We are in the hospital room.
The registration process went very smoothly. In fact, everything about tonight has gone more smoothly than I could have ever anticipated. We had a light dinner about a half mile up the road from the hospital, parked the car in the deck, and strolled into the maternity ward at precisely the time we were told to arrive.
After checking in, we were shown to our room, a very large private room at the end of the hall, with its own private bathroom and shower, a nursing rocker, and this foldout chair/bed contraption that I’m now sitting on, tapping away at my keyboard. The whole experience has had the air of checking into a hotel more than a hospital.
They’ve started the Cervidil tonight, and at some point tomorrow morning, they’ll induce labor. For now, I’m going to settle into this stiff, but oddly comfortable, foldout chair and try to get some sleep.
