Thu 9 Feb 2006
Update - This Time With News
Posted by Liza under Pregnancy
My water broke around 4:30 am. The contractions haven’t been very strong or frequent, but the midwife on call wants us to come in anyway. If the baby isn’t born within 18 hours of water breaking, they have to intervene with antibiotics and who knows what else.
So if you don’t hear back later today, I’m probably in the hospital having the baby. 
BTW, that "baby’s head acts like a cork" thing — not so much. Not even standing or sitting.
February 9th, 2006 at 6:45 am
Go Liza, Go Liza, GO!!
YAY!! Congrats!! I’m so excited for you guys… hope all’s well!
February 9th, 2006 at 7:01 am
Hooray! It’s very exciting around here, what with you and Em getting these babies out! Go Smudge! Go Ebry! Go Em! Go Liza!
February 9th, 2006 at 8:22 am
yay! i hope everything goes quickly and well. can’t wait to get a look at the little boy formerly known as smudge.
February 9th, 2006 at 8:22 am
Lucky update #14! Liza! Woo hoo! My thoughts are with you for a smooth delivery. Can’t wait to meet little Smudge!
February 9th, 2006 at 8:49 am
WOOHOO!!!!!! C’mon Smudge!!!!!!
and Liza? “Good Luck with that” haha!
February 9th, 2006 at 9:25 am
Oh, Liza, YAY!!!!! Wishing you a wonderful birth experience. I can’t wait to see his sweet face.
February 9th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Hi everyone,
Liza is still only dialated 1cm as of 8:15am this morning; so today looks to be a “wait around” kind of day. What we DIDN’T know was that once they gave her the stuff to help her cervix along, she would have to stay at the hospital. So she’s there now, I’m home for a second to get my mom’s things, and then it’s back to the hospital. I don’t know if I’ll have a chance to post another update, but we’ll see–in the meantime we thank you for all your good wishes!!!
February 9th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Congratulations!! That baby is on his way!!!
February 9th, 2006 at 9:56 am
So exciting — can’t wait to hear the good news! Levi is just waiting for a new playmate.
February 9th, 2006 at 10:22 am
see, a waiting-around day like this would be the perfect situation for some live blogging from the hospital! they do need to get some wifi in those places.
February 9th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Apparently Smudge was waiting for the champagne! Looking forward to hearing about healthy mom, healthy baby, and happy family.
February 9th, 2006 at 11:11 am
Been thinking of you — must be telepathy. We’re all rooting for you and know that your Smudgie will be a delight just like his moms are…
Can’t wait to hear!
February 9th, 2006 at 11:43 am
yay yay yay! You know, I know it’s just because she posted that she was looking forward to some time alone before the baby came!
I better get my present in the mail.
February 9th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Delurking to send along some good cheer & happy pushing vibes all the way from Maine. Eagerly awaiting news of Smudge’s arrival!
February 9th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Can hardly wait to see the photos. I have been lurking for about 4 months now…all of the way from Houston. Go Smudge!
February 9th, 2006 at 3:01 pm
Thanks for the update, Jill. Thinking of you and Liza… (who are maybe even now holding the baby boy who was Smudge).
February 9th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Holy crap batman, this is it!!! Horray! Can’t wait to hear the details. Thinking of you today and hoping all goes very well for you…
February 9th, 2006 at 7:16 pm
How exciting! Keep us up to date as soon as you have time!
February 9th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
This is Liza’s sister Anna with an un-official update;
They are bored.
…apparently they are going to be there for a while still. Smudge is taking his own sweet time. And to my dismay, Liza STILL won’t tell me what his real name is…since he’s not officially here.
Liza is being allowed to eat to keep her strength up, and she and Jill are watching the Wedding Crashers on DVD. She is also killing some time on her cell phone talking to relatives… like yours truly.
I’m sure there will be more news tomorrow.
-Aunt Anna
February 9th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
Smooth delivery and delightful baby holding, all the way from Reno!
February 9th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
Can’t believe I have to head off to bed before knowing Smudge’s real name (and can’t believe you’re still torturing Anna!). But mostly, can’t wait to wake up and know that you’re all okay…and then to figure out when we can get the little one’s together to play! Levi’s looking forward to hanging out with Smudge =)
February 10th, 2006 at 7:30 am
Smudge is SO grounded for being stubborn
Anna… thanks for the update.. let us know!!! We’re all keeping a keen eye on these comments!
February 10th, 2006 at 8:13 am
Here’s the latest from Smudgewatch 2006;
He’s not here yet.
After a long night in the hospital Liza’s contractions have increased in frequency; they are now a little under 5 minutes apart. Her pain is increasing and she will go on IV pain meds momentarily, although they are waiting for the epidural for a while longer. Her cervix is not yet dialated very much though, She is still only at about a centimeter… despite the meds. So they are in a holding pattern right now.
Jill assures me that despite Liza’s pain and discomfort she is still in good spirits. Jill sounded a little tired, but who could blame her after 26 hours and counting in the hospital?
They send their love and thanks out to all of you for keeping the watch on the blog here and promise to give us updates and the good news as soon as it happens! I will do my best to relay it as fast as possible.
-Aunt Anna
February 10th, 2006 at 9:42 am
thanks for the updates, anna! please tell liza and jill we are thinking of them.
February 10th, 2006 at 9:55 am
Tell Liza that you forget the labor pains when you lay eyes on your child…We are all praying for a safe delivery. Keep us posted.
February 10th, 2006 at 10:06 am
I had the kids sing their “where ‘o where is Lil Smudge song” — hope that helps! Thanks for the updates.
February 10th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Here’s the latest info;
Smudge is still not here. Not that he’s not trying…
Liza is having hard contractions about every 2-4 minutes and has had her epidural. She is sort of dozing now that she is out of the significant pain she had been in.
The snag is that she is not dialated enough yet. So in about an hour or two the midwife going to see where she is and they will make a decision if she will have a C-Section or if a vaginal birth will be possible. Liza still being very positive and was very brave for the epidural, despite her overwhelming fear of needles. And both she and baby are doing fine accoring to the many monitors they are hooked up to.
I have passed on all of your wonderful wishes to Liza and Jill and they are much appreciative for the support.
I will further update you after the midwife gets back.
-Aunt Anna
February 10th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Anna,
We REALLLLLY appreciate the updates, thank you for providing them!
Looking forward to the next one!
We want Smudge! We want Smudge!
February 10th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
I’m glad she got the epi, and I’m glad she’s resting. It won’t be long now… though it feels like it’s been forEVER for us here on the sidelines!
February 10th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Ok, I just got off the phone with Liza and Jill and they are going up to the operating room now for the C-Section. Liza is numb from the waist down but will be awake for the procedure. They should have Smudge out in about 10 minutes and then Liza closed up in about 40. I probably willhear from Jill then.
HERE HE COMES!!!!
February 10th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
I swear I’m refreshing every 5 minutes at this point.
February 10th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
I’ll bet they are cleaning him up now!
Mom is going to be uncomfortable for a while ..which is when her partner can help!
February 10th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Please Welcome my Nephew
Noah Connor!!!!!!!!!!!!
Born on February 10th at 3:37pm
9lbs 7oz
21 1/2″ long
Mom and Noah are fine and will be re-united momentarily! Jill says he is very handsome and has a lot of hair!
February 10th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
oh damn, I just burst into tears at work! Damn Hormones!
GOOD JOB LIZA!!!!!!!!!!
February 10th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
congratulations to the entire clan!
happy birthday noah! welcome to your life, may it be filled with love and happiness.
good job liza, you did yourself proud.
and finally, thank you so much for the updates, aunt anna.
February 10th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Congratulations Liza and Jill! I’m so happy for both of you! Can’t wait to see pictures of the new kid…
February 10th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Hooray for Noah. 9 lbs, no wonder he didn’t slide right out. Liza (and Jill) — you did GREAT! We are so happy for you guys!
February 10th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Welcome, Noah! Congratulations, moms! Hooray! Hooray!
February 10th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
Hooray! Congrats to Liza and Jill! Welcome Noah!
February 10th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
Congratulations, Liza and Jill! Welcome to the world, Noah! (An excellent name, by the way.)
February 10th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Congratulations to the whole family! Can’t wait for a photo (and the backstory!)–welcome, Noah!
February 10th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Mazel Tov!
February 10th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
Congratulations!!! Happy birthday, Noah!
February 10th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
Congratulations to all! I’m so glad he was above 12″ (so y’all didn’t have to throw him back…)
February 11th, 2006 at 12:37 am
Congratulations! Welcome to motherhood you two!!
February 11th, 2006 at 11:18 am
Yeah Noah! Welcome to the world!
February 23rd, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Congratulations to both of you. Children are a gift from God and to be treasured. I’m sure that the two of you will be excellent parents.