Since Chellie doesn't have access to a computer right now, I'll just go ahead and post updates on my blog so no one is inundated with emails. I talked to her this morning and she was so grateful for everyone who was asking about her last night at M&M's. In case people didn't get the email:
Sunday night, Chellie started to have some pretty strong contractions, which brought them to Mercy Hospital for monitoring. She was already showing signs of early labor so the doctors are trying to stop it from progressing. Chellie's due date is late November, so they want to hold off on delivering the baby for at least a few more weeks. They were released from the hospital last night, but then after talking to the doctor Monday morning, were re-admitted since she has progressed a little bit further. She was started on an IV drip called mag to stop labor contractions. Chellie did get an ultrasound done, with the baby measuring to be at 35 weeks.
Chellie was on the mag until about 7 pm last night and then they took her off so she could eat/sleep. This morning, they hooked her back up to monitor her. Since the doctors gave her a steriod shot for the baby's lungs to develop faster, they are going to wait at least 48 hours to see if it helped. Right now they are just going to monitor her and see what happens. She might get to go home and be on bedrest or they might decide to go ahead and let her deliver the baby if they feel he is mature enough in his lungs to handle that. She said she'll definitely let me know if they are up for visitors so I'll pass that along in case you want to stop by.
Chellie was supposed to have a baby shower this Sunday, but that has been postponed until after the baby comes! So we'll all get to meet the little guy!
Depending on what happens, we might get a schedule of meals started for a few days out of the week.
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Wow! We are praying for all three Isons! Hope all goes well.
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