Hi, it's actually me posting this time instead of Mr. Bill. Just wanted to let everyone know that we were finally allowed to go home today. Bear is fine and healthy and shows no signs of problems due to being born early. He's small because of the preeclampsia, and we're keeping a watchful eye on him in case he develops jaundice, but he's a perfect ( Read more... )

His fourthness has entered this world at 1433 1 Sept 2009. He weighs a whopping 4lbs 13ozs, 17 inches long. Mom had a pretty easy time with labour, only about 10 pushes ( Read more... )

So, Marie is resting/sleeping. Doc just said that she's fully dialated and +2, so the baby is dropping. Ill post after delivery unless something happens in the meantime.

Marie has proclaimed her true and undying love for her anaesthesiologist. After several excrutiating contractions, she is now on her way to a happier place: better living thru chemistry I always say. Her contractions are progressing nicely, the pilot believes we'll have smooth flight from here on out and we are invited to sit back and enjoy the ( Read more... )

We are awake and Marie is unsuccessfully trying to pee in a bedpan, (it's tough when you have an audience, but, seriously, who wouldn't pass up an opp to pee in front of everyone :)

The nurse is going to get the pitocin, so, I'll let you know when things get interesting.

Mr. Bill here. Marie, during her weekly checkup, was told that she was suffering from preeclampsia, otherwise known as bad high blood pressure. Seeing as it's now 36.5 weeks in, the good doctor wheeled her over to the labor and delivery unit and said, "You're gonna have a baby!" While she needs a dark, quiet environment to keep her eyeballs from ( Read more... )

Good: I has a sparkly! Mr. Bill surprised me with a necklace last night. The pendant is blue topaz (his birthstone), amethyst (my birthstone), and sapphire (His Fourthness's birthstone unless he has plans for the next few days that I don't know about). It is sooo preeeetty! *snuggles it ( Read more... )

I think the babyness is starting to get to me, guys. Last night, I had a nightmare that I was forced to get a job at Babies-R-Us.

*shudder*

Woof, sorry I haven't been around at all, guys. I know, I know, you totally don't know what to do with yourselves when I'm not posting and commenting and keeping you all on your toes. It's just that words cannot even describe how much I hate sitting in this chair and typing. Or, more accurately, how much my spine hates it when I do that. Anyway. An ( Read more... )

Dear Baby:

There is officially not enough room in there for you to stretch out all your limbs at once like a starfish. I only mention this because you don't seem to have figured it out yourself, just yet. So. FYI.

Also, please stop doing whatever it is you're doing with your fingers. I'm really glad you have fingers, and everything, but being ( Read more... )