Prayer Requests

Our babies' growth is progressing well as far as we can tell. Even Baby A is keeping up with the 20 week measurement targets (at about 9 oz each), although he/she is the lightest of the bunch.

Christine is at home full-time on bed rest. She has a contraction monitor that she uses a couple of times a day and is on medication to keep contractions to a minimum. We give God praise that out of all the quint moms our doctor has treated, Christine has stayed the longest out of the hospital!

Thanks for all your prayers, visits, gifts, and help. We are eating well, enjoying a clean house, and Christine's maternity clothes collection is sufficient. She also enjoyed a fun birthday this week.

Stuck at Home

Christine has been on a contraction monitor for several days, checking before and after work, and things had been fairly quiet. This morning, however, she had several contractions, so the doctor put her on some medication. She was planning on working through this week, but it turns out that she has to begin full-time rest immediately.

Please pray that the medication works well, and that she would have very few contractions this early in the pregnancy. This is somewhat expected for her situation, but it is still stressful to go through, so pray for our encouragement as well.

Thanks for the Help!

Thanks for your continuing support with cooking, cleaning, lawn care, supplies, etc. It has made a difference already, and we are grateful.

Right now prayer is the most important thing our family needs. You could pray that Christine would carry the babies as long as possible to promote healthy development, and that most of that time would be spent comfortably at home rather than in the hospital.

At our 18 week checkup, four of the babies are developing well. The prognosis of the other is unknown, but there is a high chance that he may not survive. Please pray for their health.