The Waiting Room…

Annie woke me up at 7:00 AM this morning and said, “Happy Birthday! I think I am going into labor.” The contractions seemed to be steady for the greater part of the next hour, and I had packed the car to be ready to go the hospital. By 8:00 the contractions had slowed and became milder. We all ate breakfast and waited for them to pick back up. With no signs of action on the horizon I headed out for a run hoping to return and go to the hospital. Since that time the contractions have been about 15-20 minutes apart and we have been just hanging out around the house. So we wait…