Chaos Server

Did I mention I had a baby? I wrote this on my phone - because when will I have time to use a computer? On Monday, Sept 16th, we went in for an ultrasound and non-stress test to make sure everything was going okay with our late sleeper MiniChaos. The docs said that MrsChaos had low fluid and so we should move to labor/delivery, because we would be leaving the hospital with a baby.  It was surreal.MrsChaos  wasn't in labor or anything, but they were going to induce.  The Pitocin started up around 2am Tuesday morning and pretty quickly full power contractions started going. Pitocin is a tough labor. Rather than having a gradual ramp up, you just get smacked with full strength contractions. So MrsChaos was basically stuck in bed with full power contractions from 2am until around 4pm.  At that point our doctor told us she had made progress, but wasn't close. So rather than run the marathon, we paused for the night to eat, walk, sleep. At 5am Wednesday we kicked off...

Dad... You were like a father to me. - Ethan (Due Date) I wrote an AppleScript at work that updates my instant messenger status each day with a count down to the due date. Last Friday it started updating to "T-Minus -1 Days." I read that 48% of first time mothers deliver before their due date; the rest deliver on or after. We are the rest category. It must have been so much harder in the days before the internet. Mrs.Chaos asks me "is it normal" questions all the time and its easy for me to find scientific papers on the answers. While friends and family are quick to supplying anecdotal stories or advice, the truth is just a web search away. Every morning I wake up, look over and ask "are you in labor?" She replies, "Nope. You have to go to work today." My coworkers are going to be excited on Monday, "T-Minus -4 Days."