Happy Birthday Eliana!

Eliana Faith Leino was born today at 3:30pm. She weighed in at 7 pounds 15 ounces and is 20 inches long.  She is the most beautiful baby we’ve ever seen (no offense to all you proud parents out there).
Words can’t express the wide range of emotions we’re feeling right now.  We are just so in [...]

Noon Update

Hey y’all!  Patience here.  After three hours of Pitocin, I’ve now had my water broken to move things along.  No epidural in yet & still feeling pretty comfortable.  Currently at 3 cm & 80%.  Hopefully things will progress much quicker now.

At The Hospital…

We’re here at the hospital.  We’ve had a great morning so far getting settled into our room.  Our nurse has been great.  They’ve started the Pitocin, so now we’re waiting for things to progress.  We’ll do what we can to update the blog as the day goes on.  We appreciate your prayers and support!

Thoughts At The Journey’s End

As of 5 o’clock today, nothing has happened.  No contractions.  No “did my water just break” scares.  No glimmers that this thing is going to start anytime soon.  As of 5 o’clock today, I’m frustrated and aware more than ever that I’m truly not in control.  Even though Eliana currently resides in my body and [...]

D-Day

Well, Eliana’s due date has arrived and so far, our darling little girl has not.  She’s still active as can be…just not in the direction I would prefer.   As of yesterday’s weekly OB appointment, I’m 2 cm dilated, 70% effaced & she’s -2 in position.  I thought it would be fun to start a [...]

Nursery: Ready & Waiting…

Here are some nursery pics for your enjoyment.  The only thing missing is Miss Eliana herself!

In The Home Stretch

My, how time has flown!  As of tomorrow, I’ll be 39 weeks pregnant.  Its seems like only yesterday we discovered that we’d be parents again.  Preparations have been made, a new nursery set up, her name selected, clothes washed, bags packed.  All that is left to do is to wait.  Just grow and wait.

Comparatively, this [...]