What am I?
Given the name of this blog – I thought this story was appropriate.
By the second night in the hospital, Christine and I were exhausted. With Maile being born at 2:31 AM, we really hadn’t slept at all.
At 3:15 AM, the night nurse came in and told us she was going to perform a “heel stick” screening on Maile. (Side note: yes, that’s a link to justmommies.com – the first, but most likely not the last…) In any event, while we had the option to go along to the nursery to watch, we decided we’d use the time to get some rest. The nurse rolls Maile out and Chris and I instantly conk out.
Not sure how much later it was, but I hear the door open and then I hear the nurse saying something to Christine about “Chinese”. We were both completely out of it, so I sit up and all I can make out is the nurse is holding up a form and saying “Chinese” over and over. I knew “Chinese” wasn’t the right answer so I said “no, not Chinese.” I forced my brain to concentrate and I realized she was asking what race Maile was.
Nurse: What boxes do you want checked for race?
Me: Caucasian and Japanese.
Nurse: Chinese?
Me: No, Caucasian and Japanese.
Nurse: There is no Caucasian.
Me: White?
Nurse: Oh, white. Okay!
Apparently, when I’m exhausted I appear Chinese? The form above is the actual form the nurse was filling in – apparently she was going with Chinese until she decided to double check.
I’m sure this won’t be the last time we tackle this issue – just glad they let us check off multiple boxes on this first form!
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