Why today was so precious

Sometimes you don't need any more words than the pictures you see.

Allison Lauryn is here!!!!

It is hard to believe that just 24 hours ago we all figured it was going to be at least another week or so before our daughter would be born. Well, I guess God has timing that we really can't predict. Jody had been on bedrest for 12 long weeks, was taken off bedrest at about 12:30PM Monday afternoon, only to be brought back into the hospital about 1:00AM Tuesday morning. At 12:30 this morning, Jody's water broke, and this time there was absolutely no question. We are so thankful for our neighbor's across the street - Pastor and Mrs. Cournoyer - for all their help. I know woke Pastor C out of a very deep sleep, but he very willingly came over to stay with our boys at 1:00AM

Anyway, we get to the hospital, check in, do all the fun stuff, and I get sent to the store at about 4AM for a few things. By that point Jody was uncomfortable, but still able to deal with it. We both got maybe 2 hours of sleep. By 8AM we knew this was going to be the day. At 11AM, Jody was dialated to "between 3 & 4" as the nurse said, and at 11:38AM Allison graced us with her presence. Yes, you read that right. Jody went from "somewhere between 3 & 4" to 10 and delivered a baby in only 38 minutes!

Allison was 6 pounds 1 ounce, 18.5 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing tremendous. Both are sleeping now (I presume anyway) and I have been sent home to get a little bit of rest before this even, but of course, it is so hard to sleep right now. We want to thank you all for your prayers. We know that only God allowed us to make it this far, and we do believe it is because of the faithful prayers of individuals like you.

I will try to get some pictures posted in the next few days.

False Alarm

Well, I guess God has decided that today is not the day. Please continue to pray though.

Is today the day?

If you remember, please keep Jody and baby in your prayers today. We are not totally sure, but we believe that Jody's water may have broken last night. She is in her bi-weekly appointment right now, so we will know soon enough. We are so thankful for all the prayers to this point, as this is the longest Jody has ever been pregnant by 1 week! Today was also the day that she was supposed to be taken off of bed rest (house arrest, whatever you want to call it). I will send an update when we know more.

Thanks again for your continued prayer.

--Brian