So today is the day…Deb went to the hospital last night so they could start her induction, and Abby should be delivered sometime today.  If you don’t mind, please pray for a safe and easy delivery for both of them!  I’ll let you know when I hear that she’s arrived…

EDIT: (10:20) So there’s already an update.  It seems that someone forgot to mention that Deb needed to stop taking her baby aspirin (blood thinner) two weeks ago.  So, when it should’ve taken 9 minutes for her blood to clot, it took her 15 this morning.  That means that she can’t have an epidural.  And it means that, should a c-section become necessary, it would have to be with general anesthesia.  Then, this morning, the doctor also noticed a level of something in her blood that was very high, and she wanted to compare it with her previous blood levels and call her neurosurgeon just to make sure all was well.  So, she is currently NOT in labor.  They haven’t started any pitocin, and everything is in a holding pattern for now.   I’ll keep you updated as I know more.

And can I just say that it’s amazing to me that we’re finally to this point?  I mean, with Deb’s aneurysm last fall and all the complications and surgeries that she and the baby went through, we are all still just full of thankfulness to God that they are both still here with us.  I think it’s altogether appropriate that this little girl was going to be Abigail Grace even before they went through the fall’s health issues. 

In other news…

• There’s a man climbing around on our roof as I type.  He’s coming up with an estimate for us to get a new roof.  It’s a strange sound, though…
• Erin developed some congestion at the end of last week, and I got a major cold.  I haven’t had a cold in years.   But she’s sounding much better this morning.  I hope I start to sound better soon, too.
• Saturday was spent at my parents’ house.  We had a party for my mom’s 60th birthday (which was on Friday).  I made dinner, and we just hung out.  Except that every family unit had at least some sickness, it was a good time.  And my mom enjoyed having everyone there, I think.
• Sunday was church (in the family worship center, since the nursery was out of the question), and then a whole lot of relaxing.  I finished a book and worked around the house a bit.  But mostly it was just catching up.  Lovely!

Okay, now my babies are crying, so I’m outta here!  Happy Monday!