Status Update

Yesterday we were finally called into the hospital around 2 PM - It was very busy at the hospital yesterday, so they didn't have room for us to go in at 11 like the original plan was. Once we got here, two nurses and two student nurses came in to get Erica all ready. They surrounded her and all of them were doing something. One of the student nurse was learning how to put IV's in, and was still working on her stuff when the other nurses were done (except for one asking Erica various questions). I looked over and saw Erica's hand covered in blood, and the pad below was all bloody as well. The real nurse took over and patched up the student's work, and put in a good one. (Brett - They were BYU nurses, and probably had never worked as a phalbotomist).

The Doctor came in at 4:45, 9, and again at 11 last night. The 4:45 and 11:00 visits were to put the stuff on to help Erica's cervix get ready. The 9:00 visit was to tell us that they found the results of the tests we did over Thanksgiving, and they gave the doctors cause for concern. It looks like Erica is not just hyper-tensious, but has mild pre-eclampsia (sp?). The doctors said that if she weren't already in the hospital, they'd be calling her in. Basically, there's increased risks during the birth for Erica to have a seizure. It's mild pre-eclampsia, so there's not a huge risk, but it's there. There are things the doctors will do to reduce the risks during labor.

It's now just past 5 AM. They're officially starting the IV with whatever it is that officially starts the inducing.

Erica got about 2 hours of sleep last night, due to back pain. They gave her some tylenol, which helped. I got about 6-7 hours. Hopefully we'll both get some more sleep today.