I worked all day and had a sweet shower hosted by the math teachers at Davis Elementary after school. I came home and made a new recipe that Scott and I really enjoyed "Cajun Stuffed Bell Peppers!" I'll have to post the recipe later.
Around 8:15 pm - 8:30 pm I realized I hadn't had much movement from Evie, in fact, I couldn't remember any other than at lunch a few flutters. This was NOT normal. So, I went in our bedroom to tell Scott (who was peacefully reading a book) and we decided to call the Dr. When he called back I told him about the 3:30 am party in my belly and the few flutters at lunch. He very calmly said something like..."Ok, what I want you and Scott to do is get in the car and head to the hospital. I'm going to meet you there. About how long will it take you to get there? (less than 30 minutes) Ok, what street will you turn on if you are coming like you go to my office? (I have no idea, here's Scott)."
So, we got dressed, grabbed our phones, a charger and headed to the hospital, as the doctor told Scott not to take the time to pack a bag. When we got to the hospital I was greeted by the nurses who were ready to begin monitoring as Dr. Gaitonde had called them and given them directives. I was immediately put on a monitor and to my relief her heartbeat was great! So, I figured false alarm, we are going home! About that time Dr. G walked in calm, but clearly out of breath, he had ran in from his car, concerned! He said the heart rate is great but I'm really concerned that you haven't felt her like you normally would so we are going to do a sonogram and really check things out.
The sonogram showed great development and a 6 lb baby lots of positive things. Then, he started measuring the fluid around her and determined it was about a 4.7, which is low. He told me that I would be kept overnight and monitored to see if we could get the fluid levels to go back up, but that based on this alone he would not deliver her this early. However, he then looked at the blood flowing through the umbilical cord. Each different place he looked at showed an abnormal flow of blood. Indicating the cord was not just caught but that the flow from the placenta to the cord was not working as it should. "So, you are going to have a baby tonight!" wait what? are you serious? We talked a few more minutes and determined there was no way around it, Evelyn Faye Hatfield would be safer in the world than in my belly at this point. So, excited and nervous we made phone calls to our families and friends and Scott got ready to go into surgery with me.
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