First pictures

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HOLY COW!!

Oh my goodness. It has been an interesting day. I'm exhausted and can hardly think straight. You aren't going to get the details yet, because I can't handle it. But WE HAVE A BABY! And the biggest surprise of it all is that it is a baby BOY, not the baby GIRL we were promised!!

C is doing great. She had to have a C-section. Baby very nearly almost didn't make it. But is doing much better tonight. (C didn't get to see the baby for the first five hours or so... But more on this story later.) We have been _so_ blessed. The Lord' hand is pervasive in this story. This little boy is only alive because of literal miracles from God and modern medicine. This is a baby that wouldn't have survived in days gone by. But he did! And he's ours! And I'm so happy and I'm so exhausted and I can't keep going tonight.

I promise: more info coming at some soon point. I'll also get some pictures. He is ADORABLE! 8 pounds, and 20.5 inches. A head of black hair. And he's perfect. And I'm so greatful to the Lord for his marvelous blessings.

Good night!

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Guess we'll go see

We're going to go get checked out at the hospital. I'm not so sure that it is the time yet, but we'll go find out.

Wish us luck!!

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Is today the big day?

So last night the contractions started at much more regular intervals. I was able to sleep for the majority of the night, but C couldn't sleep until after 4:00 because of the contractions. Now they are ranging from 3 to 9 minutes in duration. How do you know when to go to the hospital? How do you know when they are strong enough or close enough? I mean, at 4 minutes, but irregular, is it often enough? How strong should they be? Do they have to be strong enough that you can't talk?

They talk about these things in advance, but I'm not sure the pat answers were really all that helpful.

Is the baby coming today? I dunno. But I'll keep you posted.

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Still hanging out

Just a quick update to let you know that we are still hanging out. No real substantial news since yesterday. Well, I guess I could mention that C passed the mucus plug this morning. But that doesn't give any real timing indication yet. We could seriously still be three weeks away.

Part of me says, "Whew! Three more weeks would be great! There is so much to do." But another, louder part of me says, "Lets get this baby here!"

Here's hoping it will be sooner rather than later, because this is getting really uncomfortable for C...

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