Progress?

A very uneventful week thus far for the both of us. Monday rolled around and upon coming home from work, Melissa thought that maybe, just maybe her water broke to a slow trickle. I then moved our bags closer to the door and I hurried making the turkey chili I was in the progress of making. A half an hour later... no spots or leakage and we were back at square one. We both concluded that she probably laughed too hard and or sneezed and lost a little fluid.

During that 30 minutes of her resting and testing to see if her water broke, my mind was ablaze. I was focused, projecting thoughts about the future, what was going to happen in the next few hours, etc.. As soon as I was in 100% baby mode, it was a false alarm. I even suggested that she should call the doctor anyway because if it was her water, the baby could be deprived of nutrients. Luckily my wife has a better idea of what's going on with her body than I do and she assured me that everything was fine.

We visited the doctor yesterday for our weekly visit. At that point I was halfway done with my spring break and the hopes of having my daughter in my arms by now had long since fizzled. After an examination, the doctor said that Melissa is now officially 2cm dilated, 80% effaced, and our daughter is still in the -1 station. He read the dismay on both of our faces and told us that Melissa is farther along than most women. In fact, most women are always looking to be 5cm dilated, but it's the effacement that counts toward the duration and length of labor. He also suggested that Violet is approximately 7-8lbs already!

Our doc is really cool. We decided to go with the same doctor that delivered my niece, Maddie Rose. He refers to himself as the "UPS" guy every once and a while insofar as he's just there to bring them into the world. He's got a repertoire of stories he uses for the issues that all new mothers share. My favorite is the one he told us after Melissa expressed her concern over weight gain. We've heard it three times now, and it just gets better each time. If we hear it again, I might get the balls enough to help him tell it. Should be interesting to see his reaction. If you happen to see me in the immediate future, ask me for an impression... it's totally worth it. His laid back demeanor and quirky sense of humor put Melissa and I at ease with our progress and the actual birth. He also has a mustache that gives Sam Elliott's a run for his money. If their mustaches were to fight, the results would be cataclysmic. You be the judge:



Our Doc



Sam Elliott

Am I wrong?
We're talking global thermo-mustachclear war here!


I need help.


Back to baby...

This morning before work, Melissa woke me up and said that she noticed what might be a little show when she was bathing. She looked it up online and it could be the beginning stages of labor or the body's reaction to the exam she had yesterday with the doctor. Here we go again...



Just a quick note for all of you that have posted. I wanted to say thank you and be sure to identify who you are in the post as I won't post anonymous comments. Thanks for your support and thanks for bringing a smile to both of our faces.