Note: Arial had a non-stress test at 10:30am on Day 1. We had already been in the hospital for a long time before the first post.
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mwz Day 1 at 7:42pm
We're in the hospital. Inducing (induction?) is happening.
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LMBR Good luck I hope everything goes well .
Day 1 at 8:02pm
MNS yay! good luck!
Day 1 at 8:14pm
JC Whoa!! Thinking of you, hope it goes well!!
Day 1 at 8:49pm
KJB Congrats!! You're having a Labor Day baby! Wishing you and Arial the best.
Day 1 at 8:52pm
CS Wishing a speedy delivery! =)
Day 1 at 9:21pm
KYC Oh, wow, good luck, brutha!
Day 1 at 9:33pm
AB Wishing you guys the best.
Day 1 at 9:56pm
JC Good luck!
Day 1 at 10:32pm
JR Good luck mwz!
Day 1 at 11:06pm
mwz Day 2 at 9:16am
Still waiting for the baby. Our room has a view of Kinnick. That's pretty neat... would rather have the baby though.
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mwz Day 2 at 10:26am
Epidural in just fine. They wouldn't give me one. Well, I didn't want it anyway. :_(
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mwz Day 2 at 10:45am Attempt to comment on a friends status:
If you were camping, how did you comment on my FB status? That doesn't seem like you were roughing it.
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JC I'm back now! And before, I think I was on my way back. We really were roughing it! No cell service :( so good thing arial waited for us to get back!! Although now she has to labor on Labor Day, literally...
Day 2 at 10:50am
mwz Hmmm.. That didn't attach to Josie's status. I'm going to take that as a sign that I need to nap now just like L is doing.
Day 2 at 10:51am
mwz Day 2 at 1:01pm
Still no baby. I think Arial may have been making it up.
MNS Arial is a pretty good faker! Are you getting any closer to baby though??-----------------------------------------
Day 2 at 1:02pm
AB What a great comment from a loving husband.
Day 2 at 1:02pm
mwz Supposedly, she is progressing. I'm prediction an October baby.
Day 2 at 1:05pm
DK Good luck!! And congrats... when the baby finally arrives.
Day 2 at 1:12pm
EF Awe! Be nice to her!
Day 2 at 1:13pm
AB Rather than a Labor Day baby have a Columbus Day baby.
Day 2 at 1:15pm
mwz Arial suggested Halloween.
Day 2 at 3:10pm
AB That may be way too long of labor for Arial.
Day 2 at 3:15pm
Arial Day 2 at 1:38pm
Arial thinks the epidurals in Iowa are better than in Cleveland.
MNS i have been getting a big kick out of mwz's status updates but am glad you're online too! if its gonna be a long induction, might as well be entertained by facebook! hope the baby makes an appearance soon though! did you ever pick out a name??-----------------------------------------
Day 2 at 1:56pm
EB Hang in there...! People wondered how I could be on Facebook during labor...you know, it was something to do! Keep up posted.
Day 2 at 3:20pm
mwz Day 2 at 3:05pm
Arial's started throwing up. The nurses say it's a good sign. So begins my distrust of the nurses.
KCT You should stop feeding her Flaming Hot Cheetos and Cherry 7 Up.-----------------------------------------
Day 2 at 3:23pm
mwz Day 2 at 3:59pm
They broke her water. I didn't think they had succeeded yet, so I took a peak the stick they were poking towards my daughters head. Then the midwife pulled her hand into view (the midwife's hand, not my daughters). What was on it didn't look especially gross but I don't want to think about it anymore.
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AB You need to print all of these posts. They are a very entertaining.
Day 2 at 4:08pm
DK I'm sure these posts will make nice additions to the baby book.
Day 2 at 5:53pm
AL MWZ! What happens in the delivery room, stays in the delivery room.
Day 2 at 6:01pm
YCL Previous post was actually from me. (I was logged in as A)
Day 2 at 6:15pm
mwz Day 2 at 6:05pm
Arial's resting amid tubes and cables. A machine squeezes her arm and takes her every so often. Occasionally, it beeps at her for having the audacity to have an elevated blood pressure.
Maybe if you stopped cutting off the blood supply to her arm, she could relax a bit, Machine.
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mwz Day 2 at 8:12pm
I've been assured that the baby will arrive on this calendar date. In fact, Arial gave me a dirty look when my question suggested that it was possible for it to last longer.
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mwz Day 2 at 8:13pm
Arial mentioned something about being in transition (a while ago). I googled that. She didn't care for me to read about it out loud, saying something about having experienced it before.
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YCL Walk lightly mwz....and be prepared to duck!
Day 2 at 8:20pm
mwz Day 2 at 9:04pm
MNS Yay!!! Congrats you guys and good work, Arial!
Day 2 at 9:13pm
JO Congratulations mwz!!!!!
Day 2 at 9:13pm
YCL WOooHOOoo! The's are excited! Congratulations family!
Day 2 at 9:18pm
SC Good name! Congrats.
Day 2 at 9:19pm
SB Welcome*BABY*!!!! Congrats Mom and Dad!!!
Day 2 at 9:20pm
RP Congrats!
Day 2 at 9:33pm
AB Hope mom and the baby are doing great.
Day 2 at 9:38pm
MS Congratulations! Love the name :)
Day 2 at 9:55pm
GC Yea Arial and mwz! Congratulations!
Day 2 at 10:47pm
JB Congrats to both of you!
Day 3 at 7:50am
DK Congrats! And you didn't even have to wait until October!
Day 3 at 9:46pm
mwz Day 2 at 11:09pm
She's asleep and beautiful.
EF*BABY* or poor Arial?! Congrats! Can't wait to see pics!
Day 2 at 11:43pm
MO Praise be to God. Congratulations!
Day 3 at 7:06am
KYC Congratulations, mwz!
Day 3 at 8:01am
JC pictures!
Day 3 at 3:55pm
JR grats mwz!
Day 3 at 10:56pm
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