember how many years we've been married) He's my best friend, partner in crime, loves to make me laugh and all around GREAT guy!

Emma - was born on March 20, 2003. She was 9 pounds 5 oz., 20 inches long. She was in the NICU for the first week of her life. She was showing signs of an infection. So, they decided to keep her there for a week. I felt like the worst mom ever. I know it wasn't my fault that she was in there, but I just felt helpless. She needed to be home with us. That week was the hardest week of my life. I wanted to leave the hospital with a baby.
Now she's a healthy, talkative, helpful, independent, and determined 6 year old.

Abby - was born on June 26, 2006. She was 7 pounds 8oz., 21 inches long. Her birth was completely "normal". I was scheduled for a C-Section. Of course, we decide to have her on the one day that floods DC and the doctor was late.. WAY late... She was suppose to be here at 8am... Didn't arrive until about 11:20 am. Needless to say Abbster was not happy.. She was hungry and cranky when she came out. It was funny because the nurse handed her to my husband. He didn't know what to do.. He was trying to comfort me and hold the baby at the same time. It was a totally different experience. The best thing was that my dad and mom got to see Abbster about 15 minutes after she was born. I know they will remember that for a long time. My dad still talks about that moment.

Lily - was born July 11, 2008. She was 6 pound 5 oz., 20 inches long. She was a little early. Her due date was on Gary's birthday August 1. I had been at work that day. My boss and co-workers took me out to lunch as a baby shower thing. We decided to walk the 5 blocks to the restaurant. I was good going there but on the way back I was experiencing some bad back labor. I decided to leave early. Came home called the doctor and they told me to come in. We had picked out the name but could decided on a middle name. So, when we went into the OR we had this discussion with the doctor and nurses. It was crazy. We knew we wanted to name her Lily but the middle name. I wanted Ann (my middle name) and Gary said if we did that, just call her Lillian. I'm like NO. She's not 75. Soon after that Lily was born 7/11/08 around 2 am. So, we decided on Lily Eva. (Eva from Gary's great grandma)

Tadeusz - was born June 10, 2009. He was 6 pounds 6 oz. 20 inches long. He was WAY early! He was definitely a HUGE surprise and blessing. Before we could think about having number 4, I was already pregnant with him. So, this was a totally different pregnancy from the beginning. I craved salty and spicy things. The day he was born, I was getting things ready for Abigail's 3rd birthday. Doing a little shopping. I met Gary for lunch. I noticed I was spotting a little bit in the morning. I didn't eat very much at lunch because I was SO uncomfortable. I finished my shopping and came home and was having come contractions. Gary called me to see how I was doing. I decided I should call the doctor because I was high risk and this was my 4 kid. So, they told me to come to the hospital. I called Gary and he came home. I had everything packed already. So, away we went. Still didn't have a name. Got to the hospital and I was having some contractions. The doctor decided we would go in and take him out. This was around 7 pm. Good thing Gary went to get something to eat. So, Tadeusz Joseph was born that night. Pretty quick actually. We called everyone around 9 pm. He was in the NICU for about a week. He was having some issues breathing at first.