Ok. It's been a pretty quiet week of bed rest, child-care, and home life. Things were going very well early in the week. On Monday, the Doctor told us that Michelle was doing so well she could take one hour a day out of the house. Her first day out she went to Target and rode around in the handicapped stroller! I wish I had my camera there that day! It was hilarious watching her in there. She was in heaven just practicing some consumer behavior.

Tuesday she went with me to pick up the kids from pre-school and we had lunch at China Wall. She was really enjoying being out. She was hankering for some hot and sour soup and steamed dumplings.

Wednesday she stayed home all day, but her friends came over and they all washed and put away baby clothes for Marcus while I was at accountability group. It was fun for them, and it kept me from having to do it! Thanks a million, Krista and Jill!

Thursday she stayed home while I dropped the kids off and ran errands. New tires on the car and, thanks to Bort and Brent I got a manicure! Ohmygoshwasitterrific! I've never felt so pampered. I mean how nice can it be to have a hand massage! Holy cow.

Friday we had plans to join the Crisps for dinner. However, at about 4pm Michelle started having contractions. We went ahead to the Crisps, but by 8pm she was having very predictable contractions. We went to the hospital around 9pm. She was admitted and spent the night there.


They immediately gave her some tributalene (sp?) which stopped the contractions. I picked up the kids and come home.

Saturday began with a phone call from the hospital. She continues to have contractions so they will keep her there throughout the day and probably tonight. Ooh well. I think she'll be home tomorrow. We're just hoping she doesn't require magnesium again. The good news is that she is officially thirty-two weeks now so we can have the baby in Bloomington and they can keep it here. That's a BIG improvement over daily trips to Indy!.

As always, I'll keep this posted with the most recent info.