it has been craziness! i went into labor at 1:22 am sunday morning with absolutely no warning whatsoever. i had a contraction at 1:22 and then another one at 1:46 and my water broke. my contractions were immediately 3 minutes apart so we took off for the hospital.
the birth went the way we wanted it to for the most part. they wouldn't budge on the electronic monitoring, but i did it sans an IV and no pain meds.
sylvie kehl luther was born at 6:15 am june 18th. she weighed 6 pounds and was 20 inches long.
i'll post a photo tomorrow, i can't get the image hosting to work.

we were a bit worried about the insurance mess, but lo and behold while we were still at the hospital, the billing department called us and let us know i had active state medical coverage! the relief we felt was enormous.

thank you all for your wonderful vibes!