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July 19, 2006

We Slept at Erlanger

Shortly after after 9 a.m. yesterday, upon getting to work at Erlanger, my wife (who is six months pregnant) fainted in the hospital's post office. Before doing so, she got the attention of a doctor she knew, who helped her to the floor and then brought her to the emergency room. A couple of her co-workers called me to let me know about the situation. I got to the hospital shortly afterwards, quite panicked but composed.

We're guessing that my wife's blood sugar had dipped (she didn't eat breakfast yesterday), causing her condition. After several (see: nine) hours in the ER, she was finally given a room on the seventh floor. After returning to the house to feed the cats and get some clothes, I joined Melissa in the hospital room. It was an oddly enjoyable experience, as it was nice and quiet and we both got a lot of much-needed rest. Melissa was discharged around 9 a.m. today and is doing fine.

My niece Joy has proposed "Alexander" as Sam's middle name. While I agree with her assessment that it "pretty much goes well with any and all first