It's Go Time.

The bags are packed, the gas tank is topped off, and we are darn ready to meet our kid.

We have been given the green light to head to the hospital for Kiersten's induction. It has been tough to concentrate on anything today except for this moment. Thanks again to everyone for the messages and phone calls. I know Kiersten is ready to get the pregnancy behind her and move into motherhood. In less than a month, she will celebrate Mother's Day from a new perspective.

Now, I need to take a time-out here and ask all the veteran parents out there...do you all work off a script telling new parents-to-be what to expect on the day before they deliver? I been told to kiss sleep goodbye no less than seventy eight times since last evening. Is this a right of passage, a ritual hazing so-to-speak, a final test of will? I always thought sleep was overrated anyway. ;-)

I expect the next post will be a fresh photo of our new child complete with stats and unveiling of the name. Talk to you on the other side...