Surprise Birth
Sitting at a red light after picking up my almost 4 year old from daycare, I thought I felt a contraction. But that couldn't be. I was only 31 weeks pregnant - they must be Braxton-Hicks contractions, like the doctor said. Anyway, my daughter's birthday party was in a couple days, so I didn't have time to worry about this. We stopped at K-mart and picked up party hats, plates, etc. I waited patiently (or not so patiently) as my daughter insisted on buckling herself into her carseat. I only noticed the contractions at traffic lights. As we…