Friday afternoon update

This morning started at 6:45 am when I called the hospital to see if we could begin the induction. They told me to call back at 10. When I called back at 7:30, the told me to call back at noon. This was frustrating, but Heidi kept reassuring me that it would all work out.

Ben (oh yeah, did I mention that my brother surprised me and just showed up with my Mom!) decided to use this time to get Mom signed up for Facebook and began setting everyone up on Twitter and even set Bodie up with his own Twitter page (which is were we are providing more up to the minute details, but they are also located on this page, over to the right).

Ed came by and picked up Skye so that we wouldn't have to worry about her (THANKS ED!) and he has just informed us that she is "adjusting to her new life as a second class citizen very well."

I called again at 10:30 to ask if I could eat (as they had instructed me not to), and to see if there was room at the inn yet. They said no, but then they called back 30 minutes later to ask if I wouldn't mind getting my butt into the hospital. So Heidi, Mom, Ben and I jumped in the car and headed to the hospital.

Once we got there they check me out and decided that they should start with Cervidil, and told us that it may (and usually) takes around 12 hours for that drug to work. The clock started at 1:10 pm for that. Once that drug does it's job they will start me on Pitocin which should cause the contractions to start.

So we have been waiting and being entertained by Aunt Sue, Barbara, Nancy, Lois.

Cramping is increasing and the pain is increasing, I (or my pen writers) will keep you updated.