Lesson on Induction

So we have learned alot about hospitals and being induced in the last 6 hours:

1. Hospitals are like government - there is no end to the paperwork and it could be an eternity before things get started
2. First they RIPEN your cervix - so this first dose and future doses of this other drig are to get Christine to 4CM - she is only at 3CM right now.  This could take up to 24 hours alone.
3. After she gets to 4CM then we have the green light - at that point they start the pitocin (labor inducing drug) and things start moving.

So now that we know Christine is not being given a labor inducing drug, she is taking a nap in before things pick up.

thanks all for your comments and prayers!

Medical Questionnaire

Just finished an hour and a half answering a bunch of medical questions. What is pre-registration for?

Merian Medical Online Nursery

So when she IS born, the hospital also have an online nursery page:

http://www.marianmedicalcenter.org/Patients_And_Visitors/Online_Nursery/index.htm?vnMode=summary&nsw=c

 

Of course I don’t expect anything to be posted here until well after lunch time!

Very early

We have an apt this morning at 6AM to start Christine’s induction.  I just called and they have room so we will be driving there in about 40 minutes.  I have been awake since 3:45AM – can’t sleep – thank God for tea!  I will probably wake up Christine in about 20 minutes.

 

So I spent some time reading about ways to start labor naturally and being induced (Too many horror stories).

I do have some worries though, neither of us like the idea of having Christine induced.  We both hoped that things would just start on their own before today.  Please keep us in your prayers.

 

Oh! And I have a few shout-outs!

– To Grandpa (my dad) who took the boyz home last night (have fun and good luck!) – He is going to be worn out!

- To MeMa (Christine’s Mother) who has been here since LAST Friday – thank you for all the cleaning, cooking, laundry and support!

Jacob Selling Advocados

So after he finished roadside seling, he went door-to-door.  I told him a good price would be 2 advocados for $1 and 5 for $2.  Then I hear him in fornt of a house selling 1 advocado for $2.  What a scalper!

Baby coming soon

It looks like the baby will come tomorrow. Christine is scheduled to be induced at 6am.

-- Joshman

sent from my Windows Mobile Phone.

Catapult vs Tribuchet

Its really fun being a handyman dad during the science fair. Yes even though Jacob is only in first grade, at this charter school he to must participate with a science project or a model. He wanted to do a model of a catapult.

So we went to the best video authority I could think of for catapult's - the 3rd movie out of ht eLord of the Rings Trilogy, Return of the King. Not only did Jacobget to see catapults in action but he also got to see trebuchets - which really got his atention. This last weekend we bulit one and he learned so many lessons: leverage, counterweights, saftey, and triangulation - not to mention the importance of planning and assembling things methodically.

The best part is on Monday we got to use is and launched over 10 ballons until it broke. Check out these pictures!