Update...

Still in labor. Still very comfortable. Still hip deep in epidural and Jello

Healthcare in the US...

So, I come to the whole issue of healthcare in the USA from a historical European mindset - so I know I must be biased. Undoubtedly, healthcare here is overpriced, over-litigated, inaccessible, and the list goes on.
But I am learning that what we have here is NOT what we have in Britain...

What the ... ?

"Sanjay."
Sailing on an open sea beneath a turquoise sky, fluffy clouds skitter overhead.
"Sanjay."
The deep blue ocean surges, gathering the ship before it and thrusting it through the low waves.
"SANJAY!"
"Hmm." Sanjay peeped through gummy eyes. "What is it?"
"My water broke?"
"Are you sure?" Sanjay was still clinging to the remnants of the plan.
"Well. The pool of water your floating in might give it away!"
That certainly explains his dream...

Let's get moving...

Just a few minutes after my last blog post, Eileen's doctor called and let us know that one test result had come back borderline and that she wanted to take another look at induction. So we fell to work ensuring our bags were all done, got a good night's sleep and readied ourselves for a trip to the office in the morning...

The Throne Room...

Every little King of Mayhem needs a throne room where the peasants can come and hope for one fleeting glance at their lord and master...

A tiny little mirror...

As you know, we're in the home stretch now. The calendar due date is the 31st (Halloween) but it is starting to look less and less likely that we'll make it that far... Lorenzo is starting to exert his authority !

Stop pestering me !

I realize that my posts have been scarce - I daresay, non-existent... But getting organized has been impossible for the past few weeks. As harmony returns (on the eve of chaos being born) I have so many things to post for all of you.
But many of you have been asking me what you can do or something you can buy for us to celebrate the birth of LVMA. I regret to announce that almost everything we need is in hand (I know that sounds naive) and we seem to be all set. Some of you, however, have not accepted this answer and have threatened to buy us the new Girls Aloud CD or the next volume in the Twilight series... With panic setting in, we have decided to put some of our purchases on a gift registry to tempt you away from screaming, cavorting young girls OR screaming, cavorting young girl vampires...
This is the link -
http://www.babybedding.com/registry/335144SNMR

All that said - i'll get to work with blogging some more on what we've been up to...