Sometime on Friday afternoon (at 37 weeks pregnant), Kirsten felt as if her water broke, as she was "leaking" steadily. Not wanting to seem over anxious, she did not call her doctor until this morning (Saturday). Her doctor brought her in, checked her, and confirmed that yes indeed her water had broken. Chalk it up to barometric pressure, the full moon, or just God's plan; either way, Jacob is arriving 3 weeks early.
To read more about what happened yesterday (Friday) and today (Saturday) click HERE.
Otherwise, here is the latest update as of 11pm Saturday night.
Kirsten just received an epidural (twice!) - It seems as if they put it in wrong the first time. Oops! She got to 5 cm on her own, with coaching from my other sister Katie and Keith, Kirsten's husband. She was in a fair amount of pain and is thankful to be resting now with the epidural kicked in. The doctor is hoping/thinking that baby Jacob will be here in time for breakfast (Jacob will be happy about that, I am sure! After this long journey, I assume he will be ready to eat!)
Sierra and I are about "3 steps" to Charlottesville, so tonight we drove 2 of those steps to my parents' house in Mechanicsville. We will make the trek to C-Ville in the morning or whenever we have more news. Please pray for Kirsten, Keith, and baby Jacob Michael. I know they appreciate your prayers. I will update next time I can.
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