I AM IN LABOR!
In anticipation of my induction tomorrow, we drove down to Grand Rapids today and spent the day Christmas shopping at the mall. Right after I ate a huge plate of chinese food, we got ready to leave and my water broke {around 6:45pm}.
We went straight to the hospital and I was 3cm dilated and 80% effaced.
I'm all settled into my room now. I'm contracting regularly right now {about every 3 minutes} but it's not too painful yet. My mom and husband are here, and my dad is on his way.
I am so happy that I was able to experience going into labor naturally and able to skip the induction altogether. I didn't think it was a possibility anymore. :) Now let's see if I can do this without the epidural, too!
I guess my little man just didn't want to wait that extra day!
I'll do my best to keep you all updated!
How exciting!!! Good luck and good thoughts to you and your (growing!) family.
ReplyDeleteI pray everything goes well!
ReplyDeleteGood luck and best wishes to you, your hubby and little Elliot!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally guessed today on your baby pool! My thoughts are with you and I pray Elliot is strong and as healthy as he can be!!! SO EXCITED JESS!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! How exciting!!!! WOW! I'm praying for ya girl!
ReplyDeletecongrats and good luck! can;t wait to see pictures of your little Elliot!
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo excited!! Thank God your hubby arrived home in the nick of time! Good luck, you will do GREAT! I can NOT wait to meet Elliot!! Thoughts and prayers with you! xoxo
ReplyDeletePraying for you and Elliot! Your post yesterday brought tears to my eyes. So glad that your husband has made it home just in the nick of time!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog tonight, and read through your pregnancy journaling. Yea! So glad you did get to go into labor naturally, and skip inducing!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next news!
Yay!! Good luck Good Luck. I will pray for you tonight for a smooth easy labor. Can't wait to see that little guy!!
ReplyDeleteLove ya girl!!
Awesome! Praying for a smooth delivery!
ReplyDeleteyay! I am so happy for you. Take it from someone that has experienced natural labor and induction both...I am glad it happened like this! Labor is much smoother that way.
ReplyDeleteThat is so so exciting.
ReplyDeleteI have been checking blogger about every 10 minutes today waiting for a post like this.
Such an amazing series of events. Natural labour and your husband there because of your inducement tomorrow. How absolutely perfect.
Labour hard mama! God speed.
So exciting!!!! That's neat that it started naturally. Thinking of you. Congratulations to the new family!
ReplyDeletePraying everything goes smoothly! :)
ReplyDeleteLove in Christ,
Samarah
Congrats! I'm so glad you were able to have that experience (and slightly jealous, LOL!!)! I can't wait to see pictures! I hope all goes well!
ReplyDeleteWhoohoo! Your little guy sure does have some timing. Good luck, lots of positive thoughts going your way!
ReplyDeleteYay! Can't wait for you to meet your little man! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG jess!!! i knew you were bound to pop soon! I love you and know you'll do great in there!! So excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteLove, Michelle (your first roomie!!!!)
Congrats!! Can't wait to see/hear more!!! Good luck sweetie!
ReplyDeleteGood luck and congratulations!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it happened naturally. Elliot has impeccable timing! :) You're in my thoughts and I can't wait to see your little man.
ReplyDeleteAw Congrats! I've been reading for a while, and thought I would comment. Hope everything with your baby goes smoothly. Lots of love from around the world is being sent his way right now!
ReplyDeletecongrats girl@ good luck- can't wait to see this baby!!!
ReplyDeleteAwwwww, yay! How wonderful! And that baby boy was just waiting for his daddy to get home too, wasn't he =)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see pictures!!
I just woke up looked at the date and was like hmmmm - I am forgetting something...
ReplyDeleteThen I realised the 17th was the day you were to be induced and jumped over!
How exciting/nerve wracking/awesome!
Love to you!
Thinking about you and little Elliot. Lots of love!
ReplyDeletegood luck praying for you your baby and family =)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! :D Can't wait to hear how things go and to see a pic of sweet Elliot. Praying for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! I just read in your facebook that he has arrived!!! Cant wait to see his precious little pics!!
ReplyDeleteYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Good luck! Trust the wonderful people in the NICU... They'll be your best friends for a while. So happy your husband made it home in time!!! Looking forward to seeing photos of the little man!
ReplyDeleteHE's HERE!!!
ReplyDeletewe're friends on Facebook so i thought i'd let everyone know!!!
-- Elliot is here! He was born at 10:08am, weighing in at 6 lbs 3 oz and 19.3" long. :) He is perfect! --
I am so unbelievably excited for you and your family! I've been refreshing the page every hour or so hoping to see a sweet little baby there! Good luck, Mama!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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