40+2

I am 40 weeks 2 days and getting impatient. At my appointment last week my blood pressure was elevated and there was a very small amount of protein in my urine. My blood pressure was not high enough to give me any sort of diagnosis but because there was also the protein in my urine my midwife was concerned I may be heading towards preeclampsia and with becoming over due she put me on modified bedrest and said that I could finish my work week by working for 4 hours on Friday but then thats it. I went back in today for the appointment that decided if we have to induce or not. Good news we don't and I haven't risked out of the birth center! Baby passed the nst with flying colors, my blood pressure was elevated when we first got there (probably due to nerves) but was perfect the second time they checked and there was no protein in my urine. We now have permission to wait for baby to decide to come on his own. My midwife did do a membrane sweep to try and encourage him to come. If he doesn't come by Thursday then I will go back in for more testing and monitoring.

I would like to give a quick reminder that when baby does decide to come we do not want it put on social media. Kevin and I have kept the pregnancy very private and intend to keep the birth that way as well. We have not yet decided if we will post about the birth on our own personal pages and if we do we ask that everyone will respect our choice to keep it low key and not share on your own pages.

We spent the weekend getting ready for baby just in case we would have had to induce today. Kevin did a lot of cleaning and got the swing and bouncer built. In between my resting periods I got most of baby's things put away. I am still looking for something to keep his toys in and there are some last minute things I would like to get like a small shelf and a small lamp. I am praying he decides today or tomorrow is a good day to be born.