Shalom Zachor

I'm staying home for Shabbos, as I have to make a Shalom Zachor for our son (it feels so weird to say that!!!) My wife is staying in the hospital over Shabbos, her sister is staying with her.
A neighbor said she'd come and help me set stuff up for it in half an hour. That was over an hour ago. Oh well. Most of it is set up, just the chips and stuff like that aren't. And of course the drinks aren't on the table, they're in the fridge.

MAZAL TOV!!!

At 10:35 tonight. our son was delivered, weighing in at 3 lbs, 10 oz.
2 minutes later, his sister followed, weighing 4 lbs, 4 oz.
They're in the NICU for now, and likely will be there for a few weeks. My wife is doing ok.
I need to get some sleep.

Staying up

Well, it looks like I spoke too soon. Last night, my wife didn't have to go downstairs to labor & delivery. We were both so happy for that!

Every night

So, after Thursdays events, we figured things were ok for a bit. Nope. Friday night, the contractions started again. Back down to labor and delivery. Monitor for a few hours, then back upstairs. Shabbos morning, her doctor came in, and said he wasn't surprised it happened, and that he wouldn't be surprised if it happened every night until she gets delivered. Sure enough, last night, again, she was sent downstairs. A few hours later, she was sent back upstairs.
This is going to be really nerve-racking for a while.

Getting close

Yesterday, my wife started having some contractions. They faded after a bit, and the doctor wasn't worried. Today, they came again, and lasted longer. They moved her to labor and delivery to keep a closer watch on her. They didn't go into the full labor contractions, but they didn't ease. Eventually, they gave her some medication to stop the contractions, which worked. They sent her back to her room upstairs, but are keeping a much closer watch on her now. The doctor said it probably won't be too much longer.