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Miss Zella Celeste wasn't due to be born until 2015, but when I headed in to my doctor's office on the morning of December 22nd for my 37 week check up, we found that she would be making her arrival sooner rather than later.  Without being graphic, essentially the doctor found that I was at risk of her falling out of me (perhaps that *is* graphic...I tried.)  Because of my "spontaneous-water-breaking-prior-to-contractions" history, the doctor was slightly concerned about the possibility of cord prolapse.  This had never been a real fear with the other kids, but the fourth kid's positioning was different and thus it made us stop and consider all possibilities and outcomes.Our amazing doctor gave me her cell and told me to talk it over with Jake.  If we wanted to we could ... [Read More]