Quick July Update! Josephine Marie has arrived!!

For anyone who didn't know or just wants a reminder, I had gone to the hospital for a OB appointment on 7/7/2007 (31 weeks 5 days) where I had told my doc that I had been having some contractions early in the morning. She checked me and found that I was 3 cm dilated so she sent me to Labor and Delivery for a 24 observation period where she gave me some meds to hopefully stop the contractions. It worked and they were able to get to steriod shots in before I was discharged again. I was sent home on modified bedrest and from there I was able to give our little girl another 3 weeks in the womb before she made her apperance.

Josephine Marie Kent was born this Monday morning (7/27/2009) at 7:57 am weighing in at 5 lbs 2 oz and 18 inches long, we were at 34 weeks and 4 days. My water broke at 5:15 am and Mike drove me to the hospital where my contractions started up around 6am. Everything progressed fast and she was born fairly quickly with no complications. She was seen by the NICU docs but they see no reason as of now to keep her in the NICU. She is breathing on her own, in an open air crib (maintaining body temp) and is nursing very very well. So far it is looking like she will be able to come with me when I am discharged on Wed (7/29/2009).






My parents had meet us at the hospital to watch Nathan while everything was going on and he was wide awake for being woke up so early and fairly well behaved while waiting. After she was born he was mildly interested touching her gently on the head and saying "baby". But then he quickly wanted to do more interesting 2 yr old things, :).