Seems silly to update now. . .

Most everyone knows that I had Miss Emma last week, but we'll talk about it anyway. :-)

Emma Claire Hedgpeth born May 21, 2010 (Just in time to be a Gemini!) 5 lbs 3 oz. As of Thursday, she weighed 4 lbs 13.5 oz, and that is on the rise from her lower weight 4 lbs 12 oz. I got the call last Thursday after test results from my 24 hour urine screen showed 1 gram + protein in my urine. Which is a lot. I was diagnosed with preeclampsia and the doctor on call thought it best to induce me right then because it is a fine line to cross into eclampsia which can lead to seizures from my high blood pressure. Luckily, I progressed really well and labored for 8 hours then delivered her in 9-12 pushes. :-D



Started out breastfeeding and she was actually doing well for a 36 weeker but I got discouraged when she was losing weight and I switched over to formula for a few days. I found that switching between pumped milk and formula that she was spitting up more after formula so I made the decision Wednesday to do solely pumping and feeding. I want to work back to breast feeding. That's the goal.

Hans' one year old birthday was yesterday. I wish we had a little more to give him but with the baby, it was just a small affair of putting a big thing of yogurt in his morning meal (He loovves yogurt) and then put the adorable birthday boy hat on him but he freaked out, shook it off his head and decided to start eating it. I got a few pictures. :-)



Last night, Adam's dad and stepmom came over and watched Emma while we went out to dinner for the first time. We went back to McCormick and Shmick's. That was the restaurant we were at when we got the call that Emma needed to be delivered right then. So it was neat to have a nice meal and talk back on that moment. It doesn't feel like it's been only a week. It feels like muccchhhh longger. lol. Luckily, she will sleep for 2-3 hours sometimes and we can get naps, too.

Still waiting on the flooring order to get in and then they will fix the floor.

Had Emma's first at home bath last night. It was fun! It's a lot of hassle to bathe just a little bitty baby, though. Seems like it should be easier!

I'd like to know, too

Well. Another week. Another appointment and it's still just waiting and seeing. They are def going to induce me before my due date the question is just WHEN. My blood pressure sucks except when I'm on my left side. It gets pretty high here at home. 162/109 was last night (sitting) then 140/80 on left side. So, yes, it is getting worse and I am showing some protein in my urine. But my labwork so far is always good (meaning that I'm not developing worsening symptoms of HELLP Syndrome where the high BP would be affecting my platelets and liver, etc) I turned in my 24 hour urine collection on Tuesday but haven't heard back yet on the results. As of yesterday, not knowing the lab results, my doc was only planning for another sono for this coming Tuesday and do a biophysical profile. I know she's fine in there. She doesn't seem to mind one bit that my BP is high. But my body minds! And I really don't know if I'm asking for something better by her being out of me. . . because then I'll have a kid. . . and I'd probably just say "put her back, put her back!" lol

The floor situation: We have about 8 samples of flooring in our living room and we need to pick one. Once we do, it can take 7-10 days for the order to ship and then it will take them 2 days to install. Not bad. Once I know some exact dates, I will be happy to invite in-laws over so they can help us move some stuff! ;-)

Adam is just working away and doing well. Hans is just being his normal, lovable self this morning. Taking him to the dog park every day has really helped wiht his rowdiness and helped build more muscle tone. It's nice to see!

They are going to replace all the wood flooring. This will be a two day process and we will not have to be out of the house! The guy is super great working with us and wants to get it done quickly knowing the baby is on the way. :-) They will move all the large furniture but we have to move the little stuff. Eek!

Will write more soon. Thanks for thinking about me!

floor fiasco

So what we initially thought was a foundation problem, has turned into a huge mess. On Friday, we noticed some unleveling with the living room floor. Saturday we woke up to a huge balloon in the floor. I think the best way to describe it is that it looks like a little torpedo is sitting under there. On Sunday, with the help of family, we realized it may be a water leak. So we went home that night, took the grate off from under the A/C unit and sure enough, it was all soaking wet. So Monday I dropped a load for fans and a dehumidifer and mold/mildew treatment and for the A/C to be fixed. Tuesday, the State Farm guy came out. Today, the flooring guy came out and said it would either have to be replace all the wood in the living room, hallways and the two front rooms or it would be a patch work type job with re-sanding and re-staining, in which case we would have to be out of the house for 5-10 days. Yes, insurance would cover the hotel but still. Holy crap. One month until a baby arrives and we get stuck with all of this? And you're telling the mom who has already nested and gotten her baby room ready that everything has to be moved out and redone? Geez. Oh and Hans. I guess we'd have to kennel him all that time. I didn't think about that. Poor buddy.

Pray that they have to replace all the floors with new flooring. I don't think we have to be out of the house in that scenario. Anyway. So life is stressful still even for this bed-rester.

Appointment tomorrow. My BP's at home have still been quite high but all my lab work came back okay last week, so that's a definite plus.

Ironic or Just Life?

Funny that my triggers for anxiety and depression are guilt and a subsequent feeling of loss of control. By funny, I mean ironic. . . and by ironic, I'm realizing it may just be life as it unfolds? What mom doesn't feel guilty and out of control of their own lives? This high blood pressure thing has been really hard on me because I know I can't control it and there's not too much I can do to help it. I've been watching the salt intake and laying in bed a lot but it doesn't seem to help. Good thing is, Emma doesn't seem to mind at all. She's just chillin' and kickin' and keeping up a good heart rate. For me, it kills me. I get bored, I feel guilty and then pessimistic about how it's not going as planned. Here's something you may or may not know: I like to be in control. And I like to be right. And I'm a know-it-all with work. Okay, so throw that in too. I'm a nurse and it kills me that I don't know what's going on with my body or that I don't know the answer. I'm not L&D. I'm hearts. So going from knowing a lot about my profession to very little is annoying. And I also get nervous about returning to work and how slow I'm going to be because I will have lost my routine and organization skill. Ugggh. I know this is all jumbled. I'm more writing for me right now. It's just hard. I want it to be easier. I know it doesn't get easier but yeah. . .