Author: eric

She gets to sleep with us tonight!

Chris has been discharged, but Vivian has one more day under the care of the NICU, so they’ve let Chris keep her room for the night. Tomorrow, Vivian should be tranferred to the pediatric ward for one final day (where mommy gets a room as well). And then, on Tuesday, it looks like they can… Continue reading Daily Update

Ivan is near, and it’s brought a swarm of tornados. Several have struck the towns between my house and Athens. Many homes have been hit, and there are more twisters on the way. Update In the last half-hour, there have been five tornados in my county, some hitting my town. There are fatalities reported. I’m… Continue reading Ivan arrives

The sun has come out, and I’ve had a chance to look around. The swarm came close, very close. Franklin Springs, the small town I live just outside of, was hit. It is the home of Emmanuel College, and the storm went right through the edge of campus. It spared the college’s buildings and students,… Continue reading Aftermath

Dear Vivian, One month ago today, after four stressful days that were only the prelude to four more stressful days, you joined our family. Your mother and I wanted you to arrive at home, but the state we live in doesn’t allow that. So we chose the next-best thing, a home-like birthing center in the… Continue reading One Month

We’ve entered day three of Baby Watch with not much to report. She’s still laboring but not dilating. It’s been a long drawn-out “first stage” for her. The nature of the contractions are slowly changing and moving toward the type that will open the door and let the baby out. We’re going home for a… Continue reading Taking a Break

Nothing new to report. I expect there will be something to report tonight, though. We’ve been back at the birth center since late last night, playing the waiting game (obSimpsonsQuote: “Ah, the waiting game sucks. Let’s play ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’!”). But the waiting is coming to an end, and something will happen soon.

After three very painful days, we’ve reached the end. No… no baby yet, but there will be one soon, one way or another. Chris has been having regular contractions for over three days now, but they’ve only managed to open the cervix a little bit. They haven’t really been the full-powered type of contractions needed… Continue reading Entering the Finale