38 Weeks

Woo Hoo!! Only two more weeks left until Baby L's due date! Breck & I are both hoping for sooner, rather than later! 

On Friday, we had to go to the doctor at 2:00 to get my blood pressure checked. On my way to meet Breck my hand & side of my face started feeling numb & I could barely see, all I could think was--really high BP!

We finally got back into the exam room, I was right about my blood pressure, it was 165/90. The doctor seemed very concerned, as I told him about my symptoms from earlier. He also stated the only way to solve the problem was to deliver Baby L, and sent Breck & I over to L&D again. We thought we might actually meet him soon...

We checked in at the hospital, got into our triage room, and waited. Soon I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff getting my BP every five minutes, and a monitor to keep track of L. (I love watching & hearing his heart rate!) Later, the nurse also did some blood work. My BP obviously went down to about 135-140/80 because I was lying down, but went back up as soon as I got up to use the rest room. 

They ended up sending us home once again, because my blood work checked out fine & my BP did go down. I was very frustrated by this, because I know they will send me back to the hospital during my next OB visit & also because I am sick of dealing with this headache.

The headache eventually turned into a migraine by the end of the night, I had never experienced something so painful--I know, childbirth will be worse! 

L's "tummy home" @ 38 weeks, excuse my awful look!