tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65893987711837963672024-03-04T23:33:11.093-06:00Wolfie on the Way!DinoDeWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556807140723671748noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-23789283949784036482009-11-14T06:34:00.002-06:002009-11-14T06:54:39.263-06:00InitiationSo last night was the first night home. And yes, I, Katie, am up at 6:30 in the morning being productive. But it's only because I haven't gone to bed yet....<br />I feel like last night was my personal initiation into parenthood. Anybody can go through labor, but I was up all night trying to feed, clothe, and change baby Austin. And then the cycle would restart just about the time I was laying him down in his bassinet and heading to the bathroom.<br />I had the hour of attempting to breastfeed and finally turning to a bottle.<br />I had the diaper change that turned into, how many times can I make mommy rewipe my butt and then let her figure out after the 4th poop in the same diaper that I just peed all over myself and the changing pad (and the blanket covering me because I had gotten poop on my clothes too) - btw, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">did</span> have his diddly-doo covered with a wipe when he went everywhere. And then he pooped again.<br />I just quit putting clothes on him and he's content (and warm enough) in a swaddled receiving blanket.<br />I haven't had more than an a couple hours sleep at a time since I gave birth to him on Wednesday.<br /><br />And he's still the best thing that ever happened to me.DinoDeWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556807140723671748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-33437136838839443902009-11-12T14:17:00.003-06:002009-11-12T14:33:52.136-06:00Austin's First DayIt's been a busy, busy day here in Belleville. Austin has had visits from both Grandmas, and Aunt Jennie. He'll get to meet his cousin Becca after he goes home (most likely tomorrow).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQRRi-kVxeajfnFxs2clCnpx4YYMMznYrAHdSxf2EGmm1jZUAuFh93xxOCGvX4cFsLQM0RMhSEnbGMYc8Zc68F4-ZbZGl9lR0vYEAExRVx3a_H76IZpXnXefKj6Ab6HT2SsT3fG8pGy8/s1600-h/Aunt+Jennie+and+Austin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQRRi-kVxeajfnFxs2clCnpx4YYMMznYrAHdSxf2EGmm1jZUAuFh93xxOCGvX4cFsLQM0RMhSEnbGMYc8Zc68F4-ZbZGl9lR0vYEAExRVx3a_H76IZpXnXefKj6Ab6HT2SsT3fG8pGy8/s320/Aunt+Jennie+and+Austin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403314803753498018" border="0" /></a>Aunt Jennie with Austin<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsacccPDMps2WHImnJuKPM4nFkpAwz4NmQwpaPKrsXPKKsnsENFxDkpRK8FSxRIzXg4NvKj0AF2F1eS85q3mcvyBBfyDe5CgHo3P2syf8GZDQLVBdWyFBk5LKPlupc_5-wJ-p2NthxN8/s1600-h/Gramma+and+Katie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsacccPDMps2WHImnJuKPM4nFkpAwz4NmQwpaPKrsXPKKsnsENFxDkpRK8FSxRIzXg4NvKj0AF2F1eS85q3mcvyBBfyDe5CgHo3P2syf8GZDQLVBdWyFBk5LKPlupc_5-wJ-p2NthxN8/s320/Gramma+and+Katie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403314793799990994" border="0" /></a>Grandma McCarthy with Katie<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR2qTfre_HY8GZjRlC2B4nnjOPSf4b7Ctb-TmprrsPVumLhd-ko4RcFbGx1dOK0bm-hpEtUCg0d3VaMnuZbiueS7zeXcVW9LasY51RqCPkdeNKatvqIoUcHt2q6QU-s7Pg8gGDB7OjU0/s1600-h/Mommy+and+Austin+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR2qTfre_HY8GZjRlC2B4nnjOPSf4b7Ctb-TmprrsPVumLhd-ko4RcFbGx1dOK0bm-hpEtUCg0d3VaMnuZbiueS7zeXcVW9LasY51RqCPkdeNKatvqIoUcHt2q6QU-s7Pg8gGDB7OjU0/s320/Mommy+and+Austin+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403314791776041618" border="0" /></a>Katie and Austin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkO8lAczoSQlmVEuclt2Jxne-jL-nOznulKuO0AagaQ8An-ijVLpIhpruM7LSUxbWkyH0IBnGky_t2gsmlLrf7ujTM2OqRnaQNEGdtzEOBQXk2nz-lQtAUK0dkEUpUPk3shR7FO62T6I/s1600-h/DSCN1031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkO8lAczoSQlmVEuclt2Jxne-jL-nOznulKuO0AagaQ8An-ijVLpIhpruM7LSUxbWkyH0IBnGky_t2gsmlLrf7ujTM2OqRnaQNEGdtzEOBQXk2nz-lQtAUK0dkEUpUPk3shR7FO62T6I/s320/DSCN1031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403317502102047810" border="0" /></a>Grandma DeWolf and Austin<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We believe he'll have more visitors by the end of the day...<br /></div></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-45749665570260790472009-11-11T22:48:00.002-06:002009-11-11T22:49:46.439-06:00Welcome, Baby Austin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcPvgDZ5Jyz6LlQml2U3ZnixeA-9hjSwt8c2tgeS7qIh7eSmFXsaRrra2vMToAsQmYYt57dTDS-SYjMSsPR-KEUNjMNsyli99Tt8EKFVCCT6tJbagE6IwLOiMod-xEgS_idl-bIX_RN4/s1600-h/BabyAustin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcPvgDZ5Jyz6LlQml2U3ZnixeA-9hjSwt8c2tgeS7qIh7eSmFXsaRrra2vMToAsQmYYt57dTDS-SYjMSsPR-KEUNjMNsyli99Tt8EKFVCCT6tJbagE6IwLOiMod-xEgS_idl-bIX_RN4/s320/BabyAustin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403074680615584978" border="0" /></a><br />Austin William<br />9 lbs, 14 oz<br />21 inches<br />11/11/09<br />9:43 pmJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-46215769504901379172009-11-11T22:45:00.001-06:002009-11-11T22:47:37.775-06:00He's here!Austin William DeWolf 9# 14oz, 21 inches, 9:43pm, 11-11-o9!!<br /><br />Mom, Dad, and baby are all doing well.<br /><br />Thanks to the best nurse and OB DR in southern IL!!Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-71456972119987765352009-11-11T20:05:00.002-06:002009-11-11T20:07:39.563-06:00More news!So she pushed for about 25 minutes, but Austin is being stubborn (hmmm, where'd he get that from?), so Dr. told her to take a little break until about 10 til 9, then he wants her to start pushing again.<br /><br />More updates to come once she's pushing again.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-35045301840067009322009-11-11T19:24:00.002-06:002009-11-11T19:26:11.070-06:00And the show beginsDr T is on his way back to the hospital (he had to leave and head to St E's for an emergency).<br /><br />RN just kicked out everyone except Zach, mom and Jennie.<br /><br />The rest of us are either in the waiting room or downstairs getting food.<br /><br />Hopefully we'll have a baby within an hour or so!Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-59883354857046958202009-11-11T18:49:00.001-06:002009-11-11T18:50:45.373-06:00Calm before the stormKatie's trying to nap now before it's time for her to push. Not much longer now, just waiting and hoping that the doc makes it back from the other hospital soon.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-18452401964120636922009-11-11T18:28:00.002-06:002009-11-11T18:31:34.032-06:00Almost there...She was just checked by the nurse and Katie's almost at a full 10... just a little stubborn lip that is taking it's time getting out of the way.<br /><br />Dr. took a short field trip to a nearby hospital, but should be back soon. It's OK, though, Katie's not even pushing yet. But she will be soon....Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-80920859826952183062009-11-11T17:57:00.002-06:002009-11-11T17:57:58.923-06:00Katie Contracting and Computing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1YE5-Dt26_NBctsyzzt3yCT9Oo-FNYGQQraHQk5YsLHt8ZPBMH1Xnk6d7cPhYaIipEhrhBoivMmyiQQFLGdJrz4gv00pP27qIXLIl4nqMObHawC9j0VgGadQZK7tvPZLvrh0utuwiUI/s1600-h/Katie+contracting+at+9cm+at+1800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1YE5-Dt26_NBctsyzzt3yCT9Oo-FNYGQQraHQk5YsLHt8ZPBMH1Xnk6d7cPhYaIipEhrhBoivMmyiQQFLGdJrz4gv00pP27qIXLIl4nqMObHawC9j0VgGadQZK7tvPZLvrh0utuwiUI/s400/Katie+contracting+at+9cm+at+1800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402999502817597570" border="0" /></a>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-59654211163139747892009-11-11T17:44:00.002-06:002009-11-11T17:48:25.945-06:00Katie's at 9+!The Dr. just came in and checked Kate and she's dilated to 9 to 9.5! Dr also says the baby's between 0 and +1 station! So he's dropping lower. This is a really good thing. Maybe we'll have a baby soon...Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-35480319010967507262009-11-11T17:20:00.002-06:002009-11-11T17:24:14.262-06:00Epidural TopoffKatie's been feeling quite a bit of pressure (almost like she didn't have the epidural). So the anesthesiologist topped off Katie's epi, and now she's feeling a little better. Although, the medication makes her itchy, but she'll take that over the pressure.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-49638262610830593612009-11-11T17:00:00.001-06:002009-11-11T17:02:33.805-06:00Better News!Katie's JUST been checked and she's dilated at a 7 cm, and Austin's at 0 station (for those of you that don't know, that's a GOOD thing!).Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-75256663993310627572009-11-11T16:46:00.002-06:002009-11-11T16:48:00.451-06:00More new infoNurse checked Katie a little bit ago, and she's up to between 5 and 6 cm. Those dilation vibes are working, keep 'em coming people!Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-19014838745133928342009-11-11T14:53:00.002-06:002009-11-11T14:55:26.306-06:00Cold Stuff and Reanimated Monsters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWb_JkAulN973vqJ0lMYGrz7yfVYllHbH6TyDTKGQaFokxNTasYR2OjRN2vvf_N1S4_4rLGf83IF4v723KDB6sFGsbMO-PrVD9vUYAKsHb7az7raDuF_7ownM2VR3c46cN4eeFJoc874/s1600-h/Katie+Popsicle+1445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWb_JkAulN973vqJ0lMYGrz7yfVYllHbH6TyDTKGQaFokxNTasYR2OjRN2vvf_N1S4_4rLGf83IF4v723KDB6sFGsbMO-PrVD9vUYAKsHb7az7raDuF_7ownM2VR3c46cN4eeFJoc874/s400/Katie+Popsicle+1445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402952375175278530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie's chowing down on grape popsicles while watching "Young Frankenstein."</div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-16514344659723792142009-11-11T14:43:00.001-06:002009-11-11T14:45:51.710-06:00New News!She's up to 4.5 cm. The nurse says between 4 and 5, so I'm splitting the difference. But the nurse also said the baby's a little lower, which is good news because he'll put more pressure to get things really going. <br /><br />Keep those dilation vibes coming! They seem to be helping!Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-21711674617492787522009-11-11T13:55:00.002-06:002009-11-11T14:00:39.451-06:00New PositionThe nurse just came in to have Katie adjust her position because it appears that the baby is posterior. So now she's lying on her left side, with her leg propped up on a folded pillow so she's a little more on her belly to help her contractions dilate her more evenly. Send out some dilation vibes to help push this along! (You know kinda like clapping if you believe in fairies, cuz that works)Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-32852852647819121642009-11-11T13:46:00.003-06:002009-11-11T13:54:34.862-06:00New infoThe nurse came in and checked her a little after 1 p.m. (our time) and she was dilated to 4 cm. She's asleep now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0BZaPYd_nsouou_xnaSKK308PU1oFhZdR9wUGYcIwZ__byi7jr8_KwR_jf1QAJKhJCQRYBxsjxY0L5B251by-_KnckYOmQmN3jqjLtWpwv_rFAuGq_aHlrnkAbUvuSpltKcezClAZZQ/s1600-h/Katie+Sleeping+1345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0BZaPYd_nsouou_xnaSKK308PU1oFhZdR9wUGYcIwZ__byi7jr8_KwR_jf1QAJKhJCQRYBxsjxY0L5B251by-_KnckYOmQmN3jqjLtWpwv_rFAuGq_aHlrnkAbUvuSpltKcezClAZZQ/s400/Katie+Sleeping+1345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402936485578303458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Isn't that just cute?Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-88537090476200503792009-11-11T12:49:00.001-06:002009-11-11T12:50:23.045-06:00Sleepin'Katie's going to nap, and I think Mom and I are going to go eat lunch. No major updates at this time.DinoDeWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556807140723671748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-15534379504343600732009-11-11T11:54:00.002-06:002009-11-11T11:57:37.569-06:00Update (sort of)Nurse just came in to check her, and Katie's still dilated at 3 cm. She's 100% effaced, though. So hopefully the pitocin will get things going now that it's been running for about an hour.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-3729847179161145322009-11-11T11:29:00.001-06:002009-11-11T11:31:04.956-06:00Birthing a baby in 2009There are two women knitting in this room, along with two laptops up and running and four cell phones with texting capability. What a funny juxtaposition.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-76144912570299662732009-11-11T11:27:00.002-06:002009-11-11T11:28:20.188-06:00Started pitocinThe nurse came in and started pitocin to strengthen Katie's contractions. Hopefully this will push things along. She's still doing well, I think her new favorite word is epidural.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-22156707485371481332009-11-11T10:32:00.001-06:002009-11-11T10:34:12.917-06:00Kaite Post Epidural<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fbue7q5AUHsY4RK95KojeYrykUF21YATlnn9qY_F3t8o_kxEwkWz8LlzEvg7Oq-WQ9W5hZX7Ym54Xdx9WAM-Mwdehpj69JGw9aXpHHry0Nibgmst0My5Tf0ZH9N8KaN9SxdYFYiKwNQ/s1600-h/Katie+Post+Epi+1030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fbue7q5AUHsY4RK95KojeYrykUF21YATlnn9qY_F3t8o_kxEwkWz8LlzEvg7Oq-WQ9W5hZX7Ym54Xdx9WAM-Mwdehpj69JGw9aXpHHry0Nibgmst0My5Tf0ZH9N8KaN9SxdYFYiKwNQ/s400/Katie+Post+Epi+1030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402885034253058434" border="0" /></a><br />Look at how big that smile is compared to an hour ago! She's much better now.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-36894632297090742382009-11-11T09:56:00.003-06:002009-11-11T10:05:22.696-06:00Katie's Getting Her Epidural!Katie's in getting her epidural right now, so the Grandmas and I have been relegated to the waiting room. So here's some pictures I took about 20 minutes ago, before the anesthesiologist showed up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6vmMlbZfYdIeKsWcJofbEi58zFmfjyHbxzbiR9-CruJekFY5kp6NzrvMz39tXd6O_-2BCex72X0s_KUj8TzF4ClWVIYqkqwW9IBe2VeZdwyK8zSuC6CdQ65NWRjj1jvEkftD22_Zxp4/s1600-h/Katie+930+am.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6vmMlbZfYdIeKsWcJofbEi58zFmfjyHbxzbiR9-CruJekFY5kp6NzrvMz39tXd6O_-2BCex72X0s_KUj8TzF4ClWVIYqkqwW9IBe2VeZdwyK8zSuC6CdQ65NWRjj1jvEkftD22_Zxp4/s400/Katie+930+am.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402876251148974386" border="0" /></a><br />Katie smiling at the beginning of a contraction<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqLBbsX3Lw5kbhKX2gRHe30wcCXEMInTXRBrbxgs7CnoirFH8_yjP1SoXCXjlZdWZbDl054p6o22nRzrBftzIDvZMiEX0a3_uXzpuy-30b0s0J13WWlY82gr_XWgIXJbviUBgh2O_9Og/s1600-h/Katie+contracting+931+am.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqLBbsX3Lw5kbhKX2gRHe30wcCXEMInTXRBrbxgs7CnoirFH8_yjP1SoXCXjlZdWZbDl054p6o22nRzrBftzIDvZMiEX0a3_uXzpuy-30b0s0J13WWlY82gr_XWgIXJbviUBgh2O_9Og/s400/Katie+contracting+931+am.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402876260182784834" border="0" /></a><br />Katie about two seconds later breathing through it<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5rVFQPMjDQ5mYWNRrGWFKYdlZMaN3sKjMe5PwuMQ4HVBRUlFlnwnmDei04nCeYrdLvYIrVjm_UFdi9sp1RKkeq8Xm3owjT6CbtW_bQk1FT0RQG3uuUESwCQnhWsQzNBRr8yendg6UUE/s1600-h/Katie+and+Zach+934+am.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5rVFQPMjDQ5mYWNRrGWFKYdlZMaN3sKjMe5PwuMQ4HVBRUlFlnwnmDei04nCeYrdLvYIrVjm_UFdi9sp1RKkeq8Xm3owjT6CbtW_bQk1FT0RQG3uuUESwCQnhWsQzNBRr8yendg6UUE/s400/Katie+and+Zach+934+am.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402876270070579746" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet moment between Zach and Katie after the contraction<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM8I4ejkJSKPmGoQHTBZSRDOIbJblfjDNmAP348ZrKAa4hbAY-CWMR8W9Ek8AHaDIRJE7S7GlK1K5v8vCbInYUVpLnaf7yEIdCHrg6y2xDw28L_NMXM5J8ybM6wbLkfbFpMWipRE2svs/s1600-h/Zach+and+Katie+contracting+935+am.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM8I4ejkJSKPmGoQHTBZSRDOIbJblfjDNmAP348ZrKAa4hbAY-CWMR8W9Ek8AHaDIRJE7S7GlK1K5v8vCbInYUVpLnaf7yEIdCHrg6y2xDw28L_NMXM5J8ybM6wbLkfbFpMWipRE2svs/s400/Zach+and+Katie+contracting+935+am.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402876274140476962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie contracting again a few minutes later<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We got Zach a chair because he had been standing next to Katie since who knows when and we didn't want him to drop. I'll post again once we get to visit Katie after her epidural is in and running.<br /></div></div>Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-7403304536804968112009-11-11T09:29:00.003-06:002009-11-11T09:33:14.716-06:00Good Morning!Hello everyone, I'll be your friendly labor and delivery moderator for today (and hopefully only today!).<br /><br />Katie and Zach arrived at the hospital around midnight last night. The cervadil has her contractions going pretty regularly now. Dr. T broke her water this morning, so she's really starting to feel it!<br /><br />The nurses are making us stick to the 3 visitor rule (boo), so I'll give updates as I can.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592010184161579887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589398771183796367.post-50151847718905815762009-11-10T12:53:00.003-06:002009-11-10T13:07:57.092-06:00Tonight's the night!!Hey everybody! So Heather (Zach's mom) just flew into Lambert in preparation for tomorrow... WHICH IS <span style="font-weight: bold;">INDUCTION DAY</span>!!!<br /><br />I'm ecstatic. Seriously, I thought today would never come soon enough. I feel ready, Zach's ready, and everybody is waiting for THE phone call.<br /><br />Here's a run-down of the birth plan thus far:<br /><br />1 Get to the hospital around midnight<br />2 Get cervidil and wait<br />3 And wait<br />4 And wait<br />5 Contractions start (or if they don't by morning, Dr. T will start me on pitocin... blegh.)<br />6 Labor, labor, labor...<br />7 EPIDURAL<br />8 and pushing. pushing. pushing..... THEN<br />9 Baby Austin gets here sometime tomorrow<br /><br />Hopefully, there will be no complications, and he won't be too big for natural birth. I really don't want a c-section, but I'll do what needs to be done to get him here safely.<br />Everybody has been wonderful! Thank you for all the support and advice!<br />We'll be keeping this blog as up-to-date as possible, so if you are wondering what the heck is going on, just hit refresh!<br />Love all of you!DinoDeWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556807140723671748noreply@blogger.com1