Dr. Dr. Give Me The News...

We had an appt. with the Dr. today to discuss different options for flipping Tucker if he doesn't flip on his own. We thought that they would be doing the version this weekend, but we were wrong. Instead Dr. Bowen wants me to get another ultra sound on Tuesday to get an estimate on Tuckers weight and to make sure that he is still head down. (This picture is fitting because I have 3 weeks left.) Then I will meet with the Dr. on Wednesday to discuss the ultra sound results, and if Tucker is still breech and it looks safe, we will do the version on Thursday afternoon. So we are baby free for one more week! If Tucker does not turn on his own then we will schedule a C-section for the following week since that will be one week before my due date. The planner part

of me would love to know when Tuckers "birth"day will be, but the realistic part of me would rather wait and let him choose on his own. If I have a c-section this time then Salem Hospital has a policy of no VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarian), so any other babies I have in Salem would be c-section. So, we'll see. David and I have complete confidence in the Dr. and have decided that we will pretty much go along with whatever he feels is best.

On a kind of a down note I am swelling pretty good and have started dropping protein in my urine. So, the Dr. has told me that I really need to take it easy. I should only go out if I have to and when I am home I should be laying on my side and taking it easy (I write this as I am sitting up in the recliner, I'm kind of stubborn sometimes, but I'll lay down when I'm done.). The Dr. made sure to tell David that I can't do cleaning and whatnot, so that was fun! :) So, it looks like for the next few weeks I am back in the habit of lying around and being lazy. Not loads of fun but necessary. :)
I promise I will have pictures of Tuckers room this weekend. I am just waiting for David to take the rest of the stuff out to storage so I can take the pictures. So Kayti, don't freak out you'll get your fix, but it is for you that put these random cartoon pictures in this post! :)

Baby Update -- Bed Rest... BOO!

Sorry for this quick post, but I'm not really supposed to be sitting up. I went to the Dr. this last wednesday and my blood pressure has gone from 118/63 to 130/90. For those of you who don't know, the smaller number should not fluctuate very much if at all. So, going up almost 30 points is a very bad thing. That scare put with the fact that I gained 12 pounds does not equal up to good things. The Dr. is certain that proably half of the weight gain is water weight which means I am swelling somewhere, we just can't really see it yet. So, he has put me on a temporary bed rest until Monday to try and get the swelling down and my blood pressure under control. I weighed myself at home so I had a number to go off of to check it every day and I have already lost 4 pounds of water weight, so that is a good sign. Who knows what my BP is doing. Hopefully it has gone down as well. I think this is all a result of all of the traveling I did and not getting as much rest as I should while I was gone. We'll see on Monday. I have to say though that my Relief Society and my ward are the best in the world. I have gotten so many phone calls from the sisters in the ward asking if they can help with anything and just seeing if I am alright. It is so nice of them. They have offered to bring in meals and everything since all I am allowed to do is lay on my side and get up to go to the bathroom. Poor David has to take care of everything but he is a good sport about it. If he ever sees me sitting up he asks what's wrong and why I'm not layind down. He's so good. And, for those of you who may be thinking, "She's so lucky to be forced to rest." Uh, you're smoking crack, because bed rest is not rest really at all. For me at least, the whole time I am laying there thinking of all of the things that I would rather be doing. Oh well. I will let you all know how it goes on Monday at the Dr. appointment. If my blood pressure has not gone down I don't really know what they are going to do with me. Heaven knows they don't want me in the hospital. I would go SO stir crazy! So, please keep us in your prayers that ALL will be well, and I will able to do the things that I need to do. Thanks everyone! Oh, and Tucker is doing well, none of this has affected him, but if I don't get it under control it can start to affect him and we don't want that. I did recieve a blessing from David that said as long as I follow the Dr.'s orders Tucker will be born when the time is right. We don't want a baby before November. :) Thanks everyone! :)