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Baby 2 Update

Ben — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:04:50 +0000

Tricia and baby #2 are doing well. The nurse broke her water at about 1:30 and she’s trying to relax and allow things to progress. Originally, they had wanted to wait for a few extra tests from the lab, but everything came back fine!

We sincerely appreciate your thoughts and prayers. It’s been fantastic to get emails, DM’s, IM’s, text messages, and all the other kinds of mails or messages… You all are fantastic. We’ll update you if anything changes!

Ben, Tricia & Isaac

Round 2 Begins

Ben — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:44 +0000

We’re up early this morning and headed to the Hospital. Tricia will be induced sometime today before noon. This is a short post, but you can follow either of us on Twitter for more regular updates, or check back here for details as we have time!

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Thanks for all of your prayers and support – we are excited!

Ben, Tricia & Isaac

Headed Home (update #3)

Ben — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:19:05 +0000

11:15 AM

Unfortunately, I’m writing this from the comfort of our home. While we really were excited that, perhaps, we’d be headed home with a new little one, we are grateful that that baby will have some more time to develop. Tricia is 36 weeks and 5 days into this pregnancy, so the doctors and nurses won’t do anything to prompt the labor. This is the best thing for the baby, but it is difficult (especially) for mom.

We were in the hospital for about 8 hours. Early on in our visit, they were fairly convinced that we’d be having this baby today. However, things didn’t move quickly enough to warrant a longer stay.

Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. We will certainly keep you updated as things progress. Feel free to email or call with thoughts or questions. We love you all!

Slow Progress (update #2)

Ben — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:26:23 +0000

8:15 AM

Things are progressing slowly here. Susan (Tricia’s mom) has arrived and brought Janelle and I a much needed breakfast sandwich. At this point we’re waiting for the doctor to stop by and make a decision about how to proceed. Options are to wait a little longer (hoping to see more natural progress) or, if things are progressing to go ahead with anesthesia.

Check back soon or follow Tricia (@onceamonthmom) or Ben (@bencallahan) on Twitter for updates.

Labor Begins (update #1)!

Ben — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:19:19 +0000

7:15 AM

Tricia started having contractions at 1:45am. We timed them for the next hour and they didn’t let up so we called the doc. After a quick conversation, it was determined that we should head to the hospital. Tricia is 2cm and doing great — Janelle (Tricia’s sister) just arrived. Please don’t hesitate to call/email, I’ll try to keep updates coming here and on Twitter (@bencallahan).