Last Few Weeks of Craziness!

Ok, so I will not deliver with the Doctor I wanted at the hospital I wanted and I am 34 weeks pregnant. I need to get a new doctor in Buffalo STAT!  Buffalo by the way is 2 hours away from where I live.  Our wonderful friend, Barb, who proves to be so helpful during our stay in Buffalo helps me find a wonderful group of Doctors, especially Dr. E who will deliver Preston.  They are in demand so I call and talk to Dr. E's husband, who is also an OB Gyn for high risk pregnancies, I explain my situation and he said he will discuss with the other 2 doctors and get back to me.  They agree to take me on and deliver at Children's hospital where they typically do not deliver.  So I begin my weekly visits there.

So during that time I swell.....my feet are soooo large, I really should post a picture, but I will spare you all!  I am in constant pain, I go to half days at work because sitting for that long is so painful that I am almost in tears.  I seriously can do nothing without being in pain....my stomach is so large and I have an abnormal amount of amniotic fluid....everyone keeps commenting on the large amount of fluid so apparently it was something!  I am also still a little worried, but trying to be as positive as I can.

I have a dream one night, it is strange, but I saw Jesus.  It felt different, It smelled different, I could not move.  I kept asking "Jesus, will my baby be ok?"  My eyes close shut and I still feel him but can not see him.  I keep asking, "Will my baby be ok?"  I can not open my eyes as hard as I try.  I ask again and finally get my eyes open.....I am awake and in my dark room.  I still feel his presence.  He never did answer me, but he visited me in that dream.  It is going to be ok.  It really is!

So at 37 weeks I go to a doctors appointment and they tell me I am dilating and because of all the fluid I have they want to take the baby early.  The are afraid that the umbilical cord is going to come out before that babies head and that is NOT a good thing.  So in order to determine if we can do this they want to do another amnio right then to determine if his lungs are developed and have me come back the next day (Friday).  I am not ready to have a baby yet!  I ask what if I start having contractions again, they don't think that will happen, but if it does they will not stop it at this stage.  I talk them into waiting until Monday to do the amnio and then if the lungs are developed they will deliver that day!  They later switch that to Tuesday due to a crowed hospital, but that is why he came just 2 days shy of 38 weeks.

I went to work on Monday (crazy I know).  Then we went to Buffalo on Tuesday and prepared to have ourselves a healthy baby boy!  Excited and nervous we went in for the amnio....hardly hurt a bit, these doctors did not feel the need to go in through my belly button and I so appreciated that.  They told me to go to the hospital at 11 am and they would be ready for me!  So we just kind of relaxed a little and went to Starbucks.  Then off to the hospital where our roller coaster ride would begin!