9/10/17
This afternoon when Josh made it to visit me, Doctor Tabsh came in to check on us. We were both determined to convince him to let me stay so they could keep monitoring Jax 24/7. Doctor told us if it were up to him he’d let us stay the whole time, but the insurance wouldn’t want to pay the $3k per night if there was no medical necessity. Josh told him we’d pay it, our baby was worth it. We weren’t going to go home and worry every second if something could happen, especially since we live an hour away. Doctor T. checked the fluid level again and luckily it wasn’t too low, but low enough that he could allow us to stay.
He also talked to us about delivering after Jax was 37 weeks, which could be Tuesday or Wednesday. It would be term, though not full term, so there is a small chance he could need some NICU time, but we said we’d prefer that than to risk leaving him too long and something happening to the cord with the low fluid level.
We don’t know what happened to Owen, but he had no blood in his cord so that makes us nervous about anything to do with cord issues. So thankfully Dr. T. was sympathetic to our emotional distress and is going to hopefully deliver our baby for us soon. He said this baby is more important to him than to us even and we thanked him because we know he does really care and wants to help us have a healthy baby. Now it’s suddenly possible our baby will be here in two or three days! It’s so surreal, but I’m starting to feel a waive of relief and utter joy knowing there’s only a few more days before he’s going to be in our arms. So many people are praying for him and can’t wait to meet him too. We are so thankful and know what a blessing he is.
9/11/17
Another twist. After spending all day in limbo my OB finally checked my amniotic fluid level and looks like it’s gone up again. Talk about a rollercoaster ride! So we’re still not sure when we will deliver or if we’ll have to wait until our original date. As anxious as the uncertainty make me, I am feeling happy and at peace knowing my womb continues to be a safe place for Jax to keep growing. Hoping for more answers tomorrow after they run some tests, but so far we are still here at the hospital waiting for this miracle baby to join us on the outside. Meanwhile I’ll try to focus on the positive and soak up the compliments from the nurses of how good our baby looks on the monitor.
Keep growing baby, mommy and daddy can wait as long as you need. We’ve already waited for what seems like forever, but we know you’re worth it!
This was my last “diary” post before delivery, so the next time I share about PAL will be the birth story of our rainbow baby!
