Monthly Archives: October 2006

Announcing Ethan Philip Kennedy

October 21, 2006 – 2:20 am

Date: 10/20/06
Time: 10:20 PM
Weight: 6 lbs. 9 oz.
Length: 19 3/4 in.

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10/20 Labor Update

October 20, 2006 – 9:14 pm

After fourteen hours (not including yesterday) we are at 6-7 centimeters. The only change over the last two hours has been a slight weakening of the epidural on one side. The doctor is here now and she is looking very intently at the monitor, saying that if there is no change in the [...]

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10/19 Labor Update

October 19, 2006 – 8:43 pm

The good news is that we called the hospital this morning at 4:00 AM and there was one of the small labor rooms available. That place really was packed out. When we walked in the nursery was wall to wall babies. The bad news is that “Kiki” has not been born yet. [...]

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No Rooms, Waiting and Why Your Doctor’s Clerical Staff is More Vital to Your Good Health than You Would Imagine

October 18, 2006 – 11:32 pm

We are technically on standby for the induction tomorrow. We got a call around four-thirty today from the person who handles our obstetrician’s schedule. She said that East Ridge was full and that we would need to call at 4:00 AM to see if they had a bed available. If not, then [...]

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38 Weeks

October 18, 2006 – 10:47 am

Today marks the thirty-eighth week of Pam’s pregnancy, as well as our last night as a family of four. Goodbye man-to-man coverage and hello zone defense. Tomorrow morning we go to the hospital for a scheduled induction. We have to be there at 5:00 AM, so I am going to try to [...]

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