Little Lady Time!‏

Good day everyone! It is a gorgeous day here in Boulder. We have gone for a walk outside a couple of times to increase the progress, but it has been slow going so far. Well, the morning has flown by, but so far the contractions have been irregular. Just as I say that though, the last twenty minutes they have started to become more regular. To catch you up on things, this morning at about 5:30 in the am hour, Kristen woke me up to let me know that her water had broken. She was very calm and we just lay there a bit and rested and talked and prayed. I started to feel nervous since I had not packed my bag or put away my laundry or put the sheets on the guest bed or...you know all the things that are really important. Kristen had already talked to the midwife about her status and they said that she should aim to come in a bit to get checked out. She lay back down for a bit while I started putting away clothes and packing clothes and straightening the house.

After twenty minutes, Kristen got up to take a shower and get some last things together and make me a lunch while I finished getting cords for phones and cameras and then showered also. It was about 7:30 or so when we left the house to make the long 1 mile drive to the hospital. Kristen had still not really begun regular or strong contractions at this time. Now we have just been alternating between resting, climbing the stairs of the hospital, walking outside (mid 50s today), getting monitored (just Kristen and the baby), praying, listening to some music.

Kristen did have a morning cocktail. A little Castor Oil and Cranberry on the rocks. It is supposed to get things going. We do have an accupuncturist coming in about a half hour, so we will see how that helps. We are trying to get this going as naturally as possible before 5 or so since her water broke about 12 hours before. Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers. We will keep you notified. You are all loved, Jared and Kristen