Um - wow. I just saw the head for an instant. We haven't started to push yet, but apparently the baby is very low.

The nurse came in to check the cervix, and said "wow - I can see the head". Of course, Stacee asked the only obvious question at this point.... "Does she have hair?". Answer is - not much. :)

We are waiting for the doctor. After having trouble finding the heartbeat, we finally inserted an in-utero heartbeat monitor. The difference between that and the doppler is like the difference between regular TV and HDTV. Stacee is feeling a little bit more pressure now.

We are at 9, things are progressing quickly, the delivery people are on the way.

Every time we get the baby heartbeat monitor positioned, the baby moves and we lose it again. She's being difficult already... :)

Everything is good - we're just waiting for the cervix to dilate all the way, and and we're going to get this birthday party going.

Here are some pictures from earlier in the day. We got the awesome corner office birthing room. http://www.crouse-house.com/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=4409

The doctor was just here to break Stacee's water - we're hoping that will help accelerate the labor.

Its quiet time right now - we're trying to get enough fluids in Stacee, and we have plenty of time, so we're letting the labor proceed at its own pace. The epidural is helping, and at least Stacee can set some sleep before the final push.

I guess we didn't make it to the 6th!! Stacee was feeling cramps all night long, and this morning she started having compressions. We came to the doctor about 8:50 and they immmediately sent us over to the birthing center. It is now 11:30 and she finally got her epidural, so she is feeling much better now then she was about an hour ago. She is 4cm dilated, so now we're just waiting for everything to progress to the birth.