March update

Well, the month of March has finally arrived! Didn't start out the best for me though. On Tuesday, I went for my regular doctor appointment, and my blood pressure was very elevated (160/102)...they retook it after a few minutes, and it didn't go down, so the doctor sent me to the hospital for monitoring. After about 3 hours, my blood pressure was doing fine the entire time I was there, but they were concerned about some blood work, so the doctor decided to keep me for 24 hours of monitoring. Not what I anticipated! So...after a stressful 24 hours in the hospital, (bp was good except for one reading the entire time, but they were watching my blood work and a few other tests), I get told around 6:30 on Wednesday night that I can go home. Considering how the doctor had told me that morning I would most likely not be going home without a baby, I was of course, disappointed, but I've come to realize that he just isn't ready to make his appearance yet. So...since then I've been on bed rest. Not the best gig, but nothing I can do about it. I can do work from home, so I have that to do during the week, but other than that, there's not much else I'm allowed to do. Right now, I'm 38 weeks and 2 days, so we'll see what happens. Went back to the drs office for a BP check yesterday, and it was elevated again. The nurse came back about 10 minutes later, and it had gone down, so they allowed me to go home. At this point, I anticipate being sent back to the hospital every time I go in and my BP is elevated. Stressful, but not much I can do about it. I feel a bit helpless at home, but I do what I can. Hopefully my next post will have pictures of Special K!!!