Going Home

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Josiah :: Day 2

We got some great sleeping pics of Josiah + parents (because we did a lot of that) as well as some great shots of Josiah + grandparents!
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Josiah's First Day

(One of our favorite pics of Josiah so far may be this one of him giving the okay sign)


Wow! What an amazing first day! Katie did AWESOME in labor + delivery! She focused + made it through the entire 21 hours of laboring + pushed little Josiah out with no pain medication other than some local anesthetic for the episiotomy. She was inspiring to watch and even the doctor was impressed. A very special thanks to Mom (Linda), Mom (Becky), Brittany, Steph, and Amy who were vital in getting Katie through a tough delivery!


Josiah is such a great kiddo already! He has been feeding + sleeping really well. When he is awake, he is very alert, looking around with bright, wide eyes. We are so thankful to the many people who came to visit us + little Josiah and to everyone who has been helping us with food and taking care of pets and anything else that we need. We love you all very much and are so thankful for you! If you would still like to visit we are at Carle in room 1104 of Labor + Delivery.


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Labor + Delivery :: Highlights From Last Night

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Josiah Samuel Hart

May 12, 2008 2:33am
8lbs 6oz
20in long

more info/pics coming after we sleep a little.

Crash is coming :: update eleven

We're in the pushing phase!

Crash is coming :: update ten

As it is approaching midnight and still no Crash, Crash's birthday is going to be May 12.

Crash is coming :: update nine

The water has broke...Katie's exact words were "Ohhh....that's wet." 7cm dilated. It's getting closer!!

Crash is coming :: update eight

Katie is laboring actively. She is dilated 6-7cm at this point and the contractions are coming fast. She is doing very well, but is having problems finding a comfortable position for handling the contractions. We'll keep the posts coming.

Crash is coming :: update seven

Hey this is Brad's sister Steph. Brad and Katie are tied up right now so responsibility for updating the blog has gone to me. We are at the hospital...again, although this time I think we're here to stay until this baby comes. Katie has been checked in and is handling contractions extremely well and in really good spirits. Katie is about five centimeters dilated and contractions are coming strong and often (less than two minutes apart). Katie is getting ready to get in the jacuzzi, lucky girl. I'll keep the progress updates coming as things progress.

Crash is coming :: update six

hey all...really quick...contractions are very close together + very regular and we are heading to the hospital again...here we go. i will update again soon.

Crash is coming :: update five

hey everyone. katie is doing awesome! we are still laboring at home waiting for the contractions to be consistent in duration before we return to the hospital. when she is active, the contractions are right in that target area, but when she lies down, they start getting erratic. we need them to stay in that target area of 3-5 min, 60 sec in length regardless of her position. man, I am so impressed with my wife! I can tell just from watching her in action + holding her hand through each contraction that labor is no picnic. She is soooo mentally tough. please continue to pray for her strength + that the contractions regulate soon. She has had intense, strong contractions every 2-8 minutes (each lasting anywhere from 30-95 seconds!) since 530am!! Its beginning to wear her out a little. we love you all + thank you so much for all your words of encouragement + prayers. I will post another update again in a little while.

Crash is coming :: update four

Well the nurse said that everything is going really well except for the timing of the contractions. They are sending us out to get some food + to walk around. We aren't really sure about what is next. We could be back in the hospital in a couple of hours or it could be that the baby doesn't come today. We aren't too disappointed though because everything else is going really well + she said Crash is doing "stellar". Lots of movement and variation! So we are on hold for now. We will update when we know more! We love you guys!
b+k

Crash is coming :: update three

The contractions have slowed a little so the nurses are having us do laps on the "track" as they call it (basically just laps around the labor + delivery floor) to try to get the contractions back to 5 minutes apart. After a half hour of this Katie's contractions are back where we want them. She had 6 in the half hour we were walking around + they were pretty good ones (strong + painful). Now Katie is back in bed + back on the monitor. Its our hope that they stay regular + that Crash responds well to them. So far, the nurse said that Crash is responding "perfectly" to them. I'll post again after we hear what the nurse has to say.

Crash is coming :: update two

We just arrived in the hospital room where the nurse is going to check Katie out to see how far along Crash is. The heartbeat is very strong...it sounds like horses galloping! The things that we just decided on are, Katie doesn't want pain meds, I am going to cut the cord, and the last name of the baby will be Hart! Important stuff! Okay, I'll try to get another update posted again soon.

Crash is coming :: update one

Wow! We never thought we would get to this day but here we are...and on Mother's Day! Katie's contractions started at 5:30am + have been pretty regular. She is laboring at home for now + she is doing awesome...I knew she would! We have been keeping track of the contractions + the time in between. The last one lasted 47 seconds + was 4:24 seconds from the previous one. We will be heading to the Carle hospital when Katie feels like she is ready to go. The hospital has WI-FI so I will be doing updates to the blog as frequently as I can. Keep checking back for the latest update. Please pray for Katie + Crash! Gotta go! Katie is having another contraction. Stay tuned...Crash is coming!