What is Going On?!?!?!?!

Another Doctor's appointment today.... MY BP WAS 118/68! That is the best it has EVER been since being pregnant!!!! Woo Hoo! It looks like I just may make it to my due date with this little one. I am so happy an induction is not in the very near future :) My cervix is now "very soft" but still no dilation. She must really be cozy in there! I have no swelling to speak of and have not gained any weight in 3 weeks, which is okay, the baby is still growing. I have been sick since this weekend with a bad head/chest cold and haven't had much of an appetite. Funny story from my appointment today.... as usual you get weighed and then have to give a urine sample in a cup, well after I got weighed, the nurse asked if I could give a sample; I replied with a "Oh , YES I CAN!" I had been waiting for that moment. I guess I got so caught up in the moment and was so excited to go, I forgot to pee in a cup! Ugh. So after my appt. I had to chug some water so they could do their little dip test. lol. Everything came back fine, it was just too funny. Thank you all for your support, prayers, and well wishes. They clearly are working! :)

Hip Hip Hooray!!!!

I DON'T HAVE TO GET INDUCED TOMORROW!!!!!!! YIPPIE! I had my weekly appointment today fully expecting my blood pressure to be high again for the 4th week in a row and to schedule my induction for tomorrow like the doctor said I would most likely have to do. Well, I get there and my BP was good! It was still high (138/90) but much lower than it had been the previous weeks. They were VERY pleased with this, and I also lost half a pound which shows my swelling is also down. I can tell just by looking at my ankles that I don't have nearly as much swelling as I had last week. :) This was an answer to my prayers! I did not want to get induced; I just want my little lady to cook for as long as she needs. My next appointment is Wednesday; hoping all goes the same as today! Yay! I am one happy girl! :) My cervix is "softer" but not very soft and I still am barely a fingertip dilated. Miss Addilyn Mae is not ready to come see us yet, and I am okay with that. She needs her time to bake :)

DeJa Vu

So I had my much anticipated doctor's appointment today, and we got a bit of information. My blood pressure is still high. It was 148/98 today which is not the worst it has been, but still up there. The doctor wants me to go for my weekly non-stress test either tomorrow and Saturday and run some labs just to be safe and check for any signs of pre eclampsia. She then said if at my next appointment (Thurday, April 19th) my BP is still high, which it will be, then we will most likely schedule an attempt at an induction Friday morning (April 20th). I will be 3 days shy of 38 weeks; I know Addy will be considered "full term," but I would love for her to bake longer and start labor on my own, not be induced...... It is seriously the most uncomfortable thing. I know this because I was induced with Macy at 37 weeks. There is a good chance though that the induction will not take because my cervix is still high, closed, and firm. The induction will just help it get to where it needs to be a little quicker, so the doctor says. With Macy I had an attempted induction, like I said at 37 weeks as well, I was at the hospital for 24 hours and then sent home because my BP was stable and there was no progress with my cervix. I ended up having Macy 2 weeks later, going into labor on my own. I just see this same exact story playing over again. Don't get me wrong, I am excited to meet my little girl, but just want her to come when she is ready. :)

This is going to be a week from you know where.... I am going to have to get everything ready as if we are going to have her next weekend, because it technically could happen. The kicker is.... Chuck will be in Vegas for a work convention from Monday-Thursday. I will have to get everything ready by myself while battling with my dear Macy Claire. It looks like I will be having some late nights ahead of me :) At least I am not worried about going into labor on my own while he is away due to my cervix being so not ready to have a baby. It is just going to be insane..... No hubby Monday-Thursday, appointment on Thursday morning, Induction on Friday morning. Yeesh!!! It will all work out though, it always does.