The Contraction Countdown

We didn't know it, but the afternoon of April 29, 2010 saw contractions beginning that heralded the arrival of our children. We'd seen this show before as can be noted in the first post:

http://olliestale.blogspot.com/2010/04/contractions.html

A few hours later, Bekka was still experiencing contractions and the growing concern is evident in my post. I sounded calm, but I think we both knew that this was going to be "it".

http://olliestale.blogspot.com/2010/04/contractions-update.html

Sometimes I think life throws things at our family more like Phil Niekro. A nasty, wobbly knuckleball that approaches the plate with agonizing slowness. You can't hit the thing because of it's random motion but you have to wait and wait for it to get there. Often I think the more predictable Nolan Ryan fastball would be far, far preferable. It may come at you at 100mph, but at least it's over with...