Pregnancy Rollercoaster

What a couple of days! Stacie posted last night about the interesting day that we had, and today was no different. She monitored her blood pressure closely all morning, and found high numbers on par with yesterday's. After several consistent high readings, we decided to call the doctor and ask what to do. Just before noon they called us and told us to come to the Labor and Delivery floor to be monitored.

We made our way to the hospital, no thanks to the blizzard that essentially turned I-15 into a parking lot, and got admitted. By the time she got checked in and situated, her blood pressure was back to normal (of course!), and they decided to just monitor things for a while. She wasn't dilating, and everything looked fine, so we were just about 15 minutes away from getting her discharge papers. At this point, we hadn't eaten all day and were discussing various food options when the blood pressure monitor beeped, noting a high reading. Oh boy. The next several readings were equally high, and the nurse told us that we were going to have to stay around for a while longer. Our visions of chicken fingers vanished into the afternoon and we settled in for some more waiting.

Before long, the resident came in an told us that due to the elevated blood pressure readings, along with some consistent contractions, they were now going to proceed with the c-section! It's been such an up and down day, and while our plans have been altered slightly, we are now a "go for baby". It's about 5:30 right now, and the surgery is scheduled for 7:30, so we have a few hours to wait until it all happens.

Here's a picture of Stacie laying in her bed, getting her arms warmed up so that they can put in an IV:



We'll post again later!