Boy - Name withheld until I can tell Amanda and Dad, who aren't here yet.
Ryan Christopher Burns
4:38am
8.0 lbs
21.25" long

Mom and baby cow are doing great. I have pics, will post them soon.

Tags: baby cow
Current Location: Kennestone, Marietta, GA

Doc broke Katie's water around 9:30 (now at 4cm) -- painful contractions ensued. Epidural setup at 10:15, Katie is much happier.

Tags: baby cow
Current Location: Kennestone, Marietta, GA

Doc came to visit, still 3cm, but Katie's starting to have some pain. Doc should be back at 9 to "Bring the real pain" if Katie hasn't started it already.

Tags: baby cow
Current Location: Kennestone, Marietta, GA

Happy Birthday angelicamanda14 ! You might get to share your birthday with our baby yet.

Birth Blog:
Katie has officially been admitted to Kennestone hospital as of 1pm.

Katie's 40wks6days today, so she's overdue. Had a doc appt this morning at 10 for a non-stress test to monitor the baby's heart and Katie's contractions. The Boy's heart was a little out-of-sorts; not weak, just not really showing as much activity as normal (it should show lots of fluctuations in rate based on his activity), but he just wasn't moving as much. Based on this, the doc pronounced that it was time to induce. We had been trying to avoid induction, but it's just not going to work out.

Katie's 3cm/90%eff as of 11am, and were sent over to the hospital at noon. Took about an hour to get into a room, Pitocin started around 2. Here we are... Waiting patiently.

Katie's mom brought me my laptop, so now Katie's glad I have something to do other than stare at her...

So - we'll have our baby cow sometime in the next several hours. Stay Tuned...

Tags: baby cow
Current Location: Kennestone, Marietta, GA
Current Music: The heartbeat monitors :)