Still Waiting and Monarch butterfly

As of 2:30 pm on Thursday, we still have not heard if the babies are here yet.  Joe called about 11:30 this morning and said that the doctor was going to increase the pitocin medicine to speed up the contractions. We are still waiting. 

In the meantime, I watched a monarch caterpillar change into a chrysalis.  What it actually does is turn itself inside out for the final molt.

It wiggles for a time then the back breaks open and splits the skin the length of the body and the final wiggles dislodge the skin and the soft jade chrysalis is there.  Took about three minutes.  It will stay in this stage for two weeks, then a new butterfly will emerge.  Don't know if I'll be here to see it or not.