Week 38

My original due date was for the 26th. That's tomorrow! However, because of the early ultrasound my date is now the 11th. Even though at my 20 week ultrasound she was measuring 10 days early. In any case, we are making progress... This week I am dilated to a 2 and about 80% effaced. No contractions though. We saw Dr. Jacobs this week. I think he is my favorite. He actually read my chart and was able to make specific comments and note progress. He even asked, "How is Sage?" He knew her name! Every other doctor always asks if I'm having a boy or girl. He said that they are "stingy" with first pregnancies and will not induce or anything. However, he did strip my membranes and said that it may help speed up the process if she is ready. He estimates that she is about 7 lbs. He said that she will probably not gain too much more weight...

Basketball game

Our friend Jeff was out of town and was nice enough to let us take his wife and his sports passes. We went to the BYU verses Colorado basketball game the other night. It was a lot of fun watching them warm up and so fun to be in the Marriott Center and feel the crowds excitement. Unfortunately my feet were so swollen we left at half time so we could go home and put them up... We listened to the second half on the way home. BYU of course won!

Watching and Waiting

Still no Sage. I am not past my due date or anything, but we are ready to have her here now. My due date was originally Feb. 26, which is in less than a week. But it was changed to March 11 and she had been measuring a couple weeks early, so as Feb 26 approaches we are getting more and more anxious and hoping she will come sooner than later. We keep telling her she can come out now. She got so many nice things at her showers and her room is just about ready. As of Friday the 18th I was dilated to a one and a half and 75% effaced, which does not necessarily mean a whole lot. My blood pressure has been a little high, so they have been "watching it". Yesterday I was just really tired and not feeling so well, so we went and took my blood pressure. We took it three times. The first time it was 151/83, then 141/94 and 143/81. Every time it was higher than it has been at the doctors. We called the on call nurse and she suggested we go to labor and delivery. Not wanting to be sent home I was hesitant to go, but Taylor insisted. It was better safe than sorry, but unfortunately or maybe fortunately (depending how you want to look at it) we were sent home. They monitored by blood pressure for about an hour and it was a little high when we arrived, but got lower and lower each time it took it. By the time we left it was the lowest it has ever been! 116/62. Can you believe that?! They took some blood before leaving and also sent me home with a 24 hour kit to take my urine, which I need to drop off at the lab tomorrow and they will also take some more blood. So, as of now they are still "watching" to see what my blood pressure will do and waiting for this little one...

Spoiled

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. Taylor and I both worked all day, but then Taylor picked me up from work a little early and had called ahead seating at Ruby River Steakhouse. It was delicious! They served yummy, hot, right out of the oven sourdough bread, we both got a side salad, I ordered smothered chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and Taylor got a steak with the garlic mashed potatoes. Taylor is so sweet and thoughtful. He got me a cute pair of earrings and yummy chocolate covered pomegranates. I feel so lucky to be his Valentine!

Update of Sage's room...