I'm swamped in emails and several of them have been asking about how we're doing so I thought I'd post an update here....
We are doing great!
My labs did come back preeclamptic with proteinuria and creeping blood pressure and they are keeping an eye on my liver and kidney functions (they told me why and what those numbers were but honestly it doesn't mean a whole lot to me). I'll likely be taking the 24 hour test quite often for them to monitor it. I feel like I don't know a whole lot about it but I refuse to ask Dr. Google on this one. I do know it can be very dangerous. I figure between knowing that and what my Dr tells me, that's all I really need to know. I asked R to look into it because I knew what I would read on the website they gave me would be bad- he reported that what he read online was not good and that he wasn't going to be looking into it either. Ha. I guess it will be better for both our our blood pressure this way. ;) (And I have a little sister that nags me about my symptoms so I don't think we'll miss much by living blissfully ignorant on this one.)
It does give me a great excuse to rest. And rest. And rest. I'm just now getting back into the tired stage so taking advantage of some rest time has been great.
I'm also thankful to have some awesome clients! I had a full day of special sessions scheduled in September but knew that would be difficult to make happen once my Dr told me I couldn't do the same activity for more than 45 minutes at a time. Thankfully, all of the clients scheduled for that day were more than understanding and we got some things rescheduled.
Other than the lab issues, I've actually been feeling the best I've felt throughout this pregnancy. Second trimester was better than first trimester but Little Guy was in such a position that I was always in pain. I cringed when people told me to just wait because it was only going to get worse, but thankfully they were wrong! (By the way, stop telling me that! ha) He has switched positions and I've actually been feeling a lot better because of it.
Once in a great while, R will catch me off guard with a, "WHOA, you've gotten... I mean Baby has gotten bigger." This week was one of those times. The other day he kept commenting on how much bigger I looked. I didn't believe him until I snapped this photo. He may be right. (And no, we haven't been taking belly shots. The last photo with my belly in it was in July. Terrible of us I know.)
Thanks for the prayers. Just knowing people are praying for us has been great for my blood pressure. :)
