Rounding 3rd and headed for home....

Things have really started to move along quickly in the past couple of days. Betsy started to have some early contractions, small, but consistent. She went to the hospital earlier this week for some evaluation and the Dr. decided to admit her overnight and put her on some meds to slow the contractions. On a scale of 1-10, she was having contractions measuring 1 and they were happening several times an hour. Dr. Schroeder believes that she has them under control, but because of their consistency, she doesn't think the meds will stop the contractions from continuing. She does believe that the meds will limit them from becoming any stronger and should prevent them from becoming more frequent. Betsy is 31 weeks and 4 days along, so any more time we can allow Max & Molly to grow would be wonderful.

While at St. Mary's, both babies checked out great! They both had heart beats in the 140-150 bpm range and Dr. Schroeder believes they weigh a little over 3 lbs a piece and should be gaining at least an ounce a day. She also said that if they should happen to come now, they are both very viable with minimal intervention. Max & Molly would most likely have to spend some time in the NICU to help them maintain their body temperatures. They probably would be able to regulate their temps on their own, but may not be able to maintain them without assistance for a couple more weeks.

Betsy is in good spirits even though she was a little scared earlier this week. With assurance from Dr. Schroeder and all of the nurses, she's confident that all is well. She's on bed rest at home for the duration of the pregnancy, but she has Lucy and Ebby to keep her company. She's got some "projects" to work on for work, and there are lots of registration forms to fill out for car seats, stroller's, and furniture.

We've installed all 4 car seats as well as assembled the stroller. I'll be stopping by the fire department in the next couple of days to have them all inspected to make sure they are ready for Max & Molly.

Fall is definitely here in Evansville, and it's shaping up to be a very exciting time for all of us. We can't wait to introduce Max & Molly to everyone and start our lives with them.

Hope all is well with you and your family,

Melton's x 4