8:41 p.m.

Melissa is progressing much faster now.  The nurse just came in and checked her.  She is already at a 6!!  Only 4 more cm to go.  Both of our parents are in town now so she can have it any time.  Tyler I agree with you...I think the baby is still coming by today!  Melissa still feels great and is very anxious to see this little guy.  For everyone who doesn't know, his name is going to be Nixon!

7:27 p.m.

Alright...Melissa's epidural has fully kicked in and she is on cloud nine!  She has finally been able to get comfortable and is loving life.  The nurse just barely checked her and she is dilated to a 4+.  That means in the last hour she dilated more than a centimeter!!  WOOT!! Hopefully that means she will progress fast from now on!  Thanks for everyones prayers and thoughts.  I will continue to keep you posted!

Pictures of the Trooper!

She is doing awesome people.  Keep praying for her though!

5:53

Alright people, Melissa has now had her epidural.  She held off as long as she could before she had it.  We were here for 9 hours before she got it.  Her legs are slowly going numb and she said they feel weird when I touch them.  She is still dilated to about a 3 and progressing still.  We are going to have a long night and the doctor guessed that the baby will come on Feb 1st.  My mom is pretty excited because that is her birthday.  Now with no pain hopefully Melissa can get some sleep.  She is starving because all they will let her have is ice, suckers and popsicles!

3:52 p.m.

Well, we don't have much to update yet.  Melissa is still having regular contractions and is slowly progressing.  She isn't in a ton of pain yet, but she is uncomfortable.  Hopefully we will have more news for you guys shortly.

At the Hospital!

We are officially at the hospital waiting for our little boy to come out and see us!  Melissa had contraction all day yesterday and a few that woke her up in the night.  She continued to have contractions this morning as I headed to class.  I received a phone call at about 9 a.m. saying that we better just head in.  So  I ran home, grabbed the pregnant lady and we are currently sitting here waiting!  Melissa has continued to have contractions and she has now received some oxytocin.  Dr. Blackett is amazing and very nice.  She allowed us to stay here rather than sending us home.  She broke Melissa's water and now it is just a waiting game.  Lorn, Danette and Nicole have already made the trip here and are out at lunch.  My parents should be on there way at about 3:00.  Everything is going well so far.  We are very excited and can't wait to hold our little guy!

Frenchie

November 5th, 2011

     For those who haven't heard yet, we have a little pet.  Her name is Frenchie and she is a Veiled Chameleon.  She is a little girl and very easy to take care of.  We decided to get her because we figured it would be good practice for the soon to come baby!  We feed Frenchie crickets and meal worms.  We turn her lights on in the morning when we wake up and then turn them off when we go to bed.  She is very easy to take care of.  We just hope that Nixon is as well behaved as she is!