Storm

This was my car the day Amber was born.

New Arrival

Picture

Amber

Two big pushes and she's here!
19 1/2"
6 lbs. 6 oz.
Healthy and nursing right away.

Epidural

Janel was having strong, frequent contractions and so we ordered an epidural. The anesthesiologist just left and she seems to be doing much better already. Whew!

The View

I'll post another picture tomorrow morning after the storm.

Waiting

Janel is flipping through the channels on TV. She says we should have gone to the movies before we checked in. Looks like some parts of Colorado will get 12-24" of snow.

Pitocin

Okay, I'm back. The Pitocin is flowin. We are only at 1.5 centimeters. I went to get some dinner and got pulled over for a burned out tail light. It is starting to snow. Janel is doing fine and feeling a little impatient.

Admitted

Janel was just officially admitted to the hospital after the doctor confirmed that the liquid in her diaper was indeed amniotic fluid. The nurse didn't need to see the test results, she said that she could smell that it was amniotic fluid. Janel is now filling out paper work and lying in bed hooked up to monitors and an iv. She hasn't started laboring and I am encouraging her to start the inducement medications now since she is only one centimeter dilated.

Delivery Time

We're live blogging the birth of our fifth child, Amber. Janel's water broke at about 2:00 p.m on Thursday and she is having mild irregular contractions. Janel just checked in to the hospital and is now in her gown rocking peacefully in her room. The other kids are with Brandie and Mom is on her way from Colorado Springs. We are at Good Samaritan hospital in Lafayette, CO.