34 weeks

I meant to write all last week and never did it.

Heartburn has eased up. Not sure why and don't care, but I'm thankful. Instead of eating 8 antacids in 24 hours I'm down to half of that! Some days my hips feel like they are breaking into pieces. Some days I feel a burst of energy and my hips feel great. My body is preparing, I can FEEL it!!

We had our 34 week appt. It did not go as planned. My weight was up 4 pounds. My BP was 147/91. The doc said we need an ultrasound Monday. He drew blood. My uric acid was 5.9 which is slightly high so he'll redraw again Monday. I am taking it easy this weekend. Laying on my left side should help. I did that along with a meditation guide this evening and my BP dropped. I do not want to go on bedrest but I also want to keep baby Girl and myself safe. I do NOT want to have pre-eclampsia. If doc says bedrest I am going to ask if I can work 4 hours a day and then rest the rest of the day. Hopefully he would compromise with that.

I asked in his EXPERIENCE what does he typically see with this type of situation and he said we'll have a baby in two weeks. I've researched natural ways to combat PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension/gestational hypertension) and there is a high protein diet that some talk about working. You eat a handful of protein every waking hour, and eat 150 mg of protein a day. That's like a hundred chicken breasts! Not really but it seems like a lot.

We bought a BP cuff for me to monitor at home. I'm drinking a lot of water. The difference between PIH and PRE-E is protein in my urine. As of right now there isn't protein in my urine...and I want to keep it that way!! PRE-E will mean induction so let's keep that at bay.

The girls at work are giving me a baby shower Friday. I am excited for that even tho I will stress about being the center of attention.

My Wife is doing pretty much everything around the house and I love her for it. It's hard for me to sit down and not do anything but I'm trying. She's going to install the car seat tomorrow. I've been looking at what to pack in the hospital diaper bag, especially for cloth diapers.

I love feeling baby Girl's kicks. If I go for a period of time I find myself getting into a side-lying position to see if she'll kick. Sometimes I try ice cream or eating, too.

Psychic says she sees closer to July 15. July 10 would be 37 weeks. I don't baby Girl to share her birthday with other family members so we will need to avoid the 12th and 13th. It's all in HER timing, not mine.

Monday-ultrasound/recheck urine/BP
Thursday-meet with doula, possibly go back to OB

Mom and dad were planning to come up next weekend for a visit. I may ask them to cancel. They will not want to just sit around I don't imagine and I don't think I need to go out to restaurants...I need to rest. A friend doesn't think I need to even be walking around work with a BP of 147/90. It did make me feel pretty bad Friday...nausea like week 7 all over again!!

I love you baby Girl...I always will.