Where will "Baby K" be born?

I know a lot of people have asked: "Where are you having the baby?" So...here's some information to put those questions to rest. :-)

We will be having "baby K" at Regina Medical Center in Hastings, Minnesota. Hastings is about 12 miles northeast of Hampton - about a 15 minute drive from our house. The hospital has a beautiful, newly renovated birthing center - called the Family Birthing Center. There are five rooms for families as well as two additional rooms for c-section births/stays.

Each room has hardwood floors, private bathrooms with a bath/shower, a refrigerator, and a TV (along with all of the other hospital needs). There is even a couch that folds out into a bed for the dads to sleep on! The view from each window is great - looking out over a horse farm nestled on the Mississippi River bluffs. Quite an upgrade from rooms just one generation ago...we can remember our mothers talking about sharing a room during labor!!

One nice thing about this hospital (there are many) is the room service. Room service and all meals are actually "covered" in the cost of the birth itself.

We did a "pre-hospital interview" just two weeks ago where they showed us where we would be staying when our baby decided to come. We were very impressed with the rooms and especially the staff. This will be a fantastic place for our newest family member to start his life!!