Showtime!

A lot can happen in a span of a few hours when you're waiting for an angel to show up! I'm writing to you from room Blue 2-172 at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. Heather is resting, finally, and hopefully about to get a bit of sleep before the big push to come. The nurses and staff are absolutely fantastic and we have our own little room at the end of the hallway, right next to the waiting area and "nourishment room." The soft sounds of a newborn boy can be heard from down the hall, but other than that, all is quiet. And all is well. So, how did we get here? Well, I'll tell you.

Around 5pm, Heather had one of the worst contractions of the day. The back labor she was experiencing was getting more painful, yet the contractions were too far apart to get us to the hospital. So, we were in a real rough place. I didn't want her to keep suffering, but there was not much we could do. Then her water broke. It was literally the break we needed.

We called the hospital and they told us to come in to make sure that was the case. Within the hour we were checked in and meeting the staff. Boriana, our Bulgarian nurse is fantastic and helped Heather through a couple of contractions. Unfortunately, the pain was just too intense for her to cope with, so around 10:30pm she got an epidural. It's a spinal block that numbs her from the waist down.

Now she can rest and I was about to say maybe get some sleep... But less than an hour ago, they gave her Pitocin, which speeds up dialtion and she is at 9cm of dialation.... Birth is at 10cm. Needless to say, it's time to go! Here's hoping Finley joins me for the next blog!