1:30 am

Elissa has done a great job. Mom is at 3-4cm, 75%. This great, here comes some help with the pain. Oh, the felt hair when she was checking the progression. More soon...

Its 11:30, have you seen our newborn?

Well, here the latest. Sprout has finally kicked a hole in its swimming pool, and all of the water has run out. In other words, Elissa's water has broken. The unfortunate thing is that Sprout could not wait to get out before he/she went #2. So, sounds like when Sprout is born, we are going to have a few more people in the room than we were expecting. Elissa is still getting some very strong contractions, but their frequency is all over the place. She has a sleeping pill on board to help her rest. She is thankful for the responses. She said earlier that it was like everyone was here. Until the next update....JDS out.

We are here...... and waiting.

We have arrived at Wake and are under way. I just looked out of the window and saw a flock of storks that was flying over head. Elissa is doing fine and says that the "cramps" are coming and going. The pain level is all over the place. The doctor just came in to perform a procedure that should get things moving. IV is being placed as we speak. She is in great spirits and cant wait to be a mom.....

We have a Game Plan!!

We just got home from the Doctor's office...My BP remains up so the time has come for Baby Sprout to be born. The game plan is that we will be admitted Sunday night for them to assist me in dilating. We will be put on Pitocin Monday AM at 6 and pray for a healthy blessing on Monday. Our only hitch right now is that the Hospital is predicted to be very full and there is a chance that we could be bumped due to them not having a bed. We are asking for everyone's prayers that does not happen and we will be able to go in Sunday night. We will keep you updated.....

How we will stay in touch..

When the big day happens...we will send out emails and text messages to let everyone know that we are on our way to meeting Baby Sprout. We will take our computer with us and blog step by step what is going on. Please follow with us in this joyous experience! (Thanks Jacob and Candace for this Great idea!)

Update...

Well..We are just waiting for Baby Sprout to make a move. We went to the Doctor on Monday, I am 75% effaced but not dilated. This Baby is very high and not wanting to head South. My blood pressure continues to stay high so we will go back on Friday for another check. We are praying that things will have changed and my blood pressure will stay down until this Baby is ready to be born. I am hanging out at home and dreaming of what this little one will look like. John and I are so excited!Thank you all for your prayers!

Merry Christmas!

We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. It is amazing to look back at how God has blessed our lives over the past year. He is so amazing! I hope that everyone has the time to sit back and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas over the next few days. It has been a realization for me being pregnant during this sacred time what Mary went through and the sacrifices that were made for us all.
We will be spending Christmas Eve over at Sybil's House and Christmas Morning at my parents. God has blessed us with having our families so close by. Everyone traveling-please be careful!!
I will stop taking the medicine to prevent contractions tonight---so we will see what happens! Who knows, we might have a New Years Baby! God Bless you all! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!