Well this is my (Jared's) first post here on our blog. I figured I'd start a post while I am up late waiting. Here's what's been happening.
Brantley was due on Jan. 20th, but being stubborn (that's the Fulgham in him, and probably the little bit of Osburn he's got) he is now 10 days late. We had a time set up for induction this morning, Monday, Jan. 30th, but of course, the threat of being forced out made our little guy decide to try to come out on his own. Yesterday, Sunday, Jan. 29th, Suzanne started contracting and by 8:45 p.m. we decided to come to the hospital. Suzanne was admitted right around 9 p.m.
Not much had changed since Suzanne's doctors appointment on Wednesday, though she was contracting about 4-5 minutes apart. We waited to hear from the doctor. At about 11 p.m. they started Suzanne on Pitocin. It has helped level the contractions out at about 2.5 minutes apart. The anesthesiologist came by at 3 a.m. and inserted the epidural, and now, because of the epidural, Suzanne is getting a little needed rest. The doctor will most likely have to come by and break her water in a little bit, but we aren't positive when this will happen.
Anyway, I hope this hasn't been too revealing, but I thought that in light of the circumstances, I'd post an update of what's happening. I apologize for the poor writing and any errors that may be present, it is 3:53 after all. I will post an update with pictures a little later.
Cheers,
Jared