Water broke

We are on the way to Ann Arbor because my water broke this early morning. The roads are clear and the hospital is expecting us.

I think she decided that she was promised an induction date of the 19th to be born on the 20th and wanted to keep it despite what the schedule says. Today is, after all, the anniversary of the day my husband and I met :)

We cannot wait to meet our little one!

We Passed!

Both baby and I passed our NST today. Baby girl was her usual active self and my blood pressure was down! I didn't even have to get blood drawn. I think it was because my Mom was with me :)

While I was at my NST, my husband took our older daughter to the pediatrician. She still had a fever today and was for sure out of it. She has a virus and nothing else, which is good. She has been sleeping and snuggling a lot and we hope that she gets better here quickly and no one else gets sick.

We will be going over to UofM in the evening on Wednesday so hopefully there won't be much news until after then.

We will keep you updated!

Weekend Update

It was a busy weekend at our house with the news that our induction date is moved to Wednesday, the 21st. With the schedule for the surgery, it doesn't make sense to induce me yet unless my high blood pressure requires it or something naturally happens. I will go for a NST sometime in the morning or afternoon and see what happens from there. My blood pressure jumps up every time I walk in one of the hospitals, so we shall see.

In addition, our older daughter came down with a fever after nap today so we spent some serious time snuggling and trying to feel better. She ate and was doing well before bedtime with no other symptoms and a lower temperature. Now we are hoping and praying that the fever breaks overnight and she is back to herself in the morning.

We are happy to have Grandma and Grandpa here!

Until the next update...

Back Home We Go!

We are on our way back home! My blood pressure came down significantly and they aren't ready to induce me since my body isn't really ready. They will call us on Sunday evening and we will probably be headed back on Monday evening to be induced.

The interesting thing that happened was that we got a hug from our nurse from my aunt and uncle in Florida :) Our nurse's parents know my aunt and uncle and told their daughter to be on the lookout for us - with just my first name and my aunt and uncle's name. It is really a small world! And thanks for the hugs :)

We will keep you posted!

To UofM We Go!

We are driving over to UofM right now (this is my first mobile post). My blood pressure was elevated at my NST this morning. I had the blood work done again and it came back fine. But they wanted to send me to UofM since I have had elevated blood pressure on and off and I am almost 39 weeks.

At first they were going to send me via ambulance. But since it is non-emergency, my husband can just drive me. Once we are at UofM, they will check me out to decide what to do. We shall see!

Big thanks to my bff who is picking up my patents from the airport and to our awesome nanny who is watching our older daughter while we all play it by ear!

We will try to keep you updated!

Almost time!

It looks like we have less than one week until our baby girl will arrive!  Time is sure flying and we are busy making preparations.  We are trying to prepare ourselves but preparing for the unknown is hard.  Our older daughter still has no clue what she is in store for but she is looking forward to Grandma and Grandpa arriving later this week.  She enjoys hugging Mama's belly but is far too impatient to feel her sister to move.

My blood pressure has been on the higher side but is still staying under control.  At my last NST (non-stress test) I had to go get my blood work done again since my blood pressure was elevated.  The blood work came back good - meaning I do not have preeclampsia, which is great.  But I have been working from home since then and trying to take it easy.  We have been monitoring my blood pressure to make sure it is not getting too high.  On a positive note, our baby girl has even made it easier on me by moving off my hip so that I am much more comfortable! 

Until next time...

Our Baby Girl is Full Term

Today our baby girl is considered full term!  This means that her lungs are fully developed and she can be born any time now.  Great news!!!! 

My non-stress test on Friday and ob appointment over at U of M went okay.  Our baby girl was responsive in her typical 20 minutes, which is great.  We were getting ready to get up and head off to my ob appointment and the nurse started up the ultrasound machine because U of M measures the level of amniotic fluid around the baby.  The levels were all really good. 

After the non-stress test, we headed over to the women’s clinic for my ob appointment.  We scheduled an induction date!  As predicted, it is March 19th.  But this isn’t really set in stone.  The ob said that when they call me on the evening of the 18th to tell me when to come in, we can reschedule if I am not having any signs of labor and my body doesn’t appear to be ready.  So maybe March 19th is the go date and maybe it isn’t.  Of course, our baby girl could always decide she wants to make an appearance before then!  We shall see.

We got some more questions answered and the only other thing of note was that my blood pressure was a bit elevated (even measured at the end of the appointment).   They sent me to get blood work to make sure it isn’t preeclampsia, which so far it is not.  It was a stressful week and this weekend we were able to relax.  So hopefully my blood pressure can come back down a bit. 

Stay tuned as the big day approaches!!