Pitocin

Things are progressing slowly but well.  Around lunchtime, Kate Tamarkin came by with a small harp on hand, and played a variety of beautiful music.  We and the boys (I'm sure) loved it!  About 1p, Katy's parents headed home to feed the cat and make preparations in the nursery, and Katy got Pitocin in her IV.  (Pitocin is a synthetic copy of the hormone oxytocin and functions much like it, except that it doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier and therefore gives you none of the uplifting feelings :-( )  The dosage has been gradually increased.  She has perhaps responded a little to it so far, but not much yet.  In other news, we found a TV station that is playing nothing but Star Wars movies.  We are getting a good close look at Episode IV right now.  (The best part is the closed captions for R2-D2: "Whistle Bleep Blip!")  We will see what the evening brings.  Thank you all for your encouragement!