9:30 am
Jen's Doc just came in and surprised us all. Jen's already out to 8cm...WHAT!?!?
She said Jen would probably start pushing within the hour. And so the fun begins... the yelling you may hear are screams of pure love. HA!

8:45 am Been at the hospital since 1 am. Water broke at 1:30, Epidural at 5. Jen's relaxed now that the meds have kicked in. Her folks flew out of Mississippi right after midnight and made it here in record time. Dr just checked in and baby seems to be healthy but he's still hibernating. Wonder if he'll be here before lunch? Yeah right.

Matt

April 20, At the Latest...

Hi all! So another Thursday, another fun doctor appointment. I wasn't expecting any change this week, and I was right! Still hasn't moved down at all and still no dilation. We tried to get the doctor to say she would start the induction next Friday the 17th, but no luck! She said if I don't go into labor before then, we will go in most likely Sunday night the 19th to start the Cervadil (to soften my cervix), which could take up to 12 hours. After that they would try to induce labor with Pitocin. If after a few hours it doesn't seem to be working, we will consider a c-section at that point. Odds are he would be born sometime on that Monday the 20th.

I'm not upset this week, because I've told myself for the last couple of weeks that the 20th is when it's going to happen, and then I would be surprised if he comes earlier than that. She says there is still a chance he could come on his own sometime in the next 10 days, but she wouldn't give us any statistics. She made it sound like it's about a 50/50 chance that I'll go into labor before we try to induce.

So that's all we know right now! My last day at work will be next Wednesday, unless I go into labor before then. I'm really looking forward to that day. I've been getting more and more uncomfortable the last few days, so it will be nice to have some days off to rest before I go to the hospital.

Thanks for all the prayers and well-wishes. We're hanging in there...it's good to finally have a final end date, so anything that happens before that will just be icing on the cake.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend and get to spend time with family. We'll enjoy our last peaceful Easter!! :)

39 Weeks...and counting...

Happy Thursday all! I'm sure you're all tired of my negative posts of the last few weeks, so I will try to be positive in this one. Good news is Max is very healthy and I am very healthy. Not-so-good news is there is still no progress...no dilation at all, and apparently my cervix is abnormally high for this point in the pregnancy. Unless my water breaks on its own (which is very unlikely at this point), we're probably looking at at least 2 more weeks. The doc said she wouldn't let me go much over a week past my due date. Due date is officially next Saturday, the 11th. My 41 week appointment will be on Thursday the 16th. We'll assess the situation then, and possible go into the hospital on Friday the 17th or Monday the 20th to start medication that will hopefully start the labor process.

So....we wait. I kind of had a feeling after the last week that not much had changed. It was disappointing to say the least, but as the doctor said - at least I have a healthy baby and things could be a lot worse. And I may not feel the best right mentally right now, but everything is fine physically and not everyone is that lucky.

On a happy note, we recieved a very special package from across the world this week. My German sister Nicola sent Max some adorable outfits, a blanket, and a couple of small toys. We love them! Matt especially loves the HSV onesie (HSV is Nicola and Thomas's favorite soccer team). I will post some pictures of these outfits soon. I'm at work right now and don't have my computer.

Hope you're all having a great week! More soon!