Since the last post, we've seen our midwife twice for routine check-ups. Both visits have ended with a trip to the lab for blood work and a few hours spent in Triage at the hospital for monitoring. I spent a day on strict bedrest which I quickly discovered was not as much fun as I had once thought. The concern is my blood pressure being slightly elevated at times, continued protein in my urine, and swelling in my legs and feet. The initial concern is preeclampsia but, after being monitored both times, we were sent home with no real issues. The only conclusion is that this baby likes to keep us on edge!!
Last Saturday was our Seattle baby shower hosted by Vicki, Pat, and Mary (Chris' sister, mom, and step-mom). They did an amazing job with every aspect of it and we were so spoiled by all of our family and friends. I spent that evening organizing all of our gifts and making a list of the few necessities we still needed and then went back to Babies R Us on Sunday to shop. I, of course, had a blast getting all of those items and feel relieved that we're almost ready to bring this baby home!
Chris and I have also been busy taking all of our classes. So far, we've completed the newborn care and childbirth classes. Tonight we have our car seat class and after that, only 4 more to go. We're not sure how much we'll remember from these classes but hopefully something from each will be useful.
Tomorrow I will be 36 weeks along. We need to make it one more week to be considered full-term. After that, this baby can be born at any time and we're very much looking forward to it!!! I am feeling alot more movement lately and definitely stronger kicks which still amazes me but it will be so great to finally meet our baby face to face!
