November 26, 2008: Changing of the Guard

Dominica is now 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant… Dominica got practically no sleep at all last night.  She has been having contractions fairly regularly but not enough to send her to the hospital with the “baby coming any minute” but often enough to keep her from sleeping.  I got some sleep but not a …

November 25, 2008 Part 2: False Alarm, We Think

Well we went to the hospital and spent about three hours there.  At first everything seemed like we were all systems go.  Everyone agreed that it looked like we were progressing but then, after a while, they did some tests and they don’t think that the water actually broke and labor is not ready to …

November 25, 2008: It’s Showtime!

Dominica is now 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant… Damp.  That is how things are around here today.  It rained all night and it is raining very steadily this morning.  We are pretty sure that there is some minor roof leakage coming down to the living room ceiling.  It is nearly impossible to tell but …

November 24, 2008: Completely Disgusted with Hudson Valley Hospital Center

Dominica is now 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant… I got to sleep in again.  This is five days of continuous eight hours or more of sleep every day.  This is unprecedented!  I can’t remember the last time that I was so rested. The federal governments backstop plan for Citi went through during the night …

November 23, 2008: A Relaxing Sunday, But No Baby

Dominica is now 40 weeks and 2 days pregnant… I woke up around seven thirty this morning but, since this is probably my only chance to really relax for quite some time, I decided to just stay in bed and escape for a while.  Oreo got himself up and went looking for his grandpa long …