Three weeks or less?

Just thought I'd post another quick update for anyone following along. We had a pretty eventful Monday here at Casa Easter. I was supposed to have my 37 week check-up at 8 am. As soon as I got up though, I discovered I had light stringing through my vision. We packed a few just-in-case bags, took Maggie to the sitter's, and headed in to my doctor's office.

As expected, my blood pressure was spiking a bit to the 140/90 range. I also had a non-stress test, and the baby wasn't very reactive. And I was having fairly big contractions every 4-5 minutes apart. Between all those things, I was sent to do pre-eclampsia labs and take it easy until Thursday. Luckily, the contractions died down, everything looked good on the labs, and my blood pressure stabilized closer to 130/80. So I have been on "couch rest" this week, as I like to call it. I'm working from home and trying to get everything squared away before maternity leave...and also trying to put off labor a little longer.

We shall see how it goes! Anytime next week or later would be great. My friends from church put on an awesome little shower for Baby E tonight at Kelly's Bakery and Cafe (yum!), where they proceeded to spoil the little guy rotten. Seriously, so many cute clothes and things. Tomorrow is my niece Lucy's first birthday party, so we are journeying over to Morton for that. But after that, all bets on arrival date are off. The only thing it would really make a difference for is the baby's birthstone at this point. Emerald would match with Maggie's green peridot, but I could live with it if we have an April diamond boy too.

Thank you all for the prayers and support, and I will try to keep you posted!