38 weeks

I had my last appointment on Monday. My blood pressure was elevated again so I had to go over to the OB ER to be monitored again. It didn't come down but Xavier looked good so they let me go with the promise that I rest until Thursday. I just can't afford to be off work. I only get 4 weeks of paid leave and I want to save it all for when he gets here. So as long as I didn't develop a headache or have vision changes I would be ok. So here I am about 18 hours away from having this baby and I feel pretty good. I am so nervous and can't really wrap my head around the fact that I am having another baby tomorrow. I am excited though and I can't wait to see him. It will probably be a while before I am able to blog again because I don't have a computer at home, unless I can figure out how to do it on my phone....

Unexpected Trip to L&D

I had a doctor appointment today. I felt fine gave them my urine sample got on the scale and I have gained 4 pounds in the past week!! WTH the nurse comes in and checks my blood pressure and it is "high" (122/90) they recheck it a couple of times and it is staying the same. Everything else is fine baby sounds great and my cervix is still closed. Dr. Rodier filled out my hospital papers and then sent me to L&D to be monitored. If my blood pressure didn't go down I was having baby tonight. Me and Derrick were kind of freaking because we are not ready. We don't know where are kids are staying I haven't packed a bag his clothes aren't washed....We headed over to the hospital and long story short my blood pressure stayed up for a good while and I began to think ok so I might really have him tonight. Then it went down and stayed down and all my blood work and urine came back good. I was great to get to listen to Xavier's heartbeat for a solid 2 hours but I was ready to go. I am so happy that I am healthy and so is he. My last appointment is Monday I hope we don't have a repeat of today. I am suppose to be on bed rest until I deliver but I cannot afford to be out of work. I only get 4 weeks after I have him and I want to use it all for when he is here. I sit down at work so hopefully today was just a fluke and it won't happen anymore,

Pregnancy Cravings

I have been craving chess browines!!! Yummy...so I made some and they are so dericious I will have probably gained 10 pounds when I go back to the doctor on Wednesday! My little piece of heaven baked goodness...

And as of yesterday we are 37 weeks! Those brownies aren't the only thing fully baked...YAY Oh I almost forgot...We ended up going to the OB ER at about 2:00am on Saturday (12.3.11) I had not felt Xavier move since about 7-8pm. We went out to dinner with some friends and I noticed that I hadn't noticed him move but thought it was just because we were busy and I hadn't paid attention. When we got home I laid down and tried to concentrate on baby. I poked my stomach I took a hot bath. I did everything that I normally do to get him moving and nothing. I started to freak out. I started praying. I started crying. I decided to drink some cold water and lay down again. But by this time I was so worked up I couldn't lay still. I felt like I was going to throw up or pass out. I was shaking and basically having a panic attack. I went downstairs and told my husband what was going on. He tried to get me to lay down and see if he could feel him move. I laid there for about 2 minutes didn't feel anything. He told me he was going to call his brother and have him come over to sit with the kids while we went to the ER. I didn't want to go to the ER. I was scared of what they would tell me. I didn't think I could handle hearing bad news, but he insisted so we left. When we got there I was trying to calm myself down and think positive. It seemed like they were taking forever. (It was really only about 2 minutes) They wouldn't let my husband come back until I was hooked up. When we got back there they said I needed to give a urine sample and change into a gown. I didn't understand why they were doing all this. I just wanted them to listen for his heartbeat. Then once I got changed and gave them the sample it took them a good 10 more minutes before they came in to hook me up to the monitors. She had the sound turned down which I didn't know at the time and she was moving the monitor around and I was freaking out thinking she couldn't find his heartbeat. Then I heard the faintest sound and I asked her if that was him. She said yes and turned up the monitor. I was so thankful and just kept thanking the Lord over and over again. She stayed in there for about 10-20 more minutes asking me all those medical questions. He didn't move the entire time. She said she would get me some apple juice and get my husband. After I drank the apple juice he started moving around like crazy. SO now I know apple juice is the key to a lazy baby. I am so thankful he is okay and I'm still pregnant. Only 10 days to go!!!