Off to the hospital
>> Tuesday, October 26, 2004
For friends and family reading the blog, Jody and I are off to the hospital. After one false start already, I don't want to get too excited, but wish us luck!
UPDATE at 10:30am: If people can live-blog the debates, I can live blog a birth. Just kidding...I think. Yes, it is official, Jody is in labor. Her water did break, so it was a good thing we went to the hospital. Pitocin triggered a never-ending contraction, so it was stopped. The good news is that she went from 2cm to 4cm in an hour. We are now on a Pitocin and Epidural cocktail and Jody is doing fine, I'm catching a second-hand buzz. The miracles of modern chemistry. Nurse Heidi is standing guard duty by the monitors...hmmm, I wonder who wrote the software? Yes, only a true geek would code OB software in their head while their wife is in labor.
For my part, it's hard watching Jody be in so much pain (pre-cocktail) and not be able to do anything about it. Sometime...yes...sometime today I will be a father. I teared up just typing that sentence.
UPDATE at 4:30pm: Jody has been sitting at 7cm-9cm (one side is more dilated than the other) for a few hours now, but nothing further. At 5:00pm the on-call doctor wants to talk to us about C-Section. Since it’s been so long since the water broke, it’s time to have Brenna join us out here. Keep us in your prayers.
Before I could finish with the update, the decision has been made for the C-Section. Jody’s temp is too high to continue.
13 comments:
Good Luck Jody and Doug!!!
Here's praying that everything goes smoothly and Brenna comes out healthy and happy to have such wonderful parents! :-)
Your world is about to change completely...
Good luck!
J.
Congrads, now you know what I went through three times. Hum,maybe that is why I got my tubes tied! No, labor is the easy part.....now you have to raise her. Good luck and I hope all goes well. Cannot wait to see pics of my little niece. I love babies....just not after they reach age 5.Ask my kids
Congrads, now you know what I went through three times. Hum,maybe that is why I got my tubes tied! No, labor is the easy part.....now you have to raise her. Good luck and I hope all goes well. Cannot wait to see pics of my little niece. I love babies....just not after they reach age 5.Ask my kids
Awesome!
Have the doctors determined if she's a Republican yet?
;-)
Congratulations to Doug and Jody!
Yay! I'm gonna be an uncle again!
Sometime...yes...sometime today I will be a father. I teared up just typing that sentence.No, Doug. Nine months ago, you became a father. Today, you became a dad.
Well...is she here...my every so lovely neice. You know she is going to have to spend some summers in Texas.
I just got the news.....Hurray Brenna is here. Congrads on your sweet baby girl. Love and thought going out to Doug and Jody from aunt raegie
Yippee!!! I'm so excited for both of you.
I hope Jody is doing well and am sorry she went through what sounds like a tough labor, but it is so worth it. I promise!
Welcome to the world little Brenna.
Just ran across your Blog and read your story. Congratulations and may God bless you both.
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!
I hope mom and baby are both well and that you'll be home soon with your new bundle of joy.
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