It's Hospital Time!!

Well....today is our official last day as just "Matt and Lauren"!  We will soon be adding our unannounced name son to the family.  We can't wait to finally tell everyone his name!

We are going in to the hospital tonight (Monday) for (sorry if this is too much info) cervical ripening and induction on Tuesday morning....for anyone who wants to know more, feel free to ask.  Since I work in Labor & Delivery, I kinda got to choose how I wanted this all done.  I don't like that I'm such a planner or that I feel like I'm picking my baby's birthday, but I really don't want to go past my due date for medical reasons and know that inductions work well the majority of the time.  So pending my body does what it is supposed to do, we will be holding our baby tomorrow, May 31, 2011!

I am excited beyond words, but also getting a little nervous just because of all that I know.  I'm not nervous about the stuff most women are nervous about (i.e. IV, epidural, pushing, taking a baby home, etc.)....I'm nervous about stuff that people don't think about (i.e. baby being OP, unresolvable decels, being unable to stop being an L&D nurse and be a patient, etc. for all my L&D friends!).  I keep praying and reminding myself that I trust in a God who made this all happen and who is over this all and that no matter what, He will take care of me and my baby.  If my mind stays on that, I will be great.

For everyone who is unfamiliar with inductions, it's just like a regular labor....you have no idea when the baby will come.  I tell my patients all the time that if I could predict even the exact hour, I could probably make some good money from those impatient family members and friends that want to know exactly when everything is going to happen!  It could be a long day or a short day for us, but we will try to post on Wednesday with pictures and such depending on how exhausted we are.

We love that people keep telling us that our baby will change our life.  We are as prepared as we can be at this point and would so appreciate your prayers for peace, rest, trust, and awe at our amazing God who is the giver of this baby's life.