BIRTH DAY- Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10:28PM

On Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 10:28 PM, Kathryn Grace Jones was born at Carolinas Medical Center University Hospital. Dr. Powell of Greater Carolinas Womens Center and Nurse Angela assisted. Daddy was present the whole time and a great help to Mommy during the whole labor and delivery process. Happy Birth Day, Katy Grace!!

40 Week Doctor's Appointment

Today we had our last prenatal Doctor's appointment with Dr. Overby. Still no sign of you- you must be awfully cozy in there, Little One- but the doctor says you are healthy. I am two cm. dilated and the doctor feels that it is safe to induce labor. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO- ready or not, we've scheduled the date and I will be induced on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7AM with Dr. Powell. So excited to meet you, Katy Grace! :-)

Another False Alarm

Last night, at 9:52 PM, I felt a very strong and very painful contraction. We were laying in bed watching a movie, winding down for the night when the contraction took me by surprise- kind of all over and made me feel sick to my stomach. 26 minutes later, I felt another one. Then.... nothing... I finally fell asleep only to be awoken at 1:44 AM by another contraction. I laid awake for awhile but there was no other activity. I guess it was just a dress rehearsal and you were practicing for your big debut?

False Labor Pains

Today, I experienced my first false labor pains. I was standing, talking to my boss, Dennis, when three short, painful contractions happened. Up until this point, I didn't know what contractions felt like, but I can tell you that I experienced them! I felt the pain in my lower belly and they lasted seconds each and didn't reoccur after that. According to the childbirth class we are waiting for contractions that last about a minute each, every five minutes for at least an hour at a time. Are you done baking, Katy? Are you ready to come out and play?