QUAD DAY – Birth Day x4

Hello everyone, Our boys are here and doing really well. The birth went very well and Jen is recovering in our room again now. They all came out crying and breathing room air on their own. One of the boys is now on ventilation as he was not able to continue to breath without assistance. …

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About Us

Welcome to 4tunate! On February 2, 2007, we became parents to quadruplet boys: Henry, Brooks, Clark, and Isaac. Originally, this blog started as a way to keep family and friends on board with updates and prayer requests during our extreme high-risk pregnancy. Since then, it has “multiplied” into a collection of our family adventures, frugal …

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Last Minute Request…

The doctors have determined that Jen needs to go on Magnesium Sulfate to protect her from preeclampsia side effects. Some people react more severely than others to this drug, but regardless, it is a terrible drug to be on. Please pray that Jen would not react too severely to this drug. See the message below …

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Their Birthday Will Be February 2, 2007!!!!

Friends and Family, It is with exceeding joy and excitement that I bring you some good news tonight. The Amniocentesis results came in this evening and they show that our boys have enough lung maturity for birth tomorrow! Jen is scheduled for a c-section tomorrow at noon! Please be praying for the following items of …

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The Plan – The Measurements – The Needs

Friends and Family, I have not been able to get on here to give you our latest updates, so this post is a three part post. 1. The Plan We now have the timing down of the plan. Thursday morning our doctor will perform an amniocentesis to determine lung maturity. The test takes most of …

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31 Weeks = Crunch Time!

Friends and Family: We come to you today only with a prayer request. . Dr. Sumners says that these groups of multiples typically have larger and smaller babies. The smaller babies almost always do better at birth than the larger ones. They are not certain why this is, but it is almost always the case. …

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Praise God!

Friends and Family: Thank you all so much for praying for Jen’s physical comfort. For the last couple of days the pain has been remarkably better. Jen is still uncomfortable and sore, but the sharp intolerable pain did not last long, which was not expected. Our nurses and doctors told us that she would probably …

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Past 30 Weeks and Still Going….

Friends and Family: I wanted to quickly let you know that all is well with the pregnancy and the boys. Our boys continue to show very good heart rates and from all we can tell, they are very healthy. If you would be willing, we ask that you would continue to pray for our babies …

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