We packed it up last Saturday and headed to Morton for my niece Lucy's first birthday party. My sister had done a great job with cute decorations and food, and Lucy really seemed to like her cake. Maggie enjoyed tearing around the enormous empty hallways just off the church party room, and Dad enjoyed chasing her while I watched. :) She also had a great time with Nana and Grampa -- even pointed at him and called him "Jake" for the first time. Luckily I was feeling pretty good Saturday, so I got to visit with people a bit, and we had dinner with Steve's mom before heading home. Then we spent a nice lazy Sunday recovering from the eventful day.
My blood pressure was fairly constant (130ish/80ish) all weekend, so I headed into work for a while Monday. Thought I did pretty well and tied up loose ends, but Steve was upset I stayed so long. But that was the end of that, come my check-up on Tuesday. My diastolic blood pressure is just not dropping below 84 or so anymore, so they requested I be taken off work. I'm trying to tie up loose ends from the couch, but I think even that's coming to an end on Monday. Just had a few days where I was exceptionally tired and didn't feel right. Even though I'd like to keep up my usual routine until the end, I'm realizing it's just not going to be possible.
So we shall see. I keep telling Steve I don't think we'll go the whole way to term, but at this point...this pregnancy seems fairly similar to last time. Maggie was due August 11th and came the 15th...so look out for May 15th perhaps? I wouldn't mind us going earlier. It doesn't seem like he can get much bigger! Heartburn and sleep disturbances are back, so we must be in the home stretch. Know it will be worth it once he's finally here safely - keep us in your prayers until then!
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