Ready, Set...

Today felt a bit like the Bill Murray classic "Groundhog Day" -- we woke up, went to the doctor, went to the hospital for the "non-stress test" that causes lots of stress, and then packed up and went home. However, there were some new twists...

First off, Jamie's doctor decreed that Sunday night the McNugget will start her journey into life on the outside -- unless nature intervenes before that time. We were both disappointed that the doctor didn't feel that letting the McNugget decide her birthday on her own would be an option for us. We had been waiting for the moment Jamie would walk out of the bedroom and exclaim (in the immortal words of Lucy Ricardo) "the time has come." We imagined furiously packing our car full of suitcases and birthing balls and racing to the hospital. Also, Jamie had really wanted to avoid any medical interventions and try to deliver the McNugget in a more natural way. While a natural delivery could still happen despite an induction (when we say natural, we mean one without an epidural or pitocin, at this point we are not expecting a birth by C-section), things inevitably won't end up the way we had hoped or imagined them. However, we are working through our disappointment and trying to focus on the amazing journey ahead. It's been a rough day for Jamie but we're hoping for a brighter outlook on everything tomorrow.

So, while we wanted to keep you all in suspense, unless the McNugget takes matters into her own hands this weekend (which is still a possibility) we expect to announce the arrival of the McNugget sometime on Monday, the 21st. Jamie has always been lucky at Blackjack so a birthday on "21" doesn't sound so bad.

Thanks for all your words of encouragement...we can't wait for you to meet her.

-Jonathan and Jamie