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July 11, 2008 - 12:59PM

Our little girl is finally here. Chantal and I showed up for our 7:30am appointment at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and they ushered Chantal in for "prepping" and I sat in baggage claim waiting to be called into the room. At 9:05am the nurse started Chantal on Pytocin and things remained generally the same until about 11:30am. At that time Chantal experienced very strong contractions and it was soon evident Baby Flynn would be here shortly. By 12:45pm, Chantal was climbing onto the bed to have her water broken and offer three, final pushes to bring Baby Flynn into the world! Our little girl's name is Mia Joy Flynn. Mia is a name that both of us have always loved, and it was the name for our first baby had it been a girl and not a Logan. Chantal is recovering very well and the baby is also thriving. I anticipate Mommy and Mia will come home tomorrow afternoon, but we will see. Thank you for joining us in prayer throughout this journey. I look forward to you having an opportunity to meet our little girl in person soon! Oh, and Logan is ecstatic about his baby sister. He wants to "hold her," which is something he will be able to do in very controlled environments at home.

July 10, 2008 - 9:11am

I apologize that we did not post an update here yesterday. Baby Flynn is still not here yet, but we had a good visit with our doctor yesterday morning. Chantal was on the fetal monitor and Baby Flynn moved around quite a bit, which was what we wanted to happen. Her heart rate varied perfectly relative to her movements and to the contractions that Chantal experienced. This performance quelled our doctor's concerns, so she sent us back home. So, we are still waiting. We have an induction appointment scheduled for Friday morning at 7:30am, so if Baby Flynn does not make an appearance on her own some time today or tonight, she will be "evicted" tomorrow morning. Chantal is comfortable with this plan, although she does hope Baby Flynn comes on her own before tomorrow morning. On an additional note, if you try to call Chantal's cell phone you will not reach her because she accidentally ran her cell phone through the washer yesterday. So, if you call, call the house number or my cell phone, neither of which we can post here lest we get inundated with phone calls from people who find our number on the Internet. I will post more as the day goes on.

July 8, 2008 - 11:18pm

Tuesday's come and gone and "we're still pregnant," as Chantal tells everyone who calls. We did, however, visit with our doctor today and came away with an "end of term" plan. Chantal remains at 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced. Logan was 5 days late, so the doctor is not concerned that we are into our fifth day overdue. Since Chantal is overdue, however, the doctor wanted to put her on the fetal monitor for a while to take a reading of her contractions and the baby's heart rate under different conditions. The baby was likely resting, holding steady at about 132bpm for the duration of the test. So we are going to visit the doctor again in the morning first thing since Chantal reported that the baby is often active in the morning after breakfast. If the baby is active and her heart rate varies properly with motion and contractions, then we will likely hold out for Chantal to go into labor on her own in the next few days. However, if the baby's heart rate remains the same during tomorrow morning's test, then the doctor will send us over the hospital and they will induce Chantal's labor right away. So, it appears we are at least at a major turning point in this journey and we will let everyone know as things progress. If we "do not pass go" and head straight for the hospital, all updates will be found on my Twitter page. Otherwise, I'll update this information. Thank you for continuing to check in and follow Chantal and the Baby's progress. She will be here very soon!

July 7, 2008 - 8:55pm

Happy Monday! Carl went to work today and Chantal went about her regular summer Monday schedule with Logan, Papa Chuck, and Grandma Joan. Baby Flynn was rocking and rolling throughout the day and seems content to be where she is. We have our last weekly appointment with our OB tomorrow and will know more about how Chantal is progressing. I will definitely update everyone after tomorrow afternoon's appointment and, who knows, maybe we will still miss it :).

July 6, 2008 - 6:40pm

We realized that we had not posted any updates today. As Chantal would say, "I'm still pregnant." We are now 3 days beyond the due date for Baby Flynn, but our OB will let us go as far as the 11th. So, we're still waiting and will keep updating you on Baby's progress. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

July 5, 2008 - 9:45pm

We just returned from dinner and are still awaiting the arrival of Baby Flynn. Chantal felt "something a little different" during dinner tonight, so we'll see if this was a result of dinner or possible a step forward to something more. Continue to check here for updates, but I can update my Twitter page via phone, so when things really get going I will be updating that resource more than this one. Continue to keep us in your prayers.