Birk Adventures

When in the course of human biological events it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the umbilical bands which have connected her with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle her, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that I, the father, should declare the statistics and condition of such individuals so separated....... so here is my post: Sunday morning: 0330: Martha, who has been contracting, wakes Adam. 0330: Adam, who is happy to hear that contractions are coming, is nevertheless content to lie in bed for a little longer. 0330-0350: Adam and Martha time contractions at 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes apart. 0400: Contractions increasing in strength. 0410: Joe arrives to watch Marian. 0415: Martha is not enjoying contractions which are strong and consistent by now. 0416: Joe's expression shows that he's never seen a woman in labor. 0420: Adam and Martha leav

So today is May 22, the day I have looked forward to for many months now, because it is my due date! So the good news is that I have reached my due date and the bad news is that I am still pregnant. The last couple weeks have been quite the emotional roller coaster as I have waited for the baby to come and nothing has happened. Last Thursday we saw one of the doctors at our clinic. He checked me and said I was dilated to 3 cm, 80% effaced, and was ready to be induced anytime. He offered to induce me the next day (the 15th). We thought that was a little early so decided to come in on Monday and schedule an induction. So we had an appointment with another doctor on Monday. He said I was 3+ and still 80%. He was a little more hesitant though and offered to induce next week. We were surprised that his approach was more conservative (I think the baby had moved up higher which maybe caused that) but asked about being induced Friday (today) and he said it should "probably" be fine.

Unfortunately my lack of blogging is not because life has been crazy having 2 kids! Nope--I'm not one of those lucky people who delivers babies early. My lack of blogging has been because life has been crazy moving into a house. Our friends the Wagstaffs have (sadly) left for a year and so we re-located to their house for Adam's last year of school. We are sad to lose them but are so excited to be in their house! Adam and I keep finding things that we love about being here: dishwasher, washer and dryer, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, our own driveway, no 20-step staircase to get to our apartment, no surprise disappearances of water pressure while in the shower, abundant closet space, a yard, etc. etc. The move went well. Adam decreed that every last thing would be in a box so that the move would be organized. So I gathered boxes from stores all over Provo and we went to work. The move went really quickly with a lot of help from ward members and family. We could have done without the