More Bed Rest

A few faithful readers have reminded me I haven't updated this week. Sorry about that sometimes I forget that people actually read it. I went back to the Dr on Tuesday after almost a week of bed rest and my blood pressure was down and I was feeling so much better. The ultrasound showed the baby looked ok and his head was already measuring 40 weeks can you say ouch??? I have such big babies. This one has fat cheeks as I got to see him in 4D again a little bit. I went back to the Dr today as they are watching me really closely and my blood pressure was 138/98 so they made me lay back down for 15 minutes and it dropped to 116/62 the Dr came in and said gosh you are almost dead when you lay down but that is ok. Not sure how to take that one...but he said my cervix wasn't favorable for induction right now so he ordered me to more bed rest and I have to go back on Monday and have my blood pressure checked and a non stress test on the baby and then we may talk about induction next week. I had tried to work this week Tuesday-Friday just for 6 hours and I have a sit down job but I guess that was enought to counter effect all the bed rest. So...even though in the beginning I begged him not to induce me no matter what now we are talking about an induction all over again. I just don't want to take maternity leave w/out the baby and I am tired of feeling bad when my blood pressure is up. My hubby has been wonderful though and he knows how hard it is on me to just lay around. I am truly blessed and have fallen in love with him all over again. I need to get Conner to guitar lessons but wanted to do a quick update....I know I know I am supposed to be in bed but his lesson is already paid for :)

Nothing to do but lay around

I was ordered to bed rest last Wed and told to schedule a Dr apt for today-Friday. Today I have been told I need to remain on bedrest until Tuesday due to my blood pressure being to high. Tuesday I go in for an ultrasound to see if my blood pressure is affecting the baby or not. Depending on the results will be the treatment that my Dr. orders it may be induction or I am not sure what else. It would be great if I could just go into labor this weekend but I still have 25 days or so to go so it is still early. I hate waiting until Tuesday to make sure everything is ok so I am going to do my best to stay laying down. I can tell a difference when I am up moving around and laying down so I guess the Dr. knows best. The kids are out of school for the summer and excited. I can't believe I will have a fourth grader and a seventh grader. Time sure does fly. This is the first year we have not been camping on memorial day in years and I hate to miss it but per the Dr we were told not to go out of state so I guess we better not.

Have a great memorial day weekend.

Changed my mind

Just time for a quick post before I head down stairs to take what has become my daily nap ritual. I have been coming home from work so tired and taking a little nap before Mike gets home. I felt really guilty at first but then realized it won't be long before naps are a luxury item...Last night as I was getting things ready for the hospital and making my things to do list I suddenly decided that it wasn't fair to name the baby Colton if Mike really wanted Tyler. I have the best husband and he has been so good to me. He has wanted the name Tyler for my other two boys and I have never given in so I decided I would suprise him and take the letters back to KMART and exchange them for letters that said Tyler. I think we have decided on Tyler Jackson-that is of course unless I change my mind again....funny how crazy you become the more pregnant you get.

Have a blessed day.

Not to much longer

Gosh I can't believe that I haven't posted since April 22. My days are filled with work and then I have been coming home to tired to do much of anything-I take that back, I come home cook dinner, clean up from dinner, work on the babys room try to straighten up the house and then I am to tired to do much of anything. Not to much longer before Coleton joins us. We don't have a middle name just the first name. I have lists of things I need to get done before he gets here and I am not sure I will accomplish the task of marking everything off the list in time or not. I had a baby shower at work on Tuesday. I am truly overwhelmed with everyones generosity. This baby has been given so much attention and love and that is while he is still in the womb so I can't imagine what he is going to do on the outside. I can't wait to see Conner and Trey with him and see how they react to him. I am ready to see Mike with him as well. I always see such a soft side of Mike when he is around children. I love my boys all 4 of them more than I can even begin to describe. I remember when I was pregnant with Conner I was so worried that I wouldn't love him as much as Trey as my heart was already so full of love and that spot was occupied by Trey. I realized very soon that you love all of your children no matter how many you have. There are different qualities about each of them that make you smile, bring tears to your eyes or even make you want to drop kick them. Each child is special in thier own way and God allows your heart to grow and make room for all of them. I can't wait to make room for this one.

Have a great night