Looks like it's actually happening... (finally)

I was awoken this morning at about 2:30 because Darby's water had actually broken.  And she was in labor.  And it was going quickly.  Contractions were hard and about 5 minutes apart.  I got up, got dressed and woke Mom up to let her know what was happening.  We then went to the hospital, where, yes in fact, her water was broken.  Quick exam put her at 3cm dilation.  Contractions here reasonably rough (I'm told), and she decided that the miracles of modern science were the right choice for her.

Anesthesiologist showed up a little later, and after a few attempts to get the needle placed while Darby was sitting up, he had her move to her side with her knee's curled up (ha!) and finally got the needle placed and in.

Contractions are moving well while she's medicated.  As of right now (5:30 am) she's laying in bed playing "Words with Friends" on her iPhone with me and waiting for about another half an hour before the nurse will check her dilation again.

More updates to follow (maybe).  :)

Nothing to see here, move along... no fire. Just some punk kid pulling the fire alarm. Move along.

Right.  So this is *not* a picture of Darby going into labor... just thinking about it.  You know, a dress rehearsal. 

Sometime late Thursday night she started having contractions.  Nothing productive mind you - but contractions none the less.  They were about 8-10 minutes apart, and walking did alter them.  They went on through the night without really changing time between.  Friday morning she called the hospital, they said to go for a walk and check back with them later on if they get stronger.

Well, since except for the strength of the contractions this is just about what Cora did when she was ready for the world... we decided to check things out after dinner.

Wandered over to the hospital around 6pm or so.  They hooked her up the monitor, did a quick exam and did a quick test - said "yup, you're water's broke - Dr. will be here soon."  After a shift change (and another 45 minutes of walking around the hospital hallway.  The new staff came in and took samples for a lab test.

At around 8:30, the Dr. (on call doc, ours is in Haiti) came in and said that the lab tests said it wasn't amniotic fluid, to go home, take it easy...

So, we're back at home.

After the appt

So the appt was nice and mellow. Things are softening a little but not much else is happening.My BP was up...new Dr and no sleep since 2:30am or so...go figure...After the NST they took it again and it was still high. So I was sent to the birth center for an hour of monitoring. The nurse scared the crap out of me by coming out of the office and telling me I needed to head over to be induced. At which point the Dr said no it was for an hour to get a couple of readings. (Like that will keep the bp low...)

So I went over and checked in and sat there staring at the clouds in the sky for an hour while on the monitors. I tried to look at the TV for about 10 seconds and decided it really wasn't worth it and used my phone to listen to Pandora and Nightnoise and look at the sky. Seemed to do the trick because my BP was just fine.

I was released, managed to get lost in the hospital briefly and got home to eat dinner. So I guess that was more that what usually happens. I think she is going to hold on for a while longer.

I have an appt next week set up and they might or might not induce. I will be at 41 weeks at that point. My Dr won't be back till the 26th so I am going to guess they won't let me go that long! A bummer though. I really like that man!

Any questions?

D-Day +1

(subtitled.... "another day, another Doctor" or "where Dr Woocheck go*?").

We went in today went in and had another appointment with one of the other OB's in practice there.  Darby's BP was a little high in the NST so she got to run over to the Birth Center for an hour long, extended BP check.  I'll leave the details to her though

(*quote from Cora as we were leaving)

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No baby yet...

Well.  It's here.  The "official due date."  From this point on, Lili will never be classified as "delivered early."  :)

Just a quick heads up and reminder.  "Aces's Lady" will probably be the one making the majority of the phone calls with the details - so if you want to be notified... lemme know (by email).

That's all for now.

Thoughts (feeling a bit whiney)

So I am torn between wanting the munchkin here and wanting her to wait until our Dr gets back. At the last appt he told us he was leaving for two weeks the next day for Haiti. I figure with the due date being Tuesday I can make it another week to have him back. He has been so awesome and while I am glad he has the chance to help over there I want him here! We agree on so many things and I am not sure how the other Dr.s are.

This cold sucks. Its in my head and lungs. When the Braxton-Hicks start they are hard enough my eyes start watering and I feel like my head is going to pop. I hope this doesn't end up being a problem later on. I am tired of not being able to breath and feeling as if snot is coming out of everywhere....Whine...yes I will take some cheese....

I need a housekeeper and a nanny for a few days so I can get better! :) Trent does a lot but still I bet we could both use a break...

I want the little red house....I want out of this one... I want I want I want....sigh

Whine over...

...we have wormsign the likes of which even God has never seen.

Ok, not really - but we watched Dune (the David Lynch one) last night. 

Ok, raise your hand if you got the quote before reading that previous line.  Ok.  Seriously guys, you need to watch it.  It's stream-able from NetFlix.  Go.  Watch it.  I can wait.  We haven't got a lot of movement over here.  Belly measurement was down 2cm.  Might have been from the substitute doctor we had and the different position he put Darby in the measure. 

What?  You're back from watching the movie already?  Right.  Darby's weight was up 1lb from last week.  And yes, she's miserable.  I think as much from the pregnancy as from the cold she's fighting (the same one Cora got 3 days prior).

We're hanging in there.  Darby does seem to the the popular topic of conversation at work though.

:)