The Life of Bon: I'm posting late because....

Thursday, April 17, 2014

I'm posting late because....

Welp, folks.  I didn't get my post up last night.  I have a good reason, though.  Really I do!  I was at the hospital until midnight and by the time I got home there wasn't no way I was cranking out a post for you all.  Forgive me.

I'm sitting in beautiful Southern California with my high school bestie, Akasha.  Greg had crazy rehearsals this weekend and I was off for spring break so I figured it made sense to fit the visit in while I could.  I have this fear that as soon as baby gets here I am going to be totally immobilized and not be able to see anyone or go anywhere.  Naturally, I'm trying to get all my partying out now.

Akasha and her three kids picked me up from the airport and we went straight to Newport for some Balboa bars and a stroll along the beach.  On the way back, Akasha told me we'd take Pacific Coast Highway so we could see California in all of her splendor and beauty.  No complaints here!

We were coming around a corner and headed down a hill when Akasha suddenly blared her horn.  There was a car coming the other way that had crossed over into our lane and was coming at us head on.  I didn't even have time to realize what was going on by the time it was all over.  Akasha honked and swerved to avoid the head on, but the guy still nailed the driver's side.

There was a huge crash and what felt like a total explosion in the car and a lot of crying kids.  We pulled off and called 911 immediately and luckily everyone seemed okay, although very shaken up.

The accident happened about 5:00.  We didn't get away from the accident scene until close to 7:00.  Tow trucks and fireman and policeman, wow, what a circus.  I can't even imagine how bad we held up traffic.

The rest of the night we spent at the hospital.  Akasha's neck, arm, and shoulder were incredibly sore and she thought her arm might have been fractured.  The fire man told me I needed to go to the hospital to make sure the baby was okay...  there wasn't a hard hit on my abdomen, but there was enough of a jolt in the car that he said I should get it checked out.  The main concern was that the placenta could become unattached from the uterus and cause hemorrhaging or miscarriage.  I breathed a huge sigh of relief when the doctor said everything looked totally normal with the baby.

I am feeling so grateful that it wasn't worse that it was and that Akasha was able to react as quickly as she did.  It could have been so much worse if we hit that car head on.  Akasha's got some freaking quick reactive driving skills, that's all I know for sure.







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32 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, how terrifying! I'm so glad that you, the baby, and everyone else in the car was okay. What a mess.

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  2. How scary!! Thank goodness everyone is ok!

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  3. Yikes that is scary! Glad you are ok!

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  4. Oh no! :( I'm glad you're all ok!

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  5. So scary! Glad everyone was OK! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip without incident!

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  6. Oh my. I'm so glad to hear that you all are ok!

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  7. That is so scary! I'm glad everyone was ok.

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  8. Bonnie. PRAISE THE LORD that nothing worse happened. Not for nothing but I really hope the other person got a ticket or two or eleven. If it was a case of distracted driving I will legit lose my mind. I cannot thank God enough that everyone is OK.

    Thanks for the reminder that every time we get on the road, we are driving two-ton death machines and we NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

    Again.. breathing a sigh and prayer of thanks.

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  9. How traumatic!! So glad to hear everyone is okay. Sometimes I really hate California drivers.

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  10. So glad that everyone including Baby Bon is ok!

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  11. Wow that's so scary! I'm so glad that everyone is ok!

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  12. WTF!! I'm am so glad you all are ok! I would have crapped all in her car!! Goodness!

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  13. SO glad you're okay! I'm a L&D nurse and I'm always a nervous wreck when we get an ambulance call after a wreck...so many things that could happen! Praise the Lord that your sweet baby is okay!

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  14. That is so scary!! I'm so glad everyone is ok. Seriously good defensive driving skills on your friends part. This is proof I am an old adult, but after my son was born, we bought a new car partially because I wanted side impact airbags.

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  15. Wow!! I am glad that everyone is safe. How scary. Some start to your vacation huh? I hope the rest goes better

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  16. So glad everyone is okay!

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  17. Glad everyone is ok! Did they get the guy?

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  18. Oh my gosh. Glad y'all are okay! Hope the rest of your trip goes well and safely.

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  19. Scary! So happy you are all ok, aside from the soreness!

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  20. I'm so glad that everyone, including the baby, is okay. That's so scary!

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  21. How scary! Glad everyone is ok!

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  22. Oh my, soooo scary! So glad you, baba and your friend and her children are all ok. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have a licence the way they drive so recklessly. Let's hope the rest of your trip is less eventful :) x

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  23. Crazy! Glad you and baby are doing good. :)

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  24. How scary! Glad to hear you and baby are ok! And your friend too.

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  25. i am glad that your okay, your friends are okay and your baby is okay!

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  26. Gosh how scary!!! I'm so glad everyone is OK!! Also, your BFF has a really beautiful name.

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  27. Oh my goodness it would had been so scary the thought of a car accident scares me stupid............I am pleased to hear that you are all ok

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  28. You definitely had good reason to not post!! Glad you're all okay and that your friend has such quick reflexes!

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  29. Oh wow, good thing she was paying attention at that moment, glad you're all okay!

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  30. ah car crashes are fun... I was in a pretty bad one a few months ago. Not pleasant. Glad you are okay!

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  31. California driving is so scary! I am glad you are all OK for the most part.

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  32. Bonnie, that was a super scary incident! that is no joke. I take it all the kids were ok? i can't think of anything worse… being in an accident with all my kids in the car.

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