The Wait is Over!
- Monday 9/25/2000 - Caroline arrives! See the details below...
- Sunday 9/24/2000 - More walking, some swimming, no baby. Dr. appt on Monday
- Saturday 9/23/2000 - Lots of walking, some belly tightening, but no action as of 9pm
- Friday 9/22/2000 - Still waiting...
- Wednesday 9/20/2000 - In hospital, lying around waiting for things to happen...nothing much did.
- Sunday 9/3/2000 - At Michelle's parents, took nice picture
Current Status: Monday 9/25/2000
Caroline
is here! At about 3am, Michelle started feeling the onset of labor.
She walked and waited to see if the contractions would continue. They did,
and at about 4:30am, she woke me up (Dave). Together we got ready and made
arrangements for our neighbor Dave to watch Michael until Michelle's folks could
come to our house. We left for the hospital at 6am and were checked in and
in her room by 6:50am. After lots of labor, ever stronger contractions, an
unfortunate series of misses on her epidural (an hours worth), more labor,
another missed epidural and about 30 minutes of pushing, Caroline joined us at
12:54pm. She has lots of brownish/auburn hair, pretty blue eyes and is in
excellent health. Michelle is a bit tired, but doing well also.
Check out Caroline's web page for additional pictures
as they become available.
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| Vital Statistics | |
| Name | Caroline Willow Goodman |
| Time of Birth | 12:54pm on Monday 9/25/2000 |
| Length | 21 inches |
| Weight | 8 lbs 12 oz |
Here is the 4Goodmans.com family at the hospital. We're very happy Caroline joined us and is doing so well. Michael is especially happy to be a big brother. He has been great with Caroline and really likes to help.
Sunday 9/24/2000
The Waiting Continues...the latest breaking news on this top story seen here every day.
Michelle is ready to have this baby. We went to the swimming pool today and she floated around for about an hour. The baby tends to like this and really gets active. We're going to the doctor tomorrow, so we'll see where we go from here.
Saturday 9/23/2000
Mommy did lots of walking today, but only ended up with swollen feet.
We're still hoping for this weekend. Looking into all labor-inducing wives tales
and trying them one by one. Already tried:
| Spicy Chinese food | Hit local place, had great dinner, but no baby |
| Lots of walking | See above |
| Castor oil | Are you kidding, we didn't try this one |
| Trampoline | Will hit up neighbor on Sunday |
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Friday 9/22/2000
No progress. Baby
steadfastly refuses to budge.
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Wednesday 9/20/2000
Went to the hospital, met with doctor to see if we could get things started. Spent most of day lying around, had minor contractions, but no luck. Baby seems happy with current location.
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Sunday 9/3/2000
Profile picture
taken at Michelle's parents house...baby's getting big.