Time has slipped away again! My last blog got you all caught up on the nursery... this blog will get you caught up on the events leading up to Calleigh's birth! After Spring Break and getting the nursery completed, it was back to work... or at least that was the plan for next couple of weeks. That Monday when I went back to work, the swelling also came back... full force! I had been battling swelling for a few weeks, but this week it was at its all time worst... to the point that my legs and hands were also super swollen. I called Dr. Godat's office that night and they recommended plenty of water and no salt until my appointment on Wednesday (week 37 appointment). Two days later at my appointment, the swelling was even worse and to add to it my blood pressure was elevated. When I stepped on the scale I had gained 9 pounds!!! Whoa!!! Once Dr. Godat came in the room and saw my legs, hands, and face he immediately ordered strict bed rest. He guessed that at least 7 pounds was due to swelling! He said that I was showing signs of Toxemia and that if it was not better at my next appointment on Tuesday, March 27, that they would be taking the baby then. My bed rest orders were to start on Friday, March 23, and I was to only get out of bed to use the restroom, grab something to eat, and shower. Here is a picture of my ankles from Monday... now picture them about two times worse than this on Wednesday!
I was able to negotiate with Dr. Godat to let me work at least one more day (Thursday) so that I could finish getting things in order for my long term sub. Thanks to fabulous co-workers, I was able to get a lot accomplished at school that day! I still took a few things home with me to work on (grades and plans) since I wasn't going to be able to do much else from the bed for the next couple of weeks. Here is a picture of Bella helping me out with some grading :) She was a great bed rest buddy!
Then came our appointment on Tuesday. Dr. Godat was pleased that the swelling had decreased some, but was still concerned about my blood pressure. While he said that everything was a little more under control for the time being, he still wanted to schedule an induction. So from there it was set... we would meet our baby girl the following Thursday (April 5), unless she decided to come on her own before then. But since I was only dilated to a 1, there was little chance in that.
