Caleb Update

Well, I went to the doctor yesterday and I am now on bed rest. I have a mild case of pre-eclampsia. My doctor has said that if I go into labor on my own after 35 and 1/2 weeks they will not stop it. That would be around the 7th or 8th of December. If, however, I have not gone into labor by the 37th week, which would be around the 17th or 18th, then they are going to induce me. I really would like to go into labor on my own though. So, either way, we are going to have our little boy here by Christmas. I guess its a good thing that we bought a baby's first Christmas sleeper. I should be fine to take care of Angie while on bed rest. She is pretty self sufficient so things should be fine here. Well, that's all for now, I should get back on the couch with my feet up.

- Rachel

Pregnancy Update

I went to the doctor yesterday and wanted to let you know what happened. I had an ultrasound because I was measuring large. It turns out that I just have a lot of amniotic fluid (just like when I was pregnant with Angie). My doctor did tell me that it could cause early labor (like with Angie) so Caleb may make an early arrival, we'll just have to see. They are also checking me for pre-eclampsia. I have a few of the symptoms so my doctor is trying to be cautious and proactive which I appreciate (after all, she is the best doctor in the whole world!). I go back on Tuesday so that they can check my blood pressure and we can review the results of my bloodwork and 24 hour urinalysis. The last few times I have gone, my BP is high (140/90) when they first take it and then comes down to normal after a few minutes of sitting and relaxing. A fluctuating BP is one of the symptoms of pre-eclampsia. We had just been chalking it up to the hustle of getting me and Angie in the door and in the room and all of that but we'll see what the results of the tests show. I am really not too concerned about all of this, I had these same issues when I was pregnant with Angie and I was never diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and Angie and I were perfectly fine. I'll let you know what happens at next week's appointment. Have a great weekend!!

Belly Pics

I had a friend comment that there aren't any pics of my pregnancy on this blog. Well, here is a picture. It was taken today so you know that its what I look like right now. I seem to be carrying Caleb all out front so to me I seem ENORMOUS!! I guess I'm not but it just seems that way to me.

Fall Fun

We had some fun outside today and I thought you might want to see the pictures. Angie loves to be outside and throws quite a fit when we have to come back in. She just doesn't understand that it gets too cold or windy or that mommy has a backache. We tried to play with bubbles but it was way too windy. I just wish we had a bigger yard so she could run and play more. Maybe our next house will have a bigger yard.

We took her to see Santa today (I know its early but we wanted to avoid the lines) and let's just say that he isn't her favorite. She cried quite loudly. We managed to get one ok picture but it wasn't what I had envisioned. But, I was always scared of Santa to I shouldn't be surprised. I don't have it scanned in or anything so I am not sharing it right now...sorry! I am glad to know that her Christmas dress fits and looks great on her. We are taking her Christmas pics in a couple of weeks and that is one less thing to worry about.