Baby Update

Well, it is now 7:28 AM and I have been up since 3:00 AM slightly freaking out and trying to plan according to my doctor's appointment yesterday...here's the news:
Up until this point in time, Dr. Nord has said that he would deliver Lincoln anytime after April 17 (I would be 38 weeks then) by a scheduled c-section (since it's a repeat). So, we have just been counting on that date to meet our little guy! Well...as background to what happened with Ellie...she had to be delivered pretty quickly because she was diagnosed with IUGR (inter-uterine growth restriction), which basically means she just stopped growing in the womb. IUGR only occurs in about 2.5-3% of all pregnancies, but there is a higher chance of having it again if one child was diagnosed with it. Because of that, we knew that the chance of this developing was a possibility, but did not think that we would see signs of it this soon.
Until now, I have been measuring about 1 1/2-2 (sometimes 3) weeks further along than I actually was. Since Dr. Nord has been seeing me every week for some time now, he has been monitoring this growth pretty closely. Yesterday I was measuring about 33 weeks (maybe a little more), but that is very close to what I measured almost 2-3 weeks ago. Needless to say, this indicates that the growth has slowed down substantially. Thankfully, because I have been ahead of schedule, this does not show that I am behind where I should be, but doesn't look like I'm continuing to develop as I was before.
At this point in time, Dr. Nord wanted to give it another week since there has been some (though not much) growth and do a sonogram next week to check the uterus, placenta, Lincoln, etc. and see if there is any deterioration or anything else that would show IUGR. I am 33 weeks along now and yesterday Dr. Nord said, "Katie, at this point in time, I just want you to make it to 34 weeks and then anything beyond that we'll consider a blessing." So, I wasn't totally prepared to hear that seeing that 34 weeks is NEXT WEEK! I totally don't feel ready for this and so we'll see what happens! I really don't think that he would deliver him next week, but I guess we'll have to see what is best for Lincoln. With the throwing up, contractions, and everything else, I thought I was ready to be done with this pregnancy, but now that it could possibly come next week, I'm kind of freaking out.
Please pray that Lincoln would continue to grow and that my body would provide a healthy place for him to develop. Also, pray that Justin and I would trust God and his plan for this little life and when he is supposed to come! I know that nothing about this little guy or this pregnancy has been according to any plan that I have made, but everything has been God-directed. Because of that, I know that He will hold us closely and help us as the next few weeks progress.
We'll keep you updated! Thanks for your prayers!