More pics

Just a few pictures to keep you all happy until you come to visit! Visiting hours are 11am-8pm and we are more than happy to accommodate any and all who want to come! Please call one of us first and we can tell you where we are! We may be switching rooms this afternoon.

It's a boy!! Yeehaw!

Samuel James Good was born at 6:22 this morning after a grueling 2+ hours of amazing labor by my wife Trisha! He is 6lbs 3oz, and 20 inches...a smallish size which makes Trish happy. He's got a funny cone head but they assure us that will go away. More later...this is great!!

10cm!

holy cow this is sooner than we thought! It's only 2:45 and Trish is fully dilated! They are saying she'll be ready to push within the next half hour, and things could take from 30 minutes to 2 hours...the parents are on their way, except Luke's Mom, who's in Alaska (miss you Mom!). We are looking forward to having a new baby soon and starting our new life as a family!

Sleep at last

Trisha is finally getting some sleep since she can't feel the contractions at this point. This is good.

Probably won't update until the morning, when it's time to push this little one out!

epidural=IN!

After the contractions got more severe, it didn't take long for Trish to decide she wanted the epidural. She had been "leaving the option open" and now is glad she did! Her mood changed very quickly (in a good way!). Now she's just sort of hanging out, waiting out the contractions. Will still likely be a long night for us, but she should be able to sleep some now.

Anyway, is anyone really reading this after midnight? I guess I'm just trying to keep busy more than anything else!

-Luke

"I WILL throw this duck at you!"

Well, the time has arrived. Trish's water broke at about 5:15 this evening. Luckily I had left work early because she hadn't been feeling well most of the day. After her water broke, she started feeling better, but the Dr. said she ought to go in to the ER anyway. When we got here, they confirmed that it was in fact her water (she was "trickling" as opposed to having a "gush" like you see on tv), so she was admitted and now we're just hanging out in this great birthing suite with a tv and wi-fi and all the ice chips you could want!

Ok, so it's not quite that pretty. Trish's contractions started shortly after we got into the room, without the introduction of pitocin (that's a good thing), and since then they have gotten a lot more severe. This is all good stuff, even though pain is bad. She's doing a great job, getting through the contractions ok, but of course who knows how long this will all last!

Oh, and the duck she wanted to throw at me is like a stress ball in the shape of a duck that she uses for contractions. So far I haven't had to dodge it :)

-Luke

Oh Baby, Where Art Thou?

So a week later and the baby is still in the belly! I am sure it is partly my fault as I feel like I have been sending mixed signals to my little one. I have loved being pregnant and really enjoy having him/her all to myself. Everytime I feel a kick or a squirm I am reminded of the miracle going on inside me and praise God for such a blessing! I know that once this baby arrives they will be overwhelmed with love from our friends and family and then I have to be patient and share! On the other hand, I have been day-dreaming about this baby for 9 months and can't wait to see it's little face, hold it in my arms and finally know if I have a son or daughter. So you can see how confused Mommy is...I am sure the baby doesn't know what to do either! Thankfully God has been faithful in giving me patience as we wait and I am thankful that the baby has had another week to grow in my belly and that we have had another week to prepare for the new addition to our family. We are anxious though and I can't help but hope that we will be watching the Super Bowl Sunday with a little one sleeping in my arms! Keep us in your prayers and we will keep you updated.