Its been 3 hours and everything’s great. Elli got a bath and nursed, Niki and I both ate and now it’s time to get some much needed rest. Looks like we’ll be in the hospital until tomorrow evening so feel free to stop by later.

10:43am Sept. 3, 2009 Elliana Grace Schemanski was born at 8lb 4.1oz and 21″ long. Mom and baby are both doing great!

Giddy Up! Dr. Sheridan just checked Niki and she’s 5cm, 90% effaced, and at station -1. Everything’s looking good so she broke Niki’s water and now we wait; contractions seem to be picking up a little bit. One way or another it’s going to be less than 24hrs and Elli’s going to be here!

Here we go again, but this time is different. We’re not coming home until Elli’s out. It’s 6:50am and we’re just getting to the hospital to start our adventure. After Niki’s 14th restless night, we’re ready to get this show on the road. Doc Sheridan is going to check Niki at 7am and if things […]

What a roller coaster… Today Niki had a Dr’s appointment to see how things are progressing and as they were looking at the baby with the ultrasound machine Dr. Sheridan said, “Wow, I haven’t seen that before!” Those aren’t really the words you want to hear from your doctor who has delivered hundreds of babies… […]