Jordan is On His Way!

Brandi was ready to come in to the hospital. She was right - she has dilated to a 5. They are preparing for baby Jordan. We are so excited to meet him and can't believe this day is here already!

Labor Pains Update

Brandi is feeling contractions about every 15 minutes. CHOP would like us to come in when they reach a steady 5-7 minute cycle.

False Alarm

How can there be such a thing as false labor? :)

Brandi is experiencing contractions, but they are not close enough together to make much happen. The doctors are glad we played it safe, but sent us home to get some rest. We will see how today goes. We are getting close though and Brandi's body is preparing.

Labor Pains

Grandma and grandpa Legleiter arrived safely today. Caleb had a blast knowing that he had two grandmas here at the same time. Brandi had a follow-up this morning and hadn't made much progress. The plan was to induce labor at 6:00pm Tuesday evening. I guess Jordan doesn't want to wait.

After grandma and grandpa left for the hotel to sleep, Brandi started to feel contractions. We made it to the hospital safely and were admitted at midnight. It is now October 18th and we will see what kind of progress she's made.

We Have a Plan

Tomorrow, Brandi will be in her 39th week of pregnancy! Today's appointment was not much different than the last few appointments: Jordan's BPP scores were fine. His heart, fluid levels, fetal movements and breathing movements all looked good. Jordan weighed 7lbs 15oz! The doctors, as well as us, would like Brandi to start labor naturally sometime this week. The midwife and OB that we met with today made a plan to induce Brandi Tuesday night, the 18th, if labor does not progress naturally. The latest we now have to wait to meet our little baby boy is a week (but hopefully sooner). We know that the Father gives us the breath of life to live, and that is who He is to baby Jordan. Thank you for everyone's support, love and prayers.

Overview of CDH

We wanted to share an excellent video series published by CHOP. This set of 10 videos gives an overview of CDH, including discovering that your child has CDH, special delivery and future research. As you watch, it is interesting to note that many of the doctors and nurses in the video are members of our team. We thought this was a good time to share these as we prepare for the events ahead.

Train Paradise

Train Paradise... Well, the destination of our 45 minute train ride was actually Paradise, PA. Only a few buildings were located in the middle of this countryside. Caleb was speechless as the train whistle blew and the engine came to life on the coal-burning train. We may as well have been in train paradise.

We are getting close to the due date for Jordan and decided to relax this weekend by visiting Strasburg, PA. Situated in the the beautiful Dutch countryside, Strasburg offered a welcome retreat where we were surrounded by corn, dairy farms, tobacco and, best of all, trains. Not only did we get to ride in a beautifully restored train, we got to see the Choo Choo Barn - a 1700 square foot motorized model train. The people, animals, cars, trains and airplanes moved. It even altered from daytime to nighttime - house and car lights turn on at night. It was amazing!

We hope you enjoy pictures from our day.