Happy Birthday Jesse

Arrived in Minnesota yesterday around 2pm.My nephew and his fiance picked us up at the airport, stopped to have sandwiches because we were starved. Not only do the airlines no longer serve food, but they don't even give you a bag of peanuts!
The weather is cold but tolerable. It is beautiful here and white!
Zach and Darci drove us around their neighborhood stopping at a lake close by that was frozen. People walking, dogs running, kites flying, it was fairyland. I was so excited to see my first "ice house" and fisherman. People really fish, standing in the freezing cold!Crazy.
We were excited to see Zach and Darci's home which they purchase 6 month ago or so. It is darling, charming, warm, inviting, and it feels like "home." To the basement we went where we will live for the next week. It's perfect, a bed, a computer, a sitting area with couch and TV. We could not ask for anything more.
Visited with Z and D for about an hour and then off to meet Kelsie, Savannah, Amy, and Boh for dinner. It was great to see Kelsie and her belly again, we missed them. She was beautiful, definitely uncomfortable and ready to have the baby. After dinner Jess and I took Kelsie to a coffee shop to catch up alone. So glad we had the opportunity. Great conversation, learned alot more about Kelsie and how mature and bright she is and then since Kelsie didn't know how to direct us back to the freeway we stopped at the lounge/bar where Amy was to get directions.
We stayed with Amy and Boh for a few hours talking and got home around 12pm. Five minutes after we got home Z and D came home and we visited for another hour. Late night.
Jesse is another year older today and I am celebrating him! Woke up late and had to be at brunch at noon. Kelsie invited her girlfiends Stephanie and Amy to join us and Amy invited her 2 sisters to join us. Everyone was very nice. Kind of a strange feeling being the "California couple" who have come to adopt the baby Kelsie is about to give birth to.
After brunch we went to the hospital so that they could give Kelsie prostaglandin gel. It is supposed to help ripen her cervix. She stayed in the hospital for a few hours and then they sent her home. She was dilated to 3cm and her cervix looks ready. The nurse said 50% chance she could go into labor tonight. If she does not go into labor tonight, she is to go to the hospital in the morning at 7:30am to be induced.
It was a long day, lots of emotions. Jess and I did our best to stay positive and light hearted.
When we arrived back at Zach's they had a delicious dinner ready for us and how cute are they? A chocolate chocolate birthday cake for the Jesster. We celebrated and delighted in their company.
Totally exhausted. Going to bed with our phones next to us, ready to be back at the hospital in a moments notice.
Jesse thanks you all for the birthday wishes. I promise to do my best to keep you updated as our story unfolds.
Until tomorrow...