A minor bump in the road....

December 20 2012

So I had a doctors appointment yesterday.  All was well, except my blood pressure :(  it was 131/84 which is in the normal high range but apparently is pretty high for me.  I have been instructed to destress, eat less sugar, exercise more and come back in a week to get it remeasured....if it is still high, it could mean dreaded bed rest or hospitalization YIKES!!!  So for the next week, Max is going to be walked until his legs can walk no farther and no more Christmas sweets (whomp whomp).  

Seriously though, I have worked the last 18 days with only one day off and had to plan two work Christmas parties one which was getting started right as I was heading to my doctors appointment and have slept terribly for the last like week, so I am not surprised my blood pressure was elevated!  Luckily, tomorrow is my last day of work until next Friday so hopefully just not having to work and getting some more rest will bring me back to normal.

On the bright side, the doctor told me not to worry about the kidney issue they found on the ultrasound...apparently it is very very common and ours was so small that it will likely be gone when we go for the check up in January.  That is a relief!

We have ordered our Christmas gender cake :) :) :) only 4 days until we found out if we have a bambino or a bambina!  I appears everyone thinks our little peanut is a boy, I wonder if that is a sign?

Charlotte, and the rest of my family, are coming on Sunday!!!!! I can't wait to see everyone, mainly Charlotte :)  

I set my induction date for April 23 2013....so if the baby hasn't decided to move out by then, it will be a forced eviction.  I am hoping for a voluntarily move out though, I don't want to be a mean landlord :) 

How far along? 22 weeks, 6 days! 
Weight gain/loss? Well with my new sugar restriction maybe I will curve the weight gain....
Maternity clothes? Motherhood Maternity has been a life saver!  
Stretch marks? Nothing yet..::knock on wood::
Sleep? Sleep and I used to be best friends, now a days we have hit a bit of a rough patch in our relationship....I am working to amend this but NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP!  The doctor said I could try benadryl one night so I sleep through the night, my Friday night plans are set!
Best moment this week?  It hasn't been a great week, but it should be getting better after tomorrow!
Movement? Lots of movement!  I went to dinner with Erica and Molly on Tuesday at Outback, apparently our little peanut really liked it because there was quite a party going on that night.
Food Cravings? Nothing really...I actually haven't had much cravings for the last month...I just like all types of food haha
Food Aversions? Forced food aversion, sugar!
Gender? CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Belly button in or out? In.  Still have my belly button ring in as well, but I can see it is getting tighter
What I miss? SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP
What I am looking forward to? CHARLOTTE, CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS, NOT WORKING
Milestones?  Nothing......unless you count high blood pressure????