Coming to a hospital near you

Hello friends! We received news today

that if we don’t naturally have the baby by Friday then we will be induced early Friday morning, August 22nd!

Everything is fine, Tricia will be at 39 weeks at that point and because of her history of high blood pressure they like to go ahead and deliver the baby to reduce further complications and chances of toxemia. Of course, we would love to have it naturally, but mom and baby’s health comes first.

We are certainly not under the illusion that all of you wonderful people will come to the hospital to celebrate with us, but if you had considered it… It is our express wish that you PLEASE NOT come to the hospital until you have received word from us that the baby is here and we are ready to receive visitors. We have talked at some length and, given that it is our first child, we would like for it to just be us at the time of delivery. That means actually in the room or at the hospital; neither of us are keen on a waiting room full of anxious visitors. After the baby is born we will be sending out a notification of the arrival (phone or email) and the go ahead for friends and family who want to visit.

Additionally, you can follow along with the progress (and even subscribe to receive email updates) on our website: http://www.intoapicture.com

We know this is a little different than most, but we appreciate your consideration in this matter. You may not hear word from us at all on Friday. We ask that during this time that instead of calling you keep us in your prayers. We are hoping for a smooth transition for baby Callahan into this world and will do our best to keep you all updated!

Again thank you and we look forward to sharing our new arrival with you later this week!

Tricia and Ben