Going darkish for the next couple days because of Departmental meeting. Then completely dark for two weeks while on the other side of an ocean.
I expect to start trying to catch up in about 3 weeks. And probably 12,000 posts.
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
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Fred Pete - Sep 25, 2006 4:39:31 pm PDT #2732 of 5671
Ann, that's a ferret.
Lee - Sep 25, 2006 5:13:31 pm PDT #2733 of 5671
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I just got off the phone with David, and while things are still fine, they are progressing slowly and she is not very far dilated yet. They are planning on another exam about 10:00. JZ has already had one epidural, and they will probably make her have at least one other, just to get her to relax.
(I hope I got everything right-- I didn't want to ask Hec to repeat himself)
Everything is fine, but please hold your calls until Hec or a spokesperson says otherwise-- JZ needs to relax, rest and focus.
juliana - Sep 25, 2006 6:47:37 pm PDT #2734 of 5671
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
They've given JZ an epidural, so she can rest, in hopes that the relaxation will help move things along. The plan is to get her to sleep to fight the failure to progress, which will prevent a C-section. She's been in pretty hard labor for the past few hours, but both her and the baby are doing fine. They expect things to resume tomorrow morning.
Again, please hold your calls until informed otherwise.
Thanks!
juliana - Sep 25, 2006 8:53:19 pm PDT #2735 of 5671
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
JZ got the epi, she's relaxing and not in pain - is dialted to 3 to 4 cm, baby is at minus 1 and her head is touchable. JZ will sleep through the night, and they think they're going to be ready to go at 6 a.m.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2006 2:52:00 am PDT #2736 of 5671
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Can I put in a request for whatever spare 'ma you have lying around that is not belong to JZ?
(Particularly around noon CST, by which time I fully expect that JZ will be done with in anyway and instead collecting all your squee.)
Tom Scola - Sep 26, 2006 3:33:05 am PDT #2737 of 5671
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I just got off the phone with David.
The epidural worked, and JZ is pushing now. They expect to achieve Zmaybaby within the next hour!
Lee - Sep 26, 2006 5:30:30 am PDT #2738 of 5671
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Just got off the phone with Hec. Halloweenie just wouldn't come out, so they are headed in for a c-section now. All is still good with the baby.
Lee - Sep 26, 2006 9:00:57 am PDT #2739 of 5671
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
YAY!
Zmayhem baby is here, and has been since 9:35. She was 6 pounds 5 ounces, and 19 inches long. She looks like JZ. Mom, Dad and Baby are fine. Well, Mom is tired, Baby's head got a little squashed because she got a little stuck, and Dad sounds smitten, but otherwise all is good.
JZ will be in the hospital until Saturday because of the C-section.
DavidS - Sep 26, 2006 8:03:29 pm PDT #2740 of 5671
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Birth details here
DavidS "Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up." Sep 26, 2006 9:44:26 pm PDT
NoiseDesign - Sep 26, 2006 8:15:46 pm PDT #2741 of 5671
Our wings are not tired
I've been nominated for two Ovation Awards again this year. One in small theatre, one in large theatre. These are sorta the closest thing we have to the Tonys on the West Coast.