Last night at the hospital

We are packing up and preparing to head home on Sunday morning. Sarah
will have to get the final all-clear from the doctors, but she has
been doing an awesome job recovering so we don't see that being an
issue. The real question left hanging out there is whether I get
pulled over on the drive home for going too slow.
We are looking forward to getting him home and getting settled.

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Resting

We are resting comfortably - this includes Graham, who is peacefully sleeping. No words can explain this...

Sarah and I took a moment to look through some of the pictures from the last few days. Enjoy.







Thanks again to all of you for your kind words and wishes. We appreciate the support we've had from family and friends over the last 9 months - and especially the last few days. Cheers!

He made it!!!

Graham Matthew was born on 3/24 at 11:40 pm. He's beautiful. He
weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 ozs. And measured 20 1/4 in. long. Mom and
baby are resting together. Sarah delivered by C-Section, and was
absolutely amazing every step of the way. Thanks to everyone for their
support and prayers. Pictures to follow, so keep you eyes peeled.

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Another Update

Sarah got the epidural maybe an hour or two ago. She is much more
comfortable and actually able to relax a bit. We're still 4 cm, and
hoping the petocin goes to work. True to form, Sarah qouted Darth
Vader upon getting the oxygen mask. Again, she's amazing. We just
changed rooms and hopefully we're preparing for the home stretch.

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Update

Around 8:30 this morning the doctor broke Sarah's water.
She had two doses of cytotek last night, about four hours apart.
She's two cm dilated and our nurse just told us she's having small
contractions two minutes apart.
She's obviously tired and less comfortable, but hanging in there and
being very brave.

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Thunder Cats Are Go - Kind Of

After a short stay in triage, we are all checked in and settled in the
birthing room. Sarah has monitors and an IV hooked up and we just
started the first step of induction. Sarah has been so brave. She's a
champ. Up next, bed time (hopefully) for the mom-to-be. Stay tuned.

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induction

today was my last day at work...this party will be getting started shortly!! I am scheduled to be induced tomorrow night, 3-23. I called today to see if I could get in tonight (why wait a whole day?) but they are full, so tomorrow night it is. Brett and I are excited and nervous and scared and we both feel like we could throw up at any moment. Girls at work today were talking about IVs and catheters and I was like "Woah, hold up". I almost fainted with mention of the IV...don't even mention giving birth, right?! Seriously, we are getting excited and getting ready to meet him!! That will be worth any IV or catheter or any other pain!!!

still no baby

As you can see from the ticker above, I am over 40 weeks pregnant with no baby outside of me yet....he just loves being inside! Brett and I thought for sure he would have been here by now, but he must have a better idea that we do. But he is coming out this week.
Ray and Lynn made it out safe over the weekend, they had beautiful driving weather! So now we wait, taking the labor bag with us everywhere we go. My dad is giving me all kinds of useful tips on how to get this party started...everything from carrying a sewing machine to walking home long distances! He has been very helpful :D

3-17 D-Day appt

STILL 1 cm dilated...and our little one has not been as active as he has been, so we had a non-stress test done to make sure everything was OK. I was admitted to labor and delivery (!) and was wired to a contraction monitor and a heartbeat thing for me and him. We got to listen to his heartbeat for about 30 minutes and of course, because something was sitting on him, he moved around like normal! And to ice the cake, we got to SEE him, they did an ultrasound to check his fluid and he is perfect! He is nice and big and beautiful and it is such a relief to see and hear him doing so well. So, everything is great. We are so thankful that it all checked out okay. We couldn't be happier.

In case you hadn't heard, I am being induced on 3-23, Tuesday night. Let's hope it doesn't get to this, but if it does, at least there is an end in sight! Yeah for making it to 40+ weeks pregnant!

Clock's on the field

Still no further progress but it looks like she's dropped since earlier this morning. We're anxiously waiting and as ready as we can be. We can't wait to meet him.

aunt pippy

Hello everyone...just a note that Angela, AKA Aunt Pippy, made it here safely on Friday. After driving as fast as the speed of sound, she beat the Nor'easter that has been making our weekend super soggy. The little one is moving around quite a bit, but he is still making no movement to exit me. We are patiently waiting...if not going a wee bit crazy! I never thought I would be pregnant for this long!!!

3-10 appt

Still 1 cm dilated....while I am making no progress, our little sweetheart is packing on the pounds! The doctor thinks he is now 8-8.5 lbs!!! The bigger he gets the more freaked out I am getting about getting him out of me. Aunt Pippy is driving tomorrow to visit for a little while....be safe sister, there is a Nor'easter a brewin'!

wednesday appt

Our baby boy's head is still down, I don't think he could turn around at this point, and he is about 7-7.5 lbs. I am 70% effaced and 1cm dilated! We are getting there, slowly but surely. He has also moved down so I am not carrying him so high anymore. Only 2 more weeks to go!

belly shot

I thought that since nothing new was going on I would add some photos that we had taken in the past few weeks...here is me, around 36.5 weeks.

crib

Here is a photo of his crib and bedding....we LOVE his bedding!!! His crib is all ready to go! And yes, that is a COLTS mobile, from Aunt Pippy and Uncle Craig-a-leg.