Clark (no middle name yet) was born at 5:55 pm. He’s a whopping 8 lbs. 15 oz., 22 inches, and cries like nobody’s business!

Mom is also doing well. Here are some pictures…

Just so you know. Moving fast now…

Hello, Finchy readers! This is Laura’s husband, reporting from the hospital. At present, we’ve been admitted, checked, IV’ed, epiduraled, re-checked, re-re-checked, and Laura is resting comfortably. We’re currently dilated somewhere between a 6 and a 7, 100% effaced, and all is moving forward well. If it goes the way we expect it to, baby should be joining us within the next couple of hours.

We’ll keep you all posted! Thanks for all your well-wishes!

Nate’s picking up the girls from school right now. My friend Gayle is coming over to be with them. We’re heading into the doctor’s office to be checked. I’ve been timing for almost 2 hours, and they’re lasting well over a minute. If I’m standing, they come right on top of each other, and if I’m laying down, they’re 4-6 minutes apart. And they hurt.

Last night, the nurse at the hospital told me to come in if they were regular at 7 minutes, because they have in my chart that I progress fast once it gets going.

Of course, I may show up and have them tell me that I’ve made no progress and that my contractions really aren’t that strong. I hate it when they say that.

But, I’m thinking this’ll be my last post before having some REAL news.

I hope.

My friend Michal drove me to the chiropractor this morning to get my neck cracked. I think it’ll help with the headache. I’ve been trying to drink a lot yesterday and today, so I shouldn’t be TOO dehydrated.

Right now, the contractions have picked up again. They’re about 5 minutes apart, but still not consistent in intensity and length. But I’ve had a few that hurt significantly more than any others have.

That’s all I know.

Morning. I was able to sleep tolerably. I have a monster headache, which is totally unfair, and I’m very nauseated. The contractions stayed mild enough that I could sleep. I’ve only been awake for a few minutes, so I’m waiting to see what happens. I still hurt in the front and on the sides, and there’s a small contraction picking up right now.

We’ll let you know.