We had our 28 week appointment and follow up to the awful news we received at the 26 week mark. Apparently, my intuition was right and vacation worked like a charm. My blood pressure was back to a healthy enough number that immediate bed rest was not in order. They want me on a "limited" work/activity to make sure the preclampsia does not set in. Not quiet sure how that will be managed, or even what "limited" would entail, but we are definitely taking it seriously so that we can keep things on a healthy note for the next ten weeks.
I got my blood drawn for the glucose screening. Despite what people warn, the orange juice was actually not bad at all...I even found it a little tasty! I joked with Daniel that it was my "treat" of the week, because I usually have one caffeine free pop a week (mmmmm IBC Cream Soda...I need it now!)...and this was just like drinking a flat orange pop. Then they drew a few other viles for other tests, to make sure my vitamin D levels aren't too high because they have me on such a supplement for that still), iron, and protein. Fun fun. Daniel didn't pass out, he just looked away and held my hand for most of the time. :)
We re-scheduled our next few appointments to be seen by the same doctor, because so far, we really like his approach the best out of the others in the practice. He is very laid-back and straight forward at the same time. He answered our questions and laughed at some of our silly concerns with us. My total weight gain thus far is 13 pounds...which we all could not be happier with (since the "norm" could be around 22 at this point). Me and baby can gain together for the remainder of the third trimester and be just fine.
Fingers crossed the swelling stays down, the blood pressure stabilizes, and we get the clear vote to travel to Ohio for Pete/Lindsay's wedding and our Ohio baby shower (at 34 weeks!! yikes!).
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