I just sent this message to family and friends: Katie just called (9:30 AM Thursday) to tell me that the doctor has gone ahead and scheduled a C-section for her, since she remains at 5cm and Ollie's heartbeat has periods of slowing down. They've taken her off of the pitocin and said that it is good that she already has the epidural and a catheter in. They have put a nurse with her to monitor everything and are going to "fit her in" to deliveries this morning. They've let her know that she will probably be able to be with Ollie for about an hour before taking him into the NICU for assessment. I told her, "Poor little guy, he has been through so much, too," and she said "I know. He just hasn't dropped the way the wanted him to so we will be having a C-section."
She is really anxious about all of this, so please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers.