I promise, pictures will be uploaded.

Just for now, I will talk about the last 30ish hours.

I am a little more than loopy right now, so I am sorry if this is long.  Little sleep has a tendancy to do that to people.

We were scheduled to be called for a room by the hospital sometime the evening of the 2nd.  This is similar to what happened last time.  Eight o'clock came and went, and still no phone call.  So at 8:30 I called.  They said that we were on the list, and to call back at 10 if we hadn't heard what time to come in.  So we did.  Called back and were told that we should be getting the call to come in at Midnight to come in.  So we called back at midnight and asked what time or should I just go to sleep.  She said, keep the phone close, but definitely go to sleep.

At 3:00 the morning of the 3rd, I got the call to come in.  We were here well before 4:00.  Six other couples came in with us.  All scheduled to be induced.  Hello baby factory.
Somewhere along the way, the housekeeping staff couldn't keep up with the demand, so it got later and later for them to call.

Instead of getting my knock out pill, we had to fill out paperwork.  Then we finally got our room, and more paperwork.  I was able to get some sleep at 6 and slept until 8.  At that point, they broke my water and started the potocin (sorry for spelling, I am loopy - will edit later where necessary). 
My contractions were really progressing.

At around 11 - Mic went to get some lunch.  sometime around then is when I got my epidural.  My new favorite doctor is Dr. Wheeler...he gave me my epidural. 
When Mic came back, Mom left to get lunch.  
They came in and asked me to switch sides, since Liliana didn't like me laying on my right side.  When I turned over, they checked me and said "Whoa, looks like you are ready to go...Let's get the doctor in here."

I had Mic call Mom, who after the second call answered her phone and made her way back to the room.  This isn't the first time this has happened in my family.  When Mom was having Jacob, Dad and the doctor went to get lunch.  She was crowning and they had to ditch their trays to get back to the room.

She made it down and we began.  It took only a half an hour of pushing for Liliana to make it out.  I am much less sore this time than the last.  I am just a lot tired.

We have had her in the nursery a couple of times, just trying to get caught up on some sleep.  I probably wouldn't have moved her there, if I had a decent night's sleep on the second.

Julia seems to be doing great.  She will meet her sister tomorrow.

Anand, Heather and Vikram came to visit this morning.  Geoff, Cheryl and Katherine & Alex came this afternoon.  They were followed later by Pop and Uncle Isaac.  Uncle Jacob couldn't make it due to unfortunate employment issues which hopefully will soon be vacated.

Alison is going to be coming in the next hour or so.

Lily is asking to be fed.  All is well in our house.

Tonight we are to go to the hospital.

Hopefully, sometime tomorrow, Liliana will be making her debut!!!!

Julia is a pickle.  I am trying to give her as much attention now, as her world is about to change (for the better I hope).

Katherine is coming over tonight and will take care of her tomorrow.  This will free MaMaw to come to the hospital first thing in the morning.

Yeah!  I love it when a plan comes together.

Called the doctor.  He wants me to come in and get checked out.

Mom has called.  She has left (at my request she is leaving EARLIER than she had expected to).  

Alison and Avi are coming over to take Julia and myself to the doctor.  Mic will meet us there.

Torn

Wouldn't mind having it, and you can't beat the price.

But I don't want to spend any money.  We have room to store it in the basement, but no room to play it.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_006BP010000B?keyword=P1290LGRLF&sid=I0084400010000100362&aff=Y

Back in the great state of Georgia.  Back to my house.  and I will be back in my bed in a little while.  I am so glad we went, but even more now to be home.

Today, he was watching Julia for me while I was taking a shower.  I finish up, and go into the office to find them on the computer.  Some smutty things were up on the screen.  I said, "Richard, you have to be careful what you pull up around the kids."

He said that he thought he was going to the National Geographic site (somewhere on myspace).  He then took me to the preview links.  One of them did look like the National Geographic logo titled "Bed bugs".  The other one that he apparently went to before I came into the room had three muppet type monsters.  The title was "Fur TV".    He didn't need to click on it for me.

No matter how cute the link was, it was NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN.

I left the room laughing.

Last night, I was giving Julia a bath.  We are still at the grandparents' house (well, the first of the two we will be visiting this week).

MeMa put plastic Easter eggs in the bath for Julia's bath toys.  I was in there with her when she started saying, "six, six, six, six".

I know she can say egg, and usually does when she sees them.  I picked up the egg, and sure enough, they numbered the bottom of some of the eggs.  She did indeed have the number 6 egg.

I then picked up the number 5 egg.  I asked her what it said.  She was able to tell me "five".

She might not be able to count verbally to 5, but I know she knows her numbers  :-)