Almost....

It could happen any moment now. She's fully dilated and we are getting ready to have a baby. Next post should be with pics of Addy!

Getting there!

We're up to 8 cm and station 0! Also, they can tell Addy definitely has some hair. We're getting ready to have a baby!

Naps are good....

Just a little after 3:00 Tracie and I kicked everyone else out of the room an laid down for a good hour long nap.

Nurses just came in and did another check. They are saying she is at 7 cm by now and almost to station 0.

One of the nurses guessed the arrival would be about 6:30 or 7:00.

They had her sit up for a few minutes and apparently there were some good signs so they will be checking again in 15 minutes.

BTW, Adding a few more photo's soon.

More Progress...

Tracie is reseting now. They came in a little while ago and said she was up to 5 cm and station -1.

The pictures finally updated on the slide show. Notice that the last two pics are before and after epidural shots.

It's amazing how well the epidural works because on the machine that tracks the strength of the contractions she was peaking up to 78 and she could barely stand it. After the epidural we saw some contractions as high as 105 and she said she didn't even feel a twitch!

Yay!

Epidural has finally been applied and Tracie says it is AWESOME!!!! It's really good because the contractions were starting to get pretty bad.

I've added a few pics on the side and will likely add some more to show how she's feeling better after the epi.

Waiting....

The contractions are getting stronger and we are waiting on the epidural guy to show up. Other than that, no more news.

BTW, watch the slides show on the right, I'll be updating pictures through out the day.

Progress...

Well the water has been broken and everything seems to be progressing well. She's having a lot of small contractions but nothing bad so far. Since they have broken the water, the heart montiors that go on the belly are gone and they have replaced them with new a internal heart monitor. So now instead of the heart beat sounding like a washing machine, it sounds like an Atari era video game.

We're Here!

Hi! This is Josh. We are current checked in the room at Mercy. They have Tracie all situated and the pitocin started. Just sitting around waiting on Dr. Smith to show up to get the water broke. I'll make another post later if I get a chance!

39-week appt

Its official! Our induction is scheduled for Tuesday the 10th at 6AM. Today we were 2cm dialated, so I don't anticipate any surprises this weekend. We'll be spending the next few days getting the last few things done & trying not to go stir crazy. We were given the option to induce tonight, but we want the family to be there, so we're waiting. Any way the next time I post will be pics of Addy!

7 days to go!!!

Well it looks like our little girl will be here soon! The Dr. is going out of town next Tuesday the 11th, so we'll most likely have an induction before then. I'm still holding out a small shred of hope that I'll go into labor on my own, but I know its doubtful. As long as Addyson is healthy thats the only thing that matters. Its a little hard to believe that I'll be a mother in a little over a week, but I'm excited!!! Hopefully my next post will be pictures of Addy!