Posted on 01/31/2006 11:04:23 AM PST by kingattax
(KDKA) A pregnant Steelers fan is not letting the birth of her baby get in the way of the Super Bowl celebrations.
She convinced her doctor to induce her early, so she'll be home in time to watch the Super Bowl with all of her friends.
Baby Alexandria is just a blurry image of a baby right now, but she'll enter the world with a wardrobe of Steelers clothes, her birth scheduled around the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl is like Christmas, said Carrie Welling, of New Kensington. The fact that the Steelers are going - that's what you live for.
Welling is due the day before the Super Bowl, but when she screams through the game, she doesn't want it to be from labor pains.
The Wellings show their Steelers pride in their towel-waving daughter Abigail, home-made black and gold Cabbage Patch doll, their decorations outside and much more.
We got the labor and delivery socks, they always tell you to wear warm socks and everything, Welling said. I've had them since 16 years old, the last time they went to the Super Bowl.
Welling started putting the pressure on her doctor as soon as she learned her due date, but the doctor wanted to make sure it was safe, and that the Steelers were actually going to the Super Bowl.
Two weeks ago, I said, we're talking. I have to be induced. I cannot be in the hospital for the Super Bowl, Welling said.
The doctor gave the O.K., but it was almost too late.
During the stressful finish to the Steelers game against Indianapolis, Welling went into serious contractions.
With her black and gold bandana tied to her hospital bag and the baby's going-home Steelers outfit ready to go inside, the Wellings are ready to head to Magee on Wednesday
Glad her priorities are in order. < |:/~
I wonder how much influence her husband had in this decision?
A true FANatic.
Gee, sounds like a devoted mother...NOT!
from new ken, yet?
Crazy lady.
Hope the daughter doesn't get sick or need to be taken to the hospital during halftime.
When The Bus fumbled on the goal line and Big Ben had to make a game-saving tackle I suspect her kid got a healthy dose of stress hormones.
Crazy is right...I picture her nursing her baby while tossing back a few beers.
This is just sick on so many levels. Some people really should be sterilized.
Sounds moronic to me.
(Although I'm a Jets fan, so the Super Bowl hasn't conflicted with anything for 37 years.)
New Ken/Arnold are really circling the bowl.
And I don't mean Super Bowl.
They built a bunch of apartment buildings right across the river from New Kensington. You wanna know why?
Tarentum.
SD
you know she wants to get hammered, and figures with the kid out she can pound the ahrn!
good one, jagoff ; )
I'm sure he approved.
SD
*snort* the last time I heard that one I fell off my dinosaur *snort*
ya gotta love alle-kiski valley humor, it is such a niche-market!
Tarentum's dahhhn bah th' water'n'at.
I'm sure the insurance company will have something to say when the doctor tries to pass this claim through the system...
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