Thank goodness things have slowed way down this week!! My blood pressure readings stabilized over the weekend, which means I don't stress about taking my blood pressure quite as much...which probably results in even better readings! I've even been released to exercise and do more activity than laying on the couch!! Good thing because my left hip and shoulder are getting pretty sore!
I got to have the garage sale I've been stockpiling for since winter-time on Friday and Saturday. I only opened it for the mornings of each day, and the weather was actually very nice. It even drizzled a bit Saturday morning. Everything I had out, I just wanted gone, so a lot of things were just a quarter or just a dollar. I had a few larger items, and even those I priced way low and sold most of it. Anything that didn't sell went to Goodwill Sunday afternoon, except for clothes which will go to the church's Pants & Pancakes ministry. It's good to have the space in the garage finally cleared out...maybe the garage will get organized now. We'll see...
I have been eating as much protein (eggs) as I can stand trying to improve my lab results from last week. My goal is 80-100 grams of protein a day! I think I've met that goal each day, and even exceeded it on Saturday, when I absolutely stuffed myself with protein!
I had a prenatal Sun. June 30th. Everything went well, and she stripped membranes again (4th time...) I'm dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. So, progress is being made! I just finished another 24-hour urine test Tuesday morning. If this test and the blood work are clear/much better, I'll be cleared from appointments with the OB and back to Susan as my primary caregiver (with Dr. Lewis still being backup, of course)!
I had quite a few contractions Monday afternoon/evening. These were stronger than ones I've had previously, but they never came at regular intervals. They lasted most of the evening, then went away when I went to bed. Alas, another day!
It's crazy to think that my due date is this coming Thursday, yet we've been so eager for Baby Boy to come, for health reasons, for 2 weeks now!! In retrospect, I'm seeing how it has been best that he has stayed put:
1. Susan had a cold last weekend, and that would not have been ideal, whether we ended up at the hospital or at home.
2. We made progress with decorating the nursery (pics coming soon).
3. We had a garage sale.
4. Laundry, dishes, and some cleaning done.
5. A lot of episodes of Castle watched. We started the series at the beginning of June, so in a month we've watched seasons 1-3, and half of 4!!
(there's probably more that I've thought of, but can't remember right now)
I just wish Baby Boy would have come before Lindi, Evan's youngest cousin who's working on midwifery certification and who has become a dear friend/family member, and her family left for Guatemala. They left on Monday for a couple of months, but I know they'll be doing great work there!
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