Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Facebook Birth

The following is a recap of the facebook posts made leading up to our newest daughters birth. The names have been swapped to protect identities.

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.

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
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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.

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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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
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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.

YCL Walk lightly mwz....and be prepared to duck!
Day 2 at 8:20pm
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mwz Day 2 at 9:04pm
*BABY'S FULL NAME*
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
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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

mwz

1 comment:

J-Funk said...

AWESOME!!! I love it!! What a great way to record a birth..! and so modern!! and I think Arial has broken barriers by updating FB while in labor. Arial had a long labor! I hope you bought her lots of cupcakes afterwards. That must have been exhausting!