Meg and the baby are both doing great, it’s just taking some time to trigger active labor (which is not at all unusual for a first pregnancy). The entire medical team has been phenomenal and we have every reason to expect that things will go smoothly, but we may have another 24-48 hours until delivery. Thank you for your thoughts and messages — more to come.

We couldn’t wait to get the show on the road and there was some availability at Brigham and Women’s for Meg to get induced a bit earlier, so we’ll be getting up bright and early and starting the induction at 6 AM on Saturday.

The last few months have fortunately been peppered with good news about the progress of our pregnancy.  Teddy looks to be doing very well and Meg is feeling seemingly as good as she can feel at just over 38 weeks pregnant.  We’re counting our blessings for what has felt like a “normal” pregnancy over the last few months.

One of the blessings we’ve counted is our experience with the organization Hospitality Homes here in Boston.  Hospitality Homes gives local residents the opportunity to donate their living spaces to visitors in Boston for medical purposes.  We have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to stay in a beautiful condo in Beacon Hill with our amazing hosts.  It has been such a relief of stress to have one less big thing on our minds and we are incredibly grateful for the generosity and positive mission of our hosts and the Hospitality Homes organization.

We arrived in Boston about a week and a half ago and have since been getting settled and attending a few appointments at Boston Children’s and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals.  Fortunately, my new employer has an office in Boston from which I have been able to work, which has been another piece of the puzzle that has come together really well.  And we’ve had the chance to catch up with some amazing friends in Boston — some who have traveled from near and far — as we prepare to welcome Teddy into the world.

Over the last 10 days, we’ve had our final fetal echo at Boston Children’s, our first meeting with our local obstetrician at Brigham and Women’s, and a non-stress test to see how Teddy’s heart is holding up.  All appointments have gone very well and we are so comforted to be in such good hands.

Most importantly, Meg is scheduled to be induced this Sunday afternoon, and then we will be praying for the best.  We are incredibly excited and hopeful that all will continue to go well.  We will continue to update the blog as time goes on, and again Meg and I would like to express our deepest gratitude for the supportive gestures that we have received over the last few months.  We are incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by some amazing people.  Keep the thoughts, prayers and positive vibes coming!