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December 19, 2008
fixin' to have a baby today...
so many of you called or emailed to let us know you were praying. thank you! it worked! my (or tiger's?) water broke at about 3am and we went back to bed to rest up and wait for the contractions to start.
still nothing regular or at all intense but i called my dr's office about an hour ago to check in what to do. they said "come on down" so we ate some lunch, put the scrubbing bucket aside (i had been scrubbing the kitchen floor, doncha know) and dan is now packing the truck. all the bags have been packed for a while now (like since thanksgiving), so it's just a matter of loading it up, birthing ball and all - just in case all the balls are occupied by other moms on the ward.
it's pretty amazing, as we reflect on things, just how many of our major life events together have occurred in the snow... when we met (in da U.P. in February 97), our wedding (23 Dec 2000 - in a blizzard), our move to Egypt (March 04 - with much snow as we left MI)... why not one more? the roads and sidewalks today are absolutely incredible. at 3 there was no snow on them and nothing falling, at 4 it had started falling, and by 7 when dan let sheba outside there were already a few INCHES of snow on the ground. he's blown the walk twice, each time the chute of the blower was buried - and it's a 7 inch chute! crazy business. loving it.
please continue to pray, as we would like to do this "all the way" without drugs or medicinal augmentation. yes, i really am that crazy.
and when baby comes, we welcome your visits. but please only between 3-5 or 7-9pm, so that we can rest and get to know our new little family.
much love,
carrielyn, daniel, and the soon to be named tiger!
your host for this episode : carrie; December 19, 2008 02:46 PM
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We are southbound 3:30P.M.
4 wheel drive
in a snow storm
from the peanut gallery of : Grandpa Dave &grandma Donna ; December 19, 2008 03:19 PM
Hey you . . . I'm hanging out on the 9th floor with my own little guy (okay, not mine--but my godson), so I'll be keeping an eye on the updates and may pop in for a quick peek. But I promise that a) I will follow the hours listed! and b)I won't stay long!
oh, and c) we're not sick either--like, not contagious sick.
from the peanut gallery of : Lorraine ; December 19, 2008 04:32 PM