Pregnancy Update 38.5 weeks

I've been bed resting since Wednesday when I got home from the hospital, and taking a blood pressure medication. This morning I took Betsy to daycare and on the way home I got really dizzy and faint. My blood pressure was normal. A couple hours later I took my blood pressure again and it was high :( and I had a bad headache. I called to report in to my doctor and she had me come in to get checked out.

My mother-in-law Jane drove me to the doctor, and my blood pressure was kind of high, but came down the longer I sat there. I'm also still dilated to 2 cm. Dr. Greene ordered (another) 24 hour urine catch test, and I'll complete it tomorrow at 3 pm. I don't have to go back to the doctor Wednesday so I'm pretty sure I'm DONE with prenatal doctor appointments.

If my results for the 24 hour test are a smidge higher than my last test, then the doctor wants to induce me Wednesday. If the results are OK then she wants to induce me Friday or later (I have to be 39 weeks to be electively induced). Bed rest has helped me feel SO much better that I won't mind too much if I don't get induced Wednesday. The doctor also commented on the baby's size (again) and estimates she is seven and a half or eight pounds.

So that's the update! We'll have a plan for baby's arrival in the next day or two and my type A personality LOVES to plan!

Thanksgiving update!

Tuesday I went to the doctor and had higher BP readings in the doctor's office. She ordered a nonstress test (where they monitor my contractions and the baby's heartbeat) the baby looked good and I was having contractions ever 4 minutes. For a couple hours I was having contractions consistently, getting to 2-3 minutes apart. Ben and I decided to head to the hospital and upon checking in my contractions slowed down, but they found my blood pressure was really high. When I saw the numbers on the BP readings I was sure they wouldn't let me leave and they didn't. I spent the night in the hospital where they took my blood pressure every 15 minutes and I watched movies on the hospital network, (finally saw the Princess and the Frog!).

My contractions didn't mean much, I'm dilated to a 2 and my body is certainly getting ready for labor! I'm on a low BP medicine and I have an appointment Wednesday if I don't go into labor before then. In the mean time my doctor has put me on bed rest, I can't go back to work but I'm not too upset about it because this baby will likely be born within the next week anyways!

I am so thankful for our very supportive families, our wonderful friends, my selfless husband who is so good at knowing what to say and what to do to make me feel better, and of course my beautiful sweet girl Betsy. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

All things update

The happiest news I heard all weekend is that our nephew Hudson was discharged from the hospital on Saturday! JD says he weighed 5.3 pounds at discharge and he's an eating machine. Tiffany, JD and Hudson are all home and I think that's the best medicine anyone could give to Tiffany!

It's a short work week. I am SO glad. I work today and Wednesday, I have a doctor appointment tomorrow so I took the day off. I'm pretty sure she'll say I've still made no progress as I've barely had any contractions. That's OK! I'm practicing my patience.

Friday night both Bets and I went to bed early and slept late. Ben was hunting with a friend, and Saturday Betsy and I played around the house and decorated the Christmas tree. She is enthralled by the tree and has to say 'Hi tree!' and 'Bye tree' each time she walks past it. I've been battling a sinus infection and I was running hot and cold all night, so I was thrilled when Ben got home from hunting about 8 pm.

Sunday Ben bought the groceries, we played with Betsy, and later she went to Paw Paw and Grandma's house so Ben and I could see the new Harry Potter movie! We loved it.

So in all it was a good weekend...tree decorated, lots of rest, saw HP7, Georgia Tech won, Aggies won, and Cowboys won.

Happy Thanksgiving week everyone!

TGIF

FULL TERM! We've made it to full term! With no preeclampsia or bed rest!! I have been praying for this so much, it's hard to believe it happened. I'm 37 weeks pregnant today. From this point on when Ella arrives she will not be consider premature, she's a full term baby.

I am SO glad it's Friday. I am completely amazed I made it through this 40 hour work week, it's been pretty rough, between a sinus infection and just overall discomfort. This morning was super sweet as Madison snuggled with me for a while, then Betsy came in bed with me to snuggle for a while. I got my fill of affection this morning.

Betsy and I plan to celebrate Betsy's Aunt Mary's birthday tonight, then take it easy. Over the course of the weekend I'd like to get the tree decorated. AND at some point Ben is going to have to take me to see the new Harry Potter flick. This is my consolation for not having a baby yet!

Next week should be much more manageable for me. I only have to work Monday and Wednesday as Tuesday I have a doctor's appointment, and Thursday and Friday are holidays. And then I'll be 38 weeks pregnant! Just a week from when the doctor might induce me.

ELLA! Come out, come out wherever you are! I would much rather you decide to come on your own.

Where did that come from?

I remember when little Lauren was a baby the last word she mispronounced was breakfast. She used to call it 'breakfurs'. She also used to call chap stick 'chaplick'. Betsy has a few of these and we love them. I understand now why my mom was a little sad when little Laur grew out of her mispronunciations.

Bananas are banays.
Crackers are cackas.
Pudding is punu.
Bottle is bobble.
And last night I discovered sheet is bunkie.

Sheet= Bunkie. WHERE did that one come from?

Betsy was telling me 'Sauzer needs a bunkie! Sauzer cowld!' and finally she untucked the sheet and spread it over Madsion. She's starting to treat Maddie like her baby.

I love my big girl Betsy.

Pregnancy by the numbers- Week 37

• 30.4 pounds gained
• 7+ pounds, Ella's approximate weight currently
• 120/85 my blood pressure last night
• 4 more scheduled doctors appointments (though I could deliver early and miss half of them!)
• 23 days until my due date
• 16 days until the doctor is considering inducing me!
• 10 more work days until my possible induction
• 2 days until Ella is full term (the point at which I delivered Betsy)
  

Another Tiffany and Hudson update!

Tiffany was discharged from the hospital on Monday night and got a good night's rest in her own bed! My mother-in-law Jane is staying with JD and Tiffany to help around their condo and because Tiffany needs to be around someone constantly in case something goes wrong and she needs to go back to the hospital. It's great news that she's home, but she is taking lots of medications that make her sick. I know we all want so badly for her to feel well. I remember being sick post partum and forgetting what 'feeling good' felt like, so when it finally happened I felt like I could do anything.

Hudson is a strong little guy! He's up to 4 pounds 14 ounces and he has been alert and eating well. I think his discharge is right around the corner!




Please keep praying for Tiffany, JD and Hudson. In my ninth month of pregnancy I've been up all night tossing and turning because I have to use the bathroom, or I have to change positions and every time I wake up I think of them. Tiff, if you read anytime soon we love you, we think about you every day and we are here for anything you need!