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Everyone meet Brady Thomas Hubbard

Brady joined us this morning at 10:38am. He tipped the scales at a whopping 6lb 8oz and was 20.5 inches long. Mom and Brady both are resting and we continue to covet your prayers.

7 centimeters and the water has broke...and my wife loves the anesthesiologist!!!

to be continued...

after a round of drugs my wife is off to sleep land. umm at least temporarily. we should get things going again for the big finale around 5:00 am. thanks for your prayers. Also just wanted to say how amazing it is to be going through this. my wife is really a trooper and I'm amazed that God has blessed me with such a wonderful woman and Lord willing tommorow we will have a son.

Baby Coming!!!

Just got back from the doctor and they are inducing me at 4:00 PM today. Tonight is a first round of drugs/hormones or whatever it is, and tomorrow morning they will start me on the pitocin. So it is likely we won’t have a baby until Friday at some time. Please pray for us; in particular for my blood pressure as it’s been sky high and they will be watching it closely. Pray for little Brady as he has quite the journey ahead of him. Pray for my parents and Linda as they are leaving right now and driving through the night to get here. We will update everyone as soon as we can.

Doc Update

D-Day might be drawing closer...due to my consistently high blood pressure, I am going back to the doctor on Thursday and at that time they will decide if they should deliver me by this weekend. Key word is might. If everything looks good, we will stick with my original delivery day of August 7. I was told to monitor my blood pressure and write down the readings three times per day for them to take into account.

Obviously, we want what is best for Brady. But at this point, they are not worried about him, they are worried about me and my reaction to the high blood pressure. Brady looks good on the monitors, his activity is where it should be, and he is still growing.

My selfish side just wants Brady OUT! (I haven't made that much of a secret, have I?)

Please pray with us! We'd love to meet Brady this weekend, but we know that God's timing is best.

Weekend Update

Nothing to report.
My test from last week came back high.
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to "discuss it"
...I am not sure what that means!
Blood pressure has been off the charts.
Whatever happens, we don't have that long to wait!
But August 7 seems sooooo far away.
Come on Brady, don't you want OUT???

D-Day (DELIVERY DAY)

Brady's eviction has been set.

AUGUST 7!

That is the last day I will carry this child inside of me. Here's hoping I go on my own even earlier than that. Wishful thinking? Probably.

Keep praying for lower blood pressure. They are making me do the 24 hour test again and if that test comes back positive, then we may have a baby by the weekend. That is highly unlikely...I hope!

I could have gone earlier, but I opted to have my doctor be the one who delivers me. The way the doc's office is set up, you are delivered by the doctor on call - could be one of several different doctors. My doctor's on call day is Thursday, so August 7 it is. You can meet him by clicking here. You'll notice he has the same haircut as my husband. He also has the same sense of humor. And he identified my purse as a Vera Bradley design and said his daughter has the same one. I really like him.

YEEHAW!

Weekend Update

I don't want to get anyone too excited, but it has been over a week since we have been to the hospital (someone please knock on wood!). We are savoring our last few days as a couple with no kids - that means we are taking naps, reading books, and eating popcorn for dinner. I suppose after Brady arrives, he will be the one taking the naps and we will have to have vegetables or something healthy for dinner. The only books we read will have lots of pictures.

Jason and I learned how to put the carseat into the car after church today - we were given a crash course by the carseat expert who works at Graco (John Mizener). We watched some cheesy childbirth videos which just made us shake our heads and laugh. My blood pressure was consistently high this weekend so I guess I'll have to reveal that little detail to the doctor on Tuesday.

Oh, and I did a lot of whining. "I. Want. Him. OUT!" is my favorite new saying. But stubborn little man won't even give me a contraction in return. I guess he's comfy in there all snuggled up inside and my ribs make a perfect place to rest his feet and relax.

Happy Birthday to Uncle Jeff Jeff. He's 27 today!

Visitors from Afar (Dubuque)

We were super encouraged to have an overnight visit from Ben and Jenna and their two boys, Elias and Zach. They were traveling through on their way to visit Ben's family in Canada. We ordered some pizza, stayed up late talking and playing with the kids, and the next morning sent them off after a tour of the mission. Good times and great memories!

Jason got some baby-holding practice - what a natural!

Handsome boy!

Jason and I wondered if this was a glimpse of our future.

Why did we think it was a good idea to stare into the bright sun for a picture?