Hudgins Hospital Highlights

Hey Hudgins fans!! This is Hollie, one of Tara's college roommates. Tara has delegated to me the task of providing Labor Updates. The doctors broke her water a few hours ago, so as of 8:50 on April 5th, Tara is now measuring 4 cm (almost 5 cm)!! Doctors have also added magnesium to her drip for stabilizing her blood pressure. Tara said, "The bad news is that I have to take this magnesium for 24 hours after Jordan's birth, and it will make me feel out of it and groggy." She wasn't too impressed with that option, but shortly after making that comment, she moved on to a brighter note. "The good news," Tara said, "is that I'm making progress, and I'll deliver him either tonight or tomorrow. I have to deliver him within 24 hours. Hopefully I'll deliver him tonight."

Usually there's only one contraction monitor in a standard delivery room, one that measures when the contractions come. However, Tara has been blessed with two monitors. This second monitor has been placed between Tara's uterus and Jordan's head. It's purpose is to measure how STRONG her contractions are.

To update on the father-to-be, like always, Asah is taking care of bizz-ness. After the doctors broke Tara's water, she never started to feel any contractions. Asah knew that wasn't normal, so he hunted the nurses down and told them to get to work (Hollie's version). Well, the nurses were still sitting on their hind-ends when Doc rolled into town. When she(the doc) found out that Tara had been some-what neglected, she laid the smack down on those nurses. (Let's hear it again for Asah!!) Tara is now well-taken care of and is in good hands.

"Father, tonight on April 5th, we praise You for being The Great Creator and a God who works miracles every day! What a miracle Jordan is to all of us! We ask that you would bless Asah and Tara with a quick delivery tonight. But most importantly, we ask that you keep Tara and Jordan safe in the process. Lastly, we pray that You would provide them with a soothing peace that would reside in their hearts and minds as they await Jordan's arrival over the next 24 hours. Bring glory to Yourself tonight Lord- Amen."

Until next time, this is Hollie Carson coming to you live from Blogger Town.