The Mixed-Up Adventures of the Merry Mederich's.

40 weeks came and went.  Nothing.  I made it to my 41 week checkup and hoped that I wouldn't have to be induced like last time.  Ultrasound looked great.  Blood pressure looked great.  Let the waiting game continue!  This was a Monday.  Tuesday. Around noon I started to notice "things."  Possible early signs of labor, but nothing major.  During dinner I casually glanced at my watch to check the time because I thought I was having a real contraction.  Having not gone into spontaneous labor with Via I wasn't 100% sure what I should be expecting.  It didn't hurt really, so I thought perhaps it was nothing.  Made it through the evening with a few more here and there and then went to bed as usual.  Around 11:15 I woke up to a contraction and glanced at my watch again.  Fell asleep.  This went on for two hours or so.  Contraction.  Check watch.  Sleep.  10 minutes.  9 minutes.  8 minute...

I am successfully blogging before the arrival of Soren.  Congratulations to me! We missed the Fisk Easter gathering this year because Via and I were sick.  Super bummer!  On the Friday night before Easter Justin and I had put Via to bed and were watching TV on the couch.  At about 9:30 p.m. Via woke up and Justin hopped up and said, "I'm going to save her!"  He went into her bedroom and found that the poor girl was puking everywhere.  He called for me and I took put her in the bath to clean her up and calm her down.  Poor thing didn't calm down a bit and was shaking like a leaf.  Finally when she was cleaned up we settled in front of her favorite show (Daniel Tiger) and she relaxed a bit.  Near the end of the 26 minute episode she started puking again, so I decided to call the nurses line.  The nurse asked me a series of questions one of them being, "Did she bonk her head hard today?"  I told her that she had bonked prety har...