John William Perrin is here!

Born Sept 1, 2009 at 4:56pm, 7lb 5oz, 18" long. Mother and baby are doing great!

We went in the morning for Lisa Joy's last scheduled check-up, and her blood pressure was just a little high. On measuring again and finding it higher, the doctor said there's nothing to gain by waiting, I'm sending you in. Smiles! We were not expecting this at all, even after the first BP check.

We picked up a Subway sandwich, had a semi-leisurely drive home for a few things at 1:00, and checked in at 1:30. Getting pretty excited, and still feeling pretty good - no hard contractions or broken water, and only dilated to 2cm. They induced her around 2:00, and by 3:10, it was time for the epidural - hard frequent contractions, but still only dilated to 3. "At least that's better than 2!" says the nurse. Lisa Joy had 18 hours of labor with Michael, and that was over 7 years ago... and an epidural tends to slow things down... our expectations were set for a long labor. Well, 30 fairly comfortable minutes later she was at 9cm, and another 10 minutes later it was time to push! Wow!

Grandma, Michael, and Tamara all get a turn with John.