MAY 17, 2024 ON MY CORNER MEET YOUR VENDOR Sofina's birth story TABITHA LUDWIG Groundcover vendor No. 360 January 4, 2015, I was 37 weeks pregnant. I woke up, went to the bathroom and I was bleeding. It was also my daughter Angel's fourth birthday but since I was bleeding, I called my dad and told him it was time to go to the hospital. I was having contractions and it was just time to go. So my dad came and got me, my Pony Bush, vendor No. 305 Where do you usually sell Groundcover News? 4th Ave and Liberty Street. When and why did you start selling Groundcover News? In 2016. I needed money. What is your favorite thing to do in Ann Arbor? Sell Groundcover News and make money. What words do you live by? Don’t do something in 50 seconds that will get you 50 years. What motivates you to work hard selling Groundcover News? The struggle. If you could do anything for a day, what would it be? Travel the world. If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? A beef rib. What is your superpower? Dressing fresh. What was your first job? Groundcover. What are your hobbies? Biking. What changes would you like to see in Washtenaw County? More places for the homeless to stay at. More low-income housing. Put a shelter in Ypsi! What would be the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery? I’d build a place for the homeless. What is your pet peeve? When Groundcover vendors or panhandlers try to take my corner. Sports recap: Michigan Wolverines Women’s Tennis May 4 and 5 HOSEA HILL Groundcover vendor No. 532 I attended the free admission NCAA first and second rounds women’s tennis matches at Varsity Tennis Center. It was a joy to be in the relaxed environment of VTC and I loved watching these women compete on the courts. During my observation, I learned that Michigan produced a reasonably good team. The University of Michigan women’s tennis team had their highest NCAA tournament seed (No. 3 seed) in program history, and Michigan and Chicago State made history due to this being the first time they were meeting each other. Player Highlight: University of Michigan tennis player Kari Miller (senior) from Ann Arbor has tied the consecutive win matches (2) and the win she had versus Notre Dame on May 5 marked her 95th career victory which puts Miller in the top ten in Michigan program history. I will be attending the May 11 game versus Miami Hurricanes and I’ll do an update from that match. son and my children's dad and we went to the hospital. My dad kept my son and dropped me and their dad off at the hospital. We was there for a couple of hours. Then my contractions slowed down so they told me I’d most likely be having the baby that night, at the latest the next day and then sent me home. So my dad came and picked us up and took us home. My son went to my daughter's birthday party and I stayed home having contractions. The last thing I ate was jalapeno poppers and that night I was looking at old pics and the contractions kept getting worse. The baby's father got tired of me crying and screaming in pain because he was trying to watch a movie and told me to shut up or go back to the hospital. So I got up and went to the bathroom. I was crying; I was in so much pain. They was coming back-toback so I called my dad again to come and get me. By the time my dad came and got me, I could hardly move. My children's father got our son in the car and sat in the car while my dad helped me once I got down my stairs and made it to my dad's car. I had another contraction and my water broke. Yes, this was my third child. But the first and only time that my water ever broke on its own. So I got scared because my children before her came not long after my water broke. So my dad finally got me into the car. With me freaking out and not knowing what to do, and the first really bad snowstorm of the year, we made it about 10 minutes down the street. And my baby started to come out. I kept yelling saying she was coming out and my dad was already stressed. He kept yelling at me and telling me to just breathe because it is just a contraction and I have had kids before. I was scared because I had pants, underwear and a pad on so once I felt her head pop out, I did not know if she would be able to breathe. My dad was not believing me. So to protect my child, I pulled my pants and underwear down. My dad finally pulled over and my daughter was born in a parking lot at CVS on Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti. My dad actually cried when he realized I was not lying and she was being born. He called 911 and by the time they got to us, she was in my arms. Her father came into the back seat, seen her dangling out of me, got nervous and just pulled her out himself instead of letting me finish pushing her out. But problems started arising because the placenta had not been delivered. So once we all got to the hospital, the doctors all surrounded me instead of the baby and my 7-yearold son was very confused at why all the doctors was around me instead of his baby sister. She was born at six pounds. The doctors were finally able to get me to deliver the placenta. And everything was just fine afterwards. She was very beautiful. Mommy loves you Sofina! GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3 Left: Sofina and Tabitha. Right: Sofina on her birth day. Hosea Hill and Kari Miller
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