She's Complete!

Heather just had an exam at 0900... 10cm dilated and 100% effaced! The plan is to let her "labor down" for an hour to let the baby drop a little more. Around 1000 she'll start pushing! Yeah!!

The First 17 Hours...

It only took 12 hours of induction to go from 3cm to 5cm!! So the epidural was finally placed at 2AM! What a relief! We were able to sleep for about 4 hours. This morning the cervix is at 6.5cm and the epidural continues to work great! Here are some pictures to document the progress:

Just Started Pitocin... Life Is Good!

Damn Pitocin!

Baby Heartrate on Top, Uterus on the Bottom - Both Looking Great!

Sweet, Sweet Epidural... and Sleep!

Baby... Your Time Has Come!

Heather went in for her OB appointment this morning.  Much to her relief, they decided that enough is enough and it is time to induce!!  She's checked into the hospital and just started her pitocin drip!  Keep us in your thoughts for a speedy, painless, and productive labor :)

Due date - Hmmmm???

Well today is the official due date and thus far, no activity.  I was really hoping he was just waiting for the exact day! My next appointment is next Wednesday, so unless something happens between now and then, you'll hear from me on Wednesday. Hope all is well with everyone!

Latest doctor appointment

I went to the doctor today - everything still looks good. I'm 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced. At this rate, I should have the baby in at least 7 weeks - 1 additional cm dilated per week! I hope not!  Till next time....

Belly Shots at 39+ Weeks!

Thought we'd get a few last belly shots in before the big day! The next doctor's appointment is tomorrow. We'll keep you posted.

Fall in Seattle

As you can see, fall has definitely arrived in Seattle! We went walking around Greenlake and thought we would share some of the scenery.

Mt. Ranier poking out in the background.

Duck, duck... squirrel?

That's a big belly!

Pretty!

Look at all the colors!

Tortuga!

More pretty colors!

It's a heron enjoying Greenlake.

Red leaves.

The problem with fall...