Waiting, waiting, waiting...

After Wednesday, when we had to be ready to head to the hospital to meet this baby boy, the rest of this week has felt like a waiting game. On Thursday, mom and I went to lunch and to return...and buy...some things at Target and Babies R Us. Then we came home and I rested most of the rest of the day on the couch. Thankfully, I had some sweet visitors come to check on and distract me from being bored on the couch. Later that night, Evan had some friends over to watch the final NBA Finals game. It was an eventful day, and my nightly bp reading was a little higher than I wanted to see, but still much better than it had been on Monday. Then Friday, I went to Revolution Chiropractic, took a 15 min walk, and spent the majority of the rest of the day on the couch.

I'm very thankful to still be carrying this baby boy at 38 weeks!! I'm glad to feel him moving and know that he is ok. I finally got to the point of being mentally and emotionally ready for this baby  to be here and for labor (I kinda had to), and now I'm waiting...doing what I can to jumpstart things, but still just waiting. I've had a few contractions, but nothing regular. Dr. Lewis is hoping I go into labor soon, and even Susan recommended encouraging things along since the only resolution for gestational hypertension is to have the baby. So, I feel a sense of urgency, but it's still very much out of my control.

38 weeks

And so, I lay on my left side on the couch, I go for short walks, then back to the couch, I try acupressure, and later today Susan will try sweeping my membranes, all the while trying to keep the balance of acceptable blood pressure but still encourage labor to start.