Full Moon?

Now when I worked L&D, the tides, the seasons, the waning moon vs. the full, low-pressure fronts--these all affected business. No joke. You can be skeptical, but I lived it. Especially low-pressure--waters a breakin' everywhere. Anywho. I've been on-call this weekend. It starts 8:30 PM Friday all the way through 7:30 AM Monday. Sometimes we get called in once or twice, the lucky ones don't get called in at all. This weekend? NON-STOP. I had no idea how many appendixes (appendices?) need to come out. We've had appys, an ectopic pregnancy, a hip fracture (middle-aged men should NOT ride unicycles), and a weird hemorrhage following a cervical surgery. I am home again (can't stand the back and forth drive more than anything) and awaiting a call for yet another appy that's in the ER waiting for a CT scan to confirm the need for surgery.

Why am I rambling on? Oh yeah. So. After being up nearly all night Saturday (called in at 9PM, home at 2:30AM, to bed after winding down at 3:30AM) I was called back at 8AM. Got home around 2PM. Took a nap (bless Doug's soul, he took the boys OUT so I could actually fall asleep. I just realized today how much noise and chaos I'm constantly living in). Got a call at 4:20 to come back in! I almost CRIED. So silly but I was/am so tired and we were just about to sit down to a yummy dinner. Bode peed in his pants twice in a matter of minutes and I about lost it and commented that "I am not cut out for this." To which Doug asked, "For being on call?" to which I responded, "No, for parenthood. Well, and maybe on-call too." His response being that I should not make that judgement when I am so tired. So after making said comment it was time for me to hit the door and go back to work. After telling the kids that I had to leave they both came at me for huge hugs and kisses (always open-mouthed from Keegen). Bode literally wrapped himself around my leg. Then he said, and I wish I could remember exactly how he said it, but basically, "Mommy, I very love ya." Oh, I could have just melted. He doesn't often give feedback like that, so when he does it's a treasure. I felt an undeserved one, but made me feel like, hey, maybe I'm doing OK.