Labor Induction Night

We checked into the hospital at 7:30p, 4.5 hours ago.  We are just settling down for rest after an uncomfortable but successful round of procedures.  Katy reportedly is a "tough stick," meaning that it took four attempts to get an IV in.  The first step in labor induction was to inflate a dumbbell-like balloon inside her cervix, with one end in the womb and the other end outside it.  Getting the balloon in took the resident three attempts, so... comparatively easy?  Meanwhile Katy is hooked to the standard set of 3 acoustic monitors: one to track each twin's heart rate, and one to watch contractions. She is having regular contractions every few minutes, though that is to some degree thanks to the balloon.  All this together has put her at less than her usual level of comfort... that is to say, very uncomfortable.  Luckily, she just got a dose of pain meds that has made the pain less acute and calmed her down a lot.  It looks like we may get some sleep.

The balloon will come out around 10a, and then we'll see where we are.