I will split each post into a "just the facts" portion and then a "touchy feely" portion. Suit yourselves!
Facts:
Early this a.m. Julia had some intense labor, but it stopped before Barbara even left her hotel room in Eugene to go to the hospital. Of course, Viggo has been by her side 24 hours a day.
Julia is resting, things are calm for now.
Julia will stay at the hospital until the baby is born.
Julia and Viggo will then live near the hospital until the baby, Daniel Jacob,
is released, probably near his original due date of March 23.
Barbara and Pamela just arrived home from Eugene.
Touchy Feely:
Barbara is her usual amazing self. Energetic, upbeat, talking with friends, and so on. She hasn't slept much in the past couple of days, so I know that soon she will crash and sleep.
I find myself tired and irritable, so I am just trying to stay out of trouble. I am glad to have my wife home, but sad that she feels pulled in so many directions: Julia and Viggo, Pamela, me and the boys, and her parents. I am working hard at resisting the impulse to try to "fix" everything with a big hammer.
I was reflecting earlier on how blessed we are to have the medical resources, the financial resources, the friends and family, and most of all God's presence and provision, in our lives. I read articles in World Vision Magazine this morning, and I was forcefully impressed by the incredible suffering that is so common to billions of people in the world. I thought about how life is difficult even under the "very best" circumstances on this earth.
May God bless each of you and help you with the struggles in your life, whatever they have been, are, or will be.
Kent
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Thanks Kent for your support and for keeping friends and family informed about our situation.
It's almost 2pm and Julia is doing well considering everything. We never now of course what's going to happen next, but we experience God's loving presence and his peace. We're happy that the birth has delayed for as long as it has already, giving the medicine that's supposed to help develop the baby's lungs time to work. We're still hoping that we'll have a while longer before the birth. The doctor said that he's seen babies be delivered on term even in cases like ours, but that it is very rare. Some more days or a couple of weeks is anyway not unlikely. Thanks to all of you that are praying for us.
Some small corrections. We'll probably name our baby Daniel Jakob (with a "k"). The neonatal doctor told us that if things go well with the baby we would be able to leave 4 to 5 weeks before his original due date (March 23). At that point he would be fine to take on an airplane, but we have no idea of course about the timing of our return to Norway.
Viggo and Julia, We love you both and are praying for you and baby Daniel.
Barb, Bob and family.
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