I took Dr. Nyet for a routine appointment yesterday, and while listening to the baby's heartbeat it suddenly dropped dramatically for a few seconds. The doctors decided they wanted to go ahead and get the baby out, so we went straight to the hospital for induced labor two and a half weeks early.
Two hours later, we had a new baby named Kaitlyn! (Fortunately, it's a girl who looks like her mom. Whew!)
Being premature, she's awfully tiny. She was six pounds 1 ounce at birth, and within hours was down to 5 punds 12 ounces. But she's very healthy and perfectly willing to tell you so. The umbilical cord was wrapped twice around one leg, and the doctors say that is likely what was causing her distress.
I'm home walking the dog for a few minutes, and then will head back to the hospital for the night again. We finally get to bring her home tomorrow.
The rest of the galaxy had best watch out. There's a new Gorn in town!
-S'Cipio the Sire