Donnie went into labor during Dylan's baseball game at about 6:30 on 7/2. This time the labor pains were much more intense than ever before. She had experienced contractions on a few different occations, but this time she knew it was the real thing. She didn't even pull into the garage, she was ready to go to the hospital. I went inside to change my clothes and get our hopital bags together while Aidan urged me to hurry. He was really concerned that we get going. He could tell that Donnie was in pain. He's my sensitive little boy. Once at the hopital, we were hoping to be able to stay. She was only dilated to a 1, but the contractions were really intense and close together, so we were allowed to stay to have our baby. She was in labor for almost 17 hours and not progressing past a 5, so they decided that a c-section was the only way for Jake Ryan to make his way out. It was quite an ordeal, but everyone is safe and healthy. Aidan and Dylan are so excited for Jake Ryan to be here and so are we. He was born on 7/3/08 at 11:11 a.m. and was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 20.5 inches.
