it's time....

we're off and ready to go!

all hooked up

yes, i'm crazy...what else should i be doing?

the calm and collected daddy

well, it's 5:15am and we're at the hospital in labor on my actual due date! and, yes, this is lauren typing from my hospital bed. how crazy is that?! john and i went to bed around 11:30pm and i woke up around 1am needing to go potty...nothing unusual since i've been going about 10x a night. i went potty and then felt water leaking out. it kept leaking so i called out to john and after i raised my voice a little, he came into the bathroom. i wasn't feeling any contractions yet so i figured there was time to shower and pack. yes, stupid me, i still had not packed my bag. i had stuff laid out, but not packed. i showered and packed and we called our families. my parents and john parents are on their way. my friend leigh anne is spending the night at our house with caroline. we finally got to the hospital around 3am. john about killed me trying to get me moving. i could hear him stomping around the house as i was getting ready. they checked me around 3:30am and i'm 4cm and 0 station. my water has continued to keep coming out. so far, the contractions are bearable so no epidural yet. they've given me my first stress dose of steroids so i'm good to go on that front. keep us in your prayers and we'll keep you updated as best we can!!