7th inning stretch...

It's been almost a month from the last post and everything is looking good. We've had the latest appointment and ultrasound and it is all going well. There has only been one issue since the last post and that's because Molly decided to plant herself one of Betsy's nerves. The pain started off small and progressively got worse. Betsy visited with the Dr. last week and was told that Molly could move tomorrow, or she could stay there for the duration of the pregnancy. Wow, what great news for Betsy. Fortunately, Molly did move and has given Betsy some much needed relief. Grandma Woodall said the reason Molly did that was because "she's the feisty one" and it's what Betsy and I wanted anyways. It will be interesting to see if Grandma Woodall is right as Molly grows up through the years.

Max measures 21 weeks 4 days and had a heartbeat of 153 beats/minute. Molly measures right at 21 weeks and had a heartbeat of 148 beats/minute.Betsy's parents, Carolyn & Mike Bucko, came to visit us this week and brought our niece Megan. Caroyln went with Betsy to the ultrasound and was extremely impressed. The kids were very active during the ultrasound and showed just how healthy they are.

While visiting, they took Megan to visit the Children's Museum of Evansville (CMOE) and she says that Max and Molly will love it a lot. She also drew several pictures for them and gave them some toys that belonged to her when she was a baby. She ran everywhere with Lucy and Ebby and got to swim in our neighbors pool. It was great to spend time with her and she "really really really can't wait" to see Max and Molly.We're getting close to decorating Max and Molly's room as well as putting all the furniture together. Betsy has started buying a few things for them and has spoken with friends who have recently had children, about what we really need and what we can avoid. It's going to be an awesome time in our lives and we can't wait for everything to happen.

Cousin Megan really really really can't wait either!

Hope all is well with you and your family,
Melton's x 4

A Great Week

Betsy and I just completed a full week of vacation and spent the entire time on the river. We can officially say we have spent as much time as we could on the boat this summer and have the tan's to prove it. We spent a couple of nights sleeping at the marina and had a great time visiting with fellow "river rats." Some good friends invited us to spend the 4th with them on their boat (N.A.P. Time) and we cruised up to the Evansville river front for the fireworks show. It was a little cool but we had a great view from the water with lots of "Ooos" and "Ahs".





We also had our latest Doctor's appointment and we got the info that we have been anxiously waiting for. We can clearly identify Max (Baby A) and Molly (Baby B) *click on pictures for larger view* and can report that they are doing really well. Max is below Molly and was very active during the ultrasound. Between flips and flops we found that he measures at 18 weeks and had a heartbeat of 152 beats/minute. Molly was laying the the "frog" position most of the time and didn't move much at the beginning. She measures 17 weeks and had a heartbeat of 145 beats/minute. While measuring Molly and listening to her heart, Max kept sticking his head in the picture. Molly finally gave him a push with her foot as if to say "hey, it's my turn."

Betsy is feeling well and her belly is getting a little bigger every day. She has started to feel some of the flutters but not any major movements yet. I'm sure it's only a matter of time until she feels their every move.





The Dr. said that everything looks great and that Betsy is doing really well. She didn't see a need to go to the 2 week appointments yet, so the next appointment will be at the end of this month.

We also got to celebrate a good friend of ours 30th birthday, along with his son's 1st birthday. Dan and his son Blake share July 7th together and had a good party yesterday afternoon. Blake made a mess of his cake and laughed the whole time. He has recently started walking and has become very animated, much like his father.












Hope all is well with you and your family and we'll post again soon.
Melton's x 4