An Eagles View: Oh So Embarrassing!

The graceful Erin and our book loving friend Kel has asked:

"What is your most embarrassing moment ever?"

I know it sounds like a cop-out, but I have to be honest..I don't have any really great stories of embarrassment to tell. Shocking I know. I of all people have probably had plenty of opportunities. But I live by the adage "Tis better to look stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt". There is one experience that I would never want to re-live....
During my first pregnancy my labor was induced. Because of the situation, they decided not to break my water and waited for it to break on its own. Several hours in to labor and only minutes before giving birth, the nurse came in for one more 'check' and accidently broke my water. Causing it to literally splash all over the floor. Still several months from my due date and my baby extraordinarly small I literally leaked what looked like a gallon of fluid all of my nurses shoes, the floor and my bead. The nurse had to send someone in to mop up the mess. Literally. I.WAS.MORTIFIED.

What I'm Doing Here...

I blog for so many reasons. This started as your typical 'Mommy Blog' but quickly evolved into so much more. I blog to stay sane, document our days and to express myself.

I like to claim this as my little corner of the blogosphere. A safe place for me to share my story, my boys and their crazy antics, our adventures as a family and the odd occurrences of our household.

I'm grateful for all of you that support my ramblings -on a daily basis- and welcome those of you visiting for the first time. Its my hope that you come and sit a while; that we may have a chance to get to know each other.

23 Pepsi Points :

Sally's World , 17 April, 2009 07:08: lucky you, i have a million embarassing stories....least of all, my son seeing me have an iron injection in the top of my butt...and going to nursery and announcing that a man (the DR)stuck something in my butt!!!! mortified...and i fell over my self expalingign, which made it worse...i'm blushing now even remembering!!!
Ashlee , 17 April, 2009 07:19: I have too many to count!

I may have to make this a blog today...

I have some good ones :)
kel , 17 April, 2009 07:50: Oh girl, I have sooo many embarrasing moments! consider yourself lucky!
Randi Troxell , 17 April, 2009 07:59: thats too funny! though it wasnt even really your fault.. but her for accidentlly breaking your water... i bet she was more careful next time though... lol!!
Kristina P. , 17 April, 2009 08:12: I have minor embarrassing moments, like foot in mouth moments, falling in front of people, things like that. But nothing too major.
Jillene , 17 April, 2009 08:13: That is so funny because almost the exact same thing happened to me. I was delivering early and we knew that Z was small. I didn't realize that my Dr. wouldn't arrive until I was ready to push. I had to deal with the attending and man was he HOT!! So that in itself was embarassing--who wants a hot guy checking you out down there?! Anyway--he came in to break my water and it was like an explosion. Matter of fact--he was drenched from head to toe. He excused himself to go and change clothes--I meanwile was MORTIFIED!!
B , 17 April, 2009 08:14: I can totally envision this! Hahaha.

I don't live by your code, which is a great one btw, but I just don't embarrass easily, so I don't have those kinds of stories I can share either. I wonder if we are missing out on something profound here, or if we can just sit back and enjoy this moment.
Jo , 17 April, 2009 09:01: It wasn't your fault. I have a LONG list of embarrassing things, so count yourself lucky. Very few of them involve me saying anything dumb, so that isn't my problem.
Fiauna , 17 April, 2009 09:05: You call that embarrassing??? Girl, do I have some stories for you ...
Anonymous , 17 April, 2009 09:29: Oh how I wish I could say I didn't have many embarassing moments, seems like I have at least one a day!! Hope you have a great weekend!
Unknown , 17 April, 2009 09:59: LOL...I am a walking embarrasment...thats how many stories i could tell!
enjoy your weekend
Karen , 17 April, 2009 10:03: Most embarrassing moment for me was when I went sledding with my kids and....heading straight for a chain link fence...I ducked my head and got caught UNDER the fence. One half of my body on one side and one half on the other and the fence across my back.....kicking and screaming like a two-year-old having a tantrum.
Just SO , 17 April, 2009 10:26: I'm sure the nurse has had worse things on her shoes. Trust me on this one.
Leslie , 17 April, 2009 11:03: Better there than the grocery store! You would have really been mortified if you had heard over the loud speakers, "Clean up on aisle 6, lady in labor!"
Dawn Parsons Smith , 17 April, 2009 12:13: You are a lucky girl to live an relatively embarrassment free life! My kids love to embarrass me on a daily basis!
Erin , 17 April, 2009 14:12: That is pretty crazy! My water broke WHILE they were giving me the epidural, and I was having a contraction, and they were saying, "Don't move." DON'T MOVE?!? Are you crazy?!
Anonymous , 17 April, 2009 14:33: I can't believe you don't have more shame to confess!
Jamie , 17 April, 2009 17:07: That is nothing! Seriously.

When my hubby cut the cord after my first was born, blood shot all over the Drs face. I wasn't embarrassed about that, but it was still memorable.

I have tons of embarrassing things...which usually involve putting my foot in my mouth.

Consider yourself lucky that you don't have tales to tell.
Anonymous , 17 April, 2009 18:22: I thought gushing water-breaks only happened in movies and tv?
Lee , 17 April, 2009 19:33: Oh man, that would be horrible! But at the same time, it's not your fault. And I'm sure they've seen worse, you know?
I'm trying to grow out of embaressment. My whole chippendales experience was a step towards that.
Simply AnonyMom , 18 April, 2009 08:48: I embarrass too easily. I wish I had no stories. Maybe I can teach my kids to not embarrass and instead to embrace?
Debbie , 18 April, 2009 12:51: How in the world can you not have any embarrassing stories? Do you want to borrow some of mine?
Donna , 20 April, 2009 12:44: Well, at least it was the nurse's fault and not yours! I'm envious that you don't have a lot of embarrassing storeis. I have way too many!