Crystal went into preterm labor (2 months early) Tuesday night around 11:00. She was in Magnolia visiting her parents. She was taken to UAMS Wednesday morning around 9:30, where we are currently. They gave her medication to slow the contractions, but once the medicine wore off (around 4pm), she started having them again. At this point she was 3cm dilated. They continued the medication last night, and when they checked this morning at 5am, she was up to 4cm dilated. From what I can gather, they are just delaying the delivery as long as possible, but it will likely be in the next week (if the contractions do not stop on their own).

The good news is, since Crystal is 31-32 weeks along, Brayson is plenty developed to be healthy in the likely case we have to deliver in the coming days. If this happens, Brayson will likely need to stay in the NICU for up to 4 weeks, until he is developed enough to breath, feed, etc. on his own. He is currently 3.5 - 4 lbs.

Crystal is doing fine and is in good spirits. The medication makes her have hot/cold flashes and nausea.

Crystal will be trying to keep up with email and voicemail as much as possible, but this will all depend on how she's feeling from day to day. We appreciate everyone's prayers and understanding during this time.

jeremy