Well, no baby.

Yet.

We traveled to the hospital this morning; we are at home this afternoon. The RN on duty told TMBWitW that the contractions, while painful and frequent, were not enough to admit her – she was not in full labor yet.

This is a very emotional and trying time for TMBWitW, as it is the culmination of her dreams and to be so close and yet so very far away, and to be told by a nurse who has no bedside manner that she isn’t really feeling labor yet – well, it was all I could do to not coldcock the RN myself.

Talk about a lack of empathy.

I am re-opening the pool, until that time that we are so sure of the impending birth that we see what color hair the little girl has.

OK, maybe not that late, but you know what I mean.

This has been the most tense and terrifying and thrilling and depressing Christmas I have ever experienced.

Thank you all for your prayers. Please keep praying, as we need all the help we can get.

We are leaving for the hospital as soon as she gets dressed.

Contractions are 1-3 minutes apart, long, and strong.

Baby pool is closed.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Just a little cat/sink humor to pass the time.

No, no baby yet.

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!

Mary said it only gets more so – the little girl is not here yet.

I would like to thank Mrs. prying1 for getting in the spirit of the pool and setting up two entries yesterday, before she even had a blog (has she got one yet, p1?).

TMBWitW is finished with this whole “being pregnant” phase of child rearing. I’m thinking that TMBCitW is going to come out when she’s good and ready, and not a minute sooner.

So, that means more time for people to enter the pool. My theory is that the closer the time gets, the more entries I should see, right?

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!

First of all, a blessed Christmas Holiday to each and every one of you – thank you for being such loyal readers.

Second, there is still time for a few entries in the Baby pool – we haven’t left for the hospital yet, and until we do I will still accept entries. Heck, that ought to give you enough clues for some fairly accurate entries. Remember, the winner gets over 800 BlogMad credits, and second place isn’t too shabby either.

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!