The Next Day

Whew! What a night! I guess I didn't fully realize how everything would happen. First a mix up at the registration desk - nothing major, just a new nurse ;) Then you get all hooked up to a baby heart monitor, a contraction monitor, and an IV. Then MORE waiting. The redeeming value here is two-fold: 1) we are having the baby soon 2) we get to listen to the baby's heartbeat constantly.

All through the night, nurses in and out, checking things, looking things over, adjusting things, asking Mary to roll over or whatever - roughly ever half hour, which does not make for a good night's sleep. But, on the bright side, the nurse who was taking care of us was really great. She was nice and listened to us when we needed something and was always offering to help in any way she could - truly makes things a lot nicer and easier.

Fun times ahead! :D -J