So,here is our little girl! The events that got us these pictures have been no fun but at least something good came out of it. Last Monday I was having BP issues at work and just feeling crappy. I called the doctor and they had me come in on Tuesday. Then they checked my BP and it was ok so they said just to keep my appt. for the next day so they could check it again and be sure. Well all day Wednesday I felt bad again, swelling out of control, short of breath, and just run down, along with a headache. So at my appt. my BP was 166/94. That got me admitted to the hospital along with the fact I had protein in my urine and pitted edema (where the swelling is so bad that when you push on your skin it stays and doesn't go back to its normal form). So my doctor sent me over right away for observation and did a 24 hour urine test. It came back early Friday morning that I had a mild case of toxemia/preeclampsya. So I had to remain in the hospital for more tests. The good news was my bp was down and had stayed down since I had been admitted. Then Saturday came and I got the news I still had to stay. They mentioned induction and other things but we were hoping that was not going to happen. Then my bp continued to be good but I was still showing elevated protein in my urine dips. So finally this morning my doctor said I could go home on the conditions that I 1-stayed on bed rest indefinitely, 2-check my bp 2-3 times a day, and 3-come into the office twice a week. So, now I am home and will be on bed rest and going in frequently to the doctor. She said she is planning to most likely induce me at about 37-38 weeks depending on how everything looks but she said I almost positively won't carry Ava to 40 wks. But the best news is that the ultra sound revealed that this all has had NO affect on her at all and she is growing perfectly in the womb. She is active as ever and has a perfect heart rate and measures exactly how she should. As you can see she is also the cutest baby ever on the u/s pics! I'm so excited to have been able to get those pictures. We were not going to go have them done but since they were necessary to check her we now have them.

So thats where I am right now, in bed and will be for at LEAST two more weeks. I'll need everyone's prayers to get through this because bed rest is going to be a TRUE challenge for me. I thrive on being busy and now I am the total opposite. I get to lay here and think about labor and delivery and induction and pain and all that fun stuff. WooHoo!

If you get tons of emails from me I apolopgize because I am already SO bored.