Updates from the hospital...

After a second hit of the lidocaine, Betty is feeling golden. Her lower right side is basically numb, but the left side still has more feeling. Apparently her contractions have become nicely periodic and steady, so the doc says there's no need to induce. So, we're looking at a March 13th birth, and I'd very much like to claim St. Matilda of Nordhausen as Elina's patron saint. Matilda is a very interesting saint, and what's more, she's German! As a German major who became a Catholic, I'm tickled to imagine my daughter learning not only the Faith, but also die prächtige deutsche Sprache!

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Updates from the hospital...

We arrived around 2pm and got a standby room right away. After about an hour we learned that Betty was dilated to 3cm. About fifteen minutes ago she got the epidural and 1cc of lidocaine, feeling pleasant. I'm very opposed to a hasty induction so we're just seeing how things go. As it stands, things are going much faster than I had anticipated. Hail Mary, full of grace. ...

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